MICRO HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM HM-DV5 HM-DV6 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION This instruction manual is for some models. Model availability and features (func- tions) may differ depending on the country and sales area. COMPACT COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO TEXT B60-5062-00 00 CS (T) AP 0105...
Before applying power Before applying power Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. Units are designed for operation as follows. Europe and U.K......AC 230 V only For the United Kingdom Factory fitted moulded mains plug 1.
Before applying power Special features Versatile DVD VIDEO Functions Multi-audio function: With DVD discs marked with the icon, the desired language can be played back by selecting it from up to 8 languages. (The number of available languages is variable depending on the discs.) Multi-subtitle function: With DVD discs marked with the icon, the subtitle language can be selected...
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If any accessories are missing, or if the unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. If the unit was shipped to you directly, notify your shipper immediately. Kenwood recommends that you retain the original carton and packing materials in case you need to move or ship the unit in the future.
Before applying power Contents Caution : Read the pages marked carefully to ensure safe operation. Various playback features .......... 50 Preparation section Listening to the desired sequence (program playback) ... 50 Repeated playback ..............52 Before applying power ..........2 A-B repeat playback ..............
System connection System connection Malfunction of microcomputer If operation is not possible or erroneous display appears even though all connections have been made properly, reset the microcomputer referring to "In case of difficulty". Á Connection of the System Accessories Connect the antenna as shown in the figure. Do not plug the power cord into a wall AC outlet until the connection has been completed.
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System connection Connection of speakers ÷ Never short-circuit the "+" and "-" speaker cords. The protection circuit will operate and no sound will be put out. ÷ The "+" and "-" polarity are inverted, the sound will be unnatural with unclear localization of musical instruments. Speaker (Right) Speaker (Left) To wall AC outlet...
Conection of Subwoofer (optional) Extremely low frequency sound is played back powerfully. Subwoofer SUB WOOFER PRE OUT KENWOOD KENWOOD Using Headphones Insert the headphone plug into the PHONES When a DTS-encoded disc (CDs, LDs, DVDs) is played, noise may interfere with the headphone jack.
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System connection Connection of external source component Analog signal connection The AUDIO CD-R IN/CD-R OUT (AUDIO AUX IN) input jacks on the rear panel can be used to connect a cas- sette deck, etc. audio output Cassette deck etc. ¶ ¡...
Controls and indicators Controls and indicators Main unit VOLUME/ MULTI CONTROL STANDBY /TIMER DVD/CD TUNER/ BAND ¢ P.CALL ¡ DVD/CD STOP SOUND MODE SET/DEMO REPEAT RANDOM TUNING MODE PHONES TUNER/BAND key When power is ON: Press to set the unit to ON or STANDBY. ª...
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Controls and indicators REPEAT key STOP7/TUNING MODE key When power is OFF (standby): Press for repeat playback of a DVD (VCD, CD, MP3). Press to display the time of the day for 5 seconds. During DVD (VCD, MP3, CD) playback : RANDOM key Press to stop playback.
Controls and indicators Operation of remote control unit SET key Press to set or enter a program. Cursor keys (2 3 5 ∞) Press one of these keys to select an item in the initial setup or other menu. ENTER key During tuner reception: ⁄...
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Controls and indicators REPEAT key VIRTUAL SURROUND key ∞ Press for repeat playback of a DVD (VCD, CD, MP3). Press to switch Virtual Surround on and off. MUTE key ¡ RANDOM key Press to mute sound temporarily. POWER ( ) key Press to play the tracks in a CD (VCD) in a random order.
Controls and indicators Display MUTE P.B.C. TOTAL REMAIN REMAIN AUTO AUTO TUNED SURROUND P.S.A. RANDOM O.T.T. Play(3)/Pause(8) indicator RDS indicator MP3 indicator Tone related indicators (SURROUND, NB1, NB2) ..Folder Character information display ..File TIMER-related display MUTE indicator Special playback related indicators P.B.C.
Clock adjustment Controls and indicators This unit incorporates a clock function. Be sure to adjust the correct time before using the timer function. If there is a power failure or the power cord is unplugged then plugged in again while the power set to off (STANDBY mode) after a timer is activated, the STANDBY/TIMER indicator blinks in amber.
Video Formats Playable Disc DVD VCD The TV picture display and disc signal systems can be divided roughly into two TV formats (NTSC and PAL). They are variable depending on countries and areas. This unit reproduces NTSC discs in NTSC format and PAL discs in PAL format. If the video formats of the disc and TV do not match, the disc cannot be reproduced correctly.
Playable Disc Playable Disc Operation restriction according to the disc or player status DVD VCD Operations of some DVDs and VCDs are restricted by the intention of the software producers. Opera- tions may also be restricted due to the status of the player. As this player plays discs in accordance with the intentions of software producers, some functions may not work as intended by the user.
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Playable Disc Region Codes of This Player A region code defined for each country or area is assigned for each DVD VIDEO player, so it cannot play a DVD VIDEO disc if its region code do not match that of this unit. Also, a disc which does not contain any region code may sometimes be unable to be played on the player.
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Playable Disc Configuration of Discs DVD VCD DVD VIDEO disc configuration DVD VIDEO disc Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1 2 2 3 4 5 Chapter 1 The title is the largest unit composing the music and/or pictures in an DVD VIDEO disc. Each title is composed of multiple chapters.
Basic use method Basic use method Switching the power ON (OFF) Tone adjustment Balance adjustment Bass and treble compensation VOLUME/ MULTI CONTROL Bass and treble STANDBY /TIMER compensation DVD/CD TUNER/ BAND ¢ P.CALL ¡ DVD/CD STOP SOUND MODE SET/DEMO REPEAT RAMDOM TUNING MODE Muting the sound temporarily...
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Basic use method Muting the sound temporarily Bass and treble compensation (NB : Natural Bass circuit) Remote control unit only Blinks SOUND URROUND P.S.A. MUTE MUTE Each press switch the modes as follows. ÷ Press again to resume the original volume. 1 "NB 1"...
Playback Basic use method The following procedure shows how to play a disc, such as a CD, VCD or DVD, from the beginning. When playing a VCD with P.B.C. (Play-Back Control) capability, please read "Menu playback of P.B.C.-com- patible VCD". ‹ For details on the MP3 discs containing MP3 files, see "MP3 that can be played back with this equip- ›...
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Basic use method Playback 3. Select the desired items from the menu screen. FOLDER - SEARCH - FILE TOP MENU MENU/P.B.C. When a DVD VIDEO containing the recording of the top menu or menu is played, the top menu or menu is displayed. These menus allow you to select the position you want to play eas- ily based on an interactive method.
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Basic use method Playback Slow playback and reverse slow playback DVD VCD Press the 1 key or ¡ key in still mode to select one of 5 available speeds. Remote control unit only Reverse slow Slow playback playback ¶ When OSD is displayed, pressing the ON SCREEN key TUNING UP TUNING DOWN turns it off and shows the speed in place.
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Basic use method Playback Playing discs by selecting the title, chapter, track, folder or file DVD VCD Press the numeric keys as shown below..Remote control unit only To select track 23 ......+10, +10, 3 Select the desired track No. To select track 40 ......
Basic use method Playback Basic OSD Operation DVD VCD Various operations can be performed by selecting the OSD icons on the TV screen using the cursor key (2 3 5 ∞) on the remote. The OSD cannot be displayed when DVD VIDEO, VCD is played by menu playback. It may also be unavailable with certain discs.
Basic use method Playback Icons on the TV screen DVD VCD Information related to the disc (title, chapter, time, voice language, subtitle language, angle, etc.) or the player can be displayed and changed as required. The icons displayed on the TV screen are as shown below.
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Basic use method Playback Time display for DVD/CD player DVD VCD Use the following procedure to switch the type of information shown by the time display shown in the OSD or player display. Time search is also available for specifying the position to start playback by in- putting the time information.
Receiving broadcast station Receiving broadcast station ⁄ One-by-one presetting (3) º Collective presetting of stations ⁄ One-by-one presetting (2,4) VOLUME/ MULTI CONTROL STANDBY /TIMER DVD/CD TUNER/ BAND ¢ P.CALL ¡ DVD/CD STOP Tuning a non-preset SOUND MODE SET/DEMO REPEAT RAMDOM TUNING MODE radio station ⁄...
Receiving broadcast station Collective presetting of stations Main unit only Up to 40 stations can be memorized. Receive a broadcast. ÷ The previously preset frequencies are overwritten. TUNER/ BAND ÷ When there are many stations and the intended station has not been preset, please also use "One-by-one pre- ⁄...
Receiving broadcast station Tuning a non-preset radio station (Auto tuning, Manual tuning) Select the tuning mode according to the radio wave receiving condition. ÷ In MANUAL mode, FM stations are received in monau- When the receiving condition is good: AUTO ral.
Menu playback Menu playback Menu playback of DVD When a DVD containing the recording of the top menu or menu is played, the top menu or menu is dis- played. These menus allow you to select the position you want to play easily based on an interactive method. The following operation procedure is the basic procedure.
Menu playback Menu playback of P.B.C.-compatible VCD When a P.B.C. (PlayBack Control) capable VCD is played with P.B.C. on, the menu is displayed. Perform operation according to the procedure indicated by the menu. (For details on the operation method and control keys, refer to the manual provided with the played software.) Main control keys used in VCD playback, and examples of indications Indication on...
MP3 that can be played back with this equipment Menu playback This unit is capable of playing back the music files recorded in the MP3 audio compression format on CD-R/RW discs. This unit may also be incapable of playing certain CD-R/RW discs depending on their properties, recording conditions, etc.
MP3 that can be played back with this equipment Menu playback Searching a desired folder/file by its title MP3 files can be searched based on the title of the file or the folder containing the file. Select the “DVD/CD” input ™ Press the TOP MENU/FOLDER SEARCH key.
Changing the initial setup (DVD) Changing the initial setup (DVD) äeéÌê›íË "MAIN" Setting The setups according to the connected TV, viewing restriction, OSD position, on-screen messages and IPB display can be set. When "MAIN" is selected in "SET UP MENU" : "Rating"...
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Change the content of the selected item. Press either cursor key (5 ∞) to change the MAIN Rating setting, then press the ENTER key. TV Aspect TV Mode 16:9 OSD Position On Screen Message IPB Display ENTER ÷...
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Function items Setting items "On Screen Message" "On" : Select to display on-screen messages. "Off" : Select to not to display on-screen messages. "IPB Display" "On" : Select to view the IPB display. "Off" : Select to not to view the IPB display. If the power is turned off while the setup screen remains displayed after setting changes, the changes will be invalid.
Changing the initial setup (DVD) "SOUND" Setting "SOUND" is to be selected when you want to set the audio output method when system components are connected using the digital audio output connector of the player. Also select "SOUND" to set audio output during DVD or VCD search and dynamic range control function.
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Change the content of the selected item. Press either cursor key (5 ∞) to change the SOUND Digital Audio setting, then press the ENTER key. PCM Down Conversion Dolby Digital MPEG Audio During Search Dynamic Range Control ENTER ÷...
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Function items Setting items "Audio During "On" : Select to output audio during search. Search" "Off" : Select to mute audio during search. "Dynamic Range "Wide" : Select to reproduced the audio at the level recorded in the disc. Control"...
Changing the initial setup (DVD) "VISUAL"Setting Select "VISUAL" when you want to change the language used to display the menu screens, language use in menus on the disc, audio language, subtitle language, etc. (If the selected language is not used in a spe- cific disc, the language specified as the priority language for the disc will be used.) Also select "VISUAL"...
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Change the content of the selected item. Press either cursor key (5 ∞) to change the VISUAL setting, then press the ENTER key. Player Menu Language Disc Menu Language Auto Audio Language Frame Subtitle Language Field Still Mode NTSC = PAL...
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Function items Setting items "Subtitle Language" "Auto" : The subtitle language is selected automatically according to the "Audio language" setting. (The languages displayed Case in which subtitles are not displayed: with this setting item are variable depending on coun- When the voices are reproduced in the language selected with "Audio lan- try and area.)
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Changing the initial setup (DVD) Disc Language Code Table Cord No. Language Cord No. Language Cord No. Language 6565 7465 8381 Afar Japanese Albanian 6566 7473 8382 Abkhazian Yiddish Serbian 6570 7487 8385 Afrikaans Javanese Sundanese 6577 7565 8386 Amharic Geogian Swedish 6582...
R.D.S. (Radio Data System) Receiving broadcast station R.D.S. (Radio Data System) RDS is a system that transmits useful information (in For reception of RDS stations, the RDS auto presetting the form of digital data) for FM broadcasts along with º function must be used to preset the stations.
R.D.S. (Radio Data System) R.D.S. (Radio Data System) Searching for a desired program type (PTY search) By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to For reception of RDS stations, the RDS auto presetting listen to, the tuner automatically searches for a station º...
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R.D.S. (Radio Data System) R.D.S. (Radio Data System) Start the search. EXAMPLE: Searching for a Rock Music broadcast. Press the PGM/PTY key. Blinks Display while searching PGM/PTY HIGH AUTO AUTO TUNED SURROUND P.S.A. Program type name display. When a station is received. Goes off To change to a different program type : HIGH...
Various playback features Various playback features Listening to the desired sequence (program playback) Desired tracks in a disc can be programmed in the desired order and played back. (Program playback is not available with DVD VIDEO.) Select the "DVD/CD" input. ™ Check that the unit is in the stop mode.
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Various playback features To add a track to an existing program Select the track number to be added with Blinks the numeric keys. Press in stop mode P 0 7 T 0 3 Press the numeric keys as shown below..To enter track No.
Various playback features Repeated playback Repeat playback allows you to play the desired audio or video repeatedly. With some DVDs and VCDs, the partitions in the recording are not related with the track number assign- ment. As a result, repeat playback may not be available with such software. (Repeat playback may also be unavailable during playback of DVD or P.B.C.
Various playback features To repeat selected tracks Program the desired tracks by perform- ing the procedure in "Listening to the desired sequence (program playback) " until step 3. p HIGH P 0 1 T 1 8 Start playback. RANDOM O.T.T. DVD/CD To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key to select "...
Various playback features Playing tracks in a random order (random playback) As the titles each time are selected randomly, the music can be enjoyed without getting tired of it. Select the "DVD/CD" input. ™ If the "PGM" indicator is lit, turn it off by pressing the PGM/PTY key in stop mode to cancel the program mode.
Listening to an AUX input source Timer operation Connect the related equipment under reference to "Connection of external source component" Press the AUX key. Each press switch the modes as follows. 1 "CD-R" (Analog) 2 "AUX" (Analog) Play the connected equipment. Adjust the volume.
Timer operation Timer operation The timer makes it possible to play a CD, receive radio automatically in the specified time zone. The O.T.T. timer works only once when it is activated, the SLEEP timer switches power off (Standby mode) auto- matically even after you fall asleep, and the PROG.
Timer operation Setting the O.T.T. timer Timer playback which occurs only once and only for an hour can be programmed by simply setting the start time. The timer playback reproduces the source selected at the last time the unit is turned off at the last set volume.
Timer operation Setting an everyday timer program Two timer programs (PROG.1, PROG.2) are available. Both of them are 24-hour timer programs which can be executed every day. In each of PROG.1 and PROG.2, the timer data including the operating period and played contents can be set and selected to be activated or not as required.
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Timer operation Make the desired reservation. For timer playback or AI timer playback Select the mode. (1) Select "PLAY" or "AI PLAY". 1 "PLAY" UME/ TROL (Timer play) 2 "AI PLAY" (Timer play with gradually SET/DEMO increasing volume) (2) Set it. Select the input source.
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Timer operation Reserve the timer operation. Turn the VOLUME/MULTI CONTROL knob to select "ON", then press the SET/ DEMO key. > VOLUME/ MULTI CONTROL SET/DEMO ÷ When the timer setting is completed by pressing the SET/DEMO key, "COMPLETE" is displayed. ÷...
Important Items In case of difficulty Maintenance Maintenance of the unit In regard to contact cleaner When the front panel or case becomes dirty, wipe with a Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause soft, dry cloth. Do not use thinner, benzine, alcohol, etc. a malfunction.
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Important Items In case of difficulty Disc handling precautions Never play a cracked or warped disc During playback, the disc rotates at high speed in the Handling player. Therefore, to avoid danger, never use a cracked or Hold the disc so that you do not deformed disc or a disc repaired with tape or adhesive touch the playing surface.
In case of difficulty Important Items Glossary DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) : DVD VIDEO is a disc fea- Quantization bit : The quantization bit count refers turing high video/audio quality, made possible by large to the number used in digitizing the sliced parts recording capacity of video and audio signals of movie obtained by slicing the analog signal as described software, etc.
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In case of difficulty Important Items Track/Track No. ( VCD, CD): A track is also a sec- Letterbox (DVD): Method of displaying a horizon- tion of video and audio recorded in a disc. The tally-long picture recorded in 16:9 aspect ratio on numbers assigned to individual tracks are referred a 4:3 TV screen by attaching bands at the top and to as the track numbers.
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In case of difficulty Important Items B-picture (Bidirectionally predictire coded): Picture calculated by comparing the previous and next pictures (I-pictures or P-pictures). This pic- ture type contains least amount of video informa- tion. P.B.C. (PlayBack Control) (VCD): VIDEO CDs car- rying messages such as "Playback Control Ca- pable"...
In case of difficulty In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not always so. Before calling for service, check the following table according to the symptom of your trouble. Operation to reset Unplug the power cord from the power outlet The microcomputer may fall into malfunction (impossibility then, while holding the STOP 7 /TUNING MODE to operate, erroneous display, etc.) when the power cord is...
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In case of difficulty DVD/CD player section Symptom Remedy ¶ The input selection of the TV and/or AV amplifier is incorrect or Playback starts but the video is not output. these devices are not turned on. ¶ Connection cords are connected improperly. ¶...
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In case of difficulty Symptom Remedy ¶ If "On Screen Message" is set to "Off", switch it "On". fl The TV screen does not show any message when a button is pressed. ¶ If the played DVD does not contain the recording of the default The messages in the menus are not displayed in the selected language.
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In case of difficulty Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them Displayed Message Meaning ÷ An attempt is made to select a 33rd track during programming of CD. PGM FULL ÷ An attempt is made to start random playback in the program mode. Exit from the PGM Mode program mode before random playback.
D : 360 mm (14-3/16 ") Weight (net) ........... 5.7 kg (12.6 Ib) KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development. For this reason specifications may be changed without notice. ÷ Sufficient performance may not be exhibited at extremely cold locations (where water freezes).
D : 360 mm (14-3/16 ") Weight (net) ........... 5.7 kg (12.6 Ib) KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development. For this reason specifications may be changed without notice. ÷ Sufficient performance may not be exhibited at extremely cold locations (where water freezes).
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For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for informa- tion or service on this product.