Kenwood RA-5000 Instruction Manual Download

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RV-7000/RV-6000/RA-5000

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Virtual Surround
(RV-7000/RV-6000)
Dolby Virtual Speaker
(RA-5000)

These modes allow you to enjoy surround sound even when you
connect only the front speakers.

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Press [VIRTUAL] (remote control unit) or [VIRTUAL

SURROUND]/[DOLBY VIRTUAL SPEAKER] (main
unit).

Each press switches the mode as follows:

RV-7000/RV-6000 only

Display

Setting

"VS ON"

Sets Virtual Surround mode to “ON”..

"VS OFF"

Sets Virtual Surround mode to “OFF”..

RA-5000 only

Display

Setting

"DOLBY VS REF"

Provides the virtual surround effect. This is the standard setting.

"DOLBY VS WIDE"

Provides the virtual surround effect with a wider expansion and
spatial feeling.

"DOLBY VS OFF"

Sets Dolby Virtual Speaker mode to off

Checking the current input
signal

The type and number of channels of the audio signal input can
be checked.

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Press [DISPLAY].

The input signal names and the numbers of their channels
are displayed in scrollable format.

Example: Display with DTS 5.1-channel input

• After displaying the type of listen mode and its number of

input channels, the display will switch back to the input
source name.

• This function is not available when in Tuner source.

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Summary of Contents for RA-5000

Page 1: ... E X Declaration of Conformity with 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 5827 08_00_En indd 1 10 8 3 11 07 33 AM ...

Page 2: ...l and electronic equipment 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 bat...

Page 3: ... The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference Heed All Warnings All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to Follow All Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed 1 Clean only with dry cloth Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning Donotuse liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for...

Page 4: ...n for playing music or movie 36 Turning on the power Setting the speaker system Selecting the input mode ARC Audio Return Channel Playback 37 Monitoring the input source in the original sound STRAIGHT DECODE mode RV 7000 RV 6000 only Listening to music with PURE AUDIO MODE 38 Surround effects Listen mode 39 Surround play using the listen mode 41 Checking the current input signal 42 Listening to ra...

Page 5: ...English 5 Before use B60 5827 08_00_En indd 5 10 8 3 11 07 35 AM ...

Page 6: ...wide variety of surround modes to bring you maximum enjoyment from your video software Select a surround mode according to your equipment or the software you are going to play and enjoy Terminal Input Signal RV 7000 RV 6000 RA 5000 HDMI Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus DTS HD Master Audio DTS HD High Resolution Audio PCM Multi Channel DSD DIGITAL IN OPTICAL COAXIAL Dolby Digital EX Dolby Digital DT...

Page 7: ...All Rights Reserved Manufactured under license under U S Patent s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 762 6 226 616 6 487 535 7 003 467 7 212 872 other U S and worldwide patents issued pending DTS the Symbol ES and Neo 6 are registered trademarks DTS Digital Surround DTS 96 24 and the DTS logos are trademarks of DTS Inc Product includes software DTS Inc All Rights Reserved Manufactured under licen...

Page 8: ...al uses a number of channels larger than the number of speakers in use the signals are distributed automatically according to the available speakers Continued Input source keys e to t e s 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 t...

Page 9: ...radio station RV 7000 RV 6000 EASY SETUP key Use for Easy Setup of the speakers RA 5000 TONE key i Press to adjust the tone RV 7000 RV 6000 LISTEN MODE key q Press to select the listen mode RA 5000 DIMMER key W Press to switch the brightness of the display and indicators RV 7000 RV 6000 VIRTUAL SURROUND key w Press to switch the Virtual Surround function ON OFF RA 5000 DOLBY VIRTUAL SPEAKER key w ...

Page 10: ...AUDIO MODE key Press to switch the STRAIGHT DECODE MODE PURE AUDIO MODE function ON OFF RV 7000 RV 6000 Press to switch the PURE AUDIO MODE function ON OFF RA 5000 8 ﬁ keys ENTER key HOME TOP MENU key DISC MENU MENU key RETURN key ON SCREEN key Use to operate the Kenwood BD DVD player 9 8 key Use to operate the Kenwood BD DVD player BAND key e Press to select the broadcasting band 6 key Use to ope...

Page 11: ... SETUP key ª Press to set up this unit HDMI SETUP key Use for HDMI Setup MULTI CONTROL 5 keys Press to select a setting item VOLUME ﬁ keys MUTE key W Press to mute the sound temporarily TUNING 1 keys Press to select a radio station e Use to operate the Kenwood BD DVD player Input source keys Press to select the input source DIMMER key W Press to switch the brightness of the display and indicators ...

Page 12: ...erate first to swith the remote control unit to the selected input source mode and then press the keys of the corresponding operation Operating range Approx Remote sensor Standby indicator Loading batteries Loading batteries 1 Remove the cover 2 Insert batteries Insert two R03 batteries following the polarity indications 3 Close the cover The supplied batteries may have shorter lives than ordinary...

Page 13: ...ned Character display PTY Lights up when searching a radio station by program type RDS Lights up when receiving an Radio Data System station Band indicators Lights up the selected broadcast band indicator AUTO DETECT Lights up when the input mode is set to AUTO HDMI Lights up when the components connected with HDMI are recognized ACTIVE EQ Lights up when the Active EQ is on STRAIGHT Lights up when...

Page 14: ...n the proximity of a source of magnetism such as a magnet color irregularities due to interference with the speakers may be observed on the TV monitor screen Be careful in the installation Microcomputer malfunction If operation is not possible or an erroneous display appears even though all connections have been made properly reset the microcomputer by referring to Resetting the microcomputer T CA...

Page 15: ... 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 directional to other speakers it can be installed so that the bass can be reproduced best according to the listening room layout Surround Back speaker s Install on t...

Page 16: ...ith reversed polarity the sound will be unnatural with ambiguous acoustic imaging Be sure to connect the speakers correctly RV 6000 Subwoofer sound comes out at the both Subwoofer terminals SPEAKERS and PREOUT simultaneously depending on speaker setup RV 7000 When only one surround back speaker is used connect it to the SURROUND BACK L terminal Powered Subwoofer Right Left Surround Back speaker Fr...

Page 17: ...ctions Subwoofer Surround Back speaker Surround Back speaker RV 6000 Front speakers Right Left Right Left Center speaker Surround speakers Power Amplifier Powered Subwoofer B60 5827 08_00_En indd 17 10 8 3 11 07 46 AM ...

Page 18: ...18 RV 7000 RV 6000 RA 5000 Connections Front speakers Right Left RA 5000 Powered Subwoofer Connecting speakers B60 5827 08_00_En indd 18 10 8 3 11 07 47 AM ...

Page 19: ...3 Insert 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 5827 08_00_En indd 1...

Page 20: ...ly 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 BD DVD player Use an certified High Speed HDMI cable Category 2 cable for connection To use the ARC function of this unit be sure to use a cable carrying the logo shown above HDMI MONITOR IN HD...

Page 21: ...nnected component see the description on the page for the connected components The HDMI video cannot be viewed unless the TV monitor is equipped with the HDMI terminal The signal input at DVD IN or VIDEO IN are output exclusively from MONITOR OUT of VIDEO Connecting a TV Monitor VIDEO IN HDMI MONITOR IN A B TV Monitor B60 5827 08_00_En indd 21 10 8 3 11 07 50 AM ...

Page 22: ... RV 6000 RA 5000 Connections Connecting a CD player 1 Connect the audio line Connection B digital or A analog CD player A B AUDIO OUT Analog OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT AUDIO B60 5827 08_00_En indd 22 10 8 3 11 07 51 AM ...

Page 23: ...ction A digital or B analog 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 TV monitor have the HDMI terminals it is recommended to use the HDMI connection See Connecting components equipped with HDMI terminals B60 5827 08_00_En indd 23 10 8 3 11 07 52 AM ...

Page 24: ... 3Connect the TV monitor 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 TV monitor have the HDMI terminals it is recommended to use the HDMI connection See Connecting components equipped with HDMI terminals B60 5827 08_00_En indd 24 10 8 3 11 07 53 AM ...

Page 25: ...ng to the AV AUX jacks A component that is usually not 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 videogame machine and etc AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT B60 5827 08_00_En indd 25 10 8 3 11 07 54 AM ...

Page 26: ...t is recommended to use 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 ...

Page 27: ...hts red to indicate the 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 5 9 5 B60 5827 08_00_En indd 27 10 8 3 11 07 57 AM ...

Page 28: ...rage size Surround Back speaker OFF Front Height speaker OFF Subwoofer Re mix ON Setting of RV 6000 Subwoofer ON Front speaker Avarage size 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 ª Easy setup with may not be appropriate with certain speaker systems or listening envi...

Page 29: ...ker 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 SETUP Repeat the above operations until all of the speakers have been set up Settings of RV 7000 Speaker Display Setting Subwoofe...

Page 30: ...et size NML Normal A speaker with a lower bass reproduction capability than the LRG speakers the bass frequencies will be output from the speakers set to LRG and the subwoofer If you cannot identify the size of a speaker it is recommended to set it to NML When SUBW OFF is selected the front speakers are automatically set to FRNT LRG For FRNT LRG selection no sound will be heard from subwoofer even...

Page 31: ...eters feet Surround Back speaker SURR BACK meters feet Surround Back speaker left SURR BACK LEFT meters feet Surround speaker left SURR LEFT meters feet Subwoofer SUBWOOFER meters feet RA 5000 Speaker Input channel Distance from the listening position Front speaker left LEFT meters feet Front speaker right RIGHT meters feet Subwoofer SUBWOOFER meters feet 1 Select DISTANCE SETUP MULTI CONTROL 5 SE...

Page 32: ...ed 1 Select LIP SYNC SETUP MULTI CONTROL 5 SETUP 2 Set the delay time Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to select the delay time SETUP The delay time is adjusted from 0ms to 300ms in 10ms step 3 Go to the next setting APS Auto Power Save APS Auto Power Save Auto Power Save APS is a function that automatically turns the system off if it is not used at all for 30 minutes 1 Select APS SETUP MULTI CONTROL 5 SETUP 2...

Page 33: ...ponents by 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 CO...

Page 34: ... the TV in use is not compatible with AUTO select MANUAL HDMI Link HDMI Link This function selects whether or not 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 HDM...

Page 35: ... basic HDMI operations Confirming the basic HDMI operations 1 Turn all of the HDMI connected components ON 2 Switch the TV input to an input source connected through HDMI connection to this unit 3 Set the input selector of this unit to select the HDMI connected input source and confirm that its video is displayed and the audio is output from the speakers properly Confirming the HDMI control functi...

Page 36: ...al input is detected the decode 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...

Page 37: ...fine tuned according to the selected input source See Adjustments according to the playing source o Input source keys Playback ARC Audio Return Channel ARC Audio Return Channel This function allows the audio signal from an Audio Return Channel ARC compatible TV to be input into the HDMI MONITOR terminal of this unit To use this function set LINK SET in the HDMI setup to ON Connection of ARC compat...

Page 38: ...n 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 385 8 2 02 385 8 2 02 1 Select a source 2 Start playback from the selected source 3 Press PURE AUDIO MODE to select the mode Each press switches the mode as follows Mode Display Straight decode mode STRAIGHT indicator is on Pu...

Page 39: ...al DTS ES Discrete Matrix DTS 96 24 DTS PCM 2 Channel AUDIO IN Analog RV 7000 7 1ch surround system Front Height speaker 7 1ch surround system Surround Back speaker 6 1ch surround system LH RH SR SL C L R SW TV SCREEN SBR SBL SR SL C L R SW TV SCREEN SB SR SL C L R SW TV SCREEN Listen mode Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height Dolby Pro Logic II Movie Music Game Dolby Pro Logic Neo 6 Cinema Music Stereo List...

Page 40: ...0 6 1ch surround system 5 1ch surround system 2ch stereo system SB SR SL C L R SW TV SCREEN SR SL C L R SW TV SCREEN L R TV SCREEN Listen mode Dolby Pro Logic IIx Movie Music Game Dolby Pro Logic Neo 6 Cinema Music Neo 6 Stereo Listen mode Dolby Pro Logic II Movie Music Game Dolby Pro Logic Neo 6 Cinema Music Stereo Listen mode Stereo Certain listen modes cannot be selected depending on the input ...

Page 41: ...playing the selected source 2 Use LISTEN MODE to select the listen mode Each press switches the listen mode RA 5000 The listen mode can be selected when Dolby Virtual Speaker is on when the input is the 2ch signal L Front Left speaker LH Front Height Left speaker SW Subwoofer C Center speaker R Front Right speaker RH Front Height Right speaker SL Surround Left speaker SR Surround Right speaker SB ...

Page 42: ...ing DOLBYVS REF Provides the virtual surround effect This is the standard setting DOLBYVSWIDE Provides the virtual surround effect with a wider expansion and spatial feeling DOLBYVS OFF Sets DolbyVirtual Speaker mode to off Checking the current input signal The type and number of channels of the audio signal input can be checked 63 1 Press DISPLAY The input signal names and the numbers of their ch...

Page 43: ...Each press switches 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 tuni...

Page 44: ...tunes to a station that is currently broadcasting the specified program type genre RT Radio Text function Displays the radio text data transmitted by some Radio Data System stations when you press DISPLAY There is NO RT display if no text data is transmitted The RDS indicator lights up when an Radio Data System broadcast signal is received Some functions and function names may differ for certain c...

Page 45: ...an 20 seconds elapse press MEMORY again 3 Use 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 781 5 1 Press TUNER to select tuner as the source 2 Enter the number ...

Page 46: ...o activate the PTY search mode When an Radio Data System broadcast is received the program type is shown on the display If no PTY data is available or if the station is not an Radio Data System 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 ...

Page 47: ...LAY key 63 1 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 Radio Data System broadcast is received If no PS data was sent NO PS is displayed 2 RT Radio Text display Text data accompany...

Page 48: ...t 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 MUL...

Page 49: ...ack speaker level 10 10dB SL Surround Left speaker level 10 10dB SW Subwoofer level 10 10dB INPUT Input level 6 3 0 2 MIDNIGHT Midnight mode ON OFF 3 PANORAMA Panorama mode ON OFF 4 DIMENSION Dimension CENTERWIDTH CenterWidth 6 CENTER IMAGE Center Image 0 0 1 0 5 Input source name Exit the adjustment mode Settings of RA 5000 Display Setting item Range SW Subwoofer level 10 10dB INPUT Input level 6...

Page 50: ...e of previously specified heavy sound passage of the Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Digital and DTS HD DTS mode sound track like scenes with sudden increases in volume to minimize the difference in volume between the scenes with heavy sound passage and scenes with normal sound passage This makes it easy to hear all of the sound track even when listening at low volumes 1 Press SOUND repeated...

Page 51: ...d in front of the listener 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select CENTER WIDTH 2 Use MULTI CONTROL 5 to move the acoustic field to the left or right Center width indicator When the indicator extends to the left and right wider more part of the center channel audio is distributed to the front left and right speakers This setup is not available when the center speaker setup is OFF Center image RV 7000 R...

Page 52: ...illumination is turned off 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 3 21 6 3 Adjust volume CAUTION Excessive sound ...

Page 53: ...500 How to operate the BD DVD player with the remote control 1 Press BD DVD to turn the BD DVD player on 2 Press DVD to operate the functions of the BD DVD player Pressing DVD allows you to control the connected Kenwood BD DVD player with this remote control unit The BD DVD player can also be controlled with the HDMI1 HDMI2 HDMI3 HDMI4 VIDEO and CD keys 3 Press each key for BD DVD player operation...

Page 54: ...eaker cords and or the center speaker cord is disconnected Connect it properly referring to Connecting speakers The audio cannot be played in the desired signal format Dolby Digital or DTS Digital connection is necessary to play the Dolby Digital or DTS input signal in the input signal format Confirm that the input signal is connected to the digital input or HDMI input terminal by referring to Con...

Page 55: ...the outdoor antenna away from the road Noise due to interference from an electric appliance Turn off the power to the appliance Noise due to a nearbyTV set Install the unit farther away from theTV Remote control unit Symptom Cause Remedy Remote control operation is not possible The remote control is not set to the source operation mode you wish to control Press the appropriate Input Source key to ...

Page 56: ...ween 32 kbps and 6 Mbps from between 96 and 640 kbps with Dolby Digital The excellent coding efficiency makes this technology capable of delivering quality audio in max 7 1 channels without affecting the bit rates assigned for the video and other services Compatibility with existing home theater systems incorporating the Dolby Digital technology is also secured Dolby TrueHD This loss less reversib...

Page 57: ...CD SACD HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface is a standard developed based on DVI Digital Visual Interface and features the capability of transferring both non compressed digital video and multi channel digital audio through a single cable This unit is compatible with the HDMI optional functions listed below Deep Color Video signals with a larger number of bits per color component than o...

Page 58: ...V 100 kΩ SURROUND BACK RV 6000 only 1 1V 100 kΩ Tone control BASS 10 dB at 100 Hz TREBLE 10 dB at 10 kHz DIGITAL AUDIO section Input terminal Optical CD VIDEO Coaxial DVD VIDEO section 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 3 HDMI 4 HDMI output terminal MON...

Page 59: ...English 59 B60 5827 08_00_En indd 59 10 8 3 11 08 45 AM ...

Page 60: ...he unit in the spaces designated on the warranty card and in the space provided below Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this product Model Serial Number B60 5827 08_00_En indd 60 10 8 3 11 08 45 AM ...

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