Yamaha RX-V1500 Selecting input modes, Displaying information about the input Source, Dts, Analog

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Selecting input modes

This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the following to select the type of input signal you want to use.

1Select the input source.

INPUT	PHONO	TUNER	CD	MULTI CH IN
	V-AUX	CBL/SAT	MD/TAPE	CD-R
	or
	DTV	VCR 1	DVR/VCR2	DVD
Front panel	Remote control

2Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode. In most cases, use AUTO.

			TRANSMIT
					SYSTEM
		POWER	POWER	STANDBY	POWER
INPUT MODE		TV	AV
	or	A	B	INPUT MODE	SLEEP
		PHONO	TUNER	CD	CH IN
Front panel		Remote control
V–AUX DVR/VCR2	VCR 1 CBL/SAT DTV DVD MD/TAPE		CD–R CD	TUNER	PHONO
	SP
	A				dB
	DVD AUTO				VOLUME
					L R
		Input mode
AUTO	Automatically selects input signals in
	the following order:

	1)	Digital signals*
	2)	Analog signals
DTS	Selects only digital signals encoded in
	DTS. If no DTS signals are input, no
	sound is output.
ANALOG	Selects only analog signals. If no
	analog signals are input, no sound is
	output.

*If this unit detects a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the decoder automatically switches to the appropriate sound field program.

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•You can adjust the default input mode this unit selects when the power is turned on (see page 64).

•DTS mode is recommended for playback of a CD or LD encoded in DTS.

Note

If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you make a digital connection between this unit and the player.

■Displaying information about the input

source

You can display the type, format and sampling frequency of the current input signal.

1Select the input source.

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

2Set AMP/SOURCE/TV to AMP, then press STRAIGHT/EFFECT so that “STRAIGHT” appears in the display.

AMP

STRAIGHT

SOURCE	then
TV	EFFECT

3Press k / n to display the following information about the input signal.

ENTER

(Format)	Signal format display. When the unit
	cannot detect a digital signal it
	automatically switches to analog input.
in	Number of source channels in the input
	signal. For example, a multi-channel
	soundtrack with 3 front channels, 2
	surround channels and LFE, is
	displayed as “3/2/LFE”.
fs	Sampling frequency. When the unit is
	unable to detect the sampling
	frequency “Unknown” appears.
rate	Bit rate. When the unit is unable to
	detect the bit rate “Unknown” appears.
flg	Flag data encoded with DTS or Dolby
	Digital signals that cue this unit to
	automatically switch decoders.

Note

The display shows “3/2/LFE” even when you play DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 sources that include 3 surround channels.

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