USING iPod

Once you have stationed your iPod in a YAMAHA iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit (see page 29), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. You can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode of this unit to improve the sound quality of the compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) stored on your iPod (see page 54).

Notes

•Only iPod (Click and Wheel), iPod nano, and iPod mini are supported.

•Some features may not be compatible depending on the model or the software version of your iPod.

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•For a complete list of the remote control functions used to control your iPod, see the “iPod” column in “Controlling other components” on page 119.

•For a complete list of status messages that appear in the front panel display and on the video monitor, see the “iPod” section in “TROUBLESHOOTING” on page 147.

•Once your iPod is stationed in a YAMAHA iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit, this unit begins signal transmission with your iPod.

•Once the connection between your iPod and this unit is complete, “iPod connected” appears in the front panel display and the DOCK indicator lights up in the front panel display.

•Only the analog audio and video signals of your iPod are input at the DOCK terminal, and the analog audio signals can be output at the analog AUDIO OUT (REC) jacks for recording.

•Your iPod battery is automatically charged when your iPod is stationed in a YAMAHA iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal of this unit as long as this unit is turned on. You can also select whether this unit charges the battery of the stationed iPod or not when this unit is in the standby mode by selecting the “Standby Charge” parameter in “iPod” (see page 104).

•While the stationed iPod is being charged in the standby mode of this unit, the battery charge indicator (see page 12) appears in the front panel display. Once the charge is complete (or after 4 hours from the start of the charge), the indicator disappears.

OPERATION

BASIC

 

 

Controlling iPod

You can control your iPod when “V-AUX” is selected as the input source. The operations of your iPod can be done with the aid of the GUI screen of this unit (menu browse mode) or without it (simple remote mode).

■Controlling iPod in the simple remote

mode

You can perform the basic operations of your iPod (play, stop, skip, etc.) using the supplied remote control without the aid of the GUI screen of this unit.

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•You can view the photos or video clips stored on your iPod.

•Operations can be also done with the controls on your iPod.

■Controlling iPod in the menu browse

mode

You can perform the advanced operations of your iPod using the supplied remote control with the aid of the GUI screen of this unit. The name of the song being played appears in the front panel display according to the “Scroll” parameter in “Front Panel Disp.” (see page 112). You can also browse the songs stored on your iPod in the GUI screen. Further, you can change or adjust settings for your iPod to suit your personal preferences.

Notes

•Operations cannot be done with the controls on your iPod.

•The YAMAHA logo appears in the display window of your iPod.

•There are some characters that cannot be displayed in the front panel display or in the GUI screen of this unit. Those characters are replaced with underscores “_”.

•The “Settings” parameters can be changed or adjusted only in the GUI screen. Press ENTER on the remote control to toggle between the “Settings” parameter settings.

•You cannot browse the photos or video clips stored on your iPod in the GUI screen. Instead, you must use the controls on your iPod to select the desired photos or video clips.

•You can select the amount of time the GUI screen of iPod is displayed in on the video monitor by using the “On Screen” parameter in “Manual Setup” (see page 103).

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