Fitment for this one is straightforward once you read the code: VX500XTA is the 1997 V Max 500 XT, and the manual Yamaha wrote for it is LIT-12618-SM-00.
The book was kept in print across the 1997 to 2001 seasons and covers the SX 500R, SX 600R and SX 700R along with the V Max 500, the 500 XTC in its standard, electric-start, reverse and Deluxe electric-start forms, the V Max 600, 600 SX, 600 XT, 600 XTC, 600 XTC (Elec. Start), 600 XTR (Elec. Start + Reverse), the V Max 700 and 700 SX, plus the VENTURE 500 and VENTURE 600.
Sections follow the factory order, from periodic inspection through engine, carburetion, power train, chassis and electrical, each with the measurements and torque figures Yamaha specified.
