Front Panel Controls - Cambridge Audio azur 851E User Manual

Front panel controls

Standby / On Phones
1 2
Standby/On
1
Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by dim power LED)
and On (indicated by bright power LED). Standby is a low power mode
where the power consumption is less than 0.5 Watts. The unit can be
left in Standby mode when not in use. If the unit is not going to be used
for a long period of time it should be switched off via the Power On/Off
switch on the rear panel.
Note: As default the 851E ramps the volume up or down when switched
on and when going into Standby mode. This feature can be turned off if
desired; please refer to the 'Pre-amplifier setup' section of this manual
for more information.
Phones
2
Allows for the connection of stereo headphones with a ¼" Jack plug.
Headphones with an impedance of between 32 and 600 ohms are
recommended. When the headphones are connected, the loudspeaker
relays are released switching off the output to the loudspeakers.
IMPORTANT! Do not use headphones that exceed a 3 meter cable.
Mode
3
Press to switch between Volume and Balance modes. Press and hold to
enter the 851E System Configure menu.
Infrared sensor
4
Receives IR commands from the supplied Azur remote control. A clear
unobstructed line of sight between the remote control and the sensor
is required.
& Source select buttons
5 6
Push the appropriate input selection button to select the source
component that you wish to listen to (highlighted by a solid circle on the
display). The signal selected is also fed to the Rec Out sockets so that it
may be recorded. The input should not be changed whilst recording (but
the recorded signal can be checked using the Rec input).
Note:
– Repeatedly pressing the Source 1, 2 or 3 buttons will toggle these
inputs between 'Balanced' and 'Unbalanced' source input.
– The solid circle will flash if there are no input signals detected.
Display
7
LCD used to control the 851E. Please refer to the 'Operating instructions'
and 'Pre-amplifier setup' section of this manual for more information.
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Mode
5
3 4
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Bass
6
Bass and Treble
8
Press to release and rotate to allow subtle adjustments to the tonal
balance of the sound.
Direct
9
This control gives the audio signal a more direct path by bypassing the
tone control circuits for the purest possible sound quality.
The Bass/Treble icon (
and treble circuit is active (in circuit) and is not present when they are
bypassed.
Note: Direct can be set on or off individually for each input. This setting
is recalled each time a source is selected.
Volume
10
Use to increase/decrease the level of the sound from the outputs of the
pre-amplifier. This control affects the level of the loudspeaker output,
the pre-amp output and the headphone output. It does not affect the
Rec Out connection.
The Volume control is also used in navigating the 851E System Configure
menus on the front panel display.
Please refer to the 'Operating instructions' section of this manual for
more information on some functions of these buttons.
azur
10
Treble Direct
8 9
Volume
) appears in the display when the bass
851E
Pre-Amplifier