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.
Notes
• 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 41 for the "Manual Setup" procedure.
Using Auto Setup
1
Check 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.
VOLUME
MIN
MAX
Subwoofer
2
Connect the supplied optimizer microphone
to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front
panel.
UT
OPTIMIZER MIC
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En
CROSSOVER/
HIGH CUT
MIN
MAX
VIDEO AUX
VIDEO
AUDIO
PORTABLE
Optimizer microphone
"MIC ON. View OSD MENU" appears on the front panel
display.
The following menu screen appears on the video monitor.
1 Auto Setup
EQ Type;;;;Natural
. Start
[ ]/[ ]:Up/Down
[ENTER]:Start
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• You can bring up the above menu screen from the setup menu (see
page 41).
3
Place 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.
4
To select a sound character for adjustment,
press nCursor k to 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."