Kenwood HM-V655MP manual

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    MICRO HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM HM-V655MP INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION B60-5281-00 00 MA (M,X) FE 0204 5281/01-05/EN 6/17/02, 4:49 PM 1[...]

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    2 EN Before applying power Before applying power Units are designed for operation as follows. U.S.A. and Canada ............................... AC 120 V only Australia .............................................. AC 240 V only Europe and U.K. ................................... AC 230 V only China and Russia ................................. AC 2[...]

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    3 EN Before applying power Special features This unit can playback CD-DA, VIDEO CD and MP3 file. Playback capability of CD-R and CD-RW discs This unit can playback music data recorded in CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable) and CD-RW (Compact Disc Rewritable). However, some CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be playable on the CD player depending on the record[...]

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    4 EN Before applying power Accessories Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all the accessories are present. If any accessories are missing, or if the unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. If the unit was shipped to you directly, notify your shipper immediately. Kenwood recommends that you retain the[...]

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    5 EN Before applying power Contents Caution : Read the pages marked carefully to ensure safe operation. Preparation section Before applying power ....................................... 2 Safety precautions ......................................................... 2 Special features ..................................................................[...]

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    System connection 6 EN AM loop antenna The supplied antenna is for indoor use. Place it as far as possible from the main system, TV set, speaker cords and power cord, and set it to a direc- tion which provides the best reception. Connect the components as shown in the diagram. Only plug the power cord into a power outlet once connections are comple[...]

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    System connection 7 EN FM indoor antenna The supplied antenna is for temporary indoor use only. For stable signal reception, we recommend to use an outdoor antenna. Remove the indoor an- tenna if you connect to an outdoor antenna. 1 Connect the antenna to the antenna terminal. 2 Locate the position providing good reception condition. 3 Fix the ante[...]

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    System connection 8 EN DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL AUX OUT L R FRONT SPEAKERS (6-16 Ω ) - + L R ANTENNA GND AM FM 75 Ω AUX IN VIDEO OUT DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL ANTENNA GND AM FM 75 Ω AC 110 - 120V ~ AC 220 - 240V ~ ÷ In case an associated system component is connected, also read the instruction manual of the component. ÷ Be sure to insert all connecti[...]

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    System connection 9 EN 1 TAPE EQ. indicator 2 CD-DA (CD, CD-R, CD-RW), VIDEO CD and MP3 file -related indicators 3 MUTE indicator, APS indicator 4 Tuner-related indicators/Numeric information display 5 Timer-related indicators 6 VIDEO CD player-related indicator 7 Character information display 8 Time display indicators 9 EX.BASS indicator, LOUD (Lo[...]

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    System connection 10 EN 1 Cassette holder ¡ To load or eject a cassette tape, press the area marked ) push open on the cassette holder to open it. 2 repeat key ⁄ Press for setting repeated playback. 3 sound key & Press to select EX. BASS or LOUD sound effect. 4 Remote sensor # This window receives signals from the remote control unit. 5 volu[...]

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    System connection 11 EN 9 rec key ¶ Press to start tape recording. Pressing this key during recording initiates record-pause after leaving a no- sound blank of about 4 seconds. 0 O.T.E. key › Press to start recording CD-DA or VIDEO CD (with PBC OFF) onto a tape with one-touch operation. Pressing this key during CD-DA or VIDEO CD (with PBC OFF) p[...]

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    System connection 12 EN 1 POWER key ^ Press to set the unit to On or Standby. 2 AUX key r Press to reproduce the external source component connected to the AUX (analog auxiliary input) jacks. TAPE 2 3 key ¡ Press to select the TAPE (cassette deck) input and start playback of a tape. Pressing this key during tape play- back switches the tape transp[...]

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    System connection 13 EN 30˚ 30˚ After plugging the power cord of this unit, press the POWER ( ) key of the remote control unit to turn the system ON. When the system is turned ON, press the key of the function to be operated. Operation ÷ When pressing more than one remote control keys successively, press the keys securely by leaving an interval [...]

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    Before playing a disc 14 EN ÷ This unit is suitable for the NTSC/PAL format. Discs recorded with other television format (SECAM) cannot be played back with this unit. CD-R and CD-RW The CD-R and CD-RW records digital data of music CD or other source without compression so it can be played back at equivalent high quality to commercially marketed CD[...]

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    Before playing a disc 15 EN ¶ The screen display may be disturbed during switching. This is not a malfunction. TV f or mats of major countr ies TV f orma t PAL NTSC Countr ies, r egions China, North Korea, UK, German y , Austra- lia, New Zealand, K uw ait, Singapore, etc. Japan, T aiwan, K orea, USA, Canada, Mexico, Philippines, Chile, etc. Switch[...]

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    Basic use method 16 EN The volume decreases The volume increases Example: To select the CD input 1. Set the key to ON. Pressing the key when the unit is ON turns it off (Standby mode of power). ÷ Pressing the TUNER/band , CD 6 , TAPE 2 3 or AUX key also turns power on and starts playback (reception) of the corresponding input. (One-touch operation[...]

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    Basic use method 17 EN Muting the sound temporarily ÷ Press again to resume the original volume. ÷ This is also canceled when the volume is changed. Enhancement of bass Each press switches the modes as follows. 1 "EX.BASS" lights. The low frequencies are enhanced regard- less of the current volume level. 2 "LOUD" (Loudness) li[...]

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    Basic use method 18 EN 1. Load a disc. 1 Press the ) key to open the CD tray. 2 Place a disc. 3 Press the ) key to close the CD tray. 2. Start playback. ÷ After a few seconds, play starts from track No.1. Track No. being played Elapsed time of track being played This section describes you how to play CD-DA and the audio of VIDEO CD from the first [...]

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    Basic use method 19 EN ÷ Each press pauses and plays the CD alternately. Start playback/ To pause playback To fast forward and backward Skipping tracks To skip backward To skip forward Forward search Backward search Press the numeric keys as shown below.... To select track No. 23 : +10 X 2, 3 To select track No. 40 : +10 X 4, 0 Playback from desir[...]

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    Basic use method 20 EN Each press of the TIME DISPLAY key changes the displayed contents. Time display for the CD-DA and VIDEO CD player (with PBC OFF) ÷ Only time information 1 and 2 can be displayed during program mode or random playback. ÷ During playback of a VIDEO CD incorporating PBC with PBC ON and MP3 files, the display can not be changed[...]

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    Receiving broadcast station 21 EN 1. Load a cassette tape. 2. Start playback. Press the TAPE 2 3 key. To stop playback Selection of TAPE equalizer (TAPE EQ.) To wind tape at high speed Start playback To wind tape at high speed ÷ The tape deck of the unit can play Normal (Type ) tapes. ÷ When there is a tape slack, wind the tape before loading. W [...]

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    Receiving broadcast station 22 EN To wind tape at high speed ÷ Press the STOP 7 key to stop fast winding. ÷ The same operation is also available with the 4 and ¢ keys on the main unit. Selection of TAPE equalizer (TAPE EQ.) When playing a tape prerecorded with Noise Re- duction system (such as the DOLBY NR) ON, be sure to set the "TAPE EQ.&[...]

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    Receiving broadcast station 23 EN 1. Select the tuner input. Each press of the TUNER/band key switches the band as follows. FM AM 2. Preset a radio station in memory. Collective presetting of stations ¢ Follow the procedure in " Collective presetting of stations " to preset auto- matically the tunable radio stations in your area. 3. Tuni[...]

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    Receiving broadcast station 24 EN 1 Select the tuner input. 2 Select "AUTO PRESET ?". Collective presetting of stations ÷ A maximum of 30 stations of the band presently being received will be preset. ÷ When there are many stations and the intended sta- tion has not been preset, please also use " One-by-one presetting (Manual preset[...]

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    Receiving broadcast station 25 EN One-by-one presetting (Manual preset) 1 Select the AUTO or MANUAL mode. 2 Tune a station. Select the tuning mode according to the radio wave receiving condition. When the receiving condition is good: AUTO mode When it is poor due to weak radio waves: MANUAL mode In AUTO mode : The next preset station can be receive[...]

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    Recording on TAPE 26 EN The tape deck of the unit can record signals only on Normal (Type ) tapes. It cannot record on High (Type ) and Metal (Type ) tapes. Recording on TAPE Start recording/ Pause the recording Stop the recording Stop the recording 1 Press the TAPE 2 3 key. 2 Stop playback. To reverse the transport direction : ÷ When recording is[...]

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    Recording on TAPE 27 EN Pause the recording ÷ Press the rec key during recording. It pause after leaving a non-recorded blank of 4 seconds. (Press the key again to resume recording.) Lights Stop the recording Select an input source other than "TAPE" Example: To select the CD input Select the reverse mode. ™ 3. Set the recording[...]

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    Recording on TAPE 28 EN 1 Put the CD player in pause mode. 2 Select the track to be recorded with the skip ( 4 , ¢ ) keys. (The CD player pauses at the beginning of the selected track.) 3 Put the cassette deck in Record-pause mode. (Press rec key twice) 4 Start playing the CD. (Recording starts) Points in CD recording (CD-DA and VIDEO CD with PBC [...]

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    Various CD (CD-DA, VIDEO CD and MP3 file) playback features 29 EN Select "PGM" mode. Select track numbers in the order you want to play them. Start playback. Select the CD input. ÷ Up to 32 tracks can be programed. When " PGM FULL " is displayed, no more tracks can be programed. ÷ If you made a mistake, press the CLEAR key and[...]

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    Various CD (CD-DA, VIDEO CD and MP3 file) playback features 30 EN To clear the entire program Goes off The program mode is canceled when the unit is turned off, change to other selector or the programed disc is ejected. The set program is cleared entirely at this time. Press in stop mode PGM 5281/29-32/EN 6/13/02, 5:25 PM 30[...]

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    Various CD (CD-DA, VIDEO CD and MP3 file) playback features 31 EN Select the CD input. Setup for repeating a single track 1 Confirm that the "PGM" indicator is not lit. 2 Play the track to be repeated. 3 Select " 1". You can repeatedly listen to a favorite track or disc. Each press switches the repeat mode. 1 " 1" one [...]

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    Various CD (CD-DA, VIDEO CD and MP3 file) playback features 32 EN Setup for repeating selected tracks 1 Program the track sequence according to steps 1 to 2 of "Listening to the desired sequence (PGM)". ª 2 Select " ". 3 Start playback. ÷ All selected tracks will be repeated. To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key repe[...]

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    Convenient recording methods 33 EN This unit provides the following recording features in addition to normal recording. Select the appropriate method according to the purpose of recording. Records only one CD track being played onto a tape. (This is convenient for recording of desired tracks from a disc being heard for the first time.) With recordi[...]

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    Convenient recording methods 34 EN Records all tracks in a CD with a simple operation. (All-track recording) Records a single CD track being played from the beginning. (Single-track recording) Make preparation for recording. Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode. 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 of the procedure in "Recording on TAPE". § ~[...]

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    Convenient recording methods 35 EN Desired CD tracks can be programed in the desired sequence and recorded onto a tape. Make preparation for recording. Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode. 1 Select the CD input. 2 Ensure that the "RDM" indicators are not lit. 3 Perform steps 1 to 3 of the procedure in "Recording on TAPE&quo[...]

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    Playback of MP3 file 36 EN This unit can play MP3 file. Please refer to the "Important notes on the MP3 file" below before playback of MP3 file. Playback of MP3 file ÷ Ken wood is not responsible f or play ability of MP3 in any case due to recording condition suc h as PC perfor - mance, writing sof tware, media ability or etc. ÷ When pl[...]

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    Playback of MP3 file 37 EN Selects the files to be played back directly regardless of the order in which it was written. To playback files in the order they were recorded, see "Playback of CD-DA, MP3 file and the audio of VIDEO CD". * The file search may take a while depending on the number of files and the state of the folder hierarchy. [...]

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    Playback of VIDEO CD 38 EN With a disc incorporating PBC, a menu is displayed on the TV screen so that you can select the desired tracks to be played with simple interactive operations. Before operating, set the NTSC/PAL switch of this unit according to the TV format (country or region) and disc. % Confirm that the "PGM" indicator is not [...]

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    Playback of VIDEO CD 39 EN Returning to the menu display Keep the STOP key depressed for more than 2 seconds. Ending the menu playback ÷ The jacket indications depend on the software and may differ from the above examples. Softw ar e jack et indication 3 4¢ When the menu has a hierarchical structure When items are selected on the menu display dur[...]

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    Playback of VIDEO CD 40 EN To play a VIDEO CD in slow motion, press the SLOW key during playback. Each press of the SLOW key changes the speed. 1 Slow 1 = 2 Slow 2 = 3 Slow 3 ÷ There will be no sound during slow-motion playback. ÷ To resume normal playback press the CD 6 key of the CD player. Single-frame playback ÷ Each press of the STEP key ad[...]

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    Playback of VIDEO CD 41 EN To jump to a specific location of the track be- ing played, specify the time of that location. ÷ Stop VIDEO CD menu playback if in progress. ÷ Cancel " PGM " in advance. 1 Play the desired track and press the TIME SEARCH key. 2 When "GO TO –– : –– " ( –– : –– refers to the total time [...]

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    Playback of VIDEO CD 42 EN 3 2 4 1 1. INTRO SCAN 2. DIGEST DISC 3. DIGEST TRACK 4. EXIT DIGEST MENU Using the Digest functions INTRO SCAN Plays the first ten seconds of each track of a CD-DA or VIDEO CD in turn. DIGEST DISC The first images of nine tracks of a VIDEO CD are displayed as 9 mini screens at a time on the TV screen. DIGEST TRACK A singl[...]

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    Playback of VIDEO CD 43 EN Select the desired track number. 3 IN INTRO SCAN Pressing the numeric key for the desired track resumes normal playback mode, and playback of the selected track begins. IN DIGEST DISC Pressing the numeric key for the desired track number displayed on the screen resumes normal playback mode, and playback of the selected tr[...]

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    Timer operation 44 EN This adjusts the input level for the external equipment (video deck etc.) connected to the AUX input termi- nal. Adjust so that the volume of the AUX input source sounds at an equivalent level to the CD. ÷ Adjustment is possible from the range of - 3 to + 2. ÷ Adjusting the input level control also varies the record- ing lev[...]

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    Timer operation 45 EN As the clock is not only used to show the time of the day but also used in timer operations, be sure to set the clock in advance. Adjust the hour. 1 Select the figure of hour. 2 Set it. 2 To decrease hour To increase hour Example: Adjustment to 8:07 Activate the Clock adjustment mode. 1 ÷ The time display starts to blink. ÷ [...]

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    Timer operation 46 EN Turn the unit OFF or press the SLEEP key until the sleep timer is canceled. Set the time. To cancel The system has been set up so that the display is dimmed automatically while the sleep timer is acti- vated. Set the number of minutes after which the unit is to be turned OFF. ÷ The unit is turned OFF automatically after the s[...]

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    Timer operation 47 EN Setting the timer program (PROG. TIMER) In each of PROG 1 and PROG 2, the timer data including the operating period and played contents can be program and set to be activated or deactivated. A non-finalized CD-R or CD-RW cannot be played back. ÷ Two timer settings can be reserved independently in two programs PROG 1 and PROG [...]

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    Timer operation 48 EN Select the program timer ON/OFF. ÷ If OFF is selected, the key function return to ordinary mode. 3 1 Select "ON ?" or "OFF ?" 2 Set it. Select ONETIME or EVERYDAY execution of the programed timer. ÷ In the ONETIME mode, the timer is set OFF after execution. ÷ In the EVERYDAY mode, the timer is executed e[...]

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    Timer operation 49 EN 1 Select the mode. (1) Select "PLAY" or "AI PLAY". (2) Set it. Make the desired reservation. 6 1 "PLAY" (Timer play) 2 "REC" 3 "AI PLAY" (Timer play with gradually increasing volume) 1 Select the mode. (1) Select "REC". (2) Set it. For timer playback or AI timer playb[...]

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    Timer operation 50 EN ÷ When the timer setting is completed by pressing the set/demo key, " COMPLETE " is displayed. ÷ When the timer setting is completed by pressing the set/demo key, " COMPLETE " is displayed. 4 Select the broadcast station (only when TUNER is selected above). (1) Select the preset station No. (2) Set it. 4 [...]

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    In case of difficulty 51 EN Note related to transportation and movement Before transporting or moving this unit, carry out the following operations. Reference Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use thinner, benzine, alcohol, etc. for these agents may cause discoloration. Do not us[...]

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    In case of difficulty 52 EN Disc handling precautions Handling Do not attach paper or tape to either the playing side or the label side of the disc. If there are fingerprint marks or foreign matter found on the disc, lightly wipe the disc with a soft cotton cloth (or similar) from the center of the disc outwards in a radial manner. To store cassett[...]

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    In case of difficulty 53 EN What seems to be a malfunction is not always so. Before calling for service, check the following table according to the symptom of your trouble. Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction (impossi- bility to operate, erroneous display, etc.) when the power cord is unplugged while unit is ON or due to [...]

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    In case of difficulty 54 EN ÷ Connect antennas. 78 ÷ Select a band. £ ÷ Tune to the frequency of the desired station. £ ÷ Install the outdoor antenna in an apart position from the road. ÷ Switch the suspected electric appliance OFF. ÷ Install the TV or the system at an increased distance between them. ÷ Preset stations with tunable frequen[...]

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    In case of difficulty 55 EN Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them Meaning Displayed Message ERROR ÷ The disc is abnormal (causing a trouble such as impossibility of reading). Replace it with a normal disc. NO DISC ÷ No disc is loaded. ÷ The loaded CD-R or CD-RW disc has not been finalized. NOT AUDIO ÷ The disc or the signal re[...]

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    In case of difficulty 56 EN [Amplifier section] Rated output power during STEREO operation (1 kHz, 10% T.H.D., at 6 Ω ) ................. 50 W + 50 W Frequency response AUX ............................ 30 Hz~100 kHz (0 dB ~ -3dB) [Tuner section] FM tuner section Tuning frequency range ......... 87.5 MHz ~ 108 MHz AM tuner section (For Australia) [...]