Selecting The Sound Mode - Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A1040 Owner's Manual

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The unit is equipped with a variety of sound programs and
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surround decoders that allow you to enjoy playback sources with
AUDIO AUDIO
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playback).
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TUNER TUNER
❑ Selecting a sound program suitable for movies
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• Press MOVIE repeatedly.
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This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for viewing
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video sources, such as movies, TV programs, and games (p.58).
PROGRAM
PROGRAM MUTE MUTE VOLUME VOLUME
❑ Selecting a sound program suitable for music or
ON SCREEN
TOP MENU TOP MENU POP-UP/MENU POP-UP/MENU
ON
OPTION OPTION
SCREEN
• Press MUSIC repeatedly.
Cursor keys
ENTER This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for listening
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music sources or stereo playback (p.59).
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❑ Selecting a surround decoder
BAND BAND
MODE MODE
TUNING TUNING PRESET PRESET
MOVIE
• Press SUR.DECODE repeatedly.
MUSIC
SUR. DECODE STRAIGHT
MOVIE MUSIC
SUR.DECODE
This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed multichannel playback from
ENHANCER PURE DIRECT
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2-channel sources (p.61).
ENHANCER
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PURE DIRECT
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• Press STRAIGHT.
This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed sounds in original channels
(p.61).
❑ Switching to the Pure Direct mode
• Press PURE DIRECT.
This mode lets you enjoy pure high fidelity sound by reducing the
electrical noise from other circuitry (p.62).
❑ Enabling Compressed Music Enhancer
• Press ENHANCER.
This mode lets you enjoy compressed music with additional depth
and breadth (p.62).

Selecting the sound mode

stereo playback
On-screen sound program/surround decoder selection
a Press ON SCREEN.
b Use the cursor keys to select "Sound Program" and press
ENTER.
c Use the cursor keys to select a sound program/surround
decoder and press ENTER.
• You can also switch the sound programs and surround decoder by pressing
PROGRAM.
• You can change the settings of the surround programs and surround decoders in
the "Sound Program" menu (p.104).
• The sound mode can be applied separately to each input source.
• When you play back audio signals with a sampling rate of higher than 96 kHz, the
straight decode mode (p.61) is automatically selected.
• You can check which speakers are currently outputting sound by looking at the
speaker indicators on the unit's front panel (p.10) or at the "Audio Signal" screen in
the "Information" menu (p.126).
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