Yamaha RXA3040 Owner's Manual

PREPARATIONS

➤ Connecting speakers

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The unit has 9 built-in amplifiers. You can connect 2 to 11 speakers and up to 2 subwoofers to create the favorite acoustic space in your room.
You can also apply bi-amp connections, channel expansion (using an external power amplifier) or multi-zone configurations to enhance your system (p.24).

• Use “Ideal speaker layout” (diagram on the right) as reference. You do not need to exactly adjust the 

speaker layout to this diagram since the YPAO function of the unit will automatically optimize the speaker 
settings (such as distances) to suit the speaker layout.

• When using only one surround back speaker, place it straight behind the listening position (middle of “SBL” 

and “SBR” in the diagram).

• The unit creates front Virtual Presence Speaker (VPS) using the front, center, and surround speakers to 

produce 3-dimensional sound fields even when no front presence speakers are connected. However, we 
recommend using front presence speakers in order to experience the full effect of the sound fields (and 
rear presence speakers for further spatial sounds).

• (RX-A3040 only)

The unit creates rear Virtual Presence Speaker (VPS) using the front, center, and surround speakers to 
produce natural 3-dimensional sound fields when front presence speakers are connected but no rear 
presence speakers.

• Under its default settings, the unit is configured for 8-ohm speakers. When connecting 6-ohm speakers, set the unit’s speaker impedance to “6 

 MIN”. In this case, you can also use 4-ohm speakers as the front speakers. 

For details, see “Setting the speaker impedance” (p.22).

Front (L)

1

Produce front left/right channel sounds (stereo sounds).

Front (R)

2

Center 

3

Produces center channel sounds (such as movie dialogues and 
vocals).

Surround (L)

4

Produce surround left/right channel sounds. Surround speakers 
also produce surround back channel sounds when no surround 
back speakers are connected.

Surround (R)

5

Surround back (L)

6

Produce surround back left/right channel sounds.

Surround back (R)

7

Front presence (L)

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Produce CINEMA DSP effect sounds. In combination with CINEMA 
DSP HD³ (RX-A3040) or CINEMA DSP 3D (RX-A2040) (p.71), the 
presence speakers create a natural 3-dimensional sound field in 
your room.

Front presence (R)

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Rear presence (L)

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Rear presence (R)

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Subwoofer

9

Produces LFE (low-frequency effect) channel sounds and 
reinforces bass parts of other channels.
This channel is counted as “0.1”. You can connect 2 subwoofers to the 
unit and place them on the left/right (or front/rear) sides of the room.

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2

3

9

4

6

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5

9

R

7

0.3 m (1 ft) or more

1.8 m

(5.9 ft)

0.5 to 1 m

(1.6 to 3.3 ft)

1.8 m
(5.9 ft)

0.5 to 1 m

(1.6 to 3.3 ft)

10°~30°

10°~30°

1.8 m

(5.9 ft)

1.8 m
(5.9 ft)