PLAYBACK

Caution

Remove the unit’s power cable from the AC wall outlet before connecting speakers or an external amplifier.
Ensure that the bare wires of the speaker cable do not touch one another or come into contact with the unit’s metal parts. Doing so may damage the unit or the speakers. If the speaker cables short circuit, “Check SP Wires” will appear on the front display when the unit is turned on.

Connecting speakers to play back audio

Connect speakers to play back audio in Zone2 or Zone3. The connection method varies depending on the amplifier being used (the unit or an external amplifier).

Using the unit’s internal amplifier

Connect the speakers placed in Zone2 or Zone3 to the unit with speaker cables. For details, see "Connecting Zone2/3 speakers".

Using an external amplifier

Connect the external amplifier placed in Zone2 or Zone3 to the unit with a stereo pin cable and connect speakers to the external amplifier.

(RX-A3080 only)
You cannot use an external amplifier for Zone2 when the ZONE OUT/PRE OUT jacks are set to output front presence channel audio in "Power Amp Assign" in the “Setup” menu. Also, you cannot use an external amplifier for Zone3 when the ZONE OUT/PRE OUT jacks are configured to output rear presence channel audio.

You can adjust the volume for Zone2 and Zone3 output with the unit. When using an external amplifier with volume control, set "Volume" in the “Setup” menu to “Fixed”.

Connecting an HDMI-compatible device to play back videos/audio

Connect an HDMI-compatible device (such as a TV) to play back videos/audio at Zone2 or Zone4. If you connect an AV amplifier, you can enjoy multichannel playback in another room (Zone4).

To watch videos played back on a video device at Zone2 or Zone4, you need to connect the video device to the unit with an HDMI cable ().
We recommend that you disable HDMI Control on the playback devices connected to the unit.
The “Setup” menu and “Option” menu cannot be used with Zone2 or Zone4, but browsing or play back are possible with a network, USB or Bluetooth connection in Zone2.

To assign the HDMI OUT 3 (ZONE OUT) jack to Zone2 or Zone4, set "HDMI ZONE OUT Assign" in the “Setup” menu to “Zone2” or “Zone4”.

Videos/audio interruptions may happen in another zone when any of the following operations is performed.
- Tuning on/off a TV connected to the unit via HDMI or switching the TV input
- Enabling/disabling a zone output or selecting its input source
- Changing the sound mode or audio settings

Operating the unit from another room (remote connection)

You can operate the unit and external devices from Zone2, Zone3 or Zone4 using the supplied remote control if you connect an infrared signal receiver/emitter to the unit’s REMOTE IN/OUT jacks.

Remote connections between Yamaha products

An infrared signal transmitter is not required if you are using Yamaha products that support remote connections, as the unit does. You can transmit remote control signals by connecting the REMOTE IN/OUT jacks with monaural mini-jack cables and an infrared signal receiver.