FEATURES

Built-in 7-channel power amplifier

◆Minimum RMS output power

(20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8 Ω) Front: 140 W + 140 W

Center: 140 W

Surround: 140 W + 140 W

Surround back: 140 W + 140 W

Sound field programs

◆Proprietary YAMAHA technology for the creation of sound fields

◆Dolby Digital/Dolby Digital EX decoder

◆DTS/DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, Discrete 6.1, DTS Neo:6, DTS 96/24 decoder

◆Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II/Dolby Pro Logic IIx decoder

◆Neural Surround decoder (U.S.A. and Canada models only)

◆Virtual CINEMA DSP

◆SILENT CINEMA

Sophisticated AM/FM tuner

◆40-station random and direct preset tuning

◆Automatic preset tuning

◆Preset station shifting capability (preset editing)

XM Satellite Radio

(U.S.A. and Canada models only)

◆XM Satellite Radio tuning capability (using the “XM Passport System” sold separately)

◆Neural Surround decoder to play back the surround sound content of XM Satellite Radio broadcasts in multi-channels, resulting in a full surround sound experience

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)

◆HDMI interface for standard, enhanced or high-definition video (includes 1080p video signal transmission) as well as multi-channel digital audio based on HDMI version 1.2a

◆Analog video to HDMI digital video up-conversion (composite video ↔ S-video ↔ component video → HDMI

digital video) capability for monitor out

◆Analog video up-scaling from 480i (NTSC)/576i (PAL) or 480p/576p to 720p or 1080i

iPod controlling capability

◆DOCK terminal to connect a YAMAHA iPod universal dock (such as the YDS-10, sold separately), which supports iPod (Click and Wheel), iPod nano, and iPod mini

Network features

◆NETWORK port to connect a PC and YAMAHA MCX-2000 or access the Internet Radio via a LAN

◆DHCP automatic or manual network configuration

USB features

◆USB port to connect a USB memory device or a USB portable audio player

Other features

◆YPAO (YAMAHA Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) for automatic speaker setup

◆192-kHz/24-bit D/A converter

◆GUI (graphical user interfece) menus that allows you to optimize this unit to suit your individual audio/video system

◆GUI display menu language switching capability (English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish and Russian)

◆6 or 8-channel additional input jacks for discrete multi- channel input

◆Analog video interlace/progressive conversion from 480i (NTSC)/576i (PAL) to 480p/576p

◆S-video signal input/output capability

◆Component video input/output capability includes (3 COMPONENT VIDEO INs and 1 MONITOR OUT)

◆Optical and coaxial digital audio signal jacks

◆Pure Direct mode for pure hi-fi sound for all sources

◆Cinema and music night listening modes

◆Compressed Music Enhancer mode to improve the sound quality of compression artifacts (such as the MP3 format) to that of a high-quality stereo

◆Remote control with preset remote control codes, learning, macro and buttons and display backlight capability

◆ZONE 2/ZONE 3 custom installation facility

◆Zone switching capability between the main zone and ZONE 2/ZONE 3 using ZONE CONTROLS

◆Zone 2 OSD (on-screen display) capability

◆Sleep timer

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