Kenwood VR-5090, VR-5080, VR-5700 User Manual 2
Using Your New Kenwood Audio-Video
Receiver
Welcome to the Users’ Guide for your new Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver. It connects all your current audio and video components. It allows
you to control them all with Kenwood’s remarkable LCD remote.
This manual covers three models.
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Moving Around ............................. 1
What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video
Receiver? ................................................................................... 2
What’s on Remote Control Unit? ............................................. 4
LCD Indicators ......................................................................... 6
How Do I Use Remote Control Unit? .................................. 7
Remote controllable range ....................................................... 7
Chapter Two: Controlling the Receiver................ 8
How Do I Adjust the Sound?............................................... 9
Turning the Speakers On ..........................................................9
Adjusting the Volume ............................................................. 10
Adjusting the Tone (Only in STEREO mode with THX mode
Off) ...................................................................................... 11
Adjusting the Loudness (Only in STEREO mode with THX
mode Off) .......................................................................... 13
Adjusting Speaker Levels ....................................................... 14
Adjusting the Input Level ...................................................... 15
Muting Sound ........................................................................ 16
Midnight Theatre Function (Dolby Digital, DTS and DTS-ES
only) ................................................................................... 16
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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes? ............................ 17
What is the THX? ................................................................... 17
What are Listen Modes?......................................................... 18
Checking the Input signal during playback .......................... 21
Input Modes ........................................................................... 22
Switching Input Modes ......................................................... 23
To set the THX Mode ............................................................. 24
To set the Listen Mode manually.......................................... 26
Examples of inputs with which switching is available........ 27
Description of Dolby Pro Logic II: Music mode.................. 29
Selecting the parameter of Pro Logic II: Music mode ......... 29
Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Effects ..................31
HDCD and D.R.I.V.E. Effects ................................................ 33
Headphone Operation .......................................................... 34
Selecting the Inputs ............................................................... 35
How Do I Operate Devices? .............................................. 36
Playback of the device connected to the CD2/TAPE2
MONITOR .......................................................................... 36
Operating a Television........................................................... 37
Operating an AV Device ........................................................ 38
Operating a CD player........................................................... 39
To play Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer ............................. 39
Single or Rotary CD Player ..................................................... 41
CD-R Recorder ........................................................................ 41
Operating an MD Recorder or Cassette Deck ...................... 42
Playing an Analog Turntable................................................. 43
Monitoring a Video Camera or Playing an Additional VCR ... 43
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Radio Tuning .......................................................................... 44
Recording................................................................................ 47
How Do I Adjust the LCD Display? ................................... 50
Using Remote Control unit under low light........................ 50
Adjusting the contrast of LCD display ................................. 50
Adjusting the brightness of receiver ...................................... 51
Selecting the display mode of receiver front panel .............. 51
Executing Several Operations at Once (Macro function).. 52
Registering a macro................................................................ 52
Executing a macro .................................................................. 53
Using Remote Control Unit in Multiple Zones ................. 54
Haw Do I Switch Control Modes? ........................................ 54
Operation using the SYS.POWER button on Remote Control
unit ..................................................................................... 56
Chapter Three : Button Layout in Controlling
Other Devices .................................................... 57
Chapter Four: Troubleshooting......................... 69
Sound.......................................................................................71
I don’t hear any sound at all ..................................................71
Audio is not output only when a 96k fs compatible disc is
played. .................................................................................71
The 96k fs indicator does not light while a 96k fs compatible
disc is being played. ........................................................... 71
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I can’t hear sound from one or more of the speakers, or the
sound is abnormally low .................................................. 72
I can’t hear sound from my surround or center speakers ... 72
I can hear sound only from the center speaker when Dolby
Pro Logic is selected .......................................................... 72
A DTS-ES encoded source is played but it is not decoded in
DTS-ES. ............................................................................... 72
A Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded source is played with
THX Surround EX set to “Auto”, but the source is not
reproduced in 6.1-channel audio. .................................... 73
Sound from one (or more) of my components is abnormally
loud or soft ........................................................................ 73
I can’t hear sound from some of my laser discs .................. 73
There wasn’t any sound recorded on tapes made on my VCR
or tape deck ........................................................................ 73
The initial sound is intermittent or non-existent when I start
to play from a Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-ES or MPEG
source ................................................................................. 73
With a Dolby Digital program or DTS program, the loud
sounds aren’t very loud and the quiet sounds aren’t very
quiet.................................................................................... 74
All I hear is loud static when I play DTS discs ..................... 74
I hear a hum when I select the PHONO input .................... 74
Sound is intermittent............................................................. 74
I can’t hear any sound in Zone B .......................................... 74
Video ....................................................................................... 74
I can’t see the program I’m playing on the TV. There wasn’t
any video output to my VCR when I recorded ................ 74
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Remote Control unit .............................................................. 75
My Remote Control unit is slow to respond—sometimes I have
to press buttons or select commands several times ............ 75
My Remote Control unit is not responding......................... 75
I want to clear all the items in Remote Control unit and
make it to the factory-set default condition. ................... 76
The RF remote control function does not work ................. 76
Receiver/Tuner ........................................................................ 76
My receiver won’t turn on and the STANDBY indicator is
flashing ............................................................................... 76
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 ..................................... 77
I can’t receive a radio station ................................................ 78
I’m getting a lot of static/interference .................................. 78
When I press a button to tune to a preset station, the receiver
does not respond ............................................................... 78
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Chapter One: Moving Around
Welcome to the Kenwood VR-5700/VR-5090/VR-5080 Users’ Guide. This
chapter explains the buttons and functions you can find on the front of
the receiver and on Remote Control unit. The chapter also includes an
explanation of how to navigate the convenient display on your new Remote Control unit.
It includes the following sections:
What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video Receiver?
page 2
What’s on Remote Control Unit? page 4
LCD indicators page 6
How Do I Use Remote Control Unit? page 7
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What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio-
Video Receiver?
1. STANDBY indicator
POWER ON/STANDBY button
2.
3. PHONES jack
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4. SPEAKERS A/B button
5. INPUT MODE button / RF ON/OFF button
6. CD 2/TAPE 2 MONITOR button / RF BAND button
7. LISTEN MODE button /DISPLAY button
8. THX button
9. SOUND button / SET UP button
10. MULTI CONTROL (Up/Down) buttons
11. P. CALL (Up/Down) buttons
12. MEMORY button
13. AUTO button
14. BAND button
15. AV AUX input jacks
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 the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver?, continued
16.VOLUME CONTROL knob
17.INPUT SELECTOR buttons
18.Indicators
SURROUND BACK
96kfs
CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR
CLIP INDICATOR
2
1
24
STANDBY
POWER
ON/STANDBY
PHONES
Buttons
behind the
door
3 4
22
23 21
DTS-ES
DISCRETE 6.1 MATRIX 6.1 NEO : 6
PRO LOGIC
INPUT
SPEAKERS
B
A
MODE
ON/OFF
19.Indicators
THX
DTS
D. R. I. V. E.
DOLBY DIGITAL
MPEG
HDCD
CD 2/TAPE 2
MONITOR
RF BAND DISPLAY
1920
THX DOLBY DIGITAL
DTS MPEG
D.R.I.V.E. HDCD
LISTEN
MODE
8
MULTI
fi%
THX
SOUND
SET UPRF
fi%
CONTROL
10 11 12 14 15
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SURROUND
96kfs
BACK
¤ INPUT SELECTOR ‹
P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND
CD 2 / TAPE 2
MONITOR
CLIP
INDICATOR
VOLUME CONTROL
DOWN UP
AV - AUX
S VIDEO VIDEO L - AUDIO - R
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20.Display
21.2-way communication indicator
22.Infrared remote sensor
23.Indicators
DTS-ES DISCRETE 6.1
DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1
NEO : 6
PRO LOGIC
24.Infrared remote transmitter
Button 4 to 14 are located inside the panel door.
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What’s on Remote Control Unit?
What’s on Remote Control Unit?
2WAY LCD REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
1. LCD indicators
2. LCD function button 2
3. LCD function button 1
2
4
9
11
13
1
3
5
6
7
8
10
12
14
15
Home Menu
CONFIRM/SHIFT
AV POWER
TITLE/GUIDE
RETURN
/PAGE
MACRO
MUSIC MOVIE
+
CH.
CH.
-
MUTE
DIMMER
INPUT MODE
LISTEN M.
SOUND
TUNING
BAND
ENTER
AUTO/MONO
REC MODE
REC
F.SHIFT
REPEAT RANDOM INPUT SEL.
TV SELECT DISPLAY SELECT
AUDIO THEME FAVORITE
INFO. EXIT
STATUS MULTI ZONE ZONE A/B
RF REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
TV
SYS.POWER
+
VOL.
VOL.
-
SUB W.
THX
LEARN
LAST CHANNEL
MENU
OSD
/PAGE
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Infrared ray system
Model : RC-R0913
4. CONFIRM/SHIFT button
5. MACRO button
6. AV POWER
button (AV device Power button)
7. AV device control buttons
£ : Play
4 , ¢ : Skip
8 : Pause
7 : Stop
8. CH.(+/-) buttons (AV device control buttons)
9. LISTEN M. button / INPUT MODE button
10. SOUND button / DIMMER button
11. TITLE/GUIDE button (AV device control button)
12. 5Cursor up button / 8PAUSE button
∞Cursor down button / AUTO/MONO, 7 STOP button
‰
left, ‰ right button / TUNING buttons
ENTER button / BAND (Play) button
13. RETURN/PAGE ∞button (AV device control button)
14. REC (Recording) button / REC MODE button
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What’s on Remote Control Unit?
15. Numeric buttons (AV device control buttons)
10 button / STATUS button
11 button / MULTI ZONE button
12 button / ZONE A/B button
16. LCD cursor up/down buttons
17. Input selector buttons
MUSIC: Audio device selector button
MOVIE: Video device selector button
TV: TV/video monitor selector button
18. SYS. POWER
(Receiver power) button
19. VOL. (+/-) buttons
20. MUTE button
21. THX button /SUB W. button
22. MENU button (AV device control buttons)
23. OSD/PAGE 5 button (AV device control button)
24. LEARN button
25. F.SHIFT button
How to operate the F.SHIFT button:
In addition to the functions marked on the remote control buttons, those
marked in blue characters above the buttons can be used. To use these
functions, press the F.SHIFT button then press the desired button within
8 seconds.
(Example) To use the REPEAT function, press the F.SHIFT button then
press button 1 (REPEAT).
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What’s on Remote Control Unit?
REC
LCD Indicators
1
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2
6
2WAY LCD REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
REC
CD1:
CD
Disc 001 Tr.01
Text Menu
3 4
5
LCD function
button 1
1. Playback/recording mode indicators
` Play indicator/ 8: Pause indicator/
LCD function
button 2
Cursor up/down
buttons
REC
: Record indicator/
7: Stop indicator
2. Character display
Shows various information such as the input device name and track
number.
3. Current function of LCD function button 1
4. Current function of LCD function button 2
5. Communication indicators
: Sending. : Receiving.
6. Battery indicator
“
” appears when the batteries are nearly exhausted. In this case,
replace all of the four batteries together.
To switch the menu:
The menu can be switched over or selected while LCD function button 1
and/or 2 are displayed.
(Examples: Home, Back, Menu, Enter, etc.)
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What’s on Remote Control Unit?
How Do I Use Remote Control Unit?
To select an item:
The displayed items can be scrolled or switched using the LCD cursor
or button.
The selected item is displayed in the reversed color for distinction from
other items.
Remote controllable range
Remote control unit can be controlled in the range as shown below using
four AA (R6) batteries.
IR Sensor
VOLUME CONTROL
20 ft
(6 m)
2WAY LCD REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
Infrared remote
transmitter
Take care of the following points when using Remote Control unit.
The remote control signal received by the main unit is the RF signal.
The signal sent from the main unit is sent as Infrared signal.
The control distance of the RF remote signal is about 30 ft (10 meters)
provided there is no obstacle.
• Do not install the receiver in a place where the receiver’s remote sensor is exposed to direct sunlight or high-frequency lighting (inverter
type, etc.) fluorescent lamp. Otherwise the remote control range will
be reduced.
• When the remote control range reduces or the Low Battery indicator
) will flash in the LCD display, replace all of the four batteries
(
together.
RF Remote Antenna
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The Remote Control unit transmits an infrared signal in addition to an
RF signal. When operation by means of the RF signal is not possible because of the radio wave conditions, aim the Remote Control unit towards
the receiver and use it as an infrared remote control.
For operation of other identified devices or with an external IR receiver,
aim the Remote Control unit towards the respective unit and use it as an
infrared remote control.
Do not block the remote control IR transmitter on the Receiver or the
transceiver part of the Remote Control unit. A momentary error is possible when the signal is interrupted even momentarily during transmission and reception (for example by a person passing through the beam).
In such a case, the most recent information will be displayed when CON-
FIRM/SHIFT button on the Remote Control unit is pressed. Sometime it
may be necessary to reenter the interrupted command again.
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Chapter Two: Controlling the Receiver
Remote Control unit provided with the receiver is a bi-directional Remote Control unit, which enables remote control while checking the information shown on the LCD display. The operations of connected devices can also be controlled from Remote Control unit.
Before first time using the receiver or after having changed or added the
connected devices, please be sure to read the separate booklet entitled
“Connection and Setup Guide”.
The present manual describes the operation procedures in normal use.
This chapter is composed of the following sections.
How Do I Adjust the Sound? page 9
How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes? page 17
Selecting the Inputs page 35
How Do I Operate Devices? page 36
How Do I Adjust the LCD Display? page 50
Executing Several Operations at Once (Macro function) page 52
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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 Remote Control unit.
Turning the Speakers On
To turn on the front A speakers, open the receiver’s front panel door and
press the SPEAKERS A button.
Speaker indicators (Å, ı)
INPUT
CD 2/TAPE 2
LISTEN
MULTI
L
SPEAKERS
R
Push the lower part of
the door.
To turn on the front B speakers, press the SPEAKERS B button located in
the door of the receiver’s front panel.
The lighting of a Å or ı indicator lamp indicates that the corresponding
set of speakers is on.
If you select SPEAKERS B while listening to a surround mode, the sound
will automatically revert to stereo. While SPEAKERS B is on, the surround made cannot be selected.
If you use speakers connected to amplifiers via the PRE OUT jacks, choose
SPEAKERS A.
P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND
fi%
fi%
MODE
MONITOR
MODE
SET UP SOUND
CONTROL
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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.
INPUT
CD 2/TAPE 2
LISTEN
MULTI
L
SPEAKERS
R
P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND
fi%
fi%
MODE
MONITOR
MODE
SET UP SOUND
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• Press
or
VOL.
-
on Remote Control unit.
2WAY LCD REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
+
-
+
-
+
VOL.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Adjusting the Tone (Only in STEREO mode with THX mode Off)
The Tone control adjusts the bass and treble tone of your front 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. Press the SOUND button on Remote Control unit repeatedly until
Tone = Off or On is displayed.
On or Off refers to the current setting status.
Sound
Tone = Off
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2. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select Tone = On (or Off if desired so).
3. When On is selected above and the SOUND button or Next button is
pressed again, the Bass setting menu appears.
When Off is selected above, the Loudness setting menu appears.
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Sound
Bass = +10
Home Next
4. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select the desired tone level.
Adjust in the range from +10 to -10.
5. Press the Next button (LCD function button 2).
6. The Treble setting menu appears.
7. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select the desired tone level.
Adjust in the range from +10 to -10.
8. To exit from setting, press the Home button (LCD function button 1).
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND button in the door repeatedly until TONE OFF or
ON is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) button to display TONE ON (or
OFF if desired so).
3. When ON is selected above and the SOUND button is pressed again,
the BASS setting menu appears.
When OFF is selected above, the LOUDNESS setting menu appears.
4. Adjust using the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) button.
5. Press the SOUND button.
6. When the TREBLE setting menu appears, adjust the treble in the same
way as above. To exit from setting, press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND FIXED” is displayed.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Adjusting the Loudness (Only in STEREO mode with THX mode Off)
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. Press the SOUND button on Remote Control unit repeatedly until
Loudness = Off or On is displayed.
On or Off refers to the current setting status.
Sound
Loudness = Off
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2. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select Loudness = On (or Off if desired so), then press the
Home button (LCD function button 1).
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND button inside the door repeatedly until LOUD-
NESS OFF or ON is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) button to select LOUDNESS ON
(or OFF), then press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND
FIXED” is displayed.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Adjusting Speaker Levels
You can use the Sound menu to temporarily adjust the speaker levels of
your center speaker, surround speakers, surround back 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 Remote Control Unit” in the
Connections and Setup Guide.
1. Press the SOUND button on Remote Control unit repeatedly until
the speaker name to be adjusted is displayed.
Sound
Center = +5dB
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Center : center speaker
Sur. Right :
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Sur. Left :
Sur. Back R :
Sur. Back L :
Sub Woofer : subwoofer
The two surround speakers cannot be adjusted independently between
each other.
The two surround back speakers cannot be adjusted independently between each other.
2. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select the desired volume level, then press the Home button.
left and right surround speakers
left and right surround back speakers
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Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND button inside the door repeatedly until the name
of the speaker(s) to be adjusted is displayed.
C : center speaker
SL/SR : left and right surround speakers
SBL/SBR : left and right surround back speakers
SW : subwoofer
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2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) button to select the desired vol-
ume level, then press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND
FIXED” is displayed.
If you select another source device or turn off the receiver, the above setting is reset to the level adjusted in Chapter Two of the Connection and
Setup Guide.
Adjusting the Input Level
If the front panel CLIP indicator will flash red continually, lower the analog
input level for the source device you’re listening to. (Setting the proper input level eliminates distortion that occurs if a source device’s output level
is too high. Occasional brief flashing of the CLIP indicator is okay).
1. Select the input to be adjusted (see “Selecting the Inputs” on page
35).
2. Press the SOUND button on the Remote Control unit until Analog
Level is displayed.
Sound
Analog Level
CD1 0dB
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3. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select the desired input level, then press the Home button.
Select one of the three input levels; 0 dB, -3 dB and -6 dB. (The dB is
the unit expressing the amplitude of sound.)
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND button inside the door repeatedly until ANLG IN-
PUT is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) button to select the desired input
level, then press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND FIXED”
is displayed.
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How Do I Adjust the Sound?
Muting Sound
The sound can be muted temporarily.
• Press the MUTE button on Remote Control unit. The MUTE indicator
on the receiver panel blinks during muting.
Use one of the following methods to cancel muting.
• Adjust the Volume control on either the receiver or Remote Control unit.
• Press the MUTE button again.
The MUTE indicator on the receiver panel goes off.
Midnight Theater Function (Dolby Digital, DTS and DTS-ES only)
Any time you don’t want to experience the loud and soft volume extremes
of recorded sound (for example, late at night), use midnight theatre 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 or DTS (DTS-ES) that has been encoded with special compres-
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sion data.
To use the Midnight Theater function:
1. Press the SOUND button on the Remote Control unit repeatedly un-
til Midnight 1, 2 or Off is displayed.
Sound
Midnight
Off
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2. Press the LCD cursor up/down (
unit to select Off, 1 or 2, then press the Home button.
• OFF for normal balancing
• 1 for quieter balancing
• 2 for quietest balancing (the least difference between the
loudest and quietest sound)
Operation on the receiver:
1. Press the SOUND button inside the door repeatedly until MIDNIGHT
1, 2 or OFF is displayed.
2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/fi) button to select OFF, 1 or 2, then
press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND FIXED” is displayed.
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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?
How Do I Adjust the Surround 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.
What is the THX?
• THX: Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theaters called
dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theaters
with similar equipment and conditions. The soundtrack created for
movie theaters is then transferred directly onto Laserdisc, VHS tape,
DVD, etc., and is not changed for playback in a small home theater
environment.
THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately translate the sound from the movie theater environment into the home,
correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. On the VR-5700/
VR-5090/VR-5080, when the THX mode is on, the THX technologies
are automatically added after the decoded signal.
Movies which have been encoded in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, Dolby
Pro Logic, Stereo and Mono can all benefit from activating the THX
technologies. THX should be activated only when watching movies
which were mixed for playback in large movie theater environments.
THX need not be activated for music, movies that were made especially for television or shows such as sports programming, talk shows,
etc. This is because they were mixed in a small room environment.
• THX Surround EX: THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX is
a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of
Lucasfilm Ltd.
In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with
Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra
channel which has been added during the mixing of the program.
This channel, called Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener
in addition to the currently available front left, front center, front right,
surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional
channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind
the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound
localization than ever before.
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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?
Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX technology, when released into the home consumer market may exhibit a
Dolby Digital Surround EX logo on the packaging. A list of movies
created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at
http://www.dolby.com.
Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX
logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this
new technology in the home.
This product may also engage the "THX Surround EX" mode during
the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the Surround Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not
be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes
of the individual listener.
What are Listen Modes?
• Dolby Digital: Dolby Digital uses an encode/decode process based
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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.
• Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II: Dolby Pro Logic reproduces a
surround sound like in a movie theater from Dolby Surround-encoded
program source (videotape or LaserDisc software carrying the Dolby
Surround logo), and features excellent sound movement on the front
and a surrounding atmosphere of movie theaters. Meanwhile, Dolby
Pro Logic II decodes a signal encoded in 2 channels into 5-channel
signals composed of the left/right front signals, center signal and surround left/right signals. If no surround speaker is Setup, the surround
signal is sent to front left and right speakers. (Dolby 3 stereo)
Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced version of the decoding technology
used with Dolby Pro Logic. It inputs 2-channel signals from a Dolby
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Surround-encoded source and reproduces 5-channel signals in which
the surround channel is divided into independent channels for the
left and right. Dolby Pro Logic II has the MOVIE mode and MUSIC
mode, and the MUSIC mode enables independent adjustment of three
parameters including Panorama mode, Dimension and Center Width.
See page 29 for the Dolby Pro Logic II parameters.
To allow the users enjoy multichannel playback also from the analog
audio of currently available Dolby Surround home video software,
the VR-5700/VR-5090/VR-5080 incorporates a Dolby Pro Logic II surround decoder.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro
Logic", "Surround EX " and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
• DTS : DTS has five full-frequency channels that create effects nearly
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).
• DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1: Both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1
and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 add the surround back channel audio to the
DTS 5.1-channel format to improve the acoustic positioning and
makes acoustic image movement more natural with the 6.1-channel
reproduction. This receiver incorporates a DTS-ES decoder, which can
handle DTS-ES Discrete-encoded and DTS-ES Matrix-encoded program
sources from DVD, etc.
DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 features digital discrete recording of all channels
including the surround back channels and higher quality of audio
reproduction.
DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 features matrix encoding of surround back (SB)
signals in the SL/SR signals and decoding of the matrix into the SL, SR
and SB signals during playback.
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