Yamaha RX-V663 Black: Advanced sound configurations

ADVANCED SOUND CONFIGURATIONS

Advanced sound configurations

Changing sound field parameter

3 Press one of the sound field program

selector buttons (

O

) repeatedly to select the

settings

desired sound field program you want to

You can enjoy good quality sound with the initial factory

adjust.

settings. Although you do not have to change the initial

factory settings, you can change some of the parameters to

4 Press

9

k / n to select the desired sound

better suit the input source or your listening room.

field parameter and then

9

l / h to change

Note

the selected sound field parameter value.

•Press

9

h to increase the value.

You cannot change the sound field parameter values when

•Press

9

l to decrease the value.

“MEMORY GUARD” in “OPTION MENU” is set to “ON” (see

page 88). If you want to change the sound field parameter values,

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set “MEMORY GUARD” to “OFF”.

• For details about the function and control range of each sound

field parameter, see page 66.

1 Turn on the video monitor connected to this

• When you set a sound field parameter to a value other than the

unit.

initial factory settings, an asterisk mark (*) appears by the

sound field parameter name in the OSD.

• Repeat steps 3 and 4 as necessary to change other sound field

2 Set the operation mode selector to

F

AMP

program parameter settings.

and then press

R

PARAMETER on the

• The available sound field parameters for some of the sound field

remote control.

programs may be displayed on more than one page in the OSD.

In this case, press

9

k / n to scroll through pages.

The following screen is shown in the OSD.

• To initialize the parameters of the selected sound field program,

press

9

n repeatedly to select “INITIALIZE” and then press

Sound field program category

9

h. Once the confirmation screen appears in the OSD, press

9

h to confirm or

9

l to cancel the initialization.

MOVIE 1/2

Cursor

.

Sci-Fi

SUR.;;PLIIx Movie

MOVIE 2/2

DSP LEVEL;;;;;0dB

P.INIT.DLY;;;16ms

P.ROOM SIZE;;;1.0

Sci-Fi

S.INIT.DLY;;;16ms

SB INIT.DLY;;15ms

S.ROOM SIZE;;;1.0

SB ROOM SIZE ;;1.0

DIALOG LIFT;;;;;0

[p]/[[]:

Select

.

INITIALIZE

[[]:

Initialize

Sound field parameters Sound field parameter

values

5 Press

R

PARAMETER to turn off the sound

field parameter screen.

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Advanced sound configurations

■ Basic configuration of sound field

Adjusting the vertical dialogue position

programs

(DIALG.LIFT)

Each sound field program has some parameters defining

Use this feature to adjust the vertical position of the

the characteristics of the program. To customize the

dialogues in movies. The ideal position of the dialogues is

selected sound field program, adjust “DSP LEVEL” and/

at the center of the video monitor screen.

or “DIALG.LIFT” first, and then try other parameters.

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To change sound field parameter settings, see page 64 for details.

The ideal

Adjusting the effect sound level of the sound

dialogue

field programs (DSP LEVEL)

position.

Sound field programs add effect sounds (DSP effect

sounds) to the original source sound to create sound field

in the listening room. Use the “DSP LEVEL” parameter to

If the dialogues are heard at the lower position of the video

adjust the level of the effect sounds.

monitor screen, increase the value of “DIALG.LIFT”.

Move up to the ideal dialogue position.

The DSP effect

The DSP effect sound

sound level is low.

level is high.

Choices: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

OPERATION

ADVANCED

“0” (initial setting) is the lowest position, and “5” is the

Adjust “DSP LEVEL” in the following cases:

highest position.

Increase the value of “DSP LEVEL”

Notes

• The effect sound of the selected sound field

program is too weak.

• “DIALG.LIFT” is only available only “EXTRA SP ASSIGN”

is set to “PRESENCE” (see page 76).

• You cannot recognize any difference between the

• You cannot move the dialogue position down from the initial

sound field programs.

dialogue position.

Decrease the value of “DSP LEVEL”

• The sound is vague.

• You feel that the additional sound effect is

excessive.

Control range: –6 dB to +3 dB

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Advanced sound configurations

■ Sound field parameters for the advanced configurations

Use the following sound field parameters to customize sound field programs in detail.

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To change sound field parameter settings, see page 64 for details.

Sound field parameter Features

INIT.DLY

Initial delay. Presence, surround, and surround back sound field initial delay. Changes the

apparent distance from the source sound by adjusting the delay between the direct sound and the

P.INIT.DLY

first reflection heard by the listener. The smaller the value, the closer the sound source seems to

S.INIT.DLY

the reflection face.

SB INI.DLY

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When you adjust the initial delay parameters, we also recommend that you adjust the

corresponding room size parameters likewise. This adjustment is especially effective for the

CINEMA DSP programs.

Control range: 1 to 99 ms (INIT.DLY and P.INIT.DLY)

1 to 49 ms (S.INIT.DLY and SB INI.DLY)

Source sound

Early

reflections

Level

Level

Level

Time

Time

Time

Delay

Delay

Delay

Sound source

Reflection face

Small value = 1 ms Large value = 99 ms

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Sound field parameter Features

ROOM SIZE

Room size. Presence, surround, and surround back room size. Adjusts the apparent size of the

surround sound field. The larger the value, the larger the surround sound field becomes. As the

P.ROOM SIZE

sound is repeatedly reflected around a room, the larger the hall is, the longer the time between

S.ROOM SIZE

the original reflected sound and the subsequent reflections. By controlling the time between the

SB ROOM SIZE

reflected sounds, you can change the apparent size of the virtual venue. Changing this parameter

from one to two doubles the apparent length of the room.

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When you adjust the room size parameters, we also recommend that you adjust the

corresponding initial delay parameters likewise. This adjustment is especially effective for the

CINEMA DSP programs.

Control range: 0.1 to 2.0

Source sound

Early

reflections

Level

Level

Level

Time Time Time

Sound source

Small value = 0.1

Large value = 2.0

OPERATION

ADVANCED

LIVENESS

Liveness. Surround and surround back sound field liveness. Adjusts the reflectivity of the virtual

walls in the hall by changing the rate at which the early reflections decay. The early reflections of

S.LIVENESS

a sound source decay much faster in a room with acoustically absorbent wall surfaces than in one

SB LIVENESS

which has highly reflective surfaces. A room with acoustically absorbent surfaces is referred to

as “dead”, while a room with highly reflective surfaces is referred to as “live”. This parameter

lets you adjust the early reflection decay rate and thus the “liveness” of the room.

Control range: 0 to 10

Source sound

Live

Dead

Level

Level

Level

Time

Time Time

Small reflected

Large reflected

sound

sound

Small value = 0 Large value = 10

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Sound field parameter Features

REV.TIME

Reverberation time. Adjusts the amount of time taken for the dense, subsequent reverberation

sound to decay by 60 dB at 1 kHz. This changes the apparent size of the acoustic environment

over an extremely wide range. Set a longer reverberation time for “dead” sources and listening

room environments, and a shorter time for “live” sources and listening room environments.

Control range: 1.0 to 5.0 s

Reverberation

Source sound

Reverberation

Early reflections

60 dB 60 dB 60 dB

REV.TIME

REV.TIME

REV.TIME

Sound source

Short

Long

reverberation

reverberation

Small value = 1.0 s Large value = 5.0 s

REV.DELAY

Reverberation delay. Adjusts the time difference between the beginning of the direct sound and

the beginning of the reverberation sound. The larger the value, the later the reverberation sound

begins. A later reverberation sound makes you feel as if you are in a larger acoustic environment.

Control range: 0 to 250 ms

Source sound

Level

(dB)

60 dB

Reverberation

Time

REV.TIMEREV.DELAY

REV.LEVEL

Reverberation level. Adjusts the volume of the reverberation sound. The larger the value, the

stronger the reverberation becomes.

Control range: 0 to 100%

Source sound

Level

(dB)

REV. LEVEL

Time

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Sound field parameter Features

DIRECT

2-channel stereo direct. Bypasses the decoders and the DSP processors of this unit for pure hi-fi

(“2ch Stereo” only)

stereo sound when playing 2-channel analog sources.

Choices: AUTO, OFF

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• Select “AUTO” to bypass the decoders, the DSP processors and the tone control circuitry only

when “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to 0 dB (see page 52).

• Select “OFF” not to bypass the decoders, the DSP processors and the tone control circuitry

when “BASS” and “TREBLE” are set to 0 dB.

• When multi-channel signals (Dolby Digital and DTS) are input, they are downmixed to 2

channels and output from the front left and right speakers.

• The low-frequency signals of the front left and right channels are redirected to the subwoofer

in the following cases:

– “LFE/BASS OUT” is set to “BOTH” (see page 76).

– “FRONT SP” is set to “SMALL” (see page 77) and “LFE/BASS OUT” is set to “SWFR”

(see page 76).

CT LEVEL

7-channel stereo center, surround left, surround right, surround back, presence left and presence

SL LEVEL

right levels. Adjusts the volume level of each channel in the 7-channel stereo mode. The

available parameters differ depending on the setting of the speakers.

SR LEVEL

SB LEVEL

Control range: 0 to 100%

PL LEVEL

PR LEVEL

(“7ch Stereo” only)

EFFECT LEVEL

Straight and 7-channel Compressed Music Enhancer effect level. The high-frequency signals of

(“Straight Enhancer” and

some sources may be emphasized too much. In this case, set the effect level to “LOW”.

“7ch Enhancer” only)

OPERATION

ADVANCED

Choices: HIGH, LOW

• Select “HIGH” for a high effect level.

• Select “LOW” for a low effect level.

■ Selecting decoders used with sound

field programs (SUR.)

Selecting decoders

Use this feature to select the desired decoder used with

■ Selecting decoders for 2-channel

MOVIE sound field programs (except “Mono Movie”).

sources (surround decode mode)

See page 49 for details about MOVIE sound field

Use this feature to play back sources with selected

program.

decoders. You can play back 2-channel sources on multi-

Available decoders

channels.

Decoder Functions

Set the operation mode selector to

F

AMP and

PLIIx Movie

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro

then press

Q

SUR. DECODE repeatedly on the

Logic II) processing for movie

PLII Movie

remote control to select the desired surround

sources. The Pro Logic IIx decoder

is not available when “SUR.B L/R

decoder.

SP” is set to “NONE” (see page 77).

You can select from the following modes depending on the

type of source you are playing and your personal

Neo:6 Cinema

DTS processing for movie sources.

preference.

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You can change the decoder parameter settings (see page 70). Set

the operation mode to

F

AMP and then press

R

PARAMETER

to display the decoder parameters in the OSD. Press

9

k / n

repeatedly to select the desired decoder parameter and then press

9

l / h repeatedly to change the value of the selected

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parameter.

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■ Decoder descriptions (SUR.)

Decoder Descriptions

Pro Logic

Dolby Pro Logic processing for any sources.

PLIIx Movie

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for movie sources.

The Pro Logic IIx

PLII Movie

decoder is not available when “SUR.B L/R SP” is set to “NONE” (

see page 77

).

PLIIx Music

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for music sources.

The Pro Logic IIx

PLII Music

decoder is not available when “SUR.B L/R SP” is set to “NONE” (

see page 77

).

PLIIx Game

Dolby Pro Logic IIx (or Dolby Pro Logic II) processing for game sources.

The Pro Logic IIx decoder

PLII Game

is not available when “SUR.B L/R SP” is set to “NONE” (

see page 77

).

Neo:6 Cinema

DTS processing for movie sources.

Neo:6 Music

DTS processing for music sources.

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When you select the surround decode mode for Dolby Digital, DTS or DTS 96/24 sources, this unit automatically selects “SURROUND

DECODE Dolby Digital”, “SURROUND DECODE DTS” or “SURROUND DECODE DTS 96/24” program.

Decoder parameter descriptions

Decoder parameter Features

PANORAMA

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music panorama. Sends stereo signals to the surround speakers as

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII

well as the front speakers for a wraparound effect.

Music” only)

Choices: OFF, ON

DIMENSION

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music dimension. Adjusts the sound field either towards the front

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII

or towards the rear.

Music” only)

Control range: –3 (towards the rear) to +3 (towards the front)

Initial setting: STD (standard)

CENTER WIDTH

Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music center width. Moves the center channel output completely

(“PLIIx Music” and “PLII

towards the center speaker or towards the front left and right speakers. A larger value moves the center

Music” only)

channel output towards the front left and right speakers.

Control range: 0 (center channel sound is output only from the center speaker) to

7 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers)

Initial setting: 3

C. IMAGE

DTS Neo:6 Music center image. Adjusts the front left and right channel output relative to the center

(“Neo:6 Music” only)

channel to make the center channel more or less dominant as necessary.

Control range: 0.0 (center channel sound is output only from the front left and right speakers) to

1.0 (center channel sound output only from the center speaker)

Initial setting: 0.3

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