Kenwood VR-5700 User Manual 1 - Page 44

Remote Setup Chapter Two : Setting Up the Remote Control Unit 6. Test noise is generated from the front left speaker. Listen to the volume of the noise carefully. The test noise moves from a speaker to the next speaker every about 2 seconds. The test noise does not move while a control is manipulated. 7. Listen to the test noise level carefully. If the noise level from the center speaker differs from that from the front left speaker, press the or button to make the noise level equal. (Do not adhere to the displayed volume levels because they are provided for mere references. Use your own ears to check if the levels from two speakers are identical or not.) 8. Set the reproduce levels of all the speakers in the system in the same way as above. 9. Press the Next button to proceed to the "Bass Peak Level" setting below. To quit setting and return to the normal operation screen, press the Home button. 38 Setting the Subwoofer Level: Because of the way humans hear, the test noise the Speaker Level menu sends through the subwoofer will not sound as loud as it really is. (The Speaker Level menu subwoofer test noise is designed to be used with a sound pressure level meter for balancing. See "Balancing the Speaker Levels with a Sound Level Meter" on page 42) Because of this, you cannot use that test noise to properly calibrate the level of your subwoofer by ear. To set the subwoofer level, listen to familiar music or films that have strong bass content and adjust the subwoofer level until it sounds balanced with the rest of the speakers. Bass Peak Level The LFE (bass effects) channel of Dolby Digital and DTS programs can contain up to 10dB more energy than the other channels, which is enough to damage some speakers. The VR-5700/VR-5090/VR-5080 has a bass limiter circuit that keeps the output to your subwoofer (or left & right speakers, if your system doesn't have a subwoofer) within safe limits. 1. In step 9 of the "Balancing the Speaker Volumes" setting procedure above, press the Next button (LCD function button 2) Bass Peak Level -26 Home Next 2. Press the LCD cursor up or down button ( or ), then "-30 dB" appears on the display. 3. The test tone is output and its level is set automatically to -30 dB. The level of the test tone is not affected by the current setting of the volume control. 4. Press the LCD cursor up/down button ( / ) to adjust the speaker level at a level just before the audio starts to be distorted. 5. Press the Next button to proceed to the "Adjusting the Speaker Distances" setting below. To quit setting and return to the normal operation screen, press the Home button. Do not output the test tone for a long period while the speaker audio is distorted. Adjusting the Speaker Distances Measure the distance from each speaker to the seat you most often use. Note the distance in the table below: Speaker Front left Center Front right Surround right Surround back right Surround back left Surround left Subwoofer Distance (ft or m) 1. In step 5 of the "Bass Peak Level" setting procedure above, press the Next button (LCD function button 2). Surround SetUp Distance = L 9.0m/30ft Home Next 2. Set the distance of the L (left front) speaker using the or button. 3. Press the Next button and set the distance of the next speaker (C = Center) speaker. 4. Set the distances of all the speakers in the system. R: Right Front speaker SR: Surround Right speaker SBR: Surround Back Right speaker SBL: Surround Back Left speaker SL: Surround Left speaker SW: Subwoofer The speakers that are set to "Off" in "SP Selection" are not displayed. 5. Press the Home button (LCD function button 1) to return to the normal operation screen.