Kenwood Sovereign VR-5900 - Manual (Page 3)

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Welcome to the Connection and Setup Guide for your new
Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver. This manual covers three
models.
The VR-5900 offers 3 kinds of 5.1-channel digital decod-
ing:
• Dolby Digital, for the hundreds of currently available
Dolby Digital DVDs and LaserDiscs.
• DTS, a well-established multichannel format in movie
theaters, is available for home theater on LaserDisc and
DVD.
• MPEG, a well-established multichannel format in movie
theaters, is available for home theater on LaserDisc and
DVD.
The VR-5900 also offers 2 kinds of 6.1-channel digital de-
coding:
• THX SURROUND EX reproduces 6.1-channel signals by
performing matrix encoding of the Surround Back sig-
nal into a surround channel, creating a 6.1-channel sur-
round environment featuring even more excellent acous-
tic field reproduction than the 5.1-channel surround
audio.
• DTS-ES also creates a 6.1-channel surround environment
by adding the surround back signals. The VR-5900 can
handle both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 featuring recording of
all channels in the digital discrete format and DTS-ES
Matrix 6.1 featuring matrix encoding.
In addition, the VR-5900 offers the following surround
features.
• DTS-NEO:6: This converts 2-channel signals into 6.1-
channel signals by means of a high-accuracy digital
matrix decoder.
• Dolby Pro Logic II: This is advanced version of Dolby
Pro Logic and features improved audio quality.
• THX Ultra: This corrects signals in order to reproduce a
similar acoustic field to movie theaters in home use.
Connecting and Setting Up Your New Kenwood Audio-Video Receiver
D.R.I.V.E. circuit: This is a KENWOOD original technology
for reproducing signals with high resolution by instant
switching of the internal filters according to the input sig-
nal. The VR-5900 incorporate a high performance DSP to
provide very high resolution from a 32-bit DRIVE III cir-
cuit, achieving stereo audio reproduction with the best
quality ever reached.
HDCD®: This is a new format of high-resolution recording.
The VR-5900 is capable of reproducing CDs recorded in the
HDCD format with high resolution and wide dynamic
range.
Use it to connect all your current audio and video com-
ponents—the VR-5900 has a variety of connection jacks so
you can customize your entertainment setup.
It also includes Kenwood’s remarkable PowerTouch LCD
remote—a graphical user interface without having to use
your TV!
Other advanced features include 6 S-Video inputs and an
optical and coaxial digital outputs for digital dubbing to
MiniDisc or CD-R. For a match made in “dual-room
heaven,” get the CD-3280M or CD-2280M changer.
Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,
Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other worldwide patents
issues and pending. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. © 1996 Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished
Works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
"Lucasfilm and THX are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm
Ltd.
©Lucasfilm Ltd. &
TM . All rights reserved. Surround EX is a
jointly developed technology of THX and Dolby
Laboratories Inc. and is a trademark of Dolby. Used under
authorization."