Kenwood KRC-608 manual

KRC-608 KRC-508S ©B64-1632-00 (K) Take the time to read through this instruction manual. Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best performance from your new cassette-receiver. For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in th[...]

— 2 — English Contents Before use Safety precautions ........................................................................3 General features Power ............................................................................................5 Volume ..........................................................................................5 Att[...]

— 3 — To prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out of place when jolted. • When extending the ignition, battery, or ground wires, make sure to use automotive- grade wires or other wires with a 0.75mm 2 (AWG18) or more to prevent wire [...]

— 4 — English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. • If the unit does not seem to be working right, try pressing the reset button first. If that does not solve the problem, consult your Kenwood dealer. • Characters in the LCD may become difficult to read in temperatures below 41 ˚F (5 ˚C). • T[...]

Turning on the power: Press the SRC (source) button. Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. Turning off the power: Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second. NOTE Power General features — 5 — #1-6 ¢ AM 4 SRC/ PWR OFF ATT/ LOUD u d FM AUD NAME.S KRC-608 KRC-508S ATT indicator LOUD indicator ATT indicator LOUD ind[...]

Adjust various parameters of sound quality. Press the AUD button to enter the control mode. Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button. Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will change. Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment modes. Source tone memory Each source ( tape, FM, AM and disc changer ) has it[...]

Function of the KRC-608 This function allows you to adjust the setting that is recalled with the sound coordinate system, according to types of speakers. Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the standby mode. "ALL OFF" is displayed when the standby mode is selected. Press the AUD button to enter the mobile preset plan mode. Press eit[...]

Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket first, when reattaching the faceplate. Doing so may cause the connector on the faceplate bracket to malfunction. Press the right side of the faceplate until it locks. Hiding the control panel: Press the release button and slide open the faceplate. Push upward the back of the contro[...]

T uner features The buttons do not work when the control panel is slided. NOTE — 9 — EJECT PWR OFF LOUD MENU AUTO AME DISP NAME.S SCAN B NR B.S/RDM REP D.SCN MTL/M.RDM DISC DISC DAB PROG #1-6 ¢ AM 4 SRC FM AUD AUTO/ AME DISP/ NAME.S 38 KRC-608 KRC-508S ST indicator Frequency Preset station number Band display Preset station number Frequency Ba[...]

You can automatically store all the receivable frequencies in the band currently being listened to, and then recall them with the touch of a button later. This function is especially useful when you are travelling and do not know what stations are available. Up to six frequencies can be stored this way. Select the band for auto memory entry. Press [...]

You can change the display used when listening to the radio. Changing the Display: Each time you press the DISP button, the display changes as follows: The £ indicator lights while the clock is displayed. NOTE Station frequency SNPS name (only when being preset) Clock Date Switching Display for Tuner Assigning Names Press the NAME.S button. The na[...]

Loading and Playing Cassettes: Press the release button to slide open the faceplate, showing the cassette insertion slot. Holding the cassette with the tape exposed to the right, insert it in the slot. The tape will start playing. Push back the bottom of the faceplate with your hand until it locks. The IN indicator lights up when a cassette has bee[...]

Skip forward or backward to other tracks during playback. Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks (Rewind DPSS): Press the 4 button. Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track, twice to rewind to the beginning of the previous track, and so forth. You can skip up to nine tracks. Playback is continued after the ta[...]

Switching the Tape display : Each time you press the DISP button, the display during tape play switches as follows: • The tape counter is not exact, but only represents an approximation of the elapsed time. • The £ indicator lights while the clock is displayed. NOTE Play side/Tape counter Clock Date Play side Play side/Tape running Tape counte[...]

■ When a unit equipped with an O-N switch is to be connected, please also see the instruction manual of this unit. Set the O-N switch to "N". "N"-operation will be set. "N"-operation: • The disc title and track title of the CD text can be displayed. • The disc name will be displayed when the name has been registe[...]

Fast Forwarding Disc Play: Hold down on the ¢ button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Reversing Disc Play: Hold down on the 4 button. Release your finger to play the disc at the point. You cannot use reverse play between tracks depending on the model being connected. Instead, the reverse play function is canceled when it reache[...]

Repeat playing the track or the disc currently being listened to. Turning Repeat Play On/Off: Press the REP button to switch repeat track/disc play on and off as follows: “ T-Repeat/T-REP ON ” is displayed and the track number blinks in the display when track repeat is on. “ D-Repeat/D-REP ON ” is displayed and the disc number blinks in the[...]

Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random order. Press the M.RDM button to switch magazine random play on and off. “ M-Random/MRDM ON ” is displayed when magazine random play is turned on. The disc and track numbers will change over and over in the display as the next track is being selected. When the disc/track has been se[...]

This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. The scrolling method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu. To scroll automatically: Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title. The display of the text will be scrolled repeatedly. To scroll manually: Press the DISP button[...]

A press of the 38 button exits the disc name preset mode. Operations can be followed again from Step 2 at a time such as this, and the characters to be input are selected using the procedure described below. Press the DISC + or DISC – button to display the desired character. Besides the alphabet (capital letters only) and numbers, you can choose [...]

You can set the defaults for additional functions in the menu mode. Make a setting for each function, referring to the following operations. Enter the menu mode Press the MENU button for at least one second. "MENU" is displayed when the menu mode is entered. The function that you can adjust is indicated with the current settings displayed[...]

You can input the text to be displayed and set the date when that text will appear in the display with the calendar function. Display and setting: Select the display "Memo Mode" during the selecting function in the menu mode. 1 Memo Mode You can set the date formats of the calendar function. Display and setting: Select the display “ Dat[...]

• The text you selected automatically appears on the date you set when the unit ’ s power is first turned on. (Calendar function) the DISP button for at least one second scrolls the display once, regardless of the text scroll setting. Pressing a button other than the DISP button will cause the text to disappear from the display. • You can ent[...]

Press the DISP button for at least three seconds. The security code will be set. "RE-ENTER" will appear in the display for one second, asking you to enter the code once again for confirmation. When "CODE" appears in the display, you can start inputting the code. Press the Preset button and input the security code again. Press th[...]

When this system is set to on, the sound coordinate factors (Bass Frequency, Bass quality, Bass extension, and Treble frequency) appear during the audio control mode. Display and setting: "ec4/dB (set) ON" : The sound coordinate factors appear and can be adjusted. "ec4/dB (set) OFF" : The sound coordinate factors are not appeare[...]

This function permits the CD text, MD title, Radio text, and Calender function to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. Switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling is permitted. The factory default is automatic scrolling. Display and setting: "Scroll Auto/SCL AUTO" : Automatic scrolling "Scroll Manu/SCL MANU[...]

— 27 — The use of any accessories except for those provided might result in damage to the unit. Make sure only to use the accessories shipped with the unit, as shown above. 2 CAUTION Accessories ..........................................1 ..........................................1 1 2 4 External view Number of items ...........................[...]

English — 28 — Connecting Wires to Terminals P.CONT ANT. CONT. ILLUMI + + FRONT • L FRONT • R REAR • L REAR • R – + When only two speakers are being connected to the system, connect the connectors either to both the front output terminals or to both the rear output terminals (do not mix front and rear). For example, if you connect the[...]

— 29 — Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound may skip). NOTE Accessory 2 Metal mounting strap Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Firewall or metal support Accessory 6 Installation ■ Installation 6 mm MAX. M5mm M5mm 6 mm MAX. Installing in Japanese-M[...]

English — 30 — Catch Lock Accessory 3 Removal tool Installation Removing the hard rubber frame ■ When the upper level is removed, remove the lower two locations. 3 The frame can be removed from the bottom side in the same manner. NOTE Refer to the section “ Theft deterrent faceplate (P. 8) ” and then remove the faceplate. Engage the catch[...]

— 31 — Accessory 7 If you want to lock the faceplate to the unit so that it does not fall off, follow the directions below. Refer to the function "Theft Deterrent Faceplate" (page 8) and remove the faceplate. Insert the provided screw into the hole at the center of the bottom side of the faceplate which you have removed from the unit.[...]

English — 32 — What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems. Troubleshooting Guide SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM The tape head is dirty. Clean the tape head, referring to the section on "Cleaning t[...]

— 33 — External disc control mode The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally. Press the reset button on the unit (see p. 4). The disc control mode cannot be selected. No wire has been connected to the disc changer input terminal on the unit. Connect the wire to the disc changer input terminal on the unit. The specified disc does [...]

English — 34 — Troubleshooting Guide The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the recommended actions. Nothing has been recorded on the MD. ] The next MD will automatically be played. BLANK No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded. ] Load the[...]

— 35 — FM tuner section Frequency Range (200 kHz Space) ..............87.9 MHz-107.9 MHz Usable Sensitivity (S/N: 30dB)...................... 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 Ω ) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N: 50dB) .................15.2 dBf (1.6 µV/75 Ω ) Frequency Response (±3.0dB) .................................30 Hz-15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio ....[...]

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