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    © B64-3700-00/00 (E0/E20) CD-RECEIVER KDC-237 INSTR UCTION MANU AL B64-3700-00_English.indd 1 B64-3700-00_English.indd 1 06.10.16 8:58:02 PM 06.10.16 8:58:02 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 Audio Control Audio Setup Bass Boost Speaker Setting Switching Display Theft Deterrent F aceplate TEL Mute T uner fea tures 10 T uning Station Pr eset Memor y Auto Memory Entr y Pr eset Tuning RDS featur es 12 T raffic Information PT[...]

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    English | 3 Safety precautions 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the follo wing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. • Mounting and wiring this product requires skills and experience. F or safety ’ s sake, leave the mounting and wiring w[...]

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    4 | English Notes • 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 Handling CDs • Do not touch the recor ding sur face of the CD. • Do not stick tape etc. on the CD , or use a CD with tape stuck on it. • Do not use disc type accessories. • Clean from the cent er of the disc and move outward. • When removing CDs fr om this unit, pull them out horizontally . • If the CD center hole or outside[...]

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    6 | English Powe r T urning ON the P ower Press the [SRC] button. 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 required Display T uner "TUNER" CD "CD" Auxiliary input* " AUX" Standby (Illumination only mode) "ST ANDBY" * An equipme[...]

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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. Audio Setup Setting the Sound system, such as Volume offset. 1 Select the source to adjust Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Audio[...]

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    8 | English Speaker Setting Fine-tuning so that the System Q value is optimal when setting the speaker type. 1 Enter Standb y 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] knob. Each time you turn the knob, the setting alternates betwe[...]

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    English | 9 TEL Mute The audio system automatically mutes when a call comes in. When a call comes in "CALL " is displayed. The audio system pauses. Listening to the audio during a call Press the [SRC] button. The "CALL " display disappears and the audio system comes back ON. When the call ends Hang up the phone. The "CALL &[...]

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    10 | English 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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    English | 11 Auto Memory Entry Putting stations with good reception in the memory automatically . 1 Select the band for Auto Memory Entry Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. 2 Open Auto Memory Entry Press the [ AME] button for at least 2 seconds . " A-MEMORY" is displayed. When 6 stations that can be received are put in the memo[...]

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    12 | English T raffic Information Changing to traffic information automatically when a traffic bulletin starts even when you are not listening to the radio . Press the [TI] button. Each time you press the button, the Traffic information function turns ON and OFF . When traffic information is ON, "TI" indicator is ON. When a traffic inform[...]

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    English | 13 PTY (Progr am T ype) Selecting the Program T ype and searching for a station. 1 Enter PTY mode Press the C ontrol knob. During PT Y mode the "PT Y" indicator is ON. ⁄ • This function cannot be used during a traffic bulletin or AM reception. 2 Select the Program T ype Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. Each time[...]

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    14 | English RDS featur es Changing Language for PTY F unc tion Selecting the Program T ype display language. 1 Enter PTY mode Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 13). 2 Enter Changing Language mode Press the [TI] button. 3 Select the language Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. Each time you push the knob, the language alternates b[...]

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    English | 15 CD play er featur es Playing CD 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. Eject the CD Press the [ 0 ] button. ⁄ • Y ou can ejec[...]

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    16 | English T rack Search Selecting the song you want to hear . Push the Contr ol knob towards [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ]. T rack Repeat Replaying the song you are list ening to. Press the [REP] button. Each time you press the button, the Track Repeat turns ON or OFF . When the T rack Repeat is ON, " TRAC REP" is displayed. Scan Play Playing the fi[...]

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    English | 17 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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    18 | English In Standby mode Manual Clock Adjustment ⁄ • Y ou can do this adjustment when the <Synchronize Clock> (page 18) is set as OFF . 1 Select Clock Adjustment mode Push the Contr ol knob towards [FM] or [ AM]. Select the "CLK ADJ" display. 2 Enter Clock Adjust mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1 second. The clock [...]

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    English | 19 In T uner mode Local Seek Only stations whose reception is good are sear ched in auto seek tuning. Display Setting "L O .S OFF" T he local seek function is OFF . "L O .S ON" The local seek function is ON. In T uner mode T uning Mode Sets the tuning mode. T uning mode Display Operation Auto seek " AUT O 1" [...]

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    20 | English In Standby mode Built-in Auxiliary input Setting Set the Built-in Auxiliary Input func tion. Display Setting " AUX OFF" When selecting the sourc e there ’ s no Auxiliary Input. " AUX ON1" When selecting the source ther e’ s Auxiliar y Input. " AUX ON2" When the unit is turned on by AUX sour ce, the att[...]

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    English | 21 Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent short circuits, remov e the key from the ignition and disconnect the - terminal of the battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wire on the wiring harnes[...]

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    22 | English Connecting W ires to T erminals * °" /  / °" / £ Ó Î { x È Ç n £ Ó Î { x È Ç n Ê1/ Battery wire ( Y ellow) Ignition wire (Red) FM/AM antenna input Antenna Cord (ISO) Antenna Conversion A daptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory 3 ) ⁄ T o connect the K enwood navigation system, consult your navigation manua[...]

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    English | 23 Connector F unc tion Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour Functions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Battery A-5 Blue/White Power Control A-7 Red Ignition (AC C ) A-8 Black Ear th (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purple Rear R ight (+) B-2 Purple/Black Rear Right (–) B-3 Gray Front Right (+) B-4 Gray/Black F[...]

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    24 | English Installation Fir ewall or metal suppor t Screw (M4X8) (commercially available) Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Metal mounting strap (commercially available) Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. ⁄ • Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If th[...]

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    T roubleshooting Guide English | 25 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 20) ! Cannot displa y the user of System Q . ▲ <Audio Control> (page 7) is not set. What might seem to be a malfuncti[...]

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    26 | English Specifications FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kH z space) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) : 0.7 V/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 1.6 V/75 Ω Fr equency response (±3.0 dB) : 30 Hz – 15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 70 dB Selectivity (DIN) (±400 kH z) : ≥ 80 dB Stereo separati[...]

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