Kenwood HM-353V manual

MICRO HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORA TION B60-5071-00 00 MA (M,M2, I ) AP 0103 HM-353V DIGIT AL VIDEO COMPACT COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT COMPACT[...]

2 Before applying power Preparation section Units are designed for operation as follows. ................. AC 110-120 / 220-240 V switchable Safety precautions W ARNING : TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEA[...]

3 Before applying power Preparation section Versatile timer features ÷ O.T.T. (Operate easy To use Timer) : This timer setting is executed only for an hour (and for once) when the set start time comes. ÷ Timer playback, timer recording : Two timer programs (PROG.1, PROG.2) are available for timer playback (AI timer playback) or timer re- cording.[...]

4 Before applying power Preparation section FM indoor antenna (1) Accessories AM loop antenna (1) Remote control unit (1) Batteries (R6/AA) (2) Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all the accessories are present. If any accessories are missing, or if the unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately. If the [...]

5 Before applying power Preparation section Contents Before applying power ....................................... 2 Safety precautions ......................................................... 2 Special features ..................................................................... 3 System connection ...............................................[...]

6 Preparation section System connection This figure shows the method of connection between the main unit and provided accessories. AM loop antenna The supplied antenna is for indoor use. Place it as far as possible from the main system, TV set, speaker cords and power cord, and set it to a di- rection which provides the best reception. Connect the [...]

7 Preparation section ANTENNA + - AM GND FM 75 Ω ANTENNA L - + R FRONT SPEAKERS (6-16 Ω ) AM GND FM 75 Ω AUX OUTPUT L R DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL + - L - + R FRONT SPEAKERS (6-16 Ω ) AUX INPUT L R VIDEO OUT AC 110- 120V AC 220- 240V FM indoor antenna The accessory antenna is for temporary indoor use only. For stable signal reception we recommend [...]

8 Preparation section AUX OUTPUT DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL AUX INPUT VIDEO OUT L R L R ANTENNA AM GND FM 75 Ω AM GND FM 75 Ω ANTENNA + - L - + R FRONT SPEAKERS (6-16 Ω ) DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL AC 110- 120V AC 220- 240V ÷ In case an associated system component is connected, also read the instruction manual of the component. ÷ Be sure to insert all c[...]

9 Preparation section 1 Select "A.P.S. SET?". 2 Select "A.P.S. ON" or "A.P.S. OFF". 3 Set it. 1 Tape-related indicators 2 CD-DA (CD, CD-R), VIDEO CD and MP3 file -related indicators 3 Numeric information display/tuner- related indicators 4 VIDEO CD player-related indicators 5 Timer-related indicators The displays given[...]

10 Preparation section 1 0 CD key * Press to open or close the disc tray. 2 Remote sensor # 3 Display panel 4 volume/multi control knob !^ Normally, this is used for volume adjustment. 5 4 and ¢ keys CD-DA, VIDEO CD and MP3 file : ( Used to skip tracks. Used to switch the VIDEO CD screen. TAPE : ™ Used to fast forward or rewind tape. TUNER : £ [...]

11 Preparation section Turning the knob switches the display contents. " TAPE RVS. ? " ™ "AUTO PRESET" ¢ (Only when the TUNER input is selected) " AUX INPUT ? " e (Only when the AUX input is selected) " A.P.S. SET ?" 9 " TIMER SET ? " yi After pressing the menu key to select the menu se- lect mod[...]

12 Preparation section 1 TIMER key up Used to select the timer. 2 POWER ( ) key ^ The system is switched ON and OFF (standby). 3 AUX key Press to listen to the input source connected to AUX (analog external). TAPE 2 3 key ¡ Press to select the TAPE input and play a tape. Press during playback to change the tape transport direction. TUNER BAND key [...]

13 Preparation section After plugging the power cord of this unit, press the POWER ( ) key of the remote control unit to turn the system ON. When the system is turned ON, press the key of the function to be operated. Operation ÷ When pressing more than one remote control keys successively, press the keys securely by leaving an in- terval of 1 seco[...]

14 Preparation section Character indications on the TV screen To constantly display character information on the TV screen, select "OSD ON". Each press of the key alternates the setting. 1 "OSD ON" ..... D isplays executed opera- tion, track number and time. 2 "OSD OFF" .... Only displays executed op- eration. Key erro[...]

15 Preparation section 1 Check the display format of your TV. 2 Press the key to scroll the current TV format display. To change the TV format, press the key again while the TV format display is being scrolled. The TV screen display and disc signal formats can be classified roughly into two types (NTSC, PAL) depend- ing on the countries and regions[...]

16 Basic use method Basic section Volume display 3. Volume adjustment. 2. Selecting the desired input. ÷ The display shows a reference value. ÷ Pressing the TUNER FM/AM , CD 6 , TAPE 2 3 or AUX key selects the corresponding input. The volume decreases The volume increases Example: To select the CD input Bass and treble compensation Bass and trebl[...]

17 Basic section Basic use method Muting the sound temporarily ÷ Press again to resume the original volume. ÷ This is also cancelled when the volume is changed. Bass and treble compensation Each press switches the modes as follows. 1 "EX.BASS" lights. The lowest and highest frequencies are enhanced regardless of the current volume level[...]

18 Basic use method Basic section 1. Load a disc. The label side must be on top. Playback of CD-DA (CD, CD-R), MP3 file and the audio of VIDEO CD 1 Press the 0 CD key. 2 Place a disc. 3 Press the 0 CD key. 2. Start playback. ÷ After a few seconds, play starts from track No.1. Track No. being played Elapsed time of track being played This section d[...]

19 Basic section Basic use method ÷ Each press pauses and plays the CD alternately. Start playback/ To pause playback ÷ When the 1 or ¡ key is pressed during CD playback or in pause mode, search begins. There are four search speeds. With each press of the key for the current search direction, the next higher speed is selected. · ÷ To resume no[...]

20 Basic use method Basic section Playback of CD-DA, MP3 file and the audio of VIDEO CD Each press of the TIME key of the remote control unit switches the displayed time information. ÷ During program playback, only the elapsed time of the track being played is displayed. ÷ During playback of a VIDEO CD incorporating PBC with PBC ON and MP3 files,[...]

21 Basic section 1. Load a cassette tape. 1 Press the area marked 0 push open to open the cassette holder. 2 Insert a tape. 3 Press the area marked 0 push open to close the cassette holder. 2. Start playback. Press the TAPE 2 3 key of the desired direction. To stop playback Selection of TAPE equalizer (TAPE EQ.) Selection of reverse mode To wind ta[...]

22 Playback of tape Basic section To wind tape at high speed ÷ Press the 7 STOP key to stop fast winding. ÷ The same operation is also available with the 4 and ¢ keys on the main unit. To fast wind in direction To fast wind in direction | Selection of TAPE equalizer (TAPE EQ.) When playing a tape prerecorded with Noise Re- duction system (such[...]

23 Basic section 1. Select the tuner input. Each press of the TUNER FM/AM key switches the band as follows. FM AM Tuning a non-preset radio station ( 2 ) ∞ 2. Preset a radio station in memory. Tuning a non-preset radio station ( 1 ) ∞ Collective presetting of stations (auto preset) ¢ Follow the procedure in " Collective presetting of stat[...]

24 Playback of tape Basic section Receiving broadcast station 1 Receive a broadcast. 2 Select "AUTO PRESET". Collective presetting of stations (Auto preset) Main unit only ÷ A maximum of 30 stations of the band presently being received will be preset. ÷ When there are many stations and the intended station has not been preset, please al[...]

25 Basic section One-by-one presetting (Manual preset) 1 Select the AUTO or MANUAL mode. ÷ The same operation is also available with the 7 STOP [Tuning Mode] key on the main unit. 2 Tune a station. Tuning a non-preset radio station (Auto tuning, Manual tuning) Select the tuning mode according to the radio wave receiving condition. When the receivi[...]

26 Recording on TAPE Basic section 1. Load a tape in deck. 2. Select the tape transport direction. 1 Press the TAPE 2 3 key corresponding to the desired direc- tion. 2 Press the 7 STOP key to stop playback. To reverse the transport direction : ÷ When recording is started, the tape is transported in the direction selected in this step. Check the ta[...]

27 Recording on TAPE Basic section 5. Start recording. 4. Select the source to be recorded. Select an input source other than "TAPE" ÷ If a CD has already been loaded, it starts to play now. Press the 7 STOP key to stop it. 1 Press the TAPE rec key. 2 Play (or tune) the input source to be recorded. ÷ Recording stops automatically when t[...]

28 Various CD playback features Application section Let the "PGM" indicator light. Select track numbers in the order you want to play them. Start playback. Select the CD input. ÷ A track can also be selected using the 4 or ¢ key. ÷ Up to 32 tracks can be programmed. When " FULL " is dis- played, no more tracks can be programm[...]

29 Application section Various CD playback features To clear the entire program Goes off The program mode is cancelled when the unit is turned off or the programmed disc is ejected. The set program is cleared entirely at this time. Press in stop mode AUTO/ / MONO PGM Note Note CD CD-DA[...]

30 Various CD playback features Application section Select the CD input. Setup for repeating a single track 1 Confirm that the "PGM" indicator is not lit. 2 Play the track to be repeated. 3 Select "ONE REPEAT". You can repeatedly listen to a favorite track or disc. Each press switches the repeat mode. 1 "ONE REPEAT" 2 [...]

31 Application section Various CD playback features Setup for repeating selected tracks 1 Program the track sequence according to steps 1 to 2 of "Listening to the desired se- quence (program playback)". • 2 Select "REPEAT". 3 Start playback. ÷ All selected tracks will be repeated. Each press switches the repeat mode. 1 "[...]

32 Convenient recording methods Application section This unit provides the following recording features in addition to normal recording. Select the appropriate method according to the purpose of recording. To record CD with a simplified method ( Records all tracks in a CD onto a tape. All-track recording Records only one CD track being played o[...]

33 Application section Convenient recording methods Records all tracks in a CD with a simple operation. (All-track recording) Records a single CD track being played from the beginning. (Single-track recording) Make preparation for recording. Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode. 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 of the procedure in "Recording on[...]

34 Convenient recording methods Application section Desired CD tracks can be programmed in the desired sequence and recorded onto a tape. Make preparation for recording. Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode. 1 Select the CD input. 2 Ensure that the "RANDOM" indicators are not lit. 3 Perform steps 1 to 3 of the procedure in "[...]

35 Application section Playback of MP3 file This unit can play MP3 file. Please refer to the "Important notes on the MP3 file" below before playback of MP3 file. Kenwood is not responsible for playability of MP3 in any case due to recording condition such as PC performance, writing software, media ability or etc. Playback of MP3 file What[...]

36 Playback of MP3 file Application section Select the required file. Make preparation for the playing. Connect the related equipment under reference to "Connection of Other Accessories" 8 Please operate while looking at TV screen. (The display of the unit does not show the file and folder names.) Before operating, set the NTSC/P AL switc[...]

Application section 37 PGM EX. BASS C D VCD 2.0 EX. BASS PB C O N Each press alternates the mode. PBC ON PBC OFF The menu display, the operation method, and the operation key depend the disc being played. For details, refer to the instructions enclosed with your disc. With a disc incorporating PBC, a menu is displayed on the TV screen so that you c[...]

38 Application section Playback of VIDEO CD Operation key and display examples for VIDEO CD playback ÷ The jacket indications depend on the software and may differ from the above examples. Software jacket indication 3 4¢ Returning to the menu display Ending the menu playback When the menu has a hierarchical structure When items are selected on th[...]

Application section 39 Playback of VIDEO CD Slow-motion playback To play a VIDEO CD in slow motion, press the SLOW key during playback. ÷ No sound is obtained during slow-motion playback. ÷ To resume normal playback press the CD 6 key of the CD player. Single-frame playback To play a VIDEO CD frame by frame, press the STEP key during playback. ÷[...]

40 Application section Playback of VIDEO CD To jump to a specific location of the track being played, specify the time of that location. Time search function ÷ Stop VIDEO CD menu playback if in progress. ÷ Cancel " PGM " in advance. 1 Play the desired track and press the TIME SEARCH key. 2 When "Go to – –:– –" is displ[...]

Application section 41 Using the Digest functions INTRO SCAN Plays the first ten seconds of each track of a CD-DA or VIDEO CD in turn. DISC SCAN (disc digest) The first images of nine tracks of a VIDEO CD are displayed as 9 mini screens at a time on the TV screen. TRACK SCAN (track digest) A single track of a VIDEO CD is divided into 9 parts and th[...]

42 Application section In INTRO SCAN Pressing the numeric key for the de- sired track resumes normal playback mode, and playback of the selected track begins. In DISC SCAN Pressing the numeric key for the de- sired track number displayed on the screen resumes normal playback mode, and playback of the selected track be- gins. ÷ To view the succeedi[...]

43 Timer operation Application section 1 Press the AUX key. 2 Select "AUX INPUT ?". 3 Adjust the input level. 4 Set it. Turning the knob switches the display contents. " TAPE RVS . ? " " AUX INPUT ? " (Only when the AUX input is selected) " A.P.S. SET ?" " TIMER SE T ?" Listening to an AUX input sou[...]

44 Timer operation Application section Enter the figure of hour. 1 Enter the figure of hour. 2 Set it. As the clock is not only used to show the time of the day but is also used in timer operations, be sure to set the clock in advance. 2 Clock adjustment To decrease hour To increase hour Example: Adjustment to 8:07 Activate the clock adjustment mod[...]

45 Timer operation Application section Turn the unit OFF or press the SLEEP key until the sleep time is cancelled. Set the time. To cancel The system has been set up so that the display is dimmed automatically while the sleep timer is acti- vated. Set the number of minutes after which the unit is to be turned OFF. ÷ The unit is turned OFF automati[...]

46 Timer operation Application section Timer playback which occurs only once and only for an hour can be programmed by simply setting the start time. The timer playback reproduces the source selected at the last time the unit is turned off at the last set volume. The O.T.T. timer is not possible with VIDEO CD and MP3 files. Setting the O.T.T. timer[...]

47 Timer operation Application section Reserve the timer operation. ÷ Press the remote's TIMER key repeatedly until " O.T.T. " lights up. ÷ To cancel the timer reservation after it has been activated, press the TIMER key while the unit is ON so that all of the timer-related indicators are turned off. (The setting made above is stil[...]

48 Timer operation Application section Setting an everyday timer program (PROG. TIMER) In each of PROG.1 and PROG.2, the timer data including the operating period and played contents can be set and selected to be activated or not as required. The PROG. timer is not possible with VIDEO CD and MP3 files. ÷ Two timer settings can be reserved independ[...]

49 Timer operation Application section 2 Select the input source. (1) Select what is to be recorded. (2) Set it. 1 Select the mode. (1) Select "PLAY" or "AI PLAY". (2) Set it. Set the ON time then the OFF time. ÷ For each of the ON time and OFF time, enter the figure of "hour" by performing steps 1 and 2 then enter th[...]

50 Timer operation Application section Put the unit in standby mode. 6 ÷ When the unit enters the Standby mode, the standby/ timer indicator lights in green. ÷ If there is a power failure or the power cord is un- plugged after the timer reservation has been activated, the standby/timer indicator blinks in green. In this case, the clock setting sh[...]

51 Knowledge sections Important Items Important Items 1 Remove the CD from the unit. 2 Press the CD 6 key. 3 Wait for some time and verify that the dis- play becomes as shown in the figure. 4 Wait a few seconds and turn the unit OFF. Note related to transportation and movement Before transporting or moving this unit, carry out the following operati[...]

52 Knowledge sections Important Items Never play a cracked or warped disc During playback, the disc rotates at high speed in the player. Therefore, to avoid danger, never use a cracked or deformed disc or a disc repaired with tape or adhesive agent. Please do not use discs which are not round be- cause they may cause a malfunction. Disc handling pr[...]

53 Knowledge sections Important Items In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not always so. Before calling for service, check the following table according to the symptom of your trouble. Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction (impossibil- ity to operate, erroneous display, etc.) when the power cord is unplu[...]

54 Knowledge sections Important Items ÷ Place the disc properly, with the label side facing upward. ÷ Clean the disc referring to " Disc handling precautions ". W ÷ Refer to " Caution on condensation " and remove the condensation by evaporation. Q ÷ A non-finalized CD-R cannot be played back. ÷ Press the CD 6 key. * ÷ Clea[...]

55 Knowledge sections Important Items PGM FULL ÷ An attempt is made to select a 33rd track during programming of CD. PGM Mode ÷ An attempt is made to start random playback in the program mode. Exit from the program mode before random playback. ª RANDOM Mode ÷ An attempt is made to perform TAPE O.T.E. recording while the unit is in the CD random[...]

56 Knowledge sections Important Items Specifications [Amplifier section] Rated output power during STEREO operation (1 kHz, 10% T.H.D., at 6 Ω ) ................. 30 W + 30 W (For Singapore) Rated output power during STEREO operation (1 kHz, 10% T.H.D., at 6 Ω ) ................. 25 W + 25 W Frequency response AUX ..............................[...]