[Ray_C]

Hello All,

I just recently bought an NAD T163 A/V preamp, and the onscreen display scrolls whenever it is activated. It is like on older TV sets that had a 'V-HOLD' adjustment for when the picture would be roatating up or down. This is evident through both the S-Video and RCA monitor video output. Regular video pass-through works fine, and when I adjust the preamp's volume, it displays correctly at the bottom of the screen. But using the OSD causes the scrolling. Any ideas? Thank you.

[Michael Mohrmann]

Ray,

Have you tried the OSD with just the composite or the S-Video cable connected by themselves (not both at the same time)?

Michael

[Ray_C]

Yes, I did. Very strange. Could it be the voltage selector? There is a switch for 120V or 230V...I have it on 120V, figured that's what is used in the US. Everything else seems to work fine, and I was even able to set everything up with the scrolling menu (although I felt a bit nauseous afterwards). Maybe it's not liking a certain signal it's getting, like from the cable.

[MikeVM]

Had this problem on my T752. A software reset fixed the problem.

-Mike

[Ray_C]

I'll try the software reset...thanks Mike. I found a temporary fix, in that when you turn off the 'OSD Bkgd' function, which puts up a black screen behind the menu, the menu shows up fine (no scroll) superimposed on the source picture. But it still scrolls when there's no video signal....not a big deal, as I can use the menu fine now with picture. I'll still try the reset. I must say that this preamp sounds great through my Marantz MM9000 amp....all the painful sibilance I was experiencing using a Denon AVR 2803 as a pre/pro is gone from my Klipsch Reference speakers. Things sound much more neutral and natural now. I'm still getting used to the navigation, being a Denon user for the past five years.