The RX-V740 is a full-featured home theater receiver ready for all formats and for custom installation. Major features include 6-channel discrete amplification (90W x6), Yamaha's Digital ToP-ART design concept, Quad-Field CINEMA DSP, 24 surround program, SILENT CINEMA, and a preset remote control. It delivers high power to six channels and provides DTS ES Discrete 6.1, Neo:6, and DTS ES Matrix 6.1 decoding as well as Dolby Digital EX and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding.

Digital ToP-ART (Total Purity Audio Reproduction Technology) is the name Yamaha has given to a design philosophy whose goal is to maximize signal purity.

Yamaha's exclusive YSS-938 32-bit floating point quantization LSI. The decoding circuitry performs Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital Surround, DTS-ES (DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 and DTS-ES Discrete 6.1), and DTS Neo:6 decoding with extreme accuracy

The RX-V640's vitally important digital-to-analog converters use an extremely high performance 96kHz/24-bit operation type. They perform accurate sound field reproduction for high quality multi-channel sources, and for two-channel stereo, provide outstanding separation and precise musical delineation.

Discrete power transistors rather than IC chips are used in the amplifier section to provide the cleanest sound possible. The amp delivers 85 watts each to six channels.

Yamaha's exclusive Tri-Field Cinema DSP imaging for video sound and Digital Sound Field Processing for music delivers the most realistic and dramatic sound possible. The RX-V740 features 24 different sound programs that provide a total of 44 variations, so every movie and every piece of music will sound right in your home theater.

The unit responds to extended I/R codes for custom installation applications.

The RX-V740's remote control has built in preset codes for most other manufacturers' equipment, so you can use it as a single remote for the entire system.

No one expects more from a volume control than up and down-except Yamaha. We decided that controlling the volume could be made easier and more accurate, and the result is the Digitally Regulated Volume Control. It lets you make delicate adjustments within a narrow range, yet enables you to move to very high or low levels more quickly with extreme accuracy.

This new Dolby format provides 5.1-channel surround from any stereo source. A Movie Mode and Music Mode are provided for optimum listening.

Great for casual listening and parties, Yamaha's 6-channel stereo DSP puts music through all speakers in the system and maintains stereo imaging.

Tri-Field CINEMA DSP projects three sound fields into the home theater: a Presence sound field in the front and two Surround sound fields in the left rear and right rear, resulting in a powerfully realistic three-dimensional soundscape.

Building on technology incorporated into its world famous "silent" musical instruments, Yamaha has added HRTF and "Virtual" technology to create a realistic surround movie effect using standard, two-channel headphones.

In addition to the wide range of inputs and outputs provided on previous Yamaha receivers, the RX-V740 also includes a Video Conversion circuit (S-Video to Composite, Composite to S-Video).

As befits a high performance home theater receiver, the RX-V740 is designed to be suitable for use in custom installations. It has a Zone 2 Selector so the audio signal can be output in a second room.

With five fully assignable digital inputs (4 optical and 1 coaxial), the RX-V740 can accommodate digital sources such as DVD, CD, MD/CDR, D-TV/CBL and a video game console. One optical digital output assures the finest possible signal leaving the receiver for your other component.

The RX-V740 has five S-video inputs and two S-video outputs. The receiver incorporates two component video inputs.

For simple temporary connection, the receiver is equipped with a set of front panel A/V inputs, including a digital input and S-Video Terminals.

For convenience and versatility, the receiver can switch back and forth between two sets of speakers at the touch of a button.

All channels and the subwoofer have pre-out connections. This allows you to add outboard amplification and direct subwoofer connection.

Yamaha's famed low imipedance drive circuitry is included in this receiver so that it can handle virtually all loads and a wide variety of speakers. For further speaker matching, the amplifier can set ofr either 4-or 8-ohm speakers.

The advantage of full range, 20 to 20,000 Hz, damping is that it improves the definition and resolution of the sound output throughout the audible frequency range.

Permits a delayed receiver turn off. You can set it for up to two hours in 30 minute increments.

Up to 40 preset AM and FM stations can be grouped in five groups eight stations. These groupings make it easy for family members to easily access their favorite stations or to have musical genres, such as all the jazz stations, grouped together.