Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- Accessories
- FEATURES
- PREPARATIONS
- General setup procedure
- Placing speakers
- Connecting speakers
- Connecting a TV
- Connecting playback devices
- Connecting the FM/AM antennas
- Connecting a network cable or preparing the wireless antenna
- Connecting other devices
- Connecting the power cable
- Selecting an on-screen menu language
- Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)
- Connecting to a network device wirelessly
- PLAYBACK
- Basic playback procedure
- Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch (SCENE)
- Selecting the sound mode
- Listening to FM/AM radio
- Playing back music via Bluetooth
- 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 (multi-zone)
- Controlling the unit from a web browser (web control)
- Viewing the current status
- Configuring playback settings for different playback sources (Option menu)
- CONFIGURATIONS
- Configuring input sources (Input menu)
- Configuring the SCENE function (Scene menu)
- Configuring sound programs/surround decoders (DSP Program menu)
- Configuring various functions (Setup menu)
- Viewing information about the unit (Information 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)
- Removing the limitation on HDMI video output (MON.CHK)
- Selecting the HDMI 4K signal format (4K MODE)
- Restoring the default settings (INIT)
- Updating the firmware (UPDATE)
- Checking the firmware version (VERSION)
- Updating the unit’s firmware via the network
- APPENDIX
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• You can turn on the unit automatically when starting playback on iTunes or iPod by
setting “Network Standby” (p.112) in the “Setup” menu to “On”.
• You can edit the network name (the unit’s name on the network) displayed on
iTunes/iPod in “Network Name” (p.113) in the “Setup” menu.
• If you select the other input source on the unit during playback, playback on the
iTunes/iPod stops automatically.
• You can adjust the unit’s volume from the iTunes/iPod during playback. To disable
volume controls from iTunes/iPod, set “Volume Interlock” (p.96) in the “Input” menu
to “Off”.
■ Playback screen
1 Playback indicator
2 Playback information
Displays the artist name, album name, song title, and elapsed/remaining
time.
Use the cursor keys (q/w) to select scrollable information.
3 Operation menu
Press the cursor key (r) to select an item. Press ENTER to confirm the
selection.
• You can use the external device operation keys (a, s, d, f, g) on the
remote control to control playback.
• To control iTunes playback with the remote control of the unit, you need to
configure the iTunes preferences to enable iTunes control from remote speakers
in advance.
Caution
• When you use iTunes/iPod controls to adjust volume, the volume may be
unexpectedly loud. This could result in damage to the unit or speakers. If the
volume suddenly increases during playback, stop playback on the iTunes/iPod
immediately.
Menu Function
Screen Off
Closes the screen display and shows the
background. Press one of the menu operation keys
to redisplay it.
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Menu operation keys
Cursor keys
External device
operation keys