Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room

This unit employs the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments automatically. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment.

This unit is equipped with various automatic setup features. You can select the automatic setup features according to your preference.

Quick automatic setup (page 30)

Use this feature to carry out the automatic setup without using the GUI screen.

Basic automatic setup (page 31)

Use this feature to optimize the setup of this unit for one listening position. You can also select the parameters to be optimized by the automatic setup.

Advanced automatic setup (page 33)

Use this feature to optimize the setup of this unit for multiple listening positions. You can also select the parameters to be optimized by the automatic setup.

Before starting the automatic setup

Make sure of the following check points before starting the automatic setup operations.

❏Speakers are connected appropriately.

❏Headphones are disconnected from this unit.

❏This unit is turned on.

❏The connected subwoofer is turned on and the volume level is set to about half way (or slightly less).

❏The crossover frequency controls of the connected subwoofer is set to the maximum.

VOLUME

CROSSOVER

 

 

HIGH CUT

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

Controls of a subwoofer (example)

Quick automatic setup

Use this feature to carry out the automatic setup without using the GUI screen.

1Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel.

AUDIO SELECT/

TONE

 

 

 

 

SEARCH

STEREO/

 

REC OUT

MENU CONTROL

ENTER

PRESET/TUNING/CH

MEMORY

MODE

MONO

CATEGORY

INFO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAND

 

 

 

STRAIGHT

 

 

 

ZONE ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROLS

 

 

 

 

 

MULTI ZONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT

 

 

 

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

 

 

 

 

YPAO

SILENT CINEMA

S VIDEO

VIDEO

L AUDIO R

OPTICAL

 

PROGRAM

OPTIMIZER

 

 

VIDEO AUX

 

 

USB

 

 

MIC

PHONES

 

 

 

Omni-directional microphone

The following screen appears in the front panel display.

❏The room is sufficiently quiet.

❏Set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FAMP.

Notes

•Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be output during the automatic setup procedure.

•To achieve the best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible while the automatic setup procedure is in progress. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory.

A U T O S E T U P

E N T E R T O S T A R T

Note

“View GUI Menu” appears if the GUI menu screen is turned on. In this case, press IMENU to turn off the GUI menu screen or follow “Basic automatic setup” (page 31).

2Place the optimizer microphone at your normal listening position on a flat level surface with the omni-directional microphone heading upward.

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