Kenwood VR-905 Instruction Manual

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5 ENBefore applying the powerSpecial featuresTrue home theater soundThis model 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! £Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital EXThe DOLBY DIGITAL mode lets you enjoy full digital surround fromsoftware processed in the Dolby Digital format. Dolby Digital provides upto 5.1 channels of independent digital audio for better sound quality andmore powerful presence than conventional Dolby Surround. As for DolbyDigital EX, it creates six full-bandwidth output channels from the 5.1channel sources. This is done using a matrix decoder that derives threesurround channels from the two in the original recording. For best result,Dolby Digital EX should be used with movie soundtracks recorded withDolby Digital Surround EX.Dolby PRO LOGIC IIx and Dolby PRO LOGIC IIDOLBY PRO LOGIC II, whilst totally compatible with its predecessorPRO LOGIC, provides greater advantages in surround sound. It allowsuser to enjoy the conventional stereo or Dolby Surround with a convinc-ing “5.1 like” presentation. PRO LOGIC II offers special features forcontrolling 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.DOLBY PRO LOGIC IIx enhanced DOLBY PRO LOGIC II’s features.It creates 6.1 channel and 7.1 channel surround sound from stereo or 5.1channel signals. This feature provides you an astonishing ambienceeffect which makes you feel you are surrounded by natural sound.Especially 7.1 channel surround sound can produce real back sound fromSurround Back speakers.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 separation and a(wide) dynamic range.DTS-ES (Extended Surround) presents 6.1 channels surround systemwith additional Surround back channel which evolved from the conven-tional 5.1 channels surround system. DTS-ES format that was recordedin DVD, CD or LD comprises of two modes. DTS-ES Discrete 6.1produces the discrete surround back which is completely independentand DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 produces the surround back which synthesizedwithin the left and right surround channels using matrix technology. DTS-ES has perfect compatibility with the conventional 5.1 channels surroundsystem. 6.1 channels surround with an additional surround back pre-sents a more natural presence and surround effects by increasing theimpression 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 modes, “CINEMA” mode is for movieplayback and “MUSIC” mode is for music playback.DSP surround modesThe DSP (Digital Signal Processor) used for this model incorporates avariety 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 input (KRF-V6090D/KRF-V5090D only)If you own a DVD player equipped with 6-channel output, this modelallows 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 surround soundsystems.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.IR (InfraRed) remote controlIn addition to the basic receiver operations, this IR remote controlsupplied can also control KENWOOD DVD players directly without usingthe DVD Special features.