Yamaha RX-V1500 2ch Stereo, Downmixing to 2 channels, Listening to unprocessed input signals

■Downmixing to 2 channels

You can enjoy 2-channel stereo playback from multi- channel sources.

Rotate PROGRAM (or press STEREO on the

remote control) to select 2ch Stereo.

PROGRAM	STEREO	HALL	JAZZ	ROCK
	1	2	3	4
or	ENTERTAIN	MUSIC	TV THTR	MOVIE
	5	6	7	8
	THX	STANDARD		EXTD. SUR
	9	0	+10	ENT.
Front panel	Remote control

2ch Stereo

Note

You can use a subwoofer with this program when “SWFR” or “BOTH” is selected in LFE/BASS OUT.

■Listening to unprocessed input signals

In STRAIGHT mode, two channel stereo sources are output from only the front left and right speakers. Multi- channel sources are decoded straight into the appropriate channels without any additional effect processing.

Press STRAIGHT/EFFECT to select STRAIGHT.

STRAIGHT	STRAIGHT
or	EFFECT
EFFECT
Front panel	Remote control

Press STRAIGHT/EFFECT again so that “STRAIGHT” disappears from the display when you want to turn the sound effect back on.

■Virtual CINEMA DSP

Virtual CINEMA DSP allows you to enjoy the CINEMA DSP programs without surround speakers. It creates virtual speakers to reproduce a natural sound field.

If you set SURR L/R SP to “NONE”, Virtual CINEMA DSP activates automatically whenever you select a CINEMA DSP sound field program.

Note

Virtual CINEMA DSP will not activate, even when SURR L/R SP is set to “NONE” (see page 59) in the following cases:

–When MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source.

–When headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

PLAYBACK

■Playing video sources in the

background

You can combine images from a video source with sound from an audio source. For example, you can enjoy listening to classical music while having beautiful scenery from the video source on the video monitor.

Use the input selector buttons to select a video source, then select an audio source.

				Audio sources
PHONO	TUNER	CD	MULTI CH IN
V-AUX	CBL/SAT	MD/TAPE	CD-R
DTV	VCR 1	DVR/VCR2	DVD	Video sources

Note

If you want to enjoy an audio source connected to the MULTI CH
INPUT jacks together with a video source, first select the video
source and then press MULTI CH INPUT.	BASIC OPERATION

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