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Cambridge Audio AZUR 751BD User Manual

Cambridge Audio AZUR 751BD User Manual

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  • Page 1 Blu-ray player User’s manual azur 751BD Your music our passion...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Select the audio setting .................16 trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Operating instructions................17 © Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2011 Picture-in-Picture and Secondary Audio ..........18 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and BD-Live ....................18 the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
  • Page 3 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 751BD 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 The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications ignored. In the event of a problem or failure, please contact your dealer. to this device that are not expressly approved by Cambridge Audio, may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 6 Cambridge Audio product, it can be returned by your dealer to Cambridge Audio or an authorised IMPORTANT NOTE: Cambridge Audio service agent. You will need to ship this product in either...
  • Page 7 azur 751BD BD-Video Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new and evolving, some discs may not play properly depending on the disc type, version and encoding. High Definition Blu-ray movie and music discs in BD-ROM, It is possible that a Blu-ray disc manufactured after the player was BD–RE and BD–R formats.
  • Page 8 Ethernet LAN port HDMI output 1 (primary output) Used for discs supporting BD-Live that provide interactive features when HDMI (High-Definition Multi-Media Interface) is a purely digital connection the player is connected to the Internet. that can carry both audio and video. Use a dedicated HDMI cable to connect to a TV/Monitor or AV Receiver with a compatible HDMI input.
  • Page 9 azur 751BD 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 0.5W. The unit should be left in Standby mode when not in use.

  • Page 10: Remote Control

    The Azur 751BD is supplied with a remote control. Insert the 3 supplied AAA batteries to activate. For further details Colour buttons of the various adjustment functions available, refer to the These button functions vary by the content. See later later sections of this manual.
  • Page 11 azur 751BD Ethernet connection Using the wireless adaptor The 751BD supports the BD-Live feature offered on some Blu-ray Disc The wireless adaptor included with the 751BD has been pre-configured titles. BD-Live offers extra downloadable content and additional online to work with your player. Other wireless adaptors will not work. interactive programs.

  • Page 12: Audio Connections

    Do not plug in the mains power lead or turn the unit on until all Note: It is also possible to make an HDMI audio/video connection which carries both audio and video in the same cable. See later section. connections have been made. Three types of audio only connection can be made between the 751BD However, when making an HDMI connection i.e.
  • Page 13 azur 751BD The 751BD can output video in both fully digital (HDMI) and analogue Also note video up-conversion of content over the component connections (Composite or Component) formats. If your TV set supports HDMI then is limited by CSS encryption on most discs. this is the preferred format (see next section).
  • Page 14 HDMI connection cont. The secondary HDMI output of the 751BD can be used either to allow Both outputs can pass 3D TV signals. connection of two display devices or to allow separate HDMI audio and Set the Primary Output option in the setup menu to ‘HDMI 2’, video outputs as shown in the two examples below.

  • Page 15: Accessing The Easy Setup Wizard

    azur 751BD Accessing the Easy Setup Wizard Select the best output resolution When the player is turned on for the first time, an Easy Setup Wizard For the latest generation of 1080p, Full HD True HD TV displays, the " "...

  • Page 16: Setting Up The Player

    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...
  • Page 17 azur 751BD Getting started Slow Turn on the power of the 751BD, TV, amplifier/AV receiver and any other When playing a BD/DVD, press the button to pause playback and then components which are connected to the 751BD. Make sure the TV and press the button to cycle round the various speeds of slow motion the audio receiver are set to the correct input channel.

  • Page 18: Operating Instructions

    Operating instructions cont. Audio language (soundtrack) selection DVD disc menu 1. To select the audio language, press and hold the Audio/Subtitle button 1. Some DVD discs contain title menu or chapter menu functions. on the remote control during playback. 2. During playback, press the Top Menu button to return to the disc title 2.

  • Page 19: Output Resolution

    azur 751BD Depending on how the studios organise their BD-Live contents, some Blu-ray • Video up-conversion over the component output is only available for discs may start downloading BD-Live content when playback starts; some unencrypted discs such as home video and consumer-created have a BD-Live selection on its main menu;...

  • Page 20: Connecting A Usb Or An E-Sata Drive

    751BDs functionality. See the 751BD support page at www.cambridgeaudio.com for the latest details on these menus and any software updates available from Cambridge Audio. Note streaming services are usually regional so any services that may be made available will usually vary from country to country also.
  • Page 21 azur 751BD Other embedded information – If the music file contains supported Viewing photo files album art image and tags, those will be displayed. To view digital photo files stored on an optical disc or external drive, select Photo from the Home Menu. A file browser will appear to assist you in "...

  • Page 22: Using The Setup Menu System

    Note: It is possible that some setup items are greyed-out and inaccessible. This can be caused by a disc still being played back or interlocking with mutually exclusive setup items. Please stop playback or eject the disc before trying to change these setup items. If you still cannot access the setup item, please check for configuration conflicts and consistency.

  • Page 23: Playback Setup

    azur 751BD 4. PBC – Play Back Control To enable/disable Play Back Control. Play Back Control is a primitive form Playback Setup section is designed to configure playback " " of disc menu. The options are: preferences for various contents. The setup items in this section are: On –...

  • Page 24: Video Setup

    Setup menu continued Display Options ..........OSD Postion OSD Mode Normal Silent Setup Menu Remaining Angle Mark Picture Adjustment Playback Setup Primary Output Video Setup HDMI 1 3D Mode Audio Format Setup Auto PIP Mark TV Size Audio Processing TV Aspect Ratio Device Setup 16:9 Wide SAP Mark...
  • Page 25 azur 751BD 4. TV Size 9. HDMI Options To enter the diagonal screen size of your HDTV. This option applies to 3D To configure video options that apply only to the HDMI output. This item mode, to facilitate the player adjusts the 3D image for better visual contains a sub-menu of the Video Setup menu allowing configuration of quality.
  • Page 26 On – After about 3 minutes of inactivity, the player will show an 2 output. The available options are the same as those for HDMI 1. animated Cambridge Audio logo moving on a black background. This Note: Since the Deep Colour feature is OPTIONAL and may not be...

  • Page 27: Audio Format Setup

    azur 751BD Bitstream – Digital audio output via HDMI will be in bitstream format. This option is recommended when connecting the HDMI output to an A/V receiver or processor that supports advanced audio decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio etc. Setup Menu Off –...
  • Page 28 Setup menu continued 6. HDCD Decoding To set the audio decoding option for HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) discs. The options are: On – HDCD is decoded by the 751BD. For HDCD discs, this gives expanded dynamic range and improved audio resolution. Off –...

  • Page 29: Audio Processing Setup

    azur 751BD Multi-channel digital audio to Receiver through Coaxial or Optical SPDIF Depending on your specific audio/video connection method, the audio If your receiver only supports Coaxial/Optical, Dolby Digital and DTS format options of the 751BD may need to be adjusted to match your decoding, the following audio format setup options are recommended: configuration.

  • Page 30: Speaker Configuration

    Setup menu continued 5.1Ch – This mode enables 5.1ch decoded audio output. The number of actual output channels depends on the disc. If the source content has more channels, the surround back channels will be mixed into the surround channels. The following settings determine how the 751BD’s internal surround- 7.1Ch –...

  • Page 31: Device Setup

    azur 751BD 2. Distance The speaker distance parameters sets delay control for the corresponding audio channel. This delay is used to compensate for the audio 1. Crossover Frequency propagation time difference caused by the placement of speakers of When the speaker size is set to Small Speaker Configuration , bass...
  • Page 32 Via USB – You may also be able to download the firmware files from specification for BD-Live, a USB flash drive of 1GB or larger is required. A Cambridge Audio’s web site to a USB drive and then use the USB drive to USB hard disk is not recommended.

  • Page 33: Network Setup

    azur 751BD 4. Internet Connection To select the internet connection type. The available options are: Network Setup section of the Setup Menu system allows you to " " configure the parameters for the Internet connection of the player, test Ethernet (default) – Connect to internet through the Ethernet cable, the connection and restrict BD-Live access.

  • Page 34: Picture Adjustment

    Setup menu continued 6. IP Setting To determine how the player obtains its IP address. The available options are: Auto (DHCP) - The player automatically obtains its IP address information using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol). This is the default setting.
  • Page 35 azur 751BD For HDMI 2 & Analog, the Mediatek chipsets in-built scaler is used and For all sources the 751BD up-samples all internally decoded material to sharpness level can only be set between 0 and +2. The default is level 0. 24/192kHz via an Analog Devices SHARC DSP.
  • Page 36 Filters continued Minimum phase filter frequency response Steep filter frequency response Steep filter Linear phase filter -100 -100 -120 -120 -140 -140 -160 -160 -180 -180 -200 -200 frequency/FS (input sampling rate) frequency/FS (input sampling rate) The Minimum Phase filter is another highly regarded audio filter that Our Steep filter is a linear phase filter that has been optimised for stop band attenuation of close-in aliasing images.
  • Page 37 azur 751BD Note: These affect the Audio/Subtitle/Disc menu defaults only not the On Screen menu language. Code Language Name Code Language Name Code Language Name 6565 Afar 7285 Hungarian 8083 Pashto, Pushto 6566 Abkhazian 7289 Armenian 8084 Portuguese 6570 Afrikaans 7365 Interlingua 8185...
  • Page 38 Decoder Mediatek MTK8530 Upsampler Analog Devices ADSP-21261 32 bit Cambridge Audio’s policy is one of continuous improvement. Design SHARC(R) DSP running Anagram and specifications are therefore subject to change without prior notice. Technologies(TM) Q5 up-sampling to 24 bit/192kHz (All 10 channels)
  • Page 39 Note: Cables which run over 5m may cause sync or grounding issues. For more frequently asked questions (FAQs), technical advice and information on getting the most out of your 751BD, please visit the Support section on Cambridge Audio’s website: www.cambridgeaudio.com/support.php...
  • Page 40 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 © 2011 Cambridge Audio Ltd...

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