Yamaha RX-497 owner manual Connecting speakers, Connecting the banana plug, Unscrew the knob

Connecting speakers

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)

2Unscrew the knob.

Red: positive (+)

Black: negative (–)

3Insert 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 (–)

CONNECTIONS

■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 terminal.

Banana plug
• One or two speaker sets can be connected to this unit. If you use	PREPARATION
Notes
only one speaker set, connect it to either the SPEAKERS A or B
terminals.
• Use speakers with the specified impedance shown on the rear
panel of this unit.

■IMPEDANCE SELECTOR

CAUTION

Do not slide the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch while the power of this unit is turned on, as doing so may damage the unit.

Select the switch position (left or right) according to the impedance of the speakers in your system.

Switch	Impedance level
position
	If you use one set (A or B), the impedance of
Right	each speaker must be 8 Ω or higher.
	If you use two sets (A and B), the impedance
	of each speaker must be 16 Ω or higher.
	If you use one set (A or B), the impedance of
Left	each speaker must be 4 Ω or higher.
	If you use two sets (A and B), the impedance
	of each speaker must be 8 Ω or higher.

Notes

•The Canada model cannot use two speaker sets (A and B) simultaneously when the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch is slid to the right position.

•If this unit fails to 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 off.

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