THOMSON Dpl560ht User Manual

Getting Started
Preferred surround placement 
Location
If possible, place surround speakers to either side of
the listening area, not behind it. 
Height
If space permits, install surrounds 2-3 feet above
viewers. This helps to minimize localization effects.
Aiming
Aiming surrounds straight across the room, not down
at viewers, helps create a more open, spacious sur-
round sound field. 
Advanced Setting
Alternative Surround Placement 
Rear wall
If rear wall mounting is the only choice, aim the
speakers at...

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 channel to channel, press LEVEL key to adjust
corresponding channel and adjust by rotating the
volume knob until all channels are at the same loud-
ness level.
Level adjustment & surround channel level expec-
tation
Even though you adjust the surround channel to be
as loud as the others on the test signal, youll find
that on actual...

Operating Your Receiver
Receiver Controls 
1. ON/ECO
To turn the unit on/ off. When the system is turned on, the unit
will go to the mode it was in before powered off.
2. MUTE
To mute speakers and headphone out.
3. PHONES
Plug your headphones (not supplied) into it  for your private
enjoyment. Speakers will be off when phones are inserted. 
4. Source Buttons 
To select sound source. For example, CD, SAT etc. 
5.  Display 
To display current status of the receiver.
6.  Sound Control 
Let you adjust the...

Operating Your Receiver
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Your Remote Control 
Please be sure you have inserted the batteries into the
remote control (see relevant section on page 3.) You can
test it by pressing any button.
1. ON/OFF 
To turn on or off the receiver and Thomson DVD. 
2. Source Buttons
To turn on and select various audio/ video sources. 
3. PR+, PR- (Channel Buttons) 
To select programmed stations (in TUNER mode).
4. VOL (Volume Buttons)
To adjust the volume.
5. MUTE
To mute all audio outputs.
6. Number Buttons
To...

Operating Your Receiver
•  Audio output is in DTS mode.
•  Audio output is in Dolby Digital mode.
•  Audio output is in Dolby ProLogic mode.
•  Tuner stereo signal detected.
•  Tuner station detected.
•  Speaker Icons.•  Unit in Sleep mode.
•  Unit in Memory mode.
• Tuner frequency unit.
• Radio data system is available.
SLEEP
MEMORY
KHz 
MHz
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Display
LS RSLFE
R CL
RDS
ST
TUNED DTS
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Operating Your Receiver
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Switching on/off
•   To switch on the receiver, press ON/ECO button
once, or any source button on the remote control. 
•  Standby: when the receiver is on, press the 
ON/ECObutton once to activate the standby mode.
•  To switch off the unit completely, unplug the
power cord from the socket
Selection of Audio/Video source
When one of the source buttons is pressed, the audio
and video input corresponding to the name will be
activated.
The receiver acts as a switching device...

Operating your Receiver
You can connect up to 7 audio/video sources to this
amplifier:
Source button Corresponding connector 
(receiver front panel)  (receiver back panel)
- DVD  DVD IN (audio / video)
- SAT  SAT IN (audio / video) 
- VCR VCR IN (audio / video)
- VAUX V-AUX IN (audio / video)  
- CD CD IN (audio only)
- TV TV IN (audio only) 
- TAPE TAPE IN (audio only)
- FM/AM built-in 
When a source is selected, the source name will be
shown on the display.
NOTE
1. Your receiver has a built in tuner....

Operating your Receiver
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Using the receiver to play a source
After having properly connected a source (DVD, CD,
VCR) to the receiver, you can partly control them
through the receiver.
Playing a DVD with the receiver
1.  Connect a DVD player to the receiver (see connect-
ing your receiver for details) 
2.  Press ON/ECOto switch on the receiver
3.  Select the DVD source.
4.  Switch ON the DVD player and start playback
5.  Switch ON your TV
6.  Select the appropriate A/V channel on the TV
(refer to...

Operating your Receiver
Operating the Radio
The receiver has a built-in tuner that allows for
AM/FM radio function.
Manual tuning
1.  Connect the FM and AM antenna accordingly (see
Connecting the Antenna on page 5 section for
details)
2.  Press ON/ECO to switch on the receiver.
3.  Press SOURCEkeys to enter TUNER mode.
4- To select band, press the BAND button to toggle
between AM/FM mode. 5- Tune the stations by pressing  TUNING UP or
DOWNrepeatedly until the desired station is found.  
Alternatively,...

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Operating your Receiver
Storing radio stations:
The receiver can store up to 40 radio stations in
memory. You can enter every single radio station
yourself or the receiver can store all available radio
station  automatically in an ascending order. 
Automatic preset storing : (FM only)
1.  Select the band by pressing BAND
2- Press and hold  BAND
on the main unit for 3
seconds. “MEMORY” will
be displayed in red and
will blink during the
automatic storing
process. 
Radio frequencies will be scanned...