Kenwood KDC-MP443U manual

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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-MP5043U KDC-MP543U KDC-MP443U INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4439-00/00 (MW) B64-4439-00_00_M_English.indd 1 B64-4439-00_00_M_English.indd 1 08.9.24 1:53:09 PM 08.9.24 1:53:09 PM[...]

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    2 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U Con te nt s Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 General functions T uner functions Disc & Audio file play functions Menu Sy stem 6 Clock/ Display Settings 7 Manual Clock Adjustment T ext Display Selection Auxiliary I nput Display Setting Music disc/Audio file Oper ation 8 Music Search Music Search for iP od Al[...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the follo wing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first t[...]

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    4 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U Gene ral func tio ns Power/Source S ele c t but ton: [S R C] T ur ns on the power. When th e power is on, the s ource switches b etw een T un er (“ TU NER” ) , USB or iPod* 1 (“US B” or “iPo d” ), CD (“CD” ) , Auxiliar y inpu t (“ AU X” ), and Standby (“S T AND BY” ) each time this bu [...]

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    English | 5 wire to your telephone using a commer cial telephone accessory. Refer to <Connecting Wires to Terminals> (page 18). T u ner func tio ns FM band: [FM +] Switches bet we en FM 1 , FM2, and FM 3 each tim e the [F M+ ] button is pres sed. AM ba nd: [AM–] Switches to AM. T unin g: [ 4 ]/ [ ¢ ] Changes the frequenc y . ⁄ • Use th[...]

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    6 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U *F actor y setting * 1 F unction of KDC-MP5043U/ MP543U Displayed item is depending on currently selected source or mode. The mar k in Condition column shows the condition to which the item is displayed . : Can be set in other than standby state. : Can be set in standby state. : Can be set while Audio file so[...]

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    English | 7 Clock/ Display Settings T ext Display Selection Changes displayed information on each sour ce following; 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 “T -TITLE” Play time & T rack number “P- TIME” Cloc[...]

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    8 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U Music disc/ Audio file Opera tion F unction of Audio file/ Internal CD source Music Search Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played now . 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the Search button. “SEARCH” is displayed. Displays the current Audio file name. 2 Search for musi[...]

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    English | 9 F unction of KDC-MP5043U/ MP543U Basic Operation of Disc Changer ( Optional) Selecting CD changer source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “CD CH” display. Music search Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Disc Search Press the [F M+] or [AM–] button. Playing the C urrent Song or Disc Repeatedly (Repeat play) Press the [4] button. P[...]

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    10 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U T uner Operation Fr equenc y Step Setting Changing the tuning frequency step. The original setting is FM band 50 kHz, and AM band 9 kHz. 1 T urn the power OFF Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. 2 Switch the frequency step While pressing the [1] and [5] buttons , press the [SRC] button. Release yo[...]

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    English | 11 Deactivating Security Code T o deactivate the Securit y Code function. 1 Select Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ST ANDBY ” display . 2 Enter Menu mode Press the Search button f or at least 1 second. “MENU” is displayed. 3 Select Security Code mode Press the [F M+] or [AM–] button. Select the “CODE CLR” display[...]

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    12 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U Audio C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Audio Contr ol items; Adjustment Item Display Range Subwoofer level “SW L ” –15 — +15 Bass Boost “B.BOOST”/ “B.B” “1”/”2”/“OFF” ( The indicator turns on accor ding to the setting.) System Q “NA TURAL ”/ “ROCK”/ “POPS”/ “EASY?[...]

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    English | 13 Basic Operations of remote con trol General con trol Vo lu m e c o nt r o l : [VOL] Sou rce se lec t: [S R C] Volume re duce: [A TT] When th e but ton is presse d again, the vo lume returns to the previous level . In Audio c ontrol Audi o item s ele c t: [AUD ] Adjust t he Aud io item : [V OL] ⁄ • Refer to <Audio C ontrol> (p[...]

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    14 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U Appendix About Audio file • Playable A udio file MP3 (.mp3), WM A (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file f ormat ISO 9660 Lev el 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name. • Playable USB devic e USB mass storage class • Playable USB devic e file system F A T16, F A T32 • iP od Pl[...]

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    English | 15 For oper ating K CA-BT100 ( Optional) T o control KCA-BT100, operate as follows; T o mak e setting for <Selecting the Dialing Mode>, select <Menu system> (page 6). Pressing the [AUD] knob for at least 1 second after selecting the "D.MODE" it em allows you to enter the dialing method selection mode. T o exit from d[...]

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    16 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U The marking of products using lasers (Exc ept for some areas) CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The label is attached to the chassis/case and says that the component uses laser beams that have been classified as Class 1. It means that the unit is utilizing laser beams that are of a weaker class. There is no danger of ha[...]

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    English | 17 Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........4 4 ..........4 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiring[...]

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    18 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U P .CONT ANT . CONT MUTE Connecting Wires to T erminals Battery Ground wire (Black) - ( T o car chassis) FM/AM antenna input F use (10A) Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) Ignition wire (Red) Battery wire ( Y ellow) ACC Car fuse box If no connections are made, do not let the wire come out from the tab . T o front [...]

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    English | 19 Installation/Remo ving the Unit non-Japanese cars Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. ⁄ • Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound may skip). Japanese cars 1 Ref er to the section <Rem[...]

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    20 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U T roubleshoot ing Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subw oofer . • Cannot set up the low pass filter . • No output from the subwoofer . ▲ • <Subwoofer output> of <Basic Operation> (page 4) is not set to On. • P [...]

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    English | 21 T roubleshoot ing Guide The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. TOC ERR: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. • The CD is quite dirt y. The CD is upside - down. The CD is scratched a lot. E-05: The disc is unreadable. E-77: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason. ➪ Press the r eset button on the u[...]

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    22 | KDC-MP5043U/ KDC-MP543U/ KDC-MP443U Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Fr equency range 200 kHz space : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz 50 kHz space : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 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 dB)[...]