Kenwood KAF-S500 Instruction Manual

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3 ENBefore applying the powerSpecial featuresTrue home theater soundThis amplifier incorporates a wide variety of surround modes to bring youmaximum enjoyment from your video software. Select a surround modeaccording to your equipment or the software you are going to play andenjoy! ¡Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital EXThe DOLBY DIGITAL mode lets you enjoy full digital surround fromsoftware processed in the Dolby Digital format. Dolby Digital providesup to 5.1 channels of independent digital audio for better sound qualityand more powerful presence than conventional Dolby Surround.As for Dolby Digital EX, it creates six full-bandwidth output channelsfrom the 5.1 channel sources. This is done using a matrix decoder thatderives three surround channels from the two in the original recording.For best results, Dolby Digital EX should be used with movie soundtracksrecorded with Dolby Digital Surround EX.Dolby PRO LOGIC IIDolby PRO LOGIC II, whilst totally compatible with its predecessorPRO LOGIC, provides greater advantages in surround sound. It allowsthe user to enjoy the conventional stereo or Dolby Surround with aconvincing “5.1 like” presentation. PRO LOGIC II offers special featuresfor controlling the overall spatial, dimensionality and frontal sound fieldimaging. PRO LOGIC II produces an impressive surround sound fromvideo software marked and three-dimensional spacefrom music CD. When listening to music, you will be able to enjoy theexperience of sheer STEREO surround sound.DTS and DTS-ESDTS (Digital Theater System) is a 5.1 channel digital audio format thatprovides five full spectrum channels and one low-frequency (subwoofer)channel for unprecedented clarity, optimum channel separation and a(wide) dynamic range.DTS-ES (Extended Surround) presents 6.1 channels surround systemwith additional Back Surround channel which evolved from theconventional 5.1 channels surround system. DTS-ES format that wasrecorded in DVD, CD or LD comprises of two modes. DTS-ES Discrete6.1 produce the discrete back surround which is completely independentand DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 produces the back surround which synthesizedwithin the left and right surround channels using matrix technology.DTS-ES has perfect compatibility with the conventional 5.1 channelssurround system. 6.1 channels surround with an additional surroundback presents a more natural presence and surround effects byincreasing the impression of the sound image from back.Important:When a DTS disc is played on a CD, LD or DVD player, noise may beoutput from the analog output. It is recommended that you connect thedigital output of the player to the digital input of this unit.Neo:6Neo:6 is a new technology which was developed by DTS. It can producehigh grade 6 channels surround with an astonishing fidelity from 2channels content. Neo:6 has 2 mode, "CINEMA" mode is for movieplayback and "MUSIC" mode is for music playback.SRS TruSurroundThere are only two speakers but you will be searching for others. SRSTruSurround can take in any mono, stereo, or multiple channel source,such as Dolby Digital and immerse you into a field sound you wouldhave thought impossible through two speakers.DSP surround modesThe DSP (Digital Signal Processor) used for this receiver incorporatesa variety of high quality adjustable sound fields, like “ARENA”, “JAZZCLUB”, “STADIUM” , “DISCO”and “THEATER”. It is compatible withalmost any kind of program source.ACTIVE EQACTIVE EQ mode will produce a more dynamic sound quality in anycondition. You can enjoy a more impressive sound effect when ACTIVEEQ is turned on during Dolby Digital and DTS playback.Universal IR (InfraRed) remote controlIn addition to the basic receiver, the remote control supplied with thisreceiver can also operate almost all of your remote controllable audioand video components. Just follow the simple setup procedure toregister the components you have connected.