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 the
speakers at each other (A), towards the front (B) or
even towards the sidewalls (C, D). Experiment with
placement until surround sounds seem to envelop
you, rather than coming from behind you. 
No adjacent walls
Surrounds can go on stands facing each other to
approximate the preferred sidewall mounting (A), or
to the sides or rear of the viewing area aimed
upwards. In the latter case, they can go right on the
floor, or preferably, a few feet off the floor such as
on end tables (B). 
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(60 - 90 cm)
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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 than the front. Dont be
tempted to readjust the surround level; program pro-
ducers use surround mostly for subtle atmospherics
and ambience, and only rarely for special effects. A
good surround mix doesnt call attention to itself; if
it did, it would soon become distracting. 
Using Headphones
To listen privately through your
audio system, use the PHONES jack
on the receiver. However, make
sure you turn down the volume
before you put on the head-
phones. Increase the volume to the
desired level after headphones are
in place.
Once headphones are connected, “HEADPHONE
DOWN MIX 2 CHANNEL” will scroll on display. This
feature automatically converts multi-channel speaker
outputs to 2 channel stereo for your listening pleas-
ure.
Hearing Comfort & Well-Being
•  Do not play your headset at a high volume.
Hearing experts advise against continuous extended
play.
•  If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce
volume or discontinue use.
Factory Setting
The unit is preset to the following settings when you
first power the receiver up right out of the box:
Function = Tuner
Volume setting = 45
Bass & treble = 0 dB
Speaker settings: Center, rear, front = small
Subwoofer = on
EQ: FLAT
NOTE
The system is equipped with Dolby Digital,
and manufactured under License from Dolby
Laboratories.
Dolby Digital
Manufactured under
license from Dolby
Laboratories. “Dolby”,
“Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories. Copyright 1992-
1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All Rights Reserved.  
NOTE
Reset to Factory Settings:
All preset radio stations and surround sound setting
will be lost after factory setting is restored.  You may
restore factory setting with the following procedures:
1. Enter Standby mode
2. Press SURR. MODEkey when holding SOURCE UP.
3. All preset stations will reset to FM87.5MHz and all
receiver settings restore to default settings as
described above.
Courtesy Dolby Laboratories
Manufactured under License from
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat.
No. 5,451,942 and other world wide
patents issued and pending. “DTS
Digital Surround”, are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc.  copyright 1996 Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
						

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BASS/TREBLEVOLUME
LEVEL HOME THEATER AUDIO VIDEO RECEIVER
PHONES
TUNING MEMORY BANDSETUP TEST TONE EQ DIGITAL INPUT
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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, Tuner etc. 
5.  Display 
To display current status of the receiver.
6.  Sound Control 
Let you adjust the sound – volume, treble, bass & level. 
•  To change the VOLUME, turn the large knob. 
•  To adjust TREBLE or BASS, press relevant button and turn the
knob. 
•  Bass/Treble can only be activated under stereo mode.
Bass/Treble effects are only active when there is no cus-
tom EQ effect. When pressing BASS/TREBLE, the unit will
automatically go to EQ OFF mode.
•  To change the volume of individual speaker, press LEVEL but-
ton repeatedly to select the speaker, then turn the knob to
adjust the level. 
7.  DSP (Digital Sound Processor)
Press this button to select the DSP mode 
(STADIUM/THEATER/CONCERT/CLUB/CHURCH/ARENA/DSP OFF)
you want. 
8.  SETUP FUNCTION
• To adjust the speaker size, speaker distance, speaker phase,
night mode, sleep and display dimmer.
• In SLEEP mode, you can set the receiver to turn off from 5 to
120 minutes. 9. TUNING
Press for about 2 seconds to search previous / next station in
descending / ascending frequency direction.
In Preset mode, press to review all preset stations.
In Tuner mode, press to increase/decrease tuner frequencies.
10.  SURR. MODE 
Press repeatedly to select the surround mode you want. ( refer
to “Advanced Sound Control” on page 20)
11. MEMORY
Press to toggle between manual tuning mode and preset sta-
tion mode, Press and hold to manually store tuner station in
preset mode.
12. BAND
Press to choose between FM/MW/LW in TUNER mode.
Press and hold to automatically search and save preset stations.
BAND button can only switch tuner bands and can not select
Tuner source.
13.  TEST tone
When pressing it briefly, a short noise (test tone) will be gener-
ated in the speakers one by one so that you can adjust the vol-
ume of individual speaker. (See page 9 for details)
14. EQ 
Press repeatedly to select the desirable EQ mode (music style) –
FLAT, ROCK, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC, VOCAL. Your choice will be
saved automatically.(Only available in Stereo mode)
15. DIGITAL INPUT/  ST / MONO
Press repeatedly to select the input device (analog / optical /
optical 2  / coaxial). In FM mode, press to toggle between stereo
and mono.
16. V-AUX Input
For convenient use of your digital camera, family game
machines, second VCR, etc.
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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 sound.3. Source Buttons
To turn on and select various audio/ video sources
and enable related functions. 
4. Source Selector
To select which unit/mode you want to control with
your remote.
5. Speaker Settings
Selects speaker settings in AV receiver mode.
6. Up / Down
In Tuner mode, press to access programmed stations.
7. - / + 
Press to adjust parameters of different kinds of sound
source.
8. RDS/Mix
In Tuner mode, press to show Radio Data System
information if available. ( Frequency station, Station
name, program type, clock and radio text)
9. Pty
In Tuner mode, press to activate search by program
type.
10. Volume - / +
Adjusts the volume.
11. pr+ / pr -
In Tuner mode, press to select programmed stations.
12. Mute
Mutes audio output
13. Number Buttons
In Tuner mode, press to select a preset station.
14. memo
In Tuner mode, press to enter program function to
store desired frequency in memory.
MEMORY will flash in red on the display.  Input your
desired channel number while the work is still flash-
ing and the frequency will be sstored.  (For details,
refer to “Storing Radio Stations” under “Maual
Preset” on pg 16)
15. Operations Buttons
In Tuner mode, press REV or FWD keys to tune down
or up radio frequency. 
The remote control currently operates most
Thomson, RCA and GE products, but it can be pro-
grammed to operate devices from other manufactur-
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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 digital input detected.
ST
•  Tuner stereo signal detected.
TUNED
•  Tuner station detected.
SLEEP
•  Unit in Sleep mode.
EQ
• EQ effect activated.
RDS
• Radio data system is activated.
KHz / MHz
• Tuner frequency unit.
•  Speaker Icons.
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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 device between all
the sources that are plugged into it.Example 1: 
If you connect a VCR player to the VCR input (audio
+ video) on the receiver and press the SOURCE
or        button on the main unit until VCR1/ANL
shows on the display. You can also press vcr/V.AUX
on the remote to select the source directly. You will
be able to have the sound and image transmitted
by the VCR. 
Example 2: 
Based on example 1, the VCR input is selected. If
SAT is selected, image and sound from the SAT
source will replace the VCR.
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NOTE
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NOTE
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							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 select DVD as the source to
the amplifier.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 con-
necting your receiver for details) 
2.  Press ON/ECO to 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 your TV manual for details) until the image
from the DVD player is displayed
7.  Set the sound Mode if needed (see Advanced
sound control for details)
Example 1: 
To play 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound 
Press SURR. MODEbutton until Dolby Digital
appears on the Display and all of the speaker’
icons light up.
Example 2: 
DVD:You may also need to select the Dolby Digital
5.1 on the DVD disc menu to have the digital sur-
round enabled providing that the disc is encoded
with Dolby Digital 5.1 (please refer to the DVD
player and DVD disc instruction)
Example 3:
LD:You may need to select a different Audio
Channel on your LD (refer to your LD player manu-
al)
8.  Adjust volume knob accordingly
NOTE
1. Your receiver has a built in tuner. Just con-
nect the appropriate antenna on the back of
the receiver and you will be able to listen to
radio stations. (See details in Tuner section)
2. Other sources can be connected to the
above standard source. Example: you can con-
nect a LD into the DVD inputs.
3.  Refer to the Connecting To Audio-Visual
Components section for details on connec-
tion. 
NOTE
To play Dolby Digital or DTS sound, the source
must be connected to the receiver via the opti-
cal or coaxial terminal 
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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- Tune the stations by pressing  TUNING UP or
DOWNon the main unit or REVor FWDon the
remote control repeatedly until the desired station is
found.  
Alternatively, you can press and hold the respective
buttons for about one second to activate the 
automatic SEARCH function. In this mode the receiver
will automatically tune frequencies until it finds a
station
Select sound effect if needed by pressing Preset EQ or
DSP sound (see Advance sound section for details).
Selecting Mono or Stereo Sound
Press ST/MONOon the main unit or the DIGITAL
button on the remote control to toggle between
mono and stereo sound in FM tuner mode (when
available).
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1.  If there is interference, modify the location
of the antenna until the optimal sound is heard.
TV and other electronic devices could be the
cause of interferences so try to position the
antenna away from them.
2.  Weak signal can affect the auto Search
function. Adjust the antenna for better recep-
tion for more efficient search.
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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. 
Radio frequencies will be scanned and radio station
stored automatically. When all available radio sta-
tions are stored or if all 40 memory locations are full,
the auto preset will stop.
Manual preset
1. Select FM or AM band by pressing BAND on the
main unit or tuneronthe remote control repeatedly. 
2. Tune to the radio station to be stored. (see
Manual tuning on page 16 above for details)
3. Press and hold the MEMORYbutton on the front
panel or MEMOon the remote control. MEMORY
and a preset number will flash on the on the display.
4. Press TUNING UP/DOWN on the main unit or pr+ /
pr - on the remote control while 
MEMORY is still flashing to select the desired preset
memory location.
5. Press the MEMORYbutton on the front panel or
the MEMObutton on the remote control to store
frequency in selected preset location.
6. Repeat steps 1-5 to store other frequencies.
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for the best reception for more efficient search.
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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 available on
certain stations:
• Frequency station,
• Station name, 
• Program type, 
• Clock,
• Radio text
Press RDSon the remote control repeatedly to select the
type of information you want to display.
Search Station by Program Type
1.  Press PTYon the remote control repeatedly to display
the desired program type.
2. PressTUNING UP/DOWNon the main unit or the UPor
DOWNarrows on the remote control to  begin search.
3.  The search will stop when a station broadcasting the
program type you have selected is found.
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