Kenwood VR-517 User Manual - Page 19

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, and surround speakers) as described below. MULTI CONTROL SET UP POWER ON/STANDBY (KRF-V6050D/ V5050D/ V5550D) SET UP MULTI CONTROL RC-R0511 RC-R0615/R0617 1 Turn on the power to this receiver by pressing POWER or ON/STANDBY key(s). 2 Select a speaker system. 1 Press the SET UP key such that the subwoofer setting indication (SUBW ON) appears. SP A B TI.VOL CLIP MUTE RDS EON PTY TP TA NEWS L CR LFE SW LS S RS FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED 2 Use the MULTI CONTROL 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 LRG" and the procedure skips to step 5. • When subwoofer output sound is required, select "FRNT NML". 3 Press the SET UP key to accept the setting. • The front speakers setting indication (FRNT) appears. SP A B TI.VOL CLIP MUTE RDS EON PTY TP TA NEWS L CR LFE SW LS S RS FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED 4 Use the MULTI CONTROL keys to select the appropriate front speakers setting. 1 FRNT NML (normal): 2 FRNT LRG (large): Average size front speakers are connected to the receiver. Large front speakers are connected to the receiver. • For "FRNT LRG" selection, no sound will be heard from SUBW even when it is set to ON. However, if you select CINEMA EQ. when subwoofer is selected, you will be able to hear sound from the subwoofer. When in STEREO mode, the sound goes directly to front speaker. 5 Press the SET UP key to accept the setting. • The center speaker setting indication (CNTR) appears. 6 Use the MULTI CONTROL keys to select the appropriate center speaker setting. 19 If you selected "LRG" as the front speakers setting, 1 CNTR LRG (large): A large center speaker is connected to the receiver. 2 CNTR NML (normal): An average size center speaker is con- nected to the receiver. 3 CNTR OFF: Center speaker setting mode to the receiver is OFF. Preparations If you have selected "NML" as the front speakers setting, 1 CNTR ON: Center speaker setting mode to the receiver is ON. 2 CNTR OFF: Center speaker setting mode to the receiver is OFF. 7 Press the SET UP key again to accept the setting. • The surround speaker setting indication (SURR) appears. 8 Use the MULTI CONTROL keys to select the appropriate surround speaker setting. If you selected "LRG" as the center speaker setting, 1 SURR LRG (large): Large surround speakers are con- nected to the receiver. 2 SURR NML (normal): Average size surround speakers are 3 SURR OFF: connected to the receiver. Surround speaker setting mode to the receiver is OFF. If you have selected other than "LRG" as the center speaker setting, 1 SURR ON: Surround speaker setting mode to the receiver is ON. 2 SURR OFF: Surround speaker setting mode to the receiver is OFF. 9 Press the SET UP key again to accept the setting. • The receiver enters the speaker volume level adjustment mode. • In steps 3 and 4, indications appear only for the selected channels of the speakers that require adjusting. 3 Adjust the speaker volume. From your usual listening position, adjust the volume levels. The volume levels from each speaker should be the same. 1 Use the MULTI CONTROL keys to adjust the volume of the test tone output from the speaker channel to be adjusted. The channel indication blinks while the test tone is being output. SP A B TI.VOL CLIP MUTE RDS EON PTY TP TA NEWS L CR LFE LS S RS FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL AUTO AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT MEMO MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR ST. kHz DOWN MIX DSP TUNED The test tone is heard from the speakers in the following sequence for 2 seconds each: = L = C = R = SR = SL = SW • If you change the volume level settings for the speakers while listening to music, the settings referred to on this page are also changed. • • If the speaker setting selects are changed, the speaker level settings are reset. 2 Press the SET UP key. • The test tone is turned off. The receiver enters the mode for inputting the distance to the speakers. Continued to next page