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Connect a power amplifier and subwoofers (with built-in amplifier) to the unit, and speakers to the power amplifier.
1
Connect the PRE OUT jack of the unit to the main input jack of the
power amplifier for each of 11 channels (
a
or
b
).
When making unbalanced connections (
a
), connect PRE OUT (RCA) jacks of the
unit to the main input (RCA) jacks of the amplifier with audio pin cables (RCA
unbalanced cables).
When making balanced connections (
b
), connect PRE OUT (XLR) jacks of the
unit to the main input (XLR) jacks of the amplifier with XLR balanced cables.
2
Connect the subwoofers (with built-in amplifier) to the SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT 1–2 jacks of the unit with audio pin cables.
3
Connect each speaker to the corresponding speaker terminal of the
power amplifier.
For details on speaker connections, refer to the instruction manuals for your
power amplifier and speakers.
• Depending on your power amplifier, you may be required to change its settings so that audio received
from the unit is come from the speakers connected to the amplifier.
• You can connect 2 subwoofers to the unit and place them on the right/left (or front/rear) sides of the
room. When using 2 subwoofers, configure the “SWFR Layout” setting after connecting the power
cable to an AC wall outlet. For details, refer to “Owner’s Manual”.
• If you have a Yamaha power amplifier that supports the trigger function (such as MX-A5000), you can
control the power amplifier in conjunction with operating the unit (such as powering on/off) by making
a system connection. For details, refer to “Owner’s Manual”.
2
Connecting a power amplifier, speakers and subwoofers
XLR
XLR
a
b
The unit (rear)
Power amplifier
SUBWOOFER
PRE OUT 1–2 jacks
Main input (RCA
or XLR) jacks
PRE OUT (XLR) jacks
Speaker
connections
PRE OUT
(RCA) jacks
• Use a subwoofer equipped with built-in amplifier.
• Before connecting a power amplifier and subwoofers to the unit, remove the power cables of the unit,
power amplifier and subwoofers from the AC wall outlets.
• The pin assignments for the XLR output jacks of the unit are shown below. Before connecting an XLR
balanced cable, refer to the instruction manual of your device and verify that its XLR jacks are compatible
with the pin assignments.
3. COLD
2. HOT
XLR output jacks
1. GND
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