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    DU AL DIN SIZED CD RECEIVER DPX-MP2100 INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-3612-00/00 (MW) B64-3612-00_00_M_English.Indd 1 B64-3612-00_00_M_English.Indd 1 06.12.22 1:31:56 PM 06.12.22 1:31:56 PM[...]

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    2 | English Con tents Safety precautions 3 Notes 4 General featur es 5 Pow er Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator System Q Audio Control Adjusting the detail of Audio Contr ol Audio Setup Speaker Setting Subwoofer Output TEL Mute Switching Display T uner/TV control fea tures 10 T uning T uning Mode Direct Access T uning Station Pr eset Memor y A[...]

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    English | 3 Safety precautions 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. • Do not watch or fix your ey es on the unit ’ s display when you are driving for an y extended period. • Mounting and[...]

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    4 | English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • When you pur chase optional accessories, check with your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work with your model and in your area. • The characters which can be displayed by this unit are A-Z 0-9 @ " ‘ ` % & * + – = , . / < > [...]

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    English | 5 General fea tures Powe r T urning ON the Power Press the [SRC] button. T urning OFF the Power Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. Selecting the S ource Press the [SRC] button. Source required Display T uner "TUNER" CD "CD" TV (Optional accessory) "TV" External disc (Optional accessory) "CD C[...]

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    6 | English Attenua tor T urning the volume down quickly . Press the [ A T T ] button. Each time you press the button, the Attenuat or turns ON and OFF . When the Attenuator is ON, the " A T T " indicator blinks. Sy stem Q Selecting the best sound setting preset for different types of music. 1 Select the source to set Press the [SRC] butt[...]

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    English | 7 Adjusting the detail of A udio Contr ol Among the Basic Audio items, y ou can adjust the Bass level, Middle level, and Tr eble 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 items, see <Audio C[...]

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    8 | English Speaker Setting Fine-tuning so that the System Q value is optimal when setting the speaker type. 1 Enter Standb y Press the [SRC] button. Select the "ST ANDBY" display. 2 Enter Speaker Setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. 3 Select the Speaker type T urn the [ VOL] knob. Each time you turn the knob, the setting alternates between[...]

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    English | 9 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 equency "FREQ" Clock "CL OCK" In CD & External disc source Information Display Disc title "D- TITLE" T rack title[...]

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    10 | English T uning 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 Contr ol knob towards [ 4 ] or [[...]

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    English | 11 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 Direct Ac cess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. "– – – –" is displayed. 3 Enter the frequency Press the number buttons on the r emote control. Ex[...]

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    12 | English F unction of LX BUS T elevision TV T uning 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 TV source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " T V" di[...]

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    English | 13 CD/Audio file/External disc contr ol featur es Playing CD & A udio file When a disc is inserted Press the [SRC] button. Select the "CD" display. ⁄ • When a CD 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. Eject the CD P[...]

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    14 | English F ast Forwarding and Re versing F ast Forwarding Hold down towar d [ ¢ ] with the Control knob. Release to resume the playback. Reversing Hold down towar d [ 4 ] with the Control knob. Release to resume the playback. ⁄ • There is no sound while the Audio file is being searched. • The accurate play time is not displayed during fa[...]

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    English | 15 Random Play Play all the music on the disc or Audio file f older in random order . Press the [RDM] button. Each time you press the button, Random Play turns ON or OFF . When the Random mode is ON, "DISC RDM"/"FOLD RDM"/"RDM ON" is displayed. ⁄ • When you push the Control knob toward [ ¢ ], the next se[...]

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    16 | English 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 f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed . 2 S el[...]

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    English | 17 ⁄ • Y ou can set the Security Code with a 4 digit number of your choice. • The Security Code cannot be displayed or refer enced. Make a note of the Security Code and treasure it up. 1 Enter Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the "ST ANDBY" display. 2 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second. Wh[...]

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    18 | English Menu system In Standby mode Manual Clock Adjustment 1 S elect Clock Adjustment mode Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. Select the "CLK ADJ" display. 2 Enter Clock Adjust mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1 second. The clock display blinks. 3 Adjust the hours Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. Adjust th[...]

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    English | 19 Display Setting "SPRM ON" Plays sound using the Supreme function. "SPRM OFF" Plays the original sound stored in the audio file . ⁄ • The sound effect may be imperceptible depending on the relationship between the audio file format and setting. Other than Standby mode B.M.S. (Bass Management System) Adjust the ba[...]

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    20 | English Menu system Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selecting the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 S elect Auxiliary input source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " AUX"/ " AUX EXT" display. 2 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed . 3 S elect Auxili[...]

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    English | 21 Basic Operations of r emote contr ol Loading and Replacing the battery Use two " AA "/ "R6"-size batteries. Slide the cover while pr essing downwards to remove it as illustrated . Inser t the batteries with the + and – poles aligned properly , following the illustration inside the case . 2 W ARNING • Store unuse[...]

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    22 | English Basic Operations of r emote contr ol Audio C ontrol [A UD] button Selects the Audio item to be adjusted. [VOL] buttons Adjusts the Audio item. ⁄ • Refer to <Audio C ontrol> (page 6) for the operation method, such as the procedures f or Audio control and others operations. • The remote control can only select and adjust the [...]

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    English | 23 Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........1 3 ..........6 4 ..........6 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiring harness. 4. Connect the wiring harness[...]

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    24 | English Connecting W ires to T erminals – + P .CONT MUTE ANT . CONT ILLUMI EXT .CONT . FRONT L FRONT R REAR L REAR R FM/AM antenna input Fr ont left output ( White) Fr ont right output (Red) F use (10A) T o K enwood disc changer/ External optional accessory Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) White/Black Gray/Black Green/Black Purple/Black White G[...]

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    English | 25 Installation Accessory 3 (M5 × 7 mm) or Accessory 4 (M5 × 6 mm) Installation Install onto the car bracket using the supplied screws (M5 × 6 mm, M5 × 7 mm). The holes of the car bracket to use will differ depending on the car model. Accessory 2 (Only for NISSAN car) Car Bracket B64-3612-00_00_M_English.Indd 25 B64-3612-00_00_M_Engli[...]

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    26 | English Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! Cannot switch to A ux source. ▲ AUX is not turned on. ☞ <Built-in Auxiliary input Setting> (page 20) ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • Cannot set up subw oofer phase. • No output from the subw oofer . • Cannot set up the low pass filte[...]

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    English | 27 The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. EJEC T: • No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer . The disc magazine is not completely loaded. • No CD in the unit. NO DISC: No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. TOC ERR: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. • The CD is quite dir ty. The CD i[...]

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