HD HD 3 PRE AMP VIRTUAL SILENT YPAO ENHANCER CINEMA

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1 RECOUT indicator Lights up when this unit is in the recording input source selecting mode (see page 62). 2 HDMI indicator Lights up when the signal of the selected input source is input at one of the HDMI input jacks (see page 28). HDMI indicator also lights up when Standby Through is set to On and this unit is in the standby mode (see page 94). 3 Front/rear USB port indicator Lights up according to the setting of USB Select (see page 83). F: Front USB port is selected. R: Rear USB port is selected. 4 Battery charge indicator Lights up when this unit charges the battery of the stationed iPod in the standby mode of this unit (see page 64). 5 Input source indicators The corresponding cursor lights up to show the currently selected input source. Note
NET indicator also lights up when NET STANDBY in Advanced setup is set to YES and this unit is in the standby mode (see page 119).
8 SP A B indicators Lights up according to the set of front speakers activated (see page 51). SP A: The FRONT A speakers are activated. SP B: The FRONT B speakers are activated. SP A B: The FRONT A and B speakers are activated. 9 Headphones indicator Lights up when headphones are connected (see page 51). 0 Multi-information display Shows the name of the current sound field program and other information when adjusting or changing settings. A Decoder indicators The respective indicator lights up when any of the decoders of this unit function. B DSP indicators The respective indicator lights up when any of the sound field programs are selected. CINEMA DSP HD indicator Lights up when you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 54). HD indicator Lights up when the CINEMA DSP HD mode is active (see page 60). C VIRTUAL indicator Lights up when the Virtual CINEMA DSP mode is active (see page 60).
6 Sound field indicators Light up to indicate the active sound fields (see page 54). 7 Input signal indicators The respective indicator lights up when this unit is reproducing DSD (Direct Stream Digital), PCM (Pulse Code Modulation), WMA (Windows Media Audio), MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3), or AAC (MPEG-4 AAC) audio signals.

D YPAO indicator Lights up when you run Auto Setup and when the speaker settings set in Auto Setup are used without any modifications (see page 42). E ENHANCER indicator Lights up when the Compressed Music Enhancer mode is selected (see page 59). F PRE AMP indicator Lights up when this unit is in the pre-amplifier mode (see page 120). G SILENT CINEMA indicator Lights up when headphones are connected and a sound field program is selected (see page 60). H SLEEP indicator Lights up while the sleep timer is on (see page 52). I VOLUME level indicator Indicates the current volume level. y
When the audio output is muted, the VOLUME level indicator flashes (see page 50).
J Input channel and speaker indicators
Input channel indicators Presence speaker indicators

FPR SL

RPR SBL SB SBR
Input channel indicators Indicate the channel components of the current digital input signal. Light up or flash according to the settings of the speakers when this unit is in the auto setup procedure (see page 42) or the speaker level setting procedure in the Speaker Level (see page 86). Presence speaker indicators Light up according to setting for Front Presence and Rear Presence (see page 84) in Speaker Set when this unit is in the auto setup procedure (see page 42) or the speaker level setting procedure in the Speaker Level (see page 86). y
You can make settings for the presence and surround back speakers automatically by running Auto Setup (see page 42) or manually by adjusting settings for Front Presence, Rear Presence (see page 84), and Surround Back (see page 84) in Speaker Set.
K ZONE2/ZONE3/ZONE4 indicators Lights up when Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 is turned on (see page 111).
Optimizing the speaker setting for your listening room (YPAO)
This unit employs the YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) technology which lets you avoid troublesome listening-based speaker setup and achieves highly accurate sound adjustments automatically. The supplied optimizer microphone collects and this unit analyzes the sound your speakers produce in your actual listening environment. This unit is equipped with various automatic setup features. You can select the automatic setup features according to your preference. Quick automatic setup Use this feature to carry out the automatic setup quickly. You can optimize the basic parameters of the sound in the listening room automatically. P. 43

appears when no speaker is connected to the corresponding speaker channel or this unit does not measure the corresponding speaker channel yet. If you change speakers, speaker positions, or the layout of your listening environment, run Auto Setup again to recalibrate your system. The distances displayed in the Distance results may be longer than the actual distance depending on the characteristics of your subwoofer or external amplifiers if you connect them. In the Equalizing results, different values may be set for the same band to provide finer adjustments. Even if you change the setting of PEQ Select, the equalizer type that is displayed in Equalizing is not changed.
Distance (Speaker distance) Size (Speaker size)
Once you finish the review of the result of the automatic setup, press 9l repeatedly to exit from the automatic setup menu.
You can also set the parametric equalizer type by using Parametric EQ in Manual Setup (see page 87). You can set the connected subwoofer phases by using Phase in Manual Setup (see page 85).
Equalizing (Speaker equalizing)
Using advanced automatic setup
You can use the multiple-point measurement feature to optimize up to eight listening positions in a listening room and speaker angle measurement feature to optimize the speakers for the effects of the sound field programs. Notes
Before starting the operations, prepare the supplied microphone base. You can make fine adjustments of this unit by using the multiple-point measurement and speaker angle measurement features, however it takes from 30 seconds to 3 minutes to make the measurements at each listening point.

Level (Speaker level)

The following listening room is set as the example in the following instructions.
Standing Wave (Standing wave cancelling) Angle (Speaker angle)
You can reload the displayed result of the automatic setup by pressing 9ENTER. The results of the measurement that are the causes of the warning message(s) appear in red.
1/2/3/4/5/6/7: Listening positions
Turn on the connected video monitor. Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to this unit and then place the microphone appropriately. Refer to the steps 1 and 2 of Using the quick automatic setup on page 43. First, place the optimizer microphone to the listening position 1.
Press IMENU on the remote control. Following menu screen appears in the video monitor.
Press 9ENTER to start the measurement at the next listening position. y

Do a test recording before you start an actual recording. If you play back a video source that uses scrambled or encoded signals to prevent it from being dubbed, the picture itself may be disturbed due to those signals.
Turn on all the connected components. Press L REC OUT/ZONE2 until the RECOUT indicator lights up in the front panel display. This unit in the recording source selecting mode.
Rotate I PROGRAM to select the source component you want to record from. Carry out the operation while the RECOUT indicator is lit. y
Select SOURCE to record the currently selected input source.
Start playback on the selected source component or select a broadcast station. Start recording on the recording component.

Controlling iPod... 64

Navigating the network and USB menus... Using a PC server or Yamaha MCX-2000.. Using the Internet Radio.... Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player.. Using shortcut buttons.... 70

Using iPod

Once you have stationed your iPod in a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal on this unit (see page 36), you can enjoy playback of your iPod using the supplied remote control. You can also use the Compressed Music Enhancer mode of this unit to enhance the sound quality of the compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) stored on your iPod (see page 59). Notes
Only iPod (Click and Wheel), iPod nano, and iPod mini are supported. Some features may not be compatible depending on the model or the software version of your iPod.
For a complete list of status messages that appear in the front panel display and video monitor, see the iPod section in Troubleshooting on page 126. Once your iPod is stationed in a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal on this unit, this unit begins signal transmission with your iPod. Once the connection between your iPod and this unit is complete, iPod connected appears in the front panel display. Your iPod battery is automatically charged when your iPod is stationed in a Yamaha iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately) connected to the DOCK terminal on this unit as long as this unit is turned on. You can also select whether this unit charges the battery of the stationed iPod or not when this unit is in the standby mode by selecting the Standby Charge parameter in iPod (see page 93). While the stationed iPod is being charged in the standby mode of this unit, the battery charge indicator (see page 40) appears in the front panel display. Once the charge is complete (or after 4 hours from the start of the charge), the indicator disappears.

Front Input (Front left and right channels input jacks) If you selected 8ch in Input Channels, you can select analog jacks at which front left and right channel signals from an external decoder will be input. Choices: CD, CD-R, MD/TAPE, BD/HD DVD, DVD, DTV, CBL/SAT, DVR, VCR, V-AUX Note
If you have renamed an input source in Rename (see page 82), the name of the input source appears in the choices of this parameter.

Manual Setup (Basic)

Use this menu to manually adjust any speaker setting. y
Most of the parameters described in the basic menu are set automatically when you run Auto Setup. You can use the basic menu to make further adjustments, but we recommend running Auto Setup first. You can reset these parameters by performing the Auto Setup procedure (see page 42). If your subwoofer can adjust the output volume and the crossover frequency, set the volume to about half way (or slightly less) and set the crossover frequency to the maximum.

BGV (Back ground video)

Use this feature to select the video source played in the background of the sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

Test Tone (Test tone)

Turns the test tone output on or off for Speaker Set, Speaker Distance, and Speaker Level settings.
This unit does not output the test tone for the Speaker Set, Speaker Level, and Speaker Distance settings. This unit outputs the test tone for the Speaker Set, Speaker Level, and Speaker Distance settings. While Test Tone is set to On, the volume level is automatically set to 0 dB.
Selects the corresponding input source as the background BD/HD DVD, DTV, CBL/SAT, video source. DVD, DVR, VCR, V-AUX

Last Off

Automatically selects the last selected video source as the background video source. Does not play the video source in the background.
Loud test tones will be output when On is selected. In this case, make sure no children are present in the listening room. This function is automatically turned off if you exit Basic.
Play Style (Playback styles)
Use this feature to adjust the playback style according to your preference. You can shuffle songs in a random order or repeat one specific song or a sequence of songs. Repeat (Repeat) Use this feature to set this unit to repeat one song or a sequence of songs.

The connected monitor is not compatible with the resolution of the input video signal.

Language

Manual (Manual)

Choice High Low Function

Sends the voltage signals. Stops sending the voltage signals.
Use this feature to select the language of the menu items and messages. (Japanese), Choices: English (English), Franais (French), Deutsch (German), Espaol (Spanish), (Russian) y
You can also select the language using the LANGUAGE parameter in Advanced setup in the front panel display (see page 120).
Signal Info. (Input signal information)
You can display the format, sampling frequency, channel, bit rate and flag data of the current input signal.

(Russian)

GUI menu

Zone OSD

Audio Info. (Audio information)

Format

Signal format. When this unit cannot detect a digital signal, it automatically switches to analog input. The number of samples per second taken from a continuous signal to make a discrete signal. The number of source channels in the input signal (front/surround/LFE). For example, a multi-channel soundtrack with 3 front channels, 2 surround channels and LFE, is displayed as 3/2/0.1. The number of bits passing a given point per second. The dialogue normalization level preset to the current input bitstream signal (see page 131). Flag data encoded in the bitstream, or PCM signals that cue this unit to automatically switch decoders (Surround EX, etc.).
(Japanese) Other languages

Sampling

Channel
The selected language is displayed. The selected language is not displayed. The menu items and messages are displayed in English.

Bitrate Dialogue

Flag1/Flag2
appears when this unit cannot display the corresponding information. Some high definition audio bitstream contents may not include the discrete surround back left and right channel signals but are encoded at the bitrate of 192 kHz. Even if you make settings to output bitstreams directly, some players convert the Dolby TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus bitstreams to the Dolby Digital bitstreams, while converting the DTS-HD Master Audio or DTS-HD High Resolution Audio bitstreams to the DTS bitstreams.
Video Info. (Video information)

HDMI Signal

Type of the source video signals and the video signals output at the HDMI OUT jack on this unit. Resolution of the input signal (analog or HDMI) and the output signal (HDMI). Resolution of the source video signals and the analog video signals output at the COMPONENT MONITOR OUT jacks of this unit. Error message for HDMI sources or connected HDMI devices. See page 124 for details.

HDMI Resolution

Analog Resolution
HDMI Error (HDMI Message)
Saving and recalling the system settings (System Memory)
Use this feature to save and recall up to 10 of your favorite setting for the main zone. You can also save up to four of your favorite settings for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4.

Press 9k / n repeatedly to select System Memory and then press 9h. The System Memory menu appears in the video monitor.
Saving the current system settings
Main Zone2 Zone3 Main Load Main Save Main Rename
Saving by the 7 SYSTEM MEMORY buttons
You can save the current system settings stored in Memory1 to Memory4 by pressing the corresponding 7SYSTEM MEMORY buttons. Press and hold one of the 7 SYSTEM MEMORY buttons on the remote control for 4 seconds. MEMORY 1 SAVE (example) appears in the front panel display, and then this unit saves the current system setting to the corresponding memory number.
Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired zone and then press 9h. In the following example, you select Main (main zone). The list of the memory number appears in the video monitor.
Main Load Main Save Memory1 Memory2 Memory3

Main Rename

If system settings are already saved in the selected memory number, this unit overwrites the old system settings. To save the system settings for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4, press HZONE on the remote control repeatedly to select the operation zone setting of the remote control and then press and hold the desired 7SYSTEM MEMORY button for 4 seconds. You can save the system settings for the selected Zone only when the zone is turned on. This unit saves the parameters in the groups you select by using the GUI menu when you save the parameters by using the 7SYSTEM MEMORY buttons.
Press 9k / n repeatedly to select Main Save and then press 9h. The following menu appears in the video monitor.
Main Save Input/HDMI Out Audio Volume SP Config Video Option Save
Saving by the GUI menu operation
You can save the current system settings stored in Memory1 to Memory10 by using the System Memory menu in the GUI menu.

Memory1 Memory2 Memory3

Press I MENU on the remote control. The top menu appears in the video monitor.
Group of the system parameters
Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired memory number (Memory1 to Memory10 or Memory4) and then press 9h. The list of the saved items appears in the video monitor.

You can cancel the saving by pressing 9l.
Press I MENU again to exit from the GUI menu.
Press 9 h repeatedly to select OK and press 9 ENTER when complete. y Repeat steps 5 to 7 to rename each input.
Renaming the stored settings
Use this feature to rename the stored settings. The name of each memory number appears in the GUI menu or front panel display.
Press I MENU on the remote control. The top menu appears in the video monitor. Press 9k / n repeatedly to select System Memory and then press 9h. The System Memory menu appears in the video monitor. Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired zone and then press 9h. In the following example, Main is selected.
If you change the setting of Language (see page 95) or LANGUAGE (see page 120), the name of each system memory are automatically set to the initial name of the selected language.
Saved parameters for the main zone
The groups of the system parameters indicated in bold are the groups that is saved in the initial setting. Group
Input/HDMI Out * Audio Select Decoder Mode

Input source

Saved parameters for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4
Parameter Input Descriptions
Input source * Volume level Tone control settings

Parameters

Volume Tone Control
* The playing status of the network/USB sources (selected radio station, etc.) is also saved.
HDMI OUT SEL Audio Stereo/Surround
Pure Direct on/off EXTD SUR. setting
Loading the stored system settings
Before performing the following operations, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to F AMP. This unit overwrites the stored settings to the current settings of this unit. If you do not want to erase the current settings, save the current settings to any System Memory number in advance.
Adaptive DRC Adaptive DSP Lvl LFE Level Dynamic Range Tone Control Pure Direct

CINEMA DSP HD ON/OFF

Loading by the 7 SYSTEM MEMORY buttons
You can recall the system settings stored in Memory1 to Memory4 by pressing the corresponding 7SYSTEM MEMORY buttons. y
To recall the system settings for Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4, press HZONE on the remote control repeatedly to select the operation zone setting of the remote control in advance. You can recall the system settings for the selected zone only when the zone is turned on.

Exit: ENTER

Press 9k / n repeatedly to select the desired speaker terminals and then 9l / h repeatedly to select the desired zone you want to use the speaker connected to the selected speaker terminals. When PREAMP MODE in the advanced setup is set to OFF (see page 120), FRONT, CENTER, SUR. and S.BACK are fixed to M (the main zone). To make the system of the example (see page 111), set Zone SP Assign as follows:
M 4 F.PRNS EXTRA FRONT CENTER SUR. S.BACK R.PRNS
Zone indications M: Main zone 2: Zone 2 3: Zone 3 4: Zone 4
No indicator flashes when the main zone is selected.
ZONE2 Controls the Zone 2 functions. ZONE3 Controls the Zone 3 functions. ZONE4 Controls the Zone 4 functions. y
You must complete this step within 10 seconds while the selected zone flashes in the front panel display. Otherwise, the currently selected zone mode is automatically canceled. In this case, press KZONE CONTROLS again. The initial setting is ZONE2 when Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 are turned on.
Speaker terminal indications F.PRNS: FRONT PRESENCE speaker terminals EXTRA: EXTRA SP speaker terminals FRONT: FRONT A speaker terminals CENTER: CENTER speaker terminals SUR.: SURROUND speaker terminals S.BACK: SUR.BACK speaker terminals R.PRNS: REAR PRESENCE speaker terminals

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Perform the operations in the selected zone. For further operations, refer to the following pages:
Descriptions Selecting the input source Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 Adjusting the volume level of Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 Adjusting the tonal quality of Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4
Operate the following operations after activating the Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4 operation mode.
Selecting the input source Zone 2, Zone 3, or Zone 4
Rotate the D INPUT selector on the front panel (or set the operation mode selector to F AMP and then press one of the input selector buttons (3 )) to select the input source of the selected zone. Select DOCK as the input source to use the iPod features in the selected zone. For details about the iPod operations, see Using iPod on page 64. Select NET/USB as the input source to use the network/USB operations features in the selected zone. For details about the iPod operations, see Using Network/USB features on page 66. Notes
The selected input sources are shared across all zones. If you set the recording source other than SOURCE (see page 62), the input source of Zone 2 is fixed to the source you set as the recording source.

The USB device cannot be recognized. This unit does not recall the correct item by using numeric buttons (1-8). This unit does not recall the selected item by using numeric buttons (1-8).
Some devices may become easier to recognize when they are inserted before turning this unit on. Connect the USB device that stores the preset item. Preset the desired item to the numeric button (1-8) again. Connect the correct USB device properly. Turn on the PC or MCX-2000. Try again when the selected Internet Radio is providing the service. Preset other Internet Radio stations.

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Status message Please wait (Starting Server) Connect error
This unit is in the middle of waking up MCX-2000 that has been set to the standby mode. There is a problem with the signal path from your network to this unit.
Wait for approximately 20 seconds. Check the connection between this unit and the LAN port on your router or hub. Make sure your router is properly connected and turned on. Also, make sure your modem is properly connected and turned on when you are attempting to listen to Internet Radio.

Disconnected

Your USB storage device or USB portable audio player has been disconnected from the USB port on this unit.
Check the connection between this unit and your USB storage device or USB portable audio player.
The PC server or MCX-2000 previously connected Connect this unit to the available PC server or MCX-2000. to this unit no longer exists. There is a problem with the signal path from your USB storage device or USB portable audio player to this unit. Turn off this unit and reconnect your USB storage device or USB portable audio player to the USB port on this unit. Try resetting your USB storage device or USB portable audio player. Try another USB storage device or USB portable audio player. Turn off this unit and reconnect your USB storage device or USB portable audio player to the USB port on this unit. Try resetting your USB storage device or USB portable audio player.

Access error

This unit cannot access your USB storage device or USB portable audio player. There is a problem with the signal path from your USB storage device or USB portable audio player to this unit.

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Status message Unable to play
This unit cannot play back the songs currently stored on your PC.
Make sure Windows Media Player 11 or Windows Media Connect 2.0 is installed on your PC. Check that the songs currently stored on your PC are playable (MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, and WAV). Store some other playable music files (MP3, WMA, MPEG-4 AAC, and WAV) on your PC.

See page

The network may be overloaded with heavy traffic, and playback is interrupted.
Try preparing a network exclusively for use with this unit to separate it from general network traffic. Acquire the license key of the file. For details, consult with the supplier of the file.

THX Games mode

THX Games mode gives the benefit of THX Loudness Plus, as well as other THX proprietary features which provide the gamer with a more accurate listening experience at lower levels, while maintaining all of the directional cues critical to gameplay.

THX Surround EX

Dolby Digital Surround EX is a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX Ltd. In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra channel which has been added during the mixing of the program. This channel, called Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener in addition to the currently available front left, front center, front right, surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound localization than ever before. Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, when released into the home consumer market may exhibit wording to that effect on the packaging. A list of movies created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at www.dolby.com. Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this new technology in the home. This product may also engage the THX Surround EX mode during the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes of the individual listener.

THX Ultra2 Cinema mode

THX Ultra2 Cinema mode plays 5.1 movies using all 8 speakers giving you the best possible movie watching experience. In this mode, ASA processing blends the side surround speakers and back surround speakers providing the optimal mix of ambient and directional surround sounds. This mode permits the playback of a non Surround EX/ES encoded 5.1 movie to be played back over a 7.1 system. DTS-ES (Matrix and 6.1 Discrete) and Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded soundtracks will be automatically detected, if the appropriate flag has been encoded. Some Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks are missing the digital flag that allows automatic switching. If you know that the movie that you are watching is encoded in Surround EX, you can manually select the THX Surround EX playback mode, otherwise THX Ultra2 Cinema mode will apply ASA processing to provide optimum replay.

Reverberations

These are caused by reflections from more than one surface (for example, from the walls, and the ceiling) so numerous that they merge together to form a continuous sonic afterglow. They are non-directional and lessen the clarity of the direct sound. Direct sound, early reflections and subsequent reverberations taken together help us to determine the subjective size and shape of the room, and it is this information that the digital sound field processor reproduces in order to create sound fields. If you could create the appropriate early reflections and subsequent reverberations in your listening room, you would be able to create your own listening environment. The acoustics in your room could be changed to those of a concert hall, a dance floor, or a room with virtually any size at all. This ability to create sound fields at will is exactly what Yamaha has done with the digital sound field processor.
BGC (Boundary Gain Compensation)
If your chosen listening room layout (for practical or aesthetic reasons) results in the most of the listeners being close to the rear wall, the resulting bass level can be sufficiently reinforced by the boundary that the overall sound quality becomes boomy. THX Ultra2 receivers and controllers contain the BGC (Boundary Gain Compensation) feature to provide an improved bass balance. Bndry Gain Comp can be selected by setting THX Ultra2 SWFR to Yes in THX Set of Manual Setup.

CINEMA DSP

Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect is best felt in a theater having many speakers designed for acoustic effects. Since home conditions, such as room size, wall material, number of speakers, and so on, can differ so widely, it is inevitable that there are differences in the sound heard. Based on a wealth of actually measured data, Yamaha CINEMA DSP provides the audiovisual experience of a movie theater in the listening room of your own home by using the Yamaha original sound field technology combined with various digital audio systems.

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Sound output in each sound field program
Sound output from each speaker depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the diagrams in the table below to understand the speaker layout for each sound field program. Note
Be advised that there may be no or not enough sound output from speakers depending on the type of input source being played back. Furthermore, there may be some channels that can only be used partially when they are adjusted to specific aspects of movies, such as special sound effects, etc.
Front left speaker Center speaker Front right speaker Surround left speaker Speaker from which sound is being output

SR SBL SBR FPL

Surround right speaker Surround back left speaker Surround back right speaker Front presence left speaker

FPR RPL RPR

Front presence right speaker Rear presence left speaker Rear presence right speaker

C R SL

Speaker from which no sound is being output
Speaker settings 11-channel

FPL L C R FPR

5-channel

SL RPL SBL SBR SR RPR

SL RPL SBL SBR SR

FPL L C R

FPR L C R

SL SR SBL SBR

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*1 q EX / *2 q EX /

q PL x q PL x
: OFF : ON or discrete 6.1/7.1-channel audio signals are input. HD Input audio source 2-channel (monaural) 2-channel (stereo) 5.1-channel*1 6.1/7.1-channel*2

Program CLASSICAL1

Hall in Munich A Hall in Munich B Hall in Frankfurt Hall in Stuttgart Hall in Vienna Hall in Amsterdam

CLASSICAL2

Hall in USA A Hall in USA B Chamber Church in Tokyo Church in Freiburg Church in Royaumont
Village Gate Village Vanguard The Bottom Line Cellar Club The Roxy Theatre Warehouse Loft Arena

ENTERTAINMENT

Sports Music Video Recital/Opera Pavilion Disco Action Game Roleplaying Game
Standard Spectacle Sci-Fi Adventure Drama

ON OFF

MUSIC ENHANCER
SUR.DECODE Surround Decoder

(Pro Logic)

(PLIIx Movie/PLII Movie) (PLIIx Game/PLII Game) (Neo:6 Cinema)
(PLIIx Music/PLII Music) (Neo:6 Music)

A A 8 7

Cinema (Pro Logic)
Cinema (PLIIx Movie/PLII Movie/ Neo: 6 Cinema)
STRAIGHT Pure Direct MUSIC ENHANCER

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Available parameters for each sound field program
Available sound field parameter may differ depending on the speaker settings.
Sur. Room Size SB. Room Size SB. Init. Delay Sur. Init.Delay Decoder Type Sur. Liveness SB. Liveness Dialogue Lift Room Size Rev. Delay

DSP Level

Init. Delay

Liveness

CLASSICAL1
Standard Spectacle Sci-Fi Adventure Drama Mono Movie

Decoder Type

Dialogue Lift

Center Level

MIN MAX MIN MAX

Controls of a subwoofer (example)

Notes

If you use the external amplifiers (see page 36), the amplifiers are turned on and the settings are appropriate. The room is sufficiently quiet. Set the operation mode selector on the remote control to FAMP.
Advanced automatic setup Use this feature to make fine-adjustments of the sound. You can optimize the setup of this unit for multiple listening positions in a listening room, and/or for the effect of the sound field programs. P. 50
Be advised that it is normal for loud test tones to be output during the automatic setup procedure. To achieve the best results, make sure the room is as quiet as possible while the automatic setup procedure is in progress. If there is too much ambient noise, the results may not be satisfactory.
Sometimes due to interaction with the room, you may notice irregular results when setting the level and/or distance of the main speakers. If this happens, THX Ltd. recommends setting them manually. Sometimes due to the electrical complexities of subwoofers and the interaction with the room, THX Ltd. recommends setting the level and the distance of the subwoofer manually.
Using the quick automatic setup
Use this feature to optimize the sound of this unit to the listening room quickly.
Before proceeding next operation Once you perform the next operation, this unit starts the automatic setup procedure immediately. For more accurate measurements, we recommend that you move to the wall where speakers are not around. Press M PROGRAM on the front panel to start the measurements. This unit starts the measurements immediately. Loud test tones are output from each speaker during the automatic setup procedure. During the setup procedure, following messages appear in the front panel display.
Connect the supplied optimizer microphone to the OPTIMIZER MIC jack on the front panel. MIC ON appears in the front panel display.
Omni-directional microphone

AUTO SETUP PREPARING

AUTO SETUP ENTER TO START
If GUI appears in the front panel display as follows, the menu screen (GUI) is displayed in the video monitor and you cannot proceed the quick automatic setup. In such a case, press NMENU to turn off the GUI or use the basic automatic setup procedure (see page 48).

AUTO SETUP MEASURING

AUTO SETUP ANALIZING
To cancel the automatic setup procedure, rotate EVOLUME.

GUI RX-Z11

During the automatic setup procedure, do not perform any operation on this unit. Keep quiet when you leave the room. The necessary time for the automatic setup procedure may differ depending on the environment of the listening room and connected speakers (from 30 seconds to 5 minutes).

This sound field features stable reverberations that match a wide range of movie genres from serious dramas to musicals and comedies. The reverberations are modest but offer an optimum spatial feeling, reproducing effects tones and background music softly but cubically around clear words and center positioning in a way that does not fatigue the listener even after long hours of viewing.

Mono Movie

This program is provided for reproducing monaural video sources such as a classic movie in an atmosphere of a good old movie theater. The program produces the optimum expansion and reverberation to the original audio to create a comfortable space with a certain sound depth.

Stereo playback

STEREO

2ch Stereo

Use this program to mix down multi-channel sources to 2 channels.

11ch Stereo

Use this program to output sound from all speakers. When you play back multi-channel sources, this unit downmixes the source to 2 channels, and then output the sound from all speakers. This program creates a larger sound field and is ideal for background music at parties, etc.
For compression artifacts (Compressed Music Enhancer mode)

ENHANCER 7

ENHANCER

Straight Enhancer

Use this program to improve the sound enhancer nearest to the original depth and width of the 2-channel or multi-channel compression artifacts.

11ch Enhancer

Use this program to play back compression artifacts in 11-channel stereo.

Surround decoder mode

SUR. DECODE 8

SUR. DECODE

Surround Decode
Use this program to play back sources with using the desired surround decoders.

THX Surround mode

THX Use this feature to play back sources with the accurate surround processing programs compliant with the THX specifications. See page 86 for details.
Using sound field programs without surround speakers (Virtual CINEMA DSP)
Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs without surround speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce the natural sound field. When you set Surround to None (see page 100), Virtual CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program (see page 58). Note
Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate even when Surround is set to None (see page 100) and you select a CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field program in the following cases: when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 54). when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack. when this unit is in the 11ch Stereo mode.

Before performing the following operation, set the operation mode selector on the remote control to F AMP.

Using CINEMA DSP HD mode

CINEMA DSP HD mode creates the intensive and accurate stereoscopic sound field in the listening room. You can activate and deactivate the CINEMA DSP HD mode. Press P 3D DSP repeatedly to turn on and off the CINEMA DSP HD mode. HD CUBIC:ON appears in the front panel display and the HD indicator (see page 45) and HD sound field indicators light up while this unit is in the CINEMA DSP HD mode. CINEMA DSP HD mode creates the intensive and stereoscopic sound field in the listening room. HD CUBIC:OFF appears in the front panel display and the HD indicator disappears when the CINEMA DSP HD mode is turned off. Conventional CINEMA DSP mode creates the large and expanding sound field in the listening room. Notes
HD CUBIC: appears when the CINEMA DSP HD mode is not available. If you set Front Presence to None, this unit cannot activate the CINEMA DSP HD mode. This unit activates the CINEMA DSP HD mode only when you select one of the CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (except the 11ch Stereo mode). When your headphones are connected to this unit, this unit cannot activate the CINEMA DSP HD mode.
Enjoying multi-channel sources and sound field programs with headphones (SILENT CINEMA)
SILENT CINEMA allows you to enjoy multi-channel music or movie sound through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA activates automatically whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs (see page 58). When activated, the SILENT CINEMA indicator lights up in the front panel display. Notes
SILENT CINEMA does not activate when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 54). SILENT CINEMA is not effective when the Pure Direct (see page 65) or 2ch Stereo mode (see page 63) is selected, or when this unit is in the STRAIGHT mode.
Enjoying unprocessed input sources
When this unit is in the STRAIGHT mode, 2-channel stereo sources are output from only the front left and right speakers and multi-channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate channels without any additional effect processing. y
You can also select the STRAIGHT mode by using GUI menu. See page 92 for details.
Press H STRAIGHT (or R STRAIGHT) to select STRAIGHT.
The names of the audio signal format of the input source and the active decoder appear in the front panel display. You can select the extended surround mode used with the STRAIGHT mode by pressing NEXTD SUR. (see page 86).
Deactivating the STRAIGHT mode
Press H STRAIGHT (or R STRAIGHT) so that STRAIGHT disappears from the front panel display. The sound effect is turned back on. y

Turn off this unit. Set your Yamaha MCX-2000 to the Auto Config mode. Turn on this unit. MCX-2000 is added to the server list on the submenu of PC/ MCX. The client ID of this unit appears in the OSD of your Yamaha MCX-2000 (shown as CL-XXXXX), and this completes the automatic configuration procedure.
While a song is being played, the time elapsed is displayed at the bottom of the playback information screen. You can use Ab / a to skip backward/forward and Ah / s to start/stop playback independently from the menu in the video monitor. You can set the settings for repeat and shuffle mode by using the Play Style parameters in NET/USB (see page 98). You can set the front panel display mode by using the Scroll parameter in Front Panel Disp. (see page 112).
The latter part of the client ID of this unit is same as the last 5 digits of the MAC address of this unit. For details about MAC address, see page 112. To clear the registered client ID of this unit, use the Manual Config mode of your Yamaha MCX-2000 (refer to the instruction manual of MCX-2000) and then set INITIALIZE in the advanced setup menu of this unit to NETWORK (see page 142). The client control functions of MusicCAST over this unit other than View Play Info, Receive PCM Stream and Edit Client title are not available. Avoid using these functions as it will stop the playback on this unit.

Using the Internet Radio

Use this feature to listen to Internet Radio stations. This unit uses the vTuner Internet Radio station database service particularly customized for this unit, providing over 2000 radio station database. Further, you can store your favorite stations with bookmarks. Notes
This service may be discontinued without notice. Some Internet Radio stations may not be played even if they are selected in the NET RADIO menu. To listen to the Internet Radio, connect this unit to your network (see page 40). A narrowband Internet connection (i.e. 56K modem, ISDN) will not provide satisfactory results, and a broadband connection is strongly recommended (i.e. a cable modem, an xDSL modem, etc.). For detailed information, consult with your ISP.
Using a USB storage device or a USB portable audio player

SB Speaker Dist. (Surround back speaker distance) Use this feature to set the distance between the left surround back speaker and right surround back speaker.
Choice Under 1ft (Under 0.3m) 1 4ft (0.3-1.2m) Descriptions
Select this setting when the distance between the two surround back speakers is less than 0.3 m (1 foot). Select this setting when the distance between the two surround back speakers is 0.3 m to 1.2 m (1 foot to 4 feet). Select this setting when the distance between the two surround back speakers is over 1.2 m (4 feet).

Over 4ft (over 1.2m)

Test Tone (Test tone)
Turns the test tone output on or off for Speaker Set, Speaker Distance, and Speaker Level settings.
This unit does not output the test tone for the Speaker Set, Speaker Level, and Speaker Distance settings. This unit outputs the test tone for the Speaker Set, Speaker Level, and Speaker Distance settings. While Test Tone is set to On, the volume level is automatically set to 0 dB.
The unit used in this parameter differs depending on the setting of Unit in Speaker Distance (see page 101).
THX Loudness Plus (Loudness plus setting) THX Loudness Plus function compensates for the total and spatial shifts that occur when the volume is reduced by intelligently adjusting ambient surround channel levels and frequency response. Use this feature to select whether this unit automatically activates the THX Loudness Plus function in the THX Surround modes.

Choice Descriptions

Deactivates the Loudness Plus function. Activates the Loudness Plus function in the THX Surround modes.
Loud test tones will be output when On is selected. In this case, make sure no children are present in the listening room. This function is automatically turned off if you exit Basic.

Off On

THX Set (THX settings)
Use this feature to set the parameters to optimize the THX Surround modes (see page 87). THX Ultra2 SWFR (THX Ultra2 subwoofer setting) Use this feature to select whether the connected subwoofers are the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.
Choice Yes No Descriptions
Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers. Select this setting when the connected subwoofers are not the THX Ultra2 certified subwoofers.
Speaker Set (Speaker settings)
Use to manually adjust any speaker setting. Advanced Operation y
If you are not satisfied with the bass sounds from your speakers, you can change these settings according to your preference.
Measure for the speaker size The woofer section of a speaker is 16 cm (6.5 in) or larger: large smaller than 16 cm (6.5 in): small y
THX Ltd. recommends you that you set Front, Center, Surround, and Surround Back to Small and Cross Over to 80Hz (THX). To select the crossover frequency of the speaker(s) manually, select Small and then set Cross Over (see page 100).

Adjust the bass/treble balance of your speakers. Adjust the bass/treble balance of your headphones.
Speaker and Headphone adjustments are stored independently. The adjustments for Speaker affects the front left/right, center, presence left/ right speaker channels and Subwoofer channel.

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Auto (Automatic audio delay adjustment) Use this feature to make fine adjustments of the audio and video synchronization when you set HDMI Auto to On. Control range: 0 to 240 ms Control step: 1 ms y
offset indicates the difference between the value of the audio delay that this unit sets automatically and the value of the audio delay that you set in HDMI Auto. This unit stores the value of Offset and applies the value to other automatic lip sync compatible video monitors.
Channel Mute (Channel mute)
Use this feature to mute specific speaker channels. Mode (Mode) Use this feature to activate or deactivate the Channel Mute setting for each speaker.
Choice Disable Enable Functions
Deactivates the Channel Mute function. Activates the Channel Mute function.
Manual (Manual audio delay adjustment) Use this feature to adjust the delay of the sound output manually to synchronize audio with video images when you set HDMI Auto to Off. Control range: 0 to 240 ms Control step: 1 ms
Each speaker settings Select whether this unit mutes each speaker channel when you set Mode to Enable.
Channel Mute Front L Front R Center Surround L Surround R Surround Back L Surround Back R Front Presence L
Front left Front right Center Surround left Surround right Surround back left Surround back right Front presence left speaker Front presence right speaker Rear presence left speaker Rear presence right speaker Subwoofer left Subwoofer right

Speaker channel

Pure Direct (Pure Direct)
Use this feature to select whether this unit outputs the video signals when this unit is in the Pure Direct mode.
Choice Video Off Video On Functions
Does not output video signals. Outputs video signals. For the better sound quality, this unit only activates the limited video features.

No Link appears when network connection is not made.
Scroll (Front panel display message scroll) Use this feature to set whether to display the information (such as song title or channel name) in the front panel display in a continuous manner or by the first 14 alphanumeric characters after scrolling all characters once when HD Radio, XM, DOCK, or NET/USB is selected as the input source.
Choice Continue Functions
Continuous mode. Select this to display the operation status in the front panel display in a continuous manner. Scroll-once mode. Select this to display the operation status in the front panel display by the first 14 alphanumeric characters after scrolling all characters once.
System (System ID) This information displays the system ID that is assigned to this unit.

iPod (iPod settings)

Standby Charge (iPod charge on the standby mode) Use this feature to select whether this unit charges the battery of the stationed iPod or not when this unit is in the standby mode (see page 78).
Charges the battery of the stationed iPod when this unit is turned on and in the standby mode. Charges the battery of the stationed iPod only when this unit is turned on.
Audio Select (Default audio input jack select)
Use this feature to designate the default audio input jack select setting (see page 96) for the input sources connected to the DIGITAL INPUT jacks when you turn on the power of this unit.
Choice Auto Last Functions
Automatically detects the type of audio input signals and selects the appropriate audio input jack select setting. Automatically selects the last audio input jack select setting used for the connected input source.

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Decoder Mode (Default decoder mode)
Use this feature to designate the default decoder mode (see page 97) for the input sources when you turn on the power of this unit.
Automatically detects the type of input signals and select the appropriate decoder mode setting. Automatically selects the last decoder mode setting used for the connected input source.
Standby Through (Standby through) Use this feature whether this unit allows the HDMI signals input at the HDMI IN jacks to pass thorough this unit when this unit is in the standby mode. You can also designate an HDMI IN jack and an HDMI OUT jack that accept the signals when Standby Through is set to On and this unit is in the standby mode.

Use this feature to set the controlling zone (see page 139) and remote control ID (see page 143) of the simplified remote control. Setting the remote control ID Press and hold b on the simplified remote control and then 1 or 2 for 3 seconds to select the desired remote control ID. ID1: Press and hold b and 1. ID2: Press and hold b and 2. Setting the controlling zone Press and hold a on the simplified remote control and then 1, 2, 3, or 4 to select the desired zone. Main zone: Press and hold a and then press 1. Zone 2: Press and hold a and 2. Zone 3: Press and hold a and 3. Zone 4: Press and hold a and 4.
Replacing the battery in the simplified remote control
Change the battery when the operation range of the simplified remote control decreases.
Use a straight pin to remove the cover.
Replace the battery with a new CR2025 battery.

Close the cover.

Insert the battery according to the polarity markings (+ and ). If the batteries run out, immediately remove them from the simplified remote control to prevent an explosion or acid leak. If a battery starts leaking, dispose of it immediately. Be careful not to let the leaking battery acid touch your skin or clothing. Before inserting new batteries, wipe the compartment clean. Dispose of batteries according to your regional regulations.

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Using multi-zone configuration
This unit allows you to configure a multi-zone audio/video system. The multi-zone configuration feature enables you to set this unit to reproduce separate input sources in the main zone, second zone (Zone 2), third zone (Zone 3), and forth zone (Zone 4). You can control this unit from the second, third, or forth zone using the supplied remote control.
Step 1: Planning the multi-zone system
First, plan the total multi-zone system with this unit carefully. P. 134
Step 2: Connecting the speakers and/or external amplifiers
Wire cables between rooms and connect the component and speakers to this unit. P. 135

Set Conversion to On or connect your source components in the same way as you connect your video monitor to this unit. Set the INITIALIZE to VIDEO to reset the video parameters. Set MONITOR CHECK to YES. Set the input source selector setting of the video monitor appropriately. Turn off the Pure Direct mode. Set Pure Direct in Sound to Video On.

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Non-standard video signals are input. The HDMI OUT jack that the video monitor is connected is not selected. Short message displays in the main zone do not appear in the video monitor. Short Message is set to Off. Conversion is set to Off. The signals input at the HDMI input jacks are being output at the HDMI OUT jack. Press CHDMI OUT on the remote control repeatedly. Set Short Message to On. Set Conversion to On.

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The sound suddenly goes off.
The protection circuitry has been activated because of a short circuit, etc.
Check that the speaker impedance setting is correct. Check that the speaker wires are not touching each other and then turn this unit back on.

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The sleep timer has turned off this unit. The sound is muted. Sound is heard from the speaker on one side only. Incorrect cable connections. Incorrect settings in Speaker Level. Only the center speaker outputs substantial sound. No sound is heard from the center speaker. When playing a monaural source with a CINEMA DSP program, the source signal is directed to the center channel, and the front and surround speakers output effect sounds. Center in Speaker Set is set to None. One of the HiFi DSP programs (except for 11ch Stereo) has been selected and analog 2-channel source is being input. No sound is heard from the presence speakers. The sound field programs are turned off. You are using a source or program combination that does not output sound from all channels. No sound is heard from the surround speakers. Surround in Speaker Set is set to None. This unit is in the STRAIGHT mode and a source which does not contain the surround channel signals is being played back. No sound is heard from the subwoofer. Bass Out in Speaker Set is set to Front when a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is being played. Bass Out in Speaker Set is set to SWFR or Front when a 2-channel source is being played. The source does not contain low-frequency signals. No sound is heard from the surround back speakers. Surround in Speaker Set is set to None and Surround Back is automatically set to None. Surround Back in Speaker Set is set to None. The connected component is not set to output Dolby Digital or DTS digital signals. Audio input jack select is set to Analog.

W2:Over Distance W3:Level Error

W4:SP Mismatch

The result of the wiring check of Auto Setup is different from Speaker Set in Manual Setup. Wiring check procedure is skipped.
Use Speaker Set in Manual Setup to adjust the speaker settings manually. Select Wiring in Setup Menu.
If the ERROR or WARNING screens appears, check the cause of the problem, then run Auto Setup again. If warning W2 or W3 appears, the adjustment are made, however the adjustments may not be optimal. Depending on the speakers, warning W1 may appears even if the speakers connections are correct. If error E10 occurs repeatedly, please contact a qualified Yamaha service center.

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Resetting the system
Use this feature to reset all the parameters of this unit to the initial factory settings. Notes
This procedure completely resets all the parameters of this unit including the GUI menu parameters. The initial factory settings are activated next time you turn on this unit.
To cancel the initialization procedure at any time without making any changes, press B MASTER ON/OFF on the front panel to release it outward to the OFF position.
Press M PROGRAM repeatedly to select ALL.

INITIALIZE ALL

Select CANCEL to cancel the initialization procedure without making any changes. You can initialize the video parameters or sound field program parameters separately. See page 144 for details.
Press B MASTER ON/OFF to release it outward to the OFF position to confirm your selection and turn off this unit.
Rotate M PROGRAM to select INITIALIZE.

INITIALIZE CANCEL

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Glossary

Audio and video synchronization (lip sync)
Lip sync, an abbreviation for lip synchronization, is a technical term that involves both a problem and a capability of maintaining audio and video signals synchronized during post-production and transmission. Whereas the audio and video latency requires complex end-user adjustments, HDMI version 1.3 incorporates an automatic audio and video syncing capability that allows devices to perform this synchronization automatically and accurately without user interaction.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that gives you completely independent multi-channel audio. With 3 front channels (front L/R and center), and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digital provides 5 full-range audio channels. With an additional channel especially for bass effects, called LFE (Low Frequency Effect), the system has a total of 5.1-channels (LFE is counted as 0.1 channel). By using 2-channel stereo for the surround speakers, more accurate moving sound effects and surround sound environment are possible than with Dolby Surround. The wide dynamic range from maximum to minimum volume reproduced by the 5 full-range channels and the precise sound orientation generated using digital sound processing provide listeners with unprecedented excitement and realism. With this unit, any sound environment from monaural up to a 5.1-channel configuration can be freely selected for your enjoyment.

Windows standard audio file format, which defines the method of recording the digital data obtained by converting audio signals. It does not specify the compression (coding) method so a desired compression method can be used with it. By default, it is compatible with the PCM method (no compression) and some compression methods including the ADPCM method.

Neural-THX Surround

Neural-THX Surround is taking surround sound to the next level. This revolutionary new technology delivers the rich envelopment and discrete image detail of surround sound in a format that is fully compatible with stereo. Neural-THX Surround reduces the bandwidth needed for broadcasters to deliver true, multi-channel surround presentations, and enables 7.1-channel support for gaming and movies. By unmasking the audio details, typically lost by other playback systems, audiences will experience the deep ambience and subtle details of movies, music and games. And with this technology being used by sound designers during content creation, as well as embedded into playback devices, Neural-THX Surround promises a listening experience that is true to the original mix. Neural-THX Surround has been chosen as the official surround sound broadcast format for XM Satellite Radios XM HD Surround, as well as other leading FM/HD radio stations worldwide. For additional information, please visit http://www.neuralsurround.com/.
An audio compression method developed by Microsoft Corporation. It employs the irreversible compression method, which achieves a high compression rate by thinning out the data of hardly audible part to the human ears. It is said to be capable of compressing the data quantity by about 1/22 (64 kbps) while maintaining a similar audio quality to music CD.

xvYCC

A color space standard supported by HDMI version 1.3. It is a more extensive color space than sRGB, and allows the expression of colors that could not be expressed before. While remaining compatible with the color gamut of sRGB standards, xvYCC expands the color space and can thus produce more vivid, natural images. It is particularly effective for still pictures and computer graphics.

PCM (Linear PCM)

Linear PCM is a signal format under which an analog audio signal is digitized, recorded and transmitted without using any compression. This is used as a method of recording CDs and DVD audio. The PCM system uses a technique for sampling the size of the analog signal per very small unit of time. Standing for Pulse Code Modulation, the analog signal is encoded as pulses and then modulated for recording.

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THX information

THX Cinema processing

THX is an exclusive set of standards and technologies established by the world-renowned film production company, Lucasfilm Ltd. THX grew from George Lucas personal desire to make your experience of the film soundtrack, in both movie theatres and in your home theatre, as faithful as possible to what the director intended. Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theatres called dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theatres with similar equipment and conditions. This same soundtrack is then transferred directly onto Laserdisc, VHS tape, DVD, etc., and is not changed for playback in a small home theatre environment. THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theatre environment into the home, correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. On this product, when THX appears in the front panel display, THX features are automatically added in Cinema modes (e.g. THX Cinema, THX Surround EX). THX Cinema mode In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is designed around the industrystandard reference mixing level as well as adding other proprietary THX technologies such as Adaptive Decorrelation, Re-EQ, and Timbre Matching to recreate the theatrical experience at home.

THX Music mode

THX Music modes provide the appropriate THX processing to enhance music listening. THX Music applies a dedicated music profile of THX Loudness Plus, designed around the varying mix levels in music sources which are often very different than film or television sources. Additionally, THX Music applies Timbre Matching to the surround speaker channels.

THX Games mode

THX Games mode gives the benefit of THX Loudness Plus, as well as other THX proprietary features which provide the gamer with a more accurate listening experience at lower levels, while maintaining all of the directional cues critical to gameplay.

2ch Stereo 11ch Stereo

Surround Decoder
Cinema/Ultra2 Cinema/Surround EX
Straight Enhancer/ 11ch Enhancer

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Parametric equalizer information
This unit employs Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer (YPAO) technology, together with the Parametric EQ settings (see page 104), to optimize the frequency characteristics of its parametric equalizer to match your listening environment. YPAO uses a combination of the following three parameters (Frequency, Gain and Q factor) to provide highly precise adjustment of the frequency characteristics. YPAO adjusts frequency characteristics to suit your listening requirements using a combination of the above three parameters (Frequency, Gain and Q factor) for each equalizer band in this units parametric equalizer. This unit has 7 equalizer bands for each channel. The use of multiple equalizer bands enables more precise adjustments of frequency characteristics (as in Figure 2). This is not possible using only a single equalizer band (as in Figure 1). Figure 1
Gain Frequency characteristic after correction Band 1 Frequency Original frequency characteristic

Frequency

This parameter is adjustable in one-third octave increments between 32 Hz and 16 kHz.

Figure 2

Gain Frequency characteristic after correction
This parameter is adjustable in increments of 0.5 dB between 20 and +6 dB.
Band 1 Frequency Original frequency characteristic

Band 2

Standing wave
A wave generated when two waves of the same length, frequency and speed but traveling in opposite directions overlap. Standing waves appear to be stationary and simply oscillating in a fixed position without progressing. Under certain conditions, the sound leaving a speaker and the sound reflecting off a wall, etc., in a room resonate. When this happens, it has a major effect on the frequency response in the room, and depending on the listening position sounds of specific frequencies may sound loud or inversely may be hard to hear. As a result, this hampers accurate reproduction of the sound source. This unit is equipped with a parametric equalizer to reduce the effect of standing waves. The equalizers settings can be optimized through automatic measurements. Even more accurate settings can be made by taking measurements at other positions.

Q factor

The width of the specified frequency band is referred to as the Q factor. This parameter is adjustable between the values 0.5 and 10.

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Block diagrams

Audio section

COAXIAL DIGITAL IN CD HD/BD DVD DVD DTV OPTICAL DIGITAL IN MD /TAPE DVD CBL/SAT DVR HDMI IN IN (Front) IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 XM XM XM Rx Main Audio DAC Volume Switch HDMI Selector HDMI Rx HDMI HDMI Tx HDMI Tx OUT 1 OUT 2 HEAD PHONES PHONES PRE OUT SUR BACK REAR PRES SURROUND USB USB (Front) USB (Rear) USB Selector NET/USB FRONT FRONT PRES CENTER (Mono) SUB WOOFER MULTI CH INPUT SURR SB/FRONT C, SW AUDIO IN Amp Assign SEL PHONO CD-R CD MD/TAPE AUDIO IN with Video DVD DTV/LD DVR VCR CBL/SAT V-AUX Source REC TUNER TUNER Source/REC Selector Switch DOCK TUNER FM/AM HD Radio * HD Radio: U.S.A. model Only VCR DVR MD/TAPE CD-R INPUT Selector REC/Zone Selector Main/Source ZONE OUT Zone Mono REC/Zone Volume Switch Zone ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 REC OUT XM/NET PHONO EQ Multi-ch Main Audio ADC HDMI OUT DIT REC/Zone Selector INPUT Selector DIR Selector Main Zone HDMI DSP REC OUT (OPTICAL DIGITAL) CD-R ZONE2/REC OUT (COAXIAL DIGITAL) ZONE OUT/DVR