Kenwood MDX-G3 manual

MINIDISC PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM B60-4854-00 01 MA (M) 0009 MDX-G3 INSTRUCTION MANUAL[...]

2 EN THE EXCLAMA TION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORT ANT OPERA TING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICING) INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERA TURE ACCOMP ANYING THE APPLIANCE. THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN AN EQUILA TERAL TRIANGLE, IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINS[...]

3 EN Contents Caution : Read the pages marked carefully to ensure safe operation. Before applying power ................................. 2 Safety precautions ........................................ 2 Preparation section System connection ...................................... 4 - 6 Unpacking ................................................... 4 L[...]

4 EN System connection POWER cord (1) Remote control unit (1) Batteries(R6/AA) for remote (2) AM loop antenna (1) Loading batteries in the remote control unit ÷ The provided batteries are intended for use in operation checking, and their service life may be short. ÷ When the remote-controllable distance becomes short, replace both of the batterie[...]

5 EN Preparation section ÷ Be sure to insert each connection cord securely . If a cord is plugged in incompletely , audio may not be output or noise may be generated. ÷ Before connecting or disconnecting any connection cord, be sure to first unplug the power cord from the wall power outlet. ÷ Do not install the speakers near a TV set. Otherwise,[...]

6 EN System connection (continued) Connecting other components headphones Plug the optional headphones equipped with stereo mini-plugs. ÷ When listening audio through speakers, unplug the headphones from the PHONES jack. In regard to demonstration This unit incorporates a demonstration mode (display only). The demonstration shows the display condi[...]

7 EN Preparation section Main unit only 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Press and hold the MENU key for more than 2 seconds. 3 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob to select the figure of hour . 12 o'clock of day is displayed as "PM 12:00" and 12 o'clock of night is dis- played as "AM 12:00". 4 Press the S[...]

8 EN Presetting radio stations A total of 30 desired stations can be stored in the auto and manual preset memory . Presetting stations automatically (AUTO PRESET) 1 Press the TUNER FM/AM key (or the FM/AM key on the remote) so that the "FM" or "AM" band is se- lected. 2 Press the MENU key . 3 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL k[...]

9 EN Preparation section Remote control unit only 1 Press the FM/AM key so that the "FM" or "AM" band is selected. 2 Press the AUTO/MANU key so that "AUTO" is lit. 3 Press the 1 TUNING DOWN or ¡ TUNING UP key to tune in the desired station. EX. BASS AU T O 1 1 2 3 5 ナ JKL 2 カ ABC 8 ヤ TUV 0 ワオン [...]

10 EN 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Insert a CD. The CD should be placed horizontally on the tray . T o prevent malfunction, do not place it obliquely . (1) Open the CD door by pressing the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN of the CD door . (2) Place a CD. (3) Close the CD door by pressing the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN of the CD door . 3 Press the [...]

11 EN Basic section Operation of keys T o take out the CD : Stop playback by pressing the 7 STOP key , then press the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN on the CD door to open it. ÷ Do not force open or close the CD door , for this will lead to malfunction. ÷ When a CD has been inserted while the power is OFF , simply pressing the CD 6 key in the ST ANDBY m[...]

12 EN 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Insert an MD. Insert an MD into the insertion slot of the main unit. 3 Press the MD 6 key . 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CONTROL knob to adjust the listening volume. The volume can also be adjusted using the VOLUME keys on the remote. 4 EX. BASS ÷ NO TIT LE÷ APE T 1 1 2 3 5 ナ JKL 2 カ ABC 8 ?[...]

13 EN Basic section Operation of keys T o take out the MD : Stop playback by pressing the 7 STOP key , then press the 0 EJECT key . MD play mode indicators : Each track in MD is played back in the mode used when is was recorded. When an MD starts to be played, the current play mode is indicated by one of the play mode indicators. Off : T rack recor[...]

14 EN 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Load a tape. (1) Press the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN on the cassette holder to open it, and insert a cassette tape. (2) Press the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN to close the cassette holder . 3 Press the T APE ` key . Each press of the key alternates the tape trans- port direction. " 3 " : Playback o[...]

15 EN Basic section Operation of keys Purpose Operation T o stop playback Press the 7 STOP key . T o fast forward tape In stop mode, press the ¢ if the current tape transport direction is " 3 " (or the 4 key if it is " 2 "). T o rewind tape In stop mode, press the 4 if the current tape transport direction is " 3 " (or[...]

16 EN 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Press the TUNER FM/AM key (or the FM/ AM key on the remote). 3 Press the 4 or ¢ key on the main unit (or the 4 P .CALL or ¢ P .CALL key on the remote) to select a preset station. Each press of the key switches the preset sta- tion in sequence. 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CONTROL knob to adjust the li[...]

17 EN Basic section T o tune a radio station using numeric keys : Input the preset number of the desired station using the numeric keys on the remote. Examples Preset No. 23 : +10, +10, 3 Preset No. 40 : +10, +10, +10, +10, 0 Receiving non-preset broadcast stations A radio station can be tuned either by auto tuning or manual tuning according to the[...]

18 EN Playing audio input from AUX component The audio from the AUX component can be monitored as follows. 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Press the AUX key . 3 Play the component connected to the AUX input jacks. 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CONTROL knob to adjust the listening volume. The volume can also be adjusted using the VOLUME keys [...]

19 EN Basic section[...]

20 EN 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Insert a CD. The CD should be placed horizontally on the tray . T o prevent malfunction, do not place it obliquely . (1) Open the CD door by pressing the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN of the CD door . (2) Place a CD. (3) Close the CD door by pressing the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN of the CD door . If the CD is[...]

21 EN Basic section 4 EX. BASS 0 01 R 74:00 4 Press the MD O.T .E. key on the remote. If you are operating the main unit : (1) Press the MENU key . (2) Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CONTROL knob so that "REC OPTIONS" is displayed, then press the SET key. (3) Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CONTROL knob so that "CD = MD" is displayed, then p[...]

22 EN ( 1 ), ( 3 ) ( 2 ) CD/MD HIGH SPEED DUBBING SYSTEM 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on. 2 Insert a CD. The CD should be placed horizontally on the tray . T o prevent malfunction, do not place it obliquely . (1) Open the CD door by pressing the area marked 0 PUSH OPEN of the CD door . (2) Place a CD. (3) Close the CD door by pressing the ar[...]

23 EN Basic section 4 Press the T APE ` key so that " 3 " is lit, then press the 7 STOP key . If " 2 " is lit, recording will start with the side which is not facing the front. 5 Select the desired tape reverse mode. (1) Press the MENU key . (2) Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CONTROL knob so that "T APE RVS.?" is displayed, [...]

24 EN Recording CD onto T APE (continued) Recording the CD track being played (Single-track recording) (1) Play the CD track to be recorded. (2) Press the T APE O.T .E. key on the remote. When you are operating the main unit, see step 6 (page 23). Recording starts after returning to the beginning of the current track. T o stop recording in the midd[...]

25 EN Basic section[...]

26 EN The displayed information switches each time the TIME DISPLA Y key on the remote is pressed. 1 . Elapsed play time of the track being played 2. Remaining play time of the track being played 3. Elapsed play time of the disc 4. Remaining play time of the disc Displayed information V iewing the CD information ÷ Only the information of 1 and 2 i[...]

27 EN Application section Display in playback The displayed information switches each time the TIME DISPLA Y key on the remote is pressed. 1 . Elapsed play time of the track being played 2. Remaining play time of the track being played 3. Elapsed play time of the disc 4. Remaining play time of the disc ÷ Only the information of 1 and 2 is displaye[...]

28 EN Press the SOUND key repeatedly until the desired tone enhance- ment is lit. "EX. BASS" is lit : Enhances the bass tone regardless of the current vol- ume. "LOUD"(LOUDNESS) is lit : Enhances both the bass and treble tones ac- cording to the current volume. (Effective during low-volume listen- ing) Both "EX. BASS" [...]

29 EN Application section Muting the audio tempo- rarily (MUTE) The audio being played can be muted tem- porarily . Main unit only 1 Press the AUX key to select the AUX input. 2 Play the connected AUX compo- nent to check the volume. 3 Press the MENU key . 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "AUX INPUT?" is displayed, then p[...]

30 EN Remote control unit only 1 CD : Press the CD 6 key . MD : Press the MD 6 key . 2 Press the 7 STOP key . 3 Press the PGM key . 4 Press the numeric keys to com- pose the desired track number . Examples T rack No. 23 : +10, +10, 3 T rack No. 40 : +10, +10, +10, +10, 0 PGM 4 EX. BASS PG M M D 1 1 2 3 5 ナ JKL 2 カ ABC 8 ヤ TUV 0 ワ?[...]

31 EN Application section Remote control unit only During playback, press the RE- PEA T key repeatedly so that "ONE" and "REPEA T" or only "RE- PEA T" is lit. Both "ONE" and "REPEA T" are lit : Only one track will be played repeatedly . Only "REPEA T" is lit : The tracks in the entire disc[...]

32 EN Stereo LP modes The MD recorder of the system is compat- ible with stereo long play of MD (MDLP compatible equipment). The available recording modes include the stereo, monaural LP , stereo LP2 and stereo LP4 modes, and they can be used with any of the music sources which can be recorded with the MD recorder of the system. It is also possible[...]

33 EN Application section Recording 4 Press the SET key . The setting operation is complete if you selected "STEREO" or "MONO" in the above. If you selected "LP2" or "LP4", the stamping setting screen will be dis- played. In this case, go to step 5 . 5 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob to select "L[...]

34 EN 1 Make preparation for recording. See steps 1 to 3 in "Recording CD onto MD" (page 20). 2 Press the MENU key . 3 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "REC SPEED ?" is displayed, then press the SET key . 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "CD = MD HIGH" is displayed, then press the SET ke[...]

35 EN Application section Recording High-speed recording the CD track being played (Single-track recording) (1) Perform the operations in steps 1 to 4 (page 34). (2) Play the CD track to be recorded. (3) Press the MD O.T .E. key on the re- mote. When you are operating the main unit, see step 4 of "Recording CD onto MD" (page 21). Recordin[...]

36 EN Main unit only 1 Insert a recordable MD. 2 Select the music source to be re- corded. CD : Press the CD 6 key . T ape : Press the T APE ` key . Radio : Press the TUNER FM/AM key . AUX component : Press the AUX key . If a CD or tape has already been loaded in advance, it starts to be played auto- matically now . press the 7 STOP key to stop it.[...]

37 EN Application section Recording In regard to track numbers at the time of recording MD track numbers are used to search the beginning of a track or programming tracks. ÷ When recording audio from the radio, tape or AUX source, track numbers are assigned automatically in any of the fol- lowing cases. – When audio is input after a no-sound per[...]

38 EN Main unit only 1 Make preparation for recording. See steps 1 and 3 to 5 of "Recording CD onto T APE" (pages 22 & 23). 2 Select the source to be recorded. CD : Press the CD 6 key . MD : Press the MD 6 key . Radio : Press the TUNER FM/AM key . AUX component : Press the AUX key . If a CD or MD has already been loaded in advance, it[...]

39 EN Application section Recording Remote control unit only 1 Make preparation for recording. MD : See steps 1 to 3 of "Recording CD onto MD" (page 20). T ape : See steps 1 to 5 of "Recording CD onto T APE" (pages 22 & 23). Make sure that the MD recorder and tape deck are in stop mode. 2 Program the CD tracks in the de- sir[...]

40 EN Main unit only 1 Make preparation for recording. See steps 1 and 3 to 5 of "Recording CD onto T APE" (pages 22 & 23). 2 Program the MD tracks in the de- sired sequence. See steps 1 to 5 of "Playing CD or MD tracks in the desired sequence" (page 30). 3 Press the MD 6 key succes- sively twice to put the MD re- corder in [...]

41 EN Application section Recording Recording only the first track of CD (BEST HITS) Only the first track of each CD can be re- corded. This function is convenient for re- cording the first tracks of multiple single CDs onto a single MD. Main unit only 1 Make preparation for recording. See steps 1 to 3 in "Recording CD onto MD" (page 20).[...]

42 EN "Aa" : Alphabet group "12" : Numeral group 6 Press the character input key re- peatedly until the desired charac- ter is displayed. For the characters that can be used in titles, see "T itle editing character list" (page 46). Press the CLEAR/DELETE key to clear the character which is blinking. Press the SP ACE ke[...]

43 EN Application section MD edit Changing a title (1) Perform steps 1 to 4 of "Assigning a title to a disc or track" (page 42). (2) Press the 1 or ¡ key repeatedly to select the character to be changed. (3) Press the CLEAR/DELETE key to clear the character to be changed. (4) Perform steps 5 to 0 of "Assigning a title to a disc or t[...]

44 EN Registering titles Frequently used title characters can be reg- istered in the title memo and recalled any time later . Three title memo banks are pro- vided for use in registration. Editing the MD titles (continued) Remote control unit only 1 Select the MD input and load a prerecorded MD. 2 Press the TITLE INPUT key . 3 Press the 4 or ¢ key[...]

45 EN Application section MD edit Copying titles A disc or track title in a previously recorded MD or title characters registered in the title memo (page 44) can be copied and used in input of another title. Remote control unit only 1 Perform steps 1 to 4 of "Assign- ing a title to a disc or track" (page 42). 2 Press the 4 or ¢ key . 3 P[...]

46 EN ÷ The titles to be copied by title copy cannot be selected with the character input keys. ÷ Press the SP ACE key on the remote to input a space character . Available characters in title input using the 4 and ¢ keys on the remote T itle editing character list The following characters including uppercase and lowercase alphabets, numerals and[...]

47 EN Application section MD edit Moving one track Use the following procedure to select a track and move and insert it to the position of the desired track number . Multiple tracks can be moved and reordered by repeating the pro- cedure for each track. The track numbers before and after the moved track are ad- justed automatically . Image of movin[...]

48 EN If you commit a mistake, press the CLEAR/DELETE key to clear the track number and restart selection. 4 After selecting the desired tracks in the desired sequence, press the ENTER key . 5 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the move destina- tion position where you want to insert the moved tracks, then press the SET key . 6 Press the [...]

49 EN Application section MD edit 4 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the latter track number that you want to combine with the track selected above, and press the SET key . 5 Press the ENTER key . 6 Press the 0 EJECT key on the main unit to eject the MD. "MD WRITING" is displayed. T o cancel the COMBINE operation in the middle[...]

50 EN The audio of the 2 seconds around it will be played repeatedly . Adjust while listening to the repeated audio. The dividing point can be adjusted in the range between -31 and +31. If you want to divide the track at an- other point, cancel the DIVIDE opera- tion then restart the procedure from step 1 . 6 Press the ENTER key . 7 Press the 0 EJE[...]

51 EN Application section MD edit 3 Press the TRACK EDIT key repeat- edly until " 3 ERASE?" is dis- played, then press the SET key . 4 Press the SET key again. 5 Press the ENTER key . 6 Press the 0 EJECT key on the main unit to eject the MD. "MD WRITING" is displayed. T o cancel the ERASE operation in the mid- dle : Press the TR[...]

52 EN EX. BASS 00 2 T I T L E 3 Press the 4 or ¢ key repeat- edly to select the track number to erased, and press the SET key . Select other tracks to be erased by re- peating this step for each. Select "ALL ERASE" if you want to erase all tracks in an MD. If you commit a mistake, press the CLEAR/DELETE key to clear the track number and [...]

53 EN Application section MD edit Canceling editing Editing can be canceled provided that it is attempted before "MD WRITING" is dis- played. Remote control unit only 1 While the MD is in stop mode, press the TRACK EDIT key repeat- edly until " 3 CANCEL?" is dis- played, then press the SET key . 2 Press the ENTER key . T o cance[...]

54 EN 2 Rotate the VOLUME/ MUL TI-CON- TROL knob to adjust the listening volume. The source will be played at the ad- justed volume. 3 Press the MENU key . 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "TIMER SET?" is displayed, then press the SET key . 5 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "O.T .T . SET?" is dis[...]

55 EN Application section T imer 7 Execution 8 Press the TIMER key on the re- mote repeatedly until "O.T .T ." is lit. 9 Press the POWER key to switch the power off to the ST ANDBY mode. The ST ANDBY / TIMER indicator lights green. The O.T .T . timer is activated and play- back will start when the set ON time comes. T o cancel O.T .T . ti[...]

56 EN AUX component : Make the required preparation for playback by connect- ing an AUX component. Be also sure to set the timer for the AUX source component connected to the AUX IN jacks. 2 Press the MENU key . 3 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "TIMER SET?" is displayed, then press the SET key . 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI[...]

57 EN Application section T imer 7 Execution ! Press the TIMER key on the re- mote repeatedly until the pro- gram number to be executed ("PROG. 1 " or "PROG. 2 " or "PROG. 12 ") is lit. @ Press the POWER key to switch the power off to the ST ANDBY mode. The ST ANDBY/ TIMER indicator lights in green. The program timer i[...]

58 EN 2 Perform steps 2 to 6 of "T imer playback using program timer" (page 56). 3 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob to select "REC", then press the SET key . 4 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob to select "TUNER" or "AUX", then press the SET key . "TUNER" : Radio "AUX" : AUX in[...]

59 EN Application section T imer 7 Execution 7 Press the TIMER key on the re- mote repeatedly until the pro- gram number to be executed ("PROG. 1 " or "PROG. 2 " or "PROG. 12 ") is lit. 8 Press the POWER key to switch the power off to the ST ANDBY mode. The ST ANDBY / TIMER indicator lights in green. The program timer [...]

60 EN Main unit only 1 Press the MENU key . 2 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob so that "A.P .S. SET ?" is displayed, then press the SET key . 3 Rotate the VOLUME/MUL TI-CON- TROL knob to select "ON" (acti- vated) or "OFF" (deactivated), then press the SET key . A.P .S. EX. BASS A .P.S . O N EX. BASS SL E E P 0 9[...]

61 EN Knowledge section Knowledge section Important items Caution on condensation Condensation (of dew) may occur inside the unit when there is a great difference in tem- perature between this unit and the outside. This unit may not function properly if con- densation occurs. In this case, leave the unit for a few hours and restart the operation af[...]

62 EN Important items (continued) Never play a cracked or warped disc During playback, the disc rotates at high speed in the player . Therefore, to avoid dan- ger , never use a cracked or deformed disc or a disc repaired with tape or adhesive agent. Please do not use discs which are not round because they may cause a mal- function. Disc accessories[...]

63 EN Knowledge section Notes on cassette tape Safety tab (accidental erasure prevention tab) After an important recording has been fin- ished, break the safety tab, to prevent the recorded contents from being erased or re- corded on accidentally . T o re-record T o store cassette tapes Do not store the tapes in a place which is subject to direct s[...]

64 EN Important items (continued) Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty , wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use thin- ner , benzine, alcohol, etc. for these agents may cause discoloration. In regard to contact cleaner Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfunction. Be specially care- ful not to use c[...]

65 EN Knowledge section Continued on next page In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not always so. Before calling for service, check the follow- ing table according to the symptom of your trouble. Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction when a cord is unplugged and plugged again while the unit is ON or du[...]

66 EN Remote control unit Remote control operation is not possible. Replace batteries with new ones. (page 4) If the remote is too far away from the system or there is an obstacle in between, point the remote to the remote sensor on the main unit. (page 4) MD recorder section (Symptoms related to the MD standard) The recordable time of the disc[...]

67 EN Knowledge section CD player section Sound it not produced even when the play key is pressed. Insert the CD properly . (page 10) Clean the disc as described in "Disc handling precautions". (pages 61 and 62) Remove condensation as described in "Caution on condensation". (page 61) Sound skips. Clean the disc as descri[...]

68 EN Display message list BLANK DISC = The disc does not contain any recordings. BUFFER OVER = An attempt is made to perform high-speed recording of more than 100 tracks within 74 minutes. CAN'T EDIT = An attempt is made to edit a track which is too short. CD LID OPEN = The CD door is open. CD NO DISC = A CD is not inserted. DISC ERROR = The [...]

69 EN Knowledge section READING = The TOC* information in the disc is being read. SCMS = An attempt is made to record digital signal from a source while its digital copy has been prohibited by SCMS. This unit cannot record this kind of signal. TEXT FULL = An attempt is made to display the text information of a CD TEXT disc containing more than 1 kB[...]

70 EN Amplifier section Rated output power during STEREO operation 1kHz, 10%, 4 Ω .......................... 4 W + 4 W T uner section FM tuner T uning frequency range ............................ 87.5 MHz ~ 108 MHz AM tuner T uning frequency range ............................. 531 kHz ~ 1,602 kHz MD Recorder section Laser wave length ............[...]

71 EN Knowledge section Controls and indicators Main Unit 1 ST ANDBY/ TIMER indicator (71) 2 POWER 3 SOUND (28) 4 AUX (18) 5 4 , ¢ (Skip) 6 Display 7 7 STOP/ TUNING MODE (17) 8 CD door (10) 9 0 PUSH OPEN(CD ejection)(10) 0 Cassette holder (14) ! BEST HITS (41) MD REC (36) T APE REC (38) @ TUNER FM/AM (8) CD 6 (Play/ Pause) (10) MD 6 (Play/ Pause) [...]

For your records Record the serial number , found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space provided below . Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this product. Model _____________ Serial Number ____________ ¢ TRACK EDIT REPEAT 1 4 1 6 T[...]