Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Azur 840E Cambridge Audio
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Y our music + our passion 840E azur ENGLISH Pre- Amplifier User’s manual 2.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 a.
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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