Kenwood HM HM-332 manual

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    MICRO HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENW OOD CORPORA TION B60-4726-08 (EN) HM-332 TEXT DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT[...]

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    2 Preparation section Before applying power Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. AC 110 - 120V ‘ AC 220 - 240V ‘ For the United Kingdom Units are designed for operation as follows. U.S.A. and Canada ...................................................... AC 120 V only Australia ............................................[...]

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    Preparation section 3 Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. Before applying power Contents Preparation section Application section Basic section Knowledge section Before applying power ............................... 2 Safety precautions ........................................................... 2 Special features ..........[...]

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    4 Preparation section Before applying power[...]

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    Preparation section 5 CD text information display When discs conforming to CD-TEXT are played with this unit, the text information recorded on the CD (disc name or titles) is display ed automatically . # Some CDs conforming to CD-TEXT may not display text information. Up to 1 00 0 lett ers may be displa yed. If the CD exceeds 1 0 00 lett ers, "[...]

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    6 Preparation section System connection Malfunction of microcomputer If operation is not possible or erroneous dis- play appears even though all connections have been made proper ly , reset the micr ocomputer referring to “In case of difficulty”. t Connection of the system accessories This figure shows the method of connection be- tween the mai[...]

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    Preparation section 7 L R AUX IN SPEAKERS(6 –16 Ω ) GND AM ANTENNA FM 75 Ω + - L R OPTICAL OUT + - FM 75 Ω GND AM SPEAKERS(6 –16 Ω ) L R ANTENNA System connection FM indoor antenna The accessory antenna is f or temporary indoor use only . For stable signal reception we recommend using an out- door antenna. Remove the indoor antenna if y[...]

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    8 Preparation section L R AUX IN SPEAKERS(6 –16 Ω ) GND AM ANTENNA FM 75 Ω + - L R DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL AUX IN L R System connection Connection of other accessories (Commercially available parts) FM outdoor antenna Lead the 75 Ω coaxial cable con- nected to the FM outdoor an- tenna into the room and connect it to the FM 7[...]

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    Preparation section 9 Controls and indicators Display ( The displays given in this manual ar e appro ximations only . They ma y diff er from what act ually appears on the displa y .) 1 23 4 5 67 # 89 0 ! @ 1 Indication related to CD 2 MUTE indicator 3 SLEEP indicator 4 RDS indicatior (except for some areas) 5 Auto Power Save indicator 6 Selected se[...]

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    10 Preparation section down POWER standby / timer T APE CD 0 0 A UTO REVERSE CASSETTE DECK HM - 332 phones CD 6 2 T APE 3 STOP volume/ multi control 7 T APE EQ. o.t.e. T APE rec TUNER/band up A UX sound 4¢  menu set/demo TEXT DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT COMPACT standby / timer Main unit Controls and indicators About the one-touch operat[...]

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    Preparation section 11 Controls and indicators * 1 Display 2 sound key % Used for switching the EX.BASS play and LOUDNESS play. 3 AUX key ‡ Press to listen to the input source connected to AUX (analog external). 4 TAPE 0 key * Press to open or close the cassette holder. 5 Standby / timer indicator Light in standby mode of power. Red : Normal stan[...]

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    12 Preparation section The keys on the remote control unit with the same names as on the main unit have the same function as the keys on the main unit. Infrared ray system Model : RC-F0100E (For Europe and U.K.) : RC-F0100 (For other countries) 1 Numeric keys &¡§ These are used to select CD tracks and as preset call keys for the tuner. TIME k[...]

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    Preparation section 13 30˚ 30˚ RC-F0100E Loading batteries 3 Close the cover. 1 Remove the cover. 2 Insert batteries. ÷ Insert two R6 (“AA”-size) batteries following the polarity indications. Operation ÷ When pressing more than one remote control keys successively, press the keys securely by leaving an interval of 1 second or more between k[...]

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    Basic section 14 3 3 2 2 1 1 PO WER 1 1 down volume/ multi control up 3 3 Basic use method Muting the sound temporarily Bass and treble compensation Bass and treble compensation Listening through headphones 1. Set the POWER ( )key to ON. When the POWER ( ) key is pressed while the unit is ON switches it OFF. The standby/timer indicator lights red o[...]

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    15 Basic section MUTE phones sound C 01 0: 00 D V 01 0: 12 O LUME 0 2 Listening through headphones Insert the headphone plug into the “phones” jack. ÷ Headphones with a stereo mini plug can be con- nected. ÷ The sounds from all speakers are cut off. Muting the sound temporarily (Remote control unit only) ÷ Press again to resume the original [...]

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    Basic section 16 CD 6 2 2 1 1 2 2 Playback of CD Playback from desired track When a disc is placed into the CD player in advance, the unit will be switched on automatically by press- ing the CD 6 k e y , and pla yback will star t. Skipping tracks T o fast f orward and bac kwar d Start pla yback/ T o pause playback Start pla yback/ T o pause playbac[...]

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    17 Basic section 4¢  TUNING ST OP 7 CD 6 0 CD C 01 0: 12 D KEN WOOD Playback of CD Skipping tracks ÷ The track in the direction of the key pressed is skipped, and the selected track will be played from the beginning. ÷ When the 4 key is pressed once during playback, the track being played will be played from the beginning. ÷ Operation also i[...]

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    Basic section 18 1 1 2 2 T APE 0 1 1 Playback of tape If you load a tape in the cassette deck in advance while the pow er is off . pr essing the T APE 23 k ey t urns po wer on automatically and star ts the tape playback. T o stop playbac k Selection of T APE EQ. Selection of reverse mode T o wind tape at high speed Start pla yback T o wind tape at [...]

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    19 Basic section TAPE EQ. T APE EQ. ST OP 7 T 00 00 A PE S TOP RW E T 01 52 A PE PLAY RW E menu down volume/ multi control up down volume/ multi control up set/demo set/demo Playback of tape T o wind tape at high speed ÷ Press the 7 STOP key to stop fast winding. T o fast wind in direction | T o fast wind in direction Selection of T APE equalize[...]

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    Basic section 20 TUNER/band 1 1 4¢  3 3 Receiving broadcast station Up t o 40 radio stations can be pr eset in memory . When the “TUNER/band” key is pressed, the unit will automatically be switched on and reception status will be reached. Collective presetting of stations Preset call Auto/manual station switching One-by-one presetting 1. Pr[...]

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    21 Basic section AU TO TUNED T F M 87.5 0MH z U NER P-- W E AU TO T FM 1 87.50M Hz U NER P-- W E ENTER ENTER AU TO M F M 87.5 0MH z E MORY P-- W E AU TO M F M 87.5 0MH z E MORY P01 W E PGM AUTO / MONO Receiving broadcast station One-by-one presetting (manual preset) ( Proceed to step 2 while “MEMORY” is lit.) 1 Press the ENTER key during recept[...]

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    Basic section 22 TUNER/band menu down volume/ multi control up AU TO TUNED T F M 87.5 0MH z U NER P-- W E set/demo Collective presetting of stations (auto preset) Receiving broadcast station 1 Receive a broadcast. ÷ A maximum of 40 stations of the band presently being received will be preset. ÷ When there are many stations and the intended statio[...]

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    23 Basic section[...]

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    Basic section 24 1 1 2 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 Recording on tape Pause the recording Stop the recording Stop the recording 1. Load a tape in deck. 1 Press the TAPE 0 key. 2 Insert a tape. 3 Press the TAPE 0 key. ÷ Differentiation between normal (TYPE ) and high (TYPE ) tape is set automatically. ÷ Remove tape slack before loading. 2. Select the tape tr[...]

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    25 Basic section T APE rec T APE REC ST OP 7 T APE rec 5 5 C 01 0: 00 D Recording on tape Pause the recording ÷ Press the TAPE rec key during recording. It stops after leaving a non-recorded blank of 4 seconds. (Press the key again to resume recording.) Blinks Points in CD recording When recording CD tracks onto a tape, if you leave the cassette d[...]

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    26 Application section 1 Select the track. 2 Confirm the selection. 1 2 3 PGM AUTO / MONO C -- P- 01 D KEN WOOD PGM SET PGM 05 P- 01 CD / STOP PGM AUTO / MONO CLEAR -- P- 05 CLEAR V arious CD playback features Use the follo wing procedur e to pr ogram desir ed trac ks in a desir ed order . (up t o 32 trac ks) Select the CD input. Lights Let the “[...]

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    Application section 27 REPEA T C 01 0: 12 D KEN WOOD ALL REPEA T 01 0: 12 PGM C 01 0: 00 D  PGM 01 0 : 00  REPEAT REPEAT V arious CD playback features Repeated playback Y ou can r epeatedly listen t o a f a vor ite trac k or disc. Select the CD input. Setup for repeating a single track 1 Confirm that the “PGM” indi- cator is not lit. Each[...]

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    28 Application section 1 2 PGM AUTO / MONO RANDOM PGM 01 0: 00  RANDOM 01 0: 00 Listening to an unexpected title sequence (random playback) As the titles each time ar e selected randomly , the music can be enjoy ed without getting tir ed of it. Select the CD input. V arious CD playback features Confirm that the “PGM” indicator is not lit. Co[...]

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    Application section 29 RDS is a system which transmits useful informa- tion (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the br oadcast signal. T uners and r eceivers designed for RDS reception can extract the in- formation from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name. R.D.S. (Radio Data S[...]

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    30 Application section  By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to listen to, the tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broad- casting a program of the specified type. Searching for a desired program type (PTY search) Set the reception band to FM. Preset RDS stations with the auto memory function. ) Select the [...]

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    Application section 31 Start the search. 3 T o change to a different program type : Repeat steps 1 , 2 , 3 . When searching for a Rock Music broadcast Display while the tuner is searching. Blinks When a station is received. Goes off Program type name display. ÷ No sound is heard while “PTY” is blinking. ÷ If a program of the desired type cann[...]

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    32 Application section[...]

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    Application section 33 Convenient recording methods Selection of the recording type This unit provides the following recording fea- tures in addition to normal recording. Select the appropriate method according to the purpose of recording. T o record CD with a simplified method One-touch edit recording (CD = T APE) › Single-track recording [...]

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    34 Application section 3 1 2 STOP TAPE O.T.E. Convenient Recording Methods One-touch edit recording (CD = T APE) Records all tracks in a CD with a simple operation. (All-track recording) Records a single CD track being played from the beginning. (Single-track recording) Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode Make the preparations for recordi[...]

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    Application section 35 Start recording. 2 3 TAPE O.T.E. 1 Program recording (CD = T APE) Desired CD tracks can be programmed in the desired sequence and recorded onto a tape. Convenient Recording Methods Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode. Program the desired sequence of CD tracks. Make the preparations for recording. Perform steps 1 and[...]

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    Application section 36 Each press switches the operation. 1 “BASS” (low frequency) adjustment 2 “TREBLE” (high frequency) adjustment 3 Normal mode 1 2 TONE BA SS 2 + T 002 0 2 7 R EBLE 4 - menu down volume/ multi control up down volume/ multi control up L BALANCE - -• -+----R set/demo set/demo VOLUME T one adjustment T one adjustment T[...]

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    37 Application section 1 menu down volume/ multi control up set/demo AU X Select AUX (external input). Turning the knob switches the display contents. TAPE RVS. ? AUX INPUT ? BALANCE ? BACK LIGHT ? A.P.S. SET ? TIMER SET ? 2 Play the connected equipment.. 3 Adjust the volume. down volume/ multi control up Listening to an AUX input source 1 Select ?[...]

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    Application section 38 1 3 2 down volume/ multi control up TIME ADJU S T 12:00 m a TIME ADJU S T 8:00 m a TIME ADJU S T 8:07 m a menu down volume/ multi control up set/demo set/demo Clock adjustment Activate the clock adjustment mode. Press and hold for more than 2 sec. when the power is ON. 1 Enter the figure of hour. Enter the figure of hour . ÷[...]

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    39 Application section AU TO O. T. T. F M 87.5 0MH z C OMPL ETE W E T imer operation Oper ate easy T o use Timer (O.T .T .) Playbac k of the selected input source star ts at the specified time, and the unit is switched of f aft er one hour . This timer operates only once directly after setting. Timer pla yback, timer recor ding (PROG.1, PR OG.2) Wi[...]

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    Application section 40 1 2 menu down volume/ multi control up down volume/ multi control up set/demo set/demo Setting an everyday timer program (PRG. TIMER) T imer operation In each of PROG.1 and PROG.2, the timer data including the operating period and played contents can be set and selected to be activated or not as required. Make preparations fo[...]

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    41 Application section 3 d volume/ multi control up PROG. 1 O N TIME 7:00 m a PROG. 1 O FF TIME 8:00 m a set/demo T imer operation 1 Adjust the time. Set the ON time then the OFF time. The time is advanced. The time is returned. ÷ For each of the ON time and OFF time, enter the figure of “hour” by performing steps 1 and 2 then enter the figure[...]

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    Application section 42 SLEEP S 01 0: 12 L EEP 10 Note Note Note TIMER TIMER SLEEP 5 6 TIMER POWER standby / timer PO WER T imer operation Put the unit in standby mode. Reserve the timer operation. ÷ Press the TIMER key on the remote repeatedly until " PROG. 1 ", " PROG. 2 " or " PROG. 1 2 " lights. When timer operatio[...]

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    43 Knowledge section In case of difficulty Important Items Maintenance of the unit In regard to contact cleaner Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfunction. Be specially careful not to use contact cleaners containing oil, for they may deform the plas- tic component. Cleaning the head section There are precisely aligned parts ar[...]

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    44 Knowledge section In case of difficulty Label side Playing side Cleaning If fingerprints or foreign matter be- come attached to the disc, lightly wipe the disc with a soft cotton cloth (or similar) from the center of the disc outwards in a radial manner . Handling Hold the discs so that you do not touch the playing surface. Discs which can be pl[...]

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    45 Knowledge section In case of difficulty Sound is not produced. The standby/timer indicator blinks in red and no sound is put out. The standb y/timer indicator lights in amber . No sound from the headphones. Sound is not produced from the left or right speakers. The clock display blinks without changing the figures. Timer oper ation is not possib[...]

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    46 Knowledge section In case of difficulty ÷ Clean the head referring to “Maintenance” . ÷ Play a recorded tape. ÷ Press operation keys in more than a few seconds after closing the cassette holder. ÷ Change the tape transport direction or reverse the tape insertion orientation. ÷ Press in stop mode. ÷ Clean the head referring to “Mainte[...]

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    47 Knowledge section In case of difficulty Specifications [Amplifier section] (For U.K. and Europe) Effective output power during STEREO operation 1 kHz, 1 0 % T .H.D ., at 6 Ω ................... 20 W + 20 W Rated output power during STEREO operation 1 kHz, 0.7 % T .H.D., at 6 Ω ....................... 15 W + 15 W (For U.S.A. and Canada) Rated[...]

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    48 Knowledge section In case of difficulty For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for informa- tion or service on this product. Model Serial Number[...]