Cambridge Audio 550A - Manuals

Page 2 - Make sure you register your purchase.

2 Contents Introduction Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 Important safety instructions .................................................................. 3 Limited warranty .....................................................

Page 3 - azur; Important safety instructions; WEEE symbol

3 550A/650A azur Important safety instructions For your own safety please read the following impor tant safetyinstructions carefully before attempting to connect this unit to the mainspower supply. They will also enable you to get the best performance fromand prolong the life of the unit: 1. Read th...

Page 4 - Limited warranty

4 Limited warranty Ventilation IMPORTANT – The unit will become hot when in use. Do not place anything on top of the unit. Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcaseor in a cabinet without sufﬁcient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall through any ventilation grille. If thisha...

Page 5 - Rear panel connections; AC power socket; Tape In

5 550A/650A azur Rear panel connections Power On/Off Switches the unit on and off. This switch is a master on/off control that,when switched off, overrides the Standby/On button on the front of theunit and that on the remote control. AC power socket Once you have completed all connections to the amp...

Page 6 - Connections; Basic connection

6 Connections When designing our ampliﬁers we include features that allow you toconnect your system in various ways. The inclusion of features such asPre-Out and Speaker B connections mean that you can ﬂexibly conﬁgureyour system depending on your requirements. Basic connection The diagram below sho...

Page 7 - Speaker B connections

7 550A/650A azur Pre-Out connections The Pre-Out sockets are for connecting to the input sockets of a powerampliﬁer, such as Cambridge Audio’s 840W model, or active subwoofer.The diagram below shows how to connect the ampliﬁer to an activesubwoofer via the Line In inputs on the subwoofer. ENGLISH Sp...

Page 8 - Front panel controls

8 Front panel controls Standby/On Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by dim power LED)and On (indicated by bright power LED). Standby is an eco power modewhere the power consumption is less than one watt. The unit is designedso that it can be left safely in Standby mode when not in us...

Page 9 - Remote control; Source

9 550A/650A azur Remote control Apple device compatibility The 550A and 650A are supplied with an Azur Navigator remote controlthat operates both this ampliﬁer and Cambridge Audio Azur range CDplayers. Inser t the supplied AAA batteries to activate. The functionsrelevant to the ampliﬁer are as follo...

Page 11 - Troubleshooting

11 550A/650A azur Troubleshooting Technical speciﬁcations 550A Power output 60 watts (into 8Ω) THD (unweighted) <0.002% @ 1kHz, 80% of rated power<0.05% 20Hz - 20kHz, 80% of rated power <0.02% 20Hz - 20kHz @ 10W Frequency response (-1dB) 5Hz - 50kHz S/N ratio (ref 1W) >92dB (unweighted) ...