Before Use; Notes - Kenwood DNX9960 Instruction Manual

Before Use

2WARNING
To prevent injury or fire, take the
following precautions:
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave
any metallic objects (such as coins or metal
tools) inside the unit.
• Do not watch or fix your eyes on the
unit's display when you are driving for any
extended period.
How to reset your unit
• If the unit or the connected unit fails to
operate properly, press the Reset button.
The unit returns to factory settings when
the Reset button is pressed.
• Remove the USB device before pressing
the Reset button. Pressing the Reset button
with the USB device installed can damage
the data contained in the USB device. For
how to remove the USB device, see <How
to play media> (page 16).
• When the unit is turned on after pressing
the Reset button, the Initial SETUP screen is
displayed. Refer to <Initial Setup> (page 113).
Reset button
Cleaning the Unit
If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it
with a dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth.
If the faceplate is stained badly, wipe the
stain off with a cloth moistened with neutral
cleaner, then wipe it again with a clean soft
dry cloth.
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• Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may
affect its mechanical parts. Wiping the faceplate
with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such
as thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or
erases characters.
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Lens Fogging
When you turn on the car heater in cold
weather, dew or condensation may form
on the lens in the disc player of the unit.
Called lens fogging, this condensation on
the lens may not allow discs to play. In such
a situation, remove the disc and wait for
the condensation to evaporate. If the unit
still does not operate normally after a while,
consult your Kenwood dealer.
Handling discs
• Do not touch the recording surface of the
disc.
• Do not stick tape etc. on the disc, or use a
disc with tape stuck on it.
• Do not use disc type accessories.
• Clean from the center of the disc and move
outward.
• When removing discs from this unit, pull
them out horizontally.
• If the disc center hole or outside rim has
burrs, use the disc only after removing the
burrs with a ballpoint pen etc.
Discs that cannot be used
• Discs that are not round cannot be used.
• Discs with coloring on the recording surface
or discs that are dirty cannot be used.
• This unit can only play the CDs with
.
This unit may not correctly play discs which
do not have the mark.
• You cannot play a disc that has not been
finalized. (For the finalization process refer
to your writing software, and your recorder
instruction manual.)
• If you try to load a 3-inch-disc with its
adapter into the unit, the adapter might
separate from the disc and damage the
unit.
Other notes
• If you experience problems during
installation, consult your Kenwood dealer.
• When you purchase optional accessories,
check with your Kenwood dealer to make
sure that they work with your model and in
your area.
• Select a language used to display menus,
audio file tags, etc. See <Language Setting>
(page 80).
• The RDS or RBDS feature won't work
where the service is not supported by any
broadcasting station.
Protecting the monitor
To protect the monitor from damage, do not
operate the monitor using a ball point pen or
similar tool with the sharp tip.
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Notes

List of playable discs
Disc types Support
Standard Remark
‡
DVD Video
DVD Audio ×
DVD-VR ×
‡ MP3/WMA/AAC/MPEG1/
DVD-R
MPEG2/DivX Playback
‡
DVD-RW
Multi-border/Multisession/
(Playback depends on
‡
DVD+R
authoring conditions)
Compatible with 8-cm (3
‡
DVD+RW
inch) discs
DVD-R DL (Dual layer) ‡
‡
DVD+R DL (Double Only video format
layer)
DVD-RAM ×
‡ CD-TEXT/8-cm (3 inch)
Music CD
discs supported.
‡ MP3/WMA/AAC/DivX
CD-ROM
‡
playback
CD-R
Multisession supported
‡
CD-RW
Packet write not supported.
‡
DTS-CD
‡
Video CD (VCD)
Super video CD ×
Photo CD ×
% Only music CD session can
CD-EXTRA
be played.
% Sound quality of normal
HDCD
CD music
CCCD ×
Dualdisc ×
% Only CD layer can be
Super audio CD
played.
‡ : Playback is possible.
% : Playback is partly possible.
× : Playback is impossible.
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• When buying DRM enabled contents, check the
Registration Code in the <DivX Setup> (page 79).
Registration Code changes each time a file with
the displayed Registration Code is played to
protect against copying.
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