Kenwood M-707I manual

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    © B60-5763-08/00 (E, X) COMP A CT Hi-Fi COMPONENT SYSTEM M-707i INSTR UCTION MANU AL Declaration of C onformity with regar d to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T okyo, 192-8525 Japan EU Representativ e's: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, The[...]

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    2 M-707i Before applying pow er ¤ Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe oper ation. Units are designed for operation as f ollows. Australia ........................................................... AC 240 V only Europe .............................................................. A C 230 V only Safety precautions W ARNING : T O PRE [...]

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    English 3 6. Po wer Sources – This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the product. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your pr oduct dealer or local power company . 7. CA UTION – Polariza tion – This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug[...]

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    4 M-707i Con tents Caution : Read the pages marked ¤ car efully to ensure safe opera tion. Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all accessories are present. FM indoor antenna .............................................................................. (1) AM loop antenna .........................................................[...]

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    English 5 Preparing the remote c ontrol unit Pull the battery sheet out from the remote contr ol unit to the direction of the arrow . Operation When the power cor d is plugged in, standby indicator is lit. The power turns ON by pressing button on the remote contr ol unit pointing at the remote sensor . When the po wer comes on, press the button you[...]

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    6 M-707i iPod FM ANT. AM L R ~ AC IN L SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 Ω R ANT. 75 Ω Stereo Audio In     VIDEO Connections ¤ CAUTION Be sure to adhere to the following , or proper ventilation will be block ed causing damage or  re hazar d. • Do not place any objects impairing heat radiation onto the top of the unit. • Leave some space ar [...]

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    English 7 Connecting the FM antenna 1 Connect the lead to the [FM ANT . 75Ω] terminal. 2 Find the location that g ives the best reception. 3 Secure the antenna as high up as possible. FM ANT. 75 Ω • The antenna supplied with the system is a basic antenna for indoor use. F or stable signal reception, the use of an outdoor antenna (commercially a[...]

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    8 M-707i About MP3 and WMA The playable MP3/WMA  le (hereafter called Audio  le ) and the media format hav e the following limitation. The Audio  le, which is not conforming to the speci cation, may not play normally . Playable A udio  le Playable MP3  le • File f ormats: MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 file • Extension: .mp3 • T ran[...]

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    English 9 About USB device Notes on use of the USB device This unit can play audio  les stored in the  ash memory and digital audio player that have a USB port (these devices are ref erred to as USB devices in this document). The following r estrictions are placed on the types and usage of available USB devices: A vailable USB devic es • US[...]

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    10 M-707i 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 13 12 15 Names and functions of par ts SLEEP PTY TUNER band RVS PLAY SEARCH / TUNING P .CALL / ALBUM CLEAR FWD PLAY T APE mode iPod VOLUME MUTE CD / USB TIMER SET TIMER ON / OFF TIME DISPLAY RDS DISPLAY P .MODE ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ INTRO EQ X-BASS RANDOM REPEA T FILE SEARCH STEREO/MONO USB O.T .E. T[...]

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    English 11 1 TIMER SET button T o set the clock . T o set the timer. 2 1 [ ] button T o switch the system on or to standby mode. 2 [ standby ] indicator 3 RDS DISPLA Y button T o change the display for RDS. 4 PTY button T o carr y out PT Y search. 5 STEREO/MONO button T o switch between stereo mode and mono mode (on FM band only) for TUNER. 6 8 FWD[...]

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    12 M-707i Demonstration mode The system is equipped with a demonstration function (only display). When the po wer cable is plugged in and button is pressed to turn the system on for the  rst time, the demonstration automatically starts. The demonstration consists of sequential change of display and indicators showing the operations, but the audi[...]

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    English 13 Using the CD/USB device Prepar ation Loading a disc 1 Press CD/USB [ CD/USB] button to select CD mode. 2 Press [ 0 ] button to open the CD tray . 3 Place a disc into the tra y with the label facing up. 4 Press [ 0 ] button to close the CD tray . F or a CD, the t otal playtime and total number of tracks will appear in the display . F or a[...]

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    14 M-707i Selecting a desired  le by  le name (For audio  le only) 1 In stop mode, press FILE SEARCH button. The icon “F-SEARCH” appears on the display. 2 Press the digit buttons A -Z to input the  rst character of the  le name you want to search. 3 Press ENTER button. “_” appears and  ashes on the next of the  rst char[...]

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    English 15 Random play Y ou can play all the tracks/ les in random order . 1 During playing, pause or st op mode, press RANDOM button to enable random play mode . The icon “RDM” appears on the display. 2 T o exit random mode, pr ess RANDOM button again. The icon “RDM” disappears from the display. Repeat play Y ou can play the current tra[...]

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    16 M-707i Using the CD/USB device Progr am recor ding (F or CD only) Desired CD tracks can be programmed in the desir ed sequence and recor ded onto a USB device. 1 Insert a USB device to the USB connector on the front panel. 2 Program the desir ed sequence of CD tracks . See page 14 for prog ramming procedure . 3 Press USB O .T .E. [USB O.T .E.] b[...]

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    English 17 ⁄ • During program, if no button is pressed within 20 seconds , the system will exit program mode automatically . T uning to a preset radio sta tion Press P .CALL/ALBUM 5 or ∞ [p .call/album up or down] , or digit buttons 0–9 to select the desired preset number . The preset number and radio frequency appear on the display . ⁄ ?[...]

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    18 M-707i Using the radio Changing the RDS display informa tion While receiving a RDS station, pressing the RDS DISPLA Y button changes the contents of the displa y . Every time the button is pressed, the display changes in the following order: Information PS (Prog ram Service name) display PT Y (Prog ram TYpe) display RT (Radio T ext) display Fr e[...]

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    English 19 Using the cassette Recording from a CD/ audio  le 1 Insert a disc or a USB device. 2 Insert a blank cassette tape into the tape deck. 3 Press the desired sour ce button to select the source you w ant to recor d from. F or CD/ audio  le -CD : Press CD/USB [ CD/USB ] button to select CD input. F or USB device : Pr ess CD/USB [ CD/USB[...]

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    20 M-707i Clock/timer operation Clock setting 1 Press and hold TIMER SET button for more than 1 second. “CL OCK SET TING” appears on the display . 2 Press ENTER button. The hour indication will start  ashing. 3 Press P .CALL/ALBUM 5 or ∞ [p.call/album up or down] button to set the hours. 4 Press ENTER button t o enter the minute setting mo[...]

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    English 21 3 Press ENTER button. The icon “ TIMER OFF” starts  ashing. 4 Repeat the step 2 to set the time to stop the timer (o time). 5 Press ENTER button. The icon “ TIMER”  ashes and the source display appears. 6 Press P .CALL/ALBUM 5 or ∞ [p.call/album up or down] button to select the desired sourc e and press ENTER button to[...]

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    22 M-707i In case of di culty USB operation “NO USB” is displayed. Inser t the USB device properly. Cannot play . The USB device is removed during playing or recording . Record songs again after formatting the USB device. iPod operation “NO iPod” is display ed. Inser t the iPod properly . “ AUTH F AIL ” is display ed. Disconn[...]

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    English 23 General information Maintenanc e Cleaning the cabinet • Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasive. Cleaning discs • When a disc becomes dirt y , clean it with a cleaning cloth, wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe in circular mo[...]

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    Speci cations Main unit Ampli er sec tion Rated output power .............................. 45 W + 45 W (1 kHz, 10% T .H.D., at 6 Ω) T uner section FM tuner section T uning frequency range .................................................................. 87.5 MHz ~ 108.0 MHz AM tuner section T uning frequency range ........................[...]