Yamaha RX-497 User Guide

1 MASTER ON/OFF
Press inward to the ON position to turn on the power of 
this unit. Press again to release it outward to the OFF 
position to turn off this unit.
See page 14 for details.

Even when this unit is turned off, this unit consumes a small 
amount of power to preserve the memory.

2 MAIN ZONE ON/OFF
Turns on Main Zone of this unit or sets it to the standby 
mode.
See page 14 for details.

• This switch is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is 

pressed inward to the ON position.

• In the standby mode, this unit consumes a small amount of 

power to receive infrared signals from the remote control.

3 ZONE 2 ON/OFF
Turns on Zone 2 or set it to the standby mode. When Zone 
2 is turned on, signals are output at the ZONE 2 OUT 
jacks.

This switch is operational only when MASTER ON/OFF is 
pressed inward to the ON position.

4 ZONE CONTROL
Press to control the input source of Zone 2.

• This button is operational only when Zone 2 is turned on.
• When you press this button, the ZONE 2 indicator flashes in the 

front panel display for approximately 5 seconds. Select the 
input source of Zone 2 while the indicator is flashing.

• You can select the preset station or channel when TUNER or 

XM is selected as the input source of Zone 2.

5 Remote control sensor
Receives infrared signals from the remote control.

Switch the remote control ID between ID1 and ID2 when using 
multiple YAMAHA receivers or amplifiers (see pages 35, 36).

6 Front panel display
Shows information about the operational status of this 
unit.

l TUNING/CH h

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5

1

2

4

3

8

7

0 A

6

C

B

9

G

F

E

H

I

J

K

L

M

D

Memory back-up
The memory back-up circuit prevents the stored data 
from being lost. However, the stored data will be lost if 
the power cord is disconnected from the AC wall outlet 
for more than one week.