NAD 616 © 1995. NAD ELECTRONICS LTD. 616. GB F D E I S P · OWNER'S MANUAL · MANUEL D'INSTALLATION · BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG · MANUAL DEL USUARIO · MANUALE DELLE ISTRUZIONI · BRUKSANVISNING · MANUAL DO PROPRIETÁRIO WARNING:TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV installer's attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC , which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable should be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE RADIO INTERFERENCE REGULATIONS OF THE CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. LE PRESENT APPAREIL NUMVERIQUE N'EMET PAS DE BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES DEPASSANT LES LIMITES APPLICABLES AUX APPAREILS NUMERIQUES DE LA CLASSE B PRESCRITES DANS LE REGLEMENT SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIO ELECTRIQUE EDICTE PAR LE MINISTERE DES COMMUNICATIONS DU CANADA. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARISED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. ATTENTION: POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVERT. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SEVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR AFIN DEVITER UN CHOC ELECTRIQUE, ET LES CONSEQUENCES GRAVES QUI POURRAIENT EN RESULTER, TENTEZ PAS D'OUVRIR L'APPAREIL ET DE TOUCHER AUX COMPOSANTS INTERNES SANS LA PRESENCE D'UNE SERVICE PERSONNEL. ATTENTION FOR EUROPEAN MODEL: THIS APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF EC DIRECTIVE 87/308/EEC. WARNING : BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY. Some models are designed for use only with the power supply voltage of the region where they are sold. European models: AC 230V, 50Hz U.S.A. anmd Canadian models: AC 120V, 60Hz CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure; that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS NAD 2 © 1995. NAD ELECTRONICS LTD. 616. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. NAD 3 © 1995. NAD ELECTRONICS LTD. 616. GB INSTALLATION NAD 616 CASSETTE DECK G. Avoid placing near transmitters: they can generate high frequencies which may cause malfunctioning of the deck. H. Ensure the cassette deck compartment lids are closed when the deck is not in use. Open the cassette compartments only for taking a cassette in or out, or for cleaning the heads and tape guides. I. Do not place the deck directly on top of a (power) amplifier or receiver. The deck may pick up hum from the amplifier's power transformer. Some amplifiers can also generate a fair amount of heat, even when on stand-by. The recorder may be installed on any stable surface that is not subjected to vibration or intense magnetic fields. It should not be placed directly on a loudspeaker, a television set, or a large power amplifier where it might pick up hum from the amplifier's power transformer. If you wish to install the recorder next to an amplifier on the same shelf, place the recorder on the right so that its cassette compartment will be located away from the amplifier. Allow adequate ventilation. Do not place this product on a soft surface such as a carpet or in an enclosed position such as a book case or cabinet that may impede the airflow through the ventilation slots. WARNING TO UK USERS. If this appartus is not fitted with a UK three-pin plug, do not attempt to insert the attached plug into a UK mains socket. Instead, cut the plug from the mains lead and attach a fused UK three-pin plug using the following safety advice on wiring. IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured BLUE and BROWN; BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE The colours of these mains lead wires may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug. In this case the BROWN wire must be connected to the terminal which is marked L(ive) or coloured RED. The BLUE wire must be connected to the terminal marked N(eutral) or coloured BLACK. No connection should be made to the terminal marked E or coloured green or green and yellow WARNING: BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY. Some models are designed for use only with the power supply voltage of the region where they are sold. European and Australian models: AC 230V, 50Hz. U.S.A. and Canadian models: AC 120V, 60Hz. THE CASSETTE TAPES A. Store the cassette tapes in their jewel case, away from dust. Never store tapes in direct sunlight or very hot places. B. Always use cassette tapes of a good quality. Besides mediocre results, poor quality tapes can cause excessive head wear. C. Never touch the exposed tape itself or take it out of its cassette casing. D. In most cases the cassette tape has a five to eight second leader tape at both the beginning and end of a cassette tape. As you cannot record on this leader tape, be sure to commence recording beyond this tape. NOTE: C-120 tapes and endless tapes are not recommended because of their fragile nature. REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS & CONTROLS The numbers in the text refer to the connections in figure "REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS" This cassette deck can be connected to almost all pre-amplifiers, integrated amplifiers or receivers. Ensure the plugs are fully inserted and the recording and playback cables are connected properly. PRECAUTIONS To ensure that maximum performance of the NAD 616 cassette deck is maintained over time, please bear the following precautions in mind: 1. LINE IN. Connect a cable from the deck's "LINE IN" jacks at the rear panel to the TAPE OUT or REC (OUT) jacks of your amplifier. Connect the left channel of the deck to the left channel of the amplifier and connect the right channel of the deck to the right channel of the amplifier. Normally, the red plug is used for the right channel, the black or white plug for the left channel. Please refer to figure 1. THE DECK A. Make sure the heads and transport are cleaned regularly. Please refer to chapter "Maintenance". B. Demagnetise heads and tape guidance of both tape transports from time to time. Please refer to chapter "Maintenance". C. The bearings and other moving parts have been treated with special lubricants and are therefore maintenance-free. Additional lubrication can actually cause malfunctioning. D. Do not position the deck near equipment with strong magnetic fields, such as loudspeakers or televisions, etc. E. Place the deck on a solid, flat surface. F. Avoid dirt, dust, sand, etc. from entering the deck. NAD 4 2. LINE OUT. Connect a cable from the deck's "LINE OUT" jacks at the rear panel to the TAPE IN, PLAY, or MONITOR jacks of your amplifier. Connect the left channel of the deck to the left channel of the amplifier and connect the right channel of the deck to the right channel of the amplifier. Normally, the red plug is used for the right channel, the black or white plug for the left channel. Please refer to figure 1. GB 3. NAD LINK. The "NAD Link IN" connector allows the NAD 616 to be operated by external remote control signals passed from another NAD remote control component featuring NAD Link, e.g. AV 716 receiver. NAD Link works in a "daisy chain" fashion, connections going from one unit to the next one. Many NAD receivers and AV components come supplied as standard with a NAD system remote control which has buttons for most used tape transport functions (Play, Record, Fast Forward, Rewind, Stop, etc.). Connect a cable from the master unit Link Out (e.g. the AV 716) to the NAD Link IN jack on the 616. the reversed side of the tape and reversed play-back. Press this button to start reverse play-back of a tape. The reverse Play icon for the corresponding transport will light up in the display. Refer to the chapter "How to get the best performance from your NAD 616 cassette deck", section "Playing back tapes" for more information. 5 a+b. STOP. This button will stop all tape transport functions such as normal and reversed play, record, fast forward and rewind. It will also disengage the Recordpause and Play-pause mode. 4. POWER. Connect the AC mains cable to a convenient wall socket or to an AC convenience outlet at the rear of your amplifier or receiver. 6 a +b. PLAY. To play-back a tape in the normal direction use this button. The Play icon for the corresponding transport will light up in the display. Refer to the chapter "How to get the best performance from your NAD 616 cassette deck", section "Playing back tapes" for more information. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The numbers in the text refer to the controls in figure "FRONT PANEL CONTROLS". Where buttons for deck A and B perform identical functions these have the same number with a suffix a or b, indicating which deck the button relates to. 7. DECK A/B (TAPE COUNTER SELECTOR). This button toggles to show the tape count for the A or B deck. The "A" or "B" annunciator before the counter indicates which tape count is showing. Press the button to switch to the tape count for the other deck. Every time the cassette recorder is switched on the tape counter will default to deck A. 1. POWER. Press this button to switch on the power to the cassette deck. The display will light up and the Pause icon "l l|" will flash for three seconds during which time the deck will not respond to any commands. To turn off the power, press again and release. 8. RESET. Press this button to reset the tape counter to "0000" for the transport A or B, as indicated in the display. Before re-setting the counter, make sure the right transport has been selected. Refer to the section "Tape counter selector" above for more information. The counter can be re-set at any point while a tape is playing to mark a particular place on the tape. The counter is re-set to 0000 for both transports after power has been turned off as well. 2 a+b. CASSETTE COMPARTMENTS. The cassette tape must be inserted into one of these compartments. Use the "OPEN" button to open the compartment. With a gentle push, until a click is heard, the compartment can be closed. Both the A and B deck compartments allow for play back of a tape. Only deck B can make recordings, however. As both decks can play both sides of a tape we recommend you consistently insert a tape into the compartments with the first side facing forward. This way you avoid confusion over what is the reversed side of the tape and reversed play-back. 9. RECORD LEVEL. The recording level for both channels can be controlled with the inner rotary control. The two horizontal bars in the display give you an exact indication of the record level during recording. The bars also work during play-back. These recording level meters are equipped with an automatic "Peak hold" facility which will display the highest peak for one second, even if the peak itself lasted only a fraction of a second to facilitate accurate read-out. Refer to chapter "How to get the best performance from your NAD 616 cassette deck", section "Making a recording" for more detailed information. 3 a+b. OPEN. When this button is pressed, the door of the cassette compartment next to it swings open to allow a tape to be inserted or to be removed. During playback or recording the door cannot be opened. 10. BALANCE. 4 a+b. REVERSE PLAY. Both the A and B cassette transports can play back both sides of a tape by reversing the head and tape transport direction. As both decks can play both sides of a tape we recommend you consistently insert a tape into the compartments with the first side facing forward. This way you avoid confusion over what is The recording balance between left and right channel can be adjusted using the outer rotary control. Normally this control is set at the 12 o'clock (centre detent) position. Refer to chapter "How to get the best performance from your NAD 616 cassette deck", section "Making a recording " for more information. NAD 5 ...