Yamaha RX-V3900BL Owner's Manual - Page 34

Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room 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. This unit is equipped with various automatic setup features. You can select the automatic setup features according to your preference. Quick automatic setup (page 30) Use this feature to carry out the automatic setup without using the GUI screen. Basic automatic setup (page 31) Use this feature to optimize the setup of this unit for one listening position. You can also select the parameters to be optimized by the automatic setup. Advanced automatic setup (page 33) Use this feature to optimize the setup of this unit for multiple listening positions. You can also select the parameters to be optimized by the automatic setup. Before starting the automatic setup Make sure of the following check points before starting the automatic 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. Quick automatic setup Use this feature to carry out the automatic setup without using the GUI screen. 1 Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel. AUDIO SELECT/ REC OUT MENU TONE CONTROL ENTER PRESET/TUNING/CH MEMORY SEARCH MODE STEREO/ MONO CATEGORY STRAIGHT EFFECT YPAO SILENT CINEMA MULTI ZONE S VIDEO VIDEO BAND ZONE ON/OFF ZONE CONTROLS ZONE 2 ZONE 3 L AUDIO R OPTICAL PROGRAM OPTIMIZER MIC PHONES VIDEO AUX USB INFO VOLUME CROSSOVER HIGH CUT Omni-directional microphone MIN MAX MIN MAX Controls of a subwoofer (example) The following screen appears in the front panel display. ❏ The room is sufficiently quiet. ❏ Set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FAMP. AUTO SETUP ENTER TO START Notes • Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be output during the automatic setup procedure. • To achieve the best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible while the automatic setup procedure is in progress. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory. Note "View GUI Menu" appears if the GUI menu screen is turned on. In this case, press IMENU to turn off the GUI menu screen or follow "Basic automatic setup" (page 31). 2 Place the optimizer microphone at your normal listening position on a flat level surface with the omni-directional microphone heading upward. 30 En