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B60-5470-00 00   MA    (K, P)  

   0404

AUDIO VIDEO SURROUND RECEIVER

VR-8060

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KENWOOD CORPORATION

About the supplied remote control

Compared to standard remote controls, the remote control supplied with this receiver has several
operation modes. These modes enable the remote control to control other audio/video components. In
order to effectively use the remote control it is important to read the operating instructions and obtain a
proper understanding of the remote control and how to switch its operation modes (etc.).
Using the remote control without completely understanding its design and how to switch the operation
modes may result in incorrect operations.

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Summary of Contents for VR-8060

Page 1: ... effectively use the remote control it is important to read the operating instructions and obtain a proper understanding of the remote control and how to switch its operation modes etc Using the remote control without completely understanding its design and how to switch the operation modes may result in incorrect operations Register Online Register your Kenwood Home Audio product at www kenwoodus...

Page 2: ...th this receiver Additional Information Shows you additional information such as In case of difficulty trouble shooting and Specifications Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty wipe with a soft dry cloth Do not use thinner benzine alcohol etc for these agents may cause discoloration In regard to contact cleaner Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfu...

Page 3: ...ually 24 Receiving preset stations 25 Receiving preset stations in order P CALL 25 Ambience effects 26 Surround modes 26 Surround play 28 DVD 6 channel playback 30 Convenient functions 30 Basic remote control operations for other components 33 Registering setup codes for other components 33 Searching for your codes 33 Checking the codes 34 Re assigning device keys 34 Operating other components 34 ...

Page 4: ...mful interference to radio communications if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferen...

Page 5: ...e conventional 5 1 channels surround system 6 1 channels surround with an additional surround back presents a more natural presence and surround effects by increasing the impression of the sound image from back Important When a DTS disc is played on a CD LD or DVD player noise may be output from the analog output It is recommended that you connect the digital output of the player to the digital in...

Page 6: ...elect the speakers settings etc keys Use for selection adjustments during sound set up and preset channel functions MULTI CONTROL knob Use to control a variety of settings LISTEN MODE knob Use to select the listening mode AV AUX S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R jacks AV AUX key Use to switch the input to AV AUX 6 LOUDNESS key Use to switch the status of LOUDNESS 7 DSP key Use to select any of the DSP mode ...

Page 7: ... manual tuning mode Speaker EQ key Use to select SPEAKER EQ s setting fi Stereo key º Use to switch the listen mode to STEREO 1 Source keys MD TAPE CD DVD DVD 6CH TUNER VID1 VID2 VID3 AV AUX PHONO When press and hold for more than 3 seconds they are used to select the registered compo nents Input Selector keys MD TAPE CD DVD DVD 6CH TUNER VID1 VID2 VID3 AVAUX PHONO When press and release in less th...

Page 8: ...hes the setting as follows In DTS play mode 1 FULL AUTO digital input analog input 2 DIGITAL MANUAL digital input In CD DVD VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 or DVD 6CH play mode 1 FULL AUTO digital input analog input 2 DIGITAL MANUAL digital input 3 6CH INPUT DVD 6CH input 4 ANALOG analog input Digital input Select this setting to play digital signals from a DVD CD or LD player Analog input Select this setting to ...

Page 9: ...r for 6 1 channel surround sound system Front Left and Right Speakers Place at the front left and right of the listening position Front Speakers are required for all surround modes Center Speaker Place front and center This speaker stabilizes the sound image and helps recreate sound motion Required for surround playback Surround Left and Right Speakers Place at the direct left and right or slightl...

Page 10: ... equalizer amplifier is connected Connecting audio components Setting up the system CAUTION Be sure to adhere to the following or proper ventilation will be blocked causing damage or fire hazard Do not place any object impairing heat radiation onto the top of the unit Leave a space around the unit from the largest outside dimension including projection equal or greater than shown below Top panel 5...

Page 11: ... S VIDEO Jacks S VIDEO OUT Use the S VIDEO Jacks to make connections to video c o m p o n e n t s w i t h S VIDEO IN OUT Jacks If you use the S VIDEO jacks to connect your video playback components be sure to use the S VIDEO jacks when connecting your monitor and video recording components VIDEO IN Setting up the system Video Audio DVD Player or LD Player DVD Player or LD Player A video component ...

Page 12: ... PCM OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT Setting up the system RF digital demodulator Commercially avail able CD Player or DVD Player Optical fiber cable Component with DTS Dolby Digital or PCM COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT Optical fiber cable COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT AUDIO To connect an LD player with a DIGITAL RF OUT connect the LD player to the RF digital demodulator Commercially available Next connect the DIGITAL OUT jacks ...

Page 13: ...ponent with COMPONENT jacks you can get a better picture quality than by connecting to the S VIDEO jacks When connecting the TV to the COMPONENT jacks be sure to connect all the other components to the COMPONENT jacks Monitor TV with component jacks Video Recorder DVD Recorder Satellite Cable Tuner Game Player with component jacks DVD Player with component jacks Video Recorder DVD Recorder Satelli...

Page 14: ...MONITOR CD DVD DIGITAL IN DIGITAL OUT DVD 6CH VIDEO 2 MONITOR DVD DVD MONITOR VIDEO OUT Connecting a DVD player 6 channel input If you have connected a DVD player to the receiver with digital connection be sure to read the Input mode settings section carefully 8 FRONT OUT L R S VIDEO OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT AUDIO DVD Player S VIDEO cord SURROUND OUT L R VIDEO OUT CENTER OUT SUBWOOFER OUT Setting u...

Page 15: ...ct to a Subwoofer with the SETUP of SB SW AMP SW Connecting the speakers Setting up the system Right Front Speakers B Powered Subwoofer Left Left Power amplifier Right Surround Back Speakers Use these terminals if you wish to connect to Surround Back Speakers with the SETUP of SB SW AMP SW or SB SW AMP OFF Left To make sure that each speaker has been connected properly pay attention to the test to...

Page 16: ...eaker cords and power cord and adjust the direction for best reception AM Antenna Terminal connections 1 Push lever 2 Insert cord 3 Release lever FM Indoor Antenna The supplied indoor antenna is for temporary use only For stable signal reception we recommend using an outdoor antenna Disconnect the indoor antenna when you connect one outdoors FM Antenna Terminal connections Insert Connector FM Outd...

Page 17: ...the SP SETUP and press the SETUP key again so that the subwoofer setting indication SUBW ON appears L SL S SB SR C R SP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUT COAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs CINEMA EQ ACTIVE EQ DSP MODE DTS MATRIX DISCRETE DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC STEREO LOUDNESS NEO 6 CSII A B CLIP AUTO DETECT THX AUTO RDS RTY MEMO STEREO TUNED Surround EX SW LFE 2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or Multi fi keys to select the ...

Page 18: ...___ feet meters Distance to Center Speaker C ____ feet meters Distance to Front Right Speaker R ____ feet meters Preparing for surround sound 8 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or Multi fi to select the appropriate Surround Speaker setting If you selected LARGE as the Center Speaker setting 1 SURR NORMAL Average size Surround Speakers are connected to the receiver 2 SURR LARGE Large Surround Speakers are...

Page 19: ...the SETUP key for the following displays 1 DISP SELECTOR Displays the current input selector 2 DISP LISTEN Displays the current listen mode 3 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or Multi fi keys to select the display mode SL S SB SR SP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUT COAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs CINEMA EQ ACTIVE EQ DSP MODE DTS MATRIX DISCRETE PRO LOGIC NEO 6 CSII A B CLIP AUTO DETECT THX AUTO RDS RTY MEMO STEREO TUNED Su...

Page 20: ...he source to MD follow the steps below Hold down the MD TAPE key for more than 2 seconds The source indication changes to MD To return to the original indication repeat the above procedure Selecting the speaker system Press the SPEAKERS keys to select the speaker system to be used A ON Sound from the speakers connected to the SPEAKERS A terminals on the rear panel B ON Sound from the speakers conn...

Page 21: ...rminals Loudness Tone Bass Boost TONE VOLUME CONTROL MUTE SPEAKERS SPEAKER EQ ACTIVE EQ PHONES LOUDNESS MULTI CONTROL VOL POWER RCVR Speaker EQ Active EQ Mute Multi fi TUNER Once touch low frequency emphasis BASS BOOST remote control only You can adjust the sound quality when the receiver is in the PCM stereo and analog stereo modes Press the Bass Boost key Press the key once to select the maximum ...

Page 22: ...en with small size speakers Press the SPEAKER EQ key to switch the following setting 1 SPEAKER EQ SMALL To select a small size speaker The SPEAKER EQ indicator lights up 2 SPEAKER EQ MEDIUM To select a medium size speaker The SPEAKER EQ indicator lights up 3 SPEAKER EQ OFF The SPEAKER EQ function is turned OFF The SPEAKER EQ indicator goes off SPEAKER EQ will scroll from right to left SPEAKER EQ f...

Page 23: ...C MODE MANUAL The input signal type at the moment this mode is selected is held through out this mode When the REC MODE MANUAL is selected the digital input signal is converted to stereo signals down mix But once the digital signal is changed to other signal no signal is output When the REC MODE AUTO is selected the digital input signal is converted to stereo signals even if the digital signal is ...

Page 24: ...the tuning method to either auto or manual tuning AUTO indicator lights up in the display CAL 6CH INPUT XIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs CINEMA EQ ACTIVE EQ DSP MODE DTS MATRIX DISCRETE DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC STEREO LOUDNESS NEO 6 CSII AUTO DETECT THX RDS RTY MEMO STEREO TUNED Surround EX AUTO Normally set to AUTO auto tuning If the radio waves are weak and there is a lot of interference switch to manual tuni...

Page 25: ...P Call TUNER 1Press the TUNER key to select the tuner as the source 2Use the P Call keys to select the desired station Each time you press the key another preset station is received in order Pressing the P Call does the following Pressing the P Call does the following Holding down the or key lets you skip through the presets receiving each preset station at 0 5 second intervals L SL S SB SR C R LF...

Page 26: ...t Speaker SL Surround Left Speaker SR Surround Right Speaker SB Surround Back Speaker SBL Surround Back Left Speaker SBR Surround Back Right Speaker The below speaker placements are for 5 1 channel surround sound system which are Dolby Digital Dolby Pro Logic II DTS DTS 96 24 DSP DVD 6 channel The below speaker placements are for 6 1 channel surround sound system which are Dolby Digital EX DTS ES ...

Page 27: ...dfield either towards the front or towards the rear the Center Width control allows various adjustment of the left center right speakers balance the Panorama mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting wraparound effect with side wall imaging The GAME mode provides surrounded and exciting sound when you enjoy game or TV Especially in PRO LOGICIIx GAME mode ...

Page 28: ...o the DOLBY DIGITAL EX Dolby Digital Surround EX mode automatically But sometimes we find some discs which are Dolby Digital Sur round EX compliant disc but it does not contain the identification signals If you find the notice like Surround EX on the label of disc or package you can choose DOLBY DIGITAL EX then you can enjoy Dolby Digital Surround EX sound Ambience effects Input Selector Input Mod...

Page 29: ...s 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 When the DOLBY DIGITAL or DOLBY DIGITAL EX signal is input 1 DOLBY DIGITAL DOLBY DIGITAL surround DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up 2 DOLBY D EX DOLBY DIGITAL EX surround DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up 3 ŸD PLIIx...

Page 30: ...ed on off or when the input selector is changed Pro Logic IIx Music and Pro Logic II Music mode only If you have selected SB SW AMP SB SBR and SBL are not appeared but SB is appeared on the Display 3 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or Multi fi keys to adjust the setting as desired The adjustment item is displayed for approximately 20 seconds DVD 6 channel playback Using a DVD player or the like equipped...

Page 31: ...ess the SOUND key then press the keys or keys until DIMENSION appears on the display 2 Use the MULTI CONTROL knob or Multi fi keys to adjust the soundfield towards the rear or the front Soundfield is adjusted towards the front L R LFE SP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUT COAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs CINEMA EQ ACTIVE EQ DSP MODE DTS MATRIX DISCRETE STEREO LOUDNESS NEO 6 CSII A B CLIP AUTO DETECT THX AUTO RDS RTY MEM...

Page 32: ...find this useful if you darken your room to watch movies or listen to music Each time you press the DIMMER key the display brightness changes among the three available settings Select the brightness level you find most pleasing L R SP MUTE OPTICAL 6CH INPUT COAXIAL ANALOG 96kHzfs CINEMA EQ ACTIVE EQ DSP MODE DTS MATRIX DISCRETE DOLBY DIGITAL PRO LOGIC LOUDNESS NEO 6 CSII A B CLIP AUTO DETECT THX A...

Page 33: ...o register additional components until all components have been registered Note Although each setup code is designed to work with a number of different models certain codes may not work with some models Also certain codes may only operate some of the functions available on a given model Searching for your codes If you component does not respond after trying all the codes listed for your component ...

Page 34: ... VID1 Refer to the table in the previous page for the combination of source keys and the other components assignment 4To re assign other device keys repeat steps 1 through 3 by substituting the key sequence from the below chart for the most popular components 5To clear the re assignment and reset the remote control to its original operation mode 1 Press and hold the Remote Setup key until the LED ...

Page 35: ...TS 0042 Samsung 0045 Sanky 0039 0048 Sansui 0067 0209 Basic remote control operations for other components Setup code chart VCR setup codes Maker Setup Codes Sanyo 0047 0104 Scott 0043 0045 0121 0184 Sears 0035 0042 0047 0104 Semp 0045 Sharp 0048 Sonic Blue 0614 0616 Sony 0032 0033 0035 0636 1032 Sylvania 0035 0043 0081 Technics 0035 0162 Teknika 0035 Tivo 0618 0636 Toshiba 0043 0045 Vector 0045 V...

Page 36: ...30 0092 0178 0802 Noblex 0804 Onwa 0180 Optimus 0154 0166 0250 0802 0812 0815 Optonica 0093 Maker Setup Codes AOC 0019 0030 Admiral 0093 0463 Adventura 0800 Aiko 0092 Aiwa 0701 0800 0802 Akai 0030 Alaron 0179 America Action 0180 Ampro 0751 Anam 0180 Apex Digital 0748 0765 0767 Asha 0804 Audiovox 0092 0180 0451 0623 0802 Baysonic 0180 Belcor 0019 Bell Howell 0016 0154 Beaumark 0804 Bradford 0180 Br...

Page 37: ...0 0056 0154 0178 0180 0800 0802 Runco 0017 0030 0251 0497 0603 SSS 0019 0180 Sampo 0030 Samsung 0019 0030 0056 0060 0178 0766 0804 Sansei 0451 Sansui 0463 0800 0817 0901 Sanyo 0154 0804 Scimitsu 0019 Scotch 0178 Scott 0019 0178 0179 0180 0236 Sears 0047 0054 0056 0154 0156 0171 0178 0179 0747 0800 0802 0814 Semivox 0180 Semp 0156 Sharp 0093 0688 0689 0807 0900 Shogun 0019 0804 Signature 0016 Sony ...

Page 38: ... Pioneer 0525 0571 Polk Audio 0539 Proscan 0522 RCA 0522 0571 0717 Rowa 0823 Sampo 0698 Samsung 0573 Sanyo 0670 Shinsonic 0533 Sony 0533 Sylvania 0675 Technics 0490 Theta Digital 0571 Toshiba 0503 Urban Concepts 0503 Yamaha 0490 0539 0545 Zenith 0503 0591 Basic remote control operations for other components Maker Setup Codes Kenwood 0070 0071 0092 0183 0205 0233 0234 0251 0386 Setup code chart DTV...

Page 39: ...tup Sound Tone TV Input Bass Boost TV VOL Mute 4 CH VOL DiscSkip Menu Disc Sel OSD Guide Return Exit Page TV Mute Last A B 10 100 Multi Multi P Call P Call Enter TV PHONO POWER RCVR VID2 VID1 DVD 6CH CD DVD MD TAPE TUNER AV AUX VID3 Listen Mode Input Sel Numeric keys Select tracks 1 Search Search 7 Stop 3 8 Play pause Skip up 4 Skip down Disc sel Disc selection SRC Power Source power 8 Pause Disc ...

Page 40: ...enu Disc Sel OSD Guide Return Exit Page TV Mute Last AB 10 100 Multi Multi P Call P Call Enter TV PHONO POWER RCVR VID2 VID1 DVD 6CH CD DVD MD TAPE TUNER AV AUX VID3 Stereo Listen Mode DSP Mode Speaker EQ Input Sel SRC Power Source power Numeric keys 1 Rewind Fast Forward 8 Pause 3 8 3 Play 7 Stop Record Enter Exit Input Sel Input selection CH Channel 2 Display Guide Last Last channel Menu Cursor ...

Page 41: ... P Call P Call Enter TV PHONO POWER RCVR VID2 VID1 DVD 6CH CD DVD MD TAPE TUNER AV AUX VID3 Stereo Listen Mode DSP Mode Speaker EQ Input Sel REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC R0822 SRC Power Source power CH Channel Numeric Keys Enter Exit Input Sel Input selection Page 5 Page down or up Info Information Guide Last Last channel Menu Cursor up fi Cursor down Cursor left Cursor right S RC Po w e r T VPow e r 5 6...

Page 42: ...al operating condition Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet then plug it back in while holding down the POWER ON STANDBY key Please note that resetting the microcomputer will clear the contents of the memory and returns the unit to the state it was in when it left the factory Cause The speaker cords are disconnected VOLUME is set to the minimum position MUTE is ON The SPEAKERS switches are s...

Page 43: ...to the operation mode for the component you wish to control Remedy Register a setup code at the respective input s fi Press any of the Input Selector keys to select the appropriate operation mode Replace with new batteries Operate the remote control unit within the controllable range Place the tape or CD in the source component which you want to play Wait until recording has completed Press any of ...

Page 44: ...EL 1 V 1 kΩ PRE OUT SUBWOOFER 1 V 1 kΩ Tone control BASS 10 dB at 100 Hz TREBLE 10 dB at 10 kHz DIGITAL AUDIO section Sampling frequency 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz Input level impedance wave length Optical 15 dBm 24 dBm 660 nm 30 nm Coaxial 0 5 Vp p 75 Ω Output level impedance wave length Optical 21 dBm 15 dBm 660 nm 30 nm 100 watts per channel minimum RMS both channels driven at 8 Ω from 20 Hz...

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