NAD T 531, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...T 531 DVD CD MP3 Player GB Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ot try to open the enclosure Visible laser radiation when open the enclosure DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can ...

Page 3: ...ing Digital Audio Output 22 Others 23 Table of Languages and Their Abbreviations 24 Basic Operations Basic Playback 25 26 Special Playback 27 28 Still Picture 27 Frame Advance 27 Skipping chapters and tracks forward or back 27 Scanning at High Speed 28 Playing in Slow Motion 28 Operation Using Graphical User Interface Menu Icons General Information about GUI menu icons 29 Detailed description of e...

Page 4: ...nsure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adher...

Page 5: ...tinuously with high volume sound it may cause hearing damage 20 Laser Beam Do not look into the opening of the disc tray or venti lation opening of the product to see the source of the laser beam It may cause sight damage 21 Disc Do not use a cracked deformed or repaired disc These discs are easily broken and may cause seri ous personal injury and product malfunction 22 Damage Requiring Service Un...

Page 6: ...ELECT ENTER button Display window Remote sensor STOP button MENU button ARROW buttons TITLE CD PROG RANDOM ALL A B CHP TRK DVD MP3 DVD indicator CD indicator RANDOM indicator PROGRAM indicator Repeat playback mode indicators Operating status indicator Chapter Track number indicator Title number indicator Angle icon indicator Total playing time elapsed time indicators MP3 indicator ...

Page 7: ... 60Hz outlet only COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack VIDEO OUTPUT SELECT Switch OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Remove the dust protection cap from the connector and connect the optical digital cable not supplied firmly so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match Keep the dust protection cap and always reattach the cap when not using the connector to protect against dust Dust p...

Page 8: ...D REV SCAN button STOP button PAUSE STEP button Number buttons CLEAR button OPEN CLOSE button A B button RANDOM button ANGLE button SOUND button MENU button ARROW buttons RETURN button MARKER SEARCH button PLAY button FWD REV SKIP button SLOW buttons PROGRAM button MENU button Use the MENU button to display the menu screen included on DVD video discs To operate a menu screen follow the instruction...

Page 9: ...ace all batteries with new ones If battery leakage occurs wipe the battery liquid from the battery compartment then insert new batteries The batteries should last about one year with normal use This section shows you how to use the remote control Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons Distance About 23 ft 7 m from the front of the remote sensor Angle About 30 in each d...

Page 10: ... the disc clean If you cannot wipe off the dust with a soft cloth wipe the disc lightly with a slightly moistened soft cloth and finish with a dry cloth Do not use any type of solvents such as thinner benzine commercially available cleaners or anti static spray for vinyl LPs They may damage the disc About This Owner s Manual This owner s manual explains the basic instructions of this DVD player So...

Page 11: ...ed with a Dolby Digital decoder or Dolby Digital processor Refer to the owner s manual of your audio equipment as well When you connect the DVD player to other equipment be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections The output sound of the DVD player has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust the receiver s volume to a moderate lis...

Page 12: ... player to Dolby Digital unless you are connecting the DIGITAL OUT jack of this DVD player to an AV decoder that has the Dolby Digital decoding function High volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers Refer to Selecting Digital Audio Output on page 22 Dolby Pro Logic Surround If your A V receiver has a Dolby Pro Logic decoder refer to the following connection diagram Connect one ...

Page 13: ... Input S Video cable or Video cable To DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL or OPTICAL 75 ohm coaxial cable or optical cable 2 Channel Digital Stereo You can enjoy the dynamic sound of 2 Channel Digital Stereo by connecting this DVD player to a receiver equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system right and left front speakers Your A V Receiver or processor must be equiped with a DTS Decoder The digital ...

Page 14: ...If you place the DVD player near a tuner or radio the radio broadcast sound might be distorted In this case move the DVD player away from the tuner and radio The output sound of the DVD player has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust the receiver s volume to a moderate listening level Otherwise the speakers may be damaged by a sudden high volume sound Turn off the receiver before you connect or ...

Page 15: ...nction High volume sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers Refer to Selecting Digital Audio Output on page 22 Notes Connect the DVD player to your TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUTPUT L R S VIDEO OUT Pr Pb COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT AUDIO OUT1 AUDIO OUT2 L R S VIDEO COMPONENT Y S video cable not supplied To S VIDEO OUT To COMPONENT VIDEO OUT To AUDIO OUT L R VID...

Page 16: ...ternate setting is selected the screen returns to the Initial Settings display To exit SETUP menu Press SETUP RETURN or PLAY Once the initial settings have been completed the player can always be operated under the same conditions especially with DVD discs The settings will be retained in the memory until they are changed even if the power is switched off 2 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Passwor...

Page 17: ...the language used in title menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back When you play back a DVD video disc the DVD player automatically displays the pre selected subtitle language if it is included on the disc Note 2 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio Original ...

Page 18: ... level to 5 the DVD player will not play discs with ratings of 6 7 or 8 unless the correct password is entered on the remote control 1 This is to prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which are unsuitable for children Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children DVD players are equipped with a password designed to preve...

Page 19: ... to select the Change or Clear and press SELECT ENTER To change the rating level password follow the steps on page 18 19 again 2 3 1 2 3 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio New Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup...

Page 20: ... when a wide screen TV set is connected Played in FULL size Setting the wide screen TV to FULL mode is also necessary Each screen shows an example when the video material for a wide screen is played This setting does not affect the video material for conventional size 1 2 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others ...

Page 21: ...TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio English Spanish French Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio English Spanish French CLEAR PROGRAM DISPLAY RETURN SELECT ENTER TITLE MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE SOUND ANGLE SETUP REPEAT RANDOM POWER OPEN CLOSE A...

Page 22: ...rogressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio DOLBY DIGITAL PCM Stream PCM PCM Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio DOLBY DIGITAL PCM Stream PCM PCM Notes When you are not using the player s digital audio output don t select any of the options If an active digital audio o...

Page 23: ...out DRC Dynamic Range Compression With the DVD format you have the opportunity to hear a program s soundtrack in the most accurate and realistic presentation possible thanks to the use of digital audio technology However in certain instances you may wish to slightly compress the dynamic range of the audio output the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones so that you may listen...

Page 24: ...da 7579 Korean 7583 Kashmiri 7585 Kurdish 7589 Kirghiz 7665 Latin Code Language 7678 Lingala 7679 Laothian 7684 Lithuanian 7686 Latvian Lettish 7771 Malagasy 7773 Maori 7775 Macedonian 7776 Malayalam 7778 Mongolian 7779 Moldavian 7782 Marathi 7783 Malay 7784 Maltese 7789 Burmese 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7876 Dutch 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8076 Polish 8083 Pashto Pushto 8084 Portuguese ...

Page 25: ...he title the DVD player automatically stops and returns to the menu screen When a menu screen appears on the TV screen In case of interactive DVDs with control a menu screen appears on the TV screen Perform step 5 on page 26 to start play Operating status indicator TITLE CD PROG RANDOM ALL A B CHP TRK DVD MP3 Preparations When you want to play back DVD video discs turn on the TV and select the vid...

Page 26: ...o malfunction Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray as it is closing Be especially careful with children s fingers around the closing disc tray as there is a risk of personal injury When appears on the TV screen while a button is pressed it means that this function is not available on the disc you are playing Depending on the DVD disc some operations may be different or restricted Refer to...

Page 27: ...g still playback Each time you press PAUSE STEP the picture advances one frame To resume normal playback press PLAY Skipping forward Press SKIP during playback A chapter DVD or a track CD is skipped each time the but ton is pressed Skipping back Press SKIP during playback When the button is pressed once midway through a chapter track the player returns to the start of that chapter track When it is...

Page 28: ... at fast forward or fast reverse playback Playing in slow motion DVD only Note Press SLOW F V or V G during playback The playback speed becomes 1 16 of the normal speed TV screen The speed of slow motion is slow at first When the button is pressed again the speed becomes faster Each time the button is pressed the speed increase up to 4 steps The speed will be retained even after the button is rele...

Page 29: ...t selected item is indicated by a yellow frame on its GUI menu icons Press F G to select the desired setting When numbers are displayed e g title number the numeric buttons can also be used for setting instead of F G For some functions the setting will be registered immediately for others SELECT ENTER must be pressed To clear the GUI Menu Icons press DISPLAY again 2 3 1 Examples of GUI Menu Icons ...

Page 30: ...URROUND and to change the setting To show the current track number and to jump to the desired track number To show the elapsed time Display only To show the current audio STEREO LEFT RIGHT and to select to the desired audio channel To show the current sound NORMAL or 3D SURROUND and to change the setting 1 1 0 16 57 1 ENG D 6 CH OFF 1 NORM 1 16 57 STER NORM FUNCTION Press D E to select desired ite...

Page 31: ...cuted 2 1 Using a DVD menu Some movie discs may contain two or more titles If the disc has a title menu recorded on it the TITLE button can be used to select the movie title The details of operation differ depending on the disc used Selecting a title may not be possible on certain DVD discs Some DVDs have unique menu structures called DVD menus For example DVDs programmed with complex contents pro...

Page 32: ...econds playback will start from the beginning of the title automatically Press F G to select Yes and press SELECT ENTER The memorized settings are automatically recalled Notes This unit stores in memory settings for the last DVD you have watched Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the player or switch power to OFF If you load a disc that has its settings memorized the Resume...

Page 33: ... the disc s priority language appears Notes Changing subtitle language 2 1 OFF 1 ENG Changing audio soundtrack language It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language or encoding method channel number to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings in case of DVD disc See page 17 for further info This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack ...

Page 34: ...ing only two speakers it is recommended that the two speakers be positioned approximately 8 to 10 apart and the listening position should be 8 to 10 away from the speakers Notes 1 2 NORM 1 2 1 2 3 Some DVDs may contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from a number of different angles For these discs the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles using the ANGLE button ...

Page 35: ...lay Press REPEAT several times until OFF is displayed Repeating sections between two specific points A B repeat Press A B during play at the point where repeat play is to start A You can select OFF at this step by pressing CLEAR Press A B during play at the point where repeat play is to be concluded B Repeat play of the selection between points A and B starts To return to normal play Press A B onc...

Page 36: ...responding to the selected marker or the selected marker is cleared The Present Picture is not cleared These operations work only with discs for which the elapsed playing time appears in the DVD display window during playback or stop Some subtitles recorded around the marker may fail to appear DVD All the markers are cleared when the power is turned off or the disc is removed and when TV Aspect mo...

Page 37: ...discs The Zoom feature allows you to ZOOM IN and enlarge the picture on the screen to either 4 times X4 or 16 times X16 its normal size Note This function only works with audio CD discs Random does not work with DVD movies You can playback titles or tracks in random order Random playback Notes 3 2 4 1 Random play CD Press RANDOM during normal playback or stop mode The DVD player automatically star...

Page 38: ...ed tracks one by one Press D E F G to select the unwanted number and then press CLEAR To clear all the programmed tracks Press D E F G to select Clear All and then press SELECT ENTER Press PLAY or SELECT ENTER to exit the screen If you press PROGRAM to exit the screen the pro grams are not cleared The programs are also cleared when the power is turned off or the disc is removed Step Total Time 1 0...

Page 39: ...epeatedly If you press REPEAT button three times the repeat play will be cancelled REPEAT symbol The directory and file name is only displayed in English If there is an impossible code to display it will be displayed underlined _ instead of English If a directory has no MP3 file the is displayed with the directory name This unit can play up to 256 files per disc A disc recorded with more than 256 ...

Page 40: ...ACK_7 TRACK_8 3 Program MP3 1 MP3 Clear All TRACK_1 TRACK_2 TRACK_3 TRACK_4 TRACK_5 TRACK_2 TRACK_7 TRACK_6 TRACK_9 TRACK_6 TRACK_7 TRACK_8 Clearing the program To clear the program one by one Press D E F G to select the unwanted MP3 file on the program list and then press CLEAR To clear all the programs Press D E F G to select the Clear All and press SELECT ENTER To play an MP3 file repeatedly If...

Page 41: ...When you try to play back an unauthorized disc Check Regional Code appears on the TV screen It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show broadcast on cable play in public and rent copyrighted material without permission DVD video discs are copy protected and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method...

Page 42: ...ayer There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the DVD player The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Correction Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Insert a disc Check that the DVD or audio CD indicator in the DVD display is lit Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD player appears on the TV screen Connect the video c...

Page 43: ...e ratio audio More than 100 dB EIAJ Dynamic range audio More than 95 dB EIAJ Harmonic distortion audio 0 008 Operating conditions Temperature 5 C to 35 C Operation status Horizontal Video output 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 S video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω Component video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 Pb Pr 0 7 V ...