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DVD 8
All Format Disk Player
NOTE: Before installing your new DVD 8 player, please read this manual carefully
as it will inform you of the product specifi cations, proper installation and correct
operating procedures for your unit. Also included in this manual are guidelines
on how to service and care for your new Cary Audio Design product.

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  • Page 1 DVD 8 All Format Disk Player NOTE: Before installing your new DVD 8 player, please read this manual carefully as it will inform you of the product specifi cations, proper installation and correct operating procedures for your unit. Also included in this manual are guidelines...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ... 2 Welcome Thank You ... 5 Product Features ... 5 Unpacking and Installation ... 6 Format Playback Compatibility ... 6 Specifications Video Specifications ... 7 Audio Specifications ... 7 Digital Audio Output Specifications ... 8 Making Connections Before Connecting ...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 4 (including amplifiers) that produce heat. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE: Before connecting a new component such as the DVD 8 to your audio or home theater system it is always good practice to make certain that all components are turned off, and preferably unplugged from their AC power source.
  • Page 5 26. FCC INFORMATION FOR USER: CAUTION: ANY changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 6: Welcome

    Dear Cary Audio Customer: We would like to thank you for your decision to buy a Cinema Series DVD 8 player. The DVD 8 offers superb audio quality playback of your CDs and DVDs, and has a fantastic picture to match.

  • Page 7: Unpacking And Installation

    If you are the original purchaser of this unit and you purchased it in the United States, you should fill out the enclosed warranty registration card and return it to Cary Audio Design within 15 days of your purchase. Cary Audio Design also suggests that you keep your original packing cartons in case you ever need to ship the unit when moving to a new home.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Operating the DVD 8 player is a simple procedure. It is designed for long term stability in virtually any home operating environment. However, if the unit is operated outside the parameters outlined in this owner's manual, damage may result. Please read this manual carefully before putting your new DVD 8 player into operation.

  • Page 9: Digital Audio Output Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT SPECIFICATIONS Coaxial Digital Dolby Digital / DTS / LPCM 200 mV rms. @ 75 Ohms Optical Digital Dolby Digital / DTS / Toslink AC Power 100 - 240 Volts AC Power Consumption 20 watts - Operation 3 watts - Standby Video Output Modes Component Video: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i...

  • Page 10: Making Connections

    For all components, turn the power off and unplug them from the wall outlet before making any connections. Connect the DVD 8 player to the TV directly. If you connect the DVD 8 player to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD Video images are copy protected.

  • Page 11: Optional Video Connections

    (R), blue (B), and green (G) color bands to show how to correctly connect them to the player and the TV. The rear panel plugs on the DVD 8 have red, blue and green color inserts to assist in correct color connections to your display.
  • Page 12 AV receiver. Please make sure you have the correct channels plugged into the Front Left, Front Right, Center, Left and Right Surrounds and the Sub Woofer connections on the DVD 8 and the companion surround sound component.

  • Page 13: Controls & Displays

    FRONT PANEL 1. POWER • Press once to turn the power ON. • Press again to turn the power OFF. The DVD 8 will enter into STANDBY and the blue POWER LED will light. 2. DISC LOADER TRAY • Load discs here.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    • The component video connections offer the best quality analog video output from the DVD 8. The connections have a Red, Green or Blue (RGB) colored insert inside them to make proper connections easier to do. This can be set to 480i, 480p, 576p, 720p or 1080i in resolution.
  • Page 15 8. COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO JACK • Connect this to your compatible surround sound preamplifier, processor or AV receiver. Use only one of the digital audio connections, either the optical video output or the coaxial (RCA) digital output. This connection offers the digital audio signal to your associated surround sound component.

  • Page 16: Remote Control

    CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS REMOTE CONTROL This section explains how best to use the remote control to set up and operate the DVD 8 player. 1. POWER – Power ON; toggle STANDBY 2. MEMORY – Save/jump to playing point 3. AUDIO ONLY – Turn video On/Off 4.

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    POWER button on the front panel to turn the player on. Turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct input for the DVD 8. The video display should be ON first if you are using the HDMI connection so that the HDCP copy protection “handshake”...
  • Page 18 screen. Pan and Scan selects the center of the scene of widescreen material to make it fit the NORMAL screen (so even though the image looks larger on the screen, you're actually seeing less of the complete picture). Press ENTER to save the setting. 3.

  • Page 19: Changing The Default Settings Choose The Setup Menu

    CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS CHOOSE THE SETUP MENU The SETUP menu allows you to make alterations to the video, audio, disc, progressive and AV Sync settings. Use the UP , DOWN desired setting. Press ENTER to save changes in settings. Press the SETUP button and the following options appear across the top of the screen: 1.

  • Page 20: Dvd-Audio Mode

    CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS ANGLE MARK Use this to set the MULTI-ANGLE camera scenes on some DVD Discs. The options are: • ON – Offers multi-angle camera scenes on some DVD discs. • OFF (default) - Turns off the angle mark on screen. SACD PRIORITY Use this to select which audio tracks to play for SACD (Super Audio CD).
  • Page 21 CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS output will be stereo. For multi-channel content only the left front and right front channels will be re-produced. • Stereo (default) - This mode down-mixes decoded multi-channel (5.1ch) audio to 2- channel stereo output. For stereo content the output will be stereo. For multi-channel content the surround and center channels will be mixed with the left and right front channels.

  • Page 22: Audio Setup

    • Press the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW buttons to set the distance difference. • Press the SELECT button to confirm the settings and return to the Speaker Setup Page. • The channel delay is the difference between the distance from the listener to the front speakers and the distance from the listener to the speaker to be configured.

  • Page 23: Pro Logic

    The DVD 8 will automatically set the digital to analog converter (DAC) sample rate to match the data rate of any CD, DVD-Audio or DVD disk it is playing (48, 96, 192 kHz) when you have the audio turned ON for the HDMI section. If you wish to control the sample rate manually you need to first set the HDMI audio to OFF.

  • Page 24: Hdmi Audio

    Use this to select digital audio output from the HDMI port. The options are: • Auto – This setting allows the DVD 8 to select the digital output signal from the current disk automatically. It will choose whatever is offered by the disk that is currently playing.

  • Page 25: Preference Setup

    Use this to select the color space for the HDMI output. The available options are: • Auto – Allows the DVD player to automatically select the best color space based on capability information collected from the TV display. This is the preferred setting.
  • Page 26 CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS PREFERENCE SETUP OPTIONS: TV TYPE Use this to set the output video system (PAL/NTSC) to match the type of TV. The options are: • Auto – No system conversion is performed. The output video system is the same as that encoded on the disc.

  • Page 27: Parental Control

    CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS DISC MENU Use this to set the language of the menus recorded on the disc (top menu, etc.) ENGLISH (default) - Select if you want the menus in English. FRENCH - Select if you want the menus in French. SPANISH - Select if you want the menus in Spanish.
  • Page 28 PG – Parental Guidance Parental Guidance means the movie may contain some contents such as mild violence, some brief nudity, and strong language. The contents are not deemed intense. PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned Parents with children under 13 are cautioned that the content of movies with this rating may include more explicit sexual, language, and violence content than movies rated PG.

  • Page 29: Playback

    2. Resume play memory function. (DVD only) 3. With the DVD 8, when the STOP button is pressed, that position is stored in the memory. At that time, "PLAY" flashes on the display. When the PLAY button is pressed, playback resumes from the position where it was stopped.

  • Page 30: Pausing Playback

    PLAYBACK PAUSING PLAYBACK During playback, press the PAUSE button on the remote control to pause playback. Press the PAUSE button a second time or press the PLAY button to resume normal playback. FORWARD/REVERSE SEARCHING During playback, press one of the REW/FF buttons on the remote control unit. : Reverse direction : Forward direction When pressed again, the search speed increases (in four steps).

  • Page 31: Service And Care

    CARE AND CLEANING The cabinet housing and front panel of the DVD 8 may be cleaned with a soft cloth and Windex or a window cleaner. The frequency of cleaning will be governed by how many hours the DVD 8 is operated and by the cleanliness of the operating environment.

  • Page 32: United States Limited Warranty

    CAVT 300B vacuum tube which has a (1) one year from purchase date exchange policy. Any digital drive design, whether a Cary Audio Design CD or SACD player or a Cary Cinema DVD player, has a limited one year parts and labor warranty against defects in manufacture. This is a limited warrant, for the original purchaser only and does not transfer to any subsequent owner.
  • Page 33 CARY AUDIO DESIGN 1020 Goodworth Drive, Apex, NC 27539 phone 919-355-0010 fax 919-355-0013 www.caryaudio.com o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o...

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