Kenwood KRF-V6400D-S manual

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    A UDIO-V IDE O CONTROL CE NTE R KRF-V6400D KRF-V5450D INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B60-5810-08/00 (E/X) Declaration of C onformity with regar d to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T okyo, 192-8525 Japan EU Representativ e's: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 A C[...]

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    2 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Before use Sa fety precautions ¤ Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. Units are designed for operation as f ollows. Australia ...................................................................................... AC 240 V only Europe ...................................................................[...]

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    English 3 Before use 12. Se r vicing – Do not attempt to ser vice this product yourself as opening or removing cov ers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards . Refer all servicing to qualified ser vice personnel. 13. Damage Requiring S ervice – Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service perso[...]

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    4 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Before use Contents ¤ T o ensure safety , read the items carrying this marking carefully . Before use ¤ Safety precautions ........................................... 2 Unpacking ............................................................. 2 ¤ IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .............. 3 Cont ents ....................[...]

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    English 5 Before use Special F eatures HDMI™(High-Definition Multimedia Inter face) repeater function HDMI™(High-Definition Multimedia Inter face) repeater function Compatibility with the HDMI interface can transfer HDTV video and latest high- quality audio. It makes possible entertainment of high-quality video recorded on Blu-Ray discs as [...]

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    6 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Before use Speak er setup (Detailed Setup) The detailed settings allow you to enjoy full performance of the receiver accor ding to the environment of your listening room. For creating the best list ening environment, Kenwood recommends to perform the setup at the listening position. SETUP MUL TI CONTROL O /  peaker setup [...]

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    English 7 Before use Names and functions of par ts 1 (Po wer) ke y Standby indicator Press t o switch this unit ON or to put it to standby . The standby indicator lights in the standby mode. 2 Display 3 Indicators HDMI LINK READ Y indicator Lights up when the HDMI link is on. STRAIGHT DEC ODE indicator Lights up when STRAIGHT DECODE mode is on. A C[...]

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    8 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Before use Remote c ontrol unit Remote control unit 1 AUT O MEMORY k ey › Use for auto memory of RDS and FM radio stations. A UDIO key Use to operate the Kenw ood DVD player .* 2 MEMORY k ey fi Press to preset radio stations in memory . REPEA T ke y Use to operate the Kenw ood DVD player .* 3 DISPLA Y ke y Press t o displ[...]

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    English 9 Before use Remote c ontrol unit # DIMMER key w Press t o switch the brightness of the display and indicators. $ BASS BOOST key ° Press t o enhance bass sound. % T ONE key ° Press t o adjust the tone. ^ SOUND key · Press t o adjust sound quality and acoustic field. & SETUP key £ Press t o set up this unit. * HDMI SETUP key § Use f[...]

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    10 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Before use Names and functions of par ts Display Display SP (speaker) Lights up when the front speakers are on. Listen mode/Input signal format indicat ors T ONE Lights up when the tone setting is on. MUTE Blinks when muting is on. CLIP Lights up when the input level is too high. AU TO Lights up when the tuning mode is &quo[...]

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    English 11 Con ne c t io ns Notes on connections When connecting the related system components , be sure to refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the components you are connecting. • Be sure to remov e the power cord from the AC outlet before plugg ing or unplugging any connection cords. Plugging/unplugging connection cords without disco[...]

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    12 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Con ne c t io ns Using the HDMI function The HDMI setup is required t o use the HDMI function. See <HDMI setup> § . Flow of video signal The digital video signal input from the HDMI input t erminal is output only at the HDMI monitor output terminal. Flow of audio signal The digital audio signal input from the HDMI in[...]

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    English 13 Con ne c t io ns 1 Connect the T V monitor by selecting one of the desired method from connections A or C shown below . For the video and audio c onnections of the connected component, see the description on the page for the connected components. 2 T o output the audio of the T V monitor from the speakers c onnected to this unit: Use con[...]

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    14 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Con ne c t io ns Connecting a CD player 1 Connect the audio line: Connection B (digital) or A (analog). CD player A B AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT B60-5810-08_00_EN.indd 14 B60-5810-08_00_EN.indd 14 09.7.24 9:05:09 AM 09.7.24 9:05:09 AM[...]

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    English 15 Con ne c t io ns Connecting a DVD player A B C AUDIO OUT (Analog) VIDEO OUT COA XIAL DIGIT AL OUT (A UDIO) DVD player 1 Connect the audio line: Connection B (digital) or A (analog). 2 Connect the video line: Connection C . 3 Connect the T V monitor . Connect as shown in <Connecting a T V Monitor> # . • When the connected DVD play[...]

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    16 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Con ne c t io ns Connecting a video player 1 Connect the audio line: Connection B (digital) or A (analog). 2 Connect the video line: Connection C . 3 Connect the TV monitor . Connect as shown in <Connecting a T V Monitor> # . A B C AUDIO OUT (Analog) VIDEO OUT OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUT (A UDIO) DVD Recorder , etc. • When[...]

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    English 17 Con ne c t io ns Connecting an audio player Cassette deck and etc. AUDIO OUT Connecting to the [A V A UX ] jacks A component that is usually not connected to this unit, such as a portable video camera, can be connected to the [A V A UX] jacks on the front panel of this unit. Portable video camera, game player and etc. VOLUME CONTROL AV A[...]

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    18 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Con ne c t io ns Connecting speak ers KRF-V6400D KRF-V5450D Powered Subwoofer Front speakers Right Left Right Lef t Center speaker Surround speakers Surround Back speaker • Speaker impedance : 6 – 16Ω • Never short circuit the + and – speaker cords. • If the left and right speak ers are connected inversely or the[...]

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    English 19 Con ne c t io ns How to c onnec t the wire to terminals How to connect the wire to terminals (Screw type terminal) (KRF-V6400D only) (Screw type terminal) (KRF-V6400D only) 1 Strip the vinyl coating of the wir e by a length of about 1 cm. 2 Loosen the knob. 3 Inser t the wire. Inser t until the metallic conductor becomes invisible . 4 Ti[...]

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    20 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Con ne c t io ns AM loop antenna AM loop antenna 1 Attach to the stand. 2 Push the lever . 3 Inser t the antenna cord . 4 Release the lever . Connecting antennas The broadcast rec eption cannot be made unless the antennas are connected. Connect the antennas corr ectly as instruc ted below . AM loop antenna Install in a posi[...]

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    English 21 Con ne c t io ns T urning this unit ON 1 After completing all of the necessary connections, connect the power cor d to a wall power outlet . The standby indicator on the front panel lights r ed to indicate the standby mode. 2 Press the [ (Pow er)] key of this unit or the [ RECEIVER] key of the remote con trol unit to turn this unit ON. T[...]

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    22 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Setup The speaker settings can be completed by simply selecting the room type and listening position. The audio will be corrected automatically according t o the characteristics of the speaker system in use. If more detailed speaker settings are required , use the procedure in <Speaker setup (Detailed Setup)> £ . EAS[...]

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    English 23 Setup The detailed settings allow you to enjo y full per formance of the receiver ac cording to the envir onment of your listening room. For cr eating the best listening environment , Kenwood recommends to perform the setup at the listening position. SETUP MUL TI CONTROL O /  Speaker setup flo w Speak er setup flow Speaker settings co[...]

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    24 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Setup Speaker setup (Detailed Setup) • Reference f or speaker size "LRG"(Large) : A speaker with a sufficient bass reproduction capability (a speaker with a large woofer or a lar ge cabinet size). "NML "(Nor mal) : A speaker with a lower bass reproduction capability than the "LRG" speakers (t[...]

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    English 25 Setup 3 Repeat step 2 for each speaker until the distanc es of all speakers are set . 4 Go to the next setting. Crossover Crossover The crossov er frequency is the lower limit of the bass frequencies reproduced fr om the speakers set to "NML " in the <Speaker configuration>. The frequencies below the set cr ossover freque[...]

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    26 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Setup The HDMI setup is required t o use the component connected to the HDMI terminal or to use the HDMI control functions. MUL TI CONTROL O /  HDMI SETUP HDMI SETUP MUL TI CONTROL HDMI setup flow HDMI setup flow The HDMI control functions can be set. 1 Enter the HDMI Setup mode. [HDMI SETUP] Use [MUL TI CONTROL ∞ / 5 [...]

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    English 27 Setup Lip S ync (KRF-V6400D only) Lip S ync (KRF-V6400D only) If the monitored video is delayed in time with r espect to the audio from the speakers, the audio output timing can be delay ed. 1 Selec t "LIP SYNC" . [HDMI SETUP] Use [MUL TI CONTROL ∞ / 5 ]. [HDMI SETUP] 2 Set the HDMI audio delay . [MUL TI CONTROL ∞ / 5 ] [HD[...]

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    28 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Pla ying music or mo vie SPEAKERS ON/OFF LISTEN MODE INPUT MODE INPUT SELECT OR RECEIVER LISTEN MODE T urning on the power T urning on the power 1 T urn the connected monitor and player c omponent ON. 2 Press [ RECEIVER] (remote contr ol unit) or [ ] (main unit) to turn on the unit. Setting the speaker system Setting the sp[...]

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    English 29 Pla ying music or mo vie Playback V OLUME CONTROL INPUT SELECT OR AV AU X V OLUME  / o 1 Selec t a source . Use the Input source keys on the remot e control unit to select a source. Or use [INPUT SELECTOR] knob or [A V AUX] key on the main unit. Example: Display when HDMI 1 input source is selected 2 Star t playback from the selected [...]

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    30 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Pla ying music or mo vie Listening to music with PURE A UDIO MODE PURE AUDIO MODE turns the displa y and analog video circuitry (other than HDMI) off to eliminate their effects on the audio circuitry. This mode thereby makes it possible to enjoy audio with higher quality and higher fidelity to the original sound. PURE A UDI[...]

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    English 31 Surround effe ct s Listen mode The listen modes provided with this unit allo w you to enjoy various surround eff ects with various video soft ware. T o enjoy the surround audio in the best condition, it is required t o set up the speakers in advance. 6.1ch surround sound system (KRF- V6400D only) 5.1ch surround sound system 2ch stereo so[...]

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    32 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Surround effe ct s Surround play using the listen mode Select the listen mode according to the source being pla yed back. LISTEN MODE LISTEN MODE Preparations • T urn the components to be used ON. • Complete <Speak er setup>. • Selec t the source you wish to pla y back with surround sound. • Selec t the input [...]

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    English 33 List ening t o radio broad casts This unit can store up to 40 stations in the memory and recall them by one-touch operation. Radio stations can be classified into RDS (Radio Data System) stations and other stations. T o listen to or store RDS stations in the preset memory see <Using RDS (Radio Data System)> › . Be sure to connect[...]

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    34 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D List ening t o radio broad casts Using RDS (R adio Da ta S ystem) RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in the f orm of digital data) for F M broadcasts along with the broadcast signal. T uners and receivers desig ned for RDS reception can extract the information from the br oadcast signal for use with various [...]

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    English 35 List ening t o radio broad casts Presetting radio stations manu ally The RDS auto memory function assigns preset numbers to RDS stations starting from preset number "1" . T herefore , be sure to execute the RDS aut o memor y function before using the following operations to manually stor e AM stations and other FM stations, and[...]

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    36 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D List ening t o radio broad casts Rec eiving preset stations in order (P .CALL) P .CALL  / D TUNER 1 Press [TUNER] to selec t tuner as the source . 2 Use [P .CALL 4 / ¢ ] to select the desired station. Each time you press the key , another preset station is received in or der . Holding down the [P .CALL 4 / ¢ ] lets you[...]

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    English 37 List ening t o radio broad casts 3 Press [PTY ] to start searching. Example: Searching for a Rock Music broadcast. Display while searching . Blinks Display when a station is receiv ed. Goes out Station name display No sound is heard while "PTY" is blink ing. If the desired program type cannot be found, "NO PROG" is di[...]

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    38 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Sound adjust ment A CTIVE EQ MUL TI CONTROL O /  T ONE B ASS BOOST A CTIVE EQ A CTIVE EQ mode A CTIVE EQ mode The optimum acoustic field effect can be selected according t o the purpose of playback. Press [ ACTIVE EQ]. Each press switches the mode as follo ws: Display Setting " ACTIVE EQ MUSIC" Effective when l[...]

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    English 39 Sound adjust ment The audio can be adjusted as desired acc ording to the source being played. SOUND MUL TI CONTROL O /  MUL TI CONTROL SOUND 1 Press [SOUND] to en ter the surround adjustment mode. Each press switches the mode as follo ws. Note that some items are not display ed depending on speaker settings and listen mode. Display Se[...]

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    40 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Sound adjust ment Midnight mode Midnight mode ¶ Dolby Digital and D TS mode only When watching movies at night, you might not be able to raise the volume as loud as normal. Midnight mode compresses the dynamic range of previously specified heavy sound passage of the Dolby Digital and D TS mode sound track (like scenes with[...]

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    English 41 Sound adjust ment Center image Center image ¶ DTS Neo:6 Music mode only The output level of the center speaker can be adjust ed. 1 Press [SOUND] r epeatedly to select "CENTER IMAGE" . 2 Use [MUL TI CONTROL ∞ / 5 ] to adjust the center speaker output. More part of the center channel audio is distributed to the front left and [...]

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    42 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Conve ni e nt fu n c ti on s V OLUME CONTROL V OLUME  / o DIMMER MUTE DIMMER SPEAKERS ON/OFF Display dimmer adjustment Display dimmer adjustment The dimmer function lets you select the brightness of the display and indicators of this unit. Y ou might find this useful if you darken your room to watch mo vies or listen to [...]

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    English 43 Conve ni e nt fu n c ti on s Remote c ontrol operations for K enw ood DVD play ers The remote contr ol of this unit can control Kenw ood DVD players directly without using the remote contr ol supplied with the DVD player . Compatible DVD play er models DV-4900, DV-4070B , DV-2070, DV-203, DVF-9010, DVF-K7010, DVF-5010, DVF-R9030, DVF-R70[...]

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    44 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g T roubleshooting Amplifier Symptom Cause Remedy No sound from the speak ers. The speak er cords ar e disconnected. Connect it pr operly referring to <C onnecting speakers>. * – ( VOL UME is set to the minimum position. Adjust the volume to a proper lev el. MUTE is ON. T urn OFF the MUTE.[...]

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    English 45 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g T uner Symptom Cause Remedy Radio stations cannot be receiv ed. No antenna is connected . Connect an ant enna. ) The br oadcast band is not set properly . Set the broadcast band pr operly . ‹ The fr equency of the desired station is not tuned. T une in the frequency of the desired station. ‹ Interference [...]

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    46 KRF-V6400D/KRF-V5450D Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Glossar y Dolby Digital Digital multi-channel audio standard developed by Dolby Laboratories. It supports transmission and recording of high- quality digital audio signals from monaural up to 5.1 channels using an amount of data that is a fraction of the PCM audio format. The main featur es of D[...]

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    English 47 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g "x.v .Color" and "x.v.C olor" logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. DVI DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is the standard for connection between PC and display . HDCP HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Contents Pr otection) is copyright protection technology for pr evention of illegal duplicatio[...]

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    Specifications A UDIO section Rated output power during STEREO oper ation (63 Hz – 20 kHz, 0.7% T .H.D., a t 6 Ω) .......................... 100 W + 100 W Effective output pow er during STEREO operation RMS (1 kHz, 10% T .H.D., a t 6 Ω) .................................. 130 W + 130 W Effective pow er output during SURROUND operation FRONT (1 k[...]