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Kenwood KRF-V9993D How To Operate

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VR-4900/VR-4700
KRF-V9993D
B60-4660-10 01 CH (K, T, M, X)
9911
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  • Page 1 VR-4900/VR-4700 KRF-V9993D B60-4660-10 01 CH (K, T, M, X) 9911...
  • Page 2 Using Your New Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver Welcome to the Users’ Guide for your new Kenwood Audio-Video Re- ceiver. 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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? .............
  • Page 4 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 ...........
  • Page 5 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 ...................
  • Page 6 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 ..........
  • Page 7 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 ....

  • Page 9: Chapter One: Moving Around

    PowerTouch. The chapter also includes an expla- nation 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...

  • Page 10: What's On The Front Panel Of Your Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver

    What’s on PowerTouch? What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver? “ CLIP CD 2 / TAPE 2 SPEAKERS INDICATOR PRO LOGIC 3 STEREO MONITOR KRF-V9993D DOLBY DIGITAL MPEG 96k fs STANDBY D.R.I.V.E. HDCD POWER ¤ INPUT SELECTOR ‹...
  • Page 11 What’s on PowerTouch? 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 VOLUME CONTROL 18. VOLUME CONTROL knob 19. INPUT SELECTOR keys 20.
  • Page 12 What’s on PowerTouch?

  • Page 13: What's On Powertouch

    What’s on PowerTouch? What’s on PowerTouch? (Touch Panel 2-way IR Remote) ENTER CONFIRM MUTE DOWN CONTRAST SYS.POWER BACKLIGHT 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.

  • Page 14: What's On Powertouch's Screen

    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. Device Quick Access Control/Menu...

  • Page 15: How Is Powertouch Powered

    Use the Main menu to navigate through the feature menus to ex- actly 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...

  • Page 16: How Do I Use Powertouch

    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 dis- plays a low battery alarm, replace all 4 batteries (VR-4900, VR-4700) or 6 batteries (KRF-V9993D).

  • Page 17: How Do I Move Around

    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 some- one walking by) can cause the communication and feedback to become erratic temporarily.

  • Page 18: How Do I Enter Text

    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: 1.

  • Page 19: Chapter Two: Using Powertouch

    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 con-...

  • Page 20: How Do I Adjust The Sound

    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) speak- ers, 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.

  • Page 21: Adjusting The Volume

    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. • Press in the appropriate direction on PowerTouch. DOWN Adjusting the Loudness (Stereo mode Only) The Loudness control increases the bass and treble at low volume control settings.

  • Page 22: Adjusting The Tone (Front Left And Right Speakers Only)

    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.

  • Page 23: Adjusting Speaker Levels

    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.
  • Page 24 How Do I Adjust the Sound? 1. Touch (sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound menu: 2. Touch (Sp Level) to open the SP Level menu: Although icons for the front speakers appear here, notice that they do not have buttons.

  • Page 25: Muting Sound

    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.

  • Page 26: Midnight Theater Function (Only Dolby Digital Mode)

    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 func- tion 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.

  • Page 27: What Are Listen Modes

    SOUND key repeatedly until returning to the previous menu. What are Listen Modes? You can experience true home-theater sound with your Kenwood Audio- Video Receiver. This receiver incorporates several listen modes to let you enjoy surround sound with a wide variety of program sources. Each pro- duces multiple channels of surround-sound, but each does it differently.
  • Page 28 How Do I Adjust the Sound? • 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.
  • Page 29 How Do I Adjust the Sound? You cannot select the Input Analog mode if you are playing DTS-en- coded media. You cannot listen to DTS-encoded media in Room B. (VR-4900/KRF- V9993D only) When playing DTS-encoded media, wait until “DTS” appears on the receiver display before proceeding.
  • Page 30 How Do I Adjust the Sound? 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.

  • Page 31: Input Modes

    How Do I Adjust the Sound? Input Modes: The listen mode should usually be set to Full Auto. However, the listen mode can also be set manually when you want to fix the inputs as analog signals, etc. (see "To Set the Input Mode manually" on page 22). FULL AUTO : The receiver detects the input signal format auto- (Full Auto)

  • Page 32: To Set The Input Mode Manually

    How Do I Adjust the Sound? To Set the Input Mode manually: To fully enjoy the sonic benefits of specially-encoded DVD AUDIO discs played on a compatible DVD player, you must set the receiver’s input to 6CH INPUT. To do so, select 1.

  • Page 33: To Set The Listen Mode Manually

    How Do I Adjust the Sound? To Set the Listen Mode manually: 1. Touch (listen mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Lis- ten Mode menu. 2. Select a Listen Mode you want. Operation on the receiver: 1. Press the LISTEN MODE key inside the door repeatedly until the lis- ten mode to be set is displayed.

  • Page 34: Applying Digital Signal Processor (Dsp) Effects

    How Do I Adjust the Sound? Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Effects The DSP mode creates the reverberation devices (elements of sound ech- oed in various spaces) which determine the feeling of presence. Since DSP uses digital processing, it can produce these effects without spoiling the sound quality of the original music or video source.

  • Page 35: To Set A Dsp Effect

    How Do I Adjust the Sound? To set a DSP effect: 1. Touch (listen mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Lis- ten Mode menu: 2. Touch 3. Touch a DSP mode icon button. 4. (Optional) Touch to adjust the wall type, room size, and effect level to your taste.
  • Page 36 How Do I Adjust the Sound? • Wall Type changes the quality of the simulated walls. • Room Size switches the simulated room size. • Effect Level adjusts the amount of DSP presence in the overall sound. Lower numbers decrease the amount of presence, higher numbers increase it.

  • Page 37: Hdcd And D.r.i.v.e. Effects

    HDCH signals by connecting a CD player through digital connection, even when it does not incorporate the HDCD circuitry. D.R.I.V.E. is a KENWOOD original technology for reproducing signals with high resolution by instant switching of the internal filters according to the input signal. This receiver incorporate a high performance DSP to provide very high resolution from 32-bit DRIVE III circuitry, achieving stereo audio reproduction with the best quality ever reached.

  • Page 38: Headphone Operation

    How Do I Adjust the Sound? Headphone Operation Insert the headphone plug into the receiver’s PHONES jack and adjust the listening level. VOLUME CONTROL STANDBY ON/STANDBY POWER -ON –OFF When listening through headphones, set SPEAKERS A and B to OFF.

  • Page 39: How Do I Operate Devices

    How Do I Operate Devices? How Do I Operate Devices? Your PowerTouch makes it easy for you to control the different devices connected to your receiver. Its easy-to-use LCD screen provides a choice of command buttons similar to those found on the devices’ own remotes. Use these buttons to control your home entertainment equipment by following these easy steps: 1.

  • Page 40: Operating Powertouch Without Sending Commands To The Receiver(Operations Using The Shift Key)

    3. Touch the desired operation button within 5 seconds after above. By touching the SHIFT button and executing an operation, any device can be controlled without sending the command signal to the receiver. The above operation is not available with devices connected using the KENWOOD system control cable.

  • Page 41: Movie Devices

    How Do I Operate Devices? Movie Devices Use this menu to operate devices that provide video, such as DVD play- ers, VCRs, etc. This menu controls the following (note which device you have connected to the jack in the space provided): to control this device...
  • Page 42 How Do I Operate Devices? To operate a standard TV: 1. Touch (Movie) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch the TV icon button to which you assigned the TV. This accesses the TV controls: 3. Use this screen as your TV remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.
  • Page 43 How Do I Operate Devices? To operate satellite TV (Digital Satellite Sound or tuner): 1. Touch (Movie) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Press the Video icon button to which you assigned the satellite TV receiver. This accesses the satellite controls: For VR-4900/VR-4700 3.
  • Page 44 How Do I Operate Devices? For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see “What if my device does not work with any of the codes on the list? What if I Want PowerTouch to Control Additional Functions?” on page 39 of the Connections and Setup Guide. For more inforamtion on device macros, see “How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?”...
  • Page 45 How Do I Operate Devices? 3. Use this screen as your cable TV remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon. Touch (more) to access any customized commands you have taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros. Touch the command or macro name to use it.

  • Page 46: Vcr

    How Do I Operate Devices? VCR (Video Recorder) To operate the VCR: 1. Touch (Movie) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch the Video icon to which you assigned the VCR. This accesses the VCR controls: 3. Use this screen as your VCR remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

  • Page 47: Dvd Player

    How Do I Operate Devices? DVD Player 1. Touch (Movie) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Select the icon you assigned to your DVD player. This accesses the DVD controls: 3. Use this screen as your DVD player remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

  • Page 48: Laser Disc Player

    How Do I Operate Devices? Laser Disc Player To operate a laser disc player: 1. Touch (movie) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Select the icon you assigned to the laser disc player. This accesses the laser disc controls: The figure shows a typical example. 3.

  • Page 49: Music Devices

    (use this space to note your devices) Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changers have many different features that make them ideal complements to your Kenwood receiver. Some changer mod- els can store disc and track titles for all loaded discs, and then download this information to your receiver for display on PowerTouch’s screen.

  • Page 50: Displaying Disc And Track Titles

    V9993D only) Displaying Disc and Track Titles Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changers allow you to easily search for and select a particular CD or song by title from any disc you’ve loaded into the unit. PowerTouch can display these disc and track titles on its LCD display,...
  • Page 51 How Do I Operate Devices? You have to assign disc and track titles to the discs in your CD player before you can transfer them to PowerTouch. See your CD player’s in- struction manual for more information about assigning disc and track titles.
  • Page 52 How Do I Operate Devices? 6. Touch to return to the CD controls. 7. Touch (music) on Quick Access menu to return to the Music menu. To read the loaded track titles and store them in PowerTouch: 1. Make sure you have followed the previous instructions to read disc data.
  • Page 53 How Do I Operate Devices? Entering Disc and Track Titles: You can also use PowerTouch to enter disc or track titles, if they are not already stored on the changer. The titles you add are stored in memory on both PowerTouch and the changer. To enter disc or track titles: 1.
  • Page 54 How Do I Operate Devices? To play discs and tracks by title: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch button. 3. Touch . This accesses the disc commands: 4. Titles of all discs in the changer are displayed in numerical order. 5.

  • Page 55: Single Or Rotary Cd Player

    How Do I Operate Devices? Single or Rotary CD Player To operate a single CD player: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch . This accesses the CD controls: 3. Use this screen as your CD player remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.
  • Page 56 How Do I Operate Devices? To operate rotary 5-disc CD players: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch . This accesses the CD controls: 3. Use this screen as your CD player remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

  • Page 57: Cd-R Recorder

    How Do I Operate Devices? CD-R Recorder To play CD-R Recorder: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch This accesses the CD-R Recorder controls: 3. Use this screen as your CD-R Recorder player remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

  • Page 58: Md Recorder Or Tape Deck

    How Do I Operate Devices? MD Recorder or Tape Deck To operate an MD recorder: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch . This accesses the MD recorder controls: 3. Use this screen as your MD recorder remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.
  • Page 59 How Do I Operate Devices? Entering Disc and Track Titles: If you have Kenwood MD-2070 or DMF-9020, you can also use PowerTouch to enter disc or track titles. To enter disc or track titles: 1. Touch (music) on the main or Quick Access menu.
  • Page 60 How Do I Operate Devices? To operate a Tape Deck: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch . This accesses the tape deck controls: 3. Use this screen as your tape deck remote. The available buttons may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

  • Page 61: Turntable

    How Do I Operate Devices? Turntable To operate a turntable/record player: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch to set the turntable as the speaker source. You will re- main at the Music menu. 3. Play your records as normal. Please note that you cannot control the turntable with PowerTouch;...

  • Page 62: Tuner

    How Do I Operate Devices? 5. Touch (music) on Quick Access menu to return to the MUSIC menu. To select the input on the receiver, use the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR key inside the door. The CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR indicator lights up when it is selected. After completion of playback, press the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR key again so that the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR indicator goes out.
  • Page 63 How Do I Operate Devices? • Touch the left or right arrow to tune in a station. • Touch and enter the broadcast frequency using the 10key pad. (e.g.; To select FM 87.5 MHz, enter 8, 7, 5, 0 and •...
  • Page 64 How Do I Operate Devices? RDS (Radio Data System) VR-4900 and KRF-V9993D : RDS (Radio Data System) is a system where radio stations transmit digital data for FM broad- casts along with the broadcast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the data from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name.
  • Page 65 How Do I Operate Devices? To search for a specific type of music or radio program: 1. Touch (music) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch button. 3. Touch at the top of the screen. This accesses RDS commands: 4. Touch 5.
  • Page 66 How Do I Operate Devices? For U.S.A. and Canada Program Type Name Receiver Display News NEWS Information INFORM Sports SPORTS Talk TALK Rock ROCK Classic Rock CLS ROCK Adult Hits ADLT HIT Soft Rock SOFT RCK Top 40 TOP 40 Country COUNTRY Oldies...
  • Page 67 How Do I Operate Devices? For Europe and U.K. Program Type Name Receiver Display Pop Music POP M Rock Music ROCK M Easy Music EASY M Light Classical Music LIGHT M Serious Classical Music CLASSICS Other Music OTHER M Weather WEATHER Finance FINANCE...
  • Page 68 How Do I Operate Devices? 6. Touch • If the tuner cannot find the program type you want, “NO PRO- GRAM” appears on the receiver display. The display returns to its original screen after several seconds. • If the tuner locates a station playing the program type you want, reception begins.

  • Page 69: How Do I Record (Edit Mode)

    How Do I Record (Edit Mode)? How Do I Record (Edit Mode)? PowerTouch provides a simple yet powerful editing procedure that lets you quickly and easily specify the source and destination devices. To record: 1. Touch (edit) on the Quick Access menu to open the Edit menu:...
  • Page 70 How Do I Record (Edit Mode)? 2. Touch a source device. This will be the device you are recording from, like a DVD or CD player. PowerTouch displays the destinations able to record from that source: 3. Select the recording destination device and touch .

  • Page 71: Digital To Digital Recording

    How Do I Record (Edit Mode)? • If you’re recording from a digital source, any action other than adjust- ing the volume may cause the sound to “clip” on the recording. • You cannot record from the component you are using to record. For example, if you’re recording on a VCR connected to the VIDEO1 jacks, select a source other than Video 1.

  • Page 72: How Do I Adjust Powertouch's Display

    How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display? How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display? How Do I See PowerTouch in the Dark? You can use your PowerTouch in the dark. When you turn on the back light, your PowerTouch screen will light up, making navigation easier if you need to operate PowerTouch in dim or nonexistent light.

  • Page 73: How Do I See Powertouch's Screen More Clearly

    How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display? How Do I See PowerTouch’s Screen More Clearly? You can also adjust the contrast to suit your viewing angle. To adjust the contrast: CONTRAST 1. Press (CONTRAST) until “Contrast” message appears on the screen: 2.

  • Page 74: Using Powertouch To Dim Or Brighten The Receiver's Front Panel

    How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display? Using PowerTouch to Dim or Brighten the Receiver’s Front Panel 1. Touch (Sepup) on the Quick Access menu. 2. Touch to make the receiver display illumination dim and less noticeable. It is also possible to disable some indicators (DTS, 96 kfs, HDCD, DOLBY DIGITAL, MPEG and D.R.I.V.E.) on the receiver.

  • Page 75: How Do I Perform Several Actions At Once

    How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? PowerTouch uses sophisticated processing to make it easy for you to per- form several actions at once using the Macro menu. Once you create the macros, specifying which devices should receive which commands at what interval, a single touch can lower curtains, dim lights, and turn on and start devices.

  • Page 76: Creating Macros

    How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? Creating Macros PowerTouch provides a simple way to create macros: 1. Think about the sequence of events you want to set up. You may even want to note down which devices should turn on first and how much time you think should pass between each step.
  • Page 77 How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? 6. Touch 7. Touch a blank space (all spaces are blank in the initial status). (Optional) To delete a function: a. Touch a macro function line you want to delete. b. Verify that this is the correct function. Touch (Optional) To insert a function: a.
  • Page 78 How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? 8. Touch a device, then touch an available function. PowerTouch inserts the function then returns you to the Macro De- vice menu. 9. Repeat step 7 to insert all the devices and functions you want to use. 10.
  • Page 79 How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? To insert a delay (which is stored on its own line as a separate action): a. Touch the device line whose function did not occur. b. Touch c. Touch a delay time. PowerTouch inserts the delay then returns you to the Macro Function menu.

  • Page 80: Using Macros

    How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? Using Macros Once you have defined macros, you can use them directly from the basic menus (Music, Movie) for one-touch operation of several devices. The VR-4900 and KRF-V9993D has “Perfect Macro” capability. This senses if video devices connected via the composite jacks, or video monitors with an optional power sensing device attached are on or off, and will ensure that the macro works properly.
  • Page 81 How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? There are two ways to use the macros you defined • from the Macro Summary menu, which displays all the available macros • from the More screen for each device, which displays the macros as- sociated with that device To run a macro from the Macro Summary menu: 1.

  • Page 82: How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment

    Simply aim PowerTouch at the device you want to control, then touch the icon buttons and settings for the tasks you want to perform. Do not aim PowerTouch at your Kenwood receiver—none of the home automa- tion devices are connected to it.
  • Page 83 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? To run your X-10 Home Automation System using PowerTouch: 1. Access either the Music or Movie menu and touch to open the Home Automation menu: 2. Touch to access the X-10 commands: 3. Touch the numbered button that corresponds to the X-10 module you want to control.

  • Page 84: Lutron

    How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? 4. Touch to return to the Home Automation menu. 5. Touch any Quick Access menu to change to that menu. The X-10 IR-543 Converter is compatible with your PowerTouch. Contact X-10 at www.x-10.com, or at X10@x10.com. In addition, Radio Shack also sells a compatible converter (product number RSU 10037703).
  • Page 85 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? 2. Touch to access Lutron commands. Touch to access either the Spacer (shown) or GRAFIK Eye control screens, depending on which system you use. 3. Use PowerTouch’s screen as your Lutron remote. Refer to your Lutron manual for more information on these commands.
  • Page 86 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? To assign names to the 8 available GRAFIK Eye scenes: 1. Access either the Music or Movie menu and touch to open the Home Automation menu: 2. Touch to access Lutron commands. 3. If necessary, touch to access the GRAFIK Eye control screen.

  • Page 87: Makita

    How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? 7. Touch to return to the Lutron GRAFIK Eye controls. Press it again to return to the Home Automation menu. 8. Touch any Quick Access menu to change to that menu. Lutron models SP-HT-WH, GRX-IT, and GRX-8IT are compatible with your PowerTouch.
  • Page 88 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? To operate your Makita device using PowerTouch: 1. Access either the Music or Movie menu and touch to open the Home Automation menu: 2. Touch to access the Makita controls: 3. Use this screen as your Makita remote. If you want to control more than 1 Makita device, touch to cycle through the additional screens.
  • Page 89 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? To assign names to curtain devices: 1. Access either the Music or Movie menu and touch to open the Home Automation menu: 2. Touch to access the Makita controls. 3. Touch to access the Name Input screen: 4.

  • Page 90: Accessories Control

    714-522-8194 (facsimile) Makitaapd@aol.com The products and companies listed previously are not owned by or affili- ated with Kenwood in any way. Please contact these com-panies directly for further information or to find a retailer near you. Accessories Control PowerTouch includes 8 additional buttons for controlling virtually any device that accepts IR codes.
  • Page 91 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? To teach one of PowerTouch’s preset IR codes to a device: 1. Access either the Music or Movie menu and touch to open the Accessories menu: 2. See the device’s manual for specific information about programming it with PowerTouch’s accessory codes.
  • Page 92 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? To teach functions to the accessory codes: 1. Access either the Music or Movie menu and touch to open the Accessories menu: 2. Touch to access the Accessories Function Modify menu. 3. Touch a button. This button will control the accessory once you are done.
  • Page 93 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? 4 inches (10 cm) 5. Touch on PowerTouch, then press the button on the device’s re- mote that corresponds to the command you want PowerTouch to learn. The device’s remote will send the code to PowerTouch, which will save it as the command for the button you selected.
  • Page 94 How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? 6. (Optional) Change the button name. Touch a button name you want to change and touch . See “How Do I Enter Text?” on page 8 for more information on changing names. 7. Touch to return to the Accessories menu.

  • Page 95: Chapter Three: Using Powertouch In Multiple Rooms (Vr-4900/Krf-V9993D)

    How Do I Switch Control Modes? Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple Rooms (VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) The VR-4900 and KRF-V9993D offers dual-room output and control, which enables you to use a single receiver to control devices and speak- ers for 2 rooms. Due to its advanced features and controls, you can listen to music in one room while a movie plays in the other! Depending on your tastes and budget, you can set up one of the follow- ing “sound scenarios”...

  • Page 96: How Do I Switch Control Modes

    How Do I Switch Control Modes? How Do I Switch Control Modes? You can use PowerTouch to operate your receiver and source devices from 2 different rooms. To do so, you need to switch control modes to control the devices from each room. (VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) To make operations from Room B easier, we recommend that you pur- chase a second PowerTouch.

  • Page 97: Why Don't I See All My Devices

    Room B (and keep it there). Why Don’t I See All My Devices? Your Kenwood PowerTouch displays icon buttons for each of the devices in your home audio-video system that you have identified to the PowerTouch. If you have not identified a device to the PowerTouch, its icon button will appear blank (the buttons will be there, but it will not contain an icon).

  • Page 98: How Do I Operate Devices

    To control a second CD player from Room A, use , unless you are using a Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer (see below). Kenwood CD-3280M, CD-2280M, DPF-J9010, DPF-J9020 or DPF-J9030 200-Disc CD Changers are specifically designed to work with the VR- 4900/KRF-V9993D in a dual-room environment.
  • Page 99 How Do I Operate Devices?

  • Page 100: Chapter Four: Troubleshooting

    Chapter Four: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting is how you determine what part of a complex system (like a home theater system) is at fault when the system isn’t working how you think it should. When you troubleshoot a system, you diagnose a problem by examining and eliminating possible causes until there’s only one left.
  • Page 101 3. Go over all device connections slowly and methodically. Double- check the settings on your remote. Wrong or loose connections are the most likely cause of the most common home entertainment problem: no sound. Use the Connec- tion and Setup Guide to double-check your connections for each de- vice.

  • Page 102: Sound

    The CD2/Tape2 MONITOR input has not been selected. (If it has, the CD2/Tape2 MONITOR indicator on the receiver’s front panel will be lit). See “What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video Receiver?” on page 2 of this manual.

  • Page 103: I Can't Hear Sound From One Or More Of The Speakers, Or The Sound Is Abnormally Low

    The CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR input has not been selected. (If it has, the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR indicator on the receiver’s front panel will be lit). See “What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video Receiver?” on page 2 of this manual.

  • Page 104: Sound From One (Or More) Of My Devices Is Abnormally Loud Or Soft

    Sound Sound from one (or more) of my devices is abnormally loud or soft Adjust the analog input level for that device: 1. Select the icon for the device. For CD1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3, and VIDEO4, also select the Input Analog icon. 2.

  • Page 105: (Vr-4900 And Krf-V9993D Only) I Can't Hear Any Sound In Room B

    Sound (VR-4900 and KRF-V9993D only) I can’t hear any sound in Room B Check that: • The volume in Room B is turned up. See “How Do I Switch Control Modes?” on page 86 of this manual. • The Room B speakers are turned on if using Speaker B outputs for Room B (as opposed to Second Room Pre Outs).

  • Page 106: With A Dolby Digital Program, The Loud Sounds Aren't Very Loud And The Quiet Sounds Aren't Very Quiet

    Video With a Dolby Digital program, the loud sounds aren’t very loud and the quiet sounds aren’t very quiet Check that volume extremes are not automatically being balanced. See “Midnight Theater Function” on page 16 of this manual. All I hear is loud static when I play DTS discs •...

  • Page 107: Powertouch

    PowerTouch • Check that the correct video input on the TV is selected. • Check that the video software you record does not have copy guard protection. PowerTouch I don’t see icons for all my devices You must identify devices for PowerTouch control for them to appear in the icon bar on PowerTouch.

  • Page 108: My Powertouch Is Not Responding

    PowerTouch My PowerTouch is not responding • Make sure you are within the operating range for PowerTouch. See “How is PowerTouch Powered ?” on page 5 of this manual. • Replace the batteries. See Chapter Two of the Connections and Setup Guide.

  • Page 109: Receiver/Tuner

    Receiver/Tuner Receiver/Tuner My receiver won’t turn on and the STANDBY indicator is flashing Your receiver is in the “protection” mode. Check that: • The speaker system’s impedance is not too low. See Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide. •...
  • Page 110 PowerTouch The following settings are cleared: • The device set as input (Tuner is selected by default)—see “How Do I Operate Devices?” on page 29 of this manual. • The volume setting (-65dB is selected by default)—see “Adjusting the Volume” on page 11 of this manual •...

  • Page 111: The Sound Is Distorted, And The Clip Indicator On The

    PowerTouch 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 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.

  • Page 112: I Can't Access Any Rds (Radio Data System) Functions (Vr-4900/ Krf-V9993D)

    Receiver/Tuner 4. Touch . Every time you select the button the volume will cycle between 0dB, -3dB, -6dB and back up to 0dB. 5. While the source component is playing, reduce the Input Level to - 3dB. If the CLIP indicator still flashes frequently or remains lit for 1 second or longer, reduce the Input Level again to -6dB.

  • Page 113: I Can't Receive A Radio Station

    Receiver/Tuner I can’t receive a radio station Check that: • The appropriate antenna is connected. See Chapter One of the Con- nections and Setup Guide. • The broadcast band is correct. See “Tuner” on page 52 of this manual. • The tuner is set to the correct frequency.

  • Page 114: Macro Is Not Running As I Programmed

    • On or Off command for audio devices may not work correctly if they are not Kenwood components connected via system control cables. (For VR-4900/KRF-V9993D) • Depending on the video signals of the connected video devices, TV power sensing may not work correctly.
  • Page 115 Index Numerics 200-Disc CD Changer devices introductory information ..39 checklist ......31, 39 operating ........ 40 identifying to Powertouch ..29 operating in multiple rooms . 88 operating ......29, 88 playing CDs ......40 devices controlling from each room .. 88 reading and storing disc titles ..
  • Page 116 joystick operating moving around on PowerTouch devices ........29 ..........7 home automation on PowerTouch ......3 equipment ......72 macros ........70 range ......... 5 laser disc player, operating ..... 38 listen modes defined ........17 Perfect Macro ........70 Dolby 3 Stereo .......
  • Page 117 satellite TV, operating ..... 33 searching operating ........ 36 specific radio programs ..55 volume setting adjusting ......... 11 DSP effects ......25 control knob ......2 listen mode manually .... 23 sound adjusting ......... 10 X-10 Home Automation System scenarios in multiple rooms ..

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