Yamaha RX-Z11 103 En, Manual Setup (Sound), ■Dynamic Range (Dynamic range), ■LFE Level (Low-frequencyeffect level), ■S-WaveControl (Standing wave control)

Use this feature to set the volume level of the main zone when the power of this unit is turned on.

Choices: Off, Mute, –80.0 dB to +16.5 dB

Control step: 0.5 dB

Notes

•When this unit is in the auto setup procedure, the volume level is automatically set to 0 dB regardless of the current “Max Volume” setting.

•The “Max Volume” setting takes priority over the initial volume setting. For example, if “Initial Volume” is set to –20.0 dB and “Max Volume” is set to –30.0 dB, the volume level is automatically set to –30.0 dB when you turn on the power of this unit next time.

Muting Type (Muting type)

Use this feature to adjust how much the mute function reduces the output volume (see page 56).

Choice	Functions

Full	Mutes all the audio output.

–20dB	Reduces the current volume by 20 dB.

–40dB	Reduces the current volume by 40 dB.

Graphical user interface (GUI) menu

Manual Setup (Sound)

Use this menu to adjust the sound parameters.

■LFE Level (Low-frequency effect 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 bitstream signals.

Control range: –20.0 to 0.0 dB

Control step: 1.0 dB

Speakers (Speaker low-frequency effect level)

Select to adjust the speaker LFE level.

Headphones

(Headphone low-frequency effect level)

Select to adjust the headphone LFE level.

Note

Depending on the settings of “Bass Out” (see page 101), some signals may not be output at the SUBWOOFER PRE OUT jacks.

■Dynamic Range (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 the unit is decoding bitstream signals.

Speakers (Speaker dynamic range)

Adjusts the dynamic range compression for the speakers.

Headphones (Headphone dynamic range)

Adjusts the dynamic range compression for the headphones.

Choice	Functions

MAX	Preserves the greatest amount of dynamic range.

STD	Adjusts the dynamic range to medium. When this unit is
	decoding Dolby TrueHD signals, the dynamic range
	control is always active regardless of the instruction of
	the input source signals.

MIN/AUTO	• MIN: Adjusts the dynamic range to narrow when this
	unit is decoding bitstream signals (except Dolby
	TrueHD).

•AUTO: Adjusts the dynamic range according to the instruction of the input source signals when this unit is decoding Dolby TrueHD signals.

■S-Wave Control (Standing wave control)

Use this menu to activate or deactivate the specially customized parametric equalizer to reduce the effects of acoustic standing waves in the listening room. See page 48 for details.

Choice	Functions

On	Activates the parametric equalizer.

Off	Deactivates the parametric equalizer.

Operation	Advanced