NAD T762 manual

Owner’ s Manual ENGLISH[...]

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 GETTING THE MOST FROM THE NAD T 762 Thank you for choosing NAD. The T 762 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 762 delivers a range of genuinely useful options for surround sound and stereo listening ali[...]

6 6 6 6 6 UNP ACKING AND SETUP Packed with your T 762 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 CR2[...]

7 7 7 7 7 ENGLISH ABOUT THE T 762 Though the T 762 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 762 uses NAD’ s prop[...]

8 8 8 8 8 ABOUT THE T 762 UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY The T 762 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 p[...]

9 9 9 9 9 ENGLISH In case you simply cannot wait to experience the performance of your new NAD T 762 receiver , we provide the following “Quickstart” instructions to get you underway . The steps below connect your DVD player to the T 762’ s DVD input; be sure to r ead “Input Setup”, below . • Connect the T 762’ s composite video or S-[...]

10 10 10 10 10 1 POWER : Press in to switch the receiver to Standby; the amber indicator (2) above the power button will light, but the main VFL display remains dark, and very little power is consumed. Pressing any other fr ont-panel key , or the HTR 2 remote’ s [ON] button, will switch the recei ver on, making it operational, changing the amber [...]

11 11 11 11 11 ENGLISH FRONT P ANEL 1 1 VIDEO : Use to select a video input along with its assigned audio and digital inputs (see “Input Setup,” below). Press repeatedly to step through the T 762’ s Video inputs. AUDIO: Use to select analog audio input independently of video input. Press r epeatedly to step through the T 762’ s audio inputs[...]

12 12 12 12 12 REAR P ANEL A TTENTION! Please make all connections to your T 762 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 8 12V TRIGGER IN/OUT : TRIGGER IN connects to the 12-volt trigger outputs of compatible components such as power controllers and home automation devices. The TRIGGER AUTO/OFF switch selects the 12V T rigger Input and disables the remote and front panel ON function. TRIGGER OUT connects to 12V Input of compatible d[...]

14 14 14 14 14 SETTING UP THE T 762 Before you make the first connection to your T 762, 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 here. [...]

15 15 15 15 15 ENGLISH The T 762 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 ar e 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 Every surround-sound system requires "bass-management" to direct 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" and "Large[...]

17 17 17 17 17 ENGLISH ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA YS (OSD) AND FRONT -P ANEL READOUT NOTE : If you are balancing levels "by ear", choose one speaker—usually the center—as a reference and adjust each of the others in turn to "sound as loud" as the reference. Be sure that you remain in the primary listening position while bala[...]

18 18 18 18 18 USING THE T 762 Y ou may operate the T 762 receiver from its front panel or via the HTR 2 r emote 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. W ith the HTR 2’ s remote's [Amp] device sel[...]

19 19 19 19 19 ENGLISH SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO Press the AM/FM key on the T 762 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 [...]

20 20 20 20 20 USING THE T 762 The T 762 receiver offers nine distinct listening modes, tailored for different types of recordings or program material. The table below lists which modes are available to what input signals. With a two-channel (STEREO) source the following listening modes can be selected: • Stereo • Downmix All output is directed[...]

21 21 21 21 21 ENGLISH USING THE T 762 • Dolby Digital • Dolby Digital EX • Dolby Digital Surround Sound EX • DTS • DTS EX Matrix • DTS ES 6.1 Digital recordings in Dolby Digital or DTS formats are reproduced via the channels employed in the original recording (up to the maximum channels present in the current <Speaker Settings> s[...]

22 22 22 22 22 USING THE T 762 ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES ADJUSTING LISTENING MODES Several of the T 762’ 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. Us[...]

23 23 23 23 23 ENGLISH 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 cod[...]

24 24 24 24 24 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 762 when the DVD Device Selec[...]

25 25 25 25 25 ENGLISH 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-[...]

26 26 26 26 26 USING THE HTR 2 REMOTE CONTROL Search Mode If none of the codes from the table, when entered, turns on the component, and if you are quite sure you have followed the above procedur e completely and carefully , you may want to try the “search” method as follows: Enter Library Mode by simultaneously pressing-and-holding for 3 secon[...]

27 27 27 27 27 ENGLISH 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 762 DOES NOT RESPOND TO HTR 2 REMOTE T 762 DOES NOT RESPOND TO FRONT -P ANEL COMMANDS OR REMOTE C[...]

28 28 28 28 28 SPECIFICA TIONS AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER AV SURROUND SOUND RECEIVER T762 T762 T762 T762 T762 Amplifier Section Power output Stereo Mode (8 ohms within rated distortion) 2 x 120W IHF dynamic power; 8 ohms 2 x 1 8 0W (2 3 dBW) IHF dynamic power; 4 oh ms [...]

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