NAD C 320BEE Owner's Manual

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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA4NOTES ON INSTALLATIONYour NAD C320BEE should be placed on a firm, level surface. Avoidplacing the unit in direct sunlight or near sources of heat and damp.Allow adequate ventilation. Do not place the unit on a soft surface likea carpet. Do not place it in an enclosed position such a bookcase orcabinet that may impede the air-flow through the ventilation slots. Makesure the unit is switched off before making any connections.The RCA sockets on your NAD C320BEE are colour coded forconvenience. Red and white are Right and Left audio respectively, andyellow for NAD Link.Use high quality leads and sockets for optimum performance andreliability. Ensure that leads and sockets are not damaged in any way andall sockets are firmly pushed home.For best performance, use quality speaker leads of 16 gauge (1.5mm)thickness or more. If the unit is not going to be used for some time,disconnect the plug from the AC socket.Should water get into your NAD C320BEE, shut off the power to theunit and remove the plug from the AC socket. Have the unit inspectedby a qualified service technician before attempting to use it again.DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER, THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.Use a dry soft cloth to clean the unit. If necessary, lightly dampen thecloth with soapy water. Do not use solutions containing benzol or othervolatile agents.QUICK START1 Connect the speakers to the rear Speaker terminals and sources tothe relevant rear input sockets.2 Plug in the AC power cord.3 Press the POWER button to turn the NAD C320BEE on.4 Press the required input selector.FRONT PANEL CONTROLS1 Power - Pressing the Power switch turns the unit to standby state.Upon selecting any input at the front panel or the ON button at theremote, the C320BEE will choose the last selected as the active input.The LED over the power switch will change form amber, indicatingstandby state, to green when any input is selected. Pressing thePOWER switch again will turn the amplifier off.NOTEThe remote control handset supplied with the C320BEE is of auniversal NAD type, designed to operate several NAD models. Somebuttons on this handset are inoperative, as the functions aren’tsupported by the C320BEE.2 Power/Standby/Protection LED - Upon switching the power on,the LED will light up red for a few seconds before the protectioncircuit is deactivated. The LED will then turn amber, and the amplifieris ready for normal operation. In cases of serious abuse of theamplifier, such as overheating, excessively low loudspeakerimpedance, short circuit etc. the amplifier will engage its Protectioncircuitry, indicated by the LED turning from green to red, and thesound being muted. In such a case, turn the amplifier off, wait for itto cool down and/or check the speaker connections, making sure theoverall loudspeaker impedance doesn’t go below 4 ohms. Once thecause for the protection circuitry to engage has been removed, pressPower again to resume normal operation.3 Headphone socket - A 1/4” stereo jack socket is supplied forheadphone listening and will work with conventional headphones ofany impedance. Inserting a headphone jack into this socketautomatically switches off the loudspeakers. The volume, tone andbalance controls are operative for headphone listening. Use asuitable adapter to connect headphones with other types of sockets,such as 3.5mm stereo ‘personal stereo’ jack plugs.NOTEMake certain that the volume control is turned to minimum (fullyanti-clockwise) before connecting or disconnecting headphones.Listening at high levels can damage your hearing.4 Infra-red remote control command receiver - The infraredsensor, located behind this circular window, receives commands fromthe remote control. There must be a clear line-of-sight path from theremote control to this window; if that path is obstructed, the remotecontrol may not work.NOTEDirect sunlight or very bright ambient lighting may affect theoperating range and angle for the remote control handset.5 Input selectors These buttons select the active input to the NADC320BEE and the signal sent to the loudspeakers, the Tape outputsand the PRE OUT sockets. The buttons on the remote controlhandset duplicate these buttons, with the exception of the tunerinput; see below. Green LEDs just above each button will indicatewhich input is currently selected.DISC Selects a line-level source connected to the DISC sockets as theactive input.CD Selects the CD (or other line-level source) connected to the CDsockets as the active input.VIDEO Selects the VCR (or stereo TV/Satellite/Cable receiver)connected to the VIDEO sockets as the active input.AUX Selects a line-level source connected to the AUX sockets as theactive input.TUNER Selects the tuner (or other line-level source) connected to theTuner sockets as the active input. The remote control handset hasseparate buttons for AM and FM; pressing either one will select theC320BEE’s tuner input.TAPE 2 Selects Tape 2 as the active input.TAPE 1 Monitor Selects the output from a tape recorder whenplaying back tapes or monitoring recordings being made through theTape 1 sockets. Press the Tape 1 button once to select it and again toreturn to the normal input selection.