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General Information

About the main unit

DVD Receiver
(DVR-C300)

Subwoofer
(NX-SW300)

Front Speakers
(NX-F300)
(DVX-C300 only)

Center Speaker
(NX-C300)
(DVX-C300 only)

Surround
Speakers
(NX-S300)
(DVX-C300 only)

PLAYXCHANGE

INPUT

VOLUME

AUDIO/VIDEO

NATURAL SOUND HOME THEATER SYSTEM

DISC

DVR-C300

Supplied accessories

FM Wire Antenna

AM Loop Antenna

Remote Control
and Batteries

Video Pin Cable

System Control
Cable

Speaker Cables
(12m x2, 5m x3)
(DVX-C300 only)

Fasteners (2 Sets)
(DVX-C300 only)

(x2)

(12m x2)

(5m x3)

TV VOL

TV CH

EFFECT

SURR

VOL

TRE

MENU

SET UP

PRESET

SUBTITLE AUDIO

ANGLE

ZOOM

AUX

TUNER

DVD/CD

INPUT

MUTE

BASS

ENTER

TOP MENU/RETURN

ON SCREEN

PROG

REPEAT

A - B

SHUFFLE

SCAN

PAGE

DIMMER

POWER

SLEEP

DISC

SKIP

(2 Sets)

(x2)

Summary of Contents for CinemaStation DVX-C300

Page 1: ...OUSE 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD HERTS WD18 7GQ ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A B J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1 BOX 30053 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA SWEDEN YAMAHA MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 17 33 MARKET ST SOUTH MELBOURNE 3205 VIC AUSTRALIA Printed in China 3139 246 14711 DVD HOME THEATER SOUND SYSTEM SYSTEME HOME CINEMA DVD OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI UCA DVX C300 DVR C300 NX SW300 NX F300 NX C300 NX S300 DVX...

Page 2: ...ounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at the p...

Page 3: ...above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed byYamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries CLAS S 1 LASE R PROD UCT LASE R KLAS SE 1 PROD UKT LUOK AN 1 LASE RLAIT E KLAS S 1 LASE R APPA RAT PROD UIT LASE R DE CLAS SE 1 CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM ADVARSEL SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING A...

Page 4: ...ean dry cloth 12 Use only the voltage specified on this unit Using this unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may cause fire damage to this unit and or personal injury YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than as specified 13 To prevent damage by lightning disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet during a...

Page 5: ...ense This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by M...

Page 6: ...Disc menu languages 20 Setting speaker channels 21 Disc Operations Playing discs 22 Auto Eco Power standby mode 22 Basic playback controls 22 Selecting various repeat shuffle functions 22 Repeat play mode 22 Repeating a section within a chapter track 23 Shuffle except DVD DVD Audio VCD SVCD DivX 23 Other operations for video playback DVD VCD SVCD 24 Using the disc menu 24 Displaying disc informati...

Page 7: ... Automatic presetting 35 Manual presetting 35 Selecting a preset radio station 36 Deleting a preset radio station 36 Setting frequency step Australia model only 36 Sound Controls Selecting surround sound 37 Selecting digital sound effects 37 Adjusting the treble bass level 37 Volume Control and Other Functions Adjusting the volume level 38 Switching to active mode 38 Switching to eco power standby...

Page 8: ... not use discs with tape seals or paste on their surface Doing so may damage this receiver Do not use discs affixed with labels printed by a commercially available label printer Cleaning Discs When a disc becomes dirty clean it with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not wipe in a circlar motion Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or antis...

Page 9: ...ER SYSTEM 1 2 3 4 5 DISC DVR C300 Supplied accessories FM Wire Antenna AM Loop Antenna Remote Control and Batteries Video Pin Cable System Control Cable Speaker Cables 12m x2 5m x3 DVX C300 only Fasteners 2 Sets DVX C300 only x2 x2 12m x2 5m x3 TVVOL TV CH EFFECT SURR VOL TRE MENU SET UP PRESET SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE ZOOM TV AUX TUNER DVD CD TV INPUT MUTE BASS ENTER TOPMENU RETURN ON SCREEN PROG REP...

Page 10: ...s various repeat modes 5 PROG DVD CD starts programming TUNER starts automatic manual preset programming 6 TOP MENU RETURN Returns to the previous menu Displays the top level disc menu if available 7 Cursor 2 3 5 Selects movement direction in the menu TUNER press left or right to tune the radio frequency TUNER press up or down to select auto tuning 8 ENTER OK Confirms a selection 9 MENU Enters or ...

Page 11: ...e sleep timer a SCAN Plays the first 6 seconds or less of each track chapter on the disc s PAGE Turns the pages of DVD Audio still pictures d A B Repeats a specific section on a disc f SHUFFLE Plays tracks in random order g ON SCREEN Displays the current status or disc information h SET UP Enters or exits the system setup menu j 3 DVD CD starts playback k 8 DVD CD pauses playback l DISC SKIP Selec...

Page 12: ...ck TUNER erases a preset radio station 8 3 8 DVD CD starts pauses playback TUNER starts preset radio station installation in Plug Play mode 9 4 1 DVD CD searches backward forward or moves to the start of a disc track TUNER tunes the radio preset up down 0 Head phone jack Connects headphones q Remote control sensor Point the remote control towards this sensor w System display panel e DISC 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 13: ...nect to the DIGITAL OUT jack on your digital audio component 7 AC power cord Connect to a standard AC outlet 8 TO NX SW300 terminal Connect the subwoofer 9 LINE OUT Connect to the AUDIO IN jacks on yourVCR 0 AUX IN Connect to the AUDIO OUT jacks on yourVCR or cassette deck q TV IN Connect to the corresponding AUDIO OUT jacks on your TV 75Ω UNBAL FM ANT SYSTEM CONNECTOR PCM DTS q DIGITAL GND AM ANT...

Page 14: ...ly available screws Diameter 3 5 to 4 mm 1 8 to 5 32 Length 20 mm 25 32 or more One speaker requires two screws To attach all speakers to a wall you need to prepare eight screws 1 Install two screws in the wall where you want to place the speaker 2 Hang the speaker on the screws using the holes in the back of the speaker Note After attaching each speaker check that the speaker is fixed securely YA...

Page 15: ... Connections Connecting the DVD receiver and speakers to the subwoofer FRONTCENTERSURROUND 1 2 3 Front Speaker Right Front Speaker Left Center Speaker Surround Speaker Right Surround Speaker Left Subwoofer DVD Receiver ...

Page 16: ...do not place the subwoofer too close to the DVD receiver AC power adaptor TV or other sources of radiation 2 Connect the speaker cable with the white line to the connector of each terminal on the subwoofer and with the black band to the connector 3 Connect the subwoofer to the DVD receiver using the system control cable from the subwoofer to the TO NX SW300 terminal at the rear of the DVD receiver...

Page 17: ... S separate video connections achieve a clearer picture than composite video connections Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the DVD receiver s SVIDEO output to athe S video input jack orY C or S VHS jack on the TV Using the composite video output Use a composite video cable yellow supplied to connect the DVD receiver s VIDEO output to the video input jack or A V In Video In Composite Bas...

Page 18: ... same distance from the listening position 1 Place the front left and right speakers at equal distances from the TV 2 Place the center speaker above the TV so that the center channel s sound is localized 3 Place the surround speakers at normal listening ear level facing each other or hang on the wall 4 Place the subwoofer on the floor near the TV Notes To avoid magnetic interference do not positio...

Page 19: ...D Receiver Subwoofer System Control Cable GND AM ANT V FM ANT After everything is connected properly plug the AC power cord into the power outlet Never make or change any connections with the power switched on Note Refer to the type plate on the rear of the DVD receiver and subwoofer for identification and supply ratings AM Loop Antenna FM Wire Antenna Fix the claw into the slot Ground GND termina...

Page 20: ...re copy protected You cannot record or dub protected discs using aVCR 3 Connect the DVD receiver s SVIDEO output to the S VIDEO IN jack on theVCR 4 Connect the DVD receiver s LINE OUT to the AUDIO IN jacks on theVCR This will allow you to make analog stereo two channels right and left recordings If you connect external AV equipment such as aVCR cassette deck or digital audio component to the follo...

Page 21: ... receiver s DIGITAL IN to the DIGITAL OUT jack on a digital audio component Before starting operation press AUX repeatedly to select AUX DIGITAL in order to activate the input source Notes You cannot hear or record the SA CD or MP3 CD playback if you use a digital connection For playback through a digital connection set the digital output of that player to PCM format Always refer to the owner s ma...

Page 22: ...t clean Replace the batteries within two minutes to preserve the memory in the remote control Using the remote control 1 Use the Remote Control within 6 m 20 feet of the DVD receiver and point it toward the Remote control sensor 2 Press Input selection buttons on the remote control to select the mode you wish to control for exampleTV DVD CD The selected source mode appears in the display panel 3 T...

Page 23: ... the connected TV has the NTSC color system It will change the video signal of a PAL disc and output it to NTSC format MULTI Select this if the connected TV is compatible with both NTSC and PAL multi system The output format will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc 5 Select a setting and press ENTER OK Follow the instructions shown on the TV to confirm the selection if any If a blan...

Page 24: ...SCREEN SAVER DiVX R VOD CODE ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL 4 Press 5 to select a language and press ENTER OK to confirm GENERAL SETUP PAGE Audio Subtitle and Disc menu languages 1 Press 7 twice to stop playback if any then press SET UP 2 Press 3 repeatedly to select PREFERENCE PAGE 3 Press 5 to highlight one of the options below at a time then press 3 AUDIO disc s soundtrack SUBTITLE disc s subtitles D...

Page 25: ...TUP PAGE SPEAKER SETUP PAGE SPEAKERSVOLUME Volume level setting for individual speakers 6dB 6dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB 0dB FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT CENTER SUBWOOFER SURROUND L SURROUND R SPEAKERS DELAY Delay time settings is in relation to the listening position distance for center and surround speakers 0MS 15MS 0 MS 0 MS 0 MS CENTER SURROUND L SURROUND R 6 Press 2 3 to adjust the setting that best sui...

Page 26: ...ee Using the disc menu on page 24 If the disc is locked by parental control you must enter your six digit password see Restricting playback with Parental Control on page 33 Auto Eco Power standby mode This is a power saving feature The receiver will automatically switch to Eco Power standby mode if you do not press any buttons for 30 minutes after a disc has stopped playing Basic playback controls...

Page 27: ...your chosen starting point 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point A and B can only be set within the same chapter track The section will now repeat continuously 3 To exit the sequence press A B Shuffle except DVD DVD Audio VCD SVCD DivX With the Shuffle function you can play tracks in random order 1 During playback press SHUFFLE repeatedly to select between SHUFFLE DISC SHUFFLE ALL DISC and SH...

Page 28: ...ME REPEAT 02 14 0 49 17 0 03 43 OFF MENU BITRATE16 TOTAL ELAPSED 0 02 25 MENU BITRATE16 TITLE ELAPSED 0 02 25 TOP MENU RETURN MENU SUBTITLE AUDIO ON SCREEN ZOOM ANGLE TVVOL TV CH EFFECT SURR VOL TRE MENU SET UP PRESET SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE ZOOM TV AUX TUNER DVD CD TV INPUT MUTE BASS ENTER TOPMENU RETURN ON SCREEN PROG REPEAT A B SHUFFLE SCAN PAGE DIMMER POWER POWER SLEEP DISC SKIP TV 1 During playb...

Page 29: ...s subtitle languages Viewing from another angle DVD only If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles this function allows you to view the picture from a number of different angles Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the desired angle Playback changes to the selected angle Selecting a title DVD only Some DVDs may contain several titles If the disc has been recorded with a titl...

Page 30: ...o highlight GROUP DIGEST TRACK DIGEST GROUP INTERVAL or TRACK INTERVAL 3 Press ENTER OK to open one option GROUP DIGEST This function displays a thumbnail for each group to help you preview the groups on the disc TRACK DIGEST This function displays a thumbnail for each track to help you preview the tracks on the disc GROUP INTERVAL This function divides a group into several sections at regular int...

Page 31: ...ure simultaneously 1 Load an MP3 disc containing both music and picture data The disc menu appears on the TV screen 2 Select an MP3 track and press or 38 to start playback 3 During MP3 music playback select a picture folder from the TV screen and press or 38 The picture files will be played back until end of the folder 4 To quit simultaneous playback press MENU followed by 7 Notes It may not be po...

Page 32: ...cial features for picture disc playback IMPORTANT You have to turn on yourTV and set to the correctVideo In channel see Setting the TV on page 19 Load a picture disc Kodak Picture CD JPEG For Kodak discs the slide show begins For JPEG discs the picture menu appears on the TV screen Press or 38 to start the slide show Zooming pictures 1 During playback press ZOOM repeatedly to select a different zo...

Page 33: ...iewing Not all discs are rated or coded by the manufucturer of the disc You can prevent playback of a specific disc by locking the disc You can lock up to 40 discs on this unit 1 In GENERAL SETUP PAGE press 5 to highlight DISC LOCK then press 3 UNLOCK Select this to unlock the disc and allow future playback LOCK Select this to block playback of the current disc Subsequent access to a locked disc r...

Page 34: ...ghlight SCREEN SAVER then press 3 ON Select this if you wish to turn off theTV screen when play is stopped or paused for more than 15 minutes OFF Select this to disable the screen saver function 2 Press 5 to select a setting and press ENTER OK to confirm 4 Use 2 35 to move the cursor to the next position If the track number is more than ten press T to open the next page and proceed with programmin...

Page 35: ...f you select Multi Channel mode the CD upsampling feature will be cancelled Night Listening Mode on off When night listening mode is activated high volume output is softened and low volume output brought upward to an audible level for DVD only It is useful for watching your favourite action movie without disturbing others at night This function is only available for Dolby Digital 1 In AUDIO SETUP ...

Page 36: ...ghlight PICTURE SETTING then press 3 STANDARD Select this for the standard picture setting BRIGHT Select this to make theTV picture brighter SOFT Select this to make theTV picture softer PERSONAL Select this to personalise your picture color by adjusting the brightness contrast tint and color saturation 0 0 0 0 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST TINT COLOR PERSONAL PICTURE SETUP 2 Press 5 to select a setting and...

Page 37: ...ertain scenes on the disc This feature lets you set a playback limitation level The rating levels are from 1 to 8 and are country dependent You can prohibit the playing of certain discs that are not suitable for your children or play alternative scenes for certain discs 1 In PREFERENCE PAGE press 5 to highlight PARENTAL then press 3 AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PBC MP3 JPEG NAV PASSWORD DEFAU...

Page 38: ...er menu of the MP3 Picture CD WITHOUT MENU Select this to display all the files contained in the MP3 Picture CD 2 Press 5 to select a setting then press ENTER OK to confirm Changing the password The same password is used for both Parental Control and Disc Lock Enter your six digit password to play a prohibited disc or if prompted for a password The default password is 000 000 1 In PREFERENCE PAGE ...

Page 39: ... To tune weak stations press 2 3 briefly and repeatedly until the optimal reception is found If the FM station reception is weak you can switch the FM mode from stereo to mono Press SURR to toggle through DOLBY PL II FM STEREO DOLBY PL II FM MONO STEREO FM MONO STEREO FM STEREO Tuner Operations Automatic presetting You can start automatic presetting by pressing a selected preset number 1 Press TUN...

Page 40: ... The current preset radio station is deleted Setting frequency step Australia model only The inter station frequency spacing differs depending on the areas Set the frequency step according to the frequency spacing in your area Choices AM9kHz FM50kHz AM10kHZ FM100kHz Default setting AM9 FM50 To change the AM band to 10kHz and the FM band to 100kHz 1 Unplug the AC power cord from the DVD receiver 2 ...

Page 41: ...o CDs SA CDs on page 27 The surround sound mode cannot be selected if the system setup menu is selected Selecting digital sound effects You can select preset digital sound effects that match the content of your disc or that optimize the sound of the musical style you are playing Press EFFECT to select from the available sound effects When playing movie discs or while in TV mode you can select CONC...

Page 42: ... mode Press STANDBY ON on the front panel or POWER B I on the remote control The display screen goes blank AUX ANALOG AUX DIGITAL TUNER FM TUNER AM Setting remote control codes Once you set the appropriate remote control codes you can use this remote to control your other components The remote control automatically switches to the appropriate control mode for that component For the TV button you c...

Page 43: ...erations Functions for cable and satellite tuners POWER TV Turn the cable and satellite tuner on or set them to the standby mode ENTER OK Confirm a selection Numeric keypad 0 9 Cable enters a number of a cable channel Satellite tuner enters a number of a preset radio station TV CH Switches the cable or satellite tuner channel POWER TV ENTER OK Numeric keypad 0 9 TV CH TVVOL TV CH EFFECT SURR VOL T...

Page 44: ...ess DIM 1 70 brightness DIM 2 40 brightness DIM OFF normal brightness Setting the sleep timer The sleep timer switches the receiver to Eco Power standby mode automatically at the preset time 1 Press SLEEP on the remote control until SL P XX appear on the display panel XX 15 30 45 60 or OFF 2 To select the next sleep timer value continue pressing SLEEP while in sleep timer mode until the desired tu...

Page 45: ...n Press DVD CD on the remote control in order to switch to DVD CD mode If this happens when you are changing the setting of the TV TYPE wait for 15 seconds for auto recovery If this happens when you are turning on the progressive scan feature wait for 15 seconds for auto recovery Check the video connection Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Clean th...

Page 46: ...isc for playback Moisture has condensed inside the player Remove the disc and leave the receiver turned on for about an hour Use proper audio sources Connect those equipment to the DVD receiver with analog connections Turn on the power of the component connected to the DVD receiver Make sure the center surround speakers and subwoofer are connected correctly Adjust the volume level in the setup men...

Page 47: ...control and the receiver Replace the batteries with new ones Point the remote control directly toward the remote control sensor Check that the batteries are loaded correctly Set the correct remote control code Depending on the model and year of the product the DVD receiver s remote control may not be able to operate it partly or wholly In this case use the remote control supplied with each procduc...

Page 48: ...ll picture format A still picture data compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert Group which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression ratio 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 the MP3 format One CD R or CD RW can contain about 10 times mo...

Page 49: ...without prior notice AMPLIFIER SECTION Output Power Front 150W RMS 10 THD 1 kHz channel Surround 150W RMS 10 THD 1 kHz channel Center 150W RMS 10 THD 1 kHz Subwoofer 150W RMS 10 THD 100 Hz Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 3 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 100 dB Input Sensitivity AUX In TV In 300 mV TUNER SECTION FMTuning Range 87 50 108 00 MHz AMTuning Range U S A and Canada Models 530 1700 kHz Australia...

Page 50: ...6 Limburgan Limburger 7673 Limburger Limburgan 7673 Limburgish Limburger 7673 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Luxembourgish 7666 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Malay 7783 Malayalam 7776 Maltese 7784 Manx 7186 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Marshallese 7772 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Navaho Navajo 7886 Navajo Navaho 7886 Ndebele North 7868 Ndebele South 7882 Ndonga 7871 Nepali 7869 Northern Sami...

Page 51: ...0 1036 1080 Philips 1014 1020 Pilot 1009 1011 1016 Pioneer 1015 1046 1049 1085 1086 Portland 1009 1016 1032 Quasar 1018 1045 1068 Radio Shack 1009 1011 1016 1017 1021 1038 1044 1049 1051 RCA 1009 1015 1017 1018 1031 1033 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 Realistic 1009 1011 1016 1021 1039 1045 1051 1053 SABA 1029 1035 1044 1057 1058 1071 Sampo 1011 1016 Samsung 1009 1011 1014 1021 1022 1031 1051 Sanyo 1039...

Page 52: ...1 Intervision 4050 Johansson 4022 JVC 4048 Kathrein 4004 4006 4008 4011 4035 4041 Kreiselmeyer 4008 Kyostar 4034 La Sat 4043 4045 Lenco 4034 Lennox 4050 Lupus 4030 Luxor 4005 4049 Magnavox 4087 Manhattan 4037 4045 4050 Marantz 4011 Maspro 4004 4023 Matsui 4024 4048 Mediasat 4059 Mediamarkt 4015 Minerva 4048 Morgan s 4015 4043 Navex 4022 Neuhaus 4039 Neusat 4057 Newhaus 4013 Nikko 4028 Nokia 4005 4...

Page 53: ...OUSE 200 RICKMANSWORTH ROAD WATFORD HERTS WD18 7GQ ENGLAND YAMAHA SCANDINAVIA A B J A WETTERGRENS GATA 1 BOX 30053 400 43 VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA SWEDEN YAMAHA MUSIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 17 33 MARKET ST SOUTH MELBOURNE 3205 VIC AUSTRALIA Printed in China 3139 246 14711 DVD HOME THEATER SOUND SYSTEM SYSTEME HOME CINEMA DVD OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI UCA DVX C300 DVR C300 NX SW300 NX F300 NX C300 NX S300 DVX...

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