ABL Blu-ray Disc Player BD-S673 Owner’s Manual USB
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 SETUP menu ..................................................... 28 3 4 4 4 4 Example of SETUP menu operation............................. 30 General Setting.............................................................. 31 Display Setting....................................
INTRODUCTION What you can do with this Player \ p. 18 \ p. 24 \ p. 27 Play back Video, Music, Photo files on a disc/USB memory device* \ p. 18 Easy setting for language, resolution, screen aspect ratio You can perform language and TV settings. Play back commercially-released Blu-ray Disc™/Blu-ray 3D™/ DVD/CD discs* In addition to Blu-ray Discs, this Player also supports playback of a variety of other discs. Play back BONUSVIEW™, BD-Live™, etc.
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 ■ Loading a disc – Insert the disc with the label facing up. – In case of the disc recorded on both sides, face down the side to play back. Notes – Playback may begin automatically, depending on the disc and setting of this Player. – The menu may be displayed first, depending on the disc. – The disc load time may vary depending on the disc.
1 Controls and functions Introduction ■ Front panel USB 1 2 3 1 p (On/Standby) Turns this Player on/Sets to standby mode. Press and hold p on the front panel for more than 5 seconds, and release to reset this Player (system reset). 2 USB connector (p. 16) 3 Front panel display Displays various information for operational status. 4 5 6 7 (Eject) Opens/Closes the disc tray. 9 0 6 (Search backward/Skip backward): Press to skip backward, and press and hold to search backward.
Controls and functions ■ Remote control 1 Infrared signal transmitter: Outputs infrared signal. Aim this window to the remote control sensor (p. 9). Note – will appear on the top left corner of the screen when the pressed button is not available. 1 2 3 4 PROGRAM MARKER DIGEST ZOOM R G Y B SUBTITLE ANGLE 5 6 7 8 9 0 AUDIO CLEAR SEARCH PIP SETUP 2ND AUDIO HOME TOP MENU SHUFFLE REPEAT A B POP-UP MENU 2 MARKER DVD VIDEO : Sets Bookmark (p. 26) at a specified point of a movie.
Controls and functions G SUBTITLE BD DVD VIDEO : Changes subtitle languages (p. 43) if available. You can also select this item from On Screen menu (p. 24). 1 Introduction H ANGLE BD DVD : Changes the camera angle if video is recorded with multiple angles. The Angle Mark ( ) is displayed on the screen when this function is available. You can also select this item from On Screen menu (p. 24). Note – Angle Mark is displayed only when the Angle Mark is set to on (p. 32).
Controls and functions N TOP MENU BD DVD : Displays the top menu screen if the disc contains a menu. Select the desired item using 5/a/2/3 and ENTER. PROGRAM MARKER DIGEST ZOOM R G Y B Note – Specific operations may be different depending on the disc. Follow the instructions of each menu screen. SUBTITLE ANGLE O Cursor buttons (5/a/2/3): Moves the focus in the menu screen. ENTER: Selects the focused menu/item.
Controls and functions ID function Loading the batteries in the remote control 1 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 7 seconds. To change the ID from ID2 to ID1, press and hold the red color button and 1 of number button simultaneously for 7 seconds. 2 Main unit setting Press and hold and on the front panel simultaneously for 2 seconds to display current ID when: – No disc is inserted in this Player.
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 an 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) Connect audio to AV receiver. D COAXIAL (p. 14) or to AV receiver E OPTICAL (p. 14) B COMPONENT (p. 13) or or F L/R (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. 13) E’ OPTICAL (p. 14) or or C’ VIDEO (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.
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 AUDIO OUT L/R jacks. – Firmly connect an Audio/Video cable (supplied) to the AUDIO OUT L/R jack. – See page 36 for information on the audio output formats. 2 Caution! Connection Do not connect the power cable of this Player until all connections are completed.
Network and USB connection ■ Connecting to the NETWORK terminal – 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. Notes – – – – – Firmly connect a network cable (commercially available) to the NETWORK terminal. Use only an STP (shielded twisted pair) network cable.
Other connections ■ Connecting to the REMOTE CONTROL jacks Caution! – For details about the SCENE function, refer to the owner’s manual supplied with your Yamaha AV receiver. – You can connect a Yamaha component (such as CD player) supports the SCENE function to the REMOTE CONTROL (OUT) jack of this Player. ■ 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.
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. Same setting can be performed from SETUP menu = System = Easy Setup. 1 When Easy Setup screen is displayed, press ENTER to start Easy Setup.
HOME/MEDIA menu Common operations for playing back files in a selected folder 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 . Example: Selecting a movie file on a USB memory device Note – Stop the playback of the video before you move to MEDIA menu screen. 3 Playback 1 Press HOME to move to HOME menu screen. Note – Note that the only the file type selected on this step will be displayed in the following step.
HOME/MEDIA menu 6 Select the file you want to play back, then press ENTER. When a video file is selected, playback starts. When a music file is selected, status screen is displayed and playback starts. When a photo file is selected, slide show starts. ■ Using network content This Player is DLNA certified (p. 42). You can manage photo, music and video contents stored on DLNA servers on your home network.
Using network services You can instantly watch the videos that the following network services provide. – YouTube – Picasa (p. 22) – Netflix (p. 23) 3 Notes Playing videos from YouTube™ You can watch movies from YouTube over the internet using this Player. The services may be changed without notice. 1 Press HOME to display HOME menu screen. Hint – The HOME menu screen may differ depending on the model. 2 Press 2/3/5/a to select YouTube, then press ENTER. Hint – To exit from YouTube, press RETURN.
Playing photos from Picasa™ Web Album You can watch photos from Picasa Web Album over the internet using this Player. The service may be changed without notice. 1 Register your user name and password on the computer before you use Picasa Web Album. 2 Press HOME to display HOME menu screen. Press 2/3/5/a to select Picasa, then press ENTER. Hint – The HOME menu screen may differ depending on the model.
Playing videos from Netflix™ You can instantly watch movies and TV episodes from Netflix over the internet using this Player. To become a Netflix member, visit www.netflix.com . Netflix is available in certain countries. Unlimited membership required. More information at www.netflix.com 3 ■ Launching Netflix Playback 1 Press HOME to display HOME menu screen. Press 2/3/5/a to select NETFLIX, then press ENTER. You can also press NETFLIX on the remote control to launch Netflix.
Advanced playback operation This chapter explains playback of commercially available Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, and recorded DVD-RW/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. 32).
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 Audio Output Function Page Selects 3D or 2D videos. 33 TV Screen Sets the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV, and adjust the video output. 33 Video Out Select Selects the resolution of video output. 34 TV System Selects the TV System from NTSC/PAL/Multi. 34 Color Space Selects Color Space from YCbCr 4:4:4/YCbCr 4:2:2/Full RGB/RGB. 34 HDMI Deep Color Selects HDMI Deep Color from 30 bits/36 bits/48 bits/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. SUBTITLE 4. Enter password. Enter your password with number buttons. – The default password is 0000. – You cannot move to the next setting screen until you have input the correct password. – To change the password, refer to “Change Password” (p. 32).
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 27 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 Audio You can prioritize the audio language for Blu-ray Disc/ DVD playback. For details on setting items, see “Menu” (p. 31). Subtitle You can prioritize the language for Subtitle. English, Français , , Español , Deutsch , Italiano , Nederlandse , Portuguese, Danish, Svenska , Finnish, Norwegian, , Korean, Japanese, More, Off (The default settings in [Language] differ depending on your model.) Playback Closed Caption You can set to display the closed caption (p.
SETUP menu Information You can display network information screen. On this screen, you can view the information of Interface (Ethernet), Address Type, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and DNS. ■ Display Setting Connection Test You can perform an internet connection test. If the test is failed, please check “IP Setting” (p. 33) and perform the test again. 3D Output You can select 3D or 2D video output from this Player. IP Setting You can configure the network settings.
SETUP menu Video Out Select You can select the video output resolution from HDMI, COMPONENT, and VIDEO. For more details on output formats, refer to “About the video output formats” (p. 37). HDMI When set to Auto, resolution is set to the maximum resolution according to the connected TV. When set to Disc Native, the original resolution and video frequency, recorded in the Blu-ray Disc or DVD that is played back, are used. You can use a video up-converter function of an external device.
SETUP menu Color Adjust You can adjust Brightness/Saturation/Hue for each color (Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Cyan/Magenta). To use this function, set Video Mode to Custom. For details on the setting items, see “Video Mode” (p. 34). The default settings are 0. Noise Reduction You can set the Noise Reduction to a level of 0 to 3. 0 is off, and 3 is the maximum level. DRC You can set the DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) (p. 42) to on/off/Auto.
SETUP menu ■ About the audio output formats Source format PCM 2ch PCM 5.1ch PCM 7.1ch HDMI Bitstream with SA* or BCS** PCM 2ch without SA* or BCS** with SA* or BCS** PCM 5.1ch PCM 7.1ch PCM up to 5.1ch Dolby Digital Plus PCM up to 7.1ch Dolby TrueHD PCM up to 7.1ch DTS PCM up to 5.1ch with SA* or DTS HD High BCS** Resolution without SA* or BCS** DTS HD High Resolution PCM up to 7.1ch with SA* or BCS** DTS-HD Master Audio without SA* or BCS** DTS-HD Master Audio PCM up to 7.
SETUP menu ■ About the video output formats When TV System is set to NTSC Video Out Select Contents Output terminal HDMI Auto 1080p 1080i 720p 480p/576p 1080p 24Hz 1080p 24Hz/ 60Hz *4 1080i 60Hz 720p 60Hz BD-Video HDMI with 1080p/24Hz COMPONENT content VIDEO *1 *2 off BD-Video HDMI without COMPONENT 1080p/24Hz VIDEO content *1 *3 DVD-Video COMPONENT VIDEO HDMI Others COMPONENT VIDEO *2 off *1 *3 *2 *2 *1 *1 *2 *2 off off 1080p 60Hz 1080i 60Hz off off 1080p 60Hz 1080i 60Hz o
Software upgrade Some of the newly released Blu-ray 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. To check for the availability of a software upgrade, visit http://download.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) – With no disc inserted, or playback stopped, press and hold and on the front panel simultaneously to set video resolution to the default value. If a picture is still not output, press and hold on the front panel for approximately 5 seconds to switch NTSC/PAL.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes and solutions – Verify that this Player can connect to the Internet normally. Refer to “Connection Test”. (p. 33) – Connect USB memory device properly. Check that the USB memory device is connected to the USB connector of this Player. (p. 16) – Check if the Blu-ray Disc supports BD-Live. – Connect the USB memory device formatted in FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS. – It is recommended to connect the USB memory device with at least 2 GB of free space.
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 Blu-ray Disc 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) refers to one of the application formats used for BD-ROM which is one of the Blu-ray Disc specifications.
Glossary FLAC Lip Sync FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open file format for lossless audio data compression. While inferior in compression rate to other lossy compressed audio formats, it can often provide higher audio quality. HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is an interface that supports both video and audio on a single digital connection.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Index ■ Numerics 2ch Downmix, SETUP menu ...............35 2ND AUDIO, remote control ................6 3D Output, SETUP menu ....................33 3D Playback Message, SETUP menu .........................................................31 ■ A ■ B BD-Live ...............................................27 BD-Live Connection, SETUP menu ....33 Bitrate, On Screen menu ......................24 Bookmark .............................................
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