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    D VD-RECEIVER KD V -5244U KD V -5544U KD V -4244 KD V -4544 INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4433-00/00 (EW/E2W) B64-4433-00_00_E_English.indd 1 B64-4433-00_00_E_English.indd 1 09.2.10 10:08:21 AM 09.2.10 10:08:21 AM[...]

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    2 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Con te nt s 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 D[...]

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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-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 [...]

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    English | 5 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>. 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[...]

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    6 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 [...]

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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-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 etw een T un er (“ TUNER ” ), U SB* 1 or iPod* 1 (“USB” or “iPod” ), DVD (“DVD ” ), A V inpu t (“ AVIN” ), and Standby (“S T ANDBY” ) each time this bu[...]

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    English | 9 If traf f ic bulletin s tar ts w hen the fu nc tion is ON, “ TR AFFIC” is displayed and tr af fi c informatio n is recei ved. ⁄ • If the volume is adjusted during reception of traffic information, the adjusted volume is memorized automatically . The memorized volume will be applied next time the Traffic Information function is t[...]

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    10 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 [...]

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    English | 11 Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “ICON” “OFF”/ “ON1”/ “ON2”* 4 / ¢ Sets the Graphics mode of the display . 34 “SWPRE” “R”*/ “SW”/ “ A V” 4 / ¢ Sets the preout output. 34 “ZONE2” “F”/ “R”* 4 / ¢ Specifies the destination of sub source sound when the Dual Zone function is t[...]

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    12 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 [ENTER] button to confirm your selection. 7 Exit Setup menu mode Pres[...]

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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 to the language code list (page 35). ON SCREEN LANGUA GE Selects a language for the setup menu [...]

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    14 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 In Audio file/ Video file/ JPEG file source Information Display Title & Artist name “TITLE”* 1 Album name & Artist name “ ALBUM”* 1 Folder name “FOLDER” File name “FILE” Play time & File number* 1 “P- TIME” Clock “CL OCK” * 1 “ JPEG” is displayed when a file is J[...]

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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-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Disc/ U SB Operations of Remote C ontrol Befo re Use • T ur n on the moni tor to watch the playback p ic ture. If you tur n on the mo nitor , you ca n also control playb ack of other dis cs by refer ring to the mo nitor screen. • Set the rem ote controller mo de swi tch to “DVD” mod e before s [...]

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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 type 2 DV D: Audio signal for mat t yp e and channel V ide o CD: PBC 3 Pla yba[...]

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    18 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 res[...]

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    English | 19 DVD-VIDEO DVD-VIDEO Chapter search (“CHAP”), Title search (“ TITL ”), and Search mode off. 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 A[...]

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    20 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 P ress 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] butt[...]

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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-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 F unction of KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U 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 ?[...]

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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-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 T uner Operation PTY (Program T ype) Selecting the Program Type below and searching for a station; Program T ype Display Speech “SPEECH” Music “MUSIC” News “NEWS” Curr ent Affairs “ AFF AIRS” Information “INFO” Sport “SPORT” Education “EDUCA TE” Drama “DRAM A ” Cultur e [...]

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    English | 25 Changing Language for PTY F unc tion Selecting the Program Type display language as follows; Language Display English “ENGLISH” Fr ench “FRENCH” German “GERM AN” 1 Enter PTY mode Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 24). 2 Enter Changing Language mode Press the [DISP] button. 3 Select the language T urn the [AUD] knob [...]

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    26 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Activating Security C ode When Security Code is set, possibility of theft is reduced because input of Security Code is prompted to turn on the unit once it is turned off . ⁄ • Y ou can set the Security Code with a 4 digit number of your choice. • The Security Code cannot be displayed or refer enc[...]

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    English | 27 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 olume contr ol mo[...]

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    28 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Position C ontrol Accor ding to the listening position, select the position from the following settings so that the normal position of the sound environment can be compensated in accor dance with the selected position; Preset position “PRESET” Adjustment Item Display Not compensating . “ ALL ” [...]

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    English | 29 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 “C OMP ACT” Sedan “SEDAN” Station wagon “W AGON” Car type Display Minivan “MINIV AN” Sport-utilit y vehicle “SUV” P assenger [...]

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    30 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 D T A (Digital Time A lignment) Setting Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Cabin selection> (page 29). 1 Enter D T A setting mode Press [ ] 1 sec. , and select “DSP ” > “SETUP ” > “DT A ” . Press the [ AUD ] knob. • For how t o selec[...]

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    English | 31 Audio Pr eset Recall Recalling the sound setup register ed by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 31). 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. • For how t o select Function[...]

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    32 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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.V[...]

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    English | 33 Appendix For oper ating K CA-BT200 ( Optional) F or operation refer to Model-A-1 in the Instruction Manual of KCA-BT200, and the table below . The [AUT O]/[ TI] button should be replaced with [SRC] button for <Answering the Waiting Call after T erminating>. Set the remote controller mode swit ch to “ AUD” mode before starting[...]

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    34 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 50cm 80cm 150cm +70cm +0cm +100cm • “HIGHW A Y” (Highway sound) Increases the volume of faintest sound being lost by road noises to make the sound more audible. Additionally , it accentuates bass sound being lost by road noises to make the bass sound more dynamic. • “ICON” Sets the Graphics[...]

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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 Du tc h SWEDISH Sw 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 Aymara AZ A zerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussi[...]

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    36 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 3 ..........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. Co[...]

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    English | 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P .CONT ANT .CONT MUTE RL PRK SW VIDEO OUT C onnec ting Wires to T erminals Battery wire ( Y ellow) Ignition wire (Red) Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) If no connections are made, do not let the wire come out from the tab . Pow er control/ Motor antenna control wire (Blue/White) TEL mute wire (Brown) Conne[...]

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    38 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Connector F unc tion Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour Functions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Batter y A-5 Blue/White Power C ontrol A-7 Red Ignition (AC C ) A-8 Black Earth (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purple Rear Right (+) B-2 Purple/Black Rear R ight (–) B-3 Gr[...]

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    English | 39 Installation/Remo ving the Unit Installation 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). Removing the hard rubber fr ame 1 Engage the catch[...]

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    40 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 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 subwoofer phase . • No output from the subwoofer . ▲ • <Subwoofer output> of <Basic Operat[...]

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    English | 41 The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. TOC ERR: • The disc is quite dirty. 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. ➪ P ress the reset button on the unit. If the “E-77[...]

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    42 | KDV-5244U/ KDV-5544U/ KDV -4244/ KDV-4544 Specifications subject to change without notice. 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 (MO[...]

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    English | 43 is a trademark of DVD Format/L ogo Licensing Corporation registered in the U .S., Japan and other countries. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U .S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended [...]

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