1 Preparations

Accessories
AV Receiver Check that the following accessories are supplied with this product.
■ Remote control ■ Batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) (x 4)

Insert into the remote control in the correct polarity (+/-)

Easy Setup Guide ■ Simplified remote control ■ Power cable ■ YPAO microphone

English for Canada, Europe, Asia,

* The figure of the supplied power
Africa, Oceania and Latin America cable differs depending on regions.

■ AM antenna ■ FM antenna

* The figure of the supplied FM

antenna differs depending on
regions.

■ CD-ROM ■ Safety Brochure ■ Easy Setup Guide

(Owner’s Manual) (this document)

Th is do cument explai ns how to s e t up a 9.1- ch ann e l system and

Cables necessary for connections
p l ay b a c k s u r ro u n d s o u n d o f a BD / D VD o n t hi s u ni t. You need to separately prepare the following cables to build the system based on this
For m o re i n fo r m a t i o n , re fe r t o “O w n e r ’s M a n u a l ” o n t h e s u p p l i e d document.
CD - R OM . ■ Speaker cables (x 9)
A P DF for ma t o f t h i s g u i d e a nd “O w n e r ’s M an u a l ” c a n b e d ow nl o a d e d ■ HDMI cable (x 2)
from th e following website. ■ Audio pin cable (x 1)
http://dow nload.yamaha.com/ ■ Digital optical cable or stereo pin cable (x 1) (unnecessary if your TV supports ARC)
 2 Placing the speakers
Set up the speakers in the room by using the following diagram as a reference.
For information on speaker systems other than the 9.1-channel system, refer to “Owner’s Manual”.

0.5 to 1 m 0.5 to 1 m

1.8 m 1.8 m

Front speaker (L)

Front speaker (R) 10°~30° 10°~30°

Center speaker
Surround speaker (L)
Surround speaker (R)
Surround back speaker (L) 30 cm or more
Surround back speaker (R)
Front presence speaker (L)
Front presence speaker (R)
Subwoofer

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 3 Connecting the speakers/subwoofer
• This unit is configured for 8-ohm speakers at the factory. When
connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the speaker impedance of this
unit to “6 Ω MIN”. For details, see “Setting the speaker
1 Connect the front speakers ( / ) 2 Connect the surround speakers ( /
to the FRONT ( / ) and the center ) to the SURROUND ( / )
impedance” (p.18) in “Owner’s Manual”.
• Use a subwoofer equipped with built-in amplifier. speaker ( ) to the CENTER terminal. terminals.
• Remove the power cable of this unit from an AC wall outlet and
turn off the subwoofer before connecting the speakers. AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4 MULTI CH INPUT
CENTER ZONE OUT PRE OUT (SINGLE) (FRONT)
1
AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4 MULTI CH INPUT
CENTER ZONE OUT PRE OUT (SINGLE) (FRONT)
1

• Be careful that the core of the speaker cable does not touch 2 2

anything or come into contact with the metal areas of this unit. This unit (rear) FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 ZONE 3 FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK
(REAR)
CENTER
This unit (rear) FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 ZONE 3 FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK
(REAR)
CENTER
SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER

This may damage this unit or the speakers. If the speaker R

SURROUND
L R
SURROUND BACK
L R
SPEAKERS
ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE
EXTRA SP2 L
CENTER
R
FRONT
L
ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/
BI–AMP
EXTRA SP1
R
SURROUND
L R
SURROUND BACK
L R
SPEAKERS
ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE
EXTRA SP2 L
CENTER
R
FRONT
L
ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/
BI–AMP
EXTRA SP1
R L R L
cables short circuit, “CHECK SP WIRES” will appear on the
front display when this unit is turned on.

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

SINGLE SINGLE

Connecting speaker cables

Speaker cables have two wires. One is for connecting
the negative (-) terminal of the unit and the speaker, and
the other is for the positive (+) terminal. If the wires are
colored to prevent confusion, connect the black wire to
the negative and the other wire to the positive.
a Remove approximately c
+
10 mm of insulation from + (red)
FR
ON
T

the ends of the speaker b

-
cable, and twist the bare a
wires of the cable d
together firmly. – (black)
b Loosen the speaker
terminal.
c Insert the bare wires of the cable into the gap on the
side (upper right or bottom left) of the terminal.
d Tighten the terminal.

Using a banana plug

(Canada, China, Australia and General models only)
a Tighten the speaker
+
terminal. a
FR
ON
T

Banana plug
b Insert a banana plug into
the end of the terminal.
b

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 3 Connect the surround back speakers 4 Connect the front presence speakers 5 Connect the subwoofer (
SUBWOOFER (1) jack.
) to the
( / ) to the SURROUND BACK ( / ) to the EXTRA SP1 ( / )
( / ) terminals. terminals.
AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4 MULTI CH INPUT AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4 MULTI CH INPUT AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4 MULTI CH INPUT
CENTER ZONE OUT PRE OUT (SINGLE) (FRONT) CENTER ZONE OUT PRE OUT (SINGLE) (FRONT) CENTER ZONE OUT PRE OUT (SINGLE) (FRONT)
1 1 1

2 2 2

This unit (rear) FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 ZONE 3 FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK
(REAR)
SUBWOOFER CENTER
This unit (rear) FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 ZONE 3 FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK
(REAR)
SUBWOOFER CENTER
This unit (rear)
FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 ZONE 3 FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK
(REAR)
SUBWOOFER CENTER
SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS
SURROUND SURROUND BACK ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE CENTER FRONT ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/ SURROUND SURROUND BACK ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE CENTER FRONT ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/ SURROUND SURROUND BACK ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE CENTER FRONT ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/
R L R L R L BI–AMP R L R L R L BI–AMP R L R L R L BI–AMP
R EXTRA SP2 L R EXTRA SP1 L R EXTRA SP2 L R EXTRA SP1 L R EXTRA SP2 L R EXTRA SP1 L

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

SINGLE SINGLE SINGLE

Audio pin PRE

OUT
(SING

Use an audio pin cable to cable LE)

(FR
ONT)
1

connect the subwoofer

( ). SURR
UND
SUR.
2

BACK
(RE
SUBW AR)
OOFE
R CENT
ER
CENT
ER

FRO
NT

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 Before connecting the power cable (General model only)
4 Connecting the external devices Make sure you set the switch position of VOLTAGE
SELECTOR according to your local voltage. Voltages are AC
110-120/220-240 V, 50/60 Hz.
Audio out (digital optical or TV
analog stereo) HDMI in

HDMI
HDMI out

HDMI
1 Connect the external devices to this unit.
a Connect the BD/DVD player and this unit with an
OPTICAL R L
BD/DVD player
HDMI cable.
If the BD/DVD player is currently connected to the
TV directly with an HDMI cable, disconnect the
O HDMI HDMI cable from the TV and connect it to this unit.
R L
b Connect the TV and this unit with another HDMI
c b a cable.

HDMI OUT 1 c Connect the TV and this unit with a digital optical
HDMI
jack HDMI cable or a stereo pin cable.
This connection is required to play back TV audio
HDMI OUT
1 2 AV 1
HDMI (AV1) jack on this unit. If your TV supports ARC (Audio Return
VOLTAGE SELECTOR
ARC (1 BD/DVD)
(General model only) Channel), this connection is unnecessary.
d Connect the supplied power cable to this unit and
DOCK NETWORK
HDMI OUT
HDMI RS-232C
VOLTAGE SELECTOR then to an AC wall outlet.
1 2 AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 AV 4 AV 5 AV 6 AV 7
ARC (1 BD/DVD)

220V-
AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 AV 4 COMPONENT VIDEO TRIGGER 240V
(1 BD/DVD) AV OUT MONITOR OUT/ Y PB PR Y AV 3 PB C PR OUT
ZONE OUT
AV 1
1
PHONO
A MONITOR OUT/ZONE OUT
1
REMOTE
2
110V-
GND
Y PB PR IN OUT IN OUT 120V
AV 2
B
2 • For information on how to connect radio antennas or other
AUDIO 1 AV 4 D +12V 0.1A MAX.

L (2 TV) AUDIO 1
(2 TV)
AUDIO 2
(3 CD)
AUDIO 3 AUDIO 4 MULTI CH INPUT
CENTER ZONE OUT PRE OUT (SINGLE) (FRONT)
1
external devices, see “SETUP” in “Owner’s Manual”.
L

2 Turn on this unit, TV and BD/DVD player.

R 2

(REAR)
FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 ZONE 3 FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SUBWOOFER CENTER
1 COAXIAL 2 COAXIAL 3 OPTICAL 4 OPTICAL 5 OPTICAL 6 COAXIAL
SPEAKERS
SURROUND SURROUND BACK ZONE 2/ZONE 3/R.PRESENCE CENTER FRONT ZONE 2/ZONE 3/F.PRESENCE/ AC IN
R L R L R L BI–AMP
R EXTRA SP2 L R EXTRA SP1 L

R
ANTENNA
(4 RADIO)
5 OPTICAL
AM GND FM
75Ω
3 With the remote control of the TV, switch the
TV input to display the video from this unit.
SPEAKER IMPEDANCE
SINGLE

O The connections are complete. Move to the next

AUDIO1 This unit (rear) d
To an AC page to optimize the speaker settings.
(OPTICAL or AUDIO)
jack wall outlet
NATURAL SOUND AV RECEIVER RX-A2010
Opening the front panel door

MAIN ZONE
PURE DIRECT

Turn on this unit

INPUT VOLUME

ON SCREEN OPTION TONE/BALANCE STRAIGHT SCENE INFO MEMORY PRESET

1 2 3 4

PROGRAM MULTI ZONE FM AM TUNING/CH

ENTER

ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE CONTROL

RETURN DISPLAY

PHONES VIDEO AUX

USB

iPod/iPhone YPAO MIC SILENT CINEMA S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R OPTICAL HDMI IN

This unit (front) Press the bottom of the door gently.

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 5 Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO) 1 Connect the YPAO microphone to the
YPAO MIC jack on the front panel.
By using the Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) function, this unit automatically detects speaker The following screen appears on the TV.
connections and distances from the listening position, and optimizes the speaker settings such as volume balance and
acoustic parameters to suit your room.

• During the measuring process, the test tones are output at high volume. Take care SOURCE RECEIVER

that the test tone does not frighten small children. Also, refrain from using this
function at night when it may be a nuisance to others.
• During the measuring process, you cannot adjust the volume.
• During the measuring process, keep the room as quiet as possible.
AV

• Do not connect headphones. 1 2 3 4

• If your subwoofer supports the auto-standby function, disable it. 5 6 7 V-AUX

AUDIO
• YPAO measurement is not performed correctly when any obstacles are in the room. 1 2 3 4

• During the measuring process (about 3 minutes), keep stuff in the corners or PHONO MULTI USB NET
remove it from the room.
DOCK TUNER [A] [B] • To cancel the operation, disconnect the YPAO microphone
before starting the measurement.
Preparing for YPAO This unit (front)
1 2
SCENE

3 4

PROGRAM MUTE VOLUME

2 To start the measurement, use the cursor
keys to select “Measure” and press
Turned on the subwoofer and set ENTER.
the volume to half. If the
cross-over frequency is TOP MENU POP-UP/MENU The measurement will start in 10 seconds.
adjustable, set it to maximum. The following screen appears on the TV when
ON SCREEN OPTION

Cursor keys the measurement finishes.

CROSSOVER/
VOLUME HIGH CUT ENTER ENTER
RETURN
RETURN DISPLAY

MIN MAX MIN MAX MODE

YPAO microphone
Listening position
CLASSICAL LIVE ENTERTAIN
CLUB
PRESET

MOVIE STEREO STRAIGHT

TV

INPUT PURE
DIRECT
TV VOL TV CH

MUTE

Ear height
• If any error message (such as E-1) or warning message (such
as W-2) appears, see “Error messages” (p.50) or “Warning
messages” (p.51) in “Owner’s Manual”.
Place the YPAO microphone at ear
height in your listening position. We • If the warning message “W-1:Out of Phase” appears, see “If
recommend using a tripod to adjust the ‘W-1:Out of Phase’ appears” (next page).
height. You can use the tripod screws to
fix the microphone in place.

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3 Use the cursor keys to select
“Save/Cancel” and press ENTER.
If “W-1: Out of Phase” appears
Follow the procedure below to check the speaker
connections.
Depending on the type of speakers or room
environment, this message may appear even if the
speakers are connected correctly.

4 Use the cursor keys to select “SAVE” and

press ENTER.

a Use the cursor keys to select “Result” and press ENTER.

b Use the cursor keys to select “Wiring”.
c Check the cable connections (+/-) of the speaker
indicated with “Reverse”.
If the speaker is connected correctly:
You can save the current settings.
Press RETURN and proceed to step 3.
If the speaker is connected incorrectly:

5 Disconnect
this unit.
the YPAO microphone from
Turn off this unit, reconnect the speaker cable, and then
try YPAO measurement again.

Now optimization of the speaker settings is

complete.

• Since the YPAO microphone is sensitive to heat, do not place

the microphone in any place where it will be subjected to direct
sunlight or high temperatures (top of an AV equipment, etc).

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 6 Playing back a BD/DVD Much more features!
Now let’s play back a BD/DVD. This unit has various other functions.
We recommend playing back multichannel audio
(5.1-channel or more) to feel surround sound produced
1 Press AV1 to select “AV1” as the input
source.
Please refer to “Owner’s Manual” on the
supplied CD-ROM and utilize this unit
by this unit. effectively.
SPIMP.- AV1
DOCK
TAG
HD
STEREO TUNED PRE AMP PARTY MUTE VOLUME

A.Sel:Auto
ZONE ZONE ZONE ADAPTIVE DRC
IN OUT 1 OUT 2 2

Connecting other playback

3 4 PL L C R PR
ENHANCER SLEEP SL SW1 SW SW2 SR
SOURCE RECEIVER HD 3 PL SBL SB SBR PR

devices (p.35)
2 Start playback on the BD/DVD player. Connect audio devices (CD player, etc.), game
AV
AV1 console, camcorder, and many others.
3 Press
1 2 3 4

5 6 7 V-AUX
STRAIGHT repeatedly to select
1 2
AUDIO

3 4
“STRAIGHT”. Selecting the sound mode
PHONO MULTI USB NET
DOCK
TAG
HD
SPIMP.-
STEREO TUNED PRE AMP PARTY
STRAIGHT MUTE VOLUME
(p.55)
A.Sel:Auto
ZONE ZONE ZONE ADAPTIVE DRC
DOCK TUNER [A] [B] IN OUT 1 OUT 2 2 3 4 PL L C R PR
ENHANCER SLEEP
HD 3
SL SW1 SW SW2 SR
PL SBL SB SBR PR Select the desired sound program (CINEMA
SCENE

1 2 3 4
DSP) or surround decoder suitable for movies,
music, games, sports programs and other uses.

VOLUME • When “STRAIGHT” (straight decode) is enabled, each

PROGRAM MUTE VOLUME

speaker produces each channel audio signal directly (without Playing back from iPod (p.65)
sound field processing). If you play back 5.1-channel audio on
TOP MENU POP-UP/MENU
the 9.1-channel system, no sounds will be heard from the By using a USB cable supplied with iPod, an
surround back and front presence speakers. To check if
optional Yamaha iPod dock or an optional
ON SCREEN OPTION
sounds are properly heard from all speakers, press STEREO
repeatedly to select “9ch Stereo”. Yamaha iPod wireless system, you can enjoy
ENTER
iPod music on this unit.

RETURN DISPLAY
4 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume. ■ Listening to FM/AM radio (p.60)
SPIMP.- Main:Volume
DOCK

■ Playing back music stored on a USB

TAG
HD
STEREO TUNED PRE AMP PARTY MUTE VOLUME
ZONE ZONE ZONE ADAPTIVE DRC
IN OUT 1 OUT 2 2 3 4 PL L C R PR
ENHANCER SLEEP SL SW1 SW SW2 SR
MODE
HD 3 PL SBL SB SBR PR
storage device (p.72)
LIVE
Now the basic setup procedure is complete. ■ Playing back the network contents
CLASSICAL CLUB ENTERTAIN

PRESET (p.75 to p.78)

MOVIE STEREO STRAIGHT STRAIGHT
INPUT
TV
PURE
STEREO If you cannot have surround sound ■ Selecting the input source and
DIRECT

MUTE
TV VOL TV CH

Only the front speakers work on multichannel audio

favorite settings at once (p.53)
Check the digital audio output setting on the BD/DVD
player. For more information, see “What you can do
It may be set to output 2-channel audio (PCM, etc.) only. with this unit” (p.6).

No sound is heard from a specific speaker

See “Troubleshooting” (p.134) in “Owner’s Manual”.

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