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IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS

FRONT PANEL

1  POWER INDICATOR 

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This indicator will be amber when the C 388 is in standby mode.

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When the C 388 is powered up from standby mode, this indicator 
will change from amber to blue color.

2   STANDBY BUTTON

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Press Standby button to switch ON the C 388 from standby mode. 
The Power indicator will change from amber to blue color. 

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Pressing Standby button again switches back C 388 to standby 
mode. The Power indicator will change from blue to amber color. 

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The Standby button cannot activate the C 388 if the rear panel 
POWER switch is off.

IMPORTANT NOTES

For the Standby button to activate, the following must occur:

The supplied power cord from the C 388 must be plugged in to a power 
source. 

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  The rear panel POWER switch must be set to ON.

3  NAVIGATION AND ENTER BUTTONS

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The navigation [

d/f/a/s

] and [ENTER] buttons are used to go 

through menu options and selections.  

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Use [

d/f/a/s

] to go up, down, left or right given options or 

selections. 

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The middle round button is designated as [ENTER] button. This is 
normally pressed to complete a selection, procedure, sequence or 
other applicable functions.

4 HEADPHONE

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A 1/4” stereo jack socket is supplied for headphone listening and 
will work with conventional headphones of any impedance. 

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The volume, tone and balance controls are operative for 
headphone listening. Use a suitable adapter to connect 
headphones with other types of sockets, such as 3.5mm “personal 
stereo” jack plugs. 

5 DISPLAY

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Show visual and menu information according to the selected 
settings.  

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The following Main menu options are shown in the display - Source 
Setup, Settings and BluOS Setup (available if MDC BluOS module is 
installed). 

Use the SR 9 remote control or front panel navigation [

d/f/a/s

] and 

[ENTER] buttons to go through menu options and selections. 

6  REMOTE SENSOR 

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Point the SR 9 remote control at the remote sensor and press the 
buttons.

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Do not expose the remote sensor of the C 388 to a strong light 
source such as direct sunlight or illumination. If you do so, you may 
not be able to operate the C 388 with the remote control.  

Distance:

 About 23ft (7m) from the front of the remote sensor.

Angle:

 About 30o in each direction of the front of the remote sensor.

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 SOURCE 

s

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Press 

a

 SOURCE or SOURCE 

s

 to select Sources. 

8 VOLUME

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The VOLUME control adjusts the overall loudness of the signal sent 
to the loudspeakers. The Volume control is characterized by perfect 
signal tracking and channel balance. It provides a highly linear and 
low noise operation.

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Turn clockwise to increase the volume level and counter clockwise 
to lower it.

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The default volume level is -20dB.

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Volume level will wake up and reset to the -20 dB default setting if 
the unit goes to standby mode with a variable volume level higher 
than -20 dB.  However, if volume level is lower than -20 dB when 
the unit goes to standby mode, that level setting will be preserved 
when the unit wakes up.

VOLUME

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Summary of Contents for C388

Page 1: ...ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS SVENSKA РУССКИЙ Owner s Manual C388 Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier ...

Page 2: ... 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 reminder is provided to call the CATV syst...

Page 3: ...interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Under Industry Canada regulations this radio transmitter may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiat...

Page 4: ...nd hold both front panel s a SOURCE s buttons until the display shows FACTORY RESET Release both a SOURCE s buttons afterwards IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2 INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED 4 WHAT S IN THE BOX 4 CHOOSING A LOCATION 4 RESTORING C 388 TO ITS FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 4 IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS FRONT PANEL 5 REAR PANEL 6 MDC CLASSIC UPGRADE SLOTS 8 MDC HDM 2 8 DD USB 2 0 8 MDC BluOS 8...

Page 5: ... personal stereo jack plugs 5 DISPLAY Show visual and menu information according to the selected settings The following Main menu options are shown in the display Source Setup Settings and BluOS Setup available if MDC BluOS module is installed Use the SR 9 remote control or front panel navigation d f a s and ENTER buttons to go through menu options and selections 6 REMOTE SENSOR Point the SR 9 rem...

Page 6: ...r other product s service specialists with respect to their compatibility to the C 388 s IR features IR IN This input is connected to the output of an IR infrared repeater Xantech or similar or the IR output of another compatible device to allow control of the C 388 from a remote location IR OUT Connect IR OUT to the IR IN jack of a compatible device Command and control the linked compatible devic...

Page 7: ...f the POWER switch With POWER switched off neither the front panel Standby button nor SR 9 remote control s ON button can activate the C 388 8 FUSE HOLDER Only qualified NAD service technicians can have access to this fuse holder Opening this fuse holder may cause damage thus voiding the warranty of your C 388 9 AC MAINS INPUT The C 388 comes supplied with two separate mains power cords Select the...

Page 8: ...so support both features are interconnected with C 388 via HDMI connection If an ARC connection is established the front panel display will show HDMI ARC IMPORTANT Ensure that ARC connected devices to C 388 have their audio settings set to PCM only A HDMI OUT Connect to corresponding HDMI port of HDTV projector with HDMI input or TV that supports HDMI CEC ARC B HDMI 1 3 Connect to the HDMI OUT con...

Page 9: ...ector 8 inAMPmodewill nowcorrespondtoBluetoothsourcewhileinputselector 9 willbeunassigned Refertoexamplebelow If you installed the optional MDC BluOS or MDC HDM 2 module the unassigned input selector 9 button will be allocated to BluOS or HDMI 1 source refer to MDC BluOS or MDC HDM 2 installed column below If you installed both optional MDC HDM 2 and MDC BluOS modules you have to disable two or mo...

Page 10: ... RPT Repeat track file or whole disc PROG Enter or exit program mode CLEAR Delete programmed track file CD Select CD as the active source USB Select USB as the active source OPT Select optical input as the active source SRC Toggle to select desired SRC mode TUNER CONTROL for use with NAD AM FM DAB Tuner Set the DEVICE SELECTOR to TUN in order to gain access to these buttons Refer to the correspond...

Page 11: ...ess ENTER while still holding down the device button CD The CD device selector will flash once to indicate that the library input is successful Both the device selector button CD and ENTER can now be released RESET THE SR 9 TO ITS DEFAULT SETTINGS The 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 fo...

Page 12: ...e NAD Remote App from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices iPad iPhone and iPod and Android devices USING THE NAD REMOTE APP After downloading the NAD Remote App from the App store ensure that the following setup conditions for the C 388 are implemented Bluetooth antenna installation connection is secured and tight Ensure that your C 388 is powered up and ready From the selectable front ...

Page 13: ...e current character The name can be as long as fourteen characters 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each character in sequence 4 Complete the renaming process by pressing the ENTER button again to save the new source s input name The new Name will be shown in the display VOLUME CONTROL Volume control can be set to either Variable or Fixed level Variable Volume level is adjusted using the volume knob or ...

Page 14: ...er or even out the balance levels 0 dB level setting provides equal level to the left and right channels FILTERS Filters provide easy bi amplification or subwoofer integration by adding the required filters to redirect bass frequencies to the subwoofer High Pass Low pass signal up to 150 Hz is attenuated and over 150 Hz sent to the speakers This is based from 2nd order Linkwitz Riley Crossover Fil...

Page 15: ...ness NETWORK STANDBY Network Standby mode maintains network connection at standby mode with reduced system performance level On Network connection is maintained at standby mode Off Network connection is disconnected at standby mode Refer also to table below about OPERATING MODE TRIGGER POINTS AUTO STANDBY Auto Standby feature is an integral feature of C 388 that conforms to European ecodesign regu...

Page 16: ...hannel 0 to Channel 3 Press ENTER to select preferred IR Channel setting C 388 IR Channel is defaulted to Channel 0 To change the 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 libra...

Page 17: ...evice Sink on the same Bluetooth network environment C 388 AS A BLUETOOTH SINK Set BT Work Mode to Sink Initiate pairing of your Bluetooth device with C 388 by following below procedure 1 Ensure that the Bluetooth antenna is connected to the BT antenna terminal at the rear panel 2 Select Bluetooth as a Source Display shows Discoverable 3 Using your iOS or Android device go to Settings Bluetooth an...

Page 18: ...antenna terminal at the rear panel 1 Select Bluetooth as a Source Display could show any of the following Connectable Discoverable C 388 is open to connect or pair with other Source devices within the same Bluetooth network environment By default no connectable or discoverable Bluetooth devices will be shown as the unit hasn t gone to Inquiring mode yet 2 Press and hold ENTER button to set the uni...

Page 19: ...nfigured only at BluOS source mode With other sources the BluOS Setup menu options can be viewed only but not configurable INFO Display MAC address IP address BluOS version and other related information about the installed MDC BluOS module BluOS REBOOT Yes Restart MDC BluOS module No Maintain current settings SERVICE MENU There are two options for Service Menu BluOS Upgrade and BluOS Service BluOS...

Page 20: ... into 8 ohms and 4 ohms 150W ref 20 Hz 20 kHz at ratedTHD both channels driven THD 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 02 250 mW to 150W 8 ohms and 4 ohms Signal to Noise Ratio 95 dB A weighted 500 mV input ref 1 W out in 8 ohms Clipping power 160W at 1 kHz 0 1 THD IHF dynamic power 8 ohms 250W 4 ohms 350W 2 ohms 400W Peak output current 20 A in 1 ohm 1 ms Damping factor 150 ref 8 ohms 20Hz to 6 5kHz Frequency respons...

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