Kenwood VR-5900 User Manual 1 - Page 52

Remote Setup Chapter Two : Setting Up PowerTouch III Balancing the Speaker Levels with a Sound Level Meter Note: These instructions assume you are using a Radio Shack SPL meter, model 33-2050. 1. Eliminate as many external noise sources as possible 2. Sit in the place where you and your guests will sit while watching movies or listening to music 3. If you are not already there, touch on the Setup Surround menu to open the Speaker Level menu: 4. Touch until the Test Tone display reads "Manu". The receiver's volume control will automatically be set to 0dB and test noise will play from the front left speaker. 5. On the SPL meter, choose 70dB on the large dial, and set the meter controls to "C" and "Slow". 6. Hold the meter at arm's length and ear height. Use the or buttons to adjust the speaker's level so that the needle on the meter points between 4 and 6 (75dB). You can adjust the speaker's level by 1dB each time you touch one of the buttons. 7. Repeat step 7 for each speaker in the system (including the subwoofer). Use the next speaker. button to advance to the 8. When all of the speakers in the system play the test noise at 75dB on the SPL meter, touch until the Test Tone display reads "Off". Reference Playback Level Your system will now play carefully-transferred film soundtracks at the volumes intended by their makers when you set the VR-5900's volume control to 0dB. You can, of course, set the volume level to your own preferences. 46 Changing the RF Transmission Frequency The RF remote function may be affected by radio interference, etc. In this case, the transmission frequency can be changed. To change the RF remote transmission frequency: 1. Open the battery cover on the rear. 2. Change the RF switch setting. RF 1 2 RF Remote Control Function After changing PowerTouch III's RF frequency, you also must change the receiver's RF reception frequency. 3. To change the receiver's RF reception frequency. • Press and hold the RF BAND button (TAPE2/CD2 / MONITOR button) behind the receiver's panel door for more than 2 seconds. Each time you do this, it switches the RF reception frequency as follows. 1 "RF BAND 1" 2 "RF BAND 2" Select the same band as the position number of the RF switch of the PowerTouch III. The control distance of the RF remote signal is about 30 ft (10 meters) provided there is no obstacle. The following factors can maximize the operation of your PowerTouch III. 1. Aim PowerTouch III toward the area where the receiver is located. 2. Do not position the receiver near metal (such as heat ducts). Metal can absorb RF signals. 3. Make sure the batteries in PowerTouch III are fully charged. Weak batteries will affect the range of PowerTouch III. 4. Make sure that PowerTouch III's range is not being affected by other radio frequency transmissions. 5. Position the RF antenna to achieve maximum RF range. The tests for range limits of the PowerTouch III and the receiver were conducted in open-air distance tests. Actual distance of the signal will be based on the construction of the building the unit is being used in as well as other factors such as outside RF interference.