Yamaha DVD-S2300 manual

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    UA D VD-S2300 D VD A UDIO/VIDEO SA CD PLA YER LECTEUR DE D VD A UDIO/VIDEO SA CD OW NER’S MANU AL MODE D’EMPLOI DIGITAL VIDEO Cover_UA.fm Page 1 Monday, September 2, 2002 1:16 PM[...]

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    CAUTION • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous v oltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of suf- ficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point wi[...]

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    CAUTION FCC INFORMA TION (f or US customers) 1. IMPORT ANT 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 appro ved by Y amaha may void y our authority , granted b y the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORT ANT : When connec[...]

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    CAUTION 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully . Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 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 2.5cm (1 inch) of free space all around th[...]

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    English 1 INTRODUCTION FEA TURES ............................................................................................ 2 Playable disc formats ........................................................................... 2 CHECKING THE A CCESSORIES ..................................................... 3 INST ALLING B A TTERIES IN THE REMO TE C[...]

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    2 INTRODUCTION ◆ Built-in high-performance video D/A con verter ◆ Output connectors support numerous audio and home theater component combinations. V ideo out: Component output jacks (two channels) (U.S.A. and Australian models) S V ideo jacks (two channels) RGB SCAR T jacks (U.K. and European models) V ideo (Composite) connector (two channels)[...]

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    3 English INTRODUCTION Check your package to make sure it contains the follo wing items: Insert the batteries in the correct direction by aligning the + and – marks on the batteries with the polarity markings (+ and –) inside the battery compartment. 1 Slide off the battery compar tment co ver . 2 Insert two batteries (AA, R06, UM-3 type) ori- [...]

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    4 1 PO WER T urns the po wer to the unit on and off. 2 Disc tray Load a disc in this tray . 3 v v v v (Front panel), OPEN/CLOSE (Remote control) Press to open or close the disc tray . 4 w w w w Press to start playback. 5 d d d d Press to pause. 6 a a a a Press to stop playback. 7 t t t t / e e e e , r r r r / y y y y Press to access the next or pre[...]

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    5 English INTRODUCTION CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS y From left: PLA Y MODE Press to switch between random play , program play , and normal playback. REPEA T Press to repeat playback. A-B Press to repeat a section specified by two points. MARKER Press to mark and store location points for future ref- erence. u From left: SUBTITLE Press to select a subti[...]

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    CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 6 1 Disc type indicators The indicator for the type of disc currently being played lights up. SA CD: Super audio CD CD: Audio CD D VD A UDIO: D VD-Audio D VD VIDEO: D VD-V ideo VCD: V ideo CD MP3: MP3-format CD-R or CD-R W 2 Playbac k indicator Lights up during playback. Blinks while the resume function is operating (see “R[...]

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    7 English PREP ARA TION PREP ARA TION Before you make connections, unplug the po wer cable for the unit and all other components. Do not plug in the power cables until all connections are complete. Use the following commercially-a v ailable cables to make connections: CONNECTIONS T ypes of connectors Connect these audio output jacks to the audio in[...]

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    CONNECTIONS 8 Y ou can connect the unit’ s video output to a video monitor, or the video input on an A V amplifier (which in turn is con- nected to a video monitor). Connecting to an A V amplifier enables you to control audio and video using the A V amplifier . Y ou can set up the A V amplifier using this unit’ s OSD (on-screen display). Th[...]

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    9 English CONNECTIONS PREP ARA TION Select connectors that are compatible with your amplifier and appropriate for your requirements. 1 DIGIT AL OUT jacks • Connect the OPTICAL jack to the amplifier’ s optical digital input using fiber optic cable (not included) -or- • Connect the CO AXIAL jack to the amplifier’ s coaxial digital input u[...]

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    10 PLA YING A DISC Before playing a disc, you must connect the unit’ s audio and video output jacks to an A V amplifier or other system component (refer to pages 8 and 9). Note • If you digitally connect the unit to an amplifier that does not feature a DTS decoder , set DTS DIGIT AL SURR OUND to PCM (factory default) in the Setup/Audio menu. [...]

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    11 English PLA YING A DISC PLAYING A DISC To clear the memory , press a again. The W indicator dis- appears. (When a D VD-V ideo disc is played, a chapter revie w screen will appear.) Note • Opening the disc tray cancels the resume function. ■ Chapter revie w function This function plays the first few seconds of each chapter (from the beginnin[...]

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    PLAYING A DISC 12 ■ Slow To play a disc slowl y , while the picture is still or paused: Press e e e e or r r r r on the remote control. -or- Press and hold r / y (or t / e ) on the front panel. •T o return to normal playback, press w . •T o increase the speed, repeatedly press (or press and hold) r , e on the remote control; or press and hold[...]

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    13 English PLA YING A DISC Many discs include menu screens that enable you to con- trol special features, such as skipping to a fa vorite title or chapter , or selecting an audio language or subtitle lan- guage for a movie. This section provides general instruc- tions on operating these screens. 1 Press T OP MENU or MENU during playback. The video [...]

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    MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS 14 ■ Adjusting the screen position (when using progressive output) Progressiv e signals output from the unit may shift off cen- ter on certain monitors. T o adjust the screen position, use the remote control as follows: 1 Press d d d d to pause playbac k. 2 Follow step 1 under “Operating the menu bar” on page 20 to dis[...]

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    15 English PLA YING A DISC MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS ■ Changing pages D VD-Audio discs can contain information pages that can include photo galleries, artist biographies, lyrics, etc. Press P AGE to turn the page. (The page number will update on the display when you change pages.) Some discs are encoded with sev eral audio tracks, multi- lingual su[...]

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    MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS 16 Enjoy listening to your fa vorite tracks in an y order . This unit enables you to program sequence for up to 32 tracks from disc. 1 Press a a a a to stop playbac k. 2 Press PLA Y MODE repeatedly to select the program screen. Each time you press PLA Y MODE, the screen changes as follows: Press the button repeatedly to ligh[...]

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    17 English PLA YING A DISC MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS In random play mode, the unit plays all tracks on the disc in random order . 1 Press a a a a to stop playbac k. 2 Press PLA Y MODE repeatedly . The “RNDM” indicator lights up on the front panel display . 3 Press w w w w to start random play . ■ Canceling random mode 1 Press a a a a repeatedly[...]

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    MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS 18 The Bookmark feature allows you to mark up to fiv e points (locations), enabling you to return quickly to those points. 1 Press MARKER. 2 Press the cursor b uttons ( l l l l , h h h h ) to select one of five asterisks. The selected asterisk is highlighted. 3 Press ENTER. The selected asterisk changes to the bookmark num[...]

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    19 English PLA YING A DISC MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS ■ Program repeat During program pla y , press REPEA T . Each time you press REPEA T , the repeat mode changes as follows: • The selected repeat mode is indicated on the unit’ s dis- play and on the monitor (for D VD-Audio, video CD, and audio CD). ■ Random-sequence repeat During random play[...]

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    20 Y ou can control various items using the on-screen menu bar . 1 Press ON SCREEN. Each time you press ON SCREEN, the on-screen bar changes as follows: The Player Info bar includes four menu bars, as illus- trated below . T o switch menu bars, press the cursor buttons ( k , n ). 2 Press the cursor b uttons ( l l l l , h h h h ) to select an item t[...]

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    21 English PLA YING A DISC ON-SCREEN MENU (DVD MODE ONLY) Example: D VD-Video Notes • The display may vary in accordance with disc specifications. • The time remaining on the disc does not appear during pro- gram play or random play . • When playing a V ideo CD disc using playback control, no track number or time is displayed. Å Å Å Å La[...]

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    ON-SCREEN MENU (DVD MODE ONLY) 22 ■ Play setting Example: D VD-Video ■ Display setting Example: D VD-Video ■ A udio setting Example: D VD-Video Pla yer Inf o bar A-B repeat (see page 19) [ENTER] (start point) ^ [ENTER] (finish point) ^ [ENTER] (playback) To cancel [ENTER] Repeat play (see page 18) C: Chapter; T : T itle; OFF: Normal play- ba[...]

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    23 English PLA YING A DISC ON-SCREEN MENU (DVD MODE ONLY) ■ Picture setting When PROGRESSIVE is on (U .S.A. model) Note • On D VD-Audio discs, slow-motion works only on the video portion. Digital picture mode N: Normal C: Cinema image (suited for movie viewing) U: User mode To change the User mode: 1 Select User mode. 2 Press ( l , h ) to selec[...]

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    24 DET AILED SETTINGS The Setup menu enables you to change the factory default settings. 1 Press SETUP . The video monitor displays a menu. 2 Press the cursor b uttons ( l l l l , h h h h ) to select a menu gr oup. There are five menu groups. The screen displays items that belong to the selected menu group. 3 Press the cursor b uttons ( k k k k , [...]

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    25 English CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS DET AILED SETTINGS The following chart sho ws Menu groups, Items, and Options. Factory default settings are underlined. Settings Summary Menu groups Items Options Disc Audio Select the preferred audio track language. (U.S.A. model): English / French / Spanish / Original* / Other** (Australian model): Englis[...]

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    CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS 26 Video Still Mode Specify the type of picture shown in pause mode. First select “ Automatic. ” If still pictures jitter, select “Field. ” If visual details are still not clear , select “Frame. ” Automatic / Field / Frame A moving picture is composed of numerous still images called frames. Each frame is c[...]

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    27 English CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS DET AILED SETTINGS * If you set Audio to “Original, ” the original language of each disc will be selected. ** If you set Audio, Subtitle, or Menus to “Other , ” specify the language by selecting a four-digit number from the language code list and enter it using the numeric buttons. *** If the audio [...]

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    CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS 28 The ratings lev el can be set from 0 through 8. (The lower the number , the greater the restriction.) ■ Changing the ratings level (fr om Level 8) The unit may be set so that it will not play D VD videos unsuitable for children. T o play these videos or change the restriction, you must enter a password. When you [...]

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    29 English CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS DET AILED SETTINGS Set the parameters for 6CH DISCRETE output to suit the speaker system. If you select “Multi-channel” from the Setup menu, set parameters a , b , and c (page 29 and page 30) according to the speaker system. Setting panel a a a a Speaker selection and size 1 Press the cursor b uttons ( [...]

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    CHANGING THE DVD MODE SETTINGS 30 b b b b Delay time (This parameter is effecti ve on only center/rear channels of D VD-V ideo discs recorded in Dolby Digital format.) To obtain maximum effect from a Dolby Digital 5.1 chan- nel source, all speakers (except the subw oofer) should be located the same distance from the listening position. Howe ver, th[...]

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    31 English DET AILED SETTINGS This unit features independent playback circuits for D VD mode and SA CD mode. D VD mode settings are not valid in SA CD mode. Y ou must complete a separate group of settings dedicated to SA CD mode. To play multi-channel Super Audio CD data ef fectively , set the speaker parameters in SA CD mode to suit your speakers [...]

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    CHANGING THE SACD MODE SETTINGS 32 3 Press ENTER. The unit displays “TEST T ONE. ” 4 Press ENTER. Tw o seconds of test tone are output from each speaker in the follo wing order . 5 Press ENTER to stop the test tone, press the cursor b utton l l l l or h h h h to select a speaker to adjust, then press ENTER again. Pressing the cursor button l or[...]

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    33 English APPENDIX APPENDIX Refer to the chart below if the unit does not function properly . If the problem is not listed below , or if the instructions fai l to help, turn off the po wer to the unit, disconnect the po wer cable, and contact the nearest authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center . ■ General ■ D VD mode TROUBLESHOO TING Probl[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING 34 ■ SA CD mode ■ Remote control No picture (U.S.A. model) If you play a P AL system D VD-Audio, the mes- sage “This disc is P AL system. The output is sound only” may appear on the monitor . No picture is av ailable because the disc uses an incompatible type of video signal. — V ideo cannot be recorded. Most D VD-Audio/V [...]

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    35 English APPENDIX Bitstream In this manual, “bitstream” refers to the digital form of multiple channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel audio) before it is decoded into its various channels. CINEMA DSP The Dolby Surround and DTS systems were originally designed for use in movie theaters, and theaters remain the premiere listening experience—es[...]

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    NOTES ON HANDLING DISCS 36 P an&Scan/Letterbox In general, D VD-V ideo discs are produced with the inten- tion of being viewed on a widescreen tele vision with an aspect ratio of 16:9. This means you can vie w most mate- rial at the intended aspect ratio on a widescreen television. Material with this ratio will not fit onto a standard televi- [...]

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    37 English APPENDIX A UDIO SECTION • Frequency Response D VD Audio (192 kHz sampling) ..................... 2 Hz to 88 kHz D VD (96 kHz sampling) .................................. 2 Hz to 44 kHz D VD (48 kHz sampling) .................................. 2 Hz to 22 kHz CD, V ideo CD .................................................. 2 Hz to 20 kHz[...]

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