Kenwood KRF-V6400D, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ... regard to the EMC Directive 2004 108 EC Manufacturer Kenwood Corporation 2967 3 Ishikawa machi Hachioji shi Tokyo 192 8525 Japan EU Representative s Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37 1422 AC UITHOORN The Netherlands B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 1 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 1 09 7 24 9 05 02 AM 09 7 24 9 05 02 AM ...

Page 2: ...ent and batteries should be recycled at a facility capable of handling these items and their waste byproducts Contact your local authority for details in locating a recycle facility nearest to you Proper recycling and waste disposal will help conserve resources whilst preventing detrimental effects on our health and the environment Notice The sign Pb below the symbol for batteries indicates that t...

Page 3: ...e adhered to Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 1 Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning 2 Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards 3 Water and Moisture This product shall not be exposed to dri...

Page 4: ...ng on the power Setting the speaker system Selecting the input mode Playback 29 Monitoring the input source in the original sound STRAIGHT DECODE mode 29 Listening to music with PURE AUDIO MODE 30 Surround effects Listen mode 31 About indicators Surround play using the listen mode 32 Checking the current input signal 32 Listening to radio broadcasts Tuning into a radio station 33 Using RDS Radio D...

Page 5: ...CM Easy Setup of the speaker Easy Setup of the speaker The speaker settings can be completed by simply selecting the room type and the listening position The audio will be corrected automatically according to the characteristics of the speaker system in use Crossover Frequency Adjustment Crossover Frequency Adjustment The bass frequency from the subwoofer and the other speakers can be adjusted mak...

Page 6: ... INPUT SELECTOR knob of this unit This input should be selected using the AV AUX on this unit or the AV AUX key on the remote control unit Continued Input source keys e t 3 U e t t How to read this manual The operating instructions given in this manual assume that the user mainly operates the receiver using the remote control unit When the same operation is also available on the main unit the oper...

Page 7: ... mode between auto tuning and manual tuning STRAIGHT DECODE key ª Press to switch the STRAIGHT DECODE mode ON OFF DIMMER key w Press to switch the brightness of the display and indicators INPUT MODE key Press to select the input mode ACTIVE EQ key Press to switch the ACTIVE EQ function ON OFF INPUT SELECTOR knob Turn to select the input source Main unit Main unit PURE AUDIO MODE key º Press to swi...

Page 8: ...URN key ON SCREEN key Use to operate the Kenwood DVD player 9 8 key Use to operate the Kenwood DVD player BAND key Press to select the broadcasting band 6 key Use to operate the Kenwood DVD player AUTO MONO key Press to switch the radio tuning mode between auto tuning and manual tuning 7 key Use to operate the Kenwood DVD player 0 P CALL 4 keys Press to recall a preset radio station fl Use to opera...

Page 9: ...indicated by lighting of the standby indicator pressing the RECEIVER key turns this unit ON Pressing the RECEIVER key again turns this unit OFF standby mode When operating the connected components always press the input source key of the component you need to operate first to swith the remote control unit to the selected input source mode and then press the keys of the corresponding operation Oper...

Page 10: ...n stereo broadcasting is tuned TUNED Lights up when a radio station is tuned Character display Input channel indicators The indicators corresponding to the input channels audio signal used in the currently played music video light up PTY Lights up when searching a radio station by program type RDS Lights up when receiving an RDS station Band indicators Lights up the selected broadcast band indicat...

Page 11: ...eft and right of the listening position at in an as high as possible height ideally one meter above the height of the listener s ears Symmetrical installation is ideal The surround speakers reproduce the feeling of movement and presence of sound Subwoofer In general install on the front center position near the front speakers The subwoofer reproduces the powerful bass effects As it is less directi...

Page 12: ...cation If the video and or audio are not output normally turn all of the connected components off then on and try again If the resolution of the incoming video signal is different from that of the TV no video is output In this case adjust the resolution on the connected component HDMI MONITOR IN HDMI OUT HDMI OUT TV Monitor Connecting components equipped with HDMI terminals The HDMI connection can...

Page 13: ...e page for the connected components 2 To output the audio of the TV monitor from the speakers connected to this unit Use connection B analog The HDMI video cannot be viewed unless the TV monitor is equipped with the HDMI terminal Connecting a TV Monitor DIGITAL IN VIDEO IN HDMI MONITOR IN A B C AUDIO OUT Analog TV Monitor B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 13 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 13 09 7 24 9 05 08 AM 09 7 ...

Page 14: ...50D Connections 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 ...

Page 15: ...log 2 Connect the video line Connection C 3 Connect the TV monitor Connect as shown in Connecting a TV Monitor When the connected DVD player and or TV monitor have the HDMI terminals it is recommended to use the HDMI connection See Connecting components equipped with HDMI terminals B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 15 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 15 09 7 24 9 05 09 AM 09 7 24 9 05 09 AM ...

Page 16: ...Connect as shown in Connecting a TV Monitor A B C AUDIO OUT Analog VIDEO OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT AUDIO DVD Recorder etc When the connected Video player and or TV monitor have the HDMI terminals it is recommended to use the HDMI connection See Connecting components equipped with HDMI terminals B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 16 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 16 09 7 24 9 05 10 AM 09 7 24 9 05 10 AM ...

Page 17: ... connected to this unit such as a portable video camera can be connected to the AV AUX jacks on the front panel of this unit Portable video camera game player and etc VOLUME CONTROL AV AUX VIDEO L AUDIO R PURE AUDIO MODE VIDEO L AUDIO R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 17 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 17 09 7 24 9 05 11 AM 09 7 24 9 05 11 AM ...

Page 18: ... and speaker cords If the left and right speakers are connected inversely or the speaker cords are connected with reversed polarity the sound will be unnatural with ambiguous acoustic imaging Be sure to connect the speakers correctly KRF V5450D Subwoofer sound comes out at the both Subwoofer terminals SPEAKERS and PREOUT simultaneously Subwoofer B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 18 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 18 ...

Page 19: ...rt the wire Insert until the metallic conductor becomes invisible 4 Tighten the knob How to connect the wire to terminals How to connect the wire to terminals Push type terminal Push type terminal 1 Strip the vinyl coating of the wire by a length of about 1 cm 2 Push the lever 3 Insert the wire Insert until the metallic conductor becomes invisible 4 Release the lever B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 19 B60 ...

Page 20: ... an outdoor antenna Be sure to disconnect the indoor antenna when an outdoor antenna is installed FM indoor antenna FM indoor antenna 1 Insert the antenna cord 2 Fix the antenna on the wall FM outdoor antenna FM outdoor antenna Lead the 75Ω coaxial cable connected to the FM outdoor antenna into the room and connect it to the FM 75Ω terminal Insert into the groove FM outdoor antenna commercially av...

Page 21: ...standby mode 2 Press the Power key of this unit or the RECEIVER key of the remote control unit to turn this unit ON The standby indicator on the front panel goes out and the display panel lights up To turn this unit OFF standby mode Press the Power key of this unit or the RECEIVER key of the remote control unit RECEIVER B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 21 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 21 09 7 24 9 05 14 AM 09 7 24...

Page 22: ...ize Center speaker Avarage size Surround speaker Avarage size Surround Back speaker OFF Subwoofer Re mix ON For details on the setting contents see Speaker setup Detailed Setup Easy setup with may not be appropriate with certain speaker systems or listening environment In this case go through Speaker setup Detailed Setup Easy setup can set only the 5 1 channel system For KRF V6400D If the setup fo...

Page 23: ...n time between the video and audio EXIT Exits the Detailed Setup mode 2 Set each item See the followings for each setup item Speaker configuration Speaker configuration Select the use of each speaker and its size 1 Enter the Detailed Setup mode SETUP Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to select SP SETUP SETUP 2 Select the use and size of each speaker Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to select the speaker and its use or size ...

Page 24: ...UTO The test tone is heard from the speakers one after another with 2 seconds each MANUAL You can select the speaker channel from which the test tone is output 3 Adjust the volume level of each speaker If you select AUTO When you hear the test tone from the speaker which you wish to adjust use MULTI CONTROL 5 and adjust the volume of the test tone When you finish adjusting press SETUP If you selec...

Page 25: ...evel LFE Low Frequency Effect Level Low frequency effect signal is used exclusively for giving the field effect of bass tone in the Dolby Digital and DTS signal 1 Select LFE LVL SETUP MULTI CONTROL 5 SETUP 2 Set the LFE level Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to select the LFE level SETUP The level is adjusted from 0dB to 10dB in1dB step decrements 3 Go to the next setting Lip Sync KRF V6400D only Lip Sync KRF ...

Page 26: ...y means of HDMI control EXIT Exits the HDMI Setup mode 1 This item can be set when LINK SET is set to ON 2 Set each item See the followings for each HDMI control item Audio Out Audio Out This function selects whether the output destination of the audio input is the TV or this unit 1 Select AUDIO OUT HDMI SETUP Use MULTI CONTROL 5 HDMI SETUP 2 Set the HDMI audio output destination MULTI CONTROL 5 H...

Page 27: ...nk This function selects whether or not the volume control and input selection of this unit are interlocked with the operations of the connected components 1 Select LINK SET HDMI SETUP Use MULTI CONTROL 5 HDMI SETUP 2 Set the HDMI link on or off MULTI CONTROL 5 HDMI SETUP Display Setting LINK ON The HDMI control functions are used LINK OFF The HDMI control functions are not used When LINK ON is se...

Page 28: ...mode is also switched according to the signal type Multi channel PCM Dolby Digital DTS MANUAL The input mode is fixed at digital to accelerate the input signal processing and eliminate lack of audio at the beginning of playback The decode mode is also fixed according to the type of the signal to be played When in DVD VIDEO or CD input source Display Setting AUTO The digital and analog inputs are s...

Page 29: ...is input should be selected using the AV AUX on this unit or the AV AUX key on the remote control unit Monitoring the input source in the original sound STRAIGHT DECODE mode The signal input from a source can be output directly without any sound field effect added to it STRAIGHT DECODE 1 Select a source 2 Start playback from the selected source 3 Press STRAIGHT DECODE When STRAIGHT DECODE mode is ...

Page 30: ...URE AUDIO MODE When PURE AUDIO MODE is enabled the listen mode is selected automatically according to the input signal PURE AUDIO MODE indicator lights up the display will be turned off and no video signal is output to the TV monitor PURE AUDIO MODE indicator lights up The display is turned off No video signal to the TV monitor Except the HDMI video signal To cancel Press PURE AUDIO MODE PURE AUDI...

Page 31: ...na Jazz Club Theater Stadium Disco About indicators About indicators Input channel indicators These indicators show the input channels used with the playing music and video These indicators do not show the channels selected in the current listen mode Listen mode Input signal format indicators The indicator for the selected listen mode lights up The DIGITAL indicator also lights up when the input i...

Page 32: ...ed when a DTS source is played by selecting the analog input 1 Start playing the selected source 2 Use LISTEN MODE to select the listen mode Each press switches the listen mode Checking the current input signal The type and number of channels of the audio signal input can be checked DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY The type of listen mode and its number of input channels are displayed for a few seconds Exa...

Page 33: ...itches the band as follows 1FM 2AM 3 Use AUTO MONO to select the tuning method Each press switches the tuning method as follows Setting Operation Indicator Auto tuning The next station is tuned automatically AUTO lit Manual tuning Select a station manually AUTO not lit Normally set to AUTO auto tuning If the radio waves are weak and there is a lot of interference switch to manual tuning With manua...

Page 34: ...es to a station that is currently broadcasting the specified program type genre RT Radio Text function Displays the radio text data transmitted by some RDS stations when you press DISPLAY There is NO RT display if no text data is transmitted The RDS indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast signal is received Some functions and function names may differ for certain countries and areas RDS Auto Mem...

Page 35: ... MULTI CONTROL 5 to select one of the station presets 1 40 4 Press MEMORY to confirm the setting Repeat steps 1 to 4 to store as many stations as necessary If you store a station at a previously used preset the previous station will be replaced by the new one Receiving preset stations TUNER 1 Press TUNER to select tuner as the source 2 Enter the number of the preset station you want to receive up ...

Page 36: ...Y search mode When an RDS broadcast is received the program type is shown on the display If no PTY data is available or if the station is not an RDS station NONE is displayed 2 While the PTY indicator is lit use MULTI CONTROL 5 to select the program type of your choice Program type Display Program type Display Pop Music POP M Weather WEATHER Rock Music ROCK M Finance FINANCE Easy Music EASY M Chil...

Page 37: ... key DISPLAY Pressing DISPLAY changes the contents of the display Each press switches the display mode as follows 1PS Program Service name display 2RT Radio Text display 3Frequency display 1 PS Program Service name display The station name is displayed automatically when an RDS broadcast is received If no PS data was sent NO PS is displayed 2 RT Radio Text display Text data accompanying the RDS br...

Page 38: ...ect the maximum 10 low frequency emphasis setting TONE will automatically be turned ON To cancel Press BASS BOOST again Adjusting the Tone Adjusting the Tone The tone level can be adjusted when the input signal is a PCM or analog signal and the listen mode of this unit is set to STEREO and also ACTIVE EQ mode is set to OFF 1 Press TONE 2 Select whether or not the tone level is to be adjusted Use M...

Page 39: ...4 Pro Logic II Music mode and Pro Logic IIx Music mode only 5 Neo 6 Music mode only 2 Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to adjust the desired item For detailed adjustment method see the explanation of each item To exit the sound adjustment mode Press SOUND Speaker level adjustment Speaker level adjustment The output level from the desired speaker channels can be fine adjusted according to the properties of each...

Page 40: ...ront of the listener 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select PANORAMA 2 Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to select ON or OFF Display Setting PANORAMA ON PANORAMA mode is on PANORAMA OFF PANORAMA mode is off Dimension Dimension Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music mode only The center of the acoustic field can be moved toward the front or rear 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select DIMENSION 2 Use MULTI CONTROL 5 ...

Page 41: ...tedly to select CENTER IMAGE 2 Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to adjust the center speaker output More part of the center channel audio is distributed to the front left and right speakers as the number increases This setup is not available when the center speaker setup is OFF B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 41 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 41 09 7 24 9 05 30 AM 09 7 24 9 05 30 AM ...

Page 42: ...rmal The brightness of the LED indicators changes in 2 levels Listening with headphones Listening with headphones 1 Press SPEAKERS ON OFF so that the speaker indicator goes off Make sure the SP indicator is turned off If you turn off all of the speakers when in surround mode the surround mode will be canceled as well resulting in stereo playback 2 Connect headphones to the PHONES jack PHONES 3 Adj...

Page 43: ...ress DVD to operate the functions of the DVD player Pressing DVD allows you to control the connected Kenwood DVD player with this remote control unit 3 Press each key for DVD player operation Refer to the operation manual of the DVD players for the detailed operating instructions To return to the receiver operation mode press other Input source key DVD player operation keys MEMORY REPEAT AUTO MEMO...

Page 44: ... signal is connected to the digital input or HDMI input terminal by referring to Connections The player component is not set for digital output Confirm the audio output setup of the player component by referring to its instruction manual When playing a Dolby Digital or DTS source the sound is cut off soon after it starts There are many possible causes for this problem depending on the player used ...

Page 45: ...peration mode for the Kenwood DVD player you wish to control Press the DVD key to activate the operation mode for the component you want to control before operation e Batteries are exhausted Replace with new batteries 9 The remote control unit is too far away from the main system controlling angle is too large or there is an obstacle between this unit and the remote Operate the remote control unit...

Page 46: ... 6 1 DTS ES Matrix With this format the audio for the surround back channel added to the DTS 5 1 channel audio is allocated to the two surround channels during recording When the signal is decoded the audio for the surround back channel is restored from the surround channels to deliver the 6 1 channel audio DTS ES Discrete With this format the audio for the surround back channel added to the DTS 5...

Page 47: ... for connection between PC and display HDCP HDCP High bandwidth Digital Contents Protection is copyright protection technology for prevention of illegal duplication of video contents It is used in encryption of digital interfaces such as DVI and HDMI B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 47 B60 5810 08 00 EN indd 47 09 7 24 9 05 32 AM 09 7 24 9 05 32 AM ...

Page 48: ... 10 dB at 100 Hz TREBLE 10 dB at 10 kHz DIGITAL AUDIO section Input terminal Optical CD VIDEO Coaxial DVD VIDEO section Video format PAL NTSC VIDEO input sensitivity impedance DVD VIDEO AV AUX Composite 1Vp p 75 Ω VIDEO output level impedance MONITOR Composite 1Vp p 75 Ω HDMI section HDMI input terminal HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI output terminal MONITOR OUT FM tuner section Tuning frequency range 87 5 MHz...