Yamaha RX-A1020 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 14)

PREPARATIONS ➤ Connecting speakers En 14

The unit has 7 built-in amplifiers. You can connect 2 to 9 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.19).

Functions of each speaker

• We recommend using front presence speakers to have a full effect of the 3-dimensional sound fields.

However, the unit creates 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 (p.54).

• 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).

Ideal speaker layout

1 Connecting speakers

Caution

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

For details, see “Setting the speaker impedance” (p.16).

Speaker type Abbr. Function

Front (L) 1

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

Front (R) 2

Center 3 Produces center channel sounds (such as movie dialogues and vocals).

Surround (L) 4 Produce surround right/left channel sounds. Surround speakers also

produce surround back channel sounds when no surround back

speakers are connected.

Surround (R) 5

Surround

back (L)

Produce surround back right/left channel sounds.

Surround

back (R)

Front

presence (L)

Produce CINEMA DSP effect sounds. In combination with CINEMA DSP

3D (p.54), the front presence speakers create a natural 3-dimensional

sound field in your room.

Front

presence (R)

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 right/left (or front/rear) sides of the room.

30 cm (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°

Speaker connections

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