Kenwood Stereo Receiver Krf X9995D Users Manual

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KRF-X9995D

B60-5018-00 01 CH (T, M, X) 0011

KRF-X9995D

Using Your New Kenwood Audio-Video

Receiver

Welcome to the Users’ Guide for your new Kenwood Audio-Video Re-

ceiver.

The KRF-X9995D connects all your current audio and video components.

It allows you to control them all with Kenwood’s remarkable PowerTouch

touch screen remote—a graphical user interface without having to use

your TV!

The KRF-X9995D adds dual-zone/dual-source operation, letting you play

two different A/V sources independently in two different rooms! For a

match made in “dual-zone heaven,” add Kenwood’s dual-transport DPF-

J9030, DPF-J9020 or DPF-J9010 200-Disc CD Changer to the KRF-X9995D.

NetFront® by Access Co., Ltd. is adopted for this product.

NetFront® is registered trademark of Access Co.,Ltd. in Japan.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Moving Around ................................. 1

What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video

Receiver? ................................................................................... 2

What’s on PowerTouch? ........................................................... 3

What’s on PowerTouch’s Screen? ............................................ 4

The Quick Access Menu:...........................................................4

How is PowerTouch Powered? ................................................. 5

How Do I Use PowerTouch? ..................................................... 6

How Do I Move Around? ........................................................ 7

How Do I Enter Text? ............................................................... 8

Chapter Two: Using PowerTouch ............................ 9

How Do I Adjust the Sound? ................................................. 10

Turning the Speakers On ........................................................ 10

Adjusting the Volume ............................................................. 11

Adjusting the Loudness (Only in STEREO mode with THX

mode Off) ........................................................................... 11

Adjusting the Tone (Only in STEREO mode with THX mode

Off) ..................................................................................... 12

Adjusting Speaker Levels ....................................................... 13

Muting Sound ........................................................................ 15

Midnight Theater Function (Dolby Digital, DTS and DTS-ES

only) ................................................................................... 16

To balance volume extremes ................................................. 16

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes? ................................. 17

What is the THX? ................................................................... 17

What are Listen Modes?......................................................... 18

To check the Surround Play Status ........................................ 21

Input Modes (only for input with digital jacks).................. 22

To set the Input Mode manually .......................................... 23

To set the THX Mode ............................................................. 24

To set the Listen Mode manually .......................................... 26

Selectable Listen Modes ........................................................ 27

Selecting the Pro Logic mode with PowerTouch ................. 28

Description of Dolby Pro Logic II: Music Modes ................ 29

Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Effects ................. 30

HDCD® and D.R.I.V.E. Effects .............................................. 33

Headphone Operation .......................................................... 34

How Do I Operate Devices? ................................................... 35

Controlling a device without altering the receiver’s input

selection (Operations using the SHIFT button) .............. 36

HOME1, HOME2 Devices..................................................... 37

Playback of the device connected to the CD2/TAPE2

MONITOR .......................................................................... 39

CD player ................................................................................ 40

Kenwood System Connected 200-Disc CD Changer .......... 40

To play Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer (without system

connection) using PowerTouch ........................................ 46

Single CD or Carrousel CD Player ......................................... 51

CD-R Recorder ....................................................................... 52

MD Recorder .......................................................................... 53

Tape Deck ............................................................................... 55

Turntable ................................................................................ 56

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Tuner ....................................................................................... 57

TV ............................................................................................ 62

VCR/PVR ................................................................................. 66

DVD Player ............................................................................. 67

Laser Disc Player .................................................................... 68

Operation on the More menu .............................................. 69

How Do I Record? (Edit Mode) .............................................70

Digital to Digital Recording .................................................. 72

Digital to Analog Recording .................................................. 72

How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display?............................... 73

How Do I See PowerTouch’s Screen More Clearly? ............. 74

How Do I Turn the Beeping On or Off?............................... 74

Using PowerTouch to Dim or Brighten the Receiver’s Front

Panel ................................................................................... 75

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? ......................... 76

Creating Macros ..................................................................... 77

To check a Macro ................................................................... 78

Modifying a macro ................................................................ 78

Using Macros .......................................................................... 80

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? (for U.K.

only) ....................................................................................... 82

To switch on or switch off the RELAY CONTROL output

using PowerTouch ............................................................. 82

To switch the video and audio outputs to Zone A or Zone B

while Zone A or Zone B is selected .................................. 83

X-10 Home Automation ........................................................ 83

Lutron ..................................................................................... 85

Makita ..................................................................................... 86

Accessories Control................................................................ 88

Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple Zones

............................................................................ 90

How Do I Switch Control Modes? ........................................ 91

Why Don’t I See All My Devices?.......................................... 92

How Do I Operate Devices? .................................................. 93

Operating Devices in Zone A ................................................ 93

Operating Devices in Zone B ................................................ 93

Operation using the SYS.POWER button on PowerTouch ..... 93

Chapter Four: Troubleshooting ............................. 95

Sound...................................................................................... 97

I don’t hear any sound at all. ................................................ 97

Audio is not output only when a 96k fs compatible disc is

played. ................................................................................ 97

The 96k fs indicator does not light while a 96k fs compatible

disc is being played. .......................................................... 97

I can’t hear sound from one or more of the speakers, or the

sound is abnormally low. ................................................. 98

I can’t hear sound from my surround or center speakers. .. 98

I can hear sound only from the center speaker when Dolby

Pro Logic is selected. ......................................................... 98

A DTS-ES encoded source is played but it is not decoded in

DTS-ES. ............................................................................... 98

A Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded source is played with

THX Surround EX set to “Auto”, but the source is not

reproduced in 6.1-channel audio. .................................... 99

Sound from one (or more) of my devices is abnormally loud

or soft. ................................................................................ 99

I can’t hear sound from some of my laser discs. ................100

There wasn’t any sound recorded on tapes made on my VCR

or tape deck. ......................................................................100

The initial sound is intermittent or non-existent when I start

to play from a Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-ES or MPEG

source. ...............................................................................100

With a Dolby Digital program or DTS program, the loud

sounds aren’t very loud and the quiet sounds aren’t very

quiet. .................................................................................100

All I hear is loud static when I play DTS discs. ................... 101

I hear a hum when I select the PHONO input. .................. 101

Sound is intermittent............................................................ 101

I can’t hear any sound in Zone B. ........................................ 101

Video ......................................................................................102

I can’t see the program I’m playing on the TV

There wasn’t any video output to my VCR when I recorded.

............................................................................................102

PowerTouch ...........................................................................102

I don’t see icons for all my devices. .....................................102

I don’t see icons for all the devices I set up. .......................102

When I select a device icon, I don’t see any commands. ... 102

My PowerTouch is slow to respond—sometimes I have to

press buttons or select commands several times. ..........102

My PowerTouch is not responding. .....................................103

My PowerTouch is beeping. What does that mean? ...........103

PowerTouch does not "learn" new commands or functions.

............................................................................................103

I want to clear all the items in PowerTouch and make it to

the factory-set default condition. ....................................104

Receiver/Tuner ...................................................................... 104

My receiver won’t turn on and the STANDBY indicator is

flashing. .............................................................................104

The sound is distorted, and the CLIP indicator on the

receiver’s front panel flashes red continually, or stays red

for more than 1 second at a time. ...................................105

I can’t access any RDS (Radio Data System) functions (for

U.K. only)..........................................................................106

I can’t receive a radio station. ..............................................106

I’m getting a lot of static/interference. ................................ 107

When I press a button to tune to a preset station, the receiver

does not respond. ............................................................. 107

Macro is not running as I programmed. ............................. 107

Moving Around

Chapter One: Moving Around

Welcome to the Kenwood KRF-X9995D Users’ Guide. This chapter explains

the buttons and functions you can find on the front of the receiver and

on the PowerTouch. The chapter also includes an explanation of how to

navigate the convenient graphical display on your new PowerTouch.

It includes the following sections:

What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video Receiver?

page 2

What’s on PowerTouch? page 3

How is PowerTouch Powered? page 5

How Do I Use PowerTouch? page 6

PHONES

THX DOLBY DIGITAL

DTS MPEG

D.R.I.V.E. HDCD

¤ INPUT SELECTOR ‹

DOOR

OPEN/CLOSE

VOLUME CONTROL

DOWN UP

AV - AUX

S VIDEO VIDEO L - AUDIO - R

SPEAKERS

INPUT

MODE CD 2/TAPE 2

MONITOR LISTEN

MODE THX

SET UPDISPLAY

SOUND MULTI

CONTROL

ﬁ%

P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND

ﬁ%

DISCRETE 6.1 MATRIX 6.1 NEO : 6 PRO LOGIC CLIP

INDICATOR

POWER

ON/STANDBY

-ON –OFF

CD 2 / TAPE 2

MONITOR

SURROUND

BACK 96K FS

STANDBY

DTS-ES

4 5

11 12 13 15 16

2021

222425

10 14

26 23

1. STANDBY indicator

2. POWER ON/STANDBY button

3. POWER ON / OFF switch

4. PHONES jack

5. SPEAKERS A/B buttons

6. INPUT MODE button

7. CD 2/TAPE 2 MONITOR button

8. LISTEN MODE button/DISPLAY button

9. THX button

10. SOUND button/SET UP button

11. MULTI CONTROL (Up/Down) buttons

12. P. CALL (Up/Down) buttons

13. MEMORY button

14. AUTO button

15. BAND button

16. AV AUX input jacks

17. DOOR OPEN/CLOSE button

18. VOLUME CONTROL knob

19. INPUT SELECTOR buttons

20. Indicators

SURROUND BACK

96kfs

CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR

CLIP INDICATOR

21. Indicators

THX

DTS

D. R. I. V. E.

DOLBY DIGITAL

MPEG

HDCD

22. Display

23. 2-way communication indicator

24. Infrared remote sensor

25. Indicators

DTS-ES DISCRETE 6.1

DTS-ES MATRIX 6.1

NEO : 6

PRO LOGIC

26. Infrared remote transmitter

Buttons 5 to 15 are located behind the door.

Buttons

behind the

door

Standby mode

While the standby indicator of the unit is lit, a small amount of current is flowing into the unit’s internal circuitry to back up the memory. This condition

is referred to as the standby mode of the unit. While the unit is in the standby mode, it can be turned ON from the remote control unit.

What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver?

What’s on PowerTouch?

Moving Around

What’s on PowerTouch?

ENTER

DOWN

MUTE

SYS.POWER CONTRAST BACKLIGHT

CONFIRM

5 6 7

1. Joystick (see page 7)

2. CONFIRM button

3. MUTE button (see page 15)

4. VOLUME UP/DOWN button (see page 11)

5. CONTRAST button

6. SYS. POWER button

7. BACKLIGHT button (see page 73)

8. Quick Access menu

9. Touch screen display

10. Stylus (stored on top edge)

What’s on PowerTouch?

Moving Around

What’s on PowerTouch’s Screen?

PowerTouch’s LCD display screen is divided into two sections: the Quick

Access menu and the Device Control/Menu Section. Use the stylus to

touch the buttons in each area.

Quick Access

Device

Control/Menu

Section

HOME1 button HOME2 button

Device control buttons

EDIT button

Customize button, communication indicator etc.

SETUP button

An example of HOME1 menu

The Quick Access Menu:

The buttons in the Quick Access Menu are always available, regardless of

what else is displayed on the touch screen. Touch these buttons for in-

stant access to:

•Home1, Home2 : Music and movie device controls such as CD play-

ers, the radio tuner or VCRs.

•Editing features

•Setup features

•Listen modes such as stereo, Dolby Digital or DTS

•Sound controls, such as loudness or “Midnight” mode

How is PowerTouch Powered ?

Moving Around

The Device Control/Menu Section:

The device control section provides the same kinds of access as the Quick

Access menu, but with more structure. Use the main menu to navigate

through the feature menus to exactly the feature or device you want to

use.

Using these features, your Kenwood PowerTouch can store and display a

large number of tasks, making it easier for you to access features. You get

all the advantage of on-screen graphical display, without having to use a

TV screen!

For more information on using these icons, see “How Do I Use

PowerTouch?” on page 6.

How is PowerTouch Powered ?

Your new PowerTouch uses six AA (LR6) alkaline batteries and operates

in the following range:

STANDBY

POWER

ON/STANDBY

-ON –OFF

VOLUME CONTROL

ENTER

DOWN

CONFIRM

ON/STANDBYCONTRAST REMOTE OFF

If you use PowerTouch outside of this range, PowerTouch’s display may

show incorrect information, or may not operate.

20 ft

(6m) IR Transmitter

IR Sensor

How Do I Use PowerTouch?

Moving Around

As you use PowerTouch, be aware of the following:

•When PowerTouch’s operating range gets shorter or PowerTouch dis-

plays a low battery alarm, replace all 6 batteries. (see “Installing the

Batteries” on page 34 of the Connections and Setup Guide.)

•Do not install the receiver where direct sunlight or high-frequency

fluorescent lighting can shine directly into the infrared remote sen-

sor. This can limit PowerTouch’s operating range.

How Do I Use PowerTouch?

Use your new PowerTouch to control your new receiver and most devices

attached to it. PowerTouch appears and functions a little differently from

traditional remotes. Because it can control so many different devices, it

displays a separate set of controls for each device on an LCD screen.

Only devices you have identified and connected to the receiver appear as

buttons on the touch screen. If you are “missing” a device’s icon on the

HOME1 or HOME2 screen, make sure you have identified the device to

the PowerTouch. For more information on identifying devices to the

PowerTouch, see “Chapter Two: Setting Up PowerTouch” in the Connec-

tions and Setup Guide.

How Do I Use PowerTouch?

Moving Around

Do not block the IR transmitter on the front panel of the receiver or on

PowerTouch. Even a brief blockage while it is transmitting (such as some-

one walking by) can cause the communication and feedback to become

erratic temporarily. If this happens, press CONFIRM and PowerTouch will

resume normal operation (you might need to reenter the interrupted com-

mand).

How Do I Move Around?

1. Press any button or touch the screen to activate PowerTouch’s display.

2. Use the stylus to touch the menu or control button you want to use.

Operations using the joystick

The joystick makes the following operations possible.

1. Customization of the PowerTouch screen: The buttons on the screen

of PowerTouch can be moved or resized. (Refer to "To Customize the

PowerTouch Screen" on page 43 of the Connection and Setup Guide.)

2. Contrast adjustment of the PowerTouch screen: For details, see "To

adjust the contrast" on page 74.

Also use the joystick when using the OSD (On-Screen Display) of the

DVD or LD player. (Certain functions may be restricted with some de-

vices.)

•Display a menu containing the OSD function.

•Press the OSD button or Menu. The menu is displayed on the TV

monitor screen.

•Select an item by tilting the joystick up/down or to the left/right.

•Press the joystick’s ENTER button to enter the selected item.

(With certain models, the selected item may also be established with

the other buttons.)

How Do I Use PowerTouch?

Moving Around

How Do I Enter Text?

Many of the control menus allow you to assign your own names to list

items (such as radio stations, CD titles, etc.).

To enter text for names:

1. Access the control screen with the item name you want to change.

You have accessed the appropriate screen if , , or

appears on the screen.

2. Touch , , or :

•Use the stylus to select characters from the keyboard.

•Touch to access other characters.

•Touch or to move back and forth between the characters.

•Touch to clear the last character you entered. Touch to de-

lete all the characters in the line.

•Touch to insert a space.

•Touch to feed a line. (The button may not be provided in

certain menus.)

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

Chapter Two: Using PowerTouch

Your new receiver comes with the easiest—and most innovative— remote

you’ve ever seen. Its palm-sized illuminated screen displays clear icons

and menus. Because PowerTouch maintains two-way communication with

your receiver, it shows the result of your action right on its screen.

PowerTouch is a universal remote that can control hundreds of devices,

and is the first of its kind to offer infra-red compatibility with X-10, Lutron

lighting, and Makita drapery control systems, making it perfect for con-

trolling even the most elaborate home theater system. (for U.K. only)

This chapter contains the following sections:

How Do I Adjust the Sound? page 10

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes? page 17

How Do I Operate Devices? page 35

HOME1, HOME2 Devices page 37

How Do I Record? (Edit Mode) page 70

How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display? page 73

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once? page 76

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? page 82

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

You can control and adjust a variety of sound settings using the receiver’s

front panel or PowerTouch.

Turning the Speakers On

To turn on the speakers A, press the DOOR OPEN/CLOSE button to

open the door and press the SPEAKERS A button located in the door of

the receiver’s front panel.

To turn on the speakers B, press the SPEAKERS B button inside the door.

(Å or ı displayed)

If you select SPEAKERS B (Zone B) while listening to a surround mode

in Zone A, the sound in Zone A will automatically revert to stereo. While

SPEAKERS B is on, surround mode cannot be selected.

If you use speakers connected to amplifiers via the PRE OUT jacks, choose

SPEAKERS A.

SPEAKERS

INPUT

MODE CD 2/TAPE 2

MONITOR LISTEN

MODE SET UP SOUND MULTI

CONTROL

ﬁ%

P.CALL MEMORY AUTO BAND

ﬁ%

Speaker indicators (Å, ı)

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

Adjusting the Volume

Use one of the following methods to adjust the volume.

•Turn the volume knob on the front panel of the receiver.

•Press

DOWN

in the appropriate direction on PowerTouch.

Adjusting the Loudness (Only in STEREO mode with THX mode Off)

The Loudness control increases the bass and treble at low volume control

settings. This adjusts to the way the human ear hears sound at quiet vol-

umes, retaining music’s fullness and sparkle.

1. Touch (Sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound

menu.

If the opened menu is not the Sound menu, touch .

2. Touch to turn the loudness setting on or off.

3. Touch to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick

Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.

Operation on the receiver:

1. Press the SOUND button inside the door repeatedly until LOUD-

NESS OFF or ON is displayed.

2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/ﬁ) button to select LOUDNESS ON

(or OFF), then press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND

FIXED” is displayed.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

Adjusting the Tone (Only in STEREO mode with THX mode Off)

Use the Sound menu to adjust the bass or treble tone of your front left

and right speakers manually. In addition to setting bass and treble tone

adjustment values, you can completely bypass the tone control circuitry

for a purer sound.

1. Touch (Sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound

menu:

2. Touch to open the Tone menu:

3. Touch to turn the tone settings on or off.

4. If you selected “On” in the above, touch the left or right

arrow next to a tone setting (Treble or Bass) to adjust it. A readout

between the arrows shows the current setting.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

5. Touch to return to the previous menu or touch any Quick Access

menu button to access that menu.

Operation on the receiver:

1. Press the SOUND button in the door repeatedly until TONE OFF or

ON is displayed.

2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/ﬁ) button to display TONE ON (or

OFF if desired so).

3. When ON is selected above and the SOUND button is pressed again,

the BASS setting menu appears.

When OFF is selected above, the LOUDNESS setting menu appears.

4. Adjust BASS level using the MULTI CONTROL (%/ﬁ) button.

5. Press the SOUND button.

6. When the TREBLE setting menu appears, adjust the treble in the same

way as above. To exit from setting, press the SOUND button repeatedly

until “SOUND FIXED” is displayed.

Adjusting Speaker Levels

You can use the Sound menu to temporarily adjust the speaker levels of

your center speaker, surround speakers, surround back speakers and

subwoofer. For example, if a particular movie has dialog that’s hard to

understand, you can temporarily increase the center channel volume just

for that movie. For more information on adjusting speaker levels per-

manently, see “Chapter Two: Setting Up PowerTouch” in the Connections

and Setup Guide.

1. Touch (Sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound

menu:

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

2. Touch to open the Speaker Level menu:

Although icons for the front speakers appear here, notice that they do

not have buttons. They’re here for a visual reference; you cannot change

their level.

3. Select a speaker by touching its button. You have selected a speaker

when its button darkens.

The two surround speakers (SL and SR) or the two surround

back speakers (SBL and SBR) cannot be adjusted independently

between each other.

4. Touch the up or down arrow to adjust the volume of the

speaker(s) you chose.

5. Touch to return to the previous menu or touch any Quick Access

menu button to access that menu.

The subwoofer level can be adjusted between +10 dB and -20 dB, and

other speaker level can be adjusted between +10 dB and -10 dB.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

Operation on the receiver:

1. Press the SOUND button inside the door repeatedly until the name

of the speaker(s) to be adjusted is displayed.

C : center speaker

S : surround speakers

SB : surround back speakers

SW : subwoofer

2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/ﬁ) button to select the desired

volume level, then press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND

FIXED” is displayed.

These settings automatically return to the level you adjust on Chapter

Two of Connection and Setup Guide whenever you select a different source

device or turn the receiver’s power off.

Muting Sound

Use following method to temporarily mute the sound:

•Press MUTE button on PowerTouch.

A “Mute On” message appears on the LCD screen for 3 seconds, then

disappears. The MUTE indicator on the receiver’s front panel blinks

during muting.

Use one of the following methods to cancel muting:

•Press either Mute button again.

•Adjust the volume control on either the receiver or PowerTouch.

The MUTE indicator on the receiver’s front panel goes off.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Sound?

Midnight Theater Function (Dolby Digital, DTS and DTS-ES only)

Any time you don’t want to experience the loud and soft volume extremes

of recorded sound (for example, late at night), use Midnight Theater func-

tion to reduce volume extremes. This feature keeps loud, dramatic sound

from being too loud (perhaps disturbing family members or neighbors)

while ensuring that you can still hear whispered dialog or other soft sounds.

Midnight theater function only works if you are listening to a Dolby Digi-

tal, DTS or DTS-ES program that has been encoded with special compres-

sion data.

To balance volume extremes

1. Touch (Sound) on the Quick Access menu to open the Sound menu.

If the opened menu is not the Sound menu, touch .

2. Touch until the balancing sounds right to you:

•Off for normal balancing

•1 for quieter balancing

•2 for quietest balancing (the least difference between the loudest

and quietest sound)

3. Touch to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick

Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.

Operation on the receiver:

1. Press the SOUND button in the panel door repeatedly until MID-

NIGHT OFF, 1 or 2 is displayed.

2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/ﬁ) button to select 1, 2 or OFF, then

press the SOUND button repeatedly until returning to the previous

menu.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

You can experience true home-theater sound with your Kenwood Audio-

Video Receiver. This receiver incorporates several listen modes to let you

enjoy surround sound with a wide variety of program sources. Each pro-

duces multiple channels of surround-sound, but each does it differently.

What is the THX?

•THX: Movie soundtracks are mixed in special movie theaters called

dubbing stages and are designed to be played back in movie theaters

with similar equipment and conditions. The soundtrack created for

movie theaters is then transferred directly onto Laserdisc, VHS tape,

DVD, etc., and is not changed for playback in a small home theater

environment.

THX engineers developed patented technologies to accurately trans-

late the sound from the movie theater environment into the home,

correcting the tonal and spatial errors that occur. On the KRF-X9995D,

when the THX mode is on, the THX technologies are automatically

added after the decoded signal.

Movies which have been encoded in Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, Dolby

Pro Logic, Stereo and Mono can all benefit from activating the THX

technologies. THX should be activated only when watching movies

which were mixed for playback in large movie theater environments.

THX need not be activated for music, movies that were made espe-

cially for television or shows such as sports programming, talk shows,

etc. This is because they were mixed in a small room environment.

•THX Surround EX: THX Surround EX - Dolby Digital Surround EX is

a joint development of Dolby Laboratories and the THX division of

Lucasfilm Ltd.

In a movie theater, film soundtracks that have been encoded with

Dolby Digital Surround EX technology are able to reproduce an extra

channel which has been added during the mixing of the program.

This channel, called Surround Back, places sounds behind the listener

in addition to the currently available front left, front center, front right,

surround right, surround left and subwoofer channels. This additional

channel provides the opportunity for more detailed imaging behind

the listener and brings more depth, spacious ambience and sound

localization than ever before.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

What are Listen Modes?

•Dolby Digital: Dolby Digital uses an encode/decode process based

on its theatrical digital surround sound technology. The five main

channels are full-frequency and independent, so sound can completely

envelop you or soar anywhere in the room, just like at the movies.

Compared with Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital has more clarity,

greater surround envelopment, and more realistic sound movement

between channels.

Although a full set of speakers (front left and right, center, surround

left and right, and a subwoofer) is required for true Dolby Digital

surround sound, this receiver lets you enjoy Dolby Digital program

sources, even if you connect fewer speakers.

•Dolby Pro Logic/Dolby Pro Logic II: Dolby Pro Logic reproduces a

surround sound like in a movie theater from Dolby Surround-encoded

program source (videotape or LaserDisc software carrying the Dolby

Surround logo), and features excellent sound movement on the front

and a surrounding atmosphere of movie theaters. Meanwhile, Dolby

Pro Logic II decodes a signal encoded in 2 channels into 5-channel

signals composed of the left/right front signals, center signal and sur-

round left/right signals. If no surround speaker is Setup, the surround

signal is sent to front left and right speakers. (Dolby 3 stereo)

Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced version of the decoding technology

used with Dolby Pro Logic. It inputs 2-channel signals from a Dolby•

Movies that were created using the Dolby Digital Surround EX tech-

nology, when released into the home consumer market may exhibit a

Dolby Digital Surround EX logo on the packaging. A list of movies

created using this technology can be found on the Dolby web site at

http://www.dolby.com.

Only receiver and controller products bearing the THX Surround EX

logo, when in the THX Surround EX mode, faithfully reproduce this

new technology in the home.

This product may also engage the "THX Surround EX" mode during

the playback of 5.1 channel material that is not Dolby Digital Sur-

round EX encoded. In such case the information delivered to the Sur-

round Back channel will be program dependent and may or may not

be very pleasing depending on the particular soundtrack and the tastes

of the individual listener.

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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

Surround-encoded source and reproduces 5-channel signals in which

the surround channel is divided into independent channels for the

left and right. Dolby Pro Logic II has the MOVIE mode and MUSIC

mode, and the MUSIC mode enables independent adjustment of three

parameters including Panorama mode, Dimension and Center Width.

See page 29 for the Dolby Pro Logic II parameters.

To allow the users enjoy multichannel playback also from the analog

audio of currently available Dolby Surround home video software,

the VR-5900 incorporates a Dolby Pro Logic II surround decoder.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro

Logic", "Surround EX " and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

•DTS : DTS has five full-frequency channels that create effects nearly

identical to those in a theater. Sounds seem to zoom from one place

to another or entirely surround you. Like Dolby Digital, DTS has

much-improved clarity, surround and sound movement capability

compared with Dolby Pro Logic. This listen mode is available on CD,

LD, and DVD media. DTS is a strictly digital format that can be sup-

plied only by a CD, LD, or DVD player that supports DTS sound. If

you attempt to listen to DTS encoded media through the analog con-

nections to your new receiver, you will experience digital noise (loud

static).

•DTS-ES Discrete 6.1, DTS-ES Matrix 6.1: Both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1

and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 add the surround back channel audio to the

DTS 5.1-channel format to improve the acoustic positioning and

makes acoustic image movement more natural with the 6.1-channel

reproduction. This receiver incorporates a DTS-ES decoder, which can

handle DTS-ES Discrete-encoded and DTS-ES Matrix-encoded pro-

gram sources from DVD, etc.

DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 features digital discrete recording of all channels

including the surround back channels and higher quality of audio

reproduction.

DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 features matrix encoding of surround back (SB)

signals in the SL/SR signals and decoding of the matrix into the SL,

SR and SB signals during playback.

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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

•You cannot select the Input Analog mode if you are playing DTS-encoded

media.

•You cannot listen to DTS-encoded media in Zone B.

•When playing DTS-encoded media, wait until “DTS” appears on the

receiver display before proceeding.

•The listen mode is fixed to Stereo during playback of 96k fs signals.

•DTS NEO:6: This is a new technology which decodes 2-channel sig-

nals into 6-channel signals using high-accuracy digital matrix tech-

nology. The DTS NEO:6 decoder has near-discrete properties in the

frequency characteristics of the channels as well as in channel separa-

tion. According to the signals to be played back, DTS NEO:6 uses ei-

ther the NEO:CINEMA mode optimized for movie playback or the

NEO:MUSIC mode optimized for music playback.

•MPEG: MPEG, which stands for “Moving Pictures Experts Group”, is

an international standard of digital video and audio compression and

decompression in media. It is the most efficient encoding method for

compressed multi-channel audio which provides the highest sound

quality to deliver the best movie theater sound into the home.

•DSP (Digital Signal Processing): DSP allows you to create your

own custom surround sound environments and use them with any

source (except Dolby Digital, MPEG, DTS and DTS-ES). You can se-

lect the ambience of an Arena, Jazz Club, Stadium, Cathedral, Theater

or Concert hall, and then modify the parameters to ‘fine-tune’ the envi-

ronment to your taste. (See “Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP)

Effects” on page 30 for details about making DSP adjustments.)

•Multi ch Music (Multichannel music): All speakers are used to real-

ize a stereo sound with a wide listening range.

•Stereo: Stereo listen mode provides standard stereo sound to the front

left and right speakers.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

To check the Surround Play Status

1. Touch (Listen Mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Lis-

ten Mode menu:

2. Touch . This displays the Input Signal Status screen, which shows

the signal being played:

During playback of Dolby Digital, MPEG or DTS signal, the surround

identification signal in the input is identified and displayed by means

of the L, C, R, SR, SB, SL, S and LFE icons.

L : Front left channel C : Center channel

R : Front right channel SR : Surround right channel

SL : Surround left channel SB : Surround back channel

LFE : Low frequency effect channel S : Surround channel

3. Touch to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick

Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

Input Modes (only for input with digital jacks)

The input mode should usually be set to Full Auto. However, the input

mode can also be set manually when you want to fix the inputs as analog

signals, etc.

Full Auto : The receiver detects the input signal format and

selects the Listen mode automatically according to

the speaker setup.

Digital Manual : The inputs are fixed at digital signals and the listen

modes should be switched manually by the user.

The Digital Manual mode is switched automati-

cally to the Full Auto mode when an input is

switched or the receiver is set to OFF.

Analog : The inputs are fixed at the analog 2-channel inputs.

6ch Input : The inputs are fixed at the analog 6-channel inputs.

This mode can be selected only when the DVD in-

put is selected with the input selector.

•You cannot select the Input Analog mode if you are playing DTS-encoded

media.

•When you use Full Auto mode with certain DVD and LD players,

performing operations such as “Skip” or “Stop” may momentarily

interrupt the output. This could switch the “Listen Mode” automati-

cally to the surround mode intended for the input signal if you have

manually selected a different listen mode.

•Different input modes can be selected for the different input devices.

The selected input modes for the separate input devices are stored in

the memory.

•When playing a DVD Audio disc with a DVD Audio-compatible DVD

player:

1. to reproduce stereo audio, set the input mode of the receiver to

6ch Input.

2. to reproduce multi-channel audio, set the input mode of the re-

ceiver to 6ch Input.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

To set the Input Mode manually

1. Touch (Listen Mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the

Listen Mode menu:

2. Select an Input Mode you want.

To fully enjoy the sonic benefits of specially-encoded DVD AUDIO discs

played on a compatible DVD player, you must set the receiver’s input to

6ch Input. To do so, select .

When you are finished listening to analog media, set the receiver’s input

back to digital. To do so, select the .

Operation on the receiver:

Press the INPUT MODE button in the door repeatedly until FULL

AUTO, DIGITAL MANUAL, ANALOG or 6CH INPUT is displayed.

See Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple Zones for more infor-

mation about the analog inputs.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

To set the THX Mode

1. Touch (Listen Mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Lis-

ten Mode menu:

2. Touch until the desired THX mode is displayed.

The THX mode is displayed in a frame at the top right of the screen.

1THX Sur EX On

2THX Sur EX Auto

3THX On

4THX Off

When the surround back speakers

are set to Lrg, Nml/THX or Yes:When the surround back speakers

are set to Off or No:

1THX On

2THX Off

Operation on the receiver:

Press the THX button inside the door repeatedly until the desired

THX mode is displayed.

1THX Sur EX ON

2THX Sur EX AUTO

3THX ON

4THX OFF

When the surround back speakers

are set to Lrg, Nml/THX or Yes:When the surround back speakers

are set to Off or No:

1THX ON

2THX OFF

After 3 seconds, the display of the set THX mode returns to the

previous display.

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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

÷THX Sur EX On

The input signal is decoded automatically into 6.1-channel signals

if the input signal is Dolby Digital or DTS and contains two cannel

surround signals.

The THX operation is activated.

÷THX Sur EX Auto

The input signal is decoded into 6.1-channel signals only when the

input contains the Dolby Digital Surround EX encoded identifica-

tion signal.

The THX operation is activated

÷THX On

The THX operation is activated. (6.1channel decoding will not be

applied.)

÷THX Off

The THX Surround EX and THX operations are deactivated.

•To play Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded software in 6.1 channels, it

is required to set the THX Surround EX mode to On or Auto.

Note that some of Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded software does

not contain the identification signal. In this case, set the THX Sur-

round EX mode to On.

•Set the THX mode to Off when DTS-ES decoding is required.

•The THX operation is not activated with the 96k fs PCM signal.

•When Dolby Pro Logic II: Music is selected while THX Sur EX On,

THX Sur EX Auto or THX On is selected, the THX mode will be

switched Off.

•As long as Dolby Pro Logic II: Music is selected, switching the THX

mode does not produce any effect.

•Different THX modes can be selected for the different input devices.

The selected THX modes for the separate input devices are stored in

the memory.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

To set the Listen Mode manually

1. Touch (Listen Mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Listen

Mode menu:

2. Select a Listen Mode you want.

Operation on the receiver:

Press the LISTEN MODE button inside the door repeatedly until the

desired listen mode is displayed.

After 5 seconds, the display of the set listen mode returns to the previ-

ous display.

•The available listen modes may be restricted depending on the input

signal and speaker setup.

•When the input mode is set to Full Auto, if the incoming signal is not

Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-ES or MPEG, the listen mode reverts to the

last listen mode you selected for that input.

•When the speakers A are set to Off or speakers B are set to On, the

listen mode is switched to Stereo.

•Different listen modes can be selected for the different input devices.

The selected listen modes for the separate input devices are stored in

the memory.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

Selectable Listen Modes

The selected listen mode is variable depending on the input signal.

Input signal Selectable listen modes

Dolby Digital • Dolby Digital*

• Pro Logic (ProLogic II Music/Movie)**

• Stereo

* When the input signal contains the

identification signal indicating Dolby

Surround encoding, The listen mode is

switched automatically to Pro Logic (Pro Logic

II Movie).

** Pro Logic (Pro Logic II Music/Movie) can

be selected only when the input is 2-

channel signals.

DTS • DTS

• Stereo

DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 • DTS (DTS-ES Matrix 6.1*)

• Stereo

*DTS-ES Matrix 6.1 can be selected only

when THX mode is Off.

DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 • DTS (DTS-ES Discrete 6.1*)

• Stereo

*DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 can be selected only

when THX mode is Off.

MPEG • MPEG

• Pro Logic*

• Stereo

* Pro Logic can be selected only when the

input is 2-channel signals.

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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

Input signal Selectable Listen modes

PCM or Analog • Stereo*

• DSP**

• Pro Logic (ProLogic II MUSIC/MOVIE)

• NEO : Cinema

• NEO : Music

• Multi ch Music

* When the input is a 96k fs PCM signal, it is

only Stereo that can be selected.

** DSP Modes can be selected only when

THX mode is Off.

•Some modes may be unable to be selected depending on the speaker

setup.

•During playback of a Dolby Digital program, "OFFSET +x dB" (where

x is a figure) may be displayed on the receiver's display. This is dis-

played when the source being played outputs a Dolby Digital signal

with a higher or lower level than the standard level. For example,

when "OFFSET +4dB" is displayed, the source contains an audio sig-

nal with a 4 dB higher level than the standard level. (dB is the unit of

sound amplitude.)

Selecting the Pro Logic Mode with PowerTouch

1. In the Listen Mode menu, select Pro Logic to display the following

menu:

2. Select one of Dolby PL II: Movie (Dolby Pro Logic II: Movie), Dolby

PL II: Music (Dolby Pro Logic II: Music) and Dolby Pro Logic.

The selected item will be displayed in highlighted.

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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

3. When you select Dolby PL II: Music, you can change the settings of

Panorama mode, Dimension and Center Width.

1) Panorama mode setting: Touch the button to switch the

parameter on and off alternately.

2) Dimension setting: Touch the button on the left of

to switch the setting to R-1, R-2 and R-3. Touch the

button on the right of to switch it to F-1, F-2 and

F-3.

3) Center Width setting: Touch the button on the left of

to decrease the expansion to the left and right. Touch

the button on the right of to increase it.

Description of Dolby Pro Logic II: Music Mode

Panorama mode: Expands the image of front-channel stereo to the

surround speakers to create a sound environment that

fills your surroundings.

Dimension : This controls the balance between the Front and Rear

in 3 steps on the front and 3 steps on the rear. Set this

parameter to one of the Front steps if the surround

effect is too strong, or to one of the Back steps if it is

too weak.

Center Width : The center channel signal can be divided and distrib-

uted to the Front L/R channels.

The adjustment for distributing the center channel

signal to the front channels can be applied in eight

steps from 0 to 7.

Use this adjustment when the center image seems to

be too strong.

The Center Width parameter cannot be adjusted when

Center speaker is set to Off or No.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

Applying Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Effects

The DSP mode creates the reverberation devices (elements of sound ech-

oed in various spaces) which determine the feeling of presence. Since

DSP uses digital processing, it can produce these effects without spoiling

the sound quality of the original music or video source.

The DSP mode lets you add the atmosphere of an Arena, Jazz club, Ca-

thedral, Concert hall, Stadium, or Theater from PCM or analog input

source. These modes are particularly effective when used with stereo pro-

gram sources like CD, television, and FM radio. You might enjoy trying

the Stadium (1, 2), Arena or Concert hall mode the next time you watch

a sporting event or concert.

You can adjust the following elements to create a customized environment:

•The Wall type parameter lets you adjust the brightness of the sonic

environment according to your preference.

•The Room size parameter lets you adjust the size of the sonic envi-

ronment according to your preference.

•The Effect level lets you adjust the amount of DSP “presence” in the

sonic environment according to your preference.

The DSP effect cannot be applied when the input is a 96k fs PCM signal.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

To set a DSP effect:

1. Touch (Listen Mode) on the Quick Access menu to open the Lis-

ten Mode menu:

2. Touch .

3. Touch a desired DSP mode icon button.

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How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

4. (Optional) Touch to adjust the wall type, room size, and effect

level to your taste.

•Wall Type changes the quality of the simulated walls.

•Room Size switches the simulated room size.

•Effect Level adjusts the amount of DSP presence in the overall

sound. Lower numbers decrease the amount of presence, higher

numbers increase it.

5. Touch to return to the previous menu or touch one of the Quick

Access menu buttons to proceed to the next operation.

Operation on the receiver:

•Press the LISTEN MODE button inside the door repeatedly until the

listen mode to be set is displayed. The DSP can be set to ARENA,

JAZZ CLUB, CATHEDRAL, CONCERT HALL, STADIUM 1, STADIUM

2, THEATER 1 or THEATER 2.

Fine adjusting the DSP effects on the receiver:

1. Press the SOUND button inside the door to select WALL type.

2. Press the MULTI CONTROL (ﬁ/%) button to select the desired type.

3. Select the types of Room size and Effect level in the same way as

above.

4. Press the SOUND button repeatedly until “SOUND FIXED” is dis-

played.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust the Surround Modes?

HDCD® and D.R.I.V.E. Effects

HDCD is a new format enabling recording with higher quality than pre-

vious CD while maintaining compatibility with it. Although an HDCD-

compatible CD player is usually required to exhibit the full characteris-

tics of the HDCD, this receiver is capable of reproducing high-quality

HDCD signals by connecting a CD player through digital connection,

even when it does not incorporate the HDCD circuitry.

D.R.I.V.E. is a Kenwood original technology for reproducing signals with

high resolution by instant switching of the internal filters according to

the input signal. This receiver incorporate a high performance DSP to

provide very high resolution from 32-bit DRIVE III circuitry, achieving

stereo audio reproduction with the best quality ever reached.

The D.R.I.V.E. indicator lights when the D.R.I.V.E. circuit is activated.

The HDCD indicator lights when the HDCD circuit is activated and an

HDCD is played.

HDCD and D.R.I.V.E. are designed to be activated automatically to select

the optimum circuit path.

, HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital® and Pacific

MicrosonicsTM are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pacific

Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. HDCD sys-

tem manufactured under license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This prod-

uct is covered by one or more of the following: IN the USA: 5,479,168,

5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274, 5,854,600, 5,864,311,

5,872,531, and in Australia: 669114. Other patents pending.

HDCD and D.R.I.V.E. is effective only at the time of digital input stereo,

DSP mode or multi channel music.

Some HDCD-recorded discs do not contain all tracks as HDCD record-

ings. (The HDCD indicator will not light for tracks not recorded as

HDCD.)

HDCD and D.R.I.V.E. is effective only at the time of THX Off mode.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Headphone Operation

Insert the headphone plug into the receiver’s PHONES jack and adjust

the listening level.

STANDBY

POWER

ON/STANDBY

-ON –OFF

VOLUME CONTROL

When listening through headphones, set SPEAKERS A and B to OFF.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Your PowerTouch makes it easy for you to control the different devices

connected to your receiver. Its easy-to-use LCD screen provides a choice

of command buttons similar to those found on the devices’ own remotes.

Use these buttons to control your home entertainment equipment by

following these easy steps:

1. Choose the menu containing the device you want to use (HOME1 or

HOME2).

2. Touch the icon button for the device you want to operate from

PowerTouch’s control screen.

3. Touch a button on the device’s control screen.

The rest of this manual assumes that you have connected your home en-

tertainment devices and identified those devices to PowerTouch. If you

have not done so, follow the instructions under “Identifying De-

vices For PowerTouch Control” on page 40 of the Connections and

Setup Guide before reading any further in this manual. If you do not,

you will not see controls for any device except for the factory-defined

devices, such as the tuner and the home automation devices.

As you use PowerTouch, remember that this manual only gives instruc-

tions for operating PowerTouch with a particular device. It is not intended

to explain how your devices work—for that information see the manuals

that came with your devices.

Although the receiver has been designed to function in combination with

multiple devices, all or some of the operations may not be available with

certain types of devices.

When the TV source is set for TV1, The Power

control icons for TV1 will be displayed in the

same position of all of the Device control

screens, allowing you to switch the TV On

and Off.

Example of display when

CD is selected

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Controlling a device without altering the receiver's input selection

(Operations using the SHIFT button):

The transmission of operation signals from PowerTouch to the receiver

can be disabled with the HOME1 or HOME2 menu. This makes it pos-

sible, for example, to turn the VCR ON while listening to a CD.

Procedure:

1. Touch (HOME1) or (HOME2) in the Quick Access menu to

display the HOME1 or HOME2 menu:

2. Touch button.

3. Touch the desired operation button within 3 seconds after above.

By touching the button and executing an operation, any de-

vice can be controlled without sending the command signal to the

receiver.

The above operation is not available with devices connected using

the Kenwood system control cable.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

I should use

this icon... to control this device...

(use this space to note your devices)

HOME1, HOME2 Devices

Use this menu to operate devices, such as CD players, the tuner, etc.

By using the customization function, you can place buttons in the Home1

screen on then Home2 screen and vice versa. (Refer to "To Customize the

PowerTouch Screen" on page 43 of the Connection and Setup Guide.)

This menu controls the following (note which device you have connected

to the jack in the space provided):

Icons assigned to the Home1 screen by default.

The operation of the CD2/TAPE2 icon is different from other icons. See

page 39 for details.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

I should use

this icon... to control this device...

(use this space to note your devices)

Icons assigned to the Home2 screen by default.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Playback of the device connected to the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR

These instructions are for operating a second CD player or tape deck

from a single-Zone installation or from Zone A. For more information

on operating devices in a multi-Zone setup, see “Chapter Three: Using

PowerTouch in Multiple Zones”.

To operate a second CD player or tape deck:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch (CD2/TAPE2 ON/OFF). The CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR

indicator on the receiver also lights up. In this condition, the device

connected to the CD2/TAPE2 inputs can be monitored.

Each touch of toggles its condition between ON and OFF.

After completing playback of the device connected to the CD2/TAPE2

MONITOR, be sure to set this condition to OFF.

3. Touch . The commands appear for the device you connected

to this jack set and identified to PowerTouch.

4. Use the available commands as your CD player or tape deck remote.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device. Touch the command to use it.

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connec-

tions and Setup Guide.

To select the input on the receiver, use the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR

button inside the door. The CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR indicator lights

up when it is selected. After completion of playback, press the CD2/

TAPE2 MONITOR button again so that the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR

indicator goes out.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

CD player

The displayed screen is variable depending on the loaded CD.

•For the operation of the Kenwood System Connected 200-Disc CD

Changer, see this page.

•For the operation of the Kenwood 200-Disc CD Canger (without sys-

tem connection), see page 46.

•For the operation of the SingleCD or Carrousel CD Player, see page 51.

Kenwood System Connected 200-Disc CD Changer

Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changers have many different features that make

them ideal complements to your Kenwood receiver. Some changer mod-

els can store disc and track titles for all loaded discs, and then download

this information to your receiver for display on PowerTouch’s screen.

Others can play 2 different CDs in 2 different rooms at the same time

with the KRF-X9995D. You can easily activate all these features using just

a few of PowerTouch’s buttons.

To play Kenwood System Connected 200-Disc CD changer using

PowerTouch

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch . This accesses the CD controls:

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

3. Use this screen as your CD remote.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

For more information on operating a CD player from another Zone, see

“Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple Zones”.

Displaying Disc and Track Titles

Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changers allow you to easily search for and select

a particular CD or song by title from any disc you’ve loaded into the unit.

PowerTouch can display these disc and track titles on its LCD display,

allowing you to choose discs and songs by title in a few simple steps.

You have to assign disc and track titles to the discs in your CD player

before you can transfer them to PowerTouch. See your CD player’s in-

struction manual for more information about assigning disc and track

titles.

To read the loaded disc titles and store them in PowerTouch:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch (CD1).

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

3. Touch . This accesses the disc mode commands:

4. If you haven’t already done so on the CD changer, touch .

This reads all of the disc and track title information into the CD

changer’s memory.

5. Set PowerTouch down so that its IR transmitter window is aiming at

the receiver’s IR transmitter window. Select .

Do not move PowerTouch while it is reading data.

This process may take some time, depending on how many CDs you

have loaded. When the IR light on the receiver goes out, the receiver

is done sending the information to PowerTouch, and you may move

PowerTouch again. PowerTouch’s memory now contains the disc titles

of every CD in the changer with title information.

6. Touch to return to the CD controls.

To read the loaded track titles and store them in PowerTouch:

1. Make sure you have followed the previous instructions to read disc

data.

2. Touch (HOME1) on Quick Access menu.

3. Touch .

4. Touch . This accesses the disc mode commands.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

5. If you haven’t already done so on the CD changer, touch .

This reads all of the disc and track title information into the CD

changer’s memory. Touch to return to the CD controls.

6. Touch to select the disc you want to play.

7. Use the up or down arrow to scroll through the disc titles.

8. Touch to play a disc, and then touch to stop playback.

9. Touch .

10. Set PowerTouch down so that its IR transmitter window is aiming at

the receiver’s IR transmitter window. Touch .

Do not move PowerTouch while it is reading data.

This process may take some time, depending on how many tracks CD

has you have loaded. You will see the track titles on the PowerTouch

when it is finished reading data.

11. Touch to return to the CD controls.

Entering Disc and Track Titles

You can also use PowerTouch to enter disc or track titles, if they are not

already stored on the changer. The titles you add are stored in memory

on both PowerTouch and the changer.

To enter disc or track titles:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

3. Stop playing a CD. (if it is playing)

4. Touch or . This accesses the appropriate control com-

mands.

If you pressed , you will be entering track titles for the cur-

rently selected disc.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

5. Touch the disc or track name you want to change.

6. Touch . See “How Do I Enter Text?” on page 8 for more infor-

mation on changing names.

7. Press .

8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each title you want to store.

9. Touch to return to the disc or track controls. Touch it again to

return to the CD controls.

If you rearrange or add new CDs to the changer, you will need to repeat

both the disc and track read process. Otherwise, disc information is stored

in PowerTouch permanently.

The track title information is not stored permanently in PowerTouch. Each

time you select a CD to play you have to download its track title informa-

tion.

Title reading by PowerTouch is not possible for the following models.

Model: DPF-J9010 and DPF-J7010.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To play discs and tracks by title:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch button.

3. Touch . This accesses the disc commands:

4. Titles of all discs in the changer are displayed in numerical order.

5. Use the up or down arrow to scroll through the discs numeri-

cally, then touch the disc title you want to play.

6. If you want to play the disc from the beginning, touch .

7. (Optional) Touch . The track titles for that disc are displayed in

numerical order.

8. If you want to play the disc starting from a particular track, use the up

or down arrow to scroll through the track titles, then touch

the track title.

9. When you’ve highlighted the track you want to begin playing, touch

10. Touch to return to the CD controls.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To play Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer (without system connection)

using PowerTouch:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch button . This accesses the CD controls:

3. Use this screen as your CD remote.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it.

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

For more information on operating a CD player from another Zone, see

“Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple Zones”.

Displaying Disc and Track Titles

Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changers allow you to easily search for and select

a particular CD or song by title from any disc you’ve loaded into the unit.

PowerTouch can display these disc and track titles on its LCD display,

allowing you to choose discs and songs by title in a few simple steps.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

You have to assign disc and track titles to the discs in your CD player

before you can transfer them to PowerTouch. See your CD player’s in-

struction manual for more information about assigning disc and track

titles.

To read the loaded disc titles and store them in PowerTouch:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch (CD1).

3. Touch . This accesses the disc mode commands:

4. If you haven’t already done so on the CD changer, touch .

This reads all of the disc and track title information into the CD

changer’s memory.

5. Set PowerTouch down so that its IR transmitter window is aiming at

the CD changer’s IR transmitter window. Select .

Do not move PowerTouch while it is reading data.

This process may take some time, depending on how many CDs you

have loaded. When the IR light on the receiver goes out, CD changer

is done sending the information to PowerTouch, and you may move

PowerTouch again. PowerTouch’s memory now contains the disc titles

of every CD in the changer with title information.

6. Touch to return to the CD controls.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To read the loaded track titles and store them in PowerTouch:

1. Make sure you have followed the previous instructions to read disc

data.

2. Touch (HOME1) on Quick Access menu.

3. Touch .

4. Touch . This accesses the disc mode commands.

5. If you haven’t already done so on the CD changer, touch .

This reads all of the disc and track title information into the CD

changer’s memory. Touch to return to the CD controls.

6. Touch to select the disc you want to play.

7. Use the up or down arrow to scroll through the disc titles.

8. Touch to play a disc, and then touch to stop playback.

9. Touch .

10. Set PowerTouch down so that its IR transmitter window is aiming at

the CD changer’s IR transmitter window. Touch .

Do not move PowerTouch while it is reading data.

This process may take some time, depending on how many tracks CD

has you have loaded. You will see the track titles on the PowerTouch

when it is finished reading data.

11. Touch to return to the CD controls.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Entering Disc and Track Titles

You can also use PowerTouch to enter disc or track titles, if they are not

already stored on the changer. The titles you add are stored in memory

on both PowerTouch and the changer.

To enter disc or track titles:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

3. Stop playing a CD. (if it is playing)

4. Touch or . This accesses the appropriate control com-

mands.

If you pressed , you will be entering track titles for the cur-

rently selected disc.

5. Touch the disc or track name you want to change.

6. Touch . See “How Do I Enter Text?” on page 8 for more infor-

mation on changing names.

7. Press .

8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for each title you want to store.

9. Touch to return to the disc or track controls. Touch it again to

return to the CD controls.

If you rearrange or add new CDs to the changer, you will need to repeat

both the disc and track read process. Otherwise, disc information is stored

in PowerTouch permanently.

The track title information is not stored permanently in PowerTouch. Each

time you select a CD to play you have to download its track title informa-

tion.

Title reading by PowerTouch is not possible for the following models.

Model: DPF-J9010 and DPF-J7010.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To play discs and tracks by title:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

3. Touch . This accesses the disc commands:

4. Titles of all discs in the changer are displayed in numerical order.

5. Use the up or down arrow to scroll through the discs numeri-

cally, then touch the disc title you want to play.

6. If you want to play the disc from the beginning, touch .

7. (Optional) Touch . The track titles for that disc are displayed in

numerical order.

8. If you want to play the disc starting from a particular track, use the up

or down arrow to scroll through the track titles, then touch

the track title.

9. When you’ve highlighted the track you want to begin playing, touch

10. Touch to return to the CD controls.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Single CD or Carrousel CD Player

To operate Single CD or Carrousel CD Player:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch . This accesses the CD controls:

3. Use this screen as your CD player remote. The available buttons may

vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

An example of Single CD

(Kenwood system connection)

An example of Single CD

(without system connection)

An example of Carrousel CD

(Kenwood system connection)

An example of Carrousel CD

(without system connection)

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

CD-R Recorder

To operate CD-R Recorder:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

This accesses the CD-R Recorder controls:

3. Use this screen as your CD-R Recorder remote. The available buttons

may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

MD Recorder

To operate MD Recorder:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch . This accesses the MD recorder controls:

3. Use this screen as your MD recorder remote. The available buttons

may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connec-

tions and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see

“How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this

manual.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Entering Disc and Track Titles:

If you have Kenwood DMF-9020, you can also use PowerTouch to enter

disc or track titles.

To input disc and track titles, it is required to connect a system control

cord and set the device setup code to "system". (See page 32 and page 40

of Connection and Setup Guide.)

To enter disc or track titles:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the main or Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

3. Stop playing an MD. (if it is playing)

4. Touch .

5. See “How Do I Enter Text ?” on page 8 and enter a title.

6. Touch .

7. While watching the MD recorder’s display, use or on the Mini

Disc Title menu to select where you want to enter the title to (either

disc title or track title). If you want to enter a track title, choose the

track number you want to assign a name for.

8. Press .

9. Press to return to MD controls.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Tape Deck

To operate Tape Deck:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch . This accesses the tape deck controls:

3. Use this screen as your tape deck remote. The available buttons may

vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

See your tape deck instruction manual for more information.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Turntable

To operate a turntable/record player:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch to set the turntable as the speaker source. You will re-

main at the HOME1 menu.

3. Play your records as normal. Please note that you cannot control the

turntable with PowerTouch; you must still operate the turntable manu-

ally.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Tuner

To tune in to a radio station:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch . This accesses the tuner commands:

3. Tune in the station.

•Touch to change bands.

•Touch to switch from Auto tuning to Manual tuning or

Manual tuning to Auto tuning. Select Manual if you experience

interference due to weak radio signals. (Stations are received in

mono during manual tuning.)

In Auto tuning mode, the stereo mode is activated automatically

when a stereo station is tuned in (FM band only).

•Touch the left or right arrow to tune in a station.

•Touch and enter the broadcast frequency using the

10key pad. (e.g.; To select FM 87.5 MHz, enter 8, 7, 5, 0 and )

•Select the left or right end arrow to cycle through

any stations stored in memory.

(An example for the U.K. model)

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

•Touch to open the stored stations list. Touch a storage

button and touch to tune that station.

For more information on storing stations in memory, see “Storing

Radio Stations in Memory (optional)” on page 41 of the Connec-

tions and Setup Guide.

•While Zone B is selected, only and can be operated.

4. Touch (HOME1) on Quick Access menu to return to the HOME1

menu.

To tune in a station on the receiver:

•Press the INPUT SELECTOR (¤ or ‹) button. Each press switches

the selected input.

•Press the MULTI CONTROL (%/ﬁ) button to start Auto tuning until

the desired station is tuned in. If the radio wave from the station is

weak and hard to tune in, press the AUTO button to select Manual

tuning. In this mode, each press of the MULTI CONTROL button

varies the tuning frequency by one step.

•Press the P.CALL (%/ﬁ) button to tune in the preset radio stations

one after another. Each press changes the preset station being tuned

in. (See “Storing Radio Stations in Memory (optional)” on page 41 or

47 of the Connection and Setup Guide.)

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

RDS (Radio Data System) (for U.K. only): RDS is a system where radio

stations transmit digital data for FM broadcasts along with the broadcast

signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the

data from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as

automatic display of the station name.

RDS Functions help you:

•Search for programs of a specific type using Program Type Identifica-

tion Search. (PTY search)

•Search for a station automatically when you select the station name.

(PS Read)

•View information about a station:

•the station name

•any text data transmitted by the station

•Automatically select stations providing RDS and FM broadcasting and

store them in the preset memory (up to 40 stations can be preset).

For more information about storing stations, see “Storing Radio Sta-

tions in Memory (optional)” on page 41 of the Connections and Setup

Guide.

Before using RDS functions, be sure to perform “Storing RDS Stations

Automatically” on page 41 of the Connections and Setup Guide.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To search for a specific type of music or radio program:

1. Touch (HOME1) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

3. Touch at the top of the screen. This accesses RDS commands:

4. Touch .

5. While is highlighted, select the program type you want using

the following methods:

•Select the left ( ) or right arrow ( ) to cycle through the

program types until the type you want appears. The program types

cycle in the order shown in the table below.

6. Touch .

•If the tuner cannot find the program type you want, “NO PRO-

GRAM” appears on the receiver display. The display returns to its

original screen after several seconds.

•If the tuner locates a station playing the program type you want,

reception begins. The display changes to show the station name.

To change to a different program type, repeat Steps 4 through 6 above.

To cancel the program search, touch during the PTY search.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Pop Music POP M

Rock Music ROCK M

Easy Music EASY M

Light Classical Music LIGHT M

Serious Classical Music CLASSICS

Other Music OTHER M

Weather WEATHER

Finance FINANCE

Children’s programmes CHILDREN

Social affaires SOCIAL

Religion RELIGION

Phone in PHONE IN

Travel TRAVEL

Leisure LEISURE

Jazz Music JAZZ

Country Music COUNTRY

National Music NATION M

Oldies Music OLDIES

Folk Music FOLK M

Documentary DUCUMENT

News NEWS

Current Affairs AFFAIRS

Information INFO

Sports SPORT

Education EDUCATE

Drama DRAMA

Cultures CULTURE

Science SCIENCE

Varied Speech VARIED

Receiver DisplayProgram Type Name

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To operate a standard TV:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch the TV icon button to which you assigned the TV. This accesses

the TV controls:

3. Use this screen as your TV remote. The available buttons may vary

depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

When the TV source is set for TV1, The

Power control icons for TV1 will be

displayed in the same position of all of

the Device control screens, allowing you

to switch the TV On and Off.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To operate satellite TV:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Press the Video icon button to which you assigned the satellite TV

receiver. This accesses the satellite controls:

3. Use one of these screens as your satellite TV remote (depending on

the service you receive). The available buttons may vary depending

on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To operate DSS:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Press the Video icon button to which you assigned the DSS receiver.

This accesses the satellite controls:

3. Use one of these screens as your DSS remote (depending on the ser-

vice you receive). The available buttons may vary depending on the

setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. . For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

To operate cable TV:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch the TV or input icon button to which you assigned the cable TV

tuner. This accesses the cable TV controls:

3. Use this screen as your cable TV remote. The available buttons may

vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

VCR/PVR

To operate the VCR/PVR:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch the Video icon to which you assigned the VCR or PVR (per-

sonal video recorder). This accesses the VCR/PVR controls:

3. Use this screen as your VCR/PVR remote. The available buttons may

vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

DVD Player

To operate DVD Player:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Select the icon you assigned to your DVD player. This accesses the

DVD controls:

3. Use this screen as your DVD player remote. The available buttons may

vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

If you are listening to a DVD AUDIO music disc, you will need to switch

the input from Digital Input to Analog 6ch Input. For more information

on switching input, see “To set the Input Mode manually” on page 23.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Laser Disc Player

To operate a laser disc player:

1. Touch (HOME2) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Select the icon you assigned to the laser disc player. This accesses the

laser disc controls:

3. Use this screen as your laser disc player remote. The available buttons

may vary depending on the setup code you assigned to this icon.

Touch (More) to access any customized commands you have

taught PowerTouch for this device and to access this device’s macros.

Touch the command or macro name to use it. (See “Operation on the

More menu” on page 69 of this manual.)

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see

“To Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections

and Setup Guide. For more information on device macros, see “How

Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Operate Devices?

Operation on the More menu

The More menu can be opened from device control screen set for CD1,

MD/TAPE1, CD-R, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3, VIDEO4, DVD, TV1 or

TV2. The following figure shows an example of More menu:

The eight buttons on the middle of the screen (Empty 1 to Empty 8 by

default) are buttons with the learning capability. To use them, you should

program the desired functions in them using the customization function.

For more information on teaching commands to PowerTouch, see ““To

Customize the PowerTouch Screen” on page 43 of the Connections and

Setup Guide.

The Macro function makes it possible to record a device control proce-

dure in each of the six Macro buttons (numbered 1 to 6 by default) at the

bottom of the screen.

How to use the Power ON or Power OFF button :

When you want to record a device power ON or OFF step in a macro, use

the Power ON or Power OFF button in this menu.

When the macro is executed with recording of the operation of this button,

PowerTouch checks whether power is currently On or Off and performs

the power On or Off operation accordingly.

The receiver should be ON to use the Macro function.

For more information on device macros, see “How Do I Perform Several

Actions at Once?” on page 76 of this manual. After 5 seconds, the dis-

play of the set listen mode returns to the previous display.

The buttons which are not set by the learning or macro functions are

grayed out and cannot be selected.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Record (Edit Mode)?

How Do I Record? (Edit Mode)

PowerTouch provides a simple yet powerful editing procedure that lets

you quickly and easily specify the source and destination devices.

To record:

1. Touch (EDIT) on the Quick Access menu to open the Edit menu:

2. Touch a source device. This will be the device you are recording from,

like a DVD or CD player. PowerTouch displays the destinations able

to record from that source:

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Record (Edit Mode)?

3. Select the recording destination device and touch . PowerTouch

displays the control screen for the destination device.

The (Source) and (Destination) are displayed on the left side

of the control screen.

Each touch of the or switches between the source device con-

trol screen and the destination device control screen.

4. Touch the record control on the destination device, then switch to the

source device and touch the play control.

5. Touch any Quick Access button to change to that menu.

For more information on recording with any connected device, see the

device’s instruction manual.

•If you’re recording from a digital source, any action other than adjust-

ing the volume may cause the sound to “clip” on the recording.

•You cannot record from the component you are using to record. For

example, if you’re recording on a VCR connected to the VIDEO1 jacks,

select a source other than VIDEO1.

•If your source is a camcorder or other video unit, refer to the instruc-

tion manual for the particular unit you’re recording from.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Record (Edit Mode)?

Digital to Digital Recording

The PCM digital signal input through any DIGITAL IN jack is output digi-

tally at the digital jack. For more information on this connection, see

“Connecting Your MD Recorder or Primary Tape Deck” on page 22 of

the Connections and Setup Guide.

Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG Multichannel signals cannot be recorded.

Digital to Analog Recording

While home VCRs can record only two channels of audio, the receiver is

capable of "down-mixing" the multi-channel audio of Dolby Digital, DTS

or MPEG into stereo sound. Down-mixing is available by setting the Digital

Rec mode to “REC MODE: AUTO or “REC MODE: MANUAL”.

Digital Rec mode:

Digital signals include a variety of signals such as the Dolby Digital, DTS

and PCM signals.

When REC MODE is set to AUTO, digital input signals are automatically

converted into analog stereo signals.

When REC MODE is set to MANUAL, only a specific signal among the

digital signals can be converted into analog stereo signals.

When REC MODE is switched to MANUAL in the middle of reproduc-

tion of a digital audio program, only the digital signal of the type being

reproduced will be converted into analog stereo signals.

When REC MODE is switched to MANUAL while no source is played,

only the PCM signal will be converted into analog stereo signals.

To set the Digital Rec mode:

1. Touch the (Src.) or (Dst.) so that (Src.) is reversed.

2. Select (digital rec. auto) or (digital rec. Manual).

3. When (digital rec. auto) or (digital rec. Manual) is selected,

the receiver displays "REC MODE: AUTO" or "REC MODE: MANUAL".

It is not possible to recording monitor a digital source signal onto the

device connected to the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR input.

When a source recorded by down-mixing a multi-channel source is played

back in the Dolby Pro Logic mode, the audio can be reproduced in 4-

channel surround sound.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display?

How Do I See PowerTouch in the Dark?

You can use your PowerTouch in the dark. When you turn on the back

light, your PowerTouch screen will light up, making navigation easier if

you need to operate PowerTouch in dim or nonexistent light.

To use PowerTouch in the dark, press

BACKLIGHT

(BACKLIGHT).

To turn off the light and return to normal display, press

BACKLIGHT

(BACK-

LIGHT) again.

Backlight is automatically turned off when PowerTouch goes to “sleep”—

you will need to turn it on again when you reactivate PowerTouch.

Keep the Backlight turned off during normal use to maximize the life of

your batteries.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display?

How Do I See PowerTouch’s Screen More Clearly?

You can also adjust the contrast to suit your viewing angle.

To adjust the contrast:

1. Press

CONTRAST

(CONTRAST) until “Contrast” message appears on the

screen:

2. While this message is displayed, move the joystick up or down to

increase or decrease the contrast until you are satisfied.

3. Touch to save the contrast setting and return to the control screen.

How Do I Turn the Beeping On or Off?

PowerTouch emits beeps under various circumstances (for example, to

confirm your entry). You can turn these sounds off if you don’t want to

hear them. To turn the beeps off:

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch once to turn off beeping. Touch it again to turn beep-

ing back on.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Adjust PowerTouch’s Display?

Using PowerTouch to Dim or Brighten the Receiver’s Front Panel

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu:

2. Touch to make the receiver display illumination dim and

less noticeable. It is also possible to disable some indicators (THX,

DTS, D.R.I.V.E., DOLBY DIGITAL, MPEG, HDCD and Infrared remote

transmitter indicator) on the receiver. Each touch of the FL Dimmer

button switches the above as shown below:

1Display/bright Indicators/enabled

2Display/dim Indicators/enabled

3Display/dim Indicators/disabled

Changing the Front Panel Display Mode

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu.

2. Touch .

A: Connected Device Input Mode

DVD : AUTO

B: Input Terminal Connected Device

VIDEO4 : DVD

C: Listen Mode

DOLBY DIGITAL

"Input Mode" is displayed only when a selector with digital input is se-

lected. When the input selector is PHONO or TUNER, the connected

device and listen mode are displayed alternately. (Switching between A

and C). "Input Mode" and "Connected Device" do not be displayed.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

PowerTouch uses sophisticated processing to make it easy for you to per-

form several actions at once using the Macro menu. Once you create the

macros, specifying which devices should receive which commands at what

interval, a single touch can lower curtains, dim lights, and turn on and

start devices.

There are a number of macros automatically associated with each device.

These macros will appear on the “More” screen for the device. Although

you can assign any set of actions to a macro, the macro’s association will

not change. Each device input supports up to 6 macros.

Any device (including home automation devices such as Lutron, X-10,

and Makita) command can be included in a macro.

These macros enable you to group multiple actions onto a single button.

For example:

•You could create a macro to access a specific TV station (such as CNN

or TV Land)—like setting a button on the radio in your car. You would

most likely choose a macro associated with your TV, or one with the

jack set to which you connected your cable or satellite receiver. You

would then define a macro that entered the channel number for that

station.

•You could create a macro to change video input and start a tape in

your VCR. You would most likely choose a macro associated with

your TV or with the video jack to which you connected your VCR. You

would then define a macro that:

•turns on the VCR

•delays 1 second to allow the VCR to power up

•switches the TV input to VCR

•starts the tape playing

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

Creating Macros

PowerTouch provides a simple way to create macros:

1. Think about the sequence of events you want to set up. You may even

want to note down which devices should turn on first and how much

time you think should pass between each step.

2. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu then touch .

3. Figure out what device you will be using when you want to run the

macro and select a macro line associated with that device.

4. Touch . Enter a name for the macro. See “How Do I Enter Text?”

on page 8 for more information on entering names.

5. Touch to save the name in the Macro.

6. Touch to record the Macro.

7. Perform the control operations of the devices in the order you want

to record them. (up to 30 steps)

8. Touch the icon to complete the macro recording.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

Modifying a Macro

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu then touch .

2. Select the macro line you want to modify.

To check a Macro

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu then touch .

2. Select the macro line you want to check.

3. Touch .

The selected macro line will be executed.

You can modify the macro as required. (see below)

If some of the functions did not occur, you need to insert delay before

these functions. (up to 30 steps)

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

To insert a delay (which is stored on its own line as a separate action):

1. Touch the device line whose function did not occur.

3. Touch .

To delete a function:

1Touch a macro function line you want to delete.

2Verify that this is the correct function. Touch .

To insert a function:

1Touch a macro function line where you want to insert a function,

then touch .

The function line will be inserted before the selected line.

2Touch a device, then touch an available function.

3Touch the icon to complete the macro recording.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

Using Macros

Once you have defined macros, you can use them directly from the basic

menus (HOME1, HOME2) for one-touch operation of several devices.

The KRF-X9995D has “Perfect Macro” capability. This senses if video de-

vices connected via the composite jacks, or video monitors with an op-

tional power sensing device attached are on or off, and will ensure that

the macro works properly.

Perfect Macro is available only with devices connected to the composite

video jacks.

For example, you create a Video On macro where PowerTouch turns the

receiver and all of your video devices on. If your TV is already on when

you run the macro, Perfect Macro will keep it on.

To turn the device power ON or OFF with the macro function, it is re-

quired that the receiver is turned ON. For example, if a macro attempts to

turn the receiver OFF then turn a device OFF, the device cannot be turned

OFF by executing such a macro.

For more information about using a TV power sensing device, see Chap-

ter Four of the Connections and Setup Guide.

There are two ways to use the macros you defined:

•from the Macro Summary menu, which displays all the available

macros

•from the More screen for each device, which displays the macros as-

sociated with that device

2. Touch .

3. Touch a delay time and touch . PowerTouch inserts the delay

then returns you to the Macro Function menu.

4. Repeat step “1.” through step “3.” for other functions.

5. Touch to return to the Setup Macro menu.

6. Touch a Quick Access button to return to the HOME1 or HOME2

menu.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Perform Several Actions at Once?

To run a macro from the Macro Summary menu:

1. Touch (Macro) on the HOME1 menu or the HOME2 menu to

access the Macro menu:

2. Touch a macro line. If the macro you want is not displayed, use the up

or down arrow to scroll through the list until you see it.

To run a macro from a device’s “More” screen:

1. Follow the steps under the device name in this chapter to access the

controls for that device.

2. Touch button.

3. Choose the macro from the macro buttons on the screen.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment? (for

U.K. only)

Your new PowerTouch comes pre-programmed with codes to control

home automation products manufactured by X-10, Lutron, and Makita.

These products enable you to use PowerTouch to dim lights, close or

open drapes, and operate non-audio/video equipment. You can even

control home automation equipment as part of a macro. See “Creating

Macros” on page 77 for more information.

PowerTouch’s control feature works using built-in screens specially de-

signed to emulate the operation of X-10, Lutron, or Makita equipment

remotes. These features require no setup to work with the compatible

products listed.

Simply aim PowerTouch at the device you want to control, then touch

the icon buttons and settings for the tasks you want to perform. Do not

aim PowerTouch at your Kenwood receiver—none of the home automa-

tion devices are connected to it.

Relay control

The devices connected to the RELAY CONTROL jacks on the rear of the

receiver can be switched ON/OFF directly from PowerTouch.

To switch on or switch off the RELAY CONTROL output using

PowerTouch

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Home Automation menu:

2. Touch to relay on or touch to relay off.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

X-10 Home Automation

Using an X-10 Home Automation System, you can operate various items

in your home with just a few buttons on your PowerTouch. Dimming

lights and turning any non-audio/video equipment on or off is an easy

task with X-10. All that is required is an X-10 IR converter and X-10 lamp

control modules, which are sold separately.

For more information, see the manual for the particular device you want

to control.

To switch the video and audio outputs to Zone A or Zone B while

Zone A or Zone B is selected

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Home Automation menu:

2. Touch or ( or ) to switch Zone A (Zone B) on or

off.

The non-selected zone is grayed out and cannot be switched on or off.

When the (Zone B Off) button is pressed while the video and au-

dio are output to Zone B only, the video and audio outputs are switched

off and the receiver is also turned OFF (STANDBY mode).

Menu displayed when Zone A is

selected

Menu displayed when Zone B is

selected

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

To run your X-10 Home Automation System using PowerTouch:

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Home Automation menu:

2. Touch to access the X-10 commands:

3. Touch the numbered button that corresponds to the X-10 module

you want to control. For more information, see your X-10 manual.

• brightens lamp modules.

• dims lamp modules.

• means Select. Use this button to move back and forth be-

tween this group of buttons and the next eight buttons (9-16) on

PowerTouch.

To change the name of a button, refer to "To Customize the

PowerTouch Screen" on page 43 of the Connection and Setup Guide.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

4. Touch to return to the Home Automation menu.

5. Touch any Quick Access menu to change to that menu.

The X-10 IR-543 Converter is compatible with your PowerTouch. Contact

X-10 at www.x-10.com, or at X10@x10.com.

Lutron

Your PowerTouch can dim or brighten indoor lighting using the Lutron

Spacer System or Lutron GRAFIK Eye devices, which are sold separately.

For more information, see your Lutron manual.

To operate your Lutron controls using PowerTouch:

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Home Automation menu:

2. Touch to access Lutron commands. Touch to access ei-

ther the Spacer (shown) or GRAFIK Eye control screens, depending

on which system you use.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

3. Use PowerTouch’s screen as your Lutron remote. Refer to your Lutron

manual for more information on these commands.

To change the name of a button, refer to "To Customize the

PowerTouch Screen" on page 43 of the Connection and Setup Guide.

4. Touch to return to the Home Automation menu.

5. Touch any Quick Access menu to change to that menu.

Lutron models SP-HT-WH, GRX-IT, and GRX-8IT are compatible with

your PowerTouch. Contact Lutron at:

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.

7200 Suter Road

Coopersburg, PA 18036-1299

800-523-9466

www.lutron.com

Makita

You can use your PowerTouch to open drapes or blinds in your home.

Your PowerTouch completely replaces these Makita Automatic Drapery

Opener System remotes:

•ZZRC10

•ZZRC20

•ZZRC30

•ZZRC60

For more information, see your Makita manual for the particular device

you want to control.

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

To operate your Makita device using PowerTouch:

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Home Automation menu:

2. Touch to access the Makita controls:

3. Use this screen as your Makita remote. If you want to control more

than 1 Makita device, touch to cycle through the additional

screens. You can control up to 6 Makita devices. Refer to your Makita

manual for more information on these commands.

To change the name of a button, refer to "To Customize the

PowerTouch Screen" on page 43 of the Connection and Setup Guide.

4. Touch to return to the Home Automation menu.

5. Touch any Quick Access menu to change to that menu.

To include a new curtain device (up to 6) touch .

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

For more information, contact Makita at:

Makita USA Inc.

14930 Northam Street

La Mirada, CA, 90638-5753

800-851-0537 (telephone)

714-522-8194 (facsimile)

Makitaapd@aol.com

The products and companies listed previously are not owned by or affili-

ated with Kenwood in any way. Please contact these companies directly

for further information or to find a retailer near you.

Accessories Control

PowerTouch includes 8 additional buttons for controlling virtually any

device that accepts IR codes. You can use these buttons to control these

devices in two possible ways:

•You can teach the preset IR code to the device.

•You can teach the device’s IR code to PowerTouch.

Regardless of whether you teach the accessory PowerTouch’s code or teach

PowerTouch the accessory’s code, these commands can also be included

in PowerTouch’s Macros. See “Creating Macros” on page 77 for more in-

formation.

To teach one of PowerTouch’s preset IR codes to a device:

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Accessories menu:

Using PowerTouch

How Do I Control Home Automation Equipment?

2. See the device’s manual for specific information about programming

it with PowerTouch’s accessory codes.

3. Touch a button. This button will control the accessory once you are

done. If the button is already assigned to another accessory, the new

assignment will overwrite the old one.

To change the name of a button, refer to "To Customize the

PowerTouch Screen" on page 43 of the Connection and Setup Guide.

To operate devices assigned to the accessory codes:

1. Access either the HOME1 or HOME2 menu and touch to open

the Accessories menu:

2. Touch the button corresponding to the code that you taught

PowerTouch for the device you want to control.

3. Touch a Quick Access menu button to return to the HOME1 or HOME2

menu.

Zones

How Do I Switch Control Modes?

Chapter Three: Using PowerTouch in Multiple

Zones

The KRF-X9995D offers dual-zone output and control, which enables

you to use a single receiver to control devices and speakers for 2 zones.

Due to its advanced features and controls, you can listen to music in one

zone while a movie plays in the other!

Depending on your tastes and budget, you can set up one of the follow-

ing “sound scenarios” to make full use of the KRF-X9995D’s capabilities:

No additional amplifier for Zone B: You can use the KRF-X9995D’s

Speaker B output for Zone B. This allows you to listen to full surround

sound in Zone A only, or in stereo in Zone A when Zone B is active. The

sound in Zone B will always be in stereo.

Stereo amplifier for Zone B: You use an additional stereo amplifier for

Zone B (connected to the KRF-X9995D’s Second Zone Preouts). This

allows you to hear full surround sound in Zone A even if you are also

listening in Zone B. The sound in Zone B will always be in stereo.

This chapter covers only multiple-zone operation of the KRF-X9995D.

See Chapter Two for general operating instructions.

Zones

How Do I Switch Control Modes?

You can use PowerTouch to operate your receiver and source devices from

2 different zones. To do so, you need to switch control modes to control

the devices from each zone.

To make operations from Zone B easier, we recommend that you pur-

chase a second PowerTouch. That way you can leave one PowerTouch in

Zone A that is always set up for Zone A operation, and another PowerTouch

in Zone B that is always set up for Zone B operation.

Some system control features are not available when the PowerTouch is

set up for multi-zone control.

To switch control modes for Zone A or Zone B:

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu to access the Setup

menu.

2. Touch to access multi-zone commands:

3. Touch to highlight it.

4. Touch for Zone A or touch for Zone B. The buttons

which can be controlled currently are indicated by highlighting.

•Zone A controls devices connected for Zone A.

•Zone B controls devices connected for Zone B.

Zones

How Do I Switch Control Modes?

5. Touch to return to the Setup menu.

If you buy a second PowerTouch, set one to Zone A (and keep it there)

and one to Zone B (and keep it there).

Why Don’t I See All My Devices?

Your Kenwood PowerTouch displays icon buttons for each of the devices

in your home audio-video system that you have identified to the

PowerTouch. If you have not identified a device to the PowerTouch, its

icon button will appear blank (the buttons will be there, but it will not

contain an icon). For more information on identifying devices to the

PowerTouch, see “How Do I Identify Devices?” on page 40 of the Con-

nection and Setup Guide.

When you switch zones, only devices you can control in that zone will

show up as icons on PowerTouch.

Devices connected via digital jacks only cannot be listened to in Zone B.

We recommend that you connect the analog jacks of all devices. You must

use the composite video connections. Only video sources connected with

composite connectors can be viewed in the second zone.

Zones

How Do I Operate Devices?

General instructions for operating any device are given under “How Do I

Operate Devices?” on page 35. Some operations, however, are a little dif-

ferent depending on the zone you are in. The following section discusses

how devices may operate differently in different zones.

Operating Devices in Zone A

To select the speakers for Zone A, press the button for Speakers–A on the

front panel of the receiver.

To set up PowerTouch to control Zone A devices, follow the instructions

under “How Do I Switch Control Modes?” on page 91.

To control a second CD player from Zone A, use , unless you are

using a Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer (see below).

Kenwood DPF-J9030, DPF-J9020 or DPF-J9010 200-Disc CD Changers

are specifically designed to work with the KRF-X9995D in a dual-zone

environment. Since they contain two CD players, one can play in Zone A

while the other is playing simultaneously in Zone B. Use CD1 to control

the changer for Zone A and CD2 to control the changer for Zone B.

Operating Devices in Zone B

If you are using the receiver’s Speaker B outputs to power the speakers in

Zone B, press the button for SPEAKERS B on the front panel of the re-

ceiver to activate the speakers in Zone B. The Listen Mode in Zone A will

automatically switch to stereo when you turn SPEAKERS B on.

To set up PowerTouch to control Zone B devices, follow the instructions

under “How Do I Switch Control Modes?” on page 91.

Operation using the SYS.POWER button on PowerTouch

To perform the Multi-Zone operation, switch the Multi Zone function on

in advance (see page 91).

1. When the receiver is OFF (STANDBY mode):

• To output the video and audio to Zone A, set the Zone setting of

the PowerTouch to Zone A then press the SYS.POWER button on

the PowerTouch.

•To output the video and audio to Zone B, set the Zone setting of

the PowerTouch to Zone B then press the SYS.POWER button on

the PowerTouch.

Zones

How Do I Operate Devices?

2. When the video and audio are output to Zone A only:

•To turn the receiver OFF (STANDBY mode), set the Zone setting

of the PowerTouch to Zone A then press the SYS.POWER button

on the PowerTouch.

•To output the video and audio to Zone B, set the Zone setting of

the PowerTouch to Zone B then press the SYS.POWER button on

the PowerTouch.

3. When the video and audio are output to Zone B only:

•To turn the receiver OFF (STANDBY mode), set the Zone setting

of the PowerTouch to Zone B then press the SYS.POWER button

on the PowerTouch.

•To output the video and audio to Zone A, set the Zone setting of

the PowerTouch to Zone A then press the SYS.POWER button on

the PowerTouch.

4. When the video and audio are output to both Zone A and Zone B:

•To turn the receiver OFF (STANDBY mode), set the Zone setting

of the PowerTouch to Zone A then press the SYS.POWER button

on the PowerTouch.

•To defeat the video and audio outputs to Zone B, set the Zone

setting of the PowerTouch to Zone B then press the SYS.POWER

button on the PowerTouch.

The receiver can also be turned OFF (STANDBY mode) by pressing the

POWER button on the receiver.

Troubleshooting

Chapter Four: Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting is how you determine what part of a complex system

(like a home theater system) is at fault when the system isn’t working

how you think it should. When you troubleshoot a system, you diagnose

a problem by examining and eliminating possible causes until there’s

only one left. Troubleshooting is easiest when you start with the most

obvious, most common, and most likely and work from there.

Diagnosing your own problems can save you time and aggravation—the

better you understand how to troubleshoot and adjust your own system,

the less time you have to:

•spend on the phone with a customer service representative

•do without your receiver because it’s “in the shop”

There are some basic steps to good troubleshooting:

1. Verify the exact conditions when the problem occurs.

This is the most important step in troubleshooting. Whether you fix it

yourself or have to describe it to a technician, you are much more likely

to really solve the problem if you know the exact circumstances sur-

rounding the problem. For example, if you don’t hear anything through

the speakers, it’s useful to know if it only happens when you are listen-

ing to CDs. Knowing that eliminates the speakers themselves as part of

the problem. The more you know about when a problem occurs, the

more likely it is that you or the technician can solve it.

2. Check each part of the signal’s path from source (such as a CD

player) to speaker.

You may also want to test the assumptions you made in step 1: maybe

you haven’t listened to your MD recorder in a while— is there no

sound from it as well? This step will really help narrow down the

possible causes. Test all your connected devices and eliminate the ones

where the problem doesn’t occur. When you’re done with this step,

you’ll probably have found the problem.

Troubleshooting

3. Go over all device connections slowly and methodically. Double-

check the settings on your remote.

Wrong or loose connections are the most likely cause of the most

common home entertainment problem: no sound. Use the Connec-

tion and Setup Guide to double-check your connections for each de-

vice. This is especially important with VCRs, tape decks, MD record-

ers, and equalizers, where it’s very easy to swap the “play” and “record”

connections.

You should also check your PowerTouch settings carefully. Did you

set the input to the correct device? (you can also check the front panel

of the receiver) Are you trying to listen to an analog source using a

digital connection?

4. Cables (especially old ones) go bad more frequently than de-

vices do.

Always suspect the cable before its device. For one thing, it’s easier to

test: simply swap the cable with one connected to a device you know

is working. If the problem device works now, it was the cable. You can

generally purchase new cables at most home electronics stores, or via

the Internet.

5. User error is more likely than device failure.

You probably don’t want to hear this, but it’s true. Use this manual to

go over the steps to operate the receiver. Refer to the other devices’

manuals as well.

6. Instruction manuals are your friend.

A good rule of thumb is to check the manual when something doesn’t

work how you expected it to. If you read the manual before calling the

store or taking the device back, you may find the solution to your prob-

lem much more quickly.

The rest of this chapter presents some common problems, grouped by

type, and the steps you can take to resolve them.

Troubleshooting

Sound

I don’t hear any sound at all.

Check that:

•The volume is set at the proper level. See “Adjusting the Volume” on

page 11 of this manual.

•Mute is OFF. If the MUTE indicator on the front of the receiver is

blinking, MUTE is ON. See “Muting Sound” on page 15 of this manual.

•The proper input (e.g., CD player, Tuner, etc.) has been selected on

the PowerTouch. See “How Do I Operate Devices?” on page 35 of this

manual.

•The proper zone has been selected. See “How Do I Switch Control

Modes?” on page 91 of this manual.

•The CD2/Tape2 MONITOR input has not been selected. (If it has,

the CD2/Tape2 MONITOR indicator on the receiver’s front panel will

be lit). See “What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio - Video

Receiver?” on page 2 of this manual.

•The input mode matches the input signal (e.g., analog vs. digital) that

has been set. See “To set the Input Mode manually” on page 23 of

this manual.

•The correct Input Mode (e.g., FULL AUTO) has been set for the digital

input. See “Input Modes” on page 22.

•The correct speakers have been activated. See “Turning the Speakers

On” on page 10 of this manual.

Audio is not output only when a 96k fs compatible disc is played.

•The optical cable may be bent. Use a new optical cable.

•Check that the optical cable connector is connected properly.

•Certain DVD player models inhibit digital output. Use analog cables

with such a DVD player.

The 96k fs indicator does not light while a 96k fs compatible disc is

being played.

•The indicator will not light unless the DVD player is properly set.

Troubleshooting

Sound

I can’t hear sound from one or more of the speakers, or the sound

is abnormally low.

Check that:

•All of the speaker wires are connected tightly, not short circuited. See

Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

•All of the speakers have been activated in the Setup Speakers menu.

See Chapter Two of the Connections and Setup Guide.

•The individual speaker levels are set properly. See Chapter Two of the

Connections and Setup Guide.

•The CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR input has not been selected. (If it has,

the CD2/TAPE2 MONITOR indicator on the receiver’s front panel

will be lit). See “What’s on the Front Panel of Your Kenwood Audio -

Video Receiver?” on page 2 of this manual.

•The correct speakers have been activated. See “Turning the Speakers

On” on page 10 of this manual.

•The correct listen mode has been selected. See “What are Listen

Modes?” on page 18 of this manual.

I can’t hear sound from my surround or center speakers.

Check that:

•The proper surround play mode (Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic

II, DSP, MPEG, DTS NEO:6, DTS, DTS-ES or Dolby Digital) has been

selected. See “What are Listen Modes?” on page 18 of this manual.

•All of the speaker wires are connected tightly. See Chapter One of the

Connections and Setup Guide.

I can hear sound only from the center speaker when Dolby Pro

Logic is selected.

Check that the program (e.g., TV show, radio station, VCR tape) is in

stereo. Programs in mono play only through the center speaker when the

receiver is in the Dolby Pro Logic listen mode.

A DTS-ES encoded source is played but it is not decoded in DTS-ES.

•DTS-ES decoding in playback is not available if THX is set to THX

Surround EX On, THX Surround EX Auto or THX is On. Set THX to

Off. See “To Set the THX Mode” on page 24 of this manual.

Troubleshooting

Sound

A Dolby Digital Surround EX-encoded source is played with THX

Surround EX set to “Auto”, but the source is not reproduced in 6.1-

channel audio.

•Some encoded sources (discs) do not contain the recording of the

encoding identification signal. To reproduce such sources in 6.1-chan-

nel audio, set THX Surround EX to ON. See “To Set the THX Mode”

on page 24 of this manual.

Sound from one (or more) of my devices is abnormally loud or

soft.

Adjust the analog input level for that device:

1. Select the icon for the device. For CD1, DVD, MD/Tape, CD-R,

VIDEO2, VIDEO3, and VIDEO4, also select the Input Analog icon.

2. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu:

3. Select .

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Troubleshooting

Sound

I can’t hear sound from some of my laser discs.

Check that the disc contains a digital soundtrack (the disc’s cover will

bear a “digital sound” logo). Some older laser discs contain only analog

soundtracks. If the disc does not have a digital soundtrack, change the

input mode to Analog. See “To set the Input Mode manually:” on page 23

of this manual and also read the manual of your laser disc player.

There wasn’t any sound recorded on tapes made on my VCR or

tape deck.

Check that:

•The audio cables are connected properly for the device.

•The source is connected via an analog jack set. See Chapter One of

the Connections and Setup Guide.

•Analog has been set as the input mode. Digital inputs such as Dolby

Digital, DTS or MPEG need to be downmixed into two channels for

recording to analog media (such as VHS or audio tape). See “Digital

to Analog Recording” on page 72.

The initial sound is intermittent or non-existent when I start to

play from a Dolby Digital, DTS, DTS-ES or MPEG source.

•Some DVD players simply have intermittent start-up sound.

•Check that the correct digital cable is being used. The cable must be a

digital coaxial or optical cable. See Chapter One of the Connections

and Setup Guide.

With a Dolby Digital program or DTS program, the loud sounds

aren’t very loud and the quiet sounds aren’t very quiet.

Check that volume extremes are not automatically being balanced. See

“Midnight Theater Function” on page 16 of this manual.

4. Touch . Every time you select the button the volume will cycle

between 0dB, -3dB, -6dB and back up to 0dB. Select the level that best

matches that of the other sources.

5. Touch to return to the Setup menu.

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Troubleshooting

Sound

All I hear is loud static when I play DTS discs.

•Check that Digital has been set as the input mode. DTS discs do not

output analog sound. See “To Set Input Mode manually” on page 23.

•DTS discs can only be played in Zone A

I hear a hum when I select the PHONO input.

Check that:

•The audio cables are connected securely to the Phono jack set. See

Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

•The turntable is grounded on the receiver. See Chapter One of the

Connections and Setup Guide.

Sound is intermittent.

Attach the provided protective cap to the unused OPTICAL inputs. If the

light from a fluorescent lamp or direct sunlight enters through this con-

nector, the played audio will be intermittent.

I can’t hear any sound in Zone B.

Check that:

•Multiple Zones is activated.

•The volume in Zone B is turned up. See “How Do I Switch Control

Modes?” on page 91 of this manual.

•The Zone B speakers are turned on if using Speaker B outputs for

Zone B (as opposed to Second Zone Pre Outs). See “Turning the Speak-

ers On” on page 10 of this manual.

•The source is connected via an analog jack set (digital inputs are not

sent to Zone B). See Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

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Troubleshooting

Video/PowerTouch

Video

I can’t see the program I’m playing on the TV.

There wasn’t any video output to my VCR when I recorded

•Check that the correct video input on the TV is selected.

•Check that the video software you record does not have copy guard

protection.

•All Zone B inputs must be composite. S-Video is not supported in

Zone B.

PowerTouch

I don’t see icons for all my devices.

You must identify devices for PowerTouch control for them to appear in

the icon bar on PowerTouch. See Chapter Two of the Connections and

Setup Guide.

I don’t see icons for all the devices I set up.

Some of the device icons appear only when PowerTouch is set up to con-

trol Zone A and some appear only when PowerTouch is set up to control

Zone B. See “Why Don’t I See All My Devices?” on page 92 of this manual.

When I select a device icon, I don’t see any commands.

•When you start PowerTouch for the very first time, all the possible

icons appear. If you select any of them, there will be no commands in

the command area. You must set up PowerTouch before you can be-

gin controlling devices. See Chapter Two of the Connections and Setup

Guide.

•Re-enter the setup code for the device. See Chapter Two of the Con-

nections and Setup Guide.

My PowerTouch is slow to respond—sometimes I have to press but-

tons or select commands several times.

•If PowerTouch is in sleep mode (the screen is blank), the first button

press “wakes it up”. The second press performs the action.

•Your PowerTouch supports 2-way communication with the receiver. If

the Two-way communication indicator on the front of the receiver is lit,

PowerTouch is receiving information. It cannot transmit your new com-

mand until it is finished receiving information from the receiver.

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Troubleshooting

PowerTouch

My PowerTouch is not responding.

•Make sure you are within the operating range for PowerTouch. See

“How is PowerTouch Powered ?” on page 5 of this manual.

•Replace the batteries. See Chapter Two of the Connections and Setup

Guide.

•If you’re using an IR receiver, make sure it is connected properly and

turned on. See Chapter Four of the Connections and Setup Guide.

•Check the contrast of the PowerTouch’s screen is adjusted properly.

See “How Do I See PowerTouch’s Screen More Clearly?” on page 74.

•If you want to use PowerTouch by setting the control mode to Zone B,

make sure that the Multi-Zone function is On. If this function is Off,

you cannot control Zone B from PowerTouch.

Number Tone Meaning

1 high Confirms your most recent button push or

touch

1 low Indicates that your most recent button

push or touch could not be performed

2 high Confirms learning or copying

2 low Indicates that learning or copying was not

successful

PowerTouch does not "learn" new commands or functions.

•Check that the distance between PowerTouch and the device's remote

is properly set. Do not place the devices remote right against

PowerTouch.

•Check whether the PowerTouch is too close to the receiver, a TV, high-

frequency fluorescent lighting or other electrical appliance.

•"Learning" may be not carried out with some devices' remote.

My PowerTouch is beeping. What does that mean?

The following table includes information about PowerTouch beeps:

104

Troubleshooting

Receiver/Tuner

I want to clear all the items in PowerTouch and make it to the fac-

tory-set default condition.

•While holding the CONFIRM and VOLUME DOWN buttons together,

press and release the RESET button under the battery cover . Do not

release the CONFIRM and VOLUME DOWN buttons until a short

beep indicating the completion of setting is heard.

After the above, all settings are reset to the factory settings.

Receiver/Tuner

My receiver won’t turn on and the STANDBY indicator is flashing.

Your receiver is in the “protection” mode.

Check that:

•The speaker system’s impedance is not too low. See Chapter One of

the Connections and Setup Guide.

•The speaker wires are not short-circuited. Test the wires as follows to

find the shorted wire and replace it:

1Turn off the receiver, disconnect the positive and negative speaker

wires of the RIGHT FRONT speaker from the receiver, and turn

the receiver back on.

2If the STANDBY indicator stops flashing, replace this wire.

3If the STANDBY indicator does not stop flashing, turn off the re-

ceiver, reconnect the speaker wires, and repeat the first step for the

next speaker.

4Continue until you have isolated and replaced the shortedwire.

5See Chapter One of the Connections and Setup Guide.

If none of the above solutions work, reset the microprocessor:

1. Turn the receiver off. (The Power button is OFF position.)

2. Press ON/STANDBY button while pressing and holding the Power

button.

The following settings are cleared:

•The device set as input (Tuner is selected by default)—see “How

Do I Operate Devices?” on page 35 of this manual.

•The volume setting (-48dB is selected by default)—see “Adjusting

the Volume” on page 11 of this manual.

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Troubleshooting

Receiver/Tuner

•The tuner’s receiving band (FM is selected by default)— see “Tuner”

on page 57 of this manual.

•The tuner’s frequency (87.5MHz is selected by default)— see

“Tuner” on page 57 of this manual

•The tuner’s preset memory—you will need to reset your stored

radio stations (see Chapter Two of the Connections and Setup Guide)

•The surround setting—see “What are Listen Modes?” on page 18

of this manual.

•The speaker settings—you will need to reset your speaker settings

( see Chapter Two of the Connections and Setup Guide)

Reset the cleared settings before operating the receiver again.

The sound is distorted, and the CLIP indicator on the receiver’s

front panel flashes red continually, or stays red for more than 1

second at a time.

Lower the analog input level for the source device you’re listening to.

(Setting the proper input level eliminates distortion that occurs if a source

device’s output level is too high. When this happens, the front panel CLIP

indicator will flash red continually or remain red for periods of 1 second

or longer. Occasional brief flashing of the CLIP indicator is okay).

1. Touch (SETUP) on the Quick Access menu:

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Troubleshooting

Receiver/Tuner

2. Select .

3. Touch . Every time you select the button the volume will cycle

between 0dB, -3dB, -6dB and back up to 0dB.

4. While the source component is playing, reduce the Input Level to -

3dB. If the CLIP indicator still flashes frequently or remains lit for 1

second or longer, reduce the Input Level again to -6dB.

5. Touch to return to the Setup menu.

I can’t access any RDS (Radio Data System) functions (for U.K. only)

•Confirm that the radio station is broadcasting RDS.

•Make sure you use the Auto Memory function to store RDS stations in

memory. See “Storing RDS Stations Automatically” on page 41 of the

Connections and Setup Guide.

I can’t receive a radio station.

Check that:

•The appropriate antenna is connected. See Chapter One of the Con-

nections and Setup Guide.

•The broadcast band is correct. See “Tuner” on page 57 of this manual.

•The tuner is set to the correct frequency. See “Tuner” on page 57 of

this manual.

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Troubleshooting

Receiver/Tuner

I’m getting a lot of static/interference.

•Check whether the receiver or antenna is too close to a TV or other

electrical appliance.

•Adjust the antenna for best reception.

•If you live in an area with weak FM signals, consider a rooftop FM

antenna (available at any home electronics store).

When I press a button to tune to a preset station, the receiver does

not respond.

Check whether:

•The receiver has been unplugged for more than three days. If it has,

your settings were cleared from the receiver’s memory. See “My re-

ceiver won’t turn on and the STANDBY indicator is flashing” on

page 104 of this manual.

•The Tuner input is selected. See “Tuner” on page 57 of this manual.

Macro is not running as I programmed.

•Because PowerTouch can only transmit one command at a time, stag-

ger the timings of the various macro settings so that the commands

are given at different times.

•On or Off command for audio devices may not work correctly if they

are not Kenwood components connected via system control cables.

•Depending on the video signals of the connected video devices, TV

power sensing may not work correctly.

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Moving Around

Index

Numerics

200-Disc CD Changer

introductory information ...... 40

operating ................................ 40

operating in multiple zones .. 93

playing CDs ............................ 40

reading and storing disc titles .. 42

warning during PowerTouch load

time .............................. 42, 43

accessories

accessing codes with

PowerTouch ........................ 88

controlling miscellaneous

devices ................................ 89

adjusting PowerTouch display screen

..................................................... 73

analog input, switching .................. 23

AV AUX front panel .......................... 2

balancing volume extremes ........... 16

batteries, maximizing life ............... 73

CD player

operating .......................... 46, 51

operating from zone A ........... 93

CD2/TAPE 2 MONITOR indicator light

....................................................... 2

CD-R Recorder

operating ................................ 52

changing front panel display ......... 75

confirm button ............................. 3, 7

custom macros

creating ................................... 77

operating ................................ 80

devices

checklist ........................... 37, 38

identifying to Powertouch ..... 35

operating ......................... 35, 93

devices controlling from each zone ... 93

Digital Signal Processor (DSP)

effects ..................................... 20, 30

digital to analog recording ............. 72

digital to digital recording .............. 72

dimming receiver front panel ........ 75

display panel ..................................... 2

display screen

adjusting ................................. 73

devices displayed ...................... 4

Dolby Digital .................................. 18

Dolby Pro Logic /Dolby Pro Logic II .

..................................................... 18

D.R.I.V.E. ......................................... 33

DTS .................................................. 19

DTS -ES ............................................ 19

DTS NEO:6 ...................................... 20

DVD player

operating ................................ 67

switching input ...................... 22

headphones

jack ............................................ 2

using ....................................... 34

HDCD ............................................. 33

home-theater sound ....................... 16

icons

not appearing on powerTouch

.......................................... 102

identifying components ......... 35, 103

input analog mode ......................... 22

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Index

IR indicator and transmitters ........... 2

items on PowerTouch ....................... 3

joystick

moving around on PowerTouch

.............................................. 7

on PowerTouch ........................ 3

laser disc player, operating ............. 68

listen modes

Dolby Digital .......................... 18

Dolby Pro Logic / Dolby Pro

Logic II ................................ 18

DSP (Digital Signal Processing)

............................................ 20

DTS ......................................... 19

DTS-ES .................................... 19

DTS NEO:6 ............................. 20

MPEG ...................................... 20

Multi ch Music ....................... 20

setting manually ..................... 26

stereo ...................................... 20

Lutron

contact information ............... 86

operating ................................ 85

macros

creating ................................... 77

using ....................................... 80

Makita

contact information ............... 88

operating ................................ 87

MD recorder, operating .................. 53

MPEG .............................................. 20

moving around ................................. 7

Multi ch Music ................................ 20

multiple zones

operating devices ................... 93

sound scenarios ...................... 90

switching control modes ....... 91

mute button ...................................... 3

muting sound ................................. 15

operating

devices .................................... 35

home automation

equipment .......................... 82

macros .................................... 80

range ......................................... 5

radio stations .................................. 57

RDS (Radio Data System)

definition ................................ 59

features ................................... 59

searching for radio stations using

PowerTouch ........................ 60

reading and storing CD titles .. 42, 47

receiver

changing display mode.......... 75

dimming front panel ............. 75

items on front panel ................ 2

recording ......................................... 70

rmote power On/Standby button ..... 2

satellite TV, operating ..................... 63

searching

specific radio programs ......... 60

setting

Dolby Pro Logic II

parameters .......................... 29

DSP effects .............................. 31

input mode ............................. 23

listen mode manually ............ 26

rec mode ................................. 72

THX mode .............................. 24

sound

adjusting ................................. 10

scenarios in multiple zones ... 90

speakers

levels, adjusting ...................... 13

loudness, adjusting ................ 11

selector buttons on receiver..... 2

tone, adjusting ........................ 12

zone A, operating ................... 93

zone B, operating ................... 93

Surround Play, checking ................. 21

surround sound

listen modes ........................... 18

multiple zones ....................... 90

THX ......................................... 17

switching

to analog input ....................... 23

zone control modes ............... 91

tape deck, operating ....................... 55

THX.................................................. 17

THX surround EX ............................ 17

tuner, operating .............................. 57

turntable, operating ........................ 56

TV, operating ................................... 62

using

joystick to move around .......... 7

macros .................................... 80

PowerTouch in multiple zones .. 91

PowerTouch in the dark ......... 73

PowerTouch’s interface ............ 6

VCR/PVR, operating ....................... 66

volume

adjusting ................................. 11

control knob ............................ 2

X-10 Home Automation System

contact information ............... 85

operating ................................ 84

zone A

operating CD player ............... 93

operating devices ................... 93

setting up PowerTouch .......... 91

sound scenarios ...................... 90

speakers, operating ................ 10

speakers, selecting .................. 93

switching control modes ....... 91

zone B

operating devices ................... 93

setting up PowerTouch .......... 91

sound scenarios ...................... 90

speakers, operatings ......... 10, 93

switching control modes ....... 91

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