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Enjoying music or videos with the DTR-9.1
Though the DTR-9.1 is often used to listen to the radio, it
does not show you its true ability until it is used to play
music or watch videos, LDs, DVDs, and the like. The DTR-
9.1 has the latest in state-of-the-art features to play
back today’s acoustic technologies with the utmost in
fidelity and power. From a two-speaker system to a
seven-speaker system, you are assured a sound space
that you can always enjoy.
Selecting an input source
Before you can listen to any input media, you must first
select the input source at the DTR-9.1. This tell it which
input source to output to the speakers and monitor.
To select an input source, simply press the button on
the front panel (or on the remote controller) that corre-
sponds to the input source you want.
After you have selected the input source, simply turn
on the corresponding component and play the media.
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the main volume adjust the volume level
output from all the speakers connected to the DTR-9.1
together. If headphones are connected, this also
adjusts the volume heard from the headphone. To
adjust the volume, either press the VOL
buttons on
the remote controller or turn the MASTER VOLUME dial.
To increase the volume, turn the dial to the right; to
decrease the volume, turn the dial to the left.
Changing the listening mode
To change the listening mode during playback, press
the and DSP buttons on the front panel or the
listening mode buttons on the remote controller (see
page 57).
Listening with headphones
To listen with headphones, plug a pair headphones
with a standard stereo plug into the PHONES jack on
the DTR-9.1 front panel.
When you connect headphones, the unit will enter STE-
REO mode automatically and no sound will be heard
from the speakers.
Using the many features of the DTR-9.1
Outputting from different input source:
You can have the DTR-9.1 output the audio of one
input source through the speakers while the video of
another input source is output to the monitor (see
“2-3. Video Setup sub-menu” on page 36).
Assigning names to input sources:
You can enter a name for each input source so that
when the source is selected the name of that
source is displayed in the front display of the DTR-9.1
(see “2-7. Character Input sub-menu” on page 41).
Temporarily changing the speaker output levels:
To change the individual speaker volumes tempo-
rarily, use the remote controller and follow the pro-
cedure given below. Note that the calibration set-
tings will return to the original settings when the DTR-
9.1 is put in standby.
1. Press the CH SEL button and select the desired
speaker.
2. Press the LEVEL + or – button to adjust the volume
level.
Off
On
Standby/On
Standby
Master Volume
Display
DVD
Video
1
Video
2
Video
3
Video
4
Video
5
Tape
1
Tape
2
AM
FM
Phono
C D
Open/Close
Phones
CLEAR
Zone
2
(
)
GRN
Rec
(
)
RED
Power
OPEN/COLSE
REC
AUDIO
MUTING
DISC
TRACK
DVD
CD
PH
TUN
T2
T1
V1
STEREO
1
2
3
6
5
4
7
+ 10
0
ENT
8
9
SURROUND
THX
DSP
LEVEL +
CH SEL
Re-EQ
LEVEL –
DIMMER
HOME THEATER CONTROLLER
RC-418M
LATE NIGHT
DIRECT
DSP
V2
V3
V –
Input Source
Master Volume
DSP Phones
Dimmer
INPUT
SELECTOR
buttons
DIMMER
VOL
MUTING
Listening
mode
buttons
SLEEP
LEVEL +
LEVEL –
CH SEL
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