Selecting Input Modes - Yamaha RX-V557 Owner's Manual

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Selecting input modes

This unit comes with a variety of input jacks. Do the
following to select the type of input signals you want to
use.
1
Rotate INPUT to select the input source.
2
Press INPUT MODE to select an input mode.
In most cases, use AUTO.
VCR V-AUX
SP
A
Input source
AUTO
Automatically selects input signals in
the following order:
1) Digital signals
2) Analog signals
DTS
Selects only digital signals encoded in
DTS. If no DTS signals are input, no
sound is output.
ANALOG
Selects only analog signals. If no
analog signals are input, no sound is
output.
* If this unit detects a Dolby Digital or DTS signal, the
decoder automatically switches to the appropriate
decoder.
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You can adjust the default input mode of this unit (see page 52).
Notes
• When playing a DTS-CD/LD, be sure to set INPUT MODE to
DTS.
• If the digital output data of the player has been processed in any
way, you may not be able to perform DTS decoding even if you
make a digital connection between this unit and the player
depending on the player.
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INPUT
INPUT MODE
DTV/CBL DVD MD/CD-R TUNER
Input mode
*
■ Displaying information about the input
source
You can display the type, format and sampling frequency
of the current input signal.
1
Select the input source.
2
Press AMP to select the AMP mode, then
press STRAIGHT so that "STRAIGHT"
appears in the display.
CD
VOLUME
dB
L R
3
Press u / d to display the following
information about the input signal.
(Format)
in
fs
rate
flg
CD MD/CD-R TUNER SLEEP
DVD DTV/CBL V-AUX MULTI CH IN
VCR
STRAIGHT
AMP
then
EFFECT
STRAIGHT
PRESET/CH
ENTER
A/B/C/D/E
Signal format display. When the unit
cannot detect a digital signal it
automatically switches to analog input.
Number of source channels in the input
signal. For example, a multi-channel
soundtrack with 3 front channels, 2
surround channels and LFE, is
displayed as "3/2/LFE".
Sampling frequency. When the unit is
unable to detect the sampling
frequency "Unknown" appears.
Bit rate. When the unit is unable to
detect the bit rate "Unknown" appears.
Flag data encoded with DTS or Dolby
Digital signals that cue this unit to
automatically switch decoders.
AMP
ENT.