Yamaha AX-397: CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control sensor Opening and closing the front panel door

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control sensor Opening and closing the front panel door: Yamaha AX-397

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control.

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INPUT selector and indicators

Selects the input source you want to listen to.

The input source indicators light up when the 

corresponding input sources are selected.

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PURE DIRECT and indicator

(AX-497 only)

Allows you to listen to a source in the purest possible 

sound.

The indicator above it lights up when this function is 

turned on.

See page 13 for details.

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TAPE MONITOR and indicator

(AX-397 only)

Allows you to listen to the sound played back on the tape 

deck connected to the TAPE terminals on the rear panel of 

this unit.

When the tape deck is used for recording, you can also 

monitor the sound being recorded.

The indicator above it lights up when this function is 

turned on.

• When this function is on (the indicator lights up), TAPE (tape 

deck) cannot be selected with the INPUT selector.

• To listen to the source selected with the INPUT selector, press 

again to turn off the function (the indicator turns off as a result).

• When TAPE (tape deck) is selected with the INPUT selector, 

this function will not turn on even if TAPE MONITOR is 

pressed.

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CD/DVD DIRECT AMP and indicator

Allows you to listen to a CD or a DVD source in the 

purest sound.

The indicator above it lights up when this function is 

turned on.

See page 13 for details.

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PHONES jack

Outputs audio for private listening with headphones.

Press both SPEAKERS A and B switches on the front 

panel to release them outward to the OFF position.

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SPEAKERS A/B

Turns on or off the speaker set connected to the 

SPEAKERS A and/or B terminals on the rear panel each 

time the corresponding button is pressed.

A

BASS

Increases or decreases the low frequency response. The 0 

position produces a flat response.

See page 13 for details.

B

TREBLE

Increases or decreases the high frequency response. The 0 

position produces a flat response.

See page 13 for details.

C

BALANCE

Adjusts the sound output balance of the left and right 

speakers to compensate for sound imbalances caused by 

speaker locations or listening room conditions.

See page 13 for details.

D

LOUDNESS

Retains a full tonal range at any volume level to 

compensates for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to high 

and low-frequency ranges at low volume.

See page 13 for details.

E

REC OUT selector

(AX-497 only)

Selects a source for recording to the MD recorder or the 

tape deck independently of the INPUT selector setting, 

allowing you to record the selected source while listening 

to another source.

See page 14 for details.

F

VOLUME

Controls the sound output level.

This does not affect the OUT (REC) level.

Opening and closing the front panel 

door

When you want to use the controls behind the front panel 

door, open the door by gently pressing on the lower part of 

the panel. Keep the door closed when not using these 

controls to protect the controls from dust, etc.

Notes