Yamaha DVD S1800 Black: CONNECTIONS

CONNECTIONS: Yamaha DVD S1800 Black

CONNECTIONS

CONNECTIONS

General notes on connections

Connecting an AV receiver with 6ch/

multi-channel input

Be sure to turn off this unit and unplug the power supply

cable, before you make or change connections.

Analog connections

Depending on the component you want to connect, there

If you want to reproduce multi-channel Super Audio CD

are various ways to make connections. Possible

(SA-CD) and DVD-Audio, connect AUDIO OUT (6ch

connections are described below.

discrete) jacks of this unit to the corresponding input

Refer to the manuals supplied with your other

jacks of your AV receiver using commercially available

components as necessary to make the best connections.

audio pin cables.

Do not connect this unit via your VCR. The video

quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.

Do not connect the audio out jack of this unit to the

phono in jack of your audio system.

CENTER

COAXIAL

IN

L

L

AV

Audio connections

R

R

MIXED 2CH

FRONT SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

OPTICAL

OUT ON

OFF

RS 232C

HDMI

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL

REMOTE CONTROL

This unit has digital coaxial, digital optical, analog 6ch

This unit (U.K., Europe,

and Russia models)

discrete, and analog mixed 2ch output jacks. Connection

depends on the availability of audio jacks on your

component.

Connecting a stereo amplifier

Connect AUDIO OUT (MIXED 2CH) jacks of this unit to

the corresponding input jacks of your audio component

FRONT

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

(such as a stereo amplifier) using the supplied audio pin

RL

RL

cable. You can connect a subwoofer to the

AV receiver

SUBWOOFER jack.

This unit (U.K., Europe, and Russia models)

Speakers

CENTER

COAXIAL

IN

L

L

AV

R

R

MIXED 2CH FRONT

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

OPTICAL

OUT ON

OFF

RS 232C

HDMI

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL

REMOTE CONTROL

Audio pin cable

(supplied)

Stereo

amplifier

CD / DVD

RL

Subwoofer

Left

Right

speaker

speaker

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Digital connections

English

Video connections

If you want to use the Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG

function on your AV receiver, connect DIGITAL

This unit has SCART, composite video, S-video, and

(OPTICAL) <A> or DIGITAL (COAXIAL) <B> jack of

component video output jacks. If your AV receiver has

this unit to the corresponding input jacks of your AV

video output jacks, connect your receiver and then your

receiver using a commercially available digital optical or

TV so that you can use one TV for several different video

digital coaxial cable.

sources (LD, VCR, etc.) by simply switching the input

source selector on your receiver.

Use the one that corresponds to the input jacks on the

component to be connected.

CENTER

COAXIAL

IN

L

L

AV

R

R

MIXED 2CH

FRONT SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

OPTICAL

OUT ON

OFF

RS 232C

HDMI

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL

REMOTE CONTROL

This unit (U.K.,

Europe, and

Russia models)

<B><A>

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

IN

IN

AV receiver

Speakers

Notes

If you make a connection with <A> or <B>, set [Digital Out]

to [All] (see “Setting the digital output” on page 31).

If the audio format of the digital output does not match the

capabilities of your receiver, the receiver produces a distorted

sound or no sound at all. Make sure to select the appropriate

audio format from the menu screen on the disc.

Pressing AUDIO on the remote control once or more may

change not only the audio languages but also the audio format.

SA-CD audio signals are not output from DIGITAL

(COAXIAL/OPTICAL) jacks.

If you want to enjoy Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG formats,

you must connect this unit to an AV receiver that supports

these formats.

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O

This unit (U.K., Europe, and Russia models)

PR

/ CR

VIDEO

AV

PB

/ CB

Y

RS 232C

HDMI

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

NTROL VIDEO OUT

Video

pin cable

(supplied)

<B> <C> <D><A>

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

PR/CR YPB/CB

IN

IN

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

AV

receiver

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

OUT

OUT

VIDEO OUT

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

IN

IN

VIDEO IN

TV

CONNECTIONS

Composite video jack <A>

HDMI connection

Connect VIDEO OUT (VIDEO) jack of this unit to the

video input jack of your AV receiver, and then to that of

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides

your TV using the supplied video pin cable.

high quality digital audio and video on a single

connection.

S-video jack <B>

Connect the HDMI jack of this unit to an HDMI input jack

S-video connections achieve a clearer picture than

of your AV receiver, and then to that of your TV using a

composite video connections by transmitting video signals

commercially available HDMI cable.

on separate wires for luminance (Y) and chrominance (C).

If your receiver does not have an HDMI input jack, you

Connect VIDEO OUT (S VIDEO) jack of this unit to

can achieve a better video image by connecting the HDMI

S-video input jack of your AV receiver, and then to that of

jack of this unit directly to the HDMI input jack of your

your TV using a commercially available S-video cable.

TV.

Component video jacks <C>

Component video connections achieve higher fidelity

color reproduction than S-video connections by

CENTER

COAXIAL

IN

transmitting video signals on separate wires for luminance

L

L

AV

(Y: green) and chrominance (PB: blue, PR: red). Connect

VIDEO OUT (COMPONENT) jacks of this unit to the

R

R

MIXED 2CH

FRONT SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

OPTICAL

OUT ON

OFF

RS 232C

HDMI

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL

REMOTE CONTROL

component input jacks of your AV receiver, and then to

those of your TV using a commercially available

component cable. Observe the color of each jack when

This unit (U.K., Europe, and

you make connections.

Russia models)

If your receiver does not have component output jacks,

you can achieve a better video image by connecting the

component output jacks of this unit directly to the

component input jacks of your TV.

HDMI

IN

SCART terminal <D>

(U.K., Europe, and Russia models only)

AV receiver

If your TV has only a terminal for video input, you can

HDMI OUT

connect the TV directly to this unit.

HDMI IN

Connect AV terminal of this unit to SCART input terminal

of your TV using a commercially available SCART cable.

Notes

Speakers

TV

Ensure that the “TV” indication on SCART cable is connected

to the TV set and “DVD” indication on SCART cable is

connected to this unit.

Notes

S-video signal is not output at AV terminal. See page 36 for

You need to make appropriate audio connections if the

SCART video setting.

connected component does not input audio signals (see

page 10).

This unit is not compatible with HDCP-incompatible HDMI or

DVI components.

You need a commercially available HDMI/DVI conversion

cable when you connect this unit to other DVI components. In

this case, you need to use another audio connection to this

connection because the HDMI jack of this unit does not output

any audio signals.

Do not disconnect or turn off the power of the HDMI/DVI

component connected to the HDMI jack of this unit while data

is being transferred. Doing so may disrupt playback or cause

noise.

y

When connecting an HDMI component, refer to the manual

supplied with your component.

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HDMI video output

English

This unit is compatible with the following video formats:

480p/60 Hz, 576p/50 Hz, 720p/50 Hz, 60 Hz, 1080i/50 Hz, 60 Hz, and 1080p/50 Hz, 60 Hz.

Notes

You need to select one of the HDMI resolution settings by pressing HDMI on the remote control repeatedly or by using the HDMI

Video setup menu (see page 36).

Depending on the connected DVI component, black and white in the image may not be distinct. In this case, adjust the picture setting

of the connected DVI component.

HDMI audio output

Analog output

HDMI Audio

Audio format

setting

Auto*

1

PCM Off

Multi-channel

PCM multi*

2

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital

Stereo PCM 2ch

Multi-channel

PCM multi*

2

DTS

DTS

DVD-Video

Stereo PCM 2ch

Multi-channel

PCM multi*

2

MPEG

MPEG

Stereo PCM 2ch

PCM 2ch*

4

Multi-channel/Stereo PCM 2ch PCM 2ch

Multi-channel PCM (PPCM) multi*

2,3

PCM (PPCM) multi*

2,3

Multi

DVD-Audio

Stereo PCM (PPCM) 2ch*

3

PCM (PPCM) 2ch*

3

2ch*

4

Multi-channel/Stereo PCM (PPCM) 2ch PCM (PPCM) 2ch

Off

CD/MP3/

2ch Multi-channel/Stereo PCM 2ch PCM 2ch

WMA/DivX

®

Multi-channel

PCM multi*

2

Multi

DTS-CD

Stereo PCM 2ch

DTS

2ch Multi-channel/Stereo PCM 2ch

VCD 2ch Multi-channel/Stereo PCM 2ch PCM 2ch

Multi-channel

PCM multi*

2

Multi

SVCD

Stereo PCM 2ch

MPEG

2ch Multi-channel/Stereo PCM 2ch

SA-CD Multi/2ch Multi-channel/Stereo

*1:If the connected HDMI component does not support bitstream signals (Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG), the audio

output is automatically changed from bitstream signals to PCM signals.

*2:If the HDMI component does not support multi-channel audio signals, the audio output is automatically changed

from PCM multi-channel signals to PCM stereo signals and 48 kHz/16 bits signals or less.

*3:If the audio source is prohibited from downmixing, the front L/R channel audio and 48 kHz/16-bit signals or less are

output instead of downmixed stereo.

*4:If the connected component does not support more than 48 kHz, the audio output is automatically changed to 48 kHz/

16-bit signals or less.

Notes

You need to set HDMI Audio (see page 37).

SA-CD signals cannot be output using HDMI. Make an analog connection to listen to SA-CD (see page 10).

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Connecting the power cable

After all other connections are complete, plug the supplied

power cable into MAINS of this unit and then plug the

power cable to an AC outlet.

To an AC

outlet

MAINS

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