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50Series
DVD Player
Owners’ Manual
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50 Series INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this Cambridge Audio 50-Series DVD Player. It has been designed using the results from an extensive Research & Development program undertaken to identify the circuitry and components fundamental to our highly regarded and critically acclaimed products. Now we invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy! Contents Contents.............................................................................................................................
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS For safety reasons please read the following instructions and the enclosed Important Safety Information carefully before attempting to connect your DVD player to the mains. Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Caution Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Caution To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cov
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50 Series SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and the operating instructions should be adhered to. Follow instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed. Cleaning - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. Servicing - Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or re
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50 Series A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO DVD DVD is well known for its extraordinarily large capacity and outstanding audio-video effects. Its capacity is as high as 4.7-17 GB (approximately 7-26 times the capacity of CD). With 500-line horizontal resolution of picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 Channel surround sound, it brings a new era to audio visual entertainment . COMPARISON BETWEEN DVD AND OTHER DISCS DVD LD Super VCD VCD CD CDROM Recording Method Digital/MPEG2 Analog Digital/MPEG2 Digital/MPEG1
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COMPATIBLE DISC TYPES Types Sizes Recorded Contents 12cm or 8cm CD Digital audio 12cm or 8cm DVD Compressed digital audio + compressed digital video (dynamic picture) Mp3 Compressed digital audio 12cm MP3 FRONT CONTROL BUTTON LOCATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 2 3 POWER PREV NEXT OPEN CLOSE PLAY PAUSE STOP 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 Standby / On Open / Close Play Pause Stop 6 7 8 9 POWER switch 6 Open / Close 2 Disc tray 7 Play / (Select when used with Jog Dial) 3 VFD display window 8 Pause 4 Previous 9 Stop
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CONNECTION TO A TV / DISPLAY If your TV has S-Video inputs, an S-Video interconnect can be used to connect this player. When the video output is used the component video outputs cannot be used. If the TV has a component video input, the component video output of this player can be used. When the component video outputs are in use the S-Video output cannot also be used. If the AUDIO OUT of this player is connected to your TV , the MIXED AUDIO OUT sockets should be connected to your TV ‘s A
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50 Series CONNECTIONS TO A 2 CHANNEL AUDIO SYSTEM Page 10 S Sc ca al le e C Co ol lo ou ur r D De ef fiin niit tiio on n D Dr ra aw wiin ng g T Tiit tl le e R Re ev viis siio on ns s & & D Da at te e N NT TS S C Ca am mb br riid dg ge e 5 53 3 5 55 5 5 57 7 iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on n m ma an nu ua al l 1 1:: 1 19 9//0 01 1//0 03 3 O Or riig giin na al l P Pa an nt to on ne e 2 27 76 68 8 ((b bl lu ue e)) ((O Or riig g O On nl ly y)) R RE EV VIIS SIIO ON N 4 4 2 2:: 2 28 8/
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CONNECTION TO AN AMPLIFIER WITH DOLBY DIGITAL OR DTS Page 11 S Sc ca al le e C Co ol lo ou ur r D De ef fiin niit tiio on n D Dr ra aw wiin ng g T Tiit tl le e R Re ev viis siio on ns s & & D Da at te e N NT TS S P Pa an nt to on ne e 2 27 76 68 8 ((b bl lu ue e)) C Ca am mb br riid dg ge e 5 53 3 5 55 5 5 57 7 iin ns st tr ru uc ct tiio on n m ma an nu ua al l 1 1:: 1 19 9//0 01 1//0 03 3 O Or riig giin na al l ((O Or riig g O On nl ly y)) R RE EV VIIS SIIO ON N 4 4 2 2:: 2 2
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50 Series CONNECTION TO A 5.1 INPUT AUDIO SYSTEM The built-in Dolby Digital decoder inside your 50-series DVD player makes it possible to play discs recorded with Dolby Digital. This is achieved simply by connecting your player to an amplifier or receiver with 5.1 channel amplification and an appropriate home theatre loudspeaker package. “5.1” means 5 main channels of output (front left, front right, centre, surround left, surround right) plus subwoofer (the “.1”) Page 12 S Sc ca al le e C
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OPERATION Playback Press POWER switch Press EJECT button. Disc tray ejects automatically, then place the disc with the label side face up. Press EJECT button again, disc tray retracts. Disc information is being read by your player. Press PLAY button and playback automatically starts. Press the STOP button to stop playing. Pressing the STOP button for the first time, the player enters the pre-stop mode. In this mode, if you press the PLAY button, the player will play the disc from the stop
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50 Series OPERATION OSD (On Screen Display) Press the OSD button and scroll through the avaible functions :- DVD TITLE ELAPSED TITLE REMAIN TT / CH / : : : : CHAPTER REMAIN CHAPTER ELAPSED DISPLAY OFF : : : : CD SINGLE ELAPSED SINGLE REMAIN TOTAL ELAPSED TRACK / : : : TOTAL REMAIN DISPLAY OFF : Angle Selection Press the ANGLE button and your TV will display : - To select other angles press the angle button repeatedly : - To resume normal playback, press the A
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OPERATION Language Selection Press the AUDIO button. You may change the language when playing multi-language DVD discs. AUDIO 1/2: AUDIO 2/2: Subtitle Selection Press the SUBTITLE button. Each press of the SUBTITLE button will scroll through the available subtitle languages. After the language options have been cycled through the SUBTITLE OFF option will appear Volume Control Pressing VOLUME button. Press the VOLUME - button to increase volume. Press the VOLUME + button
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50 Series OPERATION Fast Playback Press the FWD button and the player will start fast forward playback. Each press of the FWD button will double the forward speed from 2X through 32X 2X 4X 8X 32X 16X Press the REV button and the player will start fast reverse playback. Each press of the REV button will double the reverse speed from 2X through 32X 2X 4X 8X 32X 16X Slow Motion Playback Press the SLOW button and the player will start slow motion playback. Each press of SLOW the button switch
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OPERATION Repeat Playback The repeat function enables a title/chapter/track/disc repeated. Each press of the REPEAT button scrolls thorough the available options displayed on your TV screen:- DVD disc: CHAPTER TITLE REPEAT OFF MP3 disc: REPEAT ONE REPEAT FOLDER FOLDER Repeat a Selected Section When playing a disc, press the A-B button to repeat playback of a certain section you desire. Under normal playback, press the A-B button at the desired point (point A) to set the beginning. Display o
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50 Series OPERATION Playback from a Desired Point This feature applies to DVD playback only. By inputting the time, title or chapter directly, content can be found quickly and playback enabled from a selected point. Title, chapter search. For example, search Chapter 2, Title 6: Press the GOTO button, the TV screen displays: TITLE 03/30 CHAPTER /02 Press the CURSOR button to lighten the title number. TITLE /30 CHAPTER 01/02 And then press the "6" button to select Title 6. T
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OPERATION General Setup To select the "GENERAL SETUP" menu then press the SETUP button. TV Display Press the CURSOR buttons to select "TV DISPLAY" and then press the cursor buttons. The TV set screen displays: NORMAL/PS NORMAL/LB WIDE Press the CURSOR button to select your desired setting and then press the SELECT button. Press the SETUP button to exit the function setup menu. You have made a successful setup. Repeat the same basic procedure for all other menu options : OSD Language default : E
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50 Series OPERATION Speaker Setup To select the "Speaker Set-up" menu then press the SETUP button. Select "Speaker Set-up" item in the setup menu and then press SELECT to enter the Speaker Page Downmix This allows the player to change multi-channel audio into two channel audio. Note : The off mode needs to be supported by the disc - The number of actual output channels depends on the disc. Front Speakers / Centre Speaker / Rear Speaker Using these menus gives you the options to specify the si
