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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.
