Yamaha Av1 Service Manual

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AV ReceiverOwner’s ManualEnglish for Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America
 Be sure to read “Safety Brochure” (supplied booklet) before using this unit.  
						

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CONTENTSAccessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
What you can do with this unit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Part names and functions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Front panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front display (indicators)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rear panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Remote control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
General setup procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1 Connecting speakers   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Basic speaker configuration   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Advanced speaker configuration   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Input/output jacks and cables   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2 Connecting a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3 Connecting playback devices   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting video devices (BD/DVD players, etc.)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting audio devices (CD players, etc.)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting to the jacks on the front panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4 Connecting the FM/AM antennas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5 Connecting to the network   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
6 Connecting other devices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting video/audio recording devices   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting a device with analog multi-channel output   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . 43
Connecting a device compatible with SCENE link playback (remote connection)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting a device compatible with the trigger function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
7 Connecting the power cable   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
8 Selecting an on-screen menu language  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
9 Optimizing the speaker  settings automatically (YPAO)   . . . . . . . . .  47
Measuring at one listening position (single measure)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  50
Measuring at multiple listening positions (multi measure)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  51
Checking the measurement results   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
Reloading the previous YPAO results  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
Error messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
Warning messages   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Basic playback procedure   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
Selecting an HDMI output jack  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  57
Selecting the input source and favorite settings at once (SCENE)  . .  58
Configuring scene assignments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Selecting the sound mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  60
Enjoying sound field effects (CINEMA DSP)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
Enjoying unprocessed playback   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63
Enjoying pure high fidelity sound (Pure Direct)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
Enjoying compressed music with enhanced sound (Compressed Music Enhancer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  64
Enjoying surround sound with headphones (SILENT CINEMA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  64
Listening to FM/AM radio   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Setting the frequency steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Selecting a frequency for reception  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  65
Registering favorite radio stations (preset)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
Radio Data System tuning   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
Operating the radio on the TV   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Playing back iPod music/videos   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Connecting an iPod   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Playback of iPod contents   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
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Playing back music via Bluetooth   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connecting a Bluetooth receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Pairing Bluetooth components  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Establishing a wireless connection and playing back   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Playing back music stored on a USB storage device   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  77
Connecting a USB storage device  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Playback of USB storage device contents   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Playing back music stored on PCs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Media sharing setup   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Playback of PC music contents   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Listening to Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Playing back music in multiple rooms (multi-zone)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Preparing for Zone2, Zone3 or Zone4  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Controlling Zone2, Zone3 or Zone4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Useful functions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Registering favorite items (shortcut)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Controlling this unit from the web browser (web control)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . 92
Viewing the current status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Configuring settings in accordance with a playback source (Option menu)
   . . . 95
Option menu items   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Configuring input sources (Input menu)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Input menu items  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Configuring the SCENE function (Scene menu)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Scene menu items   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  101
Configuring sound programs/surround decoders (Sound Program menu)
  . . . 103
Sound Program menu items  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  104
Configuring various functions (Setup menu)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Setup menu items   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  107
Speaker (Manual Setup)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  109 Sound   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
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Video  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  114
HDMI   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  117
Network   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  118
Multi Zone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  119
Function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  121
Language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  123
Viewing information about this unit (Information menu)  . . . . . . . . 124
Types of information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  124
Configuring the system settings (ADVANCED SETUP menu)   . . . . . 125
ADVANCED SETUP menu items  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  126
Changing the speaker impedance setting (SPEAKER IMP.)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  126
Turning on/off the remote control sensor (REMOTE SENSOR)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 126
Selecting the remote control ID (REMOTE CON AMP)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  126
Changing the frequency step setting (TUNER FRQ STEP)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  127
Switching the video signal type (TV FORMAT)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  127
Removing the limitation on HDMI video output (MONITOR CHECK)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  127
Backing up/recovering the settings (RECOV./BACKUP)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  128
Restoring the default settings (INITIALIZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  128
Updating the firmware (FIRM UPDATE)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  128
Checking the firmware version (VERSION)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  128
Controlling external devices with the remote control   . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Setting remote control codes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  129
Programming from other remote controls (learning)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  131
Editing device names  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  132
Operating multiple functions at once (macro)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  133
Resetting the remote control configurations   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  134
Using the simplified remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Updating the firmware of this unit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Frequently asked questions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Power and system   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  140
Video  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  141
FM/AM radio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  142
USB and network   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  143
Remote control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  144
Error indications on the front display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Audio information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  146
Video information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  148
Video signal flow  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  149
Information on HDMI   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
HDMI Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150
HDMI signal compatibility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  151
Reference diagram (rear panel)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Trademarks   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Specifications   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154APPENDIX 
						

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AccessoriesCheck that the following accessories are supplied with this product.
■  Remote control ■ Batteries (AAA, LR03, UM-4) (x 4)
Insert into the remote control  in the correct polarity (+/-)
■ Simplified remote control ■ Power cable
* The figure of the supplied  power cable differs depending 
on regions.
■  YPAO microphone ■ Microphone base
* Used for angle measurement during YPAO.
■ AM antenna ■ FM antenna
* The figure of th e supplied FM antenn a differs depending 
on regions.
■  Easy Setup Guide ■ Safety Brochure ■ 
CD-ROM (Owner’s Manual)
Operating range of the remote control Aim the remote control directly at the remote control sensor on this unit during operation.
 Some features are not available in certain regions.
 Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc. In case of 
differences between the manual and product, the product has priority.
 This manual mainly explains operations using the supplied remote control.
 This manual describes both the “iPod” and “iPhone” as the “iPod”. “iPod” means both “iPod” and  “iPhone” unless the explanation describes exceptions.
 “ ” indicates the cautions concerning operations or setup of the unit.
 “ ” indicates the explanations for better use.
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FEATURESWhat you can do with this unit
Supports 2 to 9 channel (plus rear presence) 
speaker system and up to 2 subwoofer 
connections. Allows you to enjoy favorite 
acoustic spaces in various styles.
Plus, bi-amp connections, channel 
expansion (with external power-amp) 
and multi-zone configurations to 
enhance your system
 p.21
Automatically optimi zing the speaker 
settings to suit your room (YPAO)
 p.47
Sound field reproductions like actual 
movie theaters and concert halls from 
stereo or multi-channel audio sources 
(CINEMA DSP)
 p.61
Enjoying compressed music with 
enhanced sound (C ompressed Music 
Enhancer)
 p.64
Ready for any kind of contents
iPod
 p.70
Network
 p.80 to p.83
USB
 p.77
Bluetooth
 p.75
*Requires optional Bluetooth receiver for playback via BluetoothOperating external 
devices with  the supplied 
remote control
 p.129
Operating the TV, AV 
receiver and BD/DVD 
player in combination 
(HDMI Control)
 p.150
Selecting the input source and favorite 
settings at once (SCENE)
 p.58
AV receiver (this unit)
Speakers
USB device Network contents
via Bluetooth
iPod
BD/DVD player
HDMI Control
Audio/Video
Remote control 
of this unit TV remote control
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Full of useful functions!●Connecting various devices (p.37)A number of HDMI jacks and various input/output jacks 
on this unit allow you to  connect video devices such as 
BD/DVD players, audio devi ces such as CD players, 
game consoles and camcorders, and so on.● Playing back TV audio in surround sound 
with a single HDMI cable connection 
(Audio Return Channel: ARC) (p.31)When using a TV that supports ARC, you only need a 
single HDMI cable to connect the TV and this unit to 
output video to the TV, input audio from the TV, and 
transmit HDMI Control signals.
●Creating stereoscopic sound fields (p.63)Connection of presence speakers enables to create an 
unprecedented natural stereoscopic sound field in your 
room (CINEMA DSP HD³). Even when no presence 
speakers are connected, this unit automatically creates 
Virtual Presence Speaker (VPS) to produce 3D surround 
sound.●Listening to FM/AM radio (p.65)This unit is equipped with the built-in FM/AM tuner. You 
can register favorite radio stations as presets.●Enjoying pure high fidelity sound (p.64)When the Pure Direct mode is enabled, this unit plays 
back the selected source with the least circuitry. It 
allows you to enjoy Hi-Fi sound quality.●Easy operation with a TV screenYou can navigate the various contents (iPod, USB, 
network, etc.), view the information, or configure the 
settings using the on-screen menu.
At time like thisI want to connect a playback device using HDMI for video
and non-HDMI for audio...
Use “Audio Select” in the “Option” menu to specify the type 
of an audio input jack to be used for the corresponding 
input source (p.97).
Video and audio are not synchronized...
Use “Lipsync” in the “Setup” menu to adjust the delay 
between video and audio output (p.113).
I want to hear audio from the TV speakers...
Use “Audio Output” in the “Setup” menu to select whether 
to output audio signals through this unit and the TV (p.118).
I want to this unit to be turned off automatically when not in
use...
Use “Auto Power Down” in the “Setup” menu to set the 
amount of time for auto-standby (p.121).
I want to change the on-screen menu language...
Use “Language” in the “Setup” menu to select a language 
from English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and 
Russian (p.123).
I want to update the firmware...
Use “UPDATE” in the “ADVANCED SETUP” menu to update 
the firmware of this unit (p.128). If this unit is connected to 
the Internet, the corresponding message will be displayed 
on the TV when a newer firmware is available (p.137).
There are many other settings to customize this unit.
For details, see the following pages.●Input settings (p.98)●Scene settings (p.101)●Sound program and surround decoder settings (p.104)●Various function settings (p.107)●Information view (audio signal, video signal, etc.) (p.124)●System settings (p.126)
Turntable
BD/DVD player
Game
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Camcorder TV
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Front panel1MAIN ZONE Turns on/off (standby) this unit.2Standby indicatorLights up when this unit is in standby mode under any of the 
following conditions.
- HDMI Control is enabled (p.150)
- The standby through function is enabled (p.118)
- The network standby function is enabled (p.119)
- The iPod is being charged (p.99)
- An iPod wireless system is connected (p.71)3Front displayDisplays information (p.10).4Remote control sensorReceives remote control signals (p.5).5PURE DIRECTEnables/disables Pure Direct (p.64).6INPUTSelects an input source.
7Front panel doorFor protecting controls and jacks (p.9).8VO LUM EAdjusts the volume.
Part names and functions
SCENEMULTI ZONE
HDMI IN
VIDEO AUX
TONE/BALANCE
OPTION
ON SCREEN
DISPLAY
RETURN
STRAIGHT
1
ENTER
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
ZONE 4
2
3
4ZONE CONTROL
INFO
MEMORY
YPAO MIC
PHONESSILENT CINEMA
USBiPod/iPhone
PROGRAM
TUNING/CHPRESET
ROPTICAL
L AUDIO
VIDEO
S VIDEO
PURE DIRECTVOLUME
INPUT
MAIN ZONE
NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER  RX-A3010
FM AM
5
3
2
1
6
7
8
4
Opening the front panel door To use controls or jacks behind the front panel door, gently 
press the bottom of the door to open it. Keep the door closed 
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■ Inside of the front panel cover9 ON SCREENDisplays the on-screen menu on the TV.0Menu operation keysCursor keys Select a menu or parameter.
ENTER Confirms a selected item.
RETURN Returns to the previous screen.AOPTIONDisplays the option menu (p.95).BDISPLAYDisplay the status information on the TV (p.94).CTONE/BALANCEAdjusts the high-frequency ra nge and low-frequency range 
of sounds output from spea kers and headphones (p.96).
Adjusts the right/left channel volume balance for Zone2 or 
Zone3 (p.90).D STRAIGHTEnables/disables the straight decode mode (p.63).
EPROGRAMSelects a sound program or a surround decoder (p.60).FSCENESelects the registered input source, sound program, HDMI 
output and various settings  at once. Additionally, you can 
turn on this unit when it is in standby mode (p.58).G MULTI ZONEZONE 2~4 Enables/disables the audio output to 
each zone (p.89).
ZONE CONTROL Switches the zones (main, Zone2, Zone3 
or Zone4) to operate with the front panel 
controllers (p.89).HINFOSelects the information displayed on the front display (p.94).IMEMORYRegisters FM/AM radio stations as preset stations (p.66).
Registers USB/network contents as shortcuts (p.91).
J FM/AMSwitches between FM and AM (p.65).KPRESETSelects a preset FM/AM radio station (p.66).
Selects a USB/network content from shortcuts (p.91).LTUNING/CHSelects the radio frequency (p.65).MUSB jackFor connecting a USB storage device (p.77) or an iPod via 
USB (p.70).NYPAO MIC jackFor connecting the supplied YPAO microphone (p.47).OPHONES jackFor connecting headphones.PVIDEO AUX jacksFor connecting camcorders, game consoles, etc (p.40).
SCENEMULTI ZONE
HDMI IN
VIDEO AUX
TONE/BALANCE
OPTION
ON SCREEN
DISPLAY
RETURN
STRAIGHT
1
ENTER
ZONE 2
ZONE 3
ZONE 4
2
3
4ZONE CONTROL
INFO
MEMORY
YPAO MIC
PHONESSILENT CINEMA
USBiPod/iPhone
PROGRAM
TUNING/CHPRESET
ROPTICAL
L AUDIO
VIDEO
S VIDEO
FM AM
9
0
A
C
B
D
E
F
H
I
K
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L
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Front display (indicators)1HDMILights up during normal HDMI communication.INLights up when HDMI signals are being input.OUT1/OUT2Indicate the HDMI OUT jacks currently outputting an HDMI 
signal.2STEREOLights up when this unit is r eceiving a stereo FM radio signal.TUNEDLights up when this unit is receiving an FM/AM radio station 
signal.3ZONE indicatorsLight up when the audio output to Zone2, Zone3 or Zone4 is 
enabled.4PA R T YLights up when this unit is in the party mode.5Information displayDisplays the current status (input name, sound mode name, 
etc). You can switch the information by pressing INFO (p.94).
6MUTEFlashes when audio is muted.7Volume indicatorIndicates the current volume.8ADAPTIVE DRCLights up when Adaptive  DRC (p.96) is working.9ENHANCERLights up when Compressed Music Enhancer (p.64) is 
working.0CINEMA DSP HDLights up when CINEMA DSP (p.61) is working.CINEMA DSP HD Lights up when CINEMA DSP HD³ (p.63) is working.ASLEEPLights up when the sleep timer is on.BCursor indicatorsIndicate the remote control cursor keys currently operational.
C Speaker indicatorsIndicate speaker terminals from which signals are output.
Front speaker (L)
Front speaker (R)
Center speaker
Surround speaker (L)
Surround speaker (R)
Surround back speaker (L)
Surround back speaker (R)
Surround back speaker
Front/rear presence speakers (L)
Front/rear presence speakers (R)
Subwoofer (1)
Subwoofer (2)
OUT 1
IN
OUT 2
VOLUME
MUTE
DRC
ADAPTIVE
3
ZONE2
SBLPL
SBR
SB
PR
SW1SL
SW2
SR
PL
C
L
R
PR
STEREOENHANCER
SLEEP
HD
TUNED PARTY
ZONE3
ZONE4
2
8
7
6
0
9 BC
B
1
4
3
5
A
3