Kenwood VR-7070 Instruction Manual

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34 ENAmbience effectsDVD 6-channel playbackUsing a DVD player or the like equipped with six (5.1) output channels andthe receiver, you can enjoy surround sound playback.Connecting a DVD player which can decode the surround signal itself isalso acceptable.INPUT MODEDVD/6CHInput ModeVOLUMECONTROLDVD/6CHVOL /Preparations• Connect your DVD player to the DVD/6CH jacks of the receiver.• Turn on all other components that will be used.• Complete “Preparing for surround sound”. ¡1Press “DVD/6CH” as the input source.• If speaker system B is on when “DVD/6CH” is selected as the inputsource, it switches off and speaker system A turns on automatically.2Select "6CH INPUT" by pressing the INPUT MODE key.3Start playback of the DVD software.4Adjust the volume.• It is not possible to adjust the volume level or sound quality (SETUP, SOUND, LISTEN MODE, ACTIVE EQ and TONE key will notbe functional) of the channels separately when the receiver is inthe 6CH INPUT mode. Adjust the volume with the controls of theDVD player.For the powered subwoofer, you can adjust the volume of thesubwoofer using the subwoofer’s own volume control.4 THX 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 ON : THX Surround EX function is turned ONwhen Dolby Digital 5.1ch signal isdetected.(THX indicator lights up.)2 THX Sur EX AUTO : THX Surround EX function is turned ONwhen Dolby Digital Surround EX 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.)• 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 CS II, PL II MUSIC, NEO:MUSIC, ACTIVE EQ or SPEAKEREQ is ON, THX function will not be effective.5 Adjust the volume.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 LOGICSWS SBWhen 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.