Connection Example
Manual Development Group
© 2018 Yamaha Corporation
Published 07/2018 AM-A0
Home theater system with maximum channels (11.2-ch)
5-ch bi-amp sys
tem
1
2
English
This system enables you to enjoy more high-quality sounds by making bi-amp connections
for all the 5-ch speakers (fig. A). For the center channel, you can also use three center speakers
instead of bi-amp connections (fig. B).
• Move the switches in the direction of the arrows ( ) as illustrated above.
• To make a bi-amp connection for the center speaker (
C
), use any two of CH.1, CH.2 (L), and CH.2 (R) speaker terminals.
HDMI OUT
ARC
1
2 3
HDMI
(1 MOVIE) (5 STB) (6 GAME)
AV 1AV 2AV 3AV 4
(HDCP2.2)
AV 5AV 6AV 7
IN OUT
REMOTE
R
R R R
L
R
L
L L
AV 1AV 2AV 3AV 4
AUDIO 1AUDIO 2AUDIO 3
(7 TV) (3 MUSIC)
(1 MOVIE) (5 STB) (6 GAME)
OPTICAL
4
OPTICAL
3
COAXIAL COAXIAL
2
COAXIAL
1
PHONO
SURROUND SUR BACK SUBWOOFER
CENTER
MULTI CH INPUT
GND
AC IN
REAR
PRESENCE
R
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
FRONT
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
R
SURROUND
R
FRONTFRONT
(REAR) (FRONT)
21
L L L L
SURROUNDCENTER
PRE OUT
FRONT
PRESENCE
AUDIO 4
OPTICAL
1
2
ZONE OUT
ZONE 2ZONE 3
5
6
R L
FM
75Ω
ANTENNA
(
2 RADIO
)
AM
PRE OUT
(REAR)
SUBWOOFER
FRONT
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
FRONT
SURROUND
SURROUND
BACK
(FRONT)
RS-232C
TRIGGER
OUT
1
2
12V 0.1A
MAX. TOTA L
NETWORK
HDMI OUT
(4
NET
)
(8 SERVER)
(HDCP2.2)
(ZONE OUT)
YPRPB
YPRPB
COMPONENT VIDEO
AV 2
(5 STB)
B
AV 1
(1 MOVIE)
A
(HDCP2.2)
AC IN
R
R
R
R
L L
L
L
SPEAKERS
TRIGGER
INPUT
+12V
THROUGH
OUT
AUTO POWER
STANDBY
IMPEDANCE
SELECTOR
OUT
12V 0.1A
OFF
ON
CH.6
CH.5 CH.3
SURROUND SURROUND
CH.6 AMP ASSIGN
REAR
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
BRIDGE
( )
REAR
PRESENCE
SURROUND
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
CENTER
FRONT
PRESENCE
FRONT
L
FRONT FRONTCENTER
CH.5
CH.4
A
CH.3
CH.2
CH.1
SPEAKERS
CH.6
CH.5
CH.4
CH.2
FRONT
FRONT
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
CH.3
CH.1 CH.3 CH.5
CH.4CH.2 CH.6
IN
RR
CH.4 AMP ASSIGNCH.2 AMP ASSIGNCH.2 AMP ASSIGNCH.4 AMP ASSIGNCH.6 AMP ASSIGN
CH.2
FRONT
PRESENCE
CH.4CH.6
FRONT
PRESENCE
L
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
BRIDGE
( )
B
A
B
CH.5 CH.3
CH.3
BRIDGE
CH.1CH.1CH.3
CH.3
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
( )
BRIDGE
( )
CH.5
TRIGGER
+12V
IN
RPR RPLRPL
SR SLSL
FR FLFL
FPLFPLFPR
SBR SBLSBL
C
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
(CX-A5200)
(MX-A5200)
HDMI OUT
ARC
1
2 3
HDMI
(1 MOVIE) (5 STB) (6 GAME)
AV 1AV 2AV 3AV 4
(HDCP2.2)
AV 5AV 6AV 7
IN OUT
REMOTE
R
R R R
L
R
L
L L
AV 1AV 2AV 3AV 4
AUDIO 1AUDIO 2AUDIO 3
(7 TV) (3 MUSIC)
(1 MOVIE) (5 STB) (6 GAME)
OPTICAL
4
OPTICAL
3
COAXIAL COAXIAL
2
COAXIAL
1
PHONO
SURROUND SUR BACK SUBWOOFER
CENTER
MULTI CH INPUT
GND
AC IN
REAR
PRESENCE
R
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
FRONT
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
R
SURROUND
R
FRONTFRONT
(REAR) (FRONT)
21
L L L L
SURROUNDCENTER
PRE OUT
FRONT
PRESENCE
AUDIO 4
OPTICAL
1
2
ZONE OUT
ZONE 2ZONE 3
5
6
R L
FM
75Ω
ANTENNA
(
2 RADIO
)
AM
PRE OUT
(REAR)
SUBWOOFER
FRONT
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
CENTER
SUBWOOFER
FRONT
SURROUND
SURROUND
BACK
(FRONT)
RS-232C
TRIGGER
OUT
1
2
12V 0.1A
MAX. TOTA L
NETWORK
HDMI OUT
(4
NET
)
(8 SERVER)
(HDCP2.2)
(ZONE OUT)
YPRPB
YP
R
P
B
COMPONENT VIDEO
AV 2
(5 STB)
B
AV 1
(1 MOVIE)
A
(HDCP2.2)
AC IN
R
R
R
R
L L
L
L
SPEAKERS
TRIGGER
INPUT
+12V
THROUGH
OUT
AUTO POWER
STANDBY
IMPEDANCE
SELECTOR
OUT
12V 0.1A
OFF
ON
CH.6
CH.5 CH.3
SURROUND SURROUND
CH.6 AMP ASSIGN
REAR
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
BRIDGE
( )
REAR
PRESENCE
SURROUND
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
CENTER
FRONT
PRESENCE
FRONT
L
FRONT FRONTCENTER
CH.5
CH.4
A
CH.3
CH.2
CH.1
SPEAKERS
CH.6
CH.5
CH.4
CH.2
FRONT
FRONT
PRESENCE
REAR
PRESENCE
CH.3
CH.1 CH.3 CH.5
CH.4CH.2 CH.6
IN
RR
CH.4 AMP ASSIGNCH.2 AMP ASSIGNCH.2 AMP ASSIGNCH.4 AMP ASSIGNCH.6 AMP ASSIGN
CH.2
FRONT
PRESENCE
CH.4CH.6
FRONT
PRESENCE
L
SURROUND
BACK
SURROUND
BACK
BRIDGE
( )
B
A
B
CH.5 CH.3
CH.3
BRIDGE
CH.1CH.1CH.3
CH.3
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
( )
BRIDGE
( )
CH.5
TRIGGER
+12V
IN
SR SLSL
FR FLFL
C
C
C
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
XLR
(CX-A5200)
(MX-A5200)
English
By a combination of “AV Pre-Amplifier CX-A5200” and “Power Amplifier MX-A5200”, you can build a
home theater system in a variety of ways. This guide explains four representative connection manners
for example.
• This guide explains connection examples only. For information on each terminal or required switch settings, refer to the instruction manual for
each device.
• Before making connections, remove the power cable of each device.
• You can connect the subwoofers to CX-A5200 using the balanced (XLR) or unbalanced (RCA) jacks.
English
This system enables you to enjoy the highest peak of
CINEMA DSP - an 11.2-channel 3-dimensional sound
field.
SLSL
FR
C
SR
FLFL
SLSL
FR
C
SR
FLFL
(A)
(B)
(CX-A5200)
(MX-A5200)
SLSL
FPR
SR
FPLFPL
C
FLFL
FR
SBLSBL SBR
RPLRPL RPRRPR
(CX-A5200)
(MX-A5200)
• Move the switches in the direction of the arrows ( ) as illustrated above.