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ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESP AÑOL IT ALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS SVENSK A РУС СКИЙ ® O wner ’ s Manual M 15 H D A V Sur round S o und Pre ampli er.
1. Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the product is operated. 2. Retain instructions - T he safety and operating instructions should be retained for futur e reference . 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
23. Battery Disposal - When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or envir onmental public instruction’ s rules that apply in your country or area.
THANK Y OU FOR CHOOSING NAD . The M15 HD A V Surround Sound Pr eamplier is a technologically advanced and highly capable product — yet we have in vested great e ort in mak ing it simple and easy to use.
INTRODUCTION GET TING ST ARTED WHA T’ S IN THE BOX Packed with your M15HD y ou will nd • A detachable mains power cord • Audyssey microphone • 3.
1 ST ANDB Y LED • T his indicator will light up amber when the M15 HD is at standby mode. • When the M15 HD is po wered up from standby mode , this indicator will illuminate blue.
8 LISTENING MODE • T oggle to select through the various Listening mode options. Depending on the format of the currently selected input (digital or analog, stereo or multichannel), various listening modes ar e available.
1 A UDIO 1-7 IN/VIDEO 1-4 IN/S -VIDEO 1-4 IN • T hese comprise the M15 HD’s other sets of principal input. Connect these audio and video input ports to corresponding output por ts of compatible source components such as DVD players, CD pla yers or cable/satellite boxes .
4 A UDIO PRE- OUT The AUDIO PRE- OUT makes it possible to use the M15 HD as a pr e - amplier to external power ampliers for some or all channels. • C onnect FRONT L, FR ONT R, CENTER, SURR R, SURR L, SURR-BL and SURR-BR to the respective channel input of a power amplier or ampliers driving the corresponding applicable speakers.
12 DIGIT AL A UDIO IN (C OA XIAL IN 1-4, OPTICAL IN 1-4) • C onnect to the corresponding optical or coaxial digital output of sources such as CD or BD/DVD players, dig ital cable box, digital tuners and other applicable components.
ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y (OSD) The M15 HD employs a simple, self-explanatory system of on-screen display “menus ” that will appear on the connected video monitor/T V . These are required during the setup process (and ar e useful in day-to-day operation), so be sure to connect the monitor/T V before pr oceeding with setup.
DOLB Y PRO L OGIC II x Dolby Pro L ogic IIx processes both stereo and 5.1 sig nals into a 6.1 or 7.1 channel output. At Dolby Pr o Logic IIx, you can choose PLIIx Movie or PLIIx Music modes to tailor your listening experience to the source material .
DSP OPTIONS The following sig nal processing parameters can be setup under the DSP (Digital Signal P rocessing) Options menu. IMPORT ANT NOTICE TheM15HDisanA VSurroundSoundPreamplierandthereforehas nospeakers.
A UDY SSEY DY NAMIC VOL UME Audyssey Dynamic V olume delivers consistent volume pla yback levels, anticipating sudden spikes and dips in volume and compensating for them in real time.
SETUP MENU The Setup Menu allows one to customize the operation of the M15 HD to the ancillary equipment used in one’ s specic A V system. Unless your system exactly matches the factory defaults as shown in the accompanying Quick Star t Guide, you will need to use the setup menu to congure the inputs of the M15 HD .
SOURCE SETUP There are thr ee sub-menu items under Source Setup. These are Source Setup (Normal V iew), Source Setup ( T able View) and iP od Setup. SOURCE SETUP (NORMAL VIEW) The Source Setup (Normal View) menu makes it possible to set, allocate or change the following settings.
DIGIT AL AUDIO T o tak e advantage of the M15 HD’ s high performance surround and digital audio circuitry, it is advisable that its sets of Digital A udio input are selected. There are thr ee types of Digital Audio input for the M15 HD . These are HDMI, Optical and Coaxial digital input.
iPo d SETUP The iPod Setup menu allows y ou to preset the following associat ed settings when iPod is the selected sour ce. Enabled: Select “ Y es” to enable iP od as a Source or “No ” to disable it.
A UDY SSEY M ult EQ XT ROOM A COUSTICS C ORREC TION Sound reecting from room boundaries can disturb the spatial illusion of surround sound, and can also distort the tonal balance of the system.
Select the T arget Curve you nd to be most satisfactory by pressing the Audyssey key of the remote. The MultEQ X T corrected response can also be bypassed if you wish. It is recommended that you take full advantage of the M15 HD’ s Audyssey Auto Calibration f eature for your speaker setup .
SPEAKER C ONFIGURA TION 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. F or this function to operate correctly , it is important that you correctly identify your speakers’ capabilities.
The SPL meter should be placed at the primary listening position, at approximately the height of the seated list ener ’ s head. A tripod is helpful but with a little duct tape almost anything — a pole lamp, music-stand, or ladder-backed chair , for example — can do as well .
ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS ‘ ON THE FL Y’ Y ou can make changes to the relative levels of cent er , surround and subwoofer outputs without ha ving to go into the ‘Speaker Levels’ menu.
TRIGGER SETUP The M15 HD features thr ee congurable +12V DC T rigger Output that can be used to activate a component or system it is fed into . A T rigger Input is also available to turn on the applicable link it is associated to. Use a combination of [ A/S/ D/F ] and [ENTER] keys to navigate thr ough the T rigger Setup menu parameters.
DOLB Y DIGIT AL PLUS Dolby Digital Plus is the next-generation audio technology for all high- denition programming and media. It combines the eciency to meet future broadcast demands with the pow er and exibility to realize the full audio potential expected in the upcoming high-denition era.
DOLB Y SETUP Under this menu, the Dolby Digital’ s D ynamic Range Control can be adjusted as well as the settings for Dolby Dig ital Pro L ogic IIx Music. Dyn Range Ctrl : Y ou can select the eective dynamic range (subjective range from soft to loud) for playback of Dolby Dig ital soundtracks.
DTS ES™ MA TRI X 6. 1 In this format, the additional signals of the back channel receive a matrix encoding and are inputted into the right and left surround channels. During reproduction they are decoded to the right, left and back surround channels.
A/V PRESETS The M15 HD’ s simple but powerfully exible system of “ A/V Presets” allows you to customize virtually every aspec t of your audio-video playback, and recall them with a single key-press.
Speaker Setup: from the Speaker Setup menu, go to “Speaker Conguration ” sub-menu and change “Subwoofer” from “On ” to “O ”: “Fr ont” becomes “Lar ge” 2 W ith the above settings, scroll t o “ A/V P resets” from the SE TUP MENU page.
T one Controls: T one D efeat: O Display Setup: Set “Line 2” to “Volume” 5 W ith the above settings, scroll t o “ A/V P resets” from the SE TUP MENU page.
The M15 HD is equipped with a data port in the rear panel where an optional “NAD IPD Dock for iP od” (NAD IPD) can be plugged in. W ith the NAD IPD linking the M15 HD with your own iPod player , you can enjoy listening to your fav orite tracks and playlists as well as view applicable still image and video playback.
NAD IPD 2 The NAD IPD 2 has its own remote contr ol - the DR 1. When using the DR 1 to command your iP od player docked in the NAD IPD 2, you have to refer t o your iPod play er ’ s own display screen t o make full use of its feature; there is no OSD at this condition.
IDENTIFICA TION OF C ONTROLS • T op sec tion featur es ON/OFF buttons and back-light L CD display . • Upper section has eight DEVICE SELEC TOR keys including one programmable CUST OM DEVICE SELEC TOR key and an additional MA CRO button function k ey .
F or example, the grey AMP DEVICE SELECTOR key label corresponds to the grey input-select labeling adjacent to the numeric keys: When the HTRM ’ s AMP DEVICE SELEC TOR page is active, these keys select the amplier , preamplier or receiver inputs .
MODE: The following backlight modes are available: • O : The backlight will never come ON. • Sense: The backlight will only come ON if the light sensor detec ts low light conditions. See also“SENSE LEVEL ” discussion below . • On: The backlight will come ON any time a key is pressed.
3 P ress [ENTER]. 4 P ress [MENU] button of HTRM – [MENU] button of the HTRM is wher e the corresponding [MENU] function key of the TV remote control will be learned. 5 P ress and hold the corresponding [MENU] button of the T V remote control until “Success ” is shown in the display .
5 P ress the [AMP] butt on in the DEVICE SELEC TOR page. 6 Use [ 3/4 ] t o select between “No” (desir ed punch-through key will not be saved) and “Y es” (desired punch-through key will be saved and process is completed).
DELETE Each key can have several functions types stored. However , only the highest priority t ype will be active. When you delete a function, a lower priority function type may become active. T o completely erase the functionality of a key, you ma y need to execute the Delete function multiple times.
EXECUTING MA CRO T o execute the above macro example, pr ess [MACRO] and then [0]. The corresponding macro will run; the display will show each st ep/ command as the macro is executed . Pressing an y other HTRM key while a macro is executing will abort the macro.
BA TTERY INST ALLA TION Pr ess in and lift tab to remove battery cover out from recess Place batteries into opening. Ensur e the correct polarity is obser ved Pr ess batter y cover into place until it ‘ clicks’ closed SLEEP MODE The Sleep Mode timer will switch the M15 HD to Standby mode automatically after a preset number of minutes.
CONDITION POSSIBLE CA USES POSSIBLE SOL UTIONS No sound from all channels. • AC power unplugged . • Check AC cable connection and outlet. • P ower not switched on. • Outlet has no power . No sound from some channels. • F aulty/missing cables.
OVERALL SPECIFICA TIONS Line Level Input Input impedance (R and C) 56 kΩ + 220 pF Input sensitivity 40 mV (ref . 500 mV out) Maximum input signal >8 Vrms Signal/Noise ratio , A-weight ed >90 dB (ref . 500 mV in 500 mV out, v olume set to unity gain) >80 dB (ref .
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