THOMSON Dpl2930 User Manual

Getting Started
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Test Tone / Channel balance
Channel balance
Your receiver is equipped with a test signal generator for
balancing the channels. As the signal "travels" from chan-
nel to channel, adjust the level controls until each channel
plays at the same loudness level.
Please refer to “Fine setting your speaker” section for more
details.
Level adjustment & surround channel level 
expectation
Even though you adjust the surround channel to be as loud
as the others on the test signal,...

Operating Your Receiver
Receiver Controls
1. ON / ECO
• To turn on or off the receiver.
2. OPEN / CLOSE
• Press to open / close the CD compartment door.
3. SOURCE
• To select input source. For example, DVD/CD, VCR, etc.
4.  SUBWOOFER
• Press to toggle among different subwoofer mode.
5.  STOP
To stop DVD/CD playback.
6. PRESET - / PREV
• To move back to the beginning/previous preset memory 
location in tuner mode.
• To skip to the beginning/previous track in CD mode and the
beginning/previous chapter in...

Operating Your Receiver
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Remote Control 
Please be sure you have inserted the batteries into the remote
control. You can test it by pressing any button. 
1. ON•OFF
• To turn on or off the receiver.
2. Source Buttons
• To turn on and select various audio/video sources. (The button functions will
be re-arranged when in AUX 1 and AUX 2 mode, the function may vary depend-
ing on the components used)
3. PR+, PR-
• To select programmed stations in TUNER mode.
• To skip to the next or previous chapter, track...

Operating Your Receiver
DVD / VCD / CD / mp3
• Unit in DVD, VCD, CD or mp3 mode.
DIGITAL
•  Audio output is in Dolby Digital mode. (For DVD only)
PL
•  Audio output is in Dolby PL II Movie, Dolby PL II Music  
or Dolby Prologic Emulation mode.
DTS
• Audio output is in DTS mode. (For DVD input only)
RND
• Random playback mode activated.
• Currently in playback mode.
• Currently in pause mode.
TITLE
• Title number for DVD playback.
TRK
• Track number being played.
CHP
• Chapter number for DVD playback....

Operating Your Receiver
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Switching on /off
• To switch on the receiver, press ON/ECOon the receiver
once to wake up from standby mode. Press one of the
source buttons or ON/OFFon the remote control to turn on
the receiver.
•  When the receiver is on, press ON/OFFon the remote or
ON/ECOon the receiver to return to the standby mode.
When you turn up the unit for the first time:
1. A startup menu will show on the screen when you turn
on the unit for the first time.
2. Use UP/DOWNto highlight the...

Operating your Receiver
Connection of Audio source
You can connect up to 2 audio sources to this 
amplifier:
Source button Corresponding connector 
(remote control)  (receiver back panel)
- DVD/CD  built-in
- TUNER built-in
- AUX 1  AUX 1 IN
- AUX 2 AUX 2 IN
When a source is selected, the source name is shown on the
display.
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Note:
1. Your receiver has a built in tuner. Just
connect the appropriate antenna to the
back of the receiver and you will be able
to listen to radio stations. (See details in...

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Advanced Sound Control
Sound Enhancement Systems
This receiver is equipped with several built-in sound
enhancement systems.
Dolby Pro Logic II 
The Pro Logic II mode uses the built-in circuit to steer the
Left, Center, Right and Surround left and right channel
audio signals and uses all five speakers  to play both stereo
and Dolby Pro Logic program source, such as TV and VCR.
Dolby Pro Logic II includes Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby
Pro Logic II Music and Dolby Pro Logic Emulation.
You can use...

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Advanced Sound Control
Stereo
The Stereo mode uses the two main channel outputs from
the front speakers and subwoofer channel.
Fine Setting of the Components
The receiver can be directly turned on by pressing the
SOURCEbuttons on the remote (like DVD/CD), which also
selects the best surround sound mode. The default surround
modes for different components are as below. 
If you want to enjoy multi-channel sound from stereo
sources like CD, you can press SURROUNDrepeatedly to
toggle among the different...

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Advanced Sound Control
Fine Setting of the Speakers
All the basic settings have already been presetted for the
speakers included in the box.
However, to make the surround sound more effective and
suit the acoustic conditions in your listening room, you may
need to delay the signal coming from some of the speak-
ers. Channel delay compensates for center or surround
speakers that are closer to the listening position than the
front speakers.
You may setup the speakers channel by channel: while in
stop...

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Advanced Sound Control
Speaker Icons
The receiver shows the speakers’ settings on the display
with the following icons:
Displaying Program Formats
When a digital source starts playing, the receiver automati-
cally switches to proper surround mode and provides set-
ting information via the speaker icons located on the right-
hand side of the display. (See diagram)It is important to note, however, that not all Dolby Digital
sources are encoded with the full complement of five chan-
nels plus subwoofer....