Yamaha RXV-4600 Brochure

Designed for Digital

The Ideal Receiver for Digital Home Theater Entertainment

Digital Home Theater Receiver

RX-V4600

The RX-V4600 makes the most of all
digital sources, giving you new possibilities
for audio and video entertainment.

The RX-V4600 is a receiver designed for the digital era. It sets the standard for a
new generation of receivers that will increase home theater enjoyment with more
vivid images and richly detailed sound, plus greater versatility and convenience.
With CD-quality digital HD Radio, digital data links and advanced digital
processing circuitry, it takes full advantage of the latest digital sources. It also has
a new front panel design whose elegance matches its capabilities. For movies and
music, multi-channel surround sound and stereo, the RX-V4600 will ensure that
your entertainment is totally enjoyable.

Radio Goes Digital!

For maximum radio enjoyment, the

RX-V4600 is capable of receiving

HD Radio broadcasts. The only

terrestrial digital broadcast system,

HD Radio delivers crystal-clear

sound via the normal AM/FM

bands. This greatly improved digital

quality means that FM broadcasts

have CD-quality sound and AM is

as good as present FM stereo, with

no static hiss. It also provides a

variety of program-associated data

such as song titles and artist

names, as well as the ability to

tune to multiple programs at the

same dial position. Already

available from hundreds of

stations, more than 2,500 stations

are planning to upgrade to

HD Radio. And because this is

public broadcasting, it is

completely free.

Designed for Digital

HDMI Interface for Video and Audio

The HDMI interface is the most
advanced, highest quality
connection for delivering video
sources to your home theater
system. Extremely high speed digital transmission of
the video signal ensures that there is no deterioration
in quality, so you can enjoy High Definition TV, DVD
movies and satellite broadcasts with the best possible
resolution. As an additional benefit, the RX-V4600 is
compatible with the latest HDMI format, Ver. 1.1,
meaning it can also handle
digital audio signals, including
DVD-Audio, CD, Dolby Digital
and DTS. The RX-V4600 provides
two-in/one-out HDMI

Just connect Yamaha's digital cinema projector and DVD-S2500 via HDMI,
you can fully enjoy highest quality video and audio.

switching, letting you connect two digital
sources, with each connection requiring only a
single cable! HDMI is compatible with
copyright protection technology as well, and is
expected to be the standard digital
transmission format in the future.

* When connecting DVI compatible equipment, confirm HDCP

compatibility.

Dual i.LINK Terminals

You can also select a second
means of digital
connection, called i.LINK.
This is the name for the
international IEEE1394 standard that provides
high quality, two-way transmission of digital
audio signals. It can handle the DVD-Audio,
Super Audio CD, Dolby Digital and DTS
formats, and offers full copyright protection.
i.LINK provides greater convenience also, as
only a single cable is required.

* i.LINK handles digital audio data only.

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Superb Audio Quality

RX-V4600

Digital Home Theater Receiver

Digital ToP-ART and High Current Amplification

Digital ToP-ART (Total Purity Audio Reproduction
Technology) is Yamaha’s design philosophy whose
goal is to maximize the sound quality and
functionality of the digital section by directly
connecting it to the wide-range power amplifier.
The culmination of the best digital engineering and
design possible today, it combines high
performance digital circuitry, high density CINEMA
DSP circuitry and a high quality, wide dynamic
range power amplifier. You can be sure that this
receiver will deliver the full impact and dynamism
of movies, with generous amounts of power.

Yamaha’s High Current Amplification uses

superior components to achieve low impedance,

Extra-large 11.9 lbs. transformer Custom-made 18,000 µF block

electrolytic capacitors

high current power from input (power supply
circuit) to output (speaker terminals). This drives
the speakers much more smoothly and
dynamically, for better sound from all sources,
including 2-channel audio.

Supporting all this are the Yamaha ToP-ART
base and dual-bottom construction, which
provide stability and further vibration damping.

Design Focused on High Sound Quality

All circuits employ carefully selected parts that
are utilized in the best of thousands of possible
combinations to achieve highest sound quality.
Especially noteworthy is the power supply,
which has a much larger capacity than previous

Highest quality parts, including custom-made
parts, are used throughout. Top: power amp
section. Bottom: power supply section.

units, for power output that is clean and stable
down to the lowest bass frequencies.

Pure Direct

Pure Direct is a special Yamaha
function that configures the
receiver to achieve the highest
possible sound quality for
enjoying music from stereo
analog, multi-channel and digital sources. Engaging
the Pure Direct mode turns off the power to all
noise-producing circuits that are not in use and
makes the signal flow as direct as possible by
bypassing certain circuitry, maximizing sound purity.
As a result, this A/V receiver achieves better sound
quality than many high-end stereo amplifiers.

Also Contributing to High Sound Quality

• 192kHz/24-bit DACs for all channels

• Digital tone controls for front, center, surround
and subwoofer

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