Kenwood KMR-550U manual

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    Before reading this manual, click the button below to check the latest edition and the modified pages. IM344_Ref_K_en_01 © 201 1 JVC KENWOOD Corporation KDC- X896 KDC-B T852HD KDC- X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U CD-RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANU AL T ake the time to read through this instruction manual. F amiliarity with installation and operation procedures w[...]

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    2 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 3 Con tents Before use 4 Component names 6 Audio adjustments 8 Audio control Audio preset memory Audio preset r ecall iPod c ontrol operation 10 Music search Alphabet search Related search Direct search Skip search Skip search ratio setting Playback mode Pandor a® internet radio co[...]

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    4 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 5 Contents Before use Before using the KDC- X896, KDC-BT852HD , KDC-X496, or KDC-452U for the first time This unit is factory-set to operate in the Demonstration mode initially. When using this unit for the first time, cancel the Demonstration mode. Refer to <Exiting the Demons[...]

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    6 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 7 Contents Componen t names 1 [ ] but ton 2 Release button 3 [SRC] button 4 Control knob 5 [PRESET] button 6 [ 0 ] but ton 7 USB terminal 8 Auxiliar y input 9 KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD [ ] [ ] but ton KD C-X4 96 KD C- 45 2U K MR-55 0U [iPod] but ton p KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD [ ] but ton KD [...]

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    8 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 9 Contents Audio preset r ecall Y ou can recall the Audio control items reg istered to the <Audio preset memory> (page 9) .  Select a source Press the [SRC] button.  Enter the Audio c ontrol mode Press the C ontrol knob.  Select the Audio preset memory mode Select the[...]

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    10 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 11 Contents Related search Y ou can browse for music of the same artist or genre as the one being played .  Enter the Search select mode KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD Press and hold the [ ] button. KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U Press the [S.MODE] button.  Select the Related search mode T[...]

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    12 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 13 Contents iP od control oper ation Playback mode Y ou can selec t a playback mode, such as Random play and Repeat play .  Select the iPod source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ iPod” display .  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob.  Se[...]

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    14 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 15 Contents Pandor a® internet radio c ontrol Listening to the Pandor a® internet radio Y ou can listen to the Pandora® internet radio on this unit by controlling the application installed in the iPhone or Bluetooth device.  Connect your iPhone/Bluetooth devic e to this unit [...]

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    16 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 17 Contents Pandor a® internet radio c ontrol F unction of iPhone®/ Bluetooth device Search and new station r egistration Y ou can search for a desired station by specifying its character . Y ou can reg ister the displayed station as a new station in your station list.  Select[...]

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    18 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 19 Contents Music disc/Audio file ( CD or USB) opera tion Music search Y ou can selec t the music you want to listen t o from the device or media being played now .  Enter the Music search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  Search for music Audio fi[...]

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    20 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 21 Contents F unction of KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-X496/ KDC-452U with remote contr ol Direct access tuning Y ou can search for a station directly by entering frequency.  Enter the Direct access tuning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control . “– – – –?[...]

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    22 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 23 Contents T uner operation PTY (Program T ype) Y ou can search for a station by selecting a Program T ype. Program T ype Display Speech “Speech” Music “Music” News “News” Information “Inform ” Sports “Spor ts” T alk “T alk” Rock “Rock” Classic Rock “[...]

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    24 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 25 Contents HD Radio™ tuner control F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Auto memory Y ou can automatically store 18 (FM)/ 6 (AM) sta tions with good reception in the memory.  Select the T uner source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ HD RADIO ” display .  Enter the Fu[...]

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    26 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 27 Contents F unction of remote control Direct access tuning Y ou can tune to a station directly by entering its frequency or channel.  Enter the Direct access tuning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control . “– – – –” is displayed.  Select a direct [...]

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    28 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 29 Contents Display settings Selec ting a te x t display Y ou can change the information displayed on each of the following sourc es: On Audio file/ iP od source Information Display Song title* “Song T itle“ Album name* “ Album Name” Artist name* “ Ar tist Name” Title [...]

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    30 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 31 Contents Display settings Information displa y setting Y ou can set the side and graphic par ts of the display .  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob.  Select the Display select item Select the following items using the Contr ol knob. “Setting[...]

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    32 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 33 Contents General opera tion Adjusting the clock  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob.  Select the Clock Adjust item Select the following items using the Contr ol knob. “Settings” > “ Clock&Date” > “Clock Adjust”  Set the[...]

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    34 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 35 Contents General opera tion Auxiliary input display setting Y ou can set the display when switched the AUX source.  Select the AUX source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ AUX” display .  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob.  Select th[...]

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    36 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 37 Contents General opera tion Demonstration mode setting Y ou can tur n on/off the demonstration mode.  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob.  Select the Demonstration mode item T urn the Control knob to select “DEMO Mode” , and then press the[...]

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    38 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 39 Contents Registering a Bluetooth devic e About registr ation of a Bluetooth device If your Bluetooth device is not yet register ed, register (pair) it by referring to <Simple Bluetooth device registration> (page 38) , <Registering a Bluetooth device by operating it> [...]

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    40 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 41 Contents Registering a special Bluetooth devic e Y ou can register a special device that cannot be register ed normally (pairing).  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. “BT MODE” is displayed.  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob. [...]

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    42 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 43 Contents Registering a Bluetooth devic e F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Bluetooth device r egistration test Y ou can check whether a Bluetooth device can be register ed by operating this unit.  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press and hold the [ ] button. Search for a Bluetooth[...]

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    44 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 45 Contents Operation f or hands-free phoning F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Receiving a call Y ou can answ er a phone call Press the [ ] button. ⁄ • The following operations disconnect the line: - Inser ting a CD. - Connecting a USB device. • The name of the callin[...]

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    46 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 47 Contents Operation f or hands-free phoning F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Speed dialing (Preset dial)  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. “BT MODE” is displayed.  Select the Preset dial mode T urn the Control knob to select “Preset Call” , and then [...]

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    48 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 49 Contents Operation f or hands-free phoning F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Making a call by voic e dialing Y ou can make a voice call using the voice recognition function of the cell-phone.  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. “BT MODE” is displayed.  Ent[...]

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    50 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 51 Contents Bluetooth audio devic e operation Before use • Y ou need to regist er your Bluetooth audio player before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registering a Bluetooth device> (page 38) . • Y ou need to select the Bluetooth audio player you wis[...]

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    52 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 53 Contents Bluetooth setup F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Registering the PIN code By operating the Bluetooth device, specify the PIN code necessary for registering this unit.  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. “BT MODE” is displayed.  Enter the Function[...]

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    54 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 55 Contents Bluetooth setup F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Bluetooth detail setting Y ou can configure the initial settings of this unit.  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. “BT MODE” is displayed.  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Contr[...]

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    56 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 57 Contents SMS (Short Message S ervice) F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Displaying the SMS Y ou can view the SMS received by the cell-phone on the display of this unit. A newly received message is displa yed. ¤ • T o prevent car accidents, the driver should not r ead the [...]

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    58 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 59 Contents SMS (Short Message S ervice) F unction of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD Creating an original message Y ou can create an original return message.  Enter the Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. “BT MODE” is displayed.  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the[...]

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    60 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 61 Contents SiriusXM V ehicle C onnec t T uner Contr ol (optional tuner and service required) Basic operations Selecting SiriusXM Radio source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “SiriusXM” display . ⁄ • The radio may take a little time to start after you select the Siriu[...]

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    62 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 63 Contents Channel scan Y ou can scan for receivable channels for 10 seconds .  Start Channel Scan Press and hold the [ ] button.  Release it when the channel you want t o listen to is receiv ed Press and hold the [ ] button. F unction of remote control Direct access tuning [...]

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    64 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 65 Contents SiriusXM V ehicle C onnec t T uner Contr ol (optional tuner and service required) Paren tal Lock setting Y ou can tur n on/off P arental Lock for each channel .  Select the SiriusXM Radio source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “SiriusXM” display .  Enter t[...]

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    66 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 67 Contents SiriusXM V ehicle C onnec t T uner Contr ol (optional tuner and service required) Con tent alert When the broadcast of the song by the r egistered artist or the broadcast of the registered song starts, a message appears to allow you to swit ch the current source t o the[...]

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    68 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 69 Contents Instant Replay Y ou can replay last 30 minutes of current channel.  Enter Instant Replay mode Push the Con trol knob downward. “Instant Replay ” is displayed and play pauses. The “IR” indicator sta ys lit during instant replay.  Start Instant Replay Press [...]

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    70 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 71 Contents SiriusXM tuner setting Y ou can set the Sir iusXM tuner related it ems.  Enter the Function setting mode Press and hold the Control knob.  Select the Setting mode T urn the Control knob to select “Settings” , and then press the Contr ol knob.  Select a desi[...]

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    72 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 73 Contents Registering a remote c ontrol ID When connecting the remote contr ol KCA-RC107/ KCA-RC55MR (Optional acc essor y) to this unit, you should register the ID f or KCA-RC107/ KCA-RC55MR.  Select the Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ST ANDBY ” display . [...]

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    74 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 75 Contents Basic operation of r emote contr ol A TT 0 — 9 SRC VOL FM AM EXIT 5 / ∞ AUD ENT DIRECT General con trol • Volumecon trol: [ VO L] • Sou rcese lec tion : [SR C] • Volumere duc tio n: [ AT T ] When the button is pressed again, the volu[...]

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    76 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 77 Contents Appendix About the Audio file • PlayableAudiofiles AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playablediscmedia CD -R/RW/R OM • Playablediscfile formats ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name . • PlayableUSBdevic[...]

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    78 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 79 Contents T roubleshooting guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. !  • Cannotset updisplay . ▲ The demonstration mode is not turned off as mentioned in <Demonstration mode setting> (page 36) . !  •?[...]

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    80 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 81 Contents The messages shown belo w indicates your system c ondition. “TOC Error” • The CD is quite dirty. The CD is upside- down. The CD is scratched a lot. • The disc is unreadable. “IN” (blink) • The CD player section is not operating properly . ➪ Rein[...]

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    82 | KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC- X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U English | 83 Contents FM tuner section (KDC-X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U) Fr equency range (200 kH z step) : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MH z Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 μV/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 15.2 dBf (1.6 μV/75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30 Hz – 15[...]

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    Contents 2 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified her ein may result in hazardous radiation exposur e. In compliance with Federal Regulations, f ollowing are repr oductions of labels on, or inside the product relating to laser product saf ety. JVC KENWOOD Corporation 2967-3, ISHIKA W A-MACHI,[...]

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