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T742
AV Surround Sound Receiver
Owner’s Manual
ENGLISH
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION CAUTION ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOC ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE RISK OF ELECTRIC LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO CAUTION USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO PREVENT EL
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NOTES ON INSTALLATION. Your NAD T742 should be placed on a firm, level surface. Avoid placing the unit in direct sunlight or near sources 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 through the ventilation slots. Make sure the unit is switched off before making any connections. The RCA sockets on your NAD T742 are color coded for convenience. Re
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 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
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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 service technician to se
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA FIG. 1 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS T 742 SWITCHED OUTLETS NORTH AMERICAN 6 8 7 9 VERSION ONLY 11 R L 1 SWITCHED AC OUTLET AC 120V~60Hz 120W 1A Max OUT R L R L VCR OUT DIGITAL IN +12V TRIGGER +12V TRIGGER IR OUT IN SAT DVD SAT VCR CD DVD R L 23 4 5 12 10 FIG. 2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1 2 3 7 8 4 5
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FIG. 3 REMOTE CONTROL POWER SLEEP DVD SAT VCR FIG. 4 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 EXT. 5.1 3 CD TAPE FM/AM 1 2 3 4 6 4 5 7 9 8 SETUP NEXT DISC 5 DYN.R SURR. 0 6 FIG. 5 TITLE MENU TEST LEVEL 7 8 + VOLUME 11 MUTE TUNE TUNE 9 DOWN DOWN UP ENTER 10 RETURN DISPLAY VOLUME _ TUNE DISPLAY MODE 13 12 PLAY OPEN/CLOSE STOP PAUSE/STEP SKIP 14-18 20 REPEAT SCAN FIG. 6 19 PROGRAM AUDIO SUBTITLE 23 21 22 CLEAR ZOOM RCVR DVD 24 26 25 AVR 2 7 SVENSKA PORTUGUÊS ITALIANO ESPAÑOL NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ENGLISH
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA REAR PANEL CONTROLS (FIGURE 1) 4. DVD - SAT - VCR - VIDEO 4 (AUDIO & VIDEO) 1. FM & AM ANTENNA Apart from the audio signal, these inputs will also accept a video signal AM ANTENNA - An AM loop antenna is supplied with the T742 and is which will be routed to the Monitor Out sockets (No. 7) for a television required for AM reception. Open the clip terminal lever and insert the or video projector. The DVD - SAT - VCR inputs also
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6. AUDIO PRE-OUTS / SUBWOOFER OUT NOTE AUDIO PRE-OUTS - The NAD T742 receiver has five power amplifiers This unit is designed to produce optimum sound quality when built-in to power all the speakers connected to it (Left, Right, Centre, Left speakers with impedance within the set’s ranges are connected. Surround, Right Surround). It is also possible to use the T742 as a pre- Please check the following information and choose speakers with the amplifier to drive external power amplifiers. This way
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA FRONT PANEL CONTROLS (FIGURE 2) 10. IR INPUT This input is connected to an output of an infrared receiver. This 1. POWER This remote control input is usually used in custom installations. Ask Press the POWER button to switch the receiver to STANDBY mode. Press your dealer or custom isnstaller for further details. any input selector button on the front panel or the POWER button (No. 1) on the Remote Control to switch the re
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4. FM/AM 8. DOWN / UP AND The FM/AM button switches the tuner section from the AM band to the The function of these buttons depends on the tuning mode selected with FM band and vice-versa. The Display Panel shows the frequency of the the Preset/Tune button (No. 7). The Preset/Tune button toggles between tuned station and which band is selected. The FM tuning is in 0.05 MHz the two operation modes: increments, AM tuning is in 9 kHz or 10kHz increments, depending on a) Preset mode (indicated in th
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA VIDEO OUTPUT - The video signal available on the S-Video and Video The control is also used to adjust various set-up settings and levels for the Composite outputs is dependent on the selected video input (DVD, T742. In conjunction with the SETUP button (No. 17) the speakers size SAT, VCR, VIDEO-4, VIDEO-5). However, when one of the and delay can be adjusted; in conjunction with the Tone Control button audio-only sources is se
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SET UP OPTIONS (Layer 1) SPK SET 16. SURROUND MODE (Layer 2) MAIN With the Surround Mode buttons the available surround sound modes (Layer 3) LAR can be selected. The selected Surround mode is permanently indicated in (Layer 3) SMA the display Area. The Surround Mode buttons scroll through the available (Layer 2) CEN surround sound modes: (Layer 3) LAR (Layer 3) SMA With any of the Digital Inputs DVD, SAT, VCR or CD (press DVD, SAT, VCR (Layer 3) OFF or CD respectively to select), the T742
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA STORING AND RECALLING PRESETS DELETING A STORED PRESET TO STORE A PRESET You can empty a Preset by deleting the stored information: • Tune to the radio station you wish to enter into a Preset (refer to • Press MEMORY button (No. 6). chapter “Front Panel Controls”; section 8). If the station is • Press DOWN/UP buttons (No. 8) to select the preset number to be transmitting RDS information, the RDS indicator will light up and de
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4. NUMERIC KEYPAD TITLE functions when in the DVD mode to display the title screen RCVR mode - The numeric keypad can be used to directly access FM and included on DVD video discs. Refer to the NAD DVD player Owner’s AM Station Presets by pressing the number of the desired preset. Manual for more detailed information on this function. 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 8. LEVEL / MENU manual f
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA 13. TUNE MODE / RETURN 27. DVD1 / DVD2 SWITCH The TUNE MODE button functions the same as the button of the front This switch is located inside the battery compartment of the AVR 2, and panel of the T742, switching between the Tune Mode and the Preset changes the DVD functions between DVD1 (codes for T550 and L55 Mode. See complete description in the FRONT PANEL CONTROLS section DVD Players) and DVD2 (codes for T531 and T571
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Now rotate the VOLUME/SETUP knob until REAR LAR (current setting for Many film soundtracks rely heavily on very low frequency sound effects the SURROUND speakers) appears in the display window. Press the SET which are difficult for normal or smaller hi-fi speakers to reproduce. To UP button again to change the size. Each press of the SET UP button will faithfully reproduce these low frequencies you can use a specially change the setting for that speaker: designed low frequency loudspeaker wit
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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS SVENSKA TIPS FOR SETTING DELAY The Channel Balance for each speaker can be adjusted in 1dB Measure the distance from the listening position to the centre speaker increments. Continue to calibrate the level for each speaker until equal (dC) and to one of the front speakers (dFL or dFR). Subtract the centre loudness is achieved at your listening position. A more accurate channel distance from the front L or R channel distance. For exam
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PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION NO SOUND • Power AC lead unplugged or power not • Check if AC lead is plugged in and power switched on switched on • Tape Monitor selected • De-select Tape Monitor mode • Mute on • Switch off Mute NO SOUND ON ONE CHANNEL • Speaker not properly connected or damaged. • Check connections and speakers • Input lead disconnected or damaged • Check leads and connections • In Setup “OFF” for surround speaker selected • Select appropriate Surround mode (large or small) NO SOUND ON
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