NAD T 187 Owner's Manual
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ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD)The T 187 employs a simple, self-explanatory system of on-screen display“menus” that will appear on the connected video monitor/TV. These arerequired during the setup process (and are useful in day-to-day operation), sobe sure to connect the monitor/TV before proceeding with setup.DISPLAY THE OSDPress [s], [S] or [ENTER] buttons of the HTR 8 remote control or front panelto display the T 187’s Main Menu on your video monitor/TV. If the OSD doesnot appear, check your MONITOR OUT connections.NAVIGATING THE OSD AND MAKING CHANGESTo navigate through the OSD menu options, please do the following usingthe HTR 8 or corresponding front panel buttons:1 Press [S] to select a menu item. Use [D/F] or in some cases, [ENTER],to move up or down the Menu selections. Repeatedly press [S] toadvance or go further into the sub-menu of desired menu item.2 Use [D/F] to set or change the parameter value (setting) of a menuitem.3 Press [A] to save the settings or changes done on the current menu orsub-menu. Pressing [A] will also return the user to the previous menuor exit from a particular menu.MAIN MENUThe Main Menu contains the menu options for “Listening Mode”, “DSPOptions”, “Tone Controls”, “Zone Controls” and access to “Setup Menu”.Follow the guidelines about “DISPLAY THE OSD” and “NAVIGATING THE OSDAND MAKING CHANGES” to navigate through the menu options and theirsub-menu selections.NOTEThe individual configurations set forth at “Listening Mode”, “DSPOptions” and “Tone Controls” are carried over whenever they areenabled at A/V Presets setting. Please see the section “AV PRESETS” forreference.LISTENING MODEThe T 187 offers distinct listening modes, tailored for different types ofrecording or program material. With a two-channel (Stereo) source, thefollowing listening modes can be selected:IMPORTANT NOTICEThe T 187 is an AV Surround Sound Preamplifier and therefore hasno speakers. The mention of “Speaker(s)” in this manual refers to thespeakers of your external amplifier as interfaced with the T 187.STEREOAll output is directed to the front left/right channels. Low frequencies aredirected to the subwoofer if one is present in the Speaker settings. Select‘Stereo’ when you wish to listen to a stereo (or monaural) production, suchas music CD or FM broadcast, without surround enhancement. Stereorecordings whether in PCM/digital or analog form and whether surround-encoded or not encoded, are reproduced as recorded. Multi-channel digitalrecordings (Dolby Digital and DTS) are reproduced in “Stereo Downmix”mode via the front left/right channels only as Lt/Rt (left/right-total) signals.DIRECTAnalog or digital sources are automatically played in their native formats.All the source’s audio channels are reproduced directly. This mode recreatesthe original sound most faithfully thereby producing outstandingly highquality audio.DIRECT listening mode is selectable only during source playback. In orderto setup DIRECT as preferred listening mode, the following steps have to beundertaken.1 Go to LISTENING MODE SETUP under SETUP MENU. Select LISTENINGMODES. Under LISTENING MODES menu, set to “None” all theparameter settings for Dolby, DTS, PCM and Analog.2 Then, go to A/V PRESETS items under SETUP MENU. Scroll to LISTENINGMODE item and set to “Yes”. Store this LISTENING MODE setting to Preset1 along with the other parameter settings by clicking “Save CurrentSetup to Preset”.3 This saved “Preset 1” setting can now be associated to any Source. Belowis a sample association.a Under SOURCE SETUP (Normal View), go to SOURCE 1 and scrolldown to A/V Preset and set “A/V Preset” to “Preset 1”.b Now, whenever SOURCE 1 is recalled with “Preset 1” associated to it,the LISTENING MODE setting will always be DIRECT.PRO LOGICTwo-channel recordings, whether stereo or surround-encoded, arereproduced with Dolby Pro Logic surround processing, yielding output tofront left/right, center and discrete left/right surround channels (assumingthese are present in the current ‘Speaker Configuration’). The surroundchannel is monophonic, but it is reproduced in both surround speakers.OPERATIONUSING THE T 187 – MAIN MENU11ENGLISHFRANÇAISESPAÑOLITALIANODEUTSCHNEDERLANDSSVENSKAРУССКИЙ |
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