CAMBRIDGE CXR120 Reference - Cxr120/200

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    Cxr120/200 av receiver.

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    2 the process of setting up the cxr is first to make all the connections to your speakers and source equipment and then set the unit up via its on-screen display (osd). There are various settings and adjustments that need to be made before the cxr can be used. However before you actually decide whic...

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    3 cxr120/200 for your own safety please read the following important safety instructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains power supply. They will also enable you to get the best performance from and prolong the life of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these ...

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    4 cambridge audio warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below). Cambridge audio will repair or replace (at cambridge audio’s option) this product or any defective parts in this product. Warranty periods may vary from country to cou...

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    5 cxr120/200 hdmi 7 / mhl cxr200 cxr120 hdmi 8/ mhl front panel controls 1. Standby/on switches the unit between standby mode (indicated by a dim power led) and on (indicated by a bright power led). Standby is an eco-friendly power mode. The unit may be left in standby mode when not in use. 2. Phone...

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    6 rear panel connections 1. Fm / am aerials all tuner aerial connections are made here. Refer to the 'aerial connections' section of this manual for more information. 2. Analogue inputs these inputs are suitable for any 'line level' source equipment such as cd, dvd/bd players, game consoles etc. Not...

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    7 cxr120/200 12. Ethernet for wired network connection. 13. Hdmi outputs for connection to two tvs or a tv and a projector for instance. Cxr120 – both outputs show the same content. Cxr200 – output 2 can display a different source when used for zone 2. Output 1 allows audio from the tv to be receive...

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    8 13. Surround modes selects digital surround processing modes and various matrix encoded surround processing modes for analogue or digital sources (digitally processed). 14. Stop/play/pause (streammagic) press to stop, play or pause streaming playback. 15. Direct disables any audio processing on th...

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    9 cxr120/200 to avoid damaging the speakers with a sudden high-level signal, be sure to switch the power off before connecting the speakers. Check the impedance of your speakers. Speakers with an impedance of 8 ohms (each) are recommended. The coloured speaker terminals are positive (+) and the blac...

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    10 pre out sub out analogue audio connections note: do not plug in the mains power lead or turn the unit on until all connections have been made. Connect to source equipment using stereo phono cables (stereo 2rca- 2rca). Tape/md/cdr recorder/players require two sets of stereo phono/ rca cables, one ...

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    11 cxr120/200 the cxr supports 4k (3840 x 2160 pixels) video resolution hdmi (input and output) connections. 4k has twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p hdtv format, with four times as many pixels overall. Use a high speed hdmi cable when connecting 4k devices. Hdmi connections ...

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    12 5.1/7.1 direct in pre out sub out dvd-a player or sacd multi-channel player 5.1 connections phono cables (2rca-2rca) front left surround left front right surround right centre subwoofer it can be desirable to connect dvd-a/sacd players to the cxr by two methods at the same time. A digital or hdmi...

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    13 cxr120/200 pre out connections rec out connections the pre out left and right sockets provide an analogue pre out of the front left and front right channels for attaching a separate power amplifier to these two channels. The subwoofer outputs are used for attaching a powered subwoofer if needed. ...

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    14 front input connections the front panel inputs are temporary connections, such as connections to video games consoles, usb stick/hard-drives (via cambridge connect app) etc. Alternatively, use the 3.5mm mini-jack mp3 socket for the headphone/ line outputs of portable mp3 players. Cxr200 hdmi 8/ s...

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    15 cxr120/200 operating instructions to activate the cxr, switch the power switch on the rear panel to on then press the standby/on button on the front panel. Selecting the source select the source by using the source +/- buttons on the front panel. After 4 to 5 seconds the cxr will select the new s...

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    16 decode modes - 5.1 speaker setup incoming native modes available output audio channel channels format resolution pcm 2 pcm + all channels >5.1 mcs pcm 2 " pcm + dolby pro logic ii movie >5.1 pcm + dolby pro logic ii music >5.1 pcm + neo:6 cinema >5.1 pcm + neo:6 music >5.1 dolby digital (2/0) 2 d...

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    17 cxr120/200 decode modes - 5.1 + height speaker setup press the surround modes button on the remote control. Incoming native modes available output audio channel channels format resolution pcm 2 pcm 2 " pcm + all channels >5.1 mcs pcm + dolby pro logic iiz height >5.1 + h dolby digital (2/0) 2 dol...

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    18 incoming native modes available output audio channel channels format resolution pcm 2 pcm 2 " pcm + all channels >7.1 mcs pcm + dolby pro logic iix movie >7.1 pcm + dolby pro logic iix music >7.1 pcm + neo:6 cinema >7.1 pcm + neo:6 music >7.1 dolby digital (2/0) 2 dolby digital (2/0) 2 " dolby di...

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    19 cxr120/200 dolby digital plus 5.1 $ dolby digital plus (3/2).1 5.1 dolby digital plus (3/2).1 + dolby pro logic iix movie >7.1 dolby digital plus (3/2).1 + dolby pro logic iix music >7.1 dolby digital plus 7.1 $ dolby digital plus (3/4).1 7.1 dolby true hd 5.1 $ dolby true hd (3/2).1 5.1 dolby tr...

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    20 known also as dolby digital (3/3) or dolby digital 6.1, an enhanced form of dolby digital. On top of the discretely encoded 5.1 channels dolby digital ex provides an extra 6th channel (surround back, giving 6.1) matrix encoded into the rear surrounds for greater image depth and more solid sound l...

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    21 cxr120/200 a new dolby matrix technology that delivers additional height channels positioned above the front left and right speakers. Dolby pro logic iiz identifies spatial cues that occur naturally in most content plus ambient sound and amorphous effects such as rain or wind and directs them to ...

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    22 background information 1 front left and right speakers for stereo and multi-channel sound. 2 centre speaker for dialogue and centre sounds. Ideally position at a similar height to the front left and right speakers (above or below the tv/monitor). Using a centre speaker from the same manufacturer/...

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    23 cxr120/200 go to the ‘speaker configuration’ and highlight each speaker in turn. Set the distance to the nearest value to that which you measured by using the left and right arrows (the values do not need to be exact): cxr speaker configuration menu exit c fl sw1 fl sl sbl fr sr sbr front left te...

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    24 manually setting sub crossovers and bass management the cxr performs bass management for any speaker that is set to ‘small’ in the speaker configuration. This means that bass for speakers that are unable to reproduce bass effectively is instead routed to the subwoofer. Cxr speaker configuration m...

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    25 cxr120/200 video scaling note: cxr can only upscale 1080p to 4k if the tv is compatible. All other video formats will automatically passthrough. Any hdmi input can be set to either processed of passthrough. In passthrough mode, the hdmi signal output from the cxr will be the same format as the vi...

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    26 lip sync the cxr can if required apply a small delay to the audio playback to resynchronise it to any video playback which appears to be behind the audio in time. This can sometimes happen if the video is slightly delayed by a player or tv performing a lot of video processing. Pressing the lip sy...

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    27 cxr120/200 set trigger 1 (2 or 3) output to follow a desired source in the advanced setup menu. Now select which source/s to set the trigger output, or select follow standby for the trigger to be active while the cxr is on. The trigger output will now be active (high) when selected source/s is on...

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    28 the unit will scan for all available wireless networks. When the cxr finds your wireless network, it displays the broadcast name (essid) for the access point – this is a name allocated to the access point by whoever set up the network, it may either be a default name for your router/ wireless or ...

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    29 cxr120/200 advanced setup cxr setup menu speaker setup input setup zone 2 settings network setup general settings hdmi output setup advanced setup mute level mute analogue rec out front ir main power on volume advanced dolby/dts trigger 1 out trigger 2 out mute none enable - 30 db ► ► ► mute leve...

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    30 configuration 3 – 7.1 channel: l, c, r, lfe, ls, rs, cs, oh center center surround right (30°) left (30°) left surround (110°) right surround (110°) lfe center over-head configuration 4 – 7.1 channel: l, c, r, lfe, ls, rs, lh, rh right (30°) right height left (30°) left height left surround (110°...

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    31 cxr120/200 note: when enabled the remote buttons can be used to toggle the outputs (override the status) even if they are also following the status of a zone or source selection as below. Follow standby: no or main/zone 2 – this means the trigger output can follow the on/off status of the unit. I...

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    32 network the cxr supports a wide range of compressed formats; mp3, aac, wma and ogg vorbis codec types are all supported. For true audiophile use it also supports either uncompressed pcm (in a wav container) or losslessly compressed flac. Both can contain from 16-bits/44.1khz from cds right up to ...

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    33 cxr120/200 technical specifications audio power output cxr120: 120 watts rms per channel, 6 ohms (two channels driven), 100 watts rms per channel, 8 ohms (two channels driven), 60 watts rms per channel, 8 ohms (all 7 channels driven) cxr200: 200 watts rms per channel, 6 ohms (two channels driven)...

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