NAD C 542 owner manual

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Digital” or equivalent input on a digital processor or recorder. For
To
Connect this power cord to an AC mains wall outlet or to
convenience outlet at the rear of your amplifier
use the digital output, connect a cable from this jack to the “CD
an A
7. AC LINE CORD
2. DIGITAL OPTICAL & COAXIAL OUTPUT
Connect a cable from these jacks to your amplifier. Plug oneA. endWhen the switch is set to the OFF position, the unit ignores of a twin RCA-to-RCA lead into the L (upper) and R (lower) outputany trigger In command. The front panel buttons and Power jacks. Connect the other end of the cable to your stereo amplifier’sOn/Off buttons on remote control toggles between Power On CD input, or to any other “line-level” input jacks (such as andthe Standby Mode. This is the correct setting for most AUXiliary inputs). Do NOT connect this cable to the amplifier’sinstallations.
PHONO input jacks. The RCA sockets on your NAD C 542B. areFor control by an external 12V trigger signal, set the switch colour coded for convenience. Red and white are Right and Leftto AUTO position, and the C 542 will Power On when the audio respectively, and yellow for NAD Link and Digital Out.rigger Input is high (12V present). In this setting, the front Ensure that leads and sockets are not damaged in any way andpanelll and the remote control ON/STANDBY controls are
sockets are firmly pushed home.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 The digital playback signal is available at this output jack. Thestandby mode using any button on front panel and remote
serial data output is taken after the error correction but before controlthe . When the external power is first applied to the unit, digital-to-analogue conversion and filtering. The output is the unit will go to the status directed by Trigger input when transformer-isolated from the built-inD-to-A circuits. It may bethe switch is set to AUTO.
connected to any digital signal processor that conforms to the Sony/Philips (SPDIF) standard.
6. +12V TRIGGER SWITCH
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 1. LINE OUTPUT
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.
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.
NOTE ON INSTALLATION
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
Install the NAD C 542 Compact Disc player on a level, vibrationhandset- . If you are unsure, try operating the products without free surface. (Severe vibration, or operation in a tilted position,NAD-Link first; If the unit responds to the remote control may cause the player to mis-track.) The player may be stackedcommand, it will not be necessary to connect NAD-Link.
with other stereo components, as long as there is adequate
ventilation around it. If the player is placed in close proximityNevertoloop the last unit back to the first NAD unit in the NAD-Lin a radio tuner (AM or FM), a VCR, or a television set, the chainoperation.Unplug all units from the mains before connecting or
of its digital circuits may produce static that would interferedisconnectingwith NAD-Link. reception of weak broadcast signals. If this occurs, move the CD
player away from other devices or switch it off when viewing4. orIR IN listening to broadcasts.
NAD C 542 Compact Disc Player
QUICK STARTbest results, the cable should be a 75 ohm coaxial cable of the 1. Connect a twin RCA-to-RCA lead from the L (left) and R type(right)used for video signals, with an RCA phono plug at each end Line Output jacks to the corresponding CD inputs on oryourthe cable should be an optical cable terminated with a TOS
amplifier.Link connector. ( T istinguishod them from similar phono-plug
2. Plug in the AC power cord.c a b l e s u s e d f o r analogue audio signals, video and digital
3. Press the green POWER button to turn on the player. cables often arecolour-coded with yellow plugs.)
4. Press OPEN to open the disc drawer.
5. Place a CD, label side up, in the tray’s circular recess3.. BeNAD LINK IN/OUT
certain that the disc is centred within the recess. The NAD-Link connector is used to pass commands from other units
6. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The drawer closes automatically, and fittthed with NAD-Link connectors. This allows centralised control of a
disc begins to play.complete system, and also allows some of the basic functions of
7. At any time you may press SKIP or to select different tracksother onNAD components (such as a tuner, or cassette-deck) also
the disc.equipped with NAD-Link to be controlled with an NAD system remote
8. Press PLAY/PAUSE if you want to stop play temporarily controlwhile. To function with such other units, connect the C 542's NAD- keeping the pickup at its current position on the disc. LinkPressOut to the NAD-Link In on the other unit. NAD-Link connectors PLAY/PAUSE again when you want to resume playback. Presscan be daisy-chained, IN to OUT, so that a whole system can be STOP if you want to end play and reset the pickup controlltothed from the remote control facilities of one unit.
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Contents 542 Page Rear Panel Connections Remote ControlFront Panel Controls Page Front Panel Controls Power ON/OFF Disc DrawerOpen DisplayIndicator Power onScan Power OFF ControlDelete Installing and Replacing BatteriesCD-R & VD-RW Audio Discs Maintenance Cleaning DiscsTroubleshooting Handling Compact DiscsConcernant ’INSTALLATION ENTREE/SORTIE Liaison NAD Link Lecteur DE CD NAD CMise Marche Rapide Optique Numerique RiqueCommandes SUR Face Parlante Sèlecteur DasservissementCordon ’ALIMENTATION Secteur ListeTelecommande Temps RechercheArret RepetitionLED Clavier NumeriqueProgrammation SupprimerMise Place Remplacement DES Entretien Piles VotreMANIPULATION DES Compact DiscsNettoyage DES Disques Disques Audio CD-R & CD-RWPropos DE LA Tete Optique DepannageNAD C 542 Compact Disc Player Netzkabelanschluss FrontplattenelementeNetzschalter CD-SCHUBLADESuchen ZeitWiederholungsmodus SpringenNetz EIN Netz AUSNumerisches Tastenfeld Programm LäschenDER Umgang MIT COMPACT-DISCS VON CDSCD-R/CD-RW WartungProblemlösung Tocadiscos CD NAD C Cordon DE Linea CA Controles DEL Panel DelanteroAlimentación CONECTADA/DESCONECTADAESCUCHA/PAUSA TiempoParada RepeticiónPower Pulse Control RemotoTeclado Numerico Program BorrarLOS Discos Discos Audio CD-R & CD-RWSobre Toma Optica MantenimientoEN on Power Investigacion DE AveriasSintoma Causa Posible Solucion No HAY SonidoRiproduttore PER CD NAD C Cordone Della Linea CA Comandi Pannello AnterioreACCESO/SPENTO Cassetto PortadiscoORE ScansioneRipetere CasualeAccendi LEDSpegni Tastiera NumericaInstallazione Sostituzione Delle Manutenzione Batterie Pulizia DEI DischiDischi CD-R Audio CD-RW CD-R & CdrwRicerca Guasti Sintomo Possibili Cause SoluzioneFunziona NON VI È SuonoLeitor DE Discos Compactos NAD C Entrada DE Disparo Interruptor DE DisparoCabo DE Alimentação AC Comandos do Painel Dianteiro Alimentação LIGAR/DESLIGARAbrir AleatórioREPRODUÇÃO/PAUSA Tempo PesquisaTeclado Numérico SaltarProgramação Indicador STAND-BYApagar Discos Áudio CD-R E CD-RWCD-R E Instalação Substituição DAS Pilhas ManutenaçãoResolução DE Problemas Limpeza DOS CDSCausa Possível Solução Para on LigadoNAD C 542 CD-SPELARE PLAY/PAUSE Displayfönstret Scan Bakåt Siffertangenter ProgrammeringSTAND-BY LED FjärrkontrollenHantering OCH Förvaring AV CD-SKIVOR CD-SKIVORBatterier Själva LasernFelsökning Manual 06/03 China
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