Kenwood KRF-V9993D, Connection Manual

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Welcome to the Connection and Setup Guide for your new
Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver. This manual covers three
models.
VR-4900 and VR-4700 are sold in USA and Canada. KRF-
V9993D is sold in other countries.
The VR-4900, VR-4700 and KRF-V9993D offers 2 kinds of
5.1-channel digital decoding:
• Dolby® Digital, for the hundreds of currently available
Dolby Digital DVDs and LaserDiscs.
• DTS®, a well-established multichannel format in movie
theaters, is available for home theater on LaserDisc and
DVD.
• MPEG 2 Audio Multichannel format
Connecting and Setting Up Your New Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver
Use it to connect all your current audio and video com-
ponents—the VR-4900, VR-4700 and KRF-V9993D has a
variety of connection jacks so you can customize your en-
tertainment setup.
It also includes Kenwood’s remarkable PowerTouch LCD
remote—a graphical user interface without having to use
your TV!
Other advanced features include 5 S-Video inputs and an
optical digital output for digital dubbing to MiniDisc or
CD-R. For a match made in “dual-room heaven,” get the
CD-3280M, CD-2280M, DPF-J9010, DPF-J9020 or DPF-
J9030 changer.
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,
Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other worldwide patents
issues and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. © 1996 Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
The above are additional trademarked names appearing in
this manual. All other products named are trademarks of
their respective companies.
As an
E
NERGY
S
TAR ® Partner,
Kenwood Corporation has deter-
mined that this products meets the
E
NERGY
S
TAR ® guidelines for energy
efficiency. This product can save energy. Saving energy re-
duces air pollution and lowers utility bills. (VR-4700 only)
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “AC-3”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpub-
lished Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights
reserved.
, HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital® and
Pacific Microsonics TM are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States
and/or other countries. HDCD system manufactured under
license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is cov-
ered 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 pat-
ents pending.
D.R.I.V.E. circuit: This is a KENWOOD original technology
for reproducing signals with high resolution by instant
switching of the internal filters according to the input sig-
nal. The VR-4900, VR-4700 and KRF-V9993D incorporate a
high performance DSP to provide very high resolution from
a 32-bit DRIVE III circuit, achieving stereo audio reproduc-
tion with the best quality ever reached.
HDCD®: This is a new format of high-resolution recording.
The VR-4900, VR-4700 and KRF-V9993D are capable of re-
producing CDs recorded in the HDCD format with high
resolution and wide dynamic range.