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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCA RBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R 1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]

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    i IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Explanati on of Graphi cal Symbol s The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dange rous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure tha t may be of suff icient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to perso[...]

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    ii W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA an d the Electro nic Indus tries Associ ation’s Co nsumer Elec tronics Gro up want yo u to get the mos t out of your equipment b y playing i t at a safe lev el. One that le ts the soun d come throug h loud and clea r without anno ying blaring o r distor tion - and, most importantly, without affe c[...]

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    CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT. iii 1 T o assure the finest performan ce, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this unit in a well ve ntilated, cool, dry , clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. In a cabinet, allow about 2.5 c[...]

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    1 En English Playable disc fo rmats .............. ......... .......... ... 3 DVD regio n codes ..... ............ ............ ............... ... 3 Patent inform ation ..................... ................ .... 4 Cleaning discs ........... ............. ............. .......... 4 Supplied accesso ries ......... ......... .......... ........ 4 Fr[...]

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    2 En CONTENTS Menu ove rview ... ............. ............. ................ 24 Setup menu op eration ...... ............. .............. 25 General setup m enu . ................ ............. ...... 26 Selecting DVD-Au dio mode .............. ............... . 26 Selecting S A-CD mode .......... ............... ............. 2 6 Setting the OSD [...]

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    3 En INTRODUCTION English Thank you for purchasing th is unit. This Owner’ s Manual explains the basic operation of this unit. • Illustrations in this ma nual are based on the U.K. and Europe models unless otherwise specified. • Notes contain important in formation about safety and operating instructions. • y indicates a tip for your operat[...]

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    4 En INTRODUCTION – Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Syst ems, Inc. DivX, Di vX Certified, a nd associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and ar e used under license[...]

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    5 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW English 1 Disc tray Load a disc in the disc tray . 2 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to th e st andb y mode. 3 HDMI indicator Lights up green when an HDMI component is recognized by this unit and the HDMI mode is set to on. Lights up orange when no HDMI component is recognized by this unit while the HDMI mode is [...]

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    6 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 P .SCAN indicator Lights up when the progressi ve scan function is acti v ated. 2 Playbac k mode indicators Display the icon for the se lected playback mode. 3 Decoder indicator s Display the icon for the se lected internal decoder . 4 MUL TI indicator Lights up when playing the multi -channel audio source. 5 D .MIX indic[...]

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    7 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW English 1 A UDIO OUT (6ch discrete) jacks Connect to the 6ch input jacks of your A V recei ver . 2 DIGIT AL (CO AXIAL) jack Connect to the coaxial input jack of your A V recei ver . 3 REMO TE CONTROL (IN/OUT ) connectors Use in custom installations to tra nsmit remote control signals via cabl e connections. 4 REMO TE CONTRO[...]

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    8 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 DIMMER Selects from three dif ferent lev els of brightness for the front panel display: medium, lo w and auto. For aut o setting, brightness is aut omatically set to lo w only during playback. 2 HDMI Switches the HDMI mode on or off. 3 GROUP Selects the D VD-Audio group. 4 P A GE (+/– ) Selects the D VD-Audio still pict[...]

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    9 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW English e MENU Accesses the menu of a disc. r SUBTITLE Selects the subtitle language. t A UDIO Selects the audio language or format. y PO WER ( l ) T urns on this unit. u ST ANDBY ( ) Sets this unit to the standby mode. i A UDIO DIRECT Switches the video output on or of f. This function is not av ailable when an HDMI compon[...]

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    CONNECTIONS 10 En Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the po wer supply cable, before you make or change connections. • Depending on the component you want to connect, there are various ways to make connections. Possible connections are described below. • Refer to the manuals supplied with your other components as necessary to make the bes[...]

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    11 En CONNECTIONS English ■ Digital connections If you want to use the Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG function on your A V receiver , connect DIGIT AL (OPTICAL) <A> or DIGIT AL (CO AXIAL) <B> or HDMI <C> jack of this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your A V recei ver us ing a commercially a vailable digital optical, digital[...]

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    12 En CONNECTIONS ■ HDMI jack <A> HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) pro vides high quality digital audi o and video on a single connection. Connect HDMI jack of this unit to the HDMI input jack of your A V receiver , and then to that of your TV using a commerciall y av ail able HDMI cable. If your receiv er does not hav e HDMI out[...]

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    13 En GETTING STARTED English 1 Press the part and slide the battery compartment cov er off. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4), following the indications (+/–) on the inside of the compartment. 3 Slide the cov er back un til it snaps into place. • Insert batteries correctly accord ing to the polarity markings (+/–). The bat[...]

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    14 En GETTING STARTE D This unit is comp atible with bo th NTSC and P AL video formats. Select the color sy stem that matches your TV . • Before changing the current T V Standard setting, ensure that your TV supports the selected TV type system. • If you play an NTSC-formatted di sc with the [P AL] setting or a P AL-formatted disc with the [ N [...]

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    15 En GETTING STARTED English Y ou can select your own prefer red language setting s. This unit will automatica lly switch to your preferred language for you whene ver you load a disc. If the language selected is not av ailable on the disc, th e default language of the disc will be used instead. The OSD (On-Screen Display) language in the system me[...]

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    DISC OPERATION 16 En • Unless otherwise specified, all operations described here are carried out using the su pplied remote control. • If the inhibition ic on ( or “Prohibit” ) appears on the TV screen when you press a button, the function for that button is not av aila ble on the current disc or at the current time. • Depending on the D [...]

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    17 En DISC OPERATION English Searc hing bac kward/f orward 1 Press SLO W / SEARCH ( 22 / 33 ) . • For slow search, press P A USE ( 8 ) to pause playback before pressing SLO W / SEARCH ( 22 / 33 ) . 2 While searching, press SLO W / SEARCH ( 22 / 33 ) repeatedly to select the desired speed. 3 T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y ( 3 ) . • For [...]

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    18 En DISC OPERATION Y o u can cu stomize t he playba ck order for trac ks store d in the disc. This unit supports a maximum of 20 programmed tracks. 1 Press ST OP ( 7 ) to stop playback if necessary . 2 Press PR OG . ➜ The program setup menu appears on the TV screen. 3 Use the numeric b uttons (0-9) to enter a track number you want to store as a[...]

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    19 En DISC OPERATION English Using the Video CD playbac k control (PBC) menu (VCD/SVCD) 1 Press MENU to turn on the PBC function. ➜ The disc menu appears on the TV screen. • Depending on the disc, the disc menu may appear once you load the disc. 2 Use SKIP ( l 22 / 33 l ) or the n umeric b uttons (0-9) to select a playback option. 3 During play[...]

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    20 En DISC OPERATION ■ T o se lect a title ( D VD-Vi deo)/group (D VD-Audio) 1 Press / / / repeatedly to hig hlight 1 , and then enter a title/gro up number using the numeric b uttons (0-9) . 2 Press ENTER . ■ T o select a chapte r (D VD-Video)/trac k (VCD/SVCD/D VD-A udio) 1 Press / / / repeatedly to hig hlight 2 , and then enter a chapter or [...]

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    21 En DISC OPERATION English If the disc contains sequences reco rded from dif ferent camera angles, you can vie w th e picture from a number of dif ferent angles. V iewing angles av ail able for each disc may vary . Refer to the operating instructions in th e D VD menu or on its jacket. Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the desired angle. If the di[...]

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    22 En DISC OPERATION Y ou can select a track in a specific group for D VD-Audio discs and a track/ fi le in a folder for data disc. Selecting a group (D VD-A udio) 1 Press GR OUP . ➜ A group icon appears on the TV screen. 2 Use / or the numeric b uttons (0-9) to select a group n umber . 3 Press ENTER . Selecting a file in a folder (DivX/MP3/WMA/K[...]

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    23 En DISC OPERATION English 1 Press ST OP ( 7 ) to stop playback. 2 Press MUL TI / 2CH . ➜ MUL TI indicator lights up when the multi-channel area is sele cted. Y ou can play MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG files on a personally recorded CD-R/R W disc or commerci al CD. Some files cannot be played correctly depending on disc characteristics or r ecording[...]

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    SETUP MENU 24 En SETUP MENU Menu overview Main Menu Menu item Setting I tem/Subme nu Setting item/P arameter GENERAL D VD-Audio mo de D VD-A udio, D VD-Video SA-CD mode SA-CD, CD OSD Language English, F rançais, Español, P arental Rating _ _ _ _ (Enter your pass word) Lev el 1 to Lev el 8 P arental P assword _ _ _ _ (Enter your pass word) New P a[...]

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    25 En SETUP MENU English Setup is carried out on the TV screen, enabling you to customize this unit to suit your o wn particular requirements. Follo w the procedures below to start the setup menu operations. y • Press RETURN to display the previous menu. • Press SETUP to exit from the setup menu. • Refer to the following pages for details of [...]

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    26 En SETUP MENU Selecting D VD-Audio mode Some D VD-Audio discs contain the D VD-V ideo content in addition to the D VD-Audi o content. Y ou can select D VD-Audio or DVD-V ideo mode. • Select [D VD-Audio mode] in [GENERAL] menu. DV D - A u d i o Select this to play back both D VD-Audio and D VD-V ideo contents. Only the D VD-Audi o content may b[...]

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    27 En SETUP MENU English Setting the screen sa ver Y ou can turn on or off the screen save r . • Select [Screen Sav e r] in [GENERAL] menu. On Select this to turn on the scre en sa ver when disc playback is stopped for more than 15 minutes. Off Select this to disable the scree n sav er function. Setting the auto power function Y ou can set the au[...]

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    28 En SETUP MENU Setting the analog output Set the analog output to match the play back capability of this unit. • Select [Analog Output] in [A UD IO] menu. Stereo Select this to change channel output to stereo, which only deliv ers sound from the two front speak ers. Multi-Channel Select this when using a multi-channel audio/(video) receiv er wi[...]

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    29 En SETUP MENU English Setting spea ker sizes Y ou can set the sizes for indi vidual speakers. • Select [Size] in [SPEAKER] menu. Front L/R Set the sizes for front L/R speak ers. Large Select this if the connected speakers are large. Small Select this if the connected speakers are small. Center, Surround L/R Set the sizes for center/surround L/[...]

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    30 En SETUP MENU Surround L/R Set the distance from your listening position to the surround speakers. W e recommend to place the surround left speaker and right speake r at the same distance from the listening position. Control range: 1ft to 40ft (0.3m to 12.0m) Control step: 1ft (0.3m) For the [Surroun d L/R] setting, you cannot specify the distan[...]

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    31 En SETUP MENU English Setting the TV display Set the aspect ratio of this unit to match your TV . The format you select must be a vailable on the disc. • Select [TV Display] in [VIDEO] menu. 4:3 P an Scan Select this if the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3. In this setting, both sides of the pi cture to be tr immed or formatted to fit your TV sc[...]

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    32 En SETUP MENU Selecting the closed caption (U .S.A. and Canada models onl y) Closed captions ar e data hi dden in the video signals of specific discs, and are in visibl e without th e use of a special decoder . The differen ce betwee n subtitles and captions is that subtitle s are intended fo r hearing persons and captions are for the hearing im[...]

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    33 En SETUP MENU English Switching the SCART video out (U .K. and Europe models onl y) Select this setting to toggle the vide o signal output from the A V terminal be tween CV BS (composite video) and RGB. • Select [Scart V ideo Out] in [VIDEO] menu. CVBS Select this to output composite vi deo signals. RGB Select this to outpu t RGB video signals[...]

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    34 En SETUP MENU • Select [HDMI V ideo] in [HDMI] menu. 480P/576P Select this for 480/576 progressiv e -scan video. 720P Select this for 720 progressiv e-scan video. 1080I Select this for 1080 interlace video. 1080P Select this for 1080 progressiv e-scan video. Aut o Select this to set this unit to the best resol ution setting automatically base [...]

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    35 En SETUP MENU English Setting the HDMI audio Set the HDMI audio output to match the connected component. Th is function is only available when this unit is connected to an HDMI-com patib le component via the HDMI jack. For details about the rela tionship between the audio format and the sett ing, see “HDMI Audio output table” on page 41. •[...]

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    LANGUAGE CODE LIST 36 En LANGUAGE CODE LIST Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 29 19 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lith uanian 2230 Slov ak 29 21 Afrikaans 1116 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Malagasy 2317 Somali 2925 Amharic 1123 Galician 1722 Malay 2329 Spanish 1529 Arabic 1128 Georgian 2111 Malayalam[...]

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    37 En TROUBLESHOOTING English Refer to the table belo w when this unit does not function prope rly . If the problem you are e xperiencing is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, turn of f this unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and contact the near est authorized Y AMAHA dealer or servi ce center . TROUBLESHOOTING Problem S[...]

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    38 En TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution See page No sound or dis torted sound Adjust the volume. – Check that the speakers are connected properly . – Adjust the volume lev el i n the setup menu. 30 No audio at digital output Check the digital connections. 11 If you are playing a DTS source, check that your recei ver ca n decode DTS and [Digital [...]

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    39 En GLOSSARY English ■ Aspect ratio Horizontal and v ertical ratio of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. v ertical ratio of con ventional TV is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. ■ Bit Short for binary digit. Repr esents the smallest uni t of information manipulated on a computer . In audio systems, the bit size de termines resolut ion[...]

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    40 En GLOSSARY ■ Interlace The most common type of sca nning used in televisions. It divides a screen into ev en and odd numbered fields for scanning, and then b uilds an image by combining them into one image (frame). ■ JPEG (Joint Photog raphic Expert Grou p) A standardized image compre ssion system proposed b y the Joint Photographic Expert [...]

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    41 En GLOSSARY English ■ HDMI A udio output table *1: If the connected HDMI component does not support bitstream signals (Dolby Di gital, DTS, and MPEG), the audio output is automatically changed from bitstream signals to PCM signals. *2: If the HDMI component does not support mu lti-channel audio signal s, the audio output is automatically chang[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS 42 En PLAYBACK SYSTEM • DVD-Video • DVD-Audio • DVD-R, DVD-RW • DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD +R DL • Video CD, SVCD • SA-CD multi-channel and SA-CD stereo •C D • PICTURE CD • CD-R, CD-RW VIDEO PERFORMANCE • Video (CVBS) output ............. ................... ... 1 Vpp into 75 ohm • S-video ou tput .. ................ ..[...]

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S .A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 773[...]