Yamaha RX-Z11 User Manual

Use the Pure Direct mode to enjoy the pure fidelity sound of the 
selected source. When the Pure Direct mode is activated, this unit 
plays back the selected source with the least circuitry.

Press C

PURE DIRECT (or MPURE DIRECT) to turn 

on or off the Pure Direct mode.
The 

CPURE DIRECT button on the front panel lights up and the 

front panel display automatically turns off while this unit is in the 
Pure Direct mode.

• When you set Audio input jack selects to “Auto”, “HDMI”, or “Coax/Opt” 

(see page 56) and play back the bitstreams or multi-channel PCM sources, 
this unit activates the corresponding decoder.

• The following operations are not possible when this unit is in the Pure 

Direct mode:
– switching the sound field program
– displaying the GUI menu
– operating video functions (video conversion, etc.)

• The Pure Direct mode is automatically canceled whenever this unit is 

turned off.

• When you set “Pure Direct” in “Manual Setup” to “Video On”, you can 

display the video images of the current input source (see page 106). You 
cannot use the GUI menu while this unit is un the Pure Direct mode even if 
“Pure Direct” in “Manual Setup” to “Video On”

• While this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, you cannot activate Zone 2, 

Zone 3, and Zone 4, and when this unit is in the Pure Direct mode, Zone 2, 
Zone 3, and Zone 4 are automatically tuned off.

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The front panel display turns on momentarily when an operation is 
performed.

Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for the front 
L/R and center speaker channels and the subwoofer channel.

Press Q

TONE CONTROL on the front panel.

Press M

PROGRAM repeatedly to select the high-

Rotate M

PROGRAM to adjust the high-frequency 

response (TREBLE), or the low-frequency response 
(BASS).
Control range: –6.0 dB to +6.0 dB

• If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or the low-frequency sound 

to an extreme level, the tonal quality of the surround speakers may not 
match that of the front L/R and center speakers and the subwoofer.

• TONE CONTROL is not effective when PURE DIRECT or the THX 

Surround mode is selected, or when MULTI CH is selected as the input 
source.

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Use “Tone Control” parameter in “Sound” menu to adjust the balance of 
bass and treble output to your speakers or headphones by using GUI menu. 
See page 105 for details.

You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a 
music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at 
the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

This operation will override the level adjustments made in “Auto Setup” 
(see page 46) and “Speaker Level” (see page 102).

Press 8

LEVEL on the remote control repeatedly to 

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Once you press 8LEVEL on the remote control, you can also select 
the speaker by pressing 9k / n.

Press 9l / h to adjust the speaker output level.
• Press 9h to increase the value.
• Press 9l to decrease the value.
Control range: –10.0 dB to +10.0 dB

Before performing the following operation, set the operation mode 
selector on the remote control to FAMP.

FRONT L

Front left speaker

FRONT R

Front right speaker

CENTER

Center speaker

SUR. L

Surround left speaker

SUR. R

Surround right speaker

SB L

Surround back left speaker

SB R

Surround back right speaker

SWFR L

Subwoofer left

SWFR R

Subwoofer right

FP L

Front presence left speaker

FP R

Front presence right speaker

RP L

Rear presence left speaker

RP R

Rear presence right speaker