IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Save theSe inStructionS for later uSe. 14 outdoor antenna grounding - If an outside antenna or cable system follow all warningS and inStructionS marked on the is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is audio equipment.
FULLY INSERT. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by caution NAD Electronics for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate The M 55 employs a Laser System. To ensure proper use of this product, this equipment.
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One more thing: We urge you to register your M 55 ownership on the NAD Worldwide Web site: As with all our products, NAD’s “Music First” design philosophy guided the http://NADelectronics.com/warranty...
SACD/MP3 players, we worked hard to make it one of the most musically • An audio/video cable connector transparent components available as well - this is what we mean by NAD’s • A remote control with 2 (two) AA batteries “Music First”...
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS front panel 1 power button: Press this button to switch ON the M 55. The LED 7 open/cloSe: Press this button to open and close the disc tray. When indicator will turn from amber to blue and illuminate the VFD. Pressing in standby, this button will also power ON the M 55 and at the same the power button again turns the unit back to standby mode.
Refer also to the item on VIDEO OUTPUT at the VIDEO SETUP MENU NAD is a certified partner of AMX and Crestron and fully supports these section of the OPERATION - USING THE M55 - SETUP MENU page.
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DC input at +12V TRIGGER IN will power ON the M 55 (make sure the POWER switch at the rear panel is also set to ON position). All NAD products with +12V TRIGGER OUT feature are fully compatible with the M 55’s +12V TRIGGER IN.
IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS m 55 remote control 1 on : Power ON M 55. 10 title : Displays the disc’s Title menu, if available. 2 off : Power OFF M 55. menu : Access menu on a DVD disc. Setup : Accesses or exits setup menu. 3 audio : Selects an audio language or audio format.
SETUP uSing the m 55 ABOUT THE ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) You may operate the M 55 DVD/SACD/MP3 Player from its front panel or via the remote control. Since the remote will be the primary controller for most The M 55 employs a self-explanatory on-screen display “menu” that will cases, we will focus on remote-controlled operations.
OPERATION uSing the m 55 – Setup menu SETUP MENU VIDEO SETUP MENU The Setup Menu allows one to customize the operation of the M 55. If the factory defaults do not suit your taste, you will need to use the setup menu to configure the M 55 yourself.
OPERATION uSing the m 55 – Setup menu brightneSS/contraSt/Saturation/SharpneSS/gamma downmixed to two-channel PCM audio. DTS cannot be downmixed to Picture Setting adjustment is available for the following options. two-channel PCM. brightness: Adjust overall brightness of the image. off: Select to turn off digital audio output. With this option, you will contrast: Adjust bright areas (white level) in the image.
OPERATION uSing the m 55 – Setup menu PARENTAL CONTROL SETUP MENU xover (croSSover) frequencY Set the frequency level where bass redirection starts. Frequencies below the set level are redirected to the subwoofer while those above are not redirected. Crossover frequency can be set from 80Hz up to a maximum of 150Hz;...
OPERATION uSing the m 55 – Setup menu SYSTEM SETUP MENU reStore SettingS If you desire to reset the M 55 and restore all its factory default settings, the following steps should be followed. 1 While at “Restore Settings” line menu, press [ENTER]. 2 At “Yes”...
OPERATION uSing the m 55 – featureS ABOUT HDMI DVD AUDIO PLAYBACK HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and DVD Audio is a new disc format building on the success of DVD to provide audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD Players, Set-Top high quality, uncompressed, multi-channel audio for a new experience in Boxes, and other AV devices.
OPERATION uSing the m 55 – featureS rotate picture eraSing a track from program liSt 1 Use [ ] to select the track that you wish to erase from the Program list. 2 Press [CLEAR]. Repeat to erase additional tracks on the list. eraSing the complete program liSt From the Program list menu, use [ ] to select “Clear All”...
OPERATION other functionS uSing the m 55 remote control 1 Press [ANGLE] during playback. Angle number will be displayed. Depending on the media, the following are other basic functions that can be directly accessed using the remote control. AUDIO The AUDIO button will allow one to switch the audio language or format of the DVD media only if the DVD media supports the AUDIO button feature.
OPERATION other functionS uSing the m 55 remote control RANDOM PLAY recalling/clearing a marker 1 Press SEARCH during playback. 2 Use the navigation buttons to select the marker to be recalled/cleared. 3 Press [ENTER] to recall a marker. Or press [CLEAR] to clear a marker. 4 Play resumes from the point corresponding to the selected marker, or the selected marker is cleared.
OPERATION other functionS uSing the m 55 remote control TITLE AND MENU SLOW The TITLE and MENU buttons are used to display via OSD, the title headings Press [SLOW ] during playback. The player will enter SLOW mode. and menus of the DVD and other applicable media. Repeatedly press [SLOW ] to select the desired speed.
REFERENCE video Setting PICTURE SETTING ADJUSTMENT Guidelines for applicable PICTURE SETTING with respect to VIDEO OUT port. PICTURE SETTING VIDEO OUT Black Level Brightness Contrast Saturation Sharpness Gamma 480p/576p ✔ ✔ ✔ HDMI 720p ✔ ✔ ✔ 1080i ✔ ✔ ✔...
REFERENCE language code liSt Use this list to input your desired language for the following settings: DISC AUDIO/DISC SUBTITLE/DISC MENU/DISC TEXT. Language code Language code Language code Language code Abkhazian 6566 Fiji 7074 Lingala 7678 Singhalese 8373 Afar 6565 Finnish 7073 Lithuanian 7684...
REFERENCE countrY code liSt Choose a country code from this list. ad Andorra cl Chile gr Greece lt Lithuania pl Poland to Tonga ae United Arab cm Cameroon gS S. Georgia & S. lu Luxembourg pm Saint Pierre and tp East Timor cn China lv Latvia Islands tr Turkey...
REFERENCE troubleShooting condition poSSible cauSeS poSSible SolutionS No power. • The power cord is disconnected. • Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely. The power is on, but the DVD player • No disc is inserted. • Insert a disc. (Check that the DVD or, audio CD does not work.
REFERENCE SpecificationS SYSTEM Signal system PAL/NTSC Laser Two wavelength laser diode Wavelength 790nm Wavelength 650nm Frequency response -1dB (Ref. 20Hz-44kHz, DVD) -3dB (Ref. 20Hz-50kHz, SACD) Signal-to-noise ratio (audio) >95dBA (A-WTD) Dynamic range (audio) >90dBA (A-WTD) Total Harmonic Distortion <0.005% OUTPUT Video out 1Vp-p/75 ohms S-video (Y signal)