Table Of Contents - Yamaha RX-V381 Owner's Manual

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CONTENTS

BEFORE USING THE UNIT

Accessories................................................................................................ 4

How to use this manual............................................................................ 4

Remote control.......................................................................................... 4

Insert the batteries................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Operating range of the remote control........................................................................................................................... 4

FEATURES

What you can do with the unit................................................................. 5

Part names and functions......................................................................... 7

Front panel................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Front display (indicators)....................................................................................................................................................... 8

Rear panel................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Remote control....................................................................................................................................................................... 10

PREPARATIONS

1 Placing speakers............................................................................... 12

Typical speaker layouts....................................................................................................................................................... 13

Other speaker layouts.......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Setting the speaker impedance....................................................................................................................................... 15

2 Connecting speakers........................................................................ 16

Connecting speaker cables................................................................................................................................................ 17

Connecting the subwoofer (with built-in amplifier)................................................................................................. 17

3 Connecting a TV/playback devices.................................................. 18

Input/output jacks and cables.......................................................................................................................................... 18

Connecting a TV..................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Connecting video devices (such as BD/DVD players).............................................................................................. 20

Connecting audio devices (such as CD players)......................................................................................................... 22

Connecting to the jack on the front panel................................................................................................................... 22

4 Connecting the FM/AM antennas.................................................... 23

5 Connecting the power cable............................................................ 23

6 Selecting an on-screen menu language.......................................... 24

7 Optimizing the speaker settings automatically (YPAO)................ 25

Error messages....................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Warning messages................................................................................................................................................................ 28

PLAYBACK

Basic playback procedure...................................................................... 29

Enjoying playback................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Switching information on the front display................................................................................................................. 30

Selecting the input source and favorite settings with one touch

(SCENE).................................................................................................... 31

Selecting a registered scene.............................................................................................................................................. 31

Registering a scene............................................................................................................................................................... 31

Selecting the sound mode..................................................................... 32

Enjoying sound field effects (CINEMA DSP)................................................................................................................. 33

Enjoying unprocessed playback...................................................................................................................................... 35

Enhancing the bass (Extra Bass)....................................................................................................................................... 36

Playing back digitally compressed formats (such as MP3, etc.) with enriched sound (Compressed

Music Enhancer)..................................................................................................................................................................... 36

Listening to FM/AM radio....................................................................... 37

Setting the frequency steps............................................................................................................................................... 37

Selecting a frequency for reception............................................................................................................................... 37

Registering favorite radio stations (presets)................................................................................................................ 38

Radio Data System tuning.................................................................................................................................................. 41

Playing back music stored on a Bluetooth® device.............................. 42

Connecting a Bluetooth® device (pairing).................................................................................................................... 42

Playback of Bluetooth® device contents....................................................................................................................... 43

Disconnecting a Bluetooth® connection....................................................................................................................... 43

Playing back music stored on a USB storage device (Except for USA,

Canada, Australia models)..................................................................... 44

Connecting a USB storage device................................................................................................................................... 44

Playback of USB storage device contents..................................................................................................................... 44