NAD 917 - Headphone Socket

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3. BALANCE
‘The BALANCE control adjusts the relative levels of
the Left and Right speakers. The 12 o’clock position
provides equal level to the Left and Right channels. A
detent indicates this position.
Rotating the control clockwise moves the balance
towards the right. Rotating the control anti-clockwise
moves the balance to the left. The BALANCE control
does not affect recordings made using the tape or
VCR line outputs.
4. MONO
The MONO button switches the 917 to MONO opera-
tion. Depress the MONO button in for Mono operation
and press the MONO button again to return to Stereo
operation. MONO applies to any signal passing
through the 917. It should normally be used only with
a single channel mono input or to switch the Tuner
operation to Mono.
5. HEADPHONE SOCKET
A 1/4” stereo jack socket is supplied for headphone
listening. The socket has its own amplifier which will
drive conventional headphones of any impedance. It ,
takes its signal from the Front Left and Right chan-
neis and works on all inputs, although any surround
mode will be heard as two channel stereo. The vol-
ume and tone and balance controls are operative for
headphone listening. To use headphones with other
types of connector use a suitable adapter. Waming:
Listening at high levels can damage your hearing.
TONE & DYNAMIC CONTROLS.
6. BASS & TREBLE CONTROLS
The 917 is fitted with BASS and TREBLE tone con-
trols to adjust the overall tonality of your system.
The 12 o'clock position is ‘flat’ with no boost or cut
and a detent indicates this position. Rotate the con-
trol clockwise to increase the amount of Bass or
Treble. Rotate the control anti-clockwise to decrease
the amount of Bass or Treble. These controls affect
the Left and Right speakers only. In Pro Logic or
Sound Space modes, the Center and Surround
speakers maintain a ‘flat’ response, regardless of the
tone control settings. The Tone controls do not affect
recordings made using the tape or VCR line outputs.
7. TONE DEFEAT
The TONE DEFEAT switch by-passes the tone con-
trol section of the 917. If the Tone Controls are not
normally used and left in the 12 o’clock position, then
it is advisable to switch out the Tone Control section
altogether by using this switch. In the ‘out’ position,
the Tone Controi circuits are active, pushing the
TONE DEFEAT switch in bypasses the Tone Control
section.
8. BASS EQ
The BASS EQ button is a fixed frequency Tone
Control that increases the level of the extreme bass
frequencies. This can be used to increase the bass
output of a system, or to compensate for the lack of
apparent bass when listening at low levels. Press the
BASS EQ button to increase the extreme bass. To
return to a flat frequency response, press the BASS
EQ button again so that it is in the ‘out’ position. This
control affects the Left and Right speakers only. In
Dolby Pro Logic or Sound Space modes, the Center
and Surround speakers maintain a flat response,
regardless of the BASS EQ settings. The BASS EQ
control does not affect recordings made using the
tape or VCR line outputs.
LISTEN (INPUT) & MONITOR
SELECTORS.
9. LISTEN
The LISTEN A YW buttons control which input source
is being passed through the 917 and onto the power
amplifiers and speakers. The input being currently
heard is indicated by a <{ on the Display Panel.
Pressing W moves down the list of input options and
pressing A moves up the list. When on TAPE 1 or
VCR 1, pressing YW once again will switch to TAPE 2
or VCR 2. The signal is also routed to the TAPE OUT
and VCR OUT connectors for recording. (Tuner can
also be selected by pressing either the AM FM
or AY)
10. MONITOR 1 & 2
To monitor recordings being made on TAPE
machines connected to TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 press
MONITOR 1 or MONITOR 2 buttons. The button indi-
cator illuminates when the monitor mode has been
selected.
TUNER.
11. AM FM SELECTOR
The AM FM button switches the tuner between AM
and FM reception. The display panel shows the fre-
quency of the tuned station and which band is select-
ed. Pressing AM FM will automatically select Tuner
as the 917’s input
12. TUNING MODE
The MODE button switches between the 917’s three
tuning modes: SEARCH, TUNE and PRESET. It is
used in conjunction with the A W (13) and STORE
(14) buttons to Tune, Store and Recall up to 19 FM
and 19 AM radio stations.
FINDING AND STORING AM & FM STA-
TIONS USING SEARCH.
You can use the SEARCH mode to automatically look
for stations that are transmitting on in your area, and
then use the STORE mode to enter them into the
unit’s memory.
First select the AM or the FM band using the AM FM
button. Press MODE until the P points to SEARCH
on the Display Panel. Pressing the A button stars
the tuner searching up the frequency band press—
ing W starts the tuner searching down the frequency
band. When the tuner finds a broadcast signal of ade-
quate strength (Shown by at least three sectors of the
tuning strength meter and the lock ® indicator illum—
nating) then the automatic search stops at that sta
tion. If you want to store that station as a presél,
press STORE once and the current preset number