Contents Warning Menu system Menu System Safety precautions Selectable Illumination Contrast Adjustment Notes Switching Preout CD Read Setting About CDs Basic Operations of remote control 22 Notes on playing MP3/WMA Troubleshooting Guide General features Specifications Power Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator Loudness Audio Control...
• To prevent deterioration, do not touch the turn off the power immediately and consult your terminals of the unit or faceplate with your Kenwood dealer. fingers. • Make sure not to get your fingers caught between • Do not subject the faceplate to excessive shock, the faceplate and the unit.
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If the unit still does not operate normally after a while, consult your Kenwood dealer. Do Not Load 3-in. CDs in the CD slot If you try to load a 3 in. CD with its adapter into the unit, the adapter might separate from the CD and damage the unit.
Notes 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 neutral detergent off.
About CDs Handling CDs Removing CDs • Don’t touch the recording surface of the CD. When removing CDs from this unit pull them out horizontally. CDs that can’t be used • CDs that aren’t round can’t be used. • CD-R and CD-RW are easier to damage than a normal music CD.
Notes on playing MP3/WMA This unit can play MP3 (MPEG1, 2 Audio Layer 3)/ When you use your CD writer to record MP3/WMA WMA. Note, however, that the MP3/WMA recording up to the maximum disc capacity, disable additional media and formats acceptable are limited. When writing.
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When a File Search is executed with file ¡$ MP3/WMA playing order When selected for play, Folder Search, File Search, being played ... or for Folder Select, files and folders are accessed Operation of ¡$ in the order in which they were written by the CD (Current file: the knob writer.
ON or OFF. "CD" When it’s ON, the "ATT" indicator blinks. External Media player* (Optional accessory) "EXT MEDIA" Standby (Illumination only mode) "STANDBY" • * You can control the media player (iPod) when you connected Kenwood optional accessory (KCA-iP500). English...
Loudness Audio Setup Compensating for low and high tones during low Select the source for adjustment volume. Press the [POWER] button. Press the [LOUD] knob for at least 1 second. Enter Audio Setup mode Each time the knob is pressed for at least 1 Press the [AUDIO] knob for at least 1 second.
General features Switching Display Station/Disc Naming (SNPS/DNPS) Switching the information displayed. Attaching a title to a Station or CD. Press the [DISP] button. Receive/play the station/disc you want to Each time the button is pressed the display attach a title to switches as shown below.
Theft Deterrent Faceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and • When operation stops for 10 seconds, the name at taken with you, helping to deter theft. that time is registered, and Name Set mode closes. • Memory numbers Removing the Faceplate - FM: 32 stations - AM: 16 stations...
Tuner features POWER 4/ ¢ OPEN 1 - 6 TUNE/AME ST indicator Preset station number DAB NEWS MP3 WMA M P S DIGITAL ANALOG RDS PTY Frequency display Band display Tuning Mode Tuning Selecting the station. Choose the tuning mode. Press the [TUNE] button.
Function of remote control Auto Memory Entry Direct Access Tuning Putting stations with good reception in the memory automatically. Entering the frequency and tuning. Select the band for Auto Memory Entry Select the band Press the [FM] / [AM] button. Press the [FM] / [AM] button.
CD/MP3/WMA features OPEN POWER SCROLL AUDIO/ 4/ ¢ OPEN SCAN RDM/ F.SEL DAB NEWS MP3 WMA M P S DIGITAL ANALOG RDS PTY indicator MP3 indicator WMA indicator When a disc is inserted Playing CD & MP3/WMA Press the [POWER] button. Select the "CD"...
Function of remote control Direct Track/File Search • 3 in. (8cm) disc can’t be played. Using an adapter and Doing Track/File Search by entering the track/file inserting them into this unit can cause damage. number. • The MP3/WMA media that this unit can play are CD- Enter the track/file number ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW.
CD/MP3/WMA features Random Play Play all the songs on the disc or MP3/WMA folder • The methods for moving to other folders in the folder in random order. select mode are different from those in the folder search mode. Press the [RDM] button. See <Notes on playing MP3/WMA>...
Menu system AUDIO/ 4/ ¢ OPEN MENU DAB NEWS DAB NEWS MP3 WMA MP3 WMA M P S M P S DIGITAL ANALOG RDS PTY DIGITAL ANALOG RDS PTY Menu display Menu System Set the menu item Turn the [4] / [¢] knob. Settings during operation selectable illumination Example: When "Button"...
Selectable Illumination Selecting the button illumination color as green or red. Display Setting "Button Red" The illumination color is red. "Button Green" The illumination color is green. Contrast Adjustment Adjusting the display contrast. Display and Setting "Contrast 0" "Contrast 5" (Original setting) "Contrast 10"...
Basic Operations of remote control VOL. VOL. – FM/AM/ DISC ¢ – 4/¢ Not Used DNPP DIRECT /SBF DIRECT Not Used [0] — [9] Loading and Replacing the battery Basic operations Use two "AA"/ "R6"-size batteries. [VOL.] buttons Slide the cover while pressing downwards to Adjusting the volume.
In Tuner source [FM]/ [AM] buttons Select the band. Each time the [FM] button is pressed it switches between the FM1, FM2, and FM3 bands. [4]/ [¢] buttons Tune up or down band. [0] — [9] buttons Press buttons [1] — [6] to recall preset stations. [DIRECT] button Enters and cancels the <Direct Access Tuning>...
Troubleshooting Guide What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit Tuner source may just be the result of slight misoperation or The desired frequency can’t be entered with the miswiring. Before calling service, first check the Direct Access Tuning. ✔...
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MP3/WMA source Cannot play an MP3/WMA. ✔ The media is scratched or dirty. ☞ Clean the media, referring to the CD cleaning of the section on <About CDs> (page 7). The sound skips when an MP3/WMA is being played. ✔ The media is scratched or dirty. ☞...
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Troubleshooting Guide The messages shown below display your systems condition. TOC Error: The CD is quite dirty. The CD is upside- down. The CD is scratched a lot. ➪ Clean the CD and load it correctly. E-05: The CD is upside-down. ➪...
Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Audio section Frequency range (200 kHz space) Maximum output power : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz : 50 W x 4 Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) Full Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD) : 9.3dBf (0.8 μV/75 Ω) : 22 W x 4 Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB)