Cambridge Audio EDGE A Manual Download Page 2

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Contents

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 

3

FRONT PANEL 

5

REAR PANEL 

6

REMOTE CONTROL 

7

BLUETOOTH 8
POWER SYNCING 

9

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 

10

TROUBLESHOOTING 11

First and foremost, thank you for choosing Cambridge Audio.

I’m sure that you’re excited to listen to your new acquisition;  

I hope your expectations will be surpassed and that the pleasure will 

continue for many years to come.

At Cambridge Audio we are in awe of the way that music can move 

us. It’s something that isn’t easy to describe, but you know how 

wonderful it is.

Personally, listening to a quality system provokes the same reaction 

every time, it takes hold of me, possesses me and demands that I 

listen. I can lose myself for hours on a voyage of discovery, playing 

tracks that I haven’t heard in years, and they all sound brand new. 

It thrills me, I’ll be nodding, grinning, tapping and if there’s a glass 

of wine involved, dancing like a fool! It’s as exciting as hearing 

the songs for the first time, but with the added delight of recalling 

feelings and memories too. It really is a beautiful thing.

And that power is why we developed Edge, the pinnacle of five 

decades of engineering precision, continuous audio innovation 

and our lasting love of music. It’s the inevitable conclusion to the 

singular objective that’s guided Cambridge Audio from the start; to 

produce audio equipment that faithfully delivers a pure and natural 

sound. Nothing added, nothing taken away.

Cambridge Audio was born in 1968, when a promising R&D business 

established by some talented young technology graduates in 

Cambridge, England, turned their attention to stereo amplifiers. 

Britain in the 1960’s was an incredibly exciting place to be - a time 

when British bands began to enjoy unprecedented global success, 

our studios led the way in recording technology and a small group 

of enterprising British engineers started to make equipment that 

would accurately playback these landmark recordings.

50 years on, and all our engineering and design is still carried out  

in the UK, by our dedicated teams in London and Cambridge. 

There’s a few more of us working here now, and our head-office has 

relocated to central London; where we proudly continue to  

deliver world class hi-fi.  

Our quest for audio perfection is built on simple principles; 

minimise the number of components in the signal path and select 

each component by listening to discover those with the purest 

sound. We’re immensely proud of what we’ve created, having spared 

nothing in our efforts for perfection.

But ultimately this is about far more than the equipment and it’s 

even more important than the music, it’s about your experience 

when you listen. We hope that your Edge will transport you to some 

of the magical moments in your life, reminding you exactly why you 

fell in love with music in the first place.

Time to sit down, take a breath, and let the music take you away, 

wherever your heart desires.

Stuart George

 

MANAGING DIRECTOR, CAMBRIDGE AUDIO

Summary of Contents for EDGE A

Page 1: ...EDGE A INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER P 02 P 10 P 18 P 26 P 34 P 42 P 50 P 58 EN IT DE SV FR RU ES 中文 P 66 日本語 ...

Page 2: ... I can lose myself for hours on a voyage of discovery playing tracks that I haven t heard in years and they all sound brand new It thrills me I ll be nodding grinning tapping and if there s a glass of wine involved dancing like a fool It s as exciting as hearing the songs for the first time but with the added delight of recalling feelings and memories too It really is a beautiful thing And that po...

Page 3: ...tdeviceshallremainreadily operable Pleaserefertotheinformationonthe exteriorrearpanelforelectricaland safetyinformationbeforeinstallingor operatingtheapparatus Onlyusethemainscordsuppliedwith thisunit Useoftheapparatusintropical climates Theequipmentshallbeused atamaximum45degreeCambient temperature TheunitisofClass1constructionandmust beconnectedtoamainssocketoutletwith aprotectiveearthingconnect...

Page 4: ...agedtotryandcorrect theinterferencebyoneormoreofthe followingmeasures Reorientorrelocatethereceiving antenna Increasethedistancebetweenthe equipmentandthereceiver Connecttheequipmenttoanoutleton acircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe receiverisconnected Consultthedealeroranexperienced radio TVtechnicianforhelp FCCCaution Anychangesor modificationsnotexpresslyapprovedby thepartyresponsibleforcomplianc...

Page 5: ...o enable or disable this function use the APD switch located on the rear of the unit 2 IR SENSOR Used for remote control 3 VOLUME SOURCE SELECTOR To change the volume rotate the front part To select a source rotate the back part 4 HEADPHONES For suitable headphones connection will automatically mute the loudspeaker and pre out VOLUME CALIBRATION The first time the Edge A is powered on after a fact...

Page 6: ...4 3 3 5 6 7 9 10 12 6 AUDIO RETURN CHANNEL ARC D4 Connection from a TV that supports ARC function 7 DIGITAL INPUTS D1 D2 AND D3 8 BLUETOOTH ANTENNA Used for wireless streaming bluetooth audio capability directly from most phones tablets and laptops See later section for details 9 BALANCED XLR A3 UNBALANCED A1 AND A2 10 AUTO POWER DOWN APD SWITCH 11 LINK Refer to the Power syncing section of this m...

Page 7: ... 7 EN IT DE SV FR RU ES 中文 日本語 Remote control 1 STANDBY ON 2 VOLUME 3 SKIP 4 MUTE UNMUTE 5 SOURCE SELECTOR 6 PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS Press and hold to store the current source and volume level 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 2 6 ...

Page 8: ...om most phones tablets and laptops PAIRING To begin streaming high quality music from your chosen media source it will first need to be paired with the Edge A Note Your device can only be paired and connected to the Edge A while the Bluetooth source is selected Bluetoothsourceinput ...

Page 9: ...EDGE A 9 EN IT DE SV FR RU ES 中文 日本語 Power syncing Use the Link wire between the Edge A and Edge W to synchronise power on standby ...

Page 10: ...uts Balanced Coax SPDIF TOSLINK USB Audio Unbalanced Bluetooth Audio Return Channel ARC Outputs Speakers Preamplifier Headphones impedance of between 12 and 600 ohms are recommended USB audio input USB Audio Class 2 0 supporting up to 32 bit 384kHz PCM or up to DSD256 Bluetooth 4 1 Smart BLE enabled A2DP AVRCP supporting formats up to aptX HD TOSLINK input 16 24 bits 32 96kHz Coax SPDIF input 16 2...

Page 11: ...ly connected Make sure unit is not in mute mode There is no sound on one channel Check speaker connections Check interconnects There is a loud buzz or hum Ensure no interconnects are loose or defective There is weak bass or diffused stereo imaging Ensure that speakers are not wired out of phase The remote handset will not function Check that the batteries have not expired Ensure that nothing is bl...

Page 12: ...Gallery Court Hankey Place London se1 4bb United Kingdom Cambridge Audio is a brand of Audio Partnership Plc Registered in England No 2953313 AP34716 3 WWW CAMBRIDGEAUDIO COM ...

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