COMPACT HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM K-501USB INSTRUCTION MANUAL (Operating Procedures) Read “Read Before Use” on the opposite side first.
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Recording CD tracks Recording CD tracks (All tracks, single (All tracks, single track, track, programmed tracks) ....28 programmed tracks) ......26 Recording Music from Kenwood Moving Music from Memory Card Digital Audio Player ......32 to USB Audio Player ......30 Recording of Radio Broadcasting (FM or AM) ..........34...
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Using Radio and External Input Play your CDs in different ways Playback of Auxiliary Component (AUX) ................9 Playback ..............8 Playback of Kenwood Playback in Random Order Digital Audio Player .......... 10 (Random Playback) ..........12 Selecting the Desired Tone ....... 18 Playback in Repeated Cycle Radio Reception ............
Playback Playing music in USB audio player Start playback. * The music title of the music file is displayed. Characters that doesn't correspond with this system are displayed as "*". * For the playable data format, refer to page 17 of "Read Before Use".
Playing music in memory card Start playback. * The music title of the music file is displayed. Characters that doesn't correspond with this system are displayed as "*". * For the playable data format, refer to page 17 of "Read Before Use". To select music: Select the folder or music file.
Playback Playback of Auxiliary Component (AUX) Playing Music in CD Load a CD. Open the tray. Place a CD on the tray. Close the tray. lights when the CD is loaded. Start playback. * With a CD-TEXT compatible disc, character information including the track title and album title is displayed.
Playback of Auxiliary Component (AUX) Connect the component. * Be sure to switch the system OFF before connection. (Refer to page 10 of "Read Before Use".) * Also read the instruction manual for the connected component. Select the AUX source. Each press switches the selection.
Connect the player to the D.AUDIO Audio Player IN connector. * When the dedicated cable is used, the Kenwood digital audio player can be controlled from the main unit or remote control unit. * B e s u re to s w i tc h t h e s ys te m O F F b e fo re connection.
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Simply pressing D.AUDIO on the remote control unit switches the system ON. Hint The volume and tone setups made on the Kenwood digital audio player are defeated while it is connected to this system. To let playback pause To skip music...
Playback in Random Order (Random Playback) Playback in Repeated Cycle (Repeat Playback) Random playback Select the CD source. Start random playback. Each press switches the selection. Random playback ON Random playback OFF To cancel random playback Press the RANDOM key again during random playback so that is extinguished.
Repeat playback Select the audio source. Start repeat playback. Each press switches the selection. Repeat playback of Repeat playback Repeat playback single music file/ of all music files/ canceled. track. tracks. * Cannot be selected d u r i n g p r o g r a m playback.
Playback of Desired Music in Desired Order (Program Playback) Select the CD source. CD only Stop playback. Select the program mode. Each press switches the selection. Program mode ON Program mode canceled To add a track in the program Stop playback and perform the operation in step 4.
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Select the desired tracks. Select a track. * After selecting a track, press the ENTER key within 20 seconds. * If you made a mistake, press the CLEAR key and restart selection from the beginning. Enter the selection. Example) Display when CD track No. 4 is selected as the first track in the program.
Finding Music by Playing Introductions (Intro Scan) Select the memory card source. Memory card only Intro Scan plays the first 10 seconds of every music file. This function is convenient for finding the desired music file from a memory card. Select the play mode.
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Start Intro Scan. The first 10 seconds of every track in the selected folder are played from the beginning. When the desired music file is found: Press to start normal playback. A music file can be erased or moved even in the middle of Intro Scan.
* It can also be adjusted in SOUND SETUP. (See page 65.) Supreme This is the name of the Kenwood-original tone improvement technology, which reproduces realistic sound by estimating and interpolating the high frequencies that are lost as a result of audio data compression.
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Enhancing both bass and treble (TONE) Each press switches between ON and OFF. lights up when it is ON. When the level is "0", it doesn't light. To adjust the enhancement level Select Treble or Bass The level can be The level can be a d j u s t e d i n t h e a d j u s t e d i n t h e...
Radio Reception Select the FM or AM band. Tuner only Each press switches the selection. Each press switches the selection. Select a radio station. Selecting a preset station (Preset Call) Example) When preset No. 03 is selected. Select the preset number (P01 to P40) in which the desired station is preset.
Selecting a non-preset station (Auto Tuning, Manual Tuning) Select either Auto Tuning or Manual Tuning. * Each press switches the selection. Auto Tuning Manual Tuning (Select under good radio (Selected under relatively receiving condition.) poor receiving condition.) Select a station. Auto Tuning: Each press tunes into the next receivable station automatically.
Presetting of Stations Presetting stations automatically (AUTO MEMORY) Tuner only Press the TOOL key. Pre parat i on s Select the FM or AM band. * Stations cannot be preset if other audio source is selected. * Up to 40 stations can be preset in the system.
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Presetting Stations Manually (Manual Preset) Select a desired station. * Receive a station with either Auto Tuning or Manual Tuning. (See page 21.) * To memorize an RDS station, wait for the station name to appear on the display before performing step 2. Press the ENTER key.
RDS (Radio Data System) PS (Program Service Name) Display Tuner only When an RDS broadcast is received, the station name is This system is designed for RDS reception, automatically displayed. it can extract the information from the * The indicator lights up broadcast signal for use with various when an RDS broadcast (signal) functions such as automatic display of the...
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Searching for a desired program type (PTY serch) The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broadcasting a specified program type (genre). Press the PTY key. When an RDS broadcast is received, the program type is shown on the display. If no PTY data is available, or if the station is not an RDS station, "None"...
Recording CD Tracks (One-Touch Edit Recording) USB audio Recording all tracks in CD player operation Pre parat i on s Start recording. Make sure that both the USB audio player and CD are in stop modes. is lit, press the RANDOM key to cancel the random play mode.
Recording a single track Recording desired tracks in desired order Play the track to be Select the tracks to be recorded. recorded. Use the program mode to select the desired tracks in the desired order. Start recording. (See page 14.) Recording starts from Start recording.
Recording CD Tracks (One-Touch Edit Recording) Memory card operation Recording all tracks in CD Pre parat i on s Start recording. Make sure that both the memory card and CD are in stop modes. is lit, press the RANDOM key to cancel the random play mode.
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Recording a single track Recording desired tracks in desired order Play the track to be Select the tracks to be recorded. recorded. Use the program mode to select the desired tracks in the desired order. Start recording. (See page 14.) Start recording.
Moving Music from Memory Card to USB Audio Player (O.T.E. moving) Moving a single file Recording of music from the memory card to the USB audio player has the same effect as moving the music files Select the memory card source. from the former to the latter.
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Moving all files in a folder Select the memory card source. Select the folder to be moved. * For the selection method, see page 20 of "Read Before Use". Start moving. * When you press some keys while moving, messages [Now Moving Locked keys.] are displayed.
* Playback pauses at the beginning of the selected music file. * To change the record mode setup, * When the dedicated cable is used, the Kenwood digital see pages 56 to 61. audio player can be controlled from the main unit or remote control unit.
Press at the point you MEMORY CARD] is scrolled. want to divide the music. * The track marks can also be entered Start playback of the Kenwood automatically. (See page 59.) digital audio player. If the audio recorded is distorted...
Recording of Radio Broadcasting (FM or AM) Recording of Auxiliary Component (AUX) Select the recording source. Memory card only Recording radio broadcasting (AM or FM) Pre parat i on s Make sure that the memory card is in Each press switches stop mode.
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Dividing music during recording Enter record-pause mode. During recording from the TUNER, The memory card is put AUX or D.AUDIO source to a memory card, the recorded music file can be to record-pause mode. divided into multiple music files by manually entering a track mark (music division mark).
Erasing Music USB audio player Select the audio source. or memory card only It is also possible to erase a music file while playing it for confirmation. If this is required, play the music file you want to erase when performing the procedure in this page.
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Press the TOOL key to select [ERASE] and enter the selection. Confirm the selection and execute it. * After a folder or music file is erased, an audio file "F001" is displayed. If the write inhibit switch on the memory card is locked, the above operation completes but [PROTECTED] is displayed and no music file Hint is actually erased.
Character Input USB audio player Input the desired characters. or memory card only First, select the character This section describes how to input group. Each press switches characters for use as a title of music, etc. the character type. Also, read the method for modifying a * For details, see the title title (page 40).
Title editing character list (space) (space) (space) Number of input characters Up to 28 characters can be input for a title of a folder or music file in the memory card or USB audio player. * When the number of music files is large, the number of characters that can be input is reduced. A space (blank character) spends the same amount of data as a character.
Renaming of Title USB audio player Renaming a music file or folder or memory card only Select the audio source. Do not attempt to rename data other than the music files recorded on the player and folders created on it (saved in the KWD folder).
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Press the TOOL key to select [TITLE INPUT], and then enter the selection. Input the desired characters. See page 38. Enter the input title. * To rename other music files or folders, return to step 2 now and repeat steps 2 to 5 for each of them.
Timer Operation Tw o t i m e r p r o g r a m s ( P R O G R A M 1 , PROGRAM 2) can be set simultaneously. Select [TIMER SETTING]. PROGRAM 1 and PROGRAM 2 should be set by leaving an interval of 1 minute or more so that their timer periods do not overlap.
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[ON/OFF] Set whether or not activating the timer. * Select [OFF] if you do not activate the timer program now. [PLAY/REC] Set timer playback or timer recording. Timer recording Timer playback [OPERATION] Set the day(s) of the week. Set the day(s) of The timer program the week.
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Timer Operation (continued) [ON TIME] Set the start time. Select [hour]. Select [minute]. Press the right button only once. [OFF TIME] Set the end time. Select [hour]. Select [minute]. Press the right button only once. [ON VOLUME] Set the volume level. * The volume level can be set in the range between 0 and 40 (max.).
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[PLAY SOURCE] Set the audio source to be played. Select the audio source. Press Select to set a the right Go to radio (preset) button step . station. only once. * When [TIMER REC] is selected in step [PLAY/REC] (see page 43), [MEMORY ] or [CD] cannot be selected here.
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Timer Operation (continued) Set the power switch to OFF. * When the system is switched to the standby mode while a timer program is activated, message [SETUP TIMER] is displayed and the standby/timer indicator lights in amber. * Later, if the power cord is unplugged then plugged in or after a power failure, message [CHECK CLOCK] is displayed and the standby/ timer indicator blinks in amber.
Setting the Sleep Timer (SLEEP) The Sleep Timer switches the Press the SLEEP key to set the system automatically OFF after the timer period. set period of time has elapsed. Each press increments the time by 10 minutes. * A maximum period of 90 minutes can be set. * Selecting [OFF] cancels Sleep Timer.
One-Touch Edit Recording Using TOOL Pre parat i on s Moving Music from Memory Card to USB Audio Player is lit, press the RANDOM key to cancel the Recording of music from the memory card to the USB audio player has the random play mode.
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Recording CD tracks in USB audio player or memory card Select the CD source. Check the CD mode. Play mode The track being played will be recorded. Stop mode All tracks in the CD will be recorded. Stop mode in Program mode The programmed tracks will be recorded.
Adjusting the External Signal Input Level If the audio of the auxiliary component Select the audio source to be is louder or lower than other audio sources while the system is set to the adjusted (AUX or D.AUDIO). same volume level, adjust the signal input level.
Checking the Numbers of Folders and Music Files in USB Audio Player or Memory Card USB audio player Select the audio source. or memory card only The numbers of folders and music files in the KWD folder of the USB audio player or memory card can be checked.
Refreshing for Rearranging Folders USB audio player Select the audio source. memory card only Refreshing consists of rearranging and the discontinued folder titles (AL_XXX) in the USB audio player or memory card and assigning them serial numbers. Press the TOOL key to select Pre parat i on s [REFRESH] and enter the selection.
Recording More Music (Replacement of Memory Card) Pre parat i o n s Open the memory card slot cover. The memory card can be replace when the system is in the standby mode. * Never open the memory * An SD memory card with a capacity card slot cover in the between 32 MB and 2 GB can be used.
Switching the Display Information * T h e l o n g e s t t i m e d i s p l a y Audio Source Display During Recording available is 9999 minutes 59 seconds. The time exceeding this is displayed as "----:--".
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Display During Playback * The day of the week Played music Day of Week/ and time of the day Folder title/Time title/Time Clock are displayed when the D.AUDIO source is selected. Folder/ Elapsed time of Remaining time Remaining All file play mode played music of played music recording time...
Recording Setup Setting the recording mode (REC MODE) Set the audio quality and length of the recording in the USB audio Detailed setups are possible for the player and memory card. variety of recording functions provided by this system. Select [REC MODE] and enter the selection. I t is recommended to set up the following items as you like to improve the ease of use of the system.
Setting the recording speed (O.T.E. SPEED) Set the speed of recording in the USB audio player or memory card. Select [O.T.E. SPEED] and enter the selection. blinks. * S e l e c t i n g [ R E T U R N ] returns to the previous display.
Recording Setup (continued) Setting the recording level (REC LEVEL) If the audio recorded in the memory card, component connected to the D.AUDIO output or the USB audio player is distorted or too low, adjust the recording level. * Press the SETUP key to select [REC SETUP] in advance. (See page 56.) Select [REC LEVEL] and enter the selection.
Setting the track marking method (TRACK MARK) Set whether track marks are marked automatically or manually during recording of the audio from the components connected to the TUNER, D.AUDIO IN or AUX input connectors into the memory card. This system recognizes each section between two track marks as the music file. * Press the SETUP key to select [REC SETUP] in advance.
Recording Setup (continued) Setting the track mark intervals (AUTO MARK) When you record from a radio and selected to mark track marks automatically, you can also set the intervals at which the track marks are put. Select the AUTO track mark setting in advance. (See page 59.) * Press the SETUP key to select [REC SETUP] in advance.
Setting whether the music title is also copied in recording (TEXT COPY) Set whether the character information such as the music and album titles are copied together with music data during recording of a CD-TEXT compatible disc into the USB audio player or memory card. (O.T.E.
Tone Setup Enhancing the bass tone (D-BASS) Select [D-BASS], and enter the selection. The effects of the tone setup may be less noticeable with certain audio sources. Preparat ions lights up. * Selecting [RETURN] returns Press the SETUP key to to the previous display.
Enhancing both bass and treble (TONE) Select [TONE], and enter the selection. lights up. * S e l e c t i n g [ R E T U R N ] returns to the previous display. Adjust the enhancement level. Select Treble or Bass Adjust in the range...
Tone Setup (continued) Registering the desired tone setups (MANUAL EQ) The system incorporates a high-grade, 7-band equalizer covering heavy bass to ultrahigh treble frequencies. You can create desired tone response curves and preset up to three of them (USER 1 to 3) in the user memory. * Press the SETUP key to select [SOUND SETUP] in advance.
Playing audio in more realistic tone (Supreme) USB audio player or memory card only. * Press the SETUP key to select [SOUND SETUP] in advance. (See page 62.) Select [SPRM], and enter the selection. blinks. * S e l e c t i n g [ R E T U R N ] returns to the previous display.
Adjusting the Display Brightness (DIMMER SET) D I M M E R S E T a d j u s t s t h e d i s p l a y Press the DIMMER key to adjust brightness in 3 steps. Adjust it according to the individual taste or to the listening the display brightness.
Erasing All Data in Memory Card (MEMORY FORMAT) MEMORY FORMAT erases all data Select [MEMORY FORMAT]. in the memory card including the folders and music files recorded and created with this system. * Once formatted, the erased data cannot be restored. Be careful while performing the operation.
Setting Auto Power Save (A.P.S.) Adjusting the Time of Day (TIME ADJUST) A.P.S. stands for Auto Power Save. This function switches the system OFF Setting Auto Power Save (A.P.S.) automatically when it has not been operated for more than 30 minutes while its power is OFF and the CD is in Select [A.P.S.].
Adjusting the Time of Day (TIME ADJUST) Select [TIME ADJUST]. * S e l e c t i n g [ R E T U R N ] returns to the previous display. Adjust the day of the week, hour and minute. * The item being selected blinks.
Message List Resetting the Microcomputer Displayed Message Description CAN'T PLAY You attempted to play a copyright-protect file. Change to An attempt is made to format the memory while the audio input source is MEMORY Sel. not set to MEMORY. Select the MEMORY audio source. CHECK DISC data cannot be read.
Displayed Message Description The memory card does not have a recordable space. STOP REC Erase unnecessary music files. If you do not want to erase files, use a No Capacity recordable memory card. The USB audio player does not have a recordable space. Erase unnecessary music files.
Troubleshooting Troubles are not always due to malfunction or failure of the system. In case of a trouble, check the following tales before calling for service. Amplifier/Speaker Blocks Symptom Remedy See page Connect cables properly by referring to "Connections". 8 of "Read Before Use" No audio output.
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Memory Card Block Symptom Remedy See page Insert the memory card properly. No audio from the inserted memory card. Insert a memory card containing music files. The memory card does not have a recordable space. Recording stops in the Erase unnecessary music files. If you do not want to erase files, middle.
Troubleshooting CD Block Symptom Remedy See page Place the CD properly with the label side up. Loaded CD cannot be played back. Clean the disc by referring to “Care and storage of CD”. 26 of "Read Before Use" Evaporate condensation by referring to "Be careful against 26 of "Read Before Use"...
Glossary Term Description See page Figure expressing the amount of information per second. Bit rate 17 of "Read Before Use" A higher bit rates offer higher audio quality. Music CD. In general, when “CD” is mentioned, it means the CD- CD-DA 16 of "Read Before Use"...