U BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER BD-A1000 OWNER’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings.
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 instructions.
CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 2 3 4 5 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. Install this sound system in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place-away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, and/or cold. For proper ventilation, allow the following minimum clearances.
CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1 4. SETTINGS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS PLAYER........ 2 SUPPLIED PARTS .............................................. 2 ABOUT DISCS AND FILES................................. 3 Types of discs/files that can be used with this Player .... 3 Loading a disc................................................................. 4 Disc precautions ............................................................. 4 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS .......................... 5 Front panel.................
INTRODUCTION WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THIS PLAYER \ p. 18 \ p. 24 \ p. 27 \ p. 19 Play back Video, Music, Photo files on a disc/USB memory device* \ p. 19 Easy setting for language, resolution, screen aspect ratio You can perform language and TV settings. Play back commercially-released BD/DVD/CD/SA-CD/DVD-Audio discs* In addition to BD discs, this Player also supports playback of a variety of other discs. Play back BONUSVIEW, BD-Live, etc.* You can enjoy additional movies on the latest BD discs.
1 ABOUT DISCS AND FILES – 12 cm (5”) and 8 cm (3”) discs can be played back in this Player. Do not use an 8 cm (3”) to 12 cm (5”) adapter. – Use discs that conform to compatible standards as indicated by the presence of official logos on the disc label. Playback of discs not complying with these standards is not guaranteed. In addition, the image quality or sound quality is not guaranteed even if the discs can be played back.
ABOUT DISCS AND FILES About Super Audio CD (SA-CD) – Audio format based upon the current CD standards but includes a greater amount of information that provides higher quality sound. There are three types of discs: single layer, dual layer and hybrid discs. The hybrid disc can be played on existing CD players as well as Super Audio CD players since it contains both standard audio CD and Super Audio CD information.
1 CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS INTRODUCTION ■ Front panel 1 2 3 4 1 p (On/Standby) 5 6 7 8 8 2 USB port (p. 16) 9 0 A B (Search forward/Skip forward): Press to skip forward, and press and hold to search forward. 3 SA-CD indicator: Lights up when an SA-CD is loaded and the SA-CD layer (p. 4) is selected. 9 4 Front panel display 0 (Pause) 5 Disc tray (p. 4) A (Stop) 6 B PURE DIRECT: Press to change the Pure Direct mode (p. 7) to mode 1/mode 2/off.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ■ Remote control Note – will appear on the top left corner of the screen when the pressed button is not available. 1 Infrared signal transmitter: Outputs infrared signal. Aim this window to the remote control sensor (p. 5). 2 MARKER DVD VIDEO : Sets Bookmark (p. 26) at a specified point of a movie. After Bookmark is set, to select the set point you want to jump to, press DIGEST. You can set up to 12 Bookmarks. 3 : Opens/closes the disc tray.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS Note – Specific operations may be different depending on the disc. Follow the instructions of each menu screen. B Cursor buttons (5/a /2/3): Moves the focus in the menu screen. ENTER: Selects the focused menu/item. C RETURN: Returns to the previous menu or screen, etc. D SUBTITLE BD DVD VIDEO : Changes subtitle languages (p. 43) if available . You can also select this item from On Screen menu (p. 24). E STATUS: Displays the playback information (p. 25).
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS M SEARCH BD DVD CD VIDEO MUSIC : Jumps to a specified point during playback. For details on this function, refer to “Using search” (p. 26). You can also select this item from status menu (p. 25). N HOME: Displays the HOME menu screen (p. 19). O REPEAT BD DVD CD VIDEO MUSIC : Changes repeat mode. Repeat mode shown below will change each time you press the button. : Repeats the title being played back. : Repeats the chapter being played back.
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 1 ID function INTRODUCTION You can change the remote control ID to prevent unwanted operation of the other Yamaha player such as DVD player. If you have changed the remote control ID, make sure that you select the same ID for the main unit. The default setting is ID1. 1 Remote control setting To change the ID from ID1 to ID2, press and hold the red color button and 2 of number button simultaneously for 3 seconds.
CONNECTION INTRODUCTION TO CONNECTIONS Find the corresponding connection method on your video/audio equipment. We recommend that you use the HDMI terminal which provides high quality digital audio and video on a single connection. If you use the other terminals/jacks, connect the video first. Then connect the audio. Connect video and audio to AV receiver with HDMI cable. HDMI terminal on AV receiver? * HDMI terminal on TV? Refer to owner’s manual of AV receiver.
2 CONNECTION Video and audio connection to AV receiver A HDMI (p. 12) Video connection Audio connection to AV receiver to TV A’ HDMI (p. 12) D COAXIAL (p. 14) Connect audio to AV receiver. or E OPTICAL (p. 14) to AV receiver or B COMPONENT (p. 13) F or MIXED 2CH (p. 15) or G 7.1 ch surround (p. 15) C VIDEO (p. 13) Video and audio connection to TV A’ HDMI (p. 12) Audio connection to TV Video connection to TV Connect audio to TV. D’ COAXIAL (p. 14) or B’ COMPONENT (p.
HDMI CONNECTION ■ Connecting to the HDMI terminal – – – – You can enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI terminal. Firmly connect an HDMI cable (commercially available) to the HDMI terminals. See page 36 for information on the audio/video output formats. Use HIGH SPEED HDMI cables that have the HDMI logo (as shown on the back cover). Caution! Do not connect the power cable of this Player until all connections are completed.
VIDEO CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the component/video jack Caution! Do not connect the power cable of this Player until all connections are completed. This Player (Red) (Blue) (Green) This Player 2 CONNECTION – You can enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images through the component jacks. – Firmly connect a component video cable (commercially available) or a video pin cable to the COMPONENT jacks/ VIDEO jack. – See page 37 for information on the video output formats.
AUDIO CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the digital audio jack/terminal – You can connect audio equipment or the TV to the COAXIAL jack/OPTICAL terminal. – Firmly connect a Coaxial digital audio cable (commercially available) or optical cable (commercially available) to the coaxial digital audio jack or optical digital audio terminal. – See page 36 for information on the audio output formats. Caution! Do not connect the power cable of this Player until all connections are completed.
AUDIO CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the audio jacks – You can connect audio equipment or the TV to the MIXED 2CH/7.1 ch surround jacks. – Firmly connect audio pin cables (supplied and commercially available) to the MIXED 2CH jacks or 7.1 ch surround jacks. – See page 36 for information on the audio output formats. – If you want to reproduce multi-channel SA-CD and DVD-Audio, connect 7.1 ch surround jacks to the corresponding input jacks of your AV receiver using commercially available audio pin cables.
NETWORK AND USB CONNECTION ■ Connecting to the NETWORK terminal and USB port – PC contents can be played back by connecting this Player to the network. – You can enjoy a variety of contents with interactive functions by connecting to the internet when playing BD-Live compatible discs. Refer to page 27 regarding further information on BD-Live functions.
OTHER CONNECTIONS ■ Connecting to the REMOTE CONTROL jacks ■ Connecting the power cable – After all connections are completed, plug the supplied power cable into the AC IN on the rear of the Player. Then plug into AC outlet. 2 CONNECTION – You can transmit and receive the remote control signals by connecting to the REMOTE CONTROL (OUT/IN) jacks. – Firmly connect monaural 3.5 mm mini plug cables (commercially available) to the REMOTE CONTROL (OUT/IN) jacks.
PLAYBACK INITIAL WIZARD/EASY SETUP ■ Setting with the Initial Wizard/ Easy Setup Initial Wizard/Easy Setup allows you to set language, resolution, and screen aspect ratio easily. Initial Wizard screen is displayed when you turn this Player on for the first time after purchase or upgrade. Same setting can be performed from SETUP menu = System = Easy Setup. 4 Press 5/a to select the screen aspect ratio, then press ENTER. For details on setting items, see “TV Screen” (p. 33). Easy Setup is completed.
HOME/MEDIA MENU HOME and MEDIA menus allow you to browse and play multi-media files on data discs, USB memory devices and your network. Common operations for playing back files in a selected folder Example: Selecting a movie file on a USB memory device Note – For details on playable disc and format, see page 3. Basic operation 5/a : Moves the focus. 2: Returns to the parent folder. 3: Checks/unchecks single folder/file. HOME: Moves to/exits HOME menu screen. ENTER: Confirms the folder/file.
HOME/MEDIA MENU 4 Select the Photo, Music, Video or AVCHD folder you want to play back, then press ENTER. To return to the parent folder, press 2 or select . Hint – To enjoy slide show with music, press HOME to return to the HOME menu screen while music is played back, and select photo file. Note – The displayed file may not be played back depending on the content. Operations for viewing photos Note – Note that the only the file type selected on this step will be displayed in the following step.
HOME/MEDIA MENU ■ Using network content This Player is a DLNA certified digital media player. You can manage photo, music and video contents stored on DLNA servers on your home network. About DLNA DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) provides easy sharing of digital media through network in the home, and you can enjoy digital contents stored on your DLNAserver-software-installed PC or other DLNA compatible device with your TV via this Player.
PLAYING VIDEOS FROM NETFLIX You can instantly watch movies and TV episodes from Netflix over the internet using this Player. To be a Netflix member, visit http://www.netflix.com. ■ Preparing for watching video on your computer ■ Checking the activation code You need to complete the activation of this Player through the internet with your computer. After that procedure, you can add your desired videos in your instant queue.
PLAYING VIDEOS FROM BLOCKBUSTER You can instantly watch movies from BLOCKBUSTER over the internet using this Player. For details about this feature, visit http://www.blockbuster.com. ■ Playing the video ■ Creating your account 2 Press 2/3 to select BLOCKBUSTER, then press ENTER. Before using this feature, create your BLOCKBUSTER account and get the activation code for this unit with your computer. 3 Select “Browse”. 2 Click “Activate” on the website. 3 Sign in or create a free “blockbuster.
ADVANCED PLAYBACK OPERATION This chapter explains playback of commercially available BD and DVD discs, SA-CDs, CDs, and recorded DVDRW/R discs. Note – For the basic playback operation, see page 6. ■ On Screen menu To display On Screen menu, press ON SCREEN. After that, press 5/a /2/3 to select an item, then press ENTER to operate the desired function.
ADVANCED PLAYBACK OPERATION ■ Status menu This shows various settings, such as subtitles, angle settings and the title/chapter/track number currently played back. To display status menu, press STATUS. Status menu contains following menus.
ADVANCED PLAYBACK OPERATION ■ Using Bookmark DVD VIDEO This allows you to set Bookmark at the specified point of the video. After Bookmark is set, you can move to the point you set using this function. You can set up to 12 Bookmarks. 1 Press MARKER during playing back the movie to set Bookmark. Bookmark number, and the status are displayed. 2 Press ENTER to program playback order. For audio disc, press 5/a to select a desired track then press ENTER.
ADVANCED PLAYBACK OPERATION ■ Enjoying BONUSVIEW and BDLive ■ Using the feature of BD-Live This player supports BONUSVIEW (p. 42) (BD-ROM Profile 1 Version 1.1) and BD-Live (p. 42) (BD-ROM Profile 2) playback functions. 1. Set the Network setting (p. 33).
SETTINGS SETUP MENU The SETUP menu enables various audio/visual settings and adjustments for functions using the remote control unit. Menu/Submenu Item System Screen Saver Sets screen saver on/off. 31 Disc Auto Playback Sets this Player to start disc playback automatically. 31 HDMI Control Sets this Player to receive control signal from the remote control of your TV/AV receiver. 31 Network Control Sets the control via Ethernet to on/off.
SETUP MENU Menu/Submenu TV Display Setting Video Process Speaker Setting Post Process Page 33 Resolution Selects the resolution of output video. 33 TV System Selects the TV System from NTSC/PAL/Multi. 34 Color Space Selects Color Space from RGB/YCbCr 4:4:4/YCbCr 4:2:2/ Full RGB. 34 HDMI Deep Color Selects HDMI Deep Color from 30 bits/36 bits/Off. 34 HDMI 1080p 24Hz Sets HDMI 1080p 24Hz to auto/off.
SETUP MENU ■ Example of SETUP menu operation You need to call up the SETUP menu screen to perform settings for this Player. The following is the explanation for basic operations of the SETUP menu. CLEAR 3. Select a menu item. Press 5/a to select Parental Control, then press ENTER or cursor 3. SEARCH SETUP REPEAT PIP TOP MENU POP-UP/MENU HOME 4. Enter password. ENTER RETURN ON SCREEN Example: Setting Parental Control Note – Some items cannot be set during playback.
SETUP MENU ■ General Setting The default settings are marked with “ ”. * System Screen Saver You can set the screen saver to on/off. When set to on, this Player will switch to screen saver mode if there is no operation for 3 minutes. After that, this Player will turn to standby mode when there is no operation for 6 minutes. On*, Off On*, Off HDMI Control You can set the Player to receive control signal from a TV/AV receiver compatible with the HDMI Control function via an HDMI cable (p. 12).
SETUP MENU Language OSD You can select the language for On Screen Display which is the messages or menu displayed on the screen such as SETUP menu. English*, Français , Español , Deutsch , Italiano , DVD-Audio Mode Some DVD-Audio discs contain the DVD-Video content in addition to the DVD-Audio content. You can select DVD-Audio mode or DVD-Video mode. DVD-AUDIO* Both DVD-Audio/Video contents are played back. Only the DVD-Audio content may be played back depending on the disc.
SETUP MENU ■ Display Setting Network The default settings are marked with “ * ”. Internet Connection Set this item to Enable when you use BD-Live (p. 27), DLNA (p. 21) and software upgrade from the network (p. 38). Enable*, Disable TV TV Screen You can set the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV, and adjust the video output. If you switch your TV (i.e. because you have bought a new one) and the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV changes, you will have to change the TV Screen setting.
SETUP MENU TV System You can select TV System from PAL, NTSC and Multi. Set the same TV System as your TV set. For more details on output formats, refer to “About the video output formats” (p. 37). NTSC*, PAL, Multi (U.S.A. and Canada models) NTSC, PAL*, Multi (Australia model) Color Space You can select the Color Space (p. 42) output from HDMI. This function is available when this Player is connected with an HDMI cable. RGB Video Process Video Mode You can select Video Mode below.
SETUP MENU ■ Audio Setting The default settings are marked with “ ”. * HDMI Output You can select audio signal output from HDMI terminal when SA-CD is played back. Audio Output DSD* Coaxial/Optical You can select the output mode of COAXIAL jack and OPTICAL terminal. For more details on output formats, refer to “About the audio output formats” (p. 36). Outputs DSD raw signal. When this Player is connected to DSD compatible AV receiver, this item is recommended.
SETUP MENU ■ About the audio output formats HDMI Source format Bitstream PCM 2ch MIXED 2CH/ 7.1 ch surround COAXIAL/OPTICAL PCM Reencode Bitstream PCM Reencode PCM 2ch PCM 2ch 2ch PCM 5.1ch PCM 5.1ch PCM 2ch 2ch/5.1ch PCM 7.1ch PCM 7.1ch PCM 2ch 2ch/7.1ch Dolby Digital with SA* or BCS** Dolby Digital PCM 5.1ch Dolby Digital Plus with SA* or BCS** Dolby Digital Plus PCM up to 7.1ch Dolby TrueHD with SA* or BCS** DTS Dolby TrueHD PCM up to 7.1ch DTS PCM up to 5.
SETUP MENU ■ About the video output formats When TV System is set to NTSC Resolution Auto 480i/576i 480p/576p 720p 1080i HDMI 1080p 24Hz – – – – – Max 480i 480p 720p 60 Hz 1080i 60 Hz 480p 480p 480i 480i 480p Playback BD HDMI others 720p 60 Hz others Playback BD VIDEO others 480i 480i 1080i 60 Hz 480i 480i 480i On Off 1080p 24 Hz 1080p 60 Hz 1080p 60 Hz 480p off 4 1080i 60 Hz 1080i 60 Hz off 480i 480i SETTINGS Playback commerciallyCOMPONENT released DVD Playbac
SOFTWARE UPGRADE Some of the newly released BD discs cannot be played back unless you upgrade this Player software to the latest version. We recommend upgrading the software of this Player with software upgrade so that this Player is operated based on the latest software. 3 Select the item which contains the upgrade file package from Disc/USB Storage/Network. To check for the availability of a software upgrade, visit http://download.yamaha.com/downloads/service/top/ ?site=europe.yamaha.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TROUBLESHOOTING Refer to the table below when this Player does not function properly. If the problem you are experiencing is not listed below or if the instruction below does not help, turn off this Player, disconnect the power cable, and contact the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or service center. ■ Power Problem Possible causes and solutions No power. – Connect the AC power cable properly. – Press (p) on the front panel to turn on the power. The Player power is turned off.
TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Picture Problem Possible causes and solutions No picture. – Make sure that the cables are connected correctly. (p. 10) – Make sure that the connected TV or the AV receiver is set to the correct input. (p. 10) – Connect this Player to the TV with VIDEO jack (p. 13) using the supplied video pin cable and set Resolution properly. (p. 33) – TV System is set to the incorrect setting. Press and hold DIMMER on the remote control to reset TV System setting to default setting.
TROUBLESHOOTING ■ Network Problem Possible causes and solutions Cannot connect to the Internet. – – – – Cannot download BD-Live contents. – Connect the Network cable properly. (p. 16) – Connect USB memory device properly. Check that the USB memory device is connected to the USB port of this Player. (p. 16) – Check if the BD disc supports BD-Live. – Check the setting for “Internet Connection”. (p. 33) – Connect the USB memory device formatted in FAT16 or FAT32.
GLOSSARY AVCHD AVCHD is a new format (standard) for high definition video cameras that can be used to record and play highresolution HD images. BD-Live BD-Live is a BD standard that utilizes a network connection, enabling this Player to go online to download promotional videos and other data. BDMV BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie, BD-MV) refers to one of the application formats used for BD-ROM which is one of the Blu-ray Disc specifications.
SPECIFICATIONS Linear PCM Sound Pan Scan (PS 4:3) Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD discs.) Lip Sync Subtitles These are the lines of text appearing at the bottom of the screen which translate or transcribe the dialog.
SPECIFICATIONS ■ Copyright – Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded without the authority of the owner of the copyright. Refer to relevant laws in your country. – This item incorporates copy protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights of Rovi Corporation. Reverse engineering and disassembly are prohibited. – Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
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CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. LASER Specification: Class 1 LASER Product Wave length: 790 nm (CDs)/655 nm (DVDs)/405 nm (BDs) Laser output: max. 1 mW LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. DANGER This unit emits visible laser radiation when open.
