NAD T741 manual

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    T741 AV Surr ound Sound Receiver Owner’ s Manual GB T741 manual (GB) 22/10/01 3:56 pm Page 1[...]

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    GB 2 T741 manual (GB) 22/10/01 3:56 pm Page 2[...]

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    GB 3 NOTES ON INST ALLA TION. Y our NAD T741 should be placed on a firm, level surface. A void placing the unit in direct sunlight or near sour ces of heat and damp. Allow adequate ventilation. Do not place the unit on a soft surface like a carpet. Do not place it in an enclosed position such a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the air -flow thro[...]

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    GB 4 EXPLANA 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 “danger ous voltage” within the product’ s enclosur e that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within[...]

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    GB 5 ELECTRIC POWER 1 Power Sources - Connect this unit only to power sour ces specified in the Operating Instructions, and as marked on the unit. 2 Polarization - As a safety feature, some units ar e equipped with polarized AC power plugs which can only be inserted one way into a power outlet. If it is difficult or impossible to insert the AC powe[...]

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    GB 6 FIG. 1 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS FIG. 2 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS 2 67 9 8 1 1 3 4 10 12 5 +12V TRIGGER OUT 48 79 1 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 3 T741 manual (GB) 22/10/01 3:56 pm Page 6[...]

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    GB 7 FIG. 3 REMOTE CONTROL 12 6 8 11 22 25 10 13 23 26 4 14-18 20 3 5 7 9 12 19 21 24 FIG. 4 FIG. 5 FIG. 6 T741 manual (GB) 22/10/01 3:56 pm Page 7[...]

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    GB 8 REAR P ANEL CONTROLS (FIGURE 1) 1. FM & AM ANTENNA AM ANTENNA - An AM loop antenna is supplied with the T741 and is r equired for AM reception. Open the clip terminal lever and insert the wire fr om the antenna. Closing the lever will lock the wire in place (Fig. 5). T est various positions for the antenna, but always ensure the loop is pl[...]

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    GB 9 6. AUDIO PRE-OUTS / SUBWOOFER OUT AUDIO PRE-OUTS - The NAD T741 receiver has five power amplifiers built-in to power all the speakers connected to it (Left, Right, Center , Left Surround, Right Surr ound). It is also possible to use the T741 as a pre- amplifier to drive external power amplifiers. This way , you use all the control functions th[...]

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    GB 10 10. NAD-LINK IN OUT The NAD-Link connector is used to pass commands from other units fitted with NAD-Link connectors. This allows centralized control of a complete system, and also allows some of the basic functions of other NAD components (such as a CD player) also equipped with NAD-Link to be controlled with the r eceiver’ s remote contr [...]

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    GB 11 4. FM/AM The FM/AM button switches the tuner section from the AM band to the FM band and vice-versa. The Display Panel shows the frequency of the tuned station and which band is selected. The FM tuning is in 0.05 MHz increments, AM tuning is in 9 kHz or 10kHz incr ements, depending on the version (9 kHz for the 230V version or 10 kHz for the [...]

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    GB 12 The control is also used to adjust various set-up settings and levels for the T741. In conjunction with the SETUP button (No. 17) the speakers size and delay can be adjusted; in conjunction with the T one Control button (No. 18) the Bass and T reble levels can be adjusted. Refer also to sections “SETUP” and “T one controls” in this ch[...]

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    GB 13 16. SURROUND MODE W ith the Surround Mode buttons the available surr ound sound modes can be selected. The selected Surround mode is permanently indicated in the display Area. The Surr ound Mode buttons scroll through the available surround sound modes: W ith any of the Digital Inputs 1, 2 & 3 (press Video 1, 2 or 3 respectively to select[...]

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    GB 14 STORING AND RECALLING PRESETS TO STORE A PRESET •T une to the radio station you wish to enter into a Preset (r efer to chapter “Front Panel Contr ols”; section 8). If the station is transmitting RDS information, the RDS indicator will light up and station initials will be shown in the Display Panel. If a non-RDS station is found, then j[...]

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    GB 15 4. NUMERIC KEYP AD RCVR mode - The numeric keypad can be used to directly access FM and AM Station Presets by pr essing the number of the desired preset. DVD mode - These keys can also be used to select CD tracks and enter chapter numbers in the DVD mode (consult the DVD Players instruction manual for specific details). 5. SURROUND / SETUP SU[...]

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    GB 16 13. TUNE MODE / RETURN The TUNE MODE button functions the same as the button of the front panel of the T741, switching between the T une Mode and the Preset Mode. See complete description in the FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS section above. In DVD mode this button’ s function is determined by the individual DVD disc title being played. Refer to the [...]

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    GB 17 Now rotate the VOLUME/SETUP knob until REAR LAR (curr ent setting for the SURROUND speakers) appears in the display window . Press the SET UP button again to change the size. Each press of the SET UP button will change the setting for that speaker: REAR (Surround Speakers) can be set to LAR, SMA or OFF . Now rotate the VOLUME/SETUP knob until[...]

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    GB 18 TIPS FOR SETTING DELA Y Measure the distance fr om the listening position to the center speaker (dC) and to one of the front speakers (dFL or dFR). Subtract the center channel distance from the fr ont L or R channel distance. For example, if the front speakers ar e 12 feet (3.7 m) from the listening position and the center speaker is 10 feet [...]

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    GB 19 PROBLEM NO SOUND NO SOUND ON ONE CHANNEL NO SOUND ON SURROUND CHANNELS NO SOUND ON CENTER CHANNEL “DOLBY DIGIT AL” OR “DTS” AUTO-DETECTION FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK WEAK BASS/ DIFFUSE STEREO IMAGE REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET NOT WORKING NO SOUND WITH TUNER NOISE, HISS ON AM AND FM DISTORTION ON FM WHISTLES OR BUZZES ON FM & AM WHISTLES OR[...]

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    www .NADelectronics.com ©2001 NAD ELECTRONICS INTERNA TIONAL All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without the written permission of NAD Electronics International T741 Manual 10/01 Printed in Malaysia T741 manual (GB) 22/10/01 3:56 pm Page 20[...]