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    CD-RECEIVER DPX-MP2090U INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-3433-00/00 (MW) B64-3433-00_English_r1.indd 1 B64-3433-00_English_r1.indd 1 06.3.14 6:54:12 PM 06.3.14 6:54:12 PM[...]

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    2 | English Con te nt s Safety precautions 3 Notes 4 About CDs 6 About USB device 7 About AA C, MP3 and WMA 8 General f eature s 10 Pow er Selecting the Source Vol um e Attenuator System Q Audio Control Adjusting the detail of Audio Control Audio Setu p Speaker Setting Subwoofer Output TEL Mute Switching Display T uner/TV control fea tures 15 Tu ni[...]

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    English | 3 About CD play ers/disc changers connected to this unit Kenwood disc changers/ CD players released in 1998 or later can be connected to this unit. Refer to the catalog or consult your Kenwood dealer for connectable models of disc changers/ CD players. Note that any Kenwood disc changers/ CD players released in 1997 or earlier and disc ch[...]

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    4 | English • No USB device comes with this unit. Y ou need to purchase a commercially available USB device. F or the types of available USB devices, refer to <About USB device> (page 7). • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • When you pur chase optional accessories, check with your Kenwood dea[...]

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    English | 5 About DAB T uner control Refer to A gr oup on the Instruc tion manual of DA B T uner K T C-9090DAB (optional accessory) for the control method of DAB Tuner function. However , the following control methods of the function for this unit may be differ ed from the Instruction manual; therefore, ref er to the following supplemental instruct[...]

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    6 | English Handling CDs • Do not touch the recor ding sur face of the CD. • CD-R and CD-R W are easier to damage than a normal music CD. Use a CD-R or a CD-R W after reading the caution items on the package etc. • Do not stick tape etc. on the CD , or use a CD with tape stuck on it. When using a new CD If the CD center hole or outside rim ha[...]

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    English | 7 About USB device Notes on Use of the USB devic e This unit can play audio files stored in the flash memory and digital audio player that have a USB port (these de vices are r eferred to as USB devices in this document). The following restrictions are placed on the types and usage of available USB devices: A vailable USB devices • USB [...]

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    8 | English About AA C, MP3 and WMA The playable AAC/MP3/WMA file (her eafter called Audio file) and the media format has the following limitation. The Audio file, which is not conforming to the specification, may not play normally, or the file and folder names may not display correctly . Playable A udio file • AAC, MP3, WM A • Attach the corre[...]

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    English | 9 Playing order of the A udio file • The Audio file plays in the or der which is written by CD writing software. Y ou may be able to set the playing order by writing the play sequence numbers such as "01" to "99" at the beginning of the file name. • Audio files ar e played in the order the files are written. Y ou c[...]

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    10 | English Genera l featur es Powe r T urning ON the Power Press the [SRC] button. T urning OFF the Power Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second . Selec ting the Sourc e Press the [SRC] button. Source required Displa y T uner "TUNER" USB device "USB" CD "CD" TV (Optional accessory) "TV" External disc [...]

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    English | 11 Syst em Q Selecting the best sound setting preset for different types of music. 1 Select the source to set Press the [SRC] button. 2 Select the Sound type Press the [ Q] button. When you press the button once, the current sound setting is displayed. Each time you press the button, the sound setting alternates. Sound setting Display Use[...]

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    12 | English Genera l featur es Adjusting the detail of A udio Con tr ol Among the Basic Audio items, you can adjust the Bass level, Middle level, and T reble level in detail. 1 Select the Basic Audio item Select the desired item to be set in detail from followings; • Bass level • Middle level • T reble level F or how to select Basic Audio it[...]

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    English | 13 • Y ou can use the Dual Zone System with the int ernal auxiliary input. 5 Exit Audio Setup mode Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second. Speaker Setting Fine-tuning so that the System Q value is optimal when setting the speaker type. 1 Enter Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the "ST ANDBY" display. 2 Enter Speaker S[...]

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    14 | English Genera l featur es Switching Displa y Changing the information display ed. Press the [DISP] button. Each time the button is pressed, the display switches as shown below . In T uner source Information Display Fr equenc y "FREQ" Clock "CL OCK" In CD & External disc source Information Display Disc title "D- TI[...]

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    English | 15 T uner/T V con trol featur es Tu n i n g Selecting the station. 1 Select tuner source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " TUNER" display . 2 Select the band Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. Each time you push the knob toward [FM], it switches between the FM1, F M2, and FM3 bands. 3 T une up or down band Push the[...]

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    16 | English T uner/T V con trol featur es F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Select the band Press the [F M] or [AM] button. 2 Enter Dir ec t A ccess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. "– – – –" is displayed. 3 Enter the frequency Press the number bu[...]

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    English | 17 F unction of LX BUS T elevision TV T u ni ng Selecting the TV channel of a connected LX BUS T elevision (optional accessory). The action depends on the setting of the connected LX BUS T elevision. Refer to the user instruction of the LX BUS T elevision for details. 1 Select T V source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " TV "[...]

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    18 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/Ex ternal disc c ontrol fea tures Playing CD & A udio file When a disc is inserted Press the [SRC] button. Select the "CD" display. • When a disc is inserted, the "IN" indicator is ON. Pause and play Press the C ontrol knob. Each time you press the knob, the audio pauses or plays. Eje[...]

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    English | 19 • Y ou can cancel the announcement when selecting the folder by <V oice Index> (page 30) during the play of the ACDrive media. Pause and play Press the C ontrol knob. Each time you press the knob, the audio pauses or plays. Removing the USB devic e 1 Select a source other than the USB device Press the [SRC] button. 2 Remove the[...]

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    20 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/Ex ternal disc c ontrol fea tures F unction of remote control Direct T rack/File S earch Doing T rack/File Search by ent ering the track/file number . 1 Enter the track/file number Press the number buttons on the remot e control. • Y ou can select Direct File Search up t o 999. 2 Do T rack/File Search Press [...]

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    English | 21 F unction of disc changer Magazine Random Play Play the songs on all the discs in the disc changer in random order . Press the [M.RDM] button. Each time you press the button, the Magazine Random Play turns ON or OFF . When the Magazine Random mode is ON, "MGZN RDM" is displayed . • When you push the Control knob toward [ ¢[...]

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    22 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/Ex ternal disc c ontrol fea tures F unction of Audio file Fil e S el ec t m od e Y ou can select an audio file in the folder currently being played by file name . 1 Enter File Select mode Press the [F .SEL] button. Select the "FILE SEL " display . Refer to <Select mode> (page 21). File name dis[...]

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    English | 23 F unction of Audio file Folder Select 2 mode Select the target folder within the folders containing audio files. The folder which contains playable audio files is only displayed . 1 Enter Folder S elect 2 mode Press the [F .SEL] button. Select the "FLD SEL2" display. Refer to <Select mode> (page 21). F older name displa[...]

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    24 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/Ex ternal disc c ontrol fea tures F unction of ACDrive media Letter Seek Y ou can search for the song, y ou want to play , by selecting the initial of Genre name, Artist name, or Album name. 1 Enter the Letter Seek mode Press the [S.MODE] button f or at least 1 second. • This operation does not function when[...]

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    English | 25 Menu system Menu Sy stem Setting beep sound during operation, etc. functions. The Menu system basic operation method is explained here. The reference f or the Menu items and their setting content is after this operation explanation. 1 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 sec ond. "MENU" is displayed. 2 Selec[...]

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    26 | English Menu system In Standby mode Activating Security Code Activating the Security Code disables the usage of audio unit by someone else. Once the Security Code is activated, the entry of authorized Security Code is required to turn on the audio unit when it is removed fr om the vehicle. Indication of this Security Code activation prevents y[...]

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    English | 27 In Standby mode T ouch Sensor T one Setting the operation check sound (beep sound) ON/OFF . Display Setting "BEEP ON" Beep is heard. "BEEP OFF" Beep canceled. In Standby mode Manual Clock Adjustment 1 Select Clock Adjustment mode Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [AM]. Select the "CLK ADJ" display. 2 [...]

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    28 | English Menu system In Standby mode Built-in Amp Setting Controlling the built-in amplifier . T urning OFF this control enhances the preout quality. Display Setting " AMP ON" The built-in amplifier activates . " AMP OFF" The built-in amplifier deactivates . Other than Standby mode/ When the Dual Zone System is ON Dual Zone [...]

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    English | 29 • 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 . Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selecting the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select Auxiliary input source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " AUX"/ " AU[...]

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    30 | English Menu system F unction of ACDrive media V oice Index Setting the announcement during the play of ACDrive media. Display Setting "V-ID ON" Guide is announced. "V-ID OFF" Not be announced . In CD/ USB mode A CDrive firm ware version displa y Displaying the firmware v ersion with the ACDrive function. 1 Select the firmw[...]

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    English | 31 Other than Standby mode Audio Pr eset Recall Recalling the sound setup register ed by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 30). 1 Select the source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed. 3 Select Audio Preset mode Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM][...]

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    32 | English Basic Operations of remote c ontrol Loading and Replacing the battery Use two " AA "/ "R6"-size batteries. Slide the cover while pressing down wards to remove it as illustrat ed. Inser t the batteries with the + and – poles aligned properly , following the illustration inside the case. 2 WA RN I N G • Store unus[...]

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    English | 33 Aud io Con tro l [A UD] button Selects the Audio item to be adjusted. [VOL] buttons Adjusts the Audio item. • Refer to <Audio C ontrol> (page 11) for the operation method, such as the procedur es for Audio control and others operations. • The remote control can only select and adjust the Basic Audio item. Selecting and adjust[...]

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    34 | English Ac cessories/ Installation Proc edure Acces sor ies 1 ..........1 2 ..........1 3 ..........6 4 ..........6 5 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - batter y . 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the speaker wir[...]

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    AUX IN – + P.CONT MUTE ANT. CONT ILLUMI FRONT L FRONT R REAR L REAR R EXT. CONT FM/ AM antenna input Fr ont left output ( White) Fr ont right output (Red) F use (10A) T o K enw ood disc changer/ External optional accessor y Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) White/Black Gray/Black Green/Black Purple/Black White Gray Green Pur ple T o front left speake[...]

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    36 | English When per forming a check of the CD operation prior to installation, place this unit in a horizontal position and per f orm a loading/ejec t of the CD . When a ground wire is included in the wiring kit (which is sold separately), fasten the gr ound wire with the binding screw located on the rear panel of this unit. Accessory 3 (M5 × 6 [...]

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    What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Befor e calling ser vice, first check the following table f or possible problems. Gener al ? The pow er does not turn ON. ✔ The fuse has blo wn. ☞ After checking for shor t circuits in the wir es, replace the fuse with one with the same [...]

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    T uner source ? Radio reception is poor . ✔ The car ant enna is not extended. ☞ Pull the antenna out all the way . ✔ The ant enna control wire is not connected. ☞ Connect the wire correctly, r eferring to the section on <Connecting Wir es to T erminals> (page 35). ? The desired frequency can ’t be entered with the Direct Access Tuni[...]

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    Audio file sourc e ? Cannot play an A udio file. ✔ The media is scrat ched or dir ty . ☞ Clean the media, referring to the CD cleaning of the section on <About CDs> (page 6). ? The sound skips when an Audio file is being played . ✔ The media is scrat ched or dir ty . ☞ Clean the media, referring to the CD cleaning of the section on &l[...]

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    HOLD: The protective circuit in the unit activates when the temperature inside the automatic disc changer exceeds 60°C (140°F), stopping all operation. ➪ Cool down the unit by opening the windows or turning on the air conditioner . As the temperature falls below 60°C (140°F), the disc will start playing again. L OAD: Discs are being exchanged[...]

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    English | 41 Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kHz space) : 87.5 MH z – 108.0 MHz (200 kHz space): 87.9 MH z – 107.9 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 μV /75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) : 15.2dBf (1.6 μV /75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3.0 dB) : 30 Hz[...]

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