NAD C 658, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual ENGLISH BluOS Streaming DAC NAD C 658 C658 ...

Page 2: ...atic charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard 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 NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER This re...

Page 3: ...onics for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Under In...

Page 4: ... a SOURCE s buttons until the display shows the following three reset options Use a or s buttons to select through the options Factory Reset MCU Restore MCU factory default settings only Factory Reset BluOS Restore BluOS factory default settings only Factory Reset All This will reset both BluOS and MCU Restore both BluOS and MCU factory default settings Press ENTER to select Yes and initiate selec...

Page 5: ...Name you prefer your C 658 to be customized for easier identification in the Player Drawer Network setup connection proceeds automatically 4 Network setup connection is completed when All Done is shown in the App The C 658 s unique network ID is listed as the product name i e C658 immediately followed by the last four digits in the MAC Machine Access Control address example C658 001A The full 12 d...

Page 6: ...h as 3 5mm personal stereo jack plugs IMPORTANT There is no audio output at Audio PRE OUT Balanced and Single ended if headphones is connected to HEADPHONES jack in the front panel 5 DISPLAY Visual and menu information are shown according to the selected settings The following Main menu options are selectable from the display Settings Source Setup and System Info Use the SR 9 remote control or fro...

Page 7: ... to internet connectivity 5 PHONO Input for a Moving Magnet MM phono cartridge only Connect the twin RCA to RCA lead from your turntable to this input if you are using a Moving Magnet cartridge If your turntable includes a ground earth lead it can be connected to the Ground Terminal refer to item 16 below 6 LINE 1 2 Input for line level sources such as CD player tuner or any compatible devices Use...

Page 8: ...ature NOTE If there is a stereo jack connected to 12V TRIGGER IN the C 658 cannot be powered ON OFF using the front panel Standby button or SR 9 s ON OFF buttons The stereo jack has to be unplugged to resume normal powering up of the unit via front panel Standby button or SR 9 s ON OFF buttons 12 POWER AC mains power is supplied to C 658 When the POWER switch is set to ON position the C 658 goes t...

Page 9: ...d audio capability to C 658 It supports 4K 60 4 4 4 and HDCP 2 2 compliant With MDC HDM 2 installed C 658 supports HDMI Control CEC and Audio Return Channel ARC functions Both functions are possible if external devices that also support both features are interconnected with C 658 via HDMI connection If an ARC connection is established the front panel display will show HDMI ARC IMPORTANT Ensure tha...

Page 10: ... Switch off specific NAD Receiver or Tuner models after a preset number of minutes This button control does not apply to C 658 6 MUTE Press the MUTE button to temporarily switch OFF the sound to the speakers and headphones MUTE mode is indicated by the Standby LED indicator flashing for NAD Integrated Amplifiers or Mute shown in the VFD of NAD Receivers For C 658 Mute is shown in the display Press...

Page 11: ...r down between stored radio presets AM FM DAB Select AM FM DAB or XM band if applicable TUNER MODE In FM mode toggle between FM Mute On and FM Mute Off In DAB mode pressing this button will activate Dynamic Range Control DRC Station Order or other applicable DAB menu options BLEND Engage or disengage BLEND feature MEMORY Save current station into preset memory DELETE Press and hold for about 2 sec...

Page 12: ... SR 9 can be restored to its factory settings including default libraries by the following procedures 1 Press and hold ON and DELETE CLEAR buttons for about 10 seconds until the AMP device button lights up 2 Within two seconds of the AMP device button lighting up release both buttons If the reset mode is successful the CD device button will flash twice TABLE OF LIBRARY CODES APPLICABLE TO SR 9 REM...

Page 13: ...y bypassing unused sources On Enable selected Source Off Disable selected Source NAME A new Name maybe assigned to a Source label For example if your BD player is attached to Optical 1 it is possible to rename Optical 1 to BD Player In order to rename the Source label select Name parameter 1 While at the selected Source for example Optical 1 press ENTER to select EDIT 2 Use f d to pick through the...

Page 14: ... Volume is the selected Volume Control level b Use f button to go to Fixed Volume level setting c Use front panel a s or SR 9 s A S buttons to set preferred dB level setting Then use front panel d or SR 9 s D button to save dB level selection and exit Fixed Volume setup mode SETTINGS The Settings main menu allows the configuration of the following features Tone Control Treble Bass Balance Analog B...

Page 15: ...nnected App or active source input Except for analog input the unit will power up to the Source that activated the unit to operating mode When the unit is triggered by an active analog input the unit will always power up to Line 1 Off Unit remains at standby mode even if it is triggered by network connected App or active source input Refer also to table below about OPERATING MODE TRIGGER POINTS OP...

Page 16: ... IR Channel on the SR 9 remote control Include a channel number before the library code For SR 9 library code 10 is the default library table for AMP device To select this AMP library table for Channel 0 retain the library code 10 or 010 If you want to load the AMP library table on Channel 1 prefix the library code with 1 to indicate association with Channel 1 Load then the AMP library table using...

Page 17: ... of the non NAD remote control Repeat the same for the other remote control commands to be learned The same procedure applies for BluOS learning DIMMER DIMMER function makes it possible to adjust the brightness level of the front panel display Bright Display is at its brightest level or above normal brightness level Normal Display brightness level is normal Dimmed Display is dimmed or below normal...

Page 18: ...ettings Bluetooth and then scan for Bluetooth devices 2 Look for the unique device ID of your C 658 in the available device list of your Bluetooth device Pair or connect your C 658 and Bluetooth device 3 Upon successful pairing of your Bluetooth device and the C 658 select Bluetooth from the BluOS App navigation drawer to initiate Bluetooth playback IMPORTANT Select Bluetooth Headphones Disconnect...

Page 19: ...ggle through the corresponding information UPGRADE AVAILABLE With the C 658 connected to internet and if a software upgrade is available Upgrade Available will be shown below System Info menu If Upgrade Available is shown use f to go to BluOS upgrade menu Press ENTER to initiate upgrade mode Internet software upgrade will proceed automatically OPERATION USING C 658 19 ...

Page 20: ...ay and in the BluOS app The MQA indicator displays green or blue to indicate that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA file It displays green to indicate decoding and playback of a MQA file and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material It displays blue to indicate playback of MQA Studio file that has either been approved in the studio by the artist ...

Page 21: ...el separation 60 dB at 1kHz Output impedance 6 ohms DAC SECTION Supported audio file formats MP3 AAC WMA OGG WMA L ALAC OPUS Hi Resolution audio formats MQA DSD FLAC WAV AIFF Native sampling rates up to 32bit 192 kHz Bit depths 16 24 BLUOS SECTION Supported operating systems Plays music from network shares on the following desktop operating systems MicrosoftWindows XP 2000 Vista 7 8 to currentWind...

Page 22: ...onal a division of Lenbrook Industries Limited No part of this publication may be reproduced stored or transmitted in any form without the written permission of NAD Electronics International While every effort has been made to ensure the contents are accurate at the time of publication features and specifications may be subject to change without prior notice C658_eng_OM_v04 Jan 2019 ...