NAD T 785 Owner's Manual

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CHOOSING THE TUNER MODEThe front-panel ‘TUNER MODE’ key is a dual-purpose control. In the normalposition, FM Mute FM Stereo icons on the VFD are illuminated, only thestations with a strong signal can be listened to, and the noise betweenstations is muted.Pressing the ‘TUNER MODE’ button again (FM Mute FM Stereo icons on theVFD are extinguished) allows distant and potentially noisy stations to bereceived. Noise is reduced if the FM station signal level is less than the FMStereo threshold (since mono FM is inherently less noise-prone) though atthe sacrifice of the stereo effect.NOTEOne can store the same channel in two preset locations - one withTUNER MODE On and another with TUNER MODE Off.ABOUT USER NAMESYou can assign an eight character “User Name” to each radio preset, whichwill show in the front-panel readout whenever that preset is recalled.ENTERING USER NAMESTo name a radio preset “NEWS,” follow the procedure as below (The buttonsmentioned apply to the front panel’s buttons. The applicable HTRC 1 keysalso execute the same functions as described).1 Recall the desired radio preset.2 Then, press the ‘MEMORY’ button once and then within five (5) seconds,press the ‘INFO’ button - the readout shows a blinking box.3 Use the ‘PRESET / ‘ buttons to select the first character of thename (“N” from the alphabetical list).4 Press ‘TUNE ’ button to select the character and correspondinglymove forward to the next position. (Press TUNE to go back to theprevious character). Repeat this process for each character in sequence.5 Press the MEMORY key again to store the User Name and exit the text-entry mode.ABOUT RDSThe Radio Data System (RDS) permits compatible FM A/V Receivers todisplay text determined by the broadcaster. The T 785 supports two RDSmodes, station-name (PS mode) and radio-text (RT mode). However, notevery FM station incorporates RDS in its broadcast signal. In most areas youwill find from one to several RDS-enabled stations, but it is by no meansimpossible that your favorite stations will not be broadcasting RDS data.VIEW RDS TEXTWhen an RDS-enabled FM broadcast is tuned, after a brief delay the “RDS”symbol will illuminate in the T 785’s front-panel readout and the readout’scharacter section will show its station-name (PS) text: “ROCK101,”forexample.Press the front-panel INFO key to toggle the readout between this and thestation’s radio-text (RT) readout, if any, which might scroll song- or artist-name, or any other text of the station’s choosing.LISTENING TO XM RADIOThe T 785 is “XM Ready” which means that with the addition of separately soldXM Mini-Tuner CPC-9000 and XM Mini-Tuner Home Dock, it has everything youneed to listen to live XM. Everything else is built right in. Just subscribe to theXM service and your T 785 will be ready to receive XM content.NOTES• When using the HTRC 1 to carry out XM commands, ensure that theDEVICE SELECTOR is set to “TUNER”.• In XM mode and with DEVICE SELECTOR set to “TUNER”, HTRC 1’s [FMMUTE] button has the same function as that of the front panel’s [TUNERMODE] button.• Check with your NAD audio specialist for other versions of XM Mini-Tuner compatible with T 785.IMPORTANT NOTICEUnless otherwise specifically stated, navigating or accessing XM functionscan be undertaken by using either the HTRC 1 remote control or the frontpanel buttons. If the control button or icon button being referred to isavailable on the HTRC 1 remote control and front panel, then the referenceto said button is applicable to both the HTRC 1 remote control and frontpanel. The same condition applies to their equivalent buttons.CONNECTING THE XM ANTENNA1 Plug the end of the XM antenna into the corresponding XM antennaport on the rear panel of the T 785.2 Press and hold “TUNER MODE” button on the front panel to check thecurrent XM channel’s signal strength as shown in the VFD and OSD.Press “TUNER MODE” again to exit signal strength check.Refer also to your XM radio’s guide on how to install the XM antenna foroptimum signal reception.TUNING STATIONSThere are three ways to tune to the XM channel you wish to listen. Makesure to set your HTRC 1’s Device Selector to “TUNER” prior to undertakingthe following tuning options. The buttons refer to thecorresponding keys on the HTRC 1. The same keys correspond to the frontpanel navigation buttons “PRESET / PRESET / TUNE / TUNE .”1 Manual Tuning : Toggle the buttons to step up or down eachavailable XM channel. Press and hold for faster scanning of XMchannels. The HTRC 1 keys “TUNE / TUNE ” will likewise executethese same functions.2 Direct Channel Call : Using the numeric keypads of the HTRC 1,key-in directly the desired available channel number and it will beautomatically tuned.3 Category : Toggle “TUNER MODE” until “CAT XM” and a correspondingcategory is displayed on the VFD. “CAT XM” stands for the categorieschannels are grouped into – i.e., Country, Rock, Jazz & Blues, etc. Togglebuttons to step up or down the available categories.After selecting the desired category, use the same steps as that ofXM Manual Tuning. Tuning will only be limited to within the selectedcategory. Toggle the buttons to choose another category andthen tune again.OPERATIONUSING THE T 785 – AM/FM/DB/iPod35ENGLISH