Kenwood DPX-5030 manual

DPX-5050 DPX-5030 DPX-4020 © B64-1942-20/00 (MW) DOUBLE DIN SIZED CD/CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL DPX-5050_M_r1_U.S 03.1.21 0:00 PM Page 1[...]

— 2 — English Contents Safety precautions Safety precautions ........................................................................3 Handling Compact discs ...............................................................5 General features Power ............................................................................................7 V olum[...]

— 3 — Safety precautions To prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out of place when jolted. • When extending the ignition, battery , or ground wires, make sure to use automotive-grade wires or other wires with a 0.75mm 2 (AWG18) or mo[...]

— 4 — English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • If the unit fails to operate properly , press the RESET button. The unit returns to factory settings when the RESET button is pressed. If the unit still fails to operate properly after the RESET button has been pressed, contact your local KENWOOD[...]

— 5 — Handling Compact discs Playing a CD that is dirty , scratched or warped can cause the sound to skip and the unit to operate incorrectly , resulting in worsened sound quality . T ake the following precautions to prevent your CDs from getting scratched or damaged. Handling CDs • Do not touch the recorded side of the CD (the side opposite [...]

— 6 — English Do Not Load CD Accessories Do not use commercially available CD accessories that can be loaded into the CD slot, such as stabilizers, protective sheets, or CD cleaning discs, since they can cause the unit to malfunction. Removing the CD Only remove the CD from the machine in a horizontal direction, holding it flat. Y ou may damage[...]

— 7 — ¢ 4 5 ∞ FM AM AUD SRC/ PWR OFF S.A DISP ATT General features A TT indicator Clock display Spectrum analyzer display Sub Spectrum analyzer display Tu rning on the power: Press the SRC (source) button. Tu rn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. Tu rning off the power: Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second[...]

— 8 — English General features Switching Modes: Each time you press the SRC (source) button, the mode switches as follows: Selecting standby mode: Press the SRC button repeatedly and switch to "ALL OFF" . When "ALL OFF" is displayed, the standby mode is activated. The standby mode turns all functions off while leaving the po[...]

— 9 — Y ou can select the display to enjoy sounds with eyes. Switching the Spectrum Analyzer Display: Press the S.A button. "SPEANA mode" is displayed once the analyzer mode is entered. Each time you press the S.A button, the analyzer display switches as follows; Press the S.A button for at least one second to end the analyzer mode. I[...]

— 10 — English ¢ 4 FM AM SRC 38 DISP/ NAME.S #1 - 6 CRSC T uner features ST indicator AUTO indicator mc indicator Frequency Band display Preset station number General features Y ou can switch the display during the standby mode and AUX mode as mentioned below . Changing the Display: Each time you press the DISP button, the display changes as f[...]

— 11 — Press the SRC (source) button repeatedly to select the tuner mode. "TUNER" is displayed when the tuner mode has been selected. Press either the FM or AM button to select the band. Each time you press the FM button, the band switches between the FM1, FM2 and FM3. Press the AM button to select the AM band. •A uto Seek T uning P[...]

— 12 — English T uner features Switch the frequency step used in seeks. The factory defaults are 50 kHz for FM and 9 kHz for AM. Tu rn the power off. Hold down buttons #1 and #5, then turn the power back on. The frequency step settings will be changed to 200 kHz for FM and 10 kHz for AM. When you change the frequency step settings, all memory c[...]

— 13 — Direct Alphabet Input (Function of remote with number/letter entry buttons) Direct input can be made of letters (alphabetical) with the letter entry buttons on the remote. Example: Use the following table to enter the name "DANCE". Continue steps 3 and 4 until all the characters are chosen for the name. Y ou can enter up to eig[...]

— 14 — English Cassette player features ¢ OPEN 4 FM AM B NR SRC 38 DISP SCN REP METAL B.S indicator B.S indicator MTL indicator B NR indicator SCN indicator REP indicator T ape counter Loading and Playing Cassettes: A press of the OPEN button results in the faceplate dropping open to the front, thereby exposing the cassette insertion slot. Hol[...]

— 15 — with the shift lever or something else. If this happens, pay attention to safety and move the shift lever or take an appropriate action, then operate the unit. • Do not apply excessive force to the open faceplate or place objects on it. Doing so will cause damage or breakdown. • Do not use the unit with the faceplate in the open cond[...]

— 16 — English Cassette player features Directly input the number of tracks to skip during playback. Enter the number of tracks you want to skip using the number buttons on the remote. Up to nine tracks can be skipped. Press either the 4 or ¢ button while the number is displayed, depending on whether you want to skip backward or forward. Playb[...]

— 17 — CD/External disc control features ¢ 0 4 DISC+ DISC- 1 SRC 38 DISP/ NAME.S SCN REP M.RDM RDM indicator RDM/M.RDM indicator SCN indicator REP/D.REP indicator T rack time T rack number CHANGER indicator MD-LP indicator sections that are recorded at low levels may trigger the function if they last for four seconds or more. Switching the T a[...]

— 18 — English CD/External disc control features Playing CDs: If no CDs are inserted, insert one in the slot with the label facing up. If a CD is already inserted, press the SRC button repeatedly to select the CD mode. "CD" is displayed when the CD mode has been selected. The CD will start playing. The indicator lights up when a CD ha[...]

— 19 — •Y ou can give names to discs through the presetting disc name function (page 22). Note that depending on the unit, display may not be possible. • If you try to display the name of a disc that does not have one, "No Name" is displayed instead. •W hen an attempt is made to display the title of a disc for which a disc title[...]

— 20 — English CD/External disc control features Search forward or backward through the discs in a disc changer . Making a Reverse Disc Search: Press the DISC – button to display the desired disc number . Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number decreases by one. Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc. Making a F[...]

— 21 — Press the REP button for at least one second to switch disc repeat play on and off. The D.REP indicator lights up when disc repeat play is turned on. Repeat play is canceled when you eject the disc. NOTE Successively play the beginning of each track on a disc until you find the track that you want to listen to. Starting the T rack Scan: [...]

— 22 — English CD/External disc control features This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. The scrolling method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu. To scroll automatically: Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title. The display of the text will be scrolled [...]

— 23 — DSP/Equalizer control features ¢ 4 FM DSP EQ AM #1 - 3 DSP indicator EQ indicator The disc name is stored and the disc name preset mode is canceled. If you make no entry in a 10-second period, the name will be stored with the characters input so far . • The number of discs whose names can be stored will differ depending on the disc ch[...]

— 24 — English DSP/Equalizer control features A DSP is a device which uses digital control to correct the audio signal and produce sound effects that can compensate for the small passenger compartment of a vehicle. Tu r n i n g the DSP On: Press the DSP button. "DSP mode" is displayed and the DSP indicator lights up once the DSP is tu[...]

— 25 — switches as follows; (see the equalizer easy mode) Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button. Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will change as follows: Pressing the FM button advances the display , and pressing the AM button reverses it. Adjust each mode Press the 4 / ¢ button. Look at the table to adjust the mo[...]

— 26 — English Function Set System ¢ 4 FM AM FNC #1 - 4 Function mode and setting display AUTO indicator FNC indicator To accommodate a greater number of functions, a function set system has been employed for making settings. Press the FNC button to enter the function set mode and then display the function to make the setting. Select the mode [...]

— 27 — Function items in Standby mode: Y ou can adjust the Dimmer level of the unit when your car's light switch has been turned on. Display and setting: "DIM STEP 1" – "DIM STEP 13" This function is available when the dimmer wire is connected and the light switch of your car is turned on. NOTE Dimmer Level Adjustment[...]

— 28 — English Function Set System When the battery is removed from the unit's power switch, you cannot turn on the unit again unless the preset security code is input. This function helps prevent theft. Yo u must follow steps 1 to 9 to be able to use the Security Code function. T urning off the power during the procedure will deactivate t[...]

— 29 — Function items in T uner mode: Function items in External disc control mode: Y ou 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. Display an[...]

— 30 — English A T T TUNE TRACK DISC FM/DISC + ATT AM/DISC – – + OK #0-9/A-Z 38 TUNE + / ¢ /TRACK + TUNE – / 4 /TRACK – SRC 4 ¢ 38 FM + AM – SRC – + 123 456 789 0 ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PRS TUV WXY QZ DNPP/ SBF DIRECT OK REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Basic Operations of remote Do not set the remote on hot places such as above the dashboard. Lo[...]

— 31 — • VOLUME buttons Press the + button to turn the volume up. Press the – button to turn the volume down. • 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[...]

— 32 — English Basic Operations of remote • 4 / ¢ buttons Press the 4 button to search through the tracks backward. Press the ¢ button to search through the tracks forward. Use to move the cursor while entering disc name. • DISC buttons (for disc changers) Press the DISC – button to search through the discs backward. Press the DISC + bu[...]

— 33 — Accessories .........6 1 .........1 2 .........1 3 External view ......... Number of items .........6 4 External view ......... Number of items 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 Installation Proced[...]

— 34 — English Connecting Wires to T erminals M4 × 8mmMAX – + – + – + – + – + ANT CONT P.CONT EXT CONT ILLUMI When only two speakers are being connected to the system, connect the connectors either to both the front output terminals or to both the rear output terminals (do not mix front and rear). For example, if you connect the + co[...]

— 35 — Installation ■ Installation When performing a check of the CD operation prior to installation, place this unit in a hirizontal position and perform a loading/eject of the CD. 2 CAUTION Install onto the car bracket using the supplied screws (M5 × 6 mm, M5 × 7 mm). The holes of the car bracket to use will differ depending on the car mo[...]

— 36 — English What might seem 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. SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The tape head is dirty . Clean the tape head, referring to the section on "Cleaning the tape head" (s[...]

— 37 — SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM A track will not play . Random play has been selected. T urn off random play. The DSP effects are imperceptible. Y ou are using a two-speaker system. Use a front/rear four -speaker system. Connect the wire correctly , referring to the section on "Connecting Wires to T erminals". The front and rea[...]

English The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. T ake the recommended actions. Nothing has been recorded on the MD. Blank No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer . The disc magazine is not completely loaded. Load the disc magazine properly . ] EJECT No disc has been loaded in the disc magazin[...]

— 39 — FM tuner section Frequency range (50 kHz space) ..............87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Frequency range (200 kHz space) ............87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) ....................9.3dBf (0.8 µV/75 Ω ) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) ..............15.2dBf (1.6 µV/75 Ω ) Frequency response (±3.0 dB) ......[...]

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