NAD T 754 manual

T 75 4 Surr ound Sound Receiver Owner’ s Manual Manuel d’Installation Bedienungsanleitung Gebruikershandleiding ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS[...]

2 2 2 2 2 SAFETY INFORMA TION EXPLANA EXPLANA EXPLANA EXPLANA EXPLANA TION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS TION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS TION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS TION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS TION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous v[...]

3 3 3 3 3 ENGLISH SAFETY INFORMA TION ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER 1 Power Sources - Connect this unit only to power sources specified in the Operating Instructions, and as marked on the unit. 2 Polarization - As a safety feature, some units are equipped with polarized AC power plugs which can only be i[...]

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5 5 5 5 5 ENGLISH T ABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING THE MOST FROM THE NAD T 75 4 Thank you for choosing NAD. The T 75 4 A/V Surround Sound Receiver is a technologically advanced and highly capable product — yet we have invested great effort in making it simple and easy to use. The T 75 4 delivers a range of genuinely useful options for surround sound an[...]

6 6 6 6 6 UNP ACKING AND SETUP Packed with your T 75 4 receiver you will find: • An AM loop antenna • A FM ribbon-wire antenna with balun • A removable AC cable (if you wish, any IEC-standard AC cable of suitable wattage may be substituted). • The HTR 2 remote control with 4 (four) AAA batteries. • The ZR 2 zone remote contr ol with 3V CR[...]

7 7 7 7 7 ENGLISH ABOUT THE T 75 4 Though the T 75 4 is among the most technically sophisticated A/V receivers, we worked hard to make it one of the most musically transparent home-theater components available as well; this is what we mean by NAD’ s “Music First” design philosophy . Here are just a few examples: • The T 75 4 uses NAD’ s p[...]

8 8 8 8 8 ABOUT THE T 75 4 UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY The T 75 4 receiver permits flexible system growth via individually accessible pre-out and main-in jacks for all three front channels, enabling external amplifiers to be used for any of these while still maintaining utility of the receiver’ s on-board[...]

9 9 9 9 9 ENGLISH In case you simply cannot wait to experience the performance of your new NAD T 75 4 receiver , we provide the following “Quickstart” instructions to get you underway . The steps below connect your DVD player to the T 75 4 ’ s DVD input; be sure to r ead “Input Setup”, below . • Connect the T 75 4 ’ s composite video [...]

10 10 10 10 10 1 ST ANDBY SWITCH : Pressing this key , or the HTR 2 remote’ s [ON] button, will switch the receiver on, making it operational, changing the amber Standby indicator to green and illuminating the VFL display . 2 ST ANDBY LED : Illuminates amber when the T 75 4 is in Standby mode; green when it is powered on; and flashes momentarily [...]

11 11 11 11 11 ENGLISH FRONT P ANEL 1 1 SOURCE  : Use to select one of six inputs. Press r epeatedly to step through the T 75 4 ’ s audio/video inputs. The digital inputs are defa ult assigned to the video input (DVD, SA T , VCR, VIDEO 4-5, CD) but can be arranged in any order using the T75 4 ’ s SETUP OSD. The cha rt below shows the defa[...]

12 12 12 12 12 REAR P ANEL A TTENTION! Please make all connections to your T 75 4 receiver with the unit powered off or unplugged. (It is also advisable to power-down or unplug all associated components while making or breaking any signal or AC power connections.) 1 FM & AM ANTENNA : The supplied wire “dipole” FM antenna will connect to the[...]

13 13 13 13 13 ENGLISH REAR P ANEL NOTE : The T 75 4 ’ s component-video inputs and outputs are fully wide-band, compatible with all HDTV formats. The T 75 4 does not disp lay its on-screen menus on its component-video output. T o use on-screen menus, you will need to make an S-Video or composite connection between the T 75 4 and the monitor/TV ,[...]

14 14 14 14 14 SETTING UP THE T 75 4 Before you make the first connection to your T 75 4 , you should have the arrangement of your listening room/ home theater 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 her[...]

15 15 15 15 15 ENGLISH The T 7 54 receiver employs a simple, self-explanatory system of on-screen display "menus" that will appear on the connected video monitor/TV . These are requir ed during the setup process (and are useful in day-to- day operation), so be sure to connect the monitor/TV before proceeding with setup. NOTE : The on-scre[...]

16 16 16 16 16 SPEAKER SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS From the OSD’ s main <Setup> menu select the <Speaker Settings> line using the HTR 2 remote's [  /  ], and [Enter] keys. Using the [  /  ] keys, set <Front:> to "Large" or "Small” as your main-fro[...]

17 17 17 17 17 ENGLISH Adjusting the relative balance of your system's loudspeakers ensures that surround-sound recordings, whether music or film, will present the balance of effects, music, and dialog that the artists intended. Additionally , if your system incorporates a subwoofer it establishes a correct relationship between the volume of t[...]

18 18 18 18 18 ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS (OSD) AND FRONT -P ANEL READOUT CREA TING AND USING PRESETS The T 75 4 ’ s simple but powerfully flexible system of “Presets” allows you to customize virtually every aspect of your audio-video playback, and recall them with a single key-press. Every parameter of T 75 4 operation that is available f[...]

19 19 19 19 19 ENGLISH USING THE T 75 4 Y ou may operate the T 75 4 receiver fr om its front panel or via the HTR 2 remote control. Since the r emote will be the primary controller for most cases, we will focus on remote-controlled operations. Be sure also to read the section, "Front Panel" above. With the HTR 2’ s remote's [Amp] d[...]

20 20 20 20 20 SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO Press the AM/FM key on the T 75 4 front panel, the HTR 2’ s orange [TUNER] (the numeric 9 key), or the yellow [AM] and [FM] keys to select the receiver’ s radio mode. Each subsequent press of either key will toggle the unit between[...]

21 21 21 21 21 ENGLISH USING THE T 75 4 ABOUT DTS AND DOLBY DIGIT ABOUT DTS AND DOLBY DIGIT ABOUT DTS AND DOLBY DIGIT ABOUT DTS AND DOLBY DIGIT ABOUT DTS AND DOLBY DIGIT AL SURROUND MODES AL SURROUND MODES AL SURROUND MODES AL SURROUND MODES AL SURROUND MODES DTS DIGIT DTS DIGIT DTS DIGIT DTS DIGIT DTS DIGIT AL SURROUND AL SURROUND AL SURROUND AL S[...]

22 22 22 22 22 ABOUT THE T 754'S LISTENING MODES USING THE T 75 4 DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY PRO LOGIC Dolby Pro Logic is a surround format consisting of four channels (front right, centre, front left and surround. Media sources with the “Dolby Surround” feature produce a theatre–like surround s[...]

23 23 23 23 23 ENGLISH USING THE T 75 4 • Enhanced-Stereo 2 (ST2) All recor dings repr oduced in stereo via the surround speakers only (plus subwoofer , if any), assuming these are configured in the current <Speakers Setup>. ST2 can prove useful in certain late-night or very low-volume listening situations. The following Surround Sound Mode[...]

24 24 24 24 24 USING THE T 75 4 ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES Several of the T 75 4 ’ s listening modes have one or more selectable variations and adjustable parameters you can modify to suit you system, the recording, or your personal preferences.[...]

25 25 25 25 25 ENGLISH USING THE T 75 4 ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS “ON THE FL ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS “ON THE FL ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS “ON THE FL ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS “ON THE FL ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS “ON THE FL Y” Y” Y” Y” Y” Y ou can make changes to the relative levels of center , surround, and subwoofer outputs. This [...]

26 26 26 26 26 USING THE HTR 2 REMOTE CONTROL • Controls up to 8 devices. • 44 function keys. • Learns up to 352 commands. • Records up to 44 macros with a maximum of 64 commands each. • Configurable punch-through. • Key illumination with programmable timeout. • Upgradable. • Contains pre-programmed library of NAD remote codes. The [...]

27 27 27 27 27 ENGLISH USING THE HTR 2 REMOTE CONTROL PUNCH-THROUGH PUNCH-THROUGH PUNCH-THROUGH PUNCH-THROUGH PUNCH-THROUGH The HTR 2’ s “punch-through” function allows you to retain a function key fr om one Device Select “page” on another , so that, for example, the AMP [SURR MODE] function might still control the T 75 4 when the DVD Dev[...]

28 28 28 28 28 USING THE HTR 2 REMOTE CONTROL KEY KEY KEY KEY KEY -ILLUMINA -ILLUMINA -ILLUMINA -ILLUMINA -ILLUMINA TION TIMEOUT TION TIMEOUT TION TIMEOUT TION TIMEOUT TION TIMEOUT The HTR 2’ s key-illumination can be set to remain lit for 0-9 seconds. The default value is 2 seconds. T o set the illumination timeout, simultaneously press-and-hold[...]

29 29 29 29 29 ENGLISH USING THE HTR 2 REMOTE CONTROL TRIGGER SETUP TRIGGER SETUP TRIGGER SETUP TRIGGER SETUP TRIGGER SETUP USING THE ZR 2 REMOTE CONTROL USING THE ZR 2 REMOTE CONTROL USING THE ZR 2 REMOTE CONTROL USING THE ZR 2 REMOTE CONTROL USING THE ZR 2 REMOTE CONTROL Search Mode If none of the codes from the table, when entered, turns on the [...]

30 30 30 30 30 TROUBLESHOOTING CONDITION CONDITION CONDITION CONDITION CONDITION NO SOUND FROM ALL CHANNELS NO SOUND FROM SOME CHANNELS NO SOUND FROM SURROUND CHANNELS NO SOUND FROM SUBWOOFER NO SOUND FROM CENTER CHANNEL NO DOLBY DIGIT AL/DTS T 75 4 DOES NOT RESPOND TO HTR 2 REMOTE T 75 4 DOES NOT RESPOND TO FRONT -P ANEL COMMANDS OR REMOTE CONTROL[...]

31 31 31 31 31 ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER T 754 Amplifier Section Power output Stereo Mode (8 ohms within rated distortion) 2 x 90W (19.5 dBW) IHF dynamic power; 8 ohms 2 x 150W (21.7 dBW) IHF dynamic power; 4 oh ms 2 [...]

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