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    ENGLISH D VD play er User’s manual 2 D VD99[...]

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    2 For y our own saf ety please read the following important safety instructions carefully before att empting to connect this unit to the mains power supply . They will also enable y ou to get the best per formance and prolong the lif e of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instruct[...]

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    D VD99 3 ENGLISH V entilation IMPORT ANT - The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stack multiple units on top of each other . Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a cabinet without suff icient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall thr ough any ventilation grille. If this happens, switch off immediately , disc[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio DVD player. We hope that you enjoy many years of pleasure from it. The DVD99 is a 'univ ersal' player that supports DVD-Audio (DVD-A) and Super Audio CD (SA CD). These new audiophile formats allow e ven greater sound quality than CD/D VD and also allow multi-channel surround-sound audio. In ad[...]

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    D VD99 5 Rear panel connections ENGLISH HDMI Out HDMI (High-Definition Multi-Media Interface) is a purely digital connection that can carry both audio and video. Use a dedicated HDMI cable to connect to a TV/Monitor with a compatible HDMI input. Analog Video Outputs Composite - Connect to your t elevision via 75 ohm RCA/phono cable designed specifi[...]

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    Remote control A-B Repeat Info Clear Return OSD USB PAL/ NTSC Slow CD Mode Mute Go To Audio Subtitle Angle Zoom Menu Title Enter Setup Vol HDMI Upscale Scan Skip Eject Stop Play Pause/Step 6 F ront panel controls Power Stop Upscale Play/Pause Open/Close 1080 p 1080 i 720p 480/57 6 CD/SACD/DVD-Audio Play er 1080p Upscale HDMI with USB USB 2.0 1 2 5 [...]

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    Repeat Press to repeat edly play a single chapter/title on a DVD video or a single track/entire disc on a CD. The first press selects chapter/track repeat, the second press selects title/disc repeat, the third press selects all repeat. A- B Press to mark a segment between A and B f or repeated playback. The first press marks point A, the second pre[...]

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    C SL L / M i x ed S W SR R / M i x ed Tos lin k Optical S/P DIF Co-a x ial Y CAUTION Risk of electric shock. Do not open. AVIS Risque de choc electrique. Ne pas ouvrir. ACHTUNG Vorm öffnen des gerätes. Netzstecker ziehen. SC A RT (Composite/R G B/Stereo A udio) www.cambridge-audio.com DVD99 DVD Player Power Rating : 100-240V A C ~ 50/60Hz Max Pow[...]

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    D VD99 9 ENGLISH Analog video connections The DVD99 can output video in both fully digital (HDMI) and analog (Composite, S-Video, R GB/SCART and Component) formats. If your TV set suppor ts HDMI then this is the pref erred format (see next section). If your TV set suppor ts only analog video the preferred connection is (in declining order of qualit[...]

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    Menus Settings T V Displa y 4:3 PanScan 4:3 LettBox 1 6:9 Wide 1 6:9 Wide/Auto Screen Sav er On Off Scar t Y CbCr RGB SACD Priority Multi-Channel 2-Channel CD Mode Component Mode P-Scan Interlace DVD-Audio Mode DVD-Audio DVD-Video Subtitle Font Font 1 Font 2 Font 3 Aut o Play Mode On Off DivX(R) VOD Press the Setup button on the remo te to enter th[...]

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    T V Display Use to select the screen f ormat to fit your T V screen. 4:3 PanScan - Y ou can select this screen when connected t o a normal T V set. The widescreen picture will display on the full screen, but some par ts of the video picture will be cut off automatically. 4:3 LettBox - Alternativ ely you can select this screen when connected t o a n[...]

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    Menus Settings Down-mix L T/RT Stereo V .Surround 5. 1 CH 7 . 1 CH F ront Speaker Large Small Center Speak er Large Small Off Surround Speak er Large Small Off S. Back Speaker Large Small Off Subwoof er On Off Channel Delay Channel T rim 12 With the Speaker setup page select ed, use the  and  butt ons to mov e up/down to the desired sub-menu.[...]

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    D VD99 13 ENGLISH Channel Delay For best surr ound-sound ef fects it is desirable t o adjust the channel delay so that sounds fr om each speaker arrive at the listener at the same time. This is done by measuring the distance fr om the listening position to the Left or Right Fr ont speaker (which should be equidistant from the list ener), distance f[...]

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    14 EQ T ype Use to set the equalization patt ern type. Available options are: None, Rock, Pop, Liv e, Dance, T echno, Classic and Sof t. Sound Field Use to set the sound field effect. A vailable options are: Of f, Concer t, Living Room, Hall, Bathr oom, Cave, Arena and Church. Digital Output Use to set the bit stream type of the digital audio outpu[...]

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    D VD99 15 ENGLISH T o get the best possible audio via HDMI, you ma y need to set the follo wing options on the DVD99s setup menu, depending on your HDMI- capable receiver/displa y conf iguration: • No Surround Speakers (such as a TV): If the receiver or T V does not hav e surround speakers, please set the Speaker Setup Page > Do wn- mix to &qu[...]

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    16 Video setup page With the Video setup page selected, use the  and  buttons t o move up/down to the desired sub-menu. Use the na vigation arrows (  ) to adjust the settings and press the ENTER button t o confirm your selection. See the f ollowing list for the Video setup page structure: Menus Settings Sharpness Sharp Soft Off Br[...]

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    D VD99 17 ENGLISH Preference page Note: T o access the Preference menu, the disc tra y drawer must be open or when the disc is completely st opped . The Preferences menus are used t o set the default language tracks the DVD99 will use f or Soundtrack, Subtitles and Disc Menu if they are av ailable on the disc. The DVD99 will automatically select th[...]

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    18 Basic operating instructions Repeat Note: The Repeat function is a vailable only during playback. Press the Repeat butt on on the remote to repeatedly pla y a single chapter/title on a D VD video or a single track/entire disc on a CD. The first press selects chapter/track repeat, the second press selects title/disc repeat, the third press select[...]

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    MPEG4 Playback The MPEG4 is the standard publicised b y MPEG4 (Moving Picture Exper ts Gr oup). MPEG4 allows video and audio to be compressed to a fraction of its original size. With a scalable bitstream, it can be adapted t o dynamically var ying requirements. PC-created disc compatibility Discs created using a comput er may not be pla yable in th[...]

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    20 Language code list 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 65 70 Afrikaans 65 77 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 667 1 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali, Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 67 65 Catalan 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Danish 6869 German 6890 Bhutani 69 7 6 Greek 69 78 Englis[...]

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    D VD99 21 ENGLISH There is no power Ensure the AC po wer cord is connected securely . Ensure the plug is fully inser t ed 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 type is[...]

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    AP22 755/2 Cambridge Audio is a brand of A udio Par tnership Plc Regist ered Of fice: Galler y Court, Hankey Place, London, SE1 4BB, United Kingdom Regist ered in England No. 2953313 www.cambridge-audio.com © 200 7 Cambridge Audio Ltd[...]