Kenwood KDC-X494 manual

CD-RECEIVER KDC-X494 KDC-MP445U KMR-440U INSTR UCTION MANU AL T ake the time to read through this instruc tion manual. F amiliarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best performance from your new CD-receiver . For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the[...]

2 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Con tents Before use 3 Basic Operations 4 General opreration 6 Removing the F aceplate Muting the audio upon reception of phone call Audio Adjustments 7 Audio Control Audio Preset Memor y Audio Preset Recall Music disc/Audio file Operation 9 Music Search Music Search for iPod Alphabet Search Skip Search Direct Sea[...]

English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • T o prevent a shor t circuit, never put or leave any metallic objec ts (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first ti[...]

4 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Basic Operations Before Using Exit Demonstration Mode T urn off the demonstration mode when you use it for the first time after installation. 1 Press the [ENTER] button to quit the demonstration mode when the messages “ T o Cancel DEMO Press the ENTER Key ” are displayed (approx. 15 seconds). 2 T urn the Contr[...]

English | 5 Display scroll Keep the [S.MODE] button pressed down to scroll through the CD or audio file text display . Auxiliary input Portable audio device can be connected with the stereo mini-plug (3.5 mm ø). ⁄ • CA-U1EX (optional accessory) is recommended to connec t a USB device. CA-U1EX • KCA-iP101 (optional accessor y) is recommended [...]

6 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U General opreration Removing the F aceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Detaching the Fac eplate Press the Release button. Reattaching the F aceplate Refer to the following diagram when reattaching the faceplate. ¤ • Remove the faceplate at once after pre[...]

English | 7 Audio A djustments ⁄ • ‡ “User ”: The customized Bass, Middle, and T reble levels are effective. • Y ou can set Bass, Middle, and Tr eble for each source. About Supreme T echnology to ex trapolate and supplement with proprietar y algorithm, the high-frequency range that is cut off when encoding at low bit rate (less than 128[...]

8 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Audio Preset Recall Recalling the sound setup registered by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 8) . 1 Selec t the source Press the [SRC] button. F or how to select source item, refer to <Power and source selection> (page 4) . 2 Enter Audio Control mode Press the [AUDIO ] button. 3 Select Audio preset memor y [...]

English | 9 Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of Audio file/ Internal CD source Music S earch Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played now. 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed. 2 Search for music Audio file Operation type O peration Movement between folders/f[...]

10 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U F unction of iPod source Alphabet Search Y ou can select an alphabetic charac ter from the list in the browse item (ar tist, album, etc.) currently selected. 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed. 2 Selec t browse item T urn the Control knob to selec t browse item, and the[...]

English | 11 F unction of iPod source Direct Search Searching for music by selec ting a browse item and an alphabetic character(s). 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed. 2 Enter Search select mode Press the [S. M OD E] button. 3 Selec t Direc t Search mode T urn the Control knob to selec t “Direc t Search[...]

12 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of iPod source My Playlist for iPod Y ou can register your favorite songs to make a playlist. Y ou can register up to ten songs in the playlist. Registering a song in the playlist 1 Play the song you want to register Push the Control k nob towards up, down, right, and le[...]

English | 13 F unction of remote control Direct Music Search Searching the music by entering the track number. 1 Enter Direct Music Search mode Press the [DIREC T ] button on the remote control . “– –” is displayed. 2 Enter the music number Press the number buttons on the remote control . 3 Search the music Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button [...]

14 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U T uner Ope ration F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Access T uning mode Press the [DIREC T ] button on the remote control . “– – – –” is displayed. 2 Enter the frequency Press the number buttons on the remote control . Example: Desired[...]

English | 15 F av orite C ontrol F av orite Preset Recall Retrieving an item registered to F avorite. 1 Enter Fa vorite Preset Recall mode Press the [FA VORI TE] button. 2 Selec t the number to recall in the F avorite memory T urn the Control knob. 3 Recall the Fav orite Preset Press the [ENTER] button. Cancelling the Fa vorite Preset Recall mode P[...]

16 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U F unction set ting Configure the func tions of this unit using the following procedure: 1 Search for the item to set Pick up the item to set according to <Function item> (page 16) . 2 Selec t the source Press the [SRC] button. Switch to the source that displays the item to set according to <Function list[...]

English | 17 Display Control 08 Display T ype S election: “Display Control” ➤ 5 types Set s th e d isplay p at tern. Display type Display information T ype A Displays 2 lines of text. T ype B Displays a line of text. T ype C Displays the status. T ype D D isplays the clock . T ype E Displays the spec trum analyzer . Refer to <Selec ting Di[...]

18 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U F unction set ting iPod Settings 25 Skip Search: “Sk ip Search” ➤ “0.5%” , “1%” , “5%” , “10%” Set s th e r atio of skip p er for me d w ith <Skip Search> (pa ge 1 0) . 26 My Playlist Delete: “My Playlist Delete” Dele tes th e s ongs regis tered in M y Playlis t. T ur n t he Contro[...]

English | 19 F unction of KTC-HR300/ K TC-HR200 (Optional Accessory) HD R adio Settings 37 Seek M ode: “Seek Mode” ➤ “ Auto1” , ” Auto2” , ”Manual” Sele c ts the tun ing mod e o f th e r adio. T uning mode Display Operation Auto seek “ Auto1” Automatic sear ch for a station. Preset station seek “ Auto2” Search in order of [...]

20 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U F unction set ting 55 Speaker Selec t: “Bluetooth HF/Audio” ➤ “Fr ont ” , ” All” Y o u c an spe cif y ou tpu t sp eakers for hands- fre e voice commu nicatio n an d B luetooth au dio soun d. “Front” : Outpu ts so und from th e f ront sp eakers . “ A ll” : Ou tput s soun d f rom the front and[...]

English | 21 Funct ion list F unc tion items that appear when any source is selec ted Function item list No . “Settings” “Clock & Date ” “Clock Adjust” 12 “Date Adjust” 13 “Date Mode ” 14 “DISP & ILLUMI” “DISP OFF Mode” 15 “Display Dimmer” 16 “T ext Scroll” 17 “BT DVC Status ” 18 “ILL UMI Dimmer” [...]

22 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Displa y Sett ings Selecting T ext Display Changes displayed information on each of the following sources: In T uner source Information Display Fr equenc y “Fr equency ” Spectrum analyzer & Clock “Speana/Clock” Date “Da te” Displays the status (T ype A display only) “Indicator” Blank “Blank?[...]

English | 23 In Standby/ Auxiliary input source Information Display Source name “Source Name ” Spectrum analyzer & Clock (A UX only) “Speana/C lock” Clock (Standby only) “Clock” Date “Da te” Displays the status (T ype A display only) “Indicator” Blank “Blank” In SIRIUS (Optional accessory) source Information Display Chan[...]

24 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U HD Radio ™ tuner control F unction of KTC-HR300/ K TC-HR200 (Optional Accessory) T uning Selecting the station. 1 Selec t HD Radio source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “HD RADIO” display . F or how to select source item, refer to <Power and source selection> (page 4) . 2 Selec t the HD FM band P[...]

English | 25 F unction of KTC-HR300 iT unes T agging By using an iT unes T agging enabled HD Radio you can tag your music. When you hear a song you enjoy on your local HD R adio station, you only have to press the [ENTER] button. The song’ s information will then be saved on this unit. The saved songs will then show up in a playlist called “ T [...]

26 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Satellite Radio tun er (Optional A ccess or y) c ontrol Basic Op eration Selecting Satellite R adio source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “SIRIUS” or “XM” display. F or how to select source item, refer to <Power and source selection> (page 4) . ⁄ • Y ou need to register to the ser vice prov[...]

English | 27 F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the channel and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Access T uning mode Press the [DIREC T ] button on the remote control . 2 Enter the channel Press the number buttons on the remote control . 3 Search the channel Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button on the remote control . Cancelling Direct A[...]

28 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Operation of hands-f ree phoning Before Use • For details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free function, see <About the Cell-Phone> (page 40) . • Y ou need to register your cell-phone before using it with this unit. For more details, see <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 32) . • I [...]

English | 29 4 Make a call Press the [ENTER] button. ⁄ • Pressing [S.MODE] button each time switches between name and telephone number. • The outgoing call list, the incoming call list, and the missed call list, are the lists of calls or iginated from and received at this unit. They are not the ones stored in the cell-phone memory. Speed dial[...]

30 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Making a voice dialing call 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is displayed. 2 Enter voice recognize mode Press the [AUDIO ] button for at least 1 second. 3 Have the unit recognize your spoken name Press the [ENTER] button. I f you hear a beep, speak a registered n[...]

English | 31 F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Bluetooth Audi o Operation Before Use • For details on the Bluetooth Audio player which can be connected, see <About the Bluetooth Audio player> (page 40) . • Y ou need to register your Bluetooth Audio player before using it with this unit. For more details, see <Registering Blue[...]

32 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth device T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to register it (pairing). Y ou can register up to five Bluetooth devices to this unit. When registering from Bluetooth devices 1 T urn on the this unit. 2 Start registering a unit by operating [...]

English | 33 Downloading the Phone B ook Download the phone book data from the cell- phone to this unit so that you can use the Phone Book of this unit. Downloading automatically If the cell-phone suppor ts a phone book synchronization function, the phone book is downloaded automatically after Bluetooth connection. ⁄ • Setting on the cell-phone[...]

34 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Selec ting the Bluetooth device Y ou W ish to Connect When two or more Bluetooth devices have already been registered, you need to select the Bluetooth device you wish to use. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is displayed. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [...]

English | 35 Adding a voice dialing command Add a voice tag to the phonebook for voice dialing. Y ou can register up to 35 voice tags. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is displayed. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [FNC ] button. 3 Select Phonebook name edit mode The item can be selected and[...]

36 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Setting a V oice Command for Cat egor y Add a voice tag to the phone number category (type) for voice calling. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is displayed. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [FNC ] button. 3 Select Phone Number type edit mode The item can [...]

English | 37 SMS ( Shor t Message Service ) F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Displaying the SMS The SMS received by at the cell-phone is displayed on the receiver . A newly received message is displayed. ¤ • T o prevent car accidents, the driver should not read the SMS while driving. When a new message arrives “SMS Received” is di[...]

38 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U Basic Operations of r emote control A TT 0 — 9 SRC VOL FM AM EXIT 5 / ∞ AUD ENT DIRECT General control • V olu me con tro l: [VOL ] • Source s el ec ti on: [SRC ] • V olu me re du ct ion: [ A T T] When the button is pressed again, the volume returns to the previous level. • Retur n to prev iou s item [...]

English | 39 Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio file MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playable disc media CD -R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file format ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name. • Playable USB device USB mass storage class • Playable USB device file system F A T16, F A T32 Even if the audio files comply with the stand[...]

40 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U About “KENWOOD Music Editor” • This unit supports the PC application “KENWOOD Music Editor Lite ver1.0” or later . • When you use the audio file with database information added by the “KENWOOD Music Editor Lite ver1.0” , you can search a file by title, album or artist name using the <Music Sear[...]

English | 41 T roubleshooting Guide Some func tions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up Display . ▲ 36 Demo M ode of <Function setting> (page 16) is no t set to O f f. ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • Cannot set up the low pass filter . • No output from the subwoofer . ▲ “SubWoof[...]

42 | KDC-X494/ KDC-MP445U/ KMR-440U No Music Data/Error 15: • The connected USB device contains no playable audio file. • M edia was played that does not have data recorded that the unit can play. USB ERROR: Some trouble may have occurred to the connected USB device.  Remove the USB device, then cycle the power switch to ON. I f the same dis[...]

English | 43 Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner sec tion Fr equency range (200 kH z step) : 87.9 MH z – 107.9 MHz Usable sensitivit y (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 μV/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivit y (S/N = 50dB) : 15.2dBf (1.6 μV/75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30 H z – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 70 dB Sel[...]

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