Yamaha AX-496/396 owner manual Sound control

⬛Sound control

Adjusting the BALANCE control

Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by speaker location or listening room conditions.

BALANCE

l	0	l
2		2
3		3
4		4
L 5		5 R

Using the CD/DVD DIRECT AMP switch

You can enjoy the purest possible sound from your CD or DVD player by pressing this switch. The indicator above it lights up. With this function on, input signals from the CD or DVD player are sent directly to the built-in special amplifier for CD/DVD bypassing the INPUT selector, the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls (and the TAPE MONITOR switch for AX-396 only), and then sent to the power amplifier. This signal routing reproduces the purest sound eliminating any alterations to the CD or DVD signals.

Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls

BASS				TREBLE
l	0	l		l	0	l
2			2	2		2
3			3	3		3
4			4	4		4
5		5		5		5

BASS: Turn this knob clockwise to increase (or counter- clockwise to decrease) the low frequency response.

TREBLE: Turn this knob clockwise to increase (or counter clockwise to decrease) the high frequency response.

Adjusting the continuously variable

LOUDNESS control

This control compensates for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to high and low-frequency ranges at low volume. This control is adjustable to retain full tonal range at any volume level.

CD/DVD DIRECT AMP

Using the PURE DIRECT switch

AX-496 only

You can enjoy the purest possible sound from your audio sources by pressing this switch. The indicator above this switch lights up. With this function on, the audio signals

1

2

LOUDNESS

l	FLAT —30dB
2	I0
3	9
4	8
5	7
	6
	l6
20	l2
28	8
40	4
60	2
	0
	–dB

Set to the “FLAT” position.

Set to the loudest listening level that you would listen to.

bypass the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls, thus eliminating any alterations to the audio signals.

PURE DIRECT

Note

If both the CD/DVD DIRECT AMP and PURE DIRECT

switches are on, only the CD/DVD DIRECT AMP switch will

function.

3	LOUDNESS
	l FLAT	—30dB	Turn until the desired volume is
	2	I0	obtained.
	3	9
	4	8
	5	7
	6

WARNING

If the CD/DVD DIRECT AMP switch (or PURE DIRECT switch for AX-496 only) is pressed to turn it on with the LOUDNESS control set at a certain level, the sound will suddenly increase and may damage your ears or the speakers. (The LOUDNESS control function may be bypassed.) For this reason, be sure to press the CD/ DVD DIRECT AMP switch (or PURE DIRECT switch for AX-496 only) after lowering the volume or after checking that the LOUDNESS control is properly set.

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