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Azur upsampling compact disc player

Checking the Power Supply Rating

For your own safety please read the following instructions carefully before attempting
to connect this unit to the mains.

Check that the rear of your unit indicates the correct supply voltage. If your mains
supply voltage is different, consult your dealer.

This unit is designed to operate only on the supply voltage and type that is
indicated on the rear panel of the unit. Connecting to other power sources may
damage the unit.

This equipment must be switched off when not in use and must not be used unless
correctly earthed. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the unit's
cover (or back). There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to
qualified service personnel. If the power cord is fitted with a moulded mains plug
the unit must not be used if the plastic fuse carrier is not in place. Should you lose
the fuse carrier the correct part must be reordered from your Cambridge Audio
dealer.

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 risk of electric shock to
persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to

alert the user to the presence of important operating and

maintenance instructions in the service literature relevant to this

appliance.

This product complies with European Low Voltage (73/23/EEC)
and Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC) Directives
when used and installed according to this instruction manual. For
continued compliance only Cambridge Audio accessories should
be used with this product and 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 authorised dealer from whom you
purchased this product for more information.

Plug Fitting Instructions (UK Only)

The cord supplied with this appliance is factory fitted with a 13 amp mains plug
fitted with a 3 amp fuse inside. If it is necessary to change the fuse, it is important
that a 3 amp one 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 insertion into a 13 amp socket is likely to cause an electrical hazard.
Should it be necessary to fit a 3-pin BS mains plug to the power cord the wires
should be fitted as shown in this diagram. The colours of the wires in the mains
lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying
the terminals in your plug. Connect them as follows:

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter ‘N’ or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter ‘L’ or coloured RED.

The wire which is coloured GREEN/YELLOW
must be connected to the terminal which is
marked with the letter ‘E’ or coloured GREEN.

If your model does not have an earth wire, then disregard this instruction.

If a 13amp (BS 1363) plug is used, a 3amp fuse must be fitted, or if any other type
of plug is used a 3amp or 5amp fuse must be fitted, either in the plug or adaptor,
or on the distribution board. 

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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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