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GB D VD-C996 D VD / VIDEO CD / CD PLA YER LECTEUR DE D VD CHANGEUR O WNER’S MANU AL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BR UKSANVISNING MANU ALE DI ISTR UZIONI MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES GEBR UIKSAANWIJZING Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U .S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE.[...]
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CA UTION CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . 1 T o assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry , and clean place with at least 5 cm above, behind and on the both sides of this unit - away from direct sunlight, heat s[...]
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1 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB ACK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English INTRODUCTION FEA TURES CONTENTS INTR ODUCTION FEA TURES .................................................... 1 GETTING ST ARTED ................................... 2 Checking the Package Contents ................... 2 Disc Information .......................................... 2 [...]
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2 GETTING ST ARTED Checking the Package Contents Check that the following items are included in your package. Remote control OPEN/ CLOSE DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISC5 DISC SKIP REPEAT A–B PLAY MODE ANGLE RETURN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 > = 10 ENTER AUDIO SUBTITLE TOP MENU MENU SETUP ON SCREEN CANCEL Batteries (AA, R06, UM-3) RCA pin cable (audio/vi[...]
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3 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English GETTING ST ARTED ■ Region management information DV D This DVD player is designed to meet DVD standard that supports region management system. Check the regional code number marked on the disc packages. If the number does not match this unit’ s region number (see the below t[...]
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4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Front Panel/Remote Control Front P anel NATURAL SOUND DVD PLA YER DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL VIDEO POWER DVD / VIDEO CD / CD DISC 12345 SEARCH SKIP PLAY X CHANGE 23 1 45 6 7 8 9 0q Remote Control 1 PO WER (p.13) Press to turn the power on and off. 2 Disc tra y (p.13) Up to 5 discs can be loaded on this tray . 3 open/[...]
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5 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English w REPEA T (p.16) Press to repeat playback of a title, chapter , track, etc. e A-B (p.17) Press to specify two points and to repeat playback between them. r Numeric b uttons Use to select a title, chapter , track, etc. t ANGLE Press to change angles when the scene of the disc bei[...]
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6 Display CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1 VCD VCD lights up when a V ideo CD is selected and CD lights up when a CD is selected. 2 DV D Lights up when a DVD is selected. 3 RNDM Lights up during random-sequence play . 4 PROG Lights up during program play . 5 ANGLE Lights up when the scene currently played contains different angle(s). 6 Repeat mode indicato[...]
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7 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB ACK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English PREP ARA TION REMOTE CONTROL Installing Batteries in the Remote Control 1 T urn the remote control o ver and slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arro w . 2 Insert the batteries (AA, R06, UM-3 type) accor ding the polarity markings on the inside of the batt[...]
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8 CONNECTIONS CA UTION • Never connect this unit and other equipment to power supply until all connections have been completed. Be sure all connections are made correctly , observing the color-coding of terminals of both this unit and the equipment to be connected. Also refer to the instructions of the equipment to be connected. REMOTE CONTROL OU[...]
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9 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB ACK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English Digital T erminals This unit has COAXIAL and OPTICAL digital output terminals. Connect one or both of them to your A V amplifier equipped with Dolby digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder using each specific cable (separate purchase). COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 1 2 VIDEO OUT VIDEO S VIDEO P R P [...]
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10 Video T erminals If your A V amplifier has video output terminals, connect your amplifier (and then to your video monitor) so that you can use one video monitor for several different video sources (LD, VCR etc.) by simply switching the input source selector of your amplifier . This unit has three types of video output terminals. Use one of them [...]
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11 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB ACK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English ■ 21-pin SCART terminal U.K. and Europe models If your video monitor has only 21-pin terminal for video input, and you want to connect it directly to this unit, you can use this unit’ s 21-pin SCAR T output terminal (this terminal does not output RGB component signals). CONN[...]
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12 PLA YBA CK BASIC OPERA TION Before Starting Playback T o play a disc properly , you need to adjust the formats of audio and video signals output from this unit in accordance with the equipment connected to this unit. See p.25 to 30 for more detailed information. CA UTION • Be sure to select the appropriate positions at ‘7 Digital Audio Outpu[...]
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13 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English Playing a Disc ■ Preparation Select DVD as the input source on your A V amplifier . 1 Press PO WER to turn the power on. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE (or v ) to open the disc tray . 3 Load discs. Use the disc guides (numbered, 1 to 5) to align the discs correctly . 4 Press w (PLA Y). T[...]
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14 ■ After operation When this unit is not in use, remove discs and press POWER. ■ T o select a specific disc Press DISC (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5). Playxchange By pressing PLA YXCHANGE, you can open the disc tray and load or replace discs without interrupting play . However , never load a disc on the guide half hidden inside the unit because the disc c[...]
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15 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English Still Picture (to pause playback) Press d (P AUSE). • T o resume play , press w (PLA Y). CANCEL DISC 1 2 3 4 5 SEARCH SKIP PLAY X CHANGE P A USE P A USE Frame Advance / Reverse DV D VCD 1 Press d (P AUSE) during playback. 2 Press the cursor buttons [ , ]. Each press advances [...]
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16 SELECTING PLA Y MODES Repeat Play This function allows you to play your desired chapter , track or disc repeatedly . ■ Press [REPEA T] during playbac k. Each time this button is pressed, repeat mode changes as follows. The name of the selected repeat mode scrolls once on the multi-information display and the corresponding indicators light up. [...]
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17 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English A-B Repeat This function allows you to specify two points and play between them repeatedly . 1 Press A-B during play at the point where y ou want to start A-B repeat. ‘REP’ and ‘A-’ light up and ‘B’ flashes on the display . 2 Press A-B at the point where y ou want t[...]
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18 Program Play [VCD] [CD] Y ou can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks selected from one or more discs in any desired order by programming tracks. 1 Press PLA Y MODE once or more while pla y- back is stopped. The display shows the step information. • T o exit programming mode, press PLA Y MODE twice. 2 Press DISC (1-5) to select the disc. 3 [...]
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19 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English Playback Control [VCD] When ‘PBC’ appears on the display , this unit is in playback control mode. Menu screen appears on the video monitor so that you can use interactive functions supported by the disc being played. ■ T o operate menu screen • Y ou can operate menu scr[...]
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20 Switching Audio T racks [DVD] [VCD] Some DVDs are encoded with several audio tracks so that you can select the language, and/or the sound format. 1 Press A UDIO during playback. The current audio track appears on the video monitor . 2 Press A UDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio trac k. • Y ou can also use the cursor buttons ( , ) or th[...]
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21 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English Switching Subtitle T racks [DVD] Some DVDs are encoded with multilingual subtitle tracks so that you can select one of them. 1 Press SUBTITLE during pla yback. On-screen display that shows currently selected subtitle track language appears on the video monitor . 2 Press SUBTITL[...]
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22 ON-SCREEN MENU This unit features On-Screen Menu icons (Graphical User Interface) that makes operation easy and intuitive. Graphics that represent the functions appear in alignment on the upper side of the video monitor . Operating On-Screen Menu 1 Press ON SCREEN. Each time ON SCREEN is pressed, the screen changes and appears on the video monit[...]
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23 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English Disc Information Screen Each icon shows the status of the currently played disc. ON-SCREEN MENU a Language b Sound format Notes • Display may differ in accordance with the disc’ s specification. • Time remaining on the disc does not appears during program or random-sequen[...]
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24 Player’ s Information Screen This screen enables you to operate various features equipped with this unit to expand your enjoyment for audio listening and video watching. ON-SCREEN MENU A-B Repeat Press ENTER during playback to specify the point A, then press ENTER again to specify the point B. This unit starts A-B repeat play . Pressing ENTER [...]
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25 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YBA CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English SETUP MENU This unit provides you with the following items on the Setup menu to maximize the performance of this unit and your A V system. Select the appropriate positions as necessary . 1. Disc Language ( → p.26) 2. Ratings ( → p.27) 3. Menu Language ( → p.28) 4. On-Scree[...]
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26 DESCRIPTION OF EACH ITEM 1. Disc Language [DVD] Y ou can select the language of audio track, subtitle track and disc menu. U.S.A. and Canada models Disc Languages 1 Audio 2 Subtitle 3 Menus Automatic English Press RETURN to exit English Europe, U.K. and Australia models General model * The original language of each disc is selected. ** Y ou can [...]
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27 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YBA CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English 2. Ratings [DVD] Depending on software capability , you can prevent discs or scenes with objection- able material from being played according to your desired rating. Y ou can select the level and lock it by designating password. DESCRIPTION OF EA CH ITEM Please set a rating limi[...]
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28 3. Menu Language Select the language used for on-screen display and setup menu. U.S.A. and Canada models 1 English 2 Français 3 Español Europe, U.K. and Australia models 1 English 2 Français 3 Deutsch 4 Italiano 5 Español General model 1 English 2 DESCRIPTION OF EA CH ITEM Press RETURN to exit Select the language for these Menus. 1 English 2[...]
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29 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YBA CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English 7. Digital Audio Output Select the appropriate position for your A V system (A V amplifier , etc.) which this unit is connected to. When you setup your A V system, you must adjust this setting before starting playback. Otherwise, there may be a digital signal which the connected[...]
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30 9. Other Settings DESCRIPTION OF EA CH ITEM 2 Audio during Search T o select whether to hear audio during search forward at the initial search speed when playing DVD or VCD (CD can be heard at any speed).* 3 TV Mode (4:3) T o select the picture style when playing a widescreen video disc on a standard 4:3 width-to-height ratio video monitor . 1 S[...]
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31 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English APPENDIX TROUBLESHOOTING If this unit fails to operate normally , check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the PROBLEM column, disconnect the power code and contact your authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service cen[...]
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32 ■ DV D PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USE WHA T TO DO Ref er to Pag e Picture does not match your video monitor . The setting at ‘6 TV Aspect’ on the setup menu is not correct. Select the proper position. 28 A udio trac k and/or subtitle language is not the selected one. The disc does not contain the language you have selected. — No subtitles. The [...]
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33 INTRODUCTIOIN PREP ARA TIONS PLA YB A CK SETUP MENU APPENDIX English GLOSSAR Y / LANGUAGE CODE LIST ■ Title ‘T itle is a unit to divide the contents on a DVD disc. Generally , one title is assigned to one movie. When a disc has two or more titles, they are numbered in sequence as title 1, title 2, etc. ■ Chapter A title on a DVD is subdivi[...]
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34 SPECIFICA TIONS ■ A udio Section Frequency response DVD (48 kHz sampling): ......................... 2 Hz to 22 kHz DVD (96 kHz sampling): ......................... 2 Hz to 44 kHz CD, V ideo CD: .............................................. 2 Hz to 20 kHz Harmonic distortion + noise (1 kHz): ........................ 0.002% S/N ratio: ........[...]
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VA R O ! A V A TT AESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETT AESSA OLET AL TTIINA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEIL YLLE. ÄLÄ KA TSO SÄTEESEEN. V ARNING! OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRREN ÄR URKOPPLAD . BETRAKT A EJ STRÅLEN. (Except U.S.A. model) CA UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than th[...]
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GB D VD-C996 DVD / VIDEO CD / CD PLA YER LECTEUR DE DVD CHANGEUR OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A VE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROU[...]