Yamaha DDP-2 manual

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    POWER TV/DBS DVD/LD DIGITAL DIGITAL ENHANCED SET MENU PARAMETER MOVIE THEATER TEST NATURAL SOUND DIGITAL PROCESSOR DDP–2 CINEMA DSP Natural Sound Digital Processor Processeur numérique “Son Naturel” O WNER’S MANU AL MODE D’EMPLOI[...]

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    1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2 Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4 Follow Instructions – All oper[...]

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    English W e W ant Y ou Listening For A Lifetime (for US customer s only) YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion – and, most importantly, w[...]

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    Congratulations! Y ou are the proud owner of a Y amaha Digital Processor—an extremely sophisticated audio component. This unit takes full advantage of Y amaha’ s undisputed leadership in the field of digital audio processing to bring you a whole new world of listening experiences. Follow the instructions in this manual carefully when setting up[...]

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    1 English 1. AVOID EXCESSIVE HEAT, HUMIDITY, DUST AND VIBRATION Keep the unit away from locations where it is likely to be exposed to high temperatures or humidity—such as near radiators, stoves, etc. Also avoid locations which are subject to excessive dust accumulation or vibration which could cause mechanical damage. 2. INSTALL THE UNIT IN WELL[...]

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    2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ...........................................Inside the cov er PRECA UTIONS ...................................................................................1 FEA TURES ..........................................................................................3 CONTROLS & THEIR FUNCTIONS ....................................[...]

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    3 English This unit is a sophisticated digital sound processor designed specifically f or decoding the Dolby Digital (A C-3). This unit consists of a Dolby Digital (A C-3) Decoder , Y amaha Digital Sound Field Processor and other original Y amaha functions de veloped using the ne west technology to reproduce sources encoded with the Dolby Digital ([...]

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    4 Laser Disc is a home audio f or mat that could benefit from Dolby Digital (A C-3). In the near future , Dolby Digital (A C-3) will also be applied to DBS, CA TV , D VD and HDTV . The ongoing release of Dolby Stereo Digital theatrical films now underw a y will provide an immediate source of Dolb y Digital (A C-3) encoded video software . Manuf act[...]

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    5 English Dolby Digital (A C-3) + 2 Digital Sound Fields Digital sound fields are created on the independent left and right surround sides of the Dolby Digital (A C-3) decoded sound field respectiv ely . They create a wide acoustic en vironment and emphasize surround-eff ect in the room, letting y ou feel much presence as if you are w atching a mov[...]

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    6 FR ONT P ANEL CONTROLS & THEIR FUNCTIONS NATURAL SOUND DIGITAL PROCESSOR DDP–2 POWER CINEMA DSP dB ms DSP PRO LOGIC DIGITAL TV/DBS DVD/LD PCM AC 3 DIGITAL DIGITAL ENHANCED SET MENU PARAMETER MOVIE THEATER TEST TV/DBS DVD/LD 12 3 4 5 67 8 1 PO WER Switch T ur ns this unit on and off . 2 Displa y P anel See page 7. 3 Remote Control Sensor Rec[...]

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    7 English 4 Sound Field Program Selector Buttons Select the program “ DIGIT AL ”, “ DIGIT AL ENHANCED” or “DIGIT AL MO VIE THEA TER” by pressing the corresponding button. The name of selected prog ram lights up on the displa y . 5 TEST Switch Used when you mak e the output balance adjustment to maximize the perf ormance of your audio/vi[...]

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    8 Setting Up Y our Speaker System This unit has been designed to provide the best sound field quality with a fiv e-speaker system setup , using one pair of main speakers f or main and front effect sound reproduction, one pair of surround speakers f or rear effect and surround sounds and one center speaker f or dialog. W e theref ore recommend that [...]

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    9 English Speaker System Configurations Main L Main R Center Surround L Surround R Main L Main R Surround L Surround R Five-speaker system A simple system without a center speaker Set the center channel mode (1. CENTER SPEAKER) to the NRML or WIDE position. (See page 14.) Set the center channel mode (1. CENTER SPEAKER) to the PHNTM position. (See p[...]

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    10 Speakers and Speaker Placement Y our fiv e-speaker system will require tw o speaker pairs: the MAIN SPEAKERS (your normal stereo speakers) and the SURROUND SPEAKERS , plus the CENTER SPEAKER. Y ou ma y also be using a SUBWOOFER. The MAIN SPEAKERS should be high perf or mance models and hav e enough pow er handling capacity to accept the maximum [...]

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    11 English UNSWITCHED I00W MAX. AC OUTLET DIGITAL INPUT COAXIAL DVD/LD OPTICAL COAXIAL TV/DBS OPTICAL 6CH DISCRETE OUTPUT MAIN CENTER SURROUND SUB WOOFER l6 20 28 40 60 l2 8 4 2 0 –dB 6CH DISCRETE INPUT DVD/LD TV/DBS SURROUND CENTER MAIN SUB WOOFER COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Bef ore you star t [...]

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    12 CONNECTING T O THE AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER F or connections with the amplifier or receiver , use the included connection cords. Make sure that y ou hav e the left (L) and right (R) channels correctly connected. That means that jacks mark ed “L ” on this unit must be connected to jac ks mar k ed “L ” on the other unit. Like wise with the ?[...]

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    13 English Notes on connecting with an LD pla yer equipped with an A C-3 RF output If your LD pla yer has A C-3 RF signal output jack and no digital signal output jack f or AC-3 discrete audio signals , connect the AC- 3 RF signal output jack to this unit’ s OPTICAL (or COAXIAL) digital signal input jack b y using an RF demodulator (separate purc[...]

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    14 SELECTING THE OUTPUT MODES SUIT ABLE FOR Y OUR SPEAKER SYSTEM This unit provides y ou the f ollowing f our functions to deter mine the method of distributing output signals to speak ers suitable f or your audio system. When speaker connections are all completed, select a proper position on each function to mak e the best use of your speak er sys[...]

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    15 English 3. MAIN SPEAKER (MAIN SP) Choices: SMALL/LARGE Preset position: LARGE SMALL : Select this position if your main speak ers do not hav e a high ability f or bass reproduction. How ev er , if your system does not include a subwoof er , do not select this position. In this position, low bass signals (belo w 90 Hz) at the main channels are ou[...]

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    16 METHOD OF CHANGING SELECTIONS Operations should be made w atching information on this unit’ s displa y panel. 1. T ur n the po wer of this unit on. 2. Press “ ” or “ ” once or more until the title of function on which you will change the selection appears on the displa y . 3. Press “+” or “–” once or more so that the desired [...]

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    Adjusting the output le vel balance among all the channels are v er y impor tant to maximize the perf or mance of y our system including this unit. This unit lets you adjust the sound output le vel balance among the left main, center , r ight main, right surround and left surround channels using the built-in test tone gener ator . If your amplifier[...]

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    18 4. When “TEST CENTER ···dB” is shown on the displa y , adjust the le v el of test tone from the center speak er b y pressing the P ARAMETER + or – button so that it becomes almost as same as that of the main speak ers. * While adjusting, the test-tone is fix ed on the selected speak er . * Pressing “+” increases and “–” decrea[...]

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    19 English The f ollo wing nine types of functions maximiz e the perf or mance of your system and e xpand your enjo yment f or audio listening and video watching. 1. CENTER SPEAKER 2. REAR SPEAKER 3. MAIN SPEAKER 4. LFE/B ASS OUT 5. LFE LEVEL 6. CENTER DELA Y 7. SURR OUND DELA Y 8. D YNAMIC RANGE 9. OUTPUT TRIM METHOD OF SETTING CHANGE AND ADJUSTME[...]

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    20 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FUNCTIONS 1. CENTER SPEAKER 3. MAIN SPEAKER 2. REAR SPEAKER 4. LFE/BASS OUT See pages 14 to 16 f or details. (Once you ha ve selected proper modes, y ou do not hav e to make a setting change until an y alteration is made in y our speaker system.) 5. LFE LEVEL (Adjusting the output le vel at the LFE (low frequenc y effect) cha[...]

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    21 English 8. D YNAMIC RANGE (Adjusting dynamic range) Choices: MAX/STD/MIN Preset position: MAX MAX : “Dynamic range” is the difference between the maxim um le vel and the minim um lev el of sounds. Sounds on a movie originally designed for mo vie theaters feature v er y wide dynamic range . Dolby Digital (A C-3) technology can br ing the orig[...]

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    22 T o enjoy listening to a sour ce with the Dolb y Digital (A C-3) decoded 1. T ur n do wn the v olume to a minim um le v el on the amplifier or receiv er . 2. T ur n on the po wer of this unit and other audio/video units to be used. 3. On the amplifier or receiv er , select the “6-ch. (or 5-ch.) discrete signals” sent from this unit as the in[...]

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    23 English This unit provides y ou with three sound field prog r ams ( DIGIT AL, DIGIT AL ENHANCED and DIGIT AL MO VIE THEA TER) to enjo y listening to an audio/video source with the Dolby Digital (A C-3) decoded. T o select a program, simply press a sound field prog ram selector button f or the desired program. The name of selected program appears[...]

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    24 DIGIT AL () The built-in Dolb y Digital (A C-3) decoder precisely reproduces sounds and sound eff ects of a source encoded with the Dolby Digital (A C-3). The realization of a highly efficient decoding process improv es crosstalk and channel separation and makes sound positioning smoother and more precise. DIGIT AL ENHANCED () This program ideal[...]

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    25 English TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM Power does not come on. Hum. No sound. No sound from the center speaker. Poor bass reproduction. Sound output level to the center speaker is lower than other speakers. Sound output level to either or both of the rear surround speakers is lower than other speakers. No output of LFE sound. Whole sound level is low, [...]

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    26 Output Level/Impedance MAIN L/R, CENTER, SURROUND L/R 1 kHz, 0 dB INPUT ......................................................................... 2V/1.2 k Ω SUBWOOFER 50 Hz, 0 dB INPUT ......................................................................... 6V/1.2 k Ω Input Impedance COAXIAL .................................................[...]

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