Yamaha RX-460 Owner's Manual - Page 9

Adjusting the BALANCE control Adjust the balance of the output volume to the left and right speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused from speaker location or listening room conditions. BALANCE 0 L5 5R Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls BASS DEFEAT TREBLE DEFEAT -5 5+ -5 5+ BASS : Turn this clockwise to increase (or counterclockwise to decrease) the low frequency response. TREBLE : Turn this clockwise to increase (or counterclockwise to decrease) the high frequency response. Selecting the SPEAKER system Because one or two speaker systems can be connected to this unit, the SPEAKERS switches allow you to select speaker system A or B, or both at once. SPEAKERS A B ON ON OFF OFF Adjusting the continuously variable LOUDNESS control This control provides compensation 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. 1 LOUDNESS FLAT - 20dB I0 Set to the "FLAT" position. 2 VOLUME Set to the loudest listening level that you would listen to. ∞ 0 - dB 3 LOUDNESS Turn so that the desired volume can FLAT - 20dB be achieved. I0 Using the SOURCE DIRECT switch You can enjoy the purest possible sound from your audio sources by setting this switch ON. By doing so, the audio signal bypasses the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls, eliminating any alterations to the audio signal. When you listen with headphones Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack. When listening with headphones privately, set both the SPEAKERS A and B switches to the OFF position. PHONES 9