Contents Safety precautions Menu system Menu System Notes Security Code Touch Sensor Tone Notes on playing MP3/WMA Manual Clock Adjustment DSI (Disabled System Indicator) About CDs Selectable Illumination Switching Display Type General features Illumination Color Setting Power Contrast Adjustment Selecting the Source Dimmer Volume Switching preout...
• 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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1998 or later can be connected to this unit. • If the unit fails to operate properly, press the Reset Refer to the catalog or consult your Kenwood button. The unit returns to factory settings when dealer for connectable models of disc changers/ the Reset button is pressed.
Notes Cleaning the Unit The marking of products using lasers If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a (Except for some areas) dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth. If the faceplate is stained badly, wipe the stain off CLASS 1 with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then LASER PRODUCT...
Notes on playing MP3/WMA Note, however, that the MP3/WMA recording media and formats acceptable are limited. When • Play mode may not be possible when portions of the writing MP3/WMA, pay attention to the following functions of Windows Media Player 9 or higher are used. restrictions.
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MP3/WMA playing order When selected for play, Folder Search, File Search, When a File Search is executed with file ¡$ or for Folder Select, files and folders are accessed being played ... in the order in which they were written by the CD Operation of writer.
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.
General features Release button MENU SCAN F.SEL M.RDM 4/¢ DISP/ NAME.S Power Volume Turning ON the Power Increasing Volume Press the [SRC] button. Turn the [VOL] knob clockwise. Decreasing Volume Turn the [VOL] knob counterclockwise. • When the power is ON, the 'Security Code' (page 20) is displayed as "CODE ON"...
General features System Q Front/Rear High Pass "HPF" THRU/100/125/170 Hz Filter You can recall the best sound setting preset for Sub woofer Low Pass "LPF SW" 50/80/120/THRU Hz different types of music. Filter* Volume offset "V-offset" –8 — ±0 Select the source to set Loudness "LOUD"...
Switching Display Switching the information displayed. Press the [DISP] button. Each time the button is pressed the display switches as shown below. In Tuner source Information Display Station name or Frequency "SNPS" Frequency "BAND+FREQ" Clock In CD & External disc source Information Display Disc title...
General features Station/Disc Naming (SNPS/DNPS) that time is registered, and Name Set mode closes. • Memory numbers Attaching a title to a Station or CD. - FM: 32 stations - AM: 16 stations Receive/play the station/disc you want to - Internal CD player: 30 discs attach a title to - External CD changer/ player: Varies according to the CD changer/ player.
output switches ON or OFF. When it’s ON, "Sub-W ON" is displayed. • You can control this function when 'Switching preout' (page 22) is set to "SWPRE Sub-W". Theft Deterrent Faceplate TEL Mute The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft.
Tuner/TV control features MENU SCAN F.SEL M.RDM 4/¢ Reset button 1 – 6 AUTO/ ST indicator Preset station number Band display Frequency display Tuning Mode Tune up or down band Press the [4] or [¢] button. Choose the tuning mode. Press the [AUTO] button.
Canceling Direct Access Tuning Frequency Step Setting Press the [DIRECT] button on the remote. Changing the tuning frequency step. The original setting is FM band 50 kHz, and AM band 9 kHz. While pressing the [1] and [5] button, press Station Preset Memory the Reset button.
CD/MP3/WMA/External disc control features Release button MENU SCAN F.SEL M.RDM 4/¢ SCAN RDM/ F.SEL M.RDM DISC+/ DISC–/ DISP/ SCRL Disc number IN indicator Pause and play Playing CD & MP3/WMA Press the [38] button. Each time the button is pressed it pauses and When there is no disc inserted plays.
Track/File Search Searching for a song on the disc or in the MP3/ • The MP3/WMA media that this unit can play are CD- WMA folder. ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. The medium formats must be ISO 9660 Level 1, Level Press the [4] or [¢] button.
CD/MP3/WMA/External disc control features Track/File/Disc/Folder Repeat Function of disc changer Magazine Random Play Replaying the song, disc in the Disc changer or MP3/WMA folder you’re listening to. Play the songs on all the discs in the disc changer in random order. Press the [REP] button.
• The methods for moving to other folders in the folder select mode are different from those in the folder search mode. See 'Notes on playing MP3/WMA' (page 6) for details. Canceling the Folder Select mode Press the [F.SEL] button. Text/Title Scroll Scrolling the displayed CD text, MP3/WMA text, or MD title.
Menu system MENU MENU SCAN F.SEL M.RDM 4/¢ 1 – 6 Menu display Menu System Exit Menu mode Press the [MENU] button. Setting during operation beep sound etc. functions. The Menu system basic operation method is • When other items that are applicable to the basic explained here.
your "Car Audio Passport" in this package. Number of times the Input prohibited time incorrect code was input Enter Standby — Press the [SRC] button. 5 minutes Select the "STANDBY" display. 1 hour Enter Menu mode 24 hours Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second. When "MENU"...
Menu system Selectable Illumination Display Color mode "Scan" The color changes in sequence. Selecting the button illumination color as green "SRC" The color changes according to the selected source. or red. "Time" The color changes every 6 hours. Keeps the presently set color. Display Setting "Color Red"...
In External disc, or Auxiliary input source Text Scroll Dual Zone System Setting the displayed text scroll. Makes the sound different for the front channel Display Setting and rear channel. "Scroll Auto" Repeats scroll. "Scroll MANU" Scrolls when the display changes. Display Setting "Zone 2 OFF"...
Basic Operations of remote VOL. VOL. – FM/AM/DISC /DISC DISC – ¢ 4/¢ DNPP DNPP DIRECT /SBF DIRECT/OK Not Used [0] — [9] Loading and Replacing the battery Basic operations Use two "AA"-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]/ [OK] button Enters and cancels the 'Direct Access Tuning' (page 14) mode.
Accessories/ Installation Procedure Accessories Installation Procedure 1. To prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. ➀ 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiring harness...1 4.
Front right output (Red) Front left output (White) Rear left output (White)/ Subwoofer left output (White) Rear right output (Red)/ To KENWOOD disc changer/ LX BUS Television/ Subwoofer right output (Red) External optional accessory FM/AM antenna input To connect these leads, refer to the relevant instruction manuals.
Installation non-Japanese cars Japanese cars Refer to the section 'Removing the hard rubber Metal mounting strap frame' (page 30) and then remove the hard (commercially available) rubber frame. Firewall or metal support Align the holes in the unit (two locations on each side) with the vehicle mounting bracket and secure the unit with the accessory screws.
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Screwing the Faceplate on the Unit If you want to fasten the faceplate to the main unit so that it does not fall off. Refer to the section 'Removing the hard rubber frame' (page 30) and then remove the hard rubber frame.
Removing the Unit Removing the hard rubber frame Removing the Unit Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and Refer to the section 'Removing the hard rubber remove the two locks on the upper level. frame' (page 30) and then remove the hard Upper the frame and pull it forward as shown in rubber frame.
Troubleshooting Guide What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit No sound can be heard, or the volume is low. ✔ The fader or balance settings are set all the way to may just be the result of slight misoperation or one side.
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Troubleshooting Guide Disc source MP3/WMA source “AUX EXT” is displayed without achieving Cannot play an MP3/WMA. ✔ The media is scratched or dirty. External disc control mode. ✔ Unsupported disc changer is connected. ☞ Clean the media, referring to the CD cleaning ☞...
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The messages shown below display your NO NAME: • Attempted to display DNPS during the CD play having no disc names preset. systems condition. • Attempted to display the ID3 tag while the MP3/WMA having no ID3 tag is being EJECT: No disc magazine has been loaded in played.
Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Audio section Frequency range Maximum output power 200 kHz space : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz : 50 W x 4 50 kHz space : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Full Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD) : 22 W x 4 Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB)