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Cambridge Audio Azur 650BD User Manual

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  • Page 1 Blu-ray player User’s manual azur 650BD Your music + our passion...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    This guide is designed to make installing and using this product as easy as possible. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy at the time of printing; however, Cambridge Audio's policy is one of continuous improvement, therefore design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    An Azur Navigator remote control is also provided, giving full remote control of your Blu-ray player and if required a Cambridge Audio amplifier or AV receiver in an attractive and easy to use handset. Remember your 650BD can only be as good as the system it is connected to.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    (2006/95/EC), Electromagnetic Compatibility (2004/108/EC) and Environmentally-friendly design of Energy-related Products (2009/125/EC) 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.
  • Page 5 FCC regulations NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 6: Limited Warranty

    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. You will need to ship this product in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection.

  • Page 7: Disc Care And Handling

    Disc care and handling • To keep the disc clean from scratches or fingerprints, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the recording surface. • Blu-ray Discs record data in very high density and the record layer is very close to the disc surface.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel Connections

    Rear panel connections Digital outputs Optical and Coaxial digital audio outputs, normally used to connect to a suitable Audio/Video Receiver for surround sound decoding (output must be set for Bitstream - refer to the Audio setup " " " can also be used to connect to a separate DAC or digital recording device (output must be set for - refer to the "L...

  • Page 9: Front Panel Controls And Display

    Front panel Standby/On Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by a dim power LED) and On (indicated by a bright power LED). Standby is a low power mode where the power consumption is less than 1 watt. The unit should be left in Standby mode when not in use.

  • Page 10: Remote Control

    Remote control The Azur 650BD is supplied with a remote control. Insert the 3 supplied AAA batteries to activate. For further details of the various adjustment functions available, refer to the later sections of this manual. Opens and closes the disc tray.

  • Page 11: Connecting To The Internet

    Connecting to the Internet The 650BD supports the BD-Live feature offered on some Blu-ray Disc titles. BD-Live offers extra downloadable content and additional online interactive programs. The available BD-Live content varies by discs and studios, and may include additional subtitles, commentaries, movie trailers, games, and/or online chat.

  • Page 12: Audio Connections

    Audio connections Do not plug in the mains power lead or turn the unit on until all connections have been made. Three types of audio only connection can be made between the 650BD and your stereo/AV system: Analogue Stereo Digital Audio Analogue 5.1/7.1 Front left speaker...

  • Page 13: Analogue Video Connections

    Analogue video connections The 650BD can output video in both fully digital (HDMI) and analogue (Composite, S-Video and Component) formats. If your TV set supports HDMI then this is the preferred format (see next section). If your TV set supports only analogue video the preferred connection is (in declining order of quality) Component, then S-Video and finally Composite.

  • Page 14: Setting Up The Player Using The Easy Setup

    Setting up the player Accessing the Easy Setup Wizard When the player is turned on for the first time, an Easy Setup Wizard screen will appear. This is a series of guided instructions designed to configure the basic settings for the unit. Note: If the Easy Setup Wizard has previously been completed or cancelled, it will no longer initiate when you turn on the unit.

  • Page 15: Determine The Display Aspect Ratio

    Press the Enter button to close the Easy Setup Wizard. Your player is now ready for use. You will see a background screen with a Cambridge Audio and Blu-ray Disc logo. Please follow the rest of the user manual for basic and advanced operations.

  • Page 16: Operating Instructions

    Operating instructions Getting started Turn on the power of the 650BD, TV, amplifier/AV receiver and any other components which are connected to the 650BD. Make sure the TV and the audio receiver are set to the correct input channel. 1. Press the Open/Close button to open the disc tray. 2.

  • Page 17: Picture-In-Picture And Secondary Audio (Bonusview)

    Audio language (soundtrack) selection 1. To select the audio language, press and hold the Audio/Subtitle button on the remote control during playback. 2. Repeatedly pressing the Audio/Subtitle button cycles through all available audio soundtracks on the disc. Note: The availability of languages and audio soundtracks varies by disc. Some BD/DVD-Audio discs allow audio track selection with the Audio button, while others require the user to select from the audio setup menu of the disc.

  • Page 18: Output Resolution

    Operating instructions continued Depending on how the studios organise their BD-Live contents, some Blu-ray discs may start downloading BD-Live content when playback starts; some have a BD-Live selection on its main menu; some may show a prompt to ask whether you would like to start downloading; and some may ask you to sign up for a membership or account.

  • Page 19: Other Media Playback

    Other media playback As well as normal CD’s, SACD’s, DVD’s and BD’s the 650BD can play some music, movies and photo files either from optical datadiscs (such as CD-R, DVD-R etc.) or external memory such as USB flash-drives/thumb- drives and hard-drives. Connecting a USB Drive The 650BD is equipped with two USB 2.0 ports, one on the front panel and the other on the back.
  • Page 20 Media playback continued The following operations are available while the shown: Normal playback control – Special playback mode – Repeat and Shuffle/Random (Blue colour button). Return to the Browser without stopping the music – Return Stop playback and return to the Browser – Press Playing movie files To play movie files stored on an optical disc or USB drive, select from the Home Menu.

  • Page 21: Setup Menu For More Advanced Setup

    Setup Menu To access the player’s Setup Menu simply press the Setup button on the remote control. Since some Setup Menu options can become inaccessible when the player is playing a disc, it is recommended that you operate the Setup Menu when playback is fully stopped or when there is no disc in the player.

  • Page 22: Playback Setup

    Setup menu continued Playback Setup Playback Setup section is designed to configure playback " " preferences for various contents. The setup items in this section are: Setup Menu Playback Setup Language Video Setup Auto Play Mode Audio Format Setup SACD Priority Audio Processing DVD-Audio Mode Device Setup...

  • Page 23: Video Setup

    9. PBC – Play Back Control To enable/disable Play Back Control. Play Back Control is a primitive form of disc menu. The options are: On – If the disc contains Play Back Control, show the menu. Off – Play back the contents by sequence. Video Setup Color Space Video Setup...

  • Page 24: Audio Format Setup

    On – After about 3 minutes of inactivity, the player will show an animated Cambridge Audio logo moving on a black background. This allows most areas of the screen to rest and gives all areas an equal opportunity to refresh.
  • Page 25 1. Secondary Audio To set the Secondary Audio Program mixing option. Some Blu-ray discs contain a secondary audio and video program, such as a director’s commentary. Some Blu-ray Discs have a sound effect when you make menu choices. This Setup Menu item allows you to decide whether to mix the Secondary Audio Program and menu clicking sound into the primary audio.

  • Page 26: Audio Signal Reference Chart

    Setup menu continued Audio signal reference chart Blu-ray Discs may contain many types of audio signal formats, some of those are of the high resolution lossless types such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Blu-ray Discs also have many optional audio When Secondary Audio is set to...

  • Page 27: Recommended Audio Format 0Ptions

    Recommended audio format 0ptions Depending on your specific audio/video connection method, the audio format options of the 650BD may need to be adjusted to match your configuration. Please refer to the video and audio connection methods described previously in this guide and the following audio setup guidelines.
  • Page 28 Setup menu continued Down Mix Mode Down mix is the process of converting multi-channel audio to a lesser number of channels. For example, converting a 5.1ch source to stereo or converting a 7.1ch source to 5.1ch. Down mixing allows the audio output from the player to match the exact number of speakers available in your home theatre system.

  • Page 29: Other Audio Processing Settings

    Via USB – You may also be able to download the firmware files from Cambridge Audio’s web site to a USB drive and then use the USB drive to upgrade the player. For the above two cases closely follow any instructions on our website.

  • Page 30: Network Setup

    Setup menu continued 5. Dimmer Control To control the display intensity of the front panel Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) information window. In case you feel that the display becomes a distraction to your enjoyment of the video, this option allows you to dim it or turn it off.

  • Page 31: Picture Adjustment

    5. DNS 1 The IP address of the first (primary) DNS (Domain Name System) server. DNS is the mechanism to translate human-readable addresses to numeric IP addresses. When IP Configuration " the value displayed here is obtained using DHCP and cannot be changed. 6.

  • Page 32: Appendix - Language Code List

    Appendix - language code list Code Language Name 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali, Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 6765 Catalan 6779 Corsican...

  • Page 33: Technical Specifications

    85 x 430 x 312mm (3.3 x 16.9 x 12.3’’) with feet Weight (unboxed) 4.1kg (9.04lbs) Cambridge Audio’s policy is one of continuous improvement. Design and specifications are therefore subject to change without prior notice. azur Troubleshooting There is no power Ensure the AC power cord is connected securely.
  • Page 34 Cambridge Audio is a brand of Audio Partnership Plc Registered Office: Gallery Court, Hankey Place London SE1 4BB, United Kingdom Registered in England No. 2953313 www.cambridge-audio.com © 2010 Cambridge Audio Ltd...

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