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AV receiver
User’s manual
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650R
Your music + our passion
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Contents Introduction .........................................................................................................3 Before connecting...............................................................................................3 Make sure you register your purchase. Limited warranty ................................................................................................4 Visit: www.cambridge-audio.com/sts Important safety instructions .......................................
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azur 650R Introduction Before connecting Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio Azur range AV receiver. Like The process of setting up the 650R is first to make all the connections to your all Cambridge Audio products, the 650R adheres to three core principles – speakers and source equipment and then set the unit up via its On-Screen stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value. Display (OSD), as there are various settings and adjustments that need to be made before the 650R can
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Important safety instructions 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. The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle 2. Keep these instructions. is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated ‘dangerous voltage’ within the
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azur 650R Limited warranty Cambridge Audio warrants this product to be free from defects in materials Ventilation and workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will IMPORTANT – The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stack multiple units repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio's option) this product or any defective on top of each other. Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a parts in this product. Warranty periods may vary from country to countr
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Front panel controls 6 21 20 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 15 16 17 18 19 15 1 Standby/On Audio input type Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by dim power LED) and Press this button to select between analogue, digital (optical/coaxial) or HDMI On (indicated by bright power LED). Standby is a low power mode. The unit input types as the source of the audio for the currently selected source input. may be left in Standby mode when not in use. The choices available depend on
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S-Video Composite Do no Do not obstruct v t obstruct ve entilation / ntilation / N Ne pas obstruer la v e pas obstruer la ve entilation ntilation Digital Optical Digital Co-axial azur 650R Rear panel connections 8 9 10 In In In Out In Out In TV/Mon Out Max Power Consumption: TV/Mon Out BD/DVD Video 1/2 Recorder 1 7.1 Direct In 7.1 Preamp Out This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. 1400W Y Y Y Y L R C L R C Operation is subject to the Designed in London, England following two condi
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Remote control The 650R is supplied with an Azur Navigator remote control. Mute Insert the supplied AAA batteries to use. For full details of the Mutes the audio on the AV Receiver. Press again to cancel various adjustment functions available from the remote, refer mute. to the later sections of this manual. Volume Standby/On Increase or decrease the volume of the AV receiver output. Switches the unit between Standby mode and On. Also used as up/down in the OSD setup menus. Analogue Direct Tune
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azur 650R Front panel display Loudspeaker connections To avoid damaging the speakers with a sudden high-level signal, be sure to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 switch the power off before connecting the speakers. Check the impedance of your speakers. Speakers with an impedance of between 4 and 8 ohms (each) are recommended. The coloured speaker terminals are positive (+) and the black speaker terminals are negative (-). Make sure correct polarity is maintained at each speaker connector or the sound can become w
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S-Video S-Video Com Composit posite e Com Composit posite e Digital Optical Digital Co-axial Digital Optical Digital Co-axial 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 for recording, one for listening. Video player Out Out CD player Phono cable (2RCA-2RCA) In I
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S-Video Com Composit posite e S-Video S-Video Com Com Composit posit posite e e Digital Optical Digital Co-axial Digital Optical Digital Co-axial azur 650R HDMI input connections HDMI (High-Definition Multi-Media Interface) is an all digital connection that audio connection must be made from each source to the 650R for it to be can carry both audio and video in one cable. Direct digital transfer of audio able to receive audio and decode surround sound etc. and video and support for various types
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S-Video S-Video Com Com Composit posit posite e e S-Video Com Composit posite e Digital Optical Digital Co-axial Digital Optical Digital Co-axial Video output connections Connection to the TV can be by (in ascending order of quality) Composite Note: The 650R is unable to down-convert HDMI so if an HDMI source Video , S-Video, Component Video and HDMI. HDMI is the recommended connection is made to the 650R you must make an HDMI output connection connection and the 650R can in addition transcode a
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S-Video Com Composit posite e Digital Optical Digital Co-axial azur 650R 7.1 Preamp out Front input connections If it is desired to connect external power amplifiers, use Phono/RCA leads The front panel Video 3 input is for temporary connections to video games connected to the 7.1 Preamp Outputs on the rear panel. consoles etc. Remove the cap to access the Video 3 inputs, and connect to a video game console or video camera’s outputs using stereo phono cable For 5.1/6.1/7.1 use set the ‘Preamp Ou
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650R setup The setup of the 650R is a reasonably simple 4 stage process. The speaker 1 Front Left and Right speakers setup process (stage 2.) can either be performed manually or via the For stereo and multi-channel sound. CAMCAS (Cambridge Audio Microphone Controlled Auto Setup) procedure. The procedure is as follows: 2 Centre speaker For dialogue and centre sounds. Ideally position at a similar height to the front 1. Speaker configuration. left and right speakers (above or below the TV/monitor
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azur 650R 2. Speaker setup Set the package as 5.1, 6.1 or 7.1 by highlighting the Decode Mode item and The following two sections can be performed by Cambridge Audio CAMCAS using the Left and Right arrows to scroll through the options: procedure so you can if you wish jump straight to that section. However, it is recommended that you do read these sections to understand the reasons for these settings and their implications. Speaker Config Menu Decode Mode :7.1 Front L/R :Large Speake
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Level calibration The 650R allows level calibration to match the acoustic level between Analog Mute / different types/sizes or even manufacturers of speaker that may be being Direct Stereo Direct Display used for each channel. This is achieved by adjusting the relative level of each Video 3 L L Audio R Video S-Video Optical speaker. This can be done manually through the ‘Level Calibration’ menu in the OSD or automatically, see the following Auto setup section of this manual. Au Auto to S Setu et
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azur 650R Also some Blu-ray players feature settings to allow down conversion of Dolby Auto Setup Menu Digital Plus etc. to backwards compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 for older AV receivers which do not support these formats. The unit is now measuring the Distance Ensure any such settings are disabled to allow our 650R access to all the and Level settings for latest formats. your speakers Each of the three HDMI inputs can be freely assigned to the DVD, Recorder Please wait........ 1, Video 1 or Vide
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4. Source setup continued Surround sound modes The 650R supports several music and home-cinema listening modes. The Video connection type output the 650R can provide, depends both on the source signal present, the speaker setup selected and the decode mode selected. Before we describe The 650R provides transcoding or up/down conversion between Composite, how to operate the 650R, below is a brief guide to the Surround Sound S-Video and Component video and up only to HDMI format. This function is
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azur 650R Dolby Digital EX DTS Neo:6 Known also as DD (3/3) or DD 6.1, an enhanced form of Dolby Digital. On top A DTS technology which is able to recreate 6 channel (Left Front, Right Front, of the discretely encoded 5.1 channels DD EX provides an extra 6th channel Centre, Left Surround, Right Surround, Surround Back ) surround sound from (Surround Back, giving 6.1) matrix encoded into the rear surrounds for suitable analogue matrix encoded stereo source material. DTS Neo:6 greater image depth
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Operating instructions To activate the 650R, switch the Power button on the rear panel to On then Dolby Digital/DTS Modes - Selects a range of digital surround modes with the press the Standby/On button on the front panel. appropriately digitally encoded material (only). These modes are for use with the SPDIF, Toslink or HDMI digital outputs (set to Bitstream/Raw) from Blu- ray players, DVD players or satellite receivers etc. In order for the 650R to allow selection of these modes a valid input
