Owner’s Manual NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ENGLISH Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier SVENSKA C 368 РУССКИЙ ®
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS 1. Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5.
THE EQUIPMENT MUST BE CONNECTED TO AN EARTHED MAINS SOCKET-OUTLET. CAUTION REGARDING PLACEMENT To maintain proper ventilation, be sure to leave a space around the unit (from the largest outer dimensions including projections) than is equal to, or greater than shown below. Left and Right Panels: 10 cm Rear Panel: 10 cm Top Panel: 10 cm FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 WHAT’S IN THE BOX INTRODUCTION Packed with your C 368 you will find • Two detachable mains power cord • SR 9 remote control with 2 AA batteries • Bluetooth antenna • Quick Setup Guide FRANÇAIS FRONT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 REAR PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS NAD ENGLISH FRONT PANEL Hybrid Digital DAC Amplifier C 368 VOLUME FRANÇAIS SOURCE © NAD C368 2 STANDBY BUTTON • Press Standby button to switch ON the C 368 from standby mode. The Power indicator will change from amber to blue color. • Pressing Standby button again switches back C 368 to standby mode. The Power indicator will change from blue to amber color. • The Standby button cannot activate the C 368 if the rear panel POWER switch is off.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS REAR PANEL ENGLISH 11 12 13 14 RIGHT BT ANTENNA FRANÇAIS M o d u l a r D e s i g n C o n s t r u c t i o n GND SERVICE SPEAKERS A LEFT POWER ON RS232 100-120V/220-240V~50/60Hz BRIDGE MODE Serial No.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS FRANÇAIS 11 SERVICE • Use for servicing purposes only. Not for consumer use. 12 BLUETOOTH ANTENNA TERMINAL • Install supplied Bluetooth antenna to this Bluetooth antenna terminal. 13 GROUND TERMINAL • Ensure that the C 368 is plugged-in to a grounded AC wall outlet. • If necessary, use this ground terminal to connect to ground a phono or turntable source for PHONO input. • If a separate earth ground is necessary, use this terminal to ground your C 368.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS REAR PANEL ENGLISH FRANÇAIS MDC CLASSIC UPGRADE SLOTS MDC BluOS The delivery format of digital content is constantly changing in pure digital systems like the C 368. Each of these formats typically requires specialized hardware and software, often with licensed IP and content copy protection. BluOS is a music management software developed by NAD’s sister brand, Bluesound.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS ENGLISH SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL USING THE SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL 1 POWER ON & OFF: The SR 9 remote has a separate ON and OFF button. Press the ON button to switch the unit from Standby to operating mode. Press the OFF button to switch the unit to Standby mode.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL ENGLISH 9 VOL [ ]: Press [ ] button to increase or decrease the loudness level. Release the button when the desired level is reached. For NAD Receivers, the VFD will also show “Volume Up” or “Volume Down” while pressing SR 9’s VOL [5/6]. For C 368, when VOL [5/6] is pressed, the dB level shown in the display will correspondingly increase or decrease.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS ENGLISH SR 9 REMOTE CONTROL FRANÇAIS BluOS PLAYBACK CONTROLS (applies only when an optional MDC BluOS module is installed) Set DEVICE SELECTOR to BLS and the following control buttons are applicable for BluOS playback control. 4 : Resume playback from pause mode. ; : Pause current playback. 9 : Skip back to the beginning of current song. 0 : Skip forward to the next song. REPEAT: Repeat song, playlist, all or repeat off.
OPERATION USING THE C 368 ENGLISH ACCESS MAIN MENU Source Setup NAME Settings Source Setup Settings Optical 1 Optical 1 -20.0 dB Name FRANÇAIS Press [d] once or repeatedly until “Source Setup” is highlighted. Press a or s to select other Main menu options - Settings and BluOS Setup (available if MDC BluOS module is installed). NAVIGATING THE MENU OPTIONS AND MAKING CHANGES ESPAÑOL Navigate through the menu options using the front panel buttons or corresponding SR 9 buttons.
OPERATION BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE SPEAKER CHANNEL Settings Source Setup Bass Speaker Channel 0 dB Source Setup Speaker A + Settings Treble - Settings 0 dB + FRANÇAIS Source Setup - ENGLISH USING THE C 368 SPEAKER CHANNEL enables you to engage or disengage the speakers connected respectively to the SPEAKERS A and SPEAKERS B terminals on the rear panel. Select “Speaker A” or “Speaker B” individually and then set to “On” or “Off”. On: Selected speaker is enabled.
OPERATION USING THE C 368 ENGLISH AUTO STANDBY OPERATING MODE TRIGGER POINTS Source Setup Settings Auto Standby Normal Mode FRANÇAIS Auto Standby feature is an integral feature of C 368 that conforms to European ecodesign regulations. The C 368 can be setup to automatically go to standby mode if there is no user interface interaction and no active source input within 20 minutes. ESPAÑOL ON • C 368 switches to standby mode at lowest power consumption (less than 0.
OPERATION To prevent both products from simultaneously going in and out of standby mode along with other common commands, set each one to a different IR channel. In this setup, we will keep C 390DD and AVR 4 remote control defaulted to “Channel 0”. As for C 368, we will assign it to “Channel 1”; the same applies to SR 9. IR LEARNING DEVICE Source Setup Settings IR Learning Device AMP IR Learning Device enables any non-NAD remote control learn AMP and BluOS basic remote control codes.
OPERATION USING THE C 368 ENGLISH BT WORK MODE Source Setup Settings BT Work Mode Sink FRANÇAIS Bluetooth (BT) Work Mode defines the two roles of the C 368 as either a Bluetooth Sink or a Bluetooth Source. Sink: Audio stream is received from a Source on the same Bluetooth network environment. Source: Audio is streamed or sent to another device (Sink) on the same Bluetooth network environment.
OPERATION Bluetooth(Source) Connectable NAD HP70 Settings Firmware Version Main:V1.39 VFD :V1.13 BT :V1.13 FRANÇAIS Settings Source Setup Display Main (MCU), VFD (display) and BT (Bluetooth) firmware versions. 7 Having settled on a Bluetooth Source device, toggle a SOURCE s to select the source media you would like streamed to the connected Bluetooth device. For example, if you want to stream audio from LINE 1, select LINE 1 as the active source.
OPERATION USING THE C 368 ENGLISH BLUOS SETUP Source Setup Settings BluOS Setup BluOs -20.0 dB FRANÇAIS “BluOS Setup” becomes available as one of the Main menu items when an optional MDC BluOS module is installed in one of the MDC slots in the rear panel. The following are the BluOS Setup menu options. ESPAÑOL IMPORTANT NOTE The BluOS Setup menu options can be configured only at BluOS source mode. With other sources, the BluOS Setup menu options can be viewed only but not configurable.
REFERENCE ENGLISH 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 IN, SPEAKER OUT Input impedance (R and C) >106 dB (IHF; A-weighted, ref. 500 mV out, unity gain) >80 dB (1 kHz) >70 dB (10 kHz) 22 kohms + 100 pF Maximum input signal >4.5 Vrms (ref. 0.1 % THD) Output impedance Source Z + 240 ohms Clipping power <0.
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