Cambridge Audio PS2000 manual

1 Use r’ s G ui de Pla yW o rks P S200 0 Digita l In formati on in th is document is su bject to ch ange wi thout n otice an d does no t repr es en t a co mmit men t on th e part o f Crea ti ve T e chno l o gy Ltd. No par t of thi s ma nua l ma y be reprod uced or trans mitted in any form or by any mean s, elec tronic or mec hanica l, inclu ding [...]

2 Safety & Regula tor y Information The following se ct ions con t ain no t ices fo r various countries: CAUTION: T hi s d e vice is in ten ded to be installed by the user in a CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM A T or compati b le personal computers in t h e manufacturer’ s defined opera t or access area. C heck the equ ipment operating/ instal[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS READ INST RUC TIO NS - All safety and operating instructions should be re ad before the Play W orks PS2000 D igital amplified su bwoof er/ satellite system is operated. RE T AIN INS TRUC TIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be re tained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS - All w ar nings on t he s[...]

4 Contents Inventory ............... ................. .................. .................. ................. ............. 5 Speaker System Connections . .................. ........................... ................. .... 6 Signal Source Connections ............. .................. .................. ................. .... 6 System Connection D[...]

5 Examine each unit carefully for shipping damage. If there is an y , do not in stal l or use the system. Contact the retailer wher e t he syst em w as purchased. Sav e the shipping carton and inserts in ca s e y o u ha ve to tran s p o r t the s y s tem late r . In v ent ory S ubwo ofer 1 5V 3A DC P o wer Ad a pt er Remo te Cont rol Di p ol e Un i[...]

6 Speak er Conne c tions Using the Dual RCA to RC A plug, connect the R (right) and L ( left) Speak er inputs l o cated on the back panel of the Dipole Uni t to the corresponding Speaker outputs on the Subwoofer . Using the Dipole DIN cable, connect the D IN jac k o f the D ipo le Un it to th e DIN jack of the Subw oofer . For information on connec[...]

7 Syste m Connect ion Diag ram G ame C onsole e.g. PlayStation 2 CD Playe r MD Pl ay er Soun d Card O ptical Output So und Card O utput e. g. S o und Bl as t e r L i ve! Optical Cab le St e reo t o Dual RCA Ca bl e SPD I F Cable ( RCA to RCA) T andem A udio Cab l e T o th e Di git al Co axial O ut p u t V. C . R . Casset te Deck Tu n e r Stereo to [...]

8 D ipole Unit Stand Ali g n th e Dipole U nit Sta nd to th e Dipole U nit. Us ing the Ball-fastene r provided, attach t he D ipole Unit Stand to t h e Dipole Unit, (see diagra m A) . T ilting the Dipole Unit Loosen t he Ball-fast ener below the Dipole Unit Stand t o adjust the til t of the Dipole Unit. The Dipole Unit can be angled to face you by [...]

9 Sp e aker Place ment E D F G For the best l istening ef fect, place t h e Dipole U nit between 5 0cm and 1.5m from the li stening position and at ear le v e l i f po s s ib l e. Use the Dipole Unit Stand to t ilt t he Dip ol e Un it down ward s to y o u r lis t e n in g p osit io n w he n placing the Dipole Unit on you r T . V . or m onit or . Wh[...]

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11 1. MUTE ( On Remot e Cont r ol) : Mutes all output from the PS20 00 Digital . Press thi s b utton once to mute. Press a second ti m e to rest o re audio output. Y ou can also enable or disable the m ute function by pressi n g both vol ume but tons on the D ip o le Un it to g e t h e r . 2. PO W ER O N/ OFF (On Subwo ofer) : The PO WE R but ton o[...]

12 6. ANALOG ( On Remot e Cont r ol) : Selects the analog input source signal from the analog LINE IN i np ut or both the a nal og L INE IN and R EAR IN inputs for F ourPointSurr o und sound. F ourPointSurround sound is auto-selected w hen the fr o nt and rear analog inputs are c onnected. (This fun ction is al so av ailable on the Dipole Unit, use[...]

13 Dim ens ion : Games. Pass th ro ugh : System check and Stereo Dipole pre-encoded materials. 9. CMSS (On Re mote Contr ol) : CMS S (Cr ea ti ve Mu lti Sp eaker Surrou nd) processes analog 2-channel program materi al. Repeated presses of thi s b utton step through two different operation modes: Music>Movie . The default mode is CMSS Music. Musi[...]

14 Dolby D igital Dolby Digital (earli er called A C-3) deliv ers fi ve discreet ful l-range channel s (lef t front, center , right front, left surround an d right surround) plus a separate Lo w Frequency Effect s (LFE) channel. Many soundtracks on t he latest generation l aser di scs, D VD s and H i g h Definition T ele vision (HDT V), are encoded[...]

15 The PS2000 Digital supports m a n y s ignal source inputs, both analog and digital . F or e xampl e: 1. Gam e cons oles l ik e the Pla yStation 2 using the Optical or Line In connections. 2. D VD p lay er s wit h Do lby Di git al (A C-3) opt i cal o ut p ut s. D V D players with coaxial outputs (for exam ple, the Crea tiv e labs P C-D VD Encore)[...]

16 PlayW orks P S2000 Digi tal Dipole: 10 wat ts RMS Subwoofer: 12 wat ts RMS These specifications apply to PS200 0 Digital operating from the supplied 15V 3A DC po w er adapter . EAX is a co l lect ion of powerful, inno vativ e audio technol ogies. De v elo p ed by Creat iv e's world-class audio scie ntists and built into grou ndbreaking Pers[...]

17 W e a re commit t ed to gi vi ng you the bes t produ ct as we ll as the b est te chnic al sup por t. Note : Befo r e conta cting “E ur opean Hel p Line”, pleas e ensur e tha t you hav e re ad the ‘T roubl eshoot ing’ Append ix. The Creati ve web s ite at ww w . crea tive.c om gi ves you acces s to the lates t dr iv ers and troubl eshoo t[...]

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