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    Y our mo vies + our passion 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Blu-ra y play er User’s manual 2[...]

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    2 Contents Introduction..................................................................................................3 Important safety instructions......................................................................4 Limited warranty ..........................................................................................6 Compatible disc t[...]

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    3 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Introduction Thank yo u for purchasing t his Cambridge Au dio Azur Blu-ra y Play er . Like all Cambridge Audio products, our Blu-ray pla yers adhere to our three core principles – stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value. The 65 1BD/75 1BD bo th feat ures almost univ ersal disc com patibility a nd can pla [...]

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    The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an eq uilateral triangle is intended t o aler t the user to the presence of un-insulat ed ‘dangerous v oltage’ within the product’s enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitut e a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamati on point within an equilateral triangle is i[...]

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    5 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH V entilation IMPO RT ANT – The un it will b ecom e hot wh en in us e. Do no t stac k mult iple units on t op of each other . Do not place in an enc losed area such as a bookcas e or in a cabine t without s ufficient v entilat ion. Ensure th at small obje cts do not f all thr ough an y ventil ation grill e. If this happ[...]

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    6 Limited warra nty Cambridge Audio warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and wor kmanship (subject to the terms set forth below). Cambridge A udio wi ll repair or replace (at Cambridge A udio's option) this product or any defectiv e parts in this product. W arranty periods ma y vary from countr y to countr y . If in doubt[...]

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    7 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Compatible disc types Disc care and handling BD-ROM compatibility BD-Video High D efinition Bl u-ray movie and music discs in BD-ROM, BD–RE and BD–R formats. Blu-ray 3D Discs suppor ting 3D Blu-ray content playback. 3D- compatible displays and active shutter glasses are required for 3D playback. Discs supporting BONU[...]

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    e-Sata port For connecting a suitable har d drive. HDMI output 1 (primary output) HDMI (High-De finitio n Multi- Media Interface ) is a pure ly digit al conne ction that can carr y both audio and video. Use a dedicated HDMI cable to connect to a TV/Monitor or A V Receiv er with a compatible HDMI input. This output is the prima ry out put and bene?[...]

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    Filter Select (75 1BD only) Press to select between three different filt er audio modes: linear phase, minimum phase or steep. The correspo nding LED w ill l ight up to show which filter has been select ed. See later section f or details. Display Used to display the 65 1/75 1BD’s functions and playback state, etc. Please refer to the front pane[...]

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    10 Remot e control The Azur 65 1/75 1BD is supplied with a remot e control. Inser t the 3 supplied AAA batteries to activat e. For fur ther details of the various adjustment functions a vailable, refer to the lat er sections of this manual. Opens and closes the disc tray . Switches the unit between On and Standb y mode. Info/Source Press to show/hi[...]

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    11 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Connecting to the Internet Ethernet connection The 65 1/75 1BD suppor ts the BD-Live feature of fered on some Blu-ray Disc titles. BD-Live of fers extra downloadable content and additional online interact ive pr ograms. The a vai lable BD-Li ve cont ent va ries by discs and studios, and may include additional subtitles, [...]

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    12 Separate analogue st ereo (751BD only) The analogue stereo outputs should be used for pla y back of CDs, DVDs etc i n st ereo t hro ugh a co nv ent iona l amp lifier or A V receiv er wi th ana logu e stereo inputs. Analogue stereo i s also usually the best connection method for list ening to CDs and other stereo discs for best possible sound qu[...]

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    13 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Analogue video connections HDMI connections The 65 1/75 1BD can output video in both fully digital (HDMI) and analogue (Composit e or Component) formats. If your T V set suppor ts HDMI then this is the preferred f ormat (see next section). If yo ur T V set s upports only ana logue vid eo the pre fer red conn ection is (i[...]

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    14 HDMI connection cont. The secondar y HDMI output of the 651/75 1BD can be used either to allow connection of two displa y devices or to allow separate HDMI audio and video outputs as shown in the two e xamples below . Connecting to tw o displays using dual HDMI The 65 1/75 1BD features two HDMI outputs. If is therefore possible to connect tw o T[...]

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    15 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Setting up the play er Accessing the Easy Setup Wizard When the play er is turned on for the first time, an Easy Setup Wizard screen will appear . This is a series of guided instructions designed to configure the basic settings for the uni t. N N o o t t e e : : If the Easy Setup Wizard has previously been com pleted o[...]

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    16 Setting up the play er cont. Select the audio setting The Blu -ra y disc f ormat b rings not only hig h resolu tion vid eo, but also high bit rate audio such as Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby T rueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution and DTS-HD Master Audio. Blu-ray Discs ma y also include addit ional au dio f eature s such as menu click so und and Sec ondary [...]

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    1 7 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Operating instructions Getting started T urn on the power of the 65 1/75 1BD, T V , amplifier/A V receiver and any other components which are connected to the 65 1/75 1BD. Make sure the T V and the audio receiver are set t o the correct input channel. 1. Press the Open/Close button t o open the disc tray . 2. Place the[...]

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    18 Operating instructions cont. Audio language (soundtrack) selection 1. T o se lect the audi o language , p ress and hold t he Audi o/Subtitl e button on the remote contr ol during playback. 2. Repeatedly pressing the Audio/Subtitle button cycles through all av ailable audio soundtracks on the disc. N N o o t t e e : : The av ailability of languag[...]

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    19 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH De p en di ng on h ow th e st ud io s o r ga ni se t he ir BD -L i v e c on t en ts , so me Bl u- r a y di scs ma y sta rt do wn loa di ng BD- Li ve con t ent wh en pla ybac k starts ; som e ha ve a BD -L i ve se le ct i on o n i ts ma in m e nu ; s om e ma y sh o w a p r om pt t o as k wh e th er y ou w ou l d l ik e t [...]

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    Playing music files T o pl ay dig ital musi c files st ored on an opt ical disc o r ext ernal drive, sel ect " Music " from the Home Menu. A file browser will appear to assist you in navigating the files and f olders. The first step is t o select the " Data Disc " or e xternal device that contains the music files. Th e p l[...]

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    21 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH The follo wing operations are available while the " Now Playing " screen is shown: Normal playback control –  /  ,  ,  /  ,  , and  . Special playback mode – Repeat and Shuffle/Random (Blue colour button). Return t o the Browser without stopping the music – R eturn Stop pla yback and[...]

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    eject the d isc bef ore trying t o change the se setup i tems. I f you sti ll canno t access the setup item, please check for configuration conflicts and consistency . For example, if " Vi deo Setup > 1080p24 Outpu t " is set to " Of f " , the " DVD 24p conversion " menu items " Aut o " and " Source[...]

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    23 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH 5. PBC – Play Back Control T o enab le/disable Play Back Contr ol. Pla y Back Contr ol is a primit ive f orm of disc menu. The options are: On – If the disc contains Play Back Contr ol, show the menu. Off – Play back the contents b y sequence. 6. Parental Control This is used to set p arental c ontr ol rating s i n[...]

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    Display Options ............................................Subtitle Shift -5 to +5 OSD Postion 0-5 OSD Mode Normal Silent Remaining Angle Mark On Off PIP Mark On Off SAP Mark On Off Screen Sav er On Off Energy Sav er 1. Picture Adjustment This is used to adjust picture control parameters. The 65 1/751BD pro vides a wide array of picture controls. [...]

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    25 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH 9. HDMI Options T o configure video options that apply only to the HDMI output. This item contains a sub-menu of the Video Setup menu allowing configuration of some video settings that are unique to the HDMI outputs. T o enter this sub-menu, select “HDMI Options” from the Video Setup menu. T o exit this sub-menu, p[...]

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    26 The av ailable options are: 36 Bits – Alwa ys use the maximum 36-bit per pixel Deep Colour mode for the output. 30 Bits (D ithered) – Use the 30-bit per pixel Deep Colour mode with dithering of any o ver 30 bit content. 30 Bits – Use the 30- bit per p ixel Deep Col our mod e a nd hard limi t output at 8 bits per colour . Off (Dithered) –[...]

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    27 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Audio F ormat Setup The " Audio Format Setup " section of the Setup Menu system allows you to configure pref erences f or aud io output f ormats. T he menu ite ms in this section are: M M e e n n u u s s S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Secondary Audio ..........................................On ..............[...]

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    28 Setup menu continued 6. HDCD Decoding T o set the audio decoding option for HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) discs. The options are: On – HD CD is decoded by the 65 1/75 1BD. For HDCD di scs, th is gives expanded dynamic range and impr ov ed audio resolution. Off – HDCD is treated as regular CD and output as a native bitstream pres[...]

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    29 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Recommended audio f ormat options Depending on your specific audi o/video con nection method, the audio fo rmat option s o f the 65 1/75 1BD ma y need t o be adjust ed to match your configuration. Please refer to the video and audio connection methods described previously in this guide and the follo wing audio setup gu[...]

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    30 Setup menu continued Speaker Configuration (7 . 1 channel analogue audio output only) The following settings determine how the 651/75 1BD’s internal surround-sound decoder operates. They do not affect audio transmitted over HDMI or S/P DIF/T OSLINK. In the Speaker Configuration menu you can configure speaker settings such as down-mix mode, [...]

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    31 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH 2. Distance The speak er dis tance p arame te rs sets dela y con tro l fo r the corresp ondin g audio channel. This delay is used to compensate for the audio propagation time dif ference caused by the placement of speakers of different distances from the list ening position. Speaker distance delay is only applied if the [...]

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    32 1. Firmware Information T o display the currently installed firmware v ersion. 2. Firmware Upgrade T o upgrade the player’s firmware. This operation is only available when the playback is com pletely stopped or when there is no disc loaded. The firmware is the system sof tware that controls the features and functions of the play er . Since [...]

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    33 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Network Setup The " Network Setup " section of the Setup Menu system allows you to configure the paramet ers f or the Internet connection of the player , test the connection and restrict BD-Live access. The menu items in this section are: M M e e n n u u s s S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s Connection Informati[...]

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    34 6. IP Setting T o det ermine how the play er obtains its IP add ress. Th e a vailable options are: Aut o ( DHCP ) - The play er automatic ally obtains its IP address information using DHCP (Dynamic Host Con figuration Protocol). This is the default setting. In most cases, automatic IP configuration is best and requ ires no user intervention. M[...]

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    35 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH For all sources the 75 1BD up-samples all internally decoded material to 2 4/192kHz via an Analog De vices SHARC DSP . This runs our proprietary code from Anagram T echnologies which per forms jitter suppression, up-sampling and anti-alias filtering for all 1 0 analog outputs (7 .1 and Dedicat ed Stereo). The front pane[...]

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    36 Minimum phase filter frequency response Steep filt er frequency response -80 -60 - 40 -20 0 2 0 -200 -180 - 160 - 140 -120 -100 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0 . 7 0 . 8 0.9 1 f requency/FS (input sampling rate) Magnitude (dB) The Minimum Phase filter is another highly regarded audio filter that offers even lower ripple in the pass and stop band[...]

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    37 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH Appendix - language code list Code Language Name 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 65 70 Afrikaans 65 77 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 667 1 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali, Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 67 65 Catalan 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Da[...]

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    38 T echnical specifications Both models Disc types Blu-ray (BD) including BD-3D, D VD-Video, DVD-Audio, A V CHD, SACD, CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, CD-R/R W , DVD±R/RW , DVD±R DL, BD-R/RE BD Profile BD-ROM V ersion 2 Profile 2 (also compatible with Profile 1 V er sion 1.0 and 1. 1) Architecture Decoder Mediat ek MTK8530 Video Scaler Mar vell [...]

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    39 65 1/75 1BD azur ENGLISH T roubleshooting There is no power Ensure the AC po wer cord is connect ed securely . Ensure the plug is fully inserted into the wall sock et and is switched on. Check fuse in the mains plug or adaptor . The play er will not read the disc Check the disc is not loaded upside down. Check that the disc is not too scratched [...]

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