Kenwood KDV-415U manual

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    D VD-RECEIVER KD V -415U KD V -MP5042U INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4427-00/00 (KW/RW) T ake the time to read through this instruction manual. F amiliarity with installation and operation procedur es will help you obtain the best performance from your new DVD-rec eiver . For y our records Record the serial number , found on the back of the unit, in [...]

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    2 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Con te n ts Before use 3 F or first use 7 Before using this unit f or the first time Language Setup DSP Setup Basic Operation of c ontrol panel 8 General functions T uner functions DVD/ USB/ iPod play functions F unc tion Con trol/ Setup Menu 10 Clock/ Display Settings 14 Manual Clock Adjustment T ext Display Selection A V[...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leav e any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. How to reset y our unit • If this unit or the connected unit (disc auto changer , etc.) fails to operate pr operly, press the Rese[...]

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    4 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Before use List of playable discs Disc types Standard Support Remark DVD DVD V ideo ‡ D TS not supported. DVD Audio × DVD-R ‡ MP3/WMA/W A V/JPEG/ MPEG/DivX Playback Multi-border/Multisession/ (Playback depends on authoring conditions) V ideo mode suppor ted VR mode supported (Only DVD-R/RW) DVD-RW ‡ DVD+R ‡ DVD+RW[...]

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    English | 5 About Picture files • Acc eptable picture files JPEG • Extensions jpg, jpeg • Acceptable media CD-R/R W/ROM, DVD±R/R W, mass-st orage -class USB device Acceptable discs, disc f ormats, USB device file system, file and folder names and playing or der are the same as those for audio files. See <About A udio files>. iPod/iPhon[...]

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    6 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Region codes in the w orld The DVD players are given a r egion code according to the country or area it is marketed, as shown in the following map . Operation regula tory marks With this DVD, some functions of this unit such as the play function may be restricted depending on the location where the DVD is playing. In this [...]

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    English | 7 For first use Language Setup Set a language used for screen displa y, DVD subtitles, etc. • “Language ” item of the Setup menu (page 13) DSP Setup T o get clear sound, set the sound environment according to the location and size of ph ysically installed speakers with reference t o the followings: • “MENU” > “SWPRE” of[...]

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    8 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Gene ral func tio ns Power/Source S ele c t but ton: [S R C] T urns o n the power. When th e power is on, the s ource switches b et ween T un er (“ TUNER ” ), US B or iPod (“ USB” or “iPod” ), DVD (“DVD ” ), A V inpu t (“ AVIN” ), and Standby (“S T ANDBY” ) each time this bu t ton is presse d. Press[...]

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    English | 9 DVD / US B/ iPod play fu nct ions Dis c play : Disc slot Star ts play ing wh en a disc is inser te d. When a dis c is inser ted, th e “IN” indi cator is ON. ⁄ • Do not attempt to insert a disc into the slot if another one is already there. • The unit can only play 12 cm (5 inch) discs. If you insert an 8 cm (3 inch) disc, it w[...]

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    10 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Displayed item is depending on currently selected source or mode. The mark in Condition column shows the condition to which the item is displayed . : Can be set in other than standby state. : Can be set in standby state. : Can be set only dur ing playback of the iPod sour ce. (USB source used when the iP od is connected) [...]

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    English | 11 “MENU” Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “CODE SET”/ “CODE CLR” 1 sec. Sets/Resets security code. 24 “DIM” “OFF”*/ “ON” 4 / ¢ Adjusts the brightness of the display according to the surrounding illumination. —— “ICON” “OFF”/ “ON1”/ “ON2”* 4 / ¢ Sets the Graphics mode of the [...]

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    12 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U 4 Press the [ 2 ]/[ 3 ] button to select the menu. LANGU AGE/ PIC TURE/ AUDIO/ O THER 5 Press the [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] button to select the desired item, and then press the [ENTER] button. T o cancel pop-up menu, press the [RETURN] ✍ button. 6 Press the [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] button to select the desired setting, and then press the [EN[...]

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    English | 13 L AN GUAG E Item Setting MENU LANGUA GE/ AUDIO LANGU AGE Selects the initial disc menu language and audio language. Refer to the language code list (page 35). SUBTITLE Selects the initial subtitle language or remove the subtitle (OFF). Refer t o the language code list (page 35). ON SCREEN LANGUA GE Selects a language for the setup menu[...]

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    14 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U In iPod sour ce Information Display Music title & Artist name “TITLE” Album name & Artist name “ ALBUM” Play time & Music number “P- TIME” Clock “CL OCK” In Standby/ A V input source Information Display Source name “SRC NAME” Clock “CL OCK” In HD Radio source ( Optional) Information Dis[...]

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    English | 15 A V Input Display Setting Selecting the display when changing to A V IN or AUX sour ce. 1 Select A V IN source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ A VIN” display . 2 Enter A V input display setting mode Press [ ] 1 sec. , and select “MENU” > “NAME SET ” . Press the [ AUD ] knob for at least 1 second. The presently selec[...]

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    16 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Disc/ U SB Operations of Remote C ontrol Befo re Use • T ur n on the moni tor to watch the playba ck pic ture. If you tur n on the mo nitor , you c an also control playb ack of other dis cs by refer ring to the mo nitor screen. • Set the rem ote controller mo de sw itch to “DVD” mod e before s tar ting o perati on[...]

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    English | 17 Displaying Sta tus and Contr ol on-screen DVD-VIDEO DVD-VIDEO DVD-VR DVD-VR Video CD Video CD MPEG/DivX® MPEG/DivX® JPEG JPEG Y ou can display various information about the disc loaded on-screen. Example: DVD- VIDEO Status bar Control bar Status bar 1 Disc t ype 2 DV D: Audio signal for mat t yp e and channel V ide o CD: PBC 3 Pla yb[...]

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    18 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U T ime Search DVD-VIDEO DVD-VIDEO DVD-VR DVD-VR Video CD Video CD The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time on the disc. 1 Press the [ OSD] button twice briefly during playback 2 Press the [ 2 ] or [ 3 ] button to select the Time Search icon in the on-screen displa y. P ress the [ENTER] button[...]

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    English | 19 DVD-VR DVD-VR Chapter search (“CHAP”), Prog ram/Play list search (“PRGM”/ ”PLST ”), and Search mode off. Video CD Video CD CD CD T rack search (“ TRAC”/“NMBR ”) and Search mode off. MPEG/DivX® MPEG/DivX® Audio File Audio File T rack search (“ TRAC” or “ Track Search ”), F older search (“FOLD” or “F o[...]

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    20 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U iP od Operations of Remote Con trol 3 Search for music/video Operation type Operation Movement between items Press the [ 5 ] or [ ∞ ] button. Selection of item Press the [ENTER] or [ 3 ] button. Return to previous it em Press the [ 2 ] or [MENU] button. Return to T op menu Press the [T OP MENU] button. Cancelling the Se[...]

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    English | 21 Music disc/ Audio file/iPod Oper ation of Control P anel Music/V ideo Search Audio File Audio File CD CD MPEG/DivX® MPEG/DivX® JPEG JPEG Selecting the track/ file you want to listen to from the device or media being played now . 1 Enter Music/V ideo Search mode Press the [ ] button. “SEARCH” is displayed. Displays the current Aud[...]

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    22 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U iPod C ontrol by Hand Mode Allows you to operat e iPod with the control on the iPod . Display Setting “HANDS ON” iPod c ontrol by hand mode is ON. “MODE OFF” iPod c ontrol by hand mode is OFF . 1 Enter iPod C ontrol by Hand Mode Press [ ] 1 sec. , and select “iPodCTRL ” . Press the [ AUD ] knob. • F or how t[...]

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    English | 23 Basic Operation of Disc Changer ( Optional) Selecting CD changer source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “CD CH” display. Playing or pausing Press the [6] button. Music search Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Changes the music when this button is pressed. F ast reverses or forwards the music while pressing . Disc Search Press th[...]

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    24 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U T uner Operation F unction of KDV-MP5042U Fr equenc y Step Setting Changing the tuning frequency step. The original setting is F M band 50 kHz. 1 T urn the power OFF Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 sec ond. 2 Switch the frequency step While pressing the [1] and [5] buttons , press the [SRC] button. Release your fing[...]

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    English | 25 Deactivating Security Code Deactivating the Security Code function. 1 Select Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the “ST ANDBY” display. 2 Enter Security Code mode Press [ ] 1 sec. , and select “MENU” > “C ODE CLR” . Press the [ AUD ] knob for at least 1 second. When “ENTER” is displayed, “CODE CLR” is also di[...]

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    26 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Audio Con trol Y ou can adjust following Audio C ontrol items ; Adjustment Item Display Range Rear volume “R-VOL ” 0 — 35 A V output volume “ A VVOL ” 0 — 35 Subwoofer level “SW L ” –15 — +15 Balance “BAL ” Left 15 — Right 15 F ader “F AD” Rear 15 — Fr ont 15 Exit Audio C ontrol mode (V olu[...]

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    English | 27 Preset position “PRESET” Adjustment Item Display Not compensating . “ ALL ” Fr ont-Left seat “F-LEFT” Adjustment Item Display Fr ont-Right seat “F-RIGHT” Fr ont seat “F-ALL ” Manual position “MANUAL ” Adjustment Item Display Fr ont Left speak er “F-LEFT” Fr ont Right speaker “F-RIGHT” Rear Left speak er [...]

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    28 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Audio A djustments Cabin Selec tion Y ou can compensate the delay of the sound arrival time by selecting your environment fr om the following car types; Car type Display Not compensating . “OFF” Compact car “COMP ACT” Full siz e car “FULLSIZE” Station wagon “W AGON” Car type Display Minivan “MINIV AN” [...]

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    English | 29 D T A (Digital Time A lignment) Setting Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Cabin selection> (page 28). 1 Enter D T A setting mode Press [ ] 1 sec. , and select “DSP ” > “SE TUP” > “DT A ” . Press the [ AUD ] knob. • F or how to select Function Control items , refer t[...]

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    30 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Audio A djustments Audio Pr eset Recall Recalling the sound setup register ed by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 30). 1 Select the source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Audio Pr eset Recall mode Press [ ] 1 sec. , and select “DSP ” > “PRESET ” > “RECALL ” . Press the [ AUD ] knob for at least 1 second[...]

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    English | 31 Basic Operation Selecting S atellite Radio source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “SA T ”/ “SIRIUS”/ “XM” display . ⁄ • Y ou need to register to the service provider to receive the service by Satellite Radio. Consult the ser vice provider if “CALL … TO SUBSCRIBE” appears. • The radio may take a little time to[...]

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    32 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Basic Operations of Remote C ontrol OSD R.VOL MENU ENTER DVD U AUD U 1 2 ABC 3 DEF 4 GHI 7 PQRS 5 JKL 8 TUV 0 9 WXYZ 6 MNO AUDIO ANGLE DIRECT AT T 2 ZONE VOL ZOOM RETURN SRC     O O O O O O TOP MENU SETUP SUBTITLE DVD U AUD U SRC AUDIO FM+/AM–   / D 0 — 9 AT T 2 ZONE VOL R.VOL Remote Con trolle[...]

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    English | 33 Appendix About Satellite Radio tuner (Optional) This unit supports Satellite Radio tuners which are released by SIRIUS and XM. Refer to the instruction manual of Satellite radio tuner . About HD Radio Reception ( Optional) When you connect an HD Radio tuner, Tuner f eatures of the unit are disabled and changed to HD Radio tuner feature[...]

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    34 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U 1 Set the front and rear positions and the height of the refer ence point to the position of the ears of the person sitting in the front seat, and set the right and left positions to the center of the vehicle interior . 2 Measure the distances from the ref erence point to the speakers. 3 Calculate the distance differ ence[...]

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    English | 35 Code Language ENGLISH E nglish SP ANISH Spanish FRENCH F r ench GERMAN G erman IT ALIAN Italian DUT CH Dut ch SWEDISH S w edish DANISH D anish RUSSIAN Russian CHINESE C hinese PORTUGUESE P or tuguese JAP ANESE Japanese AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Amharic AR Arabic AS Assamese A Y Aymar a AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussi[...]

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    36 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 4 ..........4 2 ..........2 5 ..........4 3 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a shor t circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect th[...]

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    English | 37 C onnec ting Wires to T e rminals P .CONT ANT . CONT MUTE R L PRK SW VIDEO OUT Battery Ground wire (Black) - ( T o car chassis) FM/AM antenna input Visual output ( Y ellow) 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 [...]

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    38 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U Installation/Remo ving the Unit 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 er to the s[...]

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    English | 39 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 low pass filter . • Cannot set up subwoof er phase. • No output from the subwoof er . ▲ • <Subwoofer output> of <Basic Operation> (page 8) is not set to On[...]

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    40 | KDV-415U/ KDV-MP5042U T roubleshoot ing Guide The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. TOC ERR: • The disc is quite dirt y. The disc is upside - down. The disc is scratched a lot. • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. E-05: The disc is unreadable. E-77: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason. ➪ Press the re[...]

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    English | 41 Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Fr equency range 200 kHz space : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MH z 50 kHz space (KDV-MP5042U) : 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 H z ?[...]

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