Kenwood KVT-925DVD manual

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    © PRINTED IN JAPAN B64-2604-10/01 (E)(AI) KVT -925DVD TELEVISION WITH DVD RECEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL TELEVISION AVEC AMPLI-TUNER LECTEUR DE DVD MODE D’EMPLOI FERNSEHER MIT DVD-RECEIVER BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG[...]

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    English 3 Before Use ..............................................................4 About discs ............................................................6 Notes on playing MP3/WMA ................................7 Opening/Closing the Monitor and Power Switch ......................................................8 Removing/Attaching the Protecti[...]

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    4 English English To prevent injury and/or fire, take the following precautions: • Ensure that the unit is securely installed. Otherwise it may fly out of place during collisions and other jolts. • When extending the ignition, battery or ground wires, make sure to use automotive-grade wires or other wires with an area of 0.75mm 2 (AWG18) or mor[...]

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    About discs Notes on playing MP3/WMA Handling discs • Don’t touch the recording surface of the disc. • CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and DVD+R/RW are easier to damage than a normal music CD. Use a CD-R/RW, DVD- R/RW, or DVD+R/RW after reading the caution items on the package etc. • Don’t stick tape etc. on the disc. Also, don’t use a disc with tap[...]

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    [Source] key English 9 8 English English Open the monitor Close the monitor Opening/Closing the Monitor and Power Switch Removing/Attaching the Protection Panel Remove the protection panel Attach the protection panel Place the right end of the protection panel onto hooks and push it until clicked and locked. Then, push the left end of the panel to [...]

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    English 11 10 English English 1 Play Disc [Disc insertion slot] A disc is played when you insert it. 2 Stop to Play [ 7 ] key Stops to play. 3 Play/Pause [ 38 ] key Pauses and replays a disc. 4 Eject Disc [Eject] key The disc is ejected. 5 Switch Video Sources [V.SEL] key The video sources are switched each time you press the key. Clears the video [...]

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    Basic Operations of Remote Controller 1 Remote Control Mode selector Selects one of the following remote control modes. TV: TV source DVD: Built-in DVD/VCD/CD/MP3/WMA player source AUD: Tuner source or attached disc changer source 2 Volume Control Adjusts the volume. Press this control to mute. Press it again to cancel muting. 3 [DISC] Stops to pla[...]

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    English 15 14 English English Switch Screen Mode • When the Menu, Easy Control screen, or Navigation is selected, it is shown in the full-size display mode automatically. Their Screen mode cannot be changed. • The Screen mode can be set for each of DVD/VCD, TV, and video images. Switch Small Display The Small Display screen mode changes each ti[...]

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    English English 17 16 English Displaying the Easy Control Panel The Control Panel is displayed in a floating position of the DVD/VCD screen. Display the Easy Control Panel e Adjusts the volume. r Switches the source. t Stops to play. y Rewinds or fast forwards. u Chapter Search (DVD-V) Searches for a chapter. Track Search (DVD-A) Searches for a tra[...]

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    English English 19 18 English Control during DVD V ideo, DVD Audio or Video CD Playback o Adjusts the volume. ; Ejects the disc from the built-in disc player. a Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) s Switches the source. Displays the Source Select screen when touched more than one second. (see page 47) d Calls the Setup Menu. (see page 49) f[...]

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    English 21 Control during DVD V ideo, DVD Audio or Video CD Playback VCD Zoom Control Displays an enlarged VCD screen. Zoom Control Button Area (page 16) 1 Changes the zoom ratio at 4 levels (2 times, 3 times, 4 times, or off) each time you touch. 2 Scrolls the screen in the direction you touch. 3 Clears the Zoom Control button. Information Display[...]

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    English English 23 22 English Displaying the TV Picture screen Various control screens appear in the TV Source mode. TV Picture screen Displaying the Easy Control Panel The Control Panel is displayed in a floating position of the TV picture. Displaying the Easy Control Panel 1 TV Band Number Display 2 TV Area Group Display (see page 70) 3 Memory Nu[...]

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    TV Control Seek Mode Sets a TV station selection. If is not shown, touch . The mode is switched each time you touch the button. Tunes in a station with good reception automatically. Tune in stations in memory one after another. Switches to the next channel manually. Next SEEK SEEK Auto Memory Stores stations with good reception in memory automatica[...]

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    English English 27 26 English Displaying the Easy Control Panel The Tuner Control Panel is displayed in a floating position of the selected picture. Displaying the Easy Control Panel Displaying the T uner Control screen You can tune in a station using various functions. Tuner Control screen Displaying the T uner Menu screen You can select menu opti[...]

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    English 28 English Seek Mode Sets a station selection. If is not shown, touch . The mode is switched each time you touch the button. Tunes in a station with good reception automatically. Tune in stations in memory one after another. Switches to the next channel manually. Next SEEK SEEK Manual Memory Stores the current receiving station in memory. ?[...]

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    English English 31 30 English T uner Control Direct Search Tunes in a station when its frequency is entered. — When you enter them, signal reception starts. Example: When you receive FM 92.1 MHz Example: When you receive AM 810 kHz The operation ends automatically if you do not operate within 10 seconds. Enter a frequency 3 DIRECT Selects the Dir[...]

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    English 32 English Displaying the Easy Control Panel The CD/MP3/WMA/Disc Changer Play Control Panel is displayed in a floating position of the selected picture. Display the Easy Control Panel During CD playback During MP3/WMA playback During playback on disc changer During CD playback 9 Adjusts the volume. p Calls the CD/MP3/WMA/Disc Changer Menu. [...]

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    English 34 English During play by the disc changer I Selects a track. Starts Fast Forward or Fast Rewind when it is held down. O Selects a disc. : Plays or pauses. A Starts or stops Scan Play (that plays the beginning of each song one after the other). S Repeats to play (the present track). D Starts or stops Random Play (to play songs in random ord[...]

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    English 36 English Set Disc Name Names a CD. The position varies depending on the disc you are playing. For character entry details, see <Character Entry> (see page 46). • You cannot name an MD or MP3/WMA disc. • You can store up to 100 disc names in memory. The receiver’s Set Disc Name function uses the Memory Function of the receiver [...]

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    English 39 Direct Search Searches for a disc or a song when its number is entered. During play on the built-in disc player The following items can be searched directly each time it is pressed. CD: Track number, Total play time MP3/WMA: Folder, File — When searching for a song: During play on an external in disc player or disc changer — When sea[...]

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    English English 41 40 English 7 Adjusts the volume. 8 Calls the DAB Tuner Menu. 9 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) p Switches the source. Displays the Source Select screen when touched more than one second. (see page 47) q Calls the Setup Menu. (see page 49) w Switches the band (to DAB1/2/3). e Selects a service. r Selects the Ensemble. [...]

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    English English 43 42 English Service Select The service list of the currently receiving ensemble is displayed for your selection. 1 Selects a service. 2 Scrolls the service list. 3 Returns to the DAB Tuner Menu. Service Name Select a service 3 Service Select Call the Service Select Menu 2 MENU Call the DAB Tuner Menu 1 Language Filter The language[...]

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    English English 45 44 English DAB Announcement When the Announcement you have turned on starts, any source is switched to the Announcement automatically. When the announcement starts... The Announcement screen appears automatically. Announcement screen 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 3 Switches the source. 4 Call[...]

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    English 47 English 46 English Character Entry How T o Use the Character Entry screen When you select the Set Disc Name mode or others, the following screen appears for character entry. Character Entry screen 1 Shifts the cursor. 2 Enters a space. If you erase a character, locate the cursor on it and touch this button. 3 Enters characters. 4 Scrolls[...]

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    English 49 English 48 English Setup Menu Setup Menu Y ou can set up various receiver parameters. You can call the same Setup Menu for the Control screen of each source. 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Scrolls the Setup Menu. 3 Calls each Setup Menu. 4 Recalls the previous Setup Menu. 5 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 6 Returns to the Control sc[...]

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    English English 51 50 English Displaying the Speaker Set Up screen When the speaker type and size are set, the speaker crossover network and equalizer curve are set automatically. Speaker Set Up screen Displaying the Channel Level screen You can set the volume at each setup position. Channel Level screen Displaying the Car T ype Set Up screen If yo[...]

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    English 52 English Channel Level Set the volume at each setup position. Channel Level setup screen 1 Center speaker 2 Left front speaker 3 Right front speaker 4 Left rear speaker 5 Right rear speaker Adjust the volume 2 Select a speaker you wish to adjust 1 English 53 Setup Menu Speaker Set Up Select a speaker type and its size to get the best soun[...]

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    Setup Menu DT A Setup Manually set the sound output timing of each channel. (P50 6 ) DTA Setup screen 1 Selects a speaker to be adjusted. 2 Sets a delay time of the selected speaker. 3 Stores the adjusted status in memory or calls it from memory. 4 Returns to the Car Type Set Up screen. 1 Center speaker 2 Front speaker 3 Rear speaker 4 Subwoofer Se[...]

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    English English 57 56 English Displaying the DVD SETUP 1 screen DVD SETUP 1 screen Displaying the DVD SETUP 2 screen DVD SETUP 2 screen D VD S ET U P t Displays the Parental Lock screen.* 1 ( OFF ) (See <Parental Level Setup>, page 59) y Turns the Continuous Group Play On or Off.* 1 ( Off ) When turned "Off", the play is stopped or [...]

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    English 59 Parental Level Setup Sets a parental level. (P57 t ) 1 Enters a code number. 2 Cancels the current setup and returns to the DVD SETUP 3 screen. 3 Clears the code number. 4 Displays the present parental lock level. 5 Determines the code number and displays the Parental Level Setup screen. — • The number you enter first is set as your [...]

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    Setup Menu System Setup Y ou can set up the system parameters. Displaying the System 1 screen System 1 screen Sy stem Set U p 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 4 Calls the Setup Menu. 5 Turns the key touch tone On or Off. ( On ) 6 Allows scrolling of text disp[...]

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    Setup Menu AV Interface Y ou can set audio and visual (A V) interface parameters. Displaying the A V I/F 1 screen AV I/F 1 screen A V Int e rf ace 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 4 Calls the Setup Menu. 5 Selects a navigation system connection. ( RGB ) "[...]

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    Setup Menu User Interface Y ou can set up user interface (IF) parameters. Displaying the User I/F 1 screen User I/F 1 screen Displaying the User I/F 2 screen User I/F 2 screen Us er Interface 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 4 Calls the Setup Menu. 5 Selects [...]

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    Setup Menu T ouch Panel Adjust You can adjust the touch panel operations. If is not shown, touch or to display it. 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 4 Calls the Setup Menu. 5 Allows you to start touch panel adjustment. 1 Cancels the adjustment and returns to t[...]

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    English 68 English If you have pressed the Reset button or if you have disconnected the Receiver from battery... — You must enter the same security code as that you have entered in Step 3 above. Now, you can use your Receiver. If you enter an incorrect security code, you cannot use your Receiver for a while. Incorrect entry count Receiver inopera[...]

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    English English 71 70 English Setup Menu RDS Setup The related RDS parameters can be set. Displaying the RDS Set Up1 screen RDS Set Up1 screen Displaying the RDS Set Up2 screen RDS Set Up2 screen RDS Set U p 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 4 Calls the Setup [...]

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    English 73 Announcement Selection Various announcement reception parameters can be set. 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Turns the Announcement Reception function On or Off. 3 Enters the setup and returns to the DAB Set Up screen. — 1 Traffic information 2 Time table information of public transportation services 3 Lower priority items than alarms (power f[...]

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    English 75 English 74 English Setup Menu Displaying the Sensor Box screen Sensor Box screen S en so r 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. (see page 76) 4 Selects menu options. 5 Enters your setup. 6 Calls the Setup Menu. • If is not shown, touch or to display it. • For se[...]

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    English English 77 76 English Sound Effects Menu Sound Effects Menu Y ou can set up the receiver sound effects. Displaying the Control screen Control screen Displaying the Sound Effects Menu screen Sound Effects Menu screen You can display the same Sound Effects Menu on the Control screen of any source. 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Calls the Sound Effec[...]

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    English 78 English SFC Adjustment You can adjust the sound field. SFC Adjust screen 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Sets a sound field effects level. 3 Adjusts the bass boost level of the rear speaker. 4 Adjusts the volume level of center speaker. 5 Enters your setup and returns to the SFC Control screen. If the sound field of "Dolby PL II Music"[...]

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    English 80 English Parametric Equalizer You can Manually set the equalizer curve by adjusting the center frequency, gain and Q value. 1 Adjusts the volume. 2345 Select a band to be adjusted. 6 Sets a frequency. 7 Sets a gain level. 8 Sets a Q value. 9 Store the present equalizer curve in memory, or calls it from memory. 0 Exits the Parametric Equal[...]

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    English 82 English Position Fine Control You can fine-adjust your listening position. Position Fine Control screen 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Selects a speaker to be adjusted. 3 Indication of setup distance. The adjusted distance (Position and Position Fine Control values), and the total of the distance adjusted by Car Type Set Up (see page 50) and th[...]

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    English 84 English English 85 Sound Effects Menu Zone Control Y ou can set the front and rear audio source. Displaying the Zone Control screen Zone Control screen Zone Control 1 Adjusts the volume. 2 Returns to the Control screen of the previous source. 3 Calls the Setup Menu. (see page 49) 4 Calls the Sound Effects Menu. 5 Turns the Zone Function [...]

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    English 86 English English 87 When called When you are called, you can use the hands- free phone. When the telephone is called, the GSM Control screen appears automatically. The previous screen reappears. Terminate the phone call 2 Respond to a phone call 1 When dialing Originate a call by entering a phone number. — You can start talking when the[...]

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    English 89 English 88 English Addition to Phone Book You can add a phone number to the Phone Book. — Device Select screen 1 Registers a phone number in the SIM card. 2 Registers a phone number in the GSM system itself. 3 Returns to the GSM Control screen. Start phone number registration 2 9 0 Enter a phone number you wish to register 1 When you s[...]

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    English 91 English 90 English Quick Dialing You can register up to 3 phone numbers for quick dialing. To register a phone number: See the <Calling by Phone Book> (see page 88) and <When dialing> (see page 87). — Continue to touch more than 2 seconds. To call a phone number from memory: — Only a phone number can be registered for Qui[...]

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    English 93 English 92 English Returns to the GSM Control screen. The extended code characters are displayed only when a cellular phone supporting the GSM alphabets is connected. Each of extended code characters (^, {, }, , [, ], ¯, |, € ) occupies a two-character memory space when registered. Selecting a sentence from library SMS Library Text s[...]

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    English English 95 94 English 1. To prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiring harness. 4. Connect the wiring harness wires in the following order: ground, battery, ignition. 5. Connect the wiri[...]

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    English English 97 96 English TO NAVIGA TION I/F TO TV ANTENNA TO 5L I/F CENTER SP SENSOR LINE TO MONITOR ( BLACK ) TO MONITOR ( WHITE ) FM /AM ANTENNA AV INPUT AV INPUT L R R R 1 2 VIDEO VIDEO FRONT REAR PREOUT SUB (MONO) AV O U TPUT POWER CENTER L L R L R L R L VIDEO A D C ( 1A ) ( 1A ) B D ( 5A ) BATT PRK SW REVERSE REMO.CONT + CENTER 1 [...]

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    English 99 English 98 English Connection FM /AM ANTENNA AV INPUT AV INPUT L R R R 1 2 VIDEO VIDEO FRONT REAR PREOUT SUB (MONO) AV OUTPUT POWER CENTER L L R L R L R L VIDEO ¶ Audio/Visual input 1 - Visual input (Yellow) - Audio left input (White) - Audio right input (Red) ¶ Audio/Visual input 2 - Visual input (Yellow) - Audio left input (White)[...]

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    English English 101 100 English Installation Installing the Antenna Units 1. Check the location where the antenna - is to be attached. Clean off any grease or dirt from the installation location using the supplied glass cleaner ! , clean the area with water and allow to dry. Clean the glass thoroughly as failure to clean the glass can not only weak[...]

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    English English 103 102 English 1. Engage the catch pins on the removal tool 7 and remove the two locks on the lower level. Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2. When the lower level is removed, remove the upper two locations. The frame can be removed from the top side in the same manner. 1. Refer to the section <Removin[...]

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    English 105 104 English English Glossary DVD: Digital Versatile Disc A type of disc which contains recording of audio/video packaged media with high video and audio quality, such as a movie, featuring large recording capacity and digital signal processing capability. VCD: VIDEO CD A type of CD which contains the recording of moving images. It compr[...]

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    English 107 106 English English T roubleshooting Guide 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. ■ General The power does not turn on. • The fuse has blown. The desired source is NOT selected althou[...]

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    English 109 108 English English T roubleshooting Guide The viewing angle cannot be changed. • The DVD disc being played does not contain the recording of more than one angle. • You are attempting to switch the angle in a DVD section where more than one angle is not recorded. Playback will not start even after a title is selected. •A viewing r[...]

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    110 English English Specifications subject to change without notice. Monitor Section Picture size ..........................................................6.95 inches wide 154.1(W) × 87.1(H)mm Display system ......................................Transparent TN LCD panel Drive system ..........................................TFT active matrix syst[...]