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Cambridge Audio Azur 840E manual

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    Y our music + our passion 840E azur ENGLISH Pre- Amplifier User’s manual 2[...]

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    2 For y our own saf ety please read the follo wing important safety instructions carefully before att empting t o connect this unit to the mains power supply . They will also enable you t o get the best per formance and prolong the lif e of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instru[...]

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    840E azur ENGLISH 3 V entilation IMPORT ANT - The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stack multiple units on top of each other . Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a cabinet without suff icient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall thr ough any v entilation grille. If this happens, switch off immediately , [...]

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    4 Thank you for purchasing this Azur 840E Pre-Amplifier . We hope that you will enjo y many y ears of listening pleasure from it. Cambridge Audio has tak en the Azur 8 40 series to its peak with the introduction of two ne w models – the 840E Pre- Amplifier and 840W Pow er Amplifier. The 840E is a high-end pre-am plifier which uses Cambridge Audio[...]

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    R L R L R L IR1 IR2 IR3 IR4 Keypad 1 Keypad 2 Multi-Room IR Emitter In Trigger In Out/Thru In Out Left Right Rec Out 2 Sub Out Rec Out 1 Rec In Input 7 Input 6 Input 5 Input 4 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Rec Out 2 Rec Out 1 Rec In Input 7 Input 6 Input 5 Input 4 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 (Unbalanced) (Unbalanced) Pre Out Pre Out Left Right Left Right Bal[...]

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    Volu me Direct Mode Phones Standby / On azur 840E Pre-Amplifier 6 F ront panel controls Standby/On Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicat ed by dim power LED) and On (indicated b y bright power LED). Standb y is a low power mode where the power consum ption is less than 30 Watts. The unit can be left in Standby mode when not in use. If the[...]

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    840E azur ENGLISH 7 The 840E is supplied with an Azur Navigator remo te control that operates both this am plifier and Cambridge Audio Azur CD pla yers. Inser t the supplied AAA batteries t o activate. The functions relevant t o the amplifier are as follows: Standby/On Switches the amplifier between On and Standby mode. Numerical buttons 1-8 Press [...]

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    GND Conforms to ANSI/UL STD 60065 7th Edition 2003 Rev 2006/03/20 Certified to CAN/CSA STD C22.2 No. 60065-03 3098092 R L R L R L IR1 IR2 IR3 IR4 Keypad 1 Keypad 2 Multi-Room IR Emitter In Trigger In Out/Thru In Out Left Right Rec Out 2 Sub Out Rec Out 1 Rec In Input 7 Input 6 Input 5 Input 4 Input 3 Input 2 Input 1 Rec Out 2 Rec Out 1 Rec In Input[...]

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    840E azur ENGLISH 9 840E 840W Output connections - Balanced The diagram below shows the 840E connect ed to an 840W using the Balanced Audio inputs via three-pin XLR connect or s. When using balanced (XLR) connections, the Left and Right Input T ype switches on the 840W must be in the ‘Balanced’ position. Before making an y connections to the lo[...]

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    10 840W Mono Bridged connections The matching Azur 840W power amplifier f eatures Mono and Bridged Mono settings that allow two (or more) 840Ws t o be used as mono-blocs for high end syst ems. Below is an example using two 840Ws in Bridged Mono with an 840E. In Bridged Mono mode each 840W drives one speaker acr oss its output channels acting as a 5[...]

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    840E azur ENGLISH 11 Operating instructions The 840E has a custom-made display on the fr ont of the unit that shows the current status and allows you t o access the 8 40E System Configuration menus. Here you can adjust the listening settings of the amplifier to personal pref erence. The menu system is easy to navigat e and control, simply b y using[...]

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    12 F ront IR Used in conjunction with Custom Installation (C.I.) syst ems or IR repeater syst ems, it may be desirable t o disable the front panel IR by setting FRONT IR to off (press the input select button t o turn of f). Press the Mode button to exit. Input gain trim The relative le vels of the inputs can be adjust ed by gain trim. This allows e[...]

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    840E azur ENGLISH 13 On/Off control menu When going in/out of Standby mode the 840E can automatically turn on and off other connected Cambridge Audio Azur models that ha ve control bus sockets. F or this feature to work the units must be connect ed together (see diagram) by R CA/phono leads. The Control Bus sockets are colour-coded orange on the re[...]

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    14 Connections to the 840E Incognito R eady / A -BUS Ready outputs are made by Cat-5 cable (t erminated with an RJ45 jack plug). The RJ45 plug must be wired to the EIA/TIA 568A wiring standar d: T o allow control of y our source equipment from the remot e rooms an IR emitter (IR1 0) is plugged into one of the IR outputs on the rear of the unit and [...]

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    840E azur ENGLISH 15 The 840E features a Contr ol Bus input/output that allow un-modulated remo te control commands (positive logic, TTL le vel) t o be received electrically by the unit and looped to ano ther unit if desired. These control commands are typically generat ed by custom installation (multi-r oom) systems or remote IR receiv er systems.[...]

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    AP21 424/3 © 2008 Cambridge Audio Ltd Cambridge Audio is a brand of A udio Par tnership Plc Regist ered Office: Gallery Cour t, Hankey Place London SE1 4BB, United Kingdom Regist ered in England No. 29533 13 www.cambridge-audio.com[...]