TONE CONTROL
BASS/TREBLE

PLAYBACK

7Select a sound field program if desired.

Press PROGRAM l / h repeatedly (or press AMP to select the AMP mode, then press one of the sound field program buttons on the remote control) to select a sound field program. (See page 49 for details about sound field programs.)

l PROGRAM h

Front panel

or

 

STEREO

MUSIC

ENTERTAIN

MOVIE

 

1

2

3

4

AMP

STANDARD

SELECT

EXTD SUR.

DIRECT ST.

 

5

6

7

8

 

A SPEAKERS B

NIGHT

STRAIGHT

 

9

0

10

ENT.

EFFECT

Remote control

To listen with headphones

(“SILENT CINEMA”)

“SILENT CINEMA” allows you to enjoy multi-channel music or movie sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS surround, through ordinary headphones. “SILENT CINEMA” activates automati cally whenever you connect headphones to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or HiFi DSP sound field programs. When activated, the “SILENT CINEMA” indicator lights up in the front panel display.

Notes

This unit will not be set to “SILENT CINEMA” when MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input source.

“SILENT CINEMA” is not effective when the Direct Stereo or 2ch Stereo program is selected, or in STRAIGHT mode.

To adjust the tone

You can adjust the tonal quality

of your front left and right speakers or headphones (when connected).

Press TONE CONTROL on the front panel repeatedly to select TREBLE or BASS, then press BASS/TREBLE –/+ repeatedly to increase or decrease.

Select TREBLE to adjust the high frequency response.

Select BASS to adjust the low frequency response.

y

Speaker and headphone adjustments are stored independently.

Notes

If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or low-frequency sound to an extreme level, the tonal quality of the surround speakers may not match that of the front left and right speakers.

TONE CONTROL is not effective with the Direct Stereo program (page 30) or MULTI CH INPUT.

When TC BYPASS is set to AUTO (page 58), and BASS and TREBLE are set to 0 dB, audio output automatically bypasses this unit’s tone control circuitry.

To mute the sound

Press MUTE on the remote control.

The MUTE indicator flashes in theMUTE front panel display. To resume the audio output, press

MUTE again (or press VOLUME –/+). The MUTE indicator disappears from the display.

y

You can adjust the muting level (see page 58).

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Yamaha RX-V457 To listen with headphones, To adjust the tone, To mute the sound, Select a sound field program if desired

RX-V457 specifications

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