Yamaha RX-V1600 User Manual

■ Audio jacks

This unit has four types of audio jacks (analog audio, digital audio coaxial, digital audio optical and HDMI). Connection 
depends on the availability of audio jacks on your other components.

AUDIO jacks
For conventional analog audio signals.

DIGITAL AUDIO (COAXIAL) jacks
For digital audio signals transmitted via digital coaxial 
cables.

DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL) jacks
For digital audio signals transmitted via digital optical 
cables.

HDMI jacks
For HDMI digital audio signals.

■ Audio signal flow for OUT (REC)

• The audio signals input at the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack are output at the DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks only and are not output at the 

analog OUT (REC) jacks.

• 2-channel as well as multi-channel PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS signals input at the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack can be output at 

the HDMI OUT jack only when HDMI SET is set to OTHER (see page 75).

• 2-channel PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS signals except multi-channel PCM signals input at the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack can be 

output at the DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL) jacks.

• Copy-protected 2-channel PCM signals with over 48 kHz/16 bit input at the HDMI IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 jack are not output at the 

DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTICAL) jacks.

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