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DVD / SACD CHANGER
LECTEUR DE DVD / SACD CHANGEUR
DVD-C940
OWNER’S MANUAL
MODE D’EMPLOI
NATURAL SOUND DVD SACD PLAYER
STANDBY
ON
SACD
DISC PLAY CHANGE
MULTI CH
1 23 4 5
REPEAT
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WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not CAUTION expose this appliance to rain or moisture. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). procedures other than herein may result in hazardous NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. radiation exposure. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part 15 and This symbol w
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FCC INFORMATION (for US customers) 1. IMPORTANT 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 approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation in
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CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read 14 Do not attempt to modify or fix this unit. this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for Contact qualified YAMAHA service personnel future reference. when any service is needed. The cabinet should 2 Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean never be opened for any reason. place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, 15 When not planning to use this unit for long vibration, du
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English Contents Playing an Audio CD ..............................................20 Introduction Playing a disc.........................................................................20 Supplied accessories..................................................2 Special DVD Features ............................................20 Notes about discs ......................................................2 Title/Disc menu .................................
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing this YAMAHA DVD/ Symbols Used in this Manual SACD player. This Owner’s Manual explains the The below symbols appear in some headings and basic operation of this player. notes with the following meanings: Supplied accessories – Description refers to playback of DVD DVD-video discs – Remote control – Batteries (two AA size) for remote control – Description refers to playback of VCD – Audio/Video cable Video CDs – Owner’s Manual –
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English Introduction Reality reproduced: Super Audio SACD: reality in sound...and CD vision The future in digital sound reproduction is no This SACD player will not only surprise you with longer limited to a close simulation of reality. The its superior reproduction of almost all existing new audio standard IS reality! The human ear is no audio formats. Connected to your TV, your longer capable of distinguishing audible reality SACD player presents VCD and DVD-video from digital
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Functional Overview Front Panel STANDBY/ON – to switch the player to standby mode or ON Disc Tray / OPEN/CLOSE – load up to 5 discs on the disc tray – to open/close the disc tray NATURAL SOUND DVD SACD PLAYER STANDBY ON SACD DISC PLAY CHANGE MULTI CH 1 23 4 5 REPEAT DISPLAY S/Q – shows the current status of the player – search backward* / go to a previous chapter or track DISC (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)/LEDs – to select and directly playback the R/T preferred disc / each LED flashes green – search fo
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English Functional Overview Rear Panel VIDEO OUT - COMPONENT (480p) – outputs progressive scan signals. connect to COMPONENT VIDEO inputs of your AV receiver VIDEO OUT - COMPONENT(480i) – outputs interlace signals. connect to COMPONENT VIDEO inputs of your AV AC Power Cord receiver – connect to a standard AC outlet VIDEO OUT - VIDEO AUDIO OUT - 6CH DISCRETE – connect to VIDEO (composite) input of – connect to 6CH INPUT inputs of your AV receiver your AV receiver COMPONENT (480p VIDEO R PR
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Functional Overview Remote Control DISC SKIP B/ I DISC SKIP DIMMER T C SOUND MODE – to select another disc – switch DVD player ON or go to standby mode DIMMER 1 23 – to select 4 different brightnesses for the display 0-9 numerical keys 46 5 – select numbered items in a T/C 79 8 menu – select title/chapter RETURN RESUME CD TEXT BIT RATE 0 SOUND MODE MENU ON SCREEN CD TEXT/BIT RATE – selects required sound mode – activate/deactivate CD text if ENTER • for SACD: CD, Stereo or available on the
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English Preparation Notes: General Notes on connections – If the audio format of the digital output does not Never make or change connections with the match the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver power switched on. will produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all. Make sure to select the appropriate audio ● Depending on the equipment you wish to format at menu screen included on the disc. connect, there are various ways you could Pressing AUDIO onc
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Preparation Component Video jacks MIXED 2CH jacks Component video connection achieves high Use audio/video cable supplied with this player to fidelity in reproducing colors (better performance connect the L (left) and R (right) jacks to than S-video connection), separating video signal corresponding input jacks of your audio into luminance (Y, terminal color-coded as green), equipment such as Stereo amplifier. You can and color difference (Pb, blue/Pr, red
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English Preparation Use commercially available coaxial cables. Receiver (and TV) with component input is required. Observe the color of each jack when connecting. If your receiver does not have component output jacks, connecting the player’s component output directly to your TV’s component input can reproduce better video image. Composite Video jacks Use audio/video cable supplied with this player when connecting the player to a TV. COMPONENT (480p VIDEO R PR PB Y SURROUND Y S
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Preparation Inserting batteries into the NTSC/PAL Conversion Remote Control DVD discs are recorded according to color system eg. NTSC and PAL. Your TV also operates 1 Open the battery cover. according to a color system. 2 Insert batteries (AA size) with the correct polarity This DVD player is compatible with NTSC and as indicated by the + and - symbols inside the PAL. To play on this DVD player, the color battery compartment. system of the DVD disc, the
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English Preparation Temporary Feedback Field Icons Menu Bars on TV Screen These icons will appear on the top left hand ● Operations can be carried out directly via the corner of your TV screen. multiple menu bars on the TV screen. ● The following functions are available via the menu Scan Repeat A to end bars. Pressing ON SCREEN repeatedly will toggle through menu bar 1, menu bar 2, menu bar 3 and Repeat all discs Repeat A–B menu bar OFF: Repeat disc Angle Menu bar 1 Repeat Title Child Loc
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Preparation – Video shift Picture Use this setting to personalize the position of the – TV Shape picture on your TV by scrolling it to the left or right. Select the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected. 16:9 ➜ when you connect a wide-screen TV to this player. 1en 1en 1 2 4:3 LETTER BOX ➜ when you connect a TV shape normal TV to this player. Displays a wide picture Black Level shift with black bands displayed on the upper and Video shift lower portions of the TV screen. Color settings O
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English Preparation – Adv. Picture Options (on COMPO- Sound NENT 480p VIDEO OUT only) – Digital output ● DCDi - can be set to On (Y) or Off (N). ● True Life - produces a more dynamic picture by ● Digital output selection enables you to specify the increasing the picture contrast and the color type of digital output suitable for your receiver. intensity. ● Select ALL (default setting), if you had connected your DIGITAL AUDIO OUT to a multichanel – P-Scan Aspect Ratio (on COMPO- decoder re
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Preparation Notes: – CD Upsampling – Multichannel output and downmixed stereo Allows you to upsample your CD from 44.1 kHz output are not available simultaneously. / 16 bit to various higher sampling rate for – When multichannel is selected as analog output. superior CD reproductions. The MIXED 2CH (Left/Right) will deliver the Center The selections are: 88.2kHz/24bits, 176.4kHz/ channel data and not the downmixed Left/Right. In 24bits and OFF. some cases, the sound volume will be redu
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English ° 0 2 1 - ° 0 1 1 ° 0 3 Preparation – Speaker settings Center Speaker Allows you to select speaker settings, volume L (Large): When the center speaker can balance and delay time, and to test the speaker reproduce low frequency signals settings. below 120Hz Speaker settings are only active on the Multi- S (Small): When the center speaker cannot Channel Audio Out outputs for both DVD and produce low frequency signals SACD. Speaker settings will not be used during below 120Hz playback
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Preparation Dolby Pro Logic Delay times If the delay times for Surround Channel and The DVD player is set to reproduce correctly Center Channel are set for Digital Surround synchronized Digital Surround Sound in a listening mode, the delay times for Dolby Pro Logic mode area where the surround speakers are about will automatically be calculated and set. 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers, and the center speaker is in line Pro Logic Surround Delay 25 20 with th
