NAD M51 Owner's Manual

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NAD USB AUDIOIn order to stream your computer audio via M51, ensure that the Sound orAudio device setting of your computer is set to “NAD Audio 2.0 Output”.A NAD USB Audio driver can be downloaded via the NAD website linkhttp://nadelectronics.com/products/masters-series/M51-Direct-Digital-DAC. Download “NAD USB Audio driver” from the “Manuals/Downloads” tab. Install this NAD USB Audio driver to your computer byfollowing the instructions provided.MINIMUM PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTMicrosoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher, Microsoft Windows 7FOR MAC USERSMinimum Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) and later versions alreadyinclude “NAD USB Audio” driver. Update your Mac OS if you cannot locateNAD USB Audio driver.IMPORTANT NOTICEThe use of the NAD USB Audio driver downloaded through the NAD siteis done at the customer’s own discretion and risk. The customer will besolely responsible for any damage to his/her computer system or loss ofdata arising out of or in connection with the use of this software driver.In no event shall NAD be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special,exemplary, or consequential damages including negligence or otherwisearising in any way out of the use of this software driver.VOLUME SETUPThe M51 VOLUME control function is dependent upon the “Volume Setup”menu setting. “Volume” can either be set to “Fixed” or “Variable”. Press[SETUP] button to launch “Volume Setup” menu. From “Volume Setup”menu, press [ENTER] or [S] to bring up “Fixed” or “Variable” settings.FixedIf “Volume” is set to “Fixed”, audio output level is fixed and the M51’sVolume Control is bypassed.• Press [D/F] to set a desired preset dB level. Confirm setting bypressing [ENTER] or [S]. Thereafter, audio output from M51 can beadjusted by using the volume control of the separate amplifier theM51 is linked into.• If “Volume Setup” is set to “Fixed”, remote control’s [VOL 5/6] willhave no effect and effectively disabled.Variable• When set to “Variable”, the Volume level is directly adjustable usingthe remote control’s [VOL 5/6] button. Correspondingly, audiooutput from M51 can be adjusted by using the volume control ofthe separate amplifier the M51 is linked into.POLARITYAllow compensation for recordings that have reversed polarity.Positive: A positive sine wave at the input remains positive at theoutput. Polarity is defaulted to “Positive” setting.Reversed: A positive sine wave at the input is negative (inverted) orreversed at the output.RENAMING A SOURCE INPUTA particular source input can be renamed according to your preference.You can use up to 16 characters in renaming a source input. Below isthe procedure on how to rename a source input. Note that all buttonsmentioned below are with reference to the remote control.Example: Rename “HDMI 1” to “BD PLAYER”.1 Press [HDMI 1] button to go to HDMI 1 source. “HDMI 1” is shown in theupper section of the VFD.2 Then, press and hold [DISP] button until “HDMI 1” is shown in the uppersection of the VFD and with “H” flashing.3 Within 5 seconds, toggle the [D/F] buttons to select the first character(“B” from the alphabetical list). The ranges of characters available are A-Z,a-z, _ (space) and 0-9.4 Press [S] or [ENTER] to select the character and at the same time moveon to the next character. Press [A] to return to the previous character.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each character in sequence.5 Complete the renaming process by pressing the [DISP] button again tosave the new Source input name.NOTESThe renaming process will be automatically terminated if no buttonis pressed within 5 seconds. Any renamed characters at the time oftermination will be not saved.USING THE M51OTHER FEATURES10ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS SVENSKA РУССКИЙ