Built-In Amp Mute Setting; Bass Management System); B.m.s. Frequency Offset; Crsc (Clean Reception System Circuit) - Kenwood KDC-8023 Instruction Manual

Built-in Amp Mute Setting

Toggles ON or OFF the mute control on the built-in amplifier.
Turning ON this control enhances the preout quality.
Display Setting
"AMP Mute OFF" The built-in amplifier activates.
"AMP Mute ON" The built-in amplifier deactivates.
B.M.S. (Bass Management System)
Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the
main unit.
Display Setting
"AMP BASS FLT" Bass boost level is flat.
"AMP BASS +6" Bass boost level is low (+6dB).
"AMP BASS +12" Bass boost level is mid (+12dB).
"AMP BASS +18" Bass boost level is high (+18dB).
• Refer to the catalog or instruction manual for power amplifiers that
can be controlled from this unit.
• For amplifiers there are the model that can be set from Flat to +18
dB, and the model that can be set from Flat to +12 dB.
When an amplifier that can only be set to +12 is connected to the
unit, "AMP BASS +18" won't work correctly even if it's selected.

B.M.S. Frequency Offset

Setting the central frequency boosted by B.M.S.
Display Setting
"AMP Freq NML" Boost with the normal central frequency
"AMP Freq Low" Drop the normal central frequency 20%
<In Standby mode>
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CRSC (Clean Reception System Circuit)

Temporarily have reception switched from stereo to mono to
reduce multi-path noise when listening to the FM station.
Display
"CRSC ON"
"CRSC OFF"
Strong electrical fields (such as from power lines) may cause
unstable sound quality when CRSC is turned ON. In such a situation,
turn it OFF.
Text Scroll
Setting the displayed text scroll.
Display Setting
"Scroll Auto" Repeats scroll.
"Scroll MANU" Scrolls when the display changes.
The text scrolled is shown below.
• CD text
• MD title
• Text for GSM hands free source (message, etc.)

Built-in Auxiliary input Setting

Set the Built-in Auxiliary Input function.
Display Setting
"AUX OFF" When selecting the source there's no Auxiliary Input.
"AUX ON" When selecting the source there's Auxiliary Input.
<In FM reception>
Setting
The CRSC is ON.
The CRSC is OFF.