• To prevent deterioration, do not touch the Cannot be used with this model. consult your Kenwood dealer. terminals of the unit or faceplate with your 2CAUTION • Make sure not to get your fingers caught fingers.
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• If you experience problems during be opened. If forced open, the cartridge will you turn on your vehicle's heater when the installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. be damaged and use of the MD will no lens that guides the laser beam used in your longer be possible.
Handling Compact discs Playing a CD that is dirty, scratched or back in their cases. Do not pile up CDs that Removing the CD warped can cause the sound to skip and are removed from their cases or prop them Only remove the CD from the machine in a the unit to operate incorrectly, resulting in against something.
General features Power 5/∞ 4/¢ OPEN Turning on the power: Press the SRC (source) button. NOTE MD CD RECEIVER OPEN Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. 7 BAND EQUALIZER Turning off the power: Press the SRC button for at least one second. CRSC Switching Modes DISC...
switching adapter (KCA-S210A or CA-C1AX) or CD changer Please refer to the following for the contents of the (KDC-CPS85, KDC-CX85, KDC-CPS82 or KDC-CX82) is adjustment modes. connected to this unit. Adjust each mode During the AUX mode, "Aux Mode" will show in the display. Press the FM or AM button.
General features Adjusting Time Spectrum Analyzer Display Selection Adjust the time. You can select the display to enjoy sounds with eyes. When the time is not displayed, first press the DISP button to Switching the Preset Spectrum Analyzer Display: display the time. Press the COL button for at least one second.
Illumination Color Selection NOTE User setting You can set any colors you like, by adjusting the amount of You can select the display illumination colors. Red, Green and Blue blended into each one. Switching the illumination color: •The "#" display indicates the setting value. •...
General features Tuner features Panel Angle Adjustment 4/¢ CRSC You can adjust the panel angle for easy viewing. Slide the control panel by holding down the OPEN Button. Each time you press the bottom of the control panel, it will MD CD RECEIVER OPEN 7 BAND EQUALIZER...
Tuning Frequency Step Setting Switch the frequency step used in seeks. The factory defaults Press the SRC (source) button repeatedly to select the tuner are 50 kHz for FM and 9 kHz for AM. mode. "TUNER" is displayed when the tuner mode has been selected.
Tuner features Also, if you make no input for 10 seconds, the name will be Station Name Preset (SNPS) stored up to the point that you have entered, and the mode You can assign names to radio stations with the Station Preset ends.
CD/MD/External disc control features 4/¢ Clean Reception System Circuit (CRSC) MD slot OPEN Temporarily have reception switched from stereo to mono to reduce multi-path noise when listening to the FM station. indicator lights up when CRSC is off. Turning CRSC On/Off: Press the CRSC button for at least one second to turn the MD CD RECEIVER OPEN...
CD/MD/External disc control features 2CAUTION Playing CDs Do not attempt to insert a CD into the slot if another one is Playing CDs: already there. Slide the control panel by holding down the OPEN Button. NOTE Insert the CD you want to play. •...
"N"-operation: NOTE • The disc title and track title of the CD text can be displayed. When one disc has finished playing its last track, the next disc in • The disc name will be displayed when the name has been the changer will start playing.
CD/MD/External disc control features Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play Disc Search Function of disc changers) Search forward or backward through the discs in a disc Fast Forwarding Disc Play: changer. Hold down on the ¢ button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Making a Reverse Disc Search: –...
Track Scan Random Play Successively play the beginning of each track on a disc until Play all the tracks on the current disc in random order. you find the track that you want to listen to. Press the RDM button to switch random play on and off. Starting the Track Scan : The RDM indicator lights up when random play is turned on.
CD/MD/External disc control features Magazine Random Play Presetting Disc Names (DNPS) Function of disc changers) Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random Store the names of CDs to be displayed when played. order. Play the disc whose name you want to preset. Press the M.RDM button to switch magazine random play on NOTE and off.
DSP/Graphic Equalizer features Operations can be followed again from Step 2 at a time such 4/¢ as this, and the characters to be input are selected using the procedure described below. – Press the DISC or DISC button to display the desired character.
DSP/Graphic Equalizer features DSP (Digital Signal Processor) NOTE If you make no button operation for 10 seconds, the DSP control A DSP is a device which uses digital control to correct the mode is automatically canceled. audio signal and produce sound effects that can compensate for thesmall passenger compartment of a vehicle.
Preset Equalizer(KBS - Kenwood Built-in Sound) Selection Graphic Equalizer Preset Memory You can choose the equalizer from five settings whose sound Up to three graphic equalizer curves can be stored in the qualities are preset to match music or vehicle characteristics.
Function settings 4/¢ Function Set System To accommodate a greater number of functions, a function set system has been employed for making settings. Press the FNC button to enter the function set mode and then display the function to make the setting. MD CD RECEIVER OPEN 7 BAND EQUALIZER...
Function items in Standby mode: Switching Preout Switch the preout between the rear and non-fading. When you Variable Illumination Color switch to non-fading, you can adjust the volume separately. The factory default is rear preout. If you set this function to "V-Color Sync", you can change the display illumination color using the Volume button, and whilst Display and setting: the attenuator is ON, the Red and Blue illumination colors will...
Function settings Function items in Standby mode: # Times Step Button to press Display pressed Security Code “3” When the battery is removed from the unit's power switch, you “5” cannot turn on the unit again unless the preset security code is input.
Function items in Tuner mode: Function items in MD/External disc control mode: Text / Title Scroll Selecting Tuning Mode This function permits the CD text and MD title to be scrolled Select which tuning mode — auto seek or manual — to use as the default.
Basic Operations of remote 2CAUTION Do not set the remote on hot places such as above the dashboard. Loading and Replacing the Batteries: Use two "AAA"-size batteries. Slide the cover while pressing downwards to remove it as illustrated. – – –...
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Basic operations Tuner features • 4/¢ (TUNE) buttons • VOLUME buttons Press the 4 button to decrease the frequency. Press the button to turn the volume up. – Press the ¢ button to increase the frequency. Press the button to turn the volume down. Use to move the cursor left or right during station name input.
Accessories Installation Procedure 1. To prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and External view External view disconnect the - battery..Number of items ..Number of items 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. (M5 6mm) 3.
Front left output (White) Non-fading left output (White) Front right output (Red) Rear right output (Red)/ Non-fading right output (Red) FM/AM antenna input KENWOOD disc changer control input NOTE To connect the Disc changer, Fuse consult your Disc changer manual. Automatic illumination/Dimmer...
Installation (for TOYOTA, NISSAN Car etc.) Installation (for HONDA/ ACURA Car) You can choose from three installation types to fit your car. 2CAUTION Perform "Assembly" before installation. When performing a check of the CD operation prior to installation, place this unit in a hirizontal position and perform a loading/eject of the CD.
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Installation type 1 Installation type 2 Use Accessory1 to attach the Install the center panel Remove the factory-installed Attach Accessory8 which unit which was assembled in with the unit in your car. car stereo and install the unit. was assembled in Assembly.
Troubleshooting Guide What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The power does not turn on. The fuse has blown.
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CD/MD/External disc control mode SOLUTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE The MD cannot be inserted. There is already an MD loaded. Eject the currently loaded MD and then load the new one. The MD does not load. The insertion orientation of the MD is incorrect or the MD Insert the MD in the proper orientation.
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Troubleshooting Guide The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the recommended actions. No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded. EJECT ] Load the disc magazine properly. No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.