Kenwood KRF-V8070D Instruction Manual

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5 ENENGLISHBefore applying the powerSpecial featuresTrue home theater soundThis receiver 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! ªDolby 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 seperation 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 produce the discrete surround back which is completely independentand DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 produces the surround back which synthesisedwithin 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 Circle Surround IISRS Circle Surround II ™ improves on its predecessor CS-5.1™ resultingin the CS-6.1™ system, enabling you to listen to realistic, multi-channel,surround sound playback from a stereo source or conventional surround-encoded video source. You already enjoy listening to Dolby digital/DTSmulti-channel sound with your multi-speakers. Now you can listen toaudio CDs, MDs, Broadcast and Home Theater using your multi-speakers. You will discover a new type of sound through SRS CircleSurround II .DSP surround modesThe DSP (Digital Signal Processor) used for this receiver incorporatesa variety 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 receiverallows 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 surroundsound systems.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.SPEAKER EQSPEAKER EQ function is to adjust the receiver’s audio outputcharacteristics with the speakers’ characteristics which differsdepending on the size of the speakers. Especially for the music soundsource playback, the reproduced sound becomes more natural whenadjusting the output characteristics. When activating the SPEAKER EQfunction, you will be able to enjoy a more natural and dynamic soundexperience even with small size speakers.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.RDS (Radio Data System) tunerThe receiver is equipped with an RDS tuner that provides severalconvenient tuning functions: RDS Auto Memory, to automaticallypreset up to 40 RDS stations broadcasting different programs; stationname display, to show you the name of the current broadcast station;and PTY search to let you tune stations by program type.PTY (Program TYpe) searchTune the stations by specifying the type of program you want to hear.