Kenwood manual Recording

Normal playback Recording

Recording audio (analog sources)

22 Muting the sound

MONITOR

The MUTE key lets you mute the sound of the speakers.

Press the MUTE key.

SP	A	TI.VOL	L	C	R
		MUTE	LFE		SW
RDS	EON	PTY
			LS	S	RS
TP	TA	NEWS

Operations

Blinks

To cancel

Press the MUTE key again so that the “MUTE” indicator goes off.

•MUTE ON can also be deactivated by turning the volume control knob.

SOURCE DIRECT playback (for analog input sources only)

Use this function to pass the source material direct to the amplifier, bypassing any audio processing.

Press the SOURCE DIRECT key.

FM AUTO SOUND DIGITAL

AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT

MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR

kHz DOWN MIX DSP

•When you press the LISTEN MODE, SOUND, or SET UP keys, or switch to another input source, SOURCE DIRECT playback will be canceled.

•If CINEMA EQ. is switched ON, SOURCE DIRECT key will not be effective.

INPUT SELECTOR

Recording a music source

When recording a music source, switch the VIDEO2/MONITOR

setting to “MONITOR”. 9

1Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob to select the source (other than “TAPE”) you want to record.

2Set the cassette deck or MD recorder to record.

3Start playback, then start recording.

Recording tapes or MD (with MONITOR function)

When recording a music source, switch the VIDEO2/MONITOR

setting to “MONITOR”.	9
MONITOR = MD/TAPE recording

To cancel

1 Press the MONITOR key.

FM

AUTO SOUND

DIGITAL

Press the SOURCE DIRECT key again.

AM PRO LOGIC S.DIRECT

MHz 3 STEREO MONITOR

kHz DOWN MIX DSP

• If SOURCE DIRECT playback was activated while in surround mode,

canceling SOURCE DIRECT playback will reactivate the previous

2 Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob to select a source other than

surround mode.

“MD/TAPE”.

Listening with headphones

3 Start playback on the cassette deck connected to the MONITOR

jacks and start recording on the cassette deck or MD recorder

1 (VR-506/KRF-V6050D)

connected to the MD/TAPE jacks.

Press the SPEAKERS A or B key so that the speaker indicator

goes off.

MD/TAPE = MONITOR recording

(VR-505/517/V5050D/V5550D)

1 Use the INPUT SELECTOR knob to select “MD/TAPE.”

Press the SPEAKER key so that the speaker indicator goes off.

Make sure the SPEAKERS

Make sure the SP indicators

2 Start playback on the cassette deck connected to the MD/TAPE

jacks and start recording on the cassette deck or MD recorder

indicators are turned off.

are turned off.

connected to the VIDEO2/MONITOR jacks.

SP

A

SP

A

• To copy tapes using a double cassette deck, refer to the instruction

manual of the double cassette deck.

VR-506/KRF-V6050D

VR-505/517/KRF-V5050D/

MONITOR function (analog sources only)

V5550D

You can connect a cassette deck or graphic equalizer to the VIDEO2/

• If you turn off all of the speakers when in surround mode, the

MONITOR jacks of the receiver. If a graphic equalizer is connected, the

surround mode will be canceled as well, resulting in stereo playback.

MONITOR key should be left in the on position. Alternately, if a cassette

2 Connect headphones to the PHONES jack.

deck equipped with a 3-head system is connected to the VIDEO2/

MONITOR jacks, you will be able to monitor the just-recorded signal

PHONES

while making recordings on the cassette deck. By switching the MONI-

TOR key on and off, you can compare the sound of the source signal

and the just-recorded signal. For more information, refer to the instruc-

tion manual of the connected component.

3Use the VOLUME CONTROL knob (VOLUME keys) to adjust the volume.