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Connections Chapter One : Connecting Your Devices The following diagram shows the entire back of the VR-5900. Zone B pre out jacks Pre out jacks System control jacks Supplemental infrared receiver and sensor jacks, RELAY CONTROL jack and TV ON/OFF SENSOR jack RF remote antenna jack IR RECEIVER IN IR REPEATER OUT/ IR RECEIVER IR OUT RELAY TV ON/OFF SL16 TEXT SYSTEM DVD CONTROL IN LCD CONTROL SENSOR CONTROL RF REMOTE ANTENNA VIDEO R L SUB WOOFER CENTER ZONE B PRE OUT DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT VIDEO Y R SURROUND BACK L R SURROUND L R FRONT L PRE OUT S VIDEO VIDEO R AUDIO L REC OUT VIDEO1 PB/CB DVD PLAY IN DC12V IR OUT LCD 20mA REMOTE B R AUDIO L PHONO CD1 DC12V 20mA REMOTE DC12V 20mA DC5V 10mA A FM 75Ω AM GND ANTENNA PR/CR CD1 VIDEO 3 IN 2 MD/ TAPE1 DVD Y IN PB/CB CD-R PR/CR VIDEO 2 VIDEO EXT.CONTROL 3 RS-232C VIDEO 4 MONITOR OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL IN Y PB/CB PR/CR REC OUT PLAY IN PLAY IN PLAY IN PLAY IN MONITOR OUT VIDEO2 VIDEO3 VIDEO4 DVD FRONT DVD/ 6CH. INPUT SURROUND REC OUT MD/ TAPE1 PLAY IN REC OUT CD2/ TAPE2 MONITOR PLAY IN REC OUT CD-R PLAY IN CENTER SPEAKER (6-16Ω) C R SURROUND SPEAKERS (6-16Ω) L AC 120V 60Hz SWITCHED TOTAL 90W 0.75A MAX. A FRONT SPEAKERS B (6-16Ω) R L CENTER SUBWOOFER RS-232C connector* Video component jacks Digital jacks** (coaxial and optical) Audio component jacks Antenna jacks Binding post Speaker connectors * The RS-232C connector is provided for future capability (to connect a commercially marketed controller having the capability of controlling the VR-5900). ** Note that the digital input jacks are linked to specific audio and video component jacks. Make sure that each source device is connected to the proper corresponding audio, video and digital jacks. AC Plugs

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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Chapter One : Connecting Your Devices

Connections

OPTICAL

VIDEO

CD-R

MD/

TAPE1

CD1

DVD

EXT.CONTROL

RS-232C

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

VIDEO

3 IN

COMPONENT VIDEO

DVD

MONITOR

OUT

MONITOR

OUT

PLAY

REC

OUT

REC

OUT

PLAY

S VIDEO

VIDEO

PRE OUT

ZONE B PRE OUT

AUDIO

FRONT

SURROUND

SURROUND BACK

SUB WOOFER

CENTER

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO1

VIDEO2

VIDEO3

VIDEO4

DVD

FRONT

DVD/

6CH.

INPUT

SURROUND

CENTER

SUBWOOFER

PHONO

CD1

REC

OUT

PLAY

MD/

TAPE1

REC

OUT

PLAY

CD-R

REC

OUT

PLAY

CD2/

TAPE2

MONITOR

CENTER

SPEAKER

(6–16

Ω

)

SURROUND

SPEAKERS

(6–16

Ω

)

FRONT SPEAKERS

(6–16

Ω

)

ANTENNA

GND

FM 75

Ω

SYSTEM

CONTROL

SL16 TEXT

REMOTE

TV ON/OFF

SENSOR

RELAY

CONTROL

IR OUT

LCD

IR OUT LCD

REMOTE

IR RECEIVER

IR REPEATER OUT/

DVD CONTROL

RF REMOTE

ANTENNA

DC5V

10mA

DC12V

20mA

DC12V

20mA

DC12V

20mA

AC 120V 60Hz

SWITCHED TOTAL

90W 0.75A MAX.

AC Plugs

Zone B pre out jacks

Video component

jacks

Audio component jacks

Pre out jacks

Antenna jacks

Supplemental infrared receiver

and sensor jacks, RELAY

CONTROL jack and TV ON/OFF

SENSOR jack

System control jacks

The following diagram shows the entire back of the VR-5900.

RS-232C

connector

Digital jacks**

(coaxial and optical)

The RS-232C connector is provided for future capability (to connect a commercially marketed controller having the capability of

controlling the VR-5900).

** Note that the digital input jacks are linked to specific audio and video component jacks.

Make sure that each source device is connected to the proper corresponding audio, video and digital jacks.

RF remote

antenna jack

Binding post

Speaker connectors