Yamaha RX-595 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 l l 2 2 3 3 4 L5 4 5R 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 BASS and TREBLE controls BASS 0 l l 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 TREBLE 0 l l 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 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. Using the CD DIRECT AMP switch You can enjoy the purest possible CD sound from your CD player by setting this switch so that the indicator illuminates. By doing so, CD's input signals are sent to the built-in amplifier special for CD directly bypassing the INPUT selector, BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls, and then sent to the power amplifier. This signal routing reproduces the purest CD sound eliminating any alterations to the CD signals. 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 l 2 30 dB l0 3 9 4 8 5 7 6 2 VOLUME l8 l6 l4 20 l2 24 l0 28 8 34 6 40 4 50 3 60 70 2 l 0 -dB Set to the "FLAT" position. Set to the loudest listening level that you would listen to. 3 LOUDNESS FLAT l 2 30 dB l0 3 9 4 5 8 7 6 Turn until the desired volume is gained. CD DIRECT AMP Note If both the CD DIRECT and PURE DIRECT switches are on, only the CD DIRECT switch will function. Using the PURE DIRECT switch You can enjoy the purest possible sound from your audio sources by setting this switch so that the indicator illuminates. By doing so, the audio signals bypass the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls, thus eliminating any alterations to the audio signals. PURE DIRECT 9