Preparing For Surround Sound; Speaker Settings - Kenwood VR-9050 Instruction Manual

Preparing for surround sound

Speaker settings

To enable you to obtain optimum enjoyment from the receiver's listening
modes, make sure to complete the speaker settings (Subwoofer, Front,
Center, Surround and Surround Back Speakers) as described below.
(POWER
ON/STANDBY)
RECEIVER ON
SETUP
1
Turn on the power to this receiver by pressing the (POWER
ON/STANDBY) key or RECEIVER ON key.
If you want to use the remote control unit, press the VIDEO 1,
VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, MD/TAPE, PHONO, AV AUX or TUNER key on
the remote control unit to set it to the receiver control mode.
2
Press the SETUP key to enter the SETUP mode.
keys or MULTI @ / # keys for the following displays.
Use the
1 SP SETUP
2 CROSSOVER
3 TEST TONE
4 SP DISTANCE
5 LFE LEVEL
6 DISP MODE
7 EXIT
The flow of the SETUP is as follows:
SP
CROSSOVER
SETUP
Subwoofer
FREQ:40Hz
Front
FREQ:60Hz
Center
FREQ:80Hz
Surround
FREQ:100Hz
Surround
Back
FREQ:120Hz
Subwoofer
FREQ:150Hz
Re-mix
EXIT
SETUP MULTI CONTROL
SOUND
MULTI %/ fi,
@/#
TEST SP
TONE DISTANCE
Front Left
T. TONE T. TONE
AUTO MANUAL
Center
L
L
Front Right
C
C
R
Surround Right
SR
R
SBR
Surround Back Right
SBL
SR
SL
Surround Back Left
SW
SBR
Surround Left
SBL
Subwoofer
SL
SW
DISP LFE
MODE LEVEL
Display Selector
Display Listen
3
Select a speaker system.
1 Select the SP SETUP and press the SETUP key again so that
the subwoofer setting indication "SUBW ON" appears.
SP MUTE
A B CLIP
L C SW R
LFE
SL SB SR
2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI %/fi keys to select
the appropriate subwoofer setting.
1 SUBW ON : Subwoofer setting mode to the receiver is ON.
2 SUBW OFF : Subwoofer setting mode to the receiver is OFF.
• The initial setting is "SUBW ON".
• When the setting "SUBW OFF" is selected, the Front Speakers
are automatically set to "FRNT LARGE" and the procedure skips
to step 6.
• When Subwoofer output sound is required, select "FRNT NORMAL",
or select both "FRNT LARGE" and "SW RE-MIX ON".
3 Press the key or MULTI # key to accept the setting.
∧
• The front speakers setting indication "FRNT" appears.
SP MUTE
A B CLIP
L C SW R
LFE
SL S SB SR
4 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI %/fi keys to select
the appropriate front speakers setting.
1 FRNT NORMAL
2 FRNT LARGE
5 Press the key or MULTI # key to accept the setting.
∧
• The Center Speaker setting indication "CNTR" appears.
6 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or MULTI %/fi keys to select
the appropriate Center Speaker setting.
If you selected "FRNT LARGE" as the Front Speakers setting,
1 CNTR NORMAL : An average size Center Speaker is con-
2 CNTR LARGE
: A large size Center Speaker is connected
3 CNTR OFF
: Center Speaker setting mode to the re-
If you selected "FRNT NORMAL" as the Front Speakers
setting,
1 CNTR NORMAL : An average size Center Speaker is
2 CNTR OFF
: Center Speaker setting mode to the
7 Press the key or MULTI # key again to accept the setting.
∧
• The Surround Speaker setting indication "SURR" appears.
STEREO
STEREO
: Average size Front Speakers are con-
nected to the receiver.
: Large size Front Speakers are connected
to the receiver.
nected to the receiver.
to the receiver.
ceiver is OFF.
connected to the receiver.
receiver is OFF.
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