Kenwood VR-8070 Instruction Manual - Page 34
DSP mode Digital Signal Processor.
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ENGLISH Ambience effects When the analog signal or the digital signal (except for DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS signal) is input : 1 PLIIx MOVIE 2 PLIIx MUSIC 3 PLIIx GAME 4 PLII MOVIE 5 PLII MUSIC 6 PLII GAME 7 PRO LOGIC 8 NEO:6 CINEMA 9 NEO:6 MUSIC 0 STEREO : PRO LOGIC IIx surround MOVIE mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : PRO LOGIC IIx surround MUSIC mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : PRO LOGIC IIx surround GAME mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : PRO LOGIC II surround MOVIE mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : PRO LOGIC II surround MUSIC mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : PRO LOGIC II surround GAME mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : PRO LOGIC II surround PRO LOGIC mode. (PRO LOGIC indicator lights up.) : NEO:6 surround CINEMA mode. (NEO:6 indicator lights up.) : NEO:6 surround MUSIC mode. (NEO:6 indicator lights up.) : Normal stereo playback. (STEREO indicator lights up.) • Dolby Digital or DTS signal having more channels than the maximum number of playback channels available using this model's current settings is input, downmixing is performed to match the number of available channels. 3 DSP mode (Digital Signal Processor). DSP can produce these effects without spoiling the sound quality of the original music or video source. This mode can be selected when digital signals other than DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS, or analog signal come in. 1 Pressing the DSP key or DSP Mode key will display the current DSP MODE status. 2 Each press of the key will switch to the next status as shown bellow: 1 ARENA 2 JAZZ CLUB 3 THEATER 4 STADIUM 5 DISCO : DSP surround ARENA mode. : DSP surround JAZZ CLUB mode. : DSP surround THEATER mode. : DSP surround STADIUM mode. : DSP surround DISCO mode. • The DSP mode selection is displayed for approximately 3 seconds. 4 THX mode. This mode creates a home theater environment which is able to reproduce a cinema surround sound system featuring improved special representation and acoustic imaging of surround channels by translating THX Surround EX technology. Press the THX key to switch the following setting : 1 THX Sur EX AUTO 2 THX Sur EX ON 3 THX ON 4 THX OFF : THX Surround EX function is turned ON when Dolby Digital Surround EX signal is detected. (THX indicator lights up.) : THX Surround EX function is turned ON when Dolby Digital 5.1ch signal is detected. (THX indicator lights up.) : THX mode is turned ON. (THX indicator lights up.) : THX mode is turned OFF. (THX indicator goes off.) • THX functions when the display segment is turned ON. • THX Sur EX ON and THX Sur EX AUTO will not be available if surround back speakers are turned OFF. • The THX setting differs depending on the input selector. • When PL IIx MUSIC, PL IIx GAME, PL II MUSIC, PL II GAME, NEO:6 MUSIC, ACTIVE EQ or SPEAKER EQ is ON, THX function will not be effective. 5 Adjust the volume. Switching the LISTEN mode to STEREO temporarily Pressing the STEREO key changes the currently selected LISTEN mode into STEREO. It will be changed back to the original LISTEN mode by pressing the STEREO key again. • If the power is turned off and turned back on, or the input selector is switched to another and switched back, the LISTEN mode will be back to the original one. Notes • Depending on the type of the signal or speaker setting, some listening modes cannot be selected. • When playback is started, the sound may be cut or interrupted before the input source is confirmed as Dolby Digital. • To enjoy Dolby Digital surround (as well as all the other listening modes) from a single component, be sure to use a Dolby Digital compatible source component. • Dialogue Normalization (Dial Norm) is a feature of Dolby Digital. It is able to automatically maintain the overall audio output level constant. SP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUT AUTO DETECT CINEMA EQ. DTS. DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO NEO:6 THX RDS L C ACTIVE EQ. MATRIX R A B CLIP COAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs DSP MODE DISCRETE PRO LOGIC LOUDNESS CSII Surround EX RTY AUTO LFE MEMO STEREO SL SR TUNED When playing some Dolby Digital sources, you may see in the display a message "DIALNORM OFFSET xxdB". This is because some soundtracks may be recorded either louder or quieter than normal. The xx number shows by how much. For example, if the message says "DIALNORM OFFSET +4dB" you know that this particular recording was encoded 4dB louder than normal. If you wish, you can turn down the volume control by 4dB to keep the playback level consistent. 34 EN
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