Kenwood KDC-W5031, KDC-W531 User Manual

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CD-RECEIVER

KDC-W5031 KDC-W531

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Contents

Safety precautions	3
Notes	4
About CDs	5
About MP3 and WMA	6
General features	7

Power

Selecting the Source

Volume

Attenuator

System Q

Audio Control

Audio Setup

Speaker Setting

Switching Display

Dimmer Control

Theft Deterrent Faceplate

TEL Mute

Tuner features	12
Tuning
Tuning Mode
Station Preset Memory
Auto Memory Entry
Preset Tuning
RDS features	14
Traffic Information
Radio Text Scroll
PTY (Program Type)
Program Tyoe preset
Changing Language for PTY Function
CD/Audio file/External disc control
features	17

Playing External Disc

Playing CD & Audio file

Fast Forwarding and Reversing

Track/File Search

Disc Search / Folder Search

Track/File/Disc/Folder Repeat

Scan Play

Random Play

Magazine Random Play

Folder Select

Text/Title Scroll

Menu system

Menu System

Security Code

Touch Sensor Tone

Manual Clock Adjustment

Synchronize Clock

DSI (Disabled System Indicator)

Selectable Illumination

News Bulletin with Timeout Setting

Local Seek

Tuning Mode

AF (Alternative Frequency)

Restricting RDS Region (Region Restrict

Function)

Auto TP Seek

Monaural Reception

Auxiliary Input Display Setting

Text Scroll

Power OFF Timer

CD Read Setting

Demonstration mode Setting

Accessories/ Installation Procedure 27

Connecting Wires to Terminals	28
Installation	30
Removing the Unit	31
Troubleshooting Guide	32
Specifications	35

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Safety precautions

2WARNING

To prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions:

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

Attach the panel while you are on the vehicle

The panel lock arm will be appeared when the panel is removed. Therefore, the panel must be attached during the driving.

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 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.

•Do not apply excessive force to the open faceplate or place objects on it. Doing so will cause damage or breakdown.

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

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.

About CD players/disc changers connected to this unit (KDC-W5031 only)

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.

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.

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Notes

•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.

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

Reset button

•The characters which can be displayed by this unit are A-Z 0-9 @ " ‘ ` % & * + – = , . / \ < > [ ] ( ) : ; ^ - { } | ~ .

•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.

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.

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 Setting> (page 26).

About DAB Tuner control (KDC-W5031 only)

Refer to A group on the Instruction manual of DAB Tuner KTC-9090DAB (optional accessory) for the control method of DAB Tuner function.

However, the following control methods of the function for this unit may be differed from the Instruction manual; therefore, refer to the following supplemental instruction.

1.Select the preset band for Auto Ensemble Memory Entry.

2.Press the [AME] button for at least 2 seconds. Open Auto Ensemble Memory Entry.

After storing in the memory finishes, the number of the pre-set buttons and the ensemble label are displayed.

At the operation to press [DISP] button, press [T.I]/[AUTO] button.

This function cannot be used.

This Product is not installed by the manufacturer of a vehicle on the production line, nor by the professional importer of a vehicle into an EU Member State.

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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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

CD accessories

Don’t use disc type accessories.

CD cleaning

Clean from the center of the disc and move outward.

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 CD- R/CD-RW recorder instruction manual.)

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.

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About MP3 and WMA

The playable MP3/WMA file (hereafter called Audio file) and the media format has the following limitation. The Audio file, which is out of the specification, may not able to be played normally, or the file and folder names may not be displayed correctly.

Playable Audio file

•MP3, WMA

•Attach the correct extension for the Audio file (MP3: ".MP3", WMA: ".WMA")

•Do not attach the extensions to the other files besides the Audio file. If it is attached, the file, which is not the Audio file, will be played and outputs the loud noise, and then the speaker will be damaged.

•The files with copy protection cannot be played.

Playable MP3 file

•MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 file

•Transfer bit rate: 8-320 kbps

•Sampling frequency

: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

Playable WMA file

•The file in accordance with Windows Media Audio (Except for the file for Windows Media Player 9 or after which applies the new functions)

•Transfer bit rate: 48-192 kbps

•Sampling frequency: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

Playable media

•CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW (CD-RW with quick format cannot be used.)

•When recording to the media up to the maximum capacity at once, the writing soft is set to "Disc at once".

Playable disc format

•ISO 9660 Level 1/2

•Joliet

•Romeo

•Long file name.

The maximum number of characters for display

File/Folder name: 64 (Joliet: 32) characters MP3 ID3 Tag/ WMA Contents property:

30characters

•File/Folder name is the number of the characters including the extensions

•MP3 ID3 Tag can only display the tag of Ver1.X.

Limitation of structure for the file and the folder

•Maximum number of directory levels: 8

•Maximum number of folders: 50

•Maximum number of files per folder: 255

•Maximum number of files and folders: 512

Playing order of the Audio file

The Audio file is played in the order which is written by writing soft. You may be able to set the playing order by writing the play sequence numbers such as "01" to "99" at the beginning of the file name.

Example

CD (1) 0: Folder

¡: Audio file

¡!

2¡" 3 ¡#

¡$

4¡%

•Playing order

Playing order after ¡! play.

¡", ¡#, ¡$, ¡%...

•File search

Forward file search during ¡# play.

Push the Control knob to [¢] ¡$

•Folder search

Forward folder search during ¡" play.

Push the Control knob to [FM] 3, 4...

•Folder select

When it is set to directory 4, skip to the folder before the same level by folder select.

Push the Control knob to [4] 2

When it is set to directory 3, makes the level up by folder select.

Push the Control knob to [AM] 2

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General features

ATT/DIM VOL

Release button

ATT indicator

Q	SRC

Clock display

Control knob

Power

Turning ON the Power

Press the [SRC] button.

•When the power is ON, the <Security Code> (page

22)is displayed as "CODE ON" or "CODE OFF".

Turning OFF the Power

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

Selecting the Source

Press the [SRC] button.

Source required	Display
Tuner	"TUNER"
CD	"CD"
External disc* (Optional accessory)	"CD CH"
Auxiliary input* (Optional accessory)	"AUX EXT"
Standby (Illumination only mode)	"STANDBY"

•This unit automatically turns full power OFF after 20 minutes lapses in Standby mode in order to save the vehicles battery.

The time until full power OFF can be set in <Power OFF Timer> (page 25).

•* Function of the KDC-W5031

Volume

Increasing Volume

Turn the [VOL] knob clockwise.

Decreasing Volume

Turn the [VOL] knob counterclockwise.

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General features

Attenuator

Turning the volume down quickly.

Press the [ATT] button.

Each time the button is pressed, the Attenuator turns ON and OFF.

When it’s ON, the "ATT" indicator blinks.

System Q

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

1Select the source to set

Press the [SRC] button.

2Select the Sound type

Press the [Q] button.

When the button is pressed once, the current sound setting is displayed.

Each time the button is pressed, the sound setting switches.

Sound setting	Display
Natural	"NATURAL"
Rock	"ROCK"
Pops	"POPS"
Easy	"EASY"
Top 40	"TOP40"
Jazz	"JAZZ"

•Each setting value is changed with the <Speaker Setting> (page 9).

First, select the speaker type with the Speaker setting.

•When the System Q setting is changed, the Bass, Middle, and Treble set in audio control replace the System Q values.

•When the value is set up by <Audio Control> (page 8), "USER" is displayed.

Audio Control

1Select the source for adjustment

Press the [SRC] button.

2Enter Audio Control mode

Press the [VOL] knob.

3Select the Audio item for adjustment

Press the [VOL] knob.

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

4Adjust the Audio item

Turn the [VOL] knob.

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

5Exit Audio Control mode

Press any button.

Press the button which is not [VOL] knob and [ATT] button.

Audio Setup

Setting the Sound system, such as Volume offset and Loudness.

1Select the source for adjustment

Press the [SRC] button.

2Enter Audio Setup mode

Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second.

3Select the Audio Setup item for adjustment

Press the [VOL] knob.

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

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4Adjust the Audio setup item

Turn the [VOL] knob.

Adjustment Item	Display	Range
Volume offset	"V-OFF"	–8 — ±0
Loudness	"LOUD"	ON/OFF

• Volume offset: Each source’s volume can be set as a difference from the basic volume.

• Loudness: Compensating for low and high tones during low volume.

5Exit Audio Setup mode

Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second.

Speaker Setting

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

1Enter Standby

Press the [SRC] button.

Select the "STANDBY" display.

2Enter Speaker Setting mode

Press the [VOL] knob.

3Select the Speaker type

Turn the [VOL] knob.

Each time the knob is turned, the setting switches as shown below.

Speaker type		Display
OFF		"SP OFF"
For 5	& 4 in. speaker	"SP 5/4"
For 6	& 6x9 in. speaker	"SP 6*9/6"
For the OEM speaker		"SP OEM"

4Exit Speaker Setting mode

Press the [VOL] knob.

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General features

Switching Display

Switching the information displayed.

1Enter Switching Display mode

Press the Control knob for at least 1 second.

"DISP SEL" is displayed.

2Select the Display item

Push the Control knob to [4] or [¢].

In Tuner source (KDC-W5031)

	Information	Display
	Program Service name or Frequency	"FREQ/PS"
	(FM)
	Radio text, Program Service name or	"R-TEXT"
	Frequency (FM)
	Frequency (MW/LW)	"FREQ"
	Clock	"CLOCK"
In Tuner source (KDC-W531)

	Information	Display
	Frequency	"FREQ"
	Clock	"CLOCK"
In CD & External disc source

	Information	Display
	Disc title*	"D-TITLE"
	Track title*	"T-TITLE"
	Track number & Play time	"P-TIME"
	Clock	"CLOCK"
	• External disc source: KDC-W5031
In Audio file source

	Information	Display
	Song title & Artist name*	"TITLE"
	Album name & Artist name*	"ALBUM"
	Folder name	"FOLDER"
	File name	"FILE"
	Track number & Play time	"P-TIME"
	Clock	"CLOCK"

In Auxiliary input source (KDC-W5031 only)

Information	Display
Auxiliary input name	"SRC NAME"
Clock	"CLOCK"

3Exit Switching Display mode

Press the Control knob.

•* If the contents of the information cannot be displayed, Playtime is displayed.

•When the clock display is selected, the display setting of each source will be switched to the clock display.

•Album name cannot be displayed in WMA file.

Dimmer Control

You can change the unit's display to dimmer.

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

Each time the button is pressed for 1 second, the Dimmer contol turns ON and OFF.

When it’s ON, "DIM ON" is displayed.

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Theft Deterrent Faceplate

The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft.

Removing the Faceplate

1Press the Release button.

Drop open the faceplate.

2Drawing the faceplate to left side pull it to the front and remove it.

•The faceplate is a precision piece of equipment and can be damaged by shocks or jolts. For that reason, keep the faceplate in its special storage case while detached.

•Do not expose the faceplate or its storage case to direct sunlight or excessive heat or humidity. Also avoid places with too much dust or the possibility of water splashing.

Reattaching the Faceplate

1Align the shaft on the unit with the depression on the faceplate.

2Push the faceplate in until it clicks.

The faceplate is locked in place, allowing you to use the unit.

TEL Mute

The audio system automatically mutes when a call comes in.

When a call 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 comes back ON.

When the call ends

Hang up the phone.

The "CALL" display disappears and the audio system comes back ON.

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