Setting up the player, Accessing the easy setup wizard, Choose the primary video output – Cambridge Audio AZUR 651 User Manual

Page 15: Select the best output resolution

651/751BD

azur

Setting up the player

Accessing the Easy Setup Wizard

When the player is turned on for the ﬁrst time, an Easy Setup Wizard

screen will appear. This is a series of guided instructions designed to

conﬁgure the basic settings for the unit.
NNoottee:: If the Easy Setup Wizard has previously been completed or

cancelled, it will no longer initiate when you turn on the unit. To access

Easy Setup Wizard again, press the Setup button on the remote control,

select Device Setup, then Reset Factory Default. Select

to conﬁrm

loading the factory default settings. Once the factory default settings are

loaded the Easy Setup Wizard will appear again.
To start the Easy Setup Wizard, please follow these steps:
1. Turn on the TV.
2. Turn on the player.
3. Switch the input selection on your TV so that the TV displays the signal

from the player. You should see the ﬁrst step of the Easy Setup Wizard.

The ﬁrst step of the Easy Setup Wizard gives you the opportunity to skip

the entire wizard. If you are familiar with setting up audio/video

equipment and would like to fully customize the player settings using its

setup menu, you may use the button to select the

Cancel

option,

then press the Enter button to exit the Easy Setup Wizard.

Use the

buttons to select the language, then press Enter button to

continue with the Easy Setup Wizard.

Choose the primary video output

The player can output video through its HDMI and component output

terminals. Composite video output is always available but not

recommended. By setting the

Primary Video Output

option, the player

can optimize video output of the selected terminal. The choices are

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

and

Analog

. If you connect the player to the TV using

an HDMI cable, please select

HDMI 1

HDMI 2

correspondingly. If

you connect the player to the TV using component video cables, please

select

Analog

NNoottee:: The best performance will be provided over the HDMI connection.

Between the two HDMI outputs, HDMI 1 should be given priority for use

since it beneﬁts from the superior Marvell QDEO video processing

solution.
To make your selection, use the

buttons to highlight the choice, and

then press the Enter button to go to the next

Select the best output resolution

For the latest generation of 1080p,

Full HD

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 651/751BD supports a special

Source Direct

output resolution on

its HDMI output. This resolution is recommended for use with external

video processors or high-end TVs with high quality scalers. In

Source

Direct

mode, the player works as a

transport

. It decodes video from the

discs and then sends the raw video signal in its native resolution and

format, without extra processing, to the external video processor or TV.

The actual output resolution thus varies by content:
Content

Source Direct Output Resolution

PAL DVD

576i

NTSC DVD

480i

Most Blu-ray Movies (ﬁlm-source)

1080p 23.976Hz or 1080p 24Hz

Most Blu-ray TV shows or Concerts 1080i

(video-source)

SACD and DVD-Audio

1080i

Depending on your selection of

Primary Video Output

, the available

output resolution selections will differ. For the HDMI 1 and HDMI 2 output,

the following output resolutions are available:
Auto, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p/576p, 480i/576i, and Source Direct. If

Auto

is selected, the player will determine its output resolution based on

the best signal resolution that the TV can display.
For the Analog (component) output, the following output resolutions are

available: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p/576p and 480i/576i.
NNoottee:: 1080p only applies to HDMI output, if it is selected for component

video outputs, it will automatically be down-scaled to 1080i. Please refer

to the speciﬁcations of your TV to ﬁnd the best resolution to use.

Press the

buttons to select the desired output resolution, then press

the Enter button. The player will apply the selected output resolution and

ask you to conﬁrm the selection. If your TV supports the selected

resolution, you will see a dialog box with a countdown clock. Use the

button to highlight the

option and press the Enter button to save the

resolution setting. If your TV does not support the selected resolution,

you may see a black screen or an error message. In this case please wait

for 15 seconds and the Easy Setup screen will reappear. Select a different

resolution that your TV can support.

Enter

Auto

Enter

Auto

Enter

Auto

Enter

Auto

Enter