Features
MAIN FEATURES
Amplification
55 Watts x 5, 6 ohms-1kHz Yamaha Original Digital Amplifier
Sound Processing
YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) On-Screeen Display with GUI (Graphical User Interface) Dolby Digital, DTS, and Dolby Pro Logic II 192 kHz/24-Bit Audio D/A Conversion for High Sound Quality 12 Surround Programs 32 Bit DSP Yamaha YSS-938 ASIC LSIs Silent Cinema Night Listening Mode for All Sound Programs
Video Connections
2 Video Inputs and 1 Output S-Video Output 1 Component Video Output
Connections
2 Audio Inputs and 1 Output Digital Inputs 1 Optical, 1 Digital Output Pre-out for Subwoofer
DVD Player
Progressive Scan DVD Player Wide Disc Compatibility: DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-DA, CD-R/RW, MP3, VCD, SVCD
Other Features
40 Station AM/FM Preset Tuning Preset Remote Control Dimensions (WxHxD) : 14-3/16" X 2-5/16" X 14-3/16" Weight: 13.2 lbs.
Technology
CD / DVD Direct Amplification Circuit

Engaged by a front panel switch, it matches CD / DVD signal levels so each stage produces less noise, resulting in improved S/N ratio and maintenance of the amps total gain balance.
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CINEMA DSP Digital

Conventional multichannel audio reproduction systems base their sound on Dolby Digital and DTS decoding, using matrix and steering technologies to create surround sound effects. Yamaha CINEMA DSP is much more advanced, actually creating richly realized independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects from ideally located in these separate sound fields, you will hear sound with accurate placement, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and richness, and startlingly realistic presence. It will seem as if the walls of your room have disappeared and you are in the middle of your own immense theater! The decoding circuitry performs Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-ES (DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 and DTS-ES Discrete 6.1), DTS Neo:6 and DTS 96/24 decoding with extreme accuracy, as well as all digital sound field processing.
Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II is an improved technique used to decode vast numbers of existing Dolby Surround sources. This technology enables a discrete 5-channel playback with 2 front left and right channels, 1 center channel, and 2 surround left and right channels instead of only 1 surround channel for conventional Pro Logic technology. There are three modes available: “Music mode” for music sources, “Movie mode” for movie sources and “Game mode” for game sources.
Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
DTS Digital Surround™

DTS Digital Surround™ was developed to replace the analog soundtracks of movies with a 6.1 channel digital sound track and is now rapidly gaining popularity in movie theaters around the world. DTS, Inc. has developed a home theater system so that you can enjoy the depth of sound and natural spatial representation of DTS Digital Surround™ in your home. This system produces practically distortion-free 6 channel sound (technically, front left and right, center, surround left and right and LFE 0.1 (subwoofer) channels for a total of 5.1 channels). This unit incorporates a DTS-ES decoder that enables 6.1 channel reproduction by adding the surround back channel to the existing 5.1 channel format.
DVD Video

DVD is essentially a large capacity optical video storage media that contains movies or other video content for home entertainment. DVD has become the standard for video publishing by most movie and video studios.
SILENT CINEMA™

SILENT CINEMA makes it possible to hear large-scale surround sound through ordinary headphones! This is a variation of CINEMA DSP technology that Yamaha developed to let you listen in private to movies and other multi-channel sources for hours without listening fatigue.
YPAO™ Automatic System Calibration

Yamaha’s YPAO system uses a small microphone and sophisticated equalization to automatically set the best sound for any room, no matter where the speakers are. First, it checks the speaker connections and phase of each speaker. Then it sends out tones which are captured by the microphone to analyze the room acoustics and sets a variety of parameters, such as the speaker size, the distance of the speakers and even the sound pressure level, etc. Until it achieves the best sound conditions for your room and you don't have to do anything!
Audio & Video
Specs
Specifications
| Channels | 5.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total System Power | 405W | |
| RMS Output Power (1kHz) | 55W x 5 | |
| DTS 96/24 / DTS Neo:6 / DTS ES Discrete 6.1 | DTS | |
| Dolby Digital EX/ Dolby Pro Logic IIx | Dolby Digital/Pro Logic II | |
| A/V Inputs / Outputs | 2 / 1 | |
| Surround Programs | 12 | |
| Type | Single Disc Player | |
| Progressive Scan | Yes | |
| Complete Package Dimensions (WxHxD) | 19-3/4" x 10-7/16" x 18-5/8" | |
| Total Weight (lbs.) | 19.8 | |









