Selecting The Sound Mode - Yamaha RX-V1077 Owner's Manual

Selecting the sound mode

The unit is equipped with a variety of sound programs and
surround decoders that allow you to enjoy playback sources with
your favorite sound mode (such as sound field effect or stereo
playback).
❑ Selecting a sound program suitable for movies
• Press MOVIE repeatedly.
This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for viewing
video sources, such as movies, TV programs, and games (p.58).
PROGRAM
❑ Selecting a sound program suitable for music or
ON SCREEN stereo playback
• Press MUSIC repeatedly.
Cursor keys
This mode lets you enjoy sound field effects optimized for listening
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music sources or stereo playback (p.59).
❑ Selecting a surround decoder
MOVIE
• Press SUR.DECODE repeatedly.
MUSIC
SUR.DECODE
This mode lets you enjoy unprocessed multichannel playback from
STRAIGHT
2-channel sources (p.61).
ENHANCER
PURE DIRECT
❑ Switching to the straight decode mode
• 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).
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.101).
• 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.123).
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