Kenwood VR-5900 User Manual 1 - Page 49

Chapter Two : Setting Up PowerTouch III

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Remote Setup

PowerTouch III can be completely customized to suit your

own needs. You can change almost everything about the

way screens look

and the function of almost any button.

1. Name

(

) : The name of the selected item can be

changed.

2. Size

(

) : The size of the selected item can be

changed.

3. Move

(

) :

The selected item can be moved.

4. Cut

(

) : The selected item can be cut. The cut

item can be pasted in another position.

5. Copy

(

) : The selected item can be copied and

pasted in another position.

6. Paste

(

) :

Pastes the cut or copied item in the speci-

fied position.

7. Delete

(

) :

The selected item can be deleted.

8. Learn

(

) :

A new function can be programmed in an

item on the touch panel or in a hard key.

9. Gallery

(

) :

An item stored in a gallery can be pasted

in a desired position.

10. Jump

(

) :

The jump button allows you to access a

button

’

s sub-menus (if it has any) so

they can be customized.

For example, if you touch the

icon

to activate the jump mode during

customization, you can access the

TUNER screen from the

button.

11. Default (

) :

The screen can be reset to its default con-

figuration.

12. Undo

(

) : Returns a customized operation to the

condition before customization.

Renaming an Item

1.

Go to the screen you want to customize and touch the

icon. (Customization cannot be performed on

screens where the

icon is grayed out.)

2.

Customization icons are displayed, with the

icon

highlighted to indicate the Name mode. If the

icon

is not highlighted, touch it so that it is highlighted.

3.

Touch the item you want to rename. The keyboard screen

will appear.

The character entry space on the upper part of the key-

board shows the name currently given to the icon. To

change the name, delete it with the BS (backspace) but-

ton and enter a new name.

The

button displays other characters. For details

on the keyboard operation, see page 8 of the

User's Guide

.

4.

Touch the

button to enter the name.

5. To continue customization, touch another item then pro-

ceed to the next operation.

Touch the

icon to exit from customization.

Changing an Item

’

s Size

1.

Go to the screen you want to customize and touch the

icon. (Customization cannot be performed on

screens where the

icon is grayed out.)

2. When the customization icons are displayed, touch the

icon so that it is highlighted (Size mode).

3. Touch the item you want to resize. The selected item will

blink.

4. Change the item

’

s size using the joystick.

To Customize the PowerTouch III Screen

ENTER

To increase the height

To decrease the height

To increase

the width

To decrease

the width

MD/TAPE1

The size is changed with

respect to this point.

Example: Resizing the

MD/TAPE1 button

Customization icons

Touch this icon to exit from customization

and return to the normal mode.

Section	Page
VR-5900	1
Table of Contents	5
Chapter One: Connecting Your Devices	7
Noting Your Devices	9
Connecting Your Speakers	10
To Connect Front Speakers Only	11
To Connect Front and Surround Sound speakers	11
What if I Have a Powered Subwoofer?	13
To Connect Surround Back Speakers	13
What if I Have an Amplifier?	14
Connecting Your TV	16
To Connect a TV	17
What if I Want to Watch TV without Turning on the Receiver?	17
Connecting Your Cable TV or Satellite Tuner	18
To Connect a Cable TV Tuner with a Composite (RCA) Video Output	19
To Connect a Cable TV Tuner without a Composite (RCA) Video Output	19
To Connect a Satellite Tuner	19
Connecting Your VCR(s)	20
To Connect a Primary VCR	21
To Connect a Secondary VCR	21
Connecting Your Primary CD Player	22
What if I Have a Video CD-Compatible CD Player?	23
To Connect a Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer	23
To Connect Any Other Primary CD Player or Changer	23
To Connect a Secondary CD Player	23
Connecting Your DVD Player	24
To Connect a DVD Player	25
Connecting Your CD-R Recorder	26
To Connect a CD-R Recorder	27
Connecting Your MD Recorder or Primary Tape Deck	28
To Connect an MD Recorder	29
To Connect a Primary Tape Deck	29
To Connect a Secondary Tape Deck	29
Connecting Your Secondary CD Player or Tape Deck	30
To Connect a Secondary CD Player	31
To Connect a Secondary Tape Deck	31
Connecting Your Laser Disc Player (with AC-3 RF Output)	32
To Connect an AC-3 RF Output Laser Disc Player	33
Connecting Your Laser Disc Player (without AC-3 RF Output)	34
To Connect a PCM Digital Output Laser Disc Player	35
Connecting Your Turntable/Record Player	36
To Connect a Turntable/Record Player	36
Connecting a Camcorder or Additional VCR	37
To Connect a Camcorder or Additional VCR	37
Can I Connect an Additional VCR Permanently?	37
What if I Have Several Kenwood Devices (System Control Chaining)?	38
Connecting the Antennas	39
Chapter Two: Setting Up PowerTouch III	40
Installing the Batteries	40
Calibrating the Touch Screen	41
Selecting the Model Type	41
Navigating The PowerTouch III Interface	42
Setting Up Speakers	43
Speaker Placement	43
Selecting the Speakers	43
Adjusting the Speaker Distances	44
Balancing the Speaker Volumes	45
Bass Peak Level	45
Identifying Devices For PowerTouch III Control	46
How Do I Identify Devices?	46
How Do I Replace a Setup Code with a New One?	46
How Do I Delete Setup Codes?	46
Example of device button display	46
Storing Radio Stations in Memory (optional)	47
Storing RDS Stations Automatically	47
Storing RDS Station Name (PS Read)	47
Storing Stations Manually	48
To Customize the PowerTouch III Screen	49
Renaming an Item	49
Changing an item's Size	49
Moving an Item	50
Cutting an Item	50
Copying an Item	50
Pasting an Item	50
Deleting an Item	50
Selecting an Item in the Gallery and Pasting it in the Screen	50
Programming a Function in a Button (Learn)	50
Resetting to the Default Screen	51
Accessing a Button's Sub-menus(Jump)	51
To Undo the Last Operation Performed	51
Locking Customization Results with a Password	51
Balancing the Speaker Levels with a Sound Level Meter	52
RF Remote Control Function	52
Changing the RF Transmission Frequency	52
Chanpter Three;Using Receiver's Front Panal to Set Up the Speakers and Radio Stations	53
Speaker Setup	53
Storing Radio Stations in Memory(optional)	55
Chapter Four: Setting Up Multiple Zones	56
Making Connections	57
Setting Up PowerTouch III	58
Connecting the External Infrared Receivers and IR Repeaters	60
To connect a Kenwood IR-9991 IR Transceiver	61
To connect any other IR Receiver	61
To turn the VR-5900's RF Receiver off	61
To Connect IR Repeaters	61
To turn the VR-5900's RF Receiver back on	61
To Connect IR Repeaters	61
Connecting and Setting Up On/Off Sensors or Relay Controls	62
To Connect Relay Controls	63
To Connect TV ON/OFF Sensors	63
Chapter Five: Warnings and Specifications	64
Warnings	64
VR-5900 Specifications	64

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