Kenwood KRC-859C manual

KRC-PS959R KRC-859R KRC-859C KRC-859W KRC-759R © B64-1159-00 (EW) CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL[...]

Contents — 2 — English Befor use Safety precautions .......................................................................................3 Buttons and Display Basic operations ...........................................................................................5 Tuner features ............................................................[...]

— 3 — To prevent injury and/or fire, take the following precautions: • Insert the unit all the way until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fly out of place during collisions and other jolts. • When extending the ignition, battery or ground cables, make sure to use automotive- grade cables or other cables with an area of 0.75mm 2[...]

— 4 — English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. • If the unit fails to operate properly, press the RESET button. When the faceplate is not visible, press “the touch-sensitive spot” at the rear of the faceplate (as illustrated on p.9) to make the faceplate control appear. The unit returns to f[...]

— 5 — Buttons and Display DISC DAB B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU LOUD 40W 4 x TI DISP/ TEXT VOL NAME. S ADJ EJECT PROG/PTY CLOSE PWR OFF TUNER MENU SRC ATT/LOUD u d FM ¢ 4 AM AUD DISC DAB B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU LOUD 40W 4 x TI DISP/ TEXT VOL NAME. S ADJ EJECT PROG/PTY CLOSE PWR OFF TUNER MENU SRC #1~[...]

DISC DAB B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU LOUD 40W 4 x TI DISP/ TEXT VOL NAME. S ADJ EJECT PROG/PTY CLOSE PWR OFF TUNER MENU FM ¢ 4 AM DISP TI/ VOL ADJ 38 / PTY #1~6 AUD AUD DISC DAB B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU LOUD 40W 4 x TI DISP/ TEXT VOL NAME. S ADJ EJECT PROG/PTY CLOSE PWR OFF TUNER NR SRC B.S FM ¢ 4 AM[...]

— 7 — DISC NF DAB B C NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU CLK/ANA LOUD 40W 4 x TI DISP/ TEXT VOL NAME. S ADJ EJECT PROG/PTY CLOSE PWR OFF TUNER CLK/ANA AUD/MENU AM/ NF FM 4 DISP SRC #1~4 ¢ AUD Other features DISC DAB B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU LOUD 40W 4 x TI DISP/ TEXT VOL NAME. S ADJ EJECT PROG/PTY CLOSE PWR O[...]

CD VOL. TUNE TRACK REMOTE CONTROL UNIT DISC REW FF #0~9 A~Z TUNE + ¢ TRACK + TUNE – 4 TRACK – AM REW DISC – FM FF DISC + TUNER TAPE DIRECT OK CD ¥ MD CH DNPP u d PROG 38 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DEF MNO JKL GHI WXY TUV PRS QZ ABC TUNER TAPE CD·MD CH AM – FM + PROG – + DIRECT OK DNPP Remote control Steering remote control VOLUME SRC AM/DISC [...]

— 9 — • During the forced closing of the unit (i.e., having the unit left closed whilst ignition is turned on), the faceplate will not open no matter how often the ignition is turned on or off, unless “the touch-sensitive spot” at the rear of the faceplate is pressed in order to open it. You can prevent tampering of the unit when letting [...]

— 10 — English Basic operations (See page 5) Loudness This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is turned down. The LOUD indicator lights up, when the loudness function is on. Turning Loudness On/Off: Hold down the LOUD button for one second or more to switch the loudness on and off. Ending the menu mode Press the MENU button. [...]

— 11 — ↓ CLOCK ON ↔ CLOCK OFF ↑↓ CLOCK ADJST (Time Adjustment mode entered) ↑↓ SYNC ON ↔ SYNC OFF ↑↓ SECURITY ↑↓ COLOR GREEN ↔ COLOR AMBER ↑↓ CONTRAST ## ↑↓ GRAPHIC ON ↔ GRAPHIC OFF ↑↓ BEEP ON ↔ BEEP OFF ↑↓ SWPRE FRONT ↔ SWPRE N-FAD ↑↓ NEWS OFF ↔ NEWS ##MIN ↑↓ LOCAL.S OFF ↔ LOCAL.S ON ?[...]

— 12 — English T uner features (See page 5) Selecting Tuning Mode You can choose from three tuning modes: auto seek, preset station seek, and manual. The “AUTO1” indicator lights up when auto seek tuning is selected, and the “AUTO2” indicator lights when preset station seek tuning is selected. Hold down the MENU button for one second or[...]

— 13 — When poor stereo reception is experienced, this function will reduce noise and improve listening conditions. Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the monaural reception function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to sea[...]

— 14 — English T uner features (See page 5) Auto Memory Entry You can automatically store all the receivable frequencies in the band currently being listened to, and then recall them with the touch of a button later. This function is especially useful when you are travelling and do not know what stations are available. Up to 6 frequencies can b[...]

— 15 — Preset station seek with Programme service name You can search for the preset station with Programme Service name. Press the DNPP button on the remote control. “SNP PLAY” will be displayed once the seek mode is entered. The names of the stations preset in the band currently listened to are displayed for 5 seconds each. The display ba[...]

— 16 — English RDS features (See page 6) AF (Alternative Frequency) Function When poor reception is experienced, automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the same RDS network with better reception. The ™ indicator lights up when the AF function is turned on. Turning AF Function On/Off: Hold down the MENU bu[...]

— 17 — bulletin ends or poor reception is experienced, the tape or disc will begin playing again. Pressing the TI button whilst in the MW/LW band automatically switches reception to the FM band. However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when the TI button is pressed again. Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station: Use the 4 / ¢ bu[...]

News Bulletin Function with PTY News Timeout Setting You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current listening source, including other radio stations. When the News Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting allows you to set the interval during which further news interruption cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY news [...]

— 19 — ↔ 18.Children's programmes ↔ 19.Social Affairs ↔ 20.Religion ↔ 21.Phone ↔ 22.Travel ↔ 23.Leisure ↔ 24.Jazz Music ↔ 25.Country Music ↔ 26.National Music ↔ 27.Oldies Music ↔ 28.Folk Music ↔ 29.Documentary ↔ Music ↔ Speech ↔ ( Speech .....1~9,16~23, 29, Music .....10~15, 24~28) • You can select the type [...]

— 20 — English Cassette player features (See page 6) Playing Cassette Tapes Loading and Playing Cassettes: Press the ¡ (EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, showing the cassette (insertion) slot. Holding the cassette with the tape exposed to the right, insert it in the slot. The faceplate will show the control panel, and the tape will st[...]

— 21 — Turning Blank Skip Function On/Off: Press the B.S button to switch the blank skip function on and off. • If the blank space contains much noise, the blank skip function may not work right. • Sections recorded at low levels may trigger the blank skip function if they last for 10 seconds or more. NOTE Tuner Call Function Switch automat[...]

— 22 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play Fast Forwarding Disc Play: Hold down on the ¢ button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Reversing Disc Play: Hold down on the 4 button. Release your finger to play the disc at the point. You cannot use reverse play between tracks dependi[...]

— 23 — Disc Search Search forwards or backwards through the discs in a disc changer until you reach the one that you want to listen to. 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 displ[...]

— 24 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Disc Scan Function Successively play the beginning of each disc on a changer until you find the one that you want to listen to. Turning Disc Scan Function On/Off: Press the D.SCN button to switch the disc scan function on and off. The first 10 seconds of each disc are played, in the order in whi[...]

— 25 — Switching Display for Discs Switch the display that appears whilst discs are playing. Switching Display for Discs: Each time you press the DISP button, the display during disc play switches as follows. ▼ Track time ▼ Disc name ▼ Disc title (Units featuring CD text/MD only) ▼ Track title (Units featuring CD text/MD only) ▼ Clock[...]

— 26 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Presetting Disc Names Store the names of discs to be displayed when played. Play the disc whose name you want to preset. • This function is not available for disc changers that do not feature the Disc Name Preset function. • This procedure is not to be used to store the disc and track titles[...]

to display the name, and then repeat steps 3 and 4 to input the changes. • Pressing the reset button does not erase the disc names stored in a disc changer. — 27 — Direct Track Search Using the remote control, make direct input of the track number that you want to listen to. Using the numeric buttons on the remote control, enter the number of[...]

— 28 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Disc Name Preset Play (DNPP) If you have preset the name of a disc that you want to listen to in the disc changer, you can look for it by name and start playing it. Press the DNPP button on the remote control. "DNP PLAY" will appear in the display, and the disc name preset play mode is[...]

— 29 — Other features (See page 7) Audio Control Setting Adjust various parameters of sound quality. Press the AUD button to enter the control 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. ?[...]

— 30 — English Other features (See page 7) Switching preout Switch the preout between the front and non-fading. When you switch to non-fading, you can adjust the volume separately. The factory defalt is front preout. Switching the preout: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned[...]

— 31 — Selectable Illumination You can switch the colour of the button illumination between green and amber. Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Selectable Illumination function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to searc[...]

— 32 — English Other features (See page 7) Switching Clock display Function of the KRC-PS959R Switching Spectrum Analyzer Display This function permits switching of the spectrum analyzer display. Switching the Spectrum Analyzer Display: Each time you press the CLK/ANA button, the display switches as follows: ▼ Spectrum analyzer ▼ Mode displ[...]

— 33 — Adjusting Time With automatic time adjustment, you can set the clock time automatically according to time data sent from RDS stations (after receiving RDS signals for several minutes). You can also set the time manually if the automatic time adjustment function is turned off. The factory default is automatic time adjustment. Adjusting Ti[...]

— 34 — English Other features (See page 7) Code Security Function After a security code has been registered, power cannot be restored if the battery is disconnected from the unit unless the code is first input. All the steps in this procedure (1 through 7) must be completed before the code security function can be turned on. However, once the p[...]

— 35 — Basic operations of steering remote control (See page 8) Optional for KRC-759R To prevent accidents, do not attempt to use the steering remote control whilst turning the steering wheel. Replacing the Lithium Battery: Use one lithium battery (CR2025). Insert the battery with the + and – poles aligned properly, following the illustration[...]

— 36 — English Basic operations of remote control (See page 8) Optional Tape Mode • T.ADV buttons Press the 4 button to start play again at the beginning of the current track. Press the ¢ button to start play at the beginning of the next track. • REW button Rewinds the tape. • FF button Fast forwards the tape. Do not set the remote contr[...]

— 37 — Disc Control Mode • Number/ letter entry buttons Used to specify the track (disc) number used in direct track (disc) searches. Used to enter letters during disc name preset. • TRACK buttons Press the TRACK – button to search through the tracks backwards. Press the TRACK + button to search through the tracks forwards. Used to move t[...]

— 38 — English Installation Procedure 1. To prevent short circuits, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - terminal of the battery. 2. Make the proper input and output cable connections for each unit. 3. Connect the cable on the wiring harness. 4. Take Connector B on the wiring harness and connect it to the speaker connector in y[...]

— 39 — Connecting Cables to Terminals TEL MUTE P.CONT.OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Front left output (White)/ Non-fading left output (White) (KRC-PS959R, 859R/C/W only) Front right output (Red)/ Non-fading right output (Red) (KRC-PS959R, 859R/C/W only) Rear right output (Red) Rear left output (White) Connector Function Guide Pin Numbers [...]

— 40 — English Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (eg, the sound may skip). NOTE Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. Metal mounting strap (commercially available) Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Firewall or[...]

— 41 — Removing the hard rubber frame ■ Engage the catches on the removal tool 2 and remove the two locks on the lower level, leaving the removal tool 5 inserted on the upper level. Use the removal tool facing the side covered with the protective sheet to the faceplate. Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2 You will fe[...]

— 42 — English Attaching Steering Remote Control (Optional for the KRC-759R) Attach the operation section and the light emitting section of the Steering Remote Control as shown above. Be sure to attach them to positions that can ensure proper operation. • Clean dirt and oil from the positions where the Steering Remote Control sections are to [...]

— 43 — What might appear 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" (see page[...]

— 44 — English SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The memory is erased when the ignition is turned off. The battery cable has not been connected to the proper terminal. Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on "Connecting Cables to Terminals". The TEL mute function does not work. The TEL mute cable is not connected proper[...]

— 45 — The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the recommended actions. Nothing has been recorded on the MD. The next MD is automatically played back ] BLANK No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded. Load the disc magazine properly. No CD in[...]

— 46 — English Specifications FM tuner section Frequency range (50 kHz Space) ..............87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) ..................................0.7 µV/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) ................................ 1.6 µV/75 Ω Frequency response (±3.0 dB) .............................. 30 Hz ?[...]