CONTENTS
BEFORE USING THE UNIT 8
How to use this manual............................................................................ 8
How to use this manual......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Checking the accessories.......................................................................... 8
Checking the accessories...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Using the remote control......................................................................... 9
Insert the batteries in the remote control....................................................................................................................... 9
Operating range of the remote control........................................................................................................................... 9
FEATURES 10
What you can do with the unit............................................................... 10
Part names and functions...................................................................... 12
Part names and functions of the front panel............................................................................................................... 12
Part names and functions of the front display............................................................................................................ 14
Part names and functions of the rear panel................................................................................................................. 15
Part names and functions of the remote control....................................................................................................... 16
PREPARATIONS 17
1 Connecting speakers........................................................................ 17
Names and functions of speakers.................................................................................................................................... 17
Speaker systems and speakers to be connected....................................................................................................... 18
Speaker requirements.......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Setting the speaker impedance....................................................................................................................................... 19
Cable requirements.............................................................................................................................................................. 19
How to connect speakers................................................................................................................................................... 19
How to place speakers (speaker systems).................................................................................................................... 21
Advanced speaker systems................................................................................................................................................ 27
2 Connecting a TV................................................................................ 30
HDMI connection with a TV............................................................................................................................................... 30
HDMI connection with another TV or a projector..................................................................................................... 30
3 Connecting playback devices.......................................................... 31
HDMI connection with a video device such as a BD/DVD player......................................................................... 31
Connection other than HDMI with a playback device............................................................................................. 31
Connecting to the jack on the front panel................................................................................................................... 33
4 Connecting the radio antennas....................................................... 34
Connecting the FM/AM antennas (Except for U.K., Europe, Russia and Australia models)........................ 34
Connecting the DAB/FM antenna (U.K., Europe, Russia and Australia models)............................................. 35
5 Preparing for connecting to a network........................................... 36
Preparing for connecting to a network......................................................................................................................... 36
Connecting a network cable (wired connection)...................................................................................................... 36
Preparing wireless antennas (wireless connection).................................................................................................. 37
6 Connecting other devices................................................................ 37
Connecting an external power amplifier...................................................................................................................... 37
Connecting a device compatible with the trigger function.................................................................................. 38
7 Plugging in the power cable............................................................ 39
Plugging in the power cable............................................................................................................................................. 39
8 Selecting the on-screen menu language........................................ 40
Selecting the on-screen menu language...................................................................................................................... 40
9 Configuring the necessary speaker settings.................................. 41
Assigning speaker configuration..................................................................................................................................... 41
Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO).......................................................................................... 42
Checking the YPAO measurement results.................................................................................................................... 44
Reloading the previous YPAO adjustments................................................................................................................. 45
Error messages from YPAO................................................................................................................................................ 46
Warning messages from YPAO......................................................................................................................................... 47
10 Setting MusicCast............................................................................. 48
What is MusicCast.................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Using MusicCast CONTROLLER......................................................................................................................................... 48
Adding the unit to the MusicCast network.................................................................................................................. 48
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