Yamaha RX-V340RDS owner manual Virtual Cinema DSP, Normal stereo reproduction

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PLAYBACK

■Virtual CINEMA DSP

With Virtual CINEMA DSP, you can enjoy all DSP programs without rear speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce a natural sound field.

You can listen to virtual CINEMA DSP by setting “1C REAR LR” in the set menu to NON. Sound field processing changes to VIRTUAL CINEMA DSP automatically.

Note

•This unit is not set in the virtual CINEMA DSP mode even if “1C REAR LR” is set to NON in the following cases:

–when the 5ch Stereo, DOLBY DIGITAL, Pro Logic, Pro Logic II, or DTS program is selected;

–when the sound effect is turned off;

–when 6CH INPUT is selected as the input source;

–when a digital signal with a sampling frequency greater than 48 kHz is input to this unit;

–when using the test tone; or

–when connecting the headphones.

■SILENT CINEMA DSP

You can enjoy a powerful sound field similar to what you could expect from actual speakers through headphones, with SILENT CINEMA DSP. You can listen to SILENT CINEMA DSP by connecting your headphones to the PHONES jack while the digital sound field processor is on. The “SILENT” indicator lights up on the front panel display. (When sound effects are off, the unit reproduces the source in normal stereo.)

To listen to sounds with headphones only, press SPEAKERS ON/OFF to turn off the output of all the speakers.

Notes

•This feature is not available when 6CH INPUT is selected or the unit is receiving a digital signal with a sampling frequency greater than 48 kHz.

•The sound from the LFE channel will be mixed and output from the headphones.

■Normal stereo reproduction

Press STEREO to turn off the sound effect for normal stereo reproduction.

Press STEREO again to turn the sound effect back on.

STEREO

STEREO

 

or

EFFECT

 

Front panel

Remote control

Notes

•If you turn off the sound effects, no sound is output from the center speaker or rear speakers.

•If you turn off the sound effects while the unit is reproducing sound from a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the dynamic range of the signal is automatically compressed and the unit will mix the sounds of the center and rear speaker channels and output them from the main speakers.

•The volume may be greatly reduced when you turn off the sound effects or if you set “SOUND 4 D. RANGE (dynamic range)” on the set menu to MIN. In this case turn on the sound effect.

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•During stereo reproduction, you can display information such as the type, format and sampling frequency of the signal input from the components connected to this unit.

(While playing a source)

1 Press d to display the information about the input signal.

(Format): The display shows the signal format. When the unit cannot detect a digital signal it automatically switches to analog input.

in: The display shows the number of input signal source channels, as follows: For multi-channel soundtrack such as front 3 channels, rear 2 channels and LFE, the display shows “3/2/ LFE”.

fs: The display shows the sampling frequency. When the unit is unable to detect the sampling frequency “Unknown” shows in the front panel display.

rate: The display shows the bit rate. When the unit is unable to detect the bit rate “Unknown” shows in the front panel display.

flg: The display shows the flag - data encoded in a DTS or Dolby Digital signal that causes this unit to automatically switch to the appropriate decoder for playback.

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Contents RX-V340RDS For U.K. customers Special Instructions for U.K. ModelContents Features Other featuresAbout this manual Sophisticated AM/FM TunerGetting Started Supplied accessoriesControl Controls and Functions Front panelNext SET Menu -/+Mute Remote controlProgram -/+ Using the remote control Handling the remote controlFront panel display Connections Connecting to digital jacksSubwoofer Output jack Connecting video components Connecting a CD player Connecting audio componentsConnecting a CD recorder or MD Recorder Connecting the antennas Connecting the AM loop antennaFrequency Step switch General model only Indoor FM antenna included Ground GND terminalConnecting an external decoder DVD/SACD playerSpeaker placement Connecting the speakersSpeakers Connecting to the Main a Speakers terminals Connections10 mm 3/8 Red positive + Black negative Banana plugMain Speakers terminals Rear Speakers terminalsRear speaker system can be connected to these terminals Center Speaker terminalsConnecting the power supply Cords Turning on the powerConnecting the AC power cord General model onlyBasic System Settings Using the basic menuSetup ExitSET YESSetting the unit to match your Speaker system Setting speaker output levelsPlayback ON/OFF inward onTo select the audio source connected to the 6CH Input jacks Front panelNight listening mode When you have finished using this unitBGV background video function To mute the soundThis mode, the input signal is selected Automatically as follows Digital signal Analog signalThis mode, only digital input signals Input modes and indicationsProgram l / h AdventureProg -/+ Selecting PRO Logic or PRO Logic MatrixPlaying Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES Material Normal stereo reproduction Virtual Cinema DSPPress Stereo again to turn the sound effect back on Digital Sound Field Processing DSP Understanding sound fieldsHi-Fi DSP programs Recreating a sound fieldCINEMA-DSP Sound design of CINEMA-DSPCINEMA-DSP Programs For audio-video sources No toFor movie programs Straight DecodeSound field effects Dolby Digital/DTS + DSP sound field effectDolby Digital/DTS + Matrix 6.1 + DSP sound field effect Dolby Pro Logic + DSP sound field effectTuning Automatic tuningManual tuning AM 1530 kHzAutomatically presetting stations for FM Stations Presetting stationsA1FM 89.9 MHz Manually presetting stations C3AM 1440 kHzTune in to a station Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stationsSelecting a preset station Exchanging preset stationsPress PRESET/TUNING Edit again E1FM 87.5 MHzReceiving RDS Stations Changing the RDS modeDescription of RDS data To cancel this function Press PTY Seek Mode to set the unit PTY Seek modePTY Seek function EON functionSleep Timer Canceling the sleep timerSetting the sleep timer Sleep 120min L RSpecial considerations when recording DTS material RecordingSET Menu Adjusting the items on the set MenuSet menu list Speaker mode settings 1A Center center speaker modeLRG SML1C Rear LR rear speaker mode 1B Main main speaker mode1D Bass bass out mode Setting by meters Setting by feetSpeaker distance Dynamic rangeInitial input mode Sound 5 Center GEQ center Graphic equalizerInput 1 I/O Assign input Output assignment Headphone tone control50dB Memory guard20dB Adjusting the volume during Playback Setting the Speaker LevelsUsing the test tone Changing parameter settings Sound Field Program Parameter EditingRepeat steps 1 3 if you wish to alter other parameters Select a sound field programFrom main left and right speakers, initial setting is Digital sound field parameter descriptionsFor 5ch Stereo CT Width Center widthTroubleshooting GeneralNo sound / weak Sound from particularSpeakers No sound from Effect speakersVolume level cannot Other settings on Unit cannot be changed Unit does notInto standby mode Humming sound canRemote control TunerGlossary PCM Linear PCM Sampling frequency and number Quantized bitsSpecifications WB14590

RX-V340RDS specifications

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