Yamaha RX-497: FM/AM TUNING

FM/AM TUNING

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There are 2 tuning methods; automatic and manual. Select either method according to your preference and the strength of 

station signals.

Automatic tuning is effective when station signals are 

strong and there is no interference.

1

Rotate the INPUT selector (or press TUNER 

on the remote control) to select TUNER as 

the input source.

2

Press FM/AM on the front panel to select the 

reception band (FM or AM).

FM or AM appears in the front panel display.

3

Press TUNING MODE on the front panel so 

that the AUTO indicator lights up in the front 

panel display.

4

Press TUNING 

l

 / 

h

 once to begin 

automatic tuning.

Press 

h

 to tune into a higher frequency.

Press 

l

 to tune into a lower frequency.

• When you tune into a station, the frequency of the received 

station is shown in the front panel display.

• To search for another station, press TUNING 

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.

FM/AM TUNING

Automatic tuning

ON/OFF

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

BASS

MASTER

ON

OFF

MD/TAPE MONITOR

PURE DIRECT

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 TUNING 

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ZONE CONTROL

FM/AM

EDIT

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MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

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INPUT

TUNER

or

Front panel

Remote control

FM/AM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

AUTO 

Lights up

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Manual tuning is effective when station signals are weak.

1

Rotate the INPUT selector (or press TUNER 

on the remote control) to select TUNER as 

the input source.

2

Press FM/AM on the front panel to select the 

reception band (FM or AM).

FM or AM appears in the front panel display.

3

Press TUNING MODE on the front panel so 

that the AUTO indicator disappears from the 

front panel display.

4

Press TUNING 

l

 / 

h

 to manually tune into 

the desired station.

Hold down the button to continue tuning search.

• When you tune into a station, the frequency of the received 

station is shown in the front panel display.

• If you tune into an FM station, it is automatically received in the 

monaural mode to increase signal quality.

Manual tuning

ON/OFF

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

BASS

MASTER

ON

OFF

MD/TAPE MONITOR

PURE DIRECT

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5

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0

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4

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2

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+

–

VOLUME

l

 TUNING 

h

ZONE 2 ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROL

FM/AM

EDIT

A/B/C/D/E

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MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

TREBLE

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-dB

INPUT

TUNER

or

Front panel

Remote control

FM/AM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

AUTO 

Disappears

Notes

l

 TUNING 

h

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FM/AM TUNING

You can use the automatic preset tuning method to 

automatically store FM stations. This function enables this 

unit to automatically tune into FM stations with strong 

signals and store up to 40 (8 stations in each of the 5 

groups, A1 to E8) of those received stations in order. You 

can then easily recall any preset stations by selecting the 

preset station numbers where they are stored.

• Any station data stored under a preset station number is cleared 

when you store a new station under that preset station number.

• If the number of received stations does not reach 40 (E8), 

automatic preset tuning automatically stops once searching all 

available stations are tuned into and stored.

• Only FM stations with sufficient signal strength are stored 

automatically by automatic preset tuning. If the station you 

want to store is weak in signal strength, try using the manual 

preset tuning method.

1

Rotate the INPUT selector (or press TUNER 

on the remote control) to select TUNER.

2

Press FM/AM on the front panel to select FM 

as the reception band.

FM appears in the front panel display.

3

Press and hold MEMORY on the front panel 

for more than 3 seconds.

The preset station group and the MEMORY and 

AUTO indicators flash in the front panel display.

4

Press TUNING 

l

 / 

h

 once to begin 

automatic preset tuning.

Press 

h

 to tune into higher frequencies.

Press 

l

 to tune into lower frequencies.

When automatic preset tuning is complete, the 

frequency of the last preset station is shown in the 

front panel display.

• If TUNING 

l

 / 

h

 is not pressed within approximately 5 

seconds while the MEMORY and AUTO indicators are 

flashing, automatic preset tuning automatically begins from the 

currently displayed frequency and proceeds toward higher 

frequencies.

• Received stations are sequentially programmed to 8 stations in 

each preset station group. If 8 stations are all programmed in a 

preset station group, another 8 stations are sequentially 

programmed in the next preset station group.

Automatic preset tuning

Notes

ON/OFF

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

PHONES

BASS

MASTER

ON

OFF

MD/TAPE MONITOR

PURE DIRECT

5

5

1

0

1

4

4

2

2

3

3

+

–

VOLUME

l

 TUNING 

h

ZONE 2 ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROL

FM/AM

EDIT

A/B/C/D/E

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2

3

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7

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MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

TREBLE

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BALANCE

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-dB

INPUT

TUNER

or

Front panel

Remote control

Notes

FM/AM

MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

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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.

2

Press A/B/C/D/E and then press one of the 

preset station number buttons on the front 

panel to select the preset station group and 

the preset station number where the first 

received station will be stored.

For example, if you select C5, the first received 

station is automatically programmed to C5 and the 

next received stations are sequentially programmed 

to C6, C7, etc.

3

Press TUNING 

l

 / 

h

 on the front panel to 

begin automatic preset tuning.

Press 

h

 to tune into higher frequencies.

Press 

l

 to tune into lower frequencies.

When automatic preset tuning is complete, the 

frequency of the last preset station is shown in the 

front panel display.

Automatic preset tuning stops when the received stations have all 

been stored up to E8.

MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

A/B/C/D/E

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Note

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 TUNING 

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FM/AM TUNING

You can also manually store up to 40 stations (8 stations in 

each of the 5 groups, A1 to E8). You can then easily recall 

any preset stations by selecting the preset station numbers 

where they are stored.

1

Repeat steps 1 to 4 in “Automatic tuning” or 

in “Manual tuning” to tune into a station.

When you tune into a station, the frequency of the 

received station is shown in the front panel display.

2

Press MEMORY on the front panel.

The MEMORY indicator flashes in the front panel 

display for approximately 5 seconds.

3

Press A/B/C/D/E on the front panel 

repeatedly to select a preset station group (A 

to E).

The selected preset station group is shown in the front 

panel display.

4

Press one of the preset station number 

buttons on the front panel to select a preset 

station number (1 to 8) where you want to 

store the station.

This operation must be done within 5 seconds while the 

MEMORY indicator is flashing in the front panel display. 

Otherwise, the manual preset tuning process is automatically 

canceled.

5

Press MEMORY on the front panel to store 

the station.

6

Repeat steps 1 to 5 to store other stations.

• Any station data stored under a preset station number is cleared 

when you store a new station under that preset station number.

• The reception mode (stereo or monaural) is stored along with 

the station frequency.

Manual preset tuning

ON/OFF

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

PHONES

BASS

MASTER

ON

OFF

MD/TAPE MONITOR

PURE DIRECT

5

5

1

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4

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2

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+

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VOLUME

l

 TUNINGH 

h

ZONE 2 ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROL

FM/AM

EDIT

A/B/C/D/E

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MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

TREBLE

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BALANCE

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SPEAKERS

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MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

MEMORY 

Flashes

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You can tune into the desired station simply by selecting 

the preset station number where it is stored.

1

Press A/B/C/D/E on the front panel 

repeatedly (or press A/B/C/D/E 

j

 / 

i

 on the 

remote control) to select a preset station 

group (A to E).

The selected preset station group is shown in the front 

panel display.

2

Press one of the preset station number 

buttons on the front panel (or 

PRESET 

j

 / 

i

 on the remote control) to select 

a preset station number (1 to 8).

The preset station number appears in the front panel 

display along with the reception band and the 

frequency.

You can exchange the assignment of two preset stations 

with each other. The following procedure describes an 

example where a preset station E1 is exchanged with 

another preset station A5.

1

Repeat steps 1 and 2 in “Selecting preset 

stations” to select a preset station E1.

2

Press EDIT on the front panel.

E1 and the MEMORY indicator flash in the front 

panel display.

3

Repeat steps 1 and 2 in “Selecting preset 

stations” to select another preset station A5.

A5 and the MEMORY indicator flash in the front 

panel display.

4

Press EDIT on the front panel again.

E1-A5 appears in the front panel display, indicating 

that the two preset station assignments have been 

exchanged.

Selecting preset stations

ON/OFF

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

PHONES

BASS

MASTER

ON

OFF

MD/TAPE MONITOR

PURE DIRECT

5

5

1

0

1

4

4

2

2

3

3

+

–

VOLUME

l

 TUNING 

h

ZONE 2 ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROL

FM/AM

EDIT

A/B/C/D/E

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

TREBLE

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BALANCE

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SPEAKERS

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A/B/C/D/E

A/B/C/D/E

A/B/C/D/E

PRESET/CH

ENTER

Front panel

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Remote control

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A/B/C/D/E

A/B/C/D/E

PRESET/CH

ENTER

or

Front panel

Remote control

Exchanging preset stations

ON/OFF

INPUT

MAIN ZONE

PHONES

BASS

MASTER

ON

OFF

MD/TAPE MONITOR

PURE DIRECT

5

5

1

0

1

4

4

2

2

3

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+

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VOLUME

l

 TUNING 

h

ZONE 2 ON/OFF

ZONE CONTROL

FM/AM

EDIT

A/B/C/D/E

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L

TREBLE

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EDIT

MEMORY 

Flashes

MEMORY 

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EDIT