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    KMD-6527 MD-RECEIVER INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-2768-00/00 (EW) B64-2768-00_U.S.Indd 1 2003.11.21, 02:44:09 PM[...]

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    2 | English Con t ents Sa fe ty precautions 3 Notes 5 Notes on playing MD Group 6 G eneral fea tures 7 Pow er Selecting the Source Volume Attenuator System Q A udio Control Speaker Setting Display Mode Switching Upper text display part selec t Low er text display par t select Lev el meter display par t select A uxiliary I nput Display Setting Subwo[...]

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    English | 3 Sa fe ty precautions 2 CA UTION To pr event damage to the machine , take the following precautions: • Make sure to gr ound the unit to a negative 12V DC power supply . • Do not open the top or bottom cov ers of the unit. • Do not install the unit in a spot exposed to dir ect sunlight or excessive heat or humidity . Also avoid plac[...]

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    4 | English Reset button Sa fe ty precautions NO TE • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • If the unit fails to operate properly , press the Reset button. The unit returns to factory settings when the Reset button is pressed. If the unit still fails to operate properly after the Reset button has been p[...]

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    English | 5 Notes Cleaning the Unit If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a dry sof t cloth such as a silicon cloth. If the faceplate is stained badly , wipe the stain off with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner , then wipe neutral detergent off . • Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its mechanical parts. [...]

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    6 | English Notes on playing MD Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Group 1 Group 2 Tr acks without gr oup registration Group 3 Group 4 Not-registered gr oup W hen a T rack Search is ex ecuted with track ¡$ being played ... Operation of the button (C urrent track: ¡$ ) 4 Button Beginning of track ¡$ ➜ ¡# ... ¢ Button ¡% ➜ ¡' ➜ ¡( ... W hen a[...]

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    English | 7 G eneral f eatures Powe r Tu rning ON the Pow er Pr ess the [SRC] button. Tu rning OFF the Pow er Pr ess the [SRC] button for at least 1 second. S electing the Source Pr ess the [SRC] button. S ource required Display T uner "TUNER" MD "MD" External disc (Optional accessory) "DISC CH"/"CD CH" A uxi[...]

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    8 | English G eneral f eatures Syst em Q Y ou can recall the best sound setting preset for different types of music. 1 S elect the source to set Pr ess the [SRC] button. 2 S elect the Sound type Pr ess the [Q] butt on. Each time the button is pressed the sound setting switches. S ound setting Display Flat "Natural" U ser memory "USER[...]

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    English | 9 3 S elect the Speaker type Pr ess the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Each time the button is pressed the setting switches as shown below . S peaker type Display OFF "Speaker OFF" F or 5 & 4 in. speak er "Speak er 5/4inch" F or 6 & 6x9 in. speak er "Speaker 6*9/6inch" F or the OEM speak er "Speaker O .[...]

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    10 | English G eneral f eatures Upper text display part select Y ou can select the information displayed in the upper part in Display mode "Display Type A " or "Display T ype B" . 1 Enter display con trol mode Pr ess the [DISP] button. "Display Control" is display ed. 2 Pr ess the [FM] button. Each time the button is p[...]

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    English | 11 • If the Disc title, Track title or Group title is selected when the disc which does not have Disc title, Track title or Group title is played, the Indicator is display ed. 3 Exit Display contr ol mode Pr ess the [DISP] button. Au xiliar y Input Display Setting Se lecting the display when this device is switched to A uxiliary input s[...]

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    12 | English G eneral f eatures T heft Deterrent F aceplate T he faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the F aceplate Pr ess the Release button. The faceplate is unlocked, allowing you to detach it. • The faceplate is a precision piece of equipment and can be damaged by shocks or jolts. F or th[...]

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    English | 13 TEL Mute T he audio system automatically mutes when a call comes in. W hen a call comes in "CALL " is displayed. The audio system pauses. Listening to the audio during a call Pr ess the [SRC] button. The "CALL " display disappears and the audio system comes back ON. W hen the call ends Hang up the phone. The "C[...]

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    14 | English T uner featur es F unction of remote Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 S elect the band Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. 2 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Pr ess the [DIRECT ] button on the remote. "– – – –" is displayed. 3 Enter the frequency Pr ess the number buttons on the remote . Examp[...]

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    English | 15 3 P ut the frequency in the memory Pr ess the desired [1] — [6] button for at least 2 seconds. The preset number display blinks 1 time. On each band, 1 station can be put in the memory on each [1] — [6] button. Au to Memor y Entry P utting a station with good reception in the memory automatically. 1 S elect the band for Auto Memory[...]

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    16 | English RDS featur es Tr affic Information S witching to traffic inf ormation automatically when a traffic bulletin starts even when you aren ’t listening to the radio . Pr ess the [ TI] button. Each time the button is pressed the Traffic In for mation func tion turns ON or OFF . When it’ s ON, " T raffic INFO ON" is displayed. W[...]

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    English | 17 No. Pr ogram Type Display 1. Speech " All Speech" 2. Music " All Music" 3. News "News" 4. Curr ent Affairs "Curr ent Affairs" 5. Information "Information" 6. Sport "Sport" 7. Education "Educa tion" 8. Drama "Drama" 9. Cultur e "Cultur es" 10. Scie[...]

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    18 | English RDS featur es Changing Language for PTY Function S electing the Program Type display language . 1 Enter PTY mode Refer to 'PTY (Program Type)' (page 16). 2 Enter Changing Language mode Pr ess the [DISP] button. 3 S elect the language Pr ess the [FM] or [AM] butt on. Each time the button is pressed the language switches as sho[...]

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    English | 19 MD/External disc control f eatures Playing MD W hen there is no disc inserted 1 Open the panel to insert disc Pr ess the [ 0 ] button. 2 I nsert a disc. • When the faceplate has been slid open, it might interfere with the shift lever or something else. If this happens, pay attention to saf ety and move the shift lever or take an appr[...]

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    20 | English MD/External disc control f eatures Playing External Disc Playing discs set in the optional accessory disc player connected to this unit. Pr ess the [SRC] button. Select the display for the disc player you want. Display examples: D isplay Disc player "CD" CD player "CD CH" CD changer "MD CH" MD changer P au[...]

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    English | 21 Sc an Play Playing the first part of each song on the disc or in the MD group you ar e listening to and searching for the song y ou want to listen to. 1 S tart Sc an Play Pr ess the [SCAN] button. "Scan ON" is displayed. 2 Release it when the song you want to listen to is played Pr ess the [SCAN] button. R andom Play Playing [...]

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    22 | English MD/External disc control f eatures F unction of MD with Group Registration Group Select Displaying the title of the group containing the song you want to listen to , and selecting the gr oup. 1 Enter Group Select mode Pr ess the [G.SEL] button. "Group Select" is displayed. During Select mode the group information is displayed[...]

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    English | 23 Te x t/Title Scroll Scr olling the display ed CD text or MD title. Pr ess the [DISP] button for at least 1 second . F unction of disc changers with remote DNPP (Disc Name Preset Pla y) S electing the CD displayed in the DNPS of the CDs set in the Disc changer . 1 Enter DNPP mode Pr ess the [DNPP] button on the remote . When "DNPP&[...]

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    24 | English Menu system Menu Sy stem S etting during operation beep sound etc. functions. T he Menu system basic operation method is explained here. The reference f or the Menu items and their setting content is after this operation explanation. 1 Enter Menu mode Pr ess the [MENU] button for at least 1 second . "M enu" is displayed. 2 S [...]

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    English | 25 1 Enter Standby Pr ess the [SRC] button. Select the "ST ANDBY" display. 2 Enter Menu mode Pr ess the [MENU] button for at least 1 second . When "Menu" is displayed, "Security" is displayed . 3 Enter Security Code mode Pr ess the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button for at least 1 second. When "Enter" is displa[...]

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    26 | English Menu system S ynchr onize Clock S ynchronizing the RDS station time data and this unit’ s clock. Display Setting "SYNC ON" Synchronizes the time . "SYNC OFF" A djust the time manually. • It takes 3 to 4 minutes to synchronize the clock. DSI (Disabled Sy stem Indicator) A red indicator will blink on the unit afte[...]

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    English | 27 When the Dual Zone Syst em is OFF D ual Zone S ystem Setting S etting the Fr ont channel and Rear channel sound in the Dual Zone Syst em. Display Setting "Zone 2 Rear" The fr ont is this unit’ s internal sourc e, and the rear is selected source sound . "Zone 2 F ront" The rear is this unit’ s internal sourc e, a[...]

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    28 | English Menu system In T uner mode T uning Mode S ets the tuning mode. T uning mode Display Operation Au to seek " Auto 1" Automatic search for a station. Pr eset station seek " Auto 2" Search in order of the sta tions in the Preset memory . Manual "Manual" Normal manual tuning contr ol. In T uner mode Au to Memor[...]

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    English | 29 • The text scrolled is shown below. - CD text - MD title - Radio text - T ext for GSM hands free source (message , etc.) Built-in Auxiliary input Setting S et the Built-in Auxiliary Input func tion. Display Setting "A UX OFF" When selecting the source there ’ s no Auxiliar y Input. "A UX ON" When selec ting the [...]

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    30 | English Basic Operations of r emote L oading and Replacing the battery U se one lithium battery (CR2025). I nsert the batteries with the + and – poles aligned properly , following the illustration inside the case . K eep on slide P ull out 2 W ARNING • Store unused batteries out of the reach of childr en. C ontact a doctor immediately if t[...]

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    English | 31 In Disc source [ 4 ]/ [ ¢ ] buttons D oing track forward and backward. [DISC+]/ [DISC–] buttons D oing disc forward and backward. [ 38 ] button Each time the button is pressed the song pauses and plays. [DNPP] button Enters and cancels the 'DNPP (Disc Name Pr eset Pla y)' (page 23) mode. [0] — [9] buttons When in 'D[...]

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    32 | English A cc essories/ Installa tion Procedur e A cc essories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........1 4 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent short circuits, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - ter minal of the battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wire on t[...]

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    English | 33 C onnecting W ires to T erminals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TEL MUTE P.CONT ANT.CONT EXT. CONT. AUX IN Rear right output (Red)/ Subwoofer right output (Red) Rear left output ( White)/ Subwoofer left output ( White) Fr ont left output ( White) Fr ont right output (Red) KENWOOD disc changer input Battery wire ( Y ellow) Ignition wir[...]

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    34 | English C onnecting W ires to T erminals C onnector F unc tion Guide P in Numbers for ISO Connectors C able Colour F unctions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Batter y 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 Purple Rear R ight (+) B-2 Purple/Bla[...]

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    English | 35 Installation • Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound may skip). Installation Fi re wall or metal support Screw (M4X8) (commercially available) Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Me tal mounting strap (commercially available) Bend the tabs o[...]

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    36 | English Removing the Unit Removing the hard rubber fr ame 1 Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and r emove the two locks on the upper level . Upper the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2 When the upper level is removed , remove the lower two locations. • The frame can be removed from the bottom side in the same manner[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting Guide English | 37 What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Befor e calling ser vice , first check the f ollowing table f or possible problems. G eneral ? T he pow er does not turn ON. ✔ The fuse has blown. ☞ After checking for shor t circuits in the wir es, re[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting Guide 38 | English T uner source ? R adio reception is poor . ✔ The car antenna is not extended. ☞ P ull the antenna out all the way . ✔ The antenna control wire is not connected. ☞ C onnect the wire correctly, ref erring to the section on 'Connecting Wir es to T erminals' . ? T he desired frequency can ’t be en[...]

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    English | 39 T he messages shown below displa y your systems condition. Eject: No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer . The disc magazine is not completely loaded. ➪ L oad the disc magazine properly. No CD in the unit. ➪ I nsert the CD. No Disc: No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. ➪ L oad a disc into the disc magazine. T OC[...]

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    Specifications 40 | English FM tuner section Fr equenc y range (50 kHz space) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) : 0.7 µV /75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 1.6 µV /75 Ω Fr equenc y response (±3.0 dB) : 30 Hz – 15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 65 dB Selectivity (DIN) (±400 kH z) : ≥ 80 dB Stereo separat[...]