THOMSON Dpl660ht 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 (60 - 90 cm)
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...

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, adjust the level controls
until each channel plays at the same loudness level. 
Level adjustment & surround channel level 
expectation
Even though you adjust the surround channel to be
as loud as the others on the test signal, youll find
that on actual program material the surround chan-
nel is usually much lower...

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BASS/TREBLEVOLUME
LEVEL HOME THEATER AUDIO VIDEO RECEIVER
PHONES
TUNING MEMORY BANDSETUP TEST TONE EQ DIGITAL INPUT
ST / MONOOK
SURR. MODE 
DSP MODE  SOURCE
VIDEO V-AUX
L - AUDIO - R
SOURCE
ON/ECO
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...

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.) 
1. ON/OFF 
To turn on or off the receiver and other auxiliary
components (see page 14 “Using the Remote to
Control Additional Components”). 
2. Digital
Select the way your SAT external audio/video devices
are connected to the receiver (Analog, Optical or
Coaxial) through the SAT audio input.
In Tuner mode, press to toggle between stereo and
mono...

Operating Your Receiver
SRS
R C
DVD / VCR / SAT / TUNER / TAPE / V-AUX /
CD / TV
• The arrow points to the repective icon to show the
current source.
•  Audio output is in Dolby Digital mode.
•  Audio output is in Dolby Pro Logic mode.
• Audio output is in Dolby Pro Logic II mode. 
• Audio output is in dts mode 
MEMORY
•  Unit in Memory or Preset mode.
FM / AM / MW / LW
•  The repective tuner icon will lite showing current
radio frequency.
OPT12
• Optical 1 or 2 digital Input detected 
COAX
• Coaxial...

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 audio/video source is selected, the
audio and video input corresponding to the name
will be activated.
The receiver acts as a switching...

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/OUT (audio / video)
- V-AUX V-AUX IN (audio / video)  
- CD CD IN (audio only)
- TV TV IN (audio only) 
- TAPE TAPE IN/OUT (audio only)
- FM/AM built-in 
When a source is selected, the arrow will point to the
source name on the display.
Example:  Press DVDto...

Operating your Receiver
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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 SOURCEor        keys on the main unit
or tuneron the remote control to enter TUNER
mode.
4- To select band, press the BANDbutton on the
main unit or tuneron the remote control to toggle
between FM/MW/LW mode. 5-...

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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 
1.  Select the band by pressing BAND on the main
unit or tuneron the remote control. 
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....

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Operating your Receiver
Retrieving preset stations
1.  Press SOURCE       or on the main unit or
tuneron the remote control to select tuner mode.
2.  Press MEMORYbutton on the main unit or
MEMOon the remote control to enter preset setting
mode (MEMORYicon shows on display), Press TUN-
ING UP/DOWNon the unit or pr+ / pr -on the
remote control to select preset station.
RDS (Radio Data System) for FM Only
The RDSicon shows on display when RDS data are
received.  The following information may be...