Manual de instrucciones de NAD S170

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S170
AV Surround Sound Pre-amplifier
Owner’s Manual
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SAFETY INFORMATION EXPLANATION 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 voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the l

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SAFETY INFORMATION 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 inserted one way into a power outlet. If it is difficult or impossible to insert the AC power plug into an outlet, turn the plug over and try again. If it still does not easily insert into the outlet, please call a qualified servi

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 Getting the Most from the NAD S170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Unpacking and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 What's in the Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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GETTING THE MOST FROM THE NAD S170 Thank you for choosing NAD. The S170 A/V Surround Sound Preamplifier is one of the most technologically advanced surround-audio processor/preamplifiers yet devised, incorporating advanced, ultra-high-speed 32-bit digital signal processing, an architecture that is fully upgradeable (in both hardware and software), and extraordinarily precise 24-bit precision/96 kHz-sampling digital-to-analog conversion for all channels. More importantly, it is among the most mus

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UNPACKING AND SETUP WHAT'S IN THE BOX Packed with your S170 preamplifier you will find: •A removable AC cable (if you wish, any IEC-standard AC cable of suitable wattage may be substituted). •1 DC trigger cable. • The S70 remote controller with operating manual and 9v (PP-3) battery. •A pair of white cotton gloves—for handling your S170 during setup without fear of scratches or fingerprints marring its finish. • This owner's manual. SAVE THE PACKAGING Please save the box and all of the packaging

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ABOUT THE S170 Though the S170 A/V preamp is among the most powerful and sophisticated digital-surround decoder/processors available, we worked hard to make it one of the most musically transparent home- theater components as well; this is what we mean by NAD's "Music First" design philosophy. Here are just a few examples: • The S170 employs the latest, most sonically pure high-performance FET components throughout its analog audio circuits • Exceedingly low output impedance from all channels (l

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ABOUT THE S170 UPGRADABILITY We engineered the S170 preamplifier with selectively modular construction. All of its digital-control and - processing “intelligence” is located on a single plug in module. This sophisticated yet accessible architecture simplifies servicing while maintaining signal-path integrity, making potential hardware upgrades possible. That said, given the S170's extraordinary processing power and speed we do not foresee the need for hardware upgrades at this time. Nevertheless

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QUICKSTART In case you simply cannot wait to experience the performance of your new S170 preamplifier, we provide the following "Quickstart" instructions to get you underway. They assume that the DVD/CD player is connected to the VIDEO1 input and that the appropriate audio and video connections have been made. PLAY A DVD MOVIE (OR MUSIC CD) From the S70 remote's PREAMP menu, select [@ Source]; then press the [Source up] key until VIDEO 1 appears on the front-panel readout (and on-screen display,

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FRONT PANEL 1 POWER: Switch off to disconnect the S170 from all AC power and 8 DELAY: Press to access the menu on the front-panel exit the Standby mode. Switching POWER on both reconnects the AC readout, and to select parameters using the using the VOLUME and actively power-up the preamp. (SETUP) knob and subsequent presses of the DELAY key (see 2STANDBY: Illuminates when the S170 is in the Standby mode (dark "Configuring Your S170," and "Front Panel Operations," below). when pream

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REAR PANEL ATTENTION! 9 RS-232: Connect to the RS-232 serial port of a home-automation Please make all connections to your S170 preamplifier with the unit system or personal computer (see "System Integration," below). powered off or unplugged. (It is equally wise to power-down or 10 VIDEO 1-6 Analog Audio Inputs: Connect to stereo analog outputs unplug all associated components while making or breaking any of audio-video sources (see "Source Setup," below). signal or AC power connections.) 11 VI

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SETTING UP THE S170 GETTING STARTED Before you make the first connection to your S170, 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. Suffice it to say that these two questions will influence your system's ultimate performance every bit as powerfully as your selection of electronics and

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ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS (OSD) AND FRONT-PANEL READOUT The S170 preamplifier employs a simple, self-explanatory system of on-screen display "menus" that will appear on the connected video monitor/TV, useful both during setup and in day-to-day operation. While the OSDs are always helpful, it is also perfectly possible to operate (or even set up) the S170 without them, because the same basic data is always shown, though sometimes in shortened form, on the preamp's own front-panel readout. DISP

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CONFIGURING THE S170 You may set up your S170's levels, modes, and options in any order; it is not necessary to follow the order employed here. However, it is advisable to begin by configuring the S170's on-screen display options, since certain of these will affect the options made available to other setup routines. DISPLAY SETUP From the S170 OSD's Main menu, select the item using the remote's [Cursor up/down], and [Enter] keys. Using the [Cursor <>] keys, set: to "N

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CONFIGURING THE S170 AUDIO SETUP The

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CONFIGURING THE S170 CONFIGURING THE BASS LIMITER From the

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CONFIGURING THE S170 SPEAKER SETUP 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. In order for this function to operate correctly, it is very important that you correctly identify your speakers' capabilities. We use the terms "Small" and "Large" (and "No"), but note that physical size may be irrelevant. •A "Small" speaker is any model without significant deep-bass response, that is, below

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CONFIGURING THE S170 CONFIGURING LEVELS From the OSD Main menu, select the item using the remote's [Cursor up/down], and [Enter] keys. Activate the test-noise signal with the remote's [Test] key (third from the bottom); you will here a "surf" noise that cycles through your speakers, beginning with the left-front. (If you do not hear the test- noise, check your Audio Connections (above), and your OSD menu settings, (above.) On the left-most column of the OSD you'll s

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CONFIGURING THE S170 Using the [Cursor] (down) key scroll down to the menu item. Use the [Cursor <>] keys to assign a digital input to the current source. The digital inputs will appear in order: Coax1-4, OPT 1, and Opt 2, followed by Off. You would set a source’s to “Off” if you wished to ensure that that source would not play an incoming digital bitstream. NOTE You may freely assign any digital input to any source position, and you may assign a digital input to

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USING THE S170 You may operate the S170 preamplifier equally from its front panel or via the S70 remote controller. Since the remote will be the primary controller for most cases, we will focus on remote-controlled operations. Be sure to read the section, "Front Panel Operations," below. SELECTING SOURCES From the S70 remote's PREAMP menu, select [@ Source]; then use the [Source up/down] keys to cycle through all ten S170 inputs in order, beginning with the most recently selected one. Or you may