NAD L 73 Bedienungsanleitung

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2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Introduction ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA W ARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSERT . CAUTION This Digital Video Disc Player employ[...]

3 SAFETY INFORMA TION Introduction ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA W ARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE, IS INTENDED T O ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULA TED "DA[...]

4 SAFETY INFORMA TION Introduction ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA CAUTION THIS DVD PLA YER EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM. TO ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT , PLEASE READ THIS OWNER’S MANUAL CAREFULL Y AND RET AIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, CONT ACT AN AUTHORISED SERVICE LOCA[...]

5 INTRODUCTION Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Getting the Most from the NAD L73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Unpacking and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 UNP ACKING AND SETUP WHA T’S IN THE BOX Packed with your L73 receiver you will find: • An AM loop antenna • An FM ribbon-wire antenna with balun • The HTR L73 remote contr ol with 4 (four) AAA batteries • This owner’ s manual SA VE THE P ACKAGING Please save the box and all of the packaging in which your L73 arrived. Should you move o[...]

7 EASE OF USE Despite the effort NAD has invested in the L73 r eceiver’ s sonic performance, we expended no less in making it powerfully easy to use. Its design is uniquely simple for so sophisticated a component, and the HTR L73 universal remote contr ol is equally understandable, as are the L73’ s own front-panel and on- screen displays (OSD)[...]

8 FRONT P ANEL Identification of controls ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 1 “Power” : When the L73 is first plugged into the AC power , the L73’ s clock will light in the main VFL display showing the time of day , and very little power is consumed. Press in to switch the r eceiver from standby , cha[...]

9 FRONT P ANEL Identification of controls ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 14 SURROUND MODE : Use to select the L73’ s SURROUND MODE. Press r epeatedly to step through the L73’ s SURROUND MODEs. See “About the L73’ s SURROUND MODEs”. NOTE • Depending on the format of the currently selected inpu[...]

10 A TTENTION! Please make all connections to your L73 receiver with the unit unplugged. (It is also advisable to power -down or unplug all associated components while making or breaking any signal or AC power connections.) REAR P ANEL Identification of controls ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 1 SWITCHED [...]

11 8 SCART/RGB VIDEO OUT (P AL only) : Connect the L73 SCART/RGB VIDEO OUT to the SCART/RGB video input of a compatible video monitor/TV . Be sure to observe the correct orientation of the SCART/RGB plug. The routing of the SCART/RGB input is fixed: SCART/RGB plug will only display the internal DVD video signals. 9 OPTICAL OUT : Connect the OUT OPT[...]

12 GETTING ST ARTED Before you make the first connection to your L73, you should have the arrangement of your listening r oom/home theatre components and furniture mapped out, at least initially . Unfortunately , a discussion of the vital questions of loudspeaker placement and listening/viewing positions is beyond our scope here. Suffice it to say [...]

13 DISPLA YING THE L73 RECEIVER’S OSD While in DVD mode, press the L73’ s “SETUP” key momentarily for the DVD’ s OSD, and for 3 seconds for the receiver’ s OSD. W ith the use of the navigation keys either on the L73’ s front panel or the HTR L73 r emote, you may select various menus. For the L73’ s receiver , the <AUDIO SETUP MEN[...]

14 INPUT SELECTOR •F r om the OSD’ s <AUDIO SETUP MENU> screen, select the <INPUT SETTINGS> menu item using the HTR L73 remotes’ and “Enter” keys. • Using the keys select the video input (DVD, SA T , VCR, and VIDEO 4) you wish to configure. • Use the keys to move to the <AUDIO IN> line, and then use the keys to selec[...]

15 Every surround-sound system r equires “bass-management” to dir ect low-frequency content fr om any or all channels to the speakers best able to repr oduce it. For this function to operate correctly , it is important that you correctly identify your speakers’ capabilities. We use the terms “SMALL”, “LARGE”, “NONE”, (and OFF), bu[...]

16 SETTING LEVEL TRIM Press the HTR L73 r emote’ s “TEST” key , activating the L73’ s channel-balancing test signal and displaying the <TEST TONE> menu on the OSD. Y ou will hear a “surf” sound that cycles through your speakers, beginning with the Front-Left. (If you do not hear the test signal, check your speaker connections (abo[...]

17 Y ou may operate the L73 DVD Surround Sound Receiver fr om its front panel or via the HTR L73 r emote control. Since the r emote will be the primary controller for most cases, we will focus on r emote-controlled operations. Be sure also to r ead the section, “Front Panel” above. SELECTING SOURCES W ith the HTR L73’ s remote’ s “Amp” [...]

18 PRESS “OPEN/CLOSE”; THE DISC TRA Y OPENS. •Y ou can open the disc tray by pressing this button even if the L73 is in standby mode. The power indicator will turn from blue to dark. Place a disc on the disc tray with the playback side down. • There ar e two differ ent disc sizes. Place the disc in the correct guide on the disc tray . If th[...]

19 TITLE AND MENU BUTTONS Both these buttons are only found on the HTR L73. Both “TITLE” and “MENU” buttons ar e used to display via OSD, the title headings and menus of the DVD and MP3 CD media when available. Some movie discs may contain two or more titles. If the disc has a title menu r ecorded on it, the “TITLE” button can be used t[...]

20 DISC VIDEO OSD To select the appropriate screen type accor ding to your TV set, one selects the “SETUP/MEMORY” button from the L73’ s front panel. Choose “DISC VIDEO” and select choices that best fit your TV set. FORMA T Select between Letter Box 4:3, Pan Scan 4:3, and Wide Screen 16:9 using either the navigation, or the “ENTER” bu[...]

21 P ARENT AL CONTROL P ASSWORD Select P ASSWORD to change a four digit password, using the numeric buttons on the HTR L73’ s remote control. The first time you input a passwor d, use the factory default password 1234. RA TING LEVEL Select between 1 to 8 or “Unlock” to limit the viewing of DVD media only , by using the “ENTER” button to s[...]

22 PLA YING MP3 WMA AND JPEG CD-R/CD-RW Load CD. The OSD will display the folders or files as a list. For each file type; MP3, WMA, and JPEG, the L73’ s VFD will display the file type. Y ou may mix any of the file types on the CD. When playing the media, the HTR-L73’ s “DISP” button toggles the time display between “Chapter Elapsed”, ?[...]

23 USING THE L73’S AM/FM RADIO Operation ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA The L73’ s inter nal AM/FM tuner offers very high quality sound from radio br oadcasts. Note that reception and sound quality will always be dependent to a degree on the type of antenna(s) used, as well as proximity to the br oad[...]

24 CHOOSING THE FM MUTE / MODE The front-panel FM MUTE/Mode key is a dual-purpose contr ol. First, it “toggles” the L73 between stereo mute and unmuted mono reception (assuming that a multiplex-ster eo station of sufficient str ength is tuned). FM Mute eliminates noise from “empty” FM fr equencies but also mutes very weak or distant station[...]

25 The L73 receiver of fers nine distinct SURROUND MODEs, tailored for dif ferent types of r ecordings or program material. The table below lists which modes ar e available to what input signals. W ith a two-channel (STEREO) source the following SURROUND MODEs can be selected: • Dolby PRO LOGIC II MOVIE • Dolby PRO LOGIC II MUSIC • Dolby PRO [...]

26 DOLBY DIGIT AL / DTS Digital recor dings in Dolby Digital or DTS formats are r eproduced via the channels employed in the original r ecording (up to the maximum channels pr esent in the current <SPEAKER SETTINGS> setup). NOTE • The DVD player must be sending a Dolby Digital or DTS bit-stream from its digital output. The DVD includes its [...]

27 DOLBY® HEADPHONE Dolby Headphone technology , compatible with any pair of conventional headphones, accurately simulates the experience of hearing a 5.1-channel speaker system properly set up in a listening r oom, minus the annoying “listener fatigue” effect that plagues other headphone-based virtual surr ound sound offerings. Dolby Headphon[...]

28 ADJUSTING LEVEL TRIM “ON THE FL Y” Y ou can make changes to the relative levels of centr e, surround, and subwoofer outputs. This may pr ove useful in a number of circumstances; for example, to incr ease (or tone down) a film’ s dialog level by raising (lowering) the centre channel, or to r educe excessive deep bass (or enhance deep bass) [...]

29 SPECIFICA TIONS • Controls up to 8 devices • 44 function keys • Learns up to 352 commands • Records up to 44 macr os with a maximum of 64 commands each • Configurable punch-through • Key illumination with programmable timeout •U p g radable • Contains pre-pr ogrammed library of NAD remote codes for the L73. The NAD HTR L73 is rea[...]

30 LEARNING CODES FROM OTHER REMOTES Begin by positioning the HTR L73 “nose-to-nose” with the source r emote so the two devices’ infrared windows are about 2 inches apart. • Enter Learning Mode: On the HTR L73, simultaneously press-and-hold for 3 seconds both a Device Selector key and the “OPEN/CLOSE” key (just below the “DISP” key)[...]

31 COPY A COMMAND FROM ANOTHER KEY Y ou may copy a command from any HTR L73 key to any other . T o copy a key function, after entering the Learning Mode, and pressing the desired key to be copied to, simply pr ess the device key from which you wish to copy , having first pressed its Device Selector key if it resides on another “page.” The statu[...]

32 EXECUTING MACROS To execute a macro, pr ess and release “MACRO”; its key illumination lights for 5 seconds. While it remains lit, press an HTR L73 key to which a macr o has previously been stor ed. The corresponding macr o will run; as each step executes, its “parent” Device Selector’ s key flashes lights briefly; when execution is fin[...]

33 LOADING CODE-LIBRARIES The HTR L73 can store a dif ferent library of default NAD codes for each of its Device Selector “pages.” If the original default library does not control your NAD CD player , tape deck, DVD player , or other component, follow the procedur e below to change the code-library . Begin by ensuring that the component you wis[...]

34 CHECKING CODE-LIBRAR Y NUMBER Y ou can check the current code-library on any Device Selector key as follows. Enter Library Mode by simultaneously pressing-and-holding for 3 seconds both the desir ed component’ s Device Selector key and the “PROGRAM” key , until the Lear n LED turns green. Press the “DISP” key; the HTR L73 indicates the[...]

35 TROUBLESHOOTING Reference ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS(S) NO SOUND FROM ALL CHANNELS • AC power unplugged • Power not switched on • Outlet is unpowered •T ape Monitor is engaged • Check AC cable, connection, and outlet •D isengage T ape Moni[...]

36 SPECIFICA TIONS Reference ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA DVD SECTION Signal system P AL/NTSC/AUTO) Laser Semiconductor laser , Wavelength 650 nm Frequency range (audio) 4 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio (audio) More than 100 dB (EIAJ) Dynamic range (audio) More than 95 dB (EIAJ) Harmonic distortion[...]

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