Yamaha DVD-S30 manual

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    BAVL O WNER’S MANU AL D VD PLA YER D VD-S30[...]

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    i 1 T o assure the f inest performance, p lease read this ma nual carefull y . Keep it in a safe plac e for fut ure refere nce. 2 Install thi s sound system in a w ell ventila ted, cool, dry , clean place with at least 10 cm on the t op, 10 cm on t he left an d right, and 10 cm at the ba ck of DVD-S30 — a way from direct sunlight, heat sources , [...]

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    ii CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. CA UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedur es other than those specified he rein may result in hazardous radiation e xposure. CAUTION - VISIBLE AND / OR INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VARNING - SYNLIG OCH / ELLER OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅNING NÄR DENN[...]

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    iii About region codes The region code (an ID number assigned to ea ch market region) is set for normal D VD players and DVD video discs. The D VD-S30 supports the discs with the region codes shown belo w . For detail s, read the information on the disc jack et. Notes about discs • T his unit is des igned for use with DVD video, V ideo CD, Super [...]

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    1 Supplied Parts .............. ............... ................. .......... 2 Controls and Func tions ............. ......... ............ ....... 3 Front panel ...... ............ ................ ............. ............... .. 3 Remote control ............ ................ ............. ............... .. 4 Connection s .......... ............[...]

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    PREPARATION 2 This product consists of the fo llowing parts. Before connecting an amplif ier or a TV to this product, make sure you receiv ed all of the following parts. D VD player (D VD-S30) x 1 Accessories y Y ou can place the DVD player vertically (ST ANDBY/O N becomes the top and h becomes the bottom as the diagram below) using the supplied D [...]

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    3 PREPARATION PREP ARA TION ■ Front panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON T urn this unit on or set it to the standby mode. y When the unit is in the standby mode, the unit consumes a small amount of power . 2 Fro nt panel display Displays playback in formation or settings. 3 (Eject) Ejects a disc in the unit. Do not push the ejected disc when reloading it. T o re[...]

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    4 PREPARATION ■ Remote control Read the follo wing for the function of each b utton. The button s shaded in the illustration belo w are used to control the Y AMAHA A V amplifier “A VC-S30” (incl uded if you purchase D VX-S30). For deta ils on A VC-S30 operations, refer to the “A VX-S30 O WNER’S MANUAL”. * T o c ontrol your TV with these[...]

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    5 PREPARATION PREP ARA TION H A UDIO Selects the audio language of the D V D video or the audio channel setting of the video CD and super video CD. (page 15) I SHIFT While holding down SHIFT, press a b utton below to enable the corresponding operation. SW +/– : Adjusts the subwoofer channel v olume on the A VC-S30. CENTER +/– : Adjusts the cent[...]

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    6 PREPARATION This section explains ho w to connect th e D VD-S30 to your TV or external A V amplifier (A VC-S30 etc. ). For connections related to e xternal A V amplif ier , refer to the manual for it. Connect the power cord of the DVD pl ayer or external components after connection of all cables ar e complete. Other video connections (to enjo y h[...]

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    7 PREPARATION PREP ARA TION Use the remote control within 6 m (20 feet) of the D VD player and point it to ward the remote control sen sor . • Be car eful not to spill liquid on the remote control. • Be car eful not to drop the remote control. • Do not leave the remote cont rol in the following places: – hot or humid places, such as near a [...]

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    OPERATION 8 Before starting playback operation, follo w the pr ocedure below to set up the D VD player settings. ■ Step 1: T urni ng on the power 1 T urn on the TV and A V amplifier (A VC-S30 etc.), and then press ST ANDBY/ON (DVD) to turn on the D VD player (D VD-S30). The front panel display turns on. y This unit has the auto-sleep function whi[...]

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    OPERATION 9 OPERA TION 4 Press or to select “OK”, and then press ENTER. Repeat step 4 in the re-conf irmation screen. y T o r eturn to the previous menu, press . T o close the Setup menu, press SETUP. • When using a wide-scr een TV , set “TV DISPL A Y” in “VIDEO SETUP P AGE” to “16:9”. For details, refer to “TV DISPLA Y” (page[...]

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    OPERATION 10 Y ou can enjoy movie or music discs with this unit. Since some disc operations are limited to specific disc types, the supported disc types are indicated u sing the icons shown belo w . Each icon means that the operation is limited to the corresponding disc type. Operations with no ic on indicated are av ailabl e for all disc types. Ab[...]

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    OPERATION 11 OPERA TION Follo w the procedures belo w to carr y out basic disc pl ayback operations. • I f the inhibit icon ( or ) appears on the TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not av ailable on the current disc or the current status. • Depending on the disc, some op erations may be dif ferent or restricted. T o start pla[...]

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    OPERATION 12 Y ou can repeat single chapter (track), single title, or entire disc . Also, you can set two p oints to repeat the specif ied section of a title (track) with A-B Repeat. • Repeat Play may not work depending on D VD disc types. • T he Shuffle feature is not av ailable for DVD-VRs. • Repeat Play does not work while playing back a V[...]

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    OPERATION 13 OPERA TION Y ou can specify an elapsed time where you want p layback to start. • Using the Time Search feature for a VCD or SV CD automatically closes the Play back Control menu (page 16). • Y ou cannot specify an elapse d time that exceeds the total time. ■ Time Searc h on D VD 1 While playing bac k a disc, press ON SCREEN to di[...]

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    OPERATION 14 ■ Time Searc h on CD 1 Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to select “DISC GO T O”, “TRA CK GO T O” or “SELECT TRA CK”. 2 Use the Number buttons to enter hours, minutes, and seconds (or track number if y ou select “SELECT TRA CK” in step 1). Playback skips to the specif ied position. Y ou can customize the playback order for c[...]

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    OPERATION 15 OPERA TION 6 T o star t playback wi th the Program Pla y feature, pres s , , or to select “ST ART”, and then press ENTER. y • T o cancel the Program Play feature, pres s , , or to select “Exit” in the prog ram list, then press ENTER. • T o remov e a chapter or tr ack from Program Play , pres s , , or to select the progra m [...]

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    OPERATION 16 Y ou can select the desired vie wing angle during D VD playback. This selection is av ailable only with multi-angle compatibl e discs. Also, viewing angles av ai lable for each disc may vary . For information on your disc, ref er to the operating inst ructions in the disc’ s menu or on its jacket. While pla ying bac k a disc, hold do[...]

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    OPERATION 17 OPERA TION Y ou can set playback restricti ons for certain discs using Parental Control. Only users who know the passwor d (page 18) can access the lock ed discs. ■ Setting the P arental Contr ol level Y ou can restrict playback according to a predetermin ed le vel (P arental Control le vel). For i nformation on the Parental Control [...]

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    OPERATION 18 T o disable a loc k applied to a disc Select “UNLOCK” in step 3. y • T o retur n to the previous menu, press . T o close the Setup menu, press SETUP. • T o unlock the D isc Lock temp orarily for playback, use the Number buttons to enter the pa ssword in the password input area (displayed when th e locked disc is loaded), and th[...]

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    OPERATION 19 OPERA TION y • While playing back a JPEG (Kodak) picture disc, you can zoom in or zoom out th e picture by pressing ZOOM repeatedly while holing do wn SHIFT. Also, you can pan through the enlar ged picture by pressing , , or . • While playing back a JPEG (Koda k) picture disc, you can flip the picture by pressing or flip th e pictu[...]

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    OPERATION 20 Y ou can view and change the settings for the current DVD or VCD (SVCD) playback usi ng the TV (On-Screen menu). Displaying the On-Screen menu for a VCD or SVCD automa tically closes the Playba ck Control menu (page 16). y Although the On-Screen menu is shown in English in the procedure below , you can display the menu in other languag[...]

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    OPERATION 21 OPERA TION In the Setup menu, you ca n conf igure the various parameters or operate useful functions. F ollow the procedure belo w to operate the Setup menu. For details on each menu or av ailable param eters, refer to “Set up menu items” (page 22). 1 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu on the TV . 2 Press or to sele ct “GENERA[...]

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    OPERATION 22 ■ Setup menu items Pag e Menu Submenu Pa r am e t e r GENERAL SETUP P A GE DISC LOCK See page 17 for details. (Def ault: UNLOC K) DISPLA Y DIM Y ou can set bri ghtness for the fron t panel display . (Default: 100%) 100% : Full brightness 70% : Medium br ightness 40% : Dimming the fr ont panel display PROGRAM INPUT MENU See page 14 fo[...]

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    OPERATION 23 OPERA TION *2 The video settings of your TV also affect the display ima ge. Make sure you configure the video settings of your TV a s well as t hi s unit’ s video setup. *3 The progressive scan mode is only av aila bl e if yo u connect this u nit to a prog ressive scan compatible TV using a component vide o connection. *4 “PREFEREN[...]

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    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 24 If there is an y problem with your system, check the follo wing items. If you cannot solve your problem with the follo wing remedies or if your problem is not listed below , turn of f and unplug the unit, then cons ult the nearest authorized Y AMAHA deal er or service ce nter . ■ General ■ Remote control ADDITIONAL INF[...]

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    25 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION ■ Disc playbac k Prob lem Cause Solution A disc cannot be inser ted into this unit This unit is not turn ed on. T urn on this unit and ins ert the disc after “NO DISC” app ears on the front pane l displa y . This unit is in the ini tialization proce ss. W ait for a while and insert the disc af[...]

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    26 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ■ Channel (c h) A channel is an audio type th at has been divided based on range and other characteristics. Ex. 5.1 channel • Front speakers, Left (1ch), Right (1ch) • Center speaker (1 ch) • Surround speakers, Left (1ch), Right (1ch) • Subwoofer (1 ch x 0.1 * = 0.1 ch) * In contrast to a full 1-channe l band, a [...]

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    27 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION This product incorporates co pyright pro tec tion technology that is protected by method cl aims of certai n U.S. patents and other intellectual pr operty rights o wned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights o w ners. Use of this copyright protection tec hnolog y must be authorized by Macro vis[...]

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    28 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION If y our desired langua ge for “A UDIO” “SUBTITLE” an d “DISC MENU” is not listed in the Setup menu (page 9), select “O THER”, then enter the 4-digi t language code for your desired language. Abkhazian 65 66 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 65 70 Albanian 83 81 Amharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 A vest[...]

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    29 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INFORMA TION If y ou set the remote control code for y o ur TV on the remote contr ol of this unit (pa ge 19), you can operate the specific func tions of your TV with the remote control. • Depending on the product, this unit’ s remote control may not be able to operate some TVs. In this case, use the re mote[...]

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    30 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AUDIO SECTION • Audio Outp ut Level (1 kHz, 0 dB) ................ ................... ............ 2 V • Signal to No ise Ratio ........................... ..................... 105 d B or more • Dynamic R ange .................. .................. ..................... 100 d B or more • T otal Ha rmonic Distortio[...]

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    YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, USA 6660 ORANGETHO RPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.S.A. YAMAHA CANADA MUSIC LTD. 135 MILNER AVE. , SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M 1S 3R1, CANADA YAMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROPA G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RE LLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, GERMA NY YAMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY-BEAUB OURG 77312[...]