INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLATION
AND OPERATION
NOTE ON INSTALLATION
Install the Compact Disc player on a level, vibra-
tion-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 compo-
nents, 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 sig-
nals. If this occurs, move the CD player away from
other devices or switch it off when viewing or listening
to broadcasts.
PLAYING COMPACT DISCS
A SIMPLE APPROACH
1. Connect a stereo cable from the L (left) and R
(right) Line Output jacks to the corresponding CD
inputs on your amplifier.
2. Plug in the AC power cord.
3. Press the green POWER button to turn on the
player.
4. Press OPEN to open the disc drawer.
5. Place a CD, label side up, in the tray’s circular
recess. Be certain that the disc is centered within the
recess.
6. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The drawer closes auto-
matically, and the disc begins to play.
7. At any time you may press SKIP
or
to
select different tracks on the disc.
8. 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 re-set the pickup to the begin-
ning of the disc.
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS (fig.1)
1. LINE OUTPUT
Connect a cable from these jacks to your amplifier.
Plug one end of a stereo audio cable 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.
2. DIGITAL OUTPUT
The digital playback signal is available at this out-
put jack. The serial data output is taken after the error
correction but before the digital-to-analogue conver-
sion 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.
To use the digital output, connect a cable from this
jack to the “CD Digital” or equivalent input on a digital
processor. 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 ana-
logue audio signals, video and digital signal cables
often are colour-coded with yellow plugs.)
3. NAD LINK IN/OUT
The NAD Link OUT connector allows remote-con-
trol commands to be relayed from this player to other
products equipped with a NAD-Link (or compatible)
input. To use this option, connect a cable from the
NAD Link OUT socket (the upper jack) to the NAD
Link IN jack on another product.
The NAD Link IN connector (the lower jack) allows
this player to be operated by external control signals
from a multi-room controller or remote relay ayatem.
Connect a cable from the controller (or from the NAD
Link OUT jack on another NAD product) to the NAD
Link IN jack on this CD player. Using both IN and
OUT connections, remote control commands can be
“daisy-chained” from one product to the next.
4. 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 (fig.2)
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.
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 sur-
face 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 accommo-
date a ‘damping disc’ placed on a CD, nor two CDs
stacked together. It plays audio CDs, but not discs
identified as CD-V, DVD, CD-I, CD-ROM, or PHOTO
CD.
3. DISPLAY
The display provides information about playback
status and about the laser 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; typical-
ly each numbered track will correspond to a different
song, symphonic movement, etc. These track num-
bers are identified on the CD package and are encod-
ed in the disc by its manufacturer.
NAD
4
GB
NAD C 540 COMPACT DISC PLAYER
