Yamaha RX-397 owner manual Adjusting the tonal quality, Adjusting the Balance control

PLAYING AND RECORDING

Adjusting the tonal quality

■Adjusting the BALANCE control

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

BALANCE

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L 5 5 R

■Using the PURE DIRECT button

Routes input signals from your audio sources so that the input signals bypass the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls, thus eliminating any alterations to the audio signals and creating the purest possible sound.

PURE DIRECT

■Adjusting the LOUDNESS control

Retains a full tonal range at any volume level, thus compensating for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to high and low-frequency ranges at a low volume level.

CAUTION

If the PURE DIRECT button is turned on with the LOUDNESS control set at a certain level, the input signals bypass the LOUDNESS control, resulting in a sudden increase in the sound output level. To prevent your ears or the speakers from being undesirably damaged, be sure to press the PURE DIRECT button AFTER lowering the sound output level or AFTER checking that the LOUDNESS control is properly set.

1Rotate the LOUDNESS control on the front panel to the FLAT position.

	LOUDNESS
	FLAT
	1
	–30dB
2	10

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■Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE

controls

Adjust the high and low frequency response.

BASS

Increases or decreases the low frequency response.

TREBLE

Increases or decreases the high frequency response.

	BASS				TREBLE
1	0	1				0
					1
						1
2			2		2	2
3				3	3	3
4			4		4	4
– 5		5 +			– 5	5 +

2Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to set the sound output level to the loudest listening

level that you would listen to.

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20	12
VOLUME
26	8		+
40	4	or	VOLUME
60	2		–
∞	0
	-dB
Front panel			Remote control

3Rotate the LOUDNESS control until the desired volume is obtained.

	LOUDNESS
	FLAT
	1
	–30dB
2	10

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