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Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Yamaha RX-A2020 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Yamaha RX-A2020, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Yamaha service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Yamaha RX-A2020.
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Check that the following accessories are supplied with the product. The following cables (not supplied ) are r equired to build the system described in this document. • Speaker cables (x9) • HDMI cable (x2) • Audio pin cable (x1) • Digital optical cable or ste reo pin cable (x1*) * Not requir ed if your TV supports ARC (Audio Return Channel[...]
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2 Set up the speakers in the room using the following diagram as a reference. For information on speaker systems other t han 9.1-channel system, refer to “Owner’ s Manual”. 2 Placing speakers ER 12 3 9 45 67 10° to 30° 10° to 30° 1 Front speaker (L) 2 Front speaker (R) 3 Center speaker 4 Surround speaker (L) 5 Surround speaker (R) 6 Surro[...]
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En 3 ■ Connecting speaker cables Speaker cables have two wires. One is for connecting the negative (–) terminals of the unit and the speaker , and the other is for the positive (+) terminals. If the wires ar e colored to pr event confusion, connect the black wir e to the negative and the ot her wire to the positive terminals. a Remove approxima[...]
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4 En 3 Connect the surround back speaker s ( 6 / 7 ) to the SURR OUND BA CK ( / / ) terminals. 4 Connect the front presence speakers ( E / R ) to the EXTRA SP 1 ( / / ) terminals. 5 Connect the subwoof er ( 9 ) to the SUBWOOFER (1) jack. 1 2 ZONE OUT/PRE OUT CENTER SUBWOOFER ZONE 2 / F.PRESENSE ZONE 3 / R.PRESENSE FRONT SURROUND SUR. BACK SPEAK[...]
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En 5 4 C onnec ting external devices INPUT MAIN ZONE VOLUME PURE DIRECT NETWORK DC OUT 5V 0.5A ( 3 NET ) MONITOR OUT/ ZONE OUT HDMI OUT ARC (ZONE OUT) 12 HDMI (1 BD/DVD) AV 1 AV 2 AV 3 AV 4 AV 5 AV 6 AV 7 TRIGGER OUT 1 2 RS-232C YP B P R YP B P R YP B P R MONITOR OUT/ZONE OUT IN OUT IN OUT AV 1 AV 3 REMOTE 12 COMPONENT VIDEO A AV 2 B C AV 4 D AV OU[...]
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6 En The Y amaha Paramet ric room Acoustic Optimizer (YP AO) function detects speaker connections, measures the distances from them to your listening position(s), and t hen au tomatically optimizes t he speaker settings, such as volume balance and acoustic parameters, to suit your room. Preparing for Y P AO 5 Optimizing the speak er settings automa[...]
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En 7 3 Use the cursor keys to select “Save/Cancel” and press ENTER. 4 Use the cursor keys to select “SA VE” and press ENTER. 5 Disconnect the YP A O microphone fr om the unit. This completes optimi zation of the speak er settings. Follow the procedure below to check the speaker connections. Depending on the type of speakers or room environm[...]
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© 2012 Yamaha Corporatio n Printe d in Malay sia ZC34940 Now let’ s play back a BD/DVD. We recommend playing back multichannel audio (5.1-channel or more) to feel surround sound produced by the unit. 1 Press A V 1 to select “A V 1” as the input source. 2 Start playback on the BD/D VD pla yer . 3 Press STRAIGHT rep eatedly to select “STRAIG[...]