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  • Page 1

    © B60-5858-08/00 (E, X) COMPACT Hi-Fi COMPONENT SYSTEM C-414 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Declaration of C onformity with regard to the EMC Dir ective 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T okyo, 192-8525 Japan EU Representativ e's: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, The Neth[...]

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    2 C-414 English 3 THE EX CLAMA TION POINT WITHIN AN EQUI- LA TERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED T O ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORT ANT OPERA TING AND M AINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTRUC TIONS IN THE LITERA TURE ACCOMP A- NYING THE APPLIANCE. Before applying pow er ¤ Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe oper ation. Units are designed fo[...]

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    4 C-414 English 5 Preparing the remote c ontrol unit Pull the battery sheet out from the remote contr ol unit to the direction of the arrow . Operation When the power cor d is plugged in, ST ANDBY/TIMER indicator is lit. The power turns ON by pressing button on the remote contr ol unit pointing at the remote sensor . When the po wer comes on, press[...]

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    6 C-414 English 7 Connections ¤ CAUTION Be sure to adhere to the following , or proper ventilation will be block ed causing damage or  re hazard (Main unit and AC adapter). • Do not place a cloth on the system or place it on a carpet or cushion. • Do not use the system in a poorly ventilated place. • Do not place any objects impairing hea[...]

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    8 C-414 English 9 About USB device Notes on use of the USB device This unit can play audio  les stored in the  ash memory and digital audio player that have a USB port (these devices are ref erred to as USB devices in this document). The following r estrictions are placed on the types and usage of available USB devices: A vailable USB devic e[...]

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    10 C-414 English 11 1 1 button T o switch the system on or to standby mode. [ST ANDBY/TIMER] indicator Red lighting: Ordinary standby mode Orange lighting: Timer standby mode 2 2 Source buttons T o select the source you want, or to turn the system on to the selected source. TUNER BAND button FM R AM CD/USB/SD button CD R USB R SD D.A UDIO/iPod butt[...]

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    12 C-414 English 13 Using the CD/USB device/SD c a rd Prepar ation Inserting a disc 1 Press CD/USB/SD button onc e or more to select "CD" . 2 Press [ 0 ] button to open the CD door . 3 Insert a disc into the disc loader with the label side is facing you. 4 Press [ 0 ] button to close the CD door . F or a CD, the total pla ytime and total [...]

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    14 C-414 English 15 Repeat play Y ou can play the current track/ le/album or the whole disc/audio  le repeatedly. Press REPEA T button in play or pause mode. Every time the button is pressed, the repeat pla y changes in the following order: For CD : Repeat mode Icon Repeat a single track "REP . " Repeat all the tracks * 1 "REP [...]

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    16 C-414 English 17 Manual preset Y ou can store up to 30 f or FM and 10 for AM radio stations in the memory. When a preset radio stations selected, the preset number appears on the display . 1 Press TUNER BAND button to select the desired waveband: F M or AM. 2 Press 4 or ¢ button to tune in to the desired frequency . 3 Press MEMOR Y button so th[...]

  • Page 10

    18 C-414 English 19 S ystem setup Adjusting the displa y brightness (BA CKLIGHT ) The brightness of the display backlight can be adjusted and how the display backlight and illuminations of this unit are lit can be selected. 1 Press BA CKLIGHT/CONTRAST button. 2 Press MUL TI CONTROL C or D button t o select "BACKLIGHT" and press ENTER butt[...]

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    20 C-414 English 21 Clock/timer operation T imer setting The system can switch on to CD , USB, SD , TUNER or iPod automatically at a pr eset time, serving as an alarm to wake you up . Impor tant! Before setting the timer , ensure that the clock is set correctly . 1 Press TIMER SET button. 2 Press MUL TI CONTROL C or D button t o select "TIMER&[...]

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    22 C-414 English 23 In case of di culty Cannot play . Check if the USB mass storage class compatible digital audio player is turned ON. iPod/iPhone operation "NO iPod" is displa yed. Inser t the iPod/iP hone properly. Does not function properly . Disconnect the iPod/iPhone and connect it again. Check the software version of the[...]

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    24 C-414 Speci cations Main unit Amplifi er sec tion Rated output power .............................. 20 W + 20 W (1 kHz, 10% T.H.D ., at 8 Ω) D.A UDIO/ AUX (Sensitivity/ Impedance) .... 500 mV/10 kΩ SUBWOOFER PREOUT (Level/ Impedance) ...... 1.8 V/10 kΩ T uner section FM tuner section T uning frequency range ...................... 87.5 MH [...]