Features
Remote Control
Inputs and Outputs Notes

Features

K-STAT Discrete Audio Amplifier Outputs: This exclusive Kenwood-developed output circuitry incorporates a thermal compensation sensor inside the power transistor housing. This eliminates any amplifier warm-up period and allows the amplifier to instantaneously adjust to temperature changes, greatly improving sound quality and consistency at all volume levels.

THX Select Certification: This unit has been built and tested to conform to the high standards of sound and build quality set by the THX Select Certification program. THX Select power requirements more exactly match the needs of multi-channel digital program material. This receiver is equipped with a "THX" mode that may be used to process movie soundtracks so they are heard as the movie directors intended them to be heard. All THX Select Certified receivers include Re-Equalization, Timbre Matching, Adaptive Decorrelation, Bass Management, Bass Peak Level Manager, and Loudspeaker Position Time Synchronization.

96kHz/24-bit Audio D/A Conversion: This unit will accept and play 96kHz/24 bit linear PCM digital audio.

5.1-Channel Input: In addition to the built-in decoders, this unit also has a 5.1-channel input for use with external multi-channel decoders.

Component Video Switching: In addition to composite and S-video switching, this unit can switch between two component video sources. There are 2 component video inputs and 1 component video monitor output; each input and output has jacks labeled "Y", "PB/CB" and "PR/CR". This feature allows you to connect, and switch between, high resolution video sources equipped with component video outputs.

Surround Back/Subwoofer Options: This receiver gives you the option of using the Surround Back speaker output to drive a non-powered subwoofer. During the speaker setup procedure, you can turn on the Surround Back/Subwoofer speaker terminal, then select whether to send a Surround Mix signal (the Surround Left and Surround Right channels are mixed together) or a Subwoofer Re-Mix signal to the speaker terminals. When configured to output Subwoofer Re-Mix signals, a 24dB/octave, 80Hz low-pass filter is used to ensure that only bass signals are sent to a passive subwoofer. Note: The Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) rating for the Left Surround and Right Surround amplifiers is 0.7%. The THD for the Surround Back/Subwoofer amplifier is 0.09%.

Dolby Pro Logic II: Pro Logic II is a Dolby Laboratories technology that produces surround sound from any stereo source, including CDs, VHS tapes, and TV programs. Like Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II has stereo surround output, giving you a more realistic surround sound experience. Unlike Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II allows you to enjoy a "5.1-like" presentation using any analog stereo source. Pro Logic II includes a Movie mode, Music mode, and standard four-channel Pro Logic decoding mode. The music mode gives you three additional sound adjustments: Panorama Mode, Dimension Mode and Center Width Mode.

SRS Circle Surround II: This versatile decoder (patented by SRS Labs) is capable of delivering up to 6.1 channels of audio from any mono, stereo, matrix encoded, or Circle Surround encoded material. SRS CS II includes a Cinema Mode, Music Mode and a Mono Mode. There are four additional sound adjustments while in the CS II mode: Center Focus, Rear Delay, Gain, and TruBass.

Surround Modes: This receiver incorporates a wide variety of surround modes to bring you maximum enjoyment from your video software. The surround modes include:

• THX Surround EX
• Dolby Digital
• Dolby Digital EX
• Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie and Music)
• DTS
• DTS ES Discrete 6.1 and DTS ES Matrix 6.1
• DTS NEO:6 (Cinema and Music)
• SRS Circle Surround II (Cinema, Music and Mono)
• Arena
• Jazz Club
• Stadium
• Theater
• Disco

Midnight Mode (Dolby Digital Mode Only): Anytime you don't want to experience the loud and soft volume extremes of recorded sound, use the Midnight Mode to reduce volume extremes. This feature keeps loud, dramatic sound from being too loud while ensuring that you can still hear whispered dialogue or other soft sounds.

Active EQ: You can enjoy a more impressive sound effect when Active EQ is turned on during Dolby Digital and DTS playback, and when in PCM and analog stereo modes. There are 3 Active EQ modes: Music, Cinema and TV.

Speaker EQ: When the Active EQ is on, the Speaker EQ mode can be set according to the size of speakers being used (small, normal or large). The Speaker EQ function will automatically detect the various features of each speaker and effectively create a stereoscopic sound effect.

Display Dimmer: The display brightness may be set to one of three modes: Bright, Medium and Dark.

Remote Control

RC-R0813 IR/RF Learning Remote: The supplied remote communicates with the receiver via infrared transmission. In addition to being pre-programmed to control most brands of audio/video source components and TVs, this remote also has a learning function that allows it to learn IR codes from other remotes. The remote also emits a powerful RF (radio frequency) signal, allowing you to operate your receiver from another room. Note: If RF remote operation is affected by radio frequency interference, you can switch to an alternate transmitting frequency on the remote and to the corresponding RF receiving frequency on the receiver.

System Control: This receiver is equipped with two Kenwood SL16 system control jacks. Certain Kenwood CD players, cassette decks and mini-disc recorders that are connected to this receiver through the SL16 control jacks can utilize the following system control operations:

• Automatic Operation: When you start playback from a source component, the input selector on the receiver switches to that component automatically.
• Remote Control: You can operate the connected component with the receiver's remote control.
• Synchronized Recording: You can synchronize recording with the start of playback when recording from CD, MD or analog discs.

IR Receiver/Repeater: This receiver has an IR receiver input and two IR repeater outputs. These allow you to connect an external IR receiver/transmitter so you can use IR to control the unit when it is not located in line of sight of the remote. This input is compatible with the Kenwood IR-9991 or Xantech 282-00, 286-00, or 283-00 models available directly from Xantech. When an IR receiver is used, both the input and output jacks must be used.

Inputs and Outputs Notes

DVD/6-Channel Input: The Audio/Video input labeled "DVD/6-Ch Input" combines the DVD analog input with the multi-channel input for an external decoder. If you are connecting a DVD player using the stereo analog inputs, you should use the Front Left and Right RCA jacks of this input. If you are connecting an external 5.1-channel decoder or a DVD player with built-in Dolby Digital (and/or DTS) decoding, you should use all 6 RCA jacks (Front L+R, Surround L+R, Center and Subwoofer). In addition to the 6 audio input jacks, there are composite and S-Video jacks.

Room B Outputs: This receiver includes a pair of stereo RCA jacks and a composite video output to send the main audio/video signal to another room. You can connect both the audio and video outputs to the inputs of a monitor TV (using the TV speakers for the audio), or connect the audio jacks separately to another receiver/amplifier or powered speakers. The audio outputs are variable level pre-amp outputs and their level changes along with that of the main outputs (the level of the room B outputs is not independent of that for the main outs).

Speaker Outputs: There are binding post connectors for the Front L+R, Center, Surround L+R, and Surround Back speakers. They are not 5-way because a plastic collar prevents their use with spade lugs. In addition, there are locking clip (not spring-loaded) connectors for the Front B speaker outputs.