Yamaha As500 Owners Manual

Integrated Amplifier
OWNER’S MANUAL
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1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference.
2 Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry,  clean place - away from direct sunlight, heat sources, 
vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. For proper 
ventilation, allow the following minimum clearances 
around this unit.
Top: 30 cm (11-3/4 in)
Rear: 20 cm (7-7/8 in)
Sides: 20 cm (7-7/8 in)
3 Locate this unit away from other electrical appliances,  motors, or...

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PREPARATION
INTRODUCTION
OPERATION
ADDITIONAL 
INFORMATION
USEFUL FEATURES ............................................ 1
SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ................................. 1
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ......................... 2
Front panel and Remote control ................................ 2
About the remote control ........................................... 3
Rear panel .................................................................. 4
CONNECTIONS...

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1A (POWER)
Front panel: A  switch
Turns on and off the power of this unit.
On position: Pushed inward
Off position: Released outward
Remote control:  A button
When this unit is turned on: turns this unit on or sets it to 
standby mode.
This unit consumes a small amount of power even when turned 
off or when in standby mode.
2 POWER on indicator
Lights up as follows:
Brightly lit: Power is on
Dimly lit: Standby mode
Off: Power is off
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The POWER on indicator remains brightly lit while an iPhone/
iPod...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
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INTRODUCTION
6PHONES jack
Connect headphones for private listening. If you do not 
want sound to be heard from the speakers, set the 
SPEAKERS selector to OFF.
7 SPEAKERS selector
Turn on or off the speaker set connected to the 
SPEAKERS A and/or B terminals on the rear panel each 
time the corresponding SPEAKERS selector is set to A, B 
or A+B.
8 REC OUT selector (A-S500 only)
Select a source for recording independently of the INPUT 
selector setting, allowing you to record...

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
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1CD input jacks
Used to connect a CD player (see page 5).
2 PHONO jacks and GND terminal
Used to connect a turntable that uses an MM cartridge, 
and to ground the terminal (see page 5).
3 Audio input/output jacks 
Used to connect external components, such as a tuner, etc 
(see page 5).
4 DOCK jack
Used to connect an optional Yamaha Universal Dock for 
iPod or Wireless System for iPod (see page 10).
5 SUBWOOFER OUT jack
Used to connect a subwoofer with built-in amplifier (see...

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PREPARATION
PREPARATION
• Do not connect this unit or other components to the main power until all connections between components are 
complete.
• All connections must be correct: L (left) to L, R (right) to R, “+” to “+” and “–” to “–”. If the connections are faulty,  no sound will be heard from the speakers, and if the polarity  of the speaker connections is incorrect, the sound will be 
unnatural and lack bass. Refer to the owner’s manual for each of your components.
• Use RCA cables for audio...

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CONNECTIONS
• The IMPEDANCE SELECTOR switch must be set to the appropriate position before connecting speaker sets. See page 4 for details.
• Do not let the bare speaker wires touch each other or any metal part of this unit. This could damage this unit and/or the  speakers.
• Do not connect this unit or other components to the ma in power until all connections between components are 
complete.
1Remove approximately 10 mm (3/8 in) of 
insulation from the end of each speaker 
cable and twist the...

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CONNECTIONS
PREPARATION
■POWER MANAGEMENT switch
Enables or disables the automatic power down function.
When the automatic power down function is enabled, this 
unit will automatically switch to standby mode if no 
operations are performed for 8 hours.
■VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch
(Taiwan and Central/South America 
models only)
The VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear panel of 
this unit must be set for your local main voltage BEFORE 
plugging the power cable into the wall outlet.
Improper setting of the...

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OPERATION
1Rotate the VOLUME control on the front 
panel to the extreme counterclockwise 
position.
2Press A switch on the front panel inward to 
turn on this unit.
3Rotate 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 for the selected input source lights up.
4Rotate the SPEAKERS selector on the front 
panel to select SPEAKERS A, B or A+B.
• Set the SPEAKERS selector to the...