Yamaha RX-V1600 Owner's Manual

■ Component video signal
With the component video signal system, the video signal 
is separated into the Y signal for the luminance and the 
P

B

 and P

R

 signals for the chrominance. Color can be 

reproduced more faithfully with this system because each 
of these signals is independent. A monitor with 
component input jacks is required in order to use the 
component signal for output.

■ Composite video signal
With the composite video signal system, the video signal 
is composed of three basic elements of a video picture; 
color, luminance and synchronization data. A composite 
video jack on a video component transmits these three 
elements combined.

■ S-video signal
With the S-video signal system, the video signal normally 
transmitted using a pin cable is separated and transmitted 
as the Y signal for the luminance and the C signal for the 
chrominance through the S-video cable. Using the 
S VIDEO jack eliminates video signal transmission loss 
and allows recording and playback of even more beautiful 
images.

■ CINEMA DSP
Since the Dolby Surround and DTS systems were 
originally designed for use in movie theaters, their effect 
is best felt in a theater having many speakers and designed 
for acoustic effects. Since home conditions, such as room 
size, wall material, number of speakers, and so on, can 
differ so widely, it’s inevitable that there are differences in 
the sound heard. Based on a wealth of actually measured 
data, YAMAHA CINEMA DSP uses YAMAHA original 
sound field technology to combine Dolby Pro Logic, 
Dolby Digital and DTS systems to provide the visual and 
audio experience of a movie theater in the listening room 
of your own home.

■ SILENT CINEMA
YAMAHA has developed a natural, realistic sound effect 
DSP algorithm for headphones.
Parameters for headphones have been set for each sound 
field so that accurate representations of all the sound field 
programs can be enjoyed on headphones.

■ Virtual CINEMA DSP
YAMAHA has developed a Virtual CINEMA DSP 
algorithm that allows you to enjoy DSP sound field 
surround effects without any surround speakers by using 
virtual surround speakers.
It is even possible to enjoy Virtual CINEMA DSP using a 
minimal two-speaker system that does not include a center 
speaker.