NAD 160 Owner's Manual

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GB7TROUBLESHOOTINGNO SOUND • Power AC lead unplugged or power notswitched on• Tape 1 Monitor selected• Mute on• Power amplifier is switched off• Headphones inserted• Check if AC lead is plugged in andpower switched on• De-select Tape 1 Monitor mode• Switch off Mute• Switch power amplifier on• Unplug headphonesProblem Cause SolutionNO SOUND ONE CHANNEL • Balance control not centered• RCA lead to power amplifier notproperly connected or damaged.• Input lead disconnected or damaged• Center Balance control• Check leads and connections• Check leads and connectionsPROBLEM ON PHONO INPUT ONLY • No signal• Hum on Phono input.• Weak or Distorted signal• Check MM-MC switch set correctly• Check phono earth lead is connected• Check the turntable is connected to thecorrect MM or MC phono inputREMOTE CONTROL HANDSET NOTWORKING• Batteries flat, or incorrectly inserted• IR transmitter or receiver windowsobstructed• IR receiver in direct sun or very brightambient light• Check or replace batteries• Remove obstruction• Place unit away from direct sun, reduceamount of ambient lighMASTER VOLUMEor respectively increases or decreases the Volumesetting. The motorised Volume Control on the front panel willindicate the level set.Other than the commands relating to the NAD C160 amplifieritself, there are other buttons which will operate most NAD CDplayers and Cassette decks equipped with NAD Link:TUNER CONTROL(for use with NAD Tuner)BANK selects a bank of preset stations.PRESET or selects respectively higher or lowernumber station preset.CD PLAYER CONTROL(for use with NAD CD Player)engages Pause.engages Stop.engages Play or toggles between Play and Pause.or engages Track skip; Press once to respectively go tothe next track or to return to start of current or previous track.NEXT DISC Go to next disc (for NAD CD changers).CASSETTE DECK CONTROL(For use with single (DECK B) or double transport (A and B) NADCassette Decks)or engages Forward Play or Reverse Play.Record / Pause. Press to put cassette deck into record-pause. Press Play to start recording.stops Play or Recording.engages Rewind.engages Fast Forward.NOTE: Direct sunlight or very bright ambient lighting may affectthe operating range and angle for the remote control handset.BI-AMPINGSome loudspeakers have separate connection terminals for the LF(Low Frequency) and HF (High Frequency) sections of thespeaker. This facility allows to “Bi-amp” these speakers, where aseparate power amplifier is used for the LF and HF section, whichmay improve overall sound quality.The NAD C160 provides two sets of pre amplifier outputs (PREOUT 1 & 2) to facilitate the connections for Bi-amping. Moreover,the level from PRE OUT 2 can be reduced in relation to PRE OUT1 to accommodate power amplifiers with different gain(amplification factor).To set up the C160 with power amplifiers first decide which poweramplifier has the highest gain. This is easily done by comparingthe loudness level of the power amplifiers in an identical system(keep the volume control at the same level; use the same sourceand speakers). The amplifier that plays louder has the highestgain (note that this does not need to be the more powerfulamplifier of the two).Connect the amplifier with highest gain to the PRE OUT 2 (No. 12)sockets; the other power amplifier to the PRE OUT 1 (No. 11)sockets.From the maximum level position (0dB), use the VOLUME PREOUT 2 control (No. 13) to reduce the output level of PRE OUT 2so that the volume level of both power amplifiers is exactlymatched.