USING AUDIO FEATURES

Adjusting the speaker level

You can adjust the output level of each speaker while listening to a music source. This is also possible when playing sources input at the MULTI CH INPUT jacks.

Note

This operation will override the level adjustments made in “AUTO SETUP” (see page 31) and “SP LEVEL” (see page 89).

1Set the operation mode selector to AMP and then press LEVEL on the remote control repeatedly to select the speaker you want to adjust.

AMP

LEVEL

SOURCE

TITLE

TV

Display

Adjusted speaker

FRONT L

Front left speaker

 

 

CENTER

Center speaker

 

 

FRONT R

Front right speaker

 

 

SUR. R

Surround right speaker

 

 

SB R

Surround back right speaker

 

 

SB L

Surround back left speaker

 

 

SUR. L

Surround left speaker

 

 

SWFR

Subwoofer

 

 

PRNS L

Presence left speaker

 

 

PRNS R

Presence right speaker

 

 

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Once you press LEVEL on the remote control, you can also select the speaker by pressing k / n.

Instead of “SB R” and “SB L”, “SB” is displayed if “SB L/R SP” is set to either “SMLx1” or “LRGx1” (see page 88).

2Press l / h on the remote control to adjust the speaker output level.

Press i to increase the value.

Press j to decrease the value.

Control range: –10 dB to +10 dB

PRESET/CH

ENTER

A-E/CAT.

Enjoying multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo

You can mix down multi-channel sources to 2 channels and enjoy playback in 2-channel stereo.

1Set the operation mode to AMP and then press STEREO on the remote control repeatedly to select “2ch Stereo”.

AMP

STEREO

SOURCE

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TV

2ch Stereo

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You can use a subwoofer with this program when “LFE/BASS OUT” is set to “SWFR” or “BOTH” (see page 86).

You can also select the “2ch Stereo” mode by rotating the PROGRAM selector on the front panel.

2Press PARAMETER and then l / h to set the “DIRECT” parameter.

PRESET/CH

PARAMETER

DISPLAY

ENTER

A-E/CAT.

Choices: AUTO, OFF

Select “AUTO” to bypass the decoders, DSP processors and the tone control circuitry only when “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to 0 dB (see page 49).

Select “OFF” not to bypass the decoders, DSP processors and the tone control circuitry when “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to 0 dB.

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When multi-channel signals (Dolby Digital and DTS) are input, they are downmixed to 2 channels and output from the front left and right speakers.

The low-frequency signals input from the front left and right speakers are redirected to the subwoofer in the following cases:

–“LFE/BASS OUT” is set to “BOTH” (see page 86). –“FRONT SP” is set to “SMALL” (see page 87) and “LFE/BASS OUT” is set to “SWFR” (see page 86).

Press PARAMETER again to exit from the parameter setting mode.

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Yamaha HTR-6090 owner manual Adjusting the speaker level, Enjoying multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo, 50 En

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