Kenwood XD855 Bedienungsanleitung

COMPACT HI-FI SYSTEM XD-SERIES XD-855 / XD-855E / XD855 XD-755 / XD-755E / XD755 XD-655 / XD655 INSTR UCTION MANU AL KENW OOD CORPORA TION This instruction manual is for some models.Model availability and features (functions) may differ depending on the country and sales area. B60-5014-00 00 MA (E2, T, M, M3, M5, X) KW 0010 TINSE 0371AWZZ[...]

2 EN THE EXCLAMA TION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALER T THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORT ANT OPERA TING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERA TURE ACCOMP ANYING THE APPLIANCE. THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE, IS IN- TENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UN[...]

3 EN CONTENTS ACCESSORIES Page BEFORE APPL YING POWER ............................... 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ...................................... 2 ACCESSORIES .................................................... 3 HANDLING OF DISCS AND T APES ..................... 4 NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS ................................................[...]

4 EN Disc handling precautions Handling Hold the discs so that you do not touch the playing surface. Do not attach paper or tape to ei- ther the playing side or the label side of the discs. Cleaning If fingerprints or foreign matter become attached to the disc, lightly wipe the disc with a soft cotton cloth (or similar) from the center of the disc [...]

5 EN NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS FRONT P ANEL 1 EX.BASS / DEMO button 2 ST ANDBY / TIMER indicator 3 REVERSE MODE button 4 ON / ST ANDBY button 5 VIDEO / AUX button 6 T APE (A/B) button 7 TUNER (BAND) button 8 CD button 9 2 (Reverse play) button 0 7 STOP button ! 3 (Play / repeat) button @ PHONES socket # PUSH OPEN (T ape A) $ (T APE A) casse[...]

6 EN 3 90 ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) ¡ 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 DISPLA Y 1 T imer Related Indicator 2 Disc Number Indicator 3 Repeat Indicator 4 FM Stereo Mode Indicator 5 Play Indicator 6 Programme Indicator 7 Pause Indicator 8 Random Play Indicator 9 T uned Indicator 0 Equalizer Indicator ! Spectrum Analyzer / V olume level Indicator @ Record Indicator # Extr[...]

7 EN 1 MEMORY / SET button 2 CLEAR button 3 CLOCK button 4 TIMER button 5 Disc Number Select buttons 6 TUNING / TIME ( % fi ) buttons 7 7 (Stop) button 8 2 (Reverse Play) button 9 CD button 0 TUNER (BAND) button ! POWER button @ AUTO MEMORY button # RDS DISPLA Y button $ PTY button % REVERSE MODE button ^ RANDOM button & EX.BASS button * SOUND[...]

8 EN PREP ARA TION FOR USE • Unplug the AC power cord from the AC socket before connecting or disconnecting any component. Speaker Model Name System Name Speaker connection Connect each speaker wire to the SPEAKERS ter - minals as shown. Use speakers with an impedance of 6 Ω or more, as lower impedance speakers can damage the unit. Connect the [...]

9 EN Antenna connection Supplied FM antenna Connect the FM antenna wire to the FM 75 Ω ter - minal and position the FM antenna wire in the di- rection where the strongest signal can be received. Supplied AM loop antenna Connect the AM loop antenna wire to the AM LOOP socket. Position the AM loop antenna for optimum reception. Place the AM loop an[...]

10 EN Remote control • When inserting or removing the batteries, push them towards the battery terminals. • Installing the batteries incorrectly may cause the unit to malfunction. Precautions for battery use : • Replace all old batteries with new ones at the same time. Do not mix old and new batteries. • Remove the batteries if the unit wil[...]

11 EN SETTING THE CLOCK In this example, the clock is set for the 24 hours (0:00) system. 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to enter the standby mode. 2 Press the CLOCK button. 3 Within 5 seconds, press the MEMOR Y/SET button. 4 Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN) but- ton to select the time display mode. “0 :00 ” : The 24-hours display will[...]

12 EN T o see the time display : Press the CLOCK button. • The time display will appear for about 5 seconds. Note : • The clock display will flash on and off at the push of the CLOCK button when the AC power sup- ply is restored after a power failure occurs or after the AC power cord is disconnected. If this happens, follow the procedure below [...]

13 EN SOUND CONTROL V olume (Main unit operation) When the VOLUME CONTROL is turned clockwise, the volume will increase. When it is turned anti-clock- wise, the volume will decrease. (Remote control operation) Press the VOLUME up button ( % ) to increase the volume and the VOLUME down button ( fi ) to de- crease the volume. Extra bass When the pow[...]

14 EN COMP ACT DISC OPERA TION CD playback 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the CD button. 3 Press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray . 4 Place the CD(s) on the disc tray , label side up. • CDs can be placed on any open position on the disc tray . • Be sure to place 8cm (3”) CD(s) in the middle of the di[...]

15 EN T o interrupt playback : 1 Press the 8 button on the remote control. •“ 8 ” will light up on the display . 2 Press the 3 button to resume playback from the same point. T o stop playback : Press the 7 STOP button. T o remove the CDs : Whilst in the stop mode, press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button. • The disc tray will open. Remove the two disc[...]

16 EN Random play (Remote control operation) The tracks on the disc(s) can be played in random order automatically . 1 Load a disc(s) and close the disc tray . 2 Press the RANDOM button to begin random play . • “RDM” will light up on the display . Notes : • If you press the P . CALL ¡ ¢ button during random play , you can move to another [...]

17 EN Cue and review 1 Load a disc and begin playback. 2 Hold down the P . CALL ¡ ¢ button for audi- ble fast forward, and hold down the P . CALL 4 1 button for audible fast reverse. 3 Normal playback will resume when the P . CALL 4 1 or ¡ ¢ button is released. Notes : • When the end of the disc is reached whilst cueing, “END” will appear[...]

18 EN Program playback Y ou can playback the tracks on the CDs in the disc 1-3 position in any order desired. By specifying the disc numbers from 1 to 3, and the track numbers from 1 to 99, you can choose up to 32 selections for playback in the order you like. 1 When in the stop mode, use the disc number buttons (DISC 1 - DISC 3) to select the desi[...]

19 EN RADIO OPERA TION T uning 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) button. 3 Press the TUNER (BAND) button to select the desired frequency band. (FM ST , FM or AM) 4 Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN) but- ton to tune into the desired station. Manual tuning : Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN)[...]

20 EN Preset tuning Y ou can store up to 40 stations in memory (40 sta- tions consisting of any combination of FM and AM stations you like) and recall them at the push of a button. T o enter stations into memory : 1 Perform steps 1 - 6 in the “T uning” section (page 19). 2 Press the MEMORY/SET button. • “PGM” and the preset channel number[...]

21 EN Preset memory scan The stations saved in the preset memory can be scanned automatically . 1 T o scan the preset stations, press the P . CALL ( 4 1 or ¡ ¢ ) button for more than 0.5 second. • The station preset number will flash and the pro- grammed stations will be tuned in sequentially , for 5 seconds each. 2 Press the P . CALL ( 4 1 or [...]

22 EN RDS (RADIO DA T A SYSTEM) OPERA TION (For UK and Europe only) RDS is a broadcasting service which a growing number of FM station are now providing. It allows these FM station to send additional signals along with their regular programme signals. For example, the sta- tions send their station names and information about what type of programme [...]

23 EN Descriptions of the PTY (Programme T ype) codes, TP (T raffic Programme) and T A (T raffic Announcement) NEWS : Short account of facts, events and publicly expressed views, reportage and actuality . AFF AIRS : T opical programme expanding or enlarging upon the new , generally in different presentation style or concept, including debate or ana[...]

24 EN PHONE IN : Involving members of the public expressing their views either by phone or at a public forum. TRA VEL : Features and programmes concerned with travel to near and far destinations, package tours and travel ideas and opportunities. Not for use for Announcements about problems, delays, or roadworks affecting immediate travel where TP/T[...]

25 EN ASPM (Auto Station Programme Memory) It is recommended that you store stations in memory using ASPM. (This memory can be used for PTY searches, and station select.) When the AUTO MEMORY button is pressed, whilst turned to the FM band, the RDS function will auto- matically search for new RDS stations. Up to 40 stations can be stored in memory [...]

26 EN • If 40 stations have already been stored in memory and the AUTO MEMORY button is pressed, “END” will appear immediately and the scan will be aborted. If you want to redo the ASPM operation from the beginning, erase the preset memory , and then perform steps 1 - 4 . • If the RDS station broadcast signals are very weak, station names m[...]

27 EN T o recall stations that have been stored in memory (PTY search) Y ou can search for desired stations by specifying the programme type (see page 23 - 24) from among the stations that have been stored in memory . 1 Press the POWER button to turn the power on. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) button to select the FM ST or FM band. 3 Press the PTY butto[...]

28 EN If you have selected the traffic programme : If you select traffic programme (TP) as the programme type in step 4 (on page 27) , to receive only radio station which broadcast traffic programmes, the TP will appear . (However , this does not necessarily mean that you will hear any traffic announcements at that time.) When a traffic announcemen[...]

29 EN T o switch the display Each time the RDS DISPLA Y button is pressed whilst an FM station is tuned in, the display will switch as follows: When the station you are tuning in is not an RDS station or even if it is an RDS station but it is very weak signal, the display will change in the follow- ing order : Notes : • “NO PS”, “NO PTY”,[...]

30 EN CASSETTE OPERA TION T APE A or T APE B playback 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the T APE (A/B) button. 3 Open the cassette door by pushing the area marked “PUSH OPEN”. 4 Load the cassette into the T APE A or T APE B cassette compartment. 5 With cassette in both decks, press the T APE (A/ B) button to switch o[...]

31 EN RECORDING (T APE B only) Recording from the built-in radio 1 T une in to the desired station. (see pages 19 - 21) 2 Load a cassette into the T APE B cassette com- partment. 3 Press the REC P AUSE button • “REC.” and “ ¶ 2 3 ” will flash. 4 Press the 2 or 3 button. • “REC.” will disappear and “ ¶ 2 or ¶ 3 ” will light up[...]

32 EN Dubbing from tape to tape 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Load a prerecorded cassette into the T APE A cas- sette compartment. Insert a blank tape into the T APE B cassette compartment. • It is recommended that the recording tape be the same length as the master tape. 3 Press the T APE (A/B) button until “T APE A”[...]

33 EN HOW TO USE THE BUIL T -IN TIMER • Before setting the timer , make sure that the clock setting is correct. (page 11) T imer playback 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn the power on 2 Press the CD, TUNER (BAND), T APE (A/B) or VIDEO/AUX button to select the desired func- tion, and then adjust the sound volume using the VOLUME CONTROL. 3 P[...]

34 EN T imer recording 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to turn the power on. • Load a cassettle for recording into the T APE B cassette compartment. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) or VIDEO/AUX button to select the desired function, and then adjust the sound volume using the VOLUME CON- TROL. 3 Press the TIMER button repeatedly until “ REC” is displa[...]

35 EN Sleep operation The radio, compact disc and cassette deck can be turned off automatically . 1 Play back the desired sound source. 2 Press the TIMER button repeatedly until “ ” is displayed. T o change the sleep time : Whilst the sleep time is displayed, press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN) button to adjust the time. (Maximum : 3 hour[...]

36 EN USING EXTERNAL UNITS Video/Auxiliary (Audio signal) input T o listen to or record signals from external sources through this unit : 1 Use a separately available RCA cord to connect the desired external unit to the VIDEO/AUX sockets. (red = right channel, white = left channel) • When using video equipment (Laser Disc player or VCR), be sure [...]

37 EN RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER Reset the microcomputer under the following con- ditions : • T o erase all of the stored memory contents (clock and timer settings, and tuner and CD presets). • If the display is not correct. • If the operation is not correct. 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY button to enter the standby mode. 2 Whilst pressing down th[...]

38 EN Note • There are precisely aligned parts around the heads, including the tape guides. When cleaning, pay special attention so as not to apply shock to them. Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty , wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use thinner , benzine, alcohol, etc. for these agents may cause discoloration. I[...]

39 EN SPECIFICA TIONS (XD-855 / XD-855E / XD855 / XD-755 / XD-755E / XD755) Main Unit [Amplifier section] Rated power output (U.K. and Europe) 1 kHz, 0.7% T .H.D., 6 Ω ...... (DIN) 120W + 120W (other countries) 1 kHz, 1% T .H.D., 6 Ω ........ (RMS) 122W + 122W Effective output power during STEREO operation 1 kHz, 10% T .H.D., 6 Ω ...... (RMS)[...]

40 EN SPECIFICA TIONS (XD-655 / XD655) Main Unit [Amplifier section] Rated power output 1 kHz, 1% T .H.D., 6 Ω .......... (RMS) 72 W + 72 W Effective output power during STEREO operation 1 kHz, 10% T .H.D., 6 Ω .... (RMS) 100 W + 100 W Signal to noise ratio VIDEO/AUX INPUT ..................... 88 dB (IHF’ 66) Input sensitivity / impedance VI[...]