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751BD
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this Cambridge Audio Azur Blu-ray Player. Like
all Cambridge Audio products, the 751BD adheres to three core
principles – stunning performance, ease of use and incredible value.
The 751BD features almost universal disc compatibility and can play back
CD, HDCD, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD and Blu-Ray discs
including those with 3D content. 24/192kHz Digital to Analogue
converters and our usual careful audio design ensure that the 751BD
can reproduce the dynamics and scale required for modern movie
soundtracks whilst also being able to reproduce a genuinely musical
performance with either stereo or multi-channel music discs.
A full range of HDMI, digital and analogue outputs are fitted. These allow
the connection of suitably equipped TVs and AV receivers.
Twin HDMI outputs allow two screens or a screen and a projector to be
connected at the same time. Both are fully compatible with the HDMI 1.4
standard for 3D TV and deepcolour support.
The primary output also features a Marvell QDEO scaler with motion
adaptive noise reduction and a host of technologies to further improve
the picture quality for this output.
Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections (via supplied dongle) are also provided for
BD Live and other interactive features via the internet.
The latest surround-sound formats are supported including decoding of
Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High
Resolution Audio in Stereo, 5.1 or 7.1 variants. In particular support for
the true lossless Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio formats
provides unprecedented audio fidelity from Blu-ray discs.
The 751BD is also capable of outputting all of these formats as
bitstreams over HDMI for decoding in a suitable AV Receiver.
The analog audio output stages feature both a dedicated Stereo output
and a 7.1 output.
All use WM8740 24/192 capable DACs from Wolfson Microelectronics
and all are permanently upsampled via an Analog Devices DSP running
our proprietary Q5 Upsampling algorithm from Anagram Technologies to
24 bits and 192kHz.
Also featured is an environmentally friendly low power (<0.5W) standby
circuit.
All this proprietary engineering is housed within our low resonance,
acoustically damped chassis. An Azur Navigator remote control is also
provided, giving full remote control of your Blu-ray player and if required
a Cambridge Audio amplifier or AV receiver in an attractive and easy to
use handset.
Remember your 751BD can only be as good as the system it is connected
to. Please do not compromise on your AV receiver or speaker package
and always use good quality video and audio cabling. Naturally we
particularly recommend AV receivers such as those from the Cambridge
Audio Azur range, which has been designed to the same exacting
standards as this product. Your dealer can also supply excellent quality
Cambridge Audio interconnects to ensure your system realises its full
potential.
Thank you for taking the time to read this manual; we recommend you
keep it for future reference.
Matthew Bramble
Cambridge Audio Technical Director
and the 751BD design team
