Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A2020, AVENTAGE RX-A3020 9Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO), parameters, to suit your room, 1Press RECEIVER zto turn on the unit

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AUDIO

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9Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)

The Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) function	5 Place the YPAO microphone at your listening
detects speaker connections, measures the distances from them to
your listening position(s), and then automatically optimizes the	position (same height as your ears) and connect it
speaker settings, such as volume balance and acoustic	to the YPAO MIC jack on the front panel.
parameters, to suit your room.

PHONO	MULTI	USB	NET
TUNER	[ A ]	[ B ]	[ C ]

			SCENE
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PROGRAM MUTE						VOLUME
TOP MENU						POP-UP/MENU
ON SCREEN								OPTION
				ENTER
RETURN								DISPLAY
MODE
	CLASSICAL				LIVE			ENTERTAIN
					CLUB
PRESET
		MOVIE			STEREO			STRAIGHT
		TV						PURE
INPUT
								DIRECT
MUTE		TV VOL			TV CH

•Please note the following when using YPAO.

–Use YPAO after connecting a TV and speakers to the unit.

–During the measuring process, test tones are output at high volume. Ensure that the test tones do not frighten small children. Also, refrain from using this function at night when it may be a nuisance to others.

–During the measuring process, you cannot adjust the volume.

–During the measuring process, keep the room as quiet as possible.

–Do not connect headphones.

1Press RECEIVER zto turn on the unit.

2Turn on the TV and switch the TV input to display video from the unit.

3Turn on the subwoofer and set the volume to half. If the crossover frequency is adjustable, set it to maximum.

		CROSSOVER/
VOLUME		HIGH CUT		9
MIN	MAX	MIN	MAX

YPAO MIC

jack	The unit (front)
YPAO MIC

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Ear height

Place the YPAO microphone at your listening position (same height as your ears). We recommend the use of a tripod as a microphone stand. You can use the tripod screws to stabilize the microphone. (The microphone direction is not considered.)

4According to your speaker configuration, configure the “Power Amp Assign” setting (p.114) in the “Setup” menu.

For the basic speaker configuration (p.19): set to “Basic” (default).

For any of the advanced speaker configurations (p.24): set to the appropriate setting.

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