NAD M15 HD2 AV manual

ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS SVENSK A РУС СКИЙ ® O wner ’ s Manual M 15 H D A V Sur round S o und Pre ampli er[...]

1. Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the product is operated. 2. Retain instructions - T he safety and operating instructions should be retained for futur e reference . 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follo w Instructions - [...]

23. Battery Disposal - When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or envir onmental public instruction’ s rules that apply in your country or area. 24. Safety Check - Upon completion of any ser vice or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to per form safety checks to determine that the product is [...]

THANK Y OU FOR CHOOSING NAD . The M15 HD A V Surround Sound Pr eamplier is a technologically advanced and highly capable product — yet we have in vested great e ort in mak ing it simple and easy to use. The M15 HD delivers a range of genuinely useful options for surround sound and ster eo listening alike, using powerful digital signal proce[...]

INTRODUCTION GET TING ST ARTED WHA T’ S IN THE BOX Packed with your M15HD y ou will nd • A detachable mains power cord • Audyssey microphone • 3.5mm female jack to RCA plug Adapter f or Audyssey microphone input • The HTRM remote contr ol with 4 AA batteries • ZR 5 zone remote contr ol with 3V CR2025 batter y • Ow[...]

1 ST ANDB Y LED • T his indicator will light up amber when the M15 HD is at standby mode. • When the M15 HD is po wered up from standby mode , this indicator will illuminate blue. • If a Zone (Z one 2, Zone 3 or Zone 4) is ON and ST ANDBY button is pressed to switch the M15 HD to standb y mode, the VFD will be extinguished but the ST[...]

8 LISTENING MODE • T oggle to select through the various Listening mode options. Depending on the format of the currently selected input (digital or analog, stereo or multichannel), various listening modes ar e available. • Ref er also to the item about LISTENING MODE under the USING THE M15 HD – MAIN MENU segment of the OPERA TION sect[...]

1 A UDIO 1-7 IN/VIDEO 1-4 IN/S -VIDEO 1-4 IN • T hese comprise the M15 HD’s other sets of principal input. Connect these audio and video input ports to corresponding output por ts of compatible source components such as DVD players, CD pla yers or cable/satellite boxes . • A UDIO 6 IN and AUDIO 7 IN ar e ideal for the connection of the [...]

4 A UDIO PRE- OUT The AUDIO PRE- OUT makes it possible to use the M15 HD as a pr e - amplier to external power ampliers for some or all channels. • C onnect FRONT L, FR ONT R, CENTER, SURR R, SURR L, SURR-BL and SURR-BR to the respective channel input of a power amplier or ampliers driving the corresponding applicable speakers. •[...]

12 DIGIT AL A UDIO IN (C OA XIAL IN 1-4, OPTICAL IN 1-4) • C onnect to the corresponding optical or coaxial digital output of sources such as CD or BD/DVD players, dig ital cable box, digital tuners and other applicable components. • C oaxial and Optical digital input association is congurable via the Source Setup item of the Setup Men[...]

ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (OSD) The M15 HD employs a simple, self-explanatory system of on-screen display “menus ” that will appear on the connected video monitor/T V . These are required during the setup process (and ar e useful in day-to-day operation), so be sure to connect the monitor/T V before pr oceeding with setup. DISPLA Y THE OSD P[...]

DOLB Y PRO L OGIC II x Dolby Pro L ogic IIx processes both stereo and 5.1 sig nals into a 6.1 or 7.1 channel output. At Dolby Pr o Logic IIx, you can choose PLIIx Movie or PLIIx Music modes to tailor your listening experience to the source material . Dolby Pro L ogic IIx surround processing yields more stable imag ing and full bandwidth sound to th[...]

DSP OPTIONS The following sig nal processing parameters can be setup under the DSP (Digital Signal P rocessing) Options menu. IMPORT ANT NOTICE  TheM15HDisanA VSurroundSoundPreamplierandthereforehas nospeakers.Thementionof“ Speaker(s)”inthismanualreferstothe speakers?[...]

A UDY SSEY DY NAMIC VOL UME Audyssey Dynamic V olume delivers consistent volume pla yback levels, anticipating sudden spikes and dips in volume and compensating for them in real time. Audyssey Dynamic Volume monit ors the volume of program material moment-by-moment, maintaining the desired listening lev el for all content while optimizing the dynam[...]

SETUP MENU The Setup Menu allows one to customize the operation of the M15 HD to the ancillary equipment used in one’ s specic A V system. Unless your system exactly matches the factory defaults as shown in the accompanying Quick Star t Guide, you will need to use the setup menu to congure the inputs of the M15 HD . At Setup Menu, the follo[...]

SOURCE SETUP There are thr ee sub-menu items under Source Setup. These are Source Setup (Normal V iew), Source Setup ( T able View) and iP od Setup. SOURCE SETUP (NORMAL VIEW) The Source Setup (Normal View) menu makes it possible to set, allocate or change the following settings. SOURCE The M15 HD is equipped with ten congurable Sources. A parti[...]

DIGIT AL AUDIO T o tak e advantage of the M15 HD’ s high performance surround and digital audio circuitry, it is advisable that its sets of Digital A udio input are selected. There are thr ee types of Digital Audio input for the M15 HD . These are HDMI, Optical and Coaxial digital input. A fourth option is “O ” whereby no incoming digital [...]

iPo d SETUP The iPod Setup menu allows y ou to preset the following associat ed settings when iPod is the selected sour ce. Enabled: Select “ Y es” to enable iP od as a Source or “No ” to disable it. Auto C onnect: Selec t “Y es” to aut omatically enable and connect the iPod player docked in the linked NAD iPod docking station when Sour[...]

A UDY SSEY M ult EQ XT ROOM A COUSTICS C ORREC TION Sound reecting from room boundaries can disturb the spatial illusion of surround sound, and can also distort the tonal balance of the system. Pr ofessional Acoustical Engineers often add wall treatments and ev en move walls and relocate speakers to improv e system per formance, but f or the ave[...]

Select the T arget Curve you nd to be most satisfactory by pressing the Audyssey key of the remote. The MultEQ X T corrected response can also be bypassed if you wish. It is recommended that you take full advantage of the M15 HD’ s Audyssey Auto Calibration f eature for your speaker setup . However , if you desire to setup your speakers manual[...]

SPEAKER C ONFIGURA TION Every surround-sound system requires “bass-management” to direct low- frequency content from any or all channels to the speakers best able to reproduce it. F or this function to operate correctly , it is important that you correctly identify your speakers’ capabilities. We use the terms “Small” and “Large ” (an[...]

The SPL meter should be placed at the primary listening position, at approximately the height of the seated list ener ’ s head. A tripod is helpful but with a little duct tape almost anything — a pole lamp, music-stand, or ladder-backed chair , for example — can do as well . Just be sure that no large acoustically reective surfaces obstruc[...]

ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS ‘ ON THE FL Y’ Y ou can make changes to the relative levels of cent er , surround and subwoofer outputs without ha ving to go into the ‘Speaker Levels’ menu. This is very convenient in circumstances like increasing (or tone down) a lm ’ s dialog level by raising (lowering) the center channel or r educing excess[...]

TRIGGER SETUP The M15 HD features thr ee congurable +12V DC T rigger Output that can be used to activate a component or system it is fed into . A T rigger Input is also available to turn on the applicable link it is associated to. Use a combination of [ A/S/ D/F ] and [ENTER] keys to navigate thr ough the T rigger Setup menu parameters. TRIGGER [...]

DOLB Y DIGIT AL PLUS Dolby Digital Plus is the next-generation audio technology for all high- denition programming and media. It combines the eciency to meet future broadcast demands with the pow er and exibility to realize the full audio potential expected in the upcoming high-denition era. Dolby Digital Plus delivers multi-channel aud[...]

DOLB Y SETUP Under this menu, the Dolby Digital’ s D ynamic Range Control can be adjusted as well as the settings for Dolby Dig ital Pro L ogic IIx Music. Dyn Range Ctrl : Y ou can select the eective dynamic range (subjective range from soft to loud) for playback of Dolby Dig ital soundtracks. F or fully cinematic eect, always select 100%, [...]

DTS  ES™ MA TRI X 6. 1 In this format, the additional signals of the back channel receive a matrix encoding and are inputted into the right and left surround channels. During reproduction they are decoded to the right, left and back surround channels. Since this bit-stream f ormat is 100% compatible with conventional DTS signals, the D TS-ES M[...]

A/V PRESETS The M15 HD’ s simple but powerfully exible system of “ A/V Presets” allows you to customize virtually every aspec t of your audio-video playback, and recall them with a single key-press. The parameters “Listening Mode” , “DSP Options” and “ T one Controls” accessible via the “Main Menu” together with “Speaker [...]

Speaker Setup: from the Speaker Setup menu, go to “Speaker Conguration ” sub-menu and change “Subwoofer” from “On ” to “O ”: “Fr ont” becomes “Lar ge” 2 W ith the above settings, scroll t o “ A/V P resets” from the SE TUP MENU page. Use [ S ] to access “ A/V Presets ” menu. 3 A t “ A/V P resets” page, set ?[...]

T one Controls: T one D efeat: O Display Setup: Set “Line 2” to “Volume” 5 W ith the above settings, scroll t o “ A/V P resets” from the SE TUP MENU page. Use [ S ] to access “ A/V Presets ” menu. 6 A t “ A/V P resets” page, set “Preset: 2” to the f ollowing conditions - use [ D/F ] to select “Yes ” or “No ” and p[...]

The M15 HD is equipped with a data port in the rear panel where an optional “NAD IPD Dock for iP od” (NAD IPD) can be plugged in. W ith the NAD IPD linking the M15 HD with your own iPod player , you can enjoy listening to your fav orite tracks and playlists as well as view applicable still image and video playback. Y ou can control your iP od p[...]

NAD IPD 2 The NAD IPD 2 has its own remote contr ol - the DR 1. When using the DR 1 to command your iP od player docked in the NAD IPD 2, you have to refer t o your iPod play er ’ s own display screen t o make full use of its feature; there is no OSD at this condition. However , any time you press HTRM’ s [ S ] button, the “Menu Select [...]

IDENTIFICA TION OF C ONTROLS • T op sec tion featur es ON/OFF buttons and back-light L CD display . • Upper section has eight DEVICE SELEC TOR keys including one programmable CUST OM DEVICE SELEC TOR key and an additional MA CRO button function k ey . • The upper middle section with channel, volume, MUTE, and surround mode buttons . [...]

F or example, the grey AMP DEVICE SELECTOR key label corresponds to the grey input-select labeling adjacent to the numeric keys: When the HTRM ’ s AMP DEVICE SELEC TOR page is active, these keys select the amplier , preamplier or receiver inputs . Similarly, the r ed DVD DEVICE SELEC TOR key label corresponds to several red labels , the gre[...]

MODE: The following backlight modes are available: • O : The backlight will never come ON. • Sense: The backlight will only come ON if the light sensor detec ts low light conditions. See also“SENSE LEVEL ” discussion below . • On: The backlight will come ON any time a key is pressed. SENSE LEVEL (Sen Lvl): The point where the [...]

3 P ress [ENTER]. 4 P ress [MENU] button of HTRM – [MENU] button of the HTRM is wher e the corresponding [MENU] function key of the TV remote control will be learned. 5 P ress and hold the corresponding [MENU] button of the T V remote control until “Success ” is shown in the display . (Refer also to “MODE” discussion below). 6 “Success [...]

5 P ress the [AMP] butt on in the DEVICE SELEC TOR page. 6 Use [ 3/4 ] t o select between “No” (desir ed punch-through key will not be saved) and “Y es” (desired punch-through key will be saved and process is completed). NOTE  TheHTRM’ s[ VOL]keysarepre-progr ammedas“punched-through ”for allDeviceSe[...]

DELETE Each key can have several functions types stored. However , only the highest priority t ype will be active. When you delete a function, a lower priority function type may become active. T o completely erase the functionality of a key, you ma y need to execute the Delete function multiple times. F or example; if you delete a learned command, [...]

EXECUTING MA CRO T o execute the above macro example, pr ess [MACRO] and then [0]. The corresponding macro will run; the display will show each st ep/ command as the macro is executed . Pressing an y other HTRM key while a macro is executing will abort the macro. By default, when a macro is executed, the curr ently selected device will be returned [...]

BA TTERY INST ALLA TION Pr ess in and lift tab to remove battery cover out from recess Place batteries into opening. Ensur e the correct polarity is obser ved Pr ess batter y cover into place until it ‘ clicks’ closed SLEEP MODE The Sleep Mode timer will switch the M15 HD to Standby mode automatically after a preset number of minutes. P ressing[...]

CONDITION POSSIBLE CA USES POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS No sound from all channels. • AC power unplugged . • Check AC cable connection and outlet. • P ower not switched on. • Outlet has no power . No sound from some channels. • F aulty/missing cables. • Check cables. • ’Speaker Conguration ’ channel (s) set to “OF[...]

OVERALL SPECIFICA TIONS Line Level Input Input impedance (R and C) 56 kΩ + 220 pF Input sensitivity 40 mV (ref . 500 mV out) Maximum input signal >8 Vrms Signal/Noise ratio , A-weight ed >90 dB (ref . 500 mV in 500 mV out, v olume set to unity gain) >80 dB (ref . 2 V out, V olume maximum) Channel Separation >70 dB (ref . 1 kHz/10 kHz)[...]

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