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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT. CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 To assure the finest performance, please read 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 2.5 cm (1 inch) of free space all around this unit for adequate ventilation.
INTRODUCTION 3 Playable disc formats ................................... DVD region codes .............................................. Patent information ........................................ Cleaning discs .............................................. Supplied accessories ................................... FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 5 Front panel .................................................... Front panel display ....................................... Rear panel .................................
CONTENTS SETUP MENU 27 Menu overview ............................................ 27 Setup menu operation ................................ 28 General setup menu ................................... 29 Selecting DVD-Audio mode ............................. 29 Selecting SA-CD mode ..................................... 29 Setting the OSD language ................................. 29 Restricting playback with parental control ....... 29 Changing the parental password .......................
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this unit. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this unit. • Illustrations in this manual are based on the U.K., Europe, and Russia models unless otherwise specified. • Notes contain important information about safety and operating instructions. • y indicates a tip for your operation. • This manual is printed prior to production. Design and specifications are subject to change in part as a result of improvements, etc.
INTRODUCTION Patent information – Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Cleaning discs • When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe in a circular motion. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog records. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW English FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Front panel 1 HDMI AUDIO DIRECT STANDBY ON 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Disc tray Load a disc in the disc tray. 6 2 STANDBY/ON Turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. 7 b/w Searches backward.* Moves to the previous chapter or track. 3 HDMI indicator Lights up green when an HDMI component is recognized by this unit and the HDMI mode is set to on.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Front panel display 1 2 SVCD WMA P.SCAN TITLE GROUP CHP/ TRK MP3 JPEG DVD AUDIO SA-CD DivX 3 4 D 6 5 2 MULTI D.MIX PROG. RANDOM ALL A B 7 1 P.SCAN indicator Lights up when the progressive scan function is activated. 5 D.MIX indicator (DVD-Audio only) Lights up when playing the disc that allows down mixing of the multi-channel audio source. 2 Playback mode indicators Display the icon for the selected playback mode. 6 Disc indicators Display the icon for the disc type.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 1 English Rear panel 2 3 4 5 6 7 MAINS PR / CR CENTER L COAXIAL VIDEO IN L AV PB / CB Y R MIXED 2CH FRONT R SUBWOOFER SURROUND AUDIO OUT 8 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT ON OFF RS 232C S VIDEO HDMI REMOTE CONTROL 9 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 0 q w (U.K., Europe, and Russia models) 1 AUDIO OUT (6ch discrete) jacks Connect to the 6ch input jacks of your AV receiver. 7 MAINS Connect the supplied power cable.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Remote control 1 DIMMER Selects from three different levels of brightness for the front panel display: bright, dim and auto. For auto setting, brightness is automatically set to low only during playback. 2 HDMI Switches between the HDMI resolution settings or turns off the HDMI mode (see page 36).
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW w Cursors ( / / / ) Selects an item in the currently displayed menu. r t A-B Repeats a specific segment (see page 19). ENTER Confirms the menu selection. f ENTER Confirms the menu selection. MENU Accesses the menu of a disc (see page 20). g SLOW / SEARCH (22 / 33) Searches backward or forward (see page 19). SUBTITLE Selects the subtitle language (see page 24). h PLAY ( 3) Starts playback (see page 18). AUDIO Selects the audio language or format (see page 24).
CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS General notes on connections Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the power supply cable, before you make or change connections. • Depending on the component you want to connect, there are various ways to make connections. Possible connections are described below. • Refer to the manuals supplied with your other components as necessary to make the best connections. • Do not connect this unit via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
CONNECTIONS ■ Digital connections CENTER COAXIAL L FRONT SUBWOOFER R SURROUND AUDIO OUT OPTICAL This unit has SCART, composite video, S-video, and component video output jacks. If your AV receiver has video output jacks, connect your receiver and then your TV so that you can use one TV for several different video sources (LD, VCR, etc.) by simply switching the input source selector on your receiver. Use the one that corresponds to the input jacks on the component to be connected.
CONNECTIONS ■ Composite video jack Connect VIDEO OUT (VIDEO) jack of this unit to the video input jack of your AV receiver, and then to that of your TV using the supplied video pin cable. ■ S-video jack S-video connections achieve a clearer picture than composite video connections by transmitting video signals on separate wires for luminance (Y) and chrominance (C).
CONNECTIONS ■ HDMI video output English This unit is compatible with the following video formats: 480p/60 Hz, 576p/50 Hz, 720p/50 Hz, 60 Hz, 1080i/50 Hz, 60 Hz, and 1080p/50 Hz, 60 Hz. Notes • You need to select one of the HDMI resolution settings by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly or by using the HDMI Video setup menu (see page 36). • Depending on the connected DVI component, black and white in the image may not be distinct.
CONNECTIONS Connecting the power cable After all other connections are complete, plug the supplied power cable into MAINS of this unit and then plug the power cable to an AC outlet.
GETTING STARTED English GETTING STARTED y If the settings you have made are inappropriate, you can always reset all options and your personal settings to the initial factory settings. For details, see “Resetting the system” on page 30. Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote control Using the remote control Use the remote control within 6 m (20 ft approx.) of this unit and point it toward the remote control sensor. 3 2 1 within 6m (20 ft approx.
GETTING STARTED 3 Press Step 3: Setting a TV type repeatedly to highlight [TV / Type]. This unit is compatible with both NTSC and PAL video formats. Select the color system that matches your TV. VIDEO y TV Display 16:9 TV Type PAL Wide Screen Format Off Black Level*1 Off • Press RETURN to display the previous menu. • Press SETUP to exit from the setup menu. 1 Press SETUP. 1/1 Closed Caption*1 ➜ The setup menu appears.
GETTING STARTED Setting the audio, subtitle and disc menu languages You can select your own preferred language settings. This unit will automatically switch to your preferred language for you whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the default language of the disc will be used instead. The OSD (On-Screen Display) language in the system menu will remain once selected. 1 Press SETUP. ➜ The setup menu appears.
DISC OPERATION DISC OPERATION 3 Press Notes • Unless otherwise specified, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • If the inhibition icon ( or “Prohibit”) appears on the TV screen when you press a button, the function for that button is not available on the current disc or at the current time. • Depending on the DVD or Video CD disc, some operations may operate differently or be restricted.
DISC OPERATION MP3, WMA, JPEG, DivX® • For slow search, press PAUSE ( 8) to pause playback before pressing SLOW / SEARCH (22 / 33). 2 While searching, press SLOW / SEARCH (22 / 33) repeatedly to select the desired speed. 3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY ( 3). Notes • For WMA, DTS-CD and JPEG, the search function (backward, forward and slow playback) is not available. • For MP3, slow playback is not available. • For VCD, SVCD and DivX®, the slow backward function is not available.
DISC OPERATION Program playback (CD) Note You can customize the playback order for tracks stored in the disc. This unit supports a maximum of 20 programmed tracks. GROUP MULTI 2CH PAGE PROG PROG RANDOM Numeric buttons (0-9) A B CLEAR ENTER SETUP Disc menu operation (DVD/VCD/SVCD) Many DVD, Video CD (version 2.0 only), and SVCD discs include original navigational menus called “DVD menus” and “Video CD playback control menus”. These menus provide a convenient way to operate the disc.
DISC OPERATION Using the OSD menu (DVD/VCD/SVCD/CD) 1 Press MENU to turn on the PBC function. English Using the Video CD playback control (PBC) menu (VCD/SVCD) During playback, press ON SCREEN. ➜ The disc menu appears on the TV screen. • Depending on the disc, the disc menu may appear once you load the disc. ➜ A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen. DVD-Video 2 Use SKIP (l22 / 33l) or the numeric buttons (0-9) to select a playback option.
DISC OPERATION ■ To select a title (DVD-Video)/group (DVD-Audio) 1 Press / / / repeatedly to highlight 1, and then enter a title/group number using the numeric buttons (0-9). 2 Press ENTER. 1 Press / / / repeatedly to highlight 2, and then enter a chapter or track number using the numeric buttons (0-9). 2 Press ENTER. ■ To search for a time repeatedly to highlight 5, and then enter hours, minutes and seconds from left to right using the numeric buttons (0-9). / / / 2 Press ENTER.
DISC OPERATION Sharpness High Set this to adjust the sharpness of the image for the high frequencies. DNR Set this to reduce video noise. Zooming pictures (DVD-Video/VCD/SVCD/DivX®/ JPEG) You can enlarge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged picture. TOP MENU Gamma Set this to adjust the intensity of the picture non-linearly. ON SCREEN / ENTER MENU / / RETURN Chroma level Set this to adjust the density of the color.
DISC OPERATION Audio and Subtitle languages (DVD-Video/VCD) If the disc contains multi-language options, you can select audio/subtitle languages. Note Languages available for each disc may vary. Refer to the operating instructions in the disc menu or on its jacket. y You can set default audio/subtitle languages in the setup menu (see “Setting the audio, subtitle and disc menu languages” on page 17).
DISC OPERATION You can select a track in a specific group for DVD-Audio discs and a track/file in a folder for data disc. GROUP Bonus group playback (DVD-Audio) Some DVD-Audio discs contain bonus groups that require a four-digit password to gain access. In this case, refer to the disc jacket and other packaging for information.
DISC OPERATION GROUP MULTI 2CH PAGE Media Player MULTI /2CH Time 00 : 00 : 10 PROG ROOT RANDOM SCRNE JPEG REPEAT A B CLEAR ENTER SETUP SLOW SEARCH STOP STOP ( .. 0 JPG A_0510 JPG B_0618 JPG B_0630 JPG C_0731 1 JPG C_0729 5 2 3 4 PLAY PAUSE ) Move : Select : Enter 2 Press / to select a folder, and then press ENTER to open the folder. 1 Press STOP ( 7) to stop playback. 2 Press MULTI / 2CH. • ➜ MULTI indicator lights up when the multi-channel area is selected.
SETUP MENU English SETUP MENU Menu overview y • The initial setting for each parameter is indicated in bold. • If the settings you have made are inappropriate, you can always reset all options and your personal settings to the initial factory settings. For details, see “Resetting the system” on page 30.
SETUP MENU 2 Press / to select the desired main menu, and then press ENTER. Setup menu operation Setup is carried out on the TV screen, enabling you to customize this unit to suit your own particular requirements. Follow the procedures below to start the setup menu operations. ➜ Menu items and setting items appear.
SETUP MENU Notes SETUP GENERAL AUDIO 1/2 DVD-Audio mode SA-CD mode OSD Language SPEAKER VIDEO Parental Rating Setting the OSD language Parental Password Screen Saver HDMI DISC Move : This menu contains various options for the on-screen display (OSD) language. For details, see “Setting the OSD (On-Screen Display) language” on page 17. Auto Power Off Sleep Timer Return Select : Enter Selecting DVD-Audio mode Some DVD-Audio discs contain the DVD-Video content in addition to the DVD-Audio content.
SETUP MENU 2 Enter your old four-digit password using the numeric buttons (0-9). • When doing this for the first time, enter “2580”. ➜ If the password is correct, the submenu appears. 3 Enter the new four-digit password using the Resetting the system You can reset all options and your personal settings to the initial factory settings, except [Parental Rating] and [Parental Password]. numeric buttons (0-9). 1 Select [Factory Default] in [GENERAL] menu. ➜ [Confirm Password] is highlighted.
SETUP MENU Setting the LPCM output Digital Out Set the LPCM output if you have connected this unit to a PCM-compatible receiver via a digital terminal, such as the coaxial or optical terminals. Discs are recorded at a certain sampling rate. The higher the sampling rate, the better the sound quality. LPCM Output • SETUP GENERAL AUDIO SPEAKER 1/1 Analog Output 48KHz Select this to play back discs recorded at the sampling rate of 48 kHz.
SETUP MENU Initialize You can reset [Size] settings to the initial factory settings. Speaker setup menu 1 Select [Initialize] under [Size] in [SPEAKER] SETUP GENERAL AUDIO 2 Press . Size ➜ The confirmation screen appears. Distance Level SPEAKER menu. 1/1 3 Select [Yes] to reset the setting, and then press SA-CD ENTER. VIDEO ➜ [Size] settings are reset to the initial factory settings.
SETUP MENU Initialize You can reset [Level] settings to the initial factory settings. 1 Select [Initialize] under [Level] in [SPEAKER] 1 Select [Initialize] under [Distance] in [SPEAKER] menu. menu. 2 Press . 2 Press . ➜ The confirmation screen appears. ➜ The confirmation screen appears. 3 Select [Yes] to reset the setting, and then press 3 Select [Yes] to reset the setting, and then press ENTER. ENTER. ➜ [Level] settings are reset to the initial factory settings.
SETUP MENU When the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3: Video setup menu Setting SETUP TV display 1/1 GENERAL 16:9 TV Display Wide Screen Format SPEAKER *2 4:3 Pan Scan TV Type AUDIO VIDEO Playback disc Black Level*1 4:3 Closed Caption*1 Still Mode HDMI DISC Component 16:9 Scart Video Out*2 Move : Return 4:3 Letter Box Select : Enter *1: [Black Level] and [Closed Caption] are only for U.S.A. and Canada models. *2: [Scart Video Out] is only for U.K., Europa, and Russia models.
SETUP MENU If you set the [TV Type] to [NTSC] (see “Step 3: Setting a TV type” on page 16), set this setting shift to [On] to improve the color contrast during playback. • Select [Black Level] in [VIDEO] menu. On Select this to enhance the black level. Off Select this for the standard black level setting. Notes • This function is only available for CVBS (composite video) and S-video output.
SETUP MENU HDMI setup menu CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE “STANDARD DEFINITION” OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR VIDEO MONITOR COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525P AND 625P DVD PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.
SETUP MENU y SETUP GENERAL Selecting the DVI output range AUDIO SPEAKER VIDEO Set the HDMI audio output to match the connected component. This function is only available when this unit is connected to an HDMI-compatible component via the HDMI jack. For details about the relationship between the audio format and the setting, see “HDMI audio output” on page 13. • Select [HDMI Audio] in [HDMI] menu.
SETUP MENU Selecting the PBC (playback control) function You can set playback control (PBC) to on or off. This function is available only on Video CD 2.0 with the playback control (PBC) feature. • Select [PBC] in [DISC] menu. On Select this to display a disc menu. Off Select this not to display a disc menu. y You can also use the MENU button on the remote control to turn on or off the playback control (PBC) function (see “Using the Video CD playback control (PBC) menu (VCD/SVCD)” on page 21).
LANGUAGE CODE LIST English LANGUAGE CODE LIST Abkhazian 1112 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1111 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1116 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Malagasy 2317 Somali 2925 Amharic 1123 Galician 1722 Malay 2329 Spanish 1529 Arabic 1128 Georgian 2111 Malayalam 2322 Sundanese 2931 Armenian 1835 German 1415 Maltese 2330 Swahili 2933 Assamese 1129 Greek 1522 Maor
TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the table below when this unit does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, turn off this unit, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or service center.
TROUBLESHOOTING No sound or distorted sound No audio at digital output No audio at HDMI output Disc does not play Solution See page Adjust the volume on the TV or the AV receiver. – Check that the speakers are connected properly. – Adjust the volume level in the setup menu. 33 Check the digital connections. 11 If you are playing a DTS source, check that your receiver can decode DTS and [Digital Out] is set to [All].
GLOSSARY GLOSSARY ■ Aspect ratio ■ Dolby Digital Horizontal and vertical ratio of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TV is 4:3, and that of wide-screens is 16:9. Digital surround sound system which is developed by Dolby Laboratories provides completely independent multi-channel audio. With 3 front channels (left, center, and right) and 2 surround stereo channels, Dolby Digital provides five full-range audio channels.
GLOSSARY ■ Region code The most common type of scanning used in televisions. It divides a screen into even and odd numbered fields for scanning, and then builds an image by combining them into one image (frame). Many DVD discs include a region code so that the copyright owner can control DVD software distribution only to regions where they are ready to distribute. There are six regions codes, which restrict a DVD player to playing a DVD disc with the same region code.
SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS PLAYBACK SYSTEM TV STANDARD • • • • • • • • • • Number of lines........................................PAL: 625, NTSC: 525 • Vertical frequency............................ PAL: 50 Hz, NTSC: 60 Hz • Playback..........................................Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) 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 CD PICTURE CD CD-R, CD-RW VIDEO PERFORMANCE • Video (CVBS) output ...........................
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