Kenwood KDC-7027 manual

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    KDC-W7027 KDC-7027 CD-RECEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-2750-00/02 (EV/E2V) B64-2750-00_U.S(E).Indd 1 03.11.27, 3:37:18 PM[...]

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    2 | English Con t ents Sa fe ty precautions 3 Notes 5 Notes on playing MP3/WMA 6 Abo ut CDs 8 Notes on Multi-function Key Sy stem 9 G eneral fea tures 10 Pow er H iding the Control P anel Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator System Q Speaker Setting A udio Control Rotary Volume knob operation mode select Dual Zone System Display Mode Switching Te[...]

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    English | 3 Sa fe ty precautions 2 WA RNING To pre vent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully locked in place. Other wise it may fall out of place when jolted. • When extending the ignition, battery, or g round wires, make sure to use aut omotive -grade wires or other wires with a 0.[...]

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    4 | English Sa fe ty precautions NO TE • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • If the unit fails to operate properly , press the Reset button. The unit returns to factory settings when the Reset button is pressed. If the unit still fails to operate properly after the Reset button has been pressed, conta[...]

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    English | 5 Notes Cleaning the Unit If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a dry sof t cloth such as a silicon cloth. If the faceplate is stained badly , wipe the stain off with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner , then wipe neutral detergent off . • Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its mechanical parts. [...]

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    6 | English Notes on playing MP3/WMA KDC-W7027 can play MP3 (MPEG1, 2 Audio Layer 3)/WMA. Note, how ever , that the MP3/WMA r ecording media and f ormats acceptable are limited. When writing MP3/WMA, pay attention to the following restrictions. A cc eptable media The MP3/WMA recor ding media acceptable to this unit are CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD -RW. Whe[...]

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    English | 7 MP3/WMA playing order When selected for play , F older Search, File Sear ch, or for F older Select, files and folders are accessed in the order in which they were written by the CD writer . Because of this, the order in which they ar e expected to be played may not match the or der in which they are actually played. Y ou may be able to [...]

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    8 | English Handling CDs • Don ’t 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 r eading the caution items on the package etc. • Don ’t stick tape etc. on the CD . Also, don ’t use a CD with tape stuck on it. W hen using a new CD If the CD center hol[...]

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    English | 9 Notes on Multi-function Key S ystem Multi-function Key System ser ves to control various functions with the [2] — [5] buttons. The basic operation of the Multi-function Key System is described below . What ’s the Multi-func tion K ey System? This unit is equipped with the Multi-function Key System that enables the operation of multi[...]

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    10 | English G eneral f eatures Powe r Tu rning ON the Pow er T urn the vehicle ignition ON. The panel appears. • When the power is ON, the 'Security Code' (page 32) is displayed as "CODE ON" or "C ODE OFF" . Tu ring OFF the Pow er T urn the vehicle ignition OFF or press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second. The pa[...]

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    English | 11 Se lecting the Source Pr ess the [SRC] button. S ource required Display T uner "TUNER" CD "CD" External disc (Optional accessory) "CD CH"/"CD2" A uxiliary input " AUX" S tandby (Illumination only mode) "ST ANDBY" • This unit automatically turns full power OFF after 20 minute[...]

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    12 | English G eneral f eatures Aud io C ontrol 1 S elect the source for adjustment Pr ess the [SRC] button. 2 S elect the key function sec tion Pr ess the [NEXT ] button. Repeatedly press the button until " AUD" is displayed above the [2] button. Refer to 'Notes on Multi-function Key System' (page 9). 3 Enter Audio C ontrol mod[...]

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    English | 13 2nd section [2] button A djustment Item Display Range Fr ont/Rear High P ass Filter "HPF" THRU/100/125/170 Hz [3] button A djustment Item Display Range Subwoofer L ow Pass F ilter "LPF SW" 50/80/120/THRU Hz [4] button A djustment Item Display Range L oudness "L OUD" ON/OFF [5] button A djustment Item Displ[...]

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    14 | English G eneral f eatures In External disc, or Auxiliary input source Du al Zone S ystem M akes the sound different f or the front channel and rear channel. Output the Internal source sound from either one of the front or rear channels, and the sound of other source from the Dual z one channel. 1 S elect the source Pr ess the [SRC] button. Se[...]

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    English | 15 Te xt Display S witching S witching the text display . 1 S elect the key function sec tion Pr ess the [NEXT ] button. Repeatedly press the button until "DISP" is displayed above the [3] button. Refer to 'Notes on Multi-function Key System' (page 9). 2 Enter display con trol mode Pr ess the [3] ("DISP") but[...]

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    16 | English G eneral f eatures External Display Switching S witching the display in the External Display connected. 1 S elect the key function sec tion Pr ess the [NEXT ] button. Repeatedly press the button until "DISP" is displayed above the [3] button. Refer to 'Notes on Multi-function Key System' (page 9). 2 Enter display co[...]

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    English | 17 Th ef t Deterrent P anel T he Backpanel of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the Backpanel 1 T urn the ignition OFF or press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. Tu rn OFF the power , and the control panel becomes horizontal. • After the set time passes in 'OFF W ait Time Setting&a[...]

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    18 | English T uner featur es Tu n ing S electing the station. 1 S elect tuner source Pr ess the [SRC] button. Select the " TUNER" display . 2 S elect the band Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. Each time the [FM] button is pr essed it switches between the FM1, F M2, and FM3 bands. 3 T une up or down band Pr ess the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. [...]

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    English | 19 Au to Memory Entr y P utting a station with good reception in the memory automatically. 1 S elect the band for Auto Memory Entr y Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. 2 Enter Menu mode Pr ess the [MENU] button for at least 1 second . " MENU" is displayed . 3 S elect the Auto Memor y Entry mode Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. Sel[...]

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    20 | English RDS featur es Tr affic Information S witching to traffic inf ormation automatically when a traffic bulletin starts even when you aren ’t listening to the radio . Pr ess the [ TI] button. Each time the button is pressed the Traffic In for mation func tion turns ON or OFF . When it’ s ON, " TI" indicator is ON. When a traff[...]

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    English | 21 2 S elect the Program T ype Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. Each time the button is pressed the P rogram T ype switches as shown below. No. Program T ype Display 1. Speech "Speech" 2. Music "Music" 3. News "News" 4. Curr ent Affairs " Affairs" 5. Information "Info" 6. Sport "Sport[...]

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    22 | English RDS featur es Changing Language for PTY Fu nc tion S electing the Program Type display language . 1 Enter PTY mode Refer to 'PTY (Program Type)' (page 20). 2 Enter Changing Language mode Pr ess the [SCRL] button. 3 S elect the language Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. Each time the button is pressed the language switches as s[...]

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    English | 23 CD/MP3/WMA/External disc control f eatures Playing External Disc Playing discs set in the optional accessory disc player connected to this unit. Pr ess the [SRC] button. Select the display for the disc player you want. Display examples: D isplay Disc player "CD2" CD player "CD CH" CD changer "MD CH" MD cha[...]

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    24 | English CD/MP3/WMA/External disc control f eatures Playing CD & MP3/WMA W hen there is no disc inserted 1 Open the panel to insert disc Pr ess the [ 0 ] button. 2 I nsert a disc. • When the faceplate has been slid open, it might interfere with the shift lever or something else. If this happens, pay attention to saf ety and move the shift[...]

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    English | 25 In CD & External disc source Repeat play Display Tr ack Repeat "(T-)Repeat ON" Disc Repeat (In Disc Changer) "D-Repeat ON" OFF "Repeat OFF" In MP3/WMA source Repeat play Display F ile Repeat "File REP ON" F older Repeat "FOLD REP ON" OFF "Repeat OFF" Scan Play Playing the [...]

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    26 | English CD/MP3/WMA/External disc control f eatures F unction of the KDC-W7027 F unction of MP3/WMA Fo lder S elect Quickly selecting the folder you want to listen to . 1 S elect the key function sec tion Pr ess the [NEXT ] button. Repeatedly press the button until "FSEL " is displayed above the [5] button. Refer to 'Notes on Mul[...]

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    English | 27 Te x t/T itle Scroll Scr olling the display ed CD text, MP3/WMA text, or MD title. Pr ess the [SCRL] button. B64-2750-00_U.S(E).Indd 27 03.11.27, 3:38:13 PM[...]

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    28 | English GSM Hands Fr ee Unit contr ol features Receiving a call Received calls can be answer ed when a GSM Hands Fr ee Unit (optional accessory) is connec ted to this unit. 1 W hen a Call is Receiv ed "HF CALL " will be displayed. 2 A cc ept a call Pr ess the [1], [3] — [6] or [NEXT ] button. S witching between the Name and T eleph[...]

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    English | 29 Phone Book Search Mode item Display Initial Select Mode "Initial" Redial Mode "Redial" 4 S elect the initial of a person to dial (In Initial S elect Mode) Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. • Initials including no corresponding name will not be displayed. 5 S witch the Name Pr ess the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. S witch[...]

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    30 | English GSM Hands Fr ee Unit contr ol features SMS (Short Message Ser vice) Mode 1 S elect the key function sec tion Pr ess the [NEXT ] button. Repeatedly press the button until "H-F" is displayed above the [2] button. Refer to 'Notes on Multi-function Key System' (page 9). 2 Enter Hands Fr ee mode Pr ess the [2] ("H-F[...]

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    English | 31 Menu system Menu Sy stem S etting during operation beep sound etc. functions. T he 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 Pr ess the [MENU] button for at least 1 second . " MENU" is displayed . 2 S[...]

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    32 | English Menu system In Standby mode Secur ity C ode Because authorization by the Security Code is r equired when it’ s removed from the v ehicle, personalizing this unit is by using the Security C ode is a help in preventing theft. • When the Security Code function is activated it can’t be released. Note, your Security Code is the 4 digi[...]

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    English | 33 When hands free unit connecting Au to Response time Adjust S etting the time from an incoming call to the automatic response. D isplay and Setting "HF WT OFF" "HF WT 1S" … "HF WT 5S" (Original setting) … "HF WT 30S" • If the time set in the GSM telephone is shorter than that set in the unit[...]

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    34 | English Menu system Co nt r ast A djustment A djusting the display contrast. D isplay and Setting "Con trast 0" … "Con trast 5" (Original setting) … "Con trast 10" Dimmer Dimming this unit’ s display automatically when the vehicle light switch is turned ON. Display Setting "Dimmer ON" The display d[...]

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    English | 35 In Standby mode Built-in Amp Mute Setting T oggles ON or OFF the mute control on the built- in amplifier . Tu rning ON this control enhances the pr eout quality. Display Setting "A MP Mute OFF" The built-in amplifier activates . "A MP Mute ON" T he built-in amplifier deactivates. B. M.S. (Bass Management Sy stem) A [...]

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    36 | English Menu system In T uner mode Au to Memory Entr y F or the operation method r efer to ' Auto Memory Entry' (page 19). AF (A lternative F requency) When poor reception is experienced , automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same program in the same RDS network with better reception. Display Setting " AF O[...]

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    English | 37 Built-in Auxiliary input Setting S et the Built-in Auxiliary Input func tion. Display Setting "A UX OFF" When selecting the source ther e’ s no Auxiliar y Input. "A UX ON" When selecting the source ther e’ s Auxiliar y Input. • This setting is done after setting 'Security Code' (page 32). F unction o[...]

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    38 | English A cc essories/ Installa tion Procedur e A cce ssories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........1 4 ..........2 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent short circuits, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - ter minal of the battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wire on t[...]

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    English | 39 C onnecting W ires to T erminals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TEL MUTE P.CONT ANT.CONT EXT.CONT FRONT AUX IN REAR SUB WOOFER Fr ont left output ( White) Fr ont right output (Red) Rear right output (Red)/ Subwoofer right output (Red) Rear left output ( White)/ Subwoofer left output ( White) Battery wire ( Y ellow) Ignition wire (Red)[...]

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    40 | English C onnecting W ires to T erminals C onnector F unc tion Guide P in Numbers for ISO Connectors C able Colour Functions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Batter y A-5 Blue/White P ower Control A-6 Orange/White Dimmer A-7 Red Ignition (ACC) A-8 Black Earth (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purple Rear Right (+) B-2 Purple/Black [...]

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    English | 41 Installation Lo cking the Backpanel to the unit If y ou want to fasten the fac eplate to the main unit so that it does not fall off . 1 Refer to the Removing the Backpanel function of the section on ' Theft Deterrent P anel' (page 17) and remove the Backpanel. 2 In sert the panel lock screws into the holes at the sides of the[...]

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    42 | English Removing the Unit Removing the hard rubber fr ame 1 Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and r emove the two locks on the upper level . Upper the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2 When the upper level is removed , remove the lower two locations. • The frame can be removed from the bottom side in the same manner[...]

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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 f ollowing table f or possible problems. G eneral ? T he pow er does not turn ON. ✔ The fuse has blown. ☞ After checking for shor t circuits in the wir es, re place the fuse with one with the sa[...]

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    T uner source ? R adio reception is poor . ✔ The car antenna is not extended. ☞ P ull the antenna out all the way . ✔ The antenna control wire is not connected. ☞ C onnect the wire correctly, ref erring to the section on 'Connecting Wir es to T erminals' . ? It isn’ t the set T raffic information sound volume . ✔ The set sound[...]

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    T he messages shown below displa y your systems condition. EJ ECT: No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer . The disc magazine is not completely loaded. ➪ L oad the disc magazine properly . No CD in the unit. ➪ I nser t the CD . No Disc: No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. ➪ L oad a disc into the disc magazine. T OC Error: N[...]

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    46 | English Specifications subject to change without notice. Specifications FM tuner section Fr equenc y range (50 kHz space) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MH z Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) : 0.7 µV /75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 1.6 µV /75 Ω Fr equenc y response (±3.0 dB) : 30 Hz – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 65 dB Selec[...]

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    B64-2750-00_U.S(E).Indd 47 03.11.27, 3:38:44 PM[...]

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    B64-2750-00_U.S(E).Indd 48 03.11.27, 3:38:45 PM[...]