OPERATION

Enjoying Sounds in a Variety of Ways

You can enjoy the presence of sound effects even when you use headphones or reduce the volume level.

VOLUME

1 2 3 4

INPUT

STANDBY/ON

MOVIE

MUSIC

SPORTS

GAME

 

 

 

 

MODE

 

 

 

 

q Pro Logic II

 

NIGHT qDigital

DTS

 

AUTO MOVIE MUSIC qVS

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

-8

-6

-4

 

-2

0

+2

+4

+6

+8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILENT CINEMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

SILENT CINEMA jack

Listening at low volume

(Night Listening)

The Night Listening function tones down large sound effect and clears speech or vocal sounds.

1Press NIGHT.

The Status indicator (NIGHT) lights up.

NIGHT NIGHT

1 1

TV VOL

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

MUTE

 

 

 

 

NIGHT

 

 

2 Press the INPUT button for the desired input

TEST

 

L

R

NIGHT

source, then start playback on the external

 

 

1

2

INPUT

component.

 

 

INPUT

 

MODE

 

3

4

buttons

To disable the Night Listening function, press

 

 

 

 

MOVIE

MUSIC

SPORTS

GAME

 

NIGHT once again.

 

 

 

 

CINEMA DSP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons

y

Listening with headphones (“SILENT CINEMA”)

If you activate a CINEMA DSP program or the DVS function with the Night Listening function, you can enjoy realistic sensational sounds at low volume.

When headphones are connected to the SILENT CINEMA jack on the unit, the Night Listening functions is not available.

“SILENT CINEMA” allows you to enjoy multi-speaker simulation sounds with headphones.

*“SILENT CINEMA” is a registered trademark of YAMAHA CORPORATION.

1Connect the headphones to the SILENT CINEMA jack on the unit.

2Press the INPUT button for the desired input source, then start playback on the external component.

3As needed, press the CINEMA DSP button for the desired CINEMA DSP program.

y

Low frequency sounds (LFE signals) are mixed with other channel audio.

If you do not select a CINEMA DSP program when a stereo signal is input, the headphone produces normal stereo sound.

When headphones are connected to the SILENT CINEMA jack, the speakers do not output any sounds.

When headphones are connected to the SILENT CINEMA jack on the unit, the DVS function is not available.

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Yamaha AVX-S30 owner manual Enjoying Sounds in a Variety of Ways, Listening at low volume Night Listening

AVX-S30 specifications

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