Yamaha RX-497 owner manual •Adjusting the BALANCE control, •Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls

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•Adjusting the BALANCE control

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Adjusting the BALANCE control

Adjusts the sound output balance of the left and right

speakers to compensate fbr sound imbalance caused by speaker locations or listening room conditions.

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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.

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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.

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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-fi'equency ranges at a low volume level.

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If the PURE DIRECT button is turned on with the LOUDNESS control set at a certain level, the inpm signals bypass the LOUDNESS control, resulting in a sudden increase in the sound ontput 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.

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

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Yamaha RX-497 •Adjusting the BALANCE control, •Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls, •Adjusting the LOUDNESS control