Cambridge Audio 540D V2 manual

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    540D V2 azur ENGLISH D VD play er User’s manual 2[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio Azur range DVD player. We hope that you enjoy many years of pleasure from it. The new 540D V2 was designed fr om the gr ound up for the Azur range based on a new and highly e volv ed DVD chipset which includes the ability to repr oduce a progressiv e scan image in both P AL and NTSC formats via either a[...]

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    540D V2 azur 3 ENGLISH Cambridge Audio warrants this pr oduct to be free from defects in materials and workmanship (subject t o the terms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge A udio's option) this product or an y def ective parts in this product. Warranty periods ma y vary from country to country. If in doubt [...]

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    Pow er cord protection The unit must be installed in a manner that makes disconnection of the mains plug from the mains sock et outlet (or appliance connect or fr om the rear of the unit) possible. Where the mains plug is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect de vice shall remain readily operable. Prot ect the power cor d from being walked [...]

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    RGB/SCART Use a SCART/Perit el cable to connect t o the 2 1-pin scar t input jack of a T V . SCART carries both audio (stereo) and video (as either Composit e, S- Video or RGB) at the same time. Analog Video Outputs Composite - Connect to your t elevision via 75 ohm RCA/phono cable designed specifically for video use. S -V V ideo - Connect to your [...]

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    F ront panel display Title/Chapter Indicates the chapt er title and chapter number fields. Video format Displays the video output f ormat: NTSC or PAL. Time Shows the hour , minutes and seconds elapsed on the disc. MP4 Indicates a DivX/MP4 encoded disc is pla ying. Decoding mode indicators Indicate when a Dolb y Digital soundtrack is being play ed [...]

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    Note: If Stop is pressed once pla yback can be resumed from the same place b y pressing Play . Press St o p twice to completely st op playback. If Pause is select ed pressing the Slow k ey then allo ws frame by frame advancement of the paused frame. Slow When playing a D VD, press repeatedly to cycle r ound the various speeds of slow motion, f or w[...]

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    CS LL L SW SR R R Power AC On Off Power SCART (Composite/RGB/Stereo Audio) In Out www.cambridge-audio.com Toslink Optical S/P DIF Co-axial azur 540D V2.0 DVD Player Power Rating : 100-240V A C ~ 50/60Hz Max Power Consumption : 25W Designed in London, England Composite S-Video Cr/Pr Cb/Pb Y Component Video Out 5.1 Channel Audio Out This product comp[...]

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    540D V2 azur 9 ENGLISH Analog video connections The 540D V2 can output video in both fully digital (HDMI) and analog (Composite, S-Video, R GB/SCART and Component) f ormats. If your T V set suppor ts HDMI then this is the preferred f ormat (see next section). If your TV set suppor ts only analog video the preferred connection is (in declining order[...]

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    10 Dolby Digital EX Known also as DD (3/3) or DD 6. 1, an enhanced form of Dolby Digital. On top of the discret ely encoded 5. 1 channels DD EX pro vides an extra 6th channel (Surround Back, giving 6. 1 or 7 . 1 with mono rear surr ounds) matrix encoded into the rear surr ounds. Decoding Dolby Digital EX requires a Dolby Digital EX encoded D VD dis[...]

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    Press the Setup button on the remo te t o enter the 540D V2 Setup menus: Running along the t op of the screen are four icons that represent the four main menu sections: Video Setup Audio Setup Dolby Digital Setup Preference Setup* * Note: To enter the Preferences menu the unit must first be in stop mode with the disc drawer out. Press Setup to ente[...]

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    16:9 Wide - Select this screen when connected t o a widescreen TV set. The full picture will now normally be displa yed with no picture cropping (unless the mo vie itself has black bars recorded into the video). T V T ype Either select ‘NTSC’ or ‘P AL ’ to f orce the analog video outputs of the 540D V2 to the TV system in your area (the 540[...]

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    540D V2 azur 13 Audio setup menus With the Audio setup menu select ed, use the  and  arrows t o mov e to the desired sub-menu. Use the Na vigation arrows (  ) to adjust the settings and press the Enter butt on to confirm your selection. See below f or the Audio Setup menu structure: Speak er setup Downmix Stereo - When in Stereo m[...]

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    14 Dolby Digital Setup menus When the Dolby Digital setup menu is select ed, use the  and  arro ws to mo ve to the desired menu. Use the Na vigation arrows (  ) to adjust the settings and press the Ent er button to confirm your selection. Dynamic Dolby Digital encoded discs allow f or the dynamic range (the dif ference between lou[...]

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    540D V2 azur 15 ENGLISH Preference menu Note: To access the Preference menu, the disc tray drawer must be open. The Preferences menus are used t o set the default language tracks the 540D V2 will use for Soundtrack, Subtitles and Disc Menu if the y are av ailable on the disc. The 540D V2 will automatically select the appropriat e language from thos[...]

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    16 Basic operating instructions Note: The repeat chapt er/title setting will be cleared when moving to other chapter or title. A -B Repeat 1. Press the A-B butt on at your desired starting point. ‘A ’ appear s briefly on the T V screen. 2. Press the A-B button at your desired end point. ‘A-B’ appears briefly on the T V screen, and the repea[...]

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    540D V2 azur 17 ENGLISH There is no power Ensure the AC po wer cor d is connected securely . Ensure the plug is fully inser ted into the wall sock et and is switched on. Check fuse in the mains plug or adaptor . The play er will not read the disc Check the disc is not loaded upside down. Check that the disc is not too scratched or dirty. The disc t[...]

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