Listening To Am/Fm Radio; Storing Presets (Am/Fm/Dab); Choosing The Tuner Mode; About User Names - NAD C 446 Owner's Manual

The C 446's internal AM/FM tuner offers very high quality sound from
radio broadcasts. You can listen to AM and FM stations either in their
native analog format or as a decoded SPDIF digital output. The reception
and sound quality will always be dependent to the type of antenna(s)
used as well as proximity to the broadcast origin, geography and weather
conditions.
ABOUT ANTENNAS
Connect the supplied wire "dipole" FM antenna to the FM antenna terminal
using the supplied "balun" adapter. It will usually work best when mounted
on a vertical surface such as a wall, with arms fully outstretched forming a
horizontal "T" perpendicular to the origin point of the signal.
In areas of poor FM reception, an exterior FM antenna can improve
performance dramatically. If radio listening is important to you, consider
consulting an antenna installation professional to optimize your system.
The supplied AM "loop" antenna will usually provide adequate reception.
However, an exterior AM antenna can be used to improve reception.
Consult an antenna professional for more information.
NOTE
Unless explicitly specified, all control buttons mentioned below are with
reference to TNR 2 remote control.
ASSEMBLING THE LOOP ANTENNA
1 Rotate the outer frame of the antenna.
2 Insert the bottom edge of the outer frame into the groove on the stand.
3 Extend the antenna cord.
TUNING AM/FM STATIONS
Rotate the front panel [CONTROL/ENTER] or use TNR 2's [
stations.
A S
1 Press [ / ] momentarily to step up or down between AM or FM
frequencies.
A S
2 Press and hold [
/ ] for more than 2 seconds to search up or down
- the C 446's tuner will stop at the next sufficiently strong signal it
encounters.
A S
3 Pressing the [ / ] during the search process will stop the search.
DIRECT TUNING
If you know your desired station's frequency allocation, you can tune
directly to the station.
1 Toggle [ENTER] button to switch between "Preset" and "Tune" mode (see
second line of the VFD). Select "Tune" mode.
2 Using the numeric keys of the remote control, key-in the frequency
allocation of the station. For example, to enter 104.50MHz, press "1", "0",
"4", "5" and "0".

STORING PRESETS (AM/FM/DAB)

The C 446 can store a mix of your 40 favorite AM, FM and DAB radio stations
for immediate recall.
1 To store a desired AM/FM station to a preset, first tune to the desired
frequency (see above), then press TNR 2's [MEM] button. The VFD will
show the next available Preset number – for example, "Preset 04 Free".
If there is no more vacant Preset number, you can overwrite an existing
Preset number by pressing the [
number you want to overwrite.
2 Press the [MEM] button again to store the desired frequency on the
Preset number shown. Your desired frequency is now stored in the
assigned preset.
DIRECT RECALL OF A PRESET NUMBER
You can directly recall a desired Preset number.
1 Toggle [ENTER] button to switch between "Preset" and "Tune" mode (see
second line of the VFD). Select "Preset" mode.
2 Using the numeric keys of the remote control, directly key-in your
desired Preset number. For example, to enter Preset 5, press "5".
DELETING A STORED PRESET (AM/FM/DAB)
You can empty a preset by deleting the stored information.
1 Select the preset number to be deleted. For example, "P04".
2 Press and hold [DEL] button until the current Preset number shown in
the VFD is extinguished ("P04 becomes "P--".).

CHOOSING THE TUNER MODE

The TNR 2's [FM MUTE] key is a dual-purpose control. Toggle [FM MUTE] to
switch between "FM Mute Stereo" and "Tuned". In the normal position, "FM
Mute Stereo", only the stations with strong signal can be listened to and the
noise between stations is muted.
Pressing the [FM MUTE] button again ("Tuned") allows distant and
potentially noisy stations to be received. Noise is reduced if the FM
station signal level is less than the FM Stereo threshold (since mono FM is
inherently less noise-prone) though at the sacrifice of the stereo effect.

ABOUT USER NAMES

A particular Preset number can be assigned a twelve-character "User
A S
/ ] to tune for Name". The assigned "User Name" will be shown in the VFD whenever the
associated Preset number is recalled.
ENTERING USER NAMES
To assign a Preset number with the user name "NEWS", follow the procedure
as below.
1 Recall the desired Preset number to be assigned a "User Name".
2 Then, press the [MEM] button once and within five (5) seconds, press
the [INFO] button - the readout shows a blinking box.
3 Use the [
from the alphabetical list).
S
4 Press [ ] button to select the character and correspondingly move
forward to the next position. (Press [
character). Repeat this process for each character in sequence.
5 Press the [MEM] key again to store the User Name and exit the text-
entry mode.
OPERATION

LISTENING TO AM/FM RADIO

D F
/ ] buttons to select the Preset
D F
/ ] buttons to select the first character of the name ("N"
A
] to go back to the previous
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