Front panel controls. Cambridge Audio azur 551R, Azur 551R V2, Azur 551R V1/V2

azur 551R V2

Front panel controls

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Standby/On

Switches the unit between Standby mode (indicated by a dim power LED) and On (indicated by a bright power LED). Standby is an eco-friendly <0.5W low power mode. The unit may be left in Standby mode when not in use.

Note: This product has APD (Auto Power Down) enabled. After a period of inactivity, the product will automatically switch to Standby.

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Phones

Allows for the connection of stereo headphones with a 6.35mm/¼” Jack plug. Headphones with an impedance of between 32 and 600 ohms are recommended.

Note: Plugging in headphones will automatically mute the main speaker outputs but not the pre-amp outputs, and selects a 2-channel stereo downmix to be created for headphone use.

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HDMI 6 in

A HDMI 1.3 input.

Note: This front HDMI connection does not support 4K output.

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Mode/Store

Press to cycle between Tuner modes. Press and hold for storing presets

(refer to the 'Operating Instructions' of this manual for more information).

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Display

Displays the status of the unit.

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Tuner FM/AM

Press to select the tuner. Once in Tuner mode press to switch between FM and AM modes.

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BD/DVD

Press to select the source equipment connected to the BD/DVD input.

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CD/Video 1

Press to select the source equipment connected to the CD/Video 1 input.

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Video 2

Press to select the source equipment connected to the Video 2 input.

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Video 3/MP3

Press to select the source equipment connected to the Video 3 or MP3 input

(if a device is plugged into its 3.5mm mini-jack input).

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Tape/MD/CDR

Press to select the source equipment connected to the Tape/MD/CDR input.

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Aux/TV

Press to select the source equipment connected to the Aux input.

With ARC enabled on the TV (see later section), press again to select Audio

Return Channel from a suitable TV.

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7.1 Direct

Press to select a 7.1 or 5.1 source (DVD-A or SACD player etc) connected to the 7.1 Direct In sockets.

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Note: The 551R V2 remembers the audio and video input type and processing mode for each individual source input. These are recalled each time a source is selected.

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Audio input type

Press this button to select between analogue, digital (optical/coaxial) or HDMI input types as the source of the audio for the currently selected source input.

The choices available depend on the inputs that have been assigned to that source, see later section.

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Stereo modes

Press to listen to a source in either digitally processed stereo or stereo and sub modes.

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Surround modes

Press to select Dolby Digital or DTS surround modes (with suitably encoded digital source material), or various Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx, DTS Neo:6 modes for matrix encoded analogue or digital material.

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Info

Press to display the current decoding mode.

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Mute

Press to mute the sound from the main and pre-amp outputs of the 551R V2.

Press again to cancel mute.

Note: Selecting a new source always cancels mute.

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Tuning +/-

Used to tune FM/AM frequencies and skip presets for the built-in Tuner.

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Analogue Stereo Direct

Press to listen directly to the analogue inputs for the current source directly with no analogue to digital conversion or DSP processing for highest possible stereo sound quality.

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Volume

Use to increase/decrease the level of the sound from the outputs of the 551R V2.

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Infrared sensor

Receives IR commands from the supplied remote control. A clear, unobstructed line of sight between the remote control and the sensor is required.

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Auto setup

Is used for the supplied auto setup microphone. Refer to the 'Auto setup' section of this manual for more information.

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Video 3/MP3

Press to select the audio source equipment connected to the Video 3 or MP3 input (if a device is plugged into its 3.5mm mini-jack input).

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MP3 Input

This input can be used with the line or headphone outputs of portable music players.

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