Kenwood VR-5900 User Manual 1 - Page 7

Connections Chapter One : Connecting Your Devices Chapter One: Connecting Your Devices Welcome to the Kenwood VR-5900 Connection and Setup Guide. This chapter guides you through connecting your home entertainment devices to your new Kenwood audiovideo receiver. Once all your devices are connected, you can set up the PowerTouch III (see Chapter Two). Refer to the following pages for details on connecting these devices: Speakers TV VCR(s) CD Player, Kenwood 200-Disc Changer DVD Player CD-R Recorder MD Recorder Tape Deck(s) Laser Disc Player Turntable Camcorder/Second VCR Antennas page 4 page 10 page 14 page 16 page 18 page 20 page 22 page 22 page 26 page 30 page 31 page 33 All necessary cables should be provided with your home entertainment device (not with your new receiver). If you do not have the correct cables, you may purchase these cables from any home entertainment store. To make coaxial digital connections, be sure to use a highquality digital audio cable, not a standard audio cable. Do not plug in the receiver or any other device to AC power until all connections have been made. Once all devices have been connected, you may plug them in and provide power. Important: Your new receiver requires adequate ventilation to perform reliably. Be sure not to block the ventilation area on the top or back (or both sides) of the receiver with another device. These areas should be: At least 6 inches (15 cm) from any obstruction. Do not install your receiver where direct sunlight or high frequency fluorescent lighting can shine directly into the remote sensor. This can cause your new receiver to malfunction. Before You Begin This manual covers the most common and standard connections to the receiver. Because of its versatility, you may decide to connect your devices differently. Video Connections This receiver incorporates Kenwood's exclusive Universal Video HD, which converts between composite, S-Video and component video formats. This simplifies operation, and maintains the highest possible video quality while requiring only a single connection between the receiver and your TV. Video format conversion is performed according to the following chart: Video input signal type Composite Video S-Video Component Video Appears at these video outputs Composite S-Video Component Video Composite S-Video Component Video Component Video • Component video connections provide the best video quality; S-Video connections provide video quality that is superior to standard composite video connections. We recommend using the highest quality connection possible between the receiver and your TV. • Since component video inputs are not downconverted to S-Video or composite video, if you want to record components connected via component video inputs you must also connect that component's S-Video or composite video outputs to the receiver. • If you plan on using the VR-5900 in a Dual-Zone application (see Chapter Four), you must use the composite video connections in addition to any component video and S-Video connections for all source components. Only video sources connected to the receiver with com- 1 posite video connections can be viewed in the second zone.