Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVD-S557 Yamaha
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DVD PLAYER LECTEUR DE DVD DVD-S557 OWNER’S MANUAL MODE D’EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG BRUKSANVISNING GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING G D VD-S557 © 2005 All rights reserved. YAMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORATIO N, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA PARK, CALIF. 90620, U.
iii CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 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.
1 English Contents Introduction Region Codes.................................................................... 2 Supplied accessories ........................................................ 2 Notes about discs ......................................
2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this unit. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this unit. 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.
3 English Functional Overview * Press button for about two seconds. Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit.
4 Functional Overview * Press and hold button for about two seconds. Remote Control MENU SETUP ENTER OK STOP ANGLE AB P AUSE PLAY 23 5 46 8 0 79 1 TOP MENU RETURN ON SCREEN DVD ZOOM AUD IO MUTE SCAN S.
5 English 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.
6 Preparation 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.
7 English Getting Started 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 Handling the remote control • Do not spill water or other liquids on the remote control.
8 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.
9 English Getting Started Setting the Audio, Subtitle and Disc menu language 1 Press STOP ( 9 ) twice, then press SETUP . 2 Press 2 repeatedly to select [PREFERENCE PAGE].
10 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.
11 English Disc Operations Repeat and Shuffle • While playing a disc, press REPEAT continuously to choose a ‘Play Mode’. DVD ➔ RPT ONE (repeat chapter) ➔ RPT TT (repeat title) ➔ SHUFFLE (s.
12 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 .
13 English 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.
14 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.
15 English Disc Operations Selecting a folder and track/file 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.
16 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 • During playback, press 1 234 to rotate the picture on the TV screen.
17 English Setup Menu The setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize the DVD Player to suit your particular requirements. 1 Press SETUP . 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘General Setup’ icon. 3 Press ENTER/OK to confirm. Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker.
18 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.
19 English Setup Menu 3 Use the registration code to purchase or rent the videos from DivX ® VOD service at www.divx.com/vod. Follow the instructions and download the video onto a CD-R for playback on this DVD player. Notes: – All the downloaded videos from DivX ® VOD can only be played back on this DVD player.
20 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.
21 English Setup Menu TV Type 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.
22 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.
23 English 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. Audio, Subtitle, Disc Menu These menus contain various language options for audio, subtitle and disc menu which may be recorded on the DVD.
24 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.
25 English Setup Menu 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.
26 Language Codes These pages can be used to select other languages.This does not affect the options in “AUDIO”, “SUBTITLE” or “DISC MENU”.
27 English Language Codes These pages can be used to select other languages.This does not affect the options in “AUDIO”, “SUBTITLE” or “DISC MENU”.
28 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.
29 English Troubleshooting Problem 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.
30 Glossary Analog: Sound that has not been turned into num- bers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image.
31 English Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD Video Video CD & SVCD CD PICTURE CD CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD-R, DVD-RW VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video (CVBS) Output 1 Vpp into 75 ohm S-Video output Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0.3 Vpp into 75 ohm RGB (SCART) output 0.
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