Source Setup - NAD M17 Owner's Manual

ARC Mode: Audio Return Channel (ARC) enables an ARC-enabled TV
to send audio data "upstream" to M17.
This option has three choices: Off, Auto or Source Setup.
Auto: When set to Auto, the M17 will automatically attempt an ARC
audio connection to the TV whenever the TV announces over CEC
that it has become the active source. If an ARC connection can be
established, the M17 will output the ARC audio signal no matter
what source is selected on the M17 and will show "HDMI ARC" on
the front panel display. The Auto option tends to work best when
all your devices support CEC and the Source Switch option is set to
"On".
Source Setup: When set to Source Setup, you can select "ARC" for
the digital audio input in the source setup screen. When you select
a source on the M17 which is set for ARC, the M17 will attempt to
initiate an ARC connection with the TV. When using this option,
you would probably also want to make sure Source Switch is off
otherwise other CEC devices may keep changing the M17 source
when you want it to remain on the ARC source.
IMPORTANT NOTES
• "Audio System" must be set to "On" for "ARC Mode" to be configurable.
Otherwise, "ARC Mode" will remain "Off" .
• "CEC/LAN/BluOS in Standby" must be set to "On" for audio and video
to continuously stream from a CEC-enabled HDMI source to a CEC-
enabled TV (with both devices connected via M17).

SOURCE SETUP

The Source Setup menu makes it possible to set, allocate or change the
Sources settings.
The M17 Sources are all configurable. Each Source can be configured with
respect to the following settings.
ENABLED
One can enable/disable a Source via this option. This is particularly useful
if only few Sources are used and one directly selects the Source from the
front panel, bypassing unused sources.
Yes/No: Select "Yes" to enable the particular Source or "No" to disable
the Source.
USING THE M17 – SETUP MENU
NAME
A new Name maybe assigned to a Source label. For example, if your BD
player is attached to "Source 1", it is possible to rename "Source 1"to"BD
Player".
In order to rename the Source label, scroll to the "Name" parameter. Press
[S] to go to the first character. Then, press [D/F] to pick through the
alphanumeric selections.
Press [S] to move to the next character and at the same time save the
changes done on the current character. The name can be as long as twelve
characters.
The new Name will be shown in the front panel display as well as on the
OSD.
ANALOG AUDIO
All available analog Sources can be specifically assigned to any of the main
Sources.
Active analog Source: Use [D/F] to select and assign an active
Source input to a particular main Source.
Off: No incoming analog audio signal is selected by the particular
Source.
NOTE
An incoming digital signal present at the assigned digital input will
always take precedence over the assigned analog audio input if both
are present. To maintain the analog audio input for the particular
Source, select "Off" at the "Digital Audio" setting of the same "Source"
menu.
ANALOG GAIN
Gain adjustment allows all sources to play back at the same volume level so
you don't need to adjust the volume every time a new source is selected. It
is generally preferable to reduce the level of the loudest source rather than
making louder the softer sources.
Scroll to "Analog Gain", press [S] and then [D/F] to step through the
desired level from -12dB to 12dB.
DIGITAL AUDIO
To take advantage of the M17's high performance surround and digital
audio circuitry, it is advisable that its Digital Audio inputs are selected. There
are various types of Digital Audio input for the M17. These are HDMI, BluOS,
Optical and Coaxial digital inputs. Select "Off" if it is intended not to assign
any digital audio input to a particular Source.
The following are the sets of assignable Digital Audio input.
HDMI $ HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, HDMI 4, HDMI 5
Optical $ Optical 1, Optical 2
Coaxial $ Coaxial 1, Coaxial 2
BluOS
NOTE
An incoming digital signal present at the assigned digital input will
always take precedence over the assigned analog audio input if both
are present. To maintain the analog audio input for the particular
Source, select "Off" at the "Digital Audio" setting of the same "Source"
menu.
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