Looking for Nakamichi AV-500 Owner’s/User Manual

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Александр

Audiophyte
Hello everyone,

I recently acquired a Nakamichi AV-500 Audio/Video Receiver (serial number: D12904284), but unfortunately, it did not come with the Owner’s/User Manual.

I’m trying to fully understand its features (especially Pro Logic, DVD/5.1 inputs, speaker setup, etc.) and would be extremely grateful if anyone could:
• Share a scanned PDF or images;
• Point me to a downloadable location;
• Or even offer to sell or lend the manual.

Happy to cover any scanning or sharing costs, and I can provide shipping if needed.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Best regards,
Alexander
 
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Trebdp83

Audioholic Spartan
That is a hard manual to find. The AV-500 has no digital ports. But, it does have 5.1 analog input ports. If you have a player such as various Oppo models or some other player with 5.1/7.1 analog outputs, you can have discreet 5.1 output of audio from the player to the 5.1 analog input ports of the AV-500. Unless, you are using an older TV with an analog/composite video input port or a converter device, you will not be able to output any video signals from the AV-500 to adjust any settings that may appear on a setup menu. What kind of devices are you planning to connect to it?
 
j_garcia

j_garcia

Audioholic Jedi
Some newer TVs include an adapter to allow composite or component output for old device compatibility. While the Nak is a great unit, it is also pretty ancient by today's standards.

There is an ad for AV-300 and AV-400 physical manuals on eBay Much of the feature set will be the same, though obviously not 100% for what you have.
 
TLS Guy

TLS Guy

Audioholic Jedi
Hello everyone,

I recently acquired a Nakamichi AV-500 Audio/Video Receiver (serial number: D12904284), but unfortunately, it did not come with the Owner’s/User Manual.

I’m trying to fully understand its features (especially Pro Logic, DVD/5.1 inputs, speaker setup, etc.) and would be extremely grateful if anyone could:
• Share a scanned PDF or images;
• Point me to a downloadable location;
• Or even offer to sell or lend the manual.

Happy to cover any scanning or sharing costs, and I can provide shipping if needed.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Best regards,
Alexander
Welcome, but I'm afraid I have bad news for you. Whilst NAK is a famous old brand that specialized in high end cassette tape machines, they did not adapt to changing technology and went bust. They were bought by the Chinese junk firm Grande Holdings out of China in 1998 and then they were sold to the Chinese Nimble holdings in 1999. Your unit was produced in the 1998 to 1999 time frame and unfortunately NAK was a total junk brand by then.

Unfortunately those older receivers of any stripe with no HDMI connectivity, only analog of of essentially are not much if any use now. So the bad news is that you have bought a unit best sent to the recycling center. I say that as those NAK units of that time had a dreadful reputation and were glitchy right out of the box.
 
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