Yamaha RX-A3040 Additional Information

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RX-A3040/RX-A2040/RX-V3077/RX-V2077En 1Dolby’s newest surround technology “Dolby Atmos” is now supported.By playing back Dolby Atmos contents, you can enjoy realistic sound from anydirection including from overhead, bringing astounding clarity and power to hometheaters, and providing a detailed and deep experience that's just like real life.The unit also supports Dolby Surround, which can create a real acoustic space(including overhead) even when a conventional content is played.To get the most from Dolby Atmos contents, follow the procedure below to lay out thespeakers and configure the settings.Speaker layout/settings and playback procedurea Placing speakersTo play Dolby Atmos contents on the unit, use one of the following speaker systems. Werecommend using two (front set) or four (front and rear sets) presence speakers inaddition to the standard 5.1- or 7.1-channel speaker system.*1 (About the number of channels) For example, “5.1.2” denotes “standard 5.1-channel plus 2 for overheadspeaker channels”.*2 (RX-A3040/RX-V3077 only) Use an external power amplifier to build an extended system.*3 You can use up to 2 subwoofers (subwoofer use is optional).❑ Presence speaker layoutThe unit provides three layout patterns for presence speakers (Front Height/RearHeight, Overhead and Dolby Enabled SP). Choose a layout pattern that suits yourlistening environment.• You can enjoy Dolby Atmos or Cinema DSP HD3 /Cinema DSP 3D with any layout pattern.• You can configure the layout patterns for front presence and rear presence speakers separately.Front Height/Rear HeightSelect this option when presence speakers are installed on the front/rear side wall.It delivers a natural sound field with excellent linkage of left, right, top and bottomsound spaces, and sound extensity effectively.OverheadSelect this option when presence speakers are installed to the ceiling above thelistening position. It delivers realistic overhead sound effects and sound field withexcellent linkage of front and rear sound spaces effectively.• For details on the installation position of ceiling speakers, refer to “Notes on installation of ceiling speakers”.Additional information: About Dolby Atmos® EnglishSpeaker type Abbr.Speaker system (the number of channels) (*1)7.1 5.1.2 7.1.2 5.1.4 7.1.4 (*2)Front (L/R) 12 ● ● ● ● ●Center 3 ● ● ● ● ●Surround (L/R) 45 ● ● ● ● ●Surround back (L/R) 67 ● ● ●Front presence (L/R) ER ● ● ● ●Rear presence (L/R) TY ● ●Subwoofer (*3) 9 ● ● ● ● ●Front presenceRear presenceFront presenceRear presenceUCAB