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Enjoying music or videos with the TX-DS787
Changing the listening mode
To change the listening mode during playback, turn the SSC dial
on the front panel or the listening mode buttons on the remote
controller (see page 59).
Listening with headphones
To listen with headphones, plug a pair headphones with a standard
stereo plug into the PHONES jack on the TX-DS787 front panel.
When you connect headphones, the unit will enter STEREO mode
automatically and no sound will be heard from the speakers. Note
that the signal to the remote zone (Zone 2) will not be affected
whether or not headphones are connected.
Though the TX-DS787 is often used to listen to the radio, it does
not show you its true ability until it is used to play music or watch
videos, LDs, DVDs, and the like. The TX-DS787 has the latest in
state-of-the-art features to play back today’s acoustic technologies
with the utmost in fidelity and power. From a two-speaker system
to a seven-speaker system, you are assured a sound space that you
can always enjoy.
Selecting an input source
Before you can listen to any input media, you must first select the
input source at the TX-DS787. This tell it which input source to
output to the speakers and monitor.
To select an input source, simply press the button on the front
panel (or on the remote controller) that corresponds to the input
source you want.
After you have selected the input source, simply turn on the
corresponding component and play the media.
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the main volume adjust the volume level output from all
the speakers connected to the TX-DS787 together. If headphones
are connected, this also adjusts the volume heard from the
headphone speakers. To adjust the volume, either press the VOL
buttons on the remote controller or turn the MASTER
VOLUME dial. To increase the volume, turn the dial to the right;
to decrease the volume, turn the dial to the left.
Input source buttons
TUNING
UPDOWN
FM
MUTE
/
MODE
DISPLAY STEREO
CHARACTER
/
MEMORY
DIRECT THX
SURROUND
BASS
/
TREBLE
EXIT
MENU
LISTENING
MODE
ZONE 2 VOL
CH LEVEL
FM
AM PHONO C
D
TAPEDVD
VIDEO
3
VIDEO
4
VIDEO
2
VCR
2
VIDEO
1
VCR
1
STANDBY/
ON
POWER
ANDBY
ST
ZONE
2
OFF
ON
REC OUT ZONE
2
PHONES
AV
RECEIVER
TX-DS
787
MASTER VOLUME
VIDEO AUDIOLR
VIDEO CAM INPUT/4
VIDEO
S VIDEO
AUDIO SELECTOR
PUSH TO ENTER
SMART SCAN
CONTROLLER
DSP/
PRESET
OPEN/CLOSEREC
AUDIO MUTING
DISCTRACK
DVD
CD
PH
TUN
T2T1
V1
STEREO
123
654
7
+
10 0
ENT
89
SURROUND T HX DSP
LEVEL
+
CH SELRe-EQ
LEVEL
–
DIMMER
HOME THEATER CONTROLLER
RC-390M
LATE NIGHT
DIRECT DSP
V2 V3 V
–
/
DTS
RT/PTY/
TP
MASTER VOLUME
VOL
MUTING
DIMMER
DIMMER
SLEEP
PHONES SSC
BASS/TREBLE
CH LEVEL
LEVEL +
LEVEL –
CH SEL
Listening mode buttons
INPUT
SELECTOR
buttons
Listening
mode
buttons