Kenwood KDC-DAB41U manual

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    KDC-D AB41U KDC-D AB4551U CD-RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL AMPLI- TUNER LECTEUR DE CD B64-4833-00/01 (EW ) © 2011 Kenwood Corporation All Rights Reserved. SI DICHIARA CHE : I let tori CD con Sintonizzatore AM/FM/D AB per auto K enwood, modelli KDC-D AB41U/ KDC-D AB4551U risponde alle prescrizioni dell’art. 2 comma 1 del D .M. 28 agosto 1 995, n. 5[...]

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    2 English CONTE NTS Safety 3 Maintenanc e Prepa ration 3 How to at tach/detach the fa ceplate How to reset your uni t Remot e con trolle r Basic O peratio ns 4 Muting up on the reception of a ph one call Ge ttin g Start ed 6 Canceling the disp lay demons tration Set ting the dem onstratio n mode Adjusting th e clock Initial set tings b efore operat[...]

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    English 3 W ARNING Stop the car befo re operating the uni t. Imp ort ant to know.. . ■ T o prevent a shor t circuit, never put or l eave any metallic o bjec ts (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. ■ Caution: Adjust the volume s o that you can hear sounds o utside the c ar . Drivin g with the volume to o high may cause an accident. ?[...]

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    4 English Basic Operations LIST UPDATE Loadi ng slot Ejec ts the dis c V olume knob Deta ches the fa c eplate Displa y window USB te rm ina l Auxiliar y input jack Slide op en the cover The fo llowing indicator light s up when... ST : A stere o broadcas t is received . D: DAB serv ice is received. Flash es when change d t o Radio Dat a S ystem ser [...]

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    English 5 When you p ress or hold the fo llowing but ton(s )... Main u nit Gen eral ope ration SRC ■ T ur ns on. ■ T ur ns off i f pressed and h eld. Sele cts th e available sources (DAB, TUNER, USB or iPod, CD, A UX, ST ANDBY), if the power is t urned on. • If the source i s ready, playback also starts. “iPod ” and “CD” are selectabl[...]

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    6 English Get ting Starte d Can celi ng the d isp lay demonstration The disp lay demons tration is always turned on unless you c ancel it. When you t urn on the power (or af ter you reset the uni t) , the display sh ows: [CANCE L DEMO] [PRESS] [VOL UME KNOB] 1 Press the vo lume kno b. [YES ] is sele cted as the ini tial setup. 2 Press the vo lu[...]

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    English 7 Item Selectable setting (Preset: * ) PRES ET TYPE NORMA L *: Memori zes one s tati on or chann el for eac h prese t but ton in each b and (FM1 / FM 2/ FM3/ MW / L W/ DB1 / DB2/ DB3 ). ; MIX: Memor izes on e stat ion or ch annel fo r each pre set bu tton r egardle ss of th e selec ted b and (FM1 / FM 2/ FM3/ MW / LW / DB1/ DB2/ DB3) . KE Y[...]

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    8 English Listening to the D AB 1 Press SRC to se lec t “DAB” . 2 Press BAN D repeate dly to sel ect a b and (DB 1 , DB2 , DB3 ). 3 Press an d hold 4 / ¢ to sea rch for an ensemble. 4 Press 4 / ¢ to se lec t an ensem ble, ser vice o r compon ent to listen . ■ Press ¢ to receive ensemb le, then selec t ser vice > component in se quence. [...]

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    English 9 Contin ued to ne xt p age Item Selectable setting (Preset: * ) SEEK MODE Sele ct s the t uning mo de for 4 / ¢ bu ttons. Press 4 / ¢ . Pre ss and ho ld 4 / ¢ . AUTO1 * Sele ct a n ensemb le, ser vice or com ponent Auto matic ally searc h for an ens emble. AUTO2 S earch in t he order o f the ser vice s in the p rese t memory. – MANU A[...]

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    1 0 En glish Listening to the Radio 1 Press SRC to se lec t “T UNER” . 2 Press BAN D repeate dly to sel ect a b and (FM 1, F M2, FM3, MW /LW). 3 Press 4 / ¢ to se arch for a st ation. LIST UPDATE ■ Hold fo r about 2 se conds to memorize th e current station o r the selec ted Progr am T y pe. (Refer to [PT Y SEAR CH] on the table b elow to se[...]

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    English 1 1 Adjust [SETTINGS ] mode settings While lis tening to the ra dio... 1 Press the vo lume kno b to enter [FUNC TIO N] mode. 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [SET TINGS ] , then p ress to enter. 3 T u rn the volume k nob to make a s elec tion, th en press to conf irm . See t able bel ow for selec tion . 4 Hold to f inish the proce dure.[...]

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    1 2 English LIST UPDATE Listening to a Disc/ U SB de vice/ iP od Ejec ts the dis c. (“NO DISC” app ears and “IN” indic at or go es of f .) Deta ch the faceplate ■ Press to sele ct t rack /f ile. ■ Hold to f ast-for wards/reverses . ■ Press to sele ct ne xt fol der of Audio File/ iPod. ■ Press to sele ct ne xt dis c of CD changer (op[...]

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    English 1 3 Sel ect ing Re peat Play Press number button 4 (REP) repeate dly to make a se lec tion. Audio CD : TR ACK REP EAT , REPEA T O FF Audio File : FILE REPEA T, FOLDER REPEA T, REP EAT OFF iPod : FILE REPEA T, REP EA T OFF CD changer : T RACK REPEA T , DISC REPEA T , REP EA T OFF Selecting Random Play Press number button 3 (ALL RDM) rep eate[...]

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    1 4 English Play ing a song o n the pla ylist 1 Press number button 5 (MEM O MY LIST) to disp lay the playlist . “MY PLA YLIS T” appears . 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect the s ong you want , then press to co nfir m. ■ Rando m play cannot b e per forme d during playb ack of a song in th e playlist . De letin g a song on th e playl ist 1 [...]

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    English 1 5 Adjust [SETTINGS ] mode settings While lis tening to an iP od or K ENWOOD Music Editor me dia ... 1 Press the vo lume kno b to enter [FUNC TIO N] mode. 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [SETTINGS] , then pre ss to enter . 3 T u rn the volume k nob to make a sel ecti on, then p ress to conf irm. See th e following tab le for sele ctio[...]

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    1 6 Eng lish Handling discs ■ Do not touch th e recording sur face of the disc. ■ Do not s tick tape etc. on th e disc, or use a disc with t ape stu ck on it. ■ Do not use any a c cessori es for the disc. ■ Clean from th e cen ter of the disc an d move outward. ■ Clean the disc w ith a dry sili c on or s oft cloth. Do n ot use any solvent[...]

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    English 1 7 ■ T y pe of control av ailable varie s dependin g on the t ype o f c onne cted iPod. For det ails, see above URL . ■ The wo rd “iP od ” appearing in this manual indicates the iPod or iPho ne connec ted to this unit with a conne ction c able, K CA- iP 1 02 ( optional accessor y) . ■ If you st art play back af ter connec ting th[...]

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    1 8 En glish Opera tion of Hands- F ree P honing LIST UPDATE ■ Press and ho ld to ent er Bluetoot h mode. ■ Press to answer an incoming call. ■ Press and ho ld for about 2 s econds to memor ize the current phone numb er . ■ Press bri efl y to recall memo rized ph one number. Step 2 . Conn ectio n If you have regis tered 2 or more cell - pho[...]

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    English 1 9 Contin ued to ne xt p age Ma king a C all 1 Press and h old the volu me kno b to enter Blue tooth mo de. 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect a d ialing metho d, then pre ss to enter . ■ Oper ation metho d of each mode is desc ribed belo w . – “PHONE BO OK” : Calling a Numb er in the Pho ne Bo ok – “OUTGOING” / “ INC OMI[...]

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    20 English Reg isterin g to the Prese t Dial N umbe r (Prese t Mem ory) 2 Enter the ph one numb er with refe rence to the foll owing: Dial a number/ Calling a number in th e call log / Calling a number in the Pho ne Book 3 Press and h old numb er but ton ( 1 – 6 ) for abo ut 2 seco nds. Make a Voice D iali ng Call 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel[...]

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    English 2 1 Down loadi ng th e Phone Bo ok T o download automatically If the cell- phone supp or ts a phon e book sy nchronizatio n functi on, the phon e bo ok is downloa ded automaticall y after Bluetooth conne ction. ■ Set ting on the cell -phone may b e required. ■ If no pho ne boo k data is found in the unit even af ter the completion of do[...]

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    22 English Bluetooth Setup Reg iste ring Bl ueto oth Dev ice (Pai rin g) Reg isteri ng from B lueto oth devi ces 1 Press SRC to tur n on the power. 2 Star t registe ring this unit by op erating the Blu etooth dev ice. By op erating the Blueto oth device, register the hands-f ree unit (pairin g) . S elec t “KCA- BT30 0” or “KCA- BT200 ” from[...]

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    English 23 Contin ued to ne xt p age Se lec ting t he Bl ueto oth Dev ice 1 Press and h old the volu me kno b to enter Blue tooth mo de. 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [SETTINGS] , then pre ss to enter . 3 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [P AIRING] , then press to e nter . 4 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [PH ONE SELECT ] or [AU D IO S[...]

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    24 English 8 “EN TER 2” is displaye d. When a b eep is heard , say the same vo ice tag as that you said i n step 7 within 2 s econds . “COMP LE TE” is displayed. 9 Press the vo lume kno b to return to s tep 5. ■ Set the voi ce tag for all the 5 catego ries. If the voice ta g is not registered fo r all the catego ries, the Phon e book may [...]

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    English 25 Item Selectable setting (Preset: * ) MIC GA IN –3 — 0 * — +3 : Adjus t the s ensit ivit y of the b uilt-in mic ropho ne for a tel ephone c all. Adjus t the voic e of calle r . Set tin g to “ +” increa ses th e voice volum e. NR LE VEL –3 — 0 * — + 3: Reduce t he nois es gen erated b y surro unding e nvironm ent wit hout c[...]

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    26 English SMS ( Short Message Service ) Down load ing t he SMS 1 Press and h old the volu me kno b to enter Blue tooth mo de. 2 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [SETTINGS] , then pre ss to enter . 3 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [S MS DOWNL OAD ] , th en press to enter. 4 Start downloading ■ During do wnloading: “DOWNL OADI NG ” is di[...]

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    English 27 ■ T o e xit Bluetooth m ode, press SRC . ■ The un opene d message is disp layed at the be ginning of the list. O ther mess ages are displayed in th e order of reception . ■ The SMS that has ar rived when th e cell- phon e is not linked with Blu etooth cannot be displaye d. Downl oad the SMS. ■ The sh or t message c annot be displ[...]

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    28 English Fu n c t i o n s e t t i n g s 1 Press SRC to se lec t a source oth er than “STANDBY” . 2 Press the vo lume kno b to enter [FUNC TIO N] mode. 3 T ur n the volume k nob to sel ect [A UD I O CO N TR O L] or [SETTINGS] , then pre ss to enter. 4 T u rn the volume k nob to make a s elec tion, th en press to conf irm . ■ See t able bel o[...]

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    English 29 Item Selectable setting (Preset: * ) VOLUME O FFSET –8 — 0 * — +8 (f or AU X) ; – 8 — 0 * ( fo r other so urces) : Prese ts th e volume adju stme nt level of each sou rce. The volume l evel will auto matic ally increas e or dec rease whe n you chang e the sour ce. (Befo re making an adju stm ent, sel ec t the sou rce you want t[...]

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    30 English Installation/ connec tion Par t list: A F aceplate ................................................................... (×1 ) B Escu t che on ..............................................................(×1 ) C Mounting sl eeve ................................................... (× 1 ) D Wirin g har ness ..............................[...]

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    English 3 1 ■ When o nly two sp eakers are being connec ted to the sys tem, c onne ct the connec tors either to both the f ront output terminals or to both the rear ou tput terminals (do not mix front and rear). ■ Mounting and wiring thi s product requir es skills and e xperien ce . For s afety ’s sake, leave this work to professi onals. If y[...]

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    32 English STEERING WHEEL REMOTE INPUT MUTE ANT . CONT P .CONT REMOTE CONT L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Antenna Cord FM/ AM antenna input (JASO) DAB ant enna input (SMB ) (“DAB ANT POWER” page 7) USB c onne ctor AUX input (S tereo) Use the mini- plug (3.5 mm ø ) cabl e which is stereo t yp e and does not have any resist ance. Pin Color [...]

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    English 33 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 Inst alling t he unit Removing the unit 1 Det ach the face plate A . 2 Engag e the catch pin on th e removal tools E i nto the holes o n both sides of the escu tcheon B , then p ull it out. 3 Inser t the rem oval tools E d eepl y into the slot s on each side, the n follow the arrows ins truc tions as shown on th e rig[...]

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    34 English Inst allatio n the DAB antenn a ( KD C -DAB41 U onl y ) CA UT ION ■ This f ilm ant enna is exclusi vely for use inside the vehicle. ■ Do not ins tall at the followin g locations: – Where it may bl ock driver ’ s view – Where it may ob struc t operati on of safet y devi c es such as air b ags – On movab le glass sur face such [...]

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    English 35 Contin ued to ne xt p age 15 0 m m 70 mm * 1 Antenna film F Ear th shee t Ear th shee t Amplifier G Amplifier G Fro nt p ill ar Whe n install ing the a ntenna o n the lef t sid e Whe n install ing the a ntenna on t he right side Antenna film F 15 0 m m 70 mm * 1 Det ermi ning t he ant enna i nsta llat ion lo cat ion Antenna Instal lation[...]

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    36 English 7 Match the p rotrusion of the a mplif ier G with the 5 o n the antenna f ilm F and paste . ■ Do not touch the fe eder terminal or th e past ing surf ace ( adhesi ve side) of the amplifier. When i nstalling th e antenna on the ri ght side Antenna film F Ear th shee t Match the protrusion w ith 5 Amplifier G When i nstalling the a ntenn[...]

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    English 37 Contin ued to ne xt p age T roubleshooting Sy mpt om R em ed y/Cau se Sou nd cannot b e heard. Adjus t the volu me to the op timum leve l. / Check t he cords an d connec tio ns. “PROT ECT” a ppear s and no op erati ons can be done. Che ck to be sur e the ter minals of th e speaker lead s are covere d with ins ulating t ape prop erly,[...]

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    38 English Sy mpt om R em ed y/Cau se Corr ec t charac ter s are not di splayed (e.g. album name ). This u nit can o nly display l ett ers (upper c ase), number s, and a limit ed numb er of symbo ls. Bluetooth Sy mpt om R em ed y/Cau se The ha nds-f ree ta lk volume is lo w . The ha nds-f ree ta lk volume ca n be adjus ted in depend ently. Adjus t [...]

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    English 39 Sy mpt om R em ed y/Cau se The s ound f rom the B luetoo th audio play er is discontinuous. ■ Anot her Blue tooth d evice is af f ect ing the B lueto oth commun icati on. T urn o ff anot her Blue tooth de vice. Move an other Blu etoot h device aw ay from t his unit . ■ Anot her Blue tooth d evice or p rofile i s used f or commun icat[...]

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    40 English Specif ications DAB tuner s ec tion Freq uenc y range: L Ban d: 1 45 2.960 MHz — 14 90.624 MHz Band III: 1 7 4.928 MHz — 23 9.200 MH z Sensitivity: - 100 dBm Signal-to- Noise ratio: 80 dB FM tuner s ect ion Freq uenc y rang e (50 kHz spa ce) : 87 .5 MHz — 108.0 MHz Usab le sen sitiv ity (S/ N= 26 dB): 1 V / 75 Ω Qui eting s en[...]

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    English 4 1 Inf ormat ion on D isp osal o f Old Electri cal a nd El ectronic Equipment and B atte ries (ap plic able f or EU co untr ies th at have adop ted sep arate wa ste col lec tion s ystem s ) Produc ts and b atteries w ith the sy mbol (crossed- out whe eled bin) cannot b e disposed as h ousehold waste . Old ele ctric al and elec tronic equip[...]

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