Selecting The Sound Mode - Yamaha AVENTAGE RX-A550 Owner's Manual

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1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 The unit is equipped with a variety of sound programs and
surround decoders that allow you to enjoy playback sources with
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AV AV your favorite sound mode (such as sound field effect or stereo
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playback).
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FM FM AM AM
BLUETOOTH BLUETOOTH USB USB NET NET AUX AUX
• Select a sound program suitable for each video source by
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BD BD
TV TV NET NET RADIO RADIO
DVD DVD
PROGRAM
PROGRAM MUTE MUTE VOLUME VOLUME
• Select a sound program suitable for music or stereo playback by
TOP MENU TOP MENU POP-UP/MENU POP-UP/MENU
OPTION
SETUP SETUP OPTION
ENTER ENTER
RETURN RETURN DISPLAY DISPLAY
• Select a surround decoder in the "Option" menu (p.69).
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MEMORY MEMORY
HOME HOME
TUNING TUNING PRESET PRESET
• Switch to the straight decode mode by pressing STRAIGHT
STRAIGHT DIRECT ENHANCER BASS
STRAIGHT
DIRECT
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ENHANCER
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BASS
• Enable the direct playback mode by pressing DIRECT (p.47).
This mode reduces the electrical noise from other circuitry to allow
you to enjoy Hi-Fi sound quality.
• Enable Extra Bass by pressing BASS (p.47).

Selecting the sound mode

I want to enjoy viewing video sources such as
movies, TV programs, or games.
pressing PROGRAM repeatedly (p.44).
I want to enjoy listening to music sources or stereo
playback.
pressing PROGRAM repeatedly (p.45).
I want to enjoy multichannel playback from
2-channel sources.
I want to enjoy unprocessed sounds in original
channels.
(p.46).
I want to enjoy pure high fidelity sounds.
I want to enjoy enhanced bass sounds.
I want to enjoy listening to compressed music.
• Enable Compressed Music Enhancer by pressing ENHANCER
(p.47).
This mode lets you enjoy compressed music stored on a
BLUETOOTH device or USB storage device with additional depth
and breadth (p.47).
• 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.46) 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.8).
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