Yamaha DVD-S661BL manual

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    DVD-S661 DVD PLAYER LECTEUR DE DVD U DVD-S661 © 2007 All rights reserved. YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, US A 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 906 20, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1 S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGE N BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY YAMAHA EL[...]

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    i IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arro whead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangero us voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient m agnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [...]

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    ii W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lif etime Yamaha and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion - and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive[...]

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    iii 1 T o assur e the f inest performance, please re ad this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference . 2 Install this u nit in a well ventilated , cool, dry , clean place — away from direc t sunlight, heat sour ces, vibratio n, dust, moisture , or cold. In a c abinet, allo w about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of free spa ce all around [...]

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    Contents English 1 En Introduction ............. ............. ........ 3 Supplied accessories ................................. 3 Region codes .............................................. 3 Playable disc formats ........ ......................... 3 Cleaning discs ............................................. 4 Patent information ................[...]

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    Contents 2 En Setup Menu .... ............................. 22 General setup menu ................................. 22 Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing ..........22 Dimming the front panel display .......... ............22 Programmin g disc tracks (except MP3/ WMA/JPEG/DivX) . ............................. ............22 OSD langua ge .......[...]

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    3 En Introduction English Thank you for purchasing this unit. This ow ner’ s manual explains the basic operation of this unit. This manual is printe d prior to production. Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc. In case of differ ences bet ween the manual and the product, the product has priority [...]

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    4 En Introduction • When a disc beco mes dirty, clean it with a clea ning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe in a circular motion. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially availabl e cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog records. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, [...]

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    5 En Functional Overview English 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. 2 Disc tray Loads a disc in the disc tray . 3 OPEN/CLOSE ( ) Opens or closes the disc tray . 4 HDMI indicat or Lights up when an HDMI component is connected, and signals output via the HDMI jack of this unit. 5 PROGRESSIVE indicator Lights up when thi[...]

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    6 En Functional Overview 1 A C power cable Plug the power cable into the A C w all outlet. 2 REMO TE CONTROL (IN, OUT) jacks Connect the REMO TE CONTROL (IN) jack of this unit to the remote control output jack of your Y amaha A V receiver . Connect the REMOTE CONTR OL (OUT) jac k of this unit to the remote control input jack of your Y amaha compone[...]

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    7 En Functional Overview English 1 T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. 2 T OP MENU/RETURN Displays the top-lev el disc menu ( D VD). Moves back to the previous menu (D VD*/VCD) (see page 18). 3 2 / 3 / 5 / a Selects an item in the currently displayed menu. Search or slow playback. ENTER Confirms the menu selection. 4 MENU Displays t[...]

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    8 En Connections Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the power cable before you make or change connections. • Depending on the component you want to connect, there are various ways to make connections. Possible connections ar e described below. • Refer to the manuals supplied with your other components as necessary to make the best connect[...]

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    9 En Connections English If your A V receiv er has video output jacks, connect your receiv er and then your TV so that you can use one TV for se veral dif ferent video sources (LD, VC R, etc.) by sim ply switching the input sour ce selector of your receiv er . This unit has sev eral types of video output jacks. Use the one that corresponds to the i[...]

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    10 En Connections HDMI jack HDMI provides high quality digital audio an d video on a single connection. Connect the HDMI jack of this unit to an HDMI input jack of your AV receiver, and then to that of your TV using a commerc ially available HDMI ca ble. If your receiv er does not hav e an HDMI input jack, you can achie ve a better video image b y [...]

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    11 En Connections English USB port This unit has a USB port and can access MP3, WMA, DivX and JPEG files sa ved on y our USB de vice. Connect the USB port on the front panel of this unit to a USB port of your USB device. • This unit may not recognize some USB devices. • For details about the USB features, see “ Using a USB device” on page 2[...]

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    12 En Getting Started 1 Open the bat tery compartment. 2 Insert the tw o supplied batteries (AAA, R03, UM-4) following the indications (+/–) inside the compartm ent. 3 Close the cov er. • Insert batteries correctly according to the polar ity markings (+/–). Batteries inserted in the opposite orientation may leak. • Replace the exhausted bat[...]

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    13 En Getting Started English Y ou can customize this unit using the setu p menu displayed on the TV screen. • Unless stated otherwise, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • T o return to the previous menu, press 2 . • T o exit from the menu, press SET UP . Setting a color system for your TV This u[...]

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    14 En Getting Started 1 Press SET UP . 2 Press 3 repeatedly to select “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”. 3 Press 5 / a to highlight [TV DISPLAY], and then press 3 . 4 Press 5 / a to highlight [16:9], and then press ENTER . Setting the OSD Language You can select your own preferred language for the setup menu. This setting remains once selected. 1 Press SET UP[...]

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    15 En Playback Operat ion English • If the prohibited icon ( ) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, the function for that button is not av ailable on the curr ent dis c or at the current time. • Unless stated otherwise, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • Depending on the disc, some[...]

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    16 En Playback Operation MP3/WMA/DivX ➜ RPT ONE (repeat track) ➜ RPT FLD (repeat folder) ➜ SHUFFLE (shuffle) ➜ RPT OFF (repeat o ff) For VCD, repeat pla yback is not available when the PBC mode is on. Repeating a section wit hin a chapter/trac k 1 While playing a disc, press REPEA T A-B at the desired starting point. ➜ “SET A” appears[...]

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    17 En Playback Operation English Using the on-screen display (OSD) The OSD menu shows disc playback information (e .g., the title or chapter number, elapsed playing time or audio/subtitle language). A number of operations are possible without interrupting disc playback. 1 During playback, press ON SCREEN . ➜ A list of available disc information a[...]

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    18 En Playback Operation ■ Repeat/Time Display (D VD/VCD) 1 Press 5 / a to select [REPEA T] or [TIME DISP .]. 2 Press ENTER . 3 Press 5 / a to highligh t your selection, and then press ENTER . ■ Time display (CD) Each time you press ON SCREE N , the time display changes as follows: Playing by title 1 Press MENU . ➜ The disc t itle menu appear[...]

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    19 En Playback Operation English 2 Playback starts automatical ly . If not, press 3 / 8 . 3 Press l 22 / 33 l to select anot her track/file in the current folder . • It may not be possible to play certain MP3/ WMA/JPEG/DivX discs due to the conf iguration and characteristics of the discs or the recording conditions. • HD JPEG images may not be [...]

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    20 En Playback Operation Playbac k with multi-angles During playback, press 2 / 3 / 5 / a to rotate the picture on the TV sc reen. 2 : rotates the picture counter-clockwise 3 : rotates the pi cture clockwise 5 : flips the picture vert ically a : flips the picture horizontally For HD JPEG, the 5 / a key is not av ailable. Playing MP3 music and JPEG [...]

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    21 En Playback Operation English Y ou can play back MP3, WMA, JPEG and DivX f iles sav ed on your supported USB device. Supported USB devices This unit supports USB mass storage class devices (e.g., flash memories, card readers, portable audio players) using F A T16 or F A T32 format. • Some devices may not work properly even if they meet the req[...]

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    22 En Setup Menu Setup is carried out on the TV screen, enabling you to customize this unit to suit your own particular requirements. • Unless stated otherwise, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • T o return to the previous menu, press 2 . • T o exit from the menu, press SET UP . 1 Press SET UP .[...]

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    23 En Setup Menu English 2 Press ENTER . ➜ The input menu appears on the TV screen. ■ T o input your fav orite tracks/ chapters 3 Use the numeric bu ttons (0-9) to enter a valid track/chapter number . 4 Use 2 / 3 / 5 / a to move the cursor to the next position. • If the tra ck/chapter number is mor e than ten, press 33 l to move to the next p[...]

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    24 En Setup Menu Setting the slee p timer This feature automati cally sets this unit to the standby mode after a certain elapsed period. 1 In “GENERAL SETU P P AGE”, press 5 / a to highlight [SLEEP], and then press 3 . 2 Press 5 / a to select a setting. • Y ou can select from 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 minutes. Select [OFF] to cancel the sleep t[...]

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    25 En Setup Menu English 1 Press SET UP . 2 Press 2 / 3 to select “A UDIO SETUP PA G E ” . 3 Press ENTER . Setting the analog output Set the analog output to match the playback capability of this unit. 1 In “A UDIO SET UP P AGE”, press 5 / a to highlight [AN ALOG OUTPUT], and then press 3 . STEREO Select this to change channel output to ste[...]

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    26 En Setup Menu 48KHz Select this to play back discs recorded at the sampling rate of 48 kHz. All 96 kHz PCM data streams (if av ailable) are con verted to the sampling rate of 48 kHz. 96KHz Select this to play back discs recorded at the sampling rate of 96 kHz. If the 96 kHz disc is copy protected, the digital outpu t is automatically co nv erted[...]

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    27 En Setup Menu English Setting the lip synchr onization This feature allo ws you to delay the sound output in order to synchronize it with the video image. This may be necessary when you use certain LCD monitors or projectors. 1 In “A UDIO SETUP P A GE”, press 2 / 3 to highlight [LIP SYNC], and then press 3 . 2 Press 2 / 3 to adjust the delay[...]

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    28 En Setup Menu ■ The relationship be tween the setting of this unit and the TV display When the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3: When the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (widescreen): *1: If the disc is not assigned to playback in panscan, it is play ed in letterb ox. *2: The sid e of the picture may be stretched depending on the TV . In this ca[...]

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    29 En Setup Menu English Adjusting pictu re settings This unit comes with three predef ined sets of picture color settings a nd one personal setting that you can define yourself. 1 In “VIDEO SETUP P AGE”, press 5 / a to highlight [PICTURE SETTING], and then press 3 . ST ANDARD Select this for the st andard picture setting. BRIGHT Select this to[...]

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    30 En Setup Menu T urning the c losed caption on/off Closed captions are data hidden in the video signals of specif ic di scs and are in visible without the use of a special decoder . The difference between sub titles and captions is that subtitles are inte nded for hearing persons and captions are for the hearing impaired. Subtitles rarely show al[...]

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    31 En Setup Menu English • For settings other than [A UTO], HDMI video signals may not be output properly if a resolution output setting is not supported by the HDMI component you are using. In that case, follow the steps below to return to the initial setting. 1 Press OPEN/CLO SE ( ) on the front panel to open the disc tray . 2 Press 2 . 3 Press[...]

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    32 En Setup Menu 1 In “PREFERENCE PAGE”, press 5 / a to highlight [PARENTAL], and then press 3 . 2 Press 5 / a to highlight a rating level for the inserted disc, and then press ENTER . • T o disable parental controls and have all discs play , select [8 ADUL T]. 3 Use the numeric b uttons (0-9) to enter the six-digit password (see “Changing [...]

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    33 En Setup Menu English Displayi ng DivX external subtitle files The font sets listed below are available for DivX external subtitle files. This setting allows you to see the proper font set on-screen to match the subtitle file . 1 In “PREFERENCE PAGE”, press 5 / a to highlight [DIVX SUBTITLE], and then press 3 . GROUP1: Albanian (sq), Basque [...]

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    34 En Setup Menu Changing the pass wor d The same passw ord is used for both parental control and disc lock. Enter your six-digit password when prompted on the screen. The default password is 000 000. 1 In “PREFERENCE PAGE”, press 5 / a to highlight [PASSWORD], and then press 3 to select [CHANGE]. 2 Press ENTER to enter the “Password Change P[...]

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    35 En Language Codes English These codes can be used to select other lang ua ges. This does not affect the options in “A UDIO”, “SUBTITLE” or “DISC MENU”. Abkhazian 6566 Gaelic 7168 Macedonian 7775 Sardinian 8367 Afar 6565 Gallegan 7176 Malagasy 7771 Scottish Gaelic 7168 Afrikaans 6570 Georgian 7565 Malay 7783 Serbian 8382 Albanian 8381[...]

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    36 En Troubleshooting Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly . If the pr oblem you are experienci ng is not listed belo w or if the instruction belo w does not help, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect the power cable, and contact the neares t authorized Y amaha dealer or ser vice center . Problem Solution No p[...]

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    37 En Troubleshooting English Problem Solution No sound or distorted so und Adjust the volume. Check that the speakers are connected corre ctly. For MP3/WMA, check tha t the sampling rate and bit rate are compatible with this unit (see “Specifications” on p age 41). No audio at digital o utput Check the d igital connection s. If you are playing[...]

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    38 En Troubleshooting Problem Solution “NO DISC” appears in the front panel display Check that the disc is placed in the disc tray corr ectly . “UN DISC” appears in the front panel display The disc be ing loaded is not supported by this u nit. Check the di sc type (see “Playa ble disc format s” on page 3). Menu items cannot be selected [...]

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    39 En Glossary English ■ Analog Sound that has not been converted into numeric al values. Analog sound v aries, whi l e digi tal sound has specific numerica l v alues. Th ese jacks send audio through two ch annels, the left an d right. ■ Aspect rati o The ratio of vertical and horiz ontal sizes of a displayed image. The h orizontal vs. v ertica[...]

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    40 En Glossary ■ Interactive men u Interacti ve video menus of fer unprecedented conv enienc e and control so you can quickly navigate between various scen es or bonus feature s, and select from audio tra ck and subtitle option s. ■ JPEG A very common d igital still picture format. A stil l- picture da ta compression system proposed by the Join[...]

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    41 En Specifications English PLAYABLE DISC FORMATS • DVD-Video • DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL • DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL • Video CD, SVCD •C D • PICTURE CD • CD-R, CD-RW • MP3 (ISO 9660) ................................. fs 32, 44.1, 48 kHz / 96, 128, 256, 320 kbps (CBR only) • WMA ................... fs 4 4.1 kHz, 62–192 kbps (CBR on[...]

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    DVD-S661 DVD PLAYER LECTEUR DE DVD U DVD-S661 © 2007 All rights reserved. YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, US A 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 906 20, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1 S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGE N BEI HAMBURG, GERMANY YAMAHA EL[...]