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OWNER’S MANUAL

CONTENTS

Safety Instructions....................2
Supplied Accessories...............3
Connections ............................4
Tuning Operations  ...................7
Preset Tuning  ..........................9
Receiving RDS Stations 
(TX-580RDS only) .................13
Troubleshooting .....................18
Specifications ........................19

Natural Sound AM/FM Stereo Tuner

40 Station Random Access Preset Tuning

Automatic Preset Tuning

Multi-Status Station Memory

Rotary Encoder Tuning

Direct PLL Synthesizer Tuning

Preset Station Shifting Capability

Multi-Functions for RDS Broadcast Reception (TX-580RDS only) 

TX-480

TX-480L

TX-580RDS

Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA Stereo Tuner.

Summary of Contents for TX-480

Page 1: ...e that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance Explanation of Graphical Symbols CAUTION OWNER S MANUAL CONTENTS Safety Instructions 2 Supplied Accessories 3 C...

Page 2: ... personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit or C The unit has been exposed to rain or D The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The unit has been dropped or the cabinet damaged 16 Servicing The user should not attempt to service the unit beyond those means...

Page 3: ...oaxial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Electronics Corp U S A 6660 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA 90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its s...

Page 4: ...fficient signal strength Nevertheless a properly installed outdoor antenna will give clearer reception than an indoor one If you experience poor reception quality an outdoor antenna may result in improvement 4 CONNECTIONS 75Ω UNBAL FM ANT GND AM ANT Outdoor FM antenna Outdoor AM antenna AM loop antenna included Ground 75 ohm antenna adapter Indoor FM antenna included 75 ohm 300 ohm antenna adapter...

Page 5: ...se a 75 ohm 300 ohm antenna adapter not included or a 75 ohm antenna adapter not included for connections 300 ohm feeder cable 75 ohm coaxial cable 75 ohm 300 ohm antenna adapter Notes for FM antenna installation To minimize automobile ignition noise locate the antenna as far from heavy traffic as possible Keep the feeder cable or coaxial cable as short as possible Do not bundle or roll up excess ...

Page 6: ... AMPLIFIER Before making any connections switch OFF the power to this unit and the amplifier or other component Be sure that the connections from the left L and right R OUTPUT terminals are connected to the corresponding left and right input terminals of the amplifier or other component This unit has a remote control sensor It receives signals from a remote control transmitter provided with a YAMA...

Page 7: ...ne turn again If the tuning search does not stop at the desired station change to the MANUAL TUNING method as described on the following page Normally if station signals are strong and there is no interference quick automatic search tuning AUTOMATIC TUNING is possible However if signals of the station you want to select are weak you must tune to it manually MANUAL TUNING AUTOMATIC TUNING 7 TUNING ...

Page 8: ... of the received station TX 580RDS only If an RDS station is received the frequency is then replaced by the station name However if the PS data cannot be received within 5 seconds NO PS flashes and then it returns to the frequency display Refer to page 14 for details Illuminates when an FM stereo broadcast is received in stereo Indicates the signal level of the received station STEREO 0 MHz 40 60 ...

Page 9: ... disconnected from the AC outlet or the power is cut due to temporary power failure If however the power is cut for more than one week the memory may be erased If so it can be re programmed by simply following the PRESET TUNING steps 9 MANUAL PRESET TUNING This unit can store station frequencies selected by tuning operation by using the preset station buttons With this function you can select any ...

Page 10: ...tions by following the procedure of the section To recall a preset station on page 9 To recall a preset station Simply follow the procedure of the section To recall a preset station on page 9 TX 580RDS only A recalled station is shown by the frequency or station name on the display Notes You can replace a preset station by another FM or AM station manually by simply following the procedure of the ...

Page 11: ...ted PRESET STEREO 0 MHz 40 60 20 l00 MEMORY 11 Flashes EXCHANGING PRESET STATIONS You can exchange the places of two preset stations each other by easy operations Flashes A B C D E PRESET A B C D E PRESET A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRESET STATIONS STERE 0 kHZ MHz 4 20 AUTO PRESET STEREO 0 MHz 40 60 20 l00 MEMORY A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRESET STATIONS A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRESET STATIONS Exa...

Page 12: ... on A5 by following the same method with step 1 4 Lights up This shows the exchange of stations is completed Example If you want to shift the preset station on E1 to A5 and vice versa Press and hold for about 3 seconds Flashes Flashes 4 2 PRESET PRESET MH PS PTY SEEK FREQ PS PTY SHIFT ENTER PS PTY SEEK FREQ PS PTY SHIFT ENTER TX 580RDS ...

Page 13: ...rned with any aspect of sport Education Program intended primarily to educate of which the formal element is fundamental Drama All radio plays and serials Culture Programs concerned with any aspect of national or regional culture including religious affairs philosophy social science language theatre etc Science Programs about the natural sciences and technology Varied Used for mainly speech based ...

Page 14: ...tation NO PS flashes on the display and then returns to usual mode PTY mode A program type for the station being received is displayed If the RDS station does not employ the PTY data service NO PTY flashes on the display and then returns to the PS mode If the station is not an RDS station NO PTY flashes on the display and then returns to usual mode Usual mode The frequency of the station being rec...

Page 15: ...n searching for another station which has the same letter To cancel this function Press the AF FREQ PS PTY SHIFT ENTER FM AM or MEMORY button Notes If no station is found by this function after searching all preset stations NO PS flashes for about 3 seconds on the display and then it returns to the mode which had been obtained before the searching was performed This function is useful especially f...

Page 16: ...formed from A1 toward higher numbers of the preset stations A1 A2 A8 B1 B2 If however A3 is currently being called for example the search begins from the next station A4 When the TUNING control is turned counterclockwise the search is performed in reverse order If the called station is not the desired one turn the TUNING control again to search for another station of the same program type To cance...

Page 17: ...making this unit carry out searching more stations 2 The unit searches network stations for other stations with the same program If the station is not an RDS station or there is no other station with the same program NO AF flashes Stations with the same program are all stored and numbered from the best quality station in sequence When the search is finished the best quality station is called 3 If ...

Page 18: ...tter is far away or the antenna input is poor Insufficient antenna input Not tuned correctly There is multipath interference The TUNING MODE button is set to the manual tuning mode The station is too weak The tuner has been unplugged for a long period Weak signal or loose antenna connections These noises result from lightning fluorescent lamps motors thermostats and other electrical equipment Anot...

Page 19: ...e U S A Canada and General models 530 to 1 710 kHz U K Australia and Europe models 531 to 1 611 kHz Usable Sensitivity TX 480 TX 480L 200 µV m TX 580RDS 100 µV m Selectivity 32 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 50 dB Image Response Ratio 40 dB Spurious Response Ratio 50 dB Harmonic Distortion 400 Hz 0 3 AM LW SECTION TX 480L only Tuning Range 153 to 288 kHz Usable Sensitivity 400 µV m Selectivity 32 dB Sig...

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