Kenwood K-821DV manual

K-821D V COMP ACT HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B60-5815-08/01 (E, X, K) GV T0295-001B D ecl a Decla ration of C onformity with regard t o the EMC Directive 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 3[...]

2 K-821DV Safety precautions WA R NING : T O P REVEN T F IRE OR E L EC T RIC S HOCK , D O NO T E XP O S E T HI S APPL I A NCE T O R A IN OR M OI ST URE . C A U TION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN C A U T ION : T O RE D UCE T HE RI S K O F E L EC T RIC S HOCK , D O NO T RE M OVE COVER ( OR B A CK ). NO U S ER -S ER VICE A B L E PA R TS IN S I D [...]

3 English S afety P recautions 5. V entilation – S lots and openings in the ca b inet are pro v ided f or v entilation and to ensure relia b le operation o f the product and to protect it f rom o v erheating . D o not b lock any v entilation openings . I nstall in accordance with the manu f ac turer ’ s instructions . T he openings should ne v [...]

S afety P recautions 4 K-821DV 9. L ightning – Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused f or long periods o f time . 10 . O verloading – D o not o v erload wall outlets , e x tension cords , or integral con v enience receptacles as this can result in a risk o f fi re or elec tr ic shock . 11 . Obj ect and L i q uid Entry ?[...]

S afety P recautions English S afety P recautions 5 Notes : Ite m 7 is not re q uired e x cept f or gr ounded or polari z ed e q uipment . N ote to C AT V system installer T his reminder is pro v ided to call the C AT V system installer ’ s attention to A r ticle 82 0- 4 0 o f the NEC that pro v ides guidelines f or proper g r ounding and , in pa[...]

W ha t the K- 821D V Can Do V arious recording formats Disc P lay b ac k As well as music CDs, VCD/SVCD, DVD Video , and DVD VR, the system can also play discs containing audio fi les (MP3/WMA), movie fi les (ASF/MPEG1/MPEG2/DivX), and still image fi les (JPEG). H igh -q uality sound r eproduction of i P od music i P od P lay b ac k F unc tion W[...]

English English 7 C onten ts Proc edures by Input Sourc e Maintenanc e P .29 P .97 B e sure to read these precautions . Safety Precautions ……………………… 2 Accessories ………………………………… 8 Installing the System ……………………… 9 Connecting the System ………………… 10 Component Names and F unctio[...]

Core fi lter (1) K-821DV 8 K-821DV AM loop antenna (1) FM indoor antenna (1) Video cor d (1) Batteries for Remote control (R03: 2) Chec k that all acc essories are presen t in the pac k age . A c c essories Speaker cords (2 m: 2) If any accessories are missing , or if the unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer immediately . If the[...]

English 9 English Always install the system on a fl at, stable sur face. When installing the system on a stand of some sor t, be sure to check the z strength of the stand. The magnets used in the speakers may cause color irr egularities on TV or PC screens. Do not set up the speakers too close z to a T V or PC. N otes on installing the system The [...]

SPEAKERS R R L L SUB WOOFER PRE OUT DIGITAL OUT REC OUT PLA Y IN D.AUDIO IN 10 K-821DV Main Connections C onnec ting the S yst e m T o AC wall outlet Region number Push into the slot. AM loop antenna 1 Connect to [F M 75Ω] . 2 Find the location that gives the best reception. 3 Fix the antenna in place. FM indoor antenna AC power cord Right speaker[...]

11 English Connecting the S ystem The antenna supplied with the system is a basic antenna f or indoor use. F or stable signal reception, the use of an outdoor antenna (commercially av ailable) is recommended. T o connect an outdoor antenna, fi rst remove the indoor antenna. Connecting the F M indoor antenna Preparing the ends of the speaker c ords[...]

K-821DV 12 Connecting the S ystem Connecting TV Monitor Using video ca b le Using H DM I ca b le Connect the HDMI terminal on a T V monitor to the [H DM I M ONITO R O U T] terminal on the rear panel of the main unit. An HDMI/DVI converter cable is necessary to connect a T V monitor with a D VI input terminal. The T V monitor also z needs to be comp[...]

USB Digital audio player USB fl ash memory English 13 Connecting the S ystem Connecting O ther A cc essories ( Commer cially A vaila b le Units ) When connecting a related system component , read the instruc tion manual that comes with the component too. z Ensure that all the cords are se curely connected. Loose or incomplete conne ctions may resu[...]

K-821DV 14 Connecting O ther A cc essories ( Commer cially A vaila b le Units ) Connecting the S ystem D .A UD IO IN Connect digital audio players to the [ D .A UD IO IN] terminal on the rear panel of the main unit. If you connect a Kenwood player that supports digital audio z link using the dedicated cable PNC-150 (sold separately), you can contro[...]

English 15 Connecting the S ystem S U B WOOF ER P RE O U T Connect a subwoofer with a built-in amplifier (such as the optional SW- 40HT/ sold separately) to the [S U B WOOF ER P RE O U T] terminal on the rear panel of the main unit. (P .90) SPEAKERS R R L L SUB WOOFER PRE OUT DIGITAL OUT REC OUT PLAY IN D.AUDIO IN SUB WOOFER PRE OUT PHON E S Plug h[...]

USB U S B 16 K-821DV Main unit Standby Mode While the [ST AN D BY/TI MER ] indicator on the main unit is lit, the system is using very weak current to maintain the built-in memory. This is called Standby mode. When system main unit is in this mode, you can turn it on using the remote control . One-touch Operation This system featur es a convenient [...]

17 English Display Displays shown in this manual may diff er from the actual displays. s Component N ames and F unc tions Shows numbers and text. A U TO Lights during auto tuning. Turns off during manual tuning. (P .55) T U N ED Lights when you are tuned to the radio station. (P .55) ST . Lights when you are receiving the st ereo broadcast. (P .5[...]

S elects the play b ac k source fi le type . (P .36) K-821DV 18 Remote contro l Remote control key s with the same names as keys on the main unit have the same functions as the main unit keys . Component N ames and F unc tions S elects trac k s or radio stations . (P .33, 5 4 , 6 1 , 63, 67) V arious D V D features . (P . 44 - 48 , 7 0 , 9 1 ) N u[...]

English 19 L oading the remote control b atteries 1 Remove the battery cover . 2 Load the AAA-size batt eries supplied with the system. 3 Close the bat- ter y cover . Check the polarity of the z batteries ( UV ) when loading them. The batteries supplied with the system are f or operational testing and may z last only for a short time. When replacin[...]

30 K-821DV Press the [ L ] key to open the disc tra y and then insert the disc. 1 Playing a Disc Press the [CD/DVD D ] key . 3 Insert and play the disc. If a disc is already inser ted, simply press the [CD/DVD D ] key to turn the system on and begin playback. Insert the disc that the labeled side faces upwards and the disc sits snugly in the tray. [...]

67 D.A UDIO English Related Information Adjusting the Digital Audio Player Input Level R P .68 Audio Settings R P .69 onwards Operations during digital audio play er playback Skipping forward/back Hold down the [ G ] or [ H ] key. Hold down the [ G / I ] or [ J / H ] key. Pausing and resuming playback Press the [D .AUDIO E ] key. Press the [ E ] ke[...]

22 K-821DV B asic O pera tion P repa ratio ns Check the connections. (P .10-15) Have the remote c ontrol ready . (P . 19) Increases the volume Lowers the volume Lowers the v olume Increases the volume Mute  Press this key again to unmut e z the sound. 1 1 1 3 3 3 This section describes some basic procedures for using the sy stem, such as tuning [...]

23 English B asic O peration On remote control z [ D .A UD IO E ], [T U N ER / BAN D ], [ CD / D V D D ], [ i P od E ], [ U SB E ], [ D -IN], [A U X] key also turn on the power . Pressing the pow er z [ K ] key when the system is on turns it off (Standby mode). 2 2 I nser t a disc . T o use other components for playback, proceed to step 3. Close t[...]

K-821DV 24 K-821DV Discs must be fi nalized during writing. z Depending on the equipment or recording mode used f or re- z cording onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc, and depending on the type of CD-R or CD-R W disc used, you may not be able t o play the disc on this system. Discs must be fi nalized during writing. z This unit can play back DVD-R and DVD-[...]

25 English P recautions when writing da ta to media Discs recorded in P acket Write mode and CDs recor ded in UDF (Universal Disc Format) cannot be pla yed. z When writing data to a disc, always close the session or fi nalize the disc. The disc may not play properly if y ou do not close z the session or fi nalize the disc. Depending on the speci?[...]

K-821DV 26 I mportant I nformation S uppor ted F iles On this system, you can play the audio fi le types (MP3, WMA, AAC), movie fi le types (ASF , MPEG1/MPEG2, DivX), and still image fi le types (JPEG). AAC fi les (USB only) File f ormat: MPEG-4 AAC (created in iT unes™ 4.1 to 8.2) Extension: .m4a Sampling frequency: 8/ 11.025/ 12/ 16/ 22.05/[...]

English 27 I mportant I nformation DVD Disc formats ISO9660, Joliet UDF Bridge(UDF1/ISO9660) Number of fi le limits Max. fi les/folders: 4000 in total Max. folders: 99 Files per f older: 999 F A T16 Max. root folders: 65534 Max. sub-folders: 512 F A T32 Max. root folders: 65534 Max. sub-folders: 65536 Maximum number of displayable characters This[...]

K-821DV 28 I mportant I nformation Region codes Every player of this model has a certain region code assigned to it based on the country where the player is used . When the player is used to play back DVD VIDEO discs, it can only play the DVD VIDEO discs carrying the region codes matching the region code of the play er . The region code f or this p[...]

English 29 CD / D V D Playing a Disc • …………………………………………………… 30 Selecting from the Menu • ………………………………………… 34 Playing a F ile in the Disc • ………………………………………… 36 Random Playback Mode • ………………………………………… 40 Repe[...]

30 K-821DV P ress the [ L ] k ey to open the disc tr a y and then insert the disc . 1 1 Playing a Disc P ress the [ CD / D V D D ] k ey . 3 3 Insert and play the disc. If a disc is already inserted, simply press the z [ CD / D V D D ] key to turn the system on and begin playback. Insert the disc that the labeled z side faces upwards and the disc si[...]

31 English The following ic ons are displayed on the T V screen as the operational guidanc e. Y ou can choose to hide the on-screen guide with the system settings. (See P .95) z Display while playing  O n - screen guide  CD / D V D CD DVD VIDEO/DVD VR VCD/SVCD MP3/WMA/ASF/MPEG1/MPEG2/DivX T rack number Disc type Chapter number Disc type T rac[...]

K-821DV 32 CD / D V D K-821DV O perations during disc pla y b ac k  Stopping playback Press the [ F ] key . DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD/SVCD When you stop playback by pr essing the [ F ] key, the track/chapter being played is stored and pr essing the [ CD / D V D D ] key restarts playback from the beginning of the point you stopped playback. (Resume fu[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 33 English Related Information Related Information T o sk ip to the next track/chapter: Press the [ H ] key . T o return to an earlier track/chapter: Press the [ G ] key 2 or more times in suc- cession. T o return to the beginning of a track/chapter: Press the [ G ] key once. Skippi[...]

K-821DV 34 CD / D V D K-821DV Selecting from the Menu When the disc contains the menu screen, displa y the menu screen and play the disc. D V D VI DE O and V CD /SV CD  For VCD or SVCD, the z [TOP ME N U ] or [ ME N U ] key may not work in step 1. In such case, press the [ RE T UR N] key 1 or 2 times. If the menu screen of the VCD or SVCD consis[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 35 English D V D V R  ORIGINAL PROGRAM 08/03/09 08/09/09 08/18/09 08/20/09 08/25/09 08/28/09 PLA YLIST 08/03/09 08/15/09 08/24/09 08/27/09 Original program z Playlist z Recorded on (DD/MM/YY ) Channel information Recorded on (DD/MM/YY ) Title started at Chapters in title Title na[...]

K-821DV 36 K-821DV CD / D V D If the disc contains diff erent types of fi le (audio, still picture, and video), pr ess z the [FIL E TYP E ] key to selec t the file type to play while playback is stopped . The fi le type changes as shown below each time you press the key . Slide show of JPEG fi les  JPEG fi les are played sequentially starti[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 37 English Related Information Supported Audio Files z R P .26 Audio Settings z R P .69 onwards Related Information T rack fi le playback  sequence T rack 1 .............F0_1.mp3 T rack 2 .............F0_2.mp3 T rack 3 .............F0_3.mp3 T rack 4 .............F1_1.mp3 T rack [...]

K-821DV 38 CD / D V D K-821DV Press the [ D ISPLA Y ] key. The mode changes as shown below each time you press the key . Time Clock Max Tr ack/T otal Time Clock T rack/PBC Clock Max Tr ack/T otal Time Clock T rack/PBC CD During PLA Y/P AUSE  VCD/SVCD During PLA Y/P AUSE  Title Clock DVD VIDEO During PLA Y/P AUSE  During STOP  During STO[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 39 English Time Original Program/Chapt er Audio Signal F ormat Clock Time Play List/Chapter Audio Signal F ormat Clock Original Program Clock Play List Clock MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPEG1/MPEG2/DivX During PLA Y/P AUSE  DVD VR For Orig inal Program z During PLA Y/P AUSE  For Pla ylis[...]

K-821DV 40 CD / D V D K-821DV This mode play s the tracks in the disc or in a folder in a random se- quence. If the z disc is already playing, pr ess the [ F ] key to stop playback. Random Playback Mode P ress the [P . M O DE ] k ey to selec t the random pla y b ac k mode . The mode changes as shown below each time you pr ess the key. T o cancel ra[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 41 English This mode play s the tracks on a disc repeatedly . Repeat Playback Mode T o cancel repeat pla yback mode  Press the [ RE P E AT ] key so that " " is no longer displayed. P ress the [ CD / D V D D ] k ey to play the trac k s you want to repeat . 1 1 P ress the[...]

K-821DV 42 CD / D V D K-821DV When Tr ack 10 selected as program track 1. When title number 3 is selected. When chapter 2 is selected. Y ou can selec t up to 99 tracks/chapt ers and play them in the order you like . Press the z [ CD / D V D D ] key to switch the input source to disc . Playback begins when you switch the input source , so press the [...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 43 English P ress the [ CD / D V D D ] k ey to b egin play b ac k. 4 4 T o selec t 2 or more trac k s , repeat steps 1 and 2 . Y ou can select up to 99 tracks for playback. If you attempt to select more z tracks, the message "PGM FULL " appears on the display. 3 3 When fi[...]

K-821DV 44 CD / D V D K-821DV Switching A udio/Subtitle/Angle DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/SVCD If diff erent types of audio, subtitle, or angle ar e recorded on the disc , you can select one of them. [A UD IO] Selecting the audio language DVD VIDEO, DVD VR, VCD/SVCD [S U BTITL E ] Selecting the subtitle language DVD VIDEO, DVD VR, SVCD [ANGL E ] Selecting th[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 45 English Magnifying the Image DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD/SVCD/JPEG/MPEG1/MPEG2 This function is not available when playing the slide show of JPEG fi les. z Magnifi ed image may have less image quality or be distorted. z P ress the [Z OO M ] k ey during play b ac k or while pla y - b a[...]

K-821DV 46 CD / D V D K-821DV Adjusting the Image Quality DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD/SVCD/JPEG/ASF/MPEG1/MPEG2/DivX NORMAL GAMMA BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST TINT SHARPNESS SA TURA TION Selected PIC TURE mode NORMAL CINEMA USER1 USER2 NORMAL Automatically makes adjustment with standard settings. (t o step 7) CINEMA Automatically makes adjustment with settings for[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information CD / D V D 47 English Changing the Display Resolution of the T V Screen DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD/SVCD/JPEG/MPEG1/MPEG2 Y ou can select from only the resolutions that are supported by the TV z set. P ress the [ RE SOL U TION] k ey while play b ac k is stopped . The resolution changes each time you [...]

K-821DV 48 CD / D V D K-821DV Enhanced V oice CD/DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD/SVCD/MP3/WMA/MPEG1/MPEG2 It is possible to make even small voic es recorded in the disc/fi le easier to listen. This function is useful for watching a movie. Lights when CLEAR VOICE is on. P ress the [ C L E A R VOI CE ] k ey . CLEAR VOICE turns on/off each time you press the k[...]

English 49 English This section explains how to display the sta tus bar on the T V screen to see the current chapter or the tr ack information. This section also explains how to display the menu bar t o switch the time display or change the playback style. U sing S tatus B ar and Menu B ar Displaying the Status Bar and Menu Bar CD/DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/[...]

K-821DV 50 K-821DV Using S tatus B ar and Menu B ar Switching the Time Display CD/DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD/SVCD DVD VIDEO DVD VR CD/VCD/SVCD Switch the time display on the displa y and status bar . TO T AL : TO T AL TIME of the title T .REM : T OT AL REMAIN TIME of the title TIME : SINGLE TIME of the chapter REM : SINGLE REMAIN TIME of the chapter TO T[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information 51 English Using S tatus B ar and Menu B ar Playing the Specifi ed Range Repeatedly DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/CD/VCD(PBC off )/SVCD(PBC off ) Y ou can repeat the desired range by specifying the starting point (A point) and ending point (B point). Repeat styles other than A-B are also available. F or[...]

K-821DV 52 K-821DV Using S tatus B ar and Menu B ar Playing from the Specifi ed Time CD/DVD VIDEO/DVD VR/VCD(PBC off )/SVCD(PBC off ) Display the menu b ar . (S ee P. 4 9) 1 1 T o star t from (0 hours) 23 minutes 45 seconds , press the [0], [2], [3], [4], and [5] keys in this order . This TIME SEARCH function is not available during program or r[...]

• R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information 53 English Using S tatus B ar and Menu B ar Playing from the Specifi ed Chapter DVD VIDEO/DVD VR Display the menu b ar . (S ee P. 4 9) 1 1 T o select chapter 3, press the [3] key. T o select chapter 17, press the [ 10 ] , [ 1 ] , and [7] keys. Selecting with the number keys  P ress the [ E[...]

K-821DV 54 Listening to F M/AM Radio Simply pressing the z [T U N ER /BAN D ] key turns on the system and allows you t o listen to the radio. S elect a station . 2 2 This section explains how to listen to the F M/AM radio and set radio stations . Rec eiving R adio B roadcasts T o select P03, press the [3] key. T o select P17, press the [ 10 ] , [ 1[...]

55 English Related Information Receiving Radio B roadcasts Related Information Presetting Stations Aut omatically (AUT O MEMORY ) z R P .56 Presetting Stations Manually (Manual Preset) z R P .57 Audio Settings z R P .69 onwards Auto tuning (Select this mode when reception is good.) Manual tuning (Select this mode when reception is poor .) A U TO li[...]

Up to 40 stations can be preset in the system. z For use of the RDS function, stations must be memorized by A UTO MEMORY . z P ress the [ M O DE ] k ey . 1 1 Press the [ E NT ER ] key . RDS stations are given priority during auto presetting . If there is memory left z after presetting, this unit continues presetting r egular FM and AM stations. A b[...]

Receiving Radio B roadcasts • R Page XX • R Page XX English Related Information Receiving Radio B roadcasts 57 English Use this procedur e to make the station you ar e currently listening to a preset number . If the selec ted preset number is alr eady assigned a station, the existing station is ov erwritten by the new station. Y ou can preset u[...]

58 K-821DV When an RDS broadcast is rec eived, the station name is automa tically displayed . PS (Progr am Ser vice) Name Display The “RDS” lights up when an RDS broadcast z (signal) is received . Day/Clock Preset Number PS (Program Service Name) Some stations may not be provided or be given diff erent names depending on z countries or areas. [...]

59 English P ress the [PTY] k ey . P ress the [ A ] or [ B ] k ey to select the desired program type . 2 2 Select it while “PT Y” is lit. z Use program type table for your c onvenience . z P ress the [ E NT ER ] k ey . Searching for a Desired P rogram T ype (PTY S earch) The tuner automatically searches f or a station which is currently broadca[...]

K-821DV 60 Playing from an iP od This section explains how to connect and play from an Apple iP od. i P od O pen the cover on the main unit , and then connect an i P od to the i P od c onnector . Y ou cannot attach an iPod to the system if it is in a co ver , case, or with other ac- z cessories. Always r emove it. Connecting an iPod to the syst em [...]

61 English Related Information i P od Supported Audio Files z R P .26 Audio Settings z R P .69 onwards O perations during i P od  play b ac k Skipping forward/back Hold down the [ G ] or [ H ] key . Hold down the [ G / I ] or [ J / H ] key . Pausing and r esuming playback Press the [ i P od E ] key . Press the [ E ] key . Skipping tracks, skippi[...]

62 K-821DV Playing back from a USB devic e This section explains how to connect a USB fl ash memory or USB mass storage class compliant digital audio player ("USB devic e") and play back audio fi les from it. U SB O pen the cover on the main unit , and then connect a U SB device to the [ U SB ] port . 1 1 Connect a USB fl ash memor y o[...]

63 U SB English Related Information Supported Audio Files z R P .26 Audio Settings z R P .69 onwards O perations during U SB  device pla y b ac k Selecting folder playback mode Press the [P . M O DE ] key to shift the selection. Pausing and r esuming playback Press the [ U SB E ] key . P ress the [ E ] key . Stopping playback Press the [ F ] key[...]

64 K-821DV Playback from External C omponents This section explains how to connect external components to the system and pla y back tracks. E x ternal C omponents Connect the external component to the syst em as described in <Connecting Other Accessories ( Commercially A vailable Units)> (P .14, 15). When connecting external components, alway[...]

65 E x ternal Components English Related Information Adjusting the External Component Input L evel Use the procedur e below to adjust the input level f or the external component connected to the [A U X IN] terminal. Use this adjustment when the volume fr om an external component is noticeably higher or lower than other input sour ces at the same vo[...]

66 K-821DV Playing from a Digital A udio Play er Y ou can connect a Kenwood digital audio play er (referred t o hereafter simply as "digital audio player") t o the system and use it to pla y tracks. D .A UD IO Connect the digital audio play er to the [ D .A UD IO IN] termi - nal on the rear panel of the main unit . 1 1 Use this procedur e[...]

67 D .A UD IO English Related Information Adjusting the Digital Audio Play er Input Level z R P .68 Audio Settings z R P .69 onwards O perations during digital audio pla yer play b ac k  Skipping forward/back Hold down the [ G ] or [ H ] key . Hold down the [ G / I ] or [ J / H ] key . Pausing and r esuming playback Press the [ D .A UD IO E ] ke[...]

K-821DV 68 D .A UD IO K-821DV Adjusting the Digital A udio Player Input L evel P ress the [ D .A UD IO E ] k ey . 1 1 3 3 S elect "INP U T L E V E L" . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . 4 4 A d j ust the I nput L ev el . Press the [ A ] or [ B ] key . Use the procedur e below to adjust the input level f or the external compo- nent connected [...]

English 69 A udio Settings Use the procedur es in this chapter to specify the sound quality settings for your ster eo system. Y ou can use the system's sound quality function to customize the sound to your own pr eferences . D TS S urround S ensation Setting DTS Surr ound Sensation • ………………………………… 70 C ON E Q (A c o[...]

70 K-821DV This function generates the pseudo surround-sound eff ec t with 2 speakers. D TS S urround S ensation Setting DT S Surround Sensation “ dts” appears on the display and the sur- round-sound eff ec t turns on. This function gives more pronounced sur- round-sound eff ect. “ dts” disappears on the display and the surround-sound e?[...]

71 English S elect " C ON E Q S E T" . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . Press the [ E NT ER ] key . With the digital sound corr ection technology of Conv olution Equalizer (C ONEQ), you can select an Acoustic Eff ec t suitable for your listening en vironment. C ON E Q (A coustic E q uali z er ) 2 2 Matching the A coustic Eff ec t to the E[...]

K-821DV 72 2 2 P ress the [ A ] or [ B ] k ey to ad j ust the level . Digital S ignal P roc essor The system has a digital signal pr ocessor (DSP), which allows y ou to adjust the impact of super-bass tones and the levels of low-, mid-, and high-r ange tones. This provides mor e detailed settings that allow you to adjust the sound t o your own pref[...]

Continued to next page 73 English 3 3 P ress the [ A ] or [ B ] k ey to ad j ust the low tones (BASS) level . 2 2 P ress the [ C ] or [ D ] k ey to select the fre q uency (L ow: 100 Hz, Mid: 1 5 0 Hz, or H igh: 200 Hz) of the low - range tones (BASS). Adjusting the Range Lev els ( TONE) Y ou can adjust the low-, mid- and high-range tones to match y[...]

K-821DV 74 K-821DV Digital S ignal P roc essor 5 5 P ress the [ C ] or [ D ] k ey to select the fre q uenc y (L ow : 1 kHz, Mid: 2 kHz, or H igh: 3kHz) of the mid - range tones ( M I D ). 4 4 P ress the [TON E ] k ey . 6 6 P ress the [ A ] or [ B ] k ey to ad j ust the mid tones ( M I D ) le vel . The "TONE" flashes while setting z is in [...]

English 75 English Digital S ignal P roc essor 8 8 9 9 P ress the [ E NT ER ] k ey . If you set a level other than 0, the "TONE" is display ed. z 10 10 7 7 P ress the [TON E ] k ey . P ress the [ C ] or [ D ] k ey to select the fre q uenc y (L ow : 5kHz, Mid: 7kHz, or H igh: 10 kHz) of the high - range tones (T RE BL E ). P ress the [ A ][...]

Digital S ignal P roc essor K-821DV Digital S ignal P roc essor Disabling D-BASS, T ONE Eff ects (FLA T ) P ress the [FLA T ] k ey . 1 1 The "D-BASS" and "TONE" levels are set to 0. z DTS Surr ound Sensation and Clear V oice also turns off . 76 K-821DV B60-5815-08_01_GVT0295-001B_K-821DV_En.indb 76 B60-5815-08_01_GVT0295-001B_[...]

Related Information English Setting Supreme EX Supreme EX is Ken wood's original sound quality enhancement technology and is used for pla ying discs and audio fi les or for playback using components connected to a digital input terminal. S upr eme E X S elect “S P RM S E T” . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . 2 2 S elect “ON“ or “OFF?[...]

78 K-821DV BAL AN CE Use this procedur e to adjust the volume balance f or the left and right speakers. Adjusting the Speaker V olume Balance S elect "BAL AN CE ". Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . 2 2 Press the [ E NT ER ] key . A d j ust the b alance . Press the [ A ] or [ B ] key . 3 3 P ress the [ M O DE ] k ey . 1 1 Press the [ E NT ER [...]

English 79 S etting the T imer Setting the Sleep Timer (SLEEP) • ………………………………… 80 Setting the Program Timer ( TIMER SET ) • ………………………… 81 Display S ettings Setting the Display Brightness (DIMMER) • ……………………… 85 T urning the Display Saver ON/OFF • …………………………?[...]

80 K-821DV Setting the Sleep T imer (SLEEP) This function automatically turns the system off af ter a set interval. Y ou can set an interval from 10 to 90 minutes, in 10-minute incr ements. P ress the [SL EE P] k ey . The interval increases by 10 minutes each time you press the key . The next setting after 90 minutes is timer off . 1 1 Sleep Time[...]

Continued to next page 81 English Related Information S etting the T imer Setting the Progr am T imer ( TIMER SET ) This function allows you t o use the timer to start playback automati- cally at a specifi ed time. Y ou can set 2 timers (PROG. 1 and PROG. 2) at the same time. Y ou can play back from a radio , DVD, CD , iPod, USB device, or externa[...]

K-821DV 82 K-821DV S etting the T imer S pecify the "ON" ( start time ) setting . 7 7 S pecify the "OFF" ( end time ) setting . 8 8 Use the [ A ] or [ B ] key to set the "hour" . Use the [ A ] or [ B ] key to set the "minute" . Press the [ E NT ER ] key . Press the [ E NT ER ] key . S elect the day ( or days [...]

TUNER CD/DVD iPod AUX D-IN USB Continued to next page S etting the T imer z R P. X X z R P. X X English Related Information S etting the T imer 83 English Playback begins at the speci- z fi ed time and the volume grad- ually increases to the level set in step 10. S elect "PL A Y" or " AI PL A Y" . Press the [ A ] or [ B ] key .[...]

K-821DV 84 S etting the T imer K-821DV T o turn a timer off or on  When the system is turned on, press the z [TI MER ] key . P ress the pow er [ K ] k ey to turn the power OFF . The z [ST AN D BY/TI MER ] indicator on the main unit lights orange. If the indicator lights red, set the clock to the corr ect time. z 12 12 The setting changes each t[...]

Related Information English English Displa y S ettings Use these settings to adjust the brightness of the display and t o specify the settings for the main unit dial lighting. Setting the Display Brightness (DIMMER) Use this procedur e to adjust the display brightness. A djust the brightness according t o your prefer ences and the conditions in the[...]

K-821DV 86 Set the system clock to the corr ect time.If the system clock time setting is not cor- rect, the Program Timer will not start playback at the correct time. S etting the S ys t e m Cloc k S et the time . 4 4 S elect "TI ME A D J U ST" . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . 2 2 S et the day of the wee k. Press the [ A ] or [ B ] key . [...]

Related Information English 87 English A uto P ower S ave ( A.P .S.) Auto P ower Sav e (A.P .S.) is automatically turns the syst em off if no operation is per- formed for 30 minutes after a CD/DVD or a USB connected device st ops playing. S elect "A.P .S. S E T" . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . S elect "ON" or "OFF" .[...]

K-821DV 88 S etting the P ower S upply Specify whether power is supplied to an iP od or USB device, even when iP od or USB device is connected but not selected as an input source. (Po wer is alway s supplied to a device selected as an input source , regardless of this setting.) S elect "P .S U PPL Y " . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . S el[...]

Related Information English 89 English When the TV set that is connected with the system through HDMI selects the built-in TV tuner , this function switches the audio input of the system from "HDMI" to "D-IN" . T o enable the T V A UDIO IN function, CEC must be turned on in addition to the setting of this function. (S ee P .95) [...]

K-821DV 90 This function turns on/off the audio output from the subwoofer connected with the syst em. For c onnection with the subwoofer , see "Connecting Other Accessories ( Commercially A vailable Units)" . (See P .15) A c tiva ting the S u b w oofer S ound S elect "S U BW O U T" . Press the [ C ] or [ D ] key . S elect "[...]

Related Information English 91 English This section explains how to change the syst em settings as needed. T o do so, displa y the system setting screen on the T V screen. S ys t e m S ettings Use the [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], or [ D ] k ey and the [ E NT ER ] k ey to operate . For mor e information about the operation, follow the instruction on z the T[...]

K-821DV 92 K-821DV S yste m S ettings LANGU AGE setting screen LANGU AGE setting screen   PICTURE setting screen PICTURE setting screen   Setting item Description MENU LANGUA GE Select the language of the DVD Video menu . AUDIO LANGU AGE Select the language of the DVD Video audio . SUBTITLE Select the language of the DVD Video subtitle [...]

Display S ettings • R Page XX • R Page XX Related Information English 93 English S yste m S ettings A UDIO setting screen A UDIO setting screen   Setting item Description DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT S elect the output signal type based on the external device connected to the [DIGIT AL OUT ] terminal of the system. See “Relation between DIGIT AL [...]

K-821DV 94 K-821DV S yste m S ettings Setting item Description DOWN MIX Select the signal based on the external device connected to the [DIGIT AL OUT ] terminal of the system. This setting is available when “PCM ONL Y ” is selec ted for “DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT ” . D OLBY S URR O U N D: Used for devices that hav e a built-in Dolby Pro L ogic dec[...]

Display S ettings • R Page XX • R Page XX Related Information English 95 English S yste m S ettings OTHERS setting scr een OTHERS setting scr een   CEC F eature List CEC F eature List   Certain equipment or TV monitor do not support some CEC func tions and may not operate correctly . Setting item Description RESUME T urn ON/OFF . (S[...]

K-821DV 96 K-821DV S yste m S ettings Language Code List Language Code List   Code Language AA Afar AB Abk hazian AF Afrik aans AM Amharic AR Arabic AS Assamese A Y Aymara AZ A zerbaijani BA Bashk ir BE Belarusian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO C orsican CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Dzongkha EL Modern[...]

English 97 Maintenanc e This chapter explains what t o do when error messages appear on the display or when problems arise . It also describes how to store and maintain the syst em so it continues to give pleasure f or many years t o come. Messages ……………………………………………………9 8 T rou b leshooting ………………[...]

98 K-821DV Messages Displayed Message Meaning NO DISC There is no disc inserted. R Insert a disc. REGION ERR The region of the DVD VIDEO is diff erent. R This disc cannot be played . PGM FULL An attempt was made to progr am a 100 th disc track/chapter . R Y ou can program only up to 99 tracks/chapters. (See P .42) NOT SUPPORT An iPod tha t is not [...]

99 English T ro u b leshooting Whenever the system is not operating as expected, check the f ollowing tables to see if you can resolve the problem y ourself before r equesting ser vice. Symptoms Solution Ref . page A mpli fi er / S pea k ers Symptoms Solution Ref . page T uner No sound output Check all connections as described in <Connecting th[...]

100 K-821DV T ro u b leshooting Symptoms Solution Ref . page CD / D V D A CD/DVD does not play back when loaded. Load the disc correctly with the label side facing upward . z Clean the disc. (See <Care and Storage>.) z Allow any condensation to evaporat e. (See <Be careful of z condensation.) 30 105 105 No sound/picture out- put Press the [...]

101 English Symptoms Solution Ref . page i P od The iPod cannot be a t- tached fi rmly. Check to see whether the correct Dock adapter is used. z Then check to see whether the connector between the iPod and the syst em is not damaged, and reconnect them. 13 The iPod does not pr o- vide sound. The iPod is not pr operly connected. Remove the iP od z [...]

102 K-821DV T ro u b leshooting Symptoms Solution Ref . page U SB No sound output when USB fl ash memory or a USB audio player is con- nected. Plug in the USB fl ash memory correctly. z Connect the USB cable correctly . z Check to make sure the USB audio player is turned on. z 13 62 Symptoms Solution Ref . page Componen ts connected to the D .A U[...]

103 English T ro u b leshooting Microcomputer mal- function (the system does not work, the display is faulty , etc.). Malfunctions may occur due to an external cause or because a connec- z tion cord was unplugged while the sy stem was turned on. Use the procedur e below to reset the microcomput er . Symptoms Solution Resetting the microcomputer 1 U[...]

104 K-821DV T erm Meaning Page AAC An abbreviation for " Advanced A udio Coding" . This is a com- pression standard that applies only to the audio c omponent in image compression methods used for digital br oadcasting, etc. 26 Bitrate A value indicating the amount of information pr ocessed per second. The higher the bitrate, the better th[...]

105 English Care and S tor age Care and stor age of main unit K eep the system out of the following lo -  cations Areas exposed to direct sunlight. z Areas subjected to excessiv e humidity or dust. z Areas exposed to direct heat from heating z equipment. B e careful against condensation  Extreme diff erences between system temperature and ai[...]

106 K-821DV [T uner ] FM tuner Reception frequenc y range ...................... 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz Antenna impedance ............................................75 Ω unbalanced AM tuner Reception frequenc y range Europe/ Australia .................................... 531 kH z to 1,602 kHz US ......................................................[...]

107 English T his product f eatures the copy pr otection f unction de v eloped b y M acro v ision . Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs . W hen recording and pla ying the pictures o f these discs picture noise will appear . T his product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected b y method claims o f certain U .S[...]

This symbol is labeled on the products whose impacts on the environment are minimized by Ken wood. F or your r ecords 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 f or information or [...]