Kenwood XD-553 manual

COMP ACT HI-FI SYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORA TION XD-SERIES DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT TEXT XD-653/ XD-753 XD-503/ XD-553 XD-303/ XD-353 XD-A33/ XD-A53/ XD-A73 This instruction manual is used to describe multiple models listed above. Model availability and features (functions) may differ depending on the country and sales area. P B60-4473-00[...]

2 Preparation section Before applying power Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. For the United Kingdom Factory fitted moulded mains plug 1. The mains plug contains a fuse. For replacement, use only a 13-Amp ASTA-approved (BS1362) fuse. 2. The fuse cover must be refitted when replacing the fuse in the moulded plug. 3. Do not[...]

Preparation section 3 Contents Preparation section Application section Knowledge section Before applying power .............................. 2 Safety precautions ...................................... 2 Special features ............................................... 4 Handling of discs and tapes ............................ 5 System connection ..[...]

4 Preparation section Special features The large sound level meter represents the movement in music with brilliant colors to offer the joy of viewing the music at the same time as listening. Large-sized color display panel Simplified operations using large-sized, Jog Dial This dial allows you to set the CD program and timer-related operations while[...]

Preparation section 5 Safety tab (accidental erasure prevention tab) After an important recording has been finished, break the safety tab, to prevent the recorded contents from being erased or recorded on accidentally. For B side For A side To store cassette tapes Do not store the tapes in a place which is subject to direct sunlight, or near equipm[...]

6 Preparation section Accessories FM indoor antenna (1) AM loop antenna (1) Speaker cords (2) (XD-653 only) Remote control unit (1) Connection of the system accessories System connection The supplied antenna is for indoor use. Place it as far as possible from the main system, TV set, speaker cords and power cord, and set it to a direction which pro[...]

Preparation section 7 1.Be sure to insert all connection cords securely. If their connections are imperfect, the sound may not be produced or noise may interfere. 2. Before plugging or unplugging a connection cord, be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet. If connection cords are plugged or unplugged with the power cord left plugged[...]

8 Preparation section L R DVD/VIDEO INPUT DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL System connection Connection with other components (optional or commercially-available equipment) Cap Remove the cap and plug the optical-fiber cable. Optical-fiber cable (Provided with the MD recorder) ÷ Insert the optical-fiber cable straight into the connector until it clicks. ÷ Be [...]

Preparation section 9 System connection Surround (rear) speakers This switch can be used only when the separately sold surround (rear) speakers are connected. When the switch is set to ON, surround playback can be enjoyed. When this switch is set to OFF, normal playback is ex- ecuted. ÷ Please operate this switch while the power is switched off. ?[...]

10 Preparation section Controls and indicators Main unit # 7 (stop) key ¡ Operation key for the CD player and cassette deck. ( CD ( 6 ) key ¡ Press to select the CD and start playback. ™ Disc tray ) Three discs can be stored. £ DISC SELECTOR keys ¡ The disc for playback (or recording) is selected. CD player unit ¢ DISC SKIP key ¡ The disc f[...]

Preparation section 11 Controls and indicators 1 STANDBY indicator * The indicator lights up when the power is set to the STANDBY mode. 2 STANDBY ( ) key * STANDBY (POWER) key (For U.S.A. Canada) * Power ON/OFF switching is executed. 3 TIMER indicator Q The indicator lights up when the power is set to the STANDBY mode after having activated a timer[...]

12 Preparation section Display The displays given in this manual are approximations only. They may differ from what actually appears on the display. Controls and indicators 1 Timer-related indicators 2 Sound level meter The display varies according to the music or the opera- tions of the CD, tape, etc. During the volume adjustment, this meter displ[...]

Preparation section 13 Remote control unit Controls and indicators The keys on the remote control unit with the same names as on the main unit have the same function as the keys on the main unit. 1 DISC SELECTOR keys ¡ The disc for playback (or recording) is selected. 2 Numeric keys ¡ Used as number keys when the input is CD or TUNER. 3 MULTI CON[...]

14 Preparation section Operation of remote control unit Loading batteries 1 Remove the cover. 3 Close the cover. ÷ Insert two R6 (“AA”-size) batteries following the polarity indications. 2 Insert batteries. Operation Plug the power cord into the mains power outlet and press the on/standby ( POWER) key of the remote control unit to turn power O[...]

Preparation section 15 Operation of the jog dial This unit has a jog dial named the MULTI CONTROL jog dial. The MULTI CONTROL jog dial makes it possible to set (establish) many functions in a simple procedure. When the MENU key is pressed, the items appears in the display according to the MULTI CONTROL jog dial operation so you can select the desir[...]

16 Preparation section This unit incorporates a clock function. Be sure to adjust to the correct time before using the timer function. The time can be displayed only while the power is off. 1 Select “Clock Options”. 2 Select “Adjust T ime”. 3 Adjust the hour . 4 Adjust the minute. Clock adjustment ÷ The time display starts to blink. ÷ Pre[...]

Preparation section 17 Y ou can change the display language manually . 1 Select “Language Options”. 2 Select the desired language. Changing the display language The following items can be selected by turning the MULTI CONTROL jog dial. “English” “Français” (French) “Deutsch” (German) “Español” (Spanish) “Italiano” (Italian[...]

18 Basic section 1. Switching the power ON (OFF) Let’ s have sound ÷ The display shows a reference value. (The reference value is also shown visually by the sound level meter.) 2. Selecting the desired output When the power is ON, pressing the STANDBY key enters the power STANDBY mode, in which the standby indicator lights up. Muting the sound t[...]

19 Basic section Muting the sound temporarily (Remote control unit only) When CD has been selected. ÷ Press again to resume the original volume. ÷ The sound muting is also canceled when the volume is controlled. Let's have sound Blinks ÷ Each press switches EX.BASS on and off alternately. Lights Volume display Reproducing sound with enhance[...]

20 Basic section Let's have sound 1 Open the tray. 2 Place discs. 3 Close the tray. 1. Load discs. Playback of CD The tray opens when the key is pressed and closes when the key is pressed again. 2. Start playback. TIME High-speed search in forward and reverse directions ( 1 / ¡ ) T o stop Playback ( 7 STOP) Skipping tracks (MUL TI CONTROL jog[...]

21 Basic section Let's have sound The selected disc is indicated. Time display on the CD player Each press of the TIME key of the remote control unit switches the displayed time information. ÷ Only the elapsed and remaining time of the track being played is displayed during program playback, random playback and single-track repeated playback.[...]

22 Basic section Let's have sound 1. Load a cassette tape. 2. Select the deck to be used for playback. T ape playback 1 Open the cassette holder. 2 Insert a tape and close the door. T o stop playback ( 7 STOP) T o stop playback ( 7 STOP) Selection of T ape Equalizer (T APE EQ.) Selection of reverse mode (REVERSE MODE) Start playback (T APE A 2[...]

23 Basic section Selection of T ape Equalizer ÷ The Tape Equalizer is effective for reduction of higher-frequency noise. Select Tape Equalizer only when playing back a tape recorded with Dolby Noise Reduction. (A tape recorded without Dolby NR cannot be reproduced in normal au- dio if Tape Equalizer is selected when playing it.) Lights up when T a[...]

24 Basic section A tip for the use of the tape counter The tape counter is set to “0000” when a cassette tape is loaded. In case you want to interrupt recording (playback) in the middle of the tape, the counter read- ing will be helpful as a reference for locating the same position when continuing the recording (playback) the next time. The tap[...]

25 Basic section Let's have sound CHANNEL SP ACE freq. Area 1 2 USA, Canada and South American countries Other countries FM : 100 kHz AM : 1 0 kHz FM : 50 kHz AM : 9 kHz The space between radio channels has been set to the one that prevails in the area to which the system is shipped. However, if the current channel space setting does not match[...]

26 Basic section 1. Select the broadcast band. Receiving broadcast station Collective presetting of stations (TUNING MODE) One-by-one presetting (ENTER) Each press changes the band. It is also possible to receive them by one-touch operations. 2. Selecting the tuning mode When the TUNER/BAND key is pressed, this unit will be switched on automaticall[...]

27 Basic section Let's have sound ÷ When a key is held depressed, preset stations will be skipped at an interval of about 0.5 second. ÷ Preset stations can also be recalled using the numeric keys of the remote control unit. Collective presetting of stations (Auto memory) Keep the TUNING MODE key depressed (about 2 seconds). ÷ A maximum of 3[...]

28 Basic section 1. Load a cassette tape. (Recording is available on deck B only .) 2. Select the tape transport direction. Let's record Recording on T APE 1 Open the cassette holder of deck B. 2 Insert a tape. 3 Close the door. 1 Select deck B by pressing the TAPE B key. 2 Press the TAPE B key so that the desired direction indicator appears. [...]

29 Basic section 4. Select the source to be recorded. The input source component to be recorded should be displayed. ÷ If a disc has already been loaded when the CD input is selected, it will starts to play automatically. In this case, press the stop ( 7 ) key to stop it. ÷ When you select DVD/VIDEO (External input), adjust the input level. t Sel[...]

30 Basic section Tips in CD recording When recording CD tracks onto a tape, if you leave the cassette deck in record-pause mode beforehand, the cassette deck recording can be started at the same time as the CD starts to be played (synchronous re- cording function). 1 Set the CD player in pause mode. 2 Select the track to be recorded with the skip ([...]

31 Basic section Copying tape (Tape dubbing) 1 Select “ ” (double-side recording) or “ ” (one-side recording). ª 2 Select “Tape Dubbing”. The contents of the tape in deck A can be copied onto the tape in deck B. ÷ Dubbing ends automatically when the side(s) to be dubbed has been fully recorded on. Playing tape Recording tape Load tape[...]

32 Application section Listening in the desired sequence (program playback) Playback of CD Any titles on the discs in the tray can be listened to in the desired sequence. (Max. 32 titles) Select the “CD” input. 1 Check that the CD player is in the stop mode. 2 Select “CD Program Play”. 3 Enter track No.s in the order you want to play them. [...]

Application section 33 Playback of CD 1 Select “CD Program Play”. 2 Press the MENU key. 4 Check the programmed tracks (and replace, add or delete tracks as required). T o check: ÷ The blinking item can be replaced. T o replace a track in the program: ÷ The added track number is added to the end of the existing program. ÷ The programmed track[...]

34 Application section Select the “CD” input. Repeated playback Desired titles or discs can be played back repeatedly. Playback of CD 1 Cancel “PGM”. 2 Select the disc. 3 Select the track. 4 Select “One T rack Repeat”. To repeat only one track If the “PGM” indicator is lit, make sure to turn it off. ‹ Goes off (Remote control unit[...]

Application section 35 Playback of CD To repeat all discs 1 Cancel “PGM”. 2 Select the disc to be played first. 3 Select “All Repeat”. If the “PGM” indicator is lit, make sure to turn it off. ‹ Goes off T o stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key repeatedly until the repeat mode is switched off. ÷ The repeat mode can also be canc[...]

36 Application section Playback of CD Random playback Select the “CD” input. Press the key repeatedly to switch the display. 1 “One Disc Random” Random play of one disc 2 “All Disc Random” Random play of all discs 3 “Random off” (Normal playback) As the titles are selected randomly each time, the music can be enjoyed of it. Random p[...]

Application section 37 RDS is a system which transmits useful informa- tion (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the broadcast signal. T uners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the in- formation from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name. R.D.S. (Radio Data Sys[...]

38 Application section To select using the 4 ¢ keys The 4 ¢ keys can be used to select one of the 29 program types by displaying them in sequence. Press and hold the key and release it when the desired program type appears. Program T ype Name R.D.S. By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to listen to, the tuner automatically searches [...]

Application section 39 Repeat steps 1 , 2 , 3 . When searching for a Rock Music broadcast When a station is received. T o change to a different program type : Display while the tuner is searching. Blinks Goes off ÷ No sound is heard while “PTY” is blinking. ÷ If a program of the desired type cannot be found, “No Program” is displayed (bli[...]

40 Application section Selection of the recording type With this unit, the following edit recording is possible according to the purpose. Convenient CD recording Note that this cassette deck cannot record onto Metal tapes. Recording only desired titles q Perform this operation when a track you want to record starts during CD playback. This starts r[...]

Application section 41 Recording preparations are required. • (Steps 1 to 3) At the time of CD playback, any desired title can be selected immediately for recording. 1 Playback of CD. 2 Select “Recording Options”. 3 Select “CD-One T rack Recording” . 4 Start recording. T o end recording in the middle Recording only desired titles (CD ONE [...]

42 Application section Recording preparations are required. • (Steps 1 to 4) 1 Select “Recording Options”. 2 Select “CD Direct Recording”. 3 Select the disc. 4 Start recording. Recording of an entire CD (CD DIRECT RECORDING) Perform the following operation while the CD player is in stop mode to start recording at the same time as the star[...]

Application section 43 Recording preparations are required. • (Steps 1 to 4) Recording the programmed titles ( CD PROGRAM RECORDING) Program the desired tracks from up to 3 CD discs in the desired order and record the programmed playback onto tape. Convenient CD recording When the equalizer or other effects are ap- plied to the sound, the effect [...]

44 Application section This unit permits selection of the levels of the equalizer and sound field reproduction effects. Please select the equalizer as desired according to the music genre. Select the sound field mode ac- cording to the desired atmosphere. Effective sound adjustment 1 Select “Audio Options”. 2 Select “Balance”. 3 Adjust. The[...]

Application section 45 The input level from an external component connected to the DVD/VIDEO INPUT jacks, such as a MD re- corder, DVD player, VCR or analog turntable can be adjusted as desired. A dj us t so t ha t th e vo lu me o f th e DVD/VIDEO input source sounds at an equivalent level to the CD . Input level adjustment 1 Select the “DVD/VIDE[...]

46 Application section Selecting the equalizer pattern and 3D surround level Select the desired pattern and 3D surround level according to the category of the played music. The equalizer and 3D surround effects can be recorded together with the music. Listening to music with desired tone and sound field/ Switching the display (Equalizer effect and [...]

Application section 47 Equalizer pattern setting and saving Y ou can edit desired patterns manually and store them in memory . Effective sound adjustment The following items can be selected by turning the MULTI CONTROL jog dial. “Custom EQ 1” “Custom EQ 2” “Custom EQ 3” “Balance” ( Only when “S.direct” is not selected ) “DVD/V[...]

48 Application section Adjust the clock before setting the timer . ^ T imer operation Sleep timer The power is turned OFF automatically after the specified period has elapsed. T imer programming T imer playback : Plays (or receives) the selected source in the set time range. AI timer playback (When timer playback starts, the volume increases gradua[...]

Application section 49 T imer programming 1 Make preparations for the play (recording). ÷ When the timer function is used for timer recording of an input source, the speakers do not output the audio even after the unit is turned on by the timer. Playing or recording the auxiliary input source Make preparations for record- ing. • Make timer setti[...]

50 Application section Adjust the clock before setting the timer. T imer operation When the power is ON and neither recording nor playback is executed for 30 minutes or more, the power is switched off automatically by this function. 1 Select “Clock Options”. 2 Select “Auto Power Save”. 3 Select “A.P.S. on” or “A.P.S. off”. ÷ The au[...]

Application section 51 For timer recording 1 Select the input source. Select the recorded input source. 2 Select the broadcast station (only when TUNER is selected above). Select the preset station No. + Scrolled display (Press 'ENTER' to Save, 'JOG' to check) 8 Press the ENTER key . 9 Put the unit in standby mode. If you turn t[...]

52 Knowledge section Maintenance Cotton swab Tape guides Pinch roller Head Capstan Cleaning the head section There are precisely aligned parts around the heads, including the tape guides. When cleaning, pay special attention so as not to apply shock to them. Cleaning the heads and peripheral components For maintaining the best condition of the deck[...]

53 Knowledge section In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not always so. Before calling for service, check the following table according to the symptom of your trouble. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet then, while holding the ENTER key depressed, plug the power cord again. ÷ Please note that resetting the microcompute[...]

54 Knowledge section In case of difficulty ÷ The head is dirty. ÷ The tape is wound too tight due to irregular winding. ÷ A nonrecorded tape is played. ÷ The cassette holder is not closed com- pletely. ÷ The operation key is pressed immedi- ately after closing the cassette holder. ÷ The operation key is pressed in less than 4 seconds after tu[...]

55 Knowledge section In case of difficulty ÷ Clean the head referring to “Mainte- nance” . ÷ Try another tape. ÷ Try another tape. ÷ Switch off the equalizer and 3D surround effects before starting playback. ÷ Demagnetize the head referring to “Maintenance” . ÷ Install the system at a distance from other electric appliances and TV. ÷[...]

56 Knowledge section Remedy Symptom Cause General Remote control operation is not possible. ÷ Batteries are exhausted. ÷ The remote control is too far away from the system, the controlling angle is deviated or there is an obstacle in between. ÷ There is no tape or CD set in the component to be played. ÷ An attempt is made to play the cas- sette[...]

57 Knowledge section Specifications [ Amplifier section ] Rated power output (For U.S.A. and Canada) 100 watts per channel minimum RMS, both channels driven, at 6 Ω form 70 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.9 % total harmonic distortion. (FTC) (U.K. and Europe) 1 kHz, 0.7 % T .H.D., 6 Ω ........................ (DIN) 70 W + 70 W (Other countries[...]

58 Knowledge section Specifications [ Amplifier section ] Rated power output (For U.S.A. and Canada) 70 watts per channel minimum RMS, both channels driven, at 6 Ω form 70 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 0.9 % total harmonic distortion. (FTC) (U.K. and Europe) 1 kHz, 0.7 % T .H.D., 6 Ω ........................ (DIN) 50 W + 50 W (Other countries)[...]

59 Knowledge section Specifications Speakers (LS-N753) XD-7...Series Enclosure ....................................................... Bass-reflex type Speaker configuration Woofer ............................................ 130 mm x2, cone type T weeter .............................................. 65 mm x2, cone type Super -tweeter ............[...]

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 num- bers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this product. Model Serial Number This instruction manual is used to describe multiple mo[...]