Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Easy Setup Guide
- Owners Manual
- Supplied Accessories
- Table of Contents
- Features
- Preparations
- General setup procedure
- Placing speakers
- Connecting speakers
- Connecting a TV
- Connecting playback devices
- Connecting the FM/AM antennas
- Connecting to a network (wired LAN connection)
- Connecting recording devices
- Connecting the power cable
- Selecting an on-screen menu language
- Connecting to a network wirelessly (RX-V577 only)
- Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)
- Playback
- Basic playback procedure
- Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch (SCENE)
- Selecting the sound mode
- Selecting a sound program suitable for movies
- Selecting a sound program suitable for music or stereo playback
- Selecting a surround decoder
- Switching to the straight decode mode
- Switching to the direct playback mode
- Enabling Extra Bass
- Enabling Compressed Music Enhancer
- Enjoying stereoscopic sound fields (CINEMA DSP 3D)
- Sound programs suitable for movies (MOVIE)
- Sound programs suitable for music/stereo playback (MUSIC)
- Enjoying sound field effects without surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP)
- Enjoying surround sound with 5 speakers placed in front (Virtual CINEMA FRONT)
- Enjoying surround sound with headphones (SILENT CINEMA)
- Enjoying unprocessed playback
- Enjoying pure high fidelity sound (direct playback)
- Enhancing the bass (Extra Bass)
- Enjoying compressed music with enhanced sound (Compressed Music Enhancer)
- Listening to FM/AM radio
- Playing back iPod music
- Playing back music stored on a USB storage device
- Playing back music stored on media servers (PCs/NAS)
- Listening to Internet radio
- Playing back music with AirPlay
- Playing back music in multiple rooms (RX-V577 only)
- Viewing the current status
- Configuring playback settings for different playback sources (Option menu)
- Configurations
- Configuring various functions (Setup menu)
- Configuring the system settings (ADVANCED SETUP menu)
- ADVANCED SETUP menu items
- Changing the speaker impedance setting (SP IMP.)
- Selecting the remote control ID (REMOTE ID)
- Changing the FM/AM tuning frequency setting (TU)
- Switching the video signal type (TV FORMAT)
- Restoring the default settings (INIT)
- Updating the firmware (UPDATE)
- Checking the firmware version (VERSION)
- Updating the unit’s firmware via the network
- Frequently asked questions
- Error indications on the front display
- Glossary
- Supported devices and file formats
- Video signal flow
- Information on HDMI
- Troubleshooting
- Specs
- Index
- Supplement for Pandora
- Supplement for Spotify
- Scan of CD-ROM
- Warranty
PREPARATIONS ➤ Placing speakers En 12
Select the speaker layout for the number of speakers that you are using and place the speakers and subwoofer in your room. This section describes the representative speaker layout
examples.
*1 RX-V577 only
*2 Place the surround speakers in front and set "Virtual CINEMA FRONT" (p.81) in the "Setup" menu to "On".
• RX-V577 supports 2- to 7.1-channel system, and RX-V477 supports 2- to 5.1-channel speaker system.
• (RX-V577 only)
You can connect two subwoofers (with built-in amplifier) to the unit. Two subwoofers connected to the unit output the same sounds.
1 Placing speakers
Caution
• (U.S.A. and Canada models only)
Under its default settings, the unit is configured for 8-ohm speakers. When connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the unit’s speaker impedance to “6 Ω MIN”. For details, see “Setting the speaker impedance” (p.15).
• (Except for U.S.A. and Canada models)
Use speakers with an impedance of at least 6 Ω.
Speaker type Abbr. Function
Speaker system (the number of channels)
7.1*
1
6.1*
1
5.1
5.1
(Virtual
CINEMA
FRONT)
4.1 3.1 2.1
Front (L) 1
Produce front left/right channel sounds (stereo sounds).
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Front (R) 2 ●●●●●●●
Center 3 Produces center channel sounds (such as movie dialogue and vocals). ●●●● ●
Surround (L) 4
Produce surround left/right channel sounds.
●●●
●*
2
●
Surround (R) 5 ●●●
●*
2
●
Surround back (L)*
1
6
Produce surround back left/right channel sounds.
●
Surround back (R)*
1
7 ●
Surround back*
1
8 Produces sounds mixed from surround back left/right channel sounds. ●
Subwoofer 9
Produces LFE (low-frequency effect) channel sounds and reinforces the bass parts of other channels.
This channel is counted as “0.1”.
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