Recording a source

Notes

The VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls and the PURE DIRECT buttons have no effect on the source being recorded.

Check the copyright laws in your country to record from records, CDs, radio, etc. Recording copyright-protected material may infringe on copyright laws.

ZONE 2 ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM/AM

l TUNING/CH h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PURE DIRECT

MD/TAPE MON

ZONE CONTROL

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT

MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP

 

 

 

MASTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

A/B/C/D/E

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

VOLUME

20

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

8

INPUT

 

BASS

 

TREBLE

 

BALANCE

 

LOUDNESS

 

 

 

MAIN ZONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40

 

4

PHONES

SPEAKERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

2

0

-dB

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1Play the selected source to record from.

2Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel (or press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control) to select the source you want to record from.

INPUT

 

POWER POWER

STANDBY

POWER

 

TV

AV

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

 

CD

MD/TAPE TUNER

XM

 

DVD

DTV/CBL

VCR

PHONO

Front panel

Remote control

Note

You cannot select any input source while the MD/TAPE MON indicator in the front panel display lights on.

PLAYING AND RECORDING

3Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust the sound output level of the selected source to record from.

16

2012

VOLUME

26

8

 

 

40

4

or

VOLUME

60

2

 

 

0

-dB

Front panel

Remote control

4Begin recording on the MD recorder, the tape deck or the VCR connected to this unit.

y

If the 3-head tape deck is used for recording, you can monitor the sound of recording by pressing MD/TAPE MONITOR on the front panel.

OPERATION

BASIC

 

 

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Yamaha RX-497 owner manual Recording a source

RX-497 specifications

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