Cambridge Azur 840a SM

840A
Issue Date: 16th June 2006

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SERVICE MANUAL
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SPECIFICATIONS:
Power Output 120W RMS into 8 Ohms

200W RMS into 4 Ohms
THD (unweighted) < 0.0015% 1 kHz

at 80% of rated power
< 0.015% 20Hz – 20kHz

at 80% of rated power
Frequency Response 10Hz – 50kHz +/- 1dB
S/N ratio (ref 1W/8 Ohm) >83dB
Input Impedances Input 1 (balanced) 10 kOhm

Inputs 2-7 68 kOhm
Tape Input 68 kOhm
Power Amp damping factor > 110 at 1kHz
Max power consumption 800W
Minimum power consumption Active (no signal) 70W

Standby 7W
Bass & Treble controls Shelving type

Max bass boost/cut +/- 10dB at 10Hz
Max treble boost/cut +/- 7.5dB at 20Hz
Dimensions (H x W x D) 115 x 430 x 385mm

(4.5 x 16.9 x 15.2”)
Weight 15.0kg (33Lbs)
AP19597/1
Gallery Court Hankey Place London SE1 4BB UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7940 2200 Fax: +44 (0)20 7940 2233
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840A SERVICE MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Precautions & Important Notes 4
Block Diagram 5
Exploded Diagram 6
Exploded Diagram Parts List 7
Front Panel PCB Schematic (Microcontroller & LCD) 8
Front Panel PCB Schematic (Shift Registers) 9
Front Panel PCB Layout (Top Side) 10
Front Panel PCB Layout (Bottom Side) 11
Front Panel PCB BOM 12
Input PCB Schematic (Input Select) 13
Input PCB Schematic (Input Control) 14
Input PCB Schematic (Input Amplifier) 15
Input PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 16
Input PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 17
Input PCB BOM 18
Preamp PCB Schematic (Relay Logic) 19
Preamp PCB Schematic (Tone Control) 20
Preamp PCB Schematic (Post Amp) 21
Preamp PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 22
Preamp PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 23
Preamp PCB BOM 24-25
Power Amplifier Schematic (Right Power Supplies & PSU) 26
Power Amplifier Schematic (Right Channel) 27
Power Amp Right & PSU PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 28
Power Amp Right & PSU PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 29
Power Amp Right PCB BOM 30-31
Power Amp PSU PCB BOM 32
Power Amp Schematic (Left Channel) 33
Power Amp Schematic (Left Power Supplies) 34
Power Amp PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 35
Power Amp PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 36
Power Amp Left PCB BOM 37-38
Hub PCB Schematic 39
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Hub PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 40
Hub PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 41
Hub PCB BOM 42-43
Rectifier PCB Schematic 44
Rectifier PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 45
Rectifier PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 46
Rectifier PCB BOM 47
IC Pin Layout Details 48-49
Technical Description 51-60
Procedure to upgrade the Control (Pic) Software 61-62
Notes 63
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS & IMPORTANT NOTES
1. Check that the rear of the product indicates the correct supply voltage for
your area.
2. The lighting flash with the arrowhead within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user or service agent to the
presence of dangerous voltages within the product enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock
to persons.
3. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended

to alert the user or service agent to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (Servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
4. This product complies with EEC Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) and

Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC) Directives when used and serviced
in accordance with this manual. For continued compliance all components
marked safety and EMC critical must only be replaced by Cambridge Audio
approved parts.
5. Any unauthorised design alterations or additions will void the manufacturer’s

warranty; furthermore the manufacturer cannot accept responsibility for personal
injury or property damage resulting therefrom.
6. When servicing, care should be taken to observe the original routing and
dressing of the leads and it should be confirmed that they have been returned to
normal after re-assembly.
Notes on chip component replacement

Never reuse a component that has been removed from a PCB
Notice that the minus side of a tantalum capacitor may be damaged by heat
COPYRIGHT NOTICE.
© 2007 Audio Partnership PLC. All rights reserved.
Cambridge Audio and Azur are registered trademarks for Audio Partnership PLC. This document
may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published, or broadcast without the
express written prior permission of Audio Partnership PLC.
Alteration or removal of any trademark, copyright, or other notice from this content is prohibited.
Information provided in this document is provided solely for the use of official service agents in
repairing and servicing Audio Partnership PLC products.
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Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier
To enhance viewing, please print to A3 5

840A Block Diagram
2 9 10 1
6 15
12
16
17
3
15
11
6
8 5
4 18 5 14 13

840A Exploded Diagram
Drawing AP Part
Factory Ref: Description
Ref: Number
1 PY1118 2331-004909E301 Speaker Binding Post BP331 (Black) Red & Black
2 PY1019 3200-053044E000 Toroid 230V/50Hz 36.5VACx4 5.5A TI-053044C
2 PY1020 3200-053045E000 Toroid 115V/50Hz 36.5VAC 5.5A TI-0853045C for 840A
3 PY1119 3200-074051E001 Toroid 230V/50Hz 7.5VAC750MA 17VAC*2 TO7405B STB
3 PY1120 3200-077811E000 Toroid 115V/50Hz 7.5VAC750MA 17VAC*2 STB
4 PY1121 6074-150003E000-01 840A Bass / Treble Knob (Black) Painted Black
4 PY1123 6074-150003E001A01 840A Bass / Treble Knob (Silver) Painted Silver
5 PY1122 6074-150004E000 Azur 840A Plastic Foot (Black) AP16837*
5 PY1124 6074-150004E000A01 Azur 840A Plasitc Foot (Silver) AP16837*
PY1125 6574-150009E000-01 Azur 840A Top Panel Black Painted
PY1126 6574-150009E000-02 Azur 840A Top Panel Silver
6 PY1127 6574-150013E000-01 Azur 840A Side Panel, Black Painted
6 PY1128 6574-150013E000A01 Azur 840A Side Panel,Silver
7 PY1129 8584-015010E301 Azur 840A Black Front Panel Assy
7 PY1130 Azur-840A Silver Front Panel Assy
8 PY1131 6574-150012E000-01 Azur 840-A B Front Panel Artwork AP186371/186381 (Metalwork Only)
8 PY1132 Azur 840-A Silver Front Panel Artwork AP186371/186381 (Metalwork Only)
PY1133 6074-150005E000 Azur 840A Volume Knob Plastic Insert (AP1743*)
6574-150015E000 Azur 840A Volume Knob Skin, Black
Azur 840A Volume Knob Skin, Silver
PY1135 3110-840000E000 LCD Display Highly Transflective DC00003E02 840A
PY1136 6600-990112E000 Azur 840A Display Backlight (AP16841*)
PY1138 2409-010200E001 Rotary Encoder Switch REBG161(9*7)PVB20FHINB1-2-24E
9 PY1139 9484-015000E041 Azur-840A AMP-Hub Control PCB Assy Rev A
10 PY1159 9484-015000E341 Azur-840A Amp Input PCB Assy Rev A
11 PY1153 9484-015000E141 Azur-840A EU/UK PSU Power Control PCB Assy Rev A
12 PY1146 9484-015000E091 Azur-840A Main-Amp Left PCB Assy Rev A
13 PY1163 9484-015001E091 Azur-840A Main-Amp Right PCB Assy Rev A
14 PY1155 9484-015000E331 Azur-840A Pre-Amp Board Rev A
15 PY1145 9484-015000E071 Azur-840A Amp-Rectifier PCB Rev A
16 PY1137 9484-015000E111 Azur-840A Amp Front Control PCB Assy Rev A
17 PY1134 9484-015000E061 Azur-840A LCD Display Board Assy Rev A
18 PY1165 9805-084000E001 Azur-840A Remote Control Assy Rev A
All spare parts should be ordered from AP Hong Kong office
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Exploded Diagram Parts List
+5V +15V
+15V COL 1 COL 2 COL 3 COL 4
RS232 RX
+5V
SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4
ON/STBY LED
A
R11 R12 CN1
SW-TACT SW-TACT SW-TACT SW-TACT D2 1
10K 2K2 LOGIC GND
INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 ROW 1 BLUE LED 2
K
3
SPEAKER TEST
4
SERIAL RX 232 RS232 TX
SW5 SW6 SW7 SW8 5
Q4 6
Q3 PHONES DETECT
R9 R13 OVERLOAD
7
BC337 SERIAL TX 232 8
SW-TACT SW-TACT SW-TACT SW-TACT CLIP DETECT
22K 22K 9
ROW 2 DC OFFSET
D3 INPUT 5 INPUT 6 INPUT 7 TAPE MON OVER TEMP
10
11
BC337 MAINS FAIL
1N4002 12
SW9 SW10 SW11
RS232 RX
POSITION FOR
RS232 TX C19 C18 C21 C15 C16 C17 C22 FFC 12WAY
EXTRA SWITCH
LOGIC GND LOGIC GND
SW-TACT SW-TACT SW-TACT CONNECTOR TO PREAMP PCB
MODE ON/STBY SPEAKER SELECT spare ROW 3
100n 100n 100n 100pF 100pF 100n 100n
+5V PIC INPUT EMC CAPS

LOGIC GND
R5 C20 +5V
100R
100nF R14
+5V IR IN (FROM RECEIVER ON PREAMP BOARD)
10K
C7 U1
LOGIC GND
100nF 1
MCLR/VPP RB7/PGD
40
ROT1
2
C4 RA0/AN0 RB6/PGC
39
R23 10R
C2 10U 16V
3
RA1/AN1 RB5
1
A SW
4 38 2
100nF RA2/AN2 RB4 B SW
LCD DECOUPLE LOGIC GND 5 37 3
RA3/AN3/VREF RB3/PGM C GND
6 36 4
RA4/T0CKI RB2 FIX1
LOGIC GND
SHIFT REG DECOUPLE
SPEAKER TEST
7 35
CLIP DETECT +5V
R24 10R 5
8
RA5/AN4/SS RB1
34 C10 FIX2
RS SHIFT REG ENABLE
9
RE0/RD/AN5 RB0/INT
33
OVERLOAD
100n CER
1 CN2 2 RE1/WR/AN6 VDD NOBLE16ENCODER
10 32
RE2/CS/AN7 VSS
1a 1 11 31
2a 2 LCD DATA SHIFT REGISTER E C5 VDD RD7/PSP7
30
OVER TEMP C3 C11 100n CER
12
VSS RD6/PSP6 DC OFFSET C1 10U 16V
3a 3 4 2 13 29
Q0 D SERIAL DATA 22pF OSC1/CLKIN RD5/PSP5 MAINS FAIL 100n
4a 4 5 3 14 28 LOGIC GND
Q1 CLK SERIAL CLOCK OSC2/CLKOUT RD4/PSP4 PHONES DETECT
5a 5 6 1 15 27 FRONT PANEL GND
Q2 STB
X1 RCO/T1OSO/T1CKI RC7/RX/DT SERIAL RX 232
6a 6 7 15 16 26
7a 7
Q3 OE SHIFT REG ENABLE C6 RC1/T1OSI/CCP2 RC6/TX/CK
25
SERIAL TX 232
14 17
Q4 RC2/CCP1 RC5/SDO SERIAL DATA
8a 8 13 CRYSTAL 18 24 LOGIC GND
Q5
R15 LOGIC GND 22pF RC3/SCK/SCL RC4/SDI/SDA SERIAL CLOCK
12 FREQ=20MHz 19 23
15 16 Q6 RD0/PSP0 RD3/PSP3 SERIAL STROBE
11 10K 20 22
CONN-8 DUAL BOT Q7 U2 RD1/PSP1 RD2/PSP2
21
BLOCK SERIAL CONTROL OUT IR IN (FROM JACK & PHONO ON HUB PCB)
9 LOGIC GND IR CONTROL PIC16F877A
QS PIC TX
10
QS +5V PORT B HAS WEAK PULLUPS
HUB DATA
SERIAL IN FROM A-BUS HUB BOARD RB4-RB7 HAS INTRPT ON CHANGE
74HC4094 HUB CLOCK
LCD DISPLAY CONN VDD=+5V PROGRAM_CLOCK
BC327-25
VSS=LOGIC GND
PROGRAM_DATA Q6 R19
R7 Programming Signals
Q8 2K2 To ABUS Hub PIC
MCLR HUB BC337 10K
R2 R3 PGM
43R
1
LED BACKLIGHT POWER 2K2

LOGIC GND
CCW
PRESET 20K 3296W

2 PR1 100N CERAMIC
100N CERAMIC 1
CW
RS232 TX TX
2 16 C23 C9 2
RX
R1 P2 RS232 RX
Vss 1 3
RS232 GND
3
Vdd 2 22R 10U 16V D4 D7 4

1 15 IR IN
Vo 3 R17 PAD 5
CW 1N4148 1N4148 IR GND
RS 4 LCD CONN ORIENTATION FROM FRONT Q1 10K P3 6
R6 R4 PGM
R/W 5 7
10R MCLR HUB
E 6 1K1 4K7 47R
R16 R10 8 CN3
D0 7 D8 C24 0 = BRIGHT PAD PROGRAM_DATA
9
D1 8
BC327-25 D5 D6 PROGRAM_CLOCK
TRISTATE= OFF 10
BLOCK
D2 9 BC337 11
BZX79C2V7 500MW 1= DIM LOGIC GND PIC TX
D3 10 FRONT PANEL GND 12
Q2 1N4148 1N4148 Q5 LOGIC GND LOGIC GND HUB DATA
D4 11 13
1K1 R18 HUB CLOCK
D5 12 FRONT PANEL GROUNDING
D6 13 R8 BC337
2K2
FFC 13WAY
D7 14
RS232 & IR CABLE TO HUB PCB
LED A 15
LED K 16
LOGIC GND TRISTATE LED CONTROL SERIAL IN FROM A-BUS HUB BOARD

AP16369/3 Front Panel PCB Schematic (Microcontroller & LCD)
U3 CN4
2 4 1
SERIAL DATA D Q0
3 5 2
SERIAL CLOCK CLK Q1
FROM SHEET 1 1 6 3
SERIAL STROBE STB Q2
15 7 4
SHIFT REG ENABLE OE Q3
14 5
Q4 TO PREAMP BOARD
13 6
Q5
12 7
Q6
11 8
Q7
9 FFC 08WAY
QS
10
QS
74HC4094
VDD=+5V
VSS=LOGIC GND
U4 CN5
2 4 1
D Q0
3 5 2
CLK Q1
1 6 3
STB Q2
15 7 4
OE Q3 TO PREAMP BOARD
14 5
Q4
13 6
Q5
12 7
Q6
11 8
Q7
9 FFC 08WAY
QS
10
QS
+5V
74HC4094
VDD=+5V
VSS=LOGIC GND
C8 C12 C13 C14

100nF 100nF 100nF 100nF
U5 CN6
2 4 1
D Q0
3 5 2
CLK Q1
1 6 3
STB Q2
15 7 4
SHIFT REG DECOUPLE OE Q3
14 5 TO PREAMP BOARD
Q4
LOGIC GND 13 6
Q5
12 7
Q6
11 8
Q7
9 FFC 08WAY
QS
10
QS
74HC4094
VDD=+5V
VSS=LOGIC GND
U6 CN7
2 4 1
D Q0
3 5 2
CLK Q1
1 6 3
STB Q2
15 7 4
OE Q3
14 5 TO INPUT BOARD
Q4
13 6
Q5
12 7
Q6
11 8
Q7
9 FFC 08WAY
QS
10
QS
74HC4094
VDD=+5V
VSS=LOGIC GND

AP16369/3 Front Panel PCB Schematic (Shift Registers)
R9
R11
C20
R17
D3
D7
R3
R7
R4
C21
C19
D8
R10
Q8
C4
C22
R2
Q3 C9 Q4 R5
C13
Q6
C2
C16
R19
U2 CN2
C14
R13
C24
Q5
D6
R12 U6 U5 P3
C17
C15
C18
R6
R8
D4
C3 C12 U4 C8 U3 SW1 SW5
R18
D5
R1
SW6
C23
U1
R16
Q2
R15 SW2 ROT1
Q1
P2
C10
C11
C7
D2
C5 SW3 SW7
R14 C1 X1
R24
C6
SW10 SW11 SW8 R23
SW9 SW4
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AP16370/3 AP16370/3

AP16369/3 Front Panel PCB Layout (Top Side)

AP16369/3 Front Panel PCB Layout (Bottom Side)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Front Panel PCB BOM AP16372/5
AP No Value Description/Type Qty Component Ident Notes
RESISTORS
10R 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 3 R10, R23, R24
22R 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 1 R1
1K1 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 2 R6, R8,
2K2 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 4 R3, R7, R12, R18,
4K7 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 1 R4
10K 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 5 R11, R14, R15, R17, R19
22K 0.25 W 1% Metal Film 2 R9, R13
CAPACITORS
22pF Ceramic 50V 10% Pitch=5mm 2 C5, C6
C1, C2, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11,
100nF Ceramic 50V 10% Pitch=5mm 17
C12-C14, C17 - C21, C22, C23
16V Electrolytic Radial (Height
10uF 3 C3, C4, C24 Note: Low profile electrolytic
=5.2mm) Pitch=2.5mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
Contact Audio Partnership Service
PIC16F877A - I/P PIC Flash Microcontroller 40 pin DIL 1 U1
Department
PY1100 74HC4094 Shift register 16 pin DIL 5 U2 - U6
TRANSISTORS
PY219 BC327-25 PNP Small Signal TO92 2 Q1, Q8
PY214 BC337-25 NPN Small Signal TO92 4 Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5
DIODES
BLUE LED Blue LED 3mm UNI flat top 1 D2
1N4148 General purpose diode 4 D4,D5, D6,D7
B Z X 79C - 2V 7 Z ener diode 2V 7 400mW 1 D8 400mW D O 35 C ase.
1N4002 General Purpose Rectifier 1 D3
MISCELLANEOUS
12-WAY FFC reverse-needle type,
PY1141 D100-SSV-12 1 CN1
single-row contacts
13-WAY FFC reverse-needle type,
PY1142 D100-SSV-13 1 CN3
single-row contacts
8-WAY FFC FRONT-PREAMP
PY1140 D100-SSV-08 CONNS, reverse-needle type single- 4 CN4, CN5, CN6, CN7
row contacts
REB161(9x7)PVB20FHIN
PY1138 Noble ROTARY ENCODER 1 ROT1
B 1-2-24E
PY 043 2400- 020200- 000 T act switch 11 SW 1- SW 11
20MH z C RY ST AL H C 49/4H 1 X1
MULTITURN PRESET
Side adjust. Foot print 9.5 x 4.5 mm 1 PR1
20K
Note: resistors, capacitors and other 'generic' electronic components are not usually stocked
by the manufacturer. Please obtain these locally.
12
C6 C7
22pF 22pF
10K R63
R60
U14:B
LEFT INPUT 1 R+
INPUT 1 R-
1
2
CN10
INPUT ONE RIGHT +
INPUT ONE RIGHT -
10K -15V RIGHT
U14:A
4
NE5532 RL1:B 3
GND R61 RL1:C
R57 20K
6 C77 4
4
GND
20K
2
NE5532
C71 7
INPUT 1 L-
7
R3 3 INPUT 1 L+
5
INPUT ONE LEFT +
INPUT 1 R-
1
R14 6
6
5 5 RELAY INPUT 1 L- INPUT ONE LEFT - 3 8 RELAY
INPUT 1 L+ 47R INPUT 1 R+ 47R
10U 16V NP
INPUT 1 20K INPUT 1 20K C4 10U 16V NP
R58 JST 2,5MM B6B-XH-A R62
CN1:B CN1:A
8
HUB 1L 22pF 100nF
R22 R59 R34 HUB 1R
3 2 R64
10K 1 +15V
100R 100R 10K
QUAD PHONO C5 22pF QUAD PHONO C8
-15V
U3:A
4
RL2:B RL2:C
INPUT 2 U3:B C40 4 INPUT 2 NE5532 C37 7
6 2
C39 7 3 CN1:C C38 1 6
R4 5 5 5
R15 3 8
RELAY RELAY
4 10U 16V NP
1K NE5532 10U 16V NP 1K C3
10U NP 35V QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V
C43
8
R1 C24 R45 R44 HUB 2L R12 C32 R42 R43 HUB 2R
CN1:D 47pF 100K
47N PE 63V
47K
GROUND TERMINAL
100nF 100V
6 220K 47K 220K 47pF 100k
J1
+15V
R23
QUAD PHONO
100R
TERMINAL
C72
-15V
U5:A
4
RL3:B RL3:C 100nF 100V
INPUT 3 U5:B C42 4 INPUT 3 NE5532
C35 7
6 2 P1
CN2:B C41 7 3 CN2:A C36 1 6
R85
3
R5 5 5 2
R16 3 8
RELAY RELAY PAD 100R
1 10U 16V NP
1K NE5532 10U 16V NP 1K
QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V C44
8
R2 C23 R47 R46 HUB 3L R13 R40 R41 HUB 3R
C27 47N PE 63V
100K 47K
220K 47pF 47K 220K 100K
47pF
+15V
-15V
U6:A
4
RL4:B RL4:C
C57 7
6 2
CN2:D C45 7 3 CN2:C C51 1 6
6
R8 5 5 5
R17 3 8
RELAY RELAY
4 10U 16V NP
1K NE5532 10U 16V NP 1K
QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V
C54
8
R6 C22 R66 R55 HUB 4L R20 R69 R72 HUB 4R
C25 47N PE 63V
220K 100K 47K
47pF 47K 220K 100K
47pF
+15V
+15V -15V
C1 C2
-15V 100n CER 100n CER

U7:A U1
4
RL5:B RL5:C
C58 7
1
6 2 Vss Vdd
2 28
CN3:B C46 7 3 CN3:A C52 1 6 HUB 1L L-S1 R-S1 HUB 1R
3
R10 5 5 2
R18 3 8 HUB 2L
3
L-S2 R-S2
27
HUB 2R
RELAY RELAY 4 26
10U 16V NP 1 10U 16V NP HUB 3L L-S3 R-S3 HUB 3R
1K NE5532 1K 5 25
QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V L-COM1 R-COM1
C55 6 24
8
R7 R67 R56 R73 HUB 4L L-S4 R-S4 HUB 4R
C15 HUB 5L R21 R70 HUB 5R 7 23
C26 47N PE 63V HUB 5L L-S5 R-S5 HUB 5R
220K 100K 47K 47K 8 22
47pF 220K 100K HUB 6L L-S6 R-S6 HUB 6R
47pF 9 21
L-COM2 R-COM2
+15V 10 20
HUB 7L L-S7 R-S7 HUB 7R
11 19
TAPE RETN L L-S8 R-S8 TAPE RETN R
12 18
HUB IN L L-COM3 R-COM3
13 17
ST DATA
14 16
GND CLK
-15V 15
CN6
U8:A TC9163
4
RL6:B RL6:C HUB IN L HUB IN L
C59 7
HUB IN R 1
HUB IN R
6 2
HUB INPUT SWITCHER 2
CN3:D C47 7 3 CN3:C C53 1 6 GND
6
R31 5 5 5
R26 3 8
3
GND
RELAY RELAY 4
10U 16V NP 4 10U 16V NP +5V +5V POWER TO HUB
1K NE5532 1K 5
QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V C56 LOGIC GND 6
8
R30 C14 R68 R65 HUB 6L R28 R71 R74 HUB 6R 7
C28 SWITCHER DATA
220K 100K 47K 47N PE 63V 47K 8
47pF 220K 100K SWITCHER CLOCK
47pF 9
SWITCHER STROBE
+15V 10
FFC 10WAY
-15V
U18:A
4
RL7:B RL7:C INPUT PCB - HUB PCB
INPUT 7 U18:B C61 4 INPUT 7 NE5532 C63 7
6 2
CN4:B C60 7 3 CN4:A C62 1 6
3
R33 5 5 2
R27 3 8
RELAY RELAY
10U 16V NP 1 10U 16V NP
1K NE5532 1K
QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V
8
R32 C13 R76 R77 HUB 7L R29 C29 R78 C64 R79 HUB 7R
220K 100K 47K 47N PE 63V 47K
47pF 220K 47pF 100K
+15V
-15V
U9:B U9:A
4
RL8:B RL8:C
NE5532 TAPE RETN L TAPE RETURN R NE5532 TAPE RETN R
TAPE RETURN LEFT 6 C68 4 2 C66 7
CN4:D C69 INPUT L
CN4:C C70 INPUT R PREAMP OUT
7 3 1 6
6
R36 5 5 5
R37 3 8 CN5:D
-15V RELAY RELAY
4 10U 16V NP -15V 6
1K 10U 16V NP 1K PREAMP OUT L
QUAD PHONO 10U NP 35V 10U NP 35V
C34 QUAD PHONO 47N PE 63V
8
R24 R82 R25 C67 R80 QUAD PHONO

C31 R81 C30 R75 C16
220K 47K C11 220K 47N PE 63V 47K
47pF 100K 47pF 100K
47N PE 63V
10U 16V NP C12 PREAMP OUT
+15V
U4:A 10U 16V NP CN5:C
U2:A 5
4
4
TAPE OUT L TAPE OUT R PREAMP OUT R
NE5532 NE5532 4
CN5:B 2 CN5:A 2 QUAD PHONO
3
R9 1 R35 2
R19 1
3 100K 1 3 R38
100R 100R
QUAD PHONO QUAD PHONO 100K
+15V +15V
C17
8
C33
47N PE 63V
47N PE 63V

AP16361/3 Input PCB Schematic (Input Select)
+9V
INPUT PCB - PREAMP PCB

CN9 TAPE MONITOR
1 RL1:A RL2:A RL3:A RL4:A RL5:A RL6:A RL7:A RL8:A
TO PREAMP LEFT
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TO PREAMP RIGHT
3
4
5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 D1 2
PREAMP OUT L
6 +5V 1N4001
PREAMP OUT R RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY
JST 2,5MM B6B-XH-A
INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 INPUT 5 INPUT 6 INPUT 7
C65
100nF 100V
CN7 LOGIC GND
1
+5V
2 LOGIC GND
+9V
3
4
5 CN8 U16
6 1 1
IN1 OUT1
7 2 2 16
+15V IN2 OUT2
8 3 3 15
-15V IN3 OUT3
4 4 14
IN4 OUT4
FFC 08WAY 5 5 13
IN5 OUT5
6 6 12
IN6 OUT6
7 7 11
IN7 OUT7
8 8 10
GND COM
9
FFC 08WAY ULN2003A
FROM FRONT PANEL PCB
LOGIC GND +9V

R11 Q1
BC337
10K
LOGIC GND

AP16361/3 Input PCB Schematic (Input Control)
+15V
INPUT L
C21
5 U2:B C9
7
R83
TO PREAMP LEFT
10U 16V NP 6 47R
R39 R54 NE5532 1000uF 10V EL
100K 100K R48 C18
1k
22p
-15V
R49
1k
D2
1N4001
INPUT AMPLIFIER
+ 6 dB
+15V
C20 U4:B
INPUT R C10
5
7
R84
TO PREAMP RIGHT
10U 16V NP 6 47R
R53 R52 NE5532
1000uF 10V EL
100K 100K
R50
1k C19
22p
-15V
R51
1k

AP16361/3 Input PCB Schematic (Input Amplifier)
R14
R64
TO HUB PCB R61
R34
TO PREAMP PCB CN11

CN6 CN7 R62
R57
R58
INPUT 1
C8
R
CN10 C7
AP16362/3
C65
C71
Q1 CN8 R63
FROM FRONT PANEL PCB U14 C4
R59
R60
L
C6
C5
R22
R11
RL1
AP16362/3
C77 R3
C32 R12
D1
To enhance viewing, please print to A3

R43
R42
R
R15 C38
C37
U16
U3
RL2
R23
C3
C40
C43
L
R4 C39
R45
R44 R1 INPUT 2
CN1
C27 C24 R13 INPUT 3

CN2
R41
R40
R
C36
RELAY DRIVER LOGIC
R16
J1
C35
U5
RL3
C44
C42
C1 C2
C41
C23 R5
L
R47
R46
U1
C25 R20 R2
R72
R
R69
R17 C51
C57
U6
RL4
C54
C48
L
R8 C45
HUB SWITCHER
R66
R55 C22 R6 INPUT 4
R73 C26R21 INPUT 5
R
R70 C5
2
R18
C58
U7
RL5
C55
C49
R10 6
C4
R67
L
R56 C15 R7
C28
R74 R28
R
R71
R26 C53
C59
U8
RL6
C50
C56
R31 C47
L
R68
R65 C14 R30 INPUT 6
CN3
C29 R29 INPUT 7

CN4
R79
R78
R
R27 C62
C63
U18
RL7
C64
C61
L
R33 C60
R76
R77 C13 R32
R25
C30
R
R37
C70 C69
L
R36
RL8
C31 R24 TAPE RETURN

R75
C66
C72
AP16361/3 Input Board PCB Board Layout (Top Side)

R
C67
R80
U9
C17
R82
L TAPE OUT
R38 R81
R85 C12
C68
C33
CN5
C16
R19
U4
R50
C19
R52
C20
R51
R PREAMP OUT L
C11
R53
R35 R84
C9
C10
R9
P1
R48 U2
C34 C18
R54 CN9
R49
R39
C21
R83
CN9 TO PREAMP PCB

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AP16361/3 Input Board PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Input PCB BOM AP16364/3
AP N o V a lue D e scr ipt ion/T ype Q ty C o m po n e n t I d e n t N ot e s
RESISTORS
47R 0. 125 W Metal Film 4 R3, R14, R83, R84
100R 0. 125 W Metal Film 6 R9, R19, R22, R23, R34, R85
R4, R5, R8, R10, R15-R18, R26, R27,
1K 0. 125 W Metal Film 18
R31, R33, R36, R37, R48-R51
10K 0. 125 W Metal Film 5 R11, R59, R60, R63, R64
20K 0. 125 W Metal Film 4 R57, R58, R61, R62
R41, R43, R44, R46, R55, R56, R65,
R72-R74, R77, R79, R80, R82
R35, R38-R40, R42, R45, R47, R52-
R54, R66-R71, R75, R76, R78, R81
R1, R2, R6, R7, R12, R13, R20, R21,
R24, R25, R28-R30, R32
CAPACITORS
22pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch= 3mm 6 C 5- C 8, C 18, C 19
47pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch= 3mm 14 C 13- C 15, C 22- C 32
C16, C17, C33, C34, C43, C44, C54 -
47nF 63V 10% Polyester Pitch= 5mm 11
C56, C64, C67
100nF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch= 5mm 6 C 1, C 2, C 4, C 3, C 65, C 72
C11, C12, C20, C21, C35, C37 C40,
16V Non Polarised Electrolytic Radial
10uF 20 C42, C48-C50, C57-C59, C61, C63,
(5.2mm) Pitch= 2.5mm
C66, C68, C71, C77
35V Non Polarised Electrolytic Radial C36, C38, C39, C41, C45-C47, C51-
10uF 14
(5.2mm) Pitch= 2.5mm C53, C60, C62, C69, C70
10V Electrolytic Radial (10mm) Pitch=
1000uF 2 C9, C10
5mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
PY 476 T C 9163AF Analogue Switch Ar r ay 1 U1 SO P28 Package
PY1162 NE5532 Low Noise Dual Audio Op-Amp (SMT) 10 U3, U5-U9, U18, U2, U4, U14 SO8 Package
PY 1158 U L N 2003A 7 D ar lington D r iver s 1 U 16 D IL 16 Package
TRANSISTORS
PY 214 B C 337- 25 N PN Small Signal 1 Q1 T O 92 Package
DIODES
1N 4001 D iode 1 D1 D O 41
MISCELLANEOUS
Q U AD PH O N O SO C K E T PH O N O 5 C N 1- C N 5
Input 1 audio conn,
JST 2. 5MM B 6B - X H - A V er tical header 2 C N 9, C N 10
i/o conn
Vertical FFC conn,
PY 1140 FFC 8- W AY D 100- SSV - 08 2 C N 7, C N 8
reverse-needle type
Vertical FFC conn,
PY 1143 FFC 10- W AY D 100- SSV - 10 1 CN6
reverse-needle type
RE L AY ME - 2- 9 9V D C 8 RL 1- RL 8
Note: resistors and other 'generic' electronic components are not usually stocked by the
manufacturer. Please obtain these locally.
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C A B LE A CA BL E C +5V
INPUT PCB - PREAMP PCB FRONT PCB - PREAMP PCB +15V

CN11 CN2 R104
1 47R
+5V +5V
2 1
+9V
2
U10
3
SPEAKER TEST
4 3
ON/STBY LED
5 4 IR RX OPT
5
LOGIC GND 1 C20
6
LOGIC GND PHONES DETECT 2
GND
C19 10U 16V
7 6 +5V
+15V OVERLOAD 3 100n ceramic
8 7
-15V CLIP DETECT
8
DC OFFSET TSOP18 IR RX
CONN FFC-8 9
OVERTEMP
10
MAINS FAIL
11
IR RX
IR RECEIVER
12 +9V
CONN FFC-12
TSOP1836/37
LOGIC GND
RL1:A RL2:A RL3:A RL4:A RL5:A RL6:A RL7:A RL8:A RL9:A RL10:A RL11:A
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY
VOL 1 VOL 2 VOL 3 VOL 4 VOL 5 VOL 6 VOL 7 VOL 8 VOL 9 VOL 10 VOL 11
CN6 U4
1 1 LOW VOLUME
IN1 OUT1
2 2 16
IN2 OUT2
3 3 15
IN3 OUT3
4 4 14
IN4 OUT4
SHIFT REGISTER CONNECTOR 5 5 13
IN5 OUT5
FROM FRONT PANEL PCB 6 6 12
IN6 OUT6
7 7 11
IN7 OUT7
8 8 10
GND COM
9
CONN-H8 ULN2003A
+9V
LOGIC GND
+9V
U5
CN8 1
IN1 OUT1
1 2 16
IN2 OUT2
2 3 15 RL12:A RL13:A RL14:A RL15:A RL16:A RL17:A RL18:A RL19:A
IN3 OUT3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 4 14
IN4 OUT4
4 5 13
IN5 OUT5
IN6 OUT6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FROM FRONT PANEL PCB 6 7 11
IN7 OUT7
7 8 10 RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY RELAY
GND COM
8 9 VOL 12 VOL 13 VOL 14 BAL L BAL R BAL1 BAL 2 BAL 3
ULN2003A CN1
HIGH VOLUME +5V
CONN-H8 8
RSW1
+9V
LOGIC GND 7
RSW2
PHONES R R
3
U7
1 +5V
CN9 IN1 OUT1 2
2 16 PHONES L L
IN2 OUT2 LO = MAINS ON R111 ON/STBY LED
1 3 15
IN3 OUT3
4K7 4
2 4 14 LSW2
IN4 OUT4
3 5 13
IN5 OUT5 5
4 6 12 LSW1
IN6 OUT6 INRUSH RELAY MAINS ON/OFF RELAY R83
6 8
IN7 OUT7
10 22K R21 R20 GND
FROM FRONT PANEL PCB GND COM +5V R100 1
7 9 430R 430R
8 ULN2003A 22K HEADPHONE JACK
+9V PHONES GND
PHONES DETECT
CONN-H8
LOGIC GND C27 C28 C29 ON/STBY LED CONTROL HI = PHONE JACK OUT
Q1 Q2 R19
XD ON/OFF R110 BC337 BC337 100K
100n ceramic 100n ceramic 100n ceramic 10K TIP = LEFT
OUTPUT RELAY A
OUTPUT RELAY B RING = RIGHT
ULN2003 DECOUPLERS
LOGIC GND LOGIC GND
LOGIC GND

AP16365/4 Preamp PCB Schematic (Relay Logic)
RL15:C
7
C9 6
SW1:A 8 RELAY
RL15:B C18
C38 470U 10V EL
4
U9:B
SW-DPDT 3 NE5532
R11 R97
47k
DEFEAT
150R
5 RELAY 10U NP 16V 5 C21 TO VOLUME LEFT
1N PE 63V
+15V 7
ALPHA RD902PF C8 RL17:B RL18:B RL19:B 6
TREBLE 1000U 10V EL
6 4 4 4 4
3 3 3
VR1:B 47N PE 63V 5 RELAY 5 RELAY 5 RELAY
R22 R99 R103
5
C36 R88
150R 47K 47K
R3 R2 1K
C1 R85
1K1 1K1
1N5 PE 63V 100pF
390R LEFT
2K2 R86
R16 390R
C3
8
R5 R1 R4
2K2 4K7 2K2 3 C10
10pF
1
R15 2 R105 R87 R89
470U 10V EL
5
2K2 NE5532 2K2 2K2 2K2
4
6 4 U1:A R13
VR2:B 47k
BASS 5 U1:B
ALPHA RD902PF 7
6
NE5532
2.5 dB 3.75 dB 5.5 dB
C2
-15V
680n poly
CN3 P1
1
2
PAD
GROUND REINFORCE BALANCE CONTROL BALANCE BUFFER
3
4
5 TONE CONTROL
PREAMP OUT L
6
PREAMP OUT R
+15V
JST 2,5MM B6B-XH-A
RL16:C
C39 C11 C15
SW1:B 7
47N PE 63V
6
1N PE 63V 8 RELAY
470U 10V EL
TREBLE ALPHA RD902PF
SW-DPDT
RL16:B C24
3 1 R12 DEFEAT R98 4
8
47k 3
VR1:A C37 150R
5 U9:A C25 TO VOLUME RIGHT
RELAY 10U NP 16V 3
2
R7 1
R8 1K1 RL17:C RL18:C RL19:C 2
C4 100pF
1K1 7 7 7 1000U 10V EL
NE5532
1N5 PE 63V R18 6 6 6
4
8 RELAY 8 RELAY 8 RELAY
2K2 R101 R102
C6 47K 47K
R10 R6 R9 5 U2:B C12 R90 R94
2K2 4K7 2K2
+15V
10p
R17 7 150R
R96
1K
RIGHT C22
C13 6 390R 47N PE 63V
NE5532 470U 10V EL -15V
2K2
2
ALPHA RD902PF
47N PE 63V
3 1 R14 R92
8
BASS VR2:A U2:A 47k 390R

3
1
2
NE5532
C5
680n poly R91 R93 R95
4
C14 2K2 2K2 2K2
47N PE 63V
-15V

AP16365/4 Preamp PCB Schematic (Tone Control)
+15V C31
R106
PREAMP OUT L
470R
47U NP 25V
C35 C23 R107

47K
47N PE 63V 100nF ceramic
8
C16 -15V U12:A
3 CN10
1
R81
VOL OUT LEFT 10U NP 16V 2 1 AUDIO TO L POWER AMP
220R
2
R77 NE5532 JST 2.5MM B2B-XH-A
4
47K
100nF ceramic
C26 PREAMP PCB - POWER AMP LEFT PCB CONNS
390R
+9V
R75
R76
+5V
390R -15V
P2 LOGIC GND CN4
1
PAD 2 +15V
GROUND REINFORCE 3
SPEAKER TEST 4 SPEAKER TEST
P3 HI = NORMAL OVERTEMP 5 CLIP
R84 47K 6 OVERLOAD
PAD
HI = NORMAL DC OFFSET
7 DC OFFSET C7
8 OVERTEMP 10u 25V CN5
9
C33 XD ON/OFF
10 1
HI = NORMAL OVERLOAD MAINS FAIL
11 2
OUTPUT RELAY A
HI = NORMAL CLIP DETECT OUTPUT RELAY B
12 C30 +9V
3
POST AMPLIFIER 18 pF 13
14
10u 25V
+5V
4
5
15 6
C34 D3 D1 D2 PHONES R
7
16
PHONES L
5V1 1N4148 1N4148 8
PHONES GND FFC 16WAY 9
15 pF -15V
10
11
OPAMP DECOUPLING LOGIC GND
12
LOGIC GND
MAINS FAIL IN MAINS FAIL IN FFC 12WAY
LO = ON XD ON/OFF
MAINS ON/OFF RELAY
INRUSH RELAY
C17 U12:B
5 CN12
7
R82 PREAMP PCB - PSU PCB CONN
VOL OUT RIGHT 10U NP 16V 6 1
220R AUDIO TO R POWER AMP
2
R80 JST 2.5MM B2B-XH-A
NE5532
47K
R78
PREAMP PCB - POWER AMP RIGHT PCB CONN
390R
C32
R108
R79 PREAMP OUT R
390R 470R
47U NP 25V
R109
47K

AP16365/4 Preamp PCB Schematic (Post Amp)
U4 U5 C2 U7
RL1 RL2 RL3 RL4 RL5 RL6 RL7 RL8 RL9 RL10 RL11 RL12 RL13 RL14 RL17 RL18 RL19 RL16 RL15
C28
R108 CN4 CN6 CN5
R106
P1
R107
D1
R109
CN8
CN3
C32 C31 CN11

C35
D2 C5
P3
R84 C1
VR2
R11
SW1
C38
D3 VR1
R1
R2
R3
CN12 CN10
R4
R15
R51
R46
R49
C24
C18
CN2 U1
R23
R72
R5
C3
P2
C26 C27 U9
C16
CN1 PHONES
R94
R99 C29
R71
R27
R25
CN9
Q1
C4
R87
R26 R52
R36
R98
R24 R50
R62
R67
R68
R91
R63
R44
C33
R54
R70
6
R28
R37
R41
R42
R90
R85
8
R53
R31
R57
R35
R61
R60
R43
R56
R69 R45 R48 R74 R47 R73
95
R55
R32
R58
R33
R59
89
R38
R39
R65
R64
R66
R92
R29
R30
R34
R40
96
C34
5
R 7
93
R8
R8
R 22
10
9
R
R
R
R
R
R16
C10 C14
R9
C17
C12
R17 C13
C8 C6
R10
R7
R6
R8
R101
C36 C39
R13
R102
C7
C19
C30 C11
C22
U12 C9 C25 R103 C21
C15
R76
R79
R80
R77
R78
R75
C20
R12
Q2
R21
R81
R110
R19
R82
R100
R20
R83
R111
C23
R18
U2
R104
U10
R14 C37

AP16365/3 Preamp PCB Layout (Top Side)

AP16365/3 Pre-amp PCB Layout (Bottom Side)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Preamp PCB BOM AP16368/4
RESISTORS
5R1 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R47, R73
51R 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R48, R74
300R 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R44, R70
R85, R86, R92, R96, R75, R78, R76,
390R 0. 125 W Metal Film 8
R79
620R 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R46, R72
1K 1 0. 125 W Metal Film 4 R2, R3, R7, R8
1K 2 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R45, R71
R4, R5, R9, R10, R15-R18, R43, R69,
2K 2 0. 125 W Metal Film 10
R87, R89, R91, R93, R95, R105
4K 7 0. 125 W Metal Film 3 R1, R6, R111
5K 1 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R35, R61
10K 0. 125 W Metal Film 11 R38- R42, R64- R68
39K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R36, R62
R11-R14, R77, R80, R99, R101, R102,
R103,
75K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R34, R60
82K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R28, R54
160K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R33, R59
200K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R24, R50
300K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R31, R57
620K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R29, R55
820K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R26, R52
1M2 0. 125 W Metal Film 4 R25, R27, R51, R53
5M1 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R23, R49
47R 0. 25 W Metal Film 3 R81, R82, R104
430R 0. 25 W Metal Film 2 R20, R21
470R 0. 25 W Metal Film 2 R106, R108
10K 0. 25 W Metal Film 1 R110
22K 0. 25 W Metal Film 2 R83, R100
47K 0. 25 W Metal Film 3 R84, R107, R109
CAPACITORS
10pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch= 3mm 2 C 3, C 6
15pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch= 3mm 1 C 34
18pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch= 3mm 1 C 33
Polyester 63V 10%
1nF 2 C38, C39
Pitch=5mm
Polyester 63V 10%
1n5 2 C1, C4
Pitch=5mm
47nF 63V 10% Polyester Pitch= 5mm 6 C 8, C 13, C 14, C 15, C 22, C 35
100nF Ceramic 50V 10% Pitch= 5mm 6 C19, C23, C26-C29
680nF Polyester 100V 5% Pitch= 15mm 2 C2, C5
10uF 2 C7, C30
2.5mm
16V Electrolytic Radial (5.2mm) Pitch=
10uF 1 C20
2.5mm
16V Electrolytic NP Radial (5.2mm)
10uF 4 C16, C17, C18,C24,
Pitch= 2.5mm
25V Electrolytic NP Radial (8.4mm)
47uF 2 C31, C32
Pitch= 3.5mm
470uF 4 C9-C12
3.5mm
10V Electrolytic Radial (10.4mm)
1000uF 2 C21, C25
Pitch= 5mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
PY259 NE5532 Low Noise Dual Audio Op-Amp 4 U1, U2, U9, U12 DIL08 Package
T SO P18 IR RX IR Receiver Module 1 U 10 Replaces T SO P18
PY 1158 U L N 2003A 7 D ar lington D r iver s 3 U 4, U 5, U 7 D IL 16 Package
TRANSISTORS
PY 214 B C 337- 25 2 Q 1, Q 2 T O 92
DIODES
1N 4148 Small Signal D iode 2 D 1, D 2
Note: resistors, capacitors and other 'generic' electronic components are not usually stocked by the manufacturer.
Please obtain these locally.
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Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Preamp PCB BOM AP16368/4
B Z X 79- C 5V 1 Z ener diode 5V 1 400mW 1 D3 400mW D O 35 C ase.

MISCELLANEOUS
Retractable 9mm pot. With centre
PY1156 RD902PF-20B6-30F-B5K-0C ALPHA B5K LINEAR POT 2 VR1, VR2
detent.
CK-6.35-04 7P HEADPHONE JACK SKT 1 CN1
JST 2,5MM B2B-XH-A 2-way vertical header 2 CN10, CN12
JST 2,5MM B6B-XH-A 6-way vertical header 1 CN3
Flat-film connector 12-way, reverse-
PY1141 D100-SSV-12 needle type 2 CN2, CN5
Single row contacts
PY1140 D100-SSV-08 needle type 4 CN6, CN8, CN9, CN11
Single row contacts
PY1157 D100-SSV-16 needle type 1 CN4
Single row contacts
ME - 2- 9 9V D C 9V D C Relay 19 RL 1- RL 19
PY 645 Push switch - D PD T 2402- 020200- 010 1 SW 1 As used in 340A
25
RED
1 36 V
5.5A
MAINS ON/OFF RELAY
X1 10n
C30
ORANGE TO POWER AMP SUPPLY LEFT
RL3:B 2 0V
4/5 3/6 (SEPARATE PCB)
ME14FW009HS
Secondary
INRUSH CONTROL RELAY MAIN TRANSFORMER YELLOW
10A for 115V C29 X1 10n 3 36 V
MAINS IN 6A3 for 230V TO MAIN TRANSFORMER 5.5A
J24 RL4:B J2
F1 R78 BROWN
4/5 3/6
10R 10W WW
1
T6A3 AL
BROWN
LVD!
ME14FW009HS BROWN/BLACK 230 V GREEN
LIVE LIVE 4 38 V
100 mA
RED J10
Primary 1 36 V +48V R
C13 C23 5.5A
X2 470N SUPPRESSION X2 470N SUPPRESSION +48V IN TERMINAL
RED C25
15000uF-63V
ALTERNATIVE POSITIONS FOR J1
X-CAPS WITH DIFFERENT LEAD PITCHES
BLUE ORANGE J11
2 2 0V POWER AMP SUPPLY RIGHT
BLUE/WHITE
+15V
0V 117 DEG C FROM RECTIFIER BOARD 0V IN TERMINAL
NEUTRAL Secondary C26
-15V
+9V PSU BLACK 15000uF-63V
CN2 YELLOW
MAINS ON/OFF INRUSH CONTROL 3 36 V J12
D25 D9 -48V R
+15V 1
2
2 2 5.5A -48V IN
-15V 3 TERMINAL
4 PSU GND ORANGE C27 C17
1 1
0V 5 1000uF-50V 220uF 100V
6 ME14FW009HS ME14FW009HS GREEN J13 F7 D23 -51V R
+9V 7
1N4001
1N4001
R88
8
+5V PSU
RL3:A RL4:A 4 38 V T1A AL 33R 1W
MAINS FAIL IN
9
10
100 mA TERMINAL
LVD! 1N4002
MAINS ON/OFF
PSU GND GREEN
11
INRUSH
12
FFC 12WAY
F4 AC
RELAY SUPPLY
D19 D20
20MM T1AL
J6 4700u 16V 7805 MICROCONTROLLER SUPPLY
D24 RED 1 3
R87 VI VO +5V PSU
AC 1 7.5 V 1N4002 1N4002 C24
GND
47K
1N4002 500mA TERMINAL
C20
C16
47u 16V
C34 100nF ceramic U2
Secondary 1
2
C28 STANDBY TRANSFORMER X1 10n
D21 D22
4U7 50V
R79
4K7 J7 C31
MAINS FAIL RECTIFIER
ORANGE R95 +9V PSU
100nF ceramic
J8
2 0V 1N4002 1N4002
2R2 0.5W
BROWN TERMINAL
C33
PSU GND
1
J27 TERMINAL
230 V 4700u 16V
PSU GND
BROWN NEUTRAL
PSU PCB
U3 C32 OPAMP SUPPLY
YELLOW J3 F2 7815
100nF ceramic
J26 +15V
1 3
BROWN Primary 3 17 V VI VO
100mA D15 D16
GND
TERMINAL 20MM T1AL C37
NEUTRAL BLACK
X1 10n C14 C18
1000U 35V EL 100u 25V
C35
2
1N4002 1N4002
X1 10n
J9 J5
BLUE GREEN
2 4 0V TERMINAL
TERMINAL
GREY D17 D18
0V C15 C19
1
NEUTRAL 113 DEG C PSU GND
Secondary 2 C36 470u 35V 100u 25V
GND
1N4002 1N4002
-15V
X1 10n 2 3
VI VO
VIOLET J4 F3 C22
5 17 V U4 100nF ceramic
7915
100mA TERMINAL 20MM T1AL
GREEN
PSU PCB
MAINS IN
C11 +5V IN
CN3 X1 10n
N
E
GROUND R96 R81 R77
100K 33K
L 10K
IEC-SOC
5 LOW = NORMAL
CHASSIS GND C12 +310 mV
7
MAINS FAIL
X1 10n 6
MAINS FAIL IN
+600 mV U1:B TO SHEET 1
J25
LIVE LM393
BROWN R80
MAINS SWITCH
2K2
ON REAR PANEL
MAINS FAIL DETECT

AP16373/4 Power Amplifier (Right) Power Supplies & PSU PCB Schematic
+48V R
R40
R62 PHONES OUT RIGHT
R2 R3 R19 R20 D12 C4 220R 3W C
100R
D10 68R 0R1 0R1 150R 220uF 80V
C8 C7 1N4148
1N4148
R41 R46
47uF 16V 47uF 35V 4K7
R91 R18 470R 1W C
Q3 75K 100R
D11 D13
1N4148
Q13 Q14 1N4148 Q24
R56 Q4 2SA1295 2SA1295
MPSA93
MPSA93 RL1:C
2K2 Q27 8
J18
Q1 LEFT IN LEFT OUT A
R17 MPSA93
6
MPSA93 R57 MJE340
J22 7 RELAY
22K 100R HI = NORMAL
R10 R12 R48

1K8 18R
R65 D26
22K CLIP
R54 R1 47K
1N5404
+5V IN RL2:C
D2 16K 10R 8
J20
R67 LEFT OUT B R47
2K7 6
22K 1N4148 47K
R93 7 RELAY
R101
R4 R5 R33 1K
100R 100R Q19
3K3
AMP IN RIGHT Q12 MPSA43 RL1:B
MJE340 R21 5
J14 -48V R
JST 2.5MM B2B-XH-A
R52 D28 0R1 RIGHT OUT A
3 R45
1K 12V
C9 4 RELAY 47K
CN4 C1 Q5 Q6 R11
R27 47uF 16V NFB-R L1
NFB-R 1K2
1
MPSA93 2K2 1,7U 10A
2 47U 16V MPSA93
D29 R28 RL2:B
R53 J16
3
R22 5 RIGHT OUT B
R14 1K 12V
0R1 R29 2R2 3W 3
R13 VR1 R64
100R 2 1K 10K
10R 3W 4 RELAY J15
+48V R 2K2 Q20 R60 R61 GND RIGHT
R34
C41 1K1 1K1
MPSA93 3K6 SPEAKER TEST SENSE J17
GND RIGHT
1
4n7 COG C6 R94
2K7 R30 D8
R97 1000U 10V EL
470R Q17
100K R32 Q29 C2
16K Q28
D1 R55 10R MPSA93 0u1 POLYESTER 1N4148
1N4148 MPSA93
D30 R63 R44

3
1K Q18 47K
1N4148 VR2 R23 Q2 MJE340 2SA1295
R99 R100 MJE350 D27
2 1N5404
100R R43
1K 22K
D34 D32 47K
10K Q15 Q16
D31 C38 1N4148
1
1N4148 10U NP 16V Q23

1N4148
2SC3264 Q26
D33 2SC3264 R31 MPSA43
C10 1N4148
MPSA43 0R68
CHASSIS GND R92 C5
R98 C39 R58 R59 220uF 80V R42
56K
100K R25 R26
100pF 100pF R24 470R 470R 4K7
100R 0R1
Q9 0R1 R84
-48V R
MPSA43 10K
Q7 Q10
DC OFFSET NULL MPSA43 -48V R
Q8
MPSA43
Q25 +48V R
Q11 R49
R15 MPSA43
BC337 R66
16K
MPSA43
22K 47K
R90 R37
R6 R7 R8 R89 R9 R51 100K
2K2 56R 47K
68R 68R 10K 10K HI = NORMAL
1N4148
-51V R DC OFFSET
R35 D5
47K
D4 Q21 R38
MPSA43
47K
XD ON/OFF 1N4148
10U 63V EL
+5V IN +5V IN
+9V IN
C40
C21 D3 Q22
100nF ceramic CN1 C3 MPSA93
LOGIC GND R76
1 22U 50V NP
+5V 1N4148
2 10K
LOGIC GND RL1:A RL2:A
3 2 2
R71 SPEAKER TEST SENSE SPEAKER TEST SENSE 1N4002 D6
R68 R69 R74 +9V
4
5 R16 D14 D7 1N4148
4K7 10K 1M OVERLOAD OUTPUT RELAY B
4K7
CLIP 6 OUTPUT RELAY A 1 1 R36
CLIP 10K
8
7 1N4002 R39 4K7

OVERTEMP RELAY RELAY
+850mV U1:A DC OFFSET 8 R82
3 DC OFFSET R72 10K
9 4K7
1 MAINS FAIL MAINS FAIL
10 4K7
2 XD ON/OFF
11
HI = NORMAL OUTPUT RELAY B OUTPUT RELAY B LOW = NORMAL R50 LOW = NORMAL -48V R
LM393 OUTPUT RELAY A
12
OUTPUT RELAY A Q31 Q33
13 R85
4
MAINS FAIL IN MAINS FAIL IN 10K

14 BC337 BC337
Q36 DC OFFSET DETECT
spare 10K
OVERTEMP DETECT 15
PHONES GND
16 R86 Q35 R83 R73
R70 PHONES R PHONES OUT RIGHT
100deg C cutout BC337 BC337 BC337
10K
TH1 1K8 47K 10K 10K
FFC 16WAY
Q32 R75 Q34
BC337
ZPP22 100DEG
PREAMP PCB - POWER AMP PCB CONN
POSITIVE THERMISTOR
850R at 100degC LOGIC GND
OVERTEMP
OUTPUT RELAY CONTROL

RIGHT
BC337 MPSA43/93
E B C C B E

AP16373/4 Power Amplifier Right Channel

AP16373/3 Power Amp (Right) & PSU PCB Layout (Top Side)

AP16373/3 Power Amp Right & PSU PCB Layout (Bottom Side)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Power Amp Right PCB BOM AP16376/7
RESISTORS
910R 0.125 W Metal Film 1 R70
2K2 0.125 W Metal Film 1 R80
4K7 0.125 W Metal Film 5 R36 , R66, R68, R72, R74,
10K 0.125 W Metal Film 6 R16, R69, R75, R76, R77, R85,
22K 0.125 W Metal Film 1 R48
47K 0.125 W Metal Film 2 R43, R90,
1M 0.125 W Metal Film 1 R71
10R 0.25 W Metal Film 2 R1, R32
68R 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R3, R6, R7
100R 0.25 W Metal Film 9 R2, R4-R5, R14, R17, R18, R23, R24,
470R 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R30, R58, R59
1K 0.25 W Metal Film 6 R52-R53, R63, R80, R99, R101
1K1 0.25 W Metal Film 2 R60, R61
1K2 0.25 W Metal Film 1 R11,
2K2 0.25 W Metal Film 4 R8, R13, R27, R56,
4K7 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R42, R46, R82
R39, R50, R51, R64, R73, R83, R84, ,
10K 0.25 W Metal Film 8
R89,
16K 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R49, R54, R55
22K 0.25 W Metal Film 5 R15, R57, R67, R81, R100
R35, R38, R44, R45, R47, R65, R66,
47K 0.25 W Metal Film 8
R86
100K 0.25 W Metal Film 4 R37, , R97, R98
33R 1 W Metal Film 1 R88 Space off PCB
470R 1 W C ar bon 1 R41 Space off PCB
0R1 3 W Wire Wound 6 R19-R22, R25, R26 S pace off PCB
1R5 3 W W ir e W ound 1 R31 Space off PCB
Inductor damping res.
2R2 3 W Wire Wound 1 R28
No need to stand off PCB
10R 3 W Wire Wound 1 R29
220R 3 W Carbon 1 R40
CAPACITORS
Ceramic 100V 10% Pitch=
100pF 1 C10, C39
3mm
MEX103K300A02 Pitch
10nF X1 CAP 3 C11, C12, C20
=10mm
100nF 2 C18, C21
5mm
100nF Polyester Pitch= 10mm 1 C2
16V Electrolytic Radial Non
10uF Polarised (6.4mm) Pitch= 2 C20, C38
5mm
63V Electrolytic Radial
10uF 1 C40
(5mm diam) Pitch= 3.5mm
50V Non Polarised
22uF Electrolytic Radial (5.2mm) 1 C3
Pitch= 2.5mm
Note: resistors, capacitors and other 'generic' electronic components are not usually stocked by the
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Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Power Amp Right PCB BOM AP16376/7
47uF 3 C1, C8, C9
(5mm) Pitch= 2.5mm
47uF 1 C7
(10mm) Pitch= 2.5mm
220uF 1 C17
(12.5mm) Pitch= 5mm
220uF 2 C4
(10.4mm) Pitch= 5mm
1000uF 1 C6
(10.4mm) Pitch= 5mm
1000uF 1 C27
(13.4mm) Pitch= 5mm
15000uF 2 C25, C26
(35.4mm) Pitch= 10mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
Low-offset dual
PY1152 LM393AP Comparator, A-version for 1 U1 D IL 08 Package
low offset voltage
TRANSISTORS
PY1148 MJE 340 N PN D r iver T r ansistor 3 Q 1, Q 12, Q 18 T O 126
PY1150 MJE 350 PN P D r iver T r ansistor 1 Q2 T O 126
PY021 MPSA93 PNP Small Signal 10 Q3-Q6, Q20, Q22, Q24, Q27-Q29 TO92WIDE MPSA92 ma y be used
PY013 MPSA43 NPN Small Si gnal 8 Q7-Q10, Q19, Q21, Q23, Q26, Q25, TO92WIDE MPSA42 ma y be used
PY214 BC337-25 NPN Small Si gnal 9 Q11, Q31-Q36 TO92
PY1149 2SA1295 PNP Power Audio 3 Q13, Q14, Q17 MT200
PY 1147 2SC 3264 N PN Power Audio 2 Q 15, Q 16 MT 200
DIODES
D1-D6, D8, D10-D13, D17, D18, D30 -
1N4148 Small Signal Diode 18 DIODE-IN4148
D34
1N4002 General Purpose Rectifier 3 D 7, D 14, D 23, D O 41 Package
1N5404 General Purpose Rectifier 2 D 26, D 27 D O 27 Package Clamp diodes
B Z X 79- C 12 12V Z ener diode 400mW 2 D 28, D 29 400mW D O 35 C ase.
MISCELLANEOUS
Z P221A501E PO SIT IV E T H E RMIST O R 1 T H1 N ominal operating temp 100 deg C
10 turns of 1.5mm copper wire, diameter
08-1950100-150 1.7uH 10A INDUCTOR 1 L1
20mm, length approx 20mm
MULTITURN PRESET Top adjust. Footprint 9.5 x Set quiescent current.
1 VR1
1K 4.5 mm Insert so adj screw next to R17
MULTITURN PRESET Top adjust. Footprint 9.5 x DC trim
1 VR2
10K 4.5 mm Insert so adj screw next to Q11
SS-7B-1 Wong Feng IEC-SOCKET 1 CN3
FFC CONNECTOR 16-
WAY, Vertical "Reverse
PY1151 D100-SSV-16 1 CN1
needle" type, Single row of
contacts
4031-050100-001 Fuseholder 20mm 1 F7
T1A AL FUSE-20MM 1A anti sur ge, 1 F7 WMZ12A( )-100S80FLS
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RESISTORS
2R2 0. 5 W Metal Film 1 R95 Space off PC B
10R 10W
8.5X53MM K N 10W J 10O hm B 1 R78 Inr ush r esistor . Space off PC B
WireWound
4K 7 0. 25 W Metal Film 1 R79
CAPACITORS
10nF X1
MEX103K300A02 Pitch =10mm 6 C29, C30, C34-C37
Capacitor
100nF Ceramic 100V Pitch= 5mm 4 C20, C22, C31, C32
X2 Suppression CAP
470nF BOX 27.5X13 Pitch= 27.5mm or 1 C13 or C23 dependant on pitch
BOX 22.5X10 Pitch= 22.5mm
4u7 1 C28
2.5mm
47uF 1 C16
2.5mm
100uF 2 C18,C19
2.5mm
470uF 1 C15
5mm
1000uF 1 C14
5mm
4700uF 2 C 24, C 33 MAX IMU M H E IG H T 25 mm
5mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
7805 5 V olt 1A L inear Regulator 1 U2 T O 220 Package

7815 15 V olt 1A L inear Regulator 1 U3 T O 220 Package
7915 - 15 V olt 1A L inear Regulator 1 U4 T O 220 Package
DIODES
1N4002 General Purpose Rectifier 9 D15-D22, D24 DO41 Package
1N 4001 G ener al Pur pose Rectifier 2 D 9, D 25 D O 41 Package
MISCELLANEOUS
1A antisurge fuse 20mm (low breaking

T1AL 3 F2 - F4
capacity)
6.3A or 10A antisurge fuse 20mm (low T6A3 for 230V
T6.3 AL or T10A 1 F1
breaking capacity) T10A for 115V
4031-050100-
Fuseholder 20mm 4 F1, 2, 3, 4,
001
4034-000030-
Fuseholder cover 1 F1 Place on mains fuse holder F1
000
FFC CONNECTOR 12-WAY, Vertical
D100-SSV-12 "Reverse needle" type, Single row of 1 CN2
contacts
RELAY ME14F-9H16S SPST 16A 250 Vac
PY1154 RELAY ME14F 2 RL 3, RL 4 Mains & inr ush contr ol r elays.
9V coil
32
+48V
R2 R3 R19 R20 R62 D12 C4

100R
D10 68R 0R1 0R1 150R 220uF 80V
C8 C7 1N4148
1N4148 R46
47uF 16V 47uF 35V 4K7
R72 R18
Q3 75K 100R
D11 D13
1N4148
Q13 Q14 1N4148 Q24
R56 Q4 2SA1295 2SA1295
MPSA93
MPSA93
2K2 PHONES L
Q27 R40
R17 Q1
MPSA93 R57 MJE340 MPSA93 220R 3W C
22K 100R NORMAL = HI
R10 R12 D7 R48

1N5404
R41
1K8 CLIP
18R R65 470R 1W C 22K
R54 R74 R1 47K
R67 D2 16K 2K7 10R
R47
22K 1N4148 47K
210mW
R4 R5 Q19 R33
MPSA43
100R 100R
3K6
AMP IN LEFT Q12 -48V
MJE340 D14 R21
JST 2.5MM B2B-XH-A
R52 0R1
12V R45
1K
C9 47K
CN3 C1 Q5 Q6 R11
R27 47uF 16V NFB-L L1 J5 50mW
NFB-L 1K2
1
2 47U 16V
MPSA93 2K2 1,7U 10A LEFT OUT
MPSA93
R53 TERMINAL
R28
3
D16 R22 J6
R14 VR1 1K
12V 0R1 R29 2R2 3W
R13 100R 2 Q20 R64 10R 3W
1K TERMINAL
2K2 10K R60 R61
R34 J7 OUTPUT GROUND
+48V C15 MPSA93
1K1 1K1
3K3
1
TERMINAL
4n7 50V COG C6
1000U 10V EL
R30 D8
R55 R76 470R Q17 C2
R78 16K 2K7 R32 Q29 Q28
100K MPSA93
10R 0u1 POLYESTER 1N4148
D1 MPSA93
1N4148 1N4148
R63 R44
D17 1K Q18 47K
Q2
3
R23 MJE340 2SA1295 50mW

VR2 MJE350
2
R80 R81 100R R43
47K
1K 22K D24 D9
D23 Q15 Q16 50mW
10K P1 1N4148 R73
D18 C20 1N5404
Q23
1
PAD 56K
10U NP 16V 2SC3264
1N4148 1N4148 D25 2SC3264 R31 MPSA43
CHASSIS GND Q26
C10 1N4148 0R68
MPSA43 C5
R79 R58 R59 220uF 80V R42
R24 R25 R26 470R 470R 4K7
100K C14 100pF R66
100R 0R1 0R1
100pF
10K
-48V Q9
MPSA43
DC OFFSET NULL
Q7 Q10 R50 -48V
MPSA43
Q8 47K R82 +48V
MPSA43 47K
Q11
R15 Q25
BC337
MPSA43
MPSA43
R49
22K R37
R6 R7 16K 100K
68R 68R R8 R16 R9 R51
2K2 10K 56R LOGIC GND
10K -51V 1N4148 DC OFFSET
D5 HI = NORMAL
D4 Q21
MPSA43
+5V
1N4148
+5V
R35
47K
D20 D3 Q22
MPSA93
CLIP
C3 1N4148
Q31 1N4148
R83 22U 50V NP
R71 R85 R89 DC OFFSET D6
R68 R69 R75 10K LOGIC GND
10K 4K7 1N4148
4K7 10K 1M MPSA93
4K7 CN2 CN1
8
R91 100R XD ON/OFF LOGIC GND

1 1
+5V LOGIC GND
U1:B 2 2 R36
5 3 +5V LOGIC GND
3 3
7 R90 1 +9V SPEAKER TEST SENSE 4K7
SPEAKER TEST 4 D19 1N4148 4
6 2 +9V
HI = NORMAL
100R U1:A
SPEAKER TEST
CLIP 5 5 OVERLOAD DC OFFSET DETECT
LO = NO SHORT OVERLOAD 6 6 CLIP
LM393
7 7
4
DC OFFSET OVERTEMP
LM393 8 8
C18 OVERTEMP DC OFFSET
9 9 MAINS FAIL
TH1 XD ON/OFF -48V
100n ceramic D22 D21 10 10
R70 MAINS FAIL XD ON/OFF
POSITIVE THERMISTOR 100K 11 11
1K8 OUTPUT RELAY A OUTPUT RELAY B
12 12
ZPP22 100DEG
1N4002 1N4002 R87 R88 OUTPUT RELAY B OUTPUT RELAY A
13 13
10R PHONES GND MAINS FAIL IN
850R at 100degC 14 14
R86 MAINS FAIL IN
15 15
100R PHONES R PHONES GND
16 16
PHONES L PHONES R
FFC 16WAY FFC 16WAY
PHONES L
LEFT POWER AMP TO
OVERTEMP DETECT
100deg C cutout
SPEAKER SHORT CIRCUIT TEST SYSTEM
PREAMP PCB - LEFT POWER AMP PCB CONN RIGHT POWER AMP CONNECTOR LEFT
MJE340,350
BC337 MPSA43/93
Looking at pins
E B C C B E
E C B 3 2 1

AP16693/5 Power Amplifier Left Channel
FROM RECTIFIER BOARD
RED J1
+48V
1 36 V +48V IN
5.5A TERMINAL
+
RED C12
15000U 63V
J2 POWER AMP SUPPLY LEFT

ORANGE
-
2 0V 0V IN
+
TERMINAL
C13
ORANGE
Secondary 15000U 63V
J3
-
-48V
MAIN TRANSFORMER YELLOW -48V IN
3 36 V TERMINAL
5.5A YELLOW C11 C17
1000uF 50V 220uF 100V
230 V
BROWN
1 J4 F1 D15
R38 -51V
GREEN +48V IN
4 38 V TERMINAL
T1A AL
LVD! 1N4002
33R 1W
100 mA GREEN
RED
Primary 1 36 V
5.5A
BLUE ORANGE
0V 2 2 0V
115 DEG C
Secondary
YELLOW
3 36 V TO POWER AMP SUPPLY RIGHT
5.5A
GREEN
4 38 V
100 mA

AP16693/5 Power Amplifier Left Power Supplies
TH1 Q13 Q14
J7
Q15 Q16 Q17
GREEN
38V AC
OUTPUT GND GND

BLK BLK
J4
D15
J6
R19 R20 R26 R31
R25 R30
R18
Q18
J5
RED
C9
R21 R22
L1
R17 R32
C2
Q1 R62 R58
D2
Q27
R41
R40
Q20
R24
Q29
R1 FIX1
Q19
Q12
Q2
R23 R60
R12 R72 D1 R59
R29
Q28
R73 D24 R61
BIAS
VR1
R63
F1
C11
R76 D25
R10 R74
RED ORANGE
R64
CN1
D14
V-
D16
J3
Q26
C7
R11 R33 D23 D12
R34 C10
Q4
R28 R52 R53 D13
Q10
R57 R66
R38
CN2
J1
R3
V+
R65
FIX2
C4
R54 R9
Q31
C14
R35 R82
P1
D10 D11 R81 R55
BLACK
C13
C12
R67
J2
0V
C3
C6
R27
Q9 D3
R15
D4
Q11
R56 R83
D5
R7
DC OFFSET
R5 R14 D6
Q21
Q22
R49
R36 R68
R2 Q6 Q8 R8 R16
FIX3
OVERTEMP
R6 R69
R51 R37
R70 D20
R4 R50 R71 D19
Q5 Q7
Q3
R42 R75
CLIP DETECT
R13 D8
Q25 R44
C18
C20
C1 R43
Q23
CN3 R48
Q24
U1
R80 R79 R89
R78
AP16694/4
D22
AP16694/4
C8 D18 R45
SPKR TEST
R91 D21
R46 R87
VR2
R47
D17 R85
R88
R86
R90
C17
D7 D9

AP16693/5 Power Amp PCB Board Layout (Top Side)

AP16693/5 Power Amp PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Power Amp Left PCB BOM AP16696/9
AP N o V alue D escr iption/T ype Q ty C omponent Ident N otes
RESISTORS
100R 0.125 W Metal Film 3 R86, R90, R91
4K7 0.125 W Metal Film 6 R36, R42, R46, R68, R75, R89
10K 0.125 W Metal Film 3 R69, R83, R85
22K 0.125 W Metal Film 1 R48,
47K 0.125 W Metal Film 4 R43, R44, R45, R50
100K 0.125 W Metal Film 2 R37, R88
1M 0.125 W Metal Film 1 R71
10R 0.25 W Metal Film 2 R1, R32,
68R 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R3, R6, R7
R2, R4, R5, R14, R17, R18, R23,
100R 0.25 W Metal Film 10
R24,
470R 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R30, R58, R59
1K 0.25 W Metal Film 4 R52, R53, R63, R80,
2K2 0.25 W Metal Film 4 R8, R13, R27, R56
10K 0.25 W Metal Film 4 R16, R51, R64, R66,
16K 0.25 W Metal Film 3 R49, R54, R55
22K 0.25 W Metal Film 4 R15, R57, R67, R81
47K 0.25 W Metal Film 5 R35, R47, R65, R73, R82
100K 0.25 W Metal Film 2 R78, R79,
33R 1W Metal Film 1 R38 Space off PC B
470R 1 W C ar bon Pitch = 18mm 1 R41 Space off PC B
0R1 3 W Wire Wound 6 R19-R22, R25, R26 Space off PCB
1R5 3 W W ir e W ound 1 R31 Space off PC B
Inductor damping res.
2R2 3 W Wire Wound 1 R28
No need to stand off PCB
10R 3 W W ir e W ound 1 R29 Z O B E L RE S. Space off PC B
220R 3 W C ar bon Pitch = 22. 5mm 1 R40 Space off PC B
CAPACITORS
100pF 2 C10, C14
3mm
100nF 1 C18
5mm
100nF Polyester 10% Pitch= 10mm 1 C2
16V Non Polarised Electrolytic
10uF Radial (5.2mm) Pitch= 1 C20
2.5mm
50V Non Polarised Electrolytic
22uF Radial (5.2mm) Pitch= 1 C3
2.5mm
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AP N o V alue D escr iption/T ype Q ty C omponent Ident N otes

47uF 1 C7
(10mm) Pitch= 2.5mm
16V Electrolytic Radial (5mm)
47uF 3 C1, C8, C9
Pitch= 2.5mm
220uF 2 C4, C5
(10.4mm) Pitch= 5mm
220uF 1 C17
(12.5mm) Pitch= 5mm
1000uF 1 C6
(10.4mm) Pitch=5 mm
1000uF 1 C11
(13.4mm) Pitch= 5mm
15000uF 2 C12, C13
(35.4mm) Pitch= 10mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
Dual differential comparator,

PY1152 LM393AP A-version for low offset 1 U1 D IL 08
voltage
TRANSISTORS
PY1148 MJE340 NPN Power Transistor 4 Q1, Q12, Q18, Q30 TO126
PY 1150 MJE 350 PN P Power T r ansistor 1 Q2 T O 126
Q3-Q6, Q20, Q22, Q24, Q27-
PY021 MPSA93 PNP High Voltage 11 TO92WIDE MPSA92 may be used
Q29, Q31
Q7-Q10, Q19, Q21, Q23, Q25,
PY013 MPSA43 NPN High Voltage 9 TO92WIDE MPSA42 may be used
Q26
PY 214 B C 337- 25 N PN Small Signal 1 Q 11 T O 92
PY1149 2SA1295 PNP Power Audio 3 Q13, Q14, Q17 MT200
PY1147 2SC3264 NPN Power Audio 2 Q15, Q16 MT200
DIODES
D1-D6, D8, D10-D13, D17-
1N4148 Small Signal Diode 18
D20, D23-D25
1N 5404 G ener al Pupose Rectifier 2 D 7, D 9 D O 27
1N4002 General Pupose Rectifier 3 D15, D21, D22 DO41
ZENER 12V
Zener BZX79-C12 2 D14, D16 400mW DO35 Case.
400mW
MISCELLANEOUS
Z P221A501E PO SIT IV E T H E RMIST O R 1 T H1 N ominal oper ating temp 100 deg C

MULTITURN Top adjust. Footprint 9.5 x 4.5 Set quiescent current.
1 VR1
PRESET 1K mm Insert so adj screw next to R12
MULTITURN Top adjust. Footprint 9.5 x 4.5 DC trim
1 VR2
PRESET 10K mm Insert so adj screw next to R78
FFC CONNECTOR 16-WAY,
PY1151 D100-SSV-16 Vertical "Reverse needle" type, 2 CN2
Single row of contacts
T1A AL 1 Amp 20mm antisurge fuse 1 F1
4031-050100-001 Fuseholder 20mm 1 F1
10 turns of 1.5mm copper wire, diameter
08-1950100-150 1.7uH 10A INDUCTOR 1 L1
20mm, length approx 20mm
AP16831/3 To drawing Main heatsink 1 Q13, 14, 15, 16, 17
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2 CN2
+12V
+24V IN
U2 +24V
INPUT 1: BALANCED INPUTS LOOKING AT LEADS
7812 D3 F3
3 1
R13 1
VO VI
IN OUT
C910R 2W
GND
1N4004 POLYFUSE 1-1A
XLR FEMALE 78L12 R55 R28 C8
C7 220U 35V EL C32
CN8 10K 10K
100nF 100nF
3
2
1+G
GND +
2 RIGHT RICCO PCB JACK
- 10uF 25V
CN5 +24V IN
3 C37 C19 ABUS GND
1 220U 25V EL 220U 25V EL +24V
INPUT 1 RIGHT + R6
2
INPUT 1 RIGHT -
XLR GND
3 12K C1
4 XLR GND
XLR GND
5 ABUS GND ABUS GND
INPUT 1 LEFT +
XLR FEMALE
8
6 100nF
INPUT 1 LEFT - ABUS GND
CN7 36K RIGHT C27 R26 U1:A C4
3
1+G
GND + 1
R1
JST 2,5MM B6B-XH-A 2 LEFT 47U 25V 4K7
- 2 47R
10uF 25V
CONN TO INPUT PCB C20 NE5532
3
R14 RIGHT
A-BUS A
4
C33
4K7
47U 25V 47pF TOP OF CONN
SIG GND ABUS GND
R5
ABUS GND
CN1:B
HUB - INPUT PCB CONN R29 12K
12K C3 9 GND
10 L
CN3 11 GND
1 10pF 12
HUB IN L IR
HUB IN R 2 13 STATUS
3 14
SIG GND C26 R
SIG GND
4
LEFT R27 U1:B 15 0V
5 +5V 36K 5 C5 16
+5V
6 7
R2 +24V
4K7
LOGIC GND 7 R59 R60 47U 25V 6 POLYFUSE 1-1A VERT2RJ45
47R
8 10uF 25V
SWITCHER DATA OUT 47K 47K NE5532
LEFT
F1
9
SWITCHER CLOCK OUT
SWITCHER STROBE OUT
10 C34
C21 47pF
FFC 10WAY R4 R3
LOGIC GND
4K7 12K CN1:C
+5V 47U 25V
C6 C2 17
ABUS GND GND
18
GND2
19
GND3
20
100nF 10pF GND4
21
+24V GND5
22
14
+12V GND6
C10 R12 100R C12
10uF 16V
C23 R30 VERT2RJ45
ABUS GND
VDD
100nF RA7/OSC1/CLKIN RA0/ANO HUB CLOCK OUT 12K

16 17
RA6/OSC2/CLKOUT RA1/AN1 HUB DATA OUT SIG GND
8
15 18 100nF
RA2/AN2/VRef C25 ABUS GND CHASSIS GND
RA5/MCLR/THV RA3/AN3/COMP1
1 R40 3 U3:A C15
LOGIC GND
4
RA4/T0CKI/CMP2
2
1
R15
3 4K7
STATUS 47U 25V 2
R10 47R
RB0/INT NE5532 10uF 25V
6
RB1/RX/DT 10K
7 +24V IN C22 RIGHT
R32
4
MCLR HUB
RB2/TX/CK
8 Q1 C35
RB3/CCP1
9 ABUS GND 47pF
RB4/PGM
R56 BC327 4K7
10 47U 25V
RB5
11 390K
C14
RB6/T1OSO/T1CKI PROGRAM_DATA R9
12
VSS
RB7/T1OSI PROGRAM_CLK
13
+24V DETECT
4K7 R7 10pF
ABUS GND CN1:A
+5V 8
U5 +5V R18 GND
5
PIC16F627-04/P 100R 7
R57 6
L
12K GND
100K Q2 R31 5
R58 R11 R8 IR
LOGIC GND
10K
BC337 12K U3:B 4
STATUS
22K 100R 3
R19 C28 2
R
+5V
CA IR DEMODULATOR 47R
R41 5 C16 0V
PGM LOGIC GND R16 1
+24V
U6 36 kHz D1 R42 R43 4K7 7
47uF 25V 6 POLYFUSE 1-1A VERT2RJ45
47R
10K 10K 10uF 25V
TSOP1836 IR RECEIVER
R44 LEFT F2 A-BUS B
A C24
R34 IR IN R33 NE5532 C36 BOTTOM OF CONN
220R
47R C18 R17
47pF
C17 4K7
3.5mm JACK ABUS GND STATUS LINE DRIVER 47U 25V
GND
IR receiver
OPT
+5V
12K
K JACK-CKX-3.5-12
CN9 100nF 10uF 16V C13 ABUS GND
CA IR DEMODULATOR
1
2
3
10pF
A
C31
C29 10uF 16V +5V
3
100nF GND
2
OPT
D5 D7
IR 1 IR receiver
LOGIC GND K
U4 1N4148 BZX79C2V7
D6 D8
TSOP1837 IR RECEIVER D2
U7:A 37 kHz
1 CN4
1N4148 BZX79C2V7
3 LOGIC GND
IR IN IR EMITTER OUTPUTS
2
+12V
R22
4011
100R
1
VDD=+5V
R24
U7:D Q3 R25 27K 2
R23
12 BC337 27K
IR IN R46 IR OUT 100R
11
CN10:A +5V CN10:B
LOGIC GND 220K 13
AV2-8,4-14/EC U8 AV2-8,4-14/EC
1
R45 1 6 4011
R50 3
2 VDD=+5V 4 ABUS GND
220R 5 100R
U7:C CN6
2
8
5
R51 R52 R20 R21 R39 IR EMITTER OUTPUTS

3 4 10
NC
10K 10K 9 470R 10K 4K7 R35
OP4N25
C39 100R
3
R47 4011
VDD=+5V R37
10K 1N 50V NP0
R38 27K 4
R36
RS232 CONN R53 5
CHASSIS GND
27K
CN15 ABUS GND ABUS GND
CN16 100K 4 100R
LOGIC GND
1 6 C11
TX TX R48
2 1
RX RX 100nF
3 2 Q5 4011 U7:B
GND GND Q4
4 3 10K Q6 VDD=+5V ABUS GND
IR IN CHAS
5 4 BC337 BC337 BC337 VSS=LOGIC GND
GND
6 R49
PGM CONN-2.5PH-SIL4 LOGIC GND
7
MCLR HUB FEMALE 2R2
8
PROGRAM_DATA
9
PROGRAM_CLK
10
BLOCK LOGIC GND
11
PIC TX C30 R54
12
HUB DATA OUT
13 100nF CERAMIC 10K
HUB CLOCK OUT
FFC 13WAY
LOGIC GND
RS232 & IR CABLE FROM FRONT PANEL PCB

AP163771/3 Hub PCB Schematic
CHAS
RS232
GND
RX
TX
AP16378/3
AP16378/3

AP16377/3 Hub PCB Layout (Top Panel)

AP16377/3 Hub PCB Layout (Bottom Panel)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Hub Board BOM AP16380/5
RESISTORS
R4, R9, R14, R26, R27, R32, R33,
4K 7 0. 125 W Metal Film 9
R40, R41
R10, R28, R42, R43, R47, R48, R51,
R52, R54, R55
12K 0. 125 W Metal Film 8 R3, R5, R6, R17, R18, R29- R31
100K 0. 125 W Metal Film 2 R53, R56
2R2 0. 25 W Metal Film 1 R49
47R 0. 25 W Metal Film 2 R19, R34
R7, R8, R12, R22, R23, R35, R36,
100R 0. 25 W Metal Film 8
R50
220R 0. 25 W Metal Film 2 R44, R45
470R 0. 25 W Metal Film 1 R20
4K 7 0. 25 W Metal Film 1 R39
10K 0. 25 W Metal Film 3 R21, R51, R58
47K 0. 25 W Metal Film 2 R59, R60
10R 2 W W ir e W ound 1 R13 Space off PC B
CAPACITORS
10pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch = 3mm 4 C 2, C 3, C 13, C 14
47pF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch = 3mm 4 C 33- C 36
C1, C6, C7, C11, C12, C17, C23,
100nF C er amic 50V 10% Pitch = 5mm 10
C29, C30, C32
10uF 3 C10, C18, C31
Pitch =2.5mm
10uF 5 C4, C5, C8, C15, C16
Pitch =2.5mm
47uF 8 C20-C22, C24-C28
Pitch =2.5mm
220uF 2 C19, C37
Pitch =2.5mm
220uF 1 C9
Pitch =3.5mm
SEMICONDUCTORS
PY 259 N E 5532 L ow noise dual O p Amp 2 U 1, U 3 D IL 08
Texas Instruments Quad NAND gate
CD4011BE 1 U7 Alter native is N ational semi C D 4011B C N
IC
7812 12V , 1A r egulator , T O 220 1 U2 T O 220
PY 1144 O P4N 25 O ptoisolator 1 U8 D IL 06
DIL18
PIC16F627 -04/P PIC Microcontroller 1 U5 Contact Audio Partnership Service
Department
PY 1007 T SO P34837 37K hz IR Receiver Module 1 U4 T SO P18V ( Replaces T SO P1837)
PY 755 T SO P34836 36K hz IR Receiver Module 1 U6 T SO P18V ( Replaces T SO P1836)
TRANSISTORS
PY 219 B C 327- 25 PN P Small Signal 1 Q1 T O 92
PY 214 B C 337- 25 N PN Small Signal 5 Q 2- Q 6 T O 92
DIODES
1N4004 General Purpose Rectifier diode 1 D3
NO ALTERNATIVE LED TO BE USED
PY962 MV50640 Red L E D 2 D 1, D 2
Fitted as part of assembly with AP17339/3
1N4148 Small Signal Diode 2 D5, D6
BZX79C2V7 Zener Diode 2.7 Volts 2 D7, D8
MISCELLANEOUS
AJ-600-21-F-4-B Allsun Dual vertical RJ45 1 CN1
RDC-020-05 DC power in connector 1 CN2
C K X - 3. 5- 10 D ual 3. 5mm jack socket ( gr een) 2 C N 4, C N 6 I R E MI T T E R O U T P U T S
JY-5033P*030 Female XLR socket with gold pins 2 CN7, CN8
CKX-3.5-12 Single 3.5mm jack socket (black) 1 CN9
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Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier Hub Board BOM AP16380/5
Dual phono socket with EMC gnd

AV2-8,4-14/EC 1 CN10
Orange inserts
Vertical FFC conn, reverse-needle
PY1143 D100-SSV-10 type 1 CN3
single-row contacts 10-way
Vertical FFC conn, reverse-needle
PY1142 D100-SSV-13 type 1 CN15
single-row contacts 13-way
C O N N - 2. 5PH - SIL 4 JST ver tical header type X H 1 C N 16 For RS232 conn cablefor m
C O N N - 2. 5PH - SIL 6 JST ver tical header type X H 1 CN5 For balanced input
AP17339/3 IR Receiver Housing 2 Fit over D2/U4 and D1/U6
POLYFUSE 1.1A 30Vdc 7.4*14.2*3MM
PO L Y FU SE 1- 1A RL D 30P110U 3 F1, F2, F3
6.6Sec
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J1 F1 J4
RED T6A3 AL +48V OUT
1 36 V TERMINAL
LVD! VIOLET
RED TERMINAL
5.5A C3
1
10nF
BR1 J6
J2 ORANGE GREEN
ORANGE 4 2 TERMINAL
2 0V
TERMINAL J5
C1 BRIDGE BR-254
3
C2 10nF
Secondary 10nF
-48V OUT
TERMINAL
BLUE
MAIN TRANSFORMER YELLOW J3 F2
3 36 V
5.5A TERMINAL
T6A3 AL
230 V YELLOW
LVD!
BROWN
1
GREEN
4 38 V
100 mA
RED
Primary 1 36 V
5.5A
BLUE ORANGE
0V 2 2 0V
115 DEG C
Secondary
YELLOW
3 36 V TO POWER AMP SUPPLY RIGHT
5.5A
GREEN
4 38 V
100 mA

AP17575/2 Rectifier PCB Schematic
AUDIO PARTNERSHIP 2005

AP17575/2 Rectifier Board PCB Board Layout (Top Side)

AP17575/2 Rectifier Board PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side)
Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier, Rectifier PCB BOM AP17578/2
CAPACITORS
10nF X1 Capacitor MEX103K300A02 Pitch =10mm 3 C14-C16
DIODES
Rectifier is not soldered to PCB until
Bridge Rectifier BR254 400PIV 25A blk metal case 1 BR1
PCB is fixed to amplifier heatsink
MISCELLANEOUS
6.3 Amp 20mm anti surge Fuse, low breaking
T6A3 AL 2 F1, F2
capacity
4031- 050100- 001 Fuseholder 20mm 2 F1, F2
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Cambridge Audio Azur 840A Amplifier IC Pin Layout
Details
TC9163AF – Input PCB (U1)
NE5532
Input PCB - (U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, U8, U9,
U14 & U18)
A-BUS PCB – (U1 & U3)
Pre-Amp PCB – (U1, U2, U9 & U12)
ULN2003A
Input PCB - (U16)
Pre-Amp PCB – (U4, U5 & U7)
BC337
Input PCB - (Q1)
Pre-Amp PCB – (Q2, Q3, Q4 & Q5)
Front Panel PCB – (Q2, Q3, Q4 & Q5)
Right Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q11, Q31, Q32,
Q33, Q34, Q35 & Q36)
A-BUS PCB – (Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5 & Q6)
Left Hand Power Amp – (Q11)
TSOP18
Pre-Amp PCB - (U10)
PIC16F877A-I/SP
Front Panel PCB
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74HC4094
Front Panel PCB - (U2, U3, U4, U5 & U6)
BC327
Front Panel PCB - (Q1 & Q8)
A-BUS PCB – (Q1)
LM393AP
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (U1)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (U1)
MJE340
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (Q1, Q12 &
Q18)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q1, Q12, Q18 &
Q30)
MJE350
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (Q2)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q2)
MPSA93
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (Q3, Q4, Q5 Q6,
Q20, Q22, Q24, Q27, Q28 & Q29)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6,
Q20, Q22, Q24, Q27, Q28, Q29, Q31)
MPSA43
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (Q7, Q8, Q9,
Q10, Q19, Q21, Q23, Q25 & Q26)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q7, Q8, Q9,
Q10, Q19, Q21, Q23, Q25, Q26)
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2SA1295
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (Q13, Q14 &
Q17)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q13, Q14 &
Q17)
2SC3264
Right Hand Power Amp PCB - (Q15 & Q16)
Left Hand Power Amp PCB – (Q15 & Q16)
CD4011BE
A-BUS PCB - (U7)
7812
A-BUS PCB - (U2)
OP4N25
A-BUS PCB - (U8)
PIC16F627-04/P
A-BUS PCB - (U5)
TSOP34837
A-BUS PCB - (U4)
TSOP34836
A-BUS PCB - (U6)
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AP16396/2 Azur 840A Amplifier Technical Description
Start: 11 Aug 05 Version 2

Updated: 29 Nov 05
Revision history
V1->V2 More info added to operating instructions summary
This document gives a concise guide to the operation of the 840A XD amplifier.
CONTENTS
Azur 840A power supply PCB AP16373/3_B
Azur 840A front panel PCB AP16369/3
Azur840A input board PCB AP16361/3
Azur 840A preamp PCB AP16365/3
Azur 840A power amp Left PCB AP16693/4
Azur 840A power amp Right PCB AP16373/3_A
Azur 840A A-BUS Hub PCB AP16377/3
Azur 840A Rectifier PCB AP17575/2
Operating instructions summary
Service Menu
---==========================================---
NOTES
Logic signals are in upper case, thus; MAINS FAIL
References to “the PIC” or “the main PIC” are to the main housekeeping PIC on the front panel PCB
unless otherwise stated.
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The Power Supply PCB
This carries:
Power supplies for everything except power amps
Mains on/off and inrush control switching relays
X2 capacitor
The mains-fail detect circuit
There are four power supply rails:
+15V Opamp supply

-15V Opamp supply
+9V Relay supply
+5V Microcontroller, logic and comparator supply
The power supply board also carries the mains switching relays that control the supplies to the power
amplifiers. When the amplifier goes from standby to ON, the inrush control relay RL4 closes first with
R78 limiting the inrush current. After 3 seconds (while speaker-short testing is going on- see below) the
On/Off relay RL3 closes. 100 msec later (to ensure no break in the supply) RL4 opens. When the
amplifier goes from ON to standby, RL3 simply opens.
The front panel PCB

This carries:
The main PIC
The volume rotary encoder and control switches.
The LCD display
Shift registers for driving the relays
The RS232 interface for control and software updates
U1 is the main housekeeping microcontroller for the amplifier; it is a 16F977A PIC running at 20 MHz. It
handles all the control functions of the amplifier except for those on the A-BUS hub PCB, which are
dealt with by another PIC on that board.
PIC pins handling amplifier conditions:
Pin Normal Active

Speaker short-circuit detect 7 LOW HIGH Active= short found
Phones detect 27 HIGH LOW Active= Phone jack in
Mains fail 28 LOW HIGH
DC offset protection 29 HIGH LOW
Overtemperature protection 30 HIGH LOW
Overload protection 33 HIGH LOW
Clip detection 34 HIGH LOW
The LCD display module interfaces to the front panel PCB through CN2. Display data from the PIC is
clocked serially into shift register U2 and sent to the LCD module in byte-wide parallel format. The
LCD module is powered from the +5V rail.
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The relays on the other PCBs are controlled by a set of shift registers that convert serial data from the
PIC into 32 latched outputs. Four shift registers (U3,U4,U5,U6) are connected so that the serial input
enters the first register and is clocked through and out of its serial output into the serial input of the
second register. Changing any output requires 32 bits to be clocked through the registers by the SERIAL
CLOCK signal. When SERIAL STROBE goes high the data is latched in each register to give a static
output. Data appears at the outputs only when the SHIFT REG ENABLE line is high. This line is kept
low at start-up to prevent random data at the outputs, and only goes high when the PIC has initialised
the shift registers.
The RS232 interface is used to control the amplifier and can also be used to reprogram the main PIC.
The interface consists of Q3 and Q4. Q3 handles incoming RS232 data, providing a level-shift from
RS232 levels (nominally +/-9V) to PIC levels (+5V/0V). Q4 handles outgoing RS232 data, level shifting it
to give a +15V/0V output.
The main PIC is reprogrammed by holding the standby/ON button in when the mains power is turned
on. The word DOWNLOAD appears on the LCD. A PC running a Windows program is used to
download the program.
The Hub PIC can in turn be reprogrammed by the main PIC. This is done by the PGM, MCLR HUB,
PROGRAM_DATA, and PROGRAM_CLOCK lines that go to the Hub PCB via CN3.
The Input PCB

The input PCB carries:
Input buffers
Input select relays
Tape out buffer
Input amplifier +6 dB
Hub input switcher
Relay drivers
The input PCB has one stereo input (Input 1) that accepts both balanced and unbalanced signals, and six
more unbalanced stereo inputs. There is a further input for tape monitor use. There is a tape output,
taken from before the tone and volume controls, and a preamp output taken from after the tone and
volume controls.
All component numbers here refer to the Left channel.
The A-BUS hub also uses the amplifier inputs. The required input is selected separately from the main
amplifier input by the CMOS switching IC U1. This is controlled by serial data from the microcontroller
on the hub PCB, in response to switch presses or IR commands.
The relays are driven from an 8-bit serial-in parallel-out (SIPO) shift register on the front panel PCB.
The eight logic signals come in on CN8 and control the 7-way open-collector relay driver U16. The
eighth relay is controlled by Q1.
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The Preamplifier PCB
The preamplifier PCB carries:
The tone controls and DIRECT switch
Relay balance control
Balance control buffer Amplifier
Relay volume control
Volume control post amplifier
Relay drivers
ON/standby LED control
The IR receiver
Headphone socket
All component numbers here refer to the Left channel.
The balance control operates in discrete steps selected by relays. There are eight steps on each side of
the central position. This is implemented by switching in combinations of three attenuator sections; the
first is R97,R22,R105, the second R85,R87 and the third R88,R86,R89. These are switched in or out by
relays RL17, RL18 and RL19. When none of these relays are energised the balance network gives the
first step of attenuation due to R97.
When RL15 is energised the balance attenuator network is inserted into the left channel and the stereo
image is shifted to the right. When RL16 is energised the balance attenuator network is inserted into the
right channel and the stereo image is shifted to the left.
The balance control attenuation steps are:
Step Nominal
dB
0 0
1 -1.3
2 -2.5
3 -3.4
4 -4.5
5 -5.5
6 -6.8
7 -7.7
8 -8.8
The volume control is a relay-driven stepped attenuator that gives 1 dB steps from 0 dB to -64 dB.
There are 2 dB steps from -64 dB to -76 dB, and two final steps of -84 dB and -infinity. The final step
also opens the power amplifier output relays to ensure that “off” is well and truly off,
The volume control has an array of 14 resistances connected to an output rail. Each resistance is
connected to either the input signal rail or ground by its associated relay. (RL1 to RL14) The resistances
are typically made up two resistors to obtain the exact desired value. This represents a potential divider
that allows very fine control of attenuation. The 1 db steps are accurate to within +/-0.2 dB.
The volume network has a constant output impedance of 312 Ohms, independent of volume setting.
The volume setting is stored in non-volatile memory when the unit is switched off at the mains. The
volume control can be set to ramp up from zero to the stored setting at power-up, and to ramp down
on going to standby; this is an option on the configuration menu.
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The volume control and balance relays are driven from three 8-bit serial-in parallel-out (SIPO) shift
registers on the front panel PCB. The logic signals come in on CN6, CN8 and CN9, and control the 7-
way open-collector relay drivers U4,U5,U7. Driver U7 also controls the mains on/off and inrush relays,
(on the PSU PCB) the two amplifier output relays, (on the right amplifier PCB).
R111 is a pull-up resistor which allows MAINS ON/OFF RELAY to go high during testing if the PSU
board is not being used to power front-panel and preamp PCBs, and thus permits the LED control to
work properly in this condition.
Headphone socket
The phones Left and Right signals come in from the two amplifier PCBs. When a jack is inserted in to
the phones socket, the normally-closed contacts open, and the PHONES DETECT signal goes low,
signalling the PIC to open the output relays and disconnect the loudspeakers.
Power Amplifier PCBs

The power amplifier boards are very similar. The left channel is described in detail, and the right channel
description deals only with the differences.
Power Amplifier Left PCB

This description is subdivided as follows:
Input stage
DC trim system.
The Voltage Amplifier Stage
Biasing system
Output stage
The XD Crossover Displacement system
Power supplies
Overload protection
Clip detection
DC offset protection
Over-temperature protection
Speaker short-circuit detection
Headphone output attenuator
DC trim system.
VR2 and its associated components make up the DC trimming network; this allows to output DC offset
to be reduced to less than 1mV.
The XD Crossover Displacement system.
The essence of the Crossover Displacement principle is the injection of an extra current, varying with
the signal, into the output point of a conventional Class-B output stage, with the result that the
crossover point is displaced away from the no-signal voltage. The displacement current is made
proportional to the output voltage. For example, if the displacement current is 1 Amp with the output
at quiescent at 0V, it is set to increase to 2 Amps with the output fully negative, and to reduce to zero
with the output fully positive.
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The XD control circuit is a differential pair of transistors with one input grounded and the other driven
by the main amplifier output voltage, scaled down appropriately by R63, R64. The drive to the displacer
is taken from collector load R58, to give the required phase inversion. R59 is present simply to equalise
the dissipation in the differential pair transistors to maintain their balance.
The tail of the differential pair is fed by constant-current source Q27. Since half of the standing current
through the differential pair flows through R58, the value of the tail current-source sets the quiescent
displacement current. Q27 is a simple current-source biased by silicon diodes D12, D13.
The displacement current itself is handled by the voltage-controlled current source Q18, Q17. The
Q18, Q17 structure acts as a unity-gain voltage stage with 100% voltage feedback from Q17 collector
to Q18 emitter, and it sets up the voltage across R58 as a voltage across the low-value resistor R31,
minus the Vbe drop of Q18.
There is provision for turning off the XD system under PIC control, to make servicing easier. This is
done by Q26. Normally the XD ON/OFF signal coming in on Pin 9 of CN2 is high, (+5V) so Q31 is
held off and Q26 is off. When XD is disabled, XD ON/OFF goes low and Q31 is turned on via R83. Q26
is then turned on via R82. The equivalent to Q26 on theright power amp PCB is also turned on by the
connection through Pin 10 of CN1.
Power supplies
The power supply for the power amplifier consists of three rails. The voltages given here are nominal as
they depend on the exact value of the mains supply voltage
The +48V rail supplies all the positive power to the amplifier.
The -48V rail powers only the amplifier output stage, including the XD Crossover Displacement system.
The -51V rail provides negative power for the small-signal circuitry. This permits greater output as
without it the negative-going voltage-swing of the voltage-amplifier stage is limited, and negative clipping
occurs before positive clipping.
Overload protection.
The amplifier is protected against short-term overloads by dual slope VI limiting. The upper half of the
output stage is protected by Q19 and associated components.
When overload occurs Q19 conducts and shunts current away from the base of Q1, limiting the
amplifier output. The current so shunted is limited in magnitude by the current-source Q4.
D2 prevents Q19 conducting backwards on negative output excursions.
The protection of the lower half of the output stage is very similar, Q20 being the VI limiter. However,
in this case the current shunted away when Q20 conducts is not inherently limited; this is done by the
extra current-limiting circuit Q11, R15, R16. When the voltage across R9 becomes excessive, Q11 turns
on and shunts the base drive away from Q9.
The amplifier is protected against long-term overloads by the PIC opening the output relay. Operation
of the VI limiter Q20 draws extra current through R9 and turns on Q25 via R49; this happens at a lower
current than that at which Q11 limits the VAS current.
Q25 collector is wire-ORed with the equivalent transistor on the right-hand amplifier PCB, and the
OVERLOAD SIGNAL goes to the preamp PCB via CN2, pin6.
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Clip detection.
When it is enabled, the clip-detect system turns down the volume when excess clipping of either
amplifier output occurs. Very brief episodes of clipping are ignored. The volume stays reduced and does
not ramp back up in the absence of clipping.
The clip detect system is based on Q23, Q24 and associated components. Normally both transistors are
on, and the CLIP signal at Q24 collector is high.
Since the circuit operates by monitoring how far the output is from the supply rails, variations in supply
voltage are compensated for.
DC offset protection:
The output of the Left amplifier is filtered by R35 and C3 to remove audio content. If a DC voltage of
either polarity exists Q21,Q22 turn on and the voltage on Q21 collector falls. This point is wire-ORed
with the DC offset detector voltage on the right power amplifier PCB via CN1.
Detailed operation is as follows:
+ve DC offset: D4, Q21, Q22, D6 conduct. Other diodes reverse-biased.
-ve DC offset: D3, Q21, Q22, D5 conduct. Other diodes reverse-biased.
Overtemperature protection
Positive thermistor TH1 is mounted on the main amplifier heat-sink. At approx 100degC, its resistance
has risen to the point that the voltage on pin 6 of comparator U1:B exceeds the reference voltage of
+850 mV set up by R69,R70, and the comparator output goes low to 0V. R71 provides a small amount
of hysteresis to give clean switching. The comparator has an open-collector output and R75 is the
external pull-up resistor. The output signal is passed to the main PIC.
Speaker short-circuit detection

When the amplifier goes from standby to ON, the speaker outputs are checked for short-circuits before
the output relays are closed. This system is centred on comparator U1:A but also involves circuitry on
the Right Amplifier PCB.
Short-circuits are checked for by passing a small current through the loudspeaker impedances and
monitoring the resulting voltage. A DC current of 5mA is injected through R101 on the Right Amplifier
PCB, via the normally-closed contacts of RL1 and RL2. This places all connected loudspeakers, left and
right, A and B, in parallel so the resulting voltage is not large. It is sent to the left amplifier PCB, where
comparator U1:A compares it with a reference voltage of 5mV set up by potential divider R85,R87. If
the combined loudspeaker resistance is below 1 Ohm, the output of U1:A goes high, signalling a short
condition to the main PIC.
Headphone output attenuator

The headphone output attenuator comprises R40 and R41. The headphone socket is on the preamp
PCB.
Power Amplifier Right PCB

This description is subdivided as follows:
The right power amplifier

The output relays
Output relay control system
Mains-fail detect system
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The right power amplifier and its various protection systems operate identically to those on the left
amplifier PCB, except for the following differences:
Mains-fail detect system

The mains-fail detect system is based on comparator U1:B. It takes the MAINS FAIL IN signal from the
PSU board (see above) and compares it with a reference voltage of +310 mV set up by potential divider
R81,R80. When MAINS FAIL IN drops below this threshold, the output goes high. This signal, MAINS
FAIL, is sent to the PIC via CN1, pin 9.
A-BUS Hub Board

This board carries the following functions:
The XLR sockets for the balanced input mode of Input 1
Two A-bus outputs
Hub IR input
Hub microcontroller
Hub Power supply
IR in/out interface
The XLR sockets simply pass the Input 1 signals down to the input board via screened cables.
The A-bus outputs take an input selected by the hub input switcher, amplify it by 2.5 times, and send it
to the remote keypads. R59,R60 are DC drain resistors that minimise clicks shortly after power-up.
The output amplifiers U1,U2 work from a single +24V rail, and so are biased to sit at +12V. The bias
supply is derived from the +12V supply rail.
The hub amplifiers have their own ground (ABUS GND) to prevent ground loops, and this use of the
differential amplifier performs a change of reference so a clean signal reaches the hub amplifier seven if
the two grounds have noise voltage between them.
The hub microcontroller U5 is a PIC16F72. This performs the following tasks:

Control Hub input switcher from IR commands
Send input select data to main PIC
Control Hub input switcher to prevent thumps on 840A output
Control A-bus status line
IR commands to the A-bus keypads are sent to the hub so that the required input can be selected and
external equipment controlled. Thus, for example, a tuner station can be changed from the keypad; the
IR comes to the hub, is sent out again via the IR emitter outputs, and activates emitters pointing at the
tuner unit.
Modulated IR signals coming in from the keypads are diode-ORed together by D5, D6. The Zener
diodes D7, D8 reject low-level noise on the incoming IR lines. The combined IR signals are buffered by
emitter-follower Q3, and sent out via CN4, CN6 to drive external IR emitters. Incoming modulated IR
signals for input select are also sent to the Hub PIC U5; LED D2 is driven from Q3, and points at IR
receiver U4, the pair being housed in a small light-tight enclosure. The demodulated IR is then applied
to Pin 7 of Hub PIC U5, which sends appropriate commands to the hub input selector IC on the input
PCB, over the strobe, clock and data lines.
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Information on which Hub input is selected (or if no input is selected) is sent from the Hub PIC to the
main PIC by the two lines HUB CLOCK OUT and HUB DATA OUT. This is then displayed on the
LCD. The active 840A input is denoted by a round marker; the active Hub input is denoted by a circle
around it.
The Hub PIC controls the A-bus status line so that it is high when the 840A is powered and low when it
is not. It also implements the “all off” feature; when this command is received from one keypad the Hub
PIC ensures that both are turned off.
The Hub PIC can be reprogrammed by the main PIC. This is done by the PGM, MCLR HUB,
PROGRAM_DATA, and PROGRAM_CLOCK lines that come from the front panel PCB via CN15.
IR in/out interface
The other IR system on the Hub PCB is wholly concerned with control of the 840A amplifier itself, and
has no connection with the Hub IR system.
Modulated IR data (as an electrical signal) enters via 3.5mm jack CN9, and drives LED D1, which
illuminates IR receiver U6, the pair being housed in a small light-tight enclosure. This demodulates the IR
and passes it on to U7:A, which ORs it with the data from the unmodulated IR input, and sends the IR
IN signal to the main PIC via CN15. When it reaches the front panel PCB (see above) it is further OR-
ed with the IR data from the receiver on the front of the 840A unit.
The unmodulated IR signals enter via phono connector CN10:A, and drive optocoupler U8; this isolates
the grounds and prevents ground loops. The optocoupler output drives Q4 through R47. Q4 collector,
if Q6 is off, provides the IR signal to U7:A as mentioned above, and also drives Q5 via R53, to re-invert
the signal and preserve its phase. It is then OR-ed with the PIC TX signal by U7:B, and buffered by
U7:C and U7:D to provide enough drive for the IR output. R50 protects the output and C11,R49 isolate
the IR output ground.
IR commands can also be generated by the 840A itself. These come from the main PIC as the signal PIC
TX on CN15, and are combined into the IR output as described above. When such commands are being
sent, it is important to disable any external IR commands from being sent through as they will combine
to give garbled data. This is done by the BLOCK signal from the main PIC, coming in via CN15. When
this is high it turns on Q6 and prevents external IR commands from reaching Q5.
The Rectifier PCB

This board mounts on the main heat-sink of each amplifier module. It consists of the rectifier itself,
three suppression capacitors to reduce RF noise created by rectifier commutation, and two fuses in the
incoming AC lines from the transformer.
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Operating Instructions Summary

This is a very brief guide to enable all the controls and menus of the 840A to be accessed if the full
manual is not available. (seewww.cambridge-audio.comfor a downloadable user manual).
To adjust the balance:

Briefly press the Mode button. The balance display appears and can be changed using the volume knob.
To return to volume mode, give the Mode button another quick press. The 840A will automatically
return to volume mode after 5 seconds.
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To rename inputs:
Press and hold the relevant input select button. Letters in the name are selected by turning the volume
knob.
To access the configuration menu:

Press and hold the Mode button. These are the menu options:
Clip detector on/off
LCD brightness (off/dim/bright)
Input gain trim menu access
Volume ramp on/off
Volume display: -84 to 0 dB or 0 to 72 units
Fixed input gain menu access
To adjust the gain of an input:

Press the button next to INP TRIM
Select the input required
Use volume knob to set gain between 0 and -12 dB
(the available range is restricted if the volume is set very low)
Press Mode button to return to volume display
To set up fixed input gain

Press the button next to FIXED INP
Select the input required
Set the fixed gain using the volume control.
(the OFF setting does not disable the input- it leaves the input gain
subject to the volume control)
To access the service menu:

Hold in the Mode button when mains power is switched on. These are the menu options:
Speaker short detection on/off
DC offset detect on/off
XD system on/off
Counter access
The counter page keeps a total of the number of times these events have occurred:
Clipping detected CL
DC offset detected DC
Overload protection OV
Overtemperature shutdown TM
Speaker short detected SH
Time on in hours ON
Press Mode button to return to service menu
To reprogram the PICs:

Hold in the ON/standby button when mains power is switched on. The word DOWNLOAD appears on
the LCD.
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840A Software Loading Instructions
1) Push and hold the “Standby / On” on the front of the840A whilst turning on the power switch at
the rear. After about 4 seconds the following should be displayed on the LCD:
2) Connect a Null Modem RS232 cable from the 840A to the PC’s comm port.
3) Run the Loader program from the Azur 840A program group in the start menu. The following
window will be displayed:
4) Choose the comm port the RS232 cable is attached to and click OK. The following window will
be displayed:
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5) Click the Load File button, the following window will be displayed:
Locate the file “840A.hex” and click open. The following window should be displayed:
6) Click the Download Code button, “Loading…” will be displayed on the LCD. The ABUS
processor will be programmed followed bythe Main processor. Once the programming has
finished, “Programming Completed!” will be displayed and the 840A will reset.
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840A
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840A

Issue Date: 16th June 2006

Power Output 120W RMS into 8 Ohms

THD (unweighted) < 0.0015% 1 kHz

< 0.015% 20Hz – 20kHz

Frequency Response 10Hz – 50kHz +/- 1dB

S/N ratio (ref 1W/8 Ohm) >83dB

Input Impedances Input 1 (balanced) 10 kOhm

Power Amp damping factor > 110 at 1kHz

Max power consumption 800W

Minimum power consumption Active (no signal) 70W

Bass & Treble controls Shelving type

Dimensions (H x W x D) 115 x 430 x 385mm

Weight 15.0kg (33Lbs)

Safety Precautions & Important Notes 4

Exploded Diagram Parts List 7

Front Panel PCB Schematic (Microcontroller & LCD) 8

Front Panel PCB Schematic (Shift Registers) 9

Front Panel PCB Layout (Top Side) 10

Front Panel PCB Layout (Bottom Side) 11

Front Panel PCB BOM 12

Input PCB Schematic (Input Select) 13

Input PCB Schematic (Input Control) 14

Input PCB Schematic (Input Amplifier) 15

Input PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 16

Input PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 17

Input PCB BOM 18

Preamp PCB Schematic (Relay Logic) 19

Preamp PCB Schematic (Tone Control) 20

Preamp PCB Schematic (Post Amp) 21

Preamp PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 22

Preamp PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 23

Preamp PCB BOM 24-25

Power Amplifier Schematic (Right Power Supplies & PSU) 26

Power Amplifier Schematic (Right Channel) 27

Power Amp Right PCB BOM 30-31

Power Amp PSU PCB BOM 32

Power Amp Schematic (Left Channel) 33

Power Amp Schematic (Left Power Supplies) 34

Power Amp PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 35

Power Amp PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 36

Power Amp Left PCB BOM 37-38

Hub PCB Schematic 39

Hub PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 41

Hub PCB BOM 42-43

Rectifier PCB Schematic 44

Rectifier PCB Board Layout (Top Side) 45

Rectifier PCB Board Layout (Bottom Side) 46

Rectifier PCB BOM 47

IC Pin Layout Details 48-49

Technical Description 51-60

Procedure to upgrade the Control (Pic) Software 61-62

2. The lighting flash with the arrowhead within an equilateral

3. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended

4. This product complies with EEC Low Voltage (73/23/EEC) and

5. Any unauthorised design alterations or additions will void the manufacturer’s

Notes on chip component replacement

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