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 ➤ Connecting playback devices En 22
■ Composite video connection
Connect a video device to the unit with a video pin cable and an audio cable (digital
coaxial or stereo pin cable). Choose a set of input jacks (on the unit) depending on the
audio output jacks available on your video device.
If you select the input source by pressing AV 3–6, the video/audio played back on the
video device will be output from the unit.
• To watch videos input to the AV 3–6 (VIDEO) jacks, you need to connect your TV to the MONITOR OUT
(VIDEO) jack of the unit (p.21).
■ Changing the combination of video/audio input jacks
If the combination of video/audio input jacks available on the unit does not match your
video device, change its combination according to the output jacks of your device. You
can connect a video device that has the following video/audio output jacks.
❑ Necessary setting
For example, if you have connected a video device to AV 2 (COMPONENT VIDEO) and
AV 5 (AUDIO) jacks of the unit, change the combination setting as follows.
Output jacks on video device
Input jacks on the unit
Video Audio
Composite video
Digital coaxial AV 3 (VIDEO + COAXIAL)
Analog stereo AV 4–6 (VIDEO + AUDIO)
Digital optical
You need to change the combination of
video/audio input jacks (p.22).
AV 1
AV 2
AV 3
AV 5
AV 6
OPTICAL COAXIAL COAXIAL
(
TV
)
COMPONENT
VIDEO
COMPONENT
VIDEO
P
B
Y
VIDEO
AV
MONITOR OUT
OUT
AV 4
P
R
P
B
Y
P
R
FM
ANTENNA
AM
HDMI 1
(
BD/DVD
)
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
HDMI 4
(
RADIO
)
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT
2
1
HDMI 5
HDMI
OUT
ARC
R
L
COAXIAL
R
L
COAXIAL
VIDEO
VIDEO
CC
L
R
L
R
V
V
The unit (rear)
AV 3–6 (VIDEO) jack
Video output
(composite video)
Video device
Audio output
(digital coaxial or analog stereo)
Any of AV 3 (COAXIAL) jack,
AV 4–6 (AUDIO) jacks
Output jacks on video device Input jacks on the unit
Video Audio Video Audio
HDMI
Digital optical HDMI 1–6 AV 1 (OPTICAL)
Digital coaxial HDMI 1–6 AV 2–3 (COAXIAL)
Analog stereo HDMI 1–6 AV 4–6 (AUDIO)
Component video Analog stereo
AV 1–2
(COMPONENT
VIDEO)
AV 4–6 (AUDIO)
Composite video Digital optical AV 3–6 (VIDEO) AV 1 (OPTICAL)
AV 1
AV 2
AV 3
AV 5
AV 6
OPTICAL COAXIAL COAXIAL
(
TV
)
COMPONENT
VIDEO
P
B
Y
VIDEO
AV 4
P
R
F
M
ANTENNA
AM
HDMI 1
(
BD/DVD
)
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
HD
M
(
RADIO
)
HDMI
OUT
ARC
AV 5
R
L
AUDIO
L
R
L
R
PR
PB
Y
COMPONENT
VIDEO
P
R
P
B
Y
P
R
P
B
Y
AV 2 (COMPONENT VIDEO) jacks
Video output
(component video)
AV 5 (AUDIO) jacks
Video device
Audio output
(analog stereo)
The unit (rear)
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