Yamaha RX-V1600 User Manual

■ Adjusting the tonal quality
Use this feature to adjust the balance of bass and treble for 
the front L/R and center speaker channels.

• If you increase or decrease the high-frequency or the 

low-frequency sound to an extreme level, the tonal quality of 
the surround speakers may not match that of the front L/R and 
center speakers.

• TONE CONTROL is not effective when THX (see page 40) or 

PURE DIRECT (see page 41) is selected, or when 
MULTI CH INPUT is selected.

■ Muting the sound output
Use this feature to mute the sound output.

Press MUTE on the remote control.
The MUTE indicator flashes in the front panel 
display.

Press MUTE again (or press VOLUME +/–) to 
resume the sound output.
The MUTE indicator disappears from the display.

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You can adjust how much the muting function reduces the sound 
output (see page 82).

■ Using SILENT CINEMA
Use this feature to enjoy multi-channel music or movie 
sound, including Dolby Digital and DTS surround, 
through ordinary headphones. SILENT CINEMA 
activates automatically whenever you connect headphones 
to the PHONES jack while listening to CINEMA DSP or 
HiFi DSP sound field programs. When activated, the 
SILENT CINEMA indicator lights up in the front panel 
display.

SILENT CINEMA is ineffective in the following cases:

– MULTI CH INPUT is selected as the input mode.
– PURE DIRECT is selected.
– A 2ch Stereo program is selected.
– This unit is in the STRAIGHT mode.