Kenwood KRF-V5090D Instruction Manual

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4 ENBefore applying the powerSpecial featuresTrue home theater soundThis model 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 provides upto 5.1 channels of independent digital audio for better sound quality andmore powerful presence than conventional Dolby Surround. As for DolbyDigital EX, it creates six full-bandwidth output channels from the 5.1channel sources. This is done using a matrix decoder that derives threesurround channels from the two in the original recording. For best result,Dolby Digital EX should be used with movie soundtracks recorded withDolby Digital Surround EX.Dolby PRO LOGIC IIx and Dolby PRO LOGIC IIDOLBY PRO LOGIC II, whilst totally compatible with its predecessorPRO LOGIC, provides greater advantages in surround sound. It allowsuser to enjoy the conventional stereo or Dolby Surround with a convincing“5.1 like” presentation. PRO LOGIC II offers special features for controllingthe overall spatial, dimensionality and frontal sound field imaging. PROLOGIC II produces an impressive surround sound from video softwaremarked and three-dimensional space from music CD.When listening to music, you will be able to enjoy the experience of sheerSTEREO surround sound.DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx enhanced DOLBY PRO LOGICII’s features.It creates 6.1 channel and 7.1 channel surround sound from stereo or 5.1channel signals. This feature provides you an astonishing ambienceeffect which makes you feel you are surrounded by natural sound.Especially 7.1 channel surround sound can produce real back sound fromSurround Back speakers.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 Surround back 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 produces the discrete surround back which is completely independentand DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 produces the surround back which synthesizedwithin the left and right surround channels using matrix technology. DTS-ES has perfect compatibility with the conventional 5.1 channels surroundsystem. 6.1 channels surround with an additional surround back presentsa more natural presence and surround effects by increasing the impressionof 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 modes, “CINEMA” mode is for movieplayback and “MUSIC” mode is for music playback.DSP surround modesThe DSP (Digital Signal Processor) used for this model incorporates avariety of high quality adjustable sound fields, like “ARENA”, “JAZZCLUB”, THEATER”, STADIUM” and “DISCO”. It is compatible withalmost any kind of program source.DVD 6-channel inputIf you own a DVD player equipped with 6-channel output, this modelallows you to obtain the full surround sound impact of DVD sourcematerial featuring multi-channel encoding. Since the source signals aredigital and each channel is input independently, the resulting ambienceis far superior to what can be achieved with conventional surround soundsystems.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.IR (InfraRed) remote controlIn addition to the basic receiver operations, this IR remote controlsupplied can also control KENWOOD DVD players directly without usingthe DVD Special features.RDS (Radio Data System) tunerThis model is equipped with an RDS tuner that provides several convenienttuning functions: RDS Auto Memory, to automatically preset up to 40RDS stations broadcasting different programs; station name display, toshow you the name of the current broadcast station; and PTY search tolet you tune stations by program type.PTY (Program TYpe) searchTune the stations by specifying the type of program you want to hear.