Page 2 - ENGLISH; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ENGLISH 2 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 instru...
Page 4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION
ENGLISH 4 INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 WHAT’S IN THE BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 5 - GETTING STARTED; WHAT’S IN THE BOX; NOTE; CHOOSING A LOCATION; SOURCE; INSTALLING THE RACK MOUNT EARS
ENGLISH 5 INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED WHAT’S IN THE BOX Packed with your T 778 you will find • Quick Setup Guide • BluOS Kit containing USB Hub, Wi-Fi Dongle, Bluetooth USB Micro Adapter and USB to USB Cable Extender • HTR 8 remote control with 4 AA batteries • ZR 7 zone remote control with 3V CR20...
Page 6 - IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS; FRONT PANEL
ENGLISH 6 1 STANDBY LED • This indicator will light up amber when the T 778 is at standby mode. • When T 778 is powered up from standby mode, this indicator will illuminate blue. • If Zone 2 is ON and STANDBY button is pressed to switch the T 778 to standby mode, the front panel display will be exti...
Page 7 - WARNING; • NAD is not responsible for any malfunction of the T 778 and/or the; USB; REAR PANEL
ENGLISH 7 1 HDMI (HDMI 1-5, HDMI 1-2 OUT) • Connect HDMI 1-5 to various HDMI OUT connectors of source components such as DVD player, BD player, HDTV satellite/cable box and other applicable types of equipment. • Connect HDMI 1-2 OUT to HDTVs or projectors with HDMI input. HDMI 1 OUT supports 4K@60 4...
Page 8 - GROUND TERMINAL; IR OUT 3 can only function as an “IR-repeater” as described above.; 2 SPEAKERS; The POWER switch controls the supply of AC mains power to T 778.
ENGLISH 8 7 AUDIO PRE-OUT (FRONT L, FRONT R, CENTER, SURR R, SURR L, SURR-BL, SURR-BR, SUBW1, SUBW2) • AUDIO PRE- OUT makes it possible to use the T 778 as a preamplifier to external power amplifiers for some or all channels. • Connect FRONT L, FRONT R, CENTER, SURR R, SURR L, SURR-BL and SURR-BR to...
Page 9 - DISPLAY THE OSD; MAIN MENU; DSP OPTIONS; LIP SYNC DELAY; TONE CONTROLS; OPERATION; CONFIGURING T 778 - MAIN MENU VIA ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
ENGLISH 9 The T 778 can be setup or configured using either of the following two methods • On-Screen-Display (OSD) • Touch Screen Front Panel Display The T 778 employs a simple, self-explanatory system of on-screen display “menus” that will appear on the connected video monitor/TV. These are require...
Page 10 - ZONE CONTROLS; ZONE 2 AT AUDIO PRE-OUT SURROUND BACK; With this condition, the following are applicable; IMPORTANT NOTICE; • Only analog audio connected through a Source’s analog audio input; VOLUME; • If Zone 2 is still ON and STANDBY button is pressed to switch the
ENGLISH 10 ZONE CONTROLS Depending on the settings made at the separate “Zone Setup” menu under the “Setup Menu” section discussion, Zone 2 can be configured and managed via this “Zone Controls” window. Set “Power” to “On” to activate Zone 2. When activated, the Source input for Zone 2 can be alloca...
Page 11 - SYSTEM INFO; CHECK FOR UPGRADE; Fan speed and fan status are displayed.
ENGLISH 11 SYSTEM INFO “System Info” displays information about current firmware versions of MCU, DSP, Video and BluOS/ OSD as well the unit’s serial number, IP address, Temperature and Fan speed. The System Information shown above is for reference only. CHECK FOR UPGRADE Your T 778 is updated to la...
Page 12 - SETUP MENU; AUTO STANDBY; CONFIGURING T 778 - SETUP MENU VIA ON-SCREEN DISPLAY
ENGLISH 12 SETUP MENU The Setup Menu allows one to customize the operation of the T 778 to the ancillary equipment used in one’s specific A/Vsystem. Unless your system exactly matches the factory defaults as shown in the accompanying Quick Start Guide, you will need to use the setup menu to configur...
Page 13 - When set to Auto, the T 778 will automatically attempt an; IMPORTANT NOTES; IR CHANNEL; IR CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT; The T 778 and the HTR 8 remote control must be set to the same channel.; SAMPLE SETUP OF TWO NAD PRODUCTS ON THE SAME ZONE; Set T 778 and HTR 8 to “IR Channel 1” via the following procedure.; SOURCE SETUP
ENGLISH 13 ARC Mode: Audio Return Channel (ARC) enables an ARC-enabled TV to send audio data “upstream” to T 778. This option has three choices: Off, Auto or Source Setup. Auto: When set to Auto, the T 778 will automatically attempt an ARC audio connection to the TV whenever the TV announces over CE...
Page 14 - “Off” at the “Digital Audio” setting of the same “Source” menu.
ENGLISH 14 ENABLED One can enable/disable a Source via this option. This is particularly useful if only few Sources are used. Disabled Sources are skipped over or bypassed when one swipes through the Sources via the front panel display. Select “Yes” to enable the particular Source or “No” to disable...
Page 15 - SPEAKER SETUP; The following are the Speaker Setup Menu sections.; SPEAKER CONFIGURATION; ENHANCED BASS; SPEAKER LEVELS; USING AN SPL METER
ENGLISH 15 SPEAKER SETUP After connecting all ancillary sources and other combinations, the Speaker Setup menu will guide you on how to manage and setup your speakers in order to achieve optimum sound acoustics in your listening environment. The following are the Speaker Setup Menu sections. SPEAKER...
Page 16 - SETTING SPEAKER LEVELS AT TEST MODE; SPEAKER DISTANCE; SETTING SPEAKER DISTANCE; DIRAC LIVE
ENGLISH 16 Orient the meter with its microphone (usually at one end) pointing straight up toward the ceiling (not toward the speakers) and ensure that “C” weighting scale is selected. Set the meter to display 75 dB SPL. On Radio Shack meters, this necessitates either setting the meter to its 80 dB r...
Page 17 - VIA ON-SCREEN DISPLAY; While at Dirac Live item, use; VIA FRONT PANEL DISPLAY; keys of the HTR 8 remote control
ENGLISH 17 After successfully completing Dirac calibration, the saved Filter settings can be selected via either DSP Options menu or front panel display. VIA ON-SCREEN DISPLAY While at Dirac Live item, use D/F keys of the HTR 8 remote control (device setting at AMP mode) to select through available ...
Page 18 - ADJUSTING THE VOLUME; In addition to the Volume knob, use the HTR 8’s [ VOL; MUTING THE SOUND; will automatically release the mute function.; ADJUSTING CHANNEL LEVELS “ON THE FLY”; ZONE SETUP; VOLUME MODE; See discussion also about “Zone Controls” at the Main Menu.
ENGLISH 18 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME In addition to the Volume knob, use the HTR 8’s [ VOL D/F ] to adjust the “master volume” of the T 778 raising or lowering the channels altogether. A momentary keypress will change the master volume by 1 dB increments. If you hold down [ VOL D/F ], the master-volume c...
Page 19 - AMPLIFIER SETUP
ENGLISH 19 AMPLIFIER SETUP If the surround back speakers are not used in the main zone, their surround back amplifier channels could be assigned for Back, Front (Bi-Amp), Zone 2 and Height 2. The Surround Back amplifier is configurable through the following settings Back: Assign as surround back spe...
Page 20 - LISTENING MODES
ENGLISH 20 A DTS audio input can be configured relative to its format as follows: Stereo: If the detected audio is of DTS format, you can default it to one of the following settings - Neural:X or None Surround: If the detected audio is of DTS Surround format, you can default it to one of the followi...
Page 21 - DOLBY SETUP; DTS SETUP; Dynamic Range Control:; ENHANCED STEREO
ENGLISH 21 DOLBY SETUP Dynamic Range Control: You can select the effective dynamic range (subjective range from soft to loud) for playback of Dolby Digital soundtracks. For fully cinematic effect, always select 100%. Settings of 75%, 50%, and 25% progressively reduce dynamic range, making soft sound...
Page 22 - BluOS Source Front View
ENGLISH 22 BluOS Source Front View Default front panel display at BluOS Source 1 New screen is opened showing Sources , Presets and Settings menu options. 2 Information about album title, song title and artist nameLogo or icon for music service provider or media source 3 Album art cover 4 Source lis...
Page 23 - Other Sources Front View
ENGLISH 23 • Analog VU Meter* * VU Meter monitors or reflects audio level of current BluOS source. If “Mute” is enabled, the VU meter will not turn off or go to minimum level as it is the audio output that is muted. Other Sources Front View All Sources’ (except BluOS) front panel display contents an...
Page 24 - ] to select “Yes” and press [ENTER] to confirm selection and move
ENGLISH 24 Tone Controls: Tone Defeat/Off Front Panel Display Setup: Set “BluOS Source Front View” to “Cover Art and Meta Data” Speaker Setup: from the Speaker Setup menu, go to “Speaker Configuration” sub-menu and change “Height 1” and “Height 2” from “Off ” to “Small”. 2 With the above settings, s...
Page 25 - ] to select “Yes” or “No” and press [ENTER] to confirm selection and; RECALLING PRESETS
ENGLISH 25 DSP Options: 5ms Tone Controls: Tone Defeat/On Front Panel Display Setup: Set “Other Sources Front View” to “Source (Simple)” 5 With the above settings, scroll to “A/V Presets” from the SETUP MENU page. Use [ S ] to access “A/V Presets” menu. 6 At “A/V Presets” page, set “Preset: 2” to th...
Page 26 - SYSTEM AND UPGRADE; The following options are available at System and Upgrade menu; BluOS UPGRADE; SELECT LANGUAGE; IMPORTANT; MQA® is a trademark of MQA Limited.
ENGLISH 26 SYSTEM AND UPGRADE BluOS is a music management software developed by NAD’s sister brand, Bluesound. BluOS adds BluOS network and internet music streaming with advanced music management to the T 778. Download the BluOS Controller App from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices (iPa...
Page 27 - MENU OPTIONS; CONFIGURING T 778 - MENU VIA FRONT PANEL DISPLAY
ENGLISH 27 The intuitive front panel display performs the same functions and navigations as one accesses via the On-Screen-Display (OSD). From the default display above, touch anywhere in the front panel display and below menu options will become available. NAVIGATING THE FRONT PANEL DISPLAY ITEMS A...
Page 29 - LISTENING MODE SETUP; MAKING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BluOS SOURCE; Visit
ENGLISH 29 LISTENING MODE SETUP FRONT PANEL DISPLAY SETUP A/V PRESETS SYSTEM AND UPGRADE SELECT LANGUAGE MAKING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BluOS SOURCE Download the BluOS Controller App from the respective App stores of Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod), Android devices, Kindle Fire and Windows or...
Page 30 - OVERVIEW OF THE HTR 8; Controls up to 8 devices.; GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE HTR 8; USING THE HTR 8 REMOTE CONTROL
ENGLISH 30 OVERVIEW OF THE HTR 8 • Controls up to 8 devices. • Learns up to 360 commands. • Records up to 52 macros with a maximum of 64 commands each. • Configurable punch-through. • Key illumination with programmable timeout. • Upgradable. • Contains pre-programmed library of NAD remote codes. The...
Page 31 - Learning “DVD Pause”; NOTES; · The HTR 8 can learn up to 360 commands making use of all the DEVICE; CANCEL OPERATION; PUNCH THROUGH; through” for all Device Select pages: [VOL; COPY A COMMAND FROM ANOTHER KEY; Copy the Pause command from the CD page to the AMP [; MACRO COMMANDS; Macros are independent of the currently selected device.; RECORDING MACROS
ENGLISH 31 Example: Learning “DVD Pause” Position the HTR 8 and your DVD player’s remote as described above. • On the HTR 8, simultaneously press-and-hold [DVD] and [RES]; the Learn LED turns steady green. • Press the HTR 8’s Pause [ j ] key; the Learn LED turns amber. • Press-and-hold the correspon...
Page 32 - Record a Macro to the [0] key to turn ON the T 778, turn ON; EXECUTING MACROS; KEY ILLUMINATION TIMEOUT; to press a key. If HTR 8 is shaken, key illumination is also activated.; CONFIGURING KEY ILLUMINATION; Keys to Press; FACTORY RESET; DELETE MODE
ENGLISH 32 Example: Record a Macro to the [0] key to turn ON the T 778, turn ON the DVD Player, Select Input 1 (Source 1) and commence disc playback of connected Source 1 device (as in the DVD player) • On the HTR 8, simultaneously press-and-hold [MACRO] and [0] (numeric zero); the Learn LED turns s...
Page 33 - LOADING CODE-LIBRARIES; CHECKING CODE-LIBRARY NUMBER
ENGLISH 33 LOADING CODE-LIBRARIES The HTR 8 can store a different library of default NAD codes for each of its DEVICE SELECTOR “pages”. If the original default library does not control your NAD CD player, BD player, DVD player or other component, follow the procedure below to change the code-library...
Page 34 - USB INTERFACE; Please log onto; SLEEP MODE; USING THE ZR 7 REMOTE CONTROL
ENGLISH 34 USB INTERFACE The HTR 8 allows one to upload and download the configuration through a Windows ® PC and NAD’s Proprietary HTR 8 programming software. Use a USB A male to mini USB B male 5-pin cable (not supplied) between your Windows ® PC and the HTR 8. See illustration below on how to con...
Page 35 - AMPLIFIER SECTION; REFERENCE; SPECIFICATIONS
ENGLISH 35 All specs are measured according to IHF 202 CEA 490-AR-2008 standard. THD is measured using AP AUX 0025 passive filter and AES 17 active filter. AMPLIFIER SECTION FTC power, two channels 140W (21.5 dBW) (1% THD, two channels driven, 8 ohms )170W (22.3 dBW) (1% THD, two channels driven, 4 ...
