Basic operations
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English
On the remote control:
Press one of the source selecting buttons
(DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS).
DVD
:
To play back a disc (DVD, Video CD etc.). (
A
pg. 23, 25)
FM/AM
: To tune in an FM or AM station. (
A
pg. 27)
Each time you press the button, the band alternates
between FM and AM.
VCR
:
To select the source from a component connected to the
VCR IN jacks and AUDIO IN (VCR) jacks. (
A
pg. 14)
DBS
:
To select the source from a component connected to the
DIGITAL IN (DBS) jack. (
A
pg. 14)
On the center unit:
Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source
name you want appears on the display
window.
Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows;
]
DVD
]
AM
]
FM
]
VCR
]
DBS
]
(back to the
beginning)
The selected source name appears on the display window.
Example: When “VCR” is selected.
NOTE
• When AM, FM or DBS is selected as the source, this system does not
output video signals.
CAUTION
• Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source.
If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound could
permanently damage your hearing and/or blow out the speakers.
You can adjust the volume level within the range from “0”
(minimum) to “60” (maximum).
On the remote control:
Press AUDIO VOL + or –.
• Press
+
to increase volume.
• Press
–
to decrease volume.
On the center unit:
Turn VOLUME.
• Turn
VOLUME
clockwise to increase volume.
• Turn
VOLUME
counterclockwise to decrease volume.
The volume level appears on the display window.
CAUTION
Be sure to turn down the volume;
• Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may
damage both the headphones and your hearing.
• Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly
output from the speakers.
Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center
unit. This cancels the surround mode (
A
pg. 31) currently selected,
deactivates the speakers, turns the subwoofer’s power off, and
activates the headphone mode. “HEADPHONE” appears on the
display window.
• Disconnecting a pair of headphones from the PHONES jack
cancels the headphone mode and activates the speakers at the
previously selected surround mode.
Headphone mode
When using the headphones, the following signals are output
regardless of your speaker setting;
• For 2 channel sources, the front left and right channel signals are
output directly from the left and right headphones.
• For multi-channel sources, the front left and right, center and
surround channel signals are down-mixed and then output from
the headphones.
You can enjoy the down-mixed multi-channel sound source using
the headphones.
On the remote control:
Press MUTING.
“MUTING” appears on the display window and the sound turns off.
To restore the sound
Press
MUTING
again.
• Pressing
AUDIO VOL +/–
(or turning
VOLUME
on the center
unit) also restores the sound.
You can dim the indications on the display window, the
illumination lamp level and the disc lamps (TH-M65 only) on the
center unit.
On the remote control:
Press DIMMER.
Each time you press the button, the brightness level changes as
follows;
]
OFF
]
DIMMER1
]
DIMMER2
]
(back to the
beginning)
• OFF:
Returns to the normal level.
• DIMMER1: Dims the display window, the illumination lamp and
the disc lamps (TH-M65 only).
• DIMMER2: Dims the display window more than DIMMER1 and
turns off the illumination lamp.
Selecting the source to
play
Adjusting the volume
Listening with headphones
(TH-M45 only)
Turning off the sound
temporarily
Adjusting the brightness
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