User manual CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AZUR 640A

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio azur series amplifier. It is the result of our most extensive ever research and development program in over three decades of producing high quality audio products. We hope that you will appreciate the results and enjoy many years of listening pleasure. This has the effect of reducing distortion, increasing dynamics and allowing the bandwidth to be opened up to a massive 80kHz, ideal for the new 'better than CD' high bandwidth sources such as DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD. [. . . ] please ensure that the speaker terminals have been tightened adequately to provide a good electrical connection. It is possible for the sound quality to be affected if the screw terminals are loose. Speakers A are the main speaker terminals, speakers B are the secondary switchable speaker terminals. Connect the wires from your left channel loudspeaker to the LEFT + & - terminals, and likewise the wires from the right channel loudspeaker to the RIGHT + & - terminals. in each case the red terminal is the positive output , and the black terminal is the negative input. Care should be taken to ensure no stray strands of wire are shorting speaker outputs together. These sockets can be connected to a tape deck or to the analog sockets on a MiniDisc or CD recorder. This will eliminate howlround if the wrong input channel is selected. If you are connecting a turntable to your amplifier then its ground wire should be attached to this point These sockets can be connected to a tape deck or to the analog sockets on a MiniDisc or CD recorder. Connect an interconnect cable from the Tape Out sockets of this amplifier to the recorder's Line In. Please note that this unit has two tape loops which have identical outputs. These inputs are suitable for any 'line level' source equipment such as CD players, DAB or FM/AM tuners etc. Connect any 'line level' source equipment to these sockets i. Alternatively this particular input can be converted to a dedicated turntable if desired although to do this a Cambridge Audio PM01 Phono Module must be fitted. Please contact your Cambridge Audio dealer who can supply and install a phono stage to your amplifier. These inputs are for analog audio signals only. They should not be connected to the digital output of a CD player or any other digital device. When designing our amplifiers we have tried to include features that allow you to connect your system in various ways. The inclusion of features such as PRE-OUT and SPEAKER B connections mean that you can configure your system depending on your requirements. The following diagrams are designed to make connection easy. The following diagram shows how to connect the amplifier to a tape recorder or other source with a record and monitor connection. Please note that either of the tape loop outputs can be used (as they are both the same). [. . . ] Please check all Loudspeaker connections before attempting to switch unit out of standby CAP5 has detected a fault which requires the unit to be serviced. protection LED constantly flashes on and off in bursts of 4. Protection LED is on with a brief off flash. Ensure the plug is fully inserted into the wall socket and is switched on. [. . . ]