NAD C700 - Option to disable Network Card indicator lights

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NAD700 User

Hello,

I would love to see an option to disable the Network Card indicator lights at the back of my NAD C700 to make it really go "dark".

At the moment they are really bright and as my C700 is located in a dark room it is very bright.

Kind regards,

Maarten

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  • Official comment
    Tony W.
    Product Support Manager

    Hi Maarten

    It cannot be done. The NIC LEDs do not have any communication ability with the low-level firmware. Unfortunately, your best solution is to purchase some LED covers or a small piece of electrical tape.

    Sorry I do not have a better answer for you

  • NAD700 User

    Hi Tony W.,

    Thank you for the quick answer and solution. What might be a good idea is to get a Linksys SE2800 as this has a switch which disables the lights of all network ports. While not a software fix, maybe this hardware fix might solve the issue long term for those users who do not want to stick any tape on their expensive NAD :-)

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  • David Hicks

    Hi, I was quite surprised to see the flashing from the back of the C700, as the Marantz M-CR Melody series (the C700 is replacing one) has no lights on its network adapter, so it is possible. Down to the part choices!

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  • Mitch K

    The air must be thin where these people work..... Please fix this issue with the proper hardware... Unbelievable...

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  • Christof Meier

    Hard to believe …. Enjoying music on a high level with a blinking green led.

    Also not fancy: in Bluetooth mode no album covers from Apple Music, no dB-meters.

    The OS at the front panel is made only for people with best eyes.

    There is no possibility in the BluOS app to connect headphones.

    You can not switch off the device … consuming just 6 Watt. The Green Party in Germany And Greta will kill you ;))

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  • Reagan

    +1 for this request, for a NAD C388 though, which experiences the same issue with the bright flickering ethernet port LEDs, completely disrupting the movie watching experience in the dark home theatre.

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  • Sander Benders
    • Edited

    Looking for this option as well, I wouldn't even mind if it needs to be reactivated after every full restart.
    This should be possible in firmware, depending on parts. But if a € 50 Raspberry Pi has this as a configurable option I think a ~ €1500 device should be able to as well. OpenWRT (a free open source router OS) has these configurables and this software can be installed on a wide range of hardware (be it on a device with an Intel, RealTek or Broadcom network chipset). So unless you are using really exotic hardware this should not be impossible.

    Especially for devices that are usually installed in plain view like the C700/M10 are this feature is really useful (it could even be a marketable feature).

    Edit: I ended up asking my neighbor to make a port shield with his 3D printer. € 0.05 worth of plastic solved my problem. Search for "ethernet led light shield" on printables.com for the 3d file.

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  • Peter Gollowitsch

    Oh boy. Love this device, so much done right - and then you just dont care for this. If nothing else: cover it in assbly, or ad a proper cover when shipping. Not that I couldn‘t help myself (and not that it isn‘t still the best streaming client for me) BUT this problem has been existing since ethernet ports do exist. So how oversee it -
    hello Product Onwer, just tell why, to make me understand…

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