Yamaha HTR-5550 ■ Playing Dolby Digital Surround, ■ SILENT CINEMA DSP, EX or DTS ES software, ■Virtual CINEMA DSP, ■Normal stereo reproduction, Spectacle

BASIC PLAYBACK

■ Playing Dolby Digital Surround			■ SILENT CINEMA DSP
EX or DTS ES software			You can enjoy a powerful sound field similar to what you
Press MATRIX 6.1 to turn on the Dolby Digital + Matrix			could expert from actual speakers with SILENT
6.1 or DTS + Matrix 6.1 decoder.			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. Enjoy all the
MATRIX 6.1	MATRIX	VCR V-AUX D-TV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER
+10	DIGITAL	MOVIE THTR 1	DSP program using the headphones. The “SILENT”
	DSP	Spectacle 6.1	indicator lights up on the front panel display. (When
			sound effects are off, you listen to the source with normal
			stereo reproduction.)
The MATRIX indicator lights up.

The display changes AUTO → Matrix6.1 → OFF each time the MATRIX 6.1 button is pressed.

AUTO:	This mode automatically switches Dolby
	Digital + Matrix 6.1 and DTS + Matrix 6.1
	depending on the signal. Virtual rear center
	speaker does not work for 5.1 channel
	sources.
Matrix6.1:	This setting produces 6-channel playback of
	the input source using the Matrix 6.1
	decoder. The virtual rear center speaker can
	be used when playing a 5.1-channel source.
OFF:	Virtual rear center speaker does not work in
	this setting.

Notes

•The setting becomes AUTO once this unit turns into standby mode.

•Some Dolby Digital Surround EX or DTS ES software may not contain the signal that is necessary for this unit to switch to the Matrix 6.1 decoding mode. To turn on the Matrix 6.1 decoder when playing such a source, select “Matrix6.1”.

■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 Normal, Pro Logic Normal, Pro Logic , or DTS Normal program is selected;

–when the sound effect is turned off;

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

–when 96-kHz sampling digital signals are input to this unit;

–when using the test tone; or

–when connecting the headphones.

Notes

•This feature is not available when 6CH INPUT is selected or 96-kHz sampling digital signals are input to this unit.

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

■Normal stereo reproduction

1 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	ENTER
EFFECT
	EFFECT
Front panel	Remote control

Notes

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

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

•The volume may be greatly reduced when you turn off the sound effects or if you set “4 D. RANGE” on the SET MENU to MIN. In this case turn on the sound effect.

•The sound of LFE channel will be directed to the main left and right or the subwoofer (or both) channels depending on the setting of “1D BASS” on the SET MENU.

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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 AMP.

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

	PRESET/CH
–	SELECT	+

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