Adjusting The Sound - Kenwood VR-510 Instruction Manual

Adjusting the sound

MULTI CONTROL
SOUND
SPEAKERS A/B
PHONES
MUTE
SOUND
F.SHIFT
Adjusting the tone
You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the PCM stereo
and analog stereo mode.
1 Press the SOUND key repeatedly to select the tone mode to be
adjusted.
BASS: Select this to adjust the low frequency range.
(Press the SOUND key once.)
TREB: Select this to adjust the high frequency range.
(Press the SOUND key twice.)
SP A B TI.VOL
L C R
CLIP MUTE
LFE SW
RDS EON PTY
LS S RS
TP TA NEWS
2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or 5/∞ keys to adjust the sound
quality.
• The bass and treble levels are adjustable from -10dB to +10dB in 2
step increments.
• The adjustment item is displayed for approximately 8 seconds.
• BASS and TREB adjustment modes are not effective when THX is
ON.
Once-touch low frequency emphasis (bass boost)
(Remote control only)
You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the PCM stereo
and analog stereo modes.
Press the F.SHIFT key, then press BASS BOOST key on the
remote control.
• Press the key once to select the maximum (+10dB) low frequency
emphasis setting.
• This key does not function when the receiver is in the sound quality
or ambience effects adjustment mode.
Switching back to the previous setting
Press the BASS BOOST key again.
• BASS BOOST key is not effective when THX is ON.
THX mode (Remote control only)
You may use the THX key to switch ON or OFF the THX mode. The initial
factory setting for CD/DVD and DVD/6CH selectors is THX ON.
Each press switches the mode as follows:
1 "THX ON"
2 "THX OFF"
SP A B TI.VOL
L C R
CLIP MUTE
LFE SW
RDS EON PTY
LS S RS
TP TA NEWS
• When THX is ON, "THX" indicator lights up.
SOURCE DIRECT
VOLUME CONTROL
5/∞
VOL.
+ +
— —
THX
BASS BOOST
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR
kHz DOWN MIX DSP
FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO
AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO
MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST.
TUNED
kHz DOWN MIX DSP
Muting the sound
The MUTE key lets you mute the sound of the speakers.
Press the MUTE key.
SP A
CLIP
RDS EON
TP TA
To cancel
Press the MUTE key again so that the "MUTE" indicator goes off.
• MUTE ON can also be deactivated by turning the volume control
knob.
SOURCE DIRECT playback (for analog sources only)
Use this function to pass the source material direct to the amplifier,
bypassing any audio processing.
Press the SOURCE DIRECT key.
FM AUTO SOUND
AM PRO LOGIC
MHz 3 STEREO
kHz DOWN MIX
• When you press the LISTEN MODE, SOUND, or SET UP keys, or
switch to another input source, SOURCE DIRECT playback will be
canceled.
To cancel
Press the SOURCE DIRECT key again.
• If SOURCE DIRECT playback was activated when using a surround
mode, canceling SOURCE DIRECT playback will reactivate the previous
AUTO
MEMO
surround mode.
ST.
TUNED
Listening with headphones
1 Press the SPEAKERS A and B key so that the speaker indicator
goes off.
• If you turn off all of the speakers when in surround mode, the
surround mode will be canceled as well, resulting in stereo play-
back.
2 Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack.
PHONES
3 Use the VOLUME CONTROL knob (VOL. +/– keys) to adjust the
volume.
B TI.VOL
L C R
MUTE
LFE SW
PTY
LS S RS
NEWS
Blinks
DIGITAL AUTO
S.DIRECT MEMO
MONITOR ST.
TUNED
DSP
Make sure the SPEAKERS
indicators are turned off.
SP A B TI.VOL
L C R
CLIP MUTE
LFE
RDS EON PTY
LS S RS
TP TA NEWS
Normal playback
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