Yamaha YAS-203 Owner's Manual

Playing back audio from a

Bluetooth device on the

sound bar

With the sound bar turned on, press the BLUETOOTH key on the
sound bar’s remote control to select

Bluetooth as the input source.

The BLUETOOTH indicator on the front panel lights up in green.

Turn on the

Bluetooth function of the device.

When

Bluetooth connection is made correctly, the BLUETOOTH indicator of the

sound bar flashes 3 times.

Play back a song on the device.

NOTE

• Perform

Bluetooth connection with the device and sound bar within 10 meters (33 ft) of each other.

• It may be necessary to select “YAS-203 Yamaha” in the

Bluetooth device list again, in the event that a

connection problem occurs. You may have to change the output setting to output audio to the sound bar,
depending on the

Bluetooth device you are using.

• Adjust the volume level of the

Bluetooth device as required.

• If a

Bluetooth device is already connected to the sound bar, terminate that Bluetooth connection, then

connect with the new device.

Terminating

Bluetooth connection

Bluetooth connection is terminated in the following cases. When the sound bar is turned
on and the

Bluetooth connection is terminated, the BLUETOOTH indicator flashes once.

• The

Bluetooth function is turned off on the compatible device.

• The BLUETOOTH key on the sound bar’s remote control is pressed for more than 3 seconds.
• The sound bar is turned off.

Using the

Bluetooth standby mode

The

Bluetooth standby mode allows you to turn on (or off) the sound bar automatically,

that interlocked by the operation of the

Bluetooth device.

With the sound bar turned on, hold down the BLUETOOTH STANDBY
key on the sound bar’s remote control for more than 3 seconds.

Holding down the BLUETOOTH STANDBY key for 3 seconds each time toggles the
mode between enabled and disabled.

When the

Bluetooth standby mode is enabled and the sound bar is turned off, the

STATUS indicator lights up in red. (

Bluetooth standby)

Using the HOME THEATER CONTROLLER application

By installing the dedicated free application “HOME THEATER CONTROLLER” to a
Bluetooth device, such as a smartphone, you can perform various operations easily and
conveniently with the

Bluetooth device.

(Setting items: basic operation, sound-field, sound adjustments)

For details on “HOME THEATER CONTROLLER,” see the product information on our
website.

Lights up

Flashes 3 times

Functions available on

Bluetooth devices with Bluetooth standby mode enabled

Power on interlock function (when the sound bar is turned off)
When

Bluetooth connection is made on the device, the sound bar will turn on and will be ready to play

back sound from the device.

Power off interlock function (when the sound bar is turned on)
The sound bar will be turned off when

Bluetooth connection is terminated on a Bluetooth device. (Only

when BLUETOOTH is selected as the input source.)

Flash 3 times (enabled), flash once (disabled)

Lights up (red)