Owner's Manual
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Manuel d'Installation
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Manual del Usuario
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Manuale delle Istruzioni
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Manual do Proprietário
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C521i
Compact Disc Player
Warning: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not
expose this unit to rain or moisture.
The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral
triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying
the product.
Do not place this unit on an unstable cart, stand or tripod, bracket
or table. The unit may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult
and serious damage to the unit. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,
bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with
the unit. Any mounting of the device on a wall or ceiling should
follow the manufacturer's instructions and should use a mounting
accessory recommended by the manufacturer.
An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care.
Quick stops, excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the
appliance and cart combination to overturn.
Read and follow all the safety and operating instructions before
connecting or using this unit. Retain this notice and the owner's
manual for future reference.
All warnings on the unit and in its operating instructions should be
adhered to.
Do not use this unit near water; for example, near a bath tub,
washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.
The unit should be installed so that its location or position does not
interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, it should not be
situated on a bed, sofa, rug or similar surface that may block the
ventilation openings; or placed in a built-in installation, such as a
bookcase or cabinet, that may impede the flow of air through its
ventilation openings.
The unit should be situated from heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves or other devices (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.
The unit should be connected to a power supply outlet only of the
voltage and frequency marked on its rear panel.
The power supply cord should be routed so that it is not likely to be
walked on or pinched, especially near the plug, convenience
receptacles, or where the cord exits from the unit.
Unplug the unit from the wall outlet before cleaning. Never use
benzine, thinner or other solvents for cleaning. Use only a soft
damp cloth.
The power supply cord of the unit should be unplugged from the
wall outlet when it is to be unused for a long period of time.
Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, and liquids are not
spilled into the enclosure through any openings.
This unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:
A. The power cord or the plug has been damaged; or
B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the unit; or
C. The unit has been exposed to rain or liquids of any kind; or
D. The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a
marked change in performance; or
E. The device has been dropped or the enclosure damaged.
DO NOT ATTEMPT SERVICING OF THIS UNIT
YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL
Upon completion of any servicing or repairs, request the service
shop's assurance that only Factory Authorized Replacement Parts
with the same characteristics as the original parts have been used,
and that the routine safety checks have been performed to
guarantee that the equipment is in safe operating condition.
REPLACEMENT WITH UNAUTHORIZED PARTS MAY RESULT IN FIRE,
ELECTRIC SHOCK OR OTHER HAZARDS.
ATTENTION
POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA
LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE
CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU'AU
FOND.
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF
PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT.
If an indoor antenna is used (either built into the set or installed
separately), never allow any part of the antenna to touch the metal
parts of other electrical appliances such as a lamp, TV set etc.
CAUTION
POWER LINES
Any outdoor antenna must be located away from all power lines.
OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING
If an outside antenna is connected to your tuner or tuner-
preamplifier, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to
provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static
charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No.
70-1984, provides information with respect to proper grounding of
the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to
an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of
antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes and
requirements for the grounding electrode.
a. Use No. 10 AWG (5.3mm2) copper, No. 8 AWG (8.4mm2)
aluminium, No. 17 AWG (1.0mm2) copper-clad steel or bronze
wire, or larger, as a ground wire.
b. Secure antenna lead-in and ground wires to house with stand-off
insulators spaced from 4-6 feet (1.22 - 1.83 m) apart.
c. Mount antenna discharge unit as close as possible to where lead-
in enters house.
d. Use jumper wire not smaller than No.6 AWG (13.3mm2) copper,
or the equivalent, when a separate antenna-grounding electrode
is used. see NEC Section 810-21 (j).
EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL
CODE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 810 - RADIO AND
TELEVISION EQUIPMENT.
NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER: This reminder is provided to
call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the
National Electrical Code that provides guidelines for proper
grounding and, in particular, specifies that the ground cable ground
shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close
to the point of cable entry as practical.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK DO NOT OPEN
ATTENTION
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIR
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO
USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
REMOTE CONTROL
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
CLASS 1 LASER product
LUOKAN 1 LASERPLAITE
KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT
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.
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.
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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 C521i 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
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 C521i are
colour coded for convenience. Red and white are Right and Left
audio respectively, and yellow for Digital Out. Ensure that
leads and sockets are not damaged in any way and all sockets
are firmly pushed home.
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.)
NAD C521i Compact Disc Player
3. 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 and CD-RW, 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".
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.
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 middle of the display if you
have pressed the TIME button to show the remaining number
number of tracks and time of the disc.
REPEAT 1 "REPEAT" and "ONE" light up respectively in the left
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 C521i's random mode has been selected,
"RANDOM" will be shown in the Display Panel.
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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.
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 right-
hand 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.
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 this information
is skipped, and play commences immediately at Track 1.
5. PLAY/PAUSE
This dual-function button alternates between starting and stopping
playback. Press to start play or to resume play after Pause. During
play, press this button to stop playback temporarily, keeping the
optical pickup at its current position on the disc. The PLAY mode
is identified by a right-pointing arrowhead in the display. The
PAUSE mode is identified by two vertical bars
. To resume
playback at the exact point where it stopped, press PLAY/PAUSE
again. If you don't want to resume play at the same point, you may
use the SKIP and SCAN controls to cue the pickup to a different
starting point before pressing PLAY again.
6. TIME
The TIME button alternates between displaying the elapsed or
remaining tracks and time of the disc or program being played. In
the default setting, the display will indicate the current track
number and time elapsed since the beginning of the track. Press
the button once to display the total number of remaining tracks
and time of the disc or program being played. Press again to
revert to the default, elapsed time display.
7. STOP
Press the STOP button once to stop playback, and re-sets the
pickup to the beginning of the disc. The display reverts to showing
the number of tracks and total playing time on the disc. If the CD
player was programmed to play a selection of tracks, the program
will be retained in the player's memory. Pressing STOP a second
time will also delete the program. Pressing STOP twice will also
disengage Repeat and Random play if these were engaged.
8. REPEAT
This button engages the Repeat Play mode, an endless-repeat
cycle. Press the Repeat button once to select the REPEAT 1 mode,
in which only the current track is repeated over and over again.
Pressing the Repeat button once again selects the REPEAT ALL
mode, in which the entire disc is played from beginning to end,
over and over again. Press the Repeat button a third time to cancel
the repeat cycle and return to normal operation.
The Repeat Play mode can be used in combination with Program
and Random Play modes. When the C521i is in Repeat Play mode
"REPEAT 1" or "ALL" will be shown in the Display Panel. Repeat
Play mode can also be disengaged by pressing the STOP button
twice. On the first press of the STOP button, playback will stop, the
second press will disengage Repeat Play mode.
9. RANDOM
Engaging the Random Play mode will play all the tracks once on
the CD in a random order. From Stop, press first the RANDOM and
then the PLAY/PAUSE button to engage Random Play mode. During
normal playback the Random Play mode can also be engaged by
pressing the RANDOM button. The current track will stop playing
and the first randomly selected track will commence.
The Random Play mode can be used in combination with the
Repeat Play All mode but not with Program Play mode. When the
C521i is in Random mode "RANDOM" will be shown in the Display
Panel. Press the RANDOM button again to cancel Random Play
mode and return to normal Play mode. Random Play mode can
also be disengaged by pressing the STOP button twice. On the first
press of the STOP button, playback will stop, the second press will
disengage Random Play mode.
10. SCAN
The SCAN
button causes the optical pickup to scan backward
through the recording at high speed. This button works only while
the player is in PLAY or PAUSE. After a STOP command, or after
loading a new disc, you must press PLAY before the scan circuit
will work. If Scan is initiated while the player is in PAUSE the scan
is silent; if initiated during PLAY the music will be heard in
fragmentary form at reduced volume as the player scans through
it. For the first approximately 50 seconds of a track, scanning will
be at around 3 times the speed, after which scanning speed
increases to around 15 times faster than normal playing speed.
Use this "audible scan" to cue the player precisely to the spot
where you want to resume play. If you scan back to the beginning
of the disc while playing Track 1, the player automatically reverts
to normal playback.
The SCAN
button causes the optical pickup to scan rapidly
forward through the music. The behaviour of this function is
similar to SCAN
. If you scan forward to the end of the disc
while playing the final track, the scan will stop and the Time
display will show the table of contents. (There is no "wrap-
around" mode.)
11. SKIP
During playback, press the SKIP
button once to skip back to
the beginning of the current track. Press SKIP
twice in rapid
succession to skip back to the previous track or previous
programmed track in Program Play mode, once to reach the
beginning of the current track and again to jump to the previous
track. When pressing continuously, the player will skip to previous
tracks repeatedly, concluding at the beginning of the disc
(Track 1) or the first track programmed in Program Play mode.
MEMORY During Program Play or programming for Program
Play, MEMORY will light up.