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    12FLIP_ IM350_Ref_K_en_01 © 2012 JVC KENWOOD Corporation KDC- X996 KDC-B T952HD CD-RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANU AL Before reading this manual , click the button below to check the latest edition and the modified pages. http://manual.kenw ood.com/edition/im350/ US Residents Only Register Online Register your Ken wood product at ww w .Ken woodusa.com T[...]

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    3 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 4 Contents Before use 5 Component names and functions 7 General operation 8 Before Using Common Operation Menu List Operation iPod/iPhone Opera tion 9 Basic operations Selecting a song by browsing iPod Play Mode iPod Setting Selecting the Search mode Direct Search Related Search Alphabet Search Skip Search Pandor[...]

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    5 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 6 Before use 2 W ARNING T o preven t injur y or fire , take the following precautions: T o prevent a shor t circuit, never put or leav e any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Do not use this unit before canceling Demonstration mode! This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mo[...]

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    7 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 8 Component names and funct ions 1 Release button T o drop the f aceplate down to op en and CD can b e inserted or ejected (pr ess the button ). 2 [MENU] button T o sele ct a s ong or set f unc tions. S ee <Menu List Operation > (page 8) . T o scroll throu gh tex ts on th e display . (press t he but tona[...]

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    9 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 10 iPod/iPhone Operation SRC 4 MENU VOL PRESET DISP ¢ 38 Basic operations Playing iP od • Connect an iPod When connected, the source is switched automatically and a song starts playing. • Selec t iPod source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “iPod” display .  SRC Select mode 2: Press the [SRC] button[...]

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    11 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 12 iPod/iPhone Operation Selecting the S earch mode Y ou can selec t the most suited search method f or the desired song from 4 types of the Search mode. Normal playing Display Overview “Direct Search ” Y ou can quickly search the desir ed song by specifying its Search item (artist, album, etc .) and charact[...]

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    13 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 14 Skip Search Y ou can scroll up or down according to the number of the selected Search items so that you can quickly switch the display position. 1 Select iPod source 2 Enter brow sing mode Press the [MENU] button. T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “Music ” >[...]

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    15 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 16 Pandora ® O peration Basic operations ⁄ • T ouse thePandorasource,set “P andora Source ”  in <Initial Settings> (page 43) to “ON” . • If nostation,broadcasting doesnotstar t. Listening to Pandor a® with Android or BlackBerry 1 Open the P[...]

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    17 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 18 USB device Operation SRC 4 MENU VOL ¢ 38 PRESET DISP Basic operations Playing USB devic e • Connect a USB device When connected, the source is switched automatically and a song starts playing. • Selec t USB source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “USB ” display .  SRC Select mode 2: Press the [S[...]

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    19 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 20 USB device Operation Skip Search Y ou can scroll up or down according to the number of the selected Search items so that you can quickly switch the display position. 1 Select USB source 2 Enter File Sear ch mode Press the [MENU] button. T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. S[...]

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    21 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 22 Play Mode Y ou can selec t a Play Mode , such as Random play and Repeat play . 1 Select CD source 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button. 3 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “Play Mode” . 4 Select the Play Mode T urn the [ VOL] knob. Music CD source Dis[...]

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    23 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 24 HD Radio ™ T uner Operati on Basic operations Selecting HD R adio sourc e Press the [SRC] button. Select the “HD RADIO ” display .  SRC Select mode 2: Press the [SRC] button and then turn the [ VOL] k nob. T o determine the selected source, press the [ VOL] knob. Selecting the Receiving Band 1. Enter[...]

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    25 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 26 HD Radio ™ T uner Operati on F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning T uning in a desired radio station by entering the frequency. 1 Select the radio band 2 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button. “– – – –” is displayed. 3 Select Tuning item Press the [DIRECT ] b[...]

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    27 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 28 Getting Started of Bluetooth Easy pairing function 1 Enter easy pairing mode Press the [ ] button f or at least 1 second. Any of the following is displa yed depending on Bluetooth device registration condition: – “Searching”: When registering a Bluetooth device for the first time. – “(Bluetooth devi[...]

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    29 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 30 Bluetooth A udio Ope ration Basic operations Selecting Bluetooth Audio source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “BT AUDIO” display .  SRC Select mode 2: Press the [SRC] button and then turn the [ VOL] k nob. T o determine the selected source, press the [ VOL] knob. Pause and play Press the [ 38 ] butt[...]

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    31 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 32 Operation of hands-free phoning Receiving a C all Answering a Phone C all Press the [ ] button. ⁄ • Thefollowingoperations disconnectthe line: - I nsert a CD. - Connect a USB de vice. • Thename ofthecalling party isdisplayedif ithas already been r[...]

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    33 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 34 Operation of hands-free phoning Calling a Number in the Call log 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. 2 Select the call log mo de T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “Outgoing Calls ” , “Incoming Calls ” , or “Missed Calls ” . 3 Select a name or p[...]

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    35 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 36 Display Settings Basic operations Switching displa y Press the [DISP] button. Mode Display T ype 5-line display mode Displays 4 to 5 lines of text. 3-line display mode Displays 2 to 3 lines of text. iPod-lik e display mode Displays like iP od. (iP od and Pandora sour ce only) Spectrum analyzer display mode Di[...]

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    37 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 38 Display Settings Cust omization of 5-line Display Mode & 3-line Display Mode & iP od-like Display Mode Y ou can customize the display of the 5-line display mode, 3-line display mode , and iPod-like display mode. 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC] button repeat edly switches source .  SRC Select[...]

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    39 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 40 Display Settings Cust omization of Clock Display Mode Y ou can customize the display of the Clock Display mode. 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC] button repeat edly switches source .  SRC Select mode 2: Press the [SRC] button and then turn the [ VOL] k nob. T o determine the selected source, press the[...]

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    41 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 42 Clock and Ot her Functions 4 Set the Clock & Date setting items T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. 5 Exit Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button f or at least 1 second, and then press it again briefly . Clock Adjustment Y ou can adjust the clock . 1 Enter Menu List mod[...]

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    43 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 44 Clock and Ot her Functions Theft Deterrent F aceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the F aceplate 1 Press the Release button. Drop open the faceplate. 2 Drawing the faceplat e to left side pull it to forward and remov e it. ¤ • Theface[...]

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    45 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 46 Audio A djustments “Sound Elevation ”* 1 V ir tually raises the sound field using the DSP . “OFF”/ “Lo w ”/ “Middle ”/ “High” “V olume offset” Sets each source ’ s volume as a difference from the basic v olume. “–8” — “0” (AUX: “–8”— “+8”) “SubW oofer Mute ?[...]

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    47 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 48 Audio A djustments Manual Equalizer C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Equalizer Contr ol items. KDC-X996 Band Item Range “BAND1” (62.5 Hz) “GAIN” Band level -9 –+9 dB “B.Ex” B ass Effect “ON”/ “OFF” “BAND2” (100 Hz) “GAIN” Band level -9 –+9 dB “BAND3” (160 Hz) “GAIN” B[...]

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    49 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 50 Car T ype Selec tion Y ou can compensate the delay of the sound arrival time by selecting your environment fr om the following car types. Display Overview “OFF” Not compensating . “C ompact” Compact car “ Full siz e car ” Full size c ar “W agon” S tation wagon “Minivan ” Minivan “SUV” [...]

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    51 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 52 DSP S etu p Listening P osition Fine Adjustmen ts Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Car T ype Selection> (page 49) . Display Item Range “FRONT” Fr ont speaker 0 – 20.01 feet “REAR” Rear speaker 0 – 20.01 feet “SW” Subwoofer 0 – 20.01 feet ( [...]

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    53 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 54 DSP S etu p Resetting of D T A S ettings Y ou can reset the DT A-compensated values to the factor y settings. 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC] button repeat edly switches source . Select a source other than “ST ANDBY ” .  SRC Select mode 2: Press the [SRC] button and then turn the [ VOL] k nob. T[...]

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    55 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 56 Bluetoot h Setup Bluetooth Setting Y ou can selec t follo wing Bluetooth Setting items. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button.  Y ou can also select from “Settings” in Menu List mode. 2 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “BT Settings” . 3 Select the[...]

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    57 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 58 Bluetoot h Setup Registering Bluetooth Devic e (Pairing) T o make your Bluetooth device usable with this unit, you need to reg ister it (pairing). Y ou can register up to 5 Bluet ooth devices to this unit. Registering from Bluetooth devic es 1 T urn on this unit Press the [SRC] button. 2 Start registering thi[...]

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    59 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 60 Bluetoot h Setup Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a registered Bluetooth device . 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button.  Y ou can also select from “Settings” in Menu List mode. 2 Enter Bluetooth device deletion mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item i[...]

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    61 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 62 SMS ( Shor t Message Se rvice ) Downloading the SMS Download the short message (SMS) arrived at the cell-phone so that it can be read on this unit. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button.  Y ou can also select from “Settings” in Menu List mode. 2 Enter SMS download mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and p[...]

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    63 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 64 Creating an original message Y ou can create an original return message.  Enter Bluetooth mode P ress the [ ] button.  Enter SMS Message selec t mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “BT Settings” > “SMS” > “SMS Message” .  Sel ec t the [...]

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    65 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 66 Before use • SiriusXMS atelliteRad ioop eration requires the connection of the op tional Si riusXM-Connect Vehicle T uner (sold s eparately) and s er vice. T o ac tivate the Sir iusXM V ehicl e Connec t tuner, you will ne ed the Ra dio ID. • Make ano teof your Radi o[...]

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    67 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 68 F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Y ou can search for a channel directly by entering its number . 1 Select Satellite Radio source 2 Enter the Direct Access T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control . “– – – –” is displayed.  Ente r a cha nnel n umbe r Press [...]

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    69 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 70 Channel skip setting Y ou can register the channel you wish to skip.  Selec t Satellite Radio source 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button.  Enter the Channel skip setting mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “Settings” > “Channel Skip ”[...]

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    71 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 72 Setting Parental Lock for Mature content s Y our can turn on/o Parental Lock f or the adult channel.  Selec t Satellite Radio source 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button.  Sel ec t the Par ent al loc k ite m T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is display ed. Select “S[...]

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    73 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 74 Basic oper ations of remo te control A TT 0 — 9 SRC VOL FM AM EXIT 5 / ∞ AUD ENT DIRECT General con trol • Volumecon trol: [ VO L] • Sou rcesel ec t: [SR C] • Volumere duce: [ AT T ] When the button is pressed again, the volume returns to the previous level. • Retu rn[...]

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    75 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 76 Appendix About Audio file • PlayableAudiofile AAC-LC (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playablediscmedia CD -R/RW/ROM • Playablediscfile format   ISO9660 Level1/2,Joliet, Romeo,Longfile name. • PlayableUSBdevice USB mass storage cl[...]

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    77 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 78 Appendix Menu List Common function items Display Page “Settings” – “Clock & Da te” 41 “Clock Adjust” “City Select” “Time S yncronized” “Summer Time ” “Sub Clock Adjust” “Date A djust” “Date Mode Select” “DISP & ILL UMI” – “Display Select” – “T ype Se[...]

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    79 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 80 Appendix City list Continent City Time Difference Are a Hawaii –10:00 Alaska –9:00 P acific Time –8:00 Arizona –7:00 Mountain Time –7:00 Cen tral Time –6:00 Eastern time –5:00 Indiana –5:00 Atlantic T ime –4:00 Mid-Atlan tic –2:00 W .Central A frica +1:00 Cit y Abu Dhabi +4:00 Adelaide +9:[...]

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    81 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 82 Appendix • Sirius,XM andallrelatedmar ksandlogos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio I nc. All rights reserved. • P ANDORA,the P ANDORAlogo,and thePandoratrade dress are trademarks or regist ered trademarks of Pandora Media, Inc., used with permission[...]

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    P .CONT ILLUMI ANT . CONT MUTE REMOTE CONT STEERING WHEEL REMOTE INPUT – + L R L R FM/AM antenna input Fr ont output F use (10A) Microphone (Accessory 5 ) Microphone input White/Black Gray/Black Green/Black Purple/Black White Gray Green Purple T o front left speaker T o front right speaker T o rear right speaker T o rear left speaker Red (Igni[...]

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    Installation the Microphone Unit 1 Check the installation position of the microphone (accessory 5 ). 2 Remove oil and other dirt from the installation sur face. 3 Install the microphone. 4 Wire the cable up to the unit with it secur ed at several positions using tape or the like. Fix a cable with a commer cial item of tape. Peel off the r elease co[...]

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    87 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 88 T roubleshoo ting Guide ? Voice is not r ecognized.  The vehicle window is open.  If the surrounding noise is large, voice cannot be recognized pr operly. Close the vehicle windows to reduce noise.  Small voice.  I f voice is too small , it cannot be recognized properly . Speak into the microphone[...]

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    89 | KDC-X996/ KDC-BT952HD English | 90 FM tuner section Fr equency range(200 kHz space) : 87.9 MHz– 107.9MH z Usablesensitivit y(S/N= 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8μV/75Ω) QuietingSensitivit y(S/N =50dB) : 15.2dBf (1.6μV/75Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30[...]