Kenwood KRC-PS1077R manual

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    KRC-PS1077R KRC-977R KRC-877R KRC-877W KRC-777R © B64-1342-00 (EY) CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL[...]

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    — 2 — English Contents Before use Safety precautions ...............................................................................3 Basic operations Volume .................................................................................................5 Power ...................................................................................[...]

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    — 3 — To 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[...]

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    — 4 — English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. • If the unit fails to operate properly, press the RESET button. When the faceplate is not visible, slide the manual open switch (as illustrated on p.6) for as many times as you have preset to make the faceplate control appear. The unit returns to f[...]

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    Increasing Volume: Press the u button to turn up the volume. Decreasing Volume: Press the d button to turn down the volume. Volume Basic operations — 5 — MENU EJECT PROG/PTY SCAN B NR B.S/RDM REP D.SCN MTL/M.RDM NF DISP NAME.S OFF DISC DISC 44W 4 LOUD T I VOL ADJ 4 ¢ SRC FM AM MENU u ATT d ATT / LOUD ATT indicator LOUD indicator ATT indicat[...]

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    • Whilst the control panel is moving, pressing the buttons will not have any effect. Do not try to press the buttons on the control panel as the faceplate is moving, as excessive force may damage the unit. • During the forced closing of the unit (i.e., having the unit left closed whilst ignition is turned on), the faceplate will not open no mat[...]

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    This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is turned down. The LOUD indicator lights up, when the loudness function is on. Turning Loudness On/Off: Hold down the LOUD button for one second or more to switch the loudness on and off. Loudness This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly. Turning Attenuator On/Off: Press th[...]

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    Adjustment (Contrast ##) ↔ Dimmer (Dimmer ON / OFF) ➞ Switching Graphic Display(Graphic ON / OFF)* 8 ↔ Black Mask (BLACK MASK OFF / ON, BLK MASK OFF / ON) ↔ Switching Preout (SWPRE Rear / N-Fad)* 9 ↔ Dual zone system* 3 (Zone 2 OFF / ON)* 10 ↔ External Amplifier Control (AMP BASS Flat, FLT / +6 / +12) ↔ Manual Open Switch Setting (OPE[...]

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    You can choose from three tuning modes: auto seek, preset station seek, and manual. The “AUTO 1” indicator lights up when auto seek tuning is selected, and the “AUTO 2” indicator lights when preset station seek tuning is selected. Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.[...]

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    You 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. Auto Memory Entry Store the frequency of the st[...]

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    Press the DNPP button on the remote control. “SNPP” will be displayed once the seek mode is entered. The names of the stations preset in the band currently listened to are displayed for 5 seconds each. The display band switches in the following order: Each time you press the ¢ button, the station display switches in the forward direction. Each[...]

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    RDS f eatur es When the frequency of another station is too close to that of the station currently being listened to, interfering with proper reception, this function automatically narrows the range of received frequencies to prevent such interference. Kenwood intelligent Twin IF (K2I) When poor stereo reception is experienced, this function will r[...]

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    When poor reception is experienced, automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the same RDS network with better reception. The ™ indicator lights up when the AF function is turned on. Turning AF Function On/Off: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is t[...]

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    When the TI function is on and poor reception conditions are experienced when listening to a traffic information station, another traffic information station with better reception will be searched for automatically. This function is on, when unit is first powered on. Turning Auto TP Seek Function On/Off: Hold down the MENU button for one second or [...]

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    You can display textual information being transmitted by RDS stations. Turning on Radio Text Display Mode: Pressing the DISP button switches the display as follows. Select the Radio Text Display mode. If the RDS station currently tuned to is transmitting no text whilst the Radio Text Display mode is turned on, "NO TEXT" will appear in the[...]

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    Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programmes. Press the 38 (PTY) button. “PTY” is displayed, and the Programme Type Selection (PTY) Mode entered. If you make no key input in 30 seconds, the mode will automatically turn off. You cannot use this function whilst the traffic information function is turned on. Ch[...]

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    • You can select the type of programme directly by pressing a preset button. The buttons are factory-set to the following type of programmes: 1. Music 2. Speech 3. News 4. Other Music 5. Serious Classical 6. Varied Changing the Preset Button Settings for Programme Type After selecting the type of programme to be stored in a certain preset button,[...]

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    • This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY- code for news bulletin or belongs to EON-Network sending PTY- code for news bulletin. • If you turn on the news bulletin function in the MW/LW band, the band is switched automatically to the FM band. However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when you turn off the function. NOT[...]

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    Loading and Playing Cassettes: Press the ¡ (EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, showing the cassette (insertion) slot. Holding the cassette with the tape exposed to the right, insert it in the slot. The faceplate will show the control panel, and the tape will start playing. The ¢ indicator lights up when a cassette has been loaded. Playing[...]

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    Skip forwards or backwards to other tracks during playback. Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks (Rewind DPSS): Press the 4 button. Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track, twice to rewind to the beginning of the previous track, and so forth. You can skip up to 9 tracks this way. Playback is continued afte[...]

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    Switching the Tape display : Press the DISP button to switch the tape counter display on and off. The tape counter is not exact, but only represents an approximation of the elapsed time. NOTE Tape counter display The music repeat function "knows" where a track begins by detecting the blank space preceding it (i.e., the space between track[...]

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    This funciton permits the connection of optional players and the playing of discs. Playing Discs: Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc control mode. The disc will start playing. The external disc control mode will differ, depending on the unit that is connected. Mode Display Examples NOTE Playing Disc mode ■ When a unit equ[...]

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    Fast Forwarding Disc Play: Hold down on the ¢ button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Reversing Disc Play: Hold down on the 4 button. Release your finger to play the disc at the point. You cannot use reverse play between tracks depending on the model being connected. Instead, the reverse play function is cancelled when it reach[...]

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    Successively play the beginning of each track on a disc until you find the track that you want to listen to. Starting the Track Scan : Press the SCAN button. "Track Scan ON/T-Scan ON" is displayed and the first 10 seconds of each track are played, and the tracks are played in order. The track number currently being heard blinks in the dis[...]

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    The display of the track number changes continuously as the next track is being selected. When the track has been selected, play starts. The selected track number blinks in the display as it is being played. When all the tracks on a certain disc have been played using the random play function, the next disc on the changer starts playing (with the r[...]

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    entered. The cursor blinks in the position where character input can be made. Press either the 4 or ¢ button to move the cursor to the desired position. The 4 button moves the cursor to the left, and the ¢ button to the right. You can also move the cursor left or right by pressing the TRACK + or TRACK – buttons, respectively, on the remote cont[...]

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    made by the unit that is playing. • Discs in the disc changer that have never been played before will appear as "NO ACCESS/NO ACCES" when the disc names are displayed. When you cannot identify a disc because of the "NO ACCESS/NO ACCES" display after inserting a disc magazine, try playing it using the disc scan or a similar fun[...]

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    • Only units with a CD text feature permit title display. • This function is not supported for MD changers. NOTE This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. Switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling is permitted. The factory default is manual scrolling. To scroll manually: Press the DISP b[...]

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    By sliding the Manual Open Switch during forced closing, you can open the control panel. Follow the directions below to preset the number of times that this switch needs to be slid in order to open the panel. To preset the number of times to slide the Manual Open Switch: Press the MENU button for at least one second. "MENU" is displayed a[...]

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    Press the AUD button to end the control mode. Setting the high-pass filter You can separately set the high-pass filter for front and rear output, including preouts. The high-pass filter works except during non- fading preout when switching to non-fading. The factory default settings for front output and rear output are "through". NOTE 4 A[...]

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    procedure in step 4. Hold down the transmit button on the Mask key again until the full transmit level indicator lights up in the display. "APPROVED" will appear in the display, with the Mask key function turning on. If you press the RESET button or remove the battery: The first time you turn the unit on again, “TRANSMIT 1” will appea[...]

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    Function of the KRC-877R/KRC-877W/KRC-777R You can change the display in each mode. Changing the Display: Each time you press the CLK button, the display switches as follows: The £ indicator lights whilst the clock is displayed. NOTE T rack time (Only during disc play) T rack number (Only during disc play) Clock Mode display Switching Display The [...]

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    display, indicating that the Black mask is on or off, respectively. "BLACK MASK ON/BLK MASK ON" (The display will turn on by using only the upper part of the display and the ATT indicator.) "BLACK MASK OFF/BLK MASK OFF" (The display will turn on by using the whole part of the display.) Switching settings Press either the AM or F[...]

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    You can dim the display. The dimmer function is not available for units if the dimmer cable is not connected. Turning Dimmer On/Off: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Dimmer function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to se[...]

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    You can switch the colour of the button illumination between green and amber. Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Selectable Illumination function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to search in the other direction. The funct[...]

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    This adjustment permits easy viewing of the display. To adjust the contrast: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Contrast Adjustment function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to search in the other direction. The function s[...]

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    Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the main unit. Switching the bass boost level: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the External amp control function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to search in the [...]

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    • SRC button Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as follows: • 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. NOTE ▼ Tuner mode ▼ Tape mode ▼ External disc control mode ▼ AUX mode Basic operations To prevent [...]

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    • DISC buttons Press the AM/DISC – button to search through the discs backwards. Press the FM/DISC + button to search through the discs forwards. • TRACK buttons Press the 4 button to search through the tracks backwards. Press the ¢ button to search through the tracks forwards. External disc control features Press the AM/DISC – button to r[...]

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    English — 40 — 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 Accessories .........1 1 L R ......... 1 2 .........1 3 .........1 4 External view ......... Number of items .........1 5 .........1 6 .........1 7 .......[...]

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    KENWOOD disc changer/DAB control input Battery cable (Yellow) Ignition cable (Red) FM/AM antenna input Antenna Cord (ISO) Antenna Conversion Adaptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory 3 ) To connect the Disc changer or DAB unit, consult each manual. NOTE Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) Connect to the terminal that is grounded when either the telephone rings or [...]

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    English — 42 — 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 (commercially available) Firewall or[...]

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    — 43 — Removing the hard rubber frame ■ Removing the Unit Insert the removal tool into the indentations in the hard rubber frame, and pull it gently until the lock is released. Accessory 4 Removal tool Removing the Unit ■ Make the faceplate control panel appear. When the control panel of the faceplate is hidden, the unit will be locked by t[...]

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    English — 44 — Attaching Steering Remote Control (Optional for the KRC-777R) Attach the operation section and the light emitting section of the Steering Remote Control as shown above. Be sure to attach them to positions that can ensure proper operation. • Clean dirt and oil from the positions where the Steering Remote Control sections are to [...]

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    — 45 — 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. Troubleshooting Guide SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The tape head is dirty. Clean the tape head, referring to the section on "Cleaning the tap[...]

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    The TEL mute function does not work. The TEL mute cable is not connected properly. Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on "Connecting Cables to Terminals". English — 46 — Troubleshooting Guide SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The memory is erased when the ignition is turned off. The battery cable has not been connecte[...]

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    — 47 — The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the recommended actions. Nothing has been recorded on the MD. ] The next MD is automatically played back BLANK No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded. ] Load the disc magazine properly. No CD [...]

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    English — 48 — FM tuner section Frequency Range (50 kHz Space)....................... 87.5 - 108.0 MHz Usable Sensitivity (S/N: 26dB) .................................... 0.7 µV/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N: 46dB) .................................1.6 µV/75 Ω Frequency Response (±3.0dB) .................................30 Hz-15 kHz Sign[...]