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DVD player

User’s manual

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DVD99

Summary of Contents for HDMI DVD 99

Page 1: ...ENGLISH DVD player User s manual 2 DVD99 ...

Page 2: ...xposed to dripping or splashing water or other liquids No objects filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the unit The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons...

Page 3: ...warranty service please contact the Cambridge Audio authorised dealer from which you purchased this product If your dealer is not equipped to perform the repair of your Cambridge Audio product it can be returned by your dealer to Cambridge Audio or an authorised Cambridge Audio service agent You will need to ship this product in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree ...

Page 4: ...roduction 4 Rear panel connections 5 Front panel controls 6 Remote control 6 Audio connections 8 Analog video connections 9 HDMI connections 9 DVD player setup 10 General setup page 10 Speaker setup page 12 Audio Setup menu 14 Video Setup menu 16 Preference menu 17 Basic operating instructions 18 Language code list 20 Technical Specifications 21 Troubleshooting 21 Visit www cambridge audio com and...

Page 5: ...of a TV SCART carries both audio stereo and video as either Composite S Video or RGB at the same time AC power socket Once you have made all audio and video connections plug the IEC type AC power cable into the rear of the unit and an appropriate mains socket then switch on Your DVD player is now ready for use 1 2 3 4 6 C SL L Mixed SW SR R Mixed Toslink Optical S P DIF Co axial Y CAUTION Risk of ...

Page 6: ...th the USB 2 0 logo on them are supported by the DVD99 Please either consult the manufacturer of the USB 2 0 product to make sure it is properly certified or go to www usb org for a list of approved products before purchase We cannot be held responsible for any incompatibility issues This unit supports USB Mass Storage Class Bulk Only Transport devices only Most USB thumbs drives portable hard dis...

Page 7: ...e on the DVD disc Angle Press to access various camera angles if available on the DVD disc Zoom Press to cycle through the various zoom magnifications and back to normal display Navigation Press the directional arrows to move around the Setup menus Enter Press to accept the item function highlighted in the display menu Title Press to access the DVDs Title Menu This is usually the root menu from wh...

Page 8: ...ht speaker Speaker diagram shown in 5 1 channel setup For 7 1 add two rear speakers Surround right speaker Front left speaker Surround left speaker Centre speaker Subwoofer 1 2 Analog stereo The analog stereo outputs should be used play back of CDs DVDs etc in stereo through a conventional amplifier or AV receiver with analog stereo inputs Analog stereo is also usually the best connection method f...

Page 9: ...utput can be supported simply by using DVI to HDMI adaptors as these two connection types are compatible When using DVI only video will be passed to the TV Monitor A Co axial SPDIF or Optical TOSlink digital audio connection must be made from the DVD99 to the AV receiver for it to be able to receive audio and decode surround sound etc C SL L Mixed SW SR R Mixed Toslink Optical S P DIF Co axial Y C...

Page 10: ...now navigate to each sub menu item you might want to change using and then to select settings The yellow highlight always shows the menu or setting you have navigated to the orange brown highlight shows the current setting that is being used Pressing ENTER stores a highlighted setting as the new one to use To navigate back out of a sub menu press to move to the sub menu list if necessary and again...

Page 11: ...urn by a static image Screen burn can affect Plasma TVs but LCD and CRT TVs are largely immune to it Note The default setting is On SCART Use to select between the following choices RGB Enables interlaced scan RGB Sync using the SCART Peritel output on the rear panel YCbCr Enables interlaced scan component using the 3 phono RCA component outputs on the rear panel SACD Priority Use to select which ...

Page 12: ...ront channels Recommended for use with TV sets or stereo receiver amplifiers V Surround Virtual Surround This mode creates a virtual surround effect from stereo or multi channel audio contents 5 1 CH This mode enables 5 1 channel decoded audio output The number of actual output channels depends on the disc 7 1 CH This mode enables 7 1 channel decoded audio output The number of actual output channe...

Page 13: ...tween the surround speakers and the listener must be shorter than or equal to that between the front speakers and the listener The units are feet for units sold in North America Canada and metres for units sold in Europe Australasia Use to select each speaker in turn and to enter a distance value The DVD99 uses this to calculate and use the correct delay time for each channel so that each channel ...

Page 14: ...send multi channel PCM audio signals with the highest available sample frequency and bit numbers Depending on the original audio content the format could be 44 1kHz 192kHz 2 8 channels This option is recommended when connecting the HDMI output to an A V receiver or processor with HDMI v1 1 or above audio capabilities Off No digital audio output via HDMI Notes If you use HDMI to connect audio to a ...

Page 15: ...pports PCM Forces down mixed 2 channel digital audio output Choose this setting if your receiver amplifier only supports stereo digital PCM audio DSD Direct Stream Digital is the trademark name used by Sony and Philips for their system of recreating audible frequencies which uses pulse density modulation encoding a technology to store audio signals on digital storage media which is used for the Su...

Page 16: ...ness Use to adjust the brightness black level of the video output Press the ENTER button to show the Brightness scale and then use the buttons to adjust Press the ENTER button to confirm the new setting Contrast Use to adjust the contrast white level of the video output Note The ability to set brightness and contrast is no small thing If you do not have the correct black and white levels then your...

Page 17: ...6 R 7 NC 17 8 Adult Off Password Change Default Reset TV Type Use to set the output video system PAL NTSC to match the type of TV Auto default No system conversion is performed The output video system is the same as that encoded on the disc Requires TV that supports multi systems PAL When playing PAL encoded discs no system conversion is performed NTSC encoded contents are converted to PAL output ...

Page 18: ...resented on screen depending on the disc DVDs are normally split into one or more Titles each subdivided into Chapters Each Title may also have alternative soundtracks and subtitles available From the Title Menu it is normally possible to start playback of the main film go directly to different chapters or access special features Examples of special features are alternative soundtracks Stereo or D...

Page 19: ...ntrol to navigate through the menu Pressing the Info button again takes you back to full screen video DVD99 19 ENGLISH DVD Audio Using MLP lossless from Dolby Laboratories DVD Audio discs can store up to six channels of 24 bit 96 kHz audio including a separate low frequency bass channel Compare that to two channels of 16 bit 44 1 kHz sound from CD s For stereo buffs a DVD Audio disc can alternativ...

Page 20: ...77 Cambodian 7578 Kannada 7579 Korean 7583 Kashmiri 7585 Kurdish 7589 Kirghiz 7665 Latin 7678 Lingala 7679 Laothian 7684 Lithuanian 7686 Latvian Lettish 7771 Malagasy 7773 Maori 7775 Macedonian 7776 Malayalam 7778 Mongolian 7779 Moldavian 7782 Marathi 7783 Malay 7784 Maltese 7789 Burmese 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7876 Dutch 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8076 Polish 8083 Pashto Pushto 8084 Po...

Page 21: ...ce and re insert again In some cases an incompatible USB device may cause the player to stop responding If this occurs simply turn off the power remove the USB device and turn the player back on Problems using HDMI Ensure that your screen supports HDCP High Definition Copy Protection Ensure your screen is capable of displaying the resolution being output by the DVD player Note Cables which run ove...

Page 22: ...2 Cambridge Audio is a brand of Audio Partnership Plc Registered Office Gallery Court Hankey Place London SE1 4BB United Kingdom Registered in England No 2953313 www cambridge audio com 2007 Cambridge Audio Ltd ...

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