A:AnswerYes you should be able to do this. Need to make the receiver discoverable. Follow the directions in the manual. We play music from our iphones through the sound system using Bluetooth.
A:AnswerI had my old Yamaha home theater receiver hooked up the way you describe and I used this method of connection with this new Yamaha RX-V385 and it works just fine.
A:AnswerConnect the red wire to the white input. It should work just fine. If not you'll probably need a y splitter. I have the klipsch 10/300w and that thing is LOUD! Enjoy!
A:AnswerThis Yamaha - 5.1-Ch. 4K Ultra HD A/V home Theater Receiver - Black has a 2 year parts and labor warranty from Yamaha. Keep your sales receipt and register it on-line at Yamaha.com . I had a previous Yamaha Receiver for 7 & 1/2 years that still was working when I decided to replace it with this new receiver. The main reason that I replaced my old receiver was that the new receiver has Bluetooth built in which allows me to wirelessly stream my music from my I-Phone 12 to the receiver.
A:AnswerUnfortunately, you are correct. The optical is an input for connecting other playback devices (TV, DVD, etc). Hopefully your sound bar offers other alternatives.