Yamaha RX-V861 38 En, Selecting the front speaker set, Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component, ■Using the Zone B feature, ■ A quick guide to contents

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■ A quick guide to contents

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	Enjoy pure hi-fi stereo sound	48

	Adjust the tonal quality of the front speakers	48

	Adjust the parameters of sound field programs	61

	Enjoy sources with a wide dynamic range at night	49

	Use headphones	40

	Enjoy multi-channel sources in 2-channel stereo	49

	Select a decoder to play back sources with	66

	Automatically set this unit to the standby mode	41

Selecting the MULTI CH INPUT component

Use this feature to select the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks (see page 22) as the input source.

Rotate the IINPUT selector to select MULTI CH (or AMULTI CH IN).

“MULTI CH” appears in the front panel display.

Use “MULTI CH SET” menu in “INPUT MENU” to set the parameters for MULTI CH INPUT (see page 80).

Note

Sound field programs and the night listening mode cannot be selected when the component connected to the MULTI CH INPUT jacks is selected as the input source.

Selecting the front speaker set

Use this feature to turn the front speaker system (FRONT A and/or FRONT B) on or off.

Press 1SPEAKERS on the front panel repeatedly to turn on or off the set of front speakers connected to the FRONT A and/or EXTRA SP speaker terminals.

The active front speaker set changes as follows.

FRONT A

FRONT B

FRONT A

OFFand

FRONT B

Notes

•FRONT A and B or FRONT B setting is not available when “EXTRA SP ASSIGN” is set to “PRESENCE”, “ZONE 2” or “NONE” (see page 72).

•Turn off the volume level of this unit when you switch the front speaker setting.

■Using the Zone B feature

When you set “FRONT B” to “ZONE B” (see page 72), you can use the speakers connected to the EXTRA SP speaker terminals in another room (Zone B).

Press 1SPEAKERS on the front panel repeatedly to turn on or off the Zone B speakers.

When you activate the Zone B speakers, all the speakers in the main room are muted.

Notes

•You cannot activate both the main room and Zone B speakers simultaneously.

•If you select CINEMA DSP sound field program and activate the Zone B speakers, Virtual CINEMA DSP activates automatically (see page 46).