NAD T742 manual

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    T742 A V Surr ound Sound Receiver ENGLISH Owner’ s Manual ®[...]

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    2 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA W ar ning: T o reduce the risk of fir e or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within[...]

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    3 NOTES ON INST ALLA TION. Y our NAD T74 2 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 throug[...]

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    ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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 con[...]

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    ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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 in[...]

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    6 FIG. 1 REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS FIG. 2 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA OUT L R VCR +12V TRIGGER +12V TRIGGER OUT L R DIGITAL IN IR IN DVD SAT OUT R L 11 NAD 2002 T742 5 12 10 1 9 7 6 8 4 23 L R T 742 SWITCHED OUTLETS NORTH AMERICAN VERSION ONL Y SWITCHED AC OUTLET AC 120V~60Hz 120W [...]

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    7 FIG. 3 REMOTE CONTROL ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA FIG. 4 FIG. 5 FIG. 6 6 8 11 22 25 10 13 23 26 4 14-18 20 3 5 7 9 12 19 21 24 RCVR DVD STOP PLAY OPEN/CLOSE PAUSE/STEP REPEAT 0 POWER TITLE SETUP MENU SLEEP 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 TUNE DOWN DOWN TUNE UP SUBTITLE ZOOM PROGRAM RETURN TEST TUNE MODE SURR. AUD[...]

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    8 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA REAR P ANEL CONTROLS (FIGURE 1) 1. FM & AM ANTENNA AM ANTENNA - An AM loop antenna is supplied with the T74 2 and is requir ed 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).[...]

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    9 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 6. AUDIO PRE-OUTS / SUBWOOFER OUT AUDIO PRE-OUTS - The NAD T74 2 receiver has five power amplifiers built-in to power all the speakers connected to it (Left, Right, Centr e , Left Surround, Right Surr ound). It is also possible to use the T74 2 as a pre- amplifier to driv[...]

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    10 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 10. IR INPUT Th is input is connected to an output of an infrared receiver. This This remote control input is usually used in custom installations. Ask your dealer or custom isnstaller for further details. FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS (FIGURE 2) 1. POWER Press the POWER button [...]

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    11 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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[...]

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    ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 12 The control is also used to adjust various set-up settings and levels for the T74 2 . In conjunction with the SETUP button (No. 17) the speakers size and delay can be adjusted; in conjunction with the T one Contr ol button (No. 18) the Bass and T reble levels can be adju[...]

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    13 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 16. SURROUND MODE With the Surround Mode buttons the available surround 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: With any of the Dig[...]

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    14 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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[...]

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    15 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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[...]

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    16 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 13. TUNE MODE / RETURN The TUNE MODE button functions the same as the button of the front panel of the T74 2 , switching between the T une Mode and the Pr eset Mode. See complete description in the FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS section above. In DVD mode this button’ s functio[...]

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    17 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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 Speaker[...]

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    18 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA TIPS FOR SETTING DELA Y Measure the distance fr om the listening position to the cent re speaker (dC) and to one of the front speakers (dFL or dFR). Subtract the cent re channel distance from the fr ont L or R channel distance. For example, if the front speakers ar e 12 [...]

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    19 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA PROBLEM NO SOUND NO SOUND ON ONE CHANNEL NO SOUND ON SURROUND CHANNELS NO SOUND ON CENTRE 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[...]

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