Kenwood KDC-MP4026V User Manual

KDC-MP4026V

CD-RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

© B64-2687-00/01 (MW)

Contents

Safety precautions 3

Notes 5

Notes on playing MP3/WMA 6

About CDs 8

General features 9

Power
Selecting the Source
Volume
Attenuator
Loudness
System Q
Audio Control
Speaker Setting
Switching Display
TEL Mute
Station/Disc Naming (SNPS/DNPS)
Theft Deterrent Faceplate

Tun er features 13

Tuning Mode
Tuning
Station Preset Memory
Auto Memory Entry
Preset Tuning
Frequency Step Setting

CD/MP3/WMA/VCD/External disc
control features 15

Playing CD & MP3/WMA & VCD
Playing External Disc
Fast Forwarding and Reversing
Track/File Search
Disc Search/Folder Search
Direct Track/File Search
Direct Disc Search
Track/File/Disc/Folder Repeat
Scan Play
Random Play
Magazine Random Play
Folder Select
Audio output select
Tex t/Title Scroll
DNPP (Disc Name Preset Play)

Menu system 19

Menu System
Touch Sensor Tone
Manual Clock Adjustment
DSI (Disabled System Indicator)
CRSC (Clean Reception System Circuit)
Auxiliary Input Display Setting &

Station/Disc Naming
Tex t Scroll
CD Read Setting
Built-in Auxiliary input Setting
Switches the NTSC/PAL setting

Basic Operations of remote 21

Loading and Replacing the battery
Basic operations
In Tuner source
In Disc source

Accessories/
Installation Procedure 23

Accessories
Installation Procedure

Connecting Wires to Terminals 24

Installation 25

Removing the Unit 27

Troubleshooting Guide 28

Specifications 31

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Safety precautions

2WARNING

To prevent injury or fire, take the
following precautions:

• Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully locked
in place. Otherwise it may fall out of place when
jolted.

• When extending the ignition, battery, or ground
wires, make sure to use automotive-grade wires
or other wires with a 0.75mm² (AWG18) or more
to prevent wire deterioration and damage to the
wire coating.

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

• If the unit starts to emit smoke or strange smells,
turn off the power immediately and consult your
Kenwood dealer.

• Make sure not to get your fingers caught between
the faceplate and the unit.

• Be careful not to drop the unit or subject it to
strong shock.
The unit may break or crack because it contains
glass parts.

• Do not touch the liquid crystal fluid if the LCD
is damaged or broken due to shock. The liquid
crystal fluid may be dangerous to your health or
even fatal.
If the liquid crystal fluid from the LCD contacts
your body or clothing, wash it off with soap
immediately.

2CAUTION

To prevent damage to the machine, take
the following precautions:

• Make sure to ground the unit to a negative 12V
DC power supply.

• Do not open the top or bottom covers of the unit.

• Do not install the unit in a spot exposed to direct
sunlight or excessive heat or humidity. Also avoid
places with too much dust or the possibility of
water splashing.

• Do not set the removed faceplate or the faceplate
case in areas exposed to direct sunlight, excessive
heat or humidity. Also avoid places with too much
dust or the possibility of water splashing.

• To prevent deterioration, do not touch the
terminals of the unit or faceplate with your
fingers.

• Do not subject the faceplate to excessive shock,
as it is a piece of precision equipment.

• When replacing a fuse, only use a new one with
the prescribed rating. Using a fuse with the wrong
rating may cause your unit to malfunction.

• To prevent a short circuit when replacing a fuse,
first disconnect the wiring harness.

• Do not place any object between the faceplate
and the unit.

• Do not use your own screws. Use only the screws
provided. If you use the wrong screws, you could
damage the unit.

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Safety precautions

About CD players/disc changers
connected to this unit

KENWOOD disc changers/ CD players released in
1998 or later can be connected to this unit.
Refer to the catalog or consult your Kenwood
dealer for connectable models of disc changers/
CD players.
Note that any KENWOOD disc changers/ CD players
released in 1997 or earlier and disc changers made
by other makers cannot be connected to this unit.
Unsupported connection may result in damage.
Setting the "O-N" Switch to the "N" position for the
applicable KENWOOD disc changers/ CD players.
The functions that can be used and the information
that can be displayed will differ depending on the
models being connected.

• You can damage both your unit and the CD changer if
you connect them incorrectly.

Do Not Load 8 cm (3 in.) CDs in the CD
slot

If you try to load a 8 cm (3 in.) CD with its adapter
into the unit, the adapter might separate from the
CD and damage the unit.

NOTE

• If you experience problems during installation,
consult your Kenwood dealer.

• If the unit fails to operate properly, press the Reset
button. The unit returns to factory settings when
the Reset button is pressed. If the unit still fails to
operate properly after the Reset button has been
pressed, contact your local KENWOOD dealer for
assistance.

• Press the reset button if the disc auto changer fails
to operate correctly. Normal operation should be
restored.

RDM REP

Reset button

• Characters in the LCD may become difficult to
read in temperatures below 41 ˚F (5 ˚C).

• The illustrations of the display and the panel
appearing in this manual are examples used to
explain more clearly how the controls are used.
Therefore, what appears on the display in the
illustrations may differ from what appears on
the display on the actual equipment, and some
of the illustrations on the display may represent
something impossible in actual operation.

• Video CD images are displayed on the monitor
unit (an optional accessory) connected to the
system.
No Video CD image is displayed if the parking
brake is released.
Before watching the Video CD images, park your
car in a safety place and apply the parking brake.

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Lens Fogging

Right after you turn on the car heater in cold
weather, dew or condensation may form on
the lens in the CD player of the unit. Called lens
fogging, CDs may be impossible to play. In such
a situation, remove the disc and wait for the
condensation to evaporate. If the unit still does
not operate normally after a while, consult your
Kenwood dealer.

Notes

Cleaning the Unit

If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a
dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth.
If the faceplate is stained badly, wipe the stain off
with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then
wipe neutral detergent off.

• Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its
mechanical parts. Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth
or using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may
scratch the surface or erases characters.

Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals

If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get dirty,
wipe them with a dry, soft cloth.

Cleaning the CD Slot

As dust tends to accumulate in the CD slot, clean it
every once in a while. Your CDs can get scratched if
you put them in a dusty CD slot.

The marking of products using lasers
(Except for some areas)

CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT

The label is attached to the chassis/case and says
that the component uses laser beams that have
been classified as Class 1. It means that the unit
is utilizing laser beams that are of a weaker class.
There is no danger of hazardous radiation outside
the unit.

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Notes on playing MP3/WMA

KDC-MP4026V can play MP3(MPEG1, 2 Audio
Layer 3)/WMA. Note, however, that the MP3/WMA
recording media and formats acceptable are
limited. When writing MP3/WMA, pay attention to
the following restrictions.

Acceptable media

The MP3/WMA recording media acceptable to this
unit are CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW.
When using CD-RW, do full format not quick format
to prevent malfunction.

Acceptable medium formats

The following formats are available for the media
used in this unit. The maximum number of
characters used for file and folder name including
the delimiter (".") and three-character extension are
indicated in parentheses.

• ISO 9660 Level 1 (12 characters)

• ISO 9660 Level 2 (31 characters)

• Joliet (64 character ;Up to 32 characters are

• Romeo (128 character ;Up to 64 characters are

• Long file name (200 characters;Up to 64

• Maximum number of characters for folder name:

For a list of available characters, see the instruction
manual of the writing software and the section
Entering file and folder names below.
The media reproducible on this unit has the
following limitations:

• Maximum number of directory levels: 8

• Maximum number of files per folder: 255

• Maximum number of folders: 50

• Maximum number of files and folders : 512
MP3/WMA written in the formats other than the

above may not be successfully played and their file
names or folder names are not properly displayed.

displayed)

displayed)

characters are displayed)

64 (Joliet ;Up to 32 characters are displayed

)

Settings for your MP3/WMA encoder and
CD writer

Do the following setting when compressing
audio data in MP3/WMA data with the MP3/WMA
encoder.

• Transfer bit rate: MP3: 8 —320 kbps

• Sampling frequency
MP3: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz
WMA: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

WMA: 48 —192 kbps

When you use your CD writer to record MP3/WMA
up to the maximum disc capacity, disable additional
writing. For recording on an empty disc up to the
maximum capacity at once, check Disc at Once.

• Play mode may not be possible when portions of the
functions of Windows Media Player 9 or higher are used.

Entering ID3 tag

The Displayable ID3 tag is ID3 version 1.x.
For the character code, refer to the List of Codes.

Entering file and folder names

The code list characters are the only file names and
folder names that can be entered and displayed.
If you use any other character for entry, the file and
folder names are not displayed correctly. They may
neither be displayed correctly depending on the CD
writer used.
The unit recognizes and plays only those MP3/WMA
which have the MP3/WMA extension (.MP3/.WMA).

• A file with a name entered with characters not on the
code list may not play correctly.

Writing files into a medium

When a medium containing MP3/WMA data is
loaded, the unit checks all the data on the medium.
If the medium contains a lot of folders or non-MP3/
WMA files, therefore, it takes a long time until the
unit starts playing MP3/WMA.
In addition, it may take time for the unit to move
to the next MP3/WMA file or a File Search or Folder
Search may not be performed smoothly.

Loading such a medium may produce loud noise to
damage the speakers.

• Do no attempt to play a medium containing a non-MP3/
WMA file with the MP3/WMA extension.
The unit mistakes non-MP3/WMA files for MP3/WMA data
as long as they have the MP3/WMA extension.

• Do not attempt to play a medium containing non MP3/
WMA.

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MP3/WMA playing order

When selected for play, Folder Search, File Search,
or for Folder Select, files and folders are accessed
in the order in which they were written by the CD
writer.
Because of this, the order in which they are
expected to be played may not match the order in
which they are actually played. You may be able to
set the order in which MP3/WMA are to be played
by writing them onto a medium such as a CD-R
with their file names beginning with play sequence
numbers such as "01" to "99", depending on your
CD writer.

For example, a medium with the following folder/
file hierarchy is subject to Folder Search, File Search,
or Folder Select as shown below.

Example of a medium’s folder/file hierarchy

Folder

File

Root

When a File Search is executed with file ¡$
being played ...

Operation of
the button

4 Button

¢ Button

(Current file:

Beginning of file

¡% ➜ ¡&

¡$)

¡$ ➜ ¡#

When a Folder Search is executed with file ¡$
being played ...

Operation of
the button

AM Button

FM Button

(Current folder:

3 ➜ 2 ➜ 1 ➜ 8 ...

5 ➜ 6 ➜ 7 ➜ 8 ➜ 1 ...

4)

When Folder Select is selected with file ¡$
being played to move from folder to folder ...

Operation of
the button

4 Button

¢ Button

AM Button

FM Button

(Current folder:

3

6

2

5

4)

Level 1 Level 3 Level 5

Level 2 Level 4

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About CDs

Handling CDs

• Don’t touch the recording surface of the CD.

• CD-R and CD-RW are easier to damage than a
normal music CD. Use a CD-R or a CD-RW after
reading the caution items on the package etc.

• Don’t stick tape etc. on the CD.
Also, don’t use a CD with tape stuck on it.

When using a new CD

If the CD center hole or outside rim has burrs, use it
after removing them with a ball pen etc.

Burrs

Burrs

Removing CDs

When removing CDs from this unit pull them out
horizontally.

CDs that can’t be used

• CDs that aren’t round can’t be used.

• CDs with coloring on the recording surface or that
are dirty can’t be used.

• This unit can only play the CDs with

It may not correctly play discs which do not have

the mark.

• A CD-R or CD-RW that hasn’t been finalized can’t
be played. (For the finalization process refer to
your CD-R/CD-RW writing software, and your CD­R/CD-RW recorder instruction manual.)

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CD storage

• Don’t place them in direct sunlight (On the seat
or dashboard etc.) and where the temperature is
high.

• Store CDs in their cases.

CD accessories

Don’t use disc type accessories.

CD cleaning

Clean from the center of the disc and move
outward.

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General features

Release button

ATT/LOUD

VOL

Q/AUD

SRC

Power

Turning ON the Power

Press the [SRC] button.

Turning OFF the Power

Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second.

AM

RDM REP

AT T indicator

Volume

Increasing Volume

Press the [u] button.

Decreasing Volume

Press the [d] button.

FM

DISP/MENU

¢4

LOUD indicator

Selecting the Source

Press the [SRC] button.

Source required Display

Tuner "TUNER"
CD/VCD "CD"
External disc (Optional accessory) "CD CH"/"MD CH"/"CD 2"
Internal auxiliary input "AUX"
Standby (Illumination only mode) "STANDBY"

• A disc containing Video CD files can also be played
back. The Video CD is called the VCD in this manual.

Attenuator

Turning the volume down quickly.

Press the [ATT] button.

Each time the button is pressed the Attenuator
turns ON or OFF.
When it's ON, the "ATT" indicator blinks.

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General features

Loudness

Compensating for low and high tones during low
volume.

Press the [LOUD] button for at least 1 second.

Each time the button is pressed for at least 1
second the Loudness turns ON or OFF.
When it's ON, "LOUD" indicator is ON.

System Q

You can recall the best sound setting preset for
different types of music.

1 Select the source to set

Press the [SRC] button.

2 Select the Sound type

Press the [Q] button.

Each time the button is pressed the sound
setting switches.

Sound setting Display

Flat "FLAT"
Rock "ROCK"
Top 40 "TOP40"
Pops "POPS"
Jazz "JAZZ"
Easy "EASY"

• Each setting value is changed with the 'Speaker
Setting' (page 10).
First, select the speaker type with the Speaker setting.

Adjustment Item Display Range

Bass level "BAS" –8 — +8
Middle level "MID" –8 — +8
Treble level "TRE" –8 — +8
Balance "BAL" Left 15 — Right 15
Fader "FAD" Rear 15 — Front 15

5 Exit Audio Control mode

Press the [AUD] button.

Speaker Setting

Fine-tuning so that the System Q value is optimal
when setting the speaker type.

1 Enter Standby

Press the [SRC] button.

Select the "STANDBY" display.

2 Enter Speaker Setting mode

Press the [Q] button.

3 Select the Speaker type

Press the [4] or [¢] button.

Each time the button is pressed the setting
switches as shown below.

Speaker type Display

OFF "SP OFF"
For the OEM speaker "SP OEM"
For 6 & 6x9 in. speaker "SP 6/6x9"
For 5 & 4 in. speaker "SP 5/4"

Audio Control

1 Select the source for adjustment

Press the [SRC] button.

2 Enter Audio Control mode

Press the [AUD] button for at least 1 second.

3 Select the Audio item for adjustment

Press the [FM] or [AM] button.

Each time the button is pressed the items that
can be adjusted switch as shown below.

4 Adjust the Audio item

Press the [4] or [¢] button.

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4 Exit Speaker Setting mode

Press the [Q] button.