Operations Convenient Functions; Adjusting The Sound - Kenwood VRS-N8100 Instruction Manual

Convenient functions
You can make further adjustments to the sound while listening to
playback in the surround mode.
÷ The mode using Sound key is defeated when the REC MODE is
ON.
MULTI CONTROL % / fi / @ / #
ENTER
RCV Mode
Dimmer
Listen Mode5/ ∞

Adjusting the sound

1 Press the RCV Mode key on the remote control unit to set
it to the receiver control mode.
2 Press the Sound key.
3 Press the MULTI CONTROL @ / # (or the Multi@ / # key) to
select the setting item and press the ENTER (or the Enter key).
Note that some items are not displayed in certain modes.
1 "SPEAKER LEVEL": *1
Adjusting the volume level of each channel
2 "ANALOG INPUT LEVEL": (Analog mode only)
Input level adjustment
3 "TONE CONTROL": *2
Tone level adjustment
4 "EFFECT LEVEL": (DSP mode only)
DSP effect level adjustment
5 "DUAL MONO": *3
Selection between Stereo, Main audio, Sub audio and
Main + Sub audio
6 "MIDNIGHT MODE": *4
Midnight mode adjustment
7 "PANORAMA": *5
Panorama mode ON/OFF
8 "DIMENSION": *5
Dimension adjustment
9 "CENTER WIDTH": *5
Center width adjustment
0 "CENTER IMAGE": *6
Center image mode adjustment
*1 The setting in the SOUND mode is temporary. It returns automati-
cally to the original level set in "Speaker settings" when the
receiver is turned OFF/ON.
*2 PCM stereo and analog stereo mode only.
*3 DOLBY DIGITAL mode only
*4 DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS mode only
*5 Only when the input signal is a 2-channel signal in the DOLBY PRO
LOGIC IIx MUSIC or DOLBY PRO LOGIC II MUSIC mode.
*6 Only when the input signal is a 2-channel signal in the DTS
NEO:6 MUSIC mode.
4 Use the MULTI CONTROL % / fi (or the Multi % / fi) to
adjust the setting as desired.
÷ The adjustment mode is displayed for approximately 20 seconds.
5 Press the Sound key again to return to the input indication.
LISTEN MODE
Multi % / fi / @ / #
Enter
Sleep
Sound
Stereo
Adjusting the volume level of each channel
The volume levels of the center speaker, subwoofer, surround speaker
and surround back speaker channels can be adjusted during playback.
1 Press the RCV Mode key on the remote control unit to set
it to the receiver control mode.
2 Press the Sound key.
3 Use the MULTI CONTROL @ / # (or the Multi @ / # keys)
to select "SPEAKER LEVEL" on setup displays, and press
the ENTER (or Enter key).
4 Use the MULTI CONTROL @ / # (or the Multi @ / # keys)
to select the speaker.
1 Subwoofer level adjustment
2 Center speaker level adjustment
3 Surround speaker level adjustment
4 Surround back speaker level adjustment
5 Use the MULTI CONTROL % / fi (or the Multi % / fi keys)
to adjust the speaker volume level.
S P E
L S
+ 1
÷ The level of each speaker channel can be adjusted in 1 dB
steps between -10 dB and +10 dB.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 as required.
7 Press the Sound key again to return to the input indication.
÷ The setting in the SOUND mode is temporary. It returns automati-
cally to the original level set in "Speaker settings" when the
receiver is turned OFF/ON.
Adjusting the DSP effect level
The DSP effect level can be adjusted when the listen mode is a DSP surround
mode "Arena", "Jazz Club", "Theater", "Stadium" or "Disco".
1 Press the RCV Mode key on the remote control unit to set
it to the receiver control mode.
2 Press the Sound key.
3 Use the MULTI CONTROL @ / # (or the Multi @ / # keys)
to select "EFFECT LEVEL" on setup displays, and press
the ENTER (or Enter key).
4 Use the MULTI CONTROL % / fi (or the Multi % / fi) to
adjust the EFFECT LEVEL.
E F F
÷ The DSP effect level can be adjusted in the range between 1 and 5.
5 Press the Sound key again to return to the input indication.
S O U N D
A K E R L E V E L
/ R S
d B / + 1 d B
(DSP mode only)
S O U N D
E C T L E V E L
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