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DVD AUDIO/VIDEO SA-CD PLAYER LECTEUR DE DVD AUDIO/VIDEO SA-CD DVD-S2700 G HDMI POWER AUDIO DIRECT STANDBY ON ON OFF[...]
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i Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an appro ved 13 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remov e fuse cov er and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T . 3 Ref it the fuse c ov er . If the fi tted plug is not suitable for your jack outlets, it should [...]
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ii CA UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specif ied herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. A VERTISSEMENT L ’utilisation de commandes et l’emploi de réglages ou de méthodes autres que ceux décrits ci-dessous, peuvent entraîn er une exposition à un rayonnement dangereux. V ORSICHT [...]
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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UN IT. iii 1 T o assure the finest performance, plea se read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this unit in a well ventilated, 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 region codes ............ ............ ............... ........ 3 Patent inform ation ............. ............. ............. .. 4 Cleaning discs ...................... .......... ............. .. 4 Supplied accesso ries .............. ........ ........ ...... 4 Fro[...]
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2 En Contents Menu ove rview ..... ........... ............. ............. ... 2 4 Setup menu op eration ......... ............. ........... 25 General setup m enu ............... ............. ........ 26 Selecting DVD-Audio mode ................. ............. 26 Selecting SA-CD m ode ... ............... .............. ...... 26 Setting the OSD l[...]
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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 manual are based on the U.K. and Europe models unless otherwise specified. • Notes contain important information about safety and operating instructions. • y indicates a tip for your operatio[...]
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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 Systems, Inc. DivX, Di vX Certif ied, and 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 A UDIO DIRECT indicator Lights up when you select the A UDIO DIRECT mo de by pressing A UDIO DIRECT on the remote control. 3 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. • This switch is operational only when POWER switch ( 5 ) is pressed inward to th[...]
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6 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 P .SCAN indicator Lights up when the progressi v e scan function is acti v ated. 2 Playbac k mode indicator s Display the icon for the selected playback mode. 3 Decoder indicators Display the icon for the selected internal decoder . 4 MUL TI indicator Lights up when playing the mu lti-channel audio source. 5 D .MIX indica[...]
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7 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW English 1 A UDIO OUT (6ch discrete) jac ks Connect to the 6ch input jacks of your A V receiv er . 2 A UDIO OUT (MIXED 2CH) jac ks Connect to the audio input jacks of your A V receiv er or stereo system. 3 DIGIT AL (CO AXIAL) jack Connect to the coaxial input jack of your A V receiv er . 4 VIDEO OUT (VIDEO) jack Connect to t[...]
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8 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 LIGHT Lights up the remote control b uttons. 2 DIMMER Selects from three dif ferent le vels of brightness for the front panel display: medium, lo w and auto. For aut o setting, brightness is automa tically set to lo w only during playback. 3 HDMI Switches the HDMI mode on or off. 4 GROUP Selects the D VD-Audio group. 5 P [...]
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9 En FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW English e Cursors ( / / / ) Selects an item in the currently displayed menu. ENTER Confirms the menu selection. r MENU Accesses the menu of a disc. t SUBTITLE Selects the subtitle language. y A UDIO Selects the audio language or format. u PO WER ( l ) T urns on this unit. i ST ANDBY ( ) Sets this unit to the standby mode. o[...]
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CONNECTIONS 10 En Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the po wer su pply cable, before you make or chang e 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 b[...]
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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 receiv er , connect HDMI <A> or DIGIT AL (CO AXIAL) <B> or DIGIT AL (OPTICAL) <C> jack of this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your A V recei ver using a co mme rcially av ailable HDMI, digital coaxial [...]
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12 En CONNECTIONS ■ HDMI jack <A> HDMI (High-Definition Mu ltimedia Interface) pro vides high quality digital audio and video on a single connection. Connect HDMI jack of this unit to the HD MI input jack of your A V recei ver , and then to that of your TV using a commercially av ailable 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 of f. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4), following the indications (+/–) on the inside of the compartment. 3 Slide the cover back until it snaps into place. • Insert batteries correctly according to the polarity ma rkings (+/–). The batt[...]
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14 En GETTING STARTE D This unit is compati ble with both NTSC and P AL video formats. Select the color system that matches your TV . • Before changing the cur rent TV Standard setting, ensure that your TV supports the selected TV type system. • If you play an NTSC-formatted disc with the [P A L] setting or a P AL-formatted disc with the [NTSC][...]
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15 En GETTING STARTED English Y ou can select your own preferred language settings. This unit will automatically switch to your preferred language for you whene ver you load a disc. If the language selected is not av ailable on the disc, the def ault language of the disc will be used instead. The OSD (On-Screen Display) language in the system menu [...]
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DISC OPERATION 16 En • Unless otherwise specified, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • If the inhibition icon ( or “Prohibit” ) appears on the TV screen when you press a button, the function for that button is not av ailable on the current disc or at the current time. • Depending on the D VD [...]
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17 En DISC OPERATION English Searc hing bac kward/f orwar d 1 Press SLO W / SEARCH ( 22 / 33 ) . • For slo w 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 ) . • Fo[...]
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18 En DISC OPERATION Y ou can customize the play back order f or tracks stored in the disc. This unit supports a maximum of 20 programmed tracks. 1 Press ST O P ( 7 ) to stop playback if necessary . 2 Press PRO G . ➜ 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 pr[...]
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19 En DISC OPERATION English Using the Video CD playbac k contr ol (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 numeric b uttons (0-9) to select a playback option. 3 During play[...]
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20 En DISC OPERATION ■ T o select a titl e (D VD-Video)/group (D VD-A udio) 1 Press // / repeatedly to highlight 1 , and then enter a title/gro up number using the numeric b uttons (0-9) . 2 Press ENTER . ■ T o select a c hapter (D VD-Video)/trac k (VCD/SVCD/DVD-A udio) 1 Press // / repeatedly to highlight 2 , and then enter a chapter or track [...]
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21 En DISC OPERATION English If the disc contains sequences recorded from dif ferent camera angles, you can vie w the picture from a number of dif ferent angles. V ie wing angles av ailable for each disc may vary . Refer to the operating instructions in the DVD menu or on its jacket. Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the desired angle. If the disc c[...]
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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-Audio) 1 Press GROUP . ➜ A group icon appears on the TV screen. 2 Use / or the numeric b uttons (0-9) to select a group numb er . 3 Press ENTER . Selecting a file in a folder (DivX/MP3/WMA/K od[...]
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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 commercial CD. Some files cannot be played correctly depending on disc characteristics or recording c[...]
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SETUP MENU 24 En SETUP MENU Menu overview Main Menu Menu item Setting Item/Submen u Setting item/P arame ter GENERAL D VD-A udio mode D V D-Audio , D VD-Video SA-CD mode SA-CD, CD OSD Language English, Deutsch, F rançais, Español, Italiano, Русский P arental Rating _ _ _ _ (Enter your pass word) Lev el 1 to Le v el 8 P arental P ass word _[...]
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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 p articular requirements. Follo w the procedures belo w 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 o[...]
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26 En SETUP MENU Selecting D VD-A udio mode Some D VD-Audio discs contain the D VD-V ideo content in addition to the D VD-Audio con tent. Y ou can select D VD-Audio or D VD-V ideo mode. • Select [D VD-Audio mode] in [GENERAL] menu. DV D - Au d i o Select this to play back both D VD-Audio and D VD-V ideo contents.Only the D VD-Audio content may be[...]
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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 Sa ver] in [GENERAL] menu. On Select this to turn on the screen sav er when disc playback is stopped for more than 15 minutes. Off Select this to disable the screen sa ver fun ction. Setting the auto power function Y ou can set the auto[...]
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28 En SETUP MENU Setting the analog output Set the analog output to match the playback 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 tw o 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 speaker sizes Y ou can set the sizes for indi vidual speaker s. • 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 speaker 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 [Surround L/R] setting, you cannot specify the distance[...]
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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 v ailable 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 picture to be trimmed or formatted to fit your TV scr[...]
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32 En SETUP MENU Selecting the closed caption (U .S.A. and Canada models onl y) Closed captions are data hidden in the video signals of specific discs, and are in visible without the use of a special decoder . The dif ference betwee n subtitles and captions is that subtitles are intended for hearing persons and captions are for the hearing impaired[...]
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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 v ideo signal output from the A V terminal between CVBS (composite video) and RGB. • Select [Scart V ideo Out] in [VIDEO] menu. CVBS Select this to output composite video signals. RGB Select this to output RGB video signals. Ad[...]
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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 resoluti on setting automatically based [...]
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35 En SETUP MENU English Setting the HDMI audio Set the HDMI audio output to match the connected component. This function is only available wh en this unit is connected to an HDMI-compatib le component via the HDMI jack. For details about the relationship between the audio format and the setting, see “HDMI Audio output table” on page 41. • Se[...]
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LANGUAGE CODE LIST 36 En LANGUAGE CODE LIST Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slo venian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Malagasy 2317 Somali 2925 Amharic 1123 Galician 1722 Malay 2329 Spanish 1529 Arabic 1128 Georgian 2111 Malayalam 23[...]
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37 En TROUBLESHOOTING English Refer to the table belo w when this unit does not function properly . If the problem you are experiencin g 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 nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or se rvice center . TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Sol[...]
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38 En TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution See page No sound or distor ted sound Adjust the volume. – Check that the speakers are connected properly . – Adjust the volume le vel in the setup menu. 30 No audio at digita l output Check the digital connections. 11 If you are playing a DTS source, check that your recei ver can de code 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. ve rtical ratio of con ventional TV is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. ■ Bit Short for binary digit. Represents the smallest unit of information manipulated on a computer . In audio systems, the bit size determines res olution to[...]
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40 En GLOSSARY ■ Interlace The most common type of scanning used in televisions. It divides a screen into ev en and odd numbered f ields for scanning, and then b uilds an im age by comb ining them into one image (frame). ■ JPEG (Joint Photographic Ex pert Group) A standardized image compression system proposed b y the Joint Photographic Expert [...]
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41 En GLOSSARY English ■ HDMI A udio output tab le *1: If the connected HDMI component does not support bitstream signals (Dolb y Digital, 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 chan[...]
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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 ...... ...............[...]