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Azur upsampling compact disc player

Using the A-B function

1. Ensure that the disc is playing, press 

A-B

on the remote control. This

will allow you to continuously repeat a specific section of a track. 

2. Press the 

Repeat

button on the remote control at the beginning of the

section you want to loop. The A-B icon will be displayed and the player
will memorise the time A-B was pressed.

3. Press 

A-B

again at the end of the section that you want to loop. The

player will now continuously repeat the selected section.

4. Press 

A-B

again to return to normal play 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 on the track playing.

3. Press 

Remain

a second time to show remaining number of tracks

and total disc time remaining.

4. Press 

Remain

again to return to normal play mode.

Using the Space function

1. Ensure that a disc is loaded. The player can be in Standby mode or

playing.

2. Press 

Space

on the remote control. ‘Space’ will appear on the display

and a four second gap will be put between each track played.

Programming disc play

1. Ensure that a disc is loaded and the player is in Standby mode.

2. Press 

Program

on the remote control. The Program set-up will appear

in the display.

3. Using the 

Skip/Scan

(

Skip

on the remote) buttons, skip to the track

number that you want to program as your first track (or press the
actual track number on the remote).

4. Press 

Program

. The desired track is now entered and the program

number increases by one.

5. Repeat steps three and four until all your desired tracks are entered.

6. Press 

Play

. The programmed tracks will play.

7. You can use the 

Skip

and 

Search

functions on your remote control to

move through your programmed selection in the same way as normal
playback.

8. Pressing 

Stop

once will stop play and pressing 

Stop

twice at any time

will wipe the program and return the player to stopped mode.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED)

Summary of Contents for Azur 840C

Page 1: ...azur 840C Upsampling compact disc player User s manual ...

Page 2: ...nstructions 5 Rear panel connections 6 Front panel controls 8 Remote control 10 Remote control of matching products 11 Operating instructions 12 External digital sources 15 CD player setup 16 Custom installation use 18 Troubleshooting 18 Technical specifications 19 Limited warranty 20 CONTENTS ...

Page 3: ...l using unique differential output amplifiers This fully balanced configuration largely rejects the already very low noise and distortion products present in the DACs and filters and provides an unprecedented level of performance A true balanced XLR output is fitted as well as a summed conventional unbalanced phono RCA output Automatic DC servo circuits null all DC offsets allowing no capacitors i...

Page 4: ...nd servicing must be referred to qualified service personnel The crossed out wheeled bin is the European Union symbol for indicating separate collection for electrical and electronic equipment This product contains electrical and electronic equipment which should be reused recycled or recovered and should not be disposed of with unsorted regular waste Please return the unit or contact the authoris...

Page 5: ...t attempt to play a disc on this unit containing other data such as a CD ROM for PCs 840C Upsampling compact disc player Azur upsampling compact disc player 5 Please take a moment to read these notes before installing your Azur CD player they will enable you to get the best performance and prolong the life of the product We advise you follow all instructions heed all warnings and keep the instruct...

Page 6: ...r systems to be received by the amplifier Commands received here are not looped out of the Control Bus Refer to the Custom Installation section for more information Digital Outputs Power AC azur 840C Upsampling Compact Disc Player Max Power Consumption 40W www cambridge audio com RS232C IR Emitter In In Out Control Bus S P DIF Co axial Toslink Optical Digital Input 1 Right Left Right Left Balanced...

Page 7: ... types should be used at a time Digital Inputs 1 2 The digital inputs allow the digital outputs of other source components to be connected to the 840C The 840C can then act as a very high quality upsampling DAC improving the sound quality of the connected sources Two digital inputs allow two external sources to be connected S P DIF CO axial Digital Use a high quality 75 ohm digital RCA interconnec...

Page 8: ...s manual for more information Select Press to select between CD Playback or Digital Inputs 1 and 2 Also used to toggle through the options on selected menu screens Please refer to the Operating instructions section of this manual for more information Infrared sensor Receives IR commands from the supplied Azur remote control A clear unobstructed line of sight between the remote control and the sens...

Page 9: ...ons section of this manual for more information Open Close Allows you to open and close the disc tray thus making it possible to load a disc Pressing Play will also close the tray and start the CD Play Pause Plays the disc and pauses play Stop Stops the CD playing Skip Scan Allows for skipping between tracks and also searching within tracks Press once to skip a track press and hold to search withi...

Page 10: ... or pause the CD Skip Right Skip press once to skip forward by one track on the CD Press and hold to skip forwards through tracks Left Skip press once to skip backward by one track on the CD Press and hold to skip backwards through tracks Search Press and hold to search within the selected track Right button to fast forward left button to rewind Menu Press to access the 840C menu system on the fro...

Page 11: ...mode Numerical buttons 1 8 Press to change the input source to the amplifier Button 8 toggles Tape Monitor on off Mode Press to switch between Volume and Balance modes Mute Mutes the audio on the amplifier The mute mode is indicated by MUTE appearing and the volume level being replaced by two flashing dashes in the display Press again to cancel mute Volume Increase or decrease the volume of the am...

Page 12: ... it Never load more than one disc into the disc tray at one time Normal disc play 1 Switch on your amplifier and set its input selector to the correct position Adjust the volume control to a minimum 2 Press the Standby On switch 3 Press the Open Close button to open the disc tray and load a disc 4 Press the Open Close button again to close the tray The CD player will read the disc and enter Standb...

Page 13: ...d track will now be repeated until the function is turned off 4 Press Repeat again to turn off the repeat function Playing tracks in a random order 1 Ensure that a disc is loaded and the player is in Standby mode 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 a random order 4 Press Random to exit Random ...

Page 14: ...the Space function 1 Ensure that a disc is loaded The player can be in Standby mode or playing 2 Press Space on the remote control Space will appear on the display and a four second gap will be put between each track played Programming disc play 1 Ensure that a disc is loaded and the player is in Standby mode 2 Press Program on the remote control The Program set up will appear in the display 3 Usi...

Page 15: ...40W www cambridge audio com RS232C IR Emitter In In Out Control Bus S P DIF Co axial Toslink Optical Digital Input 1 Right Left Right Left Balanced Audio Out Unbalanced Audio Out S P DIF Co axial Toslink Optical Digital Input 2 S P DIF Co axial Toslink Optical Right Left Right Left Manufactured in an ISO9002 approved facility On Off Power Class 1 Laser Product Luokan 1 Laserplaite Klass 1 Laserapp...

Page 16: ... switch between the frequency options 16 Azur upsampling compact disc player The 840C has a custom made display on the front of the unit showing the current status and allowing access to the 840C System Configuration menus The 840C features some advanced settings that allow its use to be customised to user preference Menu structure Press the Menu button to scroll through the menus then use the Sel...

Page 17: ... have already been added to any CD or source material during its mastering process so the default for this option is off However if a source with no dither is used perhaps an off board A D converter etc TPDF dither can be turned on Press Select to switch between Dither On and Dither Off 840C Upsampling compact disc player Azur upsampling compact disc player 17 Changing input names source naming Th...

Page 18: ...ets are colour coded orange An IR Emitter Input is also provided that allows modulated IR remote control commands to be received electrically by the unit Commands on this input operate the unit only and are not looped out demodulated on the Control Bus Output This feature is useful for multi room systems such as the Cambridge Audio Incognito multi room system which feature routed I R emitter outpu...

Page 19: ... 19 20kHz 0dBFs 0 0002 Linearity 90dBFs 0 5dB Stopband rejection 24kHz 120dB S N ratio A weighted 113dB Total correlated jitter 130pS Crosstalk 1kHz 130dB Crosstalk 20kHz 114dB Output impedance 50 ohms Digital input word widths supported 16 24 bit Digital output word widths supported 16 20 24 bit Digital input sampling frequencies supported 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 88 2kHz 96kHz 176 4kHz 192kHz Digital...

Page 20: ...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 ...

Page 21: ...ange without prior notice If you notice any errors please feel free to email us at support cambridgeaudio com This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer All trademarks and registered trademarks are t...

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