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Cambridge Audio AXR100: pair a first Bluetooth music source

Cambridge Audio AXR100 — pair a first Bluetooth music source. Follow the exact documented route and keep the actual result.

Manufacturer-documented Reviewed 2026-11-09 · Revision 1

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When this guide applies

Exact Cambridge Audio AXR100. First-ever source only, no memory-overflow or active-source disconnection. Only normal external user controls; no mains modification, chassis opening, reset or firmware installation.

Connection scope: Bluetooth. Symptom: My devices won’t pair or reconnect.

This is a documented check, not a diagnosis of your equipment. The model name does not confirm the selected input, mode, software or connected partner.

If your exact model or a required setting is unknown, use the “I don’t know” branch below. Do not apply a similarly named model’s instructions.

Checks and possible outcomes

Start at scope. Follow the link that matches what you actually observe. Alternative branches are not a single sequence of actions.

scope

Confirm the exact setup

This is the unit’s first-ever Bluetooth source, no Bluetooth connection is active, the supplied antenna is already correctly fitted, and the source is available with safe volume.

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented Cambridge Audio AXR100 official manual ↗Bluetooth audio streaming / Operating instructions — Bluetooth — Select Bluetooth with the front Bluetooth/Phono or remote Bluetooth button; PAIRING appears. Choose AXR100 in the source device’s Bluetooth settings; successful connection shows the source name.Exact AXR100 sections of the explicitly shared Cambridge manual. A sibling model’s exclusive control or firmware prerequisite is not assumed. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Select the documented Bluetooth source

Confirm PAIRING is shown rather than PHONO.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented Cambridge Audio AXR100 official manual ↗Bluetooth audio streaming / Operating instructions — Bluetooth — Select Bluetooth with the front Bluetooth/Phono or remote Bluetooth button; PAIRING appears. Choose AXR100 in the source device’s Bluetooth settings; successful connection shows the source name.Exact AXR100 sections of the explicitly shared Cambridge manual. A sibling model’s exclusive control or firmware prerequisite is not assumed. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Open Bluetooth discovery on the intended source

Use the actual phone/computer Bluetooth settings.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented Cambridge Audio AXR100 official manual ↗Bluetooth audio streaming / Operating instructions — Bluetooth — Select Bluetooth with the front Bluetooth/Phono or remote Bluetooth button; PAIRING appears. Choose AXR100 in the source device’s Bluetooth settings; successful connection shows the source name.Exact AXR100 sections of the explicitly shared Cambridge manual. A sibling model’s exclusive control or firmware prerequisite is not assumed. · Source checked 2026-11-09

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Choose the exact amplifier name

Wait for its actual connection indication; do not clear pairings or reset if it is absent.

Look for: Perform this one check and observe the actual response.

  • Manufacturer-documented Cambridge Audio AXR100 official manual ↗Bluetooth audio streaming / Operating instructions — Bluetooth — Select Bluetooth with the front Bluetooth/Phono or remote Bluetooth button; PAIRING appears. Choose AXR100 in the source device’s Bluetooth settings; successful connection shows the source name.Exact AXR100 sections of the explicitly shared Cambridge manual. A sibling model’s exclusive control or firmware prerequisite is not assumed. · Source checked 2026-11-09

result

Check the actual result

Does the source confirm connection to the intended amplifier?

Look for: Choose only a detail you can confirm.

  • Manufacturer-documented Cambridge Audio AXR100 official manual ↗Bluetooth audio streaming / Operating instructions — Bluetooth — Select Bluetooth with the front Bluetooth/Phono or remote Bluetooth button; PAIRING appears. Choose AXR100 in the source device’s Bluetooth settings; successful connection shows the source name.Exact AXR100 sections of the explicitly shared Cambridge manual. A sibling model’s exclusive control or firmware prerequisite is not assumed. · Source checked 2026-11-09

Possible result

Confirm the unknown detail first

Do not infer a source setting, installed cartridge, connector role, software state or partner capability. Obtain the exact documentation before continuing.

insufficient data

Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

    Possible result

    Keep the actual observation for support

    Record the exact model, source, input and last observed response. These checks do not diagnose a failed component. No reset, service work or blind update is prescribed.

    next support

    Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

      Possible result

      Checks completed — keep the observed result

      This records the observation in this particular setup, not a guaranteed cure, physical Audio Review test or measurement.

      steps completed

      Reaching this result does not mean the issue is solved. Only your own feedback can report improvement.

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