Yamaha RX-Z11 User Guide

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Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)
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Prepara
tion
Use this feature to optimize the sound of this unit to the listening 
room quickly.
1
Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the 
OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel.
“MIC ON” appears in the front panel display.
If “GUI” appears in the front panel display as follows, the menu screen 
(GUI) is displayed in the video monitor and you cannot proceed the 
quick automatic setup. In such a case, press 
NMENU to turn off the 
GUI or use the basic automatic setup procedure (see page 48).
2
Place the optimizer microphone at your normal 
listening position on a flat level surface with the 
omni-directional microphone heading upward.
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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.).
3
Press M
PROGRAM on the front panel to start the 
measurements.
This unit starts the measurements immediately. Loud test tones 
are output from each speaker during the automatic setup 
procedure. During the setup procedure, following messages 
appear in the front panel display.
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To cancel the automatic setup procedure, rotate 
EVOLUME.
• During the automatic setup procedure, do not perform any operation 
on this unit.
• Keep quiet when you leave the room. The necessary time for the 
automatic setup procedure may differ depending on the environment 
of the listening room and connected speakers (from 30 seconds to 5 
minutes).
4
Once this unit completes all measurements and 
adjustments successfully, following message 
appears in the front panel display.
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You can check the detailed results of the measurements by using the 
video monitor. See page 49 for details.
Using the quick automatic setup
Note
MIC
OPTIMIZER
AUDIO SELECT
SPEAKERS
A
B
YPAO
SILENT CINEMA
PHONES
MULTI 
ZONE
STRAIGHT
TUNING MODE
ZONE ON/OFF
MENU
TONE CONTROL
ZONE
CONTROLS
REC OUT/
ZONE 2
MEMORY
BAND
EDIT
PRESET/TUNING
EFFECT
DISPLAY
MAN'L/AUTO
SEARCH MODE
PUSH ENTER
PROGRAM
R
L
OPTICAL
HDMI IN
USB
AUDIO
VIDEO AUX
S VIDEO
VIDEO
ZONE 3
ZONE 4
ZONE 2
Omni-directional 
microphone
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Optimizer microphone
Before proceeding next operation
Once you perform the next operation, this unit starts the 
automatic setup procedure immediately. For more accurate 
measurements, we recommend that you move to the wall where 
speakers are not around.
Notes
If error or warning message appears...
Error message appears in the front panel display. See the 
“Auto Setup” section in “Troubleshooting” on page 152 
for a complete list of error messages and proper remedies.
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