Kenwood KDC-DAB43U manual

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    KDC-D AB43U KDC-D AB4557U CD-RECEIVER Quick Start Guide AMPLI- TUNER LECTEUR DE CD Guide de démarrage rapide CD-RECEIVER Kurzanleitung CD RECEIVER Snelstartgids SINTOLETTORE STEREO COMP ACT DISC Guida rapida all’uso REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS C OMP AC TOS RECEPT OR DE FM/AM Guía de inicio rápido B 59 - 2174 -00 /0 0 ( E W) © 2 01 2 JVC KE NWOOD Co[...]

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    2 | Quick Start Guide Contents Safet y About the Quick S tart Guide # W ARNING Do not operate any function that takes your attention away from saf e driving. # CAUTION V olume setting: • Adjust the volume so that you can hear sounds outside the car to prevent accident. • Lower the v olume before playing dig ital sources to avoid damag ing[...]

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    English | 3 Basic Operations T urning the pow er ON/OFF Press [ 8 SRC] to turn the power on. Press and hold [ 8 SRC] to turn the power off . Selecting a source Press [ 8 SRC] repeatedly to select your desired sourc e. Digital radio (“DAB”) Á Analog radio (“ TUNER”) Á USB or iPod (“USB” or “iP od”) Á CD (“CD”) Á Auxiliary inp[...]

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    4 | Quick Start Guide CD /USB /iP od Playing a disc Insert a disc in the Disc slot . Playback starts automatically. Playing a USB device or iP od Connect a USB device or iP od to the USB terminal . The source automatically switches , and playback starts. Selecting a Song Press [ E ] or [ F ] . Selecting an audio file folder Press [1 –] or [2 +] .[...]

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    English | 5 Digital Radio (D AB ) Prepara tions Press and hold [D AB] to start Ser vice List update. “LIST UPDA TE” appears and update starts. “UPDA TED” appears when update completes. Press and hold [D AB] to cancel Service List update. Search for a service 1 Press [D AB] to enter DAB sour ce. 2 Press [ 1 ] repea tedly to select a band (DB[...]

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    6 | Quick Start Guide Audio Ad justments/ Function Set tings 1 Press [ 8 SRC] to select a source . – A UDIO CTRL : O ther than “ST ANDBY” – SETTINGS : Any source – INITIAL SET : “ST ANDBY” 2 Press the v olume knob to enter Function mode. 3 T urn the v olume knob to select A UDIO CTRL , SETTINGS or INITIAL SET , then press the knob. 4 [...]

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    English | 7 ! WAR N I N G • The unit can only be installed in a car with a 12 V DC power supply , negative ground . • If you connect the ignition wire (red) and the battery wire (yellow) to the car chassis (ground), you may cause a short circuit, that in turn may start a fire. Always connect those wires to the power source running through[...]

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    STEERING WHEEL REMOTE INPUT MUTE ANT . CONT P .CONT REMOTE CONT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 L R 8 | Quick Start Guide Wiring connect ion FM/AM antenna input (JASO) AUX input (Ster eo) Use the mini-plug (3.5 mm ø) cable which is stereo type and does not have any r esistance. F use (10A) Rear output/ Sub W oofer output swit chable X <SWITCH P[...]

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    English | 9 Installing the Unit Removing the Unit 1 Detach the faceplate A . 2 Engage the catch pin on the extraction key E into the holes on both sides of the trim plate B , then pull it out. 3 Insert the extrac tion key E deeply into the slots on each side, then follow the arro ws instructions as shown on the right. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 A A B B C [...]

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    10 | Quick Start Guide Determining the antenna installation location Antenna Installation 1 Check the installation location. 2 Wipe the ar ea where antenna film F , amplifier unit G , and earth sheet are pasted with the included cleaner I . The coating on the metal surface need not be removed . – Wait until the glass surface is completely dry bef[...]

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    English | 11 4 Remove the separa tor (tag II) of antenna film F vertically and paste the antenna gently while applying pressure. 5 After pasting, rub the element in the glass surface in the direction of the arrow shown in the figur e to bond it. 6 Remove the application film (tag III). – Do not touch the feeder terminal of the element. Also, do n[...]

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    12 | Quick Start Guide Specif ications DAB tuner section Frequenc y range L Ban d: 1452.9 6 0 MHz — 1490 .624 MHz Ba nd II I: 17 4.928 MHz — 2 39.20 0 MHz Sensitivi ty : - 100 dB m Signal to Noise ratio : 80 dB FM tuner section Fre qu enc y r ang e (50 k Hz s tep) : 87 .5 MHz — 10 8.0 MH z Usa ble s en sit iv it y (S/ N = 26 dB) : 1 μV /75 ?[...]

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    English | 13 Appendix About compatible iP od/iPhone Made for • iPod touch (4th generation) • iPod touch (3r d generation) • iPod touch (2nd generation) • iPod touch (1st generation) • iPod classic • iPod with video • iPod nano (6th generation) • iPod nano (5th generation) • iPod nano (4th generation) •[...]