G DVD PLAYER LECTEUR DE DVD DVD-S557 DVD-S557 OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING DIGITAL VIDEO ©2005 YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR.
01_EN_intro_DVD-S557_G.fm Page iii Monday, January 31, 2005 12:49 PM CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 iii To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Install this sound system 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.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 1 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:22 PM Contents Region Codes....................................................................2 Supplied accessories........................................................2 Notes about discs ............................................................2 Cleaning discs....................................................................2 Patent information...........................................................
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 2 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Introduction Thank you for purchasing this unit. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this unit. Region Codes DVD discs must be labeled for ALL regions or Region 2 in order to play on this Player. You cannot play discs that are labeled for other regions.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 3 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Functional Overview STANDBY/ON – turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode Disc tray / OPEN/CLOSE – opens or closes the disc tray PROGRESSIVE indicator – lights up when the unit enters Progressive mode English Front and Rear Panels 9 STOP – stops playback ; PAUSE – pauses playback B PLAY – starts playback Front panel display – shows information about the operational status of the unit * Press button for about two seconds.
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02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 5 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Preparation 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 unit. 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 unit via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 6 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Preparation Video Connections If your AV receiver has video output jacks, connect your receiver (and then to your TV) so that you can use one TV for several different video sources (LD, VCR, etc.) by simply switching the input source selector of your receiver. The player has 4 types of video output jacks. Use one of them in accordance with the input jacks of the equipment to be connected.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 7 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Getting Started 3 1 2 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert the supplied two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications (+ –) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cover. Using the remote control Remote control sensor Point the remote control at the sensor, within approximately 6 m (20 feet) of the unit. 30° 30° Step2: Turning on the power 1 Connect the AC power cord to the power outlet.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 8 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Getting Started 4 Press 34 to highlight one of the options below: PAL Select this if the connected TV is PAL system. It will change the video signal of an NTSC disc and output in PAL format. NTSC Select this if the connected TV is NTSC system. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc (VCD only) and output in NTSC format. MULTI Select this if the connected TV is compatible with both NTSC and PAL (multi-system).
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 9 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:23 PM Getting Started English Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc menu language PREFERENCE PAGE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PBC MP3/JPEG NAV VR LIST PASSWORD ENGLISH CHINESE (SIMP) FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE POLISH ITALIAN TURKISH 1 Press STOP ( 9 ) twice, then press SETUP. 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select [PREFERENCE PAGE]. 3 Press 34 to highlight one of the options below at a time, then press 2.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 10 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations IMPORTANT! – If the inhibit icon ( or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than disc on the disc tray. Doing so may cause the disc player malfunction.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 11 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations Operations for video playback (DVD/VCD/SVCD) English Selecting various repeat/shuffle functions Repeat and Shuffle Using the Disc Menu • While playing a disc, press REPEAT continuously to choose a ‘Play Mode’. Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc. DVD To select a playback feature or item • Use 1 234 or numeric buttons on the remote, then press ENTER/OK to start playback.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 12 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations On-Screen Display (OSD) OSD menu shows the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. 1 During playback, press ON SCREEN. ➜ A list of available disc information appears on the TV screen. DVD MENU TITLE CHAPTER AUDIO SUBTITLE 02/14 02/14 5.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 13 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations Playing a Title 1 Press MENU. ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use 1 234 or numeric buttons to select a play option. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. Camera Angle • Press ANGLE repeatedly to select different desired angle. Audio Changing the Audio Language and/or format • Press AUDIO repeatedly to select different audio languages.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 14 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations TRACK DIGEST This function will minimize the picture of every track in order to display every six of these tracks on the screen to help you know the content of every track on the disc. DISC INTERVAL This function is used to divide a disc into six parts by regular intervals and display them on one page to preview the whole disc.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 15 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations Special picture disc features 1 Press 34 to select the folder and press ENTER/OK to open the folder. 2 Press 34 to select a track/file. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. ➜ Playback will start from the selected file to the end of the folder. 1 Load a Picture disc (Kodak Picture CD, JPEG). ➜ For Kodak disc, the slide show will begin. ➜ For JPEG disc, the picture menu appears on the TV screen.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 16 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Disc Operations Zoom picture 1 During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture with different scales. 2 Use 1 234 to view the zoomed picture. Playback with multi-angles 1 Load a disc that contains music and pictures. ➜ The disc menu appears on the TV screen. • During playback, press 1 234 to rotate the picture on the TV screen.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 17 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Setup Menu General Setup Menu 1 Press SETUP. 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘General Setup’ icon. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. GENERAL SETUP PAGE DISC LOCK DISPLAY DIM PROGRAM OSD LANGUAGE SCREEN SAVER SLEEP DIVX(R) VOD CODE Dimming player’s front panel display You can select different levels of brightness for the front panel display. 1 In ‘GENERAL SETUP PAGE’, press 34 to highlight [DISPLAY DIM], then press 2.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 18 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Setup Menu 4 Use 1 234 to move the cursor to the next position. ➜ If the track number is more than ten, press T to open the next page and proceed with programming or, ➜ Use 1 234 to highlight [NEXT] on the program menu, then press ENTER/ OK. 5 Repeat steps 3–4 to input another track/ chapter number. If you want to remove a track 6 Use 1 234 to move the cursor to the track you want to remove.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 19 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Setup Menu Notes: – All the downloaded videos from DivX® VOD can only be played back on this DVD player. – Time search feature is not available during DivX movie playback. Audio Setup Menu 1 Press SETUP. 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘Audio Setup’ icon. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. AUDIO SETUP PAGE ANALOG OUTPUT DIGITAL AUDIO CD UPSAMPLING NIGHT MODE Setting the analog output Set Analog Output to match your DVD Player’s playback capability.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 20 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Setup Menu 48KHz Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 48kHz. 96kHz (if available on disc) PCM data stream will be converted to 48kHz. 96KHz Playback a disc recorded at the sampling rate of 96kHz. If the 96kHz disc is copy protected, the digital output will be muted to comply with the standards.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 21 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Setup Menu This menu contains the options for selecting the color system that matches the connected TV. For details, see page 7. Setting the TV Display Set the aspect ratio of the DVD Player according to the TV you have connected. The format you select must be available on the disc. If it is not, the setting for TV display will not affect the picture during playback.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 22 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Setup Menu Picture Setting This DVD Player provides three predefined sets of picture color settings and one personal setting which you can define yourself. 1 In ‘VIDEO SETUP PAGE’, press 34 to highlight [PICTURE SETTING], then press 2. STANDARD Select this for standard picture setting. BRIGHT Select this will make the TV picture brighter. SOFT Select this will make the TV picture softer.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 23 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:23 PM Setup Menu 1 Press STOP ( 9 ) twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP. 2 Press 1 2 to select the ‘Preference Setup’ icon. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. PREFERENCE PAGE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PBC MP3/JPEG NAV VR LIST PASSWORD Audio, Subtitle, Disc Menu These menus contain various language options for audio, subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD. For details, see page 9.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 24 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:23 PM Setup Menu MP3/JPEG Menu MP3/JPEG Navigator can be set only if the disc is recorded with menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. 1 In ‘PREFERENCE PAGE’, press 34 to highlight [MP3/JPEG NAV], then press 2. WITHOUT MENU Select this to display all the files contained in the MP3/Picture CD. WITH MENU Select this to display only the folder menu of the MP3/Picture CD.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 25 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:23 PM Setup Menu OLD PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD CONFIRM PWD (example for 6 thumbnail pictures display) 10 Use 1 234 to select a title, or use the numeric buttons to input the title number next to [SELECT]. ➜ Press S / T to access the previous/next page. 11 Press ENTER/OK to confirm the selection. To quit preview function • Use 1 234 to highlight [EXIT] and press ENTER/OK to confirm.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 26 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Language Codes These pages can be used to select other languages.This does not affect the options in “AUDIO”, “SUBTITLE” or “DISC MENU”.
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02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 28 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Troubleshooting Refer to the chart 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, set this unit to the standby mode, disconnect the power cord, and contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center. Problem 28 Solution No power – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 29 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Troubleshooting Solution The player does not respond to the Remote Control – Aim the Remote Control directly at the sensor on the front of the player. – Reduce the distance to the player. – Replace the batteries in the Remote Control. – Re-insert the batteries with their polarities (+/– signs) as indicated. Buttons do not work – To completely reset the player, unplug the AC cord from the AC outlet for 5-10 seconds.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 30 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Glossary Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displayed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conventional TVs. is 4:3, and that of widescreens is 16:9.
02_EN_body_DVD-S557_G.fm Page 31 Monday, January 31, 2005 12:52 PM Specifications AUDIO PERFORMANCE DVD Video Video CD & SVCD CD PICTURE CD CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD-R, DVD-RW VIDEO PERFORMANCE DA Converter 24 bit Signal-Noise (1 kHz) 105 dB Dynamic range (1 kHz) 100 dB DVD fs 96 kHz fs 48 kHz SVCD fs 48 kHz fs 44.1 kHz CD/VCD fs 44.