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. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings.
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- and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing. Since hearing damage from loud sounds is often undetectable until it is too late, Yamaha and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you to avoid prolonged exposure from excessive volume levels.
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FCC WARNING Change or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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DANGER Yamaha will not be held responsible for any damage resulting This unit emits visible laser radiation when open. Avoid from use of this unit with a voltage other than specified.
We Other connections ........... 18 recommend upgrading the software of this Player to the Connecting Yamaha components that support remote latest version periodically. For details, refer to connections............... 18 “Software upgrade” (p. 46).
INTRODUCTION What you can do with this Player Various discs Network streaming contents Wireless network USB contents (WPS supported) PC/NAS contents (DLNA) Smartphone contents Mobile device contents (Miracast) (Wi-Fi Direct) ■ Wide variety of supported discs and file formats – Blu-ray Disc™, DVDs, SA-CDs and CDs (p. 30) –...
About discs and files ■ Types of discs/files that can be Notes used with this Player – Playback of a file listed in the chart above is not – 12 cm (5”) and 8 cm (3”) discs can be played back in guaranteed depending on methods of file creation or this Player.
About discs and files Region management information About Super Audio CD (SA-CD) Destination BD-Video DVD-Video – Audio format based upon the current CD standards Russia Region code “C” or Region number “5” but includes a greater amount of information that “ABC”...
The use of these discs can damage the lens. for playback on this device. – Request the nearest service center approved by For more information, see http://www.cinavia.com. Yamaha to clean the lens. Message Code 3. Cinavia Notice This product uses Cinavia technology to limit the use of unauthorized copies of some commercially-produced film and videos and their soundtracks.
Controls and functions ■ Front panel PURE DIRECT CD MODE SA-CD CD MODE 0.5A 1 p (On/Standby) (Search backward/Skip backward) Turns this Player on/Sets to standby mode. Press to skip backward, and press and hold to search Press and hold p on the front panel for more than 5 backward.
Controls and functions ■ Rear panel AC IN COAXIAL NETWORK BALANCED OUT ANALOG OUT BALANCED OUT REMOTE CONTROL OPTICAL HDMI DIGITAL OUT 1 HDMI (p. 12) 5 REMOTE CONTROL (IN/OUT) (p. 18) 2 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL/OPTICAL) (p. 14) 6 BALANCED OUT (L/R) (p. 15) 3 USB (p.
Controls and functions ■ Remote control 1 Infrared signal transmitter: Outputs infrared signal. Aim this window to the remote control sensor (p. 11). Note 2 p: Turns this Player on or sets it to standby mode. – will appear on the top left corner of the screen when the pressed button is not available.
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Controls and functions F Control buttons K PROGRAM : Sets the order of playback VIDEO MUSIC PHOTO (p. 32). You can set up to 15 tracks (for an audio disc) or titles/chapters (DVD-Video). : Stops playback. : Pauses playback. L SHUFFLE VIDEO MUSIC PHOTO...
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Controls and functions V REPEAT VIDEO MUSIC PHOTO : 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. GREEN YELLOW BLUE : Repeats the folder being played back.
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ID function control When using multiple Yamaha products, the remote control may work on another Yamaha product or another remote control may work on this Player. In this case, change the remote control ID to prevent unwanted operation. If you have changed the remote control ID, make sure that you select the same ID for the main unit.
CONNECTION Video/audio connections Make the corresponding video/audio cable connections depending on the equipment you want to use. Hints – See page p. 44 for information on the video/audio output formats. – Prepare commercially available cables required for connections. The type and number of cables you need vary depending on the equipment to be connected.
Video/audio connections ■ Connecting to a TV via an AV ■ Connecting to a TV directly receiver Connect this Player to the TV with an HDMI cable. Connect this Player to the AV receiver and the AV receiver to the TV with HDMI cables. For details on speaker connections, refer to the owner’s manuals of the AV receiver and speakers.
Video/audio connections ■ Connecting to a TV and audio equipment Connect this Player to the TV with an HDMI cable, and this Player to the audio equipment with an audio cable (digital optical, digital coaxial or stereo pin cable). Caution! Do not connect the power cable of this Player until all connections are completed.
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Video/audio connections XLR balanced connection If your audio equipment is equipped with the XLR balanced input jacks, you can connect this player to the audio equipment (such as an AV receiver) with an XLR balanced cable. For details on speaker connections, refer to the owner's manual of the audio equipment and speakers. This Player COAXIAL NETWORK...
Network connection By connecting this Player to the network (wireless or wired), you can use the following features. – Playing back DLNA server (PC or NAS) contents (p. 22) – Playing BD-Live compatible discs (p. 32) – Operating this Player from mobile devices (AV CONTROLLER) (p. 29) Notes –...
Network connection ■ DLNA server setup By using DLNA, you can share multimedia contents (such as videos, music and photos) stored on your DLNA server (PC or NAS) connected to your network, and enjoy those contents with this Player. In addition, you can use your mobile device (such as a smartphone and a tablet) as a wireless controller to operate this Player through the network.
(such as AV receiver) Hint – If you use a Yamaha AV receiver that supports SCENE link (via remote control connection) playback, you can control playback of this Player in conjunction with AV receiver operations. For details, refer to the owner's...
USB memory device (p. 22). Notes – Yamaha cannot guarantee that all brands’ USB memory devices will operate with this Player. – Connect a USB memory device to one of the USB connectors (front/rear) of this Player when using BD-Live feature (p.
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. AC IN BALANCED OUT To AC outlet...
PLAYBACK Initial settings ■ Setting with the Easy Setup 3 Press 2/3 to select Yes, then press ENTER. Easy Setup allows you to set language, resolution, and screen aspect ratio easily. Easy Setup screen is displayed when you turn this Player on for the first time after purchase.
Playing back video/music/photo ■ Playing back commercially Remote control buttons used for CD available discs playback You can enjoy commercially available Blu-ray discs, DVDs, and CDs. Remote control buttons Function 1 Open the disc tray and load the disc. Stops playback. Playback starts automatically.
Playing back video/music/photo 2 Press HOME. 5 Use the cursor buttons (5/a) to select the desired file The HOME menu screen is displayed. and press ENTER. Playback of the file starts. Remote control buttons used for file playback Remote control buttons Function Stops playback.
– You can use the slide show as the screen saver. suspended, interrupted, or discontinued at any time When using the slide show as the screen saver, without notice and Yamaha disclaims any liability in create the “autopict” folder under the root directory connection with such occurrences.
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Playing back video/music/photo About VUDU™ VUDU is an online streaming movie service that allows you to rent or purchase individual movies or TV shows in either standard definition or high definition without a subscription, More information at www.vudu.com Note – To deactivate the VUDU service, refer to “VUDU” (p.
Enjoying high-quality sound The CD mode and Pure Direct mode allow you to enjoy better quality sounds. The CD mode allows you to play back music CDs or SA-CDs with accurate and high quality sound. The Pure Direct mode allows you to enjoy pure high fidelity sound on any sources. ■...
Enjoying DLNA playback of mobile device contents via Wi-Fi Direct By using the Wi-Fi Direct function, you can connect a 4 Perform the following operation to make a Wi-Fi mobile device directly to this Player without using a Direct connection. wireless router and enjoy DLNA playback of the mobile If your device is Wi-Fi Direct compliant: device contents on this Player.
Enjoying smartphone pictures and videos on the TV screen (Miracast™) By using the Miracast function, you can view the images displayed in the screen of your Miracast-compatible device (such as smartphone) on the TV screen like mirroring. Notes – To check if your device is Miracast compliant, refer to the owner’s manual of the device. –...
– You can control the basic functions of this Player such as Play, Pause, Skip, Power and cursor navigations. – The application “AV CONTROLLER” is available in many languages. – For more information about “AV CONTROLLER”, visit the Yamaha website.
Advanced playback operation This chapter explains playback of commercially available Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, SA-CDs, CDs, and recorded DVD- – Normal RW/R discs. – Shuffle CH (chapter) – Shuffle TT (title) Note – Shuffle All – Random CH (chapter) – For the basic playback operation, see page 8. –...
Advanced playback operation ■ Status menu MUSIC This shows various settings, such as subtitles, angle Example: Icons when playing a music file settings and the title/chapter/track number currently played back. To display status menu, press STATUS. Status menu contains following menus. VIDEO Example: Icons when playing a Blu-ray Disc (Playback status)
Advanced playback operation ■ Program play ■ Using Search VIDEO MUSIC PHOTO This allows you to program playback order of audio disc tracks or DVD chapters. This allows you to jump to the specified point during Press PROGRAM during playback to display the playback.
■ Using Picture in Picture function Notes (secondary audio/video playback) – Yamaha cannot guarantee that all brands’ USB BD-Video that includes secondary audio and video memory devices will operate with this Player. compatible with Picture in Picture can be played back –...
SETTINGS SETUP menu The SETUP menu enables various audio/visual settings and adjustments for functions using the remote control unit. Menu/Submenu Item Function Page System Auto Power Sets the power-saving function to on/off. Standby HDMI Control Sets this Player to receive control signal from the remote control of your TV/AV receiver.
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SETUP menu Menu/Submenu Item Function Page 3D Output Selects 3D or 2D videos. TV Screen Sets the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV, and adjust the video output. 4K Upscaling Enables/disables 4K upscaling for HDMI video output. Display Setting HDMI Resolution Selects the HDMI video output resolution.
SETUP menu ■ Example of SETUP menu 3. Select a menu item. operation Press 5/a to select Disc Auto Playback, then press You need to call up the SETUP menu screen to perform ENTER or cursor 3. settings for this Player. The following is the explanation for basic operations of the SETUP menu.
SETUP menu ■ General Setting Load Default You can reset all settings of this Player to default setting except Security setting (p. 38). For details on default settings, see pages 34-43. Upgrade The default settings are marked with “ ”. You can upgrade the software manually from USB Storage or Network.
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SETUP menu VUDU Language You can deactivate this Player from VUDU service (p. 24). You can select the language for On Screen Display which Security is the messages or menu displayed on the screen such as Change Password SETUP menu. You can set the password for changing the Parental English, Français, Español, Deutsch, Italiano, Svenska, Control Level and Country Code.
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SETUP menu Proxy Setting Network You can set Proxy Setting. Set to Disable for normal use. Set to Enable to set the proxy setting. Connection setting Disable Sets proxy server to disable. Select this item when You can select a network connection method. proxy server is not used.
SETUP menu ■ Display Setting HDMI Resolution You can select the HDMI video output resolution. For more details on output formats, refer to “Video output formats” (p. 44). When set to Auto, resolution is set to the maximum resolution according to the connected TV. The default settings are marked with “...
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SETUP menu HDMI 1080p 24Hz Transition This outputs the BD-Video encoded in 24Hz frame rate in You can select the transition type for the screen saver HDMI 1080p 24Hz. Smoother video playback may be (slide show). available with this function. This function is available None*, Wipe left, Wipe right, Wipe up, Wipe down, Box in, when your TV/AV receiver support this function.
SETUP menu ■ Audio Setting You can set the DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (p. 51) to On/Off/Auto. When set to Auto, DRC is automatically turned on for a source with DRC information in Dolby TrueHD format. DRC makes the strong sound such as plosive sound lower, and The default settings are marked with “...
SETUP menu ■ System Information Post Process UpMix You can multi-channelize the 2-channel audio signal. To multi-channelize, select DTS NEO:6, then select Cinema Software version and MAC address (p. 52) are displayed. or Music mode. , DTS NEO:6...
Video/audio output formats ■ Video output formats When TV System is set to NTSC HDMI Resolution (p. 40) Contents Auto Disc Native 4K (*3) 1080p 1080i 720p 480p/576p 480i/576i BD-Video 1080p 24Hz/ 4K (2160p) with 1080p/24Hz 1080p 24Hz 1080i 60Hz 720p 60Hz 480p 480i...
Player to the latest version periodically. To check for the availability of a software upgrade, visit http://download.yamaha.com/ Note – Do not remove the USB memory device, set this Player to standby mode or unplug the power cable/network cable while the software upgrade is being performed.
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...
Troubleshooting ■ Picture Problem Possible causes and solutions No picture. – Make sure that the cables are connected correctly (p. 12). – Make sure that the connected TV or the AV receiver is set to the correct input. – With no disc inserted, or playback stopped, press and hold on the front panel simultaneously to set video resolution to the default value.
Troubleshooting ■ Network Problem Possible causes and solutions Cannot connect to the Internet. – When connecting to the Internet by selecting Wired in Connection setting, connect the Network cable properly (p. 39). – Turn on the connected equipment, such as broadband router or modem. –...
Troubleshooting ■ Messages on the screen – The following messages appear on the TV screen in case the disc you tried to play back is not appropriate or the operation is not correct. Error message Possible causes and solutions Unsupported File –...
Glossary AVCHD DLNA AVCHD is a new format (standard) for high definition DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) provides easy video cameras that can be used to record and play high- sharing of digital media through network in the home, resolution HD images. and you can enjoy digital contents stored on your BD-Live™...
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Glossary FLAC Mac address FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open file The Mac address is a unique value assigned to a network format for lossless audio data compression. While device for identification purposes. inferior in compression rate to other lossy compressed Pan Scan (PS 4:3) A screen size that cuts off the sides of the image to allow audio formats, it can often provide higher audio quality.
“x.v.Color” and “x.v.Color” logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. * The contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the publishing date. To obtain the latest manual, access the Yamaha website then download the manual file. “AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation.
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Specifications Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates. DLNA™ and DLNA CERTIFIED™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digital Living Network Alliance. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Index ■ Numerics HDMI Deep Color, SETUP menu ..40 Security, SETUP menu ......38 HDMI, SETUP menu ......42 SETUP menu ........34 2ch Downmix, SETUP menu ....42 HOME, remote control ......8 SETUP menu operation ....... 36 2ND AUDIO, remote control ....9 SETUP, remote control .....
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The laser component in this product is capable of CAUTION emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result LASER Specification: in hazardous radiation exposure. Class 1 LASER Product Wave length: 790 nm (CDs)/658 nm (DVDs)/405 nm (BDs)