All of us have seen the various logos denoting specific technologies that are boldly silk-screened on the face of today's consumer electronics products. Some of those processes are industry standards, while many are proprietary technologies developed by the manufacturer. Yamaha is one of the most prolific developers of exclusive technologies for their components. In the mid-1980's Yamaha was the first company to deliver digital signal processing to create spatial effects for home audio. Today, their continued development of DSP technologies and spatial sound innovations further enhance the home entertainment listening experience.

Here is a glossary of the various logos that are found on Yamaha 67 Series AV receivers, the neoHD, and the Desktop Audio products.

AIR SURROUND XTREME
This newly developed virtual surround technology developed by Yamaha delivers an impressive 7.1 surround effect with unrivaled clarity and imaging using only two speakers. The recreation of the side and rear surround channels is so convincing it's possible to identify sound sources from all directions. The ability to shift the listening point (sweet spot) contributes to the realism and accuracy of the surround effect

BLUETOOTH
The Bluetooth® logo indicates that the product is equipped to use the optional YBA-10 Bluetooth® Wireless Audio Receiver that lets you connect the dock to the receiver and supports A2DP audio streaming. With the optional YBA-10 Bluetooth dock, you can enjoy music wirelessly from Bluetooth enabled mobile phones, portable devices, or personal computers.

CINEMA DSP DIGITAL
Yamaha CINEMA DSP enhances existing surround formats (Dolby Pro Logic IIx, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, DTS Digital Surround, DTS-ES, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS Neo:6 and DTS 96/24) by creating independent sound fields that envelop you in an unmatched surround sound experience. With dialogue, music and effects ideally located in these separate sound fields, you will hear sound with accurate placement, smooth movement, exceptional clarity and richness.

COMPRESSED MUSIC ENHANCER
Yamaha employs sophisticated digital signal processing with exclusive algorithms to enable playback that improves the performance of compressed music formats, including MP3 and WMA. With the Compressed Music Enhancer, highs and especially lows are richer and smoother, bringing music back to life and making it sound as close to the original as possible.

DLNA Technology
DLNA certification ensures a device has been tested and proven compatible with various CE, PC and mobile devices designed according to the DLNA Interoperability guidelines.

Dolby TRUE HD
Dolby® TrueHD is a lossless multi-channel audio technology, originally developed for high-definition disc-based media. Bit-for-bit identical to the studio master, Dolby TrueHD unlocks the true high-definition entertainment experience from today's Blu-ray discs.

Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Digital Plus was developed for high-definition (broadcast) programming and streaming media. Designed for the HD delivery formats of the future, DDPlus remains fully compatible with all current A/V receivers.

Dolby Digital EX
Formerly called Dolby Digital Surround EX, or Dolby Digital Matrix 6.1, this surround format adds a center rear channel that is matrixed into the two rear side channels, creating a wider sound field behind the listening area.

DTS HD Master Audio
DTS-HD Audio delivers sound quality that matches the clear and vivid images of high-definition video. Blu-ray discs deliver five times the video resolution of standard DVDs and produce images with stunning realism. But that's only half of the story. You need incredible sound to complete the high definition experience and DTS-HD Audio provides the highest quality multi-channel sound possible. Movies come alive with sound as lifelike as the picture, and music becomes as real as a live performance.

DTS Digital Surround
The basic DTS 5.1 channel sound format, which uses a significantly higher data rate than Dolby Digital, providing increased dynamic range and spatial realism.

DTS NEO: 6
This format adds a virtual (matrix encoded) back surround channel into the left and right surround channels to create a wider, more enveloping sound field behind the listening area.

HDMI
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. With the ability to deliver crystal-clear, all-digital audio and video via a single cable and now with the new 1.4 specifications, data can be transmitted on the same cable, eliminating a separate Ethernet cable. HDMI continues to dramatically simplify cabling, providing consumers with the highest-quality home theater experience. The new 3D over HDMI, part of the new 1.4 specifications, enables a dual-1080p video stream for HDTVs with 3D capability.

HDMI provides an interface between most audio/video sources, such as a set-top box, Blu-ray player, DVD player, A/V receiver, and video monitors (TV or projector) over a single cable. It supports all compressed audio formats ( Dolby Digital and DTS) and newer HDMI devices can support lossless digital audio formats like Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™.

Made for iPod
The Made for iPod logo indicates that the product is equipped with the ability to connect your iPod to this product. When connected, the iPod is controlled by the product's remote control while at the same time charging the iPod's battery. Some products use the On-Screen Display feature on your video monitor to navigate music. Some products also allow viewing of photos and movies from the iPod on a video monitor.

MP3
Short for MPEG-1 layer 3 audio, MP3 is a compression process used to shrink audio files by filtering out all noise that is not detectable to the human ear. MP3 is considered near CD-quality, but the file itself occupies approximately one tenth to one twelfth the space of the original CD format, making it the perfect medium for today’s smaller, memory based portable media players.

Rhapsody
Rhapsody is a digital music service that allows you to listen to whatever you want, wherever you are — without paying per track. Rhapsody membership plans start at less than the cost of a CD a month.

SCENE – A NEW LEVEL OF OPERATING EASE
Four SCENE buttons on the Yamaha remote make operating Yamaha 67 Series AV receivers easier than ever. Initially set to default settings for DVD Viewing, Disc Listening, TV Viewing and Radio Listening, a SCENE button automatically launches a number of operations that initiate playback of the source assigned to that button. Other SCENE settings are available, such as iPod Listening, XM Listening, TV Sports Viewing and Action Game Playing.

SILENT CINEMA
SILENT CINEMA makes it possible to hear large-scale surround sound through ordinary headphones. Virtual CINEMA DSP lets you enjoy the effects of CINEMA DSP surround sound without using surround speakers (handy for use in custom installations where some rooms don't have surround speakers). It can be used with the front / center / presence speakers or even with just the two front left and right speakers.

USB
A USB port on an A/V receiver or neoHD allows you to enjoy WAV (PCM format only), MP3 and WMA audio files from a USB flash drive.

Works with iPhone
Look for the "Works with iPhone" logo to find electronic accessories designed to connect specifically to iPhone and certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

yAired
yAired is Yamaha's own wireless technology that offering simple, convenient operation that doesn't require pairing like Bluetooth products. Enjoy superior sound quality of uncompressed wireless audio transmissions (linear PCM) with real–time communication to ensure audio and video synchronization.

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 located. It verifies speaker connections then uses tones that are captured by the microphone, which allows the calibration system to analyze room acoustics. With this information, it sets a variety of parameters, such as speaker size, distance of the speaker from listening area, and sound pressure level. When the process is completed, YPAO has successfully calibrated your speakers to achieve the best sound for your room without you doing anything.

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