NAD L55 manuel d'utilisation

L55 DVD / Video CD / CD Player Owner’ s Manual GB Manuel d’Installation F Bedienungsanleitung D Manual del Usuario E Manuale delle Istruzioni I Manual do Pr oprietário P Bruksanvisning S[...]

GB 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Introduction The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ‘danger ous voltage’ within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an[...]

GB 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction INTRODUCTION Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 T able of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY[...]

GB 4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Introduction CAUTION PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT . RET AIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assur e personal safety . Improper use can r esult in electric shock or fire hazar d. The sa[...]

GB 5 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Introduction 12 Accessories - Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the pr oduct. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufactur er , or sold with [...]

GB 6 PRECAUTIONS Introduction NOTES ON HANDLING • When shipping the DVD player , always use the original shipping carton and packing materials. For maximum protection, r epack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory . • Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray , near the DVD player . Do not leave rubber or plastic products [...]

GB 7 Introduction This section shows you how to handle, clean and store discs. ON HANDLING DISCS • Do not touch the playback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. ON CLEANING DISCS • Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center outward with a soft cloth. Always keep[...]

GB 8 IDENTIFICA TION OF CONTROLS Introduction FRONT P ANEL DISPLA Y WINDOW POWER indicator (Standby mode: Blue color) Disc tray PLA Y button P AUSE/STEP button STOP button SKIP/SCAN buttons OPEN/CLOSE button DISPLA Y WINDOW REMOTE SENSOR POWER button OPERA TING ST A TUS indicator VCD indicator CD indicator DVD indicator PROGRAM indicator Repeat pla[...]

GB 9 IDENTIFICA TION OF CONTROLS Introduction REAR P ANEL EUROPEAN VERSION S-VIDEO OUT jack COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT jack AUDIO MIXED OUT jacks EURO A V -TV-VCR OUT jack OPTICAL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jack DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jacks (COAXIAL) POWER CORD Connect to an AC 230V , 50Hz outlet only COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT jack AUDIO MIXED OUT [...]

GB 10 IDENTIFICA TION OF CONTROLS Introduction REMOTE CONTROL Y ou will find instructions for each of the remote control functions in the appr opriate sections of this instruction manual. (Remote control unit is included in L75 A V Surround Receiver) TITLE BUTTON Use the TITLE button to display the title screen included on DVD video discs. T o oper[...]

GB 11 IDENTIFICA TION OF CONTROLS Introduction PREP ARING THE REMOTE CONTROL Insert the batteries into the remote contr ol so you can use it to operate the DVD player . 1 Open the battery cover . 2 Insert batteries (AAA size). Make sure to match the + and - on the batteries to the marks inside the battery compartment. 3 Close the cover . NOTES ON B[...]

GB 12 CONNECTING TO A TV Installation CONNECT THE DVD PLA YER TO YOUR TV T o COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (USA/CANADA VERSION) T o S-VIDEO OUT T o SCART VIDEO OUT (EUR VERSION) T o AUDIO OUT (L/R)/VIDEO OUT If the TV has an S- video input, connect the DVD player with the S-video cable. COMPONENT VIDEO (Cable not supplied) AUDIO/VIDEO cable (supplied) TV or [...]

GB 13 CONNECTING TO AN AUDIO SYSTEM Installation NOTES • Refer to the owner’ s manual of your audio system as well. • When you connect the DVD player to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections. • If you place the DVD player near a tuner or radio, the r[...]

NOTES T o enjoy Dolby Digital sound from this DVD player you need the following: • DVD recor ded in Dolby Digital • 6 channel receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby Digital pr ocessor and power receiver • 5 speakers and 1 subwoofer • T o enjoy Dolby Digital sound, you need to select “Dolby Digital” on the SETUP menu. GB[...]

GB 15 CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL AUDIO SYSTEM Installation ENJOYING DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND SOUND DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND Y ou can still enjoy the excitement of Surround Sound even if your A/V receiver does not of fer Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoding. If your A/V receiver has a Dolby Pr o Logic decoder , refer to the following connection diagram. WITH A[...]

GB 16 CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL AUDIO SYSTEM Installation “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.. NOTES • Refer to the owner’ s manual of your receiver as well. • When you connect the DVD player to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet befo[...]

GB 17 BASIC PLA YBACK Basic Operation This section shows you the basics on how to play back a DVD video disc. PREP ARA TIONS • When you want to play back DVD video discs, turn on the TV and select the video input source connected to the DVD player . • When you want to enjoy the sound of DVD video discs or audio CDs from the audio system, turn o[...]

GB 18 BASIC PLA YBACK Basic Operation 5 Press and press ENTER, or pr ess the numeric button(s), to select the desired item. Play of the selected item now begins. For further info, also refer to the jacket or case of the disc you ar e playing. AFTER OPERA TION When the unit is not in use, remove the disc and pr ess POWER to tur n off the power . NOT[...]

GB 19 BASIC PLA YBACK Basic Operation STOPPING PLA Y Press STOP during playback. RESUME PLA Y • When play is stopped, the unit recor ds the point where STOP was pressed (RESUME function). Press PLA Y and play will resume fr om this point. • The RESUME function works only with discs for which the elapsed playing time appears on the window displa[...]

GB 20 V ARIOUS SPEED PLA YBACK Basic Operation Y ou can play back discs at various speeds, and resume normal playback. TO PLA Y IN SLOW-MOTION Press SLOW or SLOW during playback. • During slow playback, the playback speed and direction can be selected with SLOW or SLOW . • T o increase the playback speed, pr ess the one button as the playback d[...]

GB 21 GENERAL INFORMA TION ABOUT DISPLA Y MENU ICONS Operation Using Display Menu Icons This unit features DISPLA Y Menu Icons showing disc information (title/chapter/track number , elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language, angle and sound) and player information (repeat play , play mode, etc.). Some icons only show the indicated information. [...]

GB 22 DET AILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH DISPLA Y MENU ICON Operation Using Display Menu Icons Y ou can view information about a disc and its operational status on the TV screen. 1 1 0:16:57 1 ENG D 6 CH OFF 1 NORM. 1 16:57 STER. NORM. PRESS DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBACK [TV screen] DVD DISPLA Y PRESS DISPLA Y DURING PLA YBACK [TV screen] CD DISPLA Y T o sh[...]

GB 23 USING A TITLE MENU Advanced Operation 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 to select the movie title (The details of operation differ depending on the disc used). Selecting a title may not be possible on certain DVD discs. 1 Press TITLE. A list of the title[...]

GB 24 CHANGING SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Advanced Operation It is possible to change the subtitle language to a differ ent language from the one selected at the initial settings (See page 31 for further info). This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are r ecorded. 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback. When no subtitles ar e re[...]

GB 25 VIEWING FROM ANOTHER ANGLE Advanced Operation Some DVDs may contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from a number of dif ferent angles. For these discs, the same scene can be viewed from each of these dif ferent angles using the ANGLE button (The recor ded angles differ depending on the disc used). 1 Press ANGLE during playback. Nu[...]

GB 26 REPEA T PLA Y Advanced Operation REPEA T VIEWING (LISTENING) Press REPEA T during playback. Each time this button is pressed, the TV screen changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a chapter or title (DVD) or a track (CD). DVD Repeat of chapter being played Repeat of title being played Cancel repeat mode (normal play) CD Repeat of trac[...]

GB 27 ZOOM FEA TURE Advanced Operation The Zoom feature allows you to “ZOOM-IN” and enlarge the pictur e on the screen to either 4 times (X4) or 16 times (X16) its normal size. 1 Press ZOOM during normal playback or still playback. • The square frame will be displayed in the center of the pictur e. If any button is not pressed for mor e than [...]

GB 28 MEMORIZING SETTINGS FOR VIEWED DVDS (CONDITION MEMORY) Advanced Operation This unit will memorize the settings for DVDs you have already watched. Settings r emain in memory even if you remove the disc fr om the player , or switch the power OFF . Settings are stored in memory for use any time automatically . If you load a disc that has its set[...]

GB 29 PROGRAM PLA Y Advanced Operation The player plays the tracks in the disc in an order you specify . NOTE Program play function is possible only with audio CDs. It does not work with DVD movie discs. 1 Press PROGRAM during playback or stop mode. The pr ogram playback screen appears on the TV scr een. • T o exit the screen, pr ess PLA Y , PROG[...]

GB 30 COMMON PROCEDURES OF INITIAL SETTINGS Initial Settings Once the initial settings have been completed, the player can always be operated under the same conditions (especially with DVD discs). The settings will be retained in the memory until they ar e changed, even if the power is switched off. COMMON PROCEDURES OF INITIAL SETTINGS 1 Press SET[...]

GB 31 SELECTING DISC LANGUAGES Initial Settings This is to select the audio soundtrack language, subtitle language and the language used in title menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back. When you play back a DVD video disc, the DVD player automatically displays the pre-selected subtitle language if it is includ[...]

This is to prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which ar e unsuitable for children. Some DVD discs contain a r estriction level which enables parents to r emove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children. DVD players are equipped with a passwor d designed to prevent children changing the level. SELECTING RA TING LEVEL (DVD ONL Y) 1 At the SE[...]

GB 33 SELECTING RA TING LEVEL AND P ASSWORD Initial Settings SETTING YOUR P ASSWORD (DVD ONL Y) If you change the rating level to “7” or lower , you must enter a 4-digit “password” to pr event playback of discs with higher ratings. 1 At the SETUP screen, pr ess to select “Password” and press 2 Input a 4-digit password and pr ess ENTER. [...]

GB 34 SELECTING TV ASPECT Initial Settings Select the appropriate scr een type according to your TV set; conventional size screen (4:3) or wide-scr een (16:9). 1 At the SETUP screen, pr ess to select “TV Aspect” and press 2 Press to select the desired Aspect and pr ess ENTER. 4:3 Letterbox : The video material not formatted in the Pan & Sca[...]

GB 35 SELECTING MENU LANGUAGE Initial Settings Selects language for DVD menus and displays on the TV . 1 At the SETUP screen, pr ess to select “Menu Language” and press 2 Press to select the desired Language and pr ess ENTER. It can be used to select the video output between S-VIDEO OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT . 1 At the SETUP screen, pr ess to[...]

GB 36 SELECTING THE PSEUDO P AL (EUR ONL Y) Initial Settings Depending on the DISC, you can play an NTSC-DVD DISC, in PSEUDO P AL MODE. 1 At the SETUP screen, pr ess to select “Pseudo P AL” and press 2 Press to select the desired output and pr ess ENTER. NOTES • The Pseudo P AL can be displayed when the TV system setting is set to P AL mode a[...]

GB 37 SELECTING DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT Initial Settings Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options. Set the player’ s Digital Audio Output according to the type of audio system you use. 1 At the SETUP screen, pr ess to select Digital Audio Output and press 2 Press to select the desired output and pr ess ENTER. DOLBY DIGIT AL/PCM Select “DO[...]

GB 38 T ABLE OF LANGUAGES AND THEIR ABBREVIA TIONS Initial Settings Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Audio”, “Subtitle” and/or “Menu” (See page 31) Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language 6565 Afar 7079 Faroese 7678 Lingala 8375 Slovak 6566 Abkhazian 7082 French 7679 Laothian 8376 Slovenian 657[...]

GB 39 DISC REQUIREMENTS / COPYRIGHT INFORMA TION Reference PLA Y ABLE DISCS This DVD player can play back the following discs. Maximum playback time Approx. 4 hours (single sided disc) Approx. 8 hours (double sided disc) Approx. 80 minutes (single sided disc) Approx. 160 minutes (double sided disc) 74 minutes 20 minutes 74 minutes 20 minutes DVD vi[...]

GB 40 BEFORE CALLING SERVICE PERSONNEL Reference SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem befor e contacting service. SYMPTOM CAUSE CORRECTION No power • The power cord is disconnected • Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely . The power is on, but the DVD player does not work. • No disc[...]

GB 41 SPECIFICA TIONS Reference DVD PLA YER Power supply AC 230V / 50 Hz (EUROPE), AC 110V/60Hz (USA / CANADA) Power consumption 15 W Mass 3.3 kg External dimensions (W X H X D) 285 x 103x 291 mm Signal system P AL (EUR) , NTSC (USA / CANADA) Laser Semiconductor laser , wavelength 650 nm Frequency range (audio) 4 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio [...]

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