Yamaha DVD-S1500 manual

DVD AUDIO/VIDEO SA-CD PLAYER DVD-S1500 OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING G DVD-S1500 D V -S1500(G) This document is printed on chlorine free (ECF) paper with soy ink. 2004 All rights reserved. YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE A[...]

i Important Note DK Advarsel: Laserrudstråling ved åbning når sikkerhesafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå u tsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen STANDBY/ON er sekundært indkoblet og afbryder ikke strømmen fra nette. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. N Observer: [...]

ii English General information CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. ATTENTION L’emploi de commandes, de réglages ou un choix de procédures différents des spécifications de cette brochure peut entraîner une exposition à d’éventuell[...]

iii CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT 1T o assure the finest performance , please read this man- ual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this sound system in a well v entilated, cool, dr y , clean place — awa y from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture , or cold. In a cabinet, allow[...]

1 English Table of Contents Patent information ................................................................... 2 Playable disc formats ............................................................... 2 Region management information .......................................... 2 Supplied accessories .................................................[...]

2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA DVD AUDIO/ VIDEO SA-CD player. This Owner’s Manual explains its basic operations. 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 Sys[...]

3 English Introduction Check your package to make sure it contains the following items: Insert the batteries in the correct direction by aligning the + and – marks on the batteries with the polarity markings (+ and –) inside the battery compartment. 1 Remove the back cover. 2 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA, R6, UM-3) into the battery com[...]

4 Functional Overview Front panel STANDBY/ON – turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode Disc tray / OPEN/CLOSE – opens or closes the disc tray B PLAY – starts playback Front panel display – shows information about the operational status of the unit A.DRCT – lights up when you enter the AUDIO DIRECT mode by pressing the AUDIO DIRE[...]

5 English Functional Overview Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit. Rear panel COMPONENT video outputs – connect to an AV receiver with Y P B /C B P R /C R inputs COAXIAL digital audio output – connects to an audio input on digital (coaxial) audio equ[...]

6 Functional Overview * Press and hold button for about two seconds. Remote control B / | – turns the power of this unit ON o r enters standby mode 0-9 numeric buttons STATUS – displays current playback information on the front panel display and on the status window on screen ON SCREEN – accesses or removes the player’s On-screen menu T –[...]

7 English Preparation • There are various ways to connect the player, depending on the equipment you wish to use. The following drawings illustrate some possible configurations. • Please refer to manuals for other equipment as necessary to ensure that you make the correct connections. • Do not connect the player via your VCR. The video qualit[...]

8 Preparation If your AV receiver features video output jacks, connect this unit to the AV receiver (and then to your TV). This enables you to use one TV for several different video sources (LD, VDR etc.) by simply switching the input source selector on your AV receiver. This unit features four types of video output jacks (Component, Video, S-Video[...]

9 English Preparation We recommend to setup some of the basic menu items before the initial playback. 1 Press STANDBY/ON /I to turn on the unit. 2 Press ON SCREEN. ➜ On-screen menu is displayed on the screen. 3 Follow the procedure described below to set the following menu items. 1 Menu Language (see page 14) You can select the language displayed[...]

10 On-screen menu The On-screen menu enables you to customize this unit to suit your requirements. 1 Press ON SCREEN on the remote control. ➜ The On-screen menu appears on the screen. 2 Press v w t u to navigate the On-screen menu and to change the settings. 3 Press ON SCREEN to exit from the On-screen menu. Features Dimmer Adjusts the brightness[...]

11 English On-screen menu Saturation Adjusts the video color saturation. This function is not available for signals output from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT. Choices: –7 to +7 Initial setting: 0 Contrast Accentuates bright and dark parts of the video. This function is not available for signals output from COMPONENT VIDEO OUT. Choices: –7 to +7 Initial s[...]

12 On-screen menu Angle Some DVD discs feature a multiple angle function, enabling you to watch certain scenes from various angles. Function availability and the number of camera angles vary according to the disc. Page Turns pages of DVD-Audio still images. Play Option DVD Video Mode Some DVD-Audio discs include DVD-Video contents that can be playe[...]

13 English On-screen menu TV System (NTSC/PAL conversion) Allows you to select [PAL], [NTSC] or [Auto] mode to match your TV system. You can play PAL discs on NTSC monitor, and NTSC discs on PAL monitor. The initial setting is Auto. Choices: PAL, NTSC, Auto The following conversions are supported. Notes: – In progressive scan mode, the output sig[...]

14 On-screen menu SA-CD Direct Enables you (with a suitable speaker system) to bypass the bass management system for multi-channel SA-CD playback, so you can enjoy the pure SA-CD quality. Choices: On, Off Initial setting: Off Note: – When [SA-CD Direct] is On, the speaker settings will not be applied during SA-CD playback. Language Enables you to[...]

15 English On-screen menu DVD/CD mode Adjusts the volume of each speaker for audio playback (excluding SA-CDs). Front R Vol Choices: –6 to +6 Initial setting: 0 Front L Vol Choices: –6 to +6 Initial setting: 0 Center Vol Choices: –6 to +6 Initial setting: 0 Surround R Vol Choices: –6 to +6 Initial setting: 0 Surround L Vol Choices: –6 to [...]

16 Operation Notes: – Unless otherwise stated, all operations described herein are based on remote control usage. – Some operations can be carried out using the On-screen menu on the TV screen. 1 Press STANDBY ON to turn on the unit. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to open the disc tray. 3 Place the disc in the tray, with the label faci[...]

17 English Operation Menu DVDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features such as audio language selection, subtitle language selection, and other options. 1 Press MENU. ➜ If the disc includes a menu, it will appear on screen. • To access to the disc menu, press T/C first, then press MENU. 2 Press the appropriate numeric[...]

18 Operation The SA-CD standard is based on Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology. This new direct-stream digital format comprises a 1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency that is 64 times higher than that of conventional audio CD. There are three types of SA-CD discs: single-layer, dual- layer and hybrid discs. Each type may contain t[...]

19 English Operation • Audio CDs contain only TRACKS. • They can be played on this unit with the audio output connected to a stereo system or to your TV. • Select tracks using the track list on the TV screen or by pressing the numerical buttons or v w buttons. Disc structure Playing a disc 1 Insert the disc and close the tray. ➜ Playback st[...]

20 Operation You can play MP3 music that was recorded onto a CD-R or CD-RW by a computer. Disc structure (example) • Since the MP3 format can store several albums onto a disc, a folder is assigned to an “Album,” and a file is assigned to a “Track.” MP3 disc features The MP3-CD formats (ISO9660 format) support the following: • MP3 files [...]

21 English Operation This player can playback JPEG format pictures on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD. Disc structure JPEG disc features The JPEG format (ISO 9660 format) supports the following: • Max nested directories, 8 levels. • Max numbers of rolls are 99. • Max numbers of pictures are 999. • The files with the exte[...]

22 Operation Moving to another segment When a disc includes more than one segment, you can quickly move to another segment by the following operation. Moving to the appointed segment directly 1 Press T/C button on the remote control. ➜ The T/C menu appears on the screen. 2 Press v w or the numerical buttons to select a segment. Press RETURN/RESUM[...]

23 English Operation Repeat Press REPEAT button to repeat a certain segment of the disc. Each time you press REPEAT, the repeat mode changes as follows: This feature may not be available on some discs. Repeat A-B – Repeat a sequence in a track – Repeat a sequence in a title 1 Press A-B at the desired starting point. ➜ RPT A- is displayed on t[...]

24 Operation FTS video/audio program • The FTS (Favorite Track Selection) function enables you to store your favorite tracks, etc. • The FTS list can contain up to 20 items. • The most recent program list is placed on the top of the existing list. 1 Press ON SCREEN on the remote control ➜ The On-screen menu appears. 2 Go to [Tracks] (Toolba[...]

25 English Operation – Each time a Disc locked disc is played, it will be added to the top of the list. When the list is full (120), the last disc in the list will be replaced when a new disc is added. – Double-sided DVDs and multi-volume VCDs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make Disc Locks to such discs, each side must be au[...]

26 Troubleshooting 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 in for repair. If the problem is not listed above, or if the instructions f[...]

27 English Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-Audio DVD-Video Super Audio-CD, Stereo/Multi-channel and Hybrid disc DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD-R, DVD-RW (Video Format) Video CD (VCD) Super Video CD (SVCD) CD-Audio (CD-DA) CD-R/CD-RW (CD-DA, VCD, SVCD) MP3, JPEG TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO[...]