NAD T741 Rear Panel Controls . Fm & Am Antenna, TAPE 1 & CD INPUT, 3. 5.1 CHANNEL INPUTS

REAR PANEL CONTROLS (FIGURE 1)

1. FM & AM ANTENNA

AM ANTENNA - An AM loop antenna is supplied with the T741 and is required for AM reception. Open the clip terminal lever and insert the wire from the antenna. Closing the lever will lock the wire in place (Fig. 5). Test various positions for the antenna, but always ensure the loop is placed vertically for best reception. Placing the antenna close to large metal items such as metal shelves or radiators may interfere with reception.

NOTE

When reception is not satisfactory using the supplied AM loop antenna alone, connection of an external antenna is recommended. Do not connect anything other than a loop antenna to the AM ANTENNA terminal. Do not remove the AM loop antenna. The antenna cable to the loop antenna must not exceed 3 meters.

FM ANTENNA - A ribbon wire FM antenna is included and should be connected to the FM connector at the rear of the unit (Fig. 4) using the ‘balun’ adapter supplied. The ribbon aerial should be mounted on a vertical surface and placed so that it forms a ‘T’.

Experiment with placement of the antenna to find the position that gives the best signal strength and lowest background noise. An inadequate FM signal normally results in high levels of hiss, especially in stereo, and interference from external electrical sources. In areas of poor FM reception, the tuner section’s performance can be improved by using an externally mounted FM antenna. A qualified aerial installer will be able to advise and fit a recommended aerial for your reception conditions.

2. TAPE 1 & CD INPUT

TAPE 1 - Connections for analogue recording and playback to an audio tape recorder of any type, such as a cassette, reel-reel, DAT, MD or DCC. Using twin RCA-to-RCA leads, connect to the left and right ‘Audio Output’ of the tape machine to the TAPE 1 IN connectors for playback. Connect the left and right ‘Audio Input’ of the tape machine to the TAPE 1 OUT connectors for recording.

GB	CD INPUT - Input for CD player (analogue audio signal) or other line-level
	signal source. Use a twin RCA-to-RCA lead to connect the CD player’s left
	and right ‘Audio Outputs’ to this input.

3. 5.1 CHANNEL INPUTS

Inputs for the multi-channel audio signals from an external decoder, such as an MPEG decoder or a DVD player with integrated decoder. Use two twin RCA-to-RCA lead to connect the decoder’s front left and right “Audio Outputs” to the Front left and right inputs, and the decoder’s Surround left and right outputs to the Surround left and right inputs. Use a third twin RCA-to-RCA lead to connect the decoder’s subwoofer output to the Subwoofer input and the decoder’s Center channel output to the Center channel input. Make sure you to follow color coding of the plugs to ensure that both Center and Subwoofer are connected correctly, for instance, use the red plugs at either end to connect the center channel and the white plugs for the subwoofer channel.

4. VIDEO 1 - VIDEO 4 (AUDIO & VIDEO)

Apart from the audio signal, these inputs will also accept a video signal which will be routed to the Monitor Out sockets (No. 7) for a television or video projector. The Video 1,2 and 3 inputs also have the option of a an S-Video connection (using the Mini-Din connector) or the standard Video Composite connection (using the yellow RCA socket).

The S-Video standard allows for higher quality video signal transfer when compared to the Video Composite standard. If your video components have an S-Video connector use dedicated S-Video leads to connect them to the T741 in the same way as described with the Video composite equivalents.

A video signal fed to an S-Video input socket will be available on both the S-Video Monitor Out and Video composite Monitor Out.

VIDEO 1 & VIDEO 2 - Inputs for the audio playback and video signal from a video device such as a stereo TV, DVD player, satellite cable TV receiver or a Laser Disc. Using twin RCA-to-RCA leads, connect to the left and right ‘Audio Out’ of the video device to these inputs. Using a single RCA-to-RCA lead (Video Composite) or S-Video lead, also connect the video output of the video device; refer also to the description of S-Video and Video Composite above in this section. VIDEO 1 & VIDEO 2 can be used for video playback only. Use VIDEO 3 or VIDEO 4 if you want to connect a VCR for recording and playback through the T741.

The optical Digital Input 1 (No. 5) is linked to the Video 1 input. Select Video 1 to hear a source connected to Digital Input 1.

The coaxial Digital Input 2 (No. 5) is linked to the Video 2 input. Select Video 2 to hear a source connected to Digital Input 2.

VIDEO 3 & VIDEO 4 - Connections for the audio recording and playback to a VCR or other video recorder. Using twin RCA-to-RCA leads, connect to the left and right ‘Audio Out’ of the VCR to the VIDEO 3 or VIDEO 4 IN connectors for playback. Connect the left and right ‘Audio In’ of the VCR to the VIDEO 3 or VIDEO 4 OUT connectors for recording. Using a single RCA-to-RCA (Video Composite) lead or S-Video lead, also connect the video output of the VCR to Video In for Video playback. Connect the Video Input of the VCR to Video Out of the NAD T741 receiver for recording of video signals. Refer also to the description of S-Video and Video Composite above in this section.

The coaxial Digital Input 3 (No. 5) is linked to the Video 3 input. Select Video 3 to hear a source connected to Digital Input 3.

5. DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS

The T741 has three digital audio inputs to allow for connection of DVD, CD, Satellite receiver or other digital sources:

Digital Audio Input 1 allows for connection of a digital source with an Optical output. Use a cable terminated with a TOS Link connector. Digital input 1 is linked to the Video 1 input.

Digital Audio Inputs 2 & 3 allow for connection of a digital source with a Coaxial digital output. Use a cable with the right impedance, specifically designed for the transfer of digital signals. These digital inputs are linked respectively to VIDEO INPUT 2 and VIDEO INPUT 3.

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