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    Y our music + our passion 55 1R azur ENGLISH A V receiv er User’s manual 2[...]

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    2 Contents Introduction .........................................................................................................3 Important saf ety instructions .............................................................................4 Limited warranty.............................................................................................[...]

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    The pr ocess of setting up the 55 1R is first t o make all the connections to your speakers and source equipment and then set the unit up via its On-Screen Display (OSD) as there are various settings and adjustments that need to be made before the 55 1R can be used. Howev er before you actually decide which connections to mak e or per form any adju[...]

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    4 For your own safe ty please read the follo wing important safety instructions carefully before att empting 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 instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instruct[...]

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    55 1R azur 5 Cambridge Audio warrants this product to be free fr om def ects in mat erials and workmanship (subject to the t erms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio's option) this product or any def ective parts in this product. W arranty periods may vary from country to country. If in doubt consult yo[...]

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    6 6 F ront panel controls Standby/On Switches the unit be tween Standb y mode (indicated b y a dim power LED) and 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. Phones Allows f or the connection of stereo headphones with a 6.35mm/¼" Jack plug. Headp[...]

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    55 1R azur 7 Rear panel connections & FM/AM antennas All tuner antenna connections are made here. Refer to the ‘Antenna Connections’ section of this manual for more information. Emitter In Allows modulated IR commands from multi-room syst ems or IR repeater systems to be receiv ed by the 551R. Service/Normal For dealer use only - Switches t[...]

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    8 Remot e control Picture Adjustment Press to select various picture adjustments for sources that have the Scaler set to Process only . An adjustment bar will appear on the TV for the current item (Brightness, Contracts etc.) Press the Pic. Adj. button again to move to the next it em. Lip sync Press to activat e and adjust the lip sync delay functi[...]

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    55 1R azur 9 F ront panel displa y Mode icons Direct indicator Lights when the 551R is in a Direct mode - Analogue Stereo Direct or 7 . 1 Direct. HDMI Indicates the current source audio input type is HDMI. Multi Indicates the 551R is receiving multi-channel PCM o ver HDMI. Digital/Analogue indicators Indicates whether the current source audio input[...]

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    10 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 st ereo phono cables (stereo 2R CA - 2R CA) . Tape /M D/C DR re cor der /p layer s re qui re two se ts of ste re o phono/RCA cables, one for recording, one f or list ening. Audio player/[...]

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    55 1R azur 11 Analogue video input connections Three types of analogue video connections can be made t o the 55 1R: 1. Composite - connect with single 75 ohm video phono cable (RCA-RCA). 2. S-Video - connect with S-Video cable. 3. Component - connect with 75 ohm Component video cables (3RCA-3RCA) For sources that support HDMI this is alwa ys the be[...]

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    12 5.1/7 . 1 Direct in DVD-A player or SA CD multi-channel player 5.1 connections Phono cables (2RCA-2RCA) Subwoofer Surround Lef t Centre Surround Right Left Right Video output connection (HDMI) Connection to the TV is by HDMI. The 55 1R converts incoming analogue video to HDMI and scales it for best picture quality . See later section. HDMI cable[...]

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    If it is desired to connect ext ernal power amplifiers, use Phono/RCA leads connected to the 7 .1 Preamp Outputs on the rear panel. For 5. 1/7 .1 use set the ‘Preamp Out’ setting in the ‘Output Setup’ OSD menu to 'Pre Out' rather than 'Normal'. This mutes all the internal power amplifiers as they are not being used. Alte[...]

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    14 F ront Left and Right speakers For stereo and multi-channel sound. Centr e sp eaker For dialogu e and centre sounds. Ideally position at a simila r height to the f ront left and r ight speak ers (ab ove o r below the TV/moni tor). U sing a ce ntre speak er from the same m anufacture r/range as used f or the front left an d right sp eakers is adv[...]

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    Set the Decode mode as 5.1 or 7 .1 by highlighting the Decode Mode item and using the Left and Right arr ows t o scroll through the options: Now move down and by highlighting each speaker in turn and using the Left and Right arrows select fr om ‘Large’, ‘Small’ or ‘None’ for each speaker . 'Large' or 'Small' are used[...]

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    16 The 55 1R allows level calibration to match the acoustic level between different types/sizes or even manufacturers of speaker that may be being used f or each channel. This is achiev ed by adjusting the relative le vel of each speaker . This can be done manually through the ‘Level Calibration’ menu in the OSD or automatically , see the follo[...]

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    The 55 1R has 4 HDMI (High Definition Multi-Media Interface) inputs and one HDMI output. HDMI is a fully digital audio/video syst em for picture and audio in digital format for best possible picture q uality. DVI (Digital Video Interface) is a subset of HDMI that uses dif ferent connectors and only suppor ts digital video (no audio). The 55 1R is c[...]

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    18 The next st ep is to select each sour ce input in turn on the 55 1R and tell the unit: • The type of audio connection you want to use f or that sour ce (Analogue, Digital or HDMI). • The processing mode for that source. The 551R remembers these settings individually for ever y source input and automatically recalls them as and when you chang[...]

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    55 1R azur 19 Known also as DD (3/3) or DD 6. 1, an enhanced f orm of Dolby Digital. On t op of the discretely encoded 5. 1 channels DD 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 localisation behind the listener . DD EX requires a DD EX encoded di[...]

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    20 Operating instructions T o activat e the 55 1R, switch the P ower button on the rear panel to On then press the Standby/On butt on on the front panel. Selecting the source 1. Select the desired sour ce by pushing the corresponding source butt on on the front panel or remote control. 2. If necessary, press the Audio In put T ype button t o select[...]

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    55 1R azur 21 ENGLISH ProLo gic an d Neo: 6 a re both avai lable i n vario us guis es to dec ode appropriat ely encoded soundtracks. Additionally DSP modes are av ailable t o process sources with no encoding at all. Due to the matrix encoding process none of these modes incorporate flags that tell the 55 1R the type of encoding used in the source m[...]

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    22 Operating instructions continued Decode modes - 5. 1 speaker setup Ke y (all tables) 5. 1< Indicates a 5.1 decode of 6. 1 or 7 . 1 material (phant om back centre). >5. 1 Indicates a 5. 1 output created b y a 2.0 decode post processed t o 5. 1. >7 .1 Indicates 7 .1 output created by a 2.0 or 5.1 decode, post- processed to 7 .1 . # 7 .1 U[...]

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    Incoming Native Modes available Output audio channel channels format resolution PCM 2 PCM 2 " PCM + PLIIx Movie >7 .1 PCM + PLIIx Music >7 .1 PCM + PLIIx Game >7 .1 PCM + Neo:6 Cinema >7 .1 PCM + Neo:6 Music >7 .1 Movie >7 .1 ! Music >7 .1 ! Room >7 .1 ! Theatre >7 .1 ! Hall >7 .1 ! Dolby Digital (2/0) 2 Dolby Dig[...]

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    24 Operating instructions continued 1. Press the T uner FM/AM button on the front panel or remo te contr ol to select T uner mode. 2. Press the T uner FM/AM button again to select FM or AM if desired. 3. Press the Mode/Store butt on on the front panel (or Mode button on the remote control) to select automatic tuning, manual tuning or preset mode. 4[...]

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    Audio R eturn Channel The 55 1R supports an Audio Return Channel (ARC) function from TVs that also suppor t this function (which must feature an HDMI1.4 input and have actually implemented the ARC feature, see your TVs manual). ARC allows a TV to send audio back do wn its incoming HDMI lead t o the 55 1Rs HDMI output socket. This function allows th[...]

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    26 Advanced setup For most users the basic four stage setup process (Page 14 on wards) should be suf ficient for normal use. Howe ver the 55 1R also features many more adv anced settings f or users who wish to fur ther cust omise the settings and operation to personal preference. Sub crossov ers and bass management As c over ed in t he ‘ 551R S e[...]

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    Dynamic range control This se tting controls the dynamic range of Dolby Digital movie soundtracks by compressing the audio t o limit the difference in lev el between loud and quiet passages in the movie. This can be a useful f eature when watching mo vies late at night f or instance. Three settings are possible: Auto – Com pression is always appl[...]

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    28 Advanced setup continued Configuration 4 - 7 .1 channel: L, C, R, LFE, Ls, Rs, Lh, Rh Configuration 5 - 7 .1 channel: L, C, R, LFE, Ls, Rs, Lsr , Rsr Configuration 6 - 7 .1 channel: L, C, R, LFE, Ls, Rs, Lw , Rw Configuration 7 - 7 .1 channel: L, C, R, LFE, Ls, Rs, Ch, Cs DTS-HD speaker re-map As there is no “official” speake r la yout for d[...]

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    55 1R azur 29 ENGLISH For playback the 55 1R expects you to have an actual ph ysical speaker setup approximat ely conf orming to one of the layouts as shown belo w. For 5.1 setups the situation is simple, the 55 1R automatically performs any DTS S pea ker Re map pin g req uir ed, m app ing a ny of t he 7 i nco min g possibilities to this configurat[...]

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    30 A low hum or buzz sound can be heard Pow er cords or lighting placed near this product. Analogue inputs not connected securely . Sound is not audible from one channel Speaker connections disconnected. Speaker set to “None” in OSD setup menu. Sound cuts of f when listening to music or there is no sound even though power is ON Speaker impedanc[...]

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    55 1R azur 31 ENGLISH General Architecture Cirrus Logic CS43 122 24 Bit 192kHz capable DAC for Fr ont Left & Right Cirrus Logic CS52526 24 Bit 192kHz capable CODEC for surround channels + 2 4 Bit 2 channel A/D conv ersion Cirrus Logic CS49 7004 dual 32 bit DSP Far oudja FLI23 10 scaler Audio Inputs 6 Line Lev el Analogue T uner (FM/AM) 7 .1 Ana[...]

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    AP3 083 6/1-A © 2 0 11 Cam bri dg e Au di o Lt d Cambridge Audio is a brand of A udio Par tnership Plc Regist ered Office: Galler y Cour t, Hank ey Place London SE1 4BB, United Kingdom Regist ered in England No. 2953313 www.cambridge-audio.com[...]