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NAD C388 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 C 388 ® Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER be read before the product is operated. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’ s attention to Section 820-40 2.
  • Page 3 Serial number : ........NAD is a trademark of NAD Electronics International, a division of Lenbrook Industries Limited...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 WHAT’S IN THE BOX Packed with your C 388 you will find INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 5: Identification Of Controls

    IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS FRONT PANEL NA D Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier C 388 VOLUME SOURCE © NAD C388 1 POWER INDICATOR 5 DISPLAY • This indicator will be amber when the C 388 is in standby mode. • Show visual and menu information according to the selected •...

  • Page 6: Rear Panel

    All NAD products with IR IN/IR OUT features are fully compatible 2 PHONO IN, LINE 1-2 IN with the C 388. For non-NAD models, please check with your other PHONO: Input for a Moving Magnet (MM) phono cartridge. Connect product’s service specialists with respect to their compatibility to the twin RCA lead from your turntable to this input if you are using a the C 388’s IR features.
  • Page 7 • Only qualified NAD service technicians can have access to this fuse NAD is a certified partner of AMX and Crestron and fully supports holder. Opening this fuse holder may cause damage thus voiding these external devices. Check out the NAD website for information the warranty of your C 388.

  • Page 8: Mdc Classic Upgrade Slots

    Modular Design Construction (MDC) modules. input. B SE IN (SINGLE-ENDED): Use a twin Consult with your NAD dealer on how to procure the DD HDM-1, the DD RCA-to-RCA lead to connect these AP-1 and MDC BluOS modules and their installations to the C 388.

  • Page 9: Sr 9 Remote Control

    SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL USING THE SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL The SR 9 remote control handset handles the key functions of the C 388 as well as other NAD Stereo Receivers, Integrated Amplifiers and Preamplifiers. It has additional controls to remotely operate NAD CD Players, AM/FM Tuners and dedicated AM/FM/DAB Tuners.
  • Page 10 11 TONE DFT: Tone controls are enabled or disabled by pressing this button. CD PLAYER CONTROL (for use with NAD CD Player): Set the DEVICE SELECTOR to “CD” in order to gain access to these buttons. Some of the control buttons below are applicable only to specific NAD CD Player models;...

  • Page 11: Using The Sr 9 Remote Control Library

    RANDOM: Play songs/playlist in random order USING THE SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL LIBRARY The SR 9 can store a different library of default NAD codes for each of its DEVICE SELECTOR “pages. ” If SR 9 the original default library does not control your NAD CD player, DVD player or other components, follow the procedure below to change the library code.

  • Page 12: Operation

    OPERATION USING THE C 388 ACCESS MAIN MENU NAME Source Setup Settings Source Setup Source Setup Settings Optical 1 Optical 1 -20.0 dB Name Press [d] once or repeatedly until “Source Setup” is highlighted. Press a or A new Name maybe assigned to a Source label. For example, if your BD player s to select other Main menu options - Settings and BluOS Setup (available is attached to “Optical 1”, it is possible to rename “Optical 1”...

  • Page 13: Bass, Treble, Balance

    OPERATION USING THE C 388 BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE SPEAKER CHANNEL Source Setup Settings Settings Source Setup Settings Settings Bass Speaker Channel 0 dB Speaker A SPEAKER CHANNEL enables you to engage or disengage the speakers Source Setup Settings Settings connected respectively to the SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B terminals on Treble the rear panel.

  • Page 14: Auto Standby

    30 minutes. SAMPLE SETUP OF TWO NAD PRODUCTS ON THE SAME ZONE NAD C 388 and NAD C 390DD are both defaulted to IR Channel 0. If [OFF] AUTO SENSE button is pressed on the SR 9 remote control (or AVR 4 remote control for the C 390DD), both products will go to standby mode.

  • Page 15: Other Features

    Settings VOLUME UP Learning... 4 Direct or point the non-NAD remote control to the IR sensor in the front panel. Then, press desired button on the non-NAD remote control where VOLUME UP will be learned. Upon pressing the designated button, display will turn to “Learned”.

  • Page 16: Other Features

    OPERATION OTHER FEATURES BLUETOOTH AS A SOURCE BLUOS SETUP Initiate pairing of your Bluetooth device with the C 388 by following below Source Setup Settings BluOS Setup procedure. BluOs 1 Ensure that the Bluetooth antenna is connected to the BT antenna -20.0 dB terminal at the rear panel.

  • Page 17: Reference

    REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS All specs are measured according to IHF 202 CEA 490-AR-2008 standard. THD is measured using AP AUX 0025 passive filter and AES 17 active filter. PREAMPLIFIER SECTION GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS LINE INPUT, PRE OUT LINE IN, SPEAKER OUT THD (20 Hz – 20 kHz) <0.005 % at 2 V out Continuous output power into 8 ohms 150W (ref.
  • Page 18 All rights reserved. NAD and the NAD logo are trademarks of NAD Electronics International, 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.

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