Kenwood VR-716 Instruction Manual

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26 ENDVD 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.4¢ + ++DVD/6CHINPUT SELECTORINPUT MODEInput ModePreparations• 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”. ^1Select “DVD/6CH” as the input source.2Select "6CH INPT" 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 keys will not befunctional) of the channels separately when the receiver is in the6CH INPUT mode. Adjust the volume with the controls of the DVDplayer.For the powered subwoofer, you can adjust the volume of thesubwoofer using the subwoofer’s own volume control.Convenient functionsAdjusting the soundYou can make further adjustments to the sound while listening toplayback in the surround mode.1 For the remote control, press and hold the TUNER key for morethan 3 seconds to switch to receiver mode.2 Press the SOUND key until the desired item appears in thedisplay.Each time you press the button, the menu changes as follows:Note that some items are not displayed in certain modes.1 C (center speaker level adjustment)*2 SR (right surround speaker level adjustment)*3 SL (left surround speaker level adjustment)*4 SW (subwoofer level adjustment)*5 INPUT (input level adjustment - analog mode only) &6 NIGHT (midnight mode ON/OFF - Dolby Digital mode only)7 PANORAMA (Panorama mode ON/OFF)**8 DIMENSION (Dimension adjustment)**9 CENTER WIDTH (Center Width adjustment)*** The adjustment is only temporary for the current input selection.The value will return automatically to the original setup valuewhen the power is turned on/off or when the input selection ischanged.** Pro Logic II Music mode only.3 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or Multi % / fi keys to adjust thesetting as desired.Ambience effects4¢ + ++MULTI CONTROLDIMMER SOUNDSoundListen ModeDimmerMulti % / fiMidnight mode (Dolby Digital mode only)When watching movies at night, you might not be able to raise thevolume as loud as normal. Midnight mode compresses the dynamicrange of previously specified heavy sound passage of the Dolby Digitalsound track (like scenes with sudden increases in volume) to minimizethe difference in volume between the scenes with heavy sound passageand scenes with normal sound passage. This makes it easy to hear all ofthe sound track, even when listening at low volumes.1 Press the SOUND key repeatedly until “NIGHT” appears on thedisplay.• This can be selected only if CD/DVD, DVD/6CH or VIDEO 2 isselected as the source and the listen mode is set to “DOLBYDIGITAL.”