USING OTHER FEATURES

y

“NIGHT:CINEMA” and “NIGHT:MUSIC” adjustments are

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stored independently.

 

Notes

You cannot use the night listening modes in the following cases:

when the “DIRECT STEREO” mode (see page 37) is selected.

when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source (see page 36).

when headphones are connected to the PHONES jack.

The night listening modes may vary in effectiveness depending on the input source and surround sound settings you use.

Selecting the input mode

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

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You can adjust the default input mode of this unit by using the “INPUT MODE” parameter in “INPUT MENU” (see page 74).

Notes

To play DTS-encoded DVDs and CDs, (when using a digital audio connection), be sure to set “INPUT MODE” to “DTS”.

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

1Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel to select the desired input source.

INPUT

Press INPUT MODE on the front panel repeatedly to select the desired input mode.

INPUT MODE

Available input sources

DVR V-AUX

DTV/CBL pDVD MD/CD-R TUNER CD

 

VOLUME

SP

 

A

dB

 

 

 

DVD

 

 

AUTO

L R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently selected

 

Currently selected

 

input source

 

 

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.

Notes

When “INPUT MODE” is set to “AUTO”, this unit automatically switches to the appropriate decoder if a Dolby Digital or DTS signal is detected.

We recommend setting “INPUT MODE” to “AUTO” in most cases.

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Yamaha RX-V459 owner manual Selecting the input mode, Dts, Analog

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