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Blu-ray player

User’s manual

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Page 1: ...Your music our passion 650BD azur ENGLISH Blu ray player User s manual 2 ...

Page 2: ... without prior notice This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced by any mechanical electronic or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Cambridge Audio Ltd 2010 ENERGY STAR an...

Page 3: ... 650BD is also capable of outputting all of these formats as bitstreams over HDMI for decoding in a suitable AV Receiver Video of up to 1080p resolution from BD discs at 50 60Hz or 24fps can be output over HDMI whilst the 650BD can process DVDs to provide an upscaled 1080p output Also featured is an environmentally friendly low power 1W standby circuit All this proprietary engineering is housed wi...

Page 4: ...sture Batteries battery pack or batteries installed shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like The unit is of Class 1 construction and must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection The unit must be installed in a manner that makes disconnection of the mains plug from the mains socket outlet or appliance connector from the rear of the ...

Page 5: ...f power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company This unit can be left in Standby mode when not in use and will draw 1W in this state To turn the unit off switch off at the rear panel If you do not intend to use this unit for a long period of time unplug it from the mains socket Overloading...

Page 6: ...r Cambridge Audio product it can be returned by your dealer to Cambridge Audio or an authorised Cambridge Audio service agent You will need to ship this product in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that this product is within the warranty period must be presented ...

Page 7: ...ly depending on the disc type version and encoding It is possible that a Blu ray disc manufactured after the player was manufactured uses certain new features of the Blu ray Disc specifications To ensure the best possible viewing experience the player may need a firmware or software update from time to time Copyright protection This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protec...

Page 8: ... or Mass Storage Device Notes Only USB 2 0 certified products with the USB 2 0 logo on them are supported by the 650BD Please either consult the manufacturer of the USB 2 0 product to make sure it is properly certified or go to www usb org for a list of approved products before purchase We cannot be held responsible for any incompatibility issues This unit supports USB Mass Storage Class Bulk Only T...

Page 9: ...ase refer to the front panel display section at right for more information Disc tray Use the Open Close button to activate Open Close Allows you to open and close the disc tray for loading of discs Pressing Play will also close the tray and start playing a disc if one is loaded Play Pause Plays the disc and pauses freezes playback Stop Press once to stop playback Pressing Play will cause the playb...

Page 10: ...ip forward by one track chapter on the disc Left Skip Press once to skip backward by one track chapter on the disc Colour buttons These button functions vary by the content See later section of the manual A B Repeat Press to mark a segment between A and B for repeated playback The first press marks point A the second press marks point B Press and hold to access Repeat function When pressed for a fe...

Page 11: ... end of the network cable into a LAN port on your broadband router or modem Some network configuration may be required Please refer to the Network Setup section of the manual for more details If you would like to connect the player to a broadband Internet connection via Wi Fi please use an Ethernet wireless LAN media converter also called a wireless bridge or a gaming adapter These convert between ...

Page 12: ...ventional CD R MD etc machines see section on 650BD setup Audio connections Do not plug in the mains power lead or turn the unit on until all connections have been made Three types of audio only connection can be made between the 650BD and your stereo AV system AV receiver with 5 1 7 1 analogue inputs Front right speaker Speaker diagram shown for 5 1 channel setup For 7 1 add two rear speakers Sur...

Page 13: ...on to a TV via an AV Receiver Direct connection to a TV HDMI High Definition Multi Media Interface is a digital connection that can carry both audio and video in one cable Direct digital transfer of video and support for various types of high definition video content make this the best connection type for picture quality DVI output can be supported simply by using DVI to HDMI adaptors as these two c...

Page 14: ...ll HD or True HD TV displays the best output resolution will naturally be 1080p For all other digital televisions this will likely be 720p or 1080i These are general recommendations that work for most users but there can be exceptions Advanced users may want to try all supported resolutions and choose the one that provides the best visual result The 650BD supports a special Source Direct output re...

Page 15: ...our player is now ready for use You will see a background screen with a Cambridge Audio and Blu ray Disc logo Please follow the rest of the user manual for basic and advanced operations Note In case you are not able to get a picture using the HDMI or component output please connect the player to the TV using the composite video output and then use the Setup Menu to adjust the player settings Video...

Page 16: ...Press three times to access the Display information Slow When playing a BD DVD press the button to pause playback and then press the or button to cycle round the various speeds of slow motion 1 16 1 8 1 4 and 1 2 forwards and backwards and back to normal speed To exit playback press the button Note Certain Blu ray discs utilising the BD Java technology may not support slow playback Pause and frame...

Page 17: ... disc title menu Press the Pop Up Menu button to display the chapter menu Depending on the disc one or both menus may not exist 3 Navigate the menu using the Navigation buttons and then press the Enter button to make the selection 4 Press the Return button to return to the previous menu The return location varies by disc Memory and automatic resume The player automatically remembers the current po...

Page 18: ... Some TV sets do not support one more output resolutions particularly 1080p If an incompatible output resolution is selected you will get a blank screen or an error message In this case please select an output resolution that is supported by the TV In case you are not able to get a picture using the HDMI or component output please connect the player to the TV using the composite video output then ...

Page 19: ... photo files The USB ports are rated to provide a maximum of 5V 500mA power to the attached device This is usually sufficient to bus power i e self power USB flash drives and flash memory card readers but may not be sufficient for USB hard disks It is recommended that if you use a USB hard disk you use one with an external power supply Note This unit supports USB Mass Storage Class Bulk Transport devic...

Page 20: ...lders The first step is to select the Data Disc or USB device that contains the photo files The player will take a moment to read the disc and list the folders and photo files In the photo browser you can perform the following operations Press the or Page buttons to move the cursor and select photo files When a photo file is highlighted by the cursor press the Enter or button to start playback in a ful...

Page 21: ...uttons to scroll the display in order to access additional items Setup Note It is possible that some setup items are greyed out and inaccessible This can be caused by a disc still being played back or interlocking with mutually exclusive setup items Please stop playback or eject the disc before trying to change these setup items If you still cannot access the setup item please check for configurati...

Page 22: ...and any rating below the selected age will be blocked DVD Ratings Press the buttons to select the rating to allow for DVD The available ratings are Kid G PG PG 13 PGR R NC17 Adult and Off The selected rating and below will be allowed and any rating above will be blocked If Off is selected all discs are allowed to play Area Code Some Blu ray Discs may have different parental control ratings for dif...

Page 23: ... the output video standard PAL NTSC to match your TV The options are PAL When playing PAL encoded discs no system conversion is performed NTSC encoded contents are converted to PAL output Blu ray discs encoded with 24Hz frame rate are converted to 50Hz frame rate if neither 1080p24 Output nor Source Direct output resolution is enabled NTSC When playing NTSC encoded discs no system conversion is pe...

Page 24: ...he HDMI output at 1080p resolution Many Blu ray discs that originated from theatrical movies are encoded using 24Hz frame rate the same number of frames per second as the original theatrical film If your TV properly supports 1080p 24Hz smoother motion can be achieved by enabling 1080p24 output for such discs The available options are Auto Video encoded in 24Hz frame rate will be output as 1080p 24H...

Page 25: ...io According to the HDMI specification the bandwidth available for audio is proportional to the total bandwidth used by video At 480p 576p resolution the HDMI specification can only support 2 channels of audio with high sample rate up to 192kHz or 8 channels of audio with standard sample rate up to 48kHz If you play high resolution audio content at the 480p 576p resolution you may get reduced audio ...

Page 26: ...ch DTS ES LPCM 2ch 7 1ch DTS HD High Resolution DTS HD LPCM up to 7 1ch DTS 5 1 core LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch High Resolution DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD LPCM up to 96kHz DTS 5 1 core LPCM 2ch Up to 7 1ch Master Audio 24 bit 7 1ch or 192kHz 24 bit 2ch Setting Source Format Output Type HDMI Output Coaxial Optical Outputs Analogue Outputs When Secondary Audio is set to On and the player encounters a disc...

Page 27: ...he analogue audio output Coaxial Optical Output any not in use LPCM Rate Limit any not in use Also set Speaker Configuration in the Audio Processing menu Set Down Mix to 7 1Ch or 5 1Ch Set the speaker size and subwoofer properly according to your actual audio hardware as detailed on the following pages Multi channel digital audio to Receiver through Coaxial or Optical SPDIF If your receiver only su...

Page 28: ...d to the speakers Small Bass frequencies are not passed to the speakers to reduce possible distortion If a subwoofer is available bass frequencies are redirected to a subwoofer On for subwoofer only Specify that a subwoofer is available Off Speaker for the corresponding position does not exist Audio for the missing speaker is redirected to other speakers or discarded if redirection is not possible...

Page 29: ... features and functions of the player Since the Blu ray disc specifications are new and evolving it is possible that a Blu ray disc manufactured after the player was manufactured uses certain new features of the Blu ray disc specifications To ensure the best possible viewing experience the player may need a firmware update from time to time There are three ways to upgrade the player s firmware The opt...

Page 30: ...ge Available Space To display the currently available space of the persistent storage If the available space becomes too low some Blu ray Discs may not play properly Erase BD Video Data To erase the BD Video data from the persistent storage 8 Reset Factory Defaults To reset all settings to the factory default value Note The parental control password and ratings will not be reset This operation is ...

Page 31: ...ton on the remote control to enter the player s Setup Menu and then choose Video Setup Picture Adjustment The Setup Menu will be replaced by the Picture Adjustment menu To change a picture adjustment parameter use the buttons to highlight the parameter and use the buttons to change its value To aid in the adjustment of picture control parameters the picture adjustment menu will be reduced to only ...

Page 32: ...oan 8378 Shona 8379 Somali 8381 Albanian 8382 Serbian 8385 Sundanese 8386 Swedish 8387 Swahili 8465 Tamil 8469 Telugu 8471 Tajik 8472 Thai 8473 Tigrinya 8475 Turkmen 8476 Tagalog 8479 Tonga 8482 Turkish 8484 Tatar 8487 Twi 8575 Ukrainian 8582 Urdu 8590 Uzbek 8673 Vietnamese 8679 Volapuk 8779 Wolof 8872 Xhosa 8979 Yoruba 9072 Chinese 9085 Zulu Code Language Name 7285 Hungarian 7289 Armenian 7365 In...

Page 33: ...isc Check the disc is not loaded upside down Check that the disc is not too scratched or dirty The disc type is not supported by this unit Check its region and type Functions on some discs may not work on this unit This is not a malfunction of the player There is no sound Ensure that the amplifier is set correctly Check that the interconnects are inserted correctly Check if the output has been set ...

Page 34: ... Audio is a brand of Audio Partnership Plc Registered Office Gallery Court Hankey Place London SE1 4BB United Kingdom Registered in England No 2953313 www cambridge audio com 2010 Cambridge Audio Ltd AP26083 4 A ...

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