Connecting Other Devices; Connecting An External Power Amplifier; Connecting A Device Compatible With The Trigger Function - Yamaha Aventage MusicCast RX-A870BL Owner's Manual

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Connecting other devices

Connect an external power amplifier or a device compatible with the trigger function.

Connecting an external power amplifier

When connecting an external power amplifier (pre-main amplifier) to enhance speaker output,
connect the input jacks of the power amplifier to the PRE OUT jacks of the unit. The same
channel signals are output from the PRE OUT jacks as from their corresponding SPEAKERS
terminals.
Caution
• To prevent the generation of loud noises or abnormal sounds, make sure the followings before
making connections.
– Remove the power cable of the unit and turn off the external power amplifier before connecting
them.
– When using the PRE OUT jacks, do not connect speakers to the corresponding SPEAKERS terminals.
– When using an external amplifier that does not have the volume control bypass, do not connect
other devices (except the unit) to the amplifier.
b c
a
HDMI ( HDCP2.2 ) HDMI NETWORK
(3 NET)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(1 BD/DVD)
PRE OUT
CENTER SUR. BACK SURROUND
SPEAKERS
SINGLE
V 2 EXTRA SP2
SURROUND BACK
O SURROUND CENTER FRONT
/ ZONE2 / BI-AMP
SINGLE
ZONE OUT FRONT SUBWOOFER
ZONE 2
1
2
d e
a
CENTER jack
Outputs center channel sounds.
b
SUR. BACK jacks
Output surround back channel sounds. When using only one external amplifier for the surround back
channel, connect it to the SINGLE jack (L side).
c
SURROUND jacks
Output surround channel sounds.
The unit (rear)
RS-232C
AC IN
EXTRA SP1
F.PRESENCE
/ ZONE2
d
FRONT jacks
Output front channel sounds.
e
SUBWOOFER1-2 jacks
For connecting a subwoofer with built-in amplifier. When 2 subwoofers are connected, the same sound
is output from them.
Connecting a device compatible with the trigger
function
The trigger function can control an external device in conjunction with operating the unit (such
as powering on/off and input selection). If you have a Yamaha subwoofer that supports a
system connection or a device with a trigger input jack, you can use the trigger function by
connecting the external device to the TRIGGER OUT jack with a monaural mini-jack cable.
TRIGGER OUT jack
TRIGGER OUT
TRIGGER OUT 12V 0.1A
12V 0.1A
HDMI (
HDMI OUT
IN
( HDCP2.2 )
1 2
2 1
OUT ARC (1 BD/DVD)
REMOTE
AUDIO 1 ANTENNA
(2 TV) ( 4 RADIO)
FM AM
OPTICAL
AUDIO 2
OPTICAL CENTER
AUDIO 3
AV 1 AV 2
COMPONENT VIDEO VIDEO
COAXIAL
COAXIAL P
Y P B R
ZONE OUT
PHONO AUDIO 4 AUDIO 5 ZONE 2
GND
The unit (rear)
X
You can configure the trigger function settings in "Trigger Output" (p.131) in the "Setup" menu.
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En
System
connector
jack
Yamaha subwoofer that
supports a system connection