Yamaha AX-397: Play the source. Playing a source
Play the source. Playing a source: Yamaha AX-397
Table of contents
- CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT.
- FEATURES SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
- CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
- CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Remote control sensor Opening and closing the front panel door
- Remote control
- Installing batteries in the remote control Using the remote control
- Rear panel
- Connecting speakers and other components
- Remove approximately 10 mm (3/8 in) of insulation from the end of each speaker cable and twist the exposed wires of the cable together to prevent short circuits. Connecting the banana plug (With the exception of Asia, Korea, U.K. and Europe models)
- Connecting the power supply cord
- Play the source. Playing a source
- Adjust the tonal quality by using the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE and LOUDNESS controls or the CD/DVD DIRECT AMP switch on the front panel.
- Adjusting the BALANCE control Using the CD/DVD DIRECT AMP switch Using the PURE DIRECT switch Adjusting the BASS and TREBLE controls Adjusting the LOUDNESS control Adjusting the tonal quality
- AX-497 Recording a source to a tape or an MD
- AX-397
- General TROUBLESHOOTING Problem
- Remote control Problem
- SPECIFICATIONS
PLAYING AND RECORDING
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English
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As for AX-397 only, if the TAPE MONITOR indicator on the
front panel lights up when you listen to a source, press TAPE
MONITOR on the front panel to turn off the TAPE MONITOR
function (the TAPE MONITOR indicator turns off as a result).
1
Set VOLUME on the front panel
counterclockwise to the extreme end.
2
Press POWER on the front panel inward to
the ON position.
3
Rotate the INPUT selector on the front panel
(or press one of the input selector buttons on
the remote control) to select the input source
you want to listen to.
The indicator of the selected input source lights up.
4
Press SPEAKERS A and/or B on the front
panel to select speakers A and/or B.
• Both SPEAKERS A and B can be selected.
• If you listen with headphones, press both switches to release
them outward to the OFF position.
5
Play the source.
6
Rotate VOLUME on the front panel (or press
VOLUME +/– on the remote control) to adjust
the sound output level.
PLAYING AND RECORDING
Playing a source
Note
0
12
12
2
8
4
∞
20
20
60
60
26
26
40
40
16
16
-dB
-dB
STANDBY
/ON
STANDBY
INPUT
PHONES
SPEAKERS
BASS
5
1
4
2
3
5
1
4
2
3
A
POWER
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
AUX
MD
TAPE
CD/DVD
TUNER
PHONO
PURE DIRECT
CD/DVD DIRECT AMP
B
+
–
TREBLE
5
1
4
2
3
5
1
4
2
3
+
–
BALANCE
5
1
4
2
3
5
1
4
2
3
TUNER
PHONO
TAPE
MD
AUX
R
L
LOUDNESS
REC OUT
VOLUME
7
–30dB
FLAT
CD/DVD
10
9
5
6
1
4
2
3
8
4
3
8
7
1,6
2
7
CD/DVD
PHONO
TUNER
POWER
STANDBY
MD
TAPE
AUX
+
–
u
d
DISPLAY
A/B
REC
DISC
DIR A
p
DIR B
A/B/C/D/E
PRESET
VOLUME
TAPE
CD
w
e
f
b
s
a
DISPLAY
8
6
3
0
12
12
2
8
4
∞
20
20
60
60
26
26
40
40
16
16
-dB
-dB
VOLUME
POWER
ON
OFF
Notes
INPUT
CD/DVD
PHONO
TUNER
POWER
STANDBY
MD
TAPE
AUX
AUX
MD
TAPE
CD/DVD
TUNER
PHONO
Front panel
Remote control
or
Lights up
SPEAKERS
A
ON
OFF
B
0
12
12
2
8
4
∞
20
20
60
60
26
26
40
40
16
16
-dB
-dB
VOLUME
+
–
VOLUME
Remote control
Front panel
or
