Kenwood KDC-W4537UY manual

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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-W4737U KDC-W4737UY KDC-W4537U KDC-W4537UY INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-3546-00/00 (EW/E2W) B64-3546-00_English.indd 1 B64-3546-00_English.indd 1 06.12.26 11:25:15 AM 06.12.26 11:25:15 AM[...]

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    2 | English Con tents Safety precautions 3 Notes 4 General featur es 7 Pow er Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator Audio Control Audio Setup Speaker Setting Subwoofer Output Switching Display Theft Deterrent F aceplate TEL Mute T uner fea tures 12 T uning Direct Access T uning Station Pr eset Memor y Auto Memory Entr y Pr eset Tuning RDS featur e[...]

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    English | 3 Safety precautions 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. • 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 Notes • 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 About Audio file • Playable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma), W AV (.wav) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file forma t ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, L ong file name. • Playable USB device USB mass storage class, iP od with KCA-iP200 • Playable USB device file sy stem F A T16, F A T32 Al[...]

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    6 | English Notes Handling CDs • Do not touch the recor ding sur face of the CD. • Do not stick tape etc. on the CD , or use a CD with tape stuck on it. • Do not use disc type accessories. • Clean from the cent er of the disc and move outward. • When removing CDs fr om this unit, pull them out horizontally . • If the CD center hole or o[...]

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    English | 7 General fea tures Powe r T urning ON the P ower Press the [SRC] button. ⁄ • When the power is ON, the <Security Code> (page 24) is displayed as "CODE ON" or "C ODE OFF" . T urning OFF the P ower Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. Selecting the S ource Press the [SRC] button. Source required Disp[...]

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    8 | English General fea tures 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. Audio C ontrol 1 Select the source to adjust Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter A udio Control mode Press the [VO[...]

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    English | 9 Audio Setup Setting the Sound system, such as Cross over Network. 1 Select the source to adjust Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter A udio Setup mode Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second. 3 Select the Audio Setup item to adjust Press the [VOL] knob. Each time you press the knob, the item to be adjusted alternates between the items sho[...]

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    10 | English General fea tures Switching Displa y Changing the information display ed. 1 Enter S witching Display mode Press the [DISP] button f or at least 1 second. "DISP SEL " is displayed. 2 Select the Display item Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. In T uner source Information Display Progr am Ser vice name or Fr equency ([...]

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    English | 11 TEL Mute The audio system automatically mutes when a call comes in. When a call comes in "CALL " is displayed. The audio system pauses. Listening to the audio during a call Press the [SRC] button. The "CALL " display disappears and the audio system comes back ON. When the call ends Hang up the phone. The "CALL [...]

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    12 | English T uner features 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 to[...]

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    English | 13 ⁄ • Y ou can enter the FM band fr equenc y in steps of a minimum of 0.1 MHz. Station Pr eset Memor y Putting a station in the memory. 1 Select the band Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. 2 Select the frequency to put in the memor y Push the Contr ol knob towards [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ]. 3 Put the frequency in the memory Press th[...]

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    14 | English RDS featur es T raffic Information Changing to traffic information automatically when a traffic bulletin starts even when you are not listening to the radio . Press the [TI] button. Each time you press the button, the Traffic information function turns ON and OFF . When traffic information is ON, "TI" indicator is ON. When a [...]

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    English | 15 PTY (Progr am T ype) Selecting the Program T ype and searching for a station. 1 Enter PTY mode Press the [PTY ] button. During PT Y mode the "PT Y" indicator is ON. ⁄ • This function cannot be used during a traffic bulletin or AM reception. 2 Select the Program Type Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. Each time you[...]

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    16 | English RDS featur es Changing Language for PTY F unc tion Selecting the Program T ype display language. 1 Enter PTY mode Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 15). 2 Enter Changing Language mode Press the [TI] button. 3 Select the language Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. Each time you push the knob, the language alternates betw[...]

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    English | 17 CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures 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 [ 38 ] button. Each time you press the button, the audio pauses or plays. E[...]

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    18 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures Playing USB (iP od*) device When the USB devic e is not connected Connect the USB device Playback of the file contained in the USB device starts. When the USB devic e is connected Select USB source Press the [SRC] button. Select the "USB" (or "iPod") display [...]

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    English | 19 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. ⁄ • The accurate play time is not displayed during fast forwarding or reversing of the Audio file. Music Search Swi[...]

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    20 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures T rack/File/Disc/F older Repeat Replaying the music, disc in the Disc changer or Audio file folder y ou are listening to . Press the [REP] button. Each time you press the button, the Repeat P lay alternates between the modes shown in the tables below . In CD & External disc [...]

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    English | 21 F unction of KDC-W4737U/KDC-W4737UY F unction of iPod File select Selecting the music you want to listen to from the iPod . 1 Enter File Select mode Press the [F .SEL] button. Select the "F-SEL " display . 2 Search for a music Select the categor y item using the Contr ol knob. Operation type Operation Movement between items P[...]

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    22 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures F unction of non-iPod File Select 2 mode Select the target folder within the folders containing audio files. The folder which c ontains playable audio files is only displayed . 1 Enter Folder Select 2 mode Press the [F .SEL] button twice. Select the "F-SEL2" display. F[...]

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    English | 23 Menu system Menu Sy stem Setting beep sound during operation, etc. functions. The Menu system basic operation method is explained here. The reference for the Menu items and their setting content is after this operation explanation. 1 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button. "MENU" is displayed . 2 S elect the menu item Push t[...]

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    24 | English Menu system In Standby mode Security Code Activating the Security Code disables the usage of audio unit by someone else. Once the Security Code is activated, the entry of authorized Security Code is requir ed to turn on the audio unit when it is removed fr om the vehicle. Indication of this Security Code activation prevents your pr eci[...]

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    English | 25 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 the minutes Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. 4 Exit Clock adjustment mode Press the [MENU] button. In Standby mode Synchr onize Clock Synchronizing the RDS [...]

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    26 | English Menu system In Standby mode Switching Pr eout Alternating the preout between the rear and subwoofer . ( With the subwoofer the sound outputs without being effected by fader control .) Display Setting "SWPRE R" Rear preout . "SWPRE SW" Subwoofer pr eout. In Audio file source Supreme Setting When AAC, MP3 or WMA files[...]

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    English | 27 AF (A lternative F requency) When the reception is poor , automatically alternate to another frequency broadcasting the same program in the same RDS network with better reception. Display Setting " AF ON" The AF function is ON. " AF OFF" The AF function is OFF . When the AF function is ON, the "RDS" indica[...]

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    28 | English Menu system Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selecting the display when alternating to Auxiliary input source. 1 S elect Auxiliary input source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " A UX"/" AUX EXT" display . 2 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button. "MENU" is displayed . 3 S elect Auxiliary input display s[...]

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    English | 29 F unction of KDC-W4737U/KDC-W4737UY In Standby mode Built-in Auxiliary input Setting Set the Built-in Auxiliary Input func tion. Display Setting " AUX OFF" When selecting the sourc e there ’ s no Auxiliary Input. " AUX ON" When selecting the source ther e’ s Auxiliar y Input. In Standby mode Po wer OFF Timer Set[...]

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    30 | English Basic Operations of r emote contr ol Accessory of the KDC-W4737UY/KDC-W4537UY 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 ins[...]

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    English | 31 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 8) for the operation method, such as the procedures f or Audio control and others operations. In T uner S ourc e [FM]/ [ AM] buttons Selects the band. Each time you press the [F M] butt[...]

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    32 | English Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent shor t circuits, r emove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - terminal of the battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wire on the wiring harness. 4. T ak e Connector B on the wiring[...]

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    English | 33 Connecting W ires to T erminals Ê1/ * °" /  / °" / £ Ó Î { x È Ç n £ Ó Î { x È Ç n Ê,"°" / 18Ê Battery wire ( Y ellow) Ignition wire (Red) FM/AM antenna input Antenna Cord (ISO) Antenna Conversion A daptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory 3 ) T o connect the Kenwood navigation sy[...]

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    34 | English Connector F unc tion Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour Functions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Batter y A-5 Blue/Whit e Power C ontrol A-6 Orange/Whit e Dimmer A-7 Red Ignition (AC C ) A-8 Black Earth (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purple Rear Right (+) B-2 Purple/Black Rear Right (–) B-3 Gray F ront[...]

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    English | 35 Installation Fir ewall or metal suppor t Screw (M4X8) (commercially available) Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Metal mounting strap (commercially available) 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 th[...]

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    36 | 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 28) • AUX cannot be used when the KCA-iP200 is connected. ! • Cannot set up the subwoof er . • Cannot set up subwoofer phase . • No outp[...]

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    English | 37 USB device sourc e ? The USB devic e is not detected. ✔ The USB connector is disconnected. ☞ Connect the connector of the USB device properly . ? The USB devic e does not play its audio files. ✔ The USB connector is disconnected. ☞ Connect the connector of the USB device properly . The messages shown belo w display your systems[...]

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    38 | English IN (Blink): The CD player section is not operating properly . ➪ Reinsert the CD. If the CD cannot be ejected or the display continues to flash even when the CD has been properly reinserted, please switch off the power and consult your nearest service center . PROTECT: The speaker wire has a short-circuit or touches the chassis of the[...]

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    English | 39 Specifications FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kH z space) : 87.5 MH z – 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) : 0.7 μV /75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 1.6 μV /75 Ω Fr equency response (±3.0 dB) : 30 H z – 15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 65 dB Selectivity (DIN)(±400 kH z) : ≥ 80 dB Stereo separatio[...]

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