Nuvo Grand Concerto NV-I8GMS User manual

Concerto™
Six Sound Sources. Eight Listening Zones.
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Concerto™
Experience ultimate sound.
NuVo’s latest masterpiece is an elegant, intelligent, whole home
audio system that combines our unparalleled performance with the
industry’s most innovative technology — at an affordable price.
With the Grand Concerto system from NuVo, enjoying uninterrupted,
pure, digital sound is a reality in your home — from the master suite to
your patio oasis.
Concerto Features:
• Six audio source inputs for multi-source capability, and up to eight zones
of music (expandable to sixteen zones).
• 80 watts of power per zone — truly powerful home audio experience at any
music level with NuVo’s signature impeccable crisp, clean sound.
• Capacitive Touch Control Pads — elegant, smooth as glass, interactive
surface with smart source feedback.
• Generation D design protocol featuring digital amplification – runs cooler,
saves energy, outputs more power.
• Streamlined navigation — browse sources by play list, track, artist, album,
genre, or station.
• Flexible set-up options — Source Grouping, Security, Volume Reset, Master
Mode, and much more.
• 2.7” vivid OLED display — highly visible in any room lighting, displays up
to 8 lines of text.
• Two "un-powered" zones — for use with the NV-P2100 auxiliary satellite
amplifier, to power up to 6 speakers in a zone. Ideal for large living spaces
or outdoor applications.
• Built-in infrared receiver for wireless control — designed to block adverse
interference of plasma displays, sunlight, or fluorescent lighting.
• Fixed and variable line outputs — for use with high-power external
amplifiers.
• NuVoNet Platform — Grand Concerto features plug-and-play compatibility
with NuVo smart source components for a Complete Home Audio Solution.
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OLED – 2.7” high contrast display communi-
cates feedback clearly in any light environ-
ment or at any angle.
Capacitive Touch –
Polycarbonate surface
provides durable,
precisely flat interface
without mechanical tactile
buttons.
Menu – Opens menu. Moves
up one level when in menu
mode or exits at top level of
menu.
Power – Powers on/off zone
with 1 second push or push
and hold 3 seconds for All Off
function. Mutes zone with a
single tap.
Play/Pause – Pauses
current audio or cycles
bands for T2 Tuner
(Programmable for non-
NuVo source components).
In menu mode plays cur-
rent item.
OK – Cycles sources or
in menu mode selects
current menu item.
Up/Down – Controls volumes
or in menu mode scrolls
menu options.
Forward/Backward – Source
specific for next/previous
track or tune up/down (pro-
grammable for non-NuVo
source components). In
menu mode jumps to begin-
ning or end of active menu.
Magnetic Bezel – Removes easily for cleaning or to
change trim plate color/style with decor. Ships with
white, ivory, almond and black trim plates.
Presenting the all new Grand Concerto
Accompanied by the most innovative control
pad you’ve ever seen.
With this much control, you may never leave
the house.
Elegant OLED
Designed for your customization and ease of use, the control pad features
a large 2.7” OLED display. High light contrast and multiple character
height options make readability easy in any light condition, at any
angle, and from almost anywhere in the room. The cataloging capability
allows easy browsing of selections and options while maintaining a sleek,
elegant user interface. Menu options including universal favorites, source
selection, zone settings, and system settings are just a touch away.
Adjust zone settings to fit the natural acoustics of the room including
equalization, volume and display scheme settings. Apply Security, Source
Privacy, Zone Slaving, Do Not Disturb and more to make sure your whole
home audio experience fits your lifestyle.
Innovative Capacitive Touch
The unique use of Capacitive Touch technology bears a clean, minimalist
look making the powerful control dim into the background when not in
use, coming alive when in use. Lacking tactile buttons, the smooth surface
instantaneously responds to a simple touch.
Intelligent NuVoNet
Designed on the NuVoNet platform, the Grand Concerto is the central
control and driving force for all NuVoNet Smart Source Components.
Pre-programmed for all versions of the T2 Tuner, the M3 Music Server,
and the NuVo iPod Docks, the Control Pad provides bidirectional
communication, RDS (Radio Data Service) feedback viewing, and full
source control.
Bring Personal, terrestrial and extraterrestrial audio together in one
complete whole home audio solution with the entire Grand Concerto Suite.
Get the power of the Grand Concerto whole home audio distribution
system, your personal music library from the M3, and the best of radio, all
on one platform with uncompromising control.
Volume Indicator – Displays
current volume level during
volume adjustment
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