Cambridge Audio Azur 752BD, User Manual

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Page 2: ...D and the SACD logo are joint trademarks of Sony Corporation and Philips Electronics N V Direct Stream Digital DSD is a trademark of Sony Corporation AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation Designed for Windows Media Microsoft HDCD and the HDCD logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States andj or other coun...

Page 3: ...ge Audio Technical Director and the 752BD design team azur 75280 Important safety instructions For your own safety please read the following important safety instructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mains power supply They will also enable you to get the best performance from and prolong the life of the unit 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all...

Page 4: ...ed flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the unit Also avoid locations subject to vibration and excessive dust cold or moisture The unit can be used in a moderate climate This unit must be installed on a sturdy level surface Do not place in a sealed area such as a bookcase or in a cabinet Do not place the unit on an unstable surface or shelf The unit may fall causing serious in...

Page 5: ...ould be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 2 4GHz operation of this product in the USA is firmware limited to channels 1 through 11 Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications to this device tha...

Page 6: ...is appliance is factory fitted with a UK mains plug fitted with a 3 amp fuse inside If it is necessary to change the fuse it is important that a 3 amp fuse is used If the plug needs to be changed because it is not suitable for your socket or becomes damaged it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted following the wiring instructions below The plug must then be disposed of safely as insert...

Page 7: ...o keep the disc clean from scratches or fingerprints handle the disc by its edge Do not touch the recording surface o Blu ray Discs record data in very high density and the record layer is very close to the disc surface For this reason Blu ray Discs are more sensitive to dust and fingerprints than DVD Should you encounter playback problems and see dirty spots on the disc surface clean the disc wit...

Page 8: ...TVs that have this function See later section 8 _ _ Dii UII IIIPUI S lgl I I 7 USB port 1 and 2 Port for interfacing to a flash memory card or Mass Storage Device such as a portable hard drive Note This unit supports USB Mass Storage Class Bulk Transport devices only Most USB thumb drives portable hard disk drives and card readers conform to this device class Other USB devices such as MP3 players ...

Page 9: ...r group 4 Total When illuminated the displayed time is the total play time 5 Remaining When illuminated the displayed time is the remaining playtime azur 75280 I 5 Display j II i azur 752BD Blu ray Disc Player Used to display the 752BD s functions and playback state etc Please refer to the front panel display section below for more information 6 Disc tray Use the Open Close button to activate 7 Op...

Page 10: ...88 88C 888 G p 0 8 8 8 GD 0 0 Cambridge Audio Zoom Press to return to the previous menu Pure audio Turn off the video outputs and Front panel display Filter Press to select between three different digital filter modes linear phase minimum phase or steep The corresponding LED will light up on the front of the unit to show which filter has been selected The filter affect the analog outputs only See ...

Page 11: ... the player needs to be connected to a broadband Internet connection It is not necessary to connect to the Internet if you do not intend to use the BD Live and online firmware updating functionality and only wish to use UPnP DNLA Ethernet connection Internet Network Cable Ethernet WAN Broadband Internet connection 432 1LAN Wireless Broadband Router Modem Plug one end of a network cable Category 5 ...

Page 12: ... is often a good idea to connect both the analogue stereo outputs for CD playback and digital audio outputs or HDMI for surround sound decoding at the same time To connect an analogue stereo system to the 752BD use stereo phono cables stereo 2RCA 2RCA Digital audio The digital audio outputs should be used to decode the surround sound soundtracks of BD DVDs with an external AV Receiver Note Digital...

Page 13: ... shown in the two examples below Connecting to two displays using dual HOMI The 7528D features two HDMI outputs If is therefore possible to connect two TVs or a TV and Projector etc you should treat output 1 as the Primary highest quality output as it benefits from the in built Marvell QDeo scaler Connection to a Primary TV Monitor Connection to a Secondary TV Monitor azur 75280 Note The Dolby Dig...

Page 14: ...e on the rear panel Both can accept up to 1080p video and digital audio The front panel HDMI is combined with an MHL input either type of connection can be used with portable devices such as digital camcorders For HDMI devices the 752BD can received audio and video in the normal way for MHL devices the 752BD receives audio and video and also powers or charges the device eCambridgeAudio The 752BD i...

Page 15: ...oes not support the selected resolution you may see a black screen or an error message In this case try a different resolution that your TV can support Note In case you are not able to get a picture using the HDMI outputs please connect the player to the TV using the diagnostic composite video output and then use the Setup Menu to adjust the player settings azur 75280 perhaps by selecting an outpu...

Page 16: ...at Off Note The repeat chapter title setting will be cleared when movingto other chapter or title Certain 81u ray discs may not allow the Repeat function 16 A B Repeat 1 Press the A B button at your desired starting point A appears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press the A B button at your desired end point A 8 appears briefly on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To exit the sequence pre...

Page 17: ... both menus may not exist 3 Navigate the menu usingthe Navigation buttons and then press the Enter button to make the selection 4 Press the Return button to return to the previous menu The return location varies by disc azur 75280 Memory and automatic resume The player automatically remembers the current position for a disc when playback is interrupted Operations such as Open Eject or turning Powe...

Page 18: ... downloadable contents and additional online interactive programs The available BD Live content varies by disc and studio and may include additional subtitles commentaries preview trailers games and online chat The player needs to be connected to the Internet in order to play BD Live contents Depending on how the studios organise their BD Live contents some Blu ray discs may start downloading BD L...

Page 19: ...ny USB port to plug in a USB drive loaded with digital music movies and photo files The USB ports are rated to provide a maximum of 5V 1A power to the attached device This is usually sufficient to bus power i e self power USB flash drives and flash memory card readers but may not be sufficient for all USB hard disks Note This unit supports Mass Storage Class Bulk Transport devices only Most USB th...

Page 20: ...Cshrpma or _ 04Csharpma or _ OSDmajor 060major _ 07 f n t major Songs In the music browser you can perform the following operations Press the 1 button to move the cursor and select music files Press the Options button to gain access to features such as music information and sort order For more details see later section of the manual Press the Top Menu button to move the cursor to the category menu...

Page 21: ...the Data Disc or USB device that contains the photo files The player will take a moment to read the media and list the folders and photo files 15om In the photo browser you can perform the following operations 1 Press the T button to move the cursor and select photo files 2 Press the Options button to access features like sort order 3 Press the Top Menu button to move the cursor to the category me...

Page 22: ...his can be caused by a disc still being played back or interlocking with mutually exclusive setup items Please stop playback or eject the disc before trying to change these setup items If you still cannot access the setup item please check for configuration conflicts and consistency For example if Video Setup 1080p24 Output is set to Off the DVD 24p conversion menu items Auto and Source Direct wil...

Page 23: ...inappropriate content This function does depend on the disc being properly rated and encoded Press the Enter button to bring up the rating selection menu To adjust the parental control settings you must enter the current parental control password If you have not set a parental control password yet the default password is 0000 The parental control menu contains the following sub items BD Ratings Pr...

Page 24: ... adjustment is a special section ofthe video setup menu It allows you to fine tune many picture control parameters in order to achieve the optimal picture quality and visual result To use Picture adjustment press the Setup Menu button on the remote control to enter the player s Setup Menu and then choose Video Setup Picture adjustment then select the HOMI output to be adjusted Ptcture Adjustment P...

Page 25: ...player applies both CAR and Motion Adaptive VNR with more aggressive block noise reduction at level4 At level5 the player applies aggressive CAR for low quality video content and adds Motion Adaptive VNR at level 6 At level 7 the player applies the most aggressive CAR for very low quality video and adds Motion Adaptive VNR at level 8 Remember that excessive noise reduction may cause a loss of deta...

Page 26: ...version Off default Does not convert DVD to 24Hz frame rate 26 10 HDMI Options To configure video options that apply only to the HDMI outputs To enter this sub menu select HDMI Options from the Video Setup menu To exit this sub menu press the button or the key Options are present for HDMI1 using the Marvell QDEO scaler and HDMI2 using the scaler built into the Mediatek chipset The following HDMI o...

Page 27: ...TV does not have a burn in issue Energy Saver Video output will be turned off after 3 minutes of inactivity Many projectors and LCD TVs will go into a standby or sleep mode and turn off their projection lamp or LCD backlight lamp thus saving energy and prolonging the lamp life When you press any button on the rernote control or the player s front panel the screen saver will be cancelled and video ...

Page 28: ...ng an externally connected AV receiver or DAC via coaxial or optical ensure that the receiver amplifier can support it Higher sample rate material will be downsampled to 96kHz 192kHz LPCM Allows the highest sampling rate and frequency response If using an externally connected AV receiver or DAC via coaxial or optical ensure that the receiver amplifier can support it Bitstream Passes audio as compr...

Page 29: ...l LPCM 2ch 5 1ch Dolby Digital LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch Dolby Digital LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch DTS LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch DTS core LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD Master Audio LPCM up to 96kHz 24 bit DTS core LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch 7 1ch or 192kHz 24 bit 2cha When Secondary Audio is set to On and the player encounters a disc with secondary audio track or menu sounds Output Type c HDMI Output _...

Page 30: ...ou need secondary audio HDMI Audio Off SACD Output PCM the internal DACs need to use HDCD Decoding Coaxial Optical Output PCM created from the SACDs DSD stream to achieve SACD playback On any not in use Also set Speaker Configuration in the Audio Processing menu Set Down Mix to 7 1Ch or 5 1Ch Set the speaker size and subwoofer properly according to your actual audio hardware as detailed on the fol...

Page 31: ...the source content has more channels the surround back channels will be mixed into the surround channels 7 1Ch This mode enables 7 1ch decoded audio output The number of actual output channels depends on the disc Test Tone Test tone is a special group of artificially created sounds that are used to test your audio speaker system and help to identify any wiring faults By default the Test Tone is se...

Page 32: ...nel For most accurate results it is recommended that you use test tones from a calibration disc such as Digital Video Essentials HD Basics and a SPL Sound Pressure Level meter The trim level can be set to 10dB in 0 5dB increments 32 Other Audio Processing Settings 1 Crossover Frequency When the speaker size is set to Small in Speaker Configuration bass frequencies are not passed to the speakers to...

Page 33: ...Off Do not check for new firmware version automatically 4 HDMI CEC CEC Consumer Electronics Control is an optional HDMI feature that can enable convenient remote control and automatic setup of consumer electronics over the HDMI connection The remote control function allows you to use a single remote handset to operate multiple devices connected via HDMI For example you may use the TV remote to con...

Page 34: ...ows you to configure the parameters for the Internet connection of the player test the connection and restrict BD Live access The menu items in this section are Setup Menu Playback Setup Connection Information Video Setup Player Name 75260 Audio Format Setup Audio Processing BO Live Network Access Off My Network On Device Setup Internet Connection Ethernet Network Setup Wireless Setting Exit IP Se...

Page 35: ...lease follow the on screen instruction PBC To configure the WPS using Push Button Control You need to push a PBC button on your wireless router or access point to initiate the wireless connection Please follow the on screen instruction Note SSID is short for Service Set Identifier It is an identifierfor each wireless router or access point and is also referred as a network name WPS is short for Wi...

Page 36: ...y regarded audio filter offering low ripple in both the pass and stop bands and what is known as constant group delay Constant group delay means that audio signals of all frequencies are always delayed by the same amount when passing through the filter All audio is therefore fully time coherent at the output The trade off with this type of filter is that due to internal feed forward in the DSP its...

Page 37: ...at the amplifier is set correctly Check that the interconnects are inserted correctly Check if the output has been set incorrectly to Bitstream or LPCM The disc is skipping Check that the disc is not too scratched or dirty Ensure that the 752BD is on a firm surface and not subject to vibrations A low hum or buzz sound can be heard Power cords or lighting placed near this product Analogue inputs no...

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Page 39: ...rmats above BD ISO files are NOT supported for copyright reasons Some forms of M42 WMA or APE with embedded covers are not supported HDMI inputs 1 4a x 2 MHL compatible via the front panel HDMI Video 480i 480pj 576ij576p 720p 1080ij 1080p 1080p24 3D frame packing 720p 1080p24 HDMI Audio Stereo up to 5 1chj192kHz or 7 1chj 96kHz PCM Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus DTS MHL Video 480ij480p 576ij576p...

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Page 45: ...TM B u rayo sc Software restore disc 1 Please retain Only for use in case of future software upgrade ...