Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)

This unit has a Yamaha Parametric Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO). With the YPAO, this unit automatically adjusts the output characteristics of your speakers based on speaker position, speaker performance, and the acoustic characteristics of the room. We recommend that you first adjust the output characteristics with the YPAO when you use this unit.

Caution

Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be output during the “Auto Setup” procedure. Do not allow small children to enter the room during the procedure.

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

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See page 39 for the “Manual Setup” procedure.

“MIC ON. View OSD MENU” appears on the front panel display.

The following menu screen appears on the video monitor.

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You can bring up the above menu screen from the setup menu (see page 39).

Using Auto Setup

1Check the following points.

Before starting the automatic setup, check the following.

All speakers and subwoofer are connected properly.

Headphones are disconnected from this unit.

The video monitor is connected properly.

This unit and the video monitor are turned on.

This unit is selected as the video input source of the video monitor.

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 are set to the maximum.

 

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Subwoofer

2Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel.

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Optimizer microphone

3Place the optimizer microphone at your normal listening position on a flat level surface with the omni-directional microphone heading upward.

Optimizer microphone

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It is recommended that you use a tripod or something similar to fix the optimizer microphone at the same height as your ears would be when seated in your listening position. You can fix the optimizer microphone to the tripod with the attaching screw of the tripod.

4To select a sound character for adjustment, press nCursor kto select “EQ Type” and then press nCursor l/ h.

If this unit does not work when you press nCursor, press lSETUP once and then operate this unit. This unit has a parametric equalizer that adjusts the output levels for each frequency range. The equalizer is adjusted to produce a cohesive sound field based on automatically measured speaker characteristics.

In “EQ Type,” you can select the following parametric equalizer characteristics suitable for the desired sound characteristics.

Natural

This adjusts all speakers to achieve natural sound. Select this if sounds in the high frequency range seem too strong when “EQ Type” is set to “Flat.”

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