Yamaha RX-V659 ■Low-frequencyeffect level E)LFE LEVEL, ■Audio settings G)AUDIO SET, Dynamic range, MAX, FULL, ADVANCED, OPERATION, Speaker SP, Headphone HP, Speaker SPEAKER

■Low-frequency effect level E)LFE LEVEL

Use this feature to adjust the output level of the LFE (low- frequency effect) channel according to the capacity of your subwoofer or headphones. The LFE channel carries low-frequency special effects which are only added to certain scenes. This setting is effective only when this unit decodes Dolby Digital or DTS signals.

Control range: –20 to 0 dBControl step: 1 dB

SET MENU

■Audio settings G)AUDIO SET

Use this feature to adjust the overall audio settings of this unit.

G)AUDIO SET

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MUTING TYPE;FULL

AUDIO DELAY;;0ms

TONE BYPASS;AUTO

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[<]/[>]:Select

E)LFE LEVEL

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SPEAKER;;;;;;0dB

HEADPHONE;;;;0dB

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[<]/[>]:Adjust

Speaker SPEAKER

Adjusts the speaker LFE level.

Headphone HEADPHONE

Adjusts the headphone LFE level.

Note

Depending on the settings of “LFE/BASS OUT” (see page 88), some signals may not be output at the SUBWOOFER OUTPUT jack.

■Dynamic range F)DYNAMIC RANGE

Use this feature to select the amount of dynamic range compression to be applied to your speakers or headphones. This setting is effective only when this unit is decoding Dolby Digital and DTS signals.

F)DYNAMIC RANGE

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SP:
MIN
STD>MAX

HP:
MIN
STD>MAX

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[<]/[>]:Select

Speaker SP

Adjusts the speaker compression.

Headphone HP

Adjusts the headphone compression.Choices: MIN, STD, MAX•Select “MIN” (minimum) if you regularly listen at low volume levels.•Select “STD” (standard) for general use.•Select “MAX” (maximum) to preserve the greatest amount of dynamic range.

Muting type MUTING TYPE

Use this feature to adjust how much the mute function reduces the output volume (see page 40).

Choices: FULL, –20dB•Select “FULL” to completely mute all the audio output.•Select “–20dB” to reduce the current volume by 20 dB.

Audio delay AUDIO DELAY

Use this feature to delay the sound output and synchronize it with the video image. This may be necessary when using certain LCD monitors or projectors.

Control range: 0 to 160 msControl step: 1 ms

Tone bypass TONE BYPASS

Use this feature to select whether audio output bypasses tone control circuitry when “TREBLE” and “BASS” are set to 0 dB (see page 39).

Choices: AUTO, OFF

•Select “AUTO” if you want signals to bypass tone control circuitry to provide the purest signal possible.

•Select “OFF” if you do not want signals to bypass tone control circuitry.

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