Kenwood KDV-Z960 manual

KD V -Z930 KD V -Z940 KD V -Z960 © B64-2069-10 (M/X/C) (TKR) D VD-RECEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL This player has been designed to play back the DVD software which has been encoded for specific region areas. It cannot play back the DVD software encoded for other region areas than the region areas for which it has been designed. DIGITAL VIDEO COMPACT[...]

— 2 — English Contents Safety precautions ......................3 Handling discs .............................6 Before Use ...................................8 General features Power .....................................................10 V olume....................................................10 Attenuator...................................[...]

— 3 — T o prevent injury and/or fire, take the following precautions: • Insert the unit all the way until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fly out of place during collisions and other jolts. • When extending the ignition, battery or ground cables, make sure to use automotive-grade cables or other cables with an area of 0.75mm 2[...]

— 4 — English • 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, contact your local KENWOOD[...]

— 5 — • The illustrations of the display and the panel appearing in this manual are examples used to explain more clearly how the controls are used. Therefore, what appears on the display in the illustrations may differ from what appears on the display on the actual equipment, and some of the illustrations on the display may represent somethi[...]

— 6 — English Handling Discs Playing a Disc that is dirty , scratched or warped can cause the sound to skip and the unit to operate incorrectly , resulting in worsened sound quality . T ake the following precautions to prevent your Discs from getting scratched or damaged. Handling Discs • Do not touch the recorded side of the Disc (i.e., the [...]

— 7 — Do Not Load CD Accessories in Slot Do not use commercially available CD accessories that can be loaded into the disc slot, such as stabilisers, protective sheets, or CD cleaning discs, since they can cause the unit to malfunction. Removing the Disc Only remove the disc from the machine in a horizontal direction. Y ou may damage the surfac[...]

— 8 — English Before Use This player has been designed to play back the DVD software which has been encoded for specific region areas. It cannot play back the DVD software encoded for other region areas than the region areas for which it has been designed. KDV -Z930 will playback any disc whose region number is (or ). KDV -Z940 will playback an[...]

— 9 — playback only , while some are P .B.C.-compatible and are capable of various special playback control operations. This player can play both of these VCDs. MPEG: Moving Picture Expert Group (DVD, VCD) This is an international standard for digital video and audio compression and decompression in media. Dolby Digital This is a digital audio [...]

Increasing V olume: Press the u button to turn up the volume. Decreasing V olume: Press the d button to turn down the volume. V olume T urning on the power: Press the SRC button. T urn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. T urning off the power: Hold down the PWR OFF button for one second or more. The status of the Code Securi[...]

• The mode switches to the next mode from any mode which cannot be used. • The external disc control mode will differ depending on the unit that is connected. • Y ou cannot use the AUX input function of the optional switching adapter KCA-S210A if this unit is connected with the KCA- S210A. Selecting A UX-name display Holding down the DISP but[...]

This function switches the type of information on the upper part display when the display mode is "Display T ype A" or "Display T ype B" . Press the S.A button to enter the display control mode. Each time you press the 4 or ¢ button, the upper part display changes as follows: In T uner mode: Displaying Frequencies: Hold down th[...]

In External disc control mode: • Y ou can give names to discs through the presetting disc name function (page 50). Note that depending on the unit, display may not be possible. • If you try to display the name of a disc that does not have one, "NO NAME" is displayed instead. • When there is an attempt to display the title of a disc [...]

In DVD mode: In VCD/CD mode: In External disc control mode: Spectrum Analyzer Spectrum Analyzer + Clock Date + Function indicator Disc T itle (Units featuring CD text/MD only) + Function indicator T rack T itle (Units featuring CD text/MD only) + Function indicator Disc name (DNPS) (only when being preset) + Function indicator Date + Function indic[...]

This function switches the type of information on the display when the display mode is "Display T ype C". Each time you press the S.A button, the full screen display changes as follows: • For display mode selection, see "Switching display mode" (page 12). • Y ou can switch the Icon/Spectrum analyzer . See "Icon/Spectrum[...]

The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the Faceplate: Press the release button and drop open the faceplate. Holding the centre part of the faceplate, pull it out. Push upward the back of the faceplate bracket until it locks. 2 CAUTION 3 2 1 Theft Deterrent Faceplate This function switches the [...]

— 17 — • Do not apply excessive force to the faceplate bracket without attaching the faceplate. Doing so will cause the faceplate bracket to be deformed. • Do not touch the connector on the faceplate bracket after removing the faceplate. T ouching the connector may cause damage to the unit. • The faceplate is a precision piece of equipmen[...]

— 18 — English Y ou can recall the best audio setting preset for different types of the music. Switching the Preset Sound Setting: Each time you press the Q button, the preset sound setting switches as follows: The System Q function changes the values of the following sound quality parameters: Bass centre frequency , bass level, bass quality fa[...]

Switch the Bass Extend mode on/off. Display and setting: "Bass EXT" : ON / OFF (When the bass extend mode is set to on, low frequency response is extended by 20%.) 4.Bass Extend Adjust the Bass quality factor . Display and setting: "Bass Q" : 1.00 / 1.25 / 1.50 / 2.00 3.Bass Quality Factor Adjust the bass level. Display and sett[...]

Adjust the Non-fading output level. Display and setting: "NF Level" : - 15 – 0 – + 15 This mode is available only when the non-fading output function is set to on. NOTE 12.Non-Fading Level Adjust the fader level. Display and setting: "Fader" : Rear 15 – 0 – Front 15 11.Fader Level Adjust the balance level. Display and se[...]

— 21 — Set the sound level of the each source selected by adjusting the level difference between the basic sound level and the required level. Display and setting: "V olume Offset" : - 8 – ± 0 13.V olume Offset Adjust various parameters of sound quality . Hold down the XOVER button for one second or more to enter the control mode. [...]

— 22 — English Adjust the phase for Non-Fading output. Display and setting: "NF Phase" : Normal (0 ° ) / Reverse (180 ° ) This mode is available only when the non-fading output function is set to on. NOTE 4.Phase for Non-Fading Output Adjust the frequency of the High-pass filter for rear output. Display and setting: "REAR HPF&q[...]

— 23 — Audio effect control features <When the KDS-P901 is connected> XOVER AUD DISP NAME.S  MENU NF 3-D DAB PWR OFF DSP ¢ AUD/Q FM 4 AM XOVER S.A #1-6 38 Setting value Selecting mode The following operation allows separate sound sources to control the output of the front and rear speakers. Setting the Dual Zone function: Press the S.[...]

— 24 — English Audio effect control features <When the KDS-P901 is connected> Set the sound level of the each source selected by adjusting the level difference between the basic sound level and the required level. Display and setting: "V olume Offset" : - 8 – ± 0 4.V olume Offset Adjust the Sub W oofer output level. Display a[...]

— 25 — Adjust various parameters of sound quality . Hold down the XOVER button for one second or more to enter the control mode. Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button. Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will change. Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment modes.(Items 1-12 can be adjusted in [...]

— 26 — English Adjust the frequency of the Low-pass filter for Sub W oofer output. Display and setting the frequency: "SW LPF" : 30Hz / 60Hz / 90Hz / 120 Hz / 150Hz / 180Hz / 250Hz 7.Low-pass Filter for Sub Woofer Output Adjust the delay time for sub woofer output. Display and setting: "SW DT A" : 0.0 m / 0.1m / 0.3m / 0.4m [...]

— 27 — Adjust the delay time for centre output. Display and setting: "CNTR DT A" : 0.0 m / 0.1m / 0.3m / 0.4m / 0.6m / 0.7m / 0.9m / 1.0m / 1.2m / 1.3m / 1.5m • Y ou cannot operate when the “ PCM Center “ is set to "OFF" (page 29) <When playing with the 2ch PCM signal>. • Y ou cannot operate when the “ Multi [...]

— 28 — English Each time you press the FM or AM button, the adjustment mode will be switched as follows: "BAND- 1 f " / "BAND- 1 Gain " / "BAND- 1 Q " / "BAND- 2 f " / "BAND- 2 Gain " / "BAND- 2 Q " / "BAND- 3 f " / "BAND- 3 Gain " / "BAND- 3 Q " / "B[...]

— 29 — Display and Setting: "Bi Phantom ON" / " Bi Phantom OFF " • Y ou cannot operate when “ Dolby PL “ is set to “ OFF ” . • Not available during the Dual zone system is on. • Y ou cannot operate when Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround or DTS 5.1ch surround DVD and DTS-CD are being played. NOTE 6.Selecting the Acou[...]

— 30 — English This item allows you to adjust the output level of each channels of speaker using the built-in test signal.The output level must be adjusted from the listening position.The factory setup is “ 0 dB ” for all types of speakers. T est Signal: Each time you press the 38 button to switch the noise sequencer on and off. Not availab[...]

— 31 — Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tuner mode is obtained. "TUNER" is displayed only when the tuner mode is selected. Press either the FM or AM button to select the band. Each time you press the FM button, the band switches between the FM1, FM2 and FM3. Press the AM button to select the MW and L W bands. • Auto Seek T [...]

Store the frequency of the station currently being listened to. Y ou can then recall that station with a single touch of a button. Select the band/station that you want to have stored. Hold down the button (#1-6) that you want to use for the station, for two seconds or more. The button number blinks once in the display to indicate that the data has[...]

RDS features — 33 — XOVER AUD DISP NAME.S  MENU NF 3-D DAB PWR OFF DSP ¢ FM 4 AM TI/ TI VOL ADJ  DISP  #1-6 38 Description about this indicator for these features can be displayed by setting the Lower Part Display (page 14) to "... + Function indicator ." TI indicator Programme Service name Radio text When an emergency trans[...]

Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information and news broadcasts. T une into the station for which you want to set the volume. Adjust the volume to the desired level. Hold down the TI VOL ADJ button for two seconds or more. The volume level blinks once in the display to indicate that the data has been stored. Future traffic informatio[...]

— 35 — Speech (All Speech) Music (All Music) 1. News (News) 2. Current Affairs (Current Affairs) 3. Information (Information) 4. Sports (Sport) 5. Education (Education) 6. Drama (Drama) 7. Culture (Cultures) 8. Science (Science) 9. V aried (V aried Speech) 10. Pop Music (Pop Music) 11. Rock Music (Rock Music) 12. Easy Listening Music (Easy List[...]

This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. The scrolling method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu. T o scroll manually: Press the DISP button to display radio text on the upper part display , referring to "Switching the Upper Part Display" (page 12). Holding down the DISP but[...]

— 37 — XOVER AUD DISP NAME.S  MENU NF 3-D DAB PWR OFF DSP DISP SRC FM 4 AM  #2  #3/ RDM  REP  38 ¢ T itle number Chapter number Disc mode Release button Description about this indicator for these features can be displayed by setting the Lower Part Display (page 14) to "... + Function indicator". IN indicator DVD/VCD/CD[...]

— 38 — English Playing DVDs/VCDs/CDs: A press of the release button causes the faceplate to drop to the front, thereby exposing the DISC slot. Holding the DISC with the labelled side facing up, insert it in the slot. The DISC will start playing. Push back the faceplate with your hand until it locks. The IN indicator will light when a DISC has b[...]

— 39 — Search forwards or backwards through the chapters on the disc until you reach the one that you want to look to. Making a Forward Chapter Search: Press the ¢ button once to fast forward to the next chapter , twice to fast forward to the chapter after that, and so forth. Making a Reverse Chapter Search: Press the 4 button once to search b[...]

— 40 — English Set the audio language produced from the speakers. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ LANGUAGES ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ AUDIO ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the language. Press the [ ENTE[...]

— 41 — Set the language of the subtitles displayed on the screen. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ LANGUAGES ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ SUBTITLE ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the language. Press the [ E[...]

— 42 — English DVD/VCD/CD Setup Menu features <Function of remote control > Code Language Code Language Code Language List of language codes Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Amharic Arabic Assamese A ymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byelorussian Bulgarian Bihari Bengali, Bangla Tibetan Breton Catalan Corsican Czech Welsh Danish German Bhutani Greek Engl[...]

— 43 — Code Language Code Language Code Language List of language codes Burmese Nauru Nepali Dutch Norwegian Oriya Punjabi P olish P ashto, Pushto P or tuguese Quechua Rhaeto-Romance Romanian Russian Sanskrit Sindhi Serbo-Croatian Singhalese Slov ak Slov enian Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Sundanese Swedish Swahili T amil T elugu T ajik [...]

— 44 — English Use this function to restrict the viewing of movies to children of appropriate age levels only . Setting the password: Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ P ARENT AL ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the [ 1 ] - [ 0 ] button and enter your password ( 4-digit ). Input numbers are displayed “ * ” . ?[...]

— 45 — Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ AUDIO ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ D.R.C ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Each time you press the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons, the mode switches as follows: " FULL " For the regular sound " ST ANDARD " (D[...]

— 46 — English DVD/VCD/CD Setup Menu features <Function of remote control > Use the procedure described below to set the output screen. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ PICTURE ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ TV SCREEN ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Ea[...]

— 47 — Setting the reference point when zooming and the amount of movement when scrolling. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ PICTURE ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select the “ ZOOM SETUP ” . Press the [ ENTER ] button. Press the each the [ 5 or ∞ ] buttons to select th[...]

— 48 — English This function permits the connection of optional players and the playing of discs other than the loaded DVD (in the current unit). Playing Discs: Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc control mode. The disc will start playing. • This unit can control as many as 2 units as an option. • The external disc c[...]

— 49 — Search forwards or backwards through the discs in a disc changer until you reach the one that you want to listen to. Making a Reverse Disc Search: Press the DISC – button to display the desired disc number . Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number decreases by one. Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc. [...]

— 50 — English External disc control features Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random order . Press the M.RDM button to switch the magazine random play function on and off. "M.Random ON" is displayed when magazine random play is turned on. The display of the disc and track numbers change continuously as the next[...]

— 51 — • Y ou cannot store the names of the discs in the MDs. • The number of discs whose names can be stored will differ depending on the disc changer that is connected. Please see your disc changer manual for details. • Discs are identified by their total length and number of tracks. If another disc happens to have the same specificatio[...]

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— 53 — Menu settings XOVER AUD DISP NAME.S  MENU NF 3-D DAB PWR OFF DSP ¢ DISP FM SRC 4 AM  MENU  #1-6 Menu display NEWS indicator LOUD indicator RDS indicator Y ou can set the defaults for additional functions in the menu mode. Make a setting for each function, referring to the following operations. Enter the menu mode Hold down the [...]

— 54 — English "CODE" appears in the display , you can start inputting the code. Press the Preset button and input the security code again. Hold down the DISP button again for three seconds or more. "APPROVED" will appear in the display , with the code security function turning on. From this point on, if the unit is disconne[...]

— 55 — Adjust the time manually . This adjustment is available only when the automatic time adjustment is set to off. (page 56) Display and setting: Select the display "Clock Adjust" during the selecting function in the menu system. Hold down either the 4 or ¢ button for one second or more to enter the Manual time adjustment mode. Th[...]

Menu settings — 56 — English Y ou can set the date formats of the calendar function. Display and setting: Select the display "Date Mode" during the selecting function in the menu system. Press the 4 and ¢ button to select the date format you want to show in the display . The sample of the date format for today is displayed. 2 1 Calen[...]

— 57 — This function permits switching of the spectrum analyzer display . Display and setting: Select the display "Icon/Speana Select" during the selecting function in the menu system. Pressing the 4 or ¢ button switches the Icon/Spectrum analyzer . Y ou cannot operate when the display mode is set to “ Display T ype B ” . NOTE 2 [...]

Menu settings — 58 — English Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the main unit. Display and setting: "AMP Bass Flat" : Bass boost level is flat. (Default setting) "AMP Bass +6" : Bass boost level is low (+6dB). "AMP Bass +12" : Bass boost level is high (+12dB). As of December 2000, the power[...]

— 59 — Y ou can automatically store all the receivable frequencies in the band currently being listened to, and then recall them with the touch of a button later . This function is especially useful when you are travelling and do not know what stations are available. Up to 6 frequencies can be stored this way . Display and setting: Select the d[...]

Menu settings — 60 — English When poor stereo reception is experienced, this function will reduce noise and improve listening conditions. Display and setting: "MONO ON" : The monaural reception is on. "MONO OFF" : The monaural reception is off. (Default setting) Monaural Reception <In FM reception of T uner mode> When [...]

— 61 — Basic Operations of remote control SRC AT T STOP ENTER DIRECT RETURN T V D V D A U D SET UP TOP MEMU MENU MODE V .SEL OPEN AM TV PWR FM TV/D VD/AUD V OL/A TT ST OP DIRECT ENTER RETURN T OP MENU MENU SET UP + CLEAR A V OUT SUB TITLE AUDIO LANG SRC AT T STOP ENTER DIRECT RETURN T V D V D A U D AM TV PWR ANGLE OSD TIME ZOOM STEP FM 0 - 9 Jo[...]

— 62 — English Loading and Replacing the Batteries for the Remote Do not set the remote on hot places such as above the dashboard. 1. Use two "AAA" batteries. Slide the cover while pressing downwards to remove it as illustrated. 2. Insert the batteries with the ª and · poles aligned properly following the illustration inside the cas[...]

— 63 — 3 Frame-by-frame playback (DVD/VCD) Each time press the [ 6(STEP) ] butto advance to the next frame. Cancelling the frame-by-frame playback Press the 38 button to resume normal playback. 3 Stopping playback • Press the [ STOP ] button once during playback stops it and the position where it is stopped is stored in memory .(When the 37 i[...]

Basic Operations of remote control — 64 — English 3 Chapter , T itle,T ime and Number Search(DVD) Each time you press the [ DIRECT ] button the direct search mode switches between the chapter ,title,time and number . Press the [ 0 ] - [ 9 ] buttons and enter the number or time. Press the [ ENTER ] button to start the search for chapter ,title a[...]

— 65 — 3 Pausing and Restarting Disc Play • Press the Joystick to make the disc pause. • Press the Joystick to start play again. 3 T rack Search • Move the Joystick to left side to search through the tracks backwards. • Move the Joystick to right side to search through the tracks forwards. 3 Disc Search • Move the Joystick to back sid[...]

The use of any accessories except for those provided might result in damage to the unit. Make sure only to use the accessories shipped with the unit, as shown above. 2 CAUTION .........1 1 Installation Procedure Accessories 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery . 2. Make the proper input and o[...]

— 67 — — 67 — Connecting Cables to T erminals P.CONT TEL MUTE ILLUMI EXT. CONT. ANT CONT FRONT • L FRONT • R REAR • L REAR • R – + ５ ５   ８ｍｍＭＡＸ ８ｍｍＭＡＸ   FRONT REAR NON FADING AUX IN PRK SW VIDEO OUT A B 10 10 A B FM/AM antenna input Rear left output (White) Rear right output (Red) Fuse (5A) [...]

English — 68 — Connecting Cables to T erminals Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (eg, the sound may skip). NOTE Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. Metal mounting strap (commercially available) Self-tapping screw (com[...]

— 69 — Removing the hard rubber frame ■ When the lower level is removed, remove the upper two locations. 2 The frame can be removed from the top side in the same manner . NOTE Catch Lock Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and remove the two locks on the lower level. Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 1 Accessor[...]

— 70 — English Installation Removing the Unit ■ Lower the removal tool toward the bottom, and pull out the unit halfway whilst pressing towards the inside. 4 Pull the unit all the way out with your hands, being careful not to drop it. 5 Be careful to avoid injury from the catch pins on the removal tool. 2 CAUTION Catch facing up Refer to the [...]

— 71 — What might appear to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems. T roubleshooting Guide SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM Nothing happens when the buttons are pressed. The computer chip in the unit is not functioning[...]

English — 72 — T roubleshooting Guide A disc ejects as soon as it is loaded. The disc is upside-down. Load the disc with the labelled side up. The disc is quite dirty . Clean the disc, referring to the section on "Cleaning Discs" (see page 6). The sound skips on a disc. The disc is scratched or dirty . Clean the disc, referring to the[...]

— 73 — T roubleshooting Guide SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The voice (or subtitle) language cannot be changed. The DVD disc being played does not contain the recording of more than one audio (or subtitle) language. The voice (or subtitle) language cannot be changed when the DVD disc being played does not contain the recording of more than on[...]

English — 74 — External disc control mode SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally . Press the reset button on the unit (see page 4). The disc control mode cannot be selected. No cable has been connected to the disc changer input terminal on the unit. Connect the cable to the disc changer input t[...]

— 75 — T roubleshooting Guide The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. T ake the recommended actions. Nothing has been recorded on the MD. Blank Disc No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer . The disc magazine is not completely loaded. ] Load the disc magazine properly . No disc in the uni[...]

English — 76 — FM tuner section Frequency range (50 kHz space) ..............87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) .....................9.3dB (0.8 µV/75 Ω ) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) ...............15.2dBf (1.6 µV/75 Ω ) Frequency response ( ± 3.0 dB) ..............................30 Hz – 15 kHz Signal to Noise[...]