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    DUAL DIN SIZED CD RECEIVER DPX-MP5100U INSTRUCTION MANUAL © B64-3828-00/00 (MW) B64-3828-00_00_English.Indd 1 B64-3828-00_00_English.Indd 1 07.4.24 6:40:47 PM 07.4.24 6:40:47 PM[...]

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    2 | English Con tents Safety precautions 3 Notes 4 General featur es 6 Pow er Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator System Q Audio Control Adjusting the detail of Audio Contr ol Audio Setup Speaker Setting Subwoofer Output TEL Mute Switching Display T uner/TV control f eatures 11 T uning T uning Mode Direct Access T uning Station Pr eset Memor y A[...]

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    English | 3 Safety precautions 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. • Do not watch or fix your ey es on the unit ’ s display when you are driving for an y extended period. • Mounting and[...]

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    4 | English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • When you pur chase optional accessories, check with your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work with your model and in your area. • The characters which can be displayed by this unit are A-Z 0-9 @ " ‘ ` % & * + – = , . / < > [...]

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    English | 5 An online manual about audio files is put on the site, ww w .kenw ood.com/audiofile/ . On this online manual, detailed information and notes which ar e not written in this manual are provided . Make sure to read through the online manual as well. ⁄ • In this manual, the word "USB device" is used for flash memories and digi[...]

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    6 | English General fea tures Powe r T urning ON the P ower Press the [SRC] button. ⁄ • When the power is ON, the <Activating Security Code> (page 21) is displayed as "CODE ON" or "C ODE OFF" . T urning OFF the P ower Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. Selecting the S ource Press the [SRC] button. Source re[...]

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    English | 7 Attenua tor T urning the volume down quickly . Press the [ A T T ] button. Each time you press the button, the Attenuat or turns ON and OFF . When the Attenuator is ON, the " A T T" indicator blinks. Sy stem Q Selecting the best sound setting preset for different types of music. 1 Select the source to set Press the [SRC] butto[...]

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    8 | English General fea tures Adjusting the detail of A udio Con trol Among the Basic Audio items, y ou can adjust the Bass level, Middle level, and Treble lev el in detail. 1 Select the Basic Audio item Select the desired item to be set in detail from followings; • Bass level • Middle level • T reble level F or how to select Basic Audio item[...]

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    English | 9 Speaker Setting Fine-tuning so that the System Q value is optimal when setting the speaker type. 1 Enter Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the "ST ANDBY" display. 2 Enter Speaker Setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. 3 Select the Speaker type T urn the [VOL] k nob . Each time you turn the knob, the setting alternates between[...]

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    10 | English General fea tures Switching Displa y Changing the information display ed. Press the [DISP] button. Each time the button is pressed the display switches as shown below . In T uner source Information Display Fr equency "FREQ" Clock "CL OCK" In CD & External disc source Information Display Disc title "D- TITLE[...]

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    English | 11 T uning Selecting the station. 1 Select tuner source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " TUNER" display . 2 Select the band Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. Each time you push the knob toward [FM], it switches between the FM1, F M2, and FM3 bands. 3 T une up or down band Push the Contr ol knob towards [ 4 ] or [[...]

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    12 | English T uner/T V control f eatures F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Select the band Press the [F M] or [AM] button. 2 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. "– – – –" is displayed. 3 Enter the frequency Press the number butto[...]

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    English | 13 F unction of LX BUS T elevision TV T uning Selecting the TV channel of a connected LX BUS T elevision (optional accessor y). The action depends on the setting of the connected LX BUS T elevision. Refer to the user instruction of the LX BUS T elevision for details. 1 Select TV sourc e Press the [SRC] button. Select the " T V" [...]

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    14 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures Playing CD & A udio file When a disc is inserted Press the [SRC] button. Select the "CD" display. ⁄ • When a CD is inserted, the "IN" indicator is ON. Pause and play Press the C ontrol knob. Each time you press the knob, the audio pauses or plays. Eje[...]

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    English | 15 Playing USB (iP od) devic e When the USB devic e is not connected Connect the USB device Playback of the file contained in the USB device starts. When the USB devic e is connected Select USB source Press the [SRC] button. Select the "USB" (or "iPod") display . ⁄ • For the audio files that can be pla yed with thi[...]

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    16 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures Music Search Switching between music contained in the disc or folder being played no w . Push the Contr ol knob towards [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ]. F unction of disc changer/ Audio file Disc Search/F older/Album Search Switching between folders/albums c ontained in the disc in the disc cha[...]

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    English | 17 T rack/File/Disc/F older Repeat Replaying the music, disc in the Disc changer or Audio file folder y ou are listening to . Press the [REP] button. Each time you press the button, the Repeat P lay alternates between the modes shown in the tables below . In CD & External disc source Repeat play Display T rack Repeat "TRAC REP&qu[...]

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    18 | English CD/USB device/A udio file/External disc control f eatures F unction of non-iPod and non-"Music Editor" file File Select 1 mode Select the target folder by tracing the hierarchical levels of folders . This is convenient when manag ing audio files by folder . 1 Enter File Select 1 mode Press the [F .SEL] button. Select the &quo[...]

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    English | 19 F unction of non-iPod and non-"Music Editor" file File Select 2 mode Select the target folder within the folders containing audio files. The f older which contains playable audio files is only displayed . 1 Enter File Select 2 mode Press the [F .SEL] button twice. Select the "F-SEL2" display. Folder name displa y Di[...]

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    20 | English Menu system Menu Sy stem Setting beep sound during operation, etc. functions. The Menu system basic operation method is explained here. The reference for the Menu items and their setting content is after this operation explanation. 1 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed . 2 Selec[...]

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    English | 21 In Standby mode Activating Security C ode Activating the Security Code disables the usage of audio unit by someone else. Once the Security Code is activated, the entry of authorized Security Code is requir ed to turn on the audio unit when it is removed fr om the vehicle. Indication of this Security Code activation prevents your pr eci[...]

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    22 | English Menu system In Standby mode T ouch S ensor T one Setting the operation check sound (beep sound) ON/OFF . Display Setting "BEEP ON" Beep is heard. "BEEP OFF" Beep canceled. In Standby mode Manual Clock Adjustment 1 Select Clock Adjustment mode Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. Select the "CLK ADJ" [...]

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    English | 23 In Standby mode Built-in Amp Setting Controlling the built-in amplifier . T urning OFF this control enhances the pr eout quality. Display Setting " AMP ON" The built-in amplifier activat es. " AMP OFF" The built-in amplifier deactivat es. Other than Standby mode/ When the Dual Zone Syst em is ON Dual Zone Sy stem Se[...]

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    24 | English Menu system Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selecting the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select Auxiliary input source Press the [SRC] button. Select the " AUX"/" AUX EXT " display . 2 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed . 3 Select Auxilia[...]

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    English | 25 Other than Standby mode Audio Pr eset Recall Recalling the sound setup register ed by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 24). 1 Select the source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Menu mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second. "MENU" is displayed . 3 Select Audio Preset mode Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. [...]

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    26 | English Basic Operations of r emote contr ol Loading and Replacing the battery Use two " AA "/ "R6"-size batteries. Slide the cover while pr essing downwards to remove it as illustrated . Inser t the batteries with the + and – poles aligned properly , following the illustration inside the case . 2 W ARNING • Store unuse[...]

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    English | 27 Audio C ontrol [A UD] button Selects the Audio item to be adjusted. [VOL] buttons Adjusts the Audio item. ⁄ • Refer to <Audio C ontrol> (page 7) for the operation method, such as the procedures f or Audio control and others operations. • The remote control can only select and adjust the Basic Audio item. Selecting and adjus[...]

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    28 | English Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedur e Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........1 3 ..........6 4 ..........6 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remov e the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiri[...]

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    English | 29 REMO.CONT – + FRONT L FRONT R REAR L REAR R P .CONT ILLUMI ILLUMI ANT . CONT MUTE Connecting W ires to T erminals Depending on what antenna you are using, connect either to the control terminal of the motor antenna, or to the power terminal for the boost er amplifier of the film-type antenna. FM/AM antenna input Fr ont left output ( [...]

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    30 | English Installation Accessory 3 (M5 × 7 mm) or Accessory 4 (M5 × 6 mm) Installation Install onto the car bracket using the supplied screws (M5 × 6 mm, M5 × 7 mm). The holes of the car bracket to use will differ depending on the car model. Accessory 2 (Only for NISSAN car) Car Bracket B64-3828-00_00_English.Indd 30 B64-3828-00_00_English.I[...]

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    Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! Cannot switch to A ux source. ▲ • AUX is not turned on. ☞ <Built-in Auxiliary input Setting> (page 24) • AUX cannot be used when the K CA-iP200 is connected. ! • Cannot set up the subw oofer . • Cannot set up subwoofer phase . • No output from the [...]

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    The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. EJEC T: • No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer . The disc magazine is not completely loaded. • No CD in the unit. NO DISC: No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. TOC ERR: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. • The CD is quite dirt y. The CD is upside - do[...]

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    English | 33 FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kH z space) : 87.5 MH z – 108.0 MHz Fr equency range (200 kH z space) : 87.9 MH z – 107.9 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 μV /75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) : 15.2dBf (1.6 μV /75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3.0 dB) : 30 H z – 15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : [...]

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