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AV receiver
User’s manual
2
azur
551R
Your music + our passion
ENGLISH
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Contents Introduction .........................................................................................................3 Important safety instructions .............................................................................4 Limited warranty..................................................................................................5 Make sure you register your purchase. Front panel controls........................................................................................
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azur 551R Introduction Before connecting Thank you for purchasing this 551R AV Receiver. We are confident that you The process of setting up the 551R is first to make all the connections to your will enjoy many years of listening pleasure from it. Like all Cambridge Audio speakers and source equipment and then set the unit up via its On-Screen products the 551R adheres to our three core principles – stunning Display (OSD) as there are various settings and adjustments that need to be performance
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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 551R 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 5 20 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 1 2 3 4 21 23 14 15 16 17 18 22 1 Note: The 551R remembers the audio and video input type and processing Standby/On mode for each individual source input. These are recalled each time a source Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by a dim power LED) and is selected. On (indicated by a bright power LED). Standby is an eco-friendly <1W low power mode. The unit may be left in Standby mode when not in use. 14 Audio input type 2 Press thi
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azur 551R Rear panel connections 3 9 10 14 15 18 5 16 1 13 4 6 2 19 7 8 11 12 17 14 1 2 15 & FM/AM antennas & HDMI All tuner antenna connections are made here. Refer to the ‘Antenna Inputs and output to a suitable TV/Monitor. The HDMI inputs can be assigned Connections’ section of this manual for more information. in the OSD. By Default the HDMI inputs are assigned to BD/DVD, Video 1 and Video 2, with the 4th input unassigned. 3 Emitter In These inputs can be freely assigned, see later
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Remote control The 551R is supplied with an Azur Navigator remote control. Picture Adjustment Insert the supplied AAA batteries to use. For full details of the Press to select various picture adjustments for sources that various adjustment functions available from the remote, refer have the Scaler set to Process only. to the later sections of this manual. An adjustment bar will appear on the TV for the current item (Brightness, Contracts etc.) Press the Pic. Adj. button again to Standby/On move
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azur 551R Front panel display Loudspeaker connections To avoid damaging the speakers with a sudden high-level signal, be sure to 1 2 3 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 weak and
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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. Examples CD player Out Out BD/DVD player Phono cable (2RCA-2RCA) Audio player/recorder (Tape/MD/CD-R) Out In Digital audio connections Two types of digital audio connections can be made
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azur 551R HDMI input connections HDMI (High-Definition Multi-Media Interface) is an all digital connection that DVI switching can be supported by using DVI to HDMI adaptors as these two can carry both audio and video in one cable. Direct digital transfer of audio connection types are compatible. When using DVI only video will be passed and video and support for various types of High Definition video content and to the TV/Monitor and a Co-axial (S/P DIF) or Optical (Toslink) digital audio high re
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Video output connection (HDMI) Connection to the TV is by HDMI. The 551R converts incoming analogue video to HDMI and scales it for best picture quality. See later section. HDMI cable 5.1/7.1 Direct in DVD-A or SACD players can be connected to the 551R via its 5.1/7.1 Direct If the player is selected via the BD/DVD button you can then view its content inputs allowing multi-channel music playback from these sources. and decode any relevant surround sound soundtracks. DVD-A and SACD both support 5
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azur 551R 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/MP3 input is for temporary connections to video connected to the 7.1 Preamp Outputs on the rear panel. games 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 For 5.1/7.1 use set the ‘Preamp Out’ setting in the ‘Output Setup’ OSD menu phono cables (RCA-RCA) and a Compo
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551R setup The setup of the 551R 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 551R 2. Speaker setup Set the Decode mode as 5.1 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 Centre : S
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Level calibration The 551R allows level calibration to match the acoustic level between different types/sizes or even manufacturers of speaker that may be being used for each channel. This is achieved by adjusting the relative level of each 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. The basic process for manual adjustment is to listen to or measure with a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) mete
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azur 551R 3. Assigning Video inputs If necessary press the OSD button to perform a retest or press Enter to start The 551R has 4 HDMI (High Definition Multi-Media Interface) inputs and one the second part of the autosetup procedure as below. HDMI output. HDMI is a fully digital audio/video system for picture and audio in digital format for best possible picture quality. DVI (Digital Video Interface) is a subset of HDMI that uses different connectors and only supports digital Auto Setup Menu vide
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4. Source setup Scaler Assign/Processing The next step is to select each source input in turn on the 551R and tell the The 551R features a Faroudja digital video processor/ scaler. unit: This can if desired process any of the video sources and scale them up (or • The type of audio connection you want to use for that source (Analogue, down) to various resolutions. Digital or HDMI). This feature is most useful with analogue video sources where the processor can clean up the picture and scale it
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azur 551R Surround sound modes The 551R supports several music and home-cinema listening modes. The output the 551R can provide, depends both on the source signal present, the speaker setup selected and the decode mode selected. Before we describe Known also as DD (3/3) or DD 6.1, an enhanced form of Dolby Digital. On top how to operate the 551R, below is a brief guide to the Surround Sound of the discretely encoded 5.1 channels DD EX provides an extra 6th channel formats that the 551R is compat
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Surround sound modes cont. Operating instructions To activate the 551R, switch the Power button on the rear panel to On then press the Standby/On button on the front panel. A DTS technology which is able to recreate 6 channel (Left Front, Right Front, Centre, Left Surround, Right Surround, Surround Back ) surround sound from Selecting the source suitable analogue matrix encoded stereo source material. DTS Neo:6 1. Select the desired source by pushing the corresponding source button on material c
