Yamaha RX-V496RDS owner manual Glossary, Cinema DSP Cinema DSP

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GLOSSARY

■Dolby Surround

Dolby Surround uses four discrete channels and five speakers to reproduce realistic and dynamic sound effects: two main channels (left and right), a center channel for dialog, and a rear channel for special sound effects. The rear channel reproduces sound within a narrow frequency range. Most video tapes and laser discs include Dolby Surround encoding, as do many TV and cable broadcasts. The Dolby Pro Logic decoder built into this unit employs a digital signal processing system that stabilizes each channel for even more accurate sound positioning than is available with standard analog processors.

■Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital is a digital surround sound system that provides completely independent multi-channel audio to you. Dolby Digital provides five full-range channels in what is sometimes referred to as a “3/2” configuration: three front channels (left, center and right), and two surround channels. A sixth bass-only effect channel is also provided for output of LFE (low frequency effect), or low bass effects that are independent of other channels. (This is called the “LFE channel”.) This channel is counted as 0.1, thus giving rise to the term 5.1 channels in total.

The wide dynamic range of sound reproduced by the five full-range channels and precise sound orientation by digital sound processing provides listeners with excitement and realism that have never been experienced before.

■DTS (Digital Theater System) Digital Surround

DTS was developed to replace analog soundtracks of movies with six discrete channels of digital soundtracks, and it is now installed in many theaters around the world. The DTS digital playback system changed the way we experienced movies in theaters with six discrete channels of superb digital audio.

DTS technology, through intense research and development has made it possible to deliver similar encode/decode discrete technology to home audio surround-sound entertainment.

DTS Digital Surround is an encode/decode system which delivers six channels of master-quality, 20-bit audio; technically, it is 5.1 channels, which means 5 full-range (left, center, right and two surround) channels, plus a subwoofer (LFE) channel (as “0.1”). It is compatible with the 5.1 speaker configurations that are currently available for home theater systems.

■CINEMA DSP CINEMA DSP

The Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital sound and DTS systems show their full ability in a large movie theater, because movie sounds are originally designed to be reproduced in a large movie theater that uses a multitude of speakers. Trying to create a sound environment similar to that of a movie theater in your home is difficult because of the room size, material inside the walls, the number of speakers, and so on. In other words, your listening room is very different from a movie theater.

However, YAMAHA DSP technology allows you to create nearly the same sound experience as that of a large movie theater in your home by compensating for the lack of presence and dynamics in the listening room with original digital sound fields combined with Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround sounds.

The YAMAHA “CINEMA DSP” logo indicates those programs that are created by the combination of YAMAHA DSP technology and Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital or DTS.

■LFE 0.1 Channel

This channel is for reproduction of low bass signals. The frequency range for this channel is 20 Hz to 120 Hz. This channel is called the channel 0.1 because it only reproduces a low frequency range compared to the full-range from

20 Hz to 20 kHz that is reproduced by the 5 channels in a Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 channel system.

■S VIDEO Signal

The S VIDEO signal is separated and transmitted as the Y signal which indicates the luminance and the C signal which indicates the chroma of the video signal (composite signal). Using the S VIDEO terminal eliminates video signal transmission loss and allows recording and playback of even more beautiful images.

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Contents RX-V496RDS For U.K. customers Special Instructions for U.K. ModelFeaturescontents Checking the Package Contents Battery ReplacementGetting Started ControlUsing the Remote Control Controls and Functions Front PanelPRESET/TUNING PRESET/TUNING, EditTuning Mode AUTO/MAN’L Mono PTY Seek ModeDisplay Remote Control Speakers to Be Used Speaker SetupSpeaker Placement Before Connecting Components ConnectionsOutdoor FM antenna Connecting the AntennasIndoor FM antenna included Connecting the AM loop antenna AM loop antenna includedOutdoor AM antenna Ground GND terminalConnecting an Audio Component Phono terminalsConnecting a Video Component Audio signal terminalsVideo signal terminals Digital audio signal terminalsVideo terminals Video AUX terminals on the front panelConnecting Speakers Main speaker terminalsRear speaker terminals Center speaker terminalSpeaker cables Connecting to the Main Speakers terminalsConnecting to the Rear and Center Speakers terminals AC Outlets Switched Impedance Selector SwitchConnecting the Power Supply Cords Adjusting the Speaker Balance Before You Start Adjusting Using the Test ToneTurn up the volume Set BASS, Treble and Balance to the 0 position Press TestWhen the adjustment is complete, press Test Test OFF appears on the display and the test tone stopsPlaying a Source To select a tape or an MD sourcePress Speakers a or B To select the mainBGV background video function When you have finished using this unitTo mute the sound Switching the input mode AutoDTS AnalogEncoded with DTS On the remote control Digital Sound Field Processor DSP EffectSelecting a DSP Program Off the effect speakersSound Field Program Program Subprogram Features Movie TheaterDgtl Spectacle Dgtl AdventureDolby Digital or DTS + 3 digital sound fields For Hi-Fi audio sourcesDolby Pro Logic + 2 digital sound fields Tuning Automatic TuningManual Tuning Press PRESET/TUNING Edit to turn z offAutomatic preset tuning options When automatic preset tuning is completedStations only Hold down Memory for about three secondsManual Preset Tuning To Recall a Preset StationExchanging Preset Stations Example If you want to exchange preset station E1 with A5Recall preset station E1 Hold down PRESET/TUNING Edit for about three secondDescription of RDS Data Changing the RDS ModeReceiving RDS Stations To cancel this function Program types in the PTY modePress PTY Seek Mode to set the unit in the PTY Seek mode PTY Seek FunctionMake sure that the EON indicator lights up on the display EON FunctionRecording a Source on TAPE, MD or Video Cassette Select the source you want to recordRange DTS LFE Cntr Delay 10.MEM. Guard 11.SAT Input SET MenuCenter SP Rear SP Main SP Bass OUT Main LVL D. LFEDescription of Each Item Center SPMIN Range Adjusting the dynamic rangeMAX Last Cntr Delay Adjusting the delay of the center soundAuto Delay Time and Speaker Output Levels Delay TimeSound Output Level of the Center SubwooferAdjusting Method Setting the Sleep Timer Sleep TimerCanceling the Selected Sleep Timer Example To control Yamaha CD player Preset Remote ControlControlling the Components Connected to This Unit Display MD Description of Each ModeTAPE/MD Mode CD Mode DisplayDVD/LD Mode DVD Menu ModeTV Mode VCR ModeCBL/SAT Mode To use a second and third VCR Setup codesAdvanced Information Returning to the factory-set codes Enter the code numberGeneral TroubleshootingSymptom Cause Remedy Tuner Be heardOthers Remote controlWhen playing back a source encoded with DTS Specifications Glossary Cinema DSP Cinema DSPIndex Video components DVD/LD player, VCR and TVBSR SEG VCR CableSatellite Tuner CD Player DVD PlayerLD Player MD Recorder Tape DeckV502870-2 Quick Reference Card Amptuner TAPE/MD DVD/LDDVD Menu VCR CBL/SAT VCR Stop
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