How To Use Thus Manual; Special Features - Kenwood VR-6060 Instruction Manual

Before applying the power
How to use this manual
This manual is divided Into four sectlons, Preparations, Operations,
Remote Control, and AddItIonal InformatIon
Preparations
Shows you how to connect your audio and video components to the
receiver and prepare the surround processor.
Since this receiver works with all your audio and video components, we
WIII guide you In setting up your system to be as easy as possible
Operations
Shows you how to operate the various functions available on the
receiver
Remote Control
Shows you how to operate other components using the remote control,
as well as a detalled explanation of all remote control operations. Once
you have registeredyourcomponents with the proper setup codes, you'll
be able to operate both this receiver and your other AV components (TV,
VCR, DVD player, CD player, etc.) using the remote control supplied with
this receiver
Additional information
Shows you addItIonal InformatIon such as "In case of difficulty" (trouble-
shooting) and "Specrflcatlons"
Memory back up function
Please note that the followlng Items will be deleted from the unit's
memory if the power cord IS dlsconnected from the AC outlet for
approximately 1 day.
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Power mode.
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SW RE-MIX ON/OFF
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Input selector settings
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Distance setting.
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Picture output.
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Input mode setting
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Speaker ON/OFF.
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MIdnIght mode setting.
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Volume level.
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PRO LOGIC II mode setting.
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BASS, TREBLE, INPUT level
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CS II mode setting.
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TONE ON/OFF.
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Broadcast band.
. LOUDNESS ON/OFF.
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Frequency setting.
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Dimmer level.
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Preset stations
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MD/TAPE settings.
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Tunrng mode
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RF-BAND. (VR-6060 only)
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DSP mode
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Listen mode setting.
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ACTIVE EQ mode
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Speaker settings.
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SPEAKER EQ mode.
Special features
True home theater sound
This receiver Incorporates a wide variety of surround modes to bring you
maxImum enjoyment from your video software. Select a surround mode accord-
Ing to your equipment or the software you are going to play and enjoy! -&
Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital EX
The DOLBY DIGITAL mode lets you enjoy full dIgItal surround from
software processed rn the Dolby DIgItal format Dolby DIgItal provides
up to 5 1 channels of Independent dlgital audio for better sound quality
and more powerful presence than conventIonal Dolby Surround
As for Dolby Digital EX, it creates SIX full-bandwldth output channels
from the 5.1 channel sources This IS done using a matrix decoder that
derives three surround channels from the two In the origInal recording
For best results, Dolby Digital EX should be used with movie sound-
tracks recorded with Dolby DIgItal Surround EX
Dolby PRO LOGIC g
DOLBY PRO LOGIC II, whilst totally compatible with Its predecessor
PRO LOGIC. orovldes areater advantaaes In surround sound It allows
the user to &joy the Iconventional st&eo or Dolby Surround with a
convincing "5.1 Ilke" presentation PRO LOGIC II offers special fea-
tures for controlllng the overall spatial, dlmenslonality and frontal sound
field Imaging. PRO LOGlCIl produces an Impressive surround sound
from video software marked ~~~DOL~IW~OUNDI and three-dImensIonal
space from musrc CD When llstenlng to music, you WIII be able to enjoy
the experience of sheer STEREO surround sound
OTS-ES
The DTS-ES (DIgItal Theater System-Extended Surround) IS a 6 1 -channel
Discrete Surround format which IS extended to DTS-ES Discrete 6 I,
DTS-Matrix 6.1 and DTS NEO.6 It IS a 6 1 channel expanded from 5 1
surround which Includesan addItIonal surround centerchannel developed
wlthln surround left and surround right DTS-ES WIII be able to produce
the origInal sound recorded srmrlar to the theatrlcal effects
In the DTS-ES mode, the 5.1 or6 1 channel dIgItal Input from a DTS CD,
LD or DVD disc (carrying the "DTS" or "DTS-ES" markIng) can be
played In DIgItal Surround
Important
When a DTS disc IS played on a CD, LD or DVD player, noise may be
output from the analog output. It IS recommended that you connect the
digital output of the player to the digital input of this unit
Multi channel surround sound
(SRS Circle Surround II
CO>CS)
SRS Circle Surround lIrM Improves on Its predecessor CS-5 1 TM result-
Ing In the CS-6.1TM system, enabling you to listen to reallstlc, multi-
channel, surround sound playback from a stereo source or conventlonal
surround-encoded video source. You already enjoy llstenlng to Dolby
dIgItal sound/DTS multi-channel sound with your multi-speakers Now
you can Itsten to audio CDs. MDs. Broadcast and Home Theater using
your multi-speakers. You WIII dlscover a new type of sound through
SRS Circle Surround II
OSP surround modes
The DSP (DIgItal Signal Processor) used for this receiver lI?corporates
a variety of high quality adjustable sound fields, llke "ARENA", "JAZZ
CLUB", "THEATER", "STADIUM" and "DISCO" It is compatible with
almost any kind of program source
OVO g-channel input
If you own a DVD player equipped with 6-channel output, this receiver
allows you toobtaln the full surround sound impact of DVD source material
featuring multi-channel encoding. Since the source signals are dIgItal and
each channel IS Input Independently, the resulting ambience is far superior
to what can be achieved with conventional surround sound systems
ACTIVE EQ
ACTIVE EQ mode WIII produce a more dynamic sound quality In any
condition You can enjoy a more lmpressve sound effect when ACTIVE
EQ IS turned on during Dolby DIgItal and DTS playback.
SPEAKER EQ
TheSPEAKER EQfunctlon WIII automatlcally detect thevanousfeatures
of each speaker and effectively creates a stereoscopic sound effect
Remote control
This remote control has two kinds of slgnal
Universal IR IInfraRed) remote control
In addition to the basic receiver, the remote control supplled with this
receiver can also operate almost all of your remote controllable audio
and video comoonents Just follow the simole setuo urocedure to
register the components you have connected
RF remote signal (For VR-6060 only)
You can operate the receiver by gendlng RF remote slgnal from the
remote control The controllable range of the remote control IS not
Influenced by surroundings such as dtstance or an obstructlo"
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