Selecting The Optimum Listening Area; Checking The Virtual Surround Effect - Yamaha YAS-81 Owner's Manual

AIR SURROUND XTREME

Selecting the optimum listening area

You can select the optimum listening area from two modes.
NORMAL

Checking the virtual surround effect

You can check the Virtual Surround effect using test tones produced from the speakers.
TEST
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En
Press AREA.
Each time you press AREA, NORMAL and WIDE modes
change alternately.
AREA
y
• The default setting is NORMAL.
• The setting is set for all the input sources.
Note
This operation is only available when surround mode is activated.
WIDE
Press TEST to output the test tone.
The system outputs the test tone and the output channel of
the test tone appears in the front panel display.
The output channel of the test tone cycles through as
follows. Each channel outputs the test tone for about 2
seconds.
y
To cancel test tone mode, press TEST again.
Note
The surround back virtual speaker is included in SL and SR.
NORMAL
Select this to sharpen the sound effect.
"AREA NORMAL" appears in the front panel
display when NORMAL mode is selected.
WIDE
Select this to widen the optimal listening area.
Active (virtual)
speaker channel