U DVD AUDIO/VIDEO SA-CD CHANGER DVD-C961 STANDBY/ON DISC SA-CD DVD-AUDIO MULTI CH AUDIO DIRECT PLAYXCHANGE HDMI DOWN MIX i
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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 instructions.
CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install this unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. In a cabinet, allow about 2.5 cm (1 inch) of free space all around this unit for adequate ventilation.
Contents Region codes ............................................... 3 Supplied accessories .................................. 3 Cleaning discs.............................................. 3 Playable disc formats .................................. 3 Patent information ....................................... 4 Functional Overview ..................... 5 Front panel ................................................... 5 Remote control............................................. 6 Rear panel................
Contents Setup Menu .................................. 27 Menu overview ........................................... 27 Setup menu operation ............................... 28 General setup menu .................................. 28 Selecting DVD-Audio/Video mode ..................28 Locking/Unlocking the disc for viewing...........29 Programming tracks and discs...........................29 OSD language ...................................................30 Turning the screen saver on/off....................
Introduction Introduction Playable disc formats This unit is designed for use with discs having the logos shown below. Do not attempt to load any other type of disc into this unit. Region codes This unit is designed to support the region management system. Check the regional code number on the DVD disc package. If the number does not match the region code of this unit (see the table below or the back of this unit), this unit may be unable to play the disc. Destination Region code of this unit U.S.A.
Introduction Patent information Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc. DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. “DCDi” is a trademark of Faroudja, a division of Genesis Microchip, Inc.
Functional Overview Functional Overview English Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON DISC 2 SA-CD HDMI DOWN MIX MULTI CH 3 1 4 567 PLAYXCHANGE AUDIO DIRECT DVD-AUDIO 8 Disc tray Loads up to 5 discs in the disc tray. 90q 3 STANDBY/ON Turns on this unit or sets it to the standby mode. 4 DISC 1-5 indicators Select and directly play back the preferred disc. Each indicator lights up in green when this unit recognizes that the corresponding disc has been loaded.
Functional Overview 1 POWER ( | ) Turns on this unit. 2 SUBTITLE Selects the subtitle language (see pages 23 and 26). 3 AUDIO Selects the audio language or format (see pages 23 and 26). Changes the SA-CD playback layer (see page 24). 4 PLAY ( 3) Starts playback. 5 STOP ( 7 ) Stops playback. 6 s d SHUFFLE Accesses or exits from the shuffle mode (see page 19). 7 SCAN Previews the content of a chapter/track or whole disc (DVD/VCD/SVCD) (see page 19).
Functional Overview s SETUP Accesses or exits from the setup menu of this unit (see page 28). d SOUND MODE Selects a sound mode: stereo, virtual surround or multi-channel. Changes the SA-CD playback area (see page 24). f DIMMER Selects from three different levels of brightness for the front panel display: MODE 1: 70% brightness MODE 2: 40% brightness and all the indicators on the front panel turn off. NORMAL: 100% brightness g PAGE Selects the DVD-Audio still picture (see page 24).
Functional Overview Rear panel 1 2 3 AUDIO OUT 4 5 6 7 8 DIGITAL OUT L L CENTER R R FRONT SUB WOOFER SURROUND 6CH DISCRETE S VIDEO OPTICAL DIGITAL DTS VIDEO VIDEO OUT 9 COAXIAL PCM MIXED 2CH 0 OFF PB Y PR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT HDMI q ON OUT IN REMOTE CONTROL RS-232C w 1 AUDIO OUT (6CH DISCRETE) jacks Connect to the 6-channel input jacks of your AV receiver (see page 10). 7 REMOTE CONTROL (RS-232C) terminal Use as an expansion terminal for commercial use.
Connections Connections English General notes on connections AUDIO OUT Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the power cable before you make or change connections. • Depending on the component you want to connect, there are various ways to make connections. Possible connections are described below. • Refer to the manuals supplied with your other components as necessary to make the best connections. • Do not connect this unit via your VCR.
Connections Analog connections This unit has two types of analog output jacks. ■ 6-channel discrete jacks If you want to reproduce multi-channel Super Audio CD (SA-CD) and DVD-Audio, connect AUDIO OUT (6CH DISCRETE) jacks of this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your AV receiver using commercially available audio pin cables.
Connections If your AV receiver has video output jacks, connect your receiver and then 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. This unit has several types of video output jacks. Use the one that corresponds to the input jacks of the component to be connected.
Connections HDMI connection Notes HDMI jack HDMI provides high quality digital audio and video on a single connection. Connect the HDMI jack of this unit to an HDMI input jack of your AV receiver, and then to that of your TV using a commercially available HDMI cable. If your receiver does not have an HDMI input jack, you can achieve a better video image by connecting the HDMI jack of this unit directly to the HDMI input jack of your TV.
Connections Audio format Dolby Digital Multi-channel Dolby Digital 2-channel DVD-Video Analog output Multi Stereo/V Surr Multi/Stereo/V Surr PCM Multi-channel*2 MPEG Multi-channel Multi MPEG 2-channel Multi/Stereo/V Surr MPEG*1 PCM 2-channel PCM 2-channel*4 Multi/Stereo/V Surr PCM 2-channel PCM 2-channel Multi PCM (PPCM) Multi-channel*2,3 PCM (PPCM) Multi-channel*2,3 Stereo/V Surr PCM (PPCM) 2-channel*3 PCM (PPCM) 2-channel*3 Multi/Stereo/V Surr PCM (PPCM) 2-channel PCM (PPCM) 2-chan
Connections Other connection Connecting the power cable Remote control jacks This unit has remote control input/output jacks. If your AV receiver is a Yamaha product and has the capability to transmit of SCENE control signals, you can use the SCENE function. Connect the REMOTE CONTROL (IN) jack of this unit to a remote control output jack of your receiver using a commercially available monaural mini-jack cable so that this unit starts playback automatically by simply pressing a button of your receiver.
Getting Started Getting Started y If the setting you have selected are not appropriate, you can reset all settings to the initial factory settings (see “Resetting the system” on page 40). Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote control Using the remote control Use the remote control within 6 m (approximately 20 ft) of this unit and point it toward the remote control sensor. Within 6 m (approximately 20 ft) 3 1 2 Notes 1 Open the battery compartment.
Getting Started Step 3: Setting language preference You can customize this unit using the setup menu displayed on the TV screen. y • Unless stated otherwise, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • To return to the previous menu, press 2 . • To exit from the menu, press SETUP. • To change settings other than [OSD LANGUAGE], [AUDIO], [SUBTITLE] and [DISC MENU], refer to “Setup Menu” on page 27.
Disc Operation Disc Operation 5 To play back a specific disc directly, press • If the prohibited icon ( ) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, the function for that button is not available on the current disc or at the current time. • Unless stated otherwise, all operations described here are carried out using the supplied remote control. • Depending on the disc, some operations may operate differently or be restricted. Refer to the instruction supplied with the disc.
Disc Operation ■ Repeating track/group/disc (DVD-Audio) Repeat/Shuffle functions Each time you press REPEAT, the display on the TV screen changes as follows: Repeat playback ■ Repeating chapter/title/disc (DVD-Video) TRACK Each time you press REPEAT, the display on the TV screen changes as follows: CHAPTER TITLE DISC ALL DISC REPEAT OFF CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter. TITLE: repeats the current title. DISC: repeats the entire disc. ALL DISC: repeats all discs loaded in the tray.
Disc Operation You can play back tracks in a random order. Each time you press SHUFFLE, the display on the TV screen changes as follows: SHUFFLE DISC SHUFFLE ALL DISC SHUFFLE OFF SHUFFLE DISC: shuffles all tracks on the disc currently playing. SHUFFLE ALL DISC: shuffles tracks from all discs loaded in the tray. SHUFFLE OFF: exits from the shuffle mode. y • In the SHUFFLE DISC mode, hybrid SA-CD tracks on the SA-CD layer are played by default.
Disc Operation 4 Use 2 / 3 /5/ to select a chapter/track or use the numeric buttons (0-9) to input the selected chapter/track number next to [SELECT]. 5 Press SKIP (l22 / 33l) to open the previous or next page. y For details about [ORIGINAL LIST] and [PLAY LIST], see “Selecting playback of VR format” on page 39. 3 Follow the procedure in “Previewing DVD/ VCD/SVCD” on page 19. 6 Press ENTER to play back the selected chapter/track.
Disc Operation Selecting the repeat mode and time display (DVD/VCD/SVCD) 1 Press 5/ You can change the repeat mode (see “Repeat playback” on page 18) and time display. to select [TITLE] or [CHAPTER] (DVD) or [TRACK] (VCD/ SVCD). 1 Press 5/ to select [REPEAT] or [TIME DISP.]. 2 Press ENTER. 3 Select a title, chapter or track number using the numeric buttons (0-9). Searching for a time (DVD/VCD/SVCD) 1 Press 5/ to select [TT TIME] / [CH TIME] (DVD) or [TRACK TIME] / [DISC TIME] (VCD/SVCD).
Disc Operation 4 To search for a time in a track: Enter hours, minutes and seconds from left to right using the numeric buttons (0-9). y If you enter a time outside the total time for the group/track currently being played during time search, “ INPUT INVALID” is displayed on the TV screen. Each time you press ON SCREEN, the menu on the TV screen changes as follows: SINGLE REMAIN You can play back a disc frame by frame. 1 Press PAUSE ( 8 ) during playback. ➜ Playback is paused and the sound is muted.
Disc Operation When playback is stopped, press STOP ( 7 ) again. Note For DivX®, resume playback is not available if the discs were ejected. Special DVD-Video features Using the disc menu 1 Press MENU. ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. • Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen once you load the disc. Selecting the audio language/ format and subtitle language If the disc contains multi-language options, you can select audio/subtitle languages.
Disc Operation Special DVD-Audio features Changing pages Many DVD-Audio discs include slide show and page turn functions. You can display information pages for photo galleries, artist biographies, lyrics, etc. if these functions are available on the disc. Press 2 / 3 to move to the previous/next page. OR Press PAGE repeatedly to move to the next page. Special SA-CD features Changing the playback layer and area There are three types of SA-CD (Super Audio CD) discs: single-layer, dual-layer and hybrid.
Disc Operation 3 Press ENTER. ➜ Playback starts from the selected file to the end of the folder. 1 Load a data disc. • The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to the complexity of the directory/file configuration. ➜ The data disc menu appears on the TV screen. 00:00 00:00 001/020 Favorite MP3 Piano MP3 Cello MP3 Jazz MP3 Live Special picture disc features 1 Load a picture disc (JPEG, Kodak Picture CD or Fujicolor CD). ➜ For JPEG, the picture menu appears on the TV screen.
Disc Operation Zooming pictures in Special DivX® features 1 During playback, press ZOOM repeatedly to display the picture at different scales (ZOOM 100%, 125%, 150% or 200%). • Use 2 / 3 /5/ to pan through the enlarged picture. 2 Press ZOOM repeatedly to return to the DivX® files including DMF (DivX® Media Format) features only Using the interactive menu 1 Load a disc. ➜ The interactive menu appears on the TV screen. original size.
Setup Menu Setup Menu English Menu overview The bold items/parameters listed below are the default settings.
Setup Menu Setup menu operation Setup is carried out via the TV, enabling you to customize this unit to suit your own particular requirements. Follow the procedures below to start the setup menu operations. y • To return to the previous menu, press 2 . • To exit from the menu, press SETUP. • If the settings you have selected are not appropriate, you can reset all settings to the initial factory settings (see “Resetting the system” on page 40).
Setup Menu 2 Press 3 to select [FTS], and then press Select this to play back only the DVD-Video content. ENTER. ➜ The input menu appears on the TV screen. Note PROGRAM: TRACK (01-17) This setting is only available when the DVD-Audio disc is loaded and playback is stopped. 1 2 3 4 5 y • When a DVD-Audio disc is played back in [DVD-AUDIO MODE], the DVD-AUDIO indicator lights up. • When you select [DVD-VIDEO MODE], the DVD-AUDIO indicator goes out.
Setup Menu Programming discs You can play back discs in the desired order by programming the discs to be played. You can store up to 5 discs. 1 Select [PROGRAM] in “GENERAL SETUP PAGE”. ■ To exit from program playback 9 Use 2 / 3 /5/ to highlight [EXIT] on the program menu, and then press ENTER. y Program playback is canceled once tracks/discs on the menu are played back to the end. 2 Press 3 to select [FDS], and then press ENTER. ➜ The input menu appears on the TV screen.
Setup Menu English Turning the auto standby function on/off Audio setup menu This function is used to turn on or off the auto standby function. • Select [AUTO STANDBY] in “GENERAL SETUP PAGE”. ON Select this to set this unit to the standby mode automatically when disc playback is stopped for more than 30 minutes or when the disc menu is displayed for more than three hours without performing any operation. OFF Select this to disable the auto standby function.
Setup Menu Setting the digital output You can set the digital output and LPCM output. • Select [DIGITAL AUDIO] in “AUDIO SETUP PAGE”. DIGITAL OUTPUT Set the digital output according to your optional audio component connections. OFF Select this to turn off the digital output. ALL Select this if you have connected the digital audio output jack to a multi-channel decoder/ receiver. Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG-2 and PCM digital audio signals are output.
Setup Menu Select this to disable to set [SPEAKERS]. In this setting, [SPEAKERS] is automatically set to the following options: FRONT SPEAKER/CENTER SPEAKER/ SURROUND SP: LARGE SUBWOOFER: ON SPEAKERS VOLUME: 0dB. SPEAKERS DELAY: 0 MS. Setting the speaker channels You can set the sizes, volume levels and delay times for individual speakers. • Select [SPEAKERS] in “AUDIO SETUP PAGE”. FRONT SPEAKER, CENTER SPEAKER, SURROUND SP Set the sizes for front/center/surround speakers.
Setup Menu Turning the night mode on/off In the night mode, high volume output is softened and low volume output is brought upward to an audible level. It is useful when you want to watch your favorite action movie without disturbing others at night. • Select [NIGHT MODE] in “AUDIO SETUP PAGE”. ON Select this to level out the volume. This feature is only available for movies with the Dolby Digital mode. When you select this setting, invalidate the dynamic range compression (DRC) of the connected component.
Setup Menu Turning the black level on/off Set the aspect ratio of this unit to match your TV. The format you select must be available on the disc. Otherwise, the TV display setting will not affect the picture during playback. If [TV TYPE] is set to [NTSC] (see page 34), set the black level to on to improve the color contrast during playback. The black level setting has no effect if [TV TYPE] is set to [PAL]. • Select [TV DISPLAY] in “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”.
Setup Menu Adjusting the picture settings Note This unit comes with three predefined sets of picture color settings and one personal setting that you can define yourself. All picture settings are not available for HDMI output. • Select [PICTURE SETTING] in “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”. STANDARD Select this for the standard picture setting. BRIGHT Select this to make the TV picture brighter. Adjusting the advanced picture settings You can fine-tune the following video parameters.
Setup Menu Set the aspect ratio of the projected images on the screen. This function is only available for progressive scan and HDMI output. NL STRETCH Select this to display a 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen with non-linear stretching (center position of screen is stretched less than the sides). 4:3 PILLAR BOX Select this to display a 4:3 image on the 16:9 screen without stretching. OFF No aspect ratio adjustment is made when this option is selected.
Setup Menu Turning the progressive scan function on/off This feature is only available if you have connected this unit to a progressive scan TV through the component video jacks (see “Component video jacks ” on page 11). Preference setup menu Note You cannot select “PREFERENCE PAGE” during playback. Press STOP ( 7 ) twice to display this page. • Select [PROGRESSIVE] in “VIDEO SETUP PAGE”. PREFERENCE PAGE OFF Select this to disable the progressive scan function.
Setup Menu Selecting playback of VR format • VCD, SVCD, CD and SA-CD discs have no level indication, so the parental control function has no effect with these types of discs. This also applies to most illegal DVD discs. • Some DVD discs are not encoded with a rating though the movie rating may be printed on the disc cover. The rating level feature does not work for such discs. There are two ways to play back a disc in VR (Video Recording) format: ORIGINAL and PLAY LIST.
Setup Menu 3 Use the numeric buttons (0-9) to enter your old six-digit password. • When doing this for the first time, enter “000 000”. • If you forget your old six-digit password, enter “000 000”. 4 Enter the new six-digit password. 5 Enter the new six-digit password again to confirm the password. 6 Press ENTER to confirm your new password. ➜ The new six-digit password is now valid. Displaying DivX® external subtitle files The font sets listed below are available for DivX® external subtitle files.
Language Codes Language Codes Abkhazian 6566 Gaelic 7168 Macedonian 7775 Sardinian Afar 6565 Gallegan 7176 Malagasy 7771 Scottish Gaelic 8367 7168 Afrikaans 6570 Georgian 7565 Malay 7783 Serbian 8382 Albanian 8381 German 6869 Malayalam 7776 Shona 8378 Amharic 6577 Gikuyu 7573 Maltese 7784 Sindhi 8368 Arabic 6582 Greek 6976 Manx 7186 Sinhalese 8373 Armenian 7289 Guarani 7178 Maori 7773 Slovak 8375 Assamese 6583 Gujarati 7185 Marathi 7782 Slovenia
Troubleshooting 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 cable, and contact the nearest authorized Yamaha dealer or service center. Problem No power Solution Connect the power cable properly. Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn on the power.
Troubleshooting Solution Check the digital connections. If you are playing a DTS source, check that your receiver can decode DTS, and that [DIGITAL OUTPUT] is set to [ALL] (see page 32). If you are playing an MPEG-2 source, check that your receiver can decode MPEG-2. Otherwise, check that [DIGITAL OUTPUT] is set to [PCM ONLY] (see page 32). Check that the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabilities.
Glossary Glossary ■ Analog Sound that has not been converted into numerical values. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and right. ■ DMF (DivX® Media Format) The DivX® Media Format supports advanced media features, adding controls for an interactive media experience: interactive video menus, chapter points, multi-language subtitles and alternate audio tracks.
Glossary ■ MP3 A file format with a sound data compression system. “MP3” is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group 1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. By using MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about ten times as much data as a regular CD can. ■ Multi-channel DVD is specified to have each sound track constitute one sound field. Multi-channel refers to a structure of sound tracks having three or more channels.
01EN_DVD-C961.book Page 46 Friday, July 20, 2007 1:36 PM Specifications Specifications PLAYABLE DISC FORMATS TV STANDARD • • • • • • • • • • • Number of lines ............................. PAL: 625, NTSC: 525 • Vertical frequency...................PAL: 50 Hz, NTSC: 60 Hz • Playback................................ Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) DVD-Video DVD-Audio DVD-R, DVD-RW DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL Video CD, SVCD SA-CD multi-channel and SA-CD stereo CD PICTURE CD CD-R, CD-RW MP3 (ISO 9660) ..........
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