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Operating instructions

Loading and unloading discs

1.

Press the 

Open/Close

button.

2.

When the disc tray has opened fully, place a disc carefully in the tray
with the label side facing up.

3.

To close the disc tray, press the 

Open/Close

button again. When the

tray, with a correctly loaded disc, is fully closed the CD player will read
the disc and display the content information.

4.

The disc tray can be opened at any time by pressing the 

Open/Close

button. Only remove the disc after the tray has fully opened.

Note:

Do not put anything except a compact disc into the tray. Foreign
objects may damage the mechanism. 

Do not force the tray by hand during the opening and closing operations.

To avoid dirt and dust entering the mechanism, keep the disc tray
closed. 

If the compact disc is badly scratched or too dirty, the player may not
be able to read it or play it.  

Never load more than one disc into the disc tray at any time.

Normal disc play

This unit has been designed to play compact discs,
recordable CDs (CD-R) and re-writable CDs (CD-RW) bearing
the identification logo shown here. No other discs can be

used. Any CD-R/CD-RW discs should contain properly recorded TOC (Table
of Contents) information so that they can be played back. This unit can
play only the discs recorded in the CD-DA format designed for music
reproduction. Do not attempt to play a disc containing other data, such as
a CD-ROM for PCs with mp3 or WMA files, on this unit.

1.

Switch on your amplifier and set its input selector to the correct
position. Adjust the volume control to a minimum.

2.

Press the 

Open/Close

button to open the disc tray and load a disc.

3.

Press the 

Open/Close

button again to close the tray. The CD player

will read the disc.

4.

To begin playback, press 

Play

.

5.

When the last track has finished playing, the display will return to
Table of Contents (TOC).

6.

To stop the disc at any point, press the 

Stop

button. Pressing the

Pause

button while the disc is playing will pause the disc and

illuminate the pause icon on the display. Playback can be resumed
by pressing 

Play

again.

Locating a specific track during playback

1.

A single short press of the 

Skip/Scan

>

button will take you to the

beginning of the next track on the CD. Repeat as necessary.

2.

A single short press of the 

Skip/Scan

<

button will take you to the

beginning of the previous track.

Locating a specific track when playback is stopped

1.

A single short press of the 

Skip/Scan

>

button will skip between tracks.

2.

Press and hold to scroll rapidly through tracks.

3.

Press 

Play

to start playback from the selected track.

Repeating discs and tracks

1.

Ensure that the disc is loaded. 

2.

Press the 

Repeat

button on the remote control. ‘Repeat All’ will

appear on the display. Press 

Play

. The whole disc will now be repeated

until the function is turned off.

3.

To repeat a specific track, press 

Repeat

twice while the track is

playing. ‘Repeat Track’ will appear on the display. Press 

Play

and the

selected track will now repeat until the function is turned off.

Alternatively, press 

Repeat

twice, select the chosen track using the

numerical buttons on the remote control and press 

Play

.

4.

Press 

Repeat

again either before or during playback to turn off the

repeat function.

Note:

‘Repeat Track’ is not available in Program mode.

Selecting ‘Repeat Track’ when ‘Random’ mode has been selected
will automatically cancel ‘Random’ mode.

Playing tracks in random order

1.

Ensure that a disc is loaded.

2.

Press the 

Random

button on the remote control. ‘Random’ will

appear on the display.

3.

Press 

Play

. The CD player will now play the entire disc in random

order.

It is also possible to press the 

Random

button during playback to

listen to tracks in random order.

4.

Press 

Random

to exit the Random function. The disc will continue

playing to the end in the correct order.

5.

Press the 

Stop

button at any time to stop the disc.

Note:

Selecting ‘Random’ mode when ‘Repeat Track’ has been selected

will automatically cancel ‘Repeat Track’ mode.

Using the Remain function

1.

Ensure that the disc is playing.

2.

Press the 

Remain

button on the remote control once to display the

time remaining for the track playing.

3.

Press 

Remain

a second time to show the total remaining disc time.

4.

Press 

Remain

again either before or during playback to return to

normal play mode.

Summary of Contents for AZUR 550C

Page 1: ...Your music our passion 550C 650C azur ENGLISH Compact disc player User s manual 2 ...

Page 2: ...analogue filter circuitry can be implemented The 550C features a Three Pole Double Virtual Earth Balanced filter topology with new Bessel co efficients The 650C features an even more sophisticated Four Pole Dual Differential Double Virtual Earth Balanced version of this filter This means that the DAC for each channel features two fully balanced outputs each of which are then summed in a third order vi...

Page 3: ...ot cover the ventilation grilles with items such as newspapers tablecloths curtains etc This unit must not be used near water or exposed to dripping or splashing water or other liquids No objects filled with liquid such as vases shall be placed on the unit The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated danger...

Page 4: ... If your dealer is not equipped to perform the repair of your Cambridge Audio product it can be returned by your dealer to Cambridge Audio or an authorised Cambridge Audio service agent You will need to ship this product in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that t...

Page 5: ...connect cables from these sockets to any line level input on your amplifier For best results and matched performance we recommend connection to a Cambridge Audio Azur amplifier S P DIF co axial digital output For input to a separate DAC such as Cambridge Audio DacMagic or digital recording machine To obtain best results use a high quality 75ohm digital RCA interconnect cable not one designed for nor...

Page 6: ...cted 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Front panel controls Standby On Switches the unit between On and Standby mode The blue LED will remain bright when the unit is on becoming dim when the unit is in a special eco friendly standby mode The unit consumes less than one watt of power during standby The unit can remain in Standby mode when not in use It is advisable to switch the unit off at the mains if it i...

Page 7: ...azur ENGLISH Remote control The 550C and 650C are supplied with an Azur Navigator remote control that operates both this CD player and Cambridge Audio Azur range amplifiers Insert the supplied AAA batteries to activate Always use alkaline type batteries Standby On Switches the amplifier between On and low power eco friendly Standby mode Open Close Opens and closes the disc tray Numerical track selec...

Page 8: ...resumed by pressing Play again Locating a specific track during playback 1 A single short press of the Skip Scan button will take you to the beginning of the next track on the CD Repeat as necessary 2 A single short press of the Skip Scan button will take you to the beginning of the previous track Locating a specific track when playback is stopped 1 A single short press of the Skip Scan button will ...

Page 9: ...nabled in the menu when desired The default setting for Auto Play is Off Auto Power Down Setting If desired the 550 650C can shut itself down if not used for a period of time Power down after an inactive period no disk playback or any functions of the player used of 5 10 or 15 minutes can be selected The default setting for Auto Power Down is Off i e disabled Programming disc play It is possible t...

Page 10: ... the pass band i e above 22 05kHz at the expense of a little pre and post ringing in the time domain The slow roll off filter trades a slower roll off and less attenuation of close in aliasing images for less ringing in the time domain There is no right choice and we encourage you to experiment with both filters and pick the one that is best to your ears The characteristics of both are shown below 0...

Page 11: ...Virtual Earth Balanced Frequency response 0 2dB 20Hz 20kHz THD 1Khz 0dBFs 0 0015 THD 1Khz 10dBFs 0 003 THD 20Khz 0dBFs 0 001 IMD 19 20kHz 0dBFs 0 001 Linearity 90dBFs 0 5dB Clock deviation 20ppm Stopband rejection 24kHz 90dB S N ratio A weighted 100dB Total correlated jitter 150pS Crosstalk 1kHz 100dB Crosstalk 20kHz 90dB Output impedance 50ohms Maximum power consumption 25W Standby power consumpt...

Page 12: ...e Audio is a brand of Audio Partnership Plc Registered Office Gallery Court Hankey Place London SE1 4BB United Kingdom Registered in England No 2953313 www cambridge audio com 2010 Cambridge Audio Ltd AP23803 4 ...

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