Optimizing The Speaker Setting For Your Listening Room (Ypao); Using Auto Setup - Yamaha RX-V363 Owner's Manual

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)
This unit employs the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) technology which lets you avoid
troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments automatically. The supplied
optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening
environment.

Using AUTO SETUP

Notes
• Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be output
during the "AUTO SETUP" procedure.
• To achieve the best results, make sure the room is as quiet as
possible while the "AUTO SETUP" procedure is in progress. If
there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be
satisfactory.
1
Make sure of the following check points
before starting the AUTO SETUP operations.
❏
Speakers are connected appropriately.
❏
Headphones are disconnected from this unit.
❏
This unit is turned on.
❏
The connected subwoofer is turned on and the
volume level is set to about half way (or slightly
less).
❏
The crossover frequency controls of the
connected subwoofer is set to the maximum.
VOLUME
MIN
MAX
Controls of a subwoofer (example)
❏
FRONT A speakers are selected as the front
speaker system (see page 30).
❏
The room is sufficiently quiet.
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CROSSOVER
HIGH CUT
MIN MAX
2
Connect the supplied optimizer microphone
to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front
panel.
OPTIMIZER MIC
Y TUNING AUTO/MAN'L
VIDEO
AUDIO SELECT
The following display appears in the front panel
display.
SETUP;;;;;AUTO
3
Place the optimizer microphone at your
normal listening position on a flat level
surface with the microphone heading
upward.
Optimizer microphone
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It is recommended that you use a tripod (etc.) to affix the
optimizer microphone at the same height as your ears would be
when you are seated in your listening position. You can use the
attached screw of a tripod (etc.) to fix the optimizer microphone
to the tripod (etc.).
VIDEO AUX
L AUDIO R PORTABLE
Optimizer
microphone