Basic operations
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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 “70” (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, turn 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
Turning off the sound 
temporarily
Adjusting the brightness
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