Kenwood VR-5900 User Manual 1 - Page 53

Chapter Three : Using Receiver's Front Panel to Set Up the Speakers and Radio Stations Chapter Three: Using Receiver's Front Panel to Set Up the Speakers and Radio Stations Receiver Setup You can also perform the Speaker Setup and program preset radio stations using the receiver's front panel. (If you have already set up the speakers or programmed radio stations using PowerTouch III you don't have to repeat the procedures using the front panel.) Since you still must use PowerTouch III to identify and set up your source devices for control, we recommend that you use it for all setup procedures. • Do not operate PowerTouch III while you are perform- ing Speaker Setup on the receiver's front panel. Preparation for setup Most of the front panel control buttons are located inside the panel door. Make the following preparation for setup on the receiver. Open the panel door by pressing the DOOR OPEN/CLOSE button. Press the DOOR OPEN/ CLOSE button to open the panel door. To close it, press the button again. Panel door Button layout A SPEAKERS B INPUT CD 2/TAPE 2 LISTEN MODE MONITOR MODE THX SOUND fi % MULTI CONTROL RF RF BAND DISPLAY ON/OFF SET UP fi % P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND Speaker Setup 1. Press the SET UP button (SOUND button) until SUBWOOFER ON appears on the receiver's display (for more than 2 seconds). A. If your system has a powered subwoofer, leave the receiver set this way and proceed to step 2. B. If your system does not have a powered subwoofer, press either MULTI CONTROL (fi/%) button once. The receiver's display will read SUBWOOFER OFF. 2. Press the SET UP button once more. The receiver's display will read FRONT NML/THX. A. If your left & right front speakers are not capable of producing clean, deep bass energy at output levels that match those produced by a typical powered subwoofer, leave the receiver set this way and proceed to step 3. (Most left & right speakers should be considered NML/THX.) B. If your left & right speakers are very large, and capable of reproducing clean, deep bass energy at output levels that match those produced by a typical powered subwoofer, press either MULTI CONTROL (fi/%) button once. The receiver's display will read FRONT LARGE. NOTE: If you set your front speakers to LARGE, the subwoofer may not output audio depending on the setups of the rest of the speakers, the input signal and the listen mode. See step 6. 3. Press the SET UP button once more. The receiver's display will read CENTER NML/THX. A. If your center speaker is not capable of producing clean, deep bass energy at output levels that match those produced by a typical powered subwoofer, leave the receiver set this way and proceed to step 4. (Just about all center speakers should be considered NML/ THX.) 47 B. If your center speaker is very large, and capable of reproducing clean, deep bass energy at output levels that match those produced by a typical powered subwoofer, press either MULTI CONTROL (fi/%) button repeatedly until the receiver's display reads CENTER LARGE. C. If your speaker system doesn't have a center speaker, press either MULTI CONTROL (fi/%) button repeatedly until the receiver's display reads CENTER OFF. NOTE: If your front speakers are set to NML/THX, you can only set the center speaker to NML/THX or OFF. 4. Press the SET UP button once more. The receiver's display will read SURR NML/THX. A. If your surround speakers are not capable of producing clean, deep bass energy at output levels that match those produced by a typical powered subwoofer, leave the receiver set this way and pro-