Cambridge Audio Azur 351R manual

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Contents Make sure y ou register y our purchase. Visit: www .cambridge-audio.com/sts By registering, y ou'll be the rst to know about:  F uture product releases  Software upgrades  News, ev ents and ex clusive offers plus competitions! This guide is designed to mak e installing and using this product as easy as possible. Informatio[...]

Thank you for purchasing this 351R AV Receiver . We are condent that you will enjo y many years of listening pleasure fr om it. Like all Cambridge Audio products the 35 1R adheres to our three core principles – stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value. As such, the ve audiophile grade ampliers are k ept as separat e as poss[...]

For y our own safe ty please read the following im por tant safety instructions carefully before att empting to connect this unit t o the mains power supply . They will also enable you t o get the best per formance from and pr olong the life of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all ins[...]

V entilation IMPORT ANT – The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stack multiple units on top of each other . Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a cabinet without sufcient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall through any ventilation grille. If this happens, switch off immediately , disconnect from the [...]

1 Standby/On Switches the unit between Standb y mode (indicated by a dim po wer LED) and On (indicated by a bright po wer LED). Standby is an eco-friendly <0.5W low power mode. The unit ma y be lef t in Standby mode when not in use. Note: This pr oduct has APD (Auto P ower Do wn) enabled as default. After a period of inactivity , the product wil[...]

Rear panel connections 1 Service/Normal For dealer use only - Switches the 35 1R between normal (default) mode and Service mode. Do not change the mode to service or make RS232 connections to it in service mode as damage may result! 2 Digital inputs S/P DIF or T oslink digital inputs. These inputs can be freely assigned, see later section on assign[...]

8 Info Stereo Modes Analog Stereo Direct Store Mode Surround Modes Enter Vo l Vo l Lip Sync Bass/ Tr eble Audio In Ty pe FM Tuner Aux/TV BD/DVD Remot e control The 35 1R is supplied with a dedicated remote contr ol. Inser t the supplied AAA batteries t o use. For full details of the various adjustment functions av ailable from the remote, refer to [...]

4 1 2 3 6 5 35 1R azur 9 ENGLISH F ront panel display Loudspeaker connections 1 HDMI inputs Indicates the current HDMI sour ce input. 2 TONE Indicates whether the T one controls are in use. 3 PCM Indicates the 35 1R is receiving two channel or multi-channel PCM. 4 Surround decoding mode indicat ors (PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS etc) Shows the current de[...]

10 Analogue audio connections Note: Do not plug in the mains po wer lead or turn the unit on until all connections hav e been made. Connect to sour ce equipment using stereo phono/R CA cables (stereo 2RCA- 2RCA). T ape/MD/CDR recorder/pla yers require two se ts of stereo phono/ RCA cables, one f or recording, one f or listening. CD player CD player[...]

35 1R azur 11 ENGLISH HDMI input connections Video output connection (HDMI) HDMI (High-Denition Multi-Media Interface) is an all digital connection that can carry both audio and video in one cable. Direct digital transfer of audio and video and suppor t for various types of High Denition video content and high resolution audio make this the b[...]

12 Note: This setup is very important as the 351R will also aut omatically use this information to select appr opriate Dolby and D T S decoding modes dependant not only on the source material but also the speak er package it knows you ha ve. T o tell the unit the type of package you have, turn on the On-Screen Display via the remote button as sho w[...]

35 1R azur 13 ENGLISH The follo wing two sections can be performed by Cambridge A udio CAMCAS procedure so you can if you wish jump straight to that section. Howev er , it is recommended that you do read these sections t o understand the reasons for these settings and their implications. Speaker Dela y Because the speakers in a surr ound sound syst[...]

14 T o per form the A uto Setup function, rst connect the supplied microphone t o the front panel 'Mic In' input and place it at your normal listening position in the room. It should also be placed at normal list ening height. Press the button on the remot e control t o access the OSD and then select the Auto Se tup Menu. This will acc[...]

35 1R azur 15 ENGLISH 3. Source setup The next step is to select each source input in turn on the 35 1R and tell the unit: • The type of audio connection you want to use f or that source (Analogue, Digital or HDMI). • The processing mode f or that source. The 35 1R remembers these settings individually for ev ery source input and automatically [...]

16 The replacement for the original Pr oLogic, Pro Logic II is a technology where 5 channels (F ront Left, Fr ont Right, Centre, Surround Left, Surround Right) are encoded into a Stereo mix by an analogue matrix process. Dolby Pro Logic II material can be pla yed back by normal St ereo equipment (as Stereo) or decoded into 5 channel surr ound-sound[...]

35 1R azur 17 ENGLISH Decode modes Incoming Native Modes available Output audio channel channels format resolution PCM 2 PCM 2 " PCM + Dolby Pro Logic II Mo vie >5. 1 PCM + Dolby Pro Logic II Music >5. 1 PCM + Dolby Pro Logic II Game >5. 1 PCM + Neo:6 Cinema >5. 1 PCM + Neo:6 Music >5. 1 Hall, Room, Stadium or Theatre >5.1 Do[...]

18 Operating instructions continued Using the T uner S t n d b y O n 1. Press the FM T uner button on the front panel or remot e control to select T uner mode. 2. Press the Mode/Store butt on on the front panel (or Mode button on the remote contr ol) to select automatic tuning, manual tuning or preset mode. 3. Press the T uning + and T uning - butt[...]

35 1R azur 19 ENGLISH Advanced setup For most user s the basic three stage setup process should be sufcient for normal use. Howe ver , the 35 1R also features many more advanced settings for users who wish t o fur ther customise the settings and operation t o personal preference. Sub crossov ers and bass management As covered in the '35 1R [...]

20 OSD setup On-Screen Display is a vailable on all video outputs. The OSD can be shown in se veral different languages. T o change the OSD language highlight the 'Language' menu and use the Left and Right arrows to select between English, Dutch, F rench, German, Spanish, Italian, Nor wegian, Swedish and Danish. Press the OSD button again[...]

35 1R azur 21 ENGLISH T roubleshooting A low hum or buzz sound can be heard Pow er cords or lighting placed near this pr oduct. Analogue inputs not connect ed securely . Sound is not audible from one or more channels Speaker connections disconnect ed. Speaker set t o "None" in OSD setup menu. Sound cuts off when listening to music or ther[...]

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