Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS989

Using the sleep time:

To set the sleep timer, press the SLEEP button on the remote controller and then set the time that you want the TX-DS989 to enter the standby state (see page 57).

Temporarily turning off the sound:

To turn off the sound momentarily, such as when interrupted by a phone call, press the MUTING button on the remote controller (see page 57).

Adjusting the bass and treble:

You can adjust the bass and treble levels at the Sound Effect sub-menu of the OSD menu: Input Setup → Sound Effect (see page 40).

Adjusting the brightness of the front display:

You can adjust the brightness of the front display of the TX- DS989 with DIMMER button on the remote controller or on the TX-DS989 front panel (see page 57).

If one of the messages shown below appears

If one of the messages shown below appears in the front display, it is telling you that the operation you are trying to perform is not possible for the reason given in the message.

Enjoying the multichannel output

Before you can use a component with multichannel output, you must first select “Yes” for the Multichannel setting in the OSD menu for that input source: Input Setup → Multichannel Setup (see page 36).

1.Press the input source button for the component with multichannel output connected to the MULTI CHANNEL INPUT on the rear of the TX-DS989.

2.Turn on the connected component and start playing the desired media.

3.If necessary, press the CH SEL button on the remote controller to select an individual speaker. Then press the LEVEL + or – button to adjust the output level as desired.

Adjust the speaker output levels so that you can hear the same sound level from each speaker at the listening position. For the front right, front left, center, surround right,surround left, surround back right and surround back left speakers, the output levels can be adjusted between –12 to +12 decibels. The subwoofer can be adjusted between –30 and +10 decibels.

The operation is not allowed because headphones are plugged into the TX-DS989.

The operation is not allowed because the selected input source is set for multichannel input.

The operation is not allowed by the current speaker configuration.

No setting other than Dolby Digital can be set.

4.Adjust the volume with the MASTER VOLUME dial or the VOL buttons on the remote controller.

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