Kenwood VR-5700 User Manual 1 - Page 42

Chapter Two : Setting Up the Remote Control Unit Setting Up Speakers Remote Setup Before you can begin using the receiver to control your home entertainment system, you must set up Remote Control unit to operate your speakers effectively. There are four areas of speaker setup: • Selecting the Speakers • Balancing the Speaker Volumes • Bass Peak Level • Adjusting the Speaker Distances The receiver must be on and speakers must be connected before you can set up speakers. Speaker Placement An example of installation is shown here. Use this figure as a reference for installing the system according to the types of your speakers and conditions of your listening room. 36 FL C SW SL FR SR SBL SBR FL/FR (Front speakers) : Place to the front left and right of the listening position. Front speakers are required for all surround modes. C (Center speaker) : Place front and center. This speaker stabilizes the sound image and helps recreate sound motion. SW (Subwoofer) : Reproduces powerful deep bass sounds. SL/SR (Surround speakers) : Place to the direct left and right, or slightly behind, the listening position at even heights, at least 3.3 ft (1 meter) above the ears of the listeners. SBL/SBR (Surround back speakers) : The SBL/SBR speakers are required to reproduce 6.1-channel signals (THX Surround EX, DTS-ES). Place them on the left and right behind the listening position and at the same height as the SL/SR speakers. Selecting the Speakers 1. Press the POWER ON/STANDBY button on the main unit to turn the power on. 2. Press the MUSIC button or MOVIE button to display the "Menu". Tuner FM 01ch Auto 87.50MHz Menu 3. Press the Menu button (LCD function button 2). Home Setup 4. Press the Setup buttoRnEC(LCD function button 2). 01.IR 02.Surround 03.Contrast Home Enter 5. Press the LCD cursor up/down button ( , ) to select "02. Surround", then press the Enter button (LCD function button 2) REC Surround SetUp Sub Woofer = On Home Next 6. Press the LCD cursor up/down button ( , ) to select Sub Woofer On or Off, then press the Next button (LCD function button 2). • If you selected On for the subwoofer, all of the bass below 80Hz is removed from all other Nml (Normal)/ THX setting speakers in your system and is sent to the subwoofer in all listening modes. This improves your speakers' power handling and reduces overall distortion. • If you selected Off for the subwoofer, the bass tone is removed from all other Nml/THX setting speakers in your system and is sent to the front L and R speakers. To abort setup, press the MUSIC button, MOVIE button or Home button. Select Nml/THX for the speaker for use in THX reproduction. 7. When the front (left and right) speaker setting menu (Front) appears, select Front Nml (Normal)/THX or Large in the same way as step 6, then press the Next button. (If you set the subwoofer to Off in step 6, skip this step.)