NAD T744 Owner's Manual

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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, ...

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GETTING THE MOST FROM THE NAD T 744 Thank you for choosing NAD. The T 744 A/V Surround Sound Receiver is a technologically advanced and highly capable product — yet we have invested great effort in making it simple and easy to use. The T 744 delivers a range of genuinely useful options for surround sound and stereo listening alike, using powerful digital signal processing and superbly accurate digital-audio circuitry. Howe ...

Packed with your T 744 receiver you will find: • An AM loop antenna • A FM ribbon-wire antenna with balun • A removable AC cable (if you wish, any IEC-standard AC cable of suitable wattage may be substituted). • The HTR 2 remote control with 4 (four) AAA batteries. • This owner’s manual. Save the packaging Please save the box and all of the packaging in which your T 744 arrived. Should you move or otherwise need to tra ...

Though the T 744 is among the most technically sophisticated A/V receivers, we worked hard to make it one of the most musically transparent home-theater components available as well; this is what we mean by NAD’s “Music First” design philosophy. Here are just a few examples: • NAD’s exclusive Soft Clipping™ circuitry further enhances sound quality and dynamic potential. • High-performance components used througho ...

UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY UPGRADABILITY The T 744 receiver permits flexible system growth via individually accessible pre-out and main-in jacks for three channels, enabling external amplifiers to be used for any of these while still maintaining utility of the receiver’s on-board power-amplifier channels for additional channels, remote-room links, or any other suitable purpose. Packed with your T 744 is ...

the following “Quickstart” instructions to get you underway. The steps below connect your DVD player to the T 744’s DVD input; be sure to read “Input Setup”, below. • Connect the T 744’s composite video or S-Video MONITOR OUT jack to your TV/monitor’s corresponding input. (Cables not supplied) • Connect your DVD player’s ...

Standby indicator to green and illuminating the VFL display. 2 STANDBY LED: Illuminates amber when the T 744 is in Standby mode; green when it is powered on; and flashes momentarily to indicate infrared commands received from the HTR 2 remote. Protection Mode is indicated by a red illumination, and ...

assigned to the video input (DVD, SAT, VCR, VIDEO 4-5, CD) but can be arranged in any order using the T 744’s SETUP OSD. The chart below shows the default assignments; see “Input Setup.” Digital Input Jack Default Assignment OPT 1 DVD OPT 2 SAT Coax 3 VCR Coax 4 VIDEO 4 ...

associated components while making or breaking any signal or AC power connections.) 1 FM & AM ANTENNA: The supplied wire “dipole” FM antenna will connect to the FM connector using the supplied “balun” adapter. It will usually work best when mounted on a vertical surface suc ...

components, typically a DVD player and terrestrial or satellite HDTV tuner. Connect the T 744 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT to the component-video input of a compatible video monitor/TV. Be sure to observe consistency in connecting the Y/Cr/Cb jacks (some source and TV components label these Y/ Pb/Pr) to th ...

Before you make the first connection to your T 744, 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 powerf ...

on the connected video monitor/TV. These are required during the setup process (and are useful in day-to- day operation), so be sure to connect the monitor/TV before proceeding with setup. NOTE: The on-screen displays are carried on both the S-Video and composite MONITOR OUT jacks, but are not incorporated into the component-vid ...

and [Enter] keys. Using the [�/�] keys, set to "Large" or "Small” as your main-front speakers require according to the guidelines noted above. Similarly, set , , and to "Large," "Small," or "Off" as your sy ...

whether music or film, will present the balance of effects, music, and dialog that the artists intended. Additionally, if your system incorporates a subwoofer it establishes a correct relationship between the volume of the subwoofer and the other speakers, and thus of low-frequencies (bass) to other sonic elements. USING AN SPL METER ...

CREATING AND USING PRESETS The T 744’s simple but powerfully flexible system of “Presets” allows you to customize virtually every aspect of your audio-video playback, and recall them with a single key-press. Every parameter of T 744 operation that is available from the main menu — input settings, level settings, delay settings, speaker settings, and listening mode sel ...

SELECTING SOURCES SELECTING SOURCES SELECTING SOURCES SELECTING SOURCES SELECTING SOURCES ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ADJUSTING THE VOLUME LISTENING TO RADIO LISTENING TO RADIO LISTENING TO RADIO LISTENING TO RADIO LISTENING TO RADIO You may operate the T 744 receiver from its front panel or via the HTR 2 remote control. Since the remote will be the primary contr ...

SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO SELECTING THE RADIO Press the AM/FM key on the T 744 front panel, the HTR 2’s orange [TUNER] (the numeric 9 key), or the yellow [AM] and [FM] keys to select the receiver’s radio mode. Each subsequent press of either key will toggle the unit between its FM and AM bands. TUNING ST TUNING ST TUNING ST TUNING ST TUNING STAAAAATIONS TIONS TIONS TIONS TIONS Press ...