Kenwood KRF-X9080D Instruction Manual

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35 ENENGLISHAmbience effects• THX functions when the display segment is turned ON.• THX Sur EX ON and THX Sur EX AUTO will not be available ifsurround back speakers are turned OFF.• The THX setting differs depending on the input selector.• When PL IIx MUSIC, PL IIx GAME, PL II MUSIC, PL II GAME,NEO:6 MUSIC, ACTIVE EQ or SPEAKER EQ is ON, THX functionwill not be effective.5Adjust the volume.Switching the LISTEN mode to STEREO temporarilyPressing the STEREO key changes the currently selected LISTEN modeinto STEREO. It will be changed back to the original LISTEN mode bypressing the STEREO key again.• If the power is turned off and turned back on, or the input selector isswitched to another and switched back, the LISTEN mode will be backto the original one.Notes• Depending on the type of the signal or speaker setting, some listeningmodes cannot be selected.• When playback is started, the sound may be cut or interrupted beforethe input source is confirmed as Dolby Digital.• To enjoy Dolby Digital surround (as well as all the other listening modes)from a single component, be sure to use a Dolby Digital compatiblesource component.• Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is a feature of Dolby Digital. It is ableto automatically maintain the overall audio output level constant.LSL SRC RSP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUTCOAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfsCINEMA EQ.ACTIVE EQ.DSP MODEDTS.MATRIXDISCRETESTEREOLOUDNESSNEO:6CSIIA B CLIPAUTO DETECT THXAUTORDSRTYMEMOSTEREOTUNEDSurround EXDOLBY DIGITALPRO LOGICLFEWhen playing some Dolby Digital sources, you may see in the displaya message "DIALNORM OFFSET xxdB". This is because somesoundtracks may be recorded either louder or quieter than normal. Thexx number shows by how much.For example, if the message says “DIALNORM OFFSET +4dB” youknow that this particular recording was encoded 4dB louder thannormal. If you wish, you can turn down the volume control by 4dB tokeep the playback level consistent.When the analog signal or the digital signal (except forDOLBY DIGITAL or DTS signal) is input :1 PLIIx MOVIE : PRO LOGIC IIx surround MOVIE mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)2 PLIIx MUSIC : PRO LOGIC IIx surround MUSIC mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)3 PLIIx GAME : PRO LOGIC IIx surround GAME mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)4 PLII MOVIE : PRO LOGIC II surround MOVIE mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)5 PLII MUSIC : PRO LOGIC II surround MUSIC mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)6 PLII GAME : PRO LOGIC II surround GAME mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)7 PRO LOGIC : PRO LOGIC II surround PRO LOGIC mode.(PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.)8 NEO:6 CINEMA : NEO:6 surround CINEMA mode.(NEO:6 indicator lights up.)9 NEO:6 MUSIC : NEO:6 surround MUSIC mode.(NEO:6 indicator lights up.)0 STEREO : Normal stereo playback.(STEREO indicator lights up.)• Dolby Digital or DTS signal having more channels than the maximumnumber of playback channels available using this model’s currentsettings is input, downmixing is performed to match the number ofavailable channels.3DSP mode (Digital Signal Processor).DSP can produce these effects without spoiling the sound quality ofthe original music or video source.This mode can be selected when digital signals other than DOLBYDIGITAL or DTS, or analog signal come in.1 Pressing the DSP key or DSP Mode key will display thecurrent DSP MODE status.2 Each press of the key will switch to the next status as shownbellow:1 ARENA : DSP surround ARENA mode.2 JAZZ CLUB : DSP surround JAZZ CLUB mode.3 THEATER : DSP surround THEATER mode.4 STADIUM : DSP surround STADIUM mode.5 DISCO : DSP surround DISCO mode.• The DSP mode selection is displayed for approximately 3 seconds.4THX mode.This mode creates a home theater environment which is able toreproduce a cinema surround sound system featuring improvedspecial representation and acoustic imaging of surround channels bytranslating THX Surround EX technology.Press the THX key to switch the following setting :1 THX Sur EX AUTO : THX Surround EX function is turned ONwhen Dolby Digital Surround EX signal isdetected.(THX indicator lights up.)2 THX Sur EX ON : THX Surround EX function is turned ONwhen Dolby Digital 5.1ch signal isdetected.(THX indicator lights up.)3 THX ON : THX mode is turned ON.(THX indicator lights up.)4 THX OFF : THX mode is turned OFF.(THX indicator goes off.)