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azur 540R AV receiver

OPERATION

Playing s

source m

material

1.

Switch the Power button on the rear panel to ON.

2.

Press Standby button to switch on the 540R.

3.

Select desired source by pushing the corresponding button on the
540R’s front panel or by using the remote handset.

Note - The Input Mode button is used to select the input mode of
the source equipment, either analogue (ANA), optical (OPT), or
coaxial (COAX) depending on rear panel connection made.

If you are connecting your source equipment digitally (via Optical or
Coaxial connections) then the symbols           should appear on the
display. If UNLOCK appears on the display, the source is either not
connected properly or the source is not switched on.

4.

Play the source, and gradually turn up the volume to the required
level with the Master Volume control. 

Tuner o

operations

Automatic ttuning

1.

Press the Power button, then press the Standby button to On.

2.

Press the Tuner FM/AM button on the front panel or remote
handset.

3.

Use the FM/AM button to select FM or AM.

4.

Press the Mode/Store button on the front panel or the Mode button
on the remote handset to select automatic or manual tuning mode.

5.

Press Tune + and Tune - to select the station you want to listen to
or when a station is tuned in, the tuning process will stop
automatically. (Automatic selection).

6.

Press or Tuning - again to select another channel.

Manual ttuning

This is for selecting stations, which cannot be tuned automatically
(manual selection).

To tune a channel manually, proceed as above, at Step 4 select Manual
and use the /- buttons to move up or down the frequencies.

Two FM modes available, stereo and mono - Press the Stereo/Mono
button on the remote control to alternate between Stereo mode and
Mono mode.

If  the Display button is pressed, the details of incoming  source will be
displayed.

Storing s

stations

1.

Press the tuner FM/AM button.

2.

Select AM or FM by again pressing the Tuner FM/AM button.

3.

Press the Mode/Store button two times to select manual tuning
mode, then press the /- button to select a frequency
channel you want to preset.

4.

Pressing and holding the Mode/Store button for 5 seconds will
bring up the "MEM" icon.

5.

Use the /- buttons to select a preset station. The station
number will be displayed on the screen.

6.

Press the Mode/Store button to memorise. 

How tto s

select p

preset s

stations

Press the Mode/Store button on the front panel three times until
PRESET appears on the front panel display, then by pressing the Tuning
+/- buttons you can select a preset channel.

Radio D

Data S

Systems ((RDS)

RDS is a method for the transmission of additional information from
local radio stations. It is only available in FM mode. 

RDS will only work if the local broadcasting stations have RDS
transmission and the signal is strong enough.

1.

Press the Display button on the remote, there are functions for PS,
PTY, CT and RT.

2.

For PS (Station Name), press the Display button on the remote until
"PS" appears. The current station name will be shown.

3.

For PTY (Program Type), press the Display button on the remote
until "PTY" appears. The current name type of the program will be
shown.

4.

For CT (Clock - Time), press Display on the front panel until "WAIT"
appears. The current time from Radio Station will be displayed.

Note that the Clock - Time will be only transmitted from local radio
station once a minute.

5.

For RT (Radiotext), press the Display button on the remote until "RT"
appears. Some Text messages will be shown.

PTY s

search ((program ttype s

search)

1.

Press the PTY  button on remote control, "PTY SELECT" will flash on
the display.  

2.

Press /- to choose the program type, for example NEWS or
SPORT.

3.

Press PTY  again once you have chosen the program type.

When the selected type of program is tuned in, it will stop searching,
otherwise, "NO FOUND" will appear.

Summary of Contents for Azur 540R

Page 1: ...xperience from a stereo source This ensures sources such as analogue televisions and VCR s can make full use of the 540R s surround capabilities In addition to the stereo analogue input the 540R also carries a seven channel analogue input This feature allows for the connection of a DVD Audio or SACD equipped player to the 540R This means that the 540R is fully equipped to make the most of these ex...

Page 2: ...ate normally after following the operation instructions adjust only those controls that are covered by the operation instructions If the amp has been dropped or damaged in any way When the amp exhibits a distinct negative change in performance Servicing Do not attempt to service the 540R yourself as removing cover may expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards Refer all servicing through yo...

Page 3: ...hrough the 540R DVD Connect to the corresponding Optical Digital output terminal of a DVD player to play through the 540R It is possible to connect any equipment with an Optical Digital output to these inputs Coax O Out Connect to an external recording device to record selected digital audio source Optical O Out Connect to an external recording device to record selected digital audio source Compon...

Page 4: ...se the sound in a slightly different way and therefore have different positioning requirements ideally they should be mounted to the side of the listener and up to 15 degrees above listening height 4 Surround c centre s speaker Required for enjoying Dolby Digital EX Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboroatories or DTS ES audio Under license from Digital Theater System In or DTS BVI Limite...

Page 5: ...o c connections There are three basic options for audio connections to the 540R Optical Connect video source equipment s optical digital output socket to the corresponding socket on the rear of the 540R using optical cable OPT OPT Coaxial Connect video source equipment s coaxial digital output socket to the corresponding socket on the rear of the 540R using 75 Ohm phono cable RCA RCA Line l level ...

Page 6: ...in v via phono c cable RCA R RCA To t television S S V Video in v via S S V Video c cable MINIDIN M MINIDIN To t television component v video i in via c component c cable 3RCA 3 3RCA From v video s source audio o out v via phono c cable 2RCA 2 2RCA FIG 1 VIDEO CONNECTIONS FIG 2 AUDIO CONNECTIONS From v video s source coaxial o out v via 7 75 Ohm p phono c cable RCA R RCA From v video s source opti...

Page 7: ...nalogue optical and digital inputs azur 540R Video 3 3 i input s sockets Connect an external VCR Video Camera Recorder etc to these sockets DVD Press to select DVD source equipment for ouput through the 540R Video 1 1 Press to select video source equipment connected to Video 1 on the rear panel for output through the 540R Video 2 2 Press to select video source equipment connected to Video 2 on the...

Page 8: ...hannel Select see page 11 Sub o on off Press to turn the subwoofer on off Volume Press to increase or decrease the master volume Tune Press to increase or decrease the tuner frequency Mute Press to mute audio Press for function adjustments Bass T Treble Press for Bass and treble control Then press key to adjust levels SPK s setup If you are listening to a source in digital or Pro Logic II you can ...

Page 9: ...ng source will be displayed Storing s stations 1 Press the tuner FM AM button 2 Select AM or FM by again pressing the Tuner FM AM button 3 Press the Mode Store button two times to select manual tuning mode then press the Tuning button to select a frequency channel you want to preset 4 Pressing and holding the Mode Store button for 5 seconds will bring up the MEM icon 5 Use the Tuning buttons to se...

Page 10: ...me button The level of each speaker can be adjusted in 1 dB step from 10dB to 10dB Try to ensure that the volume of the tone is the same from every speaker When the setting is finished press the Test Tone button to stop the test tone FINE TUNING SOUND Channel S Select L Loudspeaker l level a adjustment f for 6 6 1 Direct a audio The channel select button can be used to balance volume between speak...

Page 11: ...el b becomes l low Broadcast signals are poor or poor antenna placement Excessive d distortion i in s speaker o output Poor reception area No s sound f from t the r rear s speakers Surround On Off button is set to Off Source being played is not recorded or broadcast in surround sound or stereo Cable not connected securely No s sound f from t the c centre s speaker Surround mode button is not set t...

Page 12: ... distributor to confirm that you have an unaltered serial number and or you purchased from a Cambridge Audio authorised dealer This Warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God accident misuse abuse negligence commercial use or modification of or to any part of the product This Warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation maintenance or installation or attempted...

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