Kenwood KRF-X7775D User Manual

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37Setting UpSetting Up Remote Control UnitWhen activating the THX operation, it is recommended toset SW Re-Mix OFF-THX so that the THX operation canmatch correctly the human sense of audition.SP LevelNow position yourself in the listening position of your AVroom and adjust the balance between the volume levels ofall speakers, except for the subwoofer, by actually listeningto them (To set the subwoofer level, see “Adjusting the8. When the center speaker setting menu (Center) appears,select Center Nml/THX, Large or Off in the same wayas step 6, then press the Next button. Select Off whenno center speaker is connected. (If you select Nml/THXin step 7. “Large” cannot be selected here.)9. When the surround (left and right) speaker setting menu(Surround) appears, select Surround Nml/THX, Largeor Off in the same way as step 6, then press the Nextbutton. Select Off when no surround speaker is con-nected. (If you select Nml/THX in step 7. “Large” can-not be selected here)10. When the surround back (left and right) speaker set-ting menu (Sur. Back) appears, select Sur. Back Nml/THX, Large or Off in the same way as step 6, then pressthe Next button. Select Off when no surround backspeaker is connected. (If you select Nml/THX in step 7.“Large” cannot be selected here. If you select the sur-round to Off in step 9, skip this step and surround backspeakers select Off automatically.)• Select Nml/THX if the speaker is not capable of pro-ducing clean, deep bass energy at output levels thatmatch those produced by a typical poweredsubwoofer. All bass below 80Hz in that channel isremoved from that speaker and is sent to the sub-woofer (or sent to the front speakers if subwoofer isset to off) in all listening modes. Most speakers shouldbe considered Nml/THX. If no subwoofer is connected,that signal is sent to front left and right speakers.If you have THX certified speakers, select the Nml setting.• Select Large if the speaker is capable of producingclean, deep bass energy at output levels that matchthose produced by a typical powered subwoofer. Allbass below 80Hz in that channel is left in that speakerin all listening modes.The subwoofer may not output audio depending on thesetups of the input signal, speakers and listen mode.11. When the subwoofer re-mixing setting menu (SW Re-Mix) appears, select On or Off in the same way as step 6.(If you set the subwoofer to Off in step 6, skip this step.)• To output the bass from the subwoofer in any mode,set SW Re-Mix to On. SW Re-Mix mixes some of thebass components in the signals for all the speakersand output it to the subwoofer.The SW Re-Mix is defeated when the left and right Frontspeakers are set to Nml/THX.12. Press the Next button to proceed to the “SP Level” set-ting below.Press the Home button to quit setting and return to thenormal operation screen.LargeLargeNml/THXFrontspeakersNml/THXLargeOffNml/THXLargeOffNml/THXLargeOffNml/THXOffCenterspeakerOffNml/THXOffNml/THXOffNml/THXOffNml/THXSurroundspeakersOffNml/THXLargeOffOffNml/THXLargeOffOffNml/THXLargeOffOffNml/THXOffSurround backspeakersOffOnSubwooferLargeLargeLargeSpeaker combinations that can be selected with custom setup Subwoofer Level” on page 38.). You need to set all the speak-ers to the same levels in order to enjoy the realistic, widelyexpanding surround sound.It is recommended to use a SPL meter to adjust the speakerlevels accurately. (See “To obtain accurate output levels” onpage 38)When setting the speaker levels, be careful against thehigh-level test tone that is produced.1. Minimize external noise in the listening room.2. Position yourself in a place where you usually listen tomusic or view video.3. In step 11 of the speaker selection procedure above, se-lect Next.4. “Test Tone = Off” appears on the display.5. Press the LCD cursor up/down button ( , ) to se-lect On, then press the Next button (LCD function but-ton 2)6. Test noise is generated from the front left speaker. Lis-ten to the volume of the noise carefully.The test noise moves from a speaker to the next speakerevery about 2 seconds. The test noise does not movewhile a control is manipulated.7. Listen to the test noise level carefully. If the noise levelfrom the center speaker differs from that from the frontleft speaker, press the or button to make thenoise level equal. (Do not adhere to the displayed vol-ume levels because they are provided for mere references.Use your own ears to check if the levels from two speak-ers are identical or not.)Surround SetUpTest Tone = L-10dBHome NextOff : Donot use