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    ENGLISH Music ser ver User’s manual 2 640H azur[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio 640H Music Server. In the last few years hard disk technology and compressed audio formats such as MP3 and AAC have revolutionised the way we listen to and store music. Yet despite these technological advances, so far there hasn't be en a so lu t io n which co mb i ne s tr ue au di o ph i le st an [...]

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    640H azur 3 ENGLISH Y ou have acq uired a device ("DEVICE") which includes sof tware licensed by Cambridge Audio fr om one or more sof tware licensors (Cambridge Audio's “SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS"). Such software products, as well as associated media, print ed materials and "online" or electronic documentation ("SOFTW[...]

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    4 Cambridge Audio warrants this pr oduct to be free from def ects in materials and workmanship (subject t o the terms set forth below). Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio's option) this product or an y defective parts in this product. Warranty periods ma y var y from country to country. If in doubt consult your dealer a[...]

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    640H azur 5 Impor tant safety instructions Please take a moment t o read these notes before installing your 640H, as they will enable you t o get the best per formance and prolong the lif e of the unit. We advise y ou follow all instructions, heed all warnings and keep the instructions f or future reference. V entilation IMPORT ANT - The unit will [...]

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    6 Rear panel connections Not e: The 640 H mus t be con nected to a mon itor or TV bef ore it is swi tch ed on so th at th e 64 0H ca n de tect th e co nnecti on ty pe be ing us ed. Ke yboard Connections for an optional PS/2 k eyboard. Monitor VGA monitor connection. Ethernet Ethernet por t for connecting t o a ne twork (see the ‘Networking your 6[...]

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    Navigat or / Select Press to na vigate around the menus. Press the centre Select button t o accept the item/function highlight ed in the menu. USB port USB connector f or inter facing to a "Mass Storage De vice" or USB ke yboard. Note: Only USB 2.0 certified products with the USB 2.0 logo on them are supported by the 640H. Please either c[...]

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    8 The 640H is supplied with an Azur Navigator remo te control that operates both the 640H and Cambridge A udio Azur amplifiers. The remote is im por tant in setting up your 640H Music Server as many of the menus are most easily accessed from the remot e. Inser t the supplied AAA batteries to activ ate. Note: The remo te may be in Amp mode when firs[...]

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    640H azur 9 ENGLISH Introduction to AudioFile ™ The AudioFile operating system of the 640H is easy t o follow and use, and has been designed to allow y ou to get the most out of your 640H. Menu system A basic navigational menu is displa yed on the front of the 640H, but the full menu system is accessible by connecting y our 640H to a monitor or T[...]

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    10 File compression formats Music being stored on the 640H can be stored in a number of different file formats (Fig. 3). T o choose the compression f ormat, go to CD/ST ORE CD/FORMA T . The default is “Uncompressed”, meaning the CD will be copied in it’s original format, the recommended highest quality f ormat. The lower the MP3 file f ormat [...]

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    640H azur 11 ENGLISH Music Library Menus The Music Library is the music management system of the 640H (Fig. 6), allowing you t o select and play your music through a number of different menu categories. Look in... It is possible to ha ve multiple locations from ext ernal sources in your 640H (e.g. networked PC, e xternal hard drive). Please ref er [...]

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    12 Finding music on the 640H When your music collection builds up, either through cop ying CDs to the hard drive, recor ding from external sour ces, or downloading music from your PC, you ma y well end up with many thousands of tracks. Here are some ways t o make what you are looking f or easier: 1. Within the MUSIC LIBRARY section choose SEAR CH. [...]

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    640H azur 13 ENGLISH Internet Radio menus Note: The 640H is req uired to be connect ed to the internet f or this feature. Please ref er to the ‘Networking your 640H’ section of this manual for more inf ormation. The INTERNET RADIO screen menu is structured identically to the MUSIC LIBRARY screen. F rom this menu you can select Int ernet Radio s[...]

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    14 Extra features of the 640H continued Connecting an external portable device via USB The 640H is compatible with USB mass storage de vices (e.g. Flash disks or ext ernal hard drives). When connect ed it is scanned and becomes available thr ough the MUSIC LIBRARY to be pla yed on the 640H (there may be a dela y of up to 30 seconds whilst the 640H [...]

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    640H azur 15 Data management on the 640H The 640H allows you t o rescan, reset, backup and rest ore the database on the hard drive of the 640H (Fig. 20). Reset Used to reset the entire database to a blank stat e, but does not affect the audio content . Y ou may be prom pted to perform this from an OPTIMISE DA T ABASE screen which may appear after s[...]

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    16 Network Type C: "Home" Wired network via a Router, Hub or Switch This is the most common network where a rout er (a device that routes signals from the phone line to multiple netw ork devices on a network), hub or switch (devices that allow data t o be shared between many network devices) is used t o connect multiple devices together .[...]

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    2. In the right hand menu that appears, select SYS TEM: 3. Now select PRODUCT : 4. Select NETWORK: 5. In the "Network Options" page that now appears, there is a menu item called AUT OMA TIC IP SETTINGS (DHCP). Deselect this and click apply. This now turns off Dynamic DHCP addressing. The request could take a fe w seconds to take effect: 6[...]

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    18 The 640H can now be controlled b y a PC running Windows XP or a PDA (Pock et PC) running Windows Mobile 2003 or Windows Mobile 5.0. This software is designed so you can control your 640H fr om the comfor t of your living room chair , bed etc without the need f or a remote control or ke yboard. The control software not only allows y ou to perform[...]

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    After installing a software upgrade the unit no longer recognises all of the information on the database In order to synchr onise the sof tware upgrade with the hard drive content, it ma y be necessar y to rescan the database. If this does not rectify the issue, reset the database, then rescan (refer t o the information on Data management in the &a[...]

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