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To ensure the finest performance, please read this manual
carefully.  Keep it in a safe place for future reference.

2

Install your unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from
windows, heat sources, and too much vibration, dust,
moisture or cold.  Avoid sources of hum (transformers,
motors).  To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose
to rain or water.

3

Do not operate the unit upside-down.  It may overheat,
possibly causing damage.

4

Never open the cabinet.  If a foreign object drops into the
unit, contact your dealer.

5

This player should not be placed on appliances, such as
amplifiers, that produce heat, or placed in a cabinet that
impedes the flow or air. This may result in a failure in this
player. Install the player in a well ventilated place. In
addition, do not place objects on the player.

6

Do not use force on switches, knobs or cords.  When
moving the set, first turn the unit off.  Then gently
disconnect the power plug and the cords connecting to
other equipment.  Never pull the cord itself.

7

Do not attempt to clean the unit with chemical solvents;
this might damage the finish.  Use a clean, dry cloth.

8

Be sure to read the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section on
common operating errors before concluding that your unit
is faulty.

9

To prevent lightning damage, unplug the power cord and
remove the antenna cable during electrical storms.

10

The generated digital signals may interfere with other
equipment such as tuners or receivers. Move the system
farther away from such equipment if interference is
observed.

11

Voltage selector (General model only)

The voltage selector (on the rear panel of this unit)
must be correctly set to the voltage used locally
before making any connection to the AC power
supply.

This unit is designed for home use only. Do not use this
unit for business purposes. 

NOTE:
Please check the copyright laws in your country before
recording from records, compact discs, radio, etc. 
Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright
laws.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this
unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.  Refer
servicing to qualified personnel only.

DANGER
Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or 
defeated.
Avoid direct exposure to beam.

CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation exposure.

This compact disc player is 
classified as a CLASS 1 LASER
product.
The CLASS 1 LASER
PRODUCT label is located on
the rear exterior. (China and
Singapore models)

Laser component in this product is capable of emitting
radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1.

CAUTION
As the laser beam used in this compact disc player is harmful
to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer
servicing to qualified personnel only.

Laser Diode Properties
• Material: GaAlAs
• Wavelength: 780nm
• Emission Duration: continuous
• Laser Output: max. 44.6µW*

* This output is the value measured at a distance of about

200mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-
up Block.

CAUTION FOR CARRYING THIS UNIT
Be sure not to carry or tip the unit with discs remaining in it.

CAUTION FOR MOVING THIS UNIT
When moving this unit, first remove all discs from the disc
tray and close the tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE
button, and then switch off the power after you confirm that
the display indicates as follows.

Never switch off the power if the display is not pictured as
above, otherwise the unit will break down during moving
because the internal mechanism is not locked.

CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT.

MUSIC

DISC

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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Summary of Contents for VCD-120K

Page 1: ... CD CHANGER ECHO POWER MPX KARAOKE KEY CONTROL DISC SKIP SKIP SEARCH PREV NEXT 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 LEVEL KEY CONTROL MIC 1 MIC 2 NATURAL SOUND VIDEO CD CHANGER VIDEO CD OPEN CLOSE STOP RETURN PLAY SELECT PLAYXCHANGE MIN MAX MIN MAX R GRAPHICS ...

Page 2: ...Singing Karaoke 15 Playback Control of Video CD Ver 2 0 18 Notes about the Remote Control Transmitter 21 Handling Compact Discs 21 Troubleshooting 22 Specifications 22 Thank you for selecting this YAMAHA Video CD changer This unit can play discs of the following types only Never attempt to load a disc other than above into the unit because it may cause a damage to this unit and or other units conn...

Page 3: ...esigned for home use only Do not use this unit for business purposes NOTE Please check the copyright laws in your country before recording from records compact discs radio etc Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing...

Page 4: ...om each other To AC outlet This unit General model Amplifier Video connection cord included Connecting to the amplifier Connect the LINE OUT terminals to the audio input terminals of the amplifier marked as CD AUX etc by using the included audio connection cord Be sure that the left L and right R LINE OUT terminals are connected to the corresponding left and right terminals of the amplifier Connec...

Page 5: ...o matter which format PAL or NTSC the currently playing disc employs Set to this position if your video monitor employs the PAL format AUTO Outputs signals in the same format as the currently playing disc employs Set to this position if your video monitor can be switched in between the PAL and NTSC formats automatically NTSC Outputs signals in the NTSC format no matter which format PAL or NTSC the...

Page 6: ...pressed key of the track becomes lower Pressing this button restores the original key level of the track Whenever pressed key of the track becomes higher 5 DISC SKIP button s Whenever this button is pressed the disc tray rotates and the selected disc changes Pressing the side rotates the disc tray clockwise and pressing the side rotates the disc tray counterclockwise 6 CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS...

Page 7: ...One or two microphones can be connected to these jacks H KEY CONTROL jack If you have a Yamaha microphone which has a key control function connect the mini plug connector cable of the microphone to this jack This connection allows you to change key of source sound by using controls on the microphone I PROG button This button is available only when KARAOKE is illuminated on the display This button ...

Page 8: ... for details 7 Time display Shows elapsed time of the track currently playing program number and so on 8 PBC Playback Control indicator Lights up when this unit is in a Playback Control mode for playing a Video CD version 2 0 9 Video signal output mode indicators Show the current position of the VIDEO OUT MODE SELECT switch on the rear panel and the format of video output signal 0 Key level indica...

Page 9: ...l the last track on the last numbered disc has been played When you press the STOP button during Video CD playback except in the Playback Control and Karaoke modes the unit stops five seconds before the playback ends and displays the time The unit is in the resume play mode Pressing the PLAY button in the resume play mode starts playing from the last playback position Pressing the STOP button agai...

Page 10: ...rsion 2 0 is selected PBC lights up on the display In this mode disc play is controlled by the rule of Playback Control If however you select a disc and a track number continuously as explained above PBC does not light up automatically For details of Playback Control refer to pages 18 20 To cancel this mode and restore the normal play mode press and hold the STOP RETURN button for more than 2 seco...

Page 11: ... Notes These operations can also be performed when the unit is in the pause or stop mode When using the SKIP buttons on the remote control transmitter If a button is pressed and held the track number is continuously changed to higher numbers or lower numbers When using the SKIP SEARCH button on the front panel Be careful not to press and hold the button otherwise the selected track is played forwa...

Page 12: ...ayback The monitor can show up to nine screens at a time The number of screens varies from disc to disc There may be a case that the monitor can show one screen only as follows To cancel DIGEST and INTRO operations Press the STOP button Notes This button can work only when playing a Video CD To return to normal speed playback press the PLAY button To play a Video CD slowly To repeat playback DIGES...

Page 13: ...ils Notes If PBC is illuminated on the display pressing the KARAOKE button to enter the Karaoke mode will cancel the Playback Control mode turn PBC off and stop this unit If the pause mode is engaged for 10 minutes the unit is stopped automatically to protect the internal mechanism To cancel this function Press the KARAOKE button again KARAOKE disappears from the display KARAOKE KARAOKE ON SCREEN ...

Page 14: ...eed no echo effect set this control to the MIN position Display indication Audio output mode Normal stereo output Sound from the left channel only is output from both the left and right speakers Sound from the right channel only is output from both the left and right speakers Sound of vocals on the source is attenuated Note There may be a case that vocals cannot be attenuated effectively according...

Page 15: ...k press the PROG button again If you program a track number which is higher than the highest track number on the disc E rr appears on the display and it cannot be programmed This unit can store as many as 10 selections at one time If you program a track number as the eleventh program the tenth program is replaced with it ECHO DISC SKIP SKIP SEARCH PREV NEXT 7 8 9 0 LEVEL KEY CONTROL MIC 1 MIC 2 OP...

Page 16: ...tton 3 When the check is completed To correct the selection currently playing There are two methods as described below 1 Select the track to replace the one currently playing by using the DISC SKIP button and the numeric buttons 2 Select the track to replace the one currently playing by using the DISC SKIP button and the SKIP buttons 16 To check program data KEY CONTROL KARAOKE MPX OPEN CLOSE ON S...

Page 17: ...titute the highest numbered track on the new disc EXAMPLE Program Swap disc 4 new disc has 9 tracks only Disc 1 Track 5 Disc 1 Track 5 Disc 2 Track 8 Disc 2 Track 8 Disc 4 Track 12 Disc 4 Track 9 To cancel a programmed selection To cancel the selection you are currently programming There are two methods as described below 1 Press the CANCEL button instead of the ENTER button after the track number...

Page 18: ...ck selection on a screen menu You can select pictures music and information to play back by selecting items on a screen menu Similar to having a conversation Playback of high quality pictures You can enjoy watching pictures which are four times higher in quality than moving pictures A Flowchart of Playback Control as an example Mode just after the disc is selected Playback ends Movie Movie Movie M...

Page 19: ... to a previous mode To select a number higher than 9 in step 3 Example To select number 15 Press 10 and 5 in succession To select number 26 Press 10 twice then press 6 Basic operation Note Disc play in the Playback Control mode depends on the data of the disc used So according to the contents of disc the following operating method may not be applied to the disc Be sure to refer to the instruction ...

Page 20: ...more than 2 seconds To play a Video CD ver 2 0 without Playback Control operation Press and hold the STOP RETURN button for more than 2 seconds when this unit is stopped PBC disappears from the display and this unit turns into a normal play mode To restore the Playback Control mode again press and hold the STOP RETURN button for more than 2 seconds RETURN STOP RETURN STOP RETURN STOP INDEX Note Wh...

Page 21: ...o play a 8 cm 3 inch CD Place it in the inner recessed area of the disc tray Do not put a normal 12 cm 5 inch CD on top of a 8 cm CD No Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit the batteries are weak Replace both batteries with new ones Notes Use only AA R6 UM 3 batteries for replacement Be sure polarities are cor...

Page 22: ...d or not completely connected There is an influence of strong external noise lightning excessive static electricity etc or a misoperation on this unit while using this unit A foreign object is obstructing the tray The disc is damaged There is moisture on the laser pickup The disc has been loaded upside down The disc is dirty The disc may be scratched or damaged A nonstandardized disc is played Imp...

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