Contents

Introduction

 

Notices ..........................................................................................

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Features......................................................................................

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Getting started...........................................................................

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Quick start guide.......................................................................

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Preparation

 

Connections ...............................................................................

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Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room

 

(YPAO) ..................................................................................

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Before starting the automatic setup ...............................................

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Using the quick automatic setup....................................................

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Using the basic automatic setup ....................................................

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Reviewing the result of the automatic setup .............................

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Using advanced automatic setup ...................................................

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Basic Operation

 

Playback.....................................................................................

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Basic procedure .............................................................................

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Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component...............................

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Selecting the HDMI OUT jack......................................................

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Selecting the front speaker set .......................................................

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Using the Zone B feature...........................................................

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Using your headphones .................................................................

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Playing video sources in the background of an audio source........

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Selecting audio input jacks (AUDIO SELECT)............................

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Muting the audio output ................................................................

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Using the sleep timer .....................................................................

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Canceling the sleep timer ..........................................................

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Operating this unit by using the graphical user interface

 

(GUI) menu ...............................................................................

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Items in GUI menu ....................................................................

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Basic controls in the GUI menu ................................................

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Basic operation of the GUI menu

 

by using the front panel controls...........................................

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Sound field programs ...............................................................

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Selecting sound field programs .....................................................

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Sound field program descriptions..................................................

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For audio music sources ............................................................

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For various sources....................................................................

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For visual sources of music.......................................................

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For parties..................................................................................

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For game programs....................................................................

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For movie sources .....................................................................

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Stereo playback .........................................................................

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For compression artifacts

 

(Compressed Music Enhancer mode) ...................................

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Surround decoder mode.............................................................

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THX Surround mode.................................................................

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Using sound field programs without surround speakers

 

(Virtual CINEMA DSP)........................................................

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Enjoying multi-channel sources and sound field programs

 

with headphones (SILENT CINEMA) .................................

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Using CINEMA DSP HD³ mode...................................................

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Enjoying unprocessed input sources..............................................

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Deactivating the “STRAIGHT” mode ......................................

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Using audio features .................................................................

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Enjoying pure hi-fi sound ..............................................................

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Adjusting the tonal quality ............................................................

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Adjusting the speaker level............................................................

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Recording...................................................................................

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Internal Source Operation

 

FM/AM tuning ..........................................................................

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Automatic tuning ..........................................................................

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Manual tuning ...............................................................................

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Direct frequency tuning ................................................................

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Selecting preset stations................................................................

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Automatic preset tuning................................................................

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Manual preset tuning ....................................................................

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Exchanging preset stations............................................................

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Using HD Radio™ features (U.S.A. model only) ...................

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Searching HD Radio stations by using the GUI menu .................

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Selecting HD Radio™ audio programs ........................................

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Displaying HD Radio™ information............................................

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Front panel display ...................................................................

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Video monitor...........................................................................

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XM™ Satellite Radio tuning

 

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)........................................

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Enjoying the XM HD Surround content...................................

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Connecting the XM™ Mini-Tuner Home Dock...........................

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Activating XM™ Satellite Radio..................................................

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Checking your XM Radio ID ...................................................

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Subscription of your XM Satellite Radio service.....................

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Basic XM™ Satellite Radio operations........................................

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All Channel Search mode .........................................................

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Category Search mode..............................................................

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Preset Search mode...................................................................

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Direct Number Access mode....................................................

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Setting the XM™ Satellite Radio preset channels........................

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Displaying the XM™ Satellite Radio information .......................

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Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information

 

in the front panel display......................................................

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Displaying the XM Satellite Radio information

 

in the video monitor .............................................................

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Using iPod™..............................................................................

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Controlling iPod™........................................................................

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Remote control operation .........................................................

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Controlling iPod in the simple remote mode............................

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Controlling iPod in the menu browse mode .............................

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The functions of the play information display..........................

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Using Network/USB features ...................................................

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Navigating the network and USB menus......................................

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Remote control operation .........................................................

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Using a PC server or Yamaha MCX-2000 ...................................

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Installing Windows Media Player 11 on your PC ....................

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Registering this unit on the Yamaha MCX-2000 .....................

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Using the Internet Radio ...............................................................

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Storing your favorite Internet Radio stations with bookmarks......

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Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player ......

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Using shortcut buttons ..................................................................

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Assigning the items to the numeric button (1-8) ......................

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Select an item by using numeric buttons (1-8) .........................

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