Kenwood KRF-V9993D, VR-4700, VR-4900 User Manual
VR-4900/VR-4700
KRF-V9993D
B60-4660-10 01 CH (K, T, M, X) 9911
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Using Your New Kenwood Audio-Video
Receiver
Welcome to the Users’ Guide for your new Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver. This manual covers three models:
The VR-4700 connects all your current audio and video components. It
allows you to control them all with Kenwood’s remarkable PowerTouch
touch screen remote—a graphical user interface without having to use
your TV!
The VR-4900 and KRF-V9993D offers all the features of the VR-4700,
and adds dual-room/dual-source operation, letting you play two different A/V sources independently in two different rooms! For a match made
in “dual-room heaven,” add Kenwood’s dual-transport CD-2280M, CD3280M, DPF-J9010, DPF-J9020 or DPF-J9030 200-Disc CD Changer to
the VR-4900 or KRF-V9993D.
NetFront® by Access Co., Ltd. is adopted for this product.
Copyright© 1996, 1997 Access Co., Ltd.
NetFront® is registered trademark of Access Co.,Ltd. in Japan.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Moving Around ................................. 1
What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video
Receiver? ................................................................................... 2
What’s on PowerTouch? ........................................................... 3
What’s on PowerTouch’s Screen? ............................................ 4
The Quick Access Menu:........................................................... 4
How is PowerTouch Powered? ................................................. 5
How Do I Use PowerTouch?..................................................... 6
How Do I Move Around? ........................................................ 7
How Do I Enter Text?............................................................... 8
Chapter Two: Using PowerTouch ............................ 9
How Do I Adjust the Sound? ................................................. 10
Turning the Speakers On ........................................................10
Adjusting the Volume ............................................................. 11
Adjusting the Loudness (Stereo mode Only) ....................... 11
Adjusting the Tone (Front Left and Right Speakers Only) .. 12
Adjusting Speaker Levels ....................................................... 13
Muting Sound ........................................................................ 15
Midnight Theater Function (Only Dolby Digital mode).... 16
To balance volume extremes: ................................................ 16
What are Listen Modes?......................................................... 17
Input Modes: ...........................................................................21
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To Set the Input Mode manually: ......................................... 22
To Set the Listen Mode manually: ........................................ 23
Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Effects ................. 24
To set a DSP effect:................................................................. 25
HDCD and D.R.I.V.E. Effects ................................................ 27
Headphone Operation .......................................................... 28
How Do I Operate Devices? ................................................... 29
Operating PowerTouch without Sending Commands to the
Receiver(Operations using the SHIFT key):..................... 30
Movie Devices ......................................................................... 31
TV ............................................................................................ 32
VCR ......................................................................................... 36
DVD Player ............................................................................. 37
Laser Disc Player .................................................................... 38
Music Devices......................................................................... 39
Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer........................................... 39
Displaying Disc and Track Titles........................................... 40
Single or Rotary CD Player .................................................... 45
CD-R Recorder ....................................................................... 47
MD Recorder or Tape Deck ................................................... 48
Turntable ................................................................................. 51
Second CD Player or Tape Deck ............................................ 51
Tuner ....................................................................................... 52
How Do I Record (Edit Mode)? ............................................. 59
Digital to Digital Recording: ..................................................61
Digital to Analog Recording:.................................................. 61
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How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display?............................... 62
How Do I See PowerTouch in the Dark?.............................. 62
How Do I See PowerTouch’s Screen More Clearly? ............. 63
How Do I Turn the Beeping On or Off?............................... 63
Using PowerTouch to Dim or Brighten the Receiver’s Front
Panel ................................................................................... 64
Changing the Front Panel Display Mode............................. 64
How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? ......................... 65
Creating Macros ..................................................................... 66
Using Macros...........................................................................70
How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? .............. 72
X-10 Home Automation ........................................................ 72
Lutron ..................................................................................... 74
Makita ..................................................................................... 77
Accessories Control................................................................ 80
Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple
Rooms (VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) ............................ 85
How Do I Switch Control Modes? ......................................... 86
Why Don’t I See All My Devices?.......................................... 87
How Do I Operate Devices? ................................................... 88
Operating Devices in Room A .............................................. 88
Operating Devices in Room B............................................... 88
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Chapter Four: Troubleshooting ............................. 90
Sound...................................................................................... 92
I don’t hear any sound at all ................................................. 92
Audio is not output only when a 96k fs compatible disc is
played. ................................................................................ 92
I can’t hear sound from one or more of the speakers, or the
sound is abnormally low .................................................. 93
I can’t hear sound from my surround or center speakers ... 93
I can hear sound only from the center speaker when Dolby
Pro Logic or Dolby 3 Stereo is selected............................ 93
Sound from one (or more) of my devices is abnormally loud
or soft ................................................................................. 94
(VR-4900 and KRF-V9993D only) I can’t hear any sound in
Room B............................................................................... 95
I can’t hear sound from some of my laser discs .................. 95
There wasn’t any sound recorded on tapes made on my
VCR or tape deck ............................................................... 95
The initial sound is intermittent or non-existent when I start
to play from a Dolby Digital,DTS or MPEG source ........ 95
With a Dolby Digital program, the loud sounds aren’t very
loud and the quiet sounds aren’t very quiet.................... 96
All I hear is loud static when I play DTS discs..................... 96
I hear a hum when I select the PHONO input .................... 96
Audio is not output only when a 96 kfs compatible disc is
played. ................................................................................ 96
Sound it intermittent ............................................................. 96
Video ....................................................................................... 96
I can’t see the program I’m playing on the TV
There wasn’t any video output to my VCR when I
recorded ............................................................................. 96
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PowerTouch ............................................................................ 97
I don’t see icons for all my devices ....................................... 97
I don’t see icons for all the devices I set up ......................... 97
When I select a device icon, I don’t see any
commands ......................................................................... 97
My PowerTouch is slow to respond—sometimes I have to
press buttons or select commands several times ............ 97
My PowerTouch is not responding ....................................... 98
My PowerTouch is beeping. What does that mean? ............ 98
PowerTouch does not "learn" new commands or functions
............................................................................................ 98
I want to clear all the items in PowerTouch and make it to
the factory-set default condition ...................................... 98
Receiver/Tuner ........................................................................ 99
My receiver won’t turn on and the STANDBY indicator is
flashing ............................................................................... 99
The sound is distorted, and the CLIP indicator on the
receiver’s front panel flashes red continually, or stays red
for more than 1 second at a time .................................... 101
I can’t access any RDS (Radio Data System) functions
(VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) ..................................................102
I can’t receive a radio station ............................................... 103
I’m getting a lot of static/interference .................................103
When I press a key to tune to a preset station, the receiver
does not respond ..............................................................103
Macro is not running as I programmed ..............................104
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What’s on PowerTouch?
Chapter One: Moving Around
Welcome to the Kenwood VR-4900/VR-4700/KRF-V9993D Users’ Guide.
This chapter explains the keys and functions you can find on the front of
the receiver and on the PowerTouch. The chapter also includes an explanation of how to navigate the convenient graphical display on your new
PowerTouch.
It includes the following sections:
What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video Receiver?
page 2
What’s on PowerTouch? page 3
How is PowerTouch Powered? page 5
How Do I Use PowerTouch? page 8
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What’s on PowerTouch?
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What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver?
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KRF-V9993D
ON/STANDBY
POWER
-ON –OFF
3 4 5 6 8
1. STANDBY indicator light
2. POWER ON/STANDBY key
(VR-4900/VR-4700)
ON STANDBY key
(KRF-V9993D)
3. POWER ON / OFF switch
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ON/STANDBY
1
STANDBY
POWER
PHONES
Keys behind
the door
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CD 2 / TAPE 2
A
SPEAKERS
B
MONITOR
DOLBY DIGITAL DTS
MPEG 96k fs
D.R.I.V.E. HDCD
INPUT
CD 2/TAPE 2
A
SPEAKERS
B
LISTEN
MODE
MONITOR
MODE SET UP SOUND
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4. PHONES jack
5. SPEAKERS A/B key
6. INPUT MODE key
7. CD 2/TAPE 2 MONITOR key
8. LISTEN MODE key
9. SET UP key
MULTI
fi %
CONTROL
P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND
fi %
10 11 12 13 15
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CLIP
PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO
INDICATOR
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DOOR
OPEN/CLOSE
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Standby mode
While the standby indicator of the unit is lit, a small amount of current is
flowing into the unit’s internal circuitry to back up the memory. This
condition is referred to as the standby mode of the unit. While the unit is
in the standby mode, it can be turned ON from the remote control unit.
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What’s on PowerTouch?
VOLUME CONTROL
NUP
AV - AUX
O VIDEO L - AUDIO - R
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10. SOUND key
11. MULTI CONTROL (Up/Down) keys
12. P. CALL (Up/Down) keys
13. MEMORY key
14. AUTO key
15. BAND key
16. AV-AUX input jacks
17. DOOR OPEN/CLOSE key
18. VOLUME CONTROL knob
19. INPUT SELECTOR keys
20. Indicators
CLIP INDICATOR
PRO LOGIC
3 STEREO
21. Indicators
DTS / 96 k fs / HDCD
DOLBY DIGITAL / MPEG
D. R. I. V. E.
22. DISPLAY
23. 2-way communication indicator
24. Infrared remote sensor
25. Indicators
SPEAKER A/B
CD 2/TAPE 2 MONITOR
26. Infrared remote transmitter
Keys 5 to 15 are located behind the door.
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What’s on PowerTouch?
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What’s on PowerTouch?
What’s on PowerTouch? (Touch Panel 2-way IR Remote)
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1. Joystick (see page 7)
2. Confirm button
3. Mute button (see page 15)
4. Volume up/down button (see page 11)
5. Contrast button
6. On/Standby button
7. Backlight button (see page 62)
8. Quick Access menu
9. Touch screen display
10. Stylus/Pen (stored on top edge)
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What’s on PowerTouch?
How is PowerTouch Powered ?
What’s on PowerTouch’s Screen?
PowerTouch’s LCD display screen is divided into two sections: the Quick
Access Menu and the Device Control/Menu Section. Use the stylus to
touch the buttons in each area.
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Quick Access
Menu
Device
Control/Menu
Section
PowerTouch also includes a QuickTour, which you can use to familiarize
yourself with operating devices using the touch screen.
Touch
to familiarize yourself with operating devices using the touch
screen. QuickTour provides a short narration for each major area that
will automatically clear and move to the next topic. When it is finished it
returns you to the main menu.
The Quick Access Menu:
The buttons in the Quick Access Menu are always available, regardless of
what else is displayed on the touch screen. Touch these buttons for instant access to:
• Music device controls such as CD players or the radio tuner
• Movie device controls such as DVD players or VCRs
• Editing features
• Setup features
• Listen modes such as stereo, Dolby Digital or DTS
• Sound controls, such as loudness or “Midnight” mode
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How is PowerTouch Powered ?
The Device Control/Menu Section: The device control section provides
the same kinds of access as the Quick Access menu, but with more structure. Use the Main menu to navigate through the feature menus to exactly the feature or device you want to use.
Using these features, your Kenwood PowerTouch can store and display a
large number of tasks, making it easier for you to access features. You get
all the advantage of on-screen graphical display, without having to use a
TV screen!
For more information on using these icons, see “How Do I Use
PowerTouch?” on page 6.
How is PowerTouch Powered ?
Your new PowerTouch uses six AA (LR6) alkaline batteries and operates
in the following range:
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IR Sensor
(KRF-V9993D)
20 ft
STANDBY
ON/STANDBY
POWER
-ON –OFF
VOLUME CONTROL
IR Transmitter
RF Remote Antenna
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If you use PowerTouch outside of this range, PowerTouch’s display may
show incorrect information, or may not operate.
(VR-4900/VR-4700) : The remote control signal received by the main unit
is only the RF signal.
The control distance of the RF remote signal is about 10 meters provided
there is no obstacle.
(KRF-V9993D) : IR signals are transmitted and received.
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How Do I Use PowerTouch ?
How is PowerTouch Powered ?
As you use PowerTouch, be aware of the following:
• When PowerTouch’s operating range gets shorter or PowerTouch displays a low battery alarm, replace all 4 batteries (VR-4900, VR-4700)
or 6 batteries (KRF-V9993D). (see “Installing the Batteries” on page
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32 of the Connections and Setup Guide.)
• Do not install the receiver where direct sunlight or high-frequency
fluorescent lighting can shine directly into the infrared remote sensor. This can limit PowerTouch’s operating range.
How Do I Use PowerTouch?
Use your new PowerTouch to control your new receiver and most devices
attached to it. PowerTouch appears and functions a little differently from
traditional remotes. Because it can control so many different devices, it
displays a separate set of controls for each device on an LCD screen.
Only devices you have identified and connected to the receiver appear as
buttons on the touch screen. If you are “missing” a device’s icon on the
movies or music screen, make sure you have identified the device to the
PowerTouch. For more information on identifying devices to the
PowerTouch, see “Chapter Two: Setting Up PowerTouch” in the Connec-
tions and Setup Guide.
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How Do I Use PowerTouch ?
How is PowerTouch Powered ?
Do not block the IR transmitter on the front panel of the receiver or on
PowerTouch. Even a brief blockage while it is transmitting (such as someone walking by) can cause the communication and feedback to become
erratic temporarily. If this happens, press CONFIRM and PowerTouch will
resume normal operation (you might need to reenter the interrupted command).
How Do I Move Around?
1. Press any button or touch the screen to activate PowerTouch’s display.
2. Use the stylus to touch the menu or control button you want to use.
Operation using the joystick:
Use the joystick to adjust the contrast of the PowerTouch screen. For de-
tails, see “To adjust the contrast” on page 63.
Also use the joystick when using the OSD (On-Screen Display) of the
DVD or LD player. (Certain functions may be restricted with some devices.)
• Display a menu containing the OSD function.
• Press the OSD button or Menu. The menu is displayed on the TV
monitor screen.
• Select an item by tilting the joystick up/down or to the left/right.
• Press the joystick’s ENTER button to enter the selected item.
(With certain models, the selected item may also be established with
the other buttons.)
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How Do I Use PowerTouch ?
How is PowerTouch Powered ?
How Do I Enter Text?
Many of the control menus allow you to assign your own names to list
items (such as radio stations, CD titles, etc.).
To enter text for names:
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1. Access the control screen with the item name you want to change.
You have accessed the appropriate screen if
the screen.
2. Touch
or :
• Use the stylus to select characters from the keyboard.
• Touch
to access to lowercase characters. Touch it again to access special characters (such as @, !, &, etc.). Touch it a third time
to return to uppercase characters.
• Touch
• Touch
or to move back and forth between the characters.
to clear the last character you entered. Touch to
delete all the characters in the line.
or appears on
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Chapter Two: Using PowerTouch
Your new receiver comes with the easiest—and most innovative— remote
you’ve ever seen. Its palm-sized illuminated screen displays clear icons
and menus. Because PowerTouch maintains two-way communication with
your receiver, it shows the result of your action right on its screen.
PowerTouch is a universal remote that can control hundreds of devices,
and is the first of its kind to offer infra-red compatibility with X-10, Lutron
lighting, and Makita drapery control systems, making it perfect for controlling even the most elaborate home theater system. (VR-4900 and VR4700 only)
This chapter contains the following sections:
How Do I Adjust the Sound? page␣ 10
How Do I Operate Devices? page␣ 29
Movie Devices page␣ 31
Music Devices page␣ 39
How Do I Record? (Edit Mode) page␣ 59
How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display? page␣ 62
How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? page␣ 65
How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? page␣ 72
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
How Do I Adjust the Sound?
You can control and adjust a variety of sound settings using the receiver’s
front panel or PowerTouch.
Turning the Speakers On
To turn on the front A (Room A with the VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) speakers, press the DOOR OPEN/CLOSE key (VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) or press
the lower part of the door (VR-4700) to open the door and press the
SPEAKERS A key inside the door.
Speaker indicators
VR-4900/KRF-V9993D
INPUT
CD 2/TAPE 2
LISTEN
L
SPEAKERS
MULTI
R
MODE
MONITOR
P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND
fi %
fi %
MODE
SET UP SOUND
CONTROL
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Speaker indicators
VR-4700
INPUT
CD 2/TAPE 2
LISTEN
L
SPEAKERS
MULTI
R
MODE
P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND
fi %
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MONITOR
MODE
SET UP SOUND
CONTROL
To turn on the front B (Room B with the VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) speakers, press the SPEAKERS B key located in the door of the receiver’s front
panel. The lighting of a SPEAKERS (A or B) lamp indicates that the corresponding set of speakers is on.
VR-4900/KRF-V9993D: If you select SPEAKERS B (Room B) while listening to a surround mode in Room A, the sound in Room A will automatically revert to stereo. While SPEAKERS B is on surround made cannot be selected.
VR-4700: If you select SPEAKERS B while listening to a surround mode,
the sound will automatically revert to stereo. While SPEAKERS B is on
surround made cannot be selected.
If you use speakers connected to amplifiers via the PRE OUT jacks, choose
Front A speakers.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Adjusting the Volume
Use one of the following methods to adjust the volume.
• Turn the volume knob on the front panel of the receiver.
UP
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Adjusting the Loudness (Stereo mode Only)
The Loudness control increases the bass and treble at low volume control
settings. This adjusts to the way the human ear hears sound at quiet volumes, retaining music’s fullness and sparkle.
1. Touch
(sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound
menu:
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If the opened menu is not the Sound menu, touch
.
2. Touch to turn the loudness setting on or off.
3. Touch
to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick
Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND key inside the door repeatedly until LOUDNESS
OFF or ON is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) key to select LOUDNESS ON (or
OFF), then press the SOUND key repeatedly until “SOUND FIXED”
is displayed.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Adjusting the Tone (Front Left and Right Speakers Only)
Use the Sound menu to adjust the bass or treble tone of your front left
and right speakers manually. In addition to setting bass and treble tone
adjustment values, you can completely bypass the tone control circuitry
for a purer sound.
1. Touch
2. Touch
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(sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound
menu:
to open the Tone menu:
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
3. Touch to turn the tone settings on or off.
4. If you selected “on” in the above, touch the left
or right
arrow next to a tone setting (Treble or Bass) to adjust it. A readout
between the arrows shows the current setting.
5. Touch
to return to the previous menu or touch any Quick Access
menu button to access that menu.
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND key in the door repeatedly until TONE OFF or ON
is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) key to display TONE ON (or OFF
if desired so).
3. When ON is selected above and the SOUND key is pressed again, the
BASS setting menu appears.
When OFF is selected above, the LOUDNESS setting menu appears.
4. Adjust BASS level using the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) key.
5. Press the SOUND key.
6. When the TREBLE setting menu appears, adjust the treble in the same
way as above. To exit from setting, press the SOUND key repeatedly
until “SOUND FIXED” is displayed.
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Adjusting Speaker Levels
You can use the Sound menu to temporarily adjust the speaker levels of
your center speaker, surround speakers, and subwoofer. For example, if a
particular movie has dialog that’s hard to understand, you can temporarily increase the center channel volume just for that movie. For more
information on adjusting speaker levels permanently, see Chapter Two:
Setting Up PowerTouch in the Connections and Setup Guide.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
1. Touch (sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound
menu:
2. Touch
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Although icons for the front speakers appear here, notice that they do
(Sp Level) to open the SP Level menu:
not have buttons. They’re here for a visual reference; you cannot change
their level.
3. Select a speaker by touching its button. You have selected a speaker
when its button darkens.
The two surround speakers (LS and RS) cannot be adjusted independently between each other.
4. Touch the up or down arrow to adjust the volume of the
speaker(s) you chose.
5. Touch
to return to the previous menu or touch any Quick Access
menu button to access that menu.
The subwoofer level can be adjusted between +10 dB and -20 dB, and
other speaker level can be adjusted between +10 dB and -10 dB.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND key inside the door repeatedly until the name of
the speaker(s) to be adjusted is displayed.
C : center speaker
LS/RS : surround speakers
SW : subwoofer
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) key to select the desired volume
level, then press the SOUND key repeatedly until “SOUND FIXED”
is displayed.
These settings automatically return to the level you adjust on Chapter
Two of Connection and Setup Guide whenever you select a different source
device or turn the receiver’s power off.
Muting Sound
Use one of the following methods to temporarily mute the sound:
• Press MUTE button on PowerTouch.
A “Mute On” message appears on the LCD screen for 3 seconds, then
disappears. The MUTE indicator blinks during muting.
Use one of the following methods to cancel muting:
• Press either Mute button again.
• Adjust the volume control on either the receiver or PowerTouch.
A “Mute Off” message appears on the LCD screen for 3 seconds, then
disappears.
The MUTE indicator on the receiver panel goes off.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Midnight Theater Function (Only Dolby Digital mode)
Any time you don’t want to experience the loud and soft volume extremes
of recorded sound (for example, late at night), use midnight Theater function to reduce volume extremes. This feature keeps loud, dramatic sound
from being too loud (perhaps disturbing family members or neighbors)
while ensuring that you can still hear whispered dialog or other soft sounds.
Midnight theater function only works if you are listening to a Dolby Digital
program that has been encoded with special compression data.
To balance volume extremes:
1. Touch
(sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound
menu:
If the opened menu is not the Sound menu, touch
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2. Touch until the balancing sounds right to you:
• OFF for normal balancing
• 1 for quieter balancing
• 2 for quietest balancing (the least difference between the loudest
and quietest sound)
3. Touch
to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick
Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.
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Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND key in the panel door repeatedly until MIDNIGHT
OFF, 1 or 2 is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) key to select 1, 2 or OFF, then
press the SOUND key repeatedly until returning to the previous menu.
What are Listen Modes?
You can experience true home-theater sound with your Kenwood AudioVideo Receiver. This receiver incorporates several listen modes to let you
enjoy surround sound with a wide variety of program sources. Each produces multiple channels of surround-sound, but each does it differently.
• Stereo: Stereo listen mode provides standard stereo sound to the front
left and right speakers.
• Dolby 3 Stereo: Use Dolby 3 Stereo for systems that do not have
surround speakers. When in the Dolby 3 Stereo mode, surround information is redirected to the front left and right speakers. This mode
is designed for use with Dolby Surround sources, but can also improve sound imaging and definition for programs that are not Dolby
Surround encoded.
• Dolby Pro Logic: Dolby Pro Logic is a decoding process which pro-
vides theater-like surround sound from Dolby Surround encoded
sources (such as videotape and LaserDisc software that are marked
with the Dolby Surround logo). It offers excellent sound movement
across the front of the room and a surround ambiance that seems to
immerse you in a movie. Your receiver is equipped with a Dolby Pro
Logic surround decoder to let you enjoy the wide variety of currently
available Dolby Surround home video software.
• DSP (Digital Signal Processing): DSP allows you to create your
own custom surround sound environments and use them with any
source (except Dolby Digital, MPEG and DTS). You can select the ambience of an Arena, Jazz Club, Stadium, Cathedral or Theater, and
then modify the parameters to ‘fine-tune’ the environment to your
taste. (See “Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Effects” on page␣ 24
for details about making DSP adjustments.)
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• MPEG: MPEG, which stands for “Moving Pictures Experts Group”, is
an international standard of digital video and audio compression and
decompression in media. It is the most efficient encoding method for
compressed multi-channel audio which provides the highest sound
quality to deliver the best movie theater sound into the home.
• Dolby Digital: Dolby Digital uses an encode/decode process based
on its theatrical digital surround sound technology. The five main
channels are full-frequency and independent, so sound can completely
envelop you or soar anywhere in the room, just like at the movies.
Compared with Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital has more clarity,
greater surround envelopment, and more realistic sound movement
between channels.
Although a full set of speakers (front left and right, center, surround
left and right, and a subwoofer) is required for true Dolby Digital
surround sound, this receiver lets you enjoy Dolby Digital program
sources, even if you connect fewer speakers.
• DTS: DTS has five full-frequency channels that create effects nearly
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identical to those in a theater. Sounds seem to zoom from one place
to another or entirely surround you. Like Dolby Digital, DTS has muchimproved clarity, surround and sound movement capability compared
with Dolby Pro Logic. This listen mode is available on CD, LD, and
DVD media. DTS is a strictly digital format that can be supplied only
by a CD, LD, or DVD player that supports DTS sound. If you attempt
to listen to DTS encoded media through the analog connections to
your new receiver, you will experience digital noise (loud static).
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
You cannot select the Input Analog mode if you are playing DTS-encoded media.
You cannot listen to DTS-encoded media in Room B. (VR-4900/KRFV9993D only)
When playing DTS-encoded media, wait until “DTS” appears on the
receiver display before proceeding.
The listen mode is fixed to Stereo during playback of 96k fs signals.
Your receiver can detect and switch between these formats automatically.
To check the Surround Play status:
1. Touch (listen mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Listen Mode menu:
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2. Touch . This displays the Input Sound Status screen, which shows
the signal being displayed.
During Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS playback, the program’s encoded
channel configuration is shown using the L, C, R, LS, RS, S and LFE
icons.
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3. Touch
to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick
Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.
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