Yamaha RX-V470 User Manual

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What is it that makes live music so good?  Today’s
advanced sound reproduction technology lets you get
extremely close to the sound of a live performance, but
chances are you’ll still notice something missing:  the
acoustic environment of the live concert hall.  Extensive
research into the exact nature of the sonic reflections that
create the ambience of a large hall has made it possible for
Yamaha engineers to bring you this same sound in your
own listening room, so you’ll feel all the sound of a live
concert.
What’s more, our technicians, armed with sophisticated
measuring equipment, have even made it possible to
capture the acoustics of a variety of venues such as an
actual concert hall, theater, etc. to allow you to accurately
recreate one of several actual live performance
environments, all in your own home.

The Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder program lets you
experience the dramatic realism and impact of Dolby
Surround movie theater sound in your own home.  Dolby Pro
Logic gets its name from its professional-grade steering
logic circuitry, which provides greater effective channel
separation for a much higher degree of realism than the
“passive” Dolby Surround circuits found in today’s typical
home audio/video equipment.  Dolby Pro Logic Surround
provides a true center channel, so that there are four
independent channels, unlike passive Dolby Surround
which has in effect only three channels: left, right, and rear.
This center channel allows listeners seated in even less-
than-ideal positions to hear the dialog originating from
action on the screen while getting a stereo effect as well.
This Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder employs a digital
signal processing system. This system increases sound
stability at each channel and minimizes crosstalk between
channels compared to conventional analog Dolby signal
processing.
In addition, this unit features a built-in automatic input
balance control.  This circuit always presents you the best
surround conditions without performing manual
adjustments.

The RX-V470 has a second mode of Dolby Pro Logic
Surround processing called “Enhanced Dolby Pro Logic
Surround” processing.  Enhanced Dolby Pro Logic
Surround processing recreates the surround effect of a
movie theater, effectively duplicating its multiple surround
loudspeaker system, completely surrounding the listener
with the sounds of the action taking place on the screen.

You are the proud owner of a Yamaha RX-V470 stereo receiver –an extremely sophisticated audio component.  The Digital
Sound Field Processor (DSP) built into this unit takes full advantage of Yamaha’s undisputed leadership in the field of digital
audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when
setting up your system, and this unit will sonically transform your room into a wide range of listening environments –movie
theater, concert hall, and so on.  In addition, you get incredible realism from Dolby-encoded video sources using the built-in
Dolby Pro Logic Surround Decoder.
Rather than tell you about the wonders of digital sound field processing, however, let’s get right down to the business of setting
up the system and trying out its many capabilities.  Please read this operation manual carefully and store it in a safe place for
later reference.