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    © B64-3266-00/00 (EW/EN/E2W/E2N) CD-RECEIVER KDC-W534 KDC-W534Y INSTR UCTION MANU AL B64-3266-00_English.Indd 1 B64-3266-00_English.Indd 1 05.10.21 9:51:22 AM 05.10.21 9:51:22 AM[...]

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    2 | English Con tents Safety precautions 3 Notes 4 About AA C, MP3 and WMA 6 About CDs 7 General featur es 8 Pow er Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator System Q Audio Control Audio Setup Speaker Setting Switching Display Dimmer Control Theft Deterrent F aceplate TEL Mute T uner fea tures 13 T uning T uning Mode (KDC-W534Y ) Station Pr eset Memor[...]

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    English | 3 Safety precautions Do Not Load 8 cm (3 in.) CDs in the CD slot If you tr y to load a 8 cm (3 in.) CD with its adapter into the unit, the adapter might separate from the CD and damage the unit. Lens F ogging When you turn on the car heater in cold weather , dew or condensation may form on the lens in the CD player of the unit. Called len[...]

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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. • If the unit fails to operate properly , press the Reset button. The unit returns to factory settings when th[...]

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    English | 5 This Pr oduct is not installed by the manufac turer of a vehicle on the production line, nor by the professional importer of a vehicle into an EU Member State. Information on Disposal of Old Electrical and Electronic Equipment (applicable for EU countries that ha ve adopted separat e waste collection systems) Pr oducts with the symbol ([...]

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    6 | English About AA C, MP3 and WMA The playable AAC/MP3/WMA file (her eafter called Audio file) and the media format has the f ollowing limitation. The Audio file, which is not conforming to the specification, may not play normally , or the file and folder names may not display correctly . Playable A udio file • AAC, MP3, WM A • Attach the cor[...]

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    English | 7 Handling CDs • Do not 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 reading the caution items on the package etc. • Do not stick tape etc. on the CD , or use a CD with tape stuck on it. When using a new CD If the CD center hole or outside rim ha[...]

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    8 | English General fea tures Powe r T urning ON the P ower Press the [SRC] button. T urning OFF the P ower Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. V olume Increasing V olume T urn the [ VOL] knob clockwise. Decreasing V olume T urn the [ VOL] knob counterclockwise. Attenua tor T urning the volume down quickly . Press the [ A T T ] button. E[...]

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    English | 9 Sy stem Q Selecting the best sound setting preset for different types of music. 1 Select the source to set Press the [SRC] button. 2 Select the Sound type Press the [ Q] button. When you press the button once , the current sound setting is displayed. Each time you press the button, the sound setting alternates. Sound setting Display Nat[...]

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    10 | English General fea tures Audio Setup Setting the Sound system, such as Volume offset and Loudness. 1 Select the source to adjust Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Audio 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 altern[...]

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    English | 11 Dimmer Con trol Y ou can lower the brightness of the display by using the dimmer function. Press the [DIM] button f or at least 1 second. Each time you press the button f or 1 second, the Dimmer control turns ON or OFF . When the Dimmer control is ON, "DIM ON" is displayed. Switching Displa y Changing the information display [...]

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    12 | English General fea tures Theft Deterrent F aceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the F aceplate 1 Press the Release butt on. Drop open the faceplate. 2 Drawing the fac eplate to left side pull it to forward and remov e it. • The faceplate is a precision piece of equipment and[...]

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    English | 13 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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    14 | English T uner features 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 the desired [1] — [6] butt on for at least 2 seconds. The preset [...]

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    English | 15 RDS featur es F unction of the KDC-W534 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"[...]

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    16 | English RDS featur es F unction of the KDC-W534 Progr am T ype preset Putting the Pr ogram Type in the P reset button memory and quick recall. Presetting the Progr am T ype 1 Select the Program T ype to preset Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 16). 2 Preset the Progr am T ype Press the desired [1] — [6] butt on for at least 2 seconds[...]

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    English | 17 Changing Language for PTY Function Selecting the Program T ype display language. 1 Enter PTY mode Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 16). 2 Enter Changing Language mode Press the [TI] button. 3 Select the language Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. Each time you push the knob, the language alternates between the langu[...]

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    18 | English CD play er featur es Playing CD & A udio file When there is no disc inserted 1 Drop open the faceplate Press the Release button. 2 Insert a disc. 3 Push the facepla te on the left side, and return it to its former position. • When the faceplate has been dropped open, it might interfere with the shift lever or other vehicle functi[...]

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    English | 19 F ast Forwarding and Re versing F ast Forwarding Hold down towar d [ ¢ ] with the Control knob. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Reversing Hold down towar d [ 4 ] with the Control knob. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. • There is no sound while the Audio file is being searched. • Y ou cannot f[...]

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    20 | English CD play er featur es F unction of Audio file Folder Select Quickly selecting the folder you want to hear . 1 Enter F older Selec t mode Press the [F .SEL] button. "FOLD SEL " is displayed. During Select mode the folder information is displayed as shown below . Folder name displa y Displays the current folder name . 2 Select t[...]

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    English | 21 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 f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed . 2 Selec[...]

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    22 | English Menu system In Standby mode T ouch Sensor T one Setting the operation check sound (beep sound) ON/OFF . Display Setting "BEEP ON" Beep is heard. "BEEP OFF" B eep canceled. In Standby mode Manual Clock Adjustment • Y ou can do this adjustment when the <Synchronize Clock> (page 22) is set as OFF . 1 Select Clo[...]

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    English | 23 In Audio file source Supreme Setting When AAC, MP3 or WMA files encoded at a low bit rate (less than 96kbps (fs=32k, 44.1k, 48kH z)) are played , this function restores their high frequency region to approach the sound quality of equivalents of these files encoded at a high bit rate. P rocessing is optimized for the compr ession format[...]

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    24 | English Menu system F unction of the KDC-W534 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 func[...]

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    English | 25 In Standby mode Po wer OFF Timer Setting the timer to turn this unit’ s power OFF automatically when Standby mode continues. Using this setting can save the v ehicle’ s battery power . Display Setting "OFF – – –" Po wer OFF Timer function is OFF . "OFF 20M" (Original setting) T urns the power OFF after 20 [...]

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    26 | English Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........1 4 ..........2 5 ..........1 6 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent short circuits, remov e the key from the ignition and disconnect the - terminal of the battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit[...]

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    English | 27 Connecting W ires to T erminals P.CONT ANT.CONT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REMO. CONT MUTE 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 system, consult your navigation manual. Wiring harness (Accessory 1[...]

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    28 | English Connecting W ires to T erminals Connector F unc tion Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour F unctions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Battery A-5 Blue/White P ower Control A-7 Red Ignition (AC C ) A-8 Black Ear th (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purple Rear Right (+) B-2 Purple/Black Rear Right (–) B-3 Gray[...]

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    English | 29 Screwing the F acepla te on the Unit If you want to fasten the faceplate to the main unit so that it does not fall off . 1 Ref er to the section <Removing the hard rubber frame> (page 30) and then remove the hard rubber frame. 2 Drop open the faceplat e by pressing the Release button. 3 Tighten the scr ew (ø2 × 5 mm) (Accessory[...]

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    30 | English Removing the Unit Removing the hard rubber fr ame 1 Engage the catch pins on the r emoval tool and remove 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 r emoved, remove the lower two locations. • The frame can be removed from the bottom side in the same manner[...]

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    English | 31 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 following table f or possible problems. General ? The pow er does not turn ON. ✔ The fuse has blo wn. ☞ After checking for shor t circuits in the wires , replace the fuse with one wi[...]

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    32 | English Disc source ? The specified disc does not play , but another one plays instead . ✔ The specified CD is quit e dir ty. ☞ Clean the CD. ✔ The disc is sev erely scratched. ☞ T r y another disc instead. ? Can ’t remove disc . ✔ The cause is that mor e than 10 minutes has elapsed since the vehicle ACC swit ch was turned OFF . ?[...]

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    English | 33 The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. TOC ERR: The CD is quite dirty. The CD is upside- down. The CD is scratched a lot. ➪ Clean the CD and load it correctly. E-05: The CD is upside -down. ➪ Load the CD correctly. E-99: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason. ➪ Press the reset button on the unit. If the &q[...]

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    34 | English Specifications subject to change without notice. WMA decode : Compliant with Windows Media Audio AAC decode : AAC-L C " .m4a" files Audio section Maximum output power : 50 W x 4 (KDC-W534Y ) : 45 W x 4 (KDC-W534) Output power (DIN 45324, +B=14.4V ) : 30 W x 4 (KDC-W534Y ) : 28 W x 4 (KDC-W534) Speaker impedance : 4 - 8 Ω T o[...]

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