CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

 

FEATURES .............................................................

4

GETTING STARTED ............................................

5

Supplied accessories ..................................................

5

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ..........................

6

Front panel.................................................................

6

Remote control ..........................................................

8

Zone 2/Zone 3 remote control .................................

10

Preparing the remote control ...................................

11

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

12

Rear panel ................................................................

14

PREPARATION

 

CONNECTIONS...................................................

15

Placing speakers ......................................................

15

Connecting speakers ................................................

16

Using bi-amplification connections.........................

19

Information on jacks and cable plugs ......................

20

Information on HDMI .............................................

21

Audio and video signal flow....................................

22

Connecting a TV monitor or projector ....................

23

Connecting other components .................................

24

Connecting a multi-format player

 

or an external decoder .........................................

28

Connecting a YAMAHA iPod universal dock ........

29

Using the VIDEO AUX jacks on the front panel ....

29

Connecting the network...........................................

30

Connecting the FM and AM antennas.....................

31

Connecting the power cable ....................................

32

Setting the speaker impedance ................................

33

Turning on and off the power ..................................

34

AUTO SETUP .......................................................

35

Using Auto Setup.....................................................

35

BASIC OPERATION

 

PLAYBACK ..........................................................

40

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

40

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

42

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

43

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

43

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

43

Operating the amplifier functions of this unit

 

by using the graphical user interface (GUI)

 

screen...................................................................

44

Playing video sources

 

in the background of an audio source..................

45

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

45

SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS .............................

46

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

46

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

47

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

51

USING AUDIO FEATURES...............................

52

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

52

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

52

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

53

Enjoying multi-channel sources

 

in 2-channel stereo ..............................................

53

Selecting the Compressed Music

 

Enhancer mode ....................................................

54

Selecting the night listening mode...........................

55

FM/AM TUNING .................................................

56

FM/AM controls and functions ...............................

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

XM SATELLITE RADIO TUNING ..................

63

Connecting the XM Passport System ......................

63

XM Satellite Radio controls and functions..............

64

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

65

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

67

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

72

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

73

USING iPod...........................................................

75

Controlling iPod ......................................................

75

USING NETWORK/USB FEATURES ..............

77

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

77

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

79

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

80

Using a USB memory device

 

or a USB portable audio player ...........................

81

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

81

RECORDING .......................................................

83

ADVANCED OPERATION

 

ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS ....

84

Selecting decoders ...................................................

84

GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI)

 

SCREEN ............................................................

87

Stereo/Surround (Stereo/Surround menu) ...............

88

Input Select ..............................................................

94

Manual Setup (Sound) .............................................

97

Manual Setup (Video) ...........................................

101

Manual Setup (Basic) ............................................

104

Manual Setup (NET/USB).....................................

109

Manual Setup (Option) ..........................................

111

System Memory.....................................................

115

Signal Info. (Input signal information)..................

116

Language ...............................................................

117

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