Yamaha DVD-C961 manual

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i IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Explanati on of Graphical Sy mbols The lightnin g flash with arro whead symbol, wi thin an equi lateral t riangle, i s intended to alert y ou to the pr esence of uninsula ted “dan gerous voltage” within t he product’ s enclosure that may b e of suff icient magnitud e to constitute a risk of electric shoc[...]

ii W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lif etime Yamaha an d the Electron ic Industrie s Associatio n’s C onsumer Electronics Group want you to get t he most out of your equipment by playing it at a saf e level. One tha t lets th e sound come throug h loud and clear without annoying bl aring or distortion - and, mos t im portantly, wit hout affecting [...]

iii 1 T o assure the finest perfo rmance, please read 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 sources, vibratio n, dust, moisture , or cold. In a ca binet, allo w about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of free space all around t hi[...]

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

Contents 2 En Setup Menu .. ................... ............. 27 Menu overview ........................................... 27 Setup menu operation ............................... 28 General setup menu .................................. 28 Selecting DVD-Audio/Video mode ...... ............28 Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing ........... 29 Prog[...]

3 En Introduction English Thank you for purchasing this unit. This ow ner’ s manual explains the basic op eration 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[...]

4 En Introduction Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double- D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of DTS, I nc. DivX, Di vX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. [...]

5 En Functional Overview English 1 Disc tray Loads up to 5 d iscs in the disc tray . 2 Opens or closes the disc tray . 3 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. 4 DISC 1-5 indicators Select and directly play back the prefer red disc. Each indicator lights up in green when this unit recognizes that the corresponding disc has [...]

6 En Functional Overview 1 PO WER ( | ) T urns on this unit. 2 SUBTITLE Selects the subtitle language (see pages 23 and 26). 3 AU D I O Selects the audio language or format (see pages 23 an d 26). Changes the SA-CD playback layer (see page 24). 4 PLA Y ( 3 ) Starts playback. 5 ST OP ( 7 ) Stops playba ck. 6 SHUFFLE Accesses or exits from the shuffl[...]

7 En Functional Overview English q A UDIO DIRECT Turns off the video output during audio disc (CD/DVD-Audio/SA-CD) playback in order to improve audio quality. Press again to turn on the video output. This function is not available for HDMI output. In the AUDIO DIRECT mode, the front panel display dims to “MODE 2”. • Y ou can turn on or of f t[...]

8 En Functional Overview 1 A UDIO OUT (6CH DISCRETE) jacks Connect to the 6-channel input jacks of your A V receiv er (see page 10) . 2 A UDIO OUT (MIXED 2CH) jacks Connect to the aud io input jacks of your A V receiv er or stereo system (see page 10). 3 DIGIT AL OUT (CO AXIAL) jack Connect to the coaxial in put jack of your A V receiv er (see page[...]

9 En Connections English 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[...]

10 En Connections Analog connections This unit has two types of analog output jacks. ■ 6-channel discrete jacks If you want to reproduce multi-channel Super Audio CD (SA-CD) and D VD-Audio, connect A UDIO OUT (6CH DISCRETE) jacks of this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your A V receiv er using commercially av ailable audio pin cables. y [...]

11 En Connections English If your A V receiver 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 simp ly 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[...]

12 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 [...]

13 En Connections English ■ HDMI audio output *1: If the connect ed HDMI compon ent does not support bits tream signa ls (Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG ), the audio outpu t is automati cally cha nged from bits tream signal s to PCM sig nals. *2: If the connect ed HDMI compon ent does not support mul ti-channel a udio signal s, the audio output is [...]

14 En Connections Remote control jack s This unit has remote control input/output jacks. If your A V receiv er is a Y amaha product and has the capability to transmit of SCENE control signals, you can use the SCENE function. Connect the REMO TE CONTR OL (IN) jack of this unit to a remote control output jack of your recei ver using a commercially av[...]

15 En Getting Started English Y ou can customize the v arious settings of t his unit using the setup menu. y If the setting you ha ve selected are not appropriate, you can reset all settings to the initial factory settings (see “Resetting the system” on page 40). 1 Open the bat tery compartment. 2 Insert the tw o supplied batteries (AA, R6, UM-[...]

16 En Getting Started Y ou can customize this unit using the setup menu displayed on the TV screen. y • 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 SETUP . • T o change settings other than [OSD LANGUA GE[...]

17 En Disc Operation English y • 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 current disc 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 o pe[...]

18 En Disc Operation Repeat playba ck ■ Repeating chapte r/title/disc (D VD-Video) Each time you press REPEA T , the display on the TV screen changes as follows: CHAPTER : repeats the current c hapter . TITLE: repeats the current title. DISC: repeats the en tire disc. ALL DISC : repeats all discs loaded in the tray . REPEA T OFF: exits from the r[...]

19 En Disc Operation English Shuffle pla yback (except D VD/VCD/SVCD) Y ou can play back tracks in a random order . Each time you press SHUFFLE , the display on the TV screen changes as follows: SHUFFLE DISC: shuffles all tracks on the disc currently playing. SHUFFLE ALL DISC: shuffles tracks from all discs loaded in the tray . SHUFFLE OFF: exits f[...]

20 En Disc Operation 4 Use 2 / 3 / 5 / to select a chapter/t rack or use the numeric bu ttons (0-9) to input the selected chapter /track number ne xt to [SELECT]. 5 Press SKIP ( l 22 / 33 l ) to open the pre vious or next page. 6 Press ENTER to play back the select ed chapter/track. ■ T o quit the pre view functio n Use 2 / 3 / 5 / to highlight [[...]

21 En Disc Operation English Selecting th e title/chapter/tra ck (D VD/VCD/SVCD) 1 Press 5 / to select [TITLE] or [CHAPTER] (D VD) or [TRA CK] (VCD/ SVCD). 2 Press ENTER . 3 Select a titl e, chapte r or track number using the numeric b uttons (0-9) . Searching for a time (DVD/VCD/SVCD) 1 Press 5 / to select [TT TIME ] / [CH TIME] (D VD) or [TRA CK [...]

22 En Disc Operation 4 T o search for a time in a track: Enter hours, minutes and seconds from left to right using the num eric but tons (0-9) . y If you enter a time outside the total t ime for the group/track currently being played du ring time search, “ INPUT INV ALID” is displayed on the TV screen. Selecting the time di splay (CD) Each time[...]

23 En Disc Operation English ■ T o cancel the resume mode When playback is stopped, press ST OP ( 7 ) again. For D ivX ® , resume playback is not available if the discs we re eject ed. Using the disc menu 1 Press MENU . ➜ The disc t itle menu appears on the TV screen. • Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load [...]

24 En Disc Operation Changing pages Many D VD-Audio discs include slide show and page turn functi ons. Y ou can display information pages for phot o galleries, artist biographies, lyrics , etc. if these functions are av ailable on the disc. Press 2 / 3 to move to the previous/next page. OR Press PA G E repeatedly to move to the next page. Playing b[...]

25 En Disc Operation English 1 Load a data disc. • The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the directory/f ile configuration. ➜ The data disc menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Playback starts automatical ly . If not, press PLA Y ( 3 ) . 3 Press SKIP ( l 22 / 33 l ) to select another track/f ile in the current folder [...]

26 En Disc Operation Zooming pictur es in 1 During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture at differ ent scales (ZOOM 100%, 125%, 150% or 200%). •U s e 2 / 3 / 5 / to pan through the enlarged picture. 2 Press ZOOM repeatedly to return to the original size. Rotating pictures (JPEG) During playback, press 2 / 3 / 5 / t o rotate the p[...]

27 En Setup Menu English The bold items/ parameters listed belo w are the default settings. Menu overview Setup page Menu item Setting Item/Submenu Settin g item/Param eter Pag e GENERAL SETUP P AGE DV D - AU D I O DV D-AUDIO MO DE , D VD- VIDEO MO DE 28 DISC LOCK LOCK, UNLOCK 29 PROGRAM FTS , FDS 29 OSD LANGU AGE ENGLISH , FRANÇAIS, E SP AÑOL, 3[...]

28 En Setup Menu Setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customize this unit to suit your o wn particular requirements. Follo w the procedures bel o w to start the setup menu operations. y • T o return to the previous menu, press 2 . • T o exit from the menu, press SETUP . • If the settings you hav e se lected are not appropriate, y[...]

29 En Setup Menu English D VD-VIDEO MODE Select this to play back only the D VD-V ideo content. This setting is only av ailable when the D VD-Audio disc is loaded and playback is stopped. y • When a D VD-Audio disc is played back in [D VD-A UDIO MO DE], the D VD-AUDIO indicator lights up. • When you select [D VD-VIDEO MODE], the D VD-A UDIO ind[...]

30 En Setup Menu Programming discs Y ou can play back disc s in the desired order by programming the discs to be played. Y ou can store up to 5 discs. 1 Select [PR OGRAM] in “GENERAL SETUP PAGE”. 2 Press 3 to select [FDS], and then press ENTER . ➜ The input menu appears on the TV screen. ■ T o input your fa vorite discs 3 Use the numeric bu[...]

31 En Setup Menu English T urning the auto standb y function on/off This function is used to turn on or of f the auto standby function. • Select [AUTO STANDBY] in “GENERAL SETUP PAGE”. ON Select this t o set this unit to the sta ndby mode automatically when disc p layback is stopped for more than 30 minutes or when the disc menu is displayed [...]

32 En Setup Menu Setting the digital output Y ou can set the digital output and LPCM output. • Select [DIGITAL AUDIO] in “AUDIO SETUP PAGE”. DIGIT AL OUTPUT Set the digital output according to your optional audio comp onent connections. OFF Select this to turn of f the digital output. ALL Select this if you hav e connected the digital audio o[...]

33 En Setup Menu English OFF Select this to disable to set [SPEAKERS]. In this setting, [SPEAKERS] is automatically set to the following options: FR ONT SPEAKER/CENTER SPEAKER/ SURR OUND SP: LARGE SUBWOOFER: ON SPEAKERS V OLUME: 0dB. SPEAKERS DELA Y: 0 MS. Setting the speak er channels Y ou can set the sizes, volume le vels and delay times for indi[...]

34 En Setup Menu T urning the night mode on/off In the night mode, high v olume output is softened and lo w volume output is brought upward to an audible le vel. It is useful when you want to watch your fav orite action movie without disturbing others at night. • Select [NIGHT MODE] in “AUDIO SETUP PAGE”. ON Select this to le vel out the v ol[...]

35 En Setup Menu English Setting the TV displa y Set the aspect ratio of this unit to match your TV . The format you select must be a vailable on the disc. Otherwise, the TV display setting will not affect the picture during play back. • Select [TV DISPLAY] in “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”. 4:3 P AN SCAN Select this if the aspec t ratio of your TV is 4:[...]

36 En Setup Menu Adjusting the pic ture settings This unit comes with three predef ined sets of picture color settings a nd one personal setting that you can define yourself. • Select [PICTURE SETTING] in “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”. ST ANDARD Select this for the st andard picture setting. BRIGHT Select this to make the TV picture brighter . SOFT Sele[...]

37 En Setup Menu English WIDE SCREEN FORMA T Set the aspect ratio of the projected images on the screen. This function is only a vai lable for progressi ve scan and HDMI output. NL STRETCH Select this to display a 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen with non-linear stretchin g (center position of screen is stretched less than the sides). 4:3 PILLAR BO X S[...]

38 En Setup Menu T urning the pr ogressive scan function on/off This feature is only a vailable if you ha ve connected this unit to a progressiv e scan TV through the component video jacks (see “Component video jacks <C>” on page 11). • Select [PROGRESSIVE] in “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”. OFF Select this t o disabl e the progressiv e scan fu[...]

39 En Setup Menu English • VCD, SVCD, CD and SA-CD discs have no le vel indication, so the parental control function has no effect with these types of discs. This also applies to most illegal D VD discs. • Some D VD discs are not encoded with a rating though the mov ie rating may be printed on the disc cover . The rating level feature does not [...]

40 En Setup Menu 3 Use th e numeric buttons (0-9) to enter your old six-digit passw ord. • When doing this for the f irst time, enter “000 000”. • If you forget your old six-digit password, enter “000 000”. 4 Enter the ne w six-digit password. 5 Enter the new six-digit password again to confirm the password. 6 Press ENTER to confirm you[...]

41 En Language Codes English These codes can be used to selec t other lang uages. 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[...]

42 En Troubleshooting Refer to the chart below when this unit does not function properly . If the problem you ar e 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[...]

43 En Troubleshooting English Problem Solution No audio at digital o utput Check the digital conn ections. If you are playing a DTS sour ce, check that yo ur receiv er can decode DTS, and t hat [DIGIT AL OUTPUT] is set to [ALL] (see page 32). If you are p laying an MP EG-2 source, check that yo ur receiver can decode MPEG-2 . Otherwise, check that [...]

44 En Glossary ■ Analog Sound that has not bee n conv erted i nto numeric al values. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerica l values. These ja cks send audio through two ch annels, the left and r ight. ■ Aspect rati o The ratio of vertical and horizontal size s of a displayed image. The h orizontal vs. v ertical ratio o [...]

45 En Glossary English ■ JPEG A very common d igital still picture format. A stil l- picture da ta compressi on system pr oposed by the Jo int Photograph ic Expert Gr oup, which f eatures small decrease i n image qual ity in spite o f its high compression ra tio. ■ MP3 A file format with a sound dat a compression system. “MP3” is the a bbre[...]

46 En Specifications PLAYABLE DISC FORMATS • 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 • MP3 (ISO 9660) .......... fs 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44 .1, 48 kHz / 96, 128, 256 kbps (CBR only) • WMA ................... fs 44.1 [...]

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