Bass Management System); B.m.s. Frequency Offset; Traffic Information; Crsc (Clean Reception System Circuit) - Kenwood KDC-X959 Instruction Manual

B.M.S. (Bass Management System)
Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the
main unit.
Display Setting
"AMP Bass Flat" 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 Frq :Normal" Boost with the normal central frequency
"AMP Frq :Low" Drop the normal central frequency 20%

Traffic Information

Switching to traffic information automatically when a traffic
bulletin starts even when you aren't listening to the radio.
Display Setting
"TI :OFF" The Traffic Information function is OFF.
"TI :ON" The Traffic Information function is ON.
When a traffic bulletin starts, "Traffic Info" is displayed it and it
switches to traffic information.
• During reception of a AM station when the Traffic Information
function is turned on ON it switches to a FM station.
• During reception of traffic information the adjusted volume is
automatically remembered, and the next time it switches to traffic
information it's automatically the remembered volume.
Receiving other traffic information stations (In tuner
source)
Press the [4] or [¢] button.
Traffic information station switching can be done when listening to
the radio.

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.
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<In FM reception>
Setting
The CRSC is ON.
The CRSC is OFF.