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  • Yamaha RX 497 | Owners Manual - Page 1
    U RX-497 Stereo Receiver OWNER'S MANUAL
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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. • Explanation of Graphical Symbols
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    instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA. 3 NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part instructions found in the users manual problem by using power Yamaha
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    manual the user and/ power cord and outdoor antennas disconnected from a wall outlet or the unit during a lightning storm. 14 Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. Contact qualified YAMAHA service personnel when any service power plug can be reached easily. 17 Be sure to read the "TROUBLESHOOTING
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    35 Switching the remote control ID 36 ZONE 2 37 Connecting the Zone 2 components 37 Controlling Zone 2 38 REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES 39 Control area 39 Controlling other components 40 Setting remote control codes 41 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING 42 SPECIFICATIONS 45 ADVANCED
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    specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc. In case of differences between the manual and the product, the product has priority. SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Please check that you received all of the following parts. Remote control POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER
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    is turned off, this unit consumes a small amount of power to preserve the memory. Memory back-up The memory back Zone 2. 5 Remote control sensor Receives infrared signals from the remote control. Note Switch the remote control ID between ID1 and ID2 when using multiple YAMAHA receivers or amplifiers
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    CONTROLS tuning mode between automatic (the AUTO indicator turns on as a result) and manual (the AUTO indicator turns off as a result) when TUNER is selected as see page 31). G PHONES jack Outputs audio for private listening with your headphones. Note Press SPEAKERS A/B so that the SP A/B indicators
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    STEREO SLEEP MUTE PTY HOLD EON PS PTY RT CT 0 A B 1 SP (SPEAKERS) A/B indicators Light up according to the set of speakers selected. Both indicators light up when both sets of speakers are selected. 2 ZONE 2 indicator Lights up when Zone that offers the EON data service is being received. 5
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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Rear panel 1 2 34 5 TUNER GND AM ANT 75Ω UNBAL. FM ANT AUDIO CD GND PHONO VIDEO DVD DTV/ CBL IN VCR OUT MONITOR OUT AUDIO DVD DTV/ CBL IN (PLAY) VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) MD/TAPE OUT (REC) ZONE 2 OUTPUT OUTPUT SUB WOOFER REMOTE IN OUT XM SPEAKERS CLASS 2 WIRING
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    to those components' instruction manuals for details. To operate other components using this remote control, see "REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES" on page 39. 1 POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER 7 8 2 CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM DVD DTV/CBL VCR PHONO 3 4 5 6 REC DISC SKIP TV CODE SET SPEAKERS A B SLEEP
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    A/B Turns on or off the set of speakers connected to the SPEAKERS A and/or SPEAKERS B terminals on the rear panel of this unit when the corresponding button is pressed each time. 0 CODE SET Use to set up remote control codes (see page 41). A SLEEP Sets the sleep timer. B VOLUME +/- Increases
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    CH AUDIO SPEAKERS A B SLEEP VOLUME MUTE INPUT 1 2 5 6 9 0 MUTE 3 4 7 8 10 ENT. TITLE BAND A-E/CAT. RETURN MEMORY ENTER PRESET/CH MENU SRCH MODE A-E/CAT. DISPLAY ■ Handling the remote control • The area between the remote control and this unit (or the infrared signal receiver
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    GND AM ANT 75Ω UNBAL. FM ANT VIDEO DVD DTV/ CBL IN VCR OUT AUDIO CD GND MONITOR OUT AUDIO DVD DTV/ CBL IN (PLAY) VCR OUT (REC) IN (PLAY) MD/TAPE OUT (REC) OUTPUT SUB WOOFER PHONO ZONE 2 OUTPUT REMOTE IN OUT +- -+ XM SPEAKERS A B RL RL V RL RL +- -+ Audio out Audio in Video
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    must be 4 Ω or higher. Left If you use two sets (A and B), the impedance of each speaker must be 8 Ω or higher. Notes • The Canada model cannot use two speaker sets (A and B) simultaneously when the IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch is slid to the right position. • If this unit fails to turn on, the
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    AM loop antenna (included) TUNER V GND AM ANT 75Ω UNBAL. FM ANT AUDIO GND CD MO Ground (GND terminal) For maximum safety and outdoor antenna may improve the quality. Consult your nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center about outdoor antennas. • If you connect an outdoor
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    connect a 5 to 10 m of vinyl-covered wire to the AM ANT terminal and extend it outdoors from a window. Consult your nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center about outdoor antennas. • The AM loop antenna should always be connected, even if an outdoor AM antenna is connected to this unit
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    power (total power consumption of components), see "SPECIFICATIONS" on page 45. ON OFF • You can set Main Zone of this unit to the standby mode by pressing MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel or STANDBY on the remote control. Press MAIN ZONE ON/OFF on the front panel or POWER on the remote control
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    FLAT 1 2 -30dB 10 3 9 4 8 5 7 6 PURE DIRECT MD/TAPE MONITOR VOLUME 16 20 12 26 8 40 4 60 ∞ -dB 2 0 SPEAKERS A B Front panel SPEAKERS A or B Remote control 51 2 5 1 POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM DVD DTV/CBL VCR PHONO REC DISC SKIP TV CODE SET
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    speaker locations or listening room conditions. BALANCE 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 L5 4 5R ■ 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 VOLUME +/- on the remote control) to set the sound
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    panel (or press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control) to select the source you want to record from. INPUT or POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER 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
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    can only be set with the remote control. • The sleep timer automatically turns off Zone 2. However, the power of Zone 2 components are not turned off. 1 Press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control to select an input source. POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM
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    flashes in the front panel display. MUTE MUTE After a few seconds, MUTE ON disappears from the front panel display. 2 Press MUTE on the remote control again to resume the sound output. The MUTE indicator disappears from the front panel display. MUTE PLAYING AND RECORDING BASIC OPERATION 19
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    of the received station is shown in the front panel display. • To search for another station, press TUNING/CH l / h once more. • If the tuning search does not stop at the desired station because the station signals are weak, try using the manual tuning method. Front panel Remote control 2 Press
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    tune into an FM station, it is automatically received in the monaural mode to increase signal quality. 1 Rotate the INPUT selector (or press TUNER on the remote control) to select TUNER as the input source. INPUT TUNER or Front panel Remote control 2 Press FM/AM on the front panel to select
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    groups, A1 to E8) of those received stations in order. You can then easily manual preset tuning method. 2 34 MASTER ON OFF MAIN ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL 0 1 1 Rotate the INPUT selector (or press TUNER on the remote control) to select TUNER. INPUT TUNER or 2 Press FM/AM on
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    ■ Customized automatic preset tuning You can specify a preset station group and a preset station number from which this unit stores the FM stations received by automatic preset tuning. 1 Press and hold MEMORY on the front panel for more than 3 seconds. MEMORY MAN'L/AUTO FM FM/AM TUNING 3 Press
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    ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS "Manual tuning" to tune into a station. When you tune into a station, the frequency of the received station The reception mode (stereo or monaural) is
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    ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS A B 2 3 4 5 6 panel repeatedly (or press A-E/CAT. j / i on the remote control) to select a preset station group (A to E). The selected
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    is the satellite radio service with millions of instructions provided with the XM Connect-and-Play digital antenna accessory.) XM jack XM SPEAKERS CLASS 2 WIRING A B IMPEDANCE SELECTO SET BEFORE POWER O SELECTEUR D'IMPEDA A OR B: 4ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A + B: 8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER A OR B: 8ΩMIN. /SPEAKER
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    control used for the XM Satellite Radio tuning. Note The following controls on the front panel and the remote control ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS
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    ■ Controls on the remote controls 1 2 3 POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM DVD DTV/CBL VCR PHONO REC DISC SKIP TV CODE SET SPEAKERS A the control buttons on the Zone 2 remote control numbered 2, 7, 9, 0, A and B between controlling YAMAHA CD players and controlling the
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    Satellite Radio service, an XM Remote control MASTER ON OFF MAIN ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS
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    ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS selector on the front panel (or press XM on the remote control) to select XM as the input source. The XM information
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    CAT. PRESET/CH Remote control MASTER ON OFF MAIN ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS A
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    ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS on the front panel (or SRCH MODE on the remote control) repeatedly to select the Category Search mode. CAT SEARCH
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    numeric buttons on the remote control sequentially to enter the desired channel number. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 ENT. TITLE BAND ENTER A-E/CAT. RETURN MEMORY PRESET/CH MENU SRCH MODE A-E/CAT. DISPLAY MASTER ON OFF MAIN ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING
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    to the preset channel number for confirmation, and the MEMORY indicator turns off. MEMORY MAN'L/AUTO FM Front panel or RETURN MEMORY Remote control Notes • Steps 3 to 5 must be done respectively within 5 seconds while the MEMORY indicator is flashing in the front panel display. Otherwise, the
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    resetting process starts next time you turn on the power of this unit. Remote REMOTE Use to switch the remote control ZONE ON/OFF INPUT ZONE 2 ON/OFF ZONE CONTROL FM/AM l TUNING/CH h XM/ANT EDIT MEMORY TUN MODE/DISP SEARCH MODE MAN'L/AUTO FM AUTO/MAN'L A/B/C/D/E 1 CATEGORY PHONES SPEAKERS
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    multiple YAMAHA receivers or amplifiers with the same default code setting, you may unwantedly operate those components simultaneously. In this case, set one of the alternative codes for this unit to operate this unit separately. Note Also change the remote control ID of the Zone 2 remote control
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    configuration and connections. ZONE 2 AUDIO OUT SPEAKERS MONITOR OUT DVD player (or other components) AUDIO IN VIDEO IN This unit MAIN ZONE 2 Infrared emitter Main room (Main Zone) Amplifier Zone 2 remote control Infrared signal receiver Second room (Zone 2) REMOTE OUT REMOTE IN y Since
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    the INPUT selector on the front panel to select the input source of Zone 2. INPUT y • You can also select the input source by using the Zone 2 remote control (sold separately). Press POWER on the Zone 2 remote control to turn on Zone 2, and then press one of the input selector buttons to select the
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    REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Control area ■ Controlling this unit The shaded areas below can be used to control this unit. POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM DVD DTV/CBL VCR PHONO REC DISC SKIP TV CODE SET SPEAKERS A B SLEEP VOL CH VOLUME MUTE
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    this unit, you can also control other audio and video components made by YAMAHA and other manufacturers using the supplied remote control. To control other components, you must set the appropriate remote control codes. 1 2 3 4 5 POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM DVD
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    this case, try setting other YAMAHA remote control codes. 1 Press and hold CODE SET on the remote control and then press one of the input selector buttons on the remote control to select the input source you want to set up. CODE SET MENU POWER POWER TV AV STANDBY POWER CD MD/TAPE TUNER XM
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    is not listed below or if the instructions below do not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center. ■ General Problem Cause Remedy This unit fails to turn The power supply cord is not connected or Connect
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    to use TREBLE, BALANCE those controls. and LOUDNESS controls does not 16 affect the tonal quality. ■ Tuner Problem Cause Remedy FM stereo reception is noisy. The particular characteristics of the FM stereo broadcasts being received may cause this problem when the transmitter is too far
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    accessory connections. The XM user encryption code is being updated longer than four seconds for audio or text data to be remote control) repeatedly. ■ Remote control Problem The remote control does not work nor function properly. Cause Remedy Wrong distance or angle. The remote control
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    SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION • Minimum RMS Output Power (8 Ω , 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD 75 W + 75 W • Dynamic Power (IHF) (8/6/4/2 105/125/150/178 W • Maximum Output Power [Europe model only] (1 kHz, 0.7% THD, 4 105 W • IEC Output Power [Europe model only] (1 kHz, 0.04% THD, 8
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    REMOTE CONTROL Schneider Scott Sharp Siemens Signature Sony Sylvania Telefunken Thomson Toshiba Videch Wards Yamaha 226, 235, 254, 255, 268 297, 256 293 297 234 395 Aiwa 396, 397, 398, 329 Akai 322, 323, 324 Audio Dynamic 392, 394 Bell&Howell 393 Blaupunkt 325, 326 Brocsonic 327 Bush
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    This product mainly uses lead-free solder. © 2005 YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI
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    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS RX-497/RX-397 Read the following instructions instead of "IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS" (1 to 14 on page i) on the OWNER'S MANUAL. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is
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    products (including amplifiers) that produce and supporting structure SERVICE EQUIPMENT NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250. PART
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RX-497
Stereo Receiver
OWNER’S MANUAL
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