NAD C 538 User Manual

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1 STANDBY BUTTON
• Press this button to switch ON the C 538 from standby mode. The
Standby LED indicator will turn from amber to blue and illuminate
the Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD).
• Pressing the Standby button again turns the unit back to standby
mode. The Standby LED indicator will change to amber color.
2 STANDBY LED
• This indicator will light up amber when the C 538 is at standby
mode. When the C 538 is at ON state, this indicator will illuminate
blue.
3 DISC TRAY
• With the disc tray open, insert a CD or other compatible media disc
face down onto the tray. Place the disc in the drawer, centered in
the smaller circular recess, with its label facing up.
• “NO DISC” appears on the C 538’s VFD if the disc is placed upside
down or there is no disc loaded.
4 VACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLAY (VFD)
• The Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) provides disc playback
information, settings and other indicators.
5 INFRARED (IR) SENSOR
• The Infrared (IR) sensor receives IR commands from the supplied
remote control. An unobstructed line of sight between the remote
control and the IR sensor is required.
• Do not expose the IR sensor to a strong light source such as direct
sunlight or illumination. If you do so, you may not be able to
operate the remote control with the C 538.
Distance: About 23ft (7m) from the front of the IR sensor.
Angle: About 30° in each direction of the front of the IR sensor.
6 PLAY/PAUSE
• This dual-function button alternates between initiating disc
playback and pausing playback. Toggle this button to start, pause
or resume disc playback.
• If the disc tray is open, press this button to automatically close the
tray and start playback if a disc is loaded.
7 STOP
• Playback is stopped and pickup is reset to the beginning of the disc.
Display reverts to showing the number of tracks and total playing
time on the disc. For WMA/MP3 les, display will revert to total
number of les.
• If the C 538 was programmed to play a selection of tracks/les, the
program will be retained in the player’s memory. Pressing [STOP]
twice at program mode will delete the program.
8 DISPLAY
• Use this button to enable or disable auto standby mode. Refer to
section about “AUTO STANDBY”.
• The following display information is shown by repeatedly pressing
DISPLAY button.
INFORMATION AUDIO CD MP3/WMA
Elapsed playback time of the current track
✓
Remaining playback time of the current track
✓
Remaining playback time of the disc
✓
Song information
✓
Song Title
✓
Artist Name
✓
Album Name
✓
Elapsed playback time of the current le
✓
NOTES
• Some information may not be displayed on some discs. Display is
dependent on the disc’s information content.
• If the le has no available information about the song title, artist or
album, the display will show “No ID3”.
9 OPEN/CLOSE
• Disc tray is activated to slide open or draw close.
• When in standby mode, this button will also power up the C538
and at the same time open the disc tray.
10 9 SKIP 0 / 7 SCAN 8
• SKIP 0: Press once to Skip forward to the next track or le.
• 9 SKIP: Press once to Skip backward to the beginning of current
track or le. Press again to Skip backward to previous track or le.
• 7 SCAN 8: Press and hold to scan backward or forward through
tracks or les.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS
FRONT PANEL
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NAD C 538 Specifications

General

Built-in speaker(s)	No
CD-R playback	Yes
Playback disc formats	CD audio
CD changer	-
Device type	HiFi CD player
Product color	Graphite
Playback modes	Program, Random, Repeat
Number of decks	1 deck(s)
Playback disc types	CD-R, CD-RW
Quantity	1
Frequency range	20 - 20000 Hz
Audio formats supported	MP3, WMA
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	110 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)	0.01 %
Display type	VFD
Power consumption (standby)	0.5 W
Power consumption (typical)	7.5 W
Package weight	4300 g

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	249 mm
Width	435 mm
Height	70 mm
Weight	3000 g