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MegaTheater
AVS550
DVD/Tuner Pre-Amplifier
User Manual
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The lightning flash with arrowhead, The exclamation point within an equilat- within an equilateral triangle, is intended eral triangle is intended to alert the user to alert the user to the presence of to the presence of important operating uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within and maintenance (servicing) instructions the product’s enclosure that may be of in the literature accompanying this sufficient magnitude to constitute risk product. of electric shock to persons. WARNING AVISIQUE POUR
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radia- tors, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (includ- ing amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. Do not defeat the safety p
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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna and the DISC PRECAUTIONS: power cord. MOISTURE OR DEW – May form on the lens or disc if the product is suddenly moved from a cold environ- • Increase the separation between the equipment and ment to a warm one, and prevent the unit from reading the receiver. the disc. If this happens, turn the product on for a • Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different cir- least one hour before inserting a disc. cuit than the one to which the receiver is con
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Introduction ................................................................6 Thanks for choosing the MegaTheater AVS550 as the Carton Contents..........................................................8 heart of your home theater system. We at Cambridge Remote Control ..........................................................9 SoundWorks believe that it is the ideal utilization of Front Panel and Display ..........................................13 high technology
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Finally, the AVS550 provides a superb picture when MP3, WAV and Picture CDs are organized in files that connected to a High Definition TV thanks to its may be contained within folders. Use the on-screen advanced Super Smart™ progressive scan circuitry. “Smart Navi” function to navigate through the folders This unique circuit analyzes the characteristics of on the disc and select the files you wish to play. the source material on DVD and automatically selects Some features of DVD playback are au
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CARTON CONTENTS A. One AVS550 main control unit. B. Remote control A C. Two AA Batteries D. FM Antenna E. FM antenna to F-connector adapter cable. C F. AM Loop antenna G. A/V cable with three RCA plugs B (red, white, yellow) on each end. H. Component video cable with three RCA plugs (red, green and blue) on each end. I. S-Video cable D E F G H I 8 STANDBY EJECT/LOAD SUBTITLE ANGLE REPEAT A-B/MUSIC AUDIO JPEG SHUFFLE SLIDE OSD 1 2 3 PBC 4 5 6 PROGRAM 7 8 9 CLEAR/EQ 0 +10 GOTO DVD AV1AV2 AV3 SPD
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REMOTE CONTROL 3. OSD: Installing The Remote Control Batteries Remove the lid of battery chamber in back of the • When playing a DVD, press once to show an On- remote control and install the two AAA batteries Screen Display of the current title and chapter. (included). Observe and follow the polarity marks. Press again to display the remaining time. Press a Replace the lid. third time to display chapter elapsed time. Press a fourth time to display chapter remaining time. A fifth When the batte
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• You may also directly access radio station presets 2 3 4 1-10 by pressing the appropriate number button during radio play. 6. VOLUME: Press to increase or decrease volume. 7. CH-/Slow: • DVD, VCD, SVCD - Press to engage in slow motion 1 playback. The first press is 2x Slow (i.e.1/2 normal speed), the second press is 4x, third press is 6x, and the fourth press is 8x. A fifth press returns to normal speed. 6 • Tuner - Select next lower numbered preset radio station. 5 CH+/Step: 7 • DVD, VCD,
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13. >>| / AUTO +: ticular disc is mastered. If there is no menu level, this button will select the current title. • Disc Play - Selects NEXT track or Chapter. 25. ZOOM: Each successive press zooms the image • Tuner - Seeks the next higher station. 1.5x, 2x, and 3x. Press again to revert to normal size. 14. PAUSE / AM/FM: 26.AUDIO/ST: • Disc Play - Pauses playback • DVD playback - Selects the available audio tracks • Tuner - Selects AM or FM band on a DVD. This feature is not available on all
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Learning I.R. Codes: Hint: Only save the commands you need to use from the source remote. There is usually no reason to save You may teach the AVS550 remote control the codes all the commands. It may be easiest to combine from up to three other remote controls. Once you have selected commands from various sources under one programmed the new codes, the AVS550 remote will REMOTE SOURCE button. For example, if you always operate your entire system. use a cable box or satellite tuner it will be eas
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FRONT PANEL AND DISPLAY 1. STANDBY - Turns the unit “on” and “off” in normal 9. AV3 IN - Composite video and stereo analog audio operation. inputs for external A/V source. 2. VFD - Vacuum Fluorescent Display. Shows player status. 10.HEADPHONE jack - Output for headphones with a 3.5mm miniplug.. 3. POWER LED - Indicates the presence of AC power. This LED will remain lit in standby mode when the 11.HEADPHONE VOLUME - Controls headphone vol- main power switch (on the rear panel) is engaged. ume in
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GETTING STARTED There are two stages to an efficient installation of the room. Positioning the subwoofer away from the MegaTheater system. walls will reduce its output. Room acoustics play a major role in the propagation of bass notes, so it is Stage 1 is the placement and connection of all the advisable to experiment with a variety of placement components. We have made this as easy as possible options and stick with the one that gives the by color-coding all of the critical connections. stronge
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SYSTEM CONNECTION Determining Your System Setup: 1. Connect the video output from the MegaTheater to your TV’s video inputs to watch DVD movies. There are a variety of system configurations you can select, depending on the other equipment you wish to 2. Connect the TV’s L & R audio outputs to an auxil- connect to your MegaTheater system. iary A/V input of the AVS550. Select this same auxil- iary A/V input to listen to your off-air, cable, or satel- Option A: The simplest system consists of the
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Option B: 1. Connect the audio output of the STB directly to the AVS550. The AVS550 processor can then decode This option is the best choice if: the Dolby Digital signal from your STB when pres- A. You have a cable TV, HDTV tuner, or satellite receiv- ent, or play the sound in Stereo or Dolby Pro Logic er set top box (STB) with digital or stereo analog II otherwise. output. 2. The Video output of the STB may be connected B. You have a VCR and wish to record or play in either to the AVS550 or dir
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Connecting the AVS550 To Your TV: The AVS550 supports all three of the above options via it’s TV output. All of the video input sources connected The video output connection is determined by the to the AVS550 are available at its S-Video and CVBS capability of your TV. outputs. The component output is only available when A. If your TV is equipped with progressive scan the AVS550 internal player is used. If you have other (Y/Pb/Pr) inputs or interlaced (Y/Cb/Cr) component sources connected to the
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Connecting Auxiliary A/V Sources: Connecting an Auxiliary A/V Source with Digital Output: There are three auxiliary A/V input connections avail- able on the AVS550 (AV1, AV2, and AV3). AV1 and AV2 Many digital cable systems and almost all Digital are located on the rear panel and may be used to con- Satellite receivers offer digital audio outputs. This pro- nect a VCR, Cable Box or similar devices. AV3 is vides access to the Dolby Digital (AC3) audio stream behind the door on the front panel. I
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Audio Output Connections: Stereo System: 5.1 Surround System (RCA Jacks): Use only the Red and White output jacks to connect the AVS550 to a conventional 2-channel stereo system, The main audio outputs of the AVS550 are next to the or powered system such as the Cambridge Component video outputs. These outputs are color SoundWorks BassCube821. Select an appropriate coded to match the cables supplied with the Downmix mode, as explained on pg. 32, for stereo Cambridge SoundWorks BassCube 851. Conne
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BASIC SETUP MENU To get the most from your MegaTheater system it must Select TV Aspect Ratio be configured for your TV and speaker types. Configuration is made via the Setup menu, accessed by pressing the SETUP button on the Remote control. Use the v < > buttons to navigate through the menu and highlight your selection. Use the ENTER button to make the selection. The < key will return you to the previous menu level. When you are all done, press the remote control SETUP button again to return
