Troubleshooting Guide - Kenwood KCA-R71FM Instruction Manual

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.
General
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The power does not turn ON.01
✔ The fuse has blown.
☞ After checking for short circuits in the wires, replace the fuse with
one with the same rating.
✔ No ACC position on vehicle
☞ Connect the same wire to the ignition as the battery wire.
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Nothing happens when the buttons are
✔ The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally.
☞ Press the Reset button on the display unit (page 3).
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No sound or sound is low.52
✔ The O-N selection switch of the disc changer is not set properly.
☞ Set the O-N selection switch to "N" position.
✔ The radio volume is sets to the minimum
☞ Turn the radio volume up.
✔ The input/output wire or wiring harness is connected
☞ Connect the input/output wire or wiring harness correctly. See
<Connecting Wires to Terminals> (Page 13).
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Sound distortion.67
✔ The signal levels differ depending on sources.
☞ Change the Modulation level / Dynamic control setting. (Page 9)
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Nothing appears on the display.04
✔ The control output of the display unit is not connected properly.
☞ Connect the control output properly.
ignition.02
pressed.04
level.3
incorrectly.55
Disc source
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CD/MD play does not
✔ CD/MD auto-changer input is not connected to the unit.
☞ Connect the CD/MD auto-changer input to the unit.
✔ Power button is not turned
☞ Turn the power button ON.
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The specified disc does not play, but another one plays
✔ The specified CD is quite dirty.
☞ Clean the CD.
✔ The CD is upside-down.53
☞ Load the CD with the labeled side up.
✔ The disc is loaded in a different slot from that
☞ Eject the disc magazine and check the number for the specified
disc.
✔ The disc is severely
☞ Try another disc instead.
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The specified track will not
✔ Random play or magazine random play has been selected.
☞ Turn off random play or magazine random play.
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Cannot play CD-R or CD-RW.60
✔ Finalization processing is not being conducted for CD-R/CD-RW.
☞ Conduct finalization processing with CD recorder.
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Direct Track Search and Direct Disc Search can't be
✔ Another function is ON.
☞ Turn Random Play or other functions OFF.
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Track Search can't be
✔ For the discs first or last song.
☞ For each disc, Track Search can't be done in the backward
direction for the first song or in the forward direction for the last
song.
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start.52
ON.53
specified.54
scratched.55
play.58
done.66-1
done.66-2
instead.52