Yamaha RX-495 Owner's Manual

Yamaha RX-495 Owner's Manual

Natural sound stereo receiver

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RX-495/395
Natural Sound Stereo Receiver
Ampli-syntoniseur stéréo de la série "Natural Sound"
Receptor estéreo de Sonido Natural
Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver.
Nous vous remercions pour avoir porté votre choix sur ce récepteur stéréo YAMAHA.
Muchas gracias por haber adquirido este receptor estéreo YAMAHA.
OWNER'S MANUAL
MODE D'EMPLOI
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

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  • Page 1 Ampli-syntoniseur stéréo de la série “Natural Sound” Receptor estéreo de Sonido Natural Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver. Nous vous remercions pour avoir porté votre choix sur ce récepteur stéréo YAMAHA. Muchas gracias por haber adquirido este receptor estéreo YAMAHA. OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI...
  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    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 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous...
  • Page 3 This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT : When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Preset Station Shifting Capability (Preset Editing) IF Count Direct PLL Synthesizer Tuning System SLEEP Timer Remote Control Capability RX-495 only PURE DIRECT Switch to Reproduce the Purest Source Sound SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES After unpacking, check that the following parts are contained. Remote Control Transmitter...
  • Page 5: Caution

    CAUTION : READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration, dust, moisture and cold.
  • Page 6: Controls And Their Functions

    CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL RX-495 NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER POWER PHONES SPEAKERS RX-395 NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER POWER PHONES SPEAKERS PRESET STEREO 0 20 TAPE MONITOR 12 MEMORY ENTER AUTO TUNING SLEEP TUNING MODE FM/AM TUNING EDIT MEMORY...
  • Page 7 Select a program source to listen to. When a button is pressed, the name of selected source lights up on the display. PURE DIRECT switch RX-495 only Press this switch to listen to a source in the purest sound. (Refer to page 16 for details.)
  • Page 8: Display Panel

    A/B/C/D/E button and one of the PRESET STATIONS buttons. TAPE MONITOR AUTO TUNING RX-495 TAPE MONITOR 12 TAPE MONITOR indicator RX-395 Lights up when the tape deck is selected as the input source by pressing the TAPE MONITOR button.
  • Page 9 The remote control transmitter provided with this unit is designed to control all the most commonly used functions of the unit. If the CD player and tape deck connected to this unit are YAMAHA components designed for remote control compatibility, then this remote control transmitter will also control various functions of each component.
  • Page 10: Connections

    L, R (right) to R, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. Also, refer to the owner’s manual for each component to be connected to this unit. If you have YAMAHA components numbered as 1, 2, 3, etc. on the rear panel, connections can be made easily by making sure to connect the output (or input) terminals of each component to the same-numbered terminals of this unit.
  • Page 11 RX-395 Turntable Tape deck UNBAL. TAPE PHONO TAPE Compact disc player Video cassette player, LD player, etc. Refer to “ABOUT THE ACCESSORY TERMINALS” on page 12. Speakers A Right Left SPEAKERS AC OUTLETS SWITCHED I20V 60Hz I00W MAX. TOTAL A OR B : 6 MIN./SPEAKER B : l2 MIN./SPEAKER Right Left...
  • Page 12: Connecting Speakers

    CONNECTING SPEAKERS Connect the SPEAKERS terminals to your speakers with wire of the proper gauge, cut as short as possible. If the connections are faulty, no sound will be heard from the speakers. Make sure that the polarity of the speaker wires is correct, that is, + and –...
  • Page 13: Antenna Connections

    ANTENNA CONNECTIONS Each antenna should be connected to the designated terminals correctly, referring to the following diagram. Both AM and FM indoor antennas are included with this unit. In general, these antennas will probably provide sufficient signal strength. Nevertheless, a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clearer reception than an indoor one. If you experience poor reception quality, an outdoor antenna may result in improvement.
  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    BASIC OPERATIONS ” position. PHONO Notes RX-495 only PHONO RX-395 only To turn off the power Press the POWER switch again. 1, 6 Select the speakers to be used.
  • Page 15 TO RECORD A SOURCE TO TAPE RX-495 Select the source to be recorded. TUNER MONITOR TAPE 2 TAPE 1 COPY * To dub from tape to tape, refer to the “Notes” shown below. * When you select AUX, TUNER, CD or PHONO, make sure that neither TAPE 1 nor TAPE 2 is also selected.
  • Page 16: Selecting The Speaker System

    This control is adjustable to retain full tonal range at any volume level. TREBLE Using the PURE DIRECT switch RX-495 only PURE DIRECT Adjusting the continuously variable LOUDNESS control LOUDNESS FLAT Set to the “FLAT”...
  • Page 17: Tuning Operations

    Normally, if station signals are strong and there is no interference, quick automatic-search tuning (AUTOMATIC TUNING) is possible. However, if signals of the station you want to select are weak, you must tune to it manually (MANUAL TUNING). AUTOMATIC TUNING Select the reception band (FM or AM) confirming it on the display.
  • Page 18: Preset Tuning

    MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies (selected by tuning operation) by using the PRESET STATIONS buttons. With this function, you can recall any desired station by only pressing the corresponding PRESET STATIONS button. Up to 40 stations (8 stations x 5 groups) can be stored.
  • Page 19 AUTOMATIC PRESET TUNING You can also make use of an automatic preset tuning function for FM stations only. By this function, this unit performs automatic tuning and stores FM stations with strong signals sequentially. Up to 40 stations are stored automatically in the same way as in the manual preset tuning method on page 18.
  • Page 20: Exchanging Preset Stations

    EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations with each other as shown below. Example) If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5, and vice versa. Recall the preset station on E1 (by following the method of “To recall a preset station”...
  • Page 21: Notes About The Remote Control Transmitter

    NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Notes Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. Be sure the polarities are correct.
  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    If the unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMPTOM The unit fails to turn on when the POWER switch is pressed.
  • Page 23: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO SECTION Minimum RMS Output Power per Channel 8 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.04% THD < > RX-495 ...70W+70W < > RX-395 ...45W+45W 6 ohms, 20 Hz to 20 kHz, 0.06% THD < > RX-495 ...80W+80W <...
  • Page 24 1 SWITCHED OUTLET [Australia model] ...100W max. total Dimensions (W x H x D) ...435 x 146 x 308.5 mm (17-1/8” x 5-3/4” x 12-1/8”) Weight <RX-495>...7.8 kg (17 lbs. 3 oz.) < > RX-395 ...6.5 kg (14 lbs. 5 oz.) Accessories...AM loop antenna...
  • Page 25 YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZAT BP70 CROISSY-BEAUBOURG 77312 MARNE-LA-VALLEE CEDEX02, FRANCE YAMAHA ELECTRONICS (UK) LTD. YAMAHA HOUSE, 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD, HERTS WD1 7JS, ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A.B. J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1, BOX 30053, 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA, SWEDEN VU26730...

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