Yamaha DVD-C940 manual

STANDBY ON NATURAL SOUND DVD SACD PLAYER SACD MULTI CH REPEAT DISC PLAY CHANGE 23 5 4 1 D VD / SA CD CHANGER LECTEUR DE D VD / SA CD CHANGEUR D VD-C940 OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI U[...]

This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. Therefore, it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit. This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning the operation and maintenance of this unit has been included. Therefore,[...]

FCC INFORMATION (for US customers) 1. IMPORT ANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Y amaha may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connecting this produ[...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a saf e place for future reference. 2 Install this unit in a w ell ventilated, cool, dr y , clean place — awa y from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. In a cabinet, allow about 2.5cm [...]

1 English Introduction Supplied accessories ..................................................2 Notes about discs ......................................................2 Cleaning discs.......................................................................... 2 Symbols Used in this Manual ...................................2 Reality reproduced: Supe[...]

2 Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA DVD/ SACD player. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this player. Supplied accessories – Remote control – Batteries (two AA size) for remote control – Audio/Video cable – Owner’s Manual Notes about discs – This unit is designed for use with Super audio CD, DVD video, Video CD, Su[...]

3 English Reality reproduced: Super Audio CD The future in digital sound reproduction is no longer limited to a close simulation of reality. The new audio standard IS reality! The human ear is no longer capable of distinguishing audible reality from digital reproduction. This Super Audio CD player combines superior sound quality with the possibilit[...]

4 Front Panel * Press button for about two seconds. STANDBY ON NATURAL SOUND DVD SACD PLAYER SACD MULTI CH REPEAT DISC PLAY CHANGE 23 5 4 1 ST ANDBY/ON – to switch the play er to standby mode or ON Disc T ra y – load up to 5 discs on the disc tray / OPEN/CLOSE – to open/close the disc tray DISPLA Y – shows the current status of the play er [...]

5 English Rear Panel Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the player. VIDEO 6CH DISCRETE VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT OPTICAL S VIDEO PCM DTS DIGITAL 480p ( ( ( ( P R P R P B P B Y Y R R R SUB WOOFER SURROUND CENTER MIXED 2CH COMPONENT 480i MA[...]

6 Remote Control * Press and hold button for about two seconds. DISC SKIP SOUND MODE T C DIMMER 23 1 5 46 8 79 0 RETURN RESUME CD TEXT BIT RATE MENU ON SCREEN ENTER OK STOP P AUSE PLAY ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO SUBTITLE AB SCAN REPEAT SHUFFLE DISC SKIP – to select another disc DIMMER – to select 4 different brightnesses for the display T/C – select ti[...]

7 English General Notes on connections Never make or change connections with the power switched on. ● Depending on the equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect this player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings. ● Please refer to the manuals of other equipment as necessary to make the best conne[...]

8 MIXED 2CH jacks Use audio/video cable supplied with this player to connect the L (left) and R (right) jacks to corresponding input jacks of your audio equipment such as Stereo amplifier. You can connect a subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER jack. Video Connections If your AV receiver has video output jacks, connect your receiver (and then to your TV) so t[...]

9 English Use commercially available coaxial cables. Receiver (and TV) with component input is required. Observe the color of each jack when connecting. If your receiver does not have component output jacks, connecting the player’s component output directly to your TV’s component input can reproduce better video image. Composite Video jacks <[...]

10 Inserting batteries into the Remote Control 1 Open the battery cover. 2 Insert batteries (AA size) with the correct polarity as indicated by the + and - symbols inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or not to be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different types of[...]

11 English Menu Bars on TV Screen ● Operations can be carried out directly via the multiple menu bars on the TV screen. ● The following functions are available via the menu bars. Pressing ON SCREEN repeatedly will toggle through menu bar 1, menu bar 2, menu bar 3 and menu bar OFF: Menu bar 1 From the left, User Preference Settings ➜ Current S[...]

12 Picture – TV Shape Select the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected. 16:9 ➜ when you connect a wide-screen TV to this player. 4:3 LETTER BOX ➜ when you connect a normal TV to this player. Displays a wide picture with black bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the TV screen. 4:3 PAN SCAN ➜ when you connect a normal TV to th[...]

13 English – Adv. Picture Options (on COMPO- NENT 480p VIDEO OUT only) ● DCDi - can be set to On (Y) or Off (N). ● True Life - produces a more dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity. – P-Scan Aspect Ratio (on COMPO- NENT 480p VIDEO OUT only) No linear stretch : for display of 4:3 image on 16:9 TV with non[...]

14 Notes: – Multichannel output and downmixed stereo output are not available simultaneously. – When multichannel is selected as analog output. The MIXED 2CH (Left/Right) will deliver the Center channel data and not the downmixed Left/Right. In some cases, the sound volume will be reduced. Dolby Surround-compatible : Select this setting when us[...]

15 English – Speaker settings Allows you to select speaker settings, volume balance and delay time, and to test the speaker settings. Speaker settings are only active on the Multi- Channel Audio Out outputs for both DVD and SACD. Speaker settings will not be used during playback in the SACD Stereo mode. Notes: – Volume level setting and delay t[...]

16 Delay times The DVD player is set to reproduce correctly synchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers, and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers. To adjust for other listening area arrangements, adapt delay times accord[...]

17 English Features – Access Control Access Control contains the following features: Child Lock - When Child Lock is set to ON, a 4- digit code needs to be entered in order to playback discs. Parental control - Allows the conditional presentation of DVDs containing Parental Control information (see ‘Access Control’ section) . – Status Windo[...]

18 Basic Playback 1 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to open disc loading tray. 3 Place the chosen discs in the tray, with the label facing up. 4 Press PLAY B . ➜ The disc tray closes and playback starts automatically with all the loaded discs on the tray in sequence. 5 To stop playback, press STOP. ●[...]

19 English Video CD and Super Video CD The current VCD 2.0 and Super Video CD 1.0 standard features are: Support following VCD and SVCD formats: Following formats can’t be supported in VCD: – HQ-VCD is encoded at 2.4Mbps or 2.6Mbps – XVCD (eXtended VCD) with higher resolution and data rate. ● Video CDs may have one or more TRACKS, and TRACK[...]

20 1 Press STOP to stop the playback. 2 Press SOUND MODE to toggle between SACD multi channel, SACD stereo and CD layers (depending on availability of the mode on the disc). ➜ The mode change will be indicated on the player front display. Playing an Audio CD ● Audio CDs contain only TRACKS. ● They can be played on your DVD player with the aud[...]

21 English Special VCD & SVCD Features Playback Control (PBC) Playback control is a feature on some Video CDs / Super Video CDs that enables interactive use. Video CD discs with Playback Control features enables user to access a selected track directly from the menu. 1 Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLAY. 2 Go through the menu with the keys[...]

22 Slow Motion 1 Select in the menu bar and press 4 . ➜ Playback will pause. 2 Use 1 / 2 to select the required speed: –1, –1/2, –1/4 or –1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). 3 Select 1 to play the disc at normal speed again. 4 If ; is pressed, the speed will be set to zero (PAUSE). 5 To exit slow motion mode, press 3 . (P[...]

23 English Shuffle Across All Discs Shuffle feature plays all tracks on all loaded discs on the disc tray in random sequence. 1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly during playback. ➜ SHUFFLE, SHF ALL DSC, SHUFFLE OFF appears continuously on the front display for about 3 seconds. Notes: – DVD Discs will not be included in the "Shuffle across all discs[...]

24 Storing album/title 1 Press 4 to select ALBUM/TRACK. Albums are for MP3 discs and Tracks for S(VCD). 2 Use 2 and 1 to select the require Album/Track. 3 Press ENTER/OK to store the entire selected Album/Track. ➜ The Album/Track. number will be added to the program list. Storing track/chapter 1 Press 4 on the selected TRACK/INDEX. Tracks are for[...]

25 English MP3 Disc Features Support following MP3-CD formats (Joliet format): ● Max. 64 characters (file names or directory) ● Max. nested directory is 8 levels ● The max. album (directory) number is 100 ● Supported VBR bit-rate ● Supported sampling frequencies for MP3 disc are: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz ● Supported Bit-rates of MP3 dis[...]

26 Child Lock Activating/deactivating the Child Lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Personal Preferences menu using 3 / 4 . 2 Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice twice. 3 Move to “CHILD LOCK” using 3 / 4 . 4 Move to Ç / É using 2 . 5 Select Ç using 3 . 6 Press ENTER/OK or 1 to confirm, then press ON SCREEN [...]

27 English Activating/Deactivating Parental Control 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Personal Preferences menu using 3 / 4 . 2 Enter your 4-digit code. If necessary, enter the code a second time. 3 Move to Parental Control using 3 / 4 . 4 Move to value adjustment (‘– –’ -8) using 2 . 5 Then use 3 / 4 or the nume[...]

28 WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. Problem Solution No power – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.[...]

29 English PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD Video SACD multichannel and SACD stereo DVD+RW DVD+R Video CD and SVCD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) MP3 CD TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE YUV output Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm Pr/Cr Pb/Cb: 0.7Vpp into 75 ohm S-Video output Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0.3Vpp in[...]

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