Yamaha RX-497 Connecting the banana plug, Unscrew the knob, Tighten the knob to secure the wire

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1Remove approximately 10 mm (3/8 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and twist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits,

10 mm (3/8 in)i I _ _

Unscrew the knob.

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (-)

Insert one bare wire into the hole in the side of each terminal.

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (-)

4Tighten the knob to secure the wire.

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (-)

Connecting the banana plug

(U.S.A., Canada, Australia and General

models only)

First, tighten the knob and then insert the banana plug into

the end of the corresponding temfinal.

Banana plug

One or two speaker sets can be connected to this unit. If you use only one speaker seL connect it to either the SPEAKERS A or B terlninals.

Use speakers with the specified impedance shown on the rear panel of this unit.

IMPEDANCE SELECTOR

[O'-IIHL'o/AR'

Do not slide the IMPEDAN(E SELECTOR switch while the power of this trait is turned on, as doing so may damage the trait.

Select the switch position (left or right) according to the

impedance

of the speakers in

your system.

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

position

 

Impedance level

 

 

If you

use one

set (A or B), the impedance

of

 

each speaker nmst be 8 _ or higher.

 

Right

 

 

 

 

 

If you

use two

sets (A and B), the impedance

 

of each speaker nmst be 16 _ or higher.

 

 

If you

use one

set (A or B), the impedance

of

Left

each speaker nmst be 4 _ or higher.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you

use two

sets (A and B), the impedance

 

of each speaker nmst be 8 _ or higher.

 

The Canada model cannot use two speaker sets (A and B)

simultaneously when the IMPEDAN(E SELECTOR switch is slid to the right position.

If this unit ±;ailsto turn on. the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch may not be fully slid to either position. If this is the case. slide the switch all the way to either position when the power supply to this unit is completely cut of£

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Contents Page Serial No Explanation of Graphical SymbolsFCC Information for US customers Iii Troubleshooting AM/FM @ Master ON/OFF @ Main Zone ON/OFF@ Zone Control Increases or decreases the sound output level @ Preset station/channel number buttons 1 to@ Tuned indicator @ Input source indicators@ Sleep indicator @ Mute indicatorAsia and General models only @ Input selector buttons @ Infrared signal transmitterSends infrared signals @ PowerThis does not affect the OUT RE? level Handling the remote control Digital TV Cable TV DVD player VCR, etc CD player MD recorder Video Tape deck, etcMonitor Connecting the banana plug Tighten the knob to secure the wireUnscrew the knob Ground GND terminal Connecting the AM loop antenna Set up the AM loop antenna Press and hold the tabRelease the tab Main Zone of this unit turns on AC power supply cordMake sure that the Impedance Selector switch is Both Speakers a and B can be selected1Ii tlolAVl Using the Pure Direct button Adjusting the Balance controlAdjusting the Bass and Treble controls Adjusting the Loudness controlJflYhVef1VeJl=esre=tehVJ =,iiii..jJ?.i.,iiqtii .i ........ iL,i i F9 iqi.i ML,= L,=L,=Mi r m Press Mute on the remote control to mute Sound outputMute indicator flashes in the front panel Display LJPmPress 1to tune into a lower frequency Press TUNING/CH 1/ once to begin Automatic tuningReception band FM or AM Press C to tune into a higher frequency+tr,Y+tllqi/fiP Manual tuning is effective when station signals are weakHold down tile button to continue tuning search FM or AM appears in the front panel displayLjVjlqllh7 Press TUNING/CH 1/E once to begin Automatic preset tuningCustomized automatic preset tuning Press Memory on the front panel To EFlashes Press Edit on the front panel again FlashesFront panel MemoryIiii IililIl!li XM jackInformation from XM Satellite Radio, Inc Controls on the front panel Supplied Controls on the remote controls@ A-E/CAT. Category / s All Channel Search mode PRESET/CH , / v a All Channel Search modeALL CH Search appears in the front panel display Front panel Remote controlChannelname When the channel number and the channel name Are displayedWhen the channel category is displayed When the artist name and the song title are displayedAll Channel Search mode CAT Search appears in the front panel display Preset Search appears in the front panel displayDirect Number Access mode Preset channel group letter appears Presso Advanced Setup menu parametersAdvanced Setup menu is displayed in the front Panel display Tuner Asia and General models only802 Remote Control ID Function Code number This units SettingSee page 3 5 for a complete list of available Parameters 801Multi-room configuration and connections Zone 2 indicator flashes in the front panel display Component Controlling Other componentsThis Unit Component appears in the front panel displayC9 C C? ? C CDVD Remote control code default settingsYamaha TAP EGeneral Problem CauseTuner Unit is set to tile standby ModeXM Satellite Radio Remote controlVideo Section MD recorder DVD playerCD player CD recorderYAMAHACORPOP,ATION All rights reserved This product mainly uses lead-free solderRX-497/RX-397 SalityCheckUponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairsto
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RX-497 specifications

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