SOUND FIELD PROGRAMS

Sound field program speaker layouts

Sound output from each speaker depends on the type of audio signals being input. Refer to the diagrams in the table below to understand the speaker layout for each sound field program.

Note

Be advised that there may be no or not enough sound output from speakers depending on the type of input source being played back. Furthermore, there may be some channels that can only be used partially when they are adjusted to specific aspects of movies, such as special sound effects, etc.

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Except for “2ch Stereo”, “6ch Stereo”, and “STRAIGHT”, you can select a decoder to output sound from the surround back speaker (see page 39).

The abbreviations and symbols used in each diagram are as follows:

L

C

R

Front left speaker

Center speaker

Front right speaker

Speaker from which sound is being out

SL

SR

SB

Surround left speaker

Surround right speaker

Surround back speaker

Speaker from which no sound is being output

*When the qEX / q PL IIx / ES indicators are turned off in the front panel display

Sound field program

2-channel audio

2-channel audio

5.1/6.1-channel audio *

(monaural)

(stereo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEREO

2ch Stereo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

 

 

SB

 

SB

 

SB

STEREO

 

 

 

 

 

 

6ch Stereo

 

C

 

C

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

 

 

SB

 

SB

 

SB

MUSIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hall in Vienna

L

R

L

R

L

R

The Bttm Line

 

 

C

 

C

 

C

The Roxy Thtr

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disco

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

 

 

SB

 

SB

 

SB

MUSIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pop/Rock

 

C

 

C

 

C

ENTERTAINMENT

 

 

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

TV Sports

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mono Movie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Game

 

SB

 

SB

 

SB

 

SL

SR

SL

SR

SL

SR

PROGRAMS

SOUND FIELD

 

 

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Yamaha RX-V459 owner manual Sound field program speaker layouts, Monaural Stereo

RX-V459 specifications

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