Cambridge Audio azur 551R, User Manual

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Page 2: ...2 567 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos Symbol DTS HD and DTS HD Master Audio are trademarks of DTS Inc 1996 2011 DTS Inc All Rights Reserved HDMI HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC r _ I I _ I Contents Introduction 3 Important safety instructions 4 Limited war...

Page 3: ... no processing ensures the very best possible stereo reproduction for these The 551R also carries a 5 11 7 1 channel analogue input This feature allows for the connection of a DVD Audio or SACD player equipped with a 5 1 output and is compatible with any future external 7 1 audio formats As well as the full complement of audio inputs the 551R performs Composite S Video Component Video and HDMI swi...

Page 4: ...st 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 4 The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a r...

Page 5: ...country to country If in doubt consult your dealer and ensure that you retain proof of purchase To obtain warranty service please contact the Cambridge Audio authorised dealer from which you purchased this product 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 Y...

Page 6: ... MPJ Input 22 Note The 551R remembers the audio and video input type and processing mode for each individual source input These are recalled each time a source is selected Audio input type Press this button to select between analogue digital opticaljcoaxial or HDMI input types as the source of the audio for the currently selected source input The choices available depend on the inputs that have be...

Page 7: ...e 5 1 7 1 channel input terminals of another amplifier system separate power amps subwoofer or active loudspeakers 7 1 Direct In Connect to the output terminals of a DVD A SACD player or other 5 1 7 1 analogue source Heat tunnel vent grille Allows cooling of internal circuitry via the 551R s proprietary X TRACT heat tunnel DO NOT OBSTRUCT 14 TV Mon j j HDMI azur 551R Inputs and output to a suitabl...

Page 8: ... 1 Direct Selects the 5 1 7 1 direct input 8 88 G fM D 8 8 3 Picture Adjustment Press to select various picture adjustments for sources that have the Scaler set to Process only An adjustment bar will appear on the TV for the current item Brightness Contracts etc Press the Pic Adj button again to move to the next item Lip sync Press to activate and adjust the lip sync delay function if the audio an...

Page 9: ...l is not being sent to a subwoofer but will be mixed into the front left and right instead Indicates a 7 1 playback of DTS ES material Indicates a 2 1 output created in the digital domain from analogue input material azur 551R Loudspeaker connections To avoid damaging the speakers with a sudden high level signal be sure to switch the power off before connecting the speakers Check the impedance of ...

Page 10: ...ayer O c J o o ooi loI I Audio player recorder Tape MD CD R 00 0 00 Digital audio connections In Two types of digital audio connections can be made to the 551R 1 Optical Toslink 2 Coaxial S P DIF 0 Examples CD player 0 0000 Audio player recorder Tape MD CD R 00 0 00 Out Out In A recording device such as MD or CD R can be connected to the digital outputs as shown 10 Either type can be used for a so...

Page 11: ... source to the 551R for it to be able to receive audio and decode surround sound etc HDMI cable Examples Blu ray player with HDMI output 0 0 0000 tlf 1r e l T _ _ 1 I t _ _ _ _ _ c _ _ ___ Set top box with HDMI output 100000 o 0 000 0 Analogue video input connections Three types of analogue video connections can be made to the 551R 1 Composite connect with single 75 ohm video phono cable RCA RCA 2...

Page 12: ... Direct Input press the 7 1 Direct button on the front panel or remote It can be desirable to connect DVD A SACD players to the 551R by two methods at the same time A Digital or HDMI input can be made to the 551R for surround sound decoding and an analogue 5 1 connection to 7 1 Direct for DVD A SACD playback HDMI cable If the player is selected via the BD DVD button you can then view its content a...

Page 13: ...panel Video 3 MP3 input is for temporary connections to video games consoles etc Remove the cap to access the Video 3 inputs and connect to a video game console or video camera s outputs using stereo phono cables RCA RCA and a Composite video cable Alternatively use the 3 5mm mini jack MP3 socket for the headphone line outputs of portable MP3 players Composite video cable 0 c _____ Stereo phono ca...

Page 14: ...ear height 0 Subwoofer For improving the bass in your system as well as reproducing dedicated LFE Low Frequency Effects cinema effects when playing Dolby Digital or DTS encoded discs Your subwoofer can often be placed almost anywhere in the room as bass is less directional but experimentation with positioning is recommended Surround Back Left and Right speakers Individual back speakers in place of...

Page 15: ...g the OSD button always moves back one menu item and then exits and stores from the main menu screen azur 551R 2 Speaker setup The following two sections can be performed by Cambridge Audio CAMCAS procedure so you can if you wish jump straight to that section However it is recommended that you do read these sections to understand the reasons for these settings and their implications Speaker delay ...

Page 16: ... system called CAMCAS Cambridge Audio Mic Controlled Auto Setup The system performs two sets of tests firstly checking which speakers are connected and whether they are wired correctly and in phase then second automatically measuring and adjusting the speaker delay timings i e distance setting and levels Before activating this feature the Decode Mode i e type of speaker package e g 5 1 7 1 of the ...

Page 17: ...urately as you might expect In all cases it is always advisable to manually check the settings CAMCAS has made for a reality check to ensure there are no obvious errors azur 551R 3 Assigning Video inputs The 551R has 4 HDMI High Definition Multi Media Interface inputs and one HDMI output HDMI is a fully digital audio video system for picture and audio in digital format for best possible picture qu...

Page 18: ...Type button on the front panel or remote this will then cycle between analogue digital or HDMI input types where available for the currently selected source as usual they will then be remembered the next time you return to that source 18 Scaler Assign Processing The 551R features a Faroudja digital video processor scaler This can if desired process any of the video sources and scale them up or dow...

Page 19: ...nnels inactive ii l dts Di litoiSuJJWOil Known also as DTS 3 2 or DTS 5 1 DTS provides up to 5 1 output from suitable encoded DTS material with 5 main channels Front Left Front Right Centre Surround Left Surround Right and a Low Frequency Effects Channel for the subwoofer all discretely encoded Decoding DTS requires a suitably encoded DTS disc and a digital connection from the source equipment to ...

Page 20: ...unencoded Multi Channel PCM soundtracks of up to 8 channels on the disc itself In either case if your player can output these over HOMI the 551R is able to receive them in Multi Channel PCM mode 20 Operating instructions To activate the 551R switch the Power button on the rear panel to On then press the Standby On button on the front panel Selecting the source 1 Select the desired source by pushin...

Page 21: ...channel stereo into 5 1 For 7 1 Speaker setups the number of decoding possibilities increases as shown in the following Decode modes tables Several extra Post Processing modes are available using either Prologic llx or Neo 6 Incoming Dolby Dlgltai DTS streams are always shown on the front panel display as Dolby Digital x x x or DTS X x x where the bracketed numbers indicate the active channels in ...

Page 22: ...modes for signals with no encoding Available via HDMI inputs only 22 Surround Modes Modes available PCM PCM PLII Movie PCM PLII Music PCM PLII Game PCM Neo 6 Cinema PCM Neo 6 Music Movie Music Room Theatre Hall Dolby Digital 2 0 Dolby Digital 2 0 PLII Movie Dolby Digital 2 0 PLII Music Dolby Digital 2 0 PLII Game Dolby Digital 3 2 1 Dolby Digital EX 3 3 1 DTS 2 0 DTS 3 2 1 DTS ES Matrix 3 3 1 DTS ...

Page 23: ...usic DTS 2 0 Neo 6 Cinema DTS 2 0 Neo 6 Music DTS 3 2 1 Upmix DTS 3 2 1 DTS 3 2 1 Plllx Movie DTS 3 2 1 PLIIx Music DTS 3 2 1 Neo 6 Cinema DTS 3 2 1 Neo 6 Music DTS ES Matrix 3 3 1 Upmix DTS ES Matrix 3 3 1 PLIIx Movie DTS ES Matrix 3 3 1 PLIIx Music DTS ES Matrix 3 3 1 Neo 6 Cinema DTS ES Matrix 3 3 1 Neo 6 Music DTS ES Discrete 3 3 1 Upmix DTS ES Discrete 3 3 Plllx Movie DTS ES Discrete 3 3 PLII...

Page 24: ... frequency Radio Data 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 24 Surround Modes Modes available Dolby True HD 3 2 1 Upmix Dolby True HD 3 2 1 Dolby True HD 3 2 1 Plllx Movie Dolby True HD 3 2 1 Plllx...

Page 25: ...he upjdown buttons to make changes to the picture or press Pic Adj again to move to the next item Adjustments are available for Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation and 4 3 16 9 Zoom A second feature of the Picture Adjustment button is setting the output resolution for the scaler this can also be done in the OSD see earlier section If the button is pressed and held for 10 seconds approx the 551R wil...

Page 26: ...system only front left and right speakers shown Note Bi wire links must be removed on the speaker s terminals TonejSub LFE configuration Select the Tone Sub LFE menu Tone Sub LFE Menu Bass Treble LFE Trim Dolby Digital DTS Sub Trim Dol by Digita l DIS Bass Aug Dol by PL Ix NEO Sub Trim Dolby PLIIx NEO Ba93 Aug Sterec Sub Trim Return OSD OdB OIII OdE Ill OdB OIII OdB IIII Off acts Off llll OdB IIII...

Page 27: ...e to the surround sound speakers for a more enveloping experience This mode can be either On or Off Centre Width Allows gradual adjustment of the centre image from being produced only by the Centre speaker Setting 0 through levels of being spread between the centre channel and Left and Right speakers to finally being produced by the Front Left and Right speakers only Phantom Centre Setting 7 Usefu...

Page 28: ...ugh the centre channel to each speaker either side right or left of that line Configurations 1 and 5 are variants of normal 7 1 setups whilst Configuration 6 can increase the available panning of the front channels Configurations 2 3 4 and 7 are less conventional and re purpose some of the available 7 1 channels to provide an extra height dimension to the sound field in different ways Please refer...

Page 29: ...y C I systems RS232C In addition the unit features direct IR Control codes as well as toggle codes for some of their features to simplify programming custom installation systems Special direct On Off and Mute commands can b_e accessed on the supplied remote control for teaching into C I systems as follows Press and hold the Standby On button on the remote control The remote first generates it s st...

Page 30: ...u A stereo mode has been selected No sound from the subwoofer Sub has been set to Off in the OSD setup menu or via the remote DTS Neo 6 DD Pllljllx modes which have no LFE channel have been selected with all speakers set to Large Remote control is not working The batteries are flat The remote is too far from the receiver or out of the effective range No sound from speakers when connected to a digi...

Page 31: ...odes supported except reception of native Direct Stream Digital DSD ARC and 3D TV deep colour pass through supported CEC and HEC not supported General Architecture Audio Inputs Video Inputs Main Audio Outputs Main Video Output Recording Audio Outputs Other connections azur 551R Cirrus Logic CS43122 24 Bit 192kHz capable DAC for Front Left Right Cirrus Logic CS52526 24 Bit 192kHz capable CODEC for ...

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