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azur 540C/640C
Compact Disc player / Compact Disc Spieler / Lecteur de disque compact / Reproductor de discos
compactos / Lettore CD / Compact disc-speler / Cd-afspiller / -
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LIMITED WARRANTY
Cambridge Audio warrants this product to be free from defects in Cambridge Audio dealer, or authorised service agent which is authorised
materials and workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below). to do Cambridge Audio warranty work. Any unauthorised repairs will void
Cambridge Audio will repair or replace (at Cambridge Audio's option) this this Warranty. This Warranty does not cover products sold AS IS or WITH
product or any defective parts in this product. Warranty periods may vary ALL FAULTS.
from country to country. If in doubt consult your dealer and ensure that
you retain proof of purchase. REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY
ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. CAMBRIDGE AUDIO
To obtain warranty service, please contact the Cambridge Audio SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
authorised dealer from which you purchased this product. If your dealer DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY IN
is not equipped to perform the repair of your Cambridge Audio product, THIS PRODUCT. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THIS
it can be returned by your dealer to Cambridge Audio or an authorised WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND
Cambridge Audio service agent. You will need to ship this product in IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PRACTICAL
protection. PURPOSE.
Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice, which Some countries and US states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
is evidence that this product is within the warranty period, must be incidental or consequential damages or implied warranties so the above
presented to obtain warranty service. exclusions may not apply to you. This Warranty gives you specific legal
rights, and you may have other statutory rights, which vary from state to
This Warranty is invalid if (a) the factory-applied serial number has been state or country to country.
altered or removed from this product or (b) this product was not
purchased from a Cambridge Audio authorised dealer. You may call
Cambridge Audio or your local country Cambridge Audio distributor to
confirm that you have an unaltered serial number and/or you purchased
from a Cambridge Audio authorised dealer.
This Warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts
of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or
modification of, or to any part of, the product. This Warranty does not
cover damage due to improper operation, maintenance or installation,
or attempted repair by anyone other than Cambridge Audio or a
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540C/640C Compact disc player
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio azur range CD player. It using poor quality cables to connect your azur Compact Disk player to
is the result of our most extensive ever research and development your amplifier or the amplifiers output to your loudspeakers. A system is
program in over three decades of producing quality audio products. We only as good as its weakest link. For this reason we do not include cheap
hope that you will appreciate the results and enjoy many years of "freebie" cables with any of our units. Your dealer can supply quality
listening pleasure. Cambridge Audio interconnects that will ensure your whole system
realises its full potential.
Now we invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy!
About this unit
The azur range utilises a highly advanced control system that has been
custom designed for Cambridge Audio. At the heart of this system is a
VLSI (very large scale integration) circuit which dynamically adjusts the
focusing, tracking and output level of the laser for the maximum Matthew Bramble
retrieval of digital information. Some models also feature separate Technical Director
digital and analogue stabilised power supplies and high quality clock
modules, employing jitter regulation, which are coupled to the latest
Wolfson DACs and digital filters to give an outstanding level of CONTENTS
performance and reliability.
Limited warranty..........................................................................................2
This attention to detail has resulted in CD players that are convincing in
the reproduction of both tonal colour and dynamic contrast, deliver a Introduction ................................................................................................3
vibrant and fluid performance with music of all types and are therefore Safety precautions ......................................................................................4
musically very involving.
Installation ...................................................................................................5
To gain the greatest musical rewards from this equipment we would
encourage you to use only high quality amplification and revealing Rear panel connections ..........................................................................6-7
loudspeakers. We particularly recommend amplification from the Front Panel Controls ................................................................................6-7
Cambridge Audio azur range, which has been designed to the same
exacting standards as our CD players. Operating instructions ................................................................................8
Troubleshooting.........................................................................................11
Interconnects and speaker cables are also something that shouldn't be
overlooked. Please do not compromise your system's performance by Specifications............................................................................................11
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Checking the power supply rating Plug fitting instructions (UK only)
For your own safety please read the following instructions carefully before The cord supplied with this appliance is factory fitted with a 13A mains plug fitted
attempting to connect this unit to the mains. with a 3A fuse inside. If it is necessary to change the fuse, it is important that a 3A
one is used. If the plug needs to be changed because it is not suitable for your
Check that the rear of your unit indicates the correct supply voltage. If your mains socket, or becomes damaged, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted
supply voltage is different, consult your dealer. following the wiring instructions below. The plug must then be disposed of safely,
as insertion into a 13A socket is likely to cause an electrical hazard. Should it be
This unit is designed to operate only on the supply voltage and type that is
necessary to fit a 3-pin BS mains plug to the power cord the wires should be fitted
indicated on the rear panel of the unit. Connecting to other power sources may
as shown in this diagram. The colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
damage the unit.
appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the
This equipment must be switched off when not in use and must not be used unless terminals in your plug. Connect them as follows:-
correctly earthed. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the unit's
cover (or back). There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to The wire which is coloured BLUE must be
qualified service personnel. If the power cord is fitted with a moulded mains plug connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter 'N' or coloured BLACK.
the unit must not be used if the plastic fuse carrier is not in place. Should you lose
the fuse carrier the correct part must be reordered from your Cambridge Audio The wire which is coloured BROWN must be
dealer. connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter 'L' or coloured RED
The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated The wire which is coloured GREEN/YELLOW
'dangerous voltage' within the product's enclosure that may be of must be connected to the terminal which is
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to marked with the letter 'E' or coloured
persons. GREEN.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to If your model does not have an earth wire,
alert the user to the presence of important operating and then disregard this instruction.
maintenance instructions in the service literature relevant to this
appliance. If a 13 Amp (BS 1363) plug is used, a 3 Amp fuse must be fitted, or if any other
type of plug is used a 3 Amp or 5 Amp fuse must be fitted, either in the plug or
This product complies with European Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) adaptor, or on the distribution board.
and Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC) 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.
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540C/640C Compact disc player
INSTALLATION
Please take a moment to read these notes before installing your azur If you do not intend to use this unit for a long period, switch it to standby
Compact Disc player, they will enable you to get the best performance and unplug it from the mains socket.
and prolong the life of the product.
To clean the unit, wipe its case with a moist, lint-free cloth. Do not use
This unit may be installed on any sturdy, level surface. Since the power any cleaning fluids containing alcohol, ammonia or abrasives. Do not
transformers generate a magnetic hum field of moderate strength, a spray an aerosol at or near your CD player.
turntable should not be located nearby.
This product is not user serviceable, never attempt to repair,
The unit requires ventilation. Do not situate it on a rug or other soft disassemble or reconstruct the unit if there seems to be a problem. A
surface and do not obstruct any air inlets or outlet grilles. serious electric shock could result if this precautionary measure is
ignored. In the event of a problem or failure, please contact your dealer.
Do not place in an enclosed area such as a bookcase or in a cabinet.
This unit must not be exposed to dripping or splashing water or other Important note
liquids. No objects filled with liquid, such as vases, shall be placed on
the unit. In the event, switch off immediately, disconnect from the mains This unit has been designed to play Compact
supply and contact your dealer for advice. Discs, Recordable CD's and Rewritable CD's bearing
the identification logo shown here. No other discs
Ensure that small objects do not fall through any ventilation grille. If this can be used.
happens, switch off immediately, disconnect from the mains supply and
contact your dealer for advice.
Do not route the power cable so that it can be walked upon or damaged
by other items near it.
Like all audiophile electronic components, this unit will perform best
once it has warmed up. When using for the first time it is advisable that
it is left on, playing music, for at least 36 hours prior to critical listening.
For subsequent use, a warm up period of 10-15 minutes is
recommended for maximum enjoyment.
Do not plug your CD player directly into a power amplifier.
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REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
AC power socket Standby/On
Once you have completed all connections to the amplifier, plug the AC This control switches the unit from Standby mode to On.
Power Cable into an appropriate mains socket. Your Compact Disc player
is now ready for use.
Open/Close
Line output Allows you to open and close the disc tray thus making it possible to load
a disc. Pressing Play will also close the tray and start the CD.
Use good quality interconnect cables from these sockets to any line level
input on your amplifier.
Play/Pause
Optical Digital output Plays the disc and pauses play.
Use this socket to connect to the input of a separate DAC or digital
recording machine. Use a high quality TOSLINK fibre optic interconnect
cable designed specifically for audio use. Stop
Stops the CD playing.
Coaxial Digital output
This coaxial output is for input to a separate DAC or digital recording Skip/Scan
machine. Use a high quality 75 ohm digital RCA interconnect cable for
this connection (not one designed for normal audio use). Allows for skipping between tracks and also searching within tracks.
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azur 640C
Compact Disc Player
Open Play Skip
Standby / On Close Pause Stop Scan
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Loading and unloading discs Normal disc play
1. Press the Standby/On switch. 1. Switch on your amplifier and set its input selector to the correct
position. Adjust the volume control to a minimum.
2. Press the Open/Close button.
2. Press the On/Standby switch.
3. When the disc tray has opened fully, place a disc carefully in the tray
with the label side facing up. 3. Press the Open/Close button to open the disc tray, and load a disc.
4. To close the disc tray, press the Open/Close button again. When the 4. Press the Open/Close button again to close the tray. The CD player
tray with a correctly loaded disc is fully closed, the disc will start will read the disc and enter standby mode. Alternatively pressing Play
turning automatically. After the CD player has read the disc it will be will close the tray and start playing the disc.
ready to play. Pressing Play will also close the tray and start playing
the disc 5. Press the Play button. The disc will start playing from the beginning
of the first track. When the last track has finished playing, the CD
5. The disc tray can be opened at any time by pressing the Open/Close player will return to standby mode.
button. Only remove the disc after the tray has fully opened.
6. To stop the disc at any point press the Stop button. Pressing the Play
Note button while the disc is playing will pause the disc. When the disc is
paused the display will flash, play can be resumed by pressing the
Do not put anything except a Compact Disc into the tray, foreign objects PLAY button again.
may damage the mechanism.
Do not force the tray by hand during the opening and closing operations. Locating a specific track
To avoid dirt and dust entering the mechanism, keep the disc tray 1. Ensure that a disc is loaded and the player is in stopped mode.
closed.
2. Pressing the Skip/Scan Right button once will forward the CD by one
If the Compact Disc is seriously scratched or too dirty the player may not track. Repeat as necessary.
be able to read it or play it.
3. Press Play. The disc will play to the end of the disc and then return to
Never load more than one disc into the disc tray at one time. standby mode.
4. Pressing the Skip/Scan Left button will access the previous track.
During play, pressing reverse will firstly rewind the track playing.
Pressing again will then access the previous track.
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Locating a particular point in a track 3. Press Play. The CD Player will now play the entire disc in a random
order.
1. Ensure that the disc is playing the desired track.
4. Press Random to exit Random function. The disc will continue playing
2. Press and hold the Skip/Scan Right button, the CD will then fast to the end in the correct order.
forward in the track.
5. Press the Stop button at any time to stop the disc.
3. Release the button when the desired time has been reached. Play
will resume.
Using the intro function
4. Press and hold the Skip/Scan Left button, the CD will then rewind in
the track. 1. Ensure that a disc is loaded. The player can be in standby or playing.
2. Press Intro on the remote handset. If the player is in standby mode it
Repeating discs and tracks will automatically play the first ten seconds of each track and then
return to standby mode. If a disc is being played when Intro is pressed
1. Ensure that the disc is playing. the player will progress to the next track and play the first ten
2. Press the Repeat button on the remote handset. Repeat All will seconds of any remaining tracks.
appear on the display. The whole disc will now be repeated until the 3. Press Intro again at any time to enter normal play mode.
function is turned off.
3. To repeat a specific track press Repeat twice while the track is Using the A-B function
B
playing. Repeat will appear on the display and the selected track will
now be repeated until the function is turned off. 1. Ensure that the disc is playing. The A-B function will allow you to
continuously repeat a specific section of a track.
4. Press Repeat again to turn off the repeat function.
2. Press the Repeat button on the remote handset at the beginning of
the section you want to loop. The A-B icon will be displayed and the
Playing tracks in a random order player will memorise the time A-B was pressed.
1. Ensure that a disc is loaded and the player is in standby mode. 3. Press A-B again at the end of the section that you want to loop. The
2. Press the Random button on the remote handset. Random will player will now continuously repeat the selected section.
appear on the display. 4. Press A-B again to return to normal play mode.
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Using the Remain function 6. Press Play. The programmed tracks will play.
1. Ensure that the disc is playing. 7. You can use the skip and search functions to move through your
programmed selection in the same way as normal playback.
2. Press the Remain button on the remote handset once to display the
time remaining on the track playing. 8. Pressing Stop once will stop play and pressing Stop twice at any time
will wipe the program and return the player to stopped mode.
3. Press Remain a second time to show remaining number of tracks and
total disc time remaining.
Using the remote handset
4. Press Remain again to return to normal play mode.
1. You can use the numerical keys on your supplied remote handset to
choose tracks.
Using the Space function
2. Ensure that a disc is loaded. The player can be in standby mode or
1. Ensure that a disc is loaded. The player can be in standby mode or playing.
playing.
3. Simply press the number of the desired track and the player will play
2. Press Space on the remote handset. Space will appear on the display the disc from the start of that track.
and a four second gap will be put between each track played.
4. If the track number required is greater than ten press -/-- followed by
the track number.
Programming disc play
Note: When pressing the Skip/Scan button on the remote, the skip and
1. Ensure that a disc is loaded and the player is in standby mode. search buttons are separate. Pressing the skip buttons on the remote
2. Press Program on the remote handset. The Program setup will means the CD player will only skip between tracks and will not search
appear in the display. within the tracks. Search will only search within the tracks.
3. Using the skip/scan buttons or the remote handset skip to the track
number that you want to program as your first track.
4. Press Program. The desired track is now entered and the program
number increases by one.
5. Repeat steps three and four until all your desired tracks are entered.
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540C/640C Compact disc player
TROUBLESHOOTING SPECIFICATIONS
There is no power 540C 640C
Ensure the AC power cord is connected securely. D/A Converter Wolfson Wolfson
Ensure the plug is fully inserted into the wall socket and is switched on. WM8716 WM8740
Check fuse in the mains plug or adaptor. 24-Bit/192kHz 24-Bit/192kHz
Capable Capable
The player will not read the disc
Freq response (-0.5dB)
0 10Hz to 20kHz 10Hz to 20kHz
Check the disc is not loaded upside down.
Check that the disc is not too scratched or dirty. THD < -88dB < -92dB
There is no sound Dynamic Range > 95dB > 105dB
Ensure that the amplifier is set correctly.
Channel Separation > 70dB > 75dB
Check that the interconnects are inserted correctly.
Jitter (correlated) < 300pS < 260pS
The disc is skipping
Check that the disc is not too scratched or dirty. Digital Outputs Opt and Coax Opt and Coax
Ensure the player is on a firm surface and not subject to vibrations.
Dimensions (mm) (H x W x D) 70 x 430 x 310 70 x 430 x 310
There is a hum coming from the speaker
Weight (kg) 4.6 4.6
Ensure that all cable connections are secure.
The remote handset will not function
Check that the batteries have not expired.
Ensure that nothing is blocking the remote sensor.
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