PLAYBACK

Selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II or

Neo:6

You can listen to 2-channel sources decoded into five or six discrete channels by selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC II or Neo:6 in program No. 9.

VOLUME

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESET/TUNING FM/AM

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

/ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUNING MODE MEMORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO/MANUAL MONO MAN`L/AUTO FM

INPUT MODE 6CH INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

SILENT

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO AUX

SPEAKERS

STEREO

PROGRAM

A/B/C/D/E

PRESET/TUNING

CONTROL

BASS/TREBLE

A

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT

SET MENU

 

 

PROGRAM l / h

 

 

 

AMP

2

TV

 

 

+

+

 

+

 

VOL

CH

VOLUME

 

 

 

MUTE

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE

 

HALL

JAZZ

ROCK

ENTERTAINMENT

 

1

2

3

4

 

MUSIC

TV THTR

MOVIE1

MOVIE2

 

5

6

7

8

 

/DTS

NIGHT

6.1/5.1

STEREO

 

9

0

+10

ENTER

3

LEVEL

 

 

SET MENU

1 Select a 2-channel source and start playback on the source component.

2 Press AMP.

 

 

AMP

 

3 Press q/DTS.

 

 

 

 

 

HALL

JAZZ

ROCK ENTERTAINMENT

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

 

MUSIC

TV THTR MOVIE1

MOVIE2

 

 

5

6

7

8

 

 

/DTS

NIGHT

6.1/5.1

STEREO

 

 

9

0

+10

ENTER

 

 

VCR V-AUX D-TV/CBL DVD

MD/CD-R TUNER CD

 

 

SP

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

A

 

 

 

 

PL

PRO LOGIC

L R

The display cycles as follows each time you press q/ DTS:

PRO LOGICPRO LOGIC EnhancedPRO LOGIC II MoviePRO LOGIC II MusicNeo:6 CinemaNeo:6 MusicPRO LOGIC....

y

You can select PRO LOGIC, PRO LOGIC Enhanced, PRO LOGIC II Movie, PRO LOGIC II Music, Neo:6 Cinema, and Neo:6 Music by pressing PROGRAM l / h on the front panel repeatedly.

Playing Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES

material

Press 6.1/5.1 to turn on the Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES decoder to listen to Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES material with a rear center speaker.

6.1/5.1

+10

(Example)

 

ES

VCR

V-AUX D-TV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER

CD

MATRIX

SP

 

 

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

A

Matrix 6.1

L C R

 

LFE RL RR

Press 6.1/5.1 to choose the playback mode. (The modes you can select vary depending on the format of the material you are playing.)

AUTO:

This mode automatically switches to Dolby

 

Digital EX/DTS ES Matrix 6.1/DTS ES

 

Discrete 6.1 depending on the signal in the

 

input source that the unit detects. The rear

 

center speaker does not output sound for 5.1

 

channel sources.

Discrete 6.1: This mode can only be selected only when the unit detects a source encoded with the DTS ES Discrete format. (The DISCRETE indicator lights up.)

Matrix 6.1: This mode allows for 6-channel playback of

 

the input source through the Matrix 6.1

 

decoder. (Either

 

 

 

EX or MATRIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator lights up.)

 

OFF:

The rear center speaker does not output

 

sound in this mode.

 

Notes

Some 6.1-channel compatible discs do not have a signal (flag) that this unit can automatically detect. Select “Matrix 6.1” to play these kinds of discs with 6.1-channel sound.

6.1-channel playback is not possible even if you press 6.1/5.1 in the following cases:

1 When “1C REAR LR” is set to NON.

2 When effects are turned off.

3 When the source connected to the 6CH INPUT jack is being played.

4 When the unit is reproducing a Dolby Digital KARAOKE source.

5 When headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

The input mode resets to AUTO when you turn the unit power off.

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Yamaha RX-V440RDS Matrix, Selecting PRO LOGIC, PRO Logic II or Neo6, Playing Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES Material

RX-V440RDS specifications

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The receiver features Yamaha's proprietary YPAO (Yamaha Parametric room Acoustic Optimizer) technology, which automatically measures the acoustic environment of the room and adjusts the audio settings for optimal sound quality. This smart feature ensures that the system adapts to various room sizes and layouts, delivering a customized listening experience.

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