Kenwood DPX308U manual

Before reading this manual, click the button below to check the latest edition and the modified pages. IM328_Ref_K_en_00 © 2010 Kenwood Corporation All R ights Reser ved. DP X308U DU AL DIN SIZED CD RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANU AL T ake the time to read through this instruction manual. F amiliarity with installation and op eration procedures will hel[...]

2 | DPX308U Co nten ts Before use 4 Component names and functions 6 General operation 8 Before Using Common Operation F unction setting Operation iPod/iPhone Operation 10 Basic Operation Selecting a song by browsing iPod Play function iPod Control by Hand Mode iPod Setting Selecting the Search mode Related Search Alphabet Search My Playlist USB dev[...]

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Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first time, cancel the Demonstration mode. Refer to <Canceling the Demonstration M ode> (page 8) . 2 W ARNING T o prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • Stop the car before operating the unit. • T[...]

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6 | DPX308U Co mponent n ames an d functions 1 Dis c s lot When inse r ted a disc (lab el side up), the s ource is swi tched automatic ally and a s ong st ar ts play ing. 2 [ 0 ] b ut ton T o ejec t the disc . 3 [1 ] – [6] but to n T o reca ll th e m emor ized st ation. Switches t he play m od e b et ween music disc s, Audio files , an d iPo d. 4[...]

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8 | DPX308U Before Using Canceling the Demonstration Mode Cancel the demonstration mode when you use it for the first time af ter installation. 1 Press the [ VOL] knob to cancel the demonstration mode when the messages “CANCEL DEMO PRESS VOL UME KNOB” are displayed (approx. 15 seconds). 2 T urn the [ VOL] knob to selec t “ YES” and press th[...]

English | 9 Function setting Operation The basic operating procedure for using this function is described below . The individual function items are covered in the operating procedures . 1 Select the source Press the [SRC ] button. F unction items var y from source to source. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 Select the setting [...]

10 | DPX308U iPod /iPh one Opera tion Basic Op eration Playing iPod • Connect an iPod When connec ted, the source is switched automatically and a song star ts playing. • Selec t iPod source Press the [iPod] button. ⁄ • KCA-iP101/iP102 (optional accessor y) is recommended to connect an iPod. Song S elect Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. F a[...]

English | 11 Play function Repeat play Press the [4] button. Switches between Repeat (“FILE REPEA T”) and off (“REPEA T OFF”) when pressed. Random play Press the [3] button. Randomly plays the music. Pr essing the button toggles the setting between Random play on (“FOLDER RANDOM”) and off (“RANDOM OFF”). Pr ess this button again can[...]

12 | DPX308U iPod /iPh one Opera tion iPod Setting Y ou can select the following iPod Setting items. 1 Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “SET TINGS” . 4 Select the setting item T urn the [ VOL] knob and [...]

English | 13 Related Search Searches for music of the same artist or genre as the one being played. 1 Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button. 2 Enter Music search mode Press the [ ] button. 3 Enter Related search mode Press the [1] button. 4 Select the S earch item T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired Search item is selected. Dis[...]

14 | DPX308U My Playlist Allows you to register your favorite songs in the Playlist of this unit. Y ou can register up to 10 songs in the Playlist. Registering Songs in the Playlist 1 Play the song you want to register 2 Register the song Press the [5] button for at least 2 second. “## STORED” (Registration number) is displayed. ⁄ • Make a [...]

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16 | DPX308U USB de vic e Operati on Basic Op eration Playing USB device • Connect a USB device When connec ted, the source is switched automatically and a song star ts playing. • Selec t USB source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “USB ” display. ⁄ • CA-U1EX (optional accessor y) is recommended to connect a USB device. Moving to the[...]

English | 17 Play function Scan play Press the [2] button. Successively plays the intro of the music in the folder . When Scan Play is turned on, “FILE SCAN” is displayed. Pr essing this button again plays songs in the normal mode star ting with the song being played now . Random play Press the [3] button. Randomly plays the music in the folder[...]

18 | DPX308U Music C D / A udio file Opera tion Basic Op eration Disc play • Inser t a disc. When inser ted, the source is switched automatically and a song is star ts playing. When a CD is inser ted, the “IN” indicator is ON. • Selec t CD source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “CD ” display. Disc ejec tion Press the [ 0 ] button. M[...]

English | 19 Play function Scan play Press the [2] button. Successively plays the intro of the music in the disc or folder . When Scan Play is turned on, “ TRACK SCAN”/ “FILE SCAN” is displayed. Pr essing this button again plays songs in the normal mode star ting with the song being played now . Random play Press the [3] button. Randomly pl[...]

20 | DPX308U T uner Operation Basic Op eration Selecting T uner source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “ TUNER” display. Selecting the Receiving Band Press the [BAND] button. Pr essing the button switches the receiving band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM). Selecting the Receiving station Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. ✍ Details of the station sele[...]

English | 21 Station Preset Memor y Putting a station in the memor y. 1 Select the frequenc y to put in the memor y Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. 2 Select the numb er to put in the memor y Press the [1] – [6] button for at least 2 seconds. ⁄ • Up to 6 stations with a different band (FM/AM) can be memorized to the [1] – [6] button accord[...]

22 | DPX308U T uner Operation Preset T uning Recalling the stations in the memory. 1 Select the radio band 2 Recalls the memorized station Press the [1] – [6] button. F unction of remote control Direct access tuning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Enter Direc t access tuning mode Press the [DIREC T ] button on the remote control . “– –[...]

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24 | DPX308U Displa y Set tings Display Setting Y ou can select following Display Setting items. 1 Select the source Press the [SRC ] button. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 Enter Display Setting mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “SET TINGS” > “DISP & ILLUMI ” . [...]

English | 25 Illumination Color Selec tion Selecting the I llumination Color of the panel. 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 Enter Illumination color selection mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “SET TINGS” > “DISP & ILLUMI ” > “C OL OR SELECT ” . 3 Select th[...]

26 | DPX308U Displa y Set tings Auxiliary Input Display S etting Selecting the display when changing to Auxiliar y input source. 1 Select the AUX source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “ AUX” display. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 Enter Auxiliary input display setting mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the[...]

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28 | DPX308U Initial S ettings Y ou can select the following Initial Setting items. 1 Select the Standby Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “ST ANDBY” display. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 Enter Initial Setting mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “INITIAL SET ” . 4 Se[...]

English | 29 “F/W UP ” Upgrades the firmware. Selecting “YES” and then pressing [ VOL] knob starts upgrading the firmware. For how to update the firmware, access our web site. http://www.k enwood .com/cs/ce/ ( : F actory setting) 5 Make a setting T urn the [ VOL] knob to selec t a setting value, and then press the [ VOL] k nob. 6 Exit Funct[...]

30 | DPX308U Clock an d Other F unctions Muting volume up on reception of Phone call The audio system automatically mutes upon reception of an incoming call. When a c all comes in “CALL ” is displayed. The audio system pauses. Listening to the audio during a call Press the [SRC ] button. The “CALL ” display disappears and the audio system c[...]

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32 | DPX308U Aud io Ad justmen ts “DET AILED SET” “LPF SUBWOOFER” Selects cut off frequency of subwoofer output. “85”/ “120”/ “160”/ “THROUGH” (OFF) Hz “SUB-W PHASE” Selec ts the phase of subwoofer output. “REVERSE” (180°) / “NORMAL ” (0°) “SUPREME SET” T urns on/off the supreme function. Can be set while A[...]

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34 | DPX308U Basic Oper ations o f remote co ntrol A TT 0 — 9 SRC VOL FM AM EXIT 5 / ∞ AUD ENT DIRECT General control • V olum e contr ol: [ VOL] • Source s el ec t: [SR C] • V olum e red uce: [ A TT] When the button is pressed again, the volume returns to the previous level. • Retur n to prev iou s item: [ ] • Exi t fro m mod e: [EX [...]

English | 35 Preparing the remote contr ol unit Pull the batter y sheet out from the remote control unit to the direction of the arrow. Changing the battery of the remote control unit Keep on slide Pull out CR2025 (+side) Use a commercially available button batter y (CR2025). Inser t the batter y with the + and – poles aligned properly , followin[...]

36 | DPX308U Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/RW/R OM • Playable disc file format ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name. Playable USB device USB mass storage class • Playable USB device file system F A T16, F A T32 Even if the Audio files comply wit[...]

English | 37 iPod/iPhone that can be connec ted to this unit Made for • iPod nano (6th generation) • iPod nano (5th generation) • iPod nano (4th generation) • iPod nano (3rd generation) • iPod nano (2nd generation) • iPod nano (1st generation) • iPod with video • iPod classic • iPod touch (4th generation) • iPod touch (3rd gener[...]

38 | DPX308U T roubleshooting Guide Some func tions 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 . • No output from the subwoofer . ▲ • “SUBWOOFER SE T ” of <Audio Control> (page 32) is not set to On. • “LPF SUBWOOFER” o f <Audio C[...]

English | 39 The messages shown below display your systems condition. TOC ERROR: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. • The CD is quite dir ty. The CD is upside- down. The CD is scratched a lot. ERROR 05: The disc is unreadable. ERROR 99/ERR OR 77: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason.  Press the reset button on the unit. If[...]

40 | DPX308U FM tuner sec tion Fr equency range (200 kHz step) : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MH z Usable sensitivit y (S/N = 26dB) : 11.2dBf (1 μV/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivit y (S/N = 50dB) : 19.2dBf (2.5 μV/75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30 H z – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 63 dB Stereo separation (1 kHz) : 40 dB AM tuner section Fr [...]

English | 41 2 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or per formance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. In compliance with Federal Regulations, following are reproductions of labels on, or inside the product relating to laser product safety . Kenwood Corporation 2967-3, ISHIKAW A-MACHI, HACH[...]