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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-W7541U KDC-W7541UY KDC-W7041U KDC-W7141UY INSTRUCTION MANUAL © B64-4049-00/00 (EW/E2W) Declaration of C onformity with regard to the EMC Dir ective 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 37, 142[...]

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    2 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Con te nt s • iPod is a trademark of Apple, Inc., reg istered in the U .S. and other countries. • The " AAC" logo is trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 General functions T uner functions Disc & Audio file play functions F unction Control 6 ⁄ • Read[...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, tak e the following precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leav e any 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-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Basic Opera tion AUX [1] [6] [5] [4] [3] [2] [FNC] [TI] [ATT] [SRC] [AUD] Auxi lia r y inp ut (Rea r sid e) Gene ral func tio ns Pow er/ Source Select button [SR C ] T ur ns on the po wer . When th e power is ON , sele c t a source. SRC Sele c t mod e 1 : Pre ss the [SRC ] bu tton an d then turn th[...]

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    English | 5 , : Ind icate s the b ut ton et c. to o per ate. T une r funct ion s Band select Co nt ro l kn ob Switches bet we en FM 1 , FM2, and FM3 each time pushing toward up. Switches to AM when pushin g toward down . Tu n i n g Cont r ol k no b Changes th e freq uenc y when p ushing toward lef t or right. ⁄ • During reception of stereo stat[...]

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    Category It em Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page MENU “Security Set” 1 sec. Sets security code. 16 “SRC Select” “1”*/ “2” Sets the source selection method. 25 “iP od Mode” “OFF”/ “ON”* When set to “ON” , allows you to select music in the manner similar to that of the iPod . 12 “Beep” “OFF”/ “ON?[...]

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    Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “ Audio Pr eset” 1 sec. Presets the setting value of the audio contr ol. The preset value is retained after resetting. 21 “DEMO Mode” “OFF”/ “ON”* 2 sec. Specifies whether to enable demonstration. —1 8 DISP > TYPE A/ B/ C / D/ E Sets the display pattern. —8 > MODE[...]

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    8 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Fu n c t i o n Co n t r o l Displa y Settings About Display T ype Shown below are examples of displa y types. Display Display T ype “TYPE [A]” 4 1 2 “TYPE [B]” 1 1 1 2 “TYPE [C]” 1 1 1 2 3 “TYPE [D]” 6 1 2 “TYPE [E]” 5 ⁄ • 1 T ext display par t 2 Status display 3 Icon displa[...]

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    English | 9 1 Enter T ext Display Selection mode (In Display T ype A/ B/ C/ D) Select “DISP ” > “ TEXT ” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Select the text display par t (Display T ype B/ C only) Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. The cursor ( ‰ ) moves to the selected te[...]

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    10 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Displa y Settings F unction of KDC-W7541U/W7541UY Fon t Color Selection Selecting the display font color . 1 Enter F ont Color Selection mode (In Display T ype A/ B/ C ) Select “DISP ” > “C OL OR” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). [...]

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    English | 11 Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selects the display below when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select Auxiliary input display setting item during Menu mode (In AUX mode) Select the “Name Set” display . F or how to select Function Control it ems, refer t o <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Auxiliary input display set[...]

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    12 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of remote control Direct Music Search Searchs the music by entering the track number . 1 Enter the music number Press the number buttons on the r emote control. 2 Search the music Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Cancelling Dir ect Music S earch Press th[...]

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    English | 13 Basic Operation of Disc Changer ( Optional) Selecting CD changer source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “CD Changer ” display. F or how to select source item, refer to <P ower/ Source Select button> of <Basic Operation> (page 4). Music search Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. Disc Search Push the Contr ol[...]

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    14 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY T uner Operation F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. “– – – –” is displayed. 2 Enter the frequency Press the number buttons on the r emote control. Ex[...]

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    English | 15 PTY (Progr am T ype) Selecting the Program Type below and sear ching for a station; Program T ype Display Speech “ All Speech ” Music “ All Music” News “News” Curr ent Affairs “Curr ent Affairs ” Information “Information ” Sport “Spor t” Education “Education ” Drama “Dr ama” Cultur e “Cultur es” Scie[...]

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    16 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Othe r F unc tions Now , you can use the unit. ⁄ • If an incorrect code is entered, “Waiting” is displayed, and the input prohibition periods shown in the table below is generated. After the input prohibition time lapses, “SECURIT Y ” is displayed, and you can r eenter the code. Number[...]

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    Next page 3 English | 17 When LX AMP unit connecting AMP Con trol Y ou can control the LX AMP connected to the unit. 1 Select AMP Control item during Menu mode Select the “ AMP Control” display. F or how to select Function Control it ems, refer t o <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter AMP Contr ol mode Press the C ontrol knob for at leas[...]

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    18 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Othe r F unc tions Theft Deterrent F aceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the F a ceplate 1 Press the Release butt on. Drop open the faceplate. 2 Drawing the fac eplate to left side pull it to forward and remov e it. ¤ • The fac[...]

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    English | 19 Audio C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Audio C ontrol items ; Adjustment Item Display Range Rear volume “REAR VOL UME” 0 — 35 Subwoofer level “SUB-W LEVEL ” –15 — +15 System Q “NA TURAL ”/ “USER”/“ROCK”/ “POPS”/“EASY”/ “T OP40”/“ JAZZ”/ Natural/User setting/Rock/ Pops/E asy/T op 40/Jazz (The [...]

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    20 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Audio A djustments Audio Setup Y ou can set Sound system , such as follows; Adjustment Item Display Range Fr ont High P ass Filter “HPF-F” Through/40* 1 / 60* 1 /80/100/ 120/150/180/220* 1 Hz Rear High P ass Filter “HPF-R” T hrough/40* 1 / 60* 1 /80/100/ 120/150/180/220* 1 Hz Low P ass Fil[...]

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    English | 21 Audio Pr eset Memory Registering the value setup by Sound Contr ol. The memory cannot be erased by the Reset button. 1 Setup Sound Control Refer to the f ollowing operations to setup the Sound Control. - <Audio Control> (page 19) - <Audio Setup> (page 20) 2 Select Audio Preset item during Menu mode (Other than Standby mode)[...]

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    22 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Basic Operations of remote control AT T DIRECT 0 — 9 SRC VOL AUD FM/AM/ + / – 2-ZONE General con trol Volume cont rol [VOL ] Sou rce se le ct [S RC ] Vo l um e r e d u ce [A T T] In Audio c ontrol Audi o item s el ec t [AUD ] Adjus ts t he Audi o ite m [VOL] ⁄ • Refer to <Audio C ontrol[...]

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    English | 23 Appe ndi x About Audio file • Playable A udio file AAC-LC (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.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. • Playable USB devic e USB mass storage class • Playable USB devic e file system F A T16, F A T32 Although the audio files[...]

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    24 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Appe ndi x For oper ating K CA-BT100 ( O ptional) However , the following control methods of the function for this unit may be differ ent from the Instruction manual; therefore, r efer to the following supplemental instruction. <Deleting a Registered Cell-Phone> 1–3. Operation is the same [...]

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    English | 25 Menu Glossary • SRC Select Setting up the Source Select mode. 1 : Displays source icons f or your choice. 2 : Allows you to select sources one after another . • Display If this unit is not operated at least 5 seconds with “OFF” selec ted, the display turns off . Dur ing a setup mode, the display will not turn off even if 5 seco[...]

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    26 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Accessor ies/ Installation Procedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent shor t circuits, r emove 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 [...]

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    English | 27 Connecting Wires to T e rminals P .CONT ANT .CONT MUTE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LR LR KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541U Y KDC-W7041U/KDC-W7141U Y REMO.CONT Battery wire ( Yellow) Ignition wire (Red) FM/AM antenna input (JASO) Antenna Cord Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) If no connections are made, do not let the wire come out from the tab . P[...]

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    28 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Connecting Wires to T e rminals Connector F unction Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour Functions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Battery A-5 Blue/White Power C ontrol A-6 Orange/White Dimmer A-7 Red Ignition (AC C) A-8 Black Earth (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purpl[...]

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    English | 29 Installation/Rem oving the Un it Installation Fir ewall or metal suppor t Screw (M4 × 8 mm) (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 uni[...]

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    30 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY T roubleshoot ing Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • Cannot set up the High Pass F ilter . • Cannot set up the F ader . • No Audio control eff ect on AUX. ▲ • Pr eout is not set to subwoofer . ☞ ?[...]

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    English | 31 The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. TOC Error: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. • The CD is quite dirt y . The CD is upside- down. The CD is scratched a lot. Error 05: The disc is unreadable. Error 77: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason. ➪ Press the reset button on the unit. If the “[...]

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    32 | KDC-W7541U/KDC-W7541UY/KDC- W7041U/KDC-W7141UY Speci ficat ions FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kH z space) : 87.5 MH z – 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 H z – 15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 65 dB Selectivity (DI[...]