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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-MP443 KDC-MP3043 KDC-MP343 KDC-MP243 KDC-MP243SW INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4213-00/00 (MW/M0) B64-4213-00_00_English.indd 1 B64-4213-00_00_English.indd 1 08.7.25 10:23:03 AM 08.7.25 10:23:03 AM[...]

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    2 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW C ontents Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 General functions T uner functions Disc play functions General Opera tion 6 Audio Control Audio Setup Speaker Setting Switching Display Manual Clock Adjustment T uner Oper ation 8 Fr equency Step Setting Music disc/Audio file Oper ation 9 Direct Music [...]

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    English | 3 Before use 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. Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first t[...]

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    4 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Gene ral func ti ons Power/Sou rce se le ct b ut ton : [SRC ] T ur ns on the p ower. When th e power is on, t he source swi tches bet we en T un er (“ T UNER” ) , CD (“CD ” ) , Auxiliar y inp ut (“ AUX”), and Standby (“ ST ANDBY ” ) each time this b ut ton is pressed. Press at[...]

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    English | 5 T u ner func ti ons FM Band : [FM + ] Switches bet we en FM 1, F M2, and FM3 each time th e [FM+ ] bu t ton is press ed . AM Ba nd : [AM –] Swit ches to AM. Switches bet we en MW, SW1 , and SW 2 each time th e [AM–] but ton is p resse d. (K DC - MP24 3SW only) T uni ng : [ 4 ]/[ ¢ ] Changes the frequenc y . ⁄ • During reception[...]

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    6 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW General Opera tion Audio C ontrol 1 Select the source to adjust Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter A udio Control mode Press the [ AUD ] knob. 3 Select the Audio item to adjust Press the [ AUD ] knob. Adjustment Item Displa y Range Subwoofer level “SW L ” –15 — +15 Bass Boost “B.BOOST?[...]

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    English | 7 In Audio file sourc e Information Display Music title & Artist name “TITLE” Album name & Artist name “ ALBUM” Folder name “FOLDER” File name “FILE” Play time & Music number “P- TIME” Clock “CL OCK” In Standby/ A uxiliar y input source Information Display Source name “SRC NAME” Clock “CL OCK” ?[...]

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    8 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW T uner Operation Fr equenc y Step Setting Changing the tuning frequency step. The original setting is FM band 50 kHz, and AM band 9 kHz. 1 T urn the power OFF Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. 2 S witch the frequency step While pressing the [1] and [5] buttons , press the [SRC] b[...]

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    English | 9 Music disc/Audio fi le Operation F unction of KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343 F unction of remote control Direct Music Search Doing Music Search by entering the music number . 1 Enter the music number Press the number buttons on the r emote control. 2 Do music Search Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Cancelling Dir ec t Music Search Pre[...]

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    10 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Menu Operation Menu Sy stem Setting various functions. 1 Enter Menu mode Press the Search button f or at least 1 second. “MENU” is displayed. 2 Select the menu item Press the [F M+] or [AM–] button. Display Setting Setting overview Sour ce “CODE SET”/ “CODE CLR” Refer to page 1[...]

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    English | 11 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” display. 2 Enter Menu mode Press the Search button f or at least 1 second. “MENU” is displayed. 3 Select Auxiliary input display setting mode Press the [F M+] o[...]

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    12 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Menu Operation Demonstration mode Setting Sets the demonstration mode. 1 Enter Menu mode Press the Search butt on for at least 1 second. “MENU” is displayed. 2 Select the Demonstration mode Press the [F M+] or [AM–] button. Select the “DEMO” display . 3 Set the Demonstra tion mode [...]

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    English | 13 Accessory of KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343 General con trol Volume cont rol : [VOL] Sou rce se le c t : [SR C] Volume r edu ce : [A T T] When th e but ton is press ed ag ain, the volum e returns to the previo us level. In Audio c ontrol Audi o ite m sel ec t : [AUD] Adjus ts t he Aud io ite m : [VOL ] ⁄ • Refer to <Audio C ontr[...]

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    14 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Appendix About Audio file • Playable A udio file MP3 (.mp3), WM A (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file f ormat ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, L ong file name. Although the audio files are complied with the standards listed above , the play maybe impossible[...]

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    English | 15 Menu Glossary • SWPRE (Switching P reout) Switches the preout between rear output (“R”) and subwoofer output (“SW”). • SPRM (Supreme) T echnology to extrapolate and supplement with proprietary algor ithm, the high-frequency range that is cut off when encoding at low bit rate. Supplementing is optimized by compression format[...]

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    16 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Acc essories/ Installation Proc edure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........4 4 ..........4 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit[...]

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    English | 17 Connecting Wir es to T erminals Battery Ground wire (Black) - ( T o car chassis) FM/AM antenna input F use (10A) Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) Ignition wire (Red) Battery wire ( Yellow) ACC Car fuse box If no connections are made, do not let the wire come out from the tab . T o front left speak er T o front right speak er T o rear left[...]

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    18 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Installation non-Japanese cars 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 the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound may skip). Japanese cars 1 Ref[...]

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    English | 19 T roubleshooting Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! Cannot displa y the user of System Q . ▲ <Audio Control> (page 6) is not set. ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • No output from the subwoof er . • Cannot set up the low pass filter . ▲ • Preout is not set t o subw[...]

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    20 | KDC-MP443/KDC-MP3043/KDC-MP343/KDC-MP243/KDC-MP243SW Specifi cations FM tuner section Fr equency range 200 kHz space : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MH z 50 kHz space : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MH z Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 V/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) : 15.2dBf (1.6 V/75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30 Hz – [...]