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Troubleshooting Tips

Troubleshooting Tips

Receiver/Tuner Operation 

ST indicator is off.

•  Adjust the antenna.
•  Press 

GO BACK/ST.MONO

button to insure you 

are not outputting in mono.

The signal is Mono. Severe hum or noise.

•  The signal is too weak. Connect an external antenna.
• Adjust Antenna
•  Reposition Antenna away from any electronics.

There is interference to FM reception.

•  Turn off other electrical units (e.g. DVD, CD player) 

near the receiver.

• Reposition the Antenna.

Remote Control Operation 

The remote control does not operate the unit.

•  Another source mode is selected on the remote. Press 

the correct Source Button.

•  No batteries installed. (included with your system) 

Install the batteries before attempting to operate the 
remote. Be sure to match the + and - ends of each 
battery to the symbols shown in the remote battery 
compartment.

•  The batteries are weak. Replace all batteries.
•  The remote is not pointed at the remote control 

sensor on the main unit or there is an obstacle 
between the remote and the main unit.

•  The remote control is too far from the main unit, 

move closer.

Remote loses Programmed codes.

•  Weak batteries, replace batteries.

Remote forgets what source was selected.

•  Weak batteries, replace batteries.

General 

No audio.

•  Make sure the speakers are connected.
•  Check the input connections.
•  Check the power cord connections.
• Make sure the MUTE signal on the front panel is off.
•  Make sure the digital setting (optical, coaxial or 

analog) is correct. 

•  Check that the headphone is not inserted.

No audio from one channel.

•  Check the speaker level setting.
•  Check the speaker wire or external source cable 

connections. 

•  Check whether the center or surround speaker 

settings are set to YES.

Noise occurs when the TV is turned on.

•  The TV is too close to the audio system. 

Specific instruments sound displaced.

•  Check the connections between the receiver and the 

speakers if the sound does not match the video.

•  Check if the video and audio cable are correctly 

inserted.

TAPE OUT and REC OUT do not operate in VCR
mode.

•  Check to make sure analog input signal is connected 

from the signal source to the analog input jacks.

• In VCR mode, VCR OUT will be muted.
• In TAPE mode, TAPE OUT will be muted.

Cleaning the Exterior

Disconnect the system from AC power before cleaning
the exterior of the system with a  soft dust cloth, or
with a slightly damp leather chamois. Never use strong
solvents.

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Page 2: ...ior to using your new product for the first time Es importante leer este manual antes de usar por vez primera su euipo H O M E T H E AT R E S Y S T E M PHONES PHONES VOLUME SOURCE SUBWOOFER PRESET SURROUND u s e r m a n u a l RT2620 EN 4 7 04 1 41 PM Page 3 ...

Page 3: ...ceiver Brand RCA Model RT2620 Electrical current consumption Power Supply 120V 60Hz Power consumption 100 Watts IMPORTER Comercializadora Thomson de México S A de C V Álvaro Obregón No 151 Piso 13 Col Roma Delegación Cuauhtémoc C P 06700 México D F Telefono 52 55 11 020360 RFC CTM 980723 KS5 For Your Safety The AC power plug is polarized one blade is wider than the other and only fits into AC powe...

Page 4: ... Setting 9 Operating your Receiver Receiver Controls 10 Your Remote Control 11 Display 12 Switching the Unit On Off 13 Selection of Audio Video Source 13 Using the Remote to Control Additional Components 14 Using the receiver to play a Source 15 Operating the Radio 16 Advanced Sound Control Sound Enhancement Systems 18 Fine Setting of Components 19 Input Signal Setting 19 Digital Input 19 Analog I...

Page 5: ... RCA connectors Unpacking The Speakers one set of speakers include 1 set of left and right front speakers 1 center speaker 1 subwoofer and 1 set of left and right rear speakers 6 speaker wires including 1 X white grey striped wire for front left speaker 1 X purple grey striped wire for subwoofer 1 X green grey striped wire for center speaker 1 X red grey striped wire for front right speaker 1 X bl...

Page 6: ...r components that generate heat such as heating vents Allow adequate ventilation when placing your components in a stand Place an amplifier near the top shelf of the stand so heated air rising from it will not affect other components If you have a satellite receiver you should place it on the top shelf Connecting for Power Make sure you connect all your other electronic components and the speakers...

Page 7: ...so be established for a SAT receiver and DVD player S video provides the best connection for the video portion of the signal Composite video yellow RCA connector can also be used It is important that the same type of cable S video or composite that is connected from the Home Theatre to the TV is used to connect the SAT receiver or DVD player to the Home Theatre If your CD player is equipped with d...

Page 8: ...enna into the FM Antenna jack on the back of the unit SAT DVD CD Player TV COAXIAL DIGITAL IN AUDIO Connect to coaxial digital output of DVD CD SAT or other compatible devices OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AUDIO Optical Fiber Cable Connect to optical digital output of DVD CD SAT or other compatible devices DVD CD SAT R L CD IN IN OUT SAT IN DVD IN IN OUT TV IN DIGITAL SUBWOOFER PRE OUT S VIDEO FM ANTENNA AC ...

Page 9: ... Grey Striped Front Right Speaker Green Grey Striped Center Speaker Blue Grey Striped Rear Left Speaker Grey Grey Striped Rear Right Speaker Purple Grey Striped Subwoofer Connect the L R speakers at the back of the speakers to the corresponding color on the receiver Do the same for center with green black terminal rear speaker and the subwoofer with purple black terminal Speaker Polarity When conn...

Page 10: ...magnetically shielded in order to prevent picture distortion Front and center speakers provided with this unit are magnetically shielded to protect your TV set It is not recommended to place the rear speakers and subwoofer near the TV set Front Speaker Placement Even if you can t duplicate this ideal home theater setup exactly the suggestions for speaker placement that follow will help you get goo...

Page 11: ...e 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 ca...

Page 12: ...er STRONG DRC OFF Reset to Factory Settings You may restore factory setting with the following procedures 1 Enter SAT mode 2 Press PRESET UP PRESET DOWN SOURCE to reset the unit All preset stations will reset to FM87 5MHz and all receiver settings restore to default settings as described above NOTE The system is equipped with Dolby Digital and manufactured under License from Dolby Laboratories Cou...

Page 13: ...4 SOURCE Selects sound source DVD Tuner Tape VCR CD TV and SAT 5 SURROUND Buttons Selects digital sound processor DOLBY PLII MOVIE STEREO DISCO STADIUM THEATER JAZZ CLUB ARENA 3 STEREO DOLBY PL EMULATION DOLBY PLII MUSIC 6 PRESET Buttons Selects preset station in Tuner mode 7 VOLUME Increases and decreases volume level 8 PHONES Plug your headphones not supplied into it for your private enjoyment S...

Page 14: ...ualizer modes only available in stereo mode 10 NIGHT Selects among Night mode options DRC OFF SOFT and ON which compresses the volume difference between normal voices and sounds such as explosions Available only during Dolby digital signal playback 11 LEVEL Speaker LEVEL setting and Test tone Refer to Advanced Sound Control on pg 21 for details 12 SUBWOOFER Selects among subwoofer output level SOF...

Page 15: ... mode ST Tuner stereo signal selected OPT 1 2 Optical digital input selected COAX Coaxial digital input selected TUNED Tuner station detected Speaker Icons L Front left speaker C Center speaker R Front right speaker LS Left surround rear speaker RS Right surround rear speaker LFE Subwoofer speaker SLEEP Unit in Sleep mode MEMORY Unit is ready to store a station in selected preset KHz MHz Tuner fre...

Page 16: ...urce 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 between all the sources that are plugged into it Example 1 If you have connected a DVD player to the DVD input audio video on the receiver press the SOURCE button on the main unit repeatedly until DVD is selected or press DVD 6CH on the remote...

Page 17: ...he volume punchthrough function follow the procedures below 1 Press and hold the VOL button 2 While holding down the VOL button press one of the source buttons to select the source where you want to control TV volume at DVD TV VCR or SAT CABLE 3 Continue holding down the VOL button and press the TV button once 4 Release all buttons You should now be able to control TV volume and mute at the select...

Page 18: ...s until the image from the DVD player is displayed 7 Set the Surround Mode if needed see Advanced sound control for details Example 1 To play Dolby Prologic II Movie sound Press the SURROUND buttons until Dolby PL II MOVIE appears on the Display and all of the speaker icons light up Example 2 LD You may need to select a different Audio Channel on your LD refer to your LD player manual 8 Adjust the...

Page 19: ...or TUNER for about one second to activate the automatic SEARCH function The receiver will automatically tune frequencies until it finds a station Select a sound effect if needed by pressing the SURROUND button see Advance sound section for details Selecting Mono or Stereo Sound Press the ST MONO button on the remote control to toggle between mono and stereo sound in FM tuner mode when available NO...

Page 20: ...FM or AM band by pressing TUNER repeatedly 2 Tune to the radio station to be stored see Manual tuning on page 16 above for details 3 Press the SAVE button on the remote control MEMORY will flash and a preset number will be shown on the display 4 While MEMORY is still flashing on the display press CH or CH on the remote control to select the desired preset memory location 5 Press the SAVE button on...

Page 21: ...o 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 this mode with any stereo program source such as VCR SAT...

Page 22: ... or neighbors Night Mode will compress the difference between normal voices and sounds such as explosions while still enjoying a Dolby Digital enable component DVD SAT Night Mode can be activated by pressing the NIGHT button on the remote control DRC OFF Default appears on the display While DRC OFF Default is still on the display continue to press the NIGHT button to toggle and select the desired ...

Page 23: ...atch your connection Your selection will be stored automatically The selected source and input source will be displayed on the display as long as they are active except for some temporary change of display e g adjusting volume Digital Input Select this setting to play digital signals from a DVD CD LD player SAT or TV Analog Input Select this setting to play analog signals from a cassette deck VCR ...

Page 24: ... the display 2 To adjust the volume level of the test tone turn the VOLUME knob or press the VOL Up or DOWN buttons on the remote control to adjust the master volume if necessary Press LEVEL again and press the Up or Down buttons to adjust the individual channel noise level Adjust Individual Speaker Volume 1 To adjust individual speaker volume level press the LEVEL key on the remote control 2 Cont...

Page 25: ...ver that not all Dolby Digital sources are encoded with the full complement of five channels plus LFE Speaker icons show how many and which speaker you have enabled See Fine Setting of the Speakers and the letters inside the speaker icons show which channel is present in the source information For example the diagram shown means you have all five speakers and subwoofer enabled and the digital sour...

Page 26: ...codes Weak batteries replace batteries Remote forgets what source was selected Weak batteries replace batteries General No audio Make sure the speakers are connected Check the input connections Check the power cord connections Make sure the MUTE signal on the front panel is off Make sure the digital setting optical coaxial or analog is correct Check that the headphone is not inserted No audio from...

Page 27: ...olume so high that you are unable to hear what is around you Don t infringe This product should only be used for the purposes for which it is sold that is entertainment violating no copyright law Any attempts to use this product for which it is not intended is unlawful and therefore not condoned by Thomson Equipment Specifications AMPLIFIER SECTION RMS Output Power Dolby Digital Mode with 10 Total...

Page 28: ...oduct Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your product It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage Limitation of Warranty THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF M...

Page 29: ...ds Batteries A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes A unit purchased or serviced outside Canada Acts of nature such as but not limited to lightning damage Product Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your product It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be nec...

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