Yamaha Audio RX-495RDS User Manual

RX-495RDS/395 /395RDS

Natural Sound Stereo Receiver

Récepteur stéréo “Son Naturel”

Natural Sound Stereoreceiver

Natural Sound Stereoreceiver

Sintonizzatore stereo a suono naturale

Receptor estéreo de Sonido Natural

Natural Sound Stereo Ontvanger

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODE D’EMPLOI

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

BRUKSANVISNING

MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES
ACCESSOIRES FOURNIS
MITGELIEFERTE ZUBEHÖRTEILE
MEDFÖLJANDE TILLBEHÖR
ACCESSORI IN DOTAZIONE
ACCESORIOS INCLUIDOS
BIJGELEVERDE ACCESSOIRES

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After unpacking, check that the following parts are included.

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Après le déballage, vérifier que les pièces suivantes sont incluses.

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Nach dem Auspacken überprüfen, ob die folgenden Teile vorhanden sind.

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Kontrollera efter det apparaten packats upp att följande delar finns med.

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Verificare che tutte le parti seguenti siano contenute nell’imballaggio dell’apparecchio.

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Desembale el aparato y verificar que los siguientes accesorios están en la caja.

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Controleer na het uitpakken of de volgende onderdelen voorhanden zijn.

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Indoor FM Antenna

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Antenne FM intérieure

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UKW-Innenantenne

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FM inomhusantenn

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Antenna FM per interni

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Antena FM interior

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FM Binnenantenne

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AM Loop Antenna

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Cadre-Antenne AM

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MW-Rahmenantenne

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AM ramantenn

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Antenna AM ad anello

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Antena de cuadro de AM

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AM Lusantenne

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Remote Control Transmitter

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Emetteur de télécommande

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Fernbedienungsgeber

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Fjärrkontrollsändare

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Telecomando

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Transmisor del control remoto

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Afstandbediening

RX-495RDS

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Batteries (size AA, R6, UM-3)

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Piles (taille AA, R6, UM-3)

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Batterien (Größe AA, R6, UM-3)

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Batterier (storlek AA, R6, UM-3)

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Batterie (dimensioni AA, R6, UM-3)

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Pilas (tamaño AA, R6, UM-3)

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Batterijen (maat AA, R6, UM-3)

RX-395, RX-395RDS

This product complies with the radio frequency interference requirements of the Council Directive 82/499/EEC and/or
87/308/EEC.

Cet appareil est conforme aux prescriptions de la directive communautaire 87/308/CEE.
Diese Geräte entsprechen der EG-Richtlinie 82/499/EWG und/oder 87/308/EWG.
Dette apparat overholder det gaeldende EF-direktiv vedrørende radiostøj.
Questo apparecchio è conforme al D.M.13 aprile 1989 (Direttiva CEE/87/308) sulla soppressione dei radiodisturbi.
Este producto está de acuerdo con los requisitos sobre interferencias de radio frecuencia fijados por el Consejo Directivo

87/308 CEE.
Dit product voldoet aan de EEG normen betreffende radio-frekwentie storingen 82/499/EEG en/of 87/308/EEG.

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FEATURES

Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA stereo receiver.

English

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RX-495RDS

70W + 70W (8Ω) RMS Output
Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz

RX-395, RX-395RDS

45W + 45W (8Ω) RMS Output
Power, 0.04% THD, 20–20,000 Hz

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High Dynamic Power, Low Impedance
Drive Capability

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Continuously Variable Loudness Control

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40-Station Random Access Preset Tuning

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Automatic Preset Tuning

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Preset Station Shifting Capability (Preset
Editing)

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IF Count Direct PLL Synthesizer Tuning
System

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SLEEP Timer

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Remote Control Capability

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RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Multi-Functions for RDS Broadcast
Reception

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RX-495RDS only

PURE DIRECT Switch to Reproduce the
Purest Source Sound

CONTENTS

Supplied Accessories ......................................2

Caution ............................................................4

Controls and Their Functions ..........................5

Connections ..................................................10

Basic Operations ...........................................14

Tuning Operations .........................................17

Preset Tuning ................................................18

Receiving RDS Stations

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only .............22

Notes about the Remote Control Transmitter

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Troubleshooting .............................................28

Specifications ................................................29

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CAUTION : READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT.

1. To assure the finest performance, please read this manual

carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.

2. Install this unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from

windows, heat sources, sources of excessive vibration,
dust, moisture and cold. Avoid sources of humming
(transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical shock,
do not expose the unit to rain or water.

3. Never open the cabinet. If something drops into the set,

contact your dealer.

4. Do not use force on switches, controls or connection wires.

When moving the unit, first disconnect the power plug and
the wires connected to other equipment. Never pull the
wires themselves.

5. The openings on the cabinet assure proper ventilation of

the unit. If these openings are obstructed, the temperature
inside the cabinet will rise rapidly. Therefore, avoid placing
objects against these openings, and install the unit in well­ventilated condition. Make sure to allow a space of at least
10 cm behind, on the both sides and above the top panel
of the unit. Otherwise it may not only damage the unit, but
also cause fire.

6. Always set the VOLUME control to “–

the audio source play. Increase the volume gradually to an
appropriate level after playback has been started.

” before starting

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For U.K. customers

If the socket outlets in the home are not suitable for the plug
supplied with this appliance, it should be cut off and an
appropriate 3 pin plug fitted. For details, refer to the
instructions described below.
Note: The plug severed from the mains lead must be
destroyed, as a plug with bared flexible cord is hazardous if
engaged in a live socket outlet.

Special Instructions for U.K. Model

IMPORTANT

THE WIRES IN THE MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE:

Blue: NEUTRAL
Brown: LIVE

As the colours of the wires in the main lead of this apparatus
may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying
the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:
The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured
BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L
or coloured RED. Make sure that neither core is connected
to the earth terminal of the three pin plug.

7. Do not attempt to clean the unit with chemical solvents;

this might damage the finish. Use a clean, dry cloth.

8. Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section

regarding common operating errors before concluding that
the unit is faulty.

9. When not planning to use this unit for long periods of time

(ie., vacation, etc.), disconnect the AC power plug from the
wall outlet.

10.To prevent lightning damage, disconnect the AC power

plug and disconnect the antenna cable when there is an
electrical storm.

11.Grounding or polarization – Precautions should be taken

so that the grounding or polarization of an appliance is not
defeated.

12.AC outlet

Do not connect audio equipment to the AC outlet on the
rear panel if that equipment requires more power than the
outlet is rated to provide.

IMPORTANT

Please record the serial number of this unit in the space
below.

The apparatus is not disconnected from the AC power
source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if
the apparatus itself is turned off.

Serial No.:
The serial number is located on the rear of the unit.

Retain this Owner’s Manual in a safe place for future
reference.

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

YAMAHA HIFI SYSTEM

REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER

REC/PAUSE

DIR BDIR A

DISC

SLEEP

A/B/C/D/E

PRESET

–+

A/B

TUNER

CD

PHONO

AUX

PLAY

PLAY

VOLUMEPOWER

1

2

2

3

5

4

TAPE 2

TAPE 1

1

TAPE

REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER

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.

For Control of This Unit

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5

RX-395, RX-395RDS RX-495RDS

Tuner keys

Controls tuner.

+: Selects higher preset station number.
–: Selects lower preset station number.
A/B/C/D/E: Selects the group (A – E) of preset station

numbers.

2 SLEEP timer key

The power to this unit is automatically turned off one hour after
this key is pressed (so that “SLEEP” lights up on the display).

3 POWER key

Turns the power on/off.
* While the power is on, pressing the POWER key on the

remote control transmitter switches the unit from the
power-on mode to the standby mode, and vice versa. (In
the standby mode, the power indicator on the front panel is
half illuminated.)

4 VOLUME +/– keys

Turns the volume level up/down.

English

5 Input selector keys

Selects input source.

For Other Component Control

Identify the remote control transmitter keys with your
component’s keys. If these keys are identical, their functions
will be the same. On each key function, refer to the
corresponding instruction on your component’s manual.

1 Tape deck keys

Controls tape deck.

DIR A, B and A/B are applicable only to double

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cassette tape deck.
For a single cassette deck with automatic reverse

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function, pressing DIR A will reverse the direction of
tape running.

2 CD player keys

Controls compact disc player.

DISC is applicable only to compact disc changer.

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FRONT PANEL

21A/B/C/D/E 3 4

6578

TAPE

MONITOR

AUX PHONO

TUNER CD

POWER

RDS MODE/FREQ

PTY SEEK EON TUNING MODE

AUTO/MAN'L MONO

FM/AM TUNING EDIT MEMORY

MAN'L/AUTO FM

DOWN UP

MODE START

SPEAKERSPHONES

A

ON

OFF

B

ON

OFF

VOLUME

NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER

BASS

55

4

3

2

l0l

2

3

4

TREBLE

55

4

3

2

l0l

2

3

4

BALANCE

55

4

3

2

l0l

2

3

4

LR

LOUDNESS

57

6

4

3

2

l

FLAT

I0

9

8

l6

l8

20

24

28

34

40

50

60

70

l4

l2

l0

8

6

4

3

2

l

0

–dB

PRESET STATIONS

PRESET

MHz

MEMORY

AM
FM

TAPE MONITOR 12

STEREO

0

20

l00

ENTER

SLEEP

AUTO TUNING

-

30dB

RX-495RDS

132456789 0 A

NATURAL SOUND STEREO RECEIVER

POWER

RDS MODE/FREQ

SPEAKERSPHONES

A

B

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

PRESET

AM
FM

ENTER

MEMORY

TAPE MONITOR 12

PTY SEEK EON TUNING MODE

MODE START

AUTO/MAN'L MONO

2

3

4

STEREO

MHz

20

l00

0

SLEEP

AUTO TUNING

FM/AM TUNING EDIT MEMORY

DOWN UP

MAN'L/AUTO FM

BASS

l0l

2

3

4

55

TREBLE

l0l

2

3

4

55

2

3

4

BALANCE

l0l

2

3

4

55

LR

TUNER CD

MONITOR

TAPE 1TAPE 2

COPY

2

3

4

AUX PHONO

PRESET STATIONS

21A/B/C/D/E 3 4

6578

LOUDNESS

FLAT

l

-

30dB

2

I0

3

4

9

8

57

6

24

28

34

40

50

60

70

BCDEFG H IJKL M

RX-395, RX-395RDS

: RX-395RDS only

132456789 0

PURE DIRECT

VOLUME

l6

l8

20

–dB

l4

l2

l0

8

6

4

3

2

l

0

BCDEFG H IJKL M

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PHONES

1 POWER switch

Press this switch to switch the power on. Press it again to
switch the power off.
* Standby mode

While the power is on, pressing the POWER key on the
remote control transmitter switches the unit to the standby
mode. (In this mode, the power indicator is half illuminated.)

2 Power indicator

Lights up while the power is on.

3 Remote control sensor

Receives signals from the remote control transmitter.

4 RDS MODE/FREQ button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

When an RDS station is received, pressing this button changes
the display mode into the PS mode, PTY mode, RT mode and/or
CT mode (if the station employs those RDS data services), and
frequency display in turn.

5 Display panel

Shows station frequencies and various information. (Refer to
the next page for details.)

6 FM/AM buttons

Press this button to switch the reception band to FM or AM.

7 TUNING DOWN/UP button

Used for tuning. Press the “UP” side to tune in to higher
frequencies, and press the “DOWN” side to tune in to lower
frequencies.

8 EDIT button

This button is used to exchange the places of two preset
stations with each other.

9 MEMORY (MAN’L/AUTO FM) button

When this button is pressed, the MEMO(RY) indicator flashes
for about 5 seconds. During this period, press the desired
PRESET STATIONS button to enter the displayed station into
the memory.
When this button is pressed and holded for about 3 seconds,
the automatic preset tuning begins.

0 Input selector buttons

Select a program source to listen to. When a button is
pressed, the name of selected source lights up on the display.

A PURE DIRECT switch

RX-495RDS only

Press this switch to listen to a source in the purest sound.
(Refer to page 16 for details.)

C SPEAKERS switches

Set the switch A or B (or both A and B) for the speaker system
(connected to this unit) you will use to the ON position. Set the
switch for the speaker system you will not use to the OFF
position.

D PTY SEEK MODE button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

When this button is pressed, the unit turns into the PTY SEEK
mode.

E PTY SEEK START button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Press this button to begin searching for a station after the desired
program type is selected in the PTY SEEK mode.

F EON button

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Press this button to select a desired program type (NEWS,
INFO, AFFAIRS, SPORT) when you want to call a radio
program of that program type automatically.

G TUNING MODE (AUTO/MAN’L) button

Press this button to switch the tuning mode to automatic or
manual. To select the automatic tuning mode, press this
button so that “AUTO (TUNING)” lights up on the display. To
select the
(TUNING)

manual tuning mode, press this button so that “
” goes off.

AUTO

H Tone controls

BASS

Used to increase or decrease the low frequency response.
The 0 position produces flat response.

TREBLE

Used to increase or decrease the high frequency response.
The 0 position produces flat response.

I BALANCE control

Adjusts the balance of the output volume to the left and right
speakers to compensate for sound imbalance caused by
speaker location or listening room conditions.

J A/B/C/D/E button

Press this button to select a desired group (A–E) of preset
stations.

K PRESET STATIONS buttons

Used to enter as many as 40 station frequencies into the
memory.

L Continuously variable LOUDNESS control

Used to compensate for the human ears’ loss of sensitivity to
high and low-frequency ranges at low volume.

B PHONES jack

When you listen with headphones,
connect the headphones to the
PHONES jack. When listening with
headphones privately, set both the

SPEAKERS A and B switches to the
OFF position.

M VOLUME control

Used to raise or lower the volume level.

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DISPLAY PANEL

MHz

MEMO PS

STEREO

0

20

l00

PTY HOLD EON

NEWS INFO AFFAIRS SPORT

AUTO

RT CTPTY

SLEEP

TAPE MON TAPE MON

1 2

AUTO TUNING

PRESET

STEREO

0

MHz

40 6020l00

MEMORY

SLEEP

TAPE MONITOR

FM

RX-495RDS, RX-395RDS

56 789 0

1324

A

RX-395RDS RX-495RDS

RX-395

50A

13

4

2

8

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1 Multi-information display

Displays various information, for example station frequency,
preset station number and name of selected program source.

2 AUTO (AUTO TUNING) indicator

This indicator lights up when this unit is in the automatic tuning
mode.

3 STEREO indicator

Lights up when an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal
strength is received.

4 Signal-level meter

Indicates the signal level of the received station.
If multipath interfernce is detected, the indication decreases.

5 MEMO (MEMORY) indicator

When the MEMORY button is pressed, this indicator flashes for
about 5 seconds. During this period, the displayed station can
be programmed to the memory by using the A/B/C/D/E button
and one of the PRESET STATIONS buttons.

6 RDS mode indicators

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

The name(s) of RDS mode(s) employed by the currently
received RDS station light(s) up. Illumination of the indicator on
the head of a name shows that the corresponding RDS mode
is now selected.

7 PTY HOLD indicator

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Lights up while the search is performed in the PTY SEEK
mode.

8 EON indicator

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

Lights up when an RDS station that employs the EON data
service is received.

9 Program type name indicators

RX-495RDS and RX-395RDS only

The name selected in the EON mode lights up.

0 SLEEP indicator

Lights up while the built-in SLEEP timer is functioning.

A TAPE MON (TAPE MONITOR) indicator

RX-395, RX-395RDS

Lights up when the tape deck is selected as the input source
by pressing the TAPE MONITOR button.

RX-495RDS

When the first tape deck is selected as the input source by
pressing the TAPE 1 button, “TAPE MON 1” lights up, and
when the second tape deck is selected by pressing the TAPE 2
button, “TAPE MON 2” lights up.

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CONNECTIONS

FM

ANT

AM

ANT

GND

75Ω

UNBAL.

PHONO CD AUX TAPE 1 TAPE 2

or or

TAPEPBREC

OUT

TAPEPBREC

OUT

A OR B : 8ΩMIN./SPEAKER

A B : l6

Ω

MIN./SPEAKER

SPEAKERS

A

B

AC OUTLETS

SWITCHED

l00W MAX. TOTAL

315 4 6 3 4

MAINS

GND

OUTPUT

LINE OUT

LINE IN

LINE OUT

LINE IN

AUDIO OUT

OUTPUT

GND

Before attempting to make any connections to or from this unit, be sure to first switch OFF the power to this unit and to any other
components to which connections are being made.

CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER COMPONENTS

When making connections between this unit and other components, be sure all connections are made correctly, that is to say L (left)
to 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

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sure to connect the output (or input) terminals of each component to the same-numbered terminals of this unit.

RX-495RDS

Turntable Tape deck 2Tape deck 1

Speakers A

Right Left

(Europe model)

Compact disc player

Video cassette player,
LD player, etc.

:Refer to “ABOUT THE ACCESSORY TERMINALS” on page 12.

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Right Left

Speakers B

To AC outlet