NAD C541 Quick Start, Rear Panel Connections, Line Output, Digital Output, NAD Link IN/OUT

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NAD C541 Compact Disc Player

QUICK START

1. Remove the transit screw from the bottom of the unit.

2. 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.

3. Plug in the AC power cord.

4. Press the green POWER button to turn on the player.

5. Press OPEN to open the disc drawer.

6. Place a CD, label side up, in the tray’s circular recess. Be certain that the disc is centred within the recess.

7. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The drawer closes automatically, and the disc begins to play.

8. At any time you may press SKIP or to select different tracks on the disc.

9. 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

 

IMPORTANT! Before installation, remove the red plastic transit

 

screw from the bottom of the unit. Remove by turning 90° counter-

 

clockwise and then pulling it out of its position. Never use force to

 

remove the screw; refer also to the label attached to the transit

 

screw. Retain the transit screw, should you need to transport the CD

 

Player over some distance (e.g. when moving house). To avoid

 

damage, it is important that the transit screw is replaced.

 

Install the NAD C541 Compact Disc player on a level, vibration-

 

free 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

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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.

 

 

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 C541 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 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 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. (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 C541’s NAD- Link 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. 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.

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

1. POWER ON/OFF

Press this green 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-RW, CD-V, DVD, CD-I, CD-ROM, or PHOTO CD. Refer also to chapter “A note on CD-R and CD-RW audio discs”

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C541 specifications

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