NAD L55 Owner's Manual

NAD L55 Owner's Manual

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L55
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  • Page 1 DVD / Video CD / CD Player Owner’s Manual Manuel d’Installation Bedienungsanleitung Manual del Usuario Manuale delle Istruzioni Manual do Proprietário Bruksanvisning...
  • Page 2: Introduction Safety Precautions

    RECORD YOUR MODEL NUMBER (Now, while you can see it) The model and serial number of your new DVD player are located on the back of the DVD player cabinet. For your future convenience, we suggest that you record these numbers here: MODEL NO : SERIAL NO.:...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION Safety Precautions ............2 Table of Contents.
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    Introduction IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.
  • Page 5 12 Accessories - Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product.
  • Page 6: Precautions

    DVD player for a long time. They will leave marks on the finish. • The top and rear panels of the DVD player may become warm after a long period of use. This is normal and not a malfunction.
  • Page 7: Notes On Discs

    ABOUT THIS OWNER’S MANUAL • This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions of this DVD player. • Some DVD video discs have functions that may not be explained in this owner’s manual. Therefore, some instructions may differ from this owner’s manual, and there may be extra instructions. In this case, follow the instructions displayed on the TV screen or package.
  • Page 8: Identification Of Controls

    Introduction IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS FRONT PANEL POWER indicator (Standby mode: Blue color) POWER button DISPLAY WINDOW OPERATING STATUS indicator REMOTE SENSOR VCD indicator CD indicator DVD indicator TITLE NUMBER indicator ANGLE ICON indicator STOP button PAUSE/STEP button Disc tray PLAY button DISPLAY WINDOW SKIP/SCAN buttons OPEN/CLOSE button...
  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    REAR PANEL EUROPEAN VERSION S-VIDEO OUT jack EURO AV-TV-VCR OUT jack USA/CANADA VERSION COMPOSITE VIDEO OUT jack COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jack S-VIDEO OUT jack 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.
  • Page 10: Remote Control

    ENTER button MUTE button PLAY button STOP button SKIP/SCAN buttons SLOW button ANGLE button ZOOM button SUB TITLE button REMOTE SELECT Using the power, numbers, set up, display & arrow buttons for DVD player, change the switch to DVD position.
  • Page 11: Preparing The Remote Control

    About 30° in each direction of the front of the remote sensor • Do not expose the remote sensor of the DVD player to a strong light source such as direct sunlight or illumination. If you do so, you may not be able to operate the DVD player with the remote control.
  • Page 12: Installation Connecting To A Tv

    • Refer to the owner’s manual of your TV as well. • When you connect the DVD player to your TV, be sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from the wall outlet before making any connections.
  • Page 13: Connecting To An Audio System

    • 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. • 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.
  • Page 14: Connecting To Optional Audio System

    • 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.
  • Page 15: Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound

    WARNING Do not set the Digital Audio Output of this DVD player to “Dolby Digital” unless you are connecting the DIGITAL AUDIO 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”...
  • Page 16: Enjoying 2 Channel Digital Stereo Sound

    • Refer to the owner’s manual of your receiver 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.
  • Page 17: Basic Operation Basic Playback

    • If you insert an audio CD, the CD indicator lights up in the DVD display. The title number does not appear. • After playing back all of the chapters in the title, the DVD player automatically stops and returns to the menu screen.
  • Page 18 When the unit is not in use, remove the disc and press POWER to turn off the power. NOTES • Do not move the DVD player during playback. Doing so may damage the disc and the DVD player. • Use the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote control or DVD player to open and close the disc tray.
  • Page 19: Basic Playback

    STOPPING PLAY Press STOP during playback. RESUME PLAY • When play is stopped, the unit records the point where STOP was pressed (RESUME function). Press PLAY and play will resume from this point. • The RESUME function works only with discs for which the elapsed playing time appears on the window display during playback.
  • Page 20: Various Speed Playback

    • The DVD player provides four (4) scan speeds for DVD movie play. Only one (1) scan speed is available dung Audio CD play. • The DVD player does not play back in slow-motion in case of audio • In some equipment that is connected to digital output for DTS sound, a noise can occur during fast forward or fast reverse playback of DTS CDs.
  • Page 21: Operation Using Display Menu Icons

    This unit features DISPLAY Menu Icons showing disc information (title/chapter/track number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language, angle and sound) and player information (repeat play, play mode, etc.). Some icons only show the indicated information. Other icons allow the settings to be changed. COMMON PROCEDURES 1 Press DISPLAY during playback.
  • Page 22: Detailed Description Of Each Display Menu Icon

    Operation Using Display Menu Icons DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH DISPLAY MENU ICON PRESS DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK [TV screen] DVD DISPLAY 0:16:57 1 ENG 6 CH NORM. PRESS DISPLAY DURING PLAYBACK [TV screen] CD DISPLAY 16:57 STER. NORM. You can view information about a disc and its operational status on the TV screen. FUNCTION (Press To show the current title number and to jump to the desired title number...
  • Page 23: Advanced Operation Using A Title 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.
  • Page 24: Changing Subtitle Language

    Advanced Operation CHANGING SUBTITLE LANGUAGE 1 ENG CHANGING AUDIO SOUNDTRACK LANGUAGE 1 ENG 6 CH 2 FRE 6 CH STER. LEFT It is possible to change the subtitle language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings (See page 31 for further info).
  • Page 25: Viewing From Another Angle

    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 (The recorded angles differ depending on the disc used). 1 Press ANGLE during playback.
  • Page 26: Repeat Play

    Advanced Operation REPEAT PLAY CHAPT TITLE TRACK Repeat REPEAT VIEWING (LISTENING) Press REPEAT during playback. Each time this button is pressed, the TV screen changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a chapter or title (DVD) or a track (CD). Repeat of chapter being played Repeat of title being played Cancel repeat mode (normal play)
  • Page 27: Zoom Feature

    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. 1 Press ZOOM during normal playback or still playback. • The square frame will be displayed in the center of the picture. If any button is not pressed for more than 10 seconds, the square frame will disappear.
  • Page 28: Memorizing Settings For Viewed Dvds

    Advanced Operation MEMORIZING SETTINGS FOR VIEWED DVDS (CONDITION MEMORY) This unit will memorize the settings for DVDs you have already watched. Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the player, or switch the power OFF. Settings are stored in memory for use any time automatically.
  • Page 29: Program Play

    The player plays the tracks in the disc in an order you specify. NOTE Program play function is possible only with audio CDs. It does not work with DVD movie discs. 1 Press PROGRAM during playback or stop mode. The program playback screen appears on the TV screen.
  • Page 30: Initial Settings Common Procedures Of Initial Settings

    Initial Settings COMMON PROCEDURES OF INITIAL SETTINGS 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.
  • Page 31: Selecting Disc Languages

    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.
  • Page 32: Selecting Rating Level And Password

    For example: if you change the 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.
  • Page 33: Selecting Rating Level And Password

    SETTING YOUR PASSWORD (DVD ONLY) If you change the rating level to “7” or lower, you must enter a 4-digit “password” to prevent playback of discs with higher ratings. 1 At the SETUP screen, press to select “Password” and press Disc Audio Disc Subtitle –...
  • Page 34: Selecting Tv Aspect

    Initial Settings SELECTING TV ASPECT Select the appropriate screen type according to your TV set; conventional size screen (4:3) or wide-screen (16:9). 1 At the SETUP screen, press press Disc Audio Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Output...
  • Page 35: Selecting Menu Language

    Selects language for DVD menus and displays on the TV. 1 At the SETUP screen, press to select “Menu Language” and press English Disc Audio Disc Subtitle Spanish Disc Menu French Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Output 2 Press...
  • Page 36: Selecting Pseudo Pal

    Initial Settings SELECTING THE PSEUDO PAL (EUR ONLY) Depending on the DISC, you can play an NTSC-DVD DISC, in PSEUDO PAL MODE. 1 At the SETUP screen, press press Disc Audio Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language TV Output Select Pseudo PAL Digital Audio Output...
  • Page 37: Selecting Digital Audio Output

    • The DTS DVD disc sound is played back only when the DVD player is connected to a receiver with a DTS decoder. Initial Settings...
  • Page 38: Table Of Languages And Their Abbreviations

    Initial Settings TABLE OF LANGUAGES AND THEIR ABBREVIATIONS Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Audio”, “Subtitle” and/or “Menu” (See page 31) Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665...
  • Page 39: Reference

    You cannot playback discs other than those listed above (CD-ROM, CD-G, photo CD, and CD-i discs can not be played on this DVD player). “Certain audio features of this product are manufactured under license from Desper Products, Inc., ®...
  • Page 40: Before Calling Service Personnel

    SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. SYMPTOM No power The power is on, but the DVD player does not work. No picture No sound The playback picture is poor...
  • Page 41: Specifications

    Audio cable NOTE • Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may by reproduced, stored or transmitted in any from without the written permission of NAD Electronics International Reference SPECIFICATIONS...
  • Page 42 WWW.NADELECTRONICS.COM ©2001 NAD ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without the written permission of NAD Electronics International L55 Manual 02/01 Printed in Korea...

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