Kenwood KDCX 615 Owners Manual

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KENW...

CID-RECEIVER
KDC-X61 5 INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AMPLl-TUNER-LECTEUR DE CD
KDC'601 5 MODE DEMPLOI
- REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS COMPACTOS RECEPTOR DE FM/AM
KDC 515$ MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

Take the time to read through this KENWOOD CORPORATION
instruction manual.

Familiarity with installation and operation
procedures will help you obtain the best
performance from your new CD-receiver.

For your records

Record the serial number. fourrc Oh the back of
the unrt, m the spaces desrgrrateu or'r the
warrarty card and m the space provrded below
Refer 10 the model ant} serial r'urrrners
whenever yoer call upor your KENWOOD deale'

V count:
for rnformatrrm or servrce on the vows:
Model KDC-XBI 516015151 SS U§@
Serial number menu mo

33664462500 (KW)

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Contents

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Bofon use MOI!" mm
Warmng .. ............ 3 Menu Svstem ........................... 26
Salety precautlons , .4 Touch Sensor Tone ......... .. ,
Handllng Compact dlscs ......... .6 Manual Trme Adjustment
Calendar Adrustment t.
{General foam": Calendar Mode.
Power . H ................ ..7 Memo Mode ......
"o ume .............................. 7 Securlty Code
Attenuator ................ ...7 Selectable lllumrnatron
I Swrrctrrng Modes ............... 8 Contrast Adjustment
Aud 0 Control Sertrrlg ........................... 3 Dummer ...................
lrobrle Preset .................. ...11 Swrtching Graphlc Dlsplav
Loudness ................. 11 Black Mask ......
Non- :adlng Outht . ttttt H 1 Swrtchrng reout
Thell Deterrent Faceplate. ..................... ..12 KEXIacd/d (Sound Coordmate systeml
External Amp Control ....................
TW'GV WN Clean RGCGDIIOH System Clrcurt (CRS
Tunrng .................... Text Scroll

Stallon Preset Memory
A no Memory Entry

Bulc Operations of roman

Swrtchrn Drsplay for Tuner ..... l

Siatlon ame Prese' Play ISNPPl ,,,,, Inmlkflon

StaIIOn Name Preset (SNPSI Accessories ................ 35

Installatron Procedure ...... 35

CD/EXfOfMI ("80 control at!!! Connectlng Wrres to Tormlnals 36

Playlng SDS 0. .......................... lg Installatlon. .................. 37

Plavm ther rsc mode ................ _

Sx~rtcgrng Drsplay for D scs .......... .lg Troubleshooting Guide ..... ..... .... .......... .......... ..... 40

Fast Fo'wardin and Revers r. Disc Pla , ..... 1 _

'rack Search __9 g ml, IIIIIIIII 19 SPOCIflCIflOflS ...................... ..... ...................... .43

Drsr: Search ........................ 20

Dlrect Track Search... ............ ..20

Brett DISC Search . .......... 20

Track .v Dlsc Repeat ,,,,, ...20

Track Scan , 21

Disc Scan ...................... 2l

Random Play ................................ 21

Magazrne RandOm Play ., ................. 22

Text Scroll ................ 22

DISC Name Preset Play IDNDP: ............. 22

resettlng DlSC Names. DNPSI ............. 24 _I

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_A Warning
ACAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments oi
performance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous
radiation exposure

In compliance wrth Federal Regulations,
iollowmg are reproductions of labels on. or
insrde the product relating to laser product
safety.

KENWOOD CORPORATION

29678. IS-i K/i'vnll-ACHOt

HACHIOJi-SHI

TOKYO JAPAN

KENWOCL. CORP CERTlFlES THIS éOLIPMEkT
CONFORMS TO DHHS REGULATIONS N0 21 CH?
1040 10. CHAPTER I. SUBCHAFTEP. J

Locatror Bottom Panel

FCC WARNING

This equrprnent may generate or use radio
frequency energy Changes or modifications
to this equipment may cause harmful
interference unless the modifications are
expressly approved in the Instruction manual
The user cou d lose the authority to operate
this equpment f an unauthorized change or
modificatior 5 made.

This equrpment has been tested and found
to comply With the limits for a Class 8 digital
devrce, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules;
These limits are designed to provrde
reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation This
ecuipment may cause harmful interference
to radio communications, if it is not installed
and used in accordance With the instructions.
However, there is no guarantee that
Interference will not occur in a particular
installation If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by
turning the equrpment off and on. the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures-

0 Reonent or relocate the renewing antenna.

0 Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver

- Connect the eourpment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help

This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICESOOS

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General 1' ures

Theft Deterrent Faceplate

The faceplate can be reversed to hide the control panel or
detached form the unit, helping to deter theft.

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Removing the Faceplato:
1 0 When the CGr'lrnl pane rs vrstble
Press the release butter
OWhen the control panel has been hidden
Press the upper Side of the faceplate

2 Holdrng the cente' part of the faceplate, pull it out

3 Push back :he bottom of the faceplate bracket until It locks
Acumen

0 Do nor, apply excesswe lame to :lre lacep ate bracket wrthout
attach ng the faceplate, Dorng so w H cause the faceplate
bracket to be performed

- Do not much the CO'trreitlur on the faceplate bracket after
rerrlovmg the faceplate Tauchrng the connector may cause
damage to the unrt

- Do not touch two metal parts or bnttr srdes ot the lacep ate
Bracket Touch ng those parts may mute you

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.The faceplate IS a precusron prece ct' eon pment ard car be
damaged by shocks or tolts For that reason keep the faceplate
in .15 specral storage case whrle detached

0 Do not expose the faceplate or Its storage case to drrecl
suntrght or excessrve heat or hunidity. Also avord places with
too much dust or the possihil ty of water splashing,

Ruflachlng the Faceplate:

1 Hold the faceplate so that {'19. lttz-nlro panel aces the frat".

toward you artd set the Iet side of the faceplate m the
taceplate bracke:

Do not set the right s:de of the faceplate In the faceplate bracket
frrst when reattachrng the faceplate Dorng so may cause the
connector on the faceplate mac-net to malfunctron

2 Press the rrght side of the faceplate untrl it locks.
Hiding the control paml:
1 Press the release butter and slrde open the faceplate

2 Push upward the back of the control panel ano reverse the
panel.

The panel cannot be reversed when the faceplate IS not attached
In, tho control panel:

Press the upper side of the faceplate
The faceplate will open

2 Push the botton of the control panel avd close the faceplate

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Switching Display for Discs
Switch the display that appears while discs are playing.

Switching Display for Discs:
Eacn t no you press the DISP button. the disolay durrng disc
play sin-riches as follows

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Track trme

Dl'EiC name lDNPSl

Dr'sc title thits featuring CD text/MD only)
n2 rrile iUnits featuring CD text/MD only)
Click

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C You can 9 ve nanes to discs through the presettmg disc name
function lsee p 24)
Note that dependmg on the unit, Clsplay may not be possrble.

o If you try It: drsplay the name of a d sc that doesnt have one.
'NO NAME' is displayed instead

OWhen there is an attempt to dlsolav tle title 01 a disc for which
the dlSC title/track title has not been recorded, 'NO TEXT' Is
displayed for CD and 'NO TITLE/NO NAME' Is drsplav for M0,

0 Depending on the type of characters of the CO Text. some
characters may not be disolayable

0 The O Indicator lights while the clock is displayed

Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play

Put Forwarding Disc Play:
Hold down on the >>l button
Release your frnger to play tle disc at that pomt

Roversing Disc Plow

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Hold down on the m button.
Flelease 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 reaches the beginning of a track, at which point
normal play Will automatically resume

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Search forward or backward through the tracks on the disc
until you reach the one that you want to listen to.

Making a Reverse Tnck Search:
Press the m button to display the desired track number
Press once to search back to the beginning of the current
track, twrce to search back to the beginning of the prewous
track, and so forth.
Play starts at the beginning of the displayed track number.

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Pressing the m button while listening to track 1 Will only search
back to the beginning of that track. The reverse search is not
"recycled to the last track on the disc

Making a Forward Track Search:
Press the DD! button to drsplay the desired track number
Press once to fast forward to the next track. twrce to fast
forward to the track after that, and so forth.
Play starts at the beginning of the displayed track number.

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You cannot make a forward track search when listening to the
last track on a disc

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