Cambridge Audio azur 851N, User Manual

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Page 2: ... Software upgrades News events and exclusive offers plus competitions Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2015 Stream Magic is a trademark of Audio Partnership Plc and is registered in the European Community and other countries This product contains software licensed under version 2 of the GNU Public License and version 2 1 of the GNU Lesser Public License The source code for this software is available ...

Page 3: ... 1 Ground Pin 2 Hot in phase and Pin 3 Cold phase inverted 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 Front panel controls 1 USB For use with USB audio storage 1A maximum current consumption Note This USB port is not intended for connection to Apple mobile devices 2 Standby On 3 i Info Displays Now Playing screen Press to toggle through various screen layouts 4 Home 5 Filter Press to toggle through three alter...

Page 4: ... Digital inputs 18 Random 19 Repeat 20 Filter Press to toggle through the WKUHH GLJLWDO ÀOWHU RSWLRQV 1 3 7 5 8 6 4 2 9 9 10 12 18 19 17 6 11 20 13 14 15 16 Basic audio connections Switch the power off before making any connections Network connections To use the UPnP media sharing feature you will need either a wired Ethernet or Wi Fi connection to your network To use internet radio Streaming Serv...

Page 5: ...lection criteria are determined by that server not the 851N The 851N does not scan entire USB storage devices to build an artist track GDWDEDVH W LV WKHUHIRUH UHFRPPHQGHG WKDW DXGLR ÀOHV DUH VWRUHG LQ D VWUXFWXUHG way by artist and album to facilitate locating tracks Playing tracks and adding to the queue Add individual tracks Selecting an individual track will show the following menu PLAY NOW PLA...

Page 6: ...eway address and DNS server s Wi Fi strength Signal warning On screen warning of low Wi Fi signal strength Wi Fi region Select the region that closest matches your location Wired Wi Fi Auto default Wired only Wi Fi only Firmware Check for updates and display version number Display brightness Device name Rename the 851N Audio Digital pre amp mode On enables volume control 2II À HG RXWSXW Balance on...

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Page 9: ...means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2015 Cambridge Audio and the Cambridge Audio logo are trademarks of Cambridge Audio Stream Magic is a trademark of Audio Partnership Plc and is registered in the European Community and other countries This product ...

Page 10: ...tant safety instructions 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...

Page 11: ...llowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to...

Page 12: ...ies conformity to the following European Norms EN 55022 Electromagnetic Interference EN 55024 Electromagnetic Immunity EN 61000 3 2 Power Line Harmonics EN 61000 3 3 Power Line Flicker EN 60065 Product Safety Products that contain the radio transmitter are labeled with CE 0889 or CE alert marking and may also carry the CE logo EN 62301 2005 Household electrical appliances Measurement of standby po...

Page 13: ... 8 USB Audio In A USB B type socket is fitted to the 851N to enable the playback of audio from a personal computer running either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X operating systems most Linux distributions are also suitable Note Always use a high quality USB connection cable certified as USB Hi Speed USB cable connections longer than 3m may result in inconsistent audio performance Always turn t...

Page 14: ...tal filter characteristics Linear Phase Minimum Phase or Steep Alternative digital filters can offer subtly different sound quality characteristics The currently selected filter is displayed by the indicators just above the button Phase Press and hold the Filter Phase select button for approximately two seconds to select normal or inverted phase output When the LED lights up the phase is inverted ...

Page 15: ...e current station in the preset bank 6 Volume Increases or decreases the volume of the Amplifier Receiver 7 Home Go directly to the top Home Menu 8 Return Press to return to the previous menu 9 Skip Press once to skip forwards or backwards one track 10 Backlight Press to turn the backlight on and illuminate the remote control buttons 11 Info Pressing this button toggles between Menu position and N...

Page 16: ...ices Streaming Services are similar to Internet Radio but come from other suppliers and often have an element of interaction with the user Because Streaming Services generally allow the user some choice over the content they listen to they are also licensed differently to iRadio by the music companies and often each service only has arrangements in certain countries and may also charge a subscript...

Page 17: ...the button Simply scroll through the items with the scroll wheel or navigator buttons on the remote control and press in the scroll wheel or use the Enter Mode button on the remote to select the item you want Presets The 851N supports presets These can be Internet Radio stations or streams from most Streaming Services UPnP USB Media cannot be set as a preset To add a station stream to a preset fir...

Page 18: ... allows for browsing by artist album and other methods has support for control from Wi Fi controller and the media can be shared amongst several devices UPnP servers Your 851N can connect with Computers or Network Attached Storage devices that feature a Universal Plug and Play UPnP AV Server When using a UPnP server to share your media the search and selection criteria are determined by the server...

Page 19: ...audio com The USB driver is also available from the website With careful choice of playback software and settings many pitfalls can be avoided In particular our free Windows USB Audio 2 0 driver available from our website supports up to 24 bit 192kHz audio and WASAPI Exclusive or ASIO modes that can give enhanced performance A brief explanation of your choices are below Use with PCs With the 851N ...

Page 20: ... finish pairing D On successful pairing the BT100s LED goes off for a second or two then triple flashes quickly The LED then goes off and only lights up in the future when you are playing audio via Bluetooth E To play back via a paired Bluetooth device simply select the BT100 on that device and start playing The BT100 LED lights up constantly when streaming SBC or on and flicks off every 2 seconds...

Page 21: ...or and connect to a particular network name only Type your network name in using the alphanumeric entry screen If no matching network is found Network not found will be displayed Current config This menu firstly displays the IP mode static or dynamic This will be Auto DHCP i e dynamic this is the default or alternatively Static IP For either mode by turning the Navigation Select dial the 851N will...

Page 22: ...OFF nothing will be displayed onscreen until a selection is made via the front panel or remote control The display will then re activate allowing you to browse the menu and make your selection The display will then automatically switch back off after a few seconds if no further selections are made Device name This menu allows the setting of the declared UPnP Client name for your 851N This is the n...

Page 23: ... Magic App running on iOS or Android devices This is not possible when the unit is in full Standby mode regardless of whether Instant On is enabled or not A short press of the Standby On button will toggle the 851N between On and the low power sleep mode Note After putting the unit into sleep mode you will not be able to wake the 851N until 5 seconds have elapsed Full standby can still be activate...

Page 24: ...soft Windows Media TM Audio WMA 9 Standard 32 320kbps MP3 CBR or VBR 16 320kbps AAC HE AAC and AAC CBR or VBR 16 320kbps OGG Vorbis 32 320kbps Streaming Protocols RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol MMS Microsoft Media Server Protocol HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Playlist ASX Microsoft playlist format M3U PLS Wi Fi IEEE 802 11 b g or n 2 4GHz connection used only Wi Fi Encryption WEP WPA WPA2 E...

Page 25: ...et connection between the server often located in a different country and you is slow Try using a computer to play back the stream via the broadcaster s web site If you can play back the station with a computer you can use the form at www stream magic com to notify us so that we can investigate If you have problems with UPnP playback always check the following Ensure your chosen UPnP server softwa...

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