Yamaha DVX-S302 manual

YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]

1 English Active Servo Processing S ubwoofer System with a built-in power amplifier . The subwoofer system (NX-SW300 and NX-SW301) employs Advanced Y amaha Active Servo T e chnology which Y AMAHA has developed for reproduc ing higher quality su per- bass sound. This super -bass sound adds a more realistic, theater-in-the-hom e effect to your stereo[...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS i * Explanation of Graphical Symbols 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation op enings. Install in accordance with the manufactur er ’ s instructions. 8 Do [...]

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ii FCC INFORMA TION ( for US cu stomer s) 1 IMPOR T ANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODI FY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indi cated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications no t expressly appr oved by Y amaha may vo id your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. [...]

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFO RE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. iii 1 T o assure the finest performan ce, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install thi s sound syste m in a well ventila ted, cool, dry , clean place with at le ast 10 cm on th e top, 10 cm on t he left and r ight, and 1 0 cm at the ba ck of DVR-S300 [...]

1 1 2 3 4 5 6 English INTRODUCTION ........................ .............. ... 2 Supplied accessories. ........... ............ ........... ..... 5 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW ... .............. ........ 6 Top and front panels (DVR -S300 ) ....... ........... 6 Rear panel (DVR-S300) .. ............. .............. ..... 7 Rear panel (NX-SW300) ........ ...[...]

INTRODUCTION 2 Thank you for purchasing this unit. This Owner’ s Manual explains the basic ope ration of this unit. Notes about discs – This receiver is designed for use with the following discs: Super Audio CD (Super Audio CD), DVD- V ideo, V ideo CD, Super V ideo CD, Audio CD, CD- R, CD-R W , DVD-Audio, DVD+R W , DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-R W and DVD[...]

3 INTRODUCTION English INTRODUCTION 1 Region codes The unit is designed to support the Region Management System. Check the region code number on the disc package. If the number does not match the unit’ s region number (see the ta ble below or the ba ck of the unit), the unit may be unable to play the disc. Sound field features Manufactured under [...]

4 INTRODUCTION DVX-S301 DVX-S302 DVD receiver (DVR-S300) Subwoofer (NX-SW301) Center spea ker (NX-C301) Front/Surround speakers (x4) (NX-S301) DVD receiver (DVR-S300) Subwoofer (NX-SW301) Center spea ker (NX-C302) Front/Surround speakers (x4) (NX-S302)[...]

5 INTRODUCTION English INTRODUCTION 1 DVX-S303 ■ Supplied accessories DVD receiver (DVR-S300) Subwoofer (NX-SW300) Center spea ker (NX-C302) Front/Surround speakers (x 4) (NX-S302) TV VOL TV CH EFFECT SURR VOL TRE MENU SET UP PRESET SUBTIT LE AUDIO ANGLE ZOOM TV AUX TUNER DVD/CD TV INPUT MUTE BASS ENTER TOP MENU/RETURN ON SCREEN PROG REPEAT A - B[...]

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 6 ■ T op and front pan els (D VR-S300) 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urns on the DVD receiver , or sets it to the standby mode (see “Auto eco power standby mode” on page 28). 2 Opens/closes the disc tr ay . 3 b / a , w / f DVD/CD mode: selects the previous/next track or chapter . Press and hold to fast forward or fast reverse. TUNER mod[...]

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 7 INTRODUCTION 1 English ■ Rear panel (D VR-S300) (U .K. and Eur ope models) 1 AC p o w e r c o rd Connect to a standard AC outlet. 2 A V MONITOR OUT terminal (U .K. and Eur o pe models on ly) Connect to your TV (see page 19). 3 VIDEO output terminal Connect to the video (c omposite) jack on your TV (see page 19). 4 COMPONENT [...]

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 8 ■ Rear panel (NX-SW300) 1 SYSTEM CONNECT OR terminal Connect to the DVD receiver . 2 SPEAKER terminals Connect to the speak ers. 3 AC p o w e r c o rd Connect to a standard AC outlet. ■ Rear panel (NX-SW301) 1 SYSTEM CONNECT OR terminal Connect to the DVD receiver . 2 SPEAKER terminals Connect to the speakers. 3 A C power [...]

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 9 INTRODUCTION 1 English ■ Remote control (For D VR-S300) For details on how to use the remote control, see page 23. 1 PO WER (TV) T urns on the TV , or sets it to the standby mode. 2 DIMMER Selects different levels of brightness for the display panel. 3 Numeric key pad (0 – 9 ) Enters a track/t itle number of the disc. Ente[...]

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 10 C A UDIO Selects an audio language ( DVD) or an audio channel (VCD). D TV V OL (+ / –) Adjusts the TV volume. E TV CH (+ / – ) Switches the TV channe l. F TV INPUT Switches the TV input. G EFFECT Selects a sound effect. H Input selection buttons Selects the approp riate active source mode. TV mode: switches to TV input. A[...]

CONNECTIONS 11 English PREP ARA TION 2 ■ Roles and lay out of the speakers T o enjoy quality sounds you need to pl ace the speakers in their appropriate positions and instal l them correctly . The following show the recomm ended layout of the speakers. For the best possible surround sound, all of the speakers (except the subwoofer) sh ould be pla[...]

CONNECTIONS 12 ■ Placing the center speaker When placing the center speaker on top of the TV , use the supplied fasteners to secure the speak er . 1 Peel off the seals on one side of the fasteners and attach them to the bottom of the center spea ker . 2 Peel off the seals on the othe r side of the fasteners and attach them to the top of the TV . [...]

CONNECTIONS 13 English PREP ARA TION 2 ■ Placing the front/surr ound speakers Attaching to a wall Y ou can attach the spea kers to a wall using commerc ially available screws (Diameter: 3.5 to 4 mm, Length: 25 mm or more). Each speaker requires two screws. 1 Install two screws in th e wall where you want to place the speaker . 2 Hang the speaker [...]

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 14 ■ Connecting the speakers (D VX-S301) – Do not connect the power cord of the subwoofer and DVD receiver into an AC outlet until all cable connections are completed. – Please refer to the page s below for detailed informa tion on how connect each speaker. SYSTEM CONNECTIONS Notes SYSTEM CONNECTOR TO SUBWOOFER L R + – + [...]

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 15 English PREP ARA TION 2 ■ Connecting the speakers (D VX-S302) – Do not connect the power cord of the subwoofer and DVD receive r into an AC outlet until a ll cab le connections are completed. – Please refer to the pages below for detaile d inf ormation on how connect each speaker . Notes SYSTEM CONNECTOR TO SUBWOOFER L R[...]

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 16 ■ Connecting the speakers (D VX-S303) – Do not connect the power cord of the subwoofer and DVD receiver into an AC outlet until a ll cable connections are completed. – Please refer to the pages below for detailed in forma tion on how to connect each spea ker . Notes FRONT CENTE R SURROUN D SYSTEM CONNECTOR TO SUBWOOFER L[...]

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 17 English PREP ARA TION 2 ■ Connecting the speaker cables Connect the speaker cabl e with the color band to the plus (Red (+)) connector on the front/center/surround speakers and with the white line to th e minus (Black (–)) connector . ■ Connecting the subwoof er Insert the cable plug of the speaker cable into the speaker[...]

SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 18 ■ Connecting the D VD receiver and the subwoof er Connect the subwoofer to the DVD receiver using the system control cable. Attach one end to the subwoofer and the other to the SYSTEM CONNECT OR te rminal at the rear of the DVD receiver . – After insertin g the system control cable, be sure to tighten the cable screws. –[...]

OTHER CONNECTIONS 19 English PREP ARA TION 2 ■ Connecting a TV – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the following options (A,B,C, or D), depending on the capabilities of your TV . – Do not connect the power cords until all cable connecti ons are completed. A V MO NITOR OUT ter minal <A> (U.K. and Europe models only) The SC[...]

OTHER CONNECTIONS 20 TV IN ter minal <E> T o listen to TV channels th rough this DVD receiver , use the audio cables (white/red, not supplied) to connect the TV IN jacks to the co rresponding audio out jacks on your TV . – When using A V MONITOR OUT terminal to listen to the TV channels, set the DVD recei ver ’ s component setting to “ [...]

OTHER CONNECTIONS 21 English PREP ARA TION 2 ■ Connecting external A V components If you connect external A V equipment su ch as a VCR, cassette deck or digita l audio component to the following A V jacks on the DVD receiver, you can enjoy those A V sources w i th the DVD receiver . Also, you can record A V sources played on the DVD receiver usin[...]

OTHER CONNECTIONS 22 ■ Connecting digita l audio components Listening to playback Connect the DVD receiver ’ s DIGIT AL IN jack to th e DIGIT AL OUT jack on a digital audio component. Before starting operation, press AU X repeatedly to select “ AUX DIGIT AL ” in order to activate the input source. – Y ou cannot hear or record the Super Au[...]

GETTING STARTED 23 English B ASIC OPERA TION 3 ■ Inser ting batteries into the remote control 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications (+/–) inside the compartment. 3 Close the battery compartment . T o r eplace the batteries If the batteries grow old, th e effective oper ation distance of[...]

GETTING STARTE D 24 ■ Setting a TV Make sure you have completed all the necessary connections (see “Connecting a TV” on page 19) . 1 Press D VD/CD . → “ DVD/CD ” appears in the display panel. 2 T urn on the TV and set to the correct video-in channel. → Y ou should see the background screen on the TV . – Usually this channel is betwe[...]

GETTING STARTED 25 B ASIC OPERA TION 3 English Setting the TV display Set the aspect ratio of the DVD receiver according to the TV you have connected. The fo rmat you select must be available on the disc. If it is not, the TV display setting will not affect the picture during playback. 1 In DVD/CD mode, press SET UP . 2 Press repeatedly to sele ct [...]

GETTING STARTE D 26 ■ Setting language preferences Y ou can select your preferred la nguage settin gs so that this receiver will automatically swi tch to your pref erred language whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the disc’ s default setting language will be used instead. Th e OSD (on-screen display[...]

GETTING STARTED 27 B ASIC OPERA TION 3 English ■ Setting speaker channels Y ou can adjust the delay tim es (for center and surr ound speakers only ) and volume leve l for individual speakers. These adjustments let you optimize the soun d of your system to best suit your surround ings and setup. Press SURR on the remote control to selec t the mult[...]

DISC OPERATION 28 IMPORT ANT! – If the inhibit icon ( or “X”) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, the functio n for that button is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playi ng a disc, make sure the disc is for the same zone as your r[...]

DISC OPERATION 29 OPERA TIONS 4 English ■ Selecting various repeat shuffle functions Repeat play mode Repeat chapter/title/disc (DVD-V) Each time you press REPEA T , the display changes as follows: CHAP TER*: repeats the cur rent chapter . TITLE: repeats the curre nt title. DISC*: repeats the entire disc. REPEA T OFF: exits repeat mode . * This f[...]

DISC OPERATION 30 ■ Other operations f or video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) Using the disc menu Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. T o select a playback feature o r item Use / / / or the numeric keypad (0-9) on the remote control, then press ENTER (OK) to start playback. T o access or r emove the menu [...]

DISC OPERATION 31 OPERA TIONS 4 English Advancing by frame 1 During playback, press e on the remote control . → Play will pause and sound will be mute. 2 Press e again to select the next picture frame. 3 T o resume normal playback, press h . Changing sound track language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple soundtrack language, you can[...]

DISC OPERATION 32 Preview function Preview function includes the following 2 types. Digest : This function displays a thumbnail to help you to preview the following secti ons of the disc. TITLE, CHAP TER, GROUP, TRA CK Interval : This function divides the fo llowing options at regular intervals to help you preview the scene you want to see. TITLE, [...]

DISC OPERATION 33 OPERA TIONS 4 English ■ Play ing MP3/JPEG/DivX ® discs This receiver can play DivX ® , MP3, JPEG , VCD and SVCD files on a pe rsonally recorded CD-R/R W disc or commercial CD. Y ou have to turn on your TV and set to the correct V ideo In channel (see “Setting a TV” on page 24). 1 Load the disc. → The disc reading time ma[...]

DISC OPERATION 34 Playing MP3 music and a JPEG picture simultaneously 1 Load an MP3 disc containi ng both music and picture data. → The disc menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Select an MP3 track and press h to start playback. 3 During MP3 music playback, select a picture folder from the TV screen and press h . → The picture files will be pl ayed[...]

DISC OPERATION 35 OPERA TIONS 4 English ■ Special features f or picture disc playbac k 1 Load a picture disc (Kodak Picture CD/JPEG). → For Kodak discs, the slide show begins. → For JPEG discs, the picture menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Press h to start the slideshow . Y ou have to turn on your TV and set to the correct V ideo In channel (s[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 36 This setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customize the DVD receiver to suit your particular requir ements. ■ General setup menu 1 In DVD/CD mode, press SET UP . 2 Press / to select the [GENERAL SETUP P AGE]. 3 Press ENTER (OK) to confirm. Selecting DVD-Audio/Video mode 1 In [GENERAL SETUP P AGE], presss / t[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 37 ON-SCREEN MENU 5 English T o pr ogram your favorite tracks/chapters 3 Use the numeric keypad (0-9) to e nter a valid track/chapter number . 4 Use / / / to move the cursor to the next position. – If the track number is more than ten, press a to open the next page and proceed with programming, OR – Use / / / to highlight[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 38 ■ A udio setup menu 1 In DVD/CD mode, press SET UP . 2 Press / to select [AUDIO SETUP P AGE]. 3 Press ENTER (OK) to confirm. Speaker setup This menu contains setup opti ons for audio output so that you can set your speakers to reproduce high quality surround sound. For detail s, see “Setting speaker channels” on page[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 39 ON-SCREEN MENU 5 English ■ Video setup menu 1 In DVD/CD mode, press SET UP . 2 Press / to select [VIDEO SETUP P AGE] icon. 3 Press ENTER (OK) to confirm. TV type This menu contains the opti ons for selecting the color system that matches the connec ted TV . For details, see “Selecting the TV type” on page 24. TV disp[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 40 4 Press / to highlight one of the following options. BRIGHTNESS Increase the value to brighten the picture or vice versa. Zero (0) is the average se tting value. CONTRAST Increase the value to sharpen the picture or vice versa. Zero (0) is the average contrast. TINT Increase or decrea se the value to change the color phase[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 41 ON-SCREEN MENU 5 English ■ Preference setup menu 1 Press s twice to stop playback (if necessary), then press SET UP . 2 Press / to select the ‘Preference Setup’ icon. 3 Press ENTER (OK) to confirm. Audio, subtitle and disc menus These menus contain various language options for the audio, subtitle and disc menus recor[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 42 Rating explanation 1 KID SAFE 2 G – General audience; recomme nded as acceptable for viewers of all ages. 3 PG – Parental guidance suggested. 4 PG13 – Material is unsuitab le fo r children under age 13. 5 PGR 6 R – Parental guidance - restri cted; recomme nded that parents restrict children under 17 from viewing, o[...]

DVD SETUP MENU OPTIONS 43 ON-SCREEN MENU 5 English TITLE DIGEST This function will display thumbnails of titles on the screen. A maximum of six thumbnails are displayed per page. → In ORIGINAL LIST mode, the originally reco rded titles on the disc are displayed. → In PLA Y L IST mode, every ti tle in the play list is displayed. TITLE INTER V AL[...]

TUNER OPERATIONS 44 Make sure the FM and AM ante nnas are connected to this recei ver . ■ T uning radio stations 1 Press TUNER to select “ TUNER/FM ” or “ TUN ER/ AM ”. 2 Press / briefly on the remote control. → “ SEARCH ” appears. → The next radio station is tuned automatically . 3 Repeat step 2 (if necessary) until you find th e[...]

TUNER OPERATIONS 45 O THER FEA TURES 6 English 3 Press and hold PR OG until “ AU TO PR ESET ” appears. → If a radio station is stored in one of the earlier presets, the same radio st atio n will not store under another preset number . → If no preset number is sele cted, automa tic preset will begin from preset (1) a nd all former presets wi[...]

SOUND CONTROLS 46 For proper surround sound, make sure the speakers and subwoofer are conn ected to this receiver (see “Connecting the subwoofer” on page 17) . ■ Selecting surround sound – Press SURR on the remote control to select: MUL TI-CHANNEL or STEREO. – The availability of the various surround sound modes depends on the number of s[...]

SOUND CONTROLS 47 O THER FEA TURES 6 English ■ Adjusting the v olume level Use the VO L U M E control (or press VO L ( + / – ) on the remote control) to incr ea se or decrease the volume level. → “ VOL MI N ” is the mini mum volume level and “ VOL MAX ” is the maximum volume level. T o mute the volu me temporarily Press MUTE on the re[...]

OTHER FUNCTIONS 48 ■ Setting remote control codes Once you set the appropriate remote control codes, you can use this remote to cont rol your other components. The remote control automati cally switches to the appropri ate control mode for that component. For TV , you can set a TV remote control code and for AU X , you can set a cable or sate lli[...]

OTHER FUNCTIONS 49 O THER FEA TURES 6 English Cable and satellite tuner operations Press AU X for the cable and sate lli te tuner operati ons. Functions for cable and satellite tuners POWER (TV) T urns on the cable and sate llite tuner , or sets them to the standby mode. ENTER (OK) Confirms a sele ction. Numeric keypad (0 -9) Cable: enters a numbe [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 50 If there is any problem with your Ci nemaS tation system, check the followi ng items. If you cannot solve your problem with the following remedies or if yo ur problem is not listed below , turn off and unplug the CinemaS tation, then consult the nearest au thorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Soluti[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING 51 O THER FEA TURES 6 English Problem Solution Sound played on the D VD receiver cannot be recorded with an external re corder Use proper audio sources . Sounds played on the A V equipment con nected to the DVD receiver cannot be recorded wit h external recording equipment Connect th ose equipmen t to the DVD re ceiver wit h along c[...]

GLOSSARY 52 Analog Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These ja cks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio The ratio of vertical and horizontal si zes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vert ical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and t[...]

GLOSSARY 53 O THER FEA TURES 6 English Parental contr ol Limits Disc play according to the age of the users or the limitation level in each coun try . The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, playback will be prohibited if the software’ s le vel is higher than the user- set level. Playback control (PBC) An on-screen menu re [...]

SPECIFICATIONS 54 DVD RECEIVER DVX-S300 TUNER SECTION FM Tuning Range 87.50 to 108.00 MHz AM Tuning Range - C anada model 530 to 1700 kHz - E urope, U.K., Australia and Korea models 531 to1602 kHz - Taiwan and Asia models 531 to 1602 kHz/53 0 to 1700 kHz DISC SECTION Laser T ype Semiconductor Disc Diameter 12 cm/8cm V ideo Decoding MPEG-1 /MPE G-2/[...]

SPECIFICATIONS 55 O THER FEA TURES 6 English SUBWOOFER NX-SW300 Power Supp ly Rating - Taiwan model 110–120 V , 50/60 Hz - A sia model 220–240 V , 50/60 Hz - Ko rea model 220 V , 60 Hz Power Consumption 360 W System Bass Reflex Syst em Impedance 6 Ω Speaker Driver 16 cm woofer Frequency Response 40 Hz – 100 Hz Dimensions (W x H x D) 178 x 4[...]

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YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUEN A PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCAR BOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CAN ADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG , GERMANY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 7731[...]