Yamaha YSP-500 46 En, ■Decoder indicators, ■Surround modes and recommended sources

Enjoying surround sound

■Decoder indicators

Depending on the input source and the selected surround mode, the decoder indicators in the front panel display light up as follows:

Status	Indicator
When PCM signals are being input		PCM
When DTS digital signals are being
input or DTS Neo:6 is selected as
the surround mode
When Dolby Digital signals are		DIGITAL
being input
When Dolby Pro Logic is selected			PL
as the surround mode
When Dolby Pro Logic II is selected			PL
as the surround mode

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•You can select an input mode (AUTO, DTS, or ANALOG) by pressing INPUTMODE repeatedly (see page 70).

•Discs encoded in DTS-ES, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Dolby Digital EX, or Dolby Digital Surround EX will be played back in DTS or Dolby Digital.

■Surround modes and recommended sources

Surround mode		Recommended
		source
DTS Neo:6	Cinema	Movies
	Music	Music
Dolby Pro Logic	–	All sources
	Movie	Movies
Dolby Pro Logic II	Music	Music
	Game	Games

Notes

•When you select an input source (see page 41), the surround mode used for the previously selected input source is automatically selected.

•If the power of this unit is turned off and on again, the surround mode used for the previously selected input source before the power was turned off is automatically selected.

•If the surround modes are not available, “Prohibit” appears in the front panel display when you press SUR. DECODE.

•The surround modes are available:

–when the beam mode is set to a setting other than the stereo playback (see page 50), My Beam (see page 51), and My Surround (see page 45).

–when 2-channel signals are being input.

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