How to Set Up a Yamaha BDS681 BluRay Player

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

This guide will show you how to perform a basic setup for your Yamaha Blu-ray player.

In the box you should find the following items:

• The player itself
• The power cable
• The remote control with batteries
• The user manual

2. Identify Components

Front Panel

1. On / Standby
   

1. Turns player on / Sets to Standby mode. Press and hold for more than 5 seconds to reset.
2. USB Connector
3. SA-CD Indicator
4. Lights up when SA-CD is loaded and the SA-CD layer is selected
5. Front Panel Display
6. Displays various information for operational status
7. Disk Tray Door
8. CD Mode
9. Enables / Disables the CD mode
10. Eject
    

1. Opens / Closes the disc tray
2. Skip/Search Backwards
   

1. Press to skip backward, press and hold to search backward
2. Skip/Search Forward
   

1. Press to skip forward, press and hold to search forward
2. Play
   

1. Starts playback
2. Pause
   

1. Pauses playback
2. Stop
   

1. Stops playback
2. Pure Direct
3. Enables / Disables the Pure Direct mode

Rear Panel

1. Audio Out (L/R)
2. HDMI Out
3. Digital Out (Coaxial / Optical)
4. USB
5. Network
6. AC Power In

3. Setup Prep

Before performing the setup follow these preparatory steps:

• Place the Blu-ray player close to your TV set so that it is within the length of the HDMI cable and of the power cable.
• Only connect the power cable into a power outlet once all the other cables have been plugged into the player and the TV set.
• Insert the batteries in the remote control with their terminals corresponding to the polarity indicators.

4. Connect Device to TV Via HDMI

5. Menu Navigation

6. Initial Setup

The first time you turn the Blu-ray on it will show the Easy Setup. To perform the setup and navigate the menu afterward you'll need to use the remote control.

1. Press Enter to start the Easy Setup.
   

1. Set the language, resolution and screen aspect ratio by following the on-screen messages.

7. Connect Network

Connect your device to your home network via:

• Wired connection (Ethernet)
• Wireless connection (Wi-Fi)

8. Connect Device to Network - Wired

Ethernet Cable

An Ethernet cable can come in many colors and lengths. The end is larger than a phone cable; and has eight small contacts on the bottom, with a clip on the top to make sure it stays locked into the port.

Ethernet Port

An Ethernet port will be on the side or back of your device, and sometimes has lights on the left and right, used to show traffic and link conditions. It is larger than a phone jack.

1. Acquire an Ethernet cable.
2. Take one end of the cable and plug it into your router or modem Ethernet port.
   

1. Plug the other end of the cable into your devices Ethernet port.

9. Connect via Ethernet

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control.
   
2. From the Setup menu screen go to General Setting, then Network, and then Connection setting. Select the Wired option.
   

1. If you get a question asking if you want to cut off the current connection, select Yes.
   

1. Then go back to Connection Setting then go to IP Setting. Make sure it is set to Auto.
   

10. Connect to Wi-Fi

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control.
2. From the Setup menu screen go to General Setting, then Network, Connection setting and then Wireless.
   

1. If you get a question asking if you want to cut off the current connection, select Yes.
   

1. Select the Scan option and press Next to search for available Wi-Fi networks. Once the list is populated, select your preferred network and type in the Wi-Fi password if required.