AV Receiver
Owner’s Manual
CONTENTS
FEATURES
PREPARATIONS
PLAYBACK
CONFIGURATIONS103
APPENDIX
Accessories
FEATURES
What you can do with the unit
Full of useful functions
Useful tips
❑Connecting various devices (p.41)
❑Listening to FM/AM radio (p.69)
❑Enjoying pure high fidelity sound (p.68)
CINEMA DSP
Optimizing speaker settings for the environment (YPAO)
Unrivaled audio and video quality
Expandable to meet diverse needs
Support for bi-ampconnections and external power amp expansion
Part names and functions
■Inside of the front panel door
9 0 AB C DE
GH IJ
K L
M N O
Front display (indicators)
STEREO TUNED
PARTY
ENHANCER
SLEEP
Rear panel
1 PHONO jacks
2 DC OUT jack
3 NETWORK jack
4 AV 1–4jacks
F G
F ANTENNA jacks
G AUDIO 1–4jacks
H MULTI CH INPUT jacks
I ZONE OUT/PRE OUT jacks (RX-A3020)
1 Remote control signal transmitter
2 SOURCE zkey
SOURCE/RECEIVER key
RECEIVER zkey
3 Display window
■Inside of the remote control cover
I Sound mode keys
J INFO key
K Numeric keys
L ZONE key
PREPARATIONS
General setup procedure
9Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO) (p.50)
1Connecting speakers
❑ 9.2+2-channelsystem (using both surround back and rear presence speakers)
❑7.1-channelsystem (using front presence speakers)
❑7.1-channelsystem (using surround back speakers)
❑5.1-channelsystem
❑2.1-channelsystem
■Setting the speaker impedance
Before connecting speakers, connect the power cable to an AC wall outlet
While holding down STRAIGHT on the front panel, press MAIN ZONE z
3Check that “SPEAKER IMP.” is displayed on the front display
4Press STRAIGHT to select “6 Ω MIN”
■Connecting speakers
Connect the speakers placed in your room to the unit
Speakers to be connected
Speaker system
Power Amp
❑Connecting speaker cables
d a
Using a banana plug
(U.S.A., Canada, China, Australia and General models only)
a +
Using the four internal
Combining with an external
Using the excess internal
power amplifier (Hi-Fi
amplifiers for front speakers to
■ Available speaker configurations
(RX-A3020)
Main zone
Speaker configuration
Power Amp Assign (p.114)
❑7ch BI-AMP
Speaker
Connect to
❑7ch BI-AMP+FP (RX-A3020only)
1 Speaker connections 2 3 4
❑ 7ch BI-AMP+FP+RP (RX-A3020only)
❑ 9ch +RP (RX-A3020only)
❑ 9ch +FRONT (RX-A3020only)
❑ 7ch +FP+RP (RX-A3020only)
❑7ch +FRONT+1ZONE
❑5ch +FRONT+2ZONE
1 Speaker connections
❑7ch +2ZONE
■Connecting front speakers that support bi-ampconnections
■Connecting an external power amplifier
1 F.PRESENCE jacks (RX-A3020only)
2 R.PRESENCE jacks (RX-A3020only)
3 FRONT jacks
4 SURROUND jacks
Input/output jacks and cables
2Connecting a TV
Does your TV support
Does your TV have an
❑Necessary settings
To use HDMI Control and ARC, you need to configure the following settings
2Configure the settings of the unit
a Check that ARC is enabled on the TV
b Switch the TV input to display video from the unit. c Press ON SCREEN
■Connection Method 2 (HDMI Control-compatibleTV)
To use HDMI Control, you need to configure the following settings
1 After connecting external devices (such as a TV and playback
devices) and power cable of the unit, turn on the unit, TV, and
playback devices
■Connection Method 3 (TV with HDMI input jacks)
■Connection Method 4 (TV without HDMI input jacks)
❑COMPONENT VIDEO connection (with a component video cable)
❑S VIDEO connection (with an S-videocable)
❑VIDEO (composite video) connection (with a video pin cable)
■Connecting another TV or a projector
3Connecting playback devices
■S-videoconnection
■Composite video connection
12 3 Playback device connections 4 5 6 7 8
Connecting audio devices (such as CD players)
Audio output jacks on audio device
Audio output jacks on the unit
When connecting a turntable
4Connecting the FM/AM antennas
5Connecting to a network
6Connecting other devices
Connecting a device that supports
SCENE link playback (remote connection)
Connecting a device compatible with the trigger function
7Connecting the power cable
8Selecting an on-screenmenu language
9Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)
Automatic speaker setup
The following screen appears on the TV
Settings
6If desired, select the measuring options
b Use the cursor keys to select a setting and then press ENTER
Measuring at one listening position (single measure)
1 To start the measurement, use the cursor keys to
select “Measure” and press ENTER
The measurement will start in 10 seconds. Press ENTER
again to start the measurement immediately
5 6 7 8 9 Automatic speaker setup
(RX-A3020[when angle measurement is enabled])
c Press ENTER to start the first angle measurement
2Perform the angle measurement
a Use the cursor keys to select “YES” and press ENTER
Measuring at multiple listening positions (multi measure)
The adjusted speaker settings are applied
5Disconnect the YPAO microphone from the unit
This completes optimization of the speaker settings
2Move the YPAO microphone to the next listening position and press ENTER
3 When the measurements at the positions you want
to measure are completed, use the cursor keys to
select “CANCEL” and press ENTER
When you have taken measurements at 8 listening
positions, the following screen appears automatically
Checking the measurement results
You can check the YPAO measurement results
1After the measurement, use the cursor keys to select “Result” and press ENTER
The following screen appears
1 Measurement result items
Reloading the previous YPAO adjustments
Wiring
Size
In the “Setup” menu, select “Speaker”, “Auto Setup”, and then “Result”
2Use the cursor keys to select “Setup Reload” and press ENTER
Error messages
Error message
Cause
Remedy
E-1:No Front SP
Warning messages
Warning message
W-1:Out of Phase
W-2:Over Distance
W-3:Level Error
Basic playback procedure
Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch (SCENE)
Configuring scene assignments
S C E N E
S E T C o m p l e t e
Selecting setting items to be included as scene assignments
Sound
Selecting the sound mode
■ Enjoying surround sound with
■Enjoying sound field effects without surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP)
■Sound programs suitable for movies (MOVIE)
❑MOVIE THEATER
Standard
❑ENTERTAINMENT
Sports
■Sound programs suitable for music/stereo playback (MUSIC)
The following sound programs are optimized for listening to music sources
You can also select stereo playback
❑LIVE/CLUB
Village Vanguard
■Playing back 2-channelsources in multichannel (surround decoder)
Enjoying pure high fidelity sound (Pure Direct)
Enjoying compressed music with enhanced sound (Compressed Music Enhancer)
Listening to FM/AM radio
Registering favorite radio stations (presets)
■Registering a radio station
Select a radio station manually and register it to a preset number
Follow “Selecting a frequency for reception”
2Hold down MEMORY for more than 2 seconds
“http://www.ibiquity.com/”
■Holding HD Radio™ information display
1When the desired HD Radio information is displayed, press OPTION
2Use the cursor keys to select “Hold/Unhold” (Hold/Unhold) and press ENTER
3To exit from the menu, press OPTION
■Operating HD Radio™ on the TV
■Displaying the Radio Data System information
■Receiving traffic information automatically
1When “TUNER” is selected as the input source, press OPTION
2 Use the cursor keys to select “Traffic Program”
Operating the radio on the TV
You can view the radio information or select a radio station on the TV
Page
Playing back iPod music
Playback of iPod content
Follow the procedure below to operate the iPod contents and start playback
You can control the iPod with the menu displayed on the TV screen
1Press USB to select “USB” as the input source
The browse screen is displayed on the TV
■Operating the iPod itself or remote control (simple play)
1Press MODE to switch to the simple play mode
The TV menu screen turns off and iPod operations are enabled
To display the TV menu screen, press MODE again
2Operate your iPod itself or the remote control to start playback
■Repeat/shuffle settings
You can configure the repeat/shuffle settings of your iPod
1When “USB” is selected as the input source, press
OPTION
3Use the cursor keys (e/r) to select a setting
Playing back music stored on a USB storage device
PLAYBACK ➤ Playing back music stored on a USB storage device
Page
Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS)
3Use the cursor keys to select an item and press
1When “SERVER” is selected as the input source, press OPTION
Listening to Internet radio
http://yradio.vtuner.com
Playing back iTunes/iPod music via a network (AirPlay)
Page
Playing back videos/audio in multiple rooms (multi-zone)
Preparing the multi zone system
Connect the device that will be used in other rooms to the unit
■Connecting speakers to play back audio
❑Using the unit’s internal amplifier
❑Using an external amplifier
■Connecting a video monitor to play back analog videos
■Connecting an HDMI-compatibledevice to play back videos/audio
■Operating the unit from another room (remote connection)
Remote connections between Yamaha products
Controlling Zone2, Zone3 or Zone4
1 Press ZONE repeatedly to select a zone
Each time you press the key, the zone to be operated
switches
2 Press RECEIVER z
■Other operations for Zone2, Zone3 or Zone4
Adjusting the volume (for Zone2 and Zone3 only)
Press VOLUME or MUTE
Selecting the input source and settings at once (SCENE)
Press SCENE
Viewing the current status
Configuring playback settings for different playback sources (Option menu)
FM Mode
(FM Mode)
Hold/Unhold
(Hold/Unhold)
■Tone Control (Tone Control)
Choices
Adjusting with the front panel controls
aPress TONE/BALANCE repeatedly to select “Treble” or “Bass”
bPress PROGRAM to make an adjustment
■Dialogue Adjust (Dialog Adjust)
Adjusts the volume or perceive height of dialogue sounds
❑Dialogue Level (Dialog Lvl)
❑Dialogue Lift (Dialog Lift)
■Extended Surround (EXTD Surround)
■ Enhancer (Enhancer)
■Audio Mode (Audio Mode)
Switches between stereo and monaural for FM/AM radio reception
■FM Mode (FM Mode)
(Except for U.S.A. model)
Switches between stereo and monaural for FM radio reception
CONFIGURATIONS
Configuring input sources (Input menu)
■Rename/Icon Select
Input sources
■ Setup procedure
1 Use the cursor keys (e/r) to select a template and press the cursor key (w)
■Decoder Mode
Configuring the SCENE function (Scene menu)
5Use the cursor keys and ENTER to change the setting
Scene menu items
Save
Load
Reset
■Save
■Reset
Restores the default settings (p.61) for the selected scene
Configuring sound programs/surround decoders (Sound Program menu)
Sound Program menu items
■Settings for sound programs
Decode Type
DSP Level
Initial Delay
■Settings for decoders
Panorama
(bPLII Music)
Center Width
Dimension
Configuring various functions (Setup menu)
Setup menu items
Auto Setup
Setting Pattern
Setting Data Copy
Power Amp Assign
HDMI Control
Audio Output
Standby Through
IP Address
Network
Speaker (Manual Setup)
Configures the speaker settings manually
■Setting Pattern
Registers two speaker setting patterns and switches between them
•Measurement results (Auto Setup)
■Configuration
Configures the output characteristics of the speakers
❑Front
Selects the size of the front speakers
❑Center
■Distance
■Level
Adjusts the volume of each speaker
Adjusting while viewing the front display
aPress LEVEL
bUse the cursor keys (q/w) to select a speaker
Sound
Configures the audio output settings
■Lipsync
Adjusts the delay between video and audio output
❑Delay Enable
■Initial Volume
Sets the initial volume when the receiver is turned on
■Pure Direct Mode
Selects whether to output video signals during the Pure Direct mode (p.68)
■Analog to Analog Conversion
❑Resolution
❑Aspect
Contrast Enhancement
Selects whether to automatically enhance the video contrast
Resolution Enhancement
Detail Enhancement
Edge Enhancement
Noise Reduction (NR)
Selects whether to use the noise reduction functions
Mosquito NR
HDMI
Configures the HDMI settings
■HDMI Control
Enables/disables HDMI Control (p.158)
❑TV Audio Input
■Standby Through
Network
Configures the network settings
■IP Address
Configures the network parameters (such as IP address)
■Network Standby
■Network Name
■Procedure
1Press ENTER to enter the name edit screen
■MAC Address Filter
Multi Zone
Configures the multi zone settings
■Zone2 Set, Zone3 Set
Configures the Zone2 or Zone3 settings
❑Volume
■Zone4 Set
Configures the Zone4 settings
Changes the zone name (for Zone4) displayed on the front display or TV screen
■Monitor Out Assign
■HDMI OUT2 Assign
Select the zone for which the HDMI OUT 2 (ZONE OUT) jack is used
❑Audio Output
■Party Mode Set
Enables/disables switching to the party mode (p.96) for each zone
■Display Set
■Trigger Output1, Trigger Output2
❑Trigger Mode
Specifies the condition for the TRIGGER OUT jack to function
Configures the settings related to the front display and TV screen display
■Memory Guard
Prevents accidental changes to the settings
ECO
Configures the power supply settings
■Auto Power Down
■ECO Mode
Enables/disables the eco (power saving) mode
Types of information
■Audio Signal
Displays information about the current audio signal
■Video Signal
Displays information about the current video signal
Configuring the system settings (ADVANCED SETUP menu)
ADVANCED SETUP menu items
Changing the speaker impedance setting (SPEAKER IMP.)
Turning on/off the remote control sensor
(REMOTE SENSOR)
Selecting the remote control ID (REMOTE CON AMP)
Changing the FM/AM tuning frequency setting
(TUNER FRQ STEP)
Removing the limitation on HDMI video output
(MONITOR CHECK)
M O N I T O R C H E C K
Backing up/recovering the settings (RECOV./BACKUP)
R E C O V . / B A C K U P
■Backup/recovery procedure
Updating the firmware (FIRM UPDATE)
F I R M U P D A T E
Controlling external devices with the remote control
Use the numeric keys or cursor keys to enter the
If “ERROR” appears, registration has failed. Repeat from Step
6To exit from the setup menu, press SETUP
❑TV operations
■Registering the remote control codes for playback devices
2Press SETUP
3Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “PRESET” and press ENTER
4Press a corresponding input selection key and press ENTER
5 Use the numeric keys or cursor keys to enter the
Programming from other remote controls (learning)
2Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “LEARN” and press ENTER
3Press one of the following keys depending on the type of your device
For TV: press TV z
4 Press ENTER
Editing device names
Otherwise, the setting will be canceled. If this happens, repeat from Step
2Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “RENAME” and press ENTER
7Repeat Steps 3 to 6 until all desired operations are learned
8To exit from the setup menu, press SETUP
Operating multiple functions at once (macro)
■Enabling the macro operations
2Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “MACRO” and press ENTER
3Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “ON” and press
4To exit from the setup menu, press SETUP
■Programming macro operations
(Example)
a(MACRO 1) Press RECEIVER z
b(MACRO 2) Press AV1
c(MACRO 3) Press SOURCE/RECEIVER repeatedly to select “AV1” and press SOURCE z
Resetting the remote control configurations
■Clearing the remote control configurations
2Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “CLEAR” and press ENTER
“ALL” appears in the display window
To apply the selection to all the corresponding keys, proceed to Step
■Erasing a function assigned to each key by learning
2Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select “ERASE” and press ENTER
5Hold down the key to be reset until “OK” appears on the window display
6Repeat Steps 3 to 5 until all desired key assignments are erased
Updating the unit’s firmware
APPENDIX
Frequently asked questions
The new speaker system does not provide an ideal sound
balance
Since we have small children, we want to set limitations on the
Troubleshooting
Audio
No sound
The volume cannot be increased
No sound is coming from a specific speaker
No sound is coming from the surround back
No sound from the TV (when HDMI Control is
used)
No sound from the Zone2 TV (connected to the
unit with HDMI)
Only the front speakers work on multichannel
FM/AM radio
FM radio reception is weak or noisy
AM radio reception is weak or noisy
Radio stations cannot be selected automatically
AM radio stations cannot be registered as
USB and network
The unit does not detect the USB device
Folders and files in the USB device cannot be
viewed
continuously
The unit cannot be controlled using the remote
control
External devices cannot be controlled using the
remote control
Error indications on the front display
Glossary
Sampling frequency/Quantization bit
WAV
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
■Others
Bi-amplificationconnection (Bi-amp)
LFE (Low Frequency Effects) 0.1 channel
Lip sync
HDMI and video information
Yamaha technologies
CINEMA DSP (Digital Sound Field Processor)
CINEMA DSP 3D
CINEMA DSP HD³
Compressed Music Enhancer
Video signal flow
■Video conversion table
HDMI out
COMPONENT VIDEO out
out
Multi-zoneoutput
■RX-A3020
❑Audio output
Using the unit's
Using an external amplifier (p.91)
Information on HDMI
HDMI signal compatibility
Audio signals
Audio signal type
Audio signal format
Compatible media (example)
Trademarks
Specifications
Compatible Decoding Formats
Audio Section
Video Section
FM Section
AM section
General
Index
(speaker configuration)
2ch Stereo (sound program)
9ch Stereo (sound program)
Access control (network device)
Audio Select (Option menu)
(Lipsync, Setup menu)
Automatic station preset (FM radio)
Automatic station preset (HD Radio)
AV OUT jacks
Error message (YPAO)
EX/ES (Extended Surround)
(remote control)
External power amplifier connection
Firmware update
LFE (Low Frequency Effects)
LIGHT key
Lipsync
Load (Scene menu)
Low Frequency Effects (LFE)
Program Type (Radio Data System)
Pure Direct
PURE DIRECT (sound mode)
Radio Data System (FM radio)
Radio Data System information
Speaker indicator (front display)
Spectacle (sound program)
Sports (sound program)
Standard (sound program)
Standby indicator (front panel)
VPS (Virtual Presence Speaker)
Warehouse Loft (sound program)
Warning message (YPAO)
Windows Media Player
Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO)