Cambridge Audio Azur 840E Manual

Page 2 - Important safety instructions; CAUTION; AVIS; ACHTUNG

2 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 andprolong the life of the unit: 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. H...

Page 3 - azur; ENGLISH; Limited warranty

840E azur ENGLISH 3 Ventilation IMPORTANT - The unit will become hot when in use. Do not stackmultiple units on top of each other. Do not place in an enclosed areasuch as a bookcase or in a cabinet without sufficient ventilation. Ensure that small objects do not fall through any ventilation grille. ...

Page 4 - Make sure you register your purchase.; By registering, you’ll be the first to know about:; © Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2008

4 Thank you for purchasing this Azur 840E Pre-Amplifier. We hope thatyou will enjoy many years of listening pleasure from it. Cambridge Audio has taken the Azur 840 series to its peak with theintroduction of two new models – the 840E Pre-Amplifier and 840WPower Amplifier. The 840E is a high-end pre-...

Page 5 - Rear panel connections

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 Re c Out 2 Sub Out Re c 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) (U...

Page 6 - Front panel controls

Volume Direct Mode Phones Standby / On azur 840E Pre-Amplifier 6 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 a low power modewhere the power consumption is less than 30 Watts. The unit can be le...

Page 7 - Remote control; Input 4; iPod compatibility

840E azur ENGLISH 7 The 840E is supplied with an Azur Navigator remote control thatoperates both this amplifier and Cambridge Audio Azur CD players.Insert the supplied AAA batteries to activate. The functions relevant to the amplifier are as follows: Standby/On Switches the amplifier between On and ...

Page 8 - XLR

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 Re c Out 2 Sub Out Re c Out 1 Rec In Input 7 Input 6 Input 5 Input 4 Inpu...

Page 9 - Output connections - Balanced; Output connections - Unbalanced

840E azur ENGLISH 9 840E 840W Output connections - Balanced The diagram below shows the 840E connected to an 840W using theBalanced Audio inputs via three-pin XLR connectors. When using balanced (XLR) connections, the Left and Right Input Typeswitches on the 840W must be in the ‘Balanced’ position. ...

Page 10 - Mono Bridged connections; Important! 840W settings; Only use the Left Inputs on the 840W for Bridged operation.

10 840W Mono Bridged connections The matching Azur 840W power amplifier features Mono and BridgedMono settings that allow two (or more) 840Ws to be used as mono-blocsfor high end systems. Below is an example using two 840Ws in BridgedMono with an 840E. In Bridged Mono mode each 840W drives one speak...

Page 11 - Operating instructions

840E azur ENGLISH 11 Operating instructions The 840E has a custom-made display on the front of the unit that showsthe current status and allows you to access the 840E SystemConfiguration menus. Here you can adjust the listening settings of theamplifier to personal preference. The menu system is easy...

Page 12 - Front IR; Input gain trim; Mode; Surround sound source e.g. 540D V2 DVD player; Pre-amplifier setup continued; Fixed level inputs; Mode; AV receiver; Example

12 Front IR Used in conjunction with Custom Installation (C.I.) systems or IRrepeater systems, it may be desirable to disable the front panel IR bysetting FRONT IR to off (press the input select button to turn off). Pressthe Mode button to exit. Input gain trim The relative levels of the inputs can ...

Page 14 - Multi-room connections

14 Connections to the 840E Incognito Ready / A-BUS Ready outputs aremade by Cat-5 cable (terminated with an RJ45 jack plug). The RJ45 plugmust be wired to the EIA/TIA 568A wiring standard: To allow control of your source equipment from the remote rooms an IRemitter (IR10) is plugged into one of the ...

Page 15 - Troubleshooting

840E azur ENGLISH 15 The 840E features a Control Bus input/output thatallow un-modulated remote control commands(positive logic, TTL level) to be received electricallyby the unit and looped to another unit if desired.These control commands are typically generatedby custom installation (multi-room) s...