U DVD / VIDEO CD / CD PLAYER DVD-S540 OWNER’S MANUAL STANDBY /ON
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. Therefore, it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit.
FCC INFORMATION (for US customers only) 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.
CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. 1 To assure the finest performance, please read 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 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 2.5cm (1 inch) of free space all around this unit for adequate ventilation.
Contents Introduction Picture CD & MP3 Playback Environmental Information ......................................2 Supplied accessories ..................................................2 Notes about discs ......................................................2 Cleaning discs..........................................................................2 Symbols Used in this Manual ...................................2 General Operation.................................................. 12 MP3 & JPEG Navigator..
Introduction Thank you for purchasing this unit. This Owner’s Manual explains the basic operation of this unit. The region code is 1 for U.S.A and Canada models. 1 Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region codes and discs can have an optional region code. This unit can play discs containing the identical region code, or mentioned as region “ALL”.
Functional Overview Front and Rear Panels STANDBY/ON – to turn this unit to standby mode or ON Disc Tray / OPEN/CLOSE – to open/close the disc tray R/T – search forward* / go to the next chapter or track S/Q – search backward* / go to a previous chapter or track 9 STOP – to stop playback B/ ; PLAY/PAUSE – to star t/interrupt playback STANDBY /ON * Press button for about two seconds.
Functional Overview Remote Control TOP MENU/RETURN – display the top-level disc menu (DVD) / go back to previous menu (VCD) MENU – access menu of a disc (DVD) / switch PBC on/off (VCD) B/ | – turn this unit ON or go to standby-on mode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOP MENU RETURN 0 MENU 1 2 3 4 – (left/right/up/down) select an item in the menu ENTER/OK – acknowledge menu selection ON SCREEN SETUP ON SCREEN – access or remove player’s On Screen Display menu ENTER OK STOP PLAY PAUSE SUBTITLE ANGLE Z
Preparation General Notes on connections 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. ● Do not connect this unit via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
Preparation Video Connections S-Video terminal 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 three types of video output jacks. Use one of them in accordance with the input jacks of the equipment to be connected.
Preparation Inserting batteries into the Remote Control 1 2 3 NTSC/PAL Conversion This player is equipped with a NTSC/PAL conversion feature to convert the video output of the disc to match your TV system. The conversions supported are as below. To activate the conversion, refer to “TV Type”: Open the battery cover by pressing in the tab, then lift off the cover. Insert batteries with the correct polarity as indicated by the + and - symbols inside the battery compartment. Close the cover.
Operation Basic Playback 1 2 3 4 Press STANDBY/ON on the front panel to turn on the DVD player. Press / (OPEN/CLOSE) on the front panel to open disc loading tray. Place the chosen disc in the tray, with the label facing up. Press / (OPEN/CLOSE) again to close the tray. ➜ After recognizing this disc, the player begin to playback automatically. 3 To go directly to any chapter/track, enter the chapter/track number using the numeric buttons and press ENTER/OK.
Operation ➜ Mono Right: Output the right audio channels of the disc through the left and right audio jacks. ➜ MIX-Mono: each of the audio jacks can output the same audio effect as stereo. OSD (On-Screen Display) This function will provide some information about your playing disc on the screen. ● Press ON SCREEN. The Status window appears on the TV.
Operation Zoom DVD VCD SVCD 1 2 The Zoom function allows you to change the image size. Press ZOOM to activate the function. ➜ Use 341 2 to view other parts of the zoomed picture. ➜ Playback will continue. Press ZOOM repeatedly to return to the original size. Special DVD Features Changing the Audio Language and/or format DVD ● Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the different languages. Note: The function will be activated only if the DVD is recorded with multi-language audio tracks.
Operation Preview Function 2 ● Press SCAN to enter previewing menu. ● Press 34 to highlight Track Digest, Disc Interval or Track Interval. ● Press ENTER/OK to open one option. ● After you enter the menu of any digest type, ➜ To quit preview function: Press 341 2 to highlight EXIT and press ENTER/OK. ➜ To return to the previewing menu for selecting the other digest type: Press 341 2 to highlight MENU and press ENTER/OK. Note: You can select Track Interval only during playback, with PBC Off.
Picture CD & MP3 Playback ● ● ● ● ● ● This player can playback JPEG format pictures and MP3 files on a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercial CD, and is compatible with Picture CD. Playback pictures or songs one by one automatically. Album and track selection. Repeat (disc / album / track / picture). Select any music or pictures from the disc to playback them together. Maximum files numbers in one folder is 500. Maximum files Programmable is 100.
Picture CD & MP3 Playback Playback with multi-angles Special JPEG Features Function Introduction Picture CD is a disc with a collection of JPEG format pictures, and all extension filenames should end with ‘JPG’. The CD can be recorded on any computer, and pictures may be from digital camera or scanner. If the customers prefer, they can make this CD become a Digital Album.
Setup Menu Program (not for Picture CD/MP3) Basic Operation 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP in the STOP mode to enter the Setup Menu. Press ENTER/OK to go to the next level submenu or confirm your selection. Press 1 2 to enter the submenu or return to the previous menu. Press 34 to highlight the desired menu. Press SETUP to quit the setup menu. ➜ When you quit the setup menu, the settings will be stored in the player’s memory even if the player is switched to power off.
Setup Menu Repeat the program playback ● During playback of the programmed tracks, press REPEAT. The programed tracks can be played again. Audio Setup menu There are items included in Audio Setup Page such as “Speaker Setup”, “Digital Audio Setup”, “Equalizer” and “3D”. Note: If you select Shuffle mode by pressing REPEAT several times, the DVD player cancels program playback. OSD language 1 2 3 4 5 This option is to select a language for information displayed on TV screen.
Setup Menu 1 2 3 4 5 DIGITAL AUDIO SETUP EQUALIZER (Sound Mode) In this menu, you can set up the digital audio output signal from the digital jacks, such as coaxial etc. The “EQUALIZER” allows you to select from various preset modes that control the frequency bands of sound to optimize certain musical styles. It greatly enhances the excitement and enjoyment of your favourite music. Press 34 to highlight the “EQUALIZER”. Enter its submenu “SOUND MODE” by pressing 2. Press 2.
Setup Menu Video Setup menu TV Display There are items included in Video Setup menu such as “TV Type”, “TV Display”, “Closed Caption”, “Progressive” and “Picture Setting”. 4:3 PANSCAN 4:3 LETTERBOX 16:9 1 2 Press SETUP to enter the setup menu. Press 1 2 to choose the VIDEO SETUP icon . Select the aspect ratio of the TV to be connected. 4:3 PANSCAN ➜ when you connect a normal TV to the DVD player. Displays the wide picture on the whole TV screen with a portion automatically cut off.
Setup Menu Closed Caption 1 2 3 4 5 Closed captions are data that are hidden in the video signal on specific discs, invisible without a special decoder. The difference between subtitles and captions is that subtitles are intended for hearing persons and captions are for the hearing impaired. Subtitles rarely show all of the audio. For example, captions show sound effects (e.g., “phone ringing” and “footsteps”), while subtitles don’t.
Setup Menu 1 2 3 4 Color (saturation) Press 34 to highlight “Color”. Press 2 to open the level bar. Press 1 2 to increase and decrease the color level. Press ENTER/OK to return to the Picture Setting menu. Password Setup This item is used for the parental control and disc lock. Enter your six digit password when a hint is displayed on the screen. 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP to enter the setup menu. Press 1 2 to choose the PASSWORD icon . Press 4 to highlight “Password”. Press 2 to highlight “Change”.
Setup Menu Preference Setup menu Disc Menu language There are options included in this menu such as “Audio”, “Subtitle”, “Disc Menu”, “Parental”, “Default” and “MP3/JPEG NAV”. DVD discs are available with multiple disc menu languages. This option is used to select the default disc menu language. Press 34 to highlight “Disc Menu”. Enter the submenu by pressing 2. Move the cursor by pressing 34 to highlight the selected item.
Setup Menu Parental Control DVD Movies on DVDs may contain scenes which are not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. Ratings are country dependent.
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. Problem Solution No power – Check if the AC power cord is properly connected. No picture – Check if the TV is switched on. – Check the video connection.
Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM AUDIO PERFORMANCE DVD Video Video CD & SVCD CD PICTURE CD CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD-R, DVD-RW DA Converter 24bit Signal-Noise (1 kHz) 105dB Dynamic range (1 kHz) 100dB DVD fs 96 kHz fs 48 kHz SVCD fs 48 kHz fs 44.1kHz CD/VCD fs 44.1kHz Distortion and Noise (1 kHz) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video (CVBS) Output S-Video output Component video output Black Level Shift Video Shift 1 Vpp into 75 ohm Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm C: 0.3 Vpp into 75 ohm Y: 1 Vpp into 75 ohm Pb/Cb Pr/Cr: 0.
Language Code These pages can be used to select other languages.This does not affect the options in “Audio”, “Subtitle” or “Disc Menu”.
Language Code These pages can be used to select other languages.This does not affect the options in “Audio”, “Subtitle” or “Disc Menu”.
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