Compact Disc Player C 542 GB Owner's Manual F D E I P S Manuel d'Installation Bedienungsanleitung Manual del Usuario Manuale delle Istruzioni Manual do Proprietário Bruksanvisning REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS DIGITAL DIGIT AL OPTICAL OUT DIGITAL DIGIT AL OUT OUT NA D LINK +12V TRIGGER © 2003 NAD C 542 IR IN IN IN OFF AUTO AUT 4 5 6 7 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 12 5 7 9 11 NAD Compact Disc Player C 542 PLAY PAUSE STOP RANDOM SKIP MIN SEC 678 9 10 OPEN TIME REPEAT SCAN © 2003 NAD C 542 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 REMOTE CONTROL ON OFF 1 4 2 3 6 5 THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. LE PRESENT APPAREIL NUMVERIQUE N'EMET PAS DE BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES DEPASSANT LES LIMITES APPLICABLES AUX APPAREILS NUMERIQUES DE LA CLASSE B PRESCRITES DANS LE REGLEMENT SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIO ELECTRIQUE EDICTE PAR LE MINISTERE DES COMMUNICATIONS DU CANADA. 7 10 8 9 0 +10 SKIP SCAN TIME OPEN/CLOSE STOP PROGRAM DELETE REPEAT RANDOM WARNING! INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VORSICHT! UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLEN TRITT AUS, WENN DECKEL GEÖffnet und wenn sicherheitsverriegelung ÜberbrÜckt ist. Nicht dem strahl aussetzen. ADVARSEL - USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING, NÅR SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION.UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLUNG. ADVARSEL - USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING NÅR DEKSEL ÅPNES OG SIKKERHEDSLÅS BRYTES. UNNGÅ EKSPONERING FOR STRÅLEN. VARNING - OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRRAR ÄR URKOPPLADE. STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG. VARO! - AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYMÄTÖNNTÄ LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN. CD 6 3 NAD C 542 Compact Disc Player QUICK START 1. Connect a twin RCA-to-RCA lead from the L (left) and R (right) Line Output jacks to the corresponding CD inputs on your amplifier. 2. Plug in the AC power cord. 3. Press the green POWER button to turn on the player. 4. Press OPEN to open the disc drawer. 5. Place a CD, label side up, in the tray's circular recess. Be certain that the disc is centred within the recess. 6. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The drawer closes automatically, and the disc begins to play. 7. At any time you may press SKIP or to select different tracks on the disc. 8. Press PLAY/PAUSE if you want to stop play temporarily while keeping the pickup at its current position on the disc. Press PLAY/PAUSE again when you want to resume playback. Press STOP if you want to end play and reset the pickup to the beginning of the disc. NOTE ON INSTALLATION Install the NAD C 542 Compact Disc player on a level, vibrationfree surface. (Severe vibration, or operation in a tilted position, may cause the player to mis-track.) The player may be stacked with other stereo components, as long as there is adequate ventilation around it. If the player is placed in close proximity to a radio tuner (AM or FM), a VCR, or a television set, the operation of its digital circuits may produce static that would interfere with reception of weak broadcast signals. If this occurs, move the CD player away from other devices or switch it off when viewing or listening to broadcasts. best results, the cable should be a 75 ohm coaxial cable of the type used for video signals, with an RCA phono plug at each end or the cable should be an optical cable terminated with a TOS Link connector. (To distinguish them from similar phono-plug cables used for analogue audio signals, video and digital signal cables often are colour-coded with yellow plugs.) 3. NAD LINK IN/OUT The NAD-Link connector is used to pass commands from other units fitted with NAD-Link connectors. This allows centralised control of a complete system, and also allows some of the basic functions of other NAD components (such as a tuner, or cassette-deck) also equipped with NAD-Link to be controlled with an NAD system remote control. To function with such other units, connect the C 542's NADLink Out to the NAD-Link In on the other unit. NAD-Link connectors can be daisy-chained, IN to OUT, so that a whole system can be controlled from the remote control facilities of one unit. NOTES: It is advisable not to connect NAD-Link if these units that have their own built-in remote control command receiver and are positioned together, in direct view from the remote control handset. If you are unsure, try operating the products without NAD-Link first; If the unit responds to the remote control command, it will not be necessary to connect NAD-Link. Never loop the last unit back to the first NAD unit in the NAD-Link chain. Unplug all units from the mains before connecting or disconnecting NAD-Link. 4. IR IN This input is connected to the output of an IR (infrared) repeater (Xantech or similar), or the IR output of another component to allow control of the C 542 from a remote location. Ask your dealer or custom installer for further details. 5. +12V TRIGGER IN The 12V trigger Input allows the C 542 to be switched remotely from STANDBY to ON and vice-versa by ancillary equipment such as a pre-amp, AV processor etc. The controlling device must be equipped with a 12V trigger output to use this feature. 6. +12V TRIGGER SWITCH A. When the switch is set to the OFF position, the unit ignores any trigger In command. The front panel buttons and Power On/Off buttons on remote control toggles between Power On and Standby Mode. This is the correct setting for most installations. B. For control by an external 12V trigger signal, set the switch to AUTO position, and the C 542 will Power On when the trigger Input is high (12V present). In this setting, the front panel and the remote control ON/STANDBY controls are defeated; only the 12V Trigger Input can turn the C 542 ON. The unit will go to Standby mode if the trigger goes from high to low (no 12V present). The unit will not go to standby mode using any button on front panel and remote control. When the external power is first applied to the unit, the unit will go to the status directed by Trigger input when the switch is set to AUTO. 7. AC LINE CORD Connect this power cord to an AC mains wall outlet or to an AC convenience outlet at the rear of your amplifier GB REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 1. LINE OUTPUT Connect a cable from these jacks to your amplifier. Plug one end of a twin RCA-to-RCA lead into the L (upper) and R (lower) output jacks. Connect the other end of the cable to your stereo amplifier's CD input, or to any other "line-level" input jacks (such as the AUXiliary inputs). Do NOT connect this cable to the amplifier's PHONO input jacks. The RCA sockets on your NAD C 542 are colour coded for convenience. Red and white are Right and Left audio respectively, and yellow for NAD Link and Digital Out. Ensure that leads and sockets are not damaged in any way and all sockets are firmly pushed home. 2. DIGITAL OPTICAL & COAXIAL OUTPUT The digital playback signal is available at this output jack. The serial data output is taken after the error correction but before the digital-to-analogue conversion and filtering. The output is transformer-isolated from the built-in D-to-A circuits. It may be connected to any digital signal processor that conforms to the Sony/Philips (SPDIF) standard. To use the digital output, connect a cable from this jack to the "CD Digital" or equivalent input on a digital processor or recorder. For 4 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1. POWER ON/OFF Press this button to switch on the power to the disc player. Press again and release to switch the power off. The display will light up to indicate the unit is switched on and ready for use. 2. DISC DRAWER To play a disc, press the OPEN button to open the disc drawer. Place the CD within the large circular recess in the drawer, with its transparent playing surface facing down. The label must face UP. CD-3 discs (3-inch CD "singles") can be played without the aid of an adapter. Place the disc in the drawer, centered in the smaller circular recess, with its label facing UP. NOTE: This player was not designed to accommodate a "damping disc" placed on a CD, nor two CDs stacked together. It plays audio CDs, but not discs identified as CD-V, DVD, CD-I, CD-ROM, or PHOTO CD. Refer also to chapter "A note on CD-R and CD-RW audio discs". 3. DISPLAY The display provides information about playback status and about the optical pickup's location on the disc. The displayed track/time information is obtained by reading inaudible "sub-codes" in the disc. TRACK NUMBER Each disc is segmented into numbered tracks when the recording is made; typically each numbered track will correspond to a different song, symphonic movement, etc. These track numbers are identified on the CD package and are encoded in the disc by its manufacturer. In some CDs, at the manufacturer's option, tracks may be sub-divided into sections identified by Index numbers. This player does not display Index numbers. TIME Normally this display shows the time elapsed since the beginning of the current track. Using the TIME button you can switch the display to show the remaining number of tracks and playing time to the end of the disc. When you load a different disc and use the OPEN button (No. 4) to close the disc drawer, the display shows the number of tracks and the total playing time of all the tracks on the disc. REMAIN REMAIN lights up in the lower-left corner of the display if you have pressed the TIME button to show the remaining number of tracks and time of the disc. REPEAT 1 "REPEAT" and "1" light up respectively in the centre and upper-left corner during repeat-play of a single track. "REPEAT" and "ALL" light up during repeat-play of the entire program or disc RANDOM When the C 542's random mode has been selected, "RANDOM" will be shown in the Display Panel. CALENDAR DISPLAY TRACK LISTING Displays a list of tracks available on the disc. As each track is played its number is blanked out on the Track Listing, giving a simple indication of how much of the disc has been played and how much remains. The number for the current track being played blinks. The display shows up to 16 numbered tracks. OVER If the loaded disc contains over 16 tracks, "OVER" will light up in the bottom centre area of the display. MEMORY During Program Play or programming for Program Play, MEMORY will light up. PROGRAM Together with MEMORY, PROGRAM will light up during playback of a selection of pre-programmed tracks of the disc. STATUS A right-pointing arrowhead , located near the left edge of the time display, lights up during PLAY. Two vertical bars indicate that the player is in PAUSE. In STOP mode the display reverts to showing the total number of tracks and playing time of the disc. no dISC When no disc is present or when you load a disc that cannot be read (because it is dirty or is upside-down) "no dISC" lights up in the display. REMOTE RECEIVER An infrared sensor, located at the righthand portion of the display window, receives commands from the remote control. There must be a clear line-of-sight path from the remote control to this window; if that path is obstructed, the remote control may not work. HDCD® indicator This indicator will light up when an HDCD® encoded disc is played. For more information on HDCD® refer to chapter "HDCD". 4. OPEN Press this button to open the disc drawer, and press it again to close the drawer. If this button is pressed while a disc is being played, playback will stop, the pickup will reset to the beginning of the disc and the drawer will open. Opening the drawer will also delete the players memory for Program Play. When the disc drawer is open, the drawer-closing mechanism can also be activated by pressing PLAY or by gently pushing the drawer inward. NOTE: The disc drawer is opened and closed by an internal motor. Do not close the drawer by hand with the power off. When the drawer closes, the player scans the disc's TOC (Table Of Contents) and displays the total number of tracks and playing time on the disc. If you press PLAY to close the drawer ...