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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS SVENSK A РУС СКИЙ ® O wner ’ s Manual C 16 5 B E E St ere o Prea m p li e r[...]
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SA VE THESE INSTR UCTIONS FOR LA TER USE. FOLL OW ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS MARKED ON THE A UDIO EQUIPMENT . 1 Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the product is operated. 2 Retain instructions - T he safety and operating instructions should be retained for futur e reference . 3 Heed W arnings - [...]
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19 Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualied service personnel under the following conditions: a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged . b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. c) If the product has been exposed to rain or water . d) If the product [...]
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NOTES ON ENVIRONMENT AL PRO TECTION At the end of its useful life, this pr oduct must not be disposed of with regular household waste but must be returned to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. The symbol on the product, user ’ s manual and packaging, point this out. The materials can be reused in accordan[...]
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INTRODUCTION GET TING ST ARTED UNP A CKING AND SETUP WHA T’S IN THE BOX Packed with your C 165BEE y ou will nd: • The SR 8 remote contr ol with 2 (two) AA batteries • This owner’s manual • A detachable AC power cor d SA VE THE P ACKA GING Please save the box and all of the packaging in which your C 165BEE arrived. Should you move or ot[...]
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IDENTIFICA TION OF C ONTROLS FRONT P ANEL 1 ST ANDBY BUTTON: With the rear panel POWER switch set to ON position, press this button to switch ON the C 165BEE fr om standby mode. The Standby LED indicator will turn from amber t o blue. Pressing the ST ANDBY button again turns the unit back to standby mode. The C 165BEE can also be switched ON from s[...]
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1 MC L OADS (R1, R2, R3): If you are using a Moving Coil (MC) cartr idge, set this switch to a r esistive load that closely approximates the value specied in the MC cartr idge (this is usually specied in the MC cartr idge). In general, use the lowest resistance f or low output cartr idges and high resistance f or medium output car tridges. F [...]
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12 T APE MONIT OR IN/OUT: C onnections for analog recording and playback to a secondary audio tape recorder of any type. Using twin RCA-to-RCA leads, connect to the left and r ight “ Audio Output ” of the tape machine to the T APE MONITOR IN sockets for playback and tape monitoring. Connect the left and right “ Audio I nput” of the tape mac[...]
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19 POWER SWIT CH: The POWER switch supplies the master AC mains power for the C 165BEE. When this switch is at ON position, the C 165BEE is in standby mode as shown by the amber status condition of the standby LED . T oggle the front panel’ s ST ANDBY button to switch ON the C 165BEE or back to standby mode. If you intend not to use the C 165BEE [...]
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USING THE SR 8 REMO TE C ONTROL The SR 8 remote contr ol handset handles the key func tions of the C 165BEE as well as other NAD Stereo Receivers, Integrat ed Ampliers and Preampliers . I t has additional controls to r emotely operate NAD CD Players , AM/FM T uners and dedicated AM/F M/DAB T uners. It will operate up to a distance of 23ft (7m[...]
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8 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 sho w “ Volume Up ” or “ Volume Down ” while pressing SR 8’ s . The VOL UME buttons do not aect recordings made using the T APE output but will aect the signal going to [...]
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CONDITION POSSIBLE CA USES POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS No sound. • Power AC lead unplugged or power not switched ON. • Check if AC lead is plugged in and power switched ON. • T ape Monitor selected. • D e-selec t T ape M onitor mode. • M ute on. • Switch o Mute. No sound one channel. • Balance control not centered. • Center Balance contr[...]
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OVERALL SPECIFICA TIONS LINE LEVEL INPUT Input impedance (R and C ) 100 kΩ+ 320 pF Input sensitivity 158 mV (ref . 500 mV out) Maximum input signal >9 V Signal/Noise ratio, A- weighted >108 dB (ref . 500 mV in 500 mV out, volume set to unity gain) >106 dB (ref . 2V out, V olume maximum) Channel Separation >80 dB (ref. 1 kHz/10 kHz) Fr[...]
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