Kenwood KDV-7241 manual

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2 | KDV-7241 Before use 3 Playable disc type 6 Before operating the unit 7 Basic operations — Control panel 9 Basic operations — Remote controller 10 Main elements and features Listening to the radio 12 When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive Tuning in to stations with sufficient signal strength FM station automatic presetting —SSM (St[...]

English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leav e any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. • Do not watch or fix your ey es on the unit ’ s display when you are driving for an y extended period. • DO NO T operate the u[...]

4 | KDV-7241 Notes • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer . • When you pur chase optional accessories, check with your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work with your model and in your area. • The illustrations of the display and the panel appearing in this manual are examples used to explain more c[...]

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Playable disc type Disc type Recording format, file type, etc. Playable DVD DVD Video (Region Code: 2) * 1 DVD Audio DVD-ROM DVD Recordable/Rewritable (DVD-R * 2 /-RW, +R/+RW * 3 ) • Compliant to UDF bridge format • DVD-RAM cannot be played. DVD Video DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2 JPEG MP3/WMA/WAV MPEG4 DVD-VR, +VR Dual Disc DVD side Non-DVD side CD/VCD Aud[...]

A V Menu Setup Enter ENT Before operating the unit Cancel the display demonstration and set the clock. ( ☞ also pages 30 and 31) Indication language: In this manual, English indications are used for purpose of explanation. You can select the indication language on the monitor. ( ☞ page 31) ~ Turn on the power. Ÿ Display <AV Menu>. ! Ente[...]

fi Select either the 12-hour or 24-hour system. ^ Return to the <Clock> menu. fl Select <Clock Adjust>. & Activate the <Clock Adjust> screen. ‡ Select the <Clock Adjust> setting. • Off: Cancels. • Auto: Activate auto clock adjustment using the clock time (CT) data from an FM RDS station. * Finish the procedure. T[...]

English | 9 Basic operations — Control panel • TUNER: Select the bands. • DISC: Stop playback. • On menus: Back. Select the source. TUNER = DISC (DVD/VCD/CD) = AV-IN = (back to the beginning) • You cannot select these sources if they are not ready. Display window • Eject the disc. • Change the control panel tilt (Tilt1 – Tilt4) [Hol[...]

10 | KDV-7241 1 • Turns on the power. • Attenuates the sound if the power is on. • Turns off the power if pressed and held (while the power is on). 2 Selects the source. 3 Selects the TUNER bands. 4 Changes the aspect ratio of the playback pictures. 5 Not used for this unit. 6 Adjusts the volume level. • Not used as 2nd VOL button for this [...]

English | 11 p 7 (stop) * 2 , 3 (play), 8 (pause) • 3 (play) also functions as ZOOM button when pressed with SHIFT button ( ☞ page 24). q For advanced disc operations: • 5 / ∞ DVD: Selects the titles. Other discs except VCD/CD: Selects the folders. • 4 / ¢ : Press briefly: reverse skip/forward skip Press and hold: reverse search/forward [...]

15: 45 FLAT DX MO AF TP TUNER FM1 Preset1 Bayern Radio 87.5 MHz Pop M POWER ] ON 12 | KDV-7241 When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive 1 2 Mode menu icon 3 Listening to the radio ~ Select “TUNER”. Ÿ Select the bands. ! Search for a station—Auto Search. • Manual Search: Hold either 4 or ¢ until “Manual Search” appears on the dis[...]

English | 13 2 3 Local FM stations with the strongest signals are searched and stored automatically in the FM band. Manual presetting Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into preset number 4 of the FM1 band. 1 2 Tune in to a station you want to preset. 3 Preset list appears. * 4 Select a preset number. 5 The station selected in step 2 is now stored[...]

14 | KDV-7241 The following features are available only for FM RDS stations. Searching for FM RDS programme—PTY Search You can search for your favorite programmes being broadcast by selecting the PTY code for your favorite programmes. 1 Available PTY codes appear (including six preset PTY codes). 2 Select a PTY code. 3 If there is a station broad[...]

English | 15 Storing your favorite programme types You can store your favorite PTY codes into the PTY Preset List. 1 Available PTY codes appear (including six preset PTY codes). 2 Select a PTY code to store into the List. Current PTY Preset List is shown on the display. 3 Select a listed code to be replaced with the one newly selected. Now < Cur[...]

16 | KDV-7241 Tracing the same programme— Network-Tracking Reception When driving in an area where FM reception is not sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to another FM RDS station of the same network, possibly broadcasting the same programme with stronger signals. Programme A broadcasting on different frequency areas (01 – 05) [...]

English | 17 Disc operations The disc type is automatically detected, and playback starts automatically (for some discs: automatic start depends on its internal program). If a disc does not have any disc menu, all tracks in it will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc. If “ ” appears on the monitor, the unit cannot[...]

15: 45 FLAT CHAP . RPT DIGITAL VIDEO DVD T 01 C 02 0:45:38 15: 45 FLAT RPT DivX CD T 01 C 02 0:45:38 Current Folder Name Current File Name.avi 15: 45 FLAT PBC VCD 01 0:45:38 18 | KDV-7241 While playing the following discs, press . • Each time you press the button, playback picture and disc information screens appear alternately. • For discs exc[...]

15: 45 FLAT RPT CD 01 0:45:38 Disc Title Artist Name Current T rack Title 01 0:45:38 15: 45 FLAT RPT MP3 CD 01 02 0:45:38 Current Folder Name Current File Name.mp3 English | 19 Track no./Playing time Disc title/Artist name/Track title (only for CD Text) * 3 Folder no./Track no./Playing time 4 ¢ Press : Select track Hold : Reverse/forward search * [...]

20 | KDV-7241 You can use only one of the following playback modes—Intro/Repeat/Random. Ex. To select Track Repeat 1 2 Mode menu icon 3 4 When one of the playback modes is selected, the corresponding indicator lights up on the disc information screen. To cancel, select < All Off > in step 3 or < Off > in step 4 . Selecting playback mo[...]

English | 21 Selecting tracks on the list If a disc includes folders, you can display the Folder/ Track (File) Lists, then start playback. 1 Folder List appears. • Hold the button to see the next/previous folders. 2 Select a folder, then activate the Track List. Track List of the selected folder appears. 3 Select a track, and start playing. • F[...]

22 | KDV-7241 Operations using the remote controller : Stop playback. : Pause (Frame by frame playback if pressed during pause). : Start playback. : Reverse/forward search * 1 . (No sound can be heard.) (Slow motion * 2 during pause. No sound can be heard.) : Press : Select chapter (within the same title, during play or pause). Hold : Reverse/forwa[...]

English | 23 +( = ) = : Select track. During PBC playback... +( = ) = : Select an item on the menu. • To return to the previous menus, press . To cancel PBC playback 1 2 +( = ) = • To resume PBC, press / . : Stop playback. : Pause (Frame by frame playback if pressed during pause). : Start playback. : Reverse/forward search * 1 . (Forward slow m[...]

24 | KDV-7241 While pausing... To cancel zoom, select “ ZOOM OFF ”. Operations using the on-screen bar (DVD/VCD/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2/ JPEG) These operations are possible on the monitor using the remote controller. ~ Display the on-screen bar. ( ☞ page25) (twice) Ÿ Select an item. ! Make a selection. If a pop-up menu appears... • For entering t[...]

English | 25 Information Operation On-screen bar 1 Disc type 2 • DVD: Audio signal format • VCD: PBC 3 Playback mode * DVD Video: T. RPT: Title repeat C. RPT: Chapter repeat DivX/MPEG: T. RPT: Track repeat F. RPT: Folder repeat JPEG: F. RPT: Folder repeat VCD: T. RPT: Track repeat D. RND: Disc random T. INT: Track intro 4 Playback information T[...]

26 | KDV-7241 Listening to other external components AV-INPUT You can connect an external component to the LINE IN/VIDEO IN plugs. ~ Select “AV-IN”. Ÿ Turn on the connected component and start playing the source. If you select < Camera Mirror > for < AV Input > ( ☞ page 34), some status messages such as volume level change will n[...]

English | 27 Selecting sound mode ~ Ÿ ! Select a sound mode. • For preset values of each sound mode, ☞ page 40. Storing your own adjustment You can store your adjustment into User1, User2, and User3. 1 Repeat steps ~ and Ÿ , then... 2 Adjust. 3 Store. Sound equalization AV Menu Equalizer Enter ENT Edit 60.0 Hz +03 Store ENT POWER ] ON AV Menu[...]

28 | KDV-7241 Title Entry A V-In Name MY BEST DISP Store ENT A a 0 Á á POWER ] ON You can assign titles to “AV-IN”. Ex.: Assigning title to “AV-IN” ~ Select “AV-IN”. Ÿ Display the title entry screen. 1 2 Mode menu icon ! Assign a title. 1 Select a character, then move the entering position. • To change the character set, press DISP[...]

A V Menu Setup Enter ENT POWER ] ON English | 29 A V Menu Setup Input Display Clock Disc Setup 1 Disc Setup 2 T uner Others Setup Equalizer Sound Mode List Enter ENT ! • For some items, repeat this steps to set the sub-items. ⁄ Menu items Menu operations Ex. Changing the < High Pass Filter > setting ~ Non-available items will be displayed[...]

30 | KDV-7241 Initial: Underlined Setup Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Display Demonstration Off : Cancels. On : Activates the demonstration on the monitor. Wall Paper You can select the background picture of the monitor. Scroll Off : Cancels. Once : Scrolls the disc information once. Auto : Repeats scrolling (5-second intervals).[...]

English | 31 Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Display Aspect * 3 You can change the aspect ratio of the picture. Aspect ratio of incoming signal 4:3 16:9 Full : For 16:9 original pictures Auto : • For “DISC”: Aspect ratio is automatically selected to match to the incoming signals. • For the other video sources: Aspect ratio [...]

32 | KDV-7241 Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Disc Setup 1 * 5 Monitor Type Select the monitor type to watch a wide screen picture on the external monitor. 16:9 : Select when the aspect ratio of the external monitor is 16:9. 4:3 Letterbox/4:3 Pan Scan : Select when the aspect ratio of the external monitor is 4:3. Refer to the illus[...]

English | 33 Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Disc Setup 2 * 5 Down Mix When playing back a multi-channel disc, this setting affects the signals reproduced through the LINE OUT plugs. Dolby Surround : Select this to enjoy multi-channel surround audio by connecting an amplifier compatible with Dolby Surround. Stereo : Normally select[...]

34 | KDV-7241 Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Input AV Input You can determine the use of LINE IN and VIDEO IN plugs. Off : Select when no component is connected (“AV-IN” is skipped while selecting the source). Audio&video : Select when connecting an AV component such as a VCR. Audio : Select when connecting an audio compon[...]

English | 35 Equalizer Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Flat/Hard Rock/R&B/Pop/Jazz/ Dance/Country/Reggae/Classic/ User1/User2/User3 ☞ [27] Sound Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Fader/Balance Adjust fader—speaker output balance between the front and rear speakers. • Upmost—front only • Downmost—rear [...]

36 | KDV-7241 Mode * 9 Menu items Selectable settings, [reference page] Mono Only for FM. ( Off , On ), ☞ [12] DX/Local Only for FM. ( DX , Local ), ☞ [13] SSM Only for FM. ☞ [13] PTy Standby Only for FM. ( Off , News ), ☞ [15 ] • When you activate PTY Standby Reception, you can change the PTY code for PTY Standby Reception. Title Entry O[...]

English | 37 More about this unit General Turning on the power • By pressing SRC (source) on the unit, you can also turn on the power. If the source is ready, playback starts. FM/AM Storing stations in memory • When SSM is over, received stations are preset in No. 1 (lowest frequency) to No. 6 (highest frequency). Disc General • In this manua[...]

38 | KDV-7241 Playing JPEG files • This unit can play back JPEG files with the extension code <.jpg> or <.jpeg>. • It is recommended that you record a file at 640 x 480 resolution. • This unit can play back baseline JPEG files. Progressive JPEG files or lossless JPEG files cannot be played. Playing MP3/WMA/WAV files • This unit [...]

English | 39 Menu settings • If you change the < Amplifier Gain > setting from < High Power > to < Low Power > while the volume level is set higher than “30”, the unit automatically changes the volume level to “VOL 30”. • After you change any of < Menu Language/Audio Language/Subtitle > settings, turn off then on[...]

40 | KDV-7241 Sound signals emitted through the rear terminals Through the analog terminals (Speaker out/LINE OUT) 2-channel signal is emitted. When playing multi-channel encoded disc, multi-channel signals are downmixed. • DTS sound cannot be reproduced. Through the DIGITAL OUT terminal Digital signals (Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG Audio[...]

English | 41 Language codes (for DVD/DivX language selection) Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language AA Afar FA Persian KL Greenlandic OC Occitan ST Sesotho AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SU Sundanese AF Afrikaans FJ Fiji KN Kannada OR Oriya SW Swahili AM Ameharic FO Faroese KO Korean (KOR) PA Pa[...]

42 | KDV-7241 Troubleshooting What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptoms Remedies/Causes General • No sound comes out of the speakers. • Adjust the volume to the optimum level. • Check the cords and connections. • DTS sound cannot be reproduced through the analog te[...]

English | 43 Symptoms Remedies/Causes MP3/WMA/WAV playback • Disc cannot be played back. • Change the disc. • Record the tracks using a compliant application in the appropriate discs. ( ☞ page 4) • Add appropriate extension codes to the file names. • Noise is generated. The track played back is not a playable file format. Skip to anothe[...]

44 | KDV-7241 Specifications AMPLIFIER Maximum Power Output: Front/Rear: 50 W per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front/Rear: 20 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion Load Impedance: 4 Ω (4 Ω to 8 Ω allowance) Equalizer Control Range: Frequencies: 60 Hz, 150 Hz, 400 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz,[...]

English | 45 DVD/CD Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser) Frequency Response: DVD, fs=48 kHz: 16 Hz to 22 000 Hz DVD, fs=96 kHz: 16 Hz to 22 000 Hz VCD/CD: 16 Hz to 20 000 Hz Dynamic Range: 93 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 95 dB Wow and Flutter: Less than measurable limit MONITOR Screen Size: 2.7 inch wide liquid cry[...]