UA DVD CHANGER LECTEUR DE DVD CHANGEUR DVD-C740 OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI NATURAL SOUND DVD PLAYER STANDBY ON DISC PLAY PROGRESSIVE 1 REPEAT 2 3 4 5 CHANGE
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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.
FCC INFORMATION (for US customers) 1. IMPORTANT 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 Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions.
CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. In a cabinet, allow about 2.5cm (1 inch) of free space all around this unit for adequate ventilation.
Contents Supplied accessories ..................................................2 Notes about discs ......................................................2 Cleaning discs..........................................................................2 Symbols Used in this Manual ...................................2 Functional Overview Front Panel ..................................................................3 Rear Panel ....................................................................4 Remote Control.....
Introduction Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA DVD player. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this DVD player.
Functional Overview English Front Panel STANDBY/ON – to switch the player to standby mode or ON Disc Tray – load up to 5 discs on the disc tray / OPEN/CLOSE – to open/close the disc tray NATURAL SOUND DVD PLAYER STANDBY ON DISC PLAY CHANGE PROGRESSIVE 1 2 3 4 5 REPEAT DISPLAY – shows the current status of the player DISC (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)/LEDs – to select and directly playback the preferred disc / each LED flashes green when button is selected LEDs – LED lights up when the cor responding featu
Functional Overview Rear Panel VIDEO OUT - COMPONENT – connect to COMPONENT VIDEO input of your AV receiver VIDEO OUT - VIDEO – connect to VIDEO (composite) input of your AV receiver SUBWOOFER – connect to an active subwoofer VIDEO AC Power Cord – connect to a standard AC outlet Progressive / Interlace SELECTOR (NTSC only) – to switch between Progressive or interlace depending on your monitor SUB WOOFER Y PB 480p 480i R COAXIAL PCM PR OPTICAL DIGITAL DTS DIGITAL OUT S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
Functional Overview DISC SKIP – to select another disc DIMMER – to select 4 different brightnesses for the display T/C – select title/chapter SOUND MODE – selects required sound mode Stereo, Dolby Surroundcompatible or 3D sound English Remote Control DISC SKIP DIMMER T C SOUND MODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RETURN RESUME MENU – access menu of a DVD disc 1, 2, 3, 4 – (left/right/up/down) select an item in the menu ENTER/OK – acknowledge menu selection S – search backward* / go to a previous chapter
Preparation 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 connections. ● Do not connect this player via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
Preparation S (separate) video connection achieves a clearer picture than composite video connection by separating color and luminance when transmitting signals. Use commercially available S-video cable. Receiver (and TV) with S-video input is required. Use commercially available coaxial cables. Receiver (and TV) with component input is required. Observe the color of each jack when connecting.
Preparation Inserting batteries into the Remote Control + + 3 - 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 batteries in combination. – Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed off properly and kept away from children. Using the Remote Control ● Direct the remote control at the remote sensor of the player. ● Do not drop the remote control.
Preparation English Temporary Feedback Field Icons Menu Bars on TV Screen These icons will appear on the top left hand corner of your 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.
Preparation 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 this player. Displays the wide picture on the whole TV screen with a portion automatically cut off.
Preparation Disc Type 1 2 Format Output format Selected mode PAL NTSC AUTO PAL60 NTSC NTSC DVD NTSC PAL Not Supported PAL PAL VCD NTSC NTSC PAL60 NTSC PAL NTSC PAL PAL In the Personal Preferences Menu, select TV System. Press 3 or 4 to select PAL, NTSC or AUTO. Notes: – If you have a PAL only TV, ensure that your TV System setting is PAL. – AUTO can only be selected when using a TV that supports both the NTSC and PAL systems (multisystems).
Preparation Dolby Surround-compatible: Select this setting when using an equipment with a Dolby Surround Pro Logic decoder. In this setting, the 5.1 audio channels (Dolby Digital, MPEG-2, DTS) are downmixed to a Dolby Surround-compatible 2channel output. 3D-Sound: In a setup without rear speakers (analog stereo output), 3D Sound remixes the six channels of digital surround into a two-speaker output while retaining all of the original audio information.
Preparation Selecting disc languages: Menu/Audio/Subtitle language ● This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used in TV screen menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back. ● If the language selected is not available on the disc, the default language designated by each disc will be selected.
Operation Basic Playback 1 2 3 4 5 Playing a DVD-Video Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel. Press OPEN/CLOSE / on the front panel to open disc loading tray. Place the chosen discs in the tray, with the label facing up. Press PLAY B. ➜ The disc tray closes and playback starts automatically with all the loaded discs on the tray in sequence. To stop playback, press STOP. NATURAL SOUND DVD ● DVD video discs may have one or more TITLES, and each TITLE may have one or more CHAPTERS.
Operation The current VCD 2.0 and Super Video CD 1.0 standard features are: Support following VCD and SVCD formats: Features Video bit rate resolution NTSC resolution PAL Video CDs 2.0 MPEG-1 constant 1,150 Kbps 352x240, 29.97Hz 352x288, 25Hz Super Video CDs 1.0 MPEG-2 variable up to 2.6 Mbps 480x480 interlaced, 29.97Hz 480x576 interlaced, 25Hz Still picture (photo) resolution NTSC resolution PAL MPEG-1 352x240, 704x480 352x288, 704x576 MPEG-2 (1 Frame) 480x480, 704x480 480x576.
Operation Special DVD Features Special VCD & SVCD Features DVDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. Press the appropriate numerical key or use 4, 3, 2, 1 to highlight your selection in the DVD menu and press ENTER/OK to confirm. 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.
Operation Note: – Unless stated, all operations described are based on remote control use. Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV screen. 1 Moving to another title/chapter 3 4 DVD VCD When a disc has more than one title/track or chapter, you can move to another title/chapter as follows: 1 2 Press ON SCREEN, then select W or X in the menu bar. Press 3/4 or the numerical keys to select a title/ chapter.
Operation Repeat Shuffle Across All Discs DVD Shuffle feature plays all tracks on all loaded discs on the disc tray in random sequence. 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" sequence. – With VCD 2.0, set the PBC (Playback Control) to Off.
Operation 6 Use 1, 2, 3, 4 to pan across the screen. When ENTER/OK is pressed only the panned picture will be shown on the screen. To exit ZOOM mode, select zoom factor to “Off” (zoom factor 1) in the menu bar. off 1 1 no 1 2 3 2 press OK to pan Storing album/title Press 4 to select ALBUM/TRACK. Albums are for MP3 discs and Tracks for (S)VCD. Use 2 and 1 to select the require Album/Track. Press ENTER/OK to store the entire selected Album/Track. ➜ The Album/Track.
Operation 1 2 3 Storing album/title Press 4 to select ALBUM/TRACK. Albums are for MP3 and Tracks for (S)VCD. Use 2 and 1 to select the require Album/Track. Press ENTER/OK to store the entire selected Album/Track. ➜ The Album/Track number will be added to the program list. 4 Storing track/chapter Press 4 on the selected TRACK/INDEX. Tracks are for MP3/CDDA and Index for (S)VCD. ➜ The track/chapter number will be highlighted. Use 2 and 1 to select the required Track/Index.
Operation English Album/Title Playback This feature allows you to view and select the next or previous MP3 disc Album/Title. 1 2 3 Press 3/4 to scroll through the previous or next Album. Press 1/2 to scroll through the previous or next Track. You can also select the desired album/track number directly using the numeric keys on the remote control. Notes: – In STOP mode: numbers are used for album selection. – In PLAY mode: numbers are used for track selection.
Access Control Child Lock DVD – Double-sided DVDs and multi-volume VCDs may have a different ID for each side. In order to make the disc ‘child safe’, each side has to be authorized. VCD Activating/deactivating the Child Lock 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Personal Preferences menu using 3/4. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice twice. Move to “CHILD LOCK” using 3/4. Move to Ç / É using 2. Select Ç using 3.
Access Control 1 2 3 4 5 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the Personal Preferences menu using 3/4. Enter your 4-digit code. If necessary, enter the code a second time. Move to Parental Control using 3/4. Move to value adjustment (‘– –’ -8) using 2. Then use 3/4 or the numerical keys on the remote control to select a rating from 1 to 8 for the disc inserted. Rating 0 (displayed as ‘– –’): Parental Control is not activated. The Disc will be played in full.
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 for repair. Problem 24 Solution No power – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected. No picture – Check if the TV is switched on. – Check the video connection.
Specifications AUDIO PERFORMANCE DVD Video DVD+RW DVD+R Video CD and SVCD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) MP3 CD DA Converter DVD CD/Video CD S-Video CD TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines Playback 625 Multistandard 525 (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE YUV output S-Video output Video output Black Level Shift Video Shift Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm Pr/Cr Pb/Cb: 0.7Vpp into 75 ohm Y: 1Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0.3Vpp into 75 ohm 1 Vpp into 75 ohm On/Off Left/Right 24 bits fs 96 kHz fs 44.1 kHz fs 48 kHz fs 44.
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