Kenwood VR-5900 setup guide Table of Contents

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Chapter One: Connecting Y our
Devices	1
Noting Your Devices	3
Connecting Your Speakers	4

To Connect Front Speakers Only:

To Connect Front and Surround Sound

Speakers:

What if I Have a Powered Subwoofer?

To Connect Surround Back Speakers:

What if I Have an Amplifier?

Connecting Your TV	10
To Connect a TV:
What if I Want to Watch TV without Turning
on the Receiver?
Connecting Your Cable TV or Satellite Tuner	12
To Connect a Cable TV Tuner with a
Composite (RCA) Video Output and
Component Video Output:
To Connect a Cable TV Tuner without a
Composite (RCA) Video Output:
To Connect a Satellite Tuner:
Connecting Your VCR(s)	14
To Connect a Primary VCR:
To Connect a Secondary VCR:
Connecting Your Primary CD Player	16
What if I Have a Video CD-Compatible CD
Player?

Table of Contents
To Connect a Kenwood 200-Disc CD
Changer:
To Connect Any Other Primary CD Player or
Changer:
To Connect a Secondary CD Player:
Connecting Your DVD Player	18
To Connect a DVD Player:
Connecting Your CD-R Recorder	20
To Connect a CD-R Recorder:
Connecting Your MD Recorder or Primary
Tape Deck	22
To Connect an MD Recorder:
To Connect a Primary Tape Deck:
To Connect a Secondary Tape Deck:
Connecting Your Secondary CD Player or
Tape Deck	24
To Connect a Secondary CD Player:
To Connect a Secondary Tape Deck:
Connecting Your Laser Disc Player
(with AC-3 RF Output)	26
To Connect an AC-3 RF Output Laser Disc
Player:
Connecting Your Laser Disc Player
(without AC-3 RF Output)	28
To Connect a PCM Digital Output Laser Disc
Player:

Connecting Your Turntable/Record Player	30
To Connect a Turntable/Record Player:
Connecting a Camcorder or Additional VCR	31
To Connect a Camcorder or Additional VCR:
Can I Connect an Additional VCR Perma-
nently?
What if I Have Several Kenwood Devices (System
Control Chaining)?	32
System Control connection allows you to:
Connecting the Antennas	33
AM Loop Antenna
	v
FM Indoor Antenna
FM Outdoor Antenna
RF Remote Antenna
What if I Have Cable Radio?
Chapter T wo: Setting Up	34
Installing the Batteries	34
Calibrating the Touch Screen	35
Resetting PowerTouch
Selecting the Model Type	35
Navigating PowerTouch Interface	36

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Contents VR-5900 A. and Canada AC 120 V only Before Applying PowerPage Unpacking Table of Contents Chapter Four Specifications Before Connection Video signalsBefore You Begin Sensor jack Following diagram shows the entire back of the VR-5900Noting Your Devices Front Center Connecting Your SpeakersUsing Bare Wires Using Banana Plugs except for U.KTo Connect Front Speakers Only To Connect Front and Surround Sound SpeakersSurround Back Surround Back Powerd SubwooferTo Connect Surround Back Speakers What if I Have a Powered Subwoofer?What if I Have an Amplifier? Powerd Subwoofer Front CenterWhat if I Have an Amplifier? Video Composite Video Connecting Your TVOn the Receiver? To Connect a TVWhat if I Want to Watch TV without Turning Video OUT Audio OUT Connecting Your Cable TV or Satellite TunerComponent Video OUT To Connect a Satellite Tuner Video OUT Video in Audio OUT Connecting Your VCRsVideo Video OUT To Connect a Secondary VCR To Connect a Primary VCROutput B CD2 Connecting Your Primary CD PlayerOutput a CD1 To Connect a Kenwood 200-Disc CD Changer What if I Have a Video CD-Compatible CD Player?To Connect Any Other Primary CD Player or Changer To Connect a Secondary CD PlayerVideo OUT Subwoofer OUT Center OUT Surround OUT Front OUT Connecting Your DVD PlayerDTS disclaimer clause To Connect a DVD PlayerRecord in Analog Play OUT Analog Connecting Your CD-R RecorderTo Connect a CD-R Recorder Digital Record in Optical or Coaxial Connecting Your MD Recorder or Primary Tape DeckTo Connect a Secondary Tape Deck To Connect an MD RecorderTo Connect a Primary Tape Deck Connecting Your Secondary CD Player or Tape Deck To Connect a Secondary CD Player RF Demodulator Digital OUT Video OUT Audio OUT Connecting Your Laser Disc Player with AC-3 RF OutputRF OUT To Connect an AC-3 RF Output Laser Disc Player Before inserting Connecting Your Laser Disc Player without AC-3 RF OutputTo Connect a PCM Digital Output Laser Disc Player GND Audio OUT Connecting Your Turntable/Record PlayerTo Connect a Turntable/Record Player To Connect a Camcorder or Additional VCR Connecting a Camcorder or Additional VCRCan I Connect an Additional VCR Permanently? Audio OUT Video OUTSystem Control connection allows you to AM Loop Antenna FM Indoor Antenna RF Remote Antenna Connecting the AntennasFM Outdoor Antenna What if I Have Cable Radio?To install the batteries Installing the BatteriesCalibrating the Touch Screen Resetting PowerTouchSelecting the Model Type To set the model typeSetup Edit Navigating PowerTouch InterfaceHome 1HOME2 To change the time until the screen goes outSP Selection Setting Up SpeakersSpeaker placement SP Distance RemoteSetupBass Peak Level SP LevelHow Do I Replace a Setup Code with a New One? Identifying Devices For PowerTouch ControlHow Do I Delete Setup Codes? How Do I Identify Devices?Storing RDS Station Name PS Read Storing Radio Stations in Memory optionalStoring RDS Stations Automatically Storing Stations Manually Name input of the preset stationChanging the item size To Customize the PowerTouch ScreenChanging the name Cutting an item Moving an itemCopying an item Pasting an itemResetting to default Locking customization results with passwordSwitching the customized screen to another Jump To undo the last operation performedSpeaker setup Setting Up on the ReceiverPreparation for setup Storing Stations Manually Storing Radio Stations in Memory optionalStoring RDS Stations Automatically Changing the RF Transmission Frequency RF Remote Control FunctionZone B Zone aMaking Connections Both Scenarios Connecting a Second TV/ MonitorSetting Up the PowerTouch IR Receiver Connecting the External Infrared Receivers and IR RepeatersAdaptor IR OUTTo Connect a Kenwood IR-9991 IR Receiver Connecting the External Infrared Receivers and IR RepeatersTo Connect any other IR Receiver To Connect IR RepeatersRelay Control Connecting and Setting Up On/Off Sensors or Relay ControlsControlled DeviceTo Connect TV ON/OFF Sensors To Connect Relay ControlsICIndustry Canada Notice FCC Compliance NoticeVideo Section Index VCR For your records