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Yamaha DVD-C940 Owner's Manual
Summary of DVD-C940
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Standby on natural sound dvd sacd player sacd multi ch repeat disc play change 2 3 5 4 1 dvd / sacd changer lecteur de dvd / sacd changeur dvd-c940 owner’s manual mode d’emploi u.
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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. This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning the operation and main...
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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 prod...
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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 unit in a well ventilated, cool, dry, clean place — away from direct sunlight, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, o...
Page 5: Contents
1 english introduction supplied accessories ..................................................2 notes about discs ......................................................2 cleaning discs..........................................................................2 symbols used in this manual ...............
Page 6: Introduction
2 thank you for purchasing this yamaha dvd/ sacd player. This owner’s manual explains the basic operation of this player. Supplied accessories – remote control – batteries (two aa size) for remote control – audio/video cable – owner’s manual notes about discs – this unit is designed for use with sup...
Page 7: Introduction
3 english reality reproduced: super audio cd the future in digital sound reproduction is no longer limited to a close simulation of reality. The new audio standard is reality! The human ear is no longer capable of distinguishing audible reality from digital reproduction. This super audio cd player c...
Page 8: Functional Overview
4 front panel * press button for about two seconds. Standby on natural sound dvd sacd player sacd multi ch repeat disc play change 2 3 5 4 1 standby/on – to switch the player to standby mode or on disc tray – load up to 5 discs on the disc tray / open/close – to open/close the disc tray display – sh...
Page 9: Functional Overview
5 english rear panel caution: do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the player. Video 6ch discrete video out digital out audio out coaxial component optical s video pcm dts digital 480p ( ( ( ( p r p r p b p b y y r r r sub ...
Page 10: Functional Overview
6 remote control * press and hold button for about two seconds. Disc skip sound mode t c dimmer 2 3 1 5 4 6 8 7 9 0 return resume cd text bit rate menu on screen enter ok stop pause play angle zoom audio subtitle a b scan repeat shuffle disc skip – to select another disc dimmer – to select 4 differe...
Page 11: Preparation
7 english 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 player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings. ● please refer to the manuals of other...
Page 12: Preparation
8 mixed 2ch jacks use audio/video cable supplied with this player to connect the l (left) and r (right) jacks to corresponding input jacks of your audio equipment such as stereo amplifier. You can connect a subwoofer to the subwoofer jack. Video connections if your av receiver has video output jacks...
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9 english use commercially available coaxial cables. Receiver (and tv) with component input is required. Observe the color of each jack when connecting. If your receiver does not have component output jacks, connecting the player’s component output directly to your tv’s component input can reproduce...
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10 inserting batteries into the remote control 1 open the battery cover. 2 insert batteries (aa size) with the correct polarity as indicated by the + and - symbols inside the battery compartment. 3 close the cover. Caution! – remove batteries if they are exhausted or not to be used for a long time. ...
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11 english menu bars on tv screen ● operations can be carried out directly via the multiple menu bars on the tv screen. ● the following functions are available via the menu bars. Pressing on screen repeatedly will toggle through menu bar 1, menu bar 2, menu bar 3 and menu bar off: menu bar 1 from th...
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12 picture – tv shape select the aspect ratio of the tv to be connected. 16:9 ➜ when you connect a wide-screen tv to this player. 4:3 letter box ➜ when you connect a normal tv to this player. Displays a wide picture with black bands displayed on the upper and lower portions of the tv screen. 4:3 pan...
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13 english – adv. Picture options (on compo- nent 480p video out only) ● dcdi - can be set to on (y) or off (n). ● true life - produces a more dynamic picture by increasing the picture contrast and the color intensity. – p-scan aspect ratio (on compo- nent 480p video out only) no linear stretch: for...
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14 notes: – multichannel output and downmixed stereo output are not available simultaneously. – when multichannel is selected as analog output. The mixed 2ch (left/right) will deliver the center channel data and not the downmixed left/right. In some cases, the sound volume will be reduced. Dolby sur...
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15 english – speaker settings allows you to select speaker settings, volume balance and delay time, and to test the speaker settings. Speaker settings are only active on the multi- channel audio out outputs for both dvd and sacd. Speaker settings will not be used during playback in the sacd stereo m...
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16 delay times the dvd player is set to reproduce correctly synchronized digital surround sound in a listening area where the surround speakers are about 150cm nearer to the listening position than the front speakers, and the center speaker is in line with the front speakers. To adjust for other lis...
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17 english features – access control access control contains the following features: child lock - when child lock is set to on, a 4- digit code needs to be entered in order to playback discs. Parental control - allows the conditional presentation of dvds containing parental control information (see ...
Page 22: Operation
18 basic playback 1 press standby/on on the front panel. 2 press open/close / on the front panel to open disc loading tray. 3 place the chosen discs in the tray, with the label facing up. 4 press play b. ➜ the disc tray closes and playback starts automatically with all the loaded discs on the tray i...
Page 23: Operation
19 english video cd and super video cd the current vcd 2.0 and super video cd 1.0 standard features are: support following vcd and svcd formats: following formats can’t be supported in vcd: – hq-vcd is encoded at 2.4mbps or 2.6mbps – xvcd (extended vcd) with higher resolution and data rate. ● video ...
Page 24: Operation
20 1 press stop to stop the playback. 2 press sound mode to toggle between sacd multi channel, sacd stereo and cd layers (depending on availability of the mode on the disc). ➜ the mode change will be indicated on the player front display. Playing an audio cd ● audio cds contain only tracks. ● they c...
Page 25: Operation
21 english special vcd & svcd features playback control (pbc) playback control is a feature on some video cds / super video cds that enables interactive use. Video cd discs with playback control features enables user to access a selected track directly from the menu. 1 load a video cd with pbc and p...
Page 26: Operation
22 slow motion 1 select in the menu bar and press 4. ➜ playback will pause. 2 use 1/2 to select the required speed: –1, –1/2, –1/4 or –1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). 3 select 1 to play the disc at normal speed again. 4 if ; is pressed, the speed will be set to zero (pause). 5 t...
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23 english shuffle across all discs shuffle feature plays all tracks on all loaded discs on the disc tray in random sequence. 1 press shuffle repeatedly during playback. ➜ shuffle, shf all dsc, shuffle off appears continuously on the front display for about 3 seconds. Notes: – dvd discs will not be ...
Page 28: Operation
24 storing album/title 1 press 4 to select album/track. Albums are for mp3 discs and tracks for s(vcd). 2 use 2 and 1 to select the require album/track. 3 press enter/ok to store the entire selected album/track. ➜ the album/track. Number will be added to the program list. Storing track/chapter 1 pre...
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25 english mp3 disc features support following mp3-cd formats (joliet format): ● max. 64 characters (file names or directory) ● max. Nested directory is 8 levels ● the max. Album (directory) number is 100 ● supported vbr bit-rate ● supported sampling frequencies for mp3 disc are: 32 khz, 44.1 khz, 4...
Page 30: Access Control
26 child lock activating/deactivating the child lock 1 when disc playback is stopped, select access control in the personal preferences menu using 3/4. 2 enter a 4-digit code of your own choice twice. 3 move to “child lock” using 3/4. 4 move to Ç / É using 2. 5 select Ç using 3. 6 press enter/ok or ...
Page 31: Access Control
27 english activating/deactivating parental control 1 when disc playback is stopped, select access control in the personal preferences menu using 3/4. 2 enter your 4-digit code. If necessary, enter the code a second time. 3 move to parental control using 3/4. 4 move to value adjustment (‘– –’ -8) us...
Page 32: Troubleshooting
28 warning under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. Problem solution no power – c...
Page 33: Specifications
29 english playback system dvd video sacd multichannel and sacd stereo dvd+rw dvd+r video cd and svcd cd (cd-r and cd-rw) mp3 cd tv standard (pal/50hz) (ntsc/60hz) number of lines 625 525 playback multistandard (pal/ntsc) video performance yuv output y: 1vpp into 75 ohm pr/cr pb/cb: 0.7vpp into 75 o...
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Yamaha corporation 3139 246 12091 printed in china yamaha electronics corporation, usa 6660 orangethorpe ave., buena park, calif. 90620, u.S.A. Yamaha canada music ltd. 135 milner ave., scarborough, ontario m1s 3r1, canada yamaha electronik europa g.M.B.H. Siemensstr. 22-34, 25462 rellingen bei hamb...