Kenwood KDC-X497, KDC-HD455U Instruction Manual

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KDC-X497
KDC-HD455U

CD-RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

AMPLI-TUNER LECTEUR DE CD

MODE D’EMPLOI

REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS COMPACTOS RECEPTOR DE FM/AM

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

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CONTENTS BEFORE USE

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 accident.

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

General:

• Avoid using the USB device or iPod/iPhone if it might hinder driving safety.

• 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.

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 battery out of reach of children and in original package until ready to use. Dispose of used batteries
promptly. If swallowed, contact a physician immediately.

CALIFORNIA, USA ONLY
This perchlorate WARNING applies only to the product sold or distributed in California USA “Perchlorate

Material–special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.”

BEFORE USE 2

BASICS 3

GETTING STARTED 4

CD / USB / iPod 5

AUX 6

HD RADIO™ 7

Pandora® 8

AUDIO SETTINGS 9

DISPLAY SETTINGS 10

MORE INFORMATION 10

TROUBLESHOOTING 11

INSTALLATION / CONNECTION 12

SPECIFICATIONS i and ii

(at the end of the book)

How to read this manual

• Operations explained mainly using buttons
on the faceplate.

•

[XX]

indicates the selected items.

•

(« XX)

indicates references are available on

the stated page number.

Maintenance

Cleaning the unit: Wipe off dirt on the faceplate with a dry silicon or soft cloth.
Cleaning the connector: Detach the faceplate and clean the connector with a

cotton swab gently, being careful not to damage the connector.

Handling discs:

• Do not touch the recording surface of the disc.

• Do not stick tape etc. on the disc, or use a disc with tape stuck on it.

• Do not use any accessories for the disc.

• Clean from the center of the disc and move outward.

• Clean the disc with a dry silicon or soft cloth. Do not use any solvents.

• When removing discs from this unit, pull them out horizontally.

• Remove burrs from the center hole and disc edge before inserting a disc.

Connector (on the reverse
side of the faceplate)

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KDC-HD455U

BASICS

To Do this (on the faceplate) Do this (on the remote control)

Turn on the power Press L SRC.

• 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 VOL

or VOL .

Press ATT during playback to attenuate the sound.

• Press again to cancel.

Select a source Press L SRC repeatedly. Press SRC repeatedly.

Change the display
information

Press SCRL DISP repeatedly.

• Press and hold to scroll the current display information.

( not available )

Faceplate

How to reset

Attach

Detach

Remote control (RC-406)

Volume knob

(turn/press) Loading slot

Detach
button

Display window

ENGLISH |

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

Your preset adjustments
will also be erased.

How to replace the battery

* Not used.

Remote sensor (Do not expose
to bright sunlight.)

4

GETTING STARTED

Cancel the demonstration

When you turn on the power (or after you reset the unit), the display

shows: “CANCEL DEMO” \ “PRESS” \ “VOLUME KNOB”

1 Press the volume knob.

[YES]

is selected for the initial setup.

2 Press the volume knob again.
“DEMO OFF” appears.

Set the clock

1 Press the volume knob to enter

[FUNCTION]

.

2 Turn the volume knob to select

[SETTINGS]

, then press the knob.

3 Turn the volume knob to select

[CLOCK]

, then press the knob.

4 Turn the volume knob to select

[CLOCK ADJUST]/ [CLOCK ADJ]

, then

press the knob.

5 Turn the volume knob to adjust the hour, then press the knob.
6 Turn the volume knob to adjust the minute, then press the knob.
Press 4

/

¢ to move between the hour and minute adjustment.

7 Press and hold to exit.
(or)
Press and hold SCRL DISP to enter clock adjustment mode

directly while in clock display screen.

Then, perform steps 5 and 6 above to set the clock.

1

2

Set the initial settings

1 Press SRC to enter

[STANDBY]

.

2 Press the volume knob to enter

[FUNCTION]

.

3 Turn the volume knob to select

[INITIAL SET]

, then press the knob.

4 Turn the volume knob to make a selection (see the following table), then

press the knob.

5 Press and hold to exit.

• To return to the previous hierarchy, press

.

Default:

XX

PRESET TYPE NORMAL/ NORM: 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.

KEY BEEP

ON: Activates the keypress tone. ; OFF: Deactivates.

PANDORA SRC

ON: Enables PANDORA in source selection. ; OFF: Disables. (« 8)

BUILT-IN AUX/
BUILTIN AUX

ON: Enables AUX in source selection. ; OFF: Disables. (« 6)

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.

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.

F/W UPDATE

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/

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5

ENGLISH |

CD / USB / iPod

To Do this CD USB iPod

Pause or resume
playback

Press 6 38 (or ENT 38 on RC-406).

Select a track/file Press 4 / ¢ (or 4 / ¢ (+) on RC-406).

Select a folder

Press 1 – / 2 + (or

*

AM– / #FM+ on RC-406).

*

2

—

Reverse/Fast-forward Press and hold 4 / ¢ (or 4 / ¢ (+) on RC-406).

Select a track/file
from a list

1 Press .
2 Turn the volume knob to make a selection, then press the knob.

• AAC/MP3/WMA file: Select the desired folder, then a file.

• iPod or KENWOOD Music Editor Light (KME Light)/ KENWOOD Music
Control (KMC) file

*

4

: Select the desired file from the list (PLAYLISTS, ARTISTS,

ALBUMS, SONGS, PODCASTS

*

5

, GENRES, COMPOSERS

*

5

).

• To return to the root folder (or first file), press number button 5 iPod.

• To return to the previous hierarchy, press

.

• To cancel, press and hold

.

*

3

• To skip songs at a specific ratio, press 4 / ¢. («

6)

—

*4*

3

Repeat play Press 4

repeatedly.

• Audio CD: TRACK/ TRAC REPEAT, REPEAT OFF

• AAC/MP3/WMA file: FILE REPEAT, FOLDER/ FOLD REPEAT, REPEAT OFF

• iPod or KME Light/ KMC file: FILE REPEAT, REPEAT OFF

*

3

Random play Press 3

repeatedly.

• Audio CD: DISC RANDOM, RANDOM OFF

• AAC/MP3/WMA file or iPod or KME Light/ KMC file: FOLDER/
FOLD RANDOM, RANDOM OFF

*

3

Press and hold 3

to select “ALL RANDOM.”

*

2

*

3

*

2

Only for AAC/MP3/WMA files.

*

3

Applicable only when

[MODE OFF]

is selected.

Start playback

CD

The source changes to CD and playback
starts.

USB

The source changes to USB and playback
starts.

iPod/iPhone

The source changes to iPod and playback
starts.

Press 5 iPod to select the control mode
while in iPod source.

MODE ON:

From the iPod

*

1

.

MODE OFF:

From the unit.

*

1

You can still control play/pause, file

selection, fast-forward or reverse files
from the unit.

Label side

0

: Eject disc

USB input terminal

USB input terminal

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

KCA-iP102 (optional accessory)

: Applicable

— : Not applicable

*

4

Only for files registered in the database created with

KME Light/ KMC.

(« 10)

*

5

Only for iPod.

6

Direct Music Search (using RC-406)

1 Press DIRECT.
2 Press the number buttons to enter a track/file

number.

3 Press 4 / ¢ (+) to search for music.

• To cancel, press

.

• Not available if Random Play is selected.

• Not applicable for iPod, KME Light/ KMC file.

(« 10)

Select a song by name

While listening to iPod...

1 Press .
2 Turn the volume knob to select a category, then

press the knob.

3 Press again.
4 Turn the volume knob to select the character to

be searched for.

5 Press 4 / ¢ to move to the entry position.
You can enter up to three characters.
6 Press the volume knob to start searching.
7 Turn the volume knob to make a selection, then

press the knob.

Repeat step 7 until the desired item is selected.

• To search for a character other than A to Z and 0 to 9,
enter only “ * ”.

• To return to the previous hierarchy, press

.

• To return to the top menu, press number button
5 iPod.

• To cancel, press and hold

.

Set the skip ratio

While listening to iPod or KME Light/ KMC file...

1 Press the volume knob to enter

[FUNCTION]

.

2 Turn the volume knob to select

[SETTINGS]

, then

press the knob.

3 Turn the volume knob to select

[SKIP SEARCH]

,

then press the knob.

4 Turn the volume knob to make a selection, then

press the knob.

0.5%

(default)/ 1%/ 5%/

10%

: Sets the skip ratio

when searching for a song.

(Holding 4 / ¢ skips songs at 10% regardless

of the setting made.)

5 Press and hold to exit.

Muting upon the reception of a phone call

Connect the MUTE wire to your telephone using a
commercial telephone accessory.

(« 13)

When a call comes in, “CALL” appears.

• The audio system pauses.

• To continue listening to the audio system during a
call, press

SRC. “CALL” disappears and the audio

system resumes.

When the call ends, “CALL” disappears.

• The audio system resumes.

AUX

Preparation:

Select

[ON]

for

[BUILT-IN AUX]

/

[BUILTIN AUX]

. (« 4)

Start listening

1 Connect a portable audio player (commercially

available).

2 Press SRC to select AUX.
3 Turn on the portable audio player and start

playback.

Set the AUX name

While listening to AUX...
1 Press the volume knob to enter

[FUNCTION]

.

2 Turn the volume knob to select

[SETTINGS]

, then

press the knob.

3 Turn the volume knob to select

[AUX NAME SET]

/

[AUX NAME]

, then press the knob.

4 Turn the volume knob to make a selection, then

press the knob.

AUX

(default)/

DVD/ PORTABLE/ GAME/ VIDEO/ TV

5 Press and hold to exit.

Auxiliary input jack

Portable audio
player

3.5 mm (1/8") stereo mini plug with “L” shaped
connector (commercially available)

CD / USB / iPod