User manual NAD M51

[. . . ] ® Owner’s Manual Direct Digital DAC M51 РУССКИЙ SVENSKA NEDERLANDS DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR LATER USE. 1 Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2 Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. [. . . ] • Do not expose the remote sensor of the M51 to a strong light source such as direct sunlight or illumination. If you do so, you may not be able to operate the M51 with the remote control. • Toggle this button to select through the following sources AES/EBU, Coaxial, Optical, USB, HDMI 1 and HDMI 2. 6 IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS REAR PANEL ENGLISH 2 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT R BALANCED L L BALANCED IR IN POWER ON 100-240V ~ 50/60Hz RS 232 R +12V TRIGGER IN UNBALANCED AES/EBU COAXIAL OPTICAL USB HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI VIDEO OUT UPGRADE © NAD M51 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ATTENTION! Please make sure that the M51 is powered off or unplugged from the mains power source before making any connections. It is also advisable to power down or unplug all associated components while making or breaking any signal or AC power connections. 1 UNBALANCED • Use a twin RCA-to-RCA lead to connect these sockets to the left and right analog input of a receiver or amplifier. 2 BALANCED • Connect these XLR connectors to the corresponding XLR input of professional audio amplifiers. • Ensure that proper pin configurations are followed – Pin 1: Ground, Pin 2: Positive (signal live) and Pin 3: Negative (signal return). 3 AES/EBU • Digital audio stream from professional audio sources like SACD/CD Players or processors can be connected to this XLR connector. • For high-end sources with higher sampling rates like 176kHz and 192kHz, it is highly recommended that such sources be interfaced with the AES/EBU IN connector. The AES/EBU IN is well suited to handle such sources with high sampling rate. 4 COAXIAL, OPTICAL • Connect COAXIAL and/or OPTICAL to corresponding S/PDIF output of sources such as CD, DVD or BD players, digital cable box, digital tuners and other applicable components. 5 USB • Using Type A to Type B cable connector (not supplied), interface computer audio to this asynchronous Type B USB input to directly stream 24/192 content from your PC, MAC or NAS (networkattached storage). • In order to stream your computer audio via M51, the “NAD USB Audio driver” that can be downloaded from the NAD website must be installed. For more information, refer to the NAD USB AUDIO item in the USING THE M51 – OTHER FEATURES. IMPORTANT NOTICE The use of the NAD USB Audio driver downloaded through the NAD site is done at the customer’s own discretion and risk. The customer will be solely responsible for any damage to his/her computer system or loss of data 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 otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this software driver. 6 HDMI (HDMI 1, 2; HDMI VIDEO OUT) • Connect HDMI 1-2 inputs to the HDMI OUT connectors of source components such as BD/DVD player or HDTV satellite/cable box. • Connect the HDMI VIDEO OUT to a HDTV or projector with HDMI input. NOTE HDMI 1-2 and HDMI VIDEO OUT function only as direct pass through. WARNING Before connecting and disconnecting any HDMI cables, both the M51 and the ancillary source must be powered OFF and unplugged from the AC outlet. Failure to observe this practice may cause permanent damage to all equipment connected via HDMI sockets. 7 UPGRADE • M51 may need a software update to be in step with the latest technology trends. [. . . ] Fixed If “Volume” is set to “Fixed”, audio output level is fixed and the M51’s Volume Control is bypassed. Thereafter, audio output from M51 can be adjusted by using the volume control of the separate amplifier the M51 is linked into. • If “Volume Setup” is set to “Fixed”, remote control’s [VOL 5/6] will have no effect and effectively disabled. Variable • When set to “Variable”, the Volume level is directly adjustable using the remote control’s [VOL 5/6] button. [. . . ]