Yamaha R-N500 Owners Manual - Page 18

BASIC OPERATION, Playback, Playing a source, Using the PURE DIRECT switch - sound quality

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BASIC OPERATION Playback Playback CAUTION Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS. If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a CD player that does not support DTS, only noise will be heard, and this noise may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output level of your CD player before you play back a CD encoded in DTS. Playing a source A (power) SPEAKERS A/B INPUT selector VOLUME SOURCE SLEEP CODE SET RECEIVER RECEIVER A SPEAKERS ID DIMMER A B COAX1 COAX2 OPT1 OPT2 LINE1 LINE2 LINE3 PHONO TUNER CD USB NET FM HOME AM PLAYING SETUP OPTION SPEAKERS A/B Input selection keys ENTER VOLUME DISPLAY RETURN VOLUME 4 Play the source. 5 Rotate the VOLUME control on the front panel (or press VOLUME +/- on the remote control) to adjust the sound output level. y You can adjust the tonal quality by using the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls or the PURE DIRECT switch on the front panel. 6 Press A (power) on the front panel again (or RECEIVER A on the remote control) to finish using this unit and set it to standby mode. ■ Using the PURE DIRECT switch 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. The PURE DIRECT indicator lights up and the front display turns off after a few seconds. PURE DIRECT switch 1 Press A (power) on the front panel (or RECEIVER A on the remote control) to turn on this unit. 2 Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel (or press one of the input selection keys on the remote control) to select the input source you want to listen to. 3 Press SPEAKERS A and/or SPEAKERS B on the front panel or on the remote control to select speakers A and/or speakers B. When speaker set A or speaker set B are turned on, SP A or SP B is displayed on the front display accordingly (p.6). Notes • When one set of speakers is connected using bi-wire connections, or when using two sets of speakers simultaneously (A and B), make sure SP A and SP B are displayed on the front display. • When listening with headphones, turn off the speakers. Notes • The BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, and LOUDNESS controls do not function while the PURE DIRECT feature is turned on. • This setting is retained even if you turn off this unit. 14 En

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Playback
14
En
Extreme caution should be exercised when you play back CDs encoded in DTS.
If you play back a CD encoded in DTS on a CD player that does not support DTS, only noise will be heard, and this noise
may damage your speakers. Check whether your CD player supports CDs encoded in DTS. Also, check the sound output
level of your CD player before you play back a CD encoded in DTS.
1
Press
A
(power) on the front panel (or
RECEIVER
A
on the remote control) to turn
on this unit.
2
Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel
(or press one of the input selection keys on
the remote control) to select the input source
you want to listen to.
3
Press SPEAKERS A and/or SPEAKERS B on
the front panel or on the remote control to
select speakers A and/or speakers B.
When speaker set A or speaker set B are turned on,
SP A or SP B is displayed on the front display
accordingly (p.6).
When one set of speakers is connected using bi-wire connections,
or when using two sets of speakers simultaneously (A and B),
make sure SP A and SP B are displayed on the front display.
When listening with headphones, turn off the speakers.
4
Play the source.
5
Rotate the VOLUME control on the front
panel (or press VOLUME +/– on the remote
control) to adjust the sound output level.
y
You can adjust the tonal quality by using the BASS, TREBLE,
BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls or the PURE DIRECT
switch on the front panel.
6
Press
A
(power) on the front panel again (or
RECEIVER
A
on the remote control) to finish
using this unit and set it to standby mode.
Using the PURE DIRECT switch
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.
The PURE DIRECT indicator lights up and the front
display turns off after a few seconds.
The BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, and LOUDNESS controls
do not function while the PURE DIRECT feature is turned on.
This setting is retained even if you turn off this unit.
Playback
CAUTION
Playing a source
Notes
A
(power)
SPEAKERS A/B
INPUT selector
VOLUME
RECEIVER
A
VOLUME
SPEAKERS
A/B
SETUP
OPTION
RETURN
ENTER
VOLUME
HOME
PLAYING
DISPLAY
SOURCE
ID
RECEIVER
CODE SET
SLEEP
DIMMER
SPEAKERS
A
B
COAX1
COAX2
OPT1
OPT2
LINE1
LINE2
LINE3
PHONO
TUNER
CD
FM
AM
USB
NET
Input selection
keys
Notes
PURE DIRECT switch
BASIC OPERATION