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THOMSON
46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo
92648 Boulogne
Cedex FRANCE
55987200
www.thomson.net

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Page 2: ...DPL590HT It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time u s e r m a n u a l DPL590 EN 12 16 04 3 58 PM Page 3 ...

Page 3: ...connected to D C mains Note The mains lead of the set is fitted with a molded plug If the mains socket are not compatible or if for any reason the plug is removed please follow the directions below The molded plug cannot be rewired and if removed must be disposed of safely DO NOT under any circumstances plug the severed plug into any mains socket as this could result in electric shock Important If...

Page 4: ...sing Headphones 9 Factory Setting 9 Operating your Receiver Receiver Controls 10 Your Remote Control 11 Display 12 Switching On Off 13 Selection of 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 19 Fine Setting of Components 21 Fine Setting of the Speakers 22 Advanced Sett...

Page 5: ...s including 1 set of left and right front speakers 1 centre 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 blue grey striped wire for rear left speaker 1 X gray gre...

Page 6: ... warm place there is risk of condensation Do not expose your set to water and excessively high temperatures After having disconnected your set clean the case with a soft cloth or with a slightly damp leather chamois Never use strong solvents Protect your Components from Overheating Do not block ventilation holes in any component Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely Do not stack ...

Page 7: ... to you by the optical cable When optical cable is used analog cables are still needed for recording to tape output DVD DIGITAL CONNECTION If you have a SAT receiver DVD player or CD player with a digital output you can make use of an optical digital cable not supplied or coaxial digital cable not supplied to carry the audio portion of the signal and enjoy Dolby Digital sound quality One optical o...

Page 8: ...the antenna wires into the terminal and release the tabs to secure the wires in place FM 75 3 FR FL SR SL CEN SUB 6 SPEAKERS DIGITAL AUDIO COAXIAL OPTICAL GND AM LOOP 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 compatibl...

Page 9: ... 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 connecting the speakers make ...

Page 10: ... 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 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 good results Alignment Align ...

Page 11: ... 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...

Page 12: ... 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 25 Bass treble 0 dB EQ FLAT Speaker settings Center surr YES Subwoofer STRONG DRC OFF Reset to Factory Settings You may restore factory setting with the following procedures 1 Enter SAT mode 2 Press PRESET U...

Page 13: ...SOURCE Buttons Selects sound source DVD Tuner Tape VCR CD TV and SAT 5 SURROUND Buttons Selects digital sound processor DOLBY PL II MOVIE STEREO DISCO STADIUM THEATER JAZZ CLUB ARENA 3 STEREO DOLBY PL EMULATION DOLBY PL II 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 enj...

Page 14: ... 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 22 for details 12 SUBWOOFER Selects among subwoofer output level SOFT SUBWO...

Page 15: ...r stereo signal detected OPT 1 2 Optical digital input detected COAX 1 2 Coaxial digital input detected 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 in Tuner Preset Station mode RDS Radio data system is activated KHz MH...

Page 16: ...e wall socket will stop the draw Selection of source When one of the source button is pressed the 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 on the receiver press the SOURCE buttons on the main unit repeatedly until DVD is selected or press D...

Page 17: ...the TV To activate the volume punchthrough function follow the procedures below 1 Press and hold the button 2 While holding down the 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 button and press the TV button once 4 Release all buttons You should now be able to control TV volume and mute at th...

Page 18: ...e DVD player is displayed 7 Set the sound 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 volume knob accordingly NOT...

Page 19: ...c Tuning Press and hold TUNER 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 F...

Page 20: ...reset 1 Select 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 PR or PR on the remote control to select the desired preset memory location 5 Press the...

Page 21: ...ou can search for stations using one of the following program types NEWS news AFFAIRS current affairs INFO information SPORT Sport EDUCAT education DRAMA series and plays CULTURE religion or national culture SCIENCE science and technology VARIED miscellaneous POP M pop music ROCK M rock music MOR M middle of the road music easy listening music LIGHT M classical music CLASSICS serious classical OTH...

Page 22: ... Pro 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 ...

Page 23: ...ur roommates 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 ...

Page 24: ...elect among optical coaxial analog to match 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 a...

Page 25: ... shown in the display 2 To adjust the volume level of the test tone turn the VOLUME knob or press the or 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 Continu...

Page 26: ...wever 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 so...

Page 27: ...bstacle 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 pane...

Page 28: ...et you hear outside sounds don t turn up the volume 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...

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