Kenwood KMM-U256, KMM-U156 User Manual

KMM-U256 KMM-U156

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

• “Made for iPod,” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, or iPhone, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect wireless performance.

• iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• Android is trademark of Google Inc.

CONTENTS

BEFORE USE 2

BASICS 3

GETTING STARTED 4

RADIO 5

USB / iPod 6

AUX 8

DISPLAY SETTINGS 9

AUDIO SETTINGS 9

MORE INFORMATION 11

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.

TROUBLESHOOTING 12

INSTALLATION / CONNECTION 13

SPECIFICATIONS 16

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.

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.

BASICS

Remote sensor (Do not expose to bright sunlight.)

Display window

KMM-U156

Detach button

Volume knob

(turn/press)

* Not used.

How to replace the battery

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

How to resetAttach Detach

Your preset adjustments will also be erased.

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.

Adjust the volume Turn the volume knob. Press VOL

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

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

or VOL .

Press ATT during playback to attenuate the sound.

• Press again to cancel.

Change the display information

Press SCRL DISP repeatedly.

• Press and hold to scroll the current display information.

( not available )

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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 2 Turn the volume knob to select 3 Turn the volume knob to select 4 Turn the volume knob to select 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.

[FUNCTION] [SETTINGS] [CLOCK] [CLOCK ADJ]

, then press the knob.

Set the initial settings

1 Press SRC to enter 2 Press the volume knob to enter 3 Turn the volume knob to select

[STANDBY]

[FUNCTION] [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 .

GETTING STARTED

Default:

PRESET TYPE NORM: Memorizes one station for each preset button in each band (FM1/ FM2/ FM3/ MW/ SW1/

KEY BEEP

TDF ALARM

BUILTIN AUX

SWITCH PRE

SP SELECT

F/W UPDATE

F/W UP xx.xx

SW2). ; MIX: Memorizes one station for each preset button regardless of the selected band.

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

ON: Activates the alarm if you forgot to detach the faceplate when ACC is set to OFF. ; OFF: Deactivates.

ON: Enables AUX in source selection. ; OFF: Disables. (➜ 8)

REAR/ SUB-W: Selects whether rear speakers or a subwoofer are connected to the line out

terminals on the rear (through an external amplifier).

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.

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/

RADIO

Search for a station

1 Press L SRC to select TUNER. 2 Press repeatedly (or press

SW2.

3 Press 4 / ¢ (or press 4 / ¢ (+) on RC-406) to 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).

AM– / #FM+ on RC-406) to select FM1/ FM2/ FM3/ MW/ SW1/

Change the frequency steps

You can change the frequency step from 50 kHz to 200 kHz for FM and 9 kHz to 10 kHz for MW.

1 Press and hold L SRC to turn off the power. 2 While pressing number buttons 1 and 5 iPod (or 5), press L SRC. Release your fingers from the buttons after the display appears.

• To restore the initial setting, repeat the same procedure.

• When the frequency step is changed, the previously stored stations in the memory are deleted.

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RADIO

Direct Access Tuning (using RC-406)

1 Press

AM– / #FM+ to select a band.

2 Press DIRECT to enter Direct Access Tuning. “– – – • –” (for FM), “– – – –” (for MW/ SW1) or “– – – – –” (for SW2) appears on the display. 3 Press the number buttons to enter a frequency. 4 Press ENT 38 to search for a frequency.

• To cancel, press

• If no operation is done for 10 seconds after step 3, Direct Access Tuning is automatically canceled.

Other settings

1 Press the volume knob to enter 2 Turn the volume knob to select

[FUNCTION] [SETTINGS]

, then press the knob.

3 Turn the volume knob to make a selection (see the following table), then press the knob. 4 Press and hold to exit.

Default:

LOCAL SEEK ON: Searches only MW/ SW1/ SW2 stations with good reception. ; OFF: Cancels.

SEEK MODE

AUTO MEMORY

MONO SET

Selects the tuning method for the

AUTO1: Automatically searches for a station. ; AUTO2: Searches for a preset station. ; MANUAL: Manually search for a station.

YES: Automatically starts memorizing 6 stations with good reception. ; NO: Cancels. (Selectable only if [NORM] is selected for [PRESET TYPE].) (➜ 5)

ON: Improves the FM reception, but the stereo effect may be lost. ; OFF: Cancels.

/ ¢ buttons.

USB / iPod

Start playback

USB

USB input terminal USB input terminal

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

iPod/iPhone (for

KMM-U256

)

The source changes to USB and playback starts.

Muting upon the reception of a phone call

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

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.

15)

KCA-iP102 (optional accessory)

The source changes to iPod and playback starts (depending on the status of the connected device).

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

MODE ON:

the unit.

*1 You can still control play/pause, file

From the iPod

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

. ;

MODE OFF:

From

KMM-U156

To Do this

Pause or resume

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

playback

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

Select a folder

(USB source only)

Press 1 – / 2 + (or

AM– / #FM+ on RC-406).

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

Select a file from a

list

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

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

• iPod or KENWOOD Music Editor Light (KME Light)/ KENWOOD Music Control (KMC) file ARTISTS, ALBUMS, SONGS, PODCASTS

: Select the desired file from the list (PLAYLISTS,

, GENRES, COMPOSERS

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

• To return to the previous hierarchy, press

• To cancel, press and hold .

2*3

• To skip songs

Only for files registered in the database created with KME Light/ KMC. (➜

Only for iPod: Applicable only when

at a specific ratio, press 4 / ¢. (➜

[MODE OFF]

is selected.

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USB / iPod

Repeat play

(iPod source: Applicable only when

[MODE OFF]

is selected.)

Press 4

repeatedly.

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

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

Random play

(iPod source: Applicable only when

[MODE OFF]

is selected.)

• Press

repeatedly to select

“FOLD RANDOM” or “RANDOM OFF.”

• Press and hold

to select “ALL RANDOM.”

Direct Music Search (using RC-406)

1 Press DIRECT. 2 Press the number buttons to enter a 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.

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USB / iPod

Select a song by name (for

While listening to iPod...

KMM-U256

)

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 .

AUX

Preparation:

Select

[ON]

for

[BUILTIN AUX]

Start listening

1 Connect a portable audio player

(commercially available).

Auxiliary input jack

3.5 mm stereo mini plug with “L” shaped connector (commercially available)

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

start playback.

. (➜ 5)

Portable audio player

Set the skip ratio

While listening to iPod (for Light/ KMC file...

KMM-U256

) or KME

1 Press the volume knob to enter

[FUNCTION]

2 Turn the volume knob to select

then press the knob.

[SETTINGS]

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%/

ratio when searching for a song.

10%

: Sets the skip

(Holding 4 / ¢ skips songs at 10%

regardless of the setting made.)

5 Press and hold to exit.

Set the AUX name

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

[FUNCTION]

2 Turn the volume knob to select

then press the knob.

[SETTINGS]

3 Turn the volume knob to select

[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

5 Press and hold to exit.

DISPLAY SETTINGS

1 Press the volume knob to enter 2 Turn the volume knob to select 3 Turn the volume knob to make a selection (see the following table), then press the knob. Repeat step 3 until the desired item is selected or activated. 4 Press and hold to exit.

• To return to the previous hierarchy, press .

DISPLAY

DISP DIMMER ON: Dims the display illumination. ; OFF: Cancels.

TEXT SCROLL AUTO/ ONCE: Selects whether to scroll the display information automatically, or scroll only once. ;

OFF: Cancels.

[FUNCTION] [SETTINGS]

, then press the knob.

Default:

AUDIO SETTINGS

While listening to any source...

(or using RC-406)

1 Press AUD to enter

[AUDIO CTRL]

2 Press 5/∞ to make a selection, then press ENT 38.

[FUNCTION] [AUDIO CTRL]

, then press the knob.

• To return to the previous hierarchy, press .

SUB-W LEVEL –15 to +15 (0): Adjusts the subwoofer output level.

BASS LEVEL –8 to +8 (+8):

MID LEVEL

TRE LEVEL –8 to +8 (+3):

–8 to +8 (+2):

Adjusts the level to memorize for each source. (Before making an adjustment, select the source you want to adjust.)

Default:

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AUDIO SETTINGS

EQ PRO

BASS ADJUST BASS C FRQ 60/ 80/ 100/ 200: Selects the center frequency.

BASS LEVEL

BASS Q FCTR

BASS EXTEND

MID ADJUST MID C FRQ 0.5K/ 1.0K/ 1.5K/ 2.5K: Selects the center frequency.

MID LEVEL

MID Q FCTR 0.75/ 1.00/ 1.25: Adjusts the quality factor.

TRE ADJUST TRE C FRQ 10.0K/ 12.5K/ 15.0K/ 17.5K: Selects the center frequency.

TRE LEVEL –8 to +8 (+3): Adjusts the level.

PRESET EQ NATURAL/ USER/ ROCK/ POPS/ EASY/ TOP40/ JAZZ/ POWERFUL: Selects a preset equalizer

BASS BOOST B.BOOST LV1/ B.BOOST LV2/ B.BOOST LV3: Selects your preferred bass boost level. ;

LOUDNESS LOUD LV1/ LOUD LV2: Selects your preferred low and high frequencies boost to produce a well-

BALANCE L15 to R15 (0): Adjusts the left and right speaker output balance.

FADER R15 to F15 (0): Adjusts the rear and front speaker output balance.

SUB-W SET ON: Turns on the subwoofer output. ; OFF: Cancels.

DETAIL SET

LPF SUB-W THROUGH: All signals are sent to the subwoofer. ; 85HZ/ 120HZ/ 160HZ: Audio signals with

SUB-W PHASE REV (180°)/ NORM (0°): Selects the phase of the subwoofer output to be in line with the speaker

SUPREME SET ON: Creates realistic sound by interpolating the high-frequency components that are lost in audio

VOL OFFSET

(Default: 0)

suitable to the music genre. (Select [USER] to use the customized bass, middle, and treble settings.)

OFF: Cancels.

balanced sound at a low volume level. ; OFF: Cancels.

frequencies lower than 85 Hz/ 120 Hz/ 160 Hz are sent to the subwoofer.

output for optimum performance. (Selectable only if a setting other than [THROUGH] is selected for [LPF SUB-W].)

compression. ; OFF: Cancels. (Selectable only when playing back a USB device.)

–8 to +8 (for AUX) ; –8 to 0 (for other sources): Presets the volume adjustment level of each source. (Before adjustment, select the source you want to adjust.)

–8 to +8 (+8): Adjusts the level.

1.00/ 1.25/ 1.50/ 2.00: Adjusts the quality factor.

ON: Turns on the extended bass. ; OFF: Cancels.

–8 to +8 (+2): Adjusts the level.

•

[SUB-W LEVEL]/ [SUB-W SET]/ [LPF SUB-W]/ [SUB-W PHASE] [SUB-W]

•

. (➜ 5)

[SUB-W LEVEL]/ [LPF SUB-W]/ [SUB-W PHASE]

is selectable only if

[SUB-W SET]

[SWITCH PRE]

is set to

[ON]

is set to

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