NAD L70 manual

L70 DVD Receiver ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA Owner’ s Manual Manuel d’Installation Bedienungsanleitung Gebruikershandleiding Manual del Usuario Manuale delle Istruzioni Manual do Pr oprietário Bruksanvisning ®[...]

2 W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE 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 TION.[...]

3 INTRODUCTION Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 T able of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Getting the most from the NAD L70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Unpacking and setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 UNP ACKING AND SETUP WHA T’S IN THE BOX Packed with your L70 receiver you will find: • An AM loop antenna • An FM ribbon-wire antenna with balun • The HTR L70 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 L70 arrived. Should you move o[...]

5 EASE OF USE Despite the effort NAD has invested in the L70 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 L70 universal remote contr ol is equally understandable, as are the L70’ s own front-panel and on- screen displays (OSD)[...]

6 FRONT P ANEL Identification of controls ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 “Power” : When the L70 is first plugged into the AC power , the L70’ s clock will light in the main VFL display showing the time of day , and very little power is consumed. P[...]

7 FRONT P ANEL Identification of controls ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 14 SURROUND MODE : Use to select the L70’ s SURROUND MODE. Press r epeatedly to step through the L70’ s SURROUND MODEs. See “About the L70’ s SURROUND MODEs”. NOTE • Depending on the format of the currently selected inpu[...]

8 A TTENTION! Please make all connections to your L70 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.) ANTENNA CAB/SAT INPUT VCR IN MONITOR AUDIO S-VIDEO FM GND AM OUT OUT OUT OUT DIGIT DIGIT AL AL OUTPUT OUTPUT COMPONENT COMPONEN[...]

9 8 SCART/RGB VIDEO OUT (P AL only) : Connect the L70 SCAR T/RGB VIDEO OUT to the SCART/RGB video input of a compatible video monitor/TV . Be sure to observe the corr ect 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. NOTE The L70 does not display its [...]

10 GETTING ST ARTED Before you make the first connection to your L70, 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 [...]

11 DISPLA YING THE L70 RECEIVER’S OSD While in DVD mode, press the L70’ s “SETUP” key momentarily for the DVD’ s OSD, and for 3 seconds for the receiver’ s OSD. With the use of the navigation keys either on the L70’ s front panel or the HTR L70 r emote, you may select various menus. For the L70’ s receiver , the <MAIN MENU> wi[...]

12 INPUT SELECTOR •F r om the OSD’ s <MAIN MENU> screen, select the <INPUT SELECTOR> menu item using the HTR L70 r emotes’ 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> line, and then use the keys to select the ana[...]

13 Every surround-sound system r equires “bass-management” to dir ect low-frequency content from 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), but[...]

14 SETTING LEVEL TRIM Press the HTR L70 r emote’ s “TEST” key , activating the L70’ 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[...]

15 Y ou may operate the L70 DVD Surround Sound Receiver from its fr ont panel or via the HTR L70 remote 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 L70’ s remote’ s “Amp” d[...]

16 When you want to play back DVD videodiscs, turn on the TV and select the L70’ s DVD player . When you want to enjoy the sound of DVD videodiscs, VCDs, or audio CDs from the L70, pr ess the “SURROUND MODE” button on the L70 and select the desired surr ound mode of the L70’ s DVD player . The HTR L70 Device Selector key “DVD” will enab[...]

17 OSD NA VIGA TION Perform the L70’ s DVD OSD navigation by using the L70’ s front “DISPLA Y”, navigation , and “ENTER” keys; before performing OSD navigation connect the L70 to a TV/monitor . During playback of DVD, VCD, and CD media the HTR L70’ s display button “DISP” will enable an OSD for navigation of time/tracks/chapters ([...]

18 SYSTEM OSD From this OSD, one can change the overall settings of the L70’ s DVD player . OSD LANGUAGE Select between English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Netherlands L70’ s DVD OSD using the navigation keys, then press “ENTER” to select. P ARENT AL RA TING Select between 0 to 8 to limit the viewing of DVD media only , using the[...]

19 The L70’ s internal AM/FM tuner offers very high quality sound from radio broadcasts. Note that r eception and sound quality will always be dependent to a degree on the type of antenna(s) used, as well as proximity to the br oadcast origin, geography , and weather conditions. ABOUT ANTENNAS The supplied ribbon-wire FM antenna can be connected [...]

20 CHOOSING THE FM MUTE / MODE The front-panel FM MUTE/Mode key is a dual-purpose contr ol. First, it “toggles” the L70 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[...]

21 The L70 receiver of fers nine distinct SURROUND MODEs, tailored for dif ferent types of recor dings 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 [...]

22 DOLBY DIGIT AL / DTS Digital recor dings in Dolby Digital or DTS formats are repr oduced via the channels employed in the original r ecording (up to the maximum channels present in the curr ent <SPEAKER CONFIGURA TION> setup). NOTE • The DVD player must be sending a Dolby Digital or DTS bit-stream from its digital output. The DVD include[...]

23 ADJUSTING SURROUND MODES Use the HTR L70 remote’ s “Surr . Mode” key , or the front panel SURROUND MODE key , to select the SURROUND MODE you wish to display and listen to; this will display on the L70’ s VFL Display . One can also select variations using the HTR L70 cursor keys on the <SURROUND:> line of the OSD. Use the HTR L70?[...]

24 ADJUSTING LEVEL TRIM “ON THE FL Y” Y ou can make changes to the relative levels of centre, surr ound, and subwoofer outputs. This may prove 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) b[...]

25 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 pgradable • Contains pre-pr ogrammed library of NAD remote codes for the L70. The NAD HTR L70 is ready[...]

26 LEARNING CODES FROM OTHER REMOTES Begin by positioning the HTR L70 “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 L70, simultaneously press-and-hold for 3 seconds both a Device Selector key and the “OPEN/CLOSE” key (just below the “DISP” key)[...]

27 COPY A COMMAND FROM ANOTHER KEY Y ou may copy a command from any HTR L70 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[...]

28 EXECUTING MACROS To execute a macro, press and r elease “MACRO”; its key illumination lights for 5 seconds. While it remains lit, press an HTR L70 key to which a macr o has previously been stor ed. The corresponding macro will run; as each step executes, its “parent” Device Selector’ s key flashes lights briefly; when execution is fini[...]

29 LOADING CODE-LIBRARIES The HTR L70 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[...]

30 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 L70 indicates the[...]

31 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[...]

32 SPECIFICA TIONS Reference ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA AMPLIFIER SECTION Power output Stereo Mode 1 2 x 60W IHF dynamic power; 8 ohms 2 x 82W Power output Surround Mode 5 x 45W T otal harmonic distortion at rated power 0.08% IM distortion at rated power 0.08% Damping factor 8 ohms > 60 Input sens[...]

33 NOTES Reference ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA[...]

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