Kenwood KDC-265U, KDC-125U, KDC-115U, KDC-MP165U, KDC-230U Instruction Manual

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KDC-265U
KDC-230U
KDC-165U

CD-RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

AMPLI-TUNER LECTEUR DE CD

MODE D’EMPLOI

REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS COMPACTOS RECEPTOR DE FM/AM

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

KDC-125U
KDC-115U
KDC-MP165U

2

CONTENTS

BEFORE USE

IMPORTANT

• To ensure proper use, please read through this manual before using this product. It is especially important
that you read and observe Warning and Caution in this manual.

• Please keep the manual in a safe and accessible place for future reference.

Warning

Do not operate any function that takes your attention away from safe driving.

Caution

Volume setting:

• Adjust the volume so that you can hear sounds outside the car to prevent accidents.

• Lower the volume before playing digital sources to avoid damaging the speakers by the sudden increase of
the output level.

General:

• Avoid using the external device if it might hinder safe driving.

•

Make sure all important data has been backed up. We shall bear no responsibility for any loss of recorded data.

• Never put or leave any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit, to prevent a short
circuit.

• If a disc error occurs due to condensation on the laser lens, eject the disc and wait for the moisture to
evaporate.

• Depending on the types of cars, the antenna will automatically extend when you turn on the unit with the
antenna control wire connected (

19). Turn off the unit or change the source to STANDBY when parking at

a low ceiling area.

Remote control (RC-406):

• Do not leave the remote control in hot places such as on the dashboard.

• The Lithium battery is in danger of explosion if replaced incorrectly. Replace it only with the same or
equivalent type.

• The battery pack or batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

• Keep the battery out of reach of children and in its original packaging when not in used. Dispose of used
batteries promptly. If swallowed, contact a physician immediately.

How to read this manual

• Operations are explained mainly using buttons on the faceplate of .

• English indications are used for the purpose of explanation. You can select the display language from the
[

FUNCTION

] menu. ( 5)

• [

XX

] indicates the selected items.

• (

XX) indicates references are available on the stated page.

BEFORE USE 2

BASICS 3

GETTING STARTED 4

1 Select the display language

and cancel the demonstration
2 Set the clock and date
3 Set the initial settings

RADIO 5

CD / USB / iPod / ANDROID 7

Pandora®

(for /

/ )

9

iHeartRadio®

(for /

/ )

10

AUX 11

AUDIO SETTINGS 12

DISPLAY SETTINGS 13

TROUBLESHOOTING 14

REFERENCES 16

Maintenance
More information

INSTALLATION /
CONNECTION 18

SPECIFICATIONS 20

3

BASICS

To On the faceplate On the remote control

Turn on the power

Press

.

• Press and hold to turn off the power.

Press and hold SRC to turn off the power.
( Pressing SRC does not turn on the power. )

Adjust the volume Turn the volume knob. Press

or .

Press ATT during playback to attenuate the sound.

• Press again to cancel.

Select a source

Press

repeatedly.

Press SRC repeatedly.

Change the display information* Press DISP repeatedly. (

17) ( Not available )

*

For / : You can also turn off the display information by pressing

DISP

repeatedly.

Faceplate

How to resetAttach Detach

Remote control (RC-406)

: Flashes when the unit enters

searching status.

ENGLISH

Display window

Pull out the
insulation sheet
when using for
the first time.

Your preset adjustments will
be erased except stored radio
stations.

How to replace the battery

Remote sensor (Do not
expose to bright sunlight.)

Volume knob

Detach button

Loading slot

*

Not used

Remote control functions are not available for

/ .

4

GETTING STARTED

Select the display language and cancel the
demonstration

When you turn on the power (or after you reset the unit), the display
shows: “SEL LANGUAGE”

“PRESS” “VOLUME KNOB”

1 Turn the volume knob to select [

ENG

] (English) or [

SPA

] (Spanish),

then press the knob.

[

ENG

] is selected for the initial setup.

Then, the display shows: “CANCEL DEMO”

“PRESS” “VOLUME

KNOB”.

2 Press the volume knob.

[

YES

] is selected for the initial setup.

3 Press the volume knob again.

“DEMO OFF” appears.

Set the clock and date

1

Press the volume knob to enter [

FUNCTION

].

2 Turn the volume knob to select [

CLOCK

], then press the knob.

To adjust the clock

3 Turn the volume knob to select [

CLOCK ADJUST

], then press the

knob.

4 Turn the volume knob to make the settings, then press the knob.

Hour

Minute

5 Turn the volume knob to select [

CLOCK FORMAT

], then press the

knob.

6 Turn the volume knob to select [

12H

] or [

24H

], then press the

knob.

1

2

To set the date

7 Turn the volume knob to select [

DATE FORMAT

], then press the knob.

8 Turn the volume knob to select [

DD/MM/YY

] or [

MM/DD/YY

], then press

the knob.

9 Turn the volume knob to select [

DATE SET

], then press the knob.

10 Turn the volume knob to make the settings, then press the knob.

Day

Month Year or Month Day Year

11 Press and hold to exit.

To return to the previous setting item, press

.

Set the initial settings

1

Press repeatedly to enter STANDBY.

2 Press the volume knob to enter [

FUNCTION

].

3 Turn the volume knob to select an item (see the following table), then

press the knob.

4 Repeat step 3 until the desired item is selected or activated.
5 Press and hold to exit.

To return to the previous setting item, press

.

Default:

XX

AUDIO CONTROL

SWITCH
PREOUT

REAR/ SUB-W

or

REAR/ SUBWOOFER

: Selects whether rear speakers or a
subwoofer are connected to the line out terminals on the rear (through an
external amplifier).

SP SELECT OFF/ 5/4/ 6 × 9/6/ OEM

: Selects according to the speaker size (5inches or

4inches, 6×9inches or 6inches) or OEM speakers for optimum performance.

DISPLAY

EASY MENU

(For )

ON

:Both display and button illumination change to white color when

entering [

FUNCTION

].;

OFF

:Both display and button illumination remain as

[

COLORSELECT

] color. ( 13)

3

ENGLISH

5

TUNER SETTING

PRESET TYPE

NORMAL

:Memorizes one station for each preset button in each band

(FM1/ FM2/ FM3/ AM).;

MIX

:Memorizes one station for each preset

button, regardless of the selected band.

SYSTEM

KEY BEEP

ON

:Activates the keypress tone.;

OFF

:Deactivates.

SOURCE SELECT

PANDORA SRC

ON

:Enables PANDORA in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables. ( 9)

IHEART SRC ON

:Enables IHEARTRADIO in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables. ( 10)

BUILT-IN AUX ON

:Enables AUX in source selection.;

OFF

:Disables. ( 11)

CD READ 1

:Automatically distinguishes between audio file disc and music CD.;

2

:Forces to play as a music CD. No sound can be heard if an audio file

disc is played.

F/W UPDATE

UPDATE SYSTEM

F/W UP xx.xx

YES

:Starts upgrading the firmware.; NO:Cancels (upgrading is not
activated).
For details on how to update the firmware, see:
www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/

CLOCK

CLOCK DISPLAY

ON

:The clock time is shown on the display even when the unit is turned

off.;

OFF

:Cancels.

ENGLISH

Select the display langauge for [

FUNCTION

] menu and music
information if applicable.
By default, [

ENGLISH

] is selected.

ESPANOL

GETTING STARTED

RADIO

Search for a station

1

Press repeatedly to select TUNER.

2 Press repeatedly (or press / on RC-406) to

select FM1/ FM2/ FM3/ AM.

3 Press S/T (or press S/ on RC-406) to search for a

station.

• To change the searching method for S/T: Press

repeatedly.
AUTO1 : Automatically search for a station.
AUTO2 : Search for a preset station.
MANUAL : Manually search for a station.

• To store a station: Press and hold one of the number buttons (1to6).

• To select a stored station: Press one of the number buttons (1to6) (or

press one of the number buttons (1to6) on RC-406).

Direct Access Tuning (using RC-406)

1

Press DIRECT to enter Direct Access Tuning.

2 Press the number buttons to enter a frequency.
3 Press to search for a station.

• To cancel, press

or DIRECT.

• If no operation is done for 10seconds after step

2, Direct Access Tuning

is automatically canceled.

6

RADIO

Other settings

1

Press the volume knob to enter [

FUNCTION

].

2 Turn the volume knob to select an item (see the following table), then press

the knob.

3 Repeat step 2 until the desired item is selected or activated.
4 Press and hold to exit.

To return to the previous setting item, press

.

Default:

XX

TUNER SETTING

AUTO
MEMORY

YES

:Automatically starts memorizing 6 stations with good reception.; NO:Cancels.

•

Selectable only if [

NORMAL

] is selected for [

PRESET TYPE

]. ( 5)

MONO SET ON

:Improves the FM reception, but the stereo effect may be lost.;

OFF

:Cancels.

NEWS SET

(For )

ON

: The unit will temporarily switch to News Programme if available. ;

OFF

: Cancels.

REGIONAL

(For )

ON

: Switches to another station only in the specific region using the “AF” control.;

OFF

:Cancels.

AF SET

(For )

ON

: Automatically searches for another station broadcasting the same program in the
same Radio Data System network with better reception when the current reception is
poor.;

OFF

:Cancels.

TI

(For / )

ON

:Allows the unit to temporarily switch to Traffic Information if available (“TI”
lights up).;

OFF

:Cancels.

PTY SEARCH

(For / )
Select the available Program Type (see the following), then, press

S

/T to

start.

CLOCK

TIME SYNC

(For / )

ON

:Synchronizes the unit’s time to the Radio Data System/

Radio Broadcast Data System station time.;

OFF

:Cancels.

Available Program Type

(For

)

SPEECH : NEWS, INFORM

(information),

SPORTS, TALK, LANGUAGE

,

REL TALK

(religious talk),

PERSNLTY

(personality),

PUBLIC

,

COLLEGE, HABL ESP

(spanish talk),

WEATHER

MUSIC

:

ROCK, CLS ROCK

(classic rock),

ADLT HIT

(adult hits),

SOFT RCK

(softrock),

TOP 40, COUNTRY, OLDIES, SOFT

,

NOSTALGA

(nostalgia),

JAZZ, CLASSICL

(classical),

R & B

(rhythm and blues),

SOFT R&B

(soft rhythm and blues),

REL MUSC

(religious music),

MUSC ESP

(spanish music),

HIP HOP

(For )

SPEECH : NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO

(information),

SPORT, EDUCATE

,

DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, WEATHER, FINANCE

,

CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE

,

DOCUMENT

MUSIC

:

POP M

(music),

ROCK M

(music),

EASY M

(music),

LIGHT M

(music),

CLASSICS, OTHER M

(music),

JAZZ, COUNTRY

,

NATION M

(music),

OLDIES, FOLK M

(music)
The unit will search for the Program Type categorized under
[

SPEECH

] or [

MUSIC

] if selected.

• [

MONO SET

]/ [

NEWS SET

]/ [

REGIONAL

]/ [

AF SET

]/ [TI]/ [

PTY SEARCH

] is

selectable only when the band is FM1/ FM2/ FM3.

• If the volume is adjusted during reception of traffic information
or news bulletin, the adjusted volume is memorized
automatically. It will be applied the next time traffic
information or news bulletin is turned on.

ENGLISH

7

CD / USB / iPod / ANDROID

Start playback

The source changes automatically and
playback starts.

*

1

KCA-iP102 : 30-pin type, KCA-iP103 : Lightning type

*

2

Do not leave the cable inside the car when not using.

To On the faceplate On the remote control

Playback / pause Press .

Press

.

Reverse / Fast-forward

*

4

Press and hold S/T. Press and hold S/ .

Select a track/file

Press S/T. Press S/

.

Select a folder

*

5

Press J/K.

Press

/ .

Repeat play

*

6

Press repeatedly.

TRACK REPEAT/ ALL REPEAT

: Audio CD

FILE REPEAT/ FOLDER REPEAT/ ALL REPEAT

: MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC file

FILE REPEAT/ FOLDER REPEAT/ REPEAT OFF

: iPod or ANDROID

Random play

*

6

Press repeatedly.

DISC RANDOM/ RANDOM OFF

: Audio CD

FOLDER RANDOM/ RANDOM OFF

: MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC file, iPod or

ANDROID

Press and hold

to select

ALL RANDOM

.

*

7

*

3

When connecting an Android device, “Press [VIEW] to install KENWOOD MUSIC PLAY APP” is shown. Follow the instructions
to install the application. You can also install the latest version of KENWOOD MUSIC PLAY application on your Android device
before connecting. (

16)

*

4

For ANDROID: Applicable only when [

BROWSE MODE

] is selected. ( 8)

*

5

For CD: Only for MP3/WMA files. This does not work for iPod/ ANDROID.

*

6

For iPod/ ANDROID: Applicable only when [

MODE OFF

]/ [

BROWSE MODE

] is selected. ( 8)

*

7

For CD: Only for MP3/WMA files.

Label side

M

Eject disc

USB input terminal

CA-U1EX (max.: 500mA)
(optional accessory)

Micro USB 2.0 cable

*

2

(commercially available)

KCA-iP102 / KCA-iP103
(optional accessory)

*

1

or accessory cable of the
iPod/iPhone

*

2

USB

iPod/iPhone

(for /

/ )

ANDROID

*

3

To directly select USB/ IPOD/ ANDROID source, press iPod USB or APP USB.