Kenwood XD-A75 XD-A55 manual

COMPACT HI-FI SYSTEM XD-SERIES XD-A75 XD-A55 INSTR UCTION MANU AL KENW OOD CORPORA TION This instruction manual is for some models.Model availability and features (functions) may differ depending on the country and sales area. B60-5007-00 00 MA (K, P) KW 0010 TINSE 0365AWZZ[...]

2 EN THE EXCLAMA TION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED T O ALER T THE USER T O THE PRESENCE OF IMPOR T ANT OPERA TING AND MAINTENANCE (SER VICING) INS TRUCTIONS IN THE LITERA TURE A CCOMP ANYING THE APPLIANCE. THE LIGH TNING FLASH WITH ARRO WHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE, IS IN- TENDED T O ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESE[...]

3 EN CONTENTS ACCESSORIES P age BEFORE APPL YING PO WER ............................... 2 SAFE TY PRECA U TIONS ...................................... 2 A CCESSORIES .................................................... 3 HANDLING OF DISCS AND T APES ..................... 4 NAMES OF CONTROL S AND INDICA T ORS ........................................[...]

4 EN Disc handling precautions Handling Hold the discs so that you do not touc h the pla ying surface. Do not at tac h paper or tape to ei- ther the playing side or the label side of the discs. Cleaning If fingerprints or foreign mat ter become at tac hed to the disc, lightly wipe the disc with a sof t cot ton cloth (or similar) from the center of [...]

5 EN NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS FRONT P ANEL 1 EX.B ASS / DEMO but ton 2 ST ANDB Y / TIMER indicator 3 REVERSE MODE but ton 4 PO WER / ON / S T ANDB Y but ton 5 VIDEO / A UX button 6 T APE (A/B) but ton 7 TUNER (BAND) but ton 8 CD but ton 9 2 (Re verse pla y) but ton 0 7 ST OP but ton ! 3 (Play / repeat) but ton @ PHONES soc ket # PUSH OPEN [...]

6 EN 3 90 ! @ # $ % 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 DISPLA Y 1 Timer Related Indicator 2 Disc Number Indicator 3 Repeat Indicator 4 FM Stereo Mode Indicator 5 Play Indicator 6 Programme Indicator 7 P ause Indicator 8 Random Play Indicator 9 T uned Indicator 0 Equalizer Indicator ! Spectrum Analyzer / V olume lev el Indicator @ Record Indicator # Extra Bass Indicator[...]

7 EN 1 MEMOR Y / SET but ton 2 CLEAR but ton 3 CLOCK but ton 4 TIMER but ton 5 Disc Number Select but tons 6 TUNING / TIME ( % fi ) but tons 7 7 (Stop) but ton 8 2 (Re verse Pla y) but ton 9 CD but ton 0 TUNER (BAND) but ton ! PO WER but ton @ REVERSE MODE but ton # RANDOM but ton $ EX.BA SS but ton % SOUND MODE but ton ^ DISC SKIP but ton & P[...]

8 EN PREP ARA TION FOR USE • Unplug the A C pow er cord from the A C sock et bef ore connecting or disconnecting any component. Speak er Model Name Syst em Name Speak er connection Connect eac h speak er wire to the SPEAKERS ter - minals as shown. Use speak ers with an impedance of 6 ohms or more, as low er impedance speakers can damage the unit.[...]

9 EN Antenna connection Supplied FM antenna Connect the FM antenna wire to the FM 75 Ω ter - minal and position the FM antenna wire in the di- rection where the strongest signal can be received. Supplied AM loop ant enna Connect the AM loop antenna wire to the AM LO OP soc k et. P osition the AM loop antenna for optimum reception. Place the AM lo[...]

10 EN Demo mode When the A C power cord is first connected, the unit will enter the demonstration mode. T o cancel the demonstration mode : Press the EX.B A SS/DEMO but ton. • The demonstration mode will be cancelled and the unit will be in the low po wer consumption mode. T o ret ur n t o the demonstration mode : When the unit is in the standby [...]

11 EN SETTING THE CLOCK In this example, the cloc k is set for the 1 2 hours (AM 1 2:00) system. 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y but ton to enter the standby mode. 2 Press the CLOCK but ton. 3 W ithin 5 seconds, press the MEMOR Y/SE T but ton. 4 Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi D O WN) but- ton to select the time display mode. “ AM 1 2:00”[...]

12 EN T o change the cloc k time : 1 Press the CLOCK but ton. 2 Within 5 seconds, press the MEMORY/SE T but- ton. 3 P erf orm steps 6 - 9 on page 1 1 . T o change the time displa y mode : 1 P erf orm steps 1 - 2 in the section “RESE T - TING THE MICROCOMPU TER” , on page 28. 2 P erf orm step 1 - 9 on page 1 1 . T o see the time displa y : Press[...]

13 EN COMP ACT DISC OPERA TION CD playbac k 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y button to t urn the pow er on. 2 Press the CD but ton. 3 Press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE but ton to open the disc tray . 4 Place the CD(s) on the disc tray , label side up. • CDs can be placed on any open position on the disc tray . • Be sure to place 8cm (3”) CD(s) in the m[...]

14 EN T o int er r upt pla yback : 1 Press the 8 but ton on the remote control. •“ 8 ” will light up. 2 Press the 3 but ton to resume playbac k from the same point. T o st op playbac k : Press the 7 S T OP but ton. T o r emov e the CDs : Whilst in the stop mode, press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE but ton. • The disc tra y will open. Remo v e the two di[...]

15 EN Random play (Remote contr ol oper ation) The trac ks on the disc(s) can be played in random order automatically . 1 Load a disc(s) and close the disc tra y . 2 Press the RANDOM but ton to begin random play . • “RDM” will light up. Notes : • If you press the P . CALL ¡ ¢ but ton during random play , you can mo ve to another trac k. O[...]

16 EN Cue and r eview 1 Load a disc and begin pla ybac k. 2 Hold down the P . CALL ¡ ¢ button f or audi- ble fast f or ward, and hold down the P . CALL 4 1 but ton for audible f ast re verse. 3 Normal playbac k will resume when the P . CALL 4 1 or ¡ ¢ but ton is released. Notes : • When the end of the disc is reached whilst cueing , “END”[...]

17 EN Progr am Pla yback Y ou can playbac k the trac ks on the CDs in the disc 1 -3 position in any order desired. By specifying the disc numbers from 1 to 3, and the trac k numbers from 1 to 99, you can c hoose up to 32 selections for pla ybac k in the order y ou like. 1 When in the stop mode, use the disc number but tons (DISC 1 - DISC 3) to sele[...]

18 EN RADIO OPERA TION T uning 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y button to t urn the pow er on. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) but ton. 3 Press the TUNER (BAND) but ton to select the desired frequency band. (FM ST , FM or AM) 4 Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi D O WN) but- ton to tune into the desired station. Manual tuning : Press the TUNING/TIME ( %[...]

19 EN Preset t uning Y ou can store up to 40 stations in memor y (40 sta- tions consisting of any combination of FM and AM stations you like) and recall them at the push of a but ton. T o enter stations into memory : 1 P erf orm steps 1 - 6 in the “T uning” section (page 1 8). 2 Press the MEMOR Y/SE T but ton. • “PGM” and the preset c han[...]

20 EN Preset memory scan The stations sav ed in the preset memor y can be scanned automatically . 1 T o scan the preset stations, press the P . CALL ( 4 1 or ¡ ¢ ) but ton for more than 0.5 second. • The station preset number will flash and the pro- grammed stations will be tuned in sequentially , for 5 seconds eac h. 2 Press the P . CALL ( 4 1[...]

21 EN CASSETTE OPERA TION T APE A or T APE B playback 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y but ton to t urn the pow er on. 2 Press the T APE (A/B) button. 3 Open the casset te door b y pushing the area marked “PUSH OPEN” . 4 Load the casset te into the T APE A or T APE B casset te compartment. 5 With cassette in both dec ks, press the T APE (A/ B)[...]

22 EN RECORDING (T APE B only) Recording fr om the built-in r adio 1 T une in to the desired st ation. (see pages 1 8 - 20) 2 Load a casset te into the T APE B cassette com- partment. 3 Press the REC P AUSE but ton • “REC. ” and “ ¶ 2 3 ” will flash. 4 Press the 2 or 3 but ton. • “REC. ” will disappear and “ ¶ 2 or ¶ 3 ” will[...]

23 EN Dubbing fr om tape to tape 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y button to t urn the pow er on. 2 Load a pre-recorded casset te into the T APE A casset te compartment. Insert a blank tape into the T APE B casset te compartment. • It is recommended that the recording tape be the same length as the master tape. 3 Press the T APE (A/B) but ton unt[...]

24 EN HOW TO USE THE BUIL T -IN TIMER • Bef ore set ting the timer , make sure that the cloc k set ting is correct. (page 1 1) Timer playbac k 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y but ton to t urn the pow er on 2 Press the CD , TUNER (BAND), T APE (A/B) or VIDEO/A UX but ton to select the desired func- tion, and then adjust the sound volume using th[...]

25 EN Timer r ecording 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y but ton to t urn the pow er on. • Load a casset tle f or recording into the T APE B casset te compartment. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) or VIDEO/A UX but ton to select the desired function, and then adjust the sound volume using the V OLUME CON- TROL. 3 Press the TIMER but ton repeatedly until [...]

26 EN Sleep oper ation The radio, compact disc and casset te deck can all be t urned of f automatically . 1 Play bac k the desired sound source. 2 Press the TIMER button repeatedly until “ ” is display ed. T o change the sleep time : Whilst the sleep time is display ed, press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi D O WN) but ton to adjust the time. (Ma[...]

27 EN USING EXTERNAL UNITS Video/A uxiliary (A udio signal) input T o listen to or record signals from external sources through this unit : 1 Use a separately av ailable RCA cord to connect the desired external unit to the VIDEO/A UX soc kets. (red = right c hannel, white = lef t c hannel) • When using video equipment (Laser Disc play er or V CR)[...]

28 EN RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER Reset the microcomputer under the f ollowing con- ditions : • T o erase all of the stored memor y contents (cloc k and timer set tings, and t uner and CD presets). • If the display is not correct. • If the operation is not correct. 1 Press the PO WER / ON/ST ANDB Y but ton to en- ter the standby mode. 2 Whils[...]

29 EN Note • There are precisely aligned parts around the heads, including the tape guides. When cleaning, pa y special at tention so as not to apply shoc k to them. Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty , wipe with a sof t, dr y cloth. Do not use thinner , benzine, alcohol, etc. for these agents may cause discolorati[...]

30 EN CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. In compliance with Federal Regulations, following are reproductions of labeles on, or inside the product relating to laser product safety. KENWOOD CORP. CERTIFIES THIS EQUIPMENT CONFORMS TO DHHS REG[...]

31 EN SPECIFICA TIONS (XD-A75) Main Unit [Amplifier section] Rated po wer output Signal to noise ratio VIDEO/A UX INPU T ..................... 88 dB (IHF’ 66) Input sensitivity / impedance VIDEO/A UX INPU T .................... 600 mV / 47 k Ω [T uner section] FM tuner section T uning frequency range .... 87 .5 MHz ~ 1 08 MHz AM T uner section [...]

Record the serial number , found on the bac k of the unit, in the spaces designated on the w arranty card, and in the space provided belo w . Ref er to the model and serial numbers whene ver you call upon y our dealer for inf ormation or service on this product. Model _____________ Serial Number ___________ For your records SPECIFICA TIONS (XD-A55)[...]