Kenwood MDX-G2 manual

MINIDISC PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM B60-5052-00 00 CH (M) 0102 MDX-G2 INS TRUCTION MANU AL *5052/01-03/EN 5/29/01, 10:28 AM 1[...]

2 EN THE EXCLAMA TION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED T O ALERT THE USER T O THE PRESENCE OF IMPORT ANT OPERA TING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTR UCTIONS IN THE LITERA TURE A CCOMP ANYING THE APPLIANCE. THE LIGH TNING FLASH WITH ARR O WHEAD S YMBOL, WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE, IS INTENDED T O ALER T THE USER T O THE PRESEN[...]

3 EN Contents Caution : Read the pag es mar k ed carefully t o ensur e saf e oper ation. Bef ore applying pow er ................................. 2 Saf ety precautions ........................................ 2 Preparation section S ystem connection ........................................ 4-6 Unpac king ...........................................[...]

4 EN System connection P o wer cord (1) Remote control unit (1) B at teries (R6/AA) for remote (2) AM loop antenna (1) Loading batteries in the remote control unit ÷ The provided batteries are intended for use in operation checking, and their service life may be short. ÷ When the remote-controllable distance becomes short, replace both of the bat[...]

5 EN Preparation section ÷ Be sure to insert eac h connection cord securely . If a cord is plugged in incompletely , audio may not be output or noise may be generated. ÷ Before connecting or disconnecting any connection cord, be sure to first unplug the power cord from the wall power outlet. ÷ Do not install the speakers near a TV set. Otherwise[...]

6 EN System connection (continued) Connecting other components Headphones Plug the optional headphones equipped with stereo mini-plugs. ÷ When listening audio through speakers, unplug the head- phones from the PHONES jac k. AUX (auxiliary) component An additional MD play er , casset te dec k or analog t urntable with built-in equalizer (suc h as t[...]

7 EN Preparation section Main unit only 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY key to switch the power on. 2 Press and hold the MENU key for more than 2 seconds. 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to select the hour fig- ure. Example : A djustment to 8:07am 1 2 o'cloc k during the day is display ed as “1 2:0 0pm” and 1 2 o'cloc k midnight is d[...]

8 EN Presetting radio stations A total of 30 desired stations can be stored in the auto and manual pr eset memory . Presetting stations automatically (AUTO PRESET) 1 Press the TUNER FM/AM key (or the FM/AM key on the remote) so that the “AM” or “FM” band is se- lected. 2 Press the MENU key . 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to selec[...]

9 EN Preparation section Remote contr ol unit only 1 Press the FM/AM key so that the “FM” or “AM” band is selected. 2 Press the REPEA T/AUTO/MANU. key so that “AUTO” is displayed. 3 Press the 1 TUNING fi or ¡ TUNING % key to tune in the desired station. SP EX. BASS MHz TUNED AUTO Presetting stations manually (MANUAL PRESET) Among the [...]

10 EN 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY key (or POWER key on the remote) to switch the power on. 2 Insert a CD. The CD should be placed horiz ontally on the tray to prev ent malfunction. Do not place it obliquely . (1) Open the CD door by pressing the area marked “PUSH OPEN” on the CD door . (2) Place a CD . (3) Close the CD door by pressing the area mar[...]

Basic section 11 EN T o take out the CD : Stop playbac k by pressing the 7 S T OP key , then press the area marked “PUSH OPEN” on the CD door to open it. ÷ Do not force open or close the CD door , for this will lead to malfunction. ÷ When a CD has been inserted while the po wer is OFF , simply pressing the CD 6 key in the ST ANDB Y mode (page[...]

12 EN MD PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM STANDBY /TIMER DISC LOADING MECHANISM ON/STANDBY EJECT ONE RANDOM PGM REPEAT TRACK NO. SLEEP DISC O.T.T. PROG. TOTAL O.T .E. HIGH-SPEED AUTO TUN ED SP REC LP BEST HITS EX. BASS MD-EDIT LOUD kHz MHz MD MD CD CD TUNER FM/AM STOP MD CD MENU SOUND MD REC BEST HITS AUX VOL UME /MULTI CONTROL SET TUNING MODE / TUNING 4 TUN[...]

Basic section 13 EN 4 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CONTROL keys to adjust the listening volume. The volume can also be adjusted using the VOL. % / fi keys on the remote. Operation of keys Pur pose Oper ation T o stop playbac k Press the 7 S T OP key . T o let playbac k pause Press the MD 6 k e y . Press it again to resume playbac k. T o skip a trac k P[...]

14 EN MD PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM STANDBY /TIMER DISC LOADING MECHANISM ON/STANDBY EJECT ONE RANDOM PGM REPEAT TRACK NO. SLEEP DISC O.T.T. PROG. TOTAL O.T .E. HIGH-SPEED AUTO TUN ED SP REC LP BEST HITS EX. BASS MD-EDIT LOUD kHz MHz MD MD CD CD TUNER FM/AM STOP MD CD MENU SOUND MD REC BEST HITS AUX VOL UME /MULTI CONTROL SET TUNING MODE / TUNING 4 TUN[...]

Basic section 15 EN Receiving non-preset broadcast stations A radio station can be t uned either b y auto t uning or manual tuning according t o the cur r ent r eception condition. (1) Press the SE T/TUNING MODE k ey on the main unit (or the REPEA T/AU T O/MANU . k ey on the remote) to select A U T O or MANUAL t uning mode. When “ AU T O ” is l[...]

16 EN TUNER FM/AM STOP MD CD MENU SOUND MD REC BEST HITS AUX VOL UME /MULTI CONTROL SET TUNING MODE / TUNING 4 TUNING/ ¢ CD/MD High Speed Dubbing System PUSH OPEN MD PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM STANDBY /TIMER DISC LOADING MECHANISM ON/STANDBY EJECT ONE RANDOM PGM REPEAT TRACK NO. SLEEP DISC O.T.T. PROG. TOTAL O.T .E. HIGH-SPEED AUTO TUNED SP REC LP BES[...]

Basic section 17 EN 4 Press the MD O.T .E. key on the remote. If you ar e oper ating the main unit : (1) Press the MENU k ey . (2) Press the V OLUME/MUL TI CONTROL k e ys to select “MD O .T .E. ?” , then press the SET/TUNING MODE k ey . (3) Pressing the DISPLA Y/CHARA C. k e y on the remote will switc h the displa yed inf ormation. Recording th[...]

18 EN Playing audio input from AUX component The audio from the AUX component can be monit or ed as follo ws. 1 Press the ON/ST ANDBY key (or POWER key on the remote) to switch the power on. 2 Press the AUX key . 3 Play the component connected to the AUX input jacks. 4 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CONTROL keys to adjust the listening volume. The volume [...]

19 EN Application section The displa yed inf ormation switc hes each time the DISPLA Y/CHARA C. k ey on the re- mote is pressed. 1 . Elapsed play time of the tr ac k being play ed 2. Remaining play time of the tr ac k being play ed 3. Elapsed play time of the disc 4. Remaining play time of the disc Displayed information V iewing the CD information [...]

20 EN 6. Remaining r ecordable time of the disc ÷ Only the information of 1 to 3 is displa yed during 1 -trac k repeat or random playbac k. ÷ When the display ed time reac hes 1 00 0 min- utes or more, the display sho ws “- - : - -” . Display in pla ybac k The displa yed inf ormation switc hes eac h time the DISPLA Y/CHARA C. k ey on the remo[...]

21 EN Application section 1 Press the MENU key , then press the VOLUME/MUL TI CONTROL keys repeatedly to select “TONE SET ?” . Press the SET/TUNING MODE key until “BASS” or “TREBLE” is dis- played. “B ASS” : Lo w frequency lev el ad- justment. “TREBLE” : High frequency level ad- justment. 2 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys[...]

22 EN Main unit only 1 Press the AUX key to select the AUX input. 2 Play the connected AUX compo- nent to check the volume. 3 Press the MENU key . 4 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to select “AUX IN- PUT?”, then press the SET/TUN- ING MODE key . Adjusting the AUX input level The input level fr om an AUX component con- nected t o the A UX[...]

23 EN Application section Remote contr ol unit only 1 CD : Press the CD 6 key . MD : Press the MD 6 key . 2 Press the 7 STOP key . 3 Press the PGM key . 4 Press the P .CALL 4 / ¢ keys to select the desired track number . Playing CD or MD tracks in the desired sequence (PGM) Use the follo wing procedur e t o progr am up to 32 desir ed trac ks in a [...]

24 EN Remote contr ol unit only Press the REPEA T/AUTO/MANU. key repeatedly so that “ONE” and “REPEA T” or only “REPEA T” light up. Both “ ONE” and “REPEA T” are lit : Only one trac k will be pla yed repeat- edly . Only “REPEA T” is lit : The trac ks in the entire disc will be play ed repeat- edly . T o cancel repeat playbac[...]

25 EN Application section Stereo LP modes The MD recorder of the sy stem is compat- ible with stereo long play of MD (MDLP compatible equipment). T he av ailable recording modes include stereo, stereo LP2 and stereo LP4 modes, and they can be used with an y of the music sources whic h can be recorded with the MD recorder of the system. It is also p[...]

26 EN Main unit only 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to select “MD REC MODE”, then press the SET/TUN- ING MODE key . T he currently set recording mode is indicated. 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to select the desired recording mode. Displa y when LP2 is selected Setting the recording mode The MD r ecor[...]

Application section 27 EN Recording 1 Make preparation for recording. See steps 1 to 3 in “R ecording CD onto MD” (page 1 6). 2 Press the MENU key . 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “REC SPEED ?” is displayed, then press the SET/ TUNING MODE key . 4 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “CD = MD HIGH” is display[...]

28 EN High-speed recording of the CD track being played (Single-track recording) (1) P erform the operations in steps 1 to 4 (page 27). (2) Play the CD trac k to be recorded. (3) Press the MD O .T .E. key on the re- mote. When you are operating the main unit, see step 4 of “R ecording CD onto MD” (page 1 7). Recording starts af ter returning to[...]

Application section 29 EN Recording Main unit only 1 Insert a recordable MD. 2 Select the music source to be re- corded. CD : Press the CD ^ key . Radio : P ress the TUNER FM/AM ke y . A UX : Press the A UX k ey . If a CD has already been loaded in ad- vance, it starts playing automatically . Press the & ST OP ke y to stop it. 3 Press the MD RE[...]

30 EN Remote contr ol unit only 1 Make preparation for recording. MD : See steps 1 to 3 of “R ecording CD onto MD” (page 1 6). 2 Program the CD tracks in the de- sired sequence. See steps 1 to 5 of “Playing CD or MD trac ks in the desired sequence ” (page 23). 3 Start recording. Recording onto MD : P ress the MD O.T .E. ke y . T o stop reco[...]

Application section 31 EN Recording Main unit only 1 Make preparation for recording. See steps 1 to 3 in “Recording CD onto MD” (page 1 6). 2 Press the CD ^ key . 3 Press the & STOP key . If “PGM” is lit, switch it of f by press- ing the PGM k ey on the remote. 4 Press the BEST HITS key . When the first trac k of the CD has been recorde[...]

32 EN 4 Press the SET key . 5 Press the DISPLA Y/CHARAC. key repeatedly to select the desired character group. Uppercase alphabet group: ABCD ... Lo w ercase alphabet group: abcd... Numeral and symbol group: 0 123... F or c haracters that can be used in ti- tles, see “Title editing c haracter list” (page 34). 6 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edl[...]

33 EN Application section MD edit 0 Press the ) EJECT key on the main unit to eject the MD. “MD WRITING” is display ed. T o stop title input in the middle : Press the MD EDI T ke y an y time bef ore the end of step 8 . Editing can also be canceled provided that it is at tempted before “MD WRITING” is displa y ed. F or the procedure, see “[...]

34 EN T itle editing character list The follo wing c haract ers include uppercase and lo wer case alphabets, numer als and symbols. Available characters in title input using the ¢ or 4 key on the remote control. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ space abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz space 0 1 23456789 space ! ”# $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , – . / : ; < = &g[...]

35 EN Application section MD edit 2 Press the MD EDIT key and press 4 or ¢ key to select “TRACK EDIT”, then press the SET key . Press 4 or ¢ key to select “ 3 Q. MOVE?” , then press the SET key again. 3 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select one of the track numbers to be moved, then press the SET key . Select other trac k numbers i[...]

36 EN 5 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the destination po- sition where you want to insert the moved tracks, then press the SET key . Display when 3 trac ks are inserted be- tween trac ks 33 and 34. 6 Press the ENTER key . 7 Press the ) EJECT key on the main unit to eject the MD. “MD WRITING” is displa yed. T o cancel the Q. MOVE [...]

37 EN Application section MD edit Press 4 or ¢ key to select “ 3 COMBINE ?”, then press the SET key again. 4 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the later track number that you want to combine with the track selected above, and press the SET key . 5 Press the ENTER key . 6 Press the ) EJECT key on the main unit to eject the MD. “MD [...]

38 EN T o cancel the COMBINE operation in the middle: Press the MD EDI T ke y an y time bef ore the end of step 4 . Editing can be canceled provided that it is at tempted bef ore “MD WRITING” is dis- play ed. F or the procedure, see “Canceling editing” (page 42). ÷ Be careful not to switc h the power of f or apply shoc k or vibrations to t[...]

39 EN Application section MD edit Press 4 or ¢ key to select “ 3 DIVIDE ?”. 4 Press the SET key again. 5 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the point where you want to divide the track, and press the SET key . The audio of the 2 seconds around it will be play ed repeatedly . Adjust while listening to the repeated audio. The dividing [...]

40 EN 7 Press the ) EJECT key on the main unit to eject the MD. “MD WRITING” is display ed. T o cancel the DIVIDE operation in the mid- dle : Press the MD EDI T ke y an y time bef ore the end of step 5 . Editing can be canceled provided that it is at tempted bef ore “MD WRITING” is dis- play ed. F or the procedure, see “Canceling editing?[...]

41 EN Application section MD edit Press 4 or ¢ key to select “ 3 Q. ERASE?”, then press the SET key again. 3 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the track number to erased, and press the SET key . Select other trac ks to be erased b y re- peating this step for eac h trac k. Select “ ALL ERASE” if you w ant to erase all trac ks in [...]

42 EN Canceling editing Editing can be canceled pro vided that it is att empted bef or e "MD WRITING" is dis- play ed. Remote contr ol unit only 1 While the MD is in stop mode, press the MD EDIT key and press 4 or ¢ key to select “TRACK EDIT”, then press the SET key . Press 4 or ¢ key to select “ 3 CANCEL?”, then press the SET k[...]

Application section 43 EN T imer 7 Setting 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “TIMER SET?” is displayed, then press the SET/ TUNING MODE key . 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “O.T .T . ON?” is displayed, then press the SET/ TUNING MODE key . 4 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to se[...]

44 EN T o cancel O.T .T . timer : P erform steps 1 to 3 and select “TIMER OFF” and “ O.T .T . ” will disappear . T o check or change the timer setting : Restart the procedure from step 1 again. ÷ B e sure to adjust the time of the day (page 7) before using the timer functions. ÷ When the ST ANDB Y/TIMER indicator is blink- ing in green, t[...]

Application section 45 EN T imer 2 Press the MENU key . 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “TIMER SET?” is displayed, then press the SET/ TUNING MODE key . 4 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “PROG. ON” is displayed, then press the SET/ TUNING MODE key . 5 Select the time to start timer play- back (ON time). Press[...]

46 EN 9 T o listen to radio broadcasting, press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to select the preset number of the desired station, then press the SET/TUNING MODE key . This operation is not required when an input source other than “TUNER” is se- lected. 0 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to adjust the listening volume. The source will b[...]

Application section 47 EN T imer T imer recording using program timer The audio of TUNER (r adio) or AUX start ed by the timer pla yback at the set time can be recor ded ont o an MD during timer pla yback. 7 Set ting 1 Make preparation for recording. MD : See steps 1 to 3 in “R ecording CD onto MD” (page 1 6). 2 Perform steps 2 to 6 of “T ime[...]

48 EN 7 Execution 6 Press the ON/ST ANDBY key (or POWER key on the remote control) to put the unit in the ST ANDBY mode. The S T ANDB Y/TIMER indicator lights in green. When the set ON time comes, the timer program is e xecuted and record- ing starts. T o cancel program timer : P erform steps 2 to 4 and select “TIMER OFF” of “P rogram timer?[...]

Application section 49 EN T imer Main unit only 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys so that “A.P .S. SET ?” is displayed, then press the SET/TUN- ING MODE key . 3 Press the VOLUME/MUL TI CON- TROL keys to select “ON” (acti- vated) or “OFF” (deactivated), then press the SET/TUNING MODE key . Display when “ O[...]

50 EN Important items Caution on condensation Condensation (of dew) ma y occur inside the unit when there is a great dif f erence in tem- perature betw een this unit and the outside. This unit ma y not function properly if con- densation occurs. In this case, leav e the unit for a f ew hours and restart the operation af ter the condensation has dri[...]

51 EN Knowledge section Dust countermeasure The shut ter of the disc cartridge is perma- nently open while the disc is loaded in the set. Theref ore, to pre v ent dust from pen- etrating inside the disc, take the disc out of the unit immediately af ter completion of recording or playbac k. Care P eriodically wipe off dust and dirt on the car - trid[...]

52 EN Important items(continued) Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty , wipe with a sof t, dr y cloth. Do not use thin- ner , benzine, alcohol, etc. for these agents may cause discoloration. In regard to contact cleaner Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfunction. Be specially care- ful not to use [...]

53 EN Knowledge section In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not alw ays so . Befor e calling f or service, c hec k the follo w- ing table according t o the symptom of y our tr ouble. Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction when a cord is unplugged and plugged again while the unit is ON or due to an externa[...]

54 EN Remote control unit Remote contr ol operation is not possible. R eplace bat teries with new ones. (page 4) If the remote is too f ar awa y from the sy stem or there is an obstacle in bet ween, point the remote to the remote sensor on the main unit. (page 4) MD recorder section (Symptoms related to the MD standard) The recor dable time of [...]

55 EN Knowledge section CD player section Sound is not produced ev en when the pla y ke y is pr essed. Insert the CD properly . (page 1 0) Clean the disc as described in “Disc handling precautions” . (pages 50 and 51) R emov e condensation as described in “Caution on condensation ” . (page 50) Sound skips. Clean the disc as describe[...]

56 EN BLANK DISC = No MD data is recorded. BUFFER O VER = An at tempt is made to perf orm high-speed recording of more than 81 trac ks within 7 4 minutes. CAN'T EDIT = An at tempt is made to edit a track whic h is too short. CD LID OPEN = The CD door is open. CD NO DISC = An CD is not inserted. DISC ERROR = The contents of U T OC* are abnormal[...]

57 EN Knowledge section ÷ KENW OOD follows a policy of continuous adv ancements in dev elopment. F or reason specifica- tions may be c hanged without notice. ÷ The full perf ormance may not be e xhibited in an e xtremely cold location (under a water -freezing temperature). Specifications Amplifier section Rated output po wer during S TEREO operat[...]

58 EN Figures inside parentheses are ref erence pages. 1 ST ANDB Y/TIMER indicator (59) 2 ON/ST ANDB Y 3 MD insertion slot (1 2) 4 ) EJECT (MD ejection) (1 3) 5 REMO TE (R emote sensor) (4) 6 A UX (1 8) 7 MD REC (29) 8 BEST HI TS (31) 9 MENU (7) SET/TUNING MODE (7) SOUND (21) 0 CD door (1 0) ! PUSH OPEN (CD ejec- tion)(1 0) @ 4 , ¢ (Skip) fi , % [...]

59 EN Knowledge section Standby mode While the standby indicator of the unit is lit, a small amount of current is flo wing into the unit’ s internal circuitr y to bac k up the memor y . This condition is ref erred to as the standby mode of the unit. While the unit is in standby mode, it can be switc hed ON from the remote control unit. Relationsh[...]

60 EN For your records Record the serial number , found on the bac k of the unit, in the spaces designated on the war rant y card, and in the space provided belo w . Ref er to the model and serial numbers whenever y ou call upon y our dealer for information or service on this product. Model _____________ Serial Number ____________ Remote control un[...]