decreased the illuminated LED shifts to the left; as the
volume is increased the illuminated LED shifts to the
right; see examples below.:
Volume being lowered by remote control; indicated
volume setting corresponds to approximately to 10
o’clock on volume control knob.
Volume being raised by remote control; indicated vol-
ume setting corresponds to approximately to 2 o’clock
on volume control knob.
Once volume has been changed with the remote
control, the position of the volume control knob (22)
and the DSP function setting knobs (17, 18 and 19) do
not necessarily bear any resemblance to the actual vol-
ume and DSP settings. By touching either the Volume
Up or Down button on the remote control for an
instance the display will be activated for one second
showing the volume control setting.
As soon as any one of the buttons or controls on the
front panel are used (apart from High Gain) the volume
setting and all settings for any of the DSP modes will
default to the actual position of the controls of the front
panel.
Alternatively, instead of touching any of the controls
on the front panel, press the Front Panel button on the
remote control (2 on remote control drawing) to go
back to the front panel default setting.
DSP FUNCTIONS
The NAD Model 118 has several special Digital
Signal Processing (DSP) functions which will allow you
to change and enhance the overall sound quality. To
engage DSP:
1. Select desired source.
2a. Select the desired DSP function on the front
panel by pressing the Function button (16). This button
scrolls through the various DSP functions:
The LEDs in the display area (26) indicate which func-
tion is engaged and which of the three controls (17, 18
or 19) can be used to change the settings of that partic-
ular DSP function.
2b. The desired DSP function can be accessed direct
with the remote control by pressing the desired function
button (from section 3 on remote control drawing). The
LEDs in the display area (26) indicate which function is
engaged and which buttons (section 11 on remote con-
trol drawing) can be used to change the settings of that
function.
3. Press DSP IN/OUT (15) on the front panel or
IN/OUT on the remote control (10 on remote control
drawing); the LED in the button on the front panel will
light up.
4a. The settings for the chosen DSP function can be
altered on the front panel by using the control(s) (17,
18 or 19) which are directly underneath the LEDs which
indicate which function was engaged.
4b. The settings for the chosen DSP function can be
altered on the remote control by using the Bass, Mid,
Treble up and down buttons (section 11 on remote con-
trol drawing). The Up/Down Bass buttons correspond
with control 17 on the front panel; the Up/Down Mid
buttons correspond with control 18 on the front panel;
the Up/Down Treble buttons correspond with control 19
on the front panel.
The LED bar in the display area (26) works in a very
similar fashion for the DSP functions as it does for the
volume control (refer also to the section “Volume
Control” in this chapter. Once a setting has been
changed with the remote control, the position of the
DSP function setting knobs (17, 18 and 19) and volume
control knob (22) do not necessarily bear any resem-
blance to the actual DSP and volume setting. By touch-
ing the corresponding Up or Down button on the
remote control for an instance the display will be acti-
vated for one second showing the DSP setting.
As soon as any one of the buttons or controls on the
front panel is used (apart from High Gain) all settings
for any of the DSP modes and the setting for the vol-
ume control will default to the actual position of the
controls of the front panel.
Alternatively, instead of touching any of the controls
on the front panel press the Front Panel button on the
remote control (2 on remote control drawing) to go
back to the front panel default setting.
NOTE: It is also possible to change DSP mode with
DSP switched on (LED in DSP In button 15 is lit).
However, as the DSP processor is active it takes about
one second to switch to the next DSP mode when
using the DSP Function button (16).
The following DSP functions are available:
• Bass, Mid & Treble Tone controls:
With this DSP function you can change the tonal bal-
ance of the music.
1. Select the Bass & Mid & Treble DSP function (16,
button Tone on remote control, section 3 on remote
control drawing).
2. Switch on DSP (15; button IN/OUT on remote con-
trol, 10 on remote control drawing).
3. BASS: Rotate control 17 on the front panel clock-
wise or the press the BASS + button on the remote
control (section 11 on remote control drawing) to
increase the relative level of low-frequencies in the
sound. Rotate control 17 on the front panel counter
clockwise or the press the BASS - button on the remote
control (section 11 on remote control drawing) to
decrease the relative level of low-frequencies in the
sound. Changing the BASS control has a significant
effect on contra-bass, kettle drums, bass guitar, etc.
4. MID: Rotate control 18 on the front panel clock-
wise or the press the MID + button on the remote con-
WIDTH &
SPREAD
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COMPRESSION
INFRASONIC &
MID & TREBLE
BASS& MID
& TREBLE
WIDTH
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