Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
CONTENTS
BEFORE USING THE UNIT 5
Accessories................................................................................................ 5
How to use this manual............................................................................ 5
Remote control.......................................................................................... 5
Insert the batteries................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Operating range of the remote control........................................................................................................................... 5
FEATURES 6
What you can do with the unit................................................................. 6
Part names and functions...................................................................... 10
Front panel............................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Front display (indicators).................................................................................................................................................... 11
Rear panel................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Remote control....................................................................................................................................................................... 13
PREPARATIONS 14
1 Placing speakers............................................................................... 15
Typical speaker layouts....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Other speaker layouts.......................................................................................................................................................... 18
Presence speaker layout..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Setting the speaker impedance....................................................................................................................................... 21
2 Connecting speakers........................................................................ 22
Connecting speaker cables................................................................................................................................................ 23
Connecting the subwoofer (with built-in amplifier)................................................................................................. 23
Connecting front speakers that support bi-amp connections............................................................................. 23
Connecting Zone B speakers............................................................................................................................................. 23
3 Connecting a TV/playback devices.................................................. 24
Input/output jacks and cables.......................................................................................................................................... 24
Connecting a TV..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting video devices (such as BD/DVD players).............................................................................................. 26
Connecting audio devices (such as CD players)......................................................................................................... 28
Connecting to the jack on the front panel................................................................................................................... 28
4 Connecting the FM/AM antennas.................................................... 29
5 Preparing for connecting to a network........................................... 30
Connecting a network cable............................................................................................................................................. 30
Preparing a wireless antenna............................................................................................................................................ 30
6 Connecting the power cable............................................................ 31
7 Selecting an on-screen menu language.......................................... 32
8 Configuring the necessary speaker settings.................................. 33
9 Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)................ 34
Error messages....................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Warning messages................................................................................................................................................................ 37
10 Connecting to a network wirelessly................................................ 38
Selecting the connection method................................................................................................................................... 38
Connecting the unit to a wireless network.................................................................................................................. 39
Connecting a mobile device to the unit directly (Wireless Direct)...................................................................... 44
11 Setting the MusicCast....................................................................... 46
MusicCast CONTROLLER..................................................................................................................................................... 46
Adding the unit to the MusicCast network.................................................................................................................. 46
PLAYBACK 47
Basic playback procedure...................................................................... 47
Enjoying playback................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Switching information on the front display................................................................................................................. 48
Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch
(SCENE).................................................................................................... 49
Selecting a registered scene.............................................................................................................................................. 49
Registering a scene............................................................................................................................................................... 49
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