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Thread: I am looking for some help with my kenwood reciever |
    
New member Username: Schalicto
Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Sunday, September 26, 2004 - 04:25 pm: |
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I have had a nice kenwood for several years but I have never taken the time to learn how to use it. The only options I have had avb to me have been virtual suround, stereo and Pro Logic, but I know it can do DTS and I have never been given that listening option. In my research I have figured out that to have that option it needs to be connected to a digical source like a dvd player, but I have always done that! I only connect using RCA and I think that might be the problem, but my owners manual doesn't say anything about it needing to be optical or anything, it just says it needs to be a "digial source like a dvd player". If I could get some clarification that would be great. Thanks for you help and knowledge.
Josh |
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| Posted on Monday, September 27, 2004 - 01:11 am: |
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You might need a Digital Coaxial cable or a Digital Optical cable. Digital coaxial might be a better choice. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 1526
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, September 27, 2004 - 07:47 am: |
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Do you still have the manual?
What model Kenwood is it? |
New member Username: Schalicto
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| Posted on Monday, September 27, 2004 - 07:04 pm: |
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Yeah, I still have the manual, but as I said in my post, it is really quite vauge about it all. It is a Kenwood VR307. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 1539
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, September 27, 2004 - 08:59 pm: |
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If it is capable of DTS decoding, it is usually
printed on the front panel.
Does it have digital inputs? Optical or coaxial? Do you have the speakers necessary for this setup?
Look at the back panel and check if the "A Speaker" outputs have front left, front right, center, surround left and surround right, you should also have a subwoofer output.
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New member Username: Schalicto
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Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 06:51 pm: |
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I have a full 5.1 speaker setup. left, right, suround, center and sub. I do have optical and coaxial ins which I have never used. |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 1567
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 09:18 pm: |
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Well, there you go. Hook up a digital coaxial cable or an optical cable from the DVD player into one of the digital inputs of the receiver. Go to the set-up menu of the DVD player and configure it to put out dolby digital and DTS signals. Set your reciver to auto detect and you are set.
Oh, and don't forget to hook up all 5.1 speakers. |
New member Username: Schalicto
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Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Thursday, September 30, 2004 - 11:26 pm: |
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right on, just one question, is a digital coaxial cable different from just a standard RCA?
Josh |
Gold Member Username: Project6
Post Number: 1596
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Friday, October 01, 2004 - 07:31 am: |
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yes, different construction and shielding. |
Bronze Member Username: Forcedinduction
Post Number: 48
Registered: Sep-04
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| Posted on Saturday, October 23, 2004 - 03:00 am: |
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Josh, there is no need to buy an expensive "digital" coax cable. Just use a standard RCA cable. Everyone thinks you need an expensive cable for the digital signal and you DO NOT.
Berny is partially correct. They do make digital cables that have different construction and shileding but it's not necessary! |
