The purpose of this manual is to acquaint you with the oper
ating featues of your new receiver. You will notice that in
every detail of planning, engineering, styling, operating con
venience, and adaptability, we have sought to anticipate
your needs and desires.
We suggest that you read this manual carefully. Knowing
how to set up your receiver to the best advantage will en
hance your listening pleasure right from the start. You will
also become aware of the ease with which you can adjust
your receiver to meet your special requirements.
IMPORTANT!
U.S.A.
Units shipped to the U.S.A. are designed for operation
on 1 20 volts AC only. These units are not equipped
with the AC Voltage Selector switches and the discus
sion of such switches that follow should be disregard
ed.
All other countries
Units shipped to countries other than the U.S.A. are
equipped with the AC Voltage Selector switches on
the rear panel. Refer to the following paragraph for
the proper setting of these switches.
AC voltage selection
This unit operates on AC 120V, 220V or 240V. The AC
Voltage Selector Switches on the rear panel are set to the
voltage that prevails in the area to which the unit is shipped.
Before connecting the power cord to your AC outlet, make
sure that the setting positions of these switches match your
line voltage. If not, they must be set to your voltage in accor
dance with the following direction.
Our warranty does not cover damage caused by excessive line volt
age due to improper setting of the AC Voltage Selector Switches.
Stopper plate Lever
Screw
For your records
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in
the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the
space provided below. Refer to the model and serial num
bers whenever you call upon your Kenwood dealer for infor
mation or service on this product.
Model KR-1000B Serial number ________________________
Unpacking
Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all accessories
and cables are put aside so they will not be lost.
Examine the unit for any possibility of shipping damage. If
your unit is damaged or fails to operate, notify your dealer
immediately. If your unit was shipped to you directly, notify
the shipping company without delay. Only the consignee
(the person or company receiving the unit) can file a claim
against the carrier for shipping damage.
We recommend that you retain the original carton and pack
ing materials for use should you transport or ship the unit in
2 Slide levers to your line voltage.
3 Lock levers with stopper plate and
screws.
The switches must be set to the
same setting.
AC voltage selector switches
AC 120V .
Setting
AC 220V .
Setting
AC 240V .
Setting
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^ When a key is pressed with the power ON, a beep sig
nal sounds.
Safety precautions (For U.S.A. and Canada)
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER
(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI
FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user of the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure: that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user of the
presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the litera
ture accompanying the appliance.
Before operation
Notes on installation
Do not place the unit in a place which is exposed to direct
sunlight, near a heating appliance, etc.
Do not place a vase containing water, makeup, etc. on the
unit. Do not use in a humid place.
If a metal object, such as a hair pin or a needle, comes into
contact with the power socket on the rear panel, a danger
ous electric shock may result. For families with children,
never permit children to put anything, especially metal, in
side this unit.
Touching the power plug when your hands are wet may re
sult in a serious electric shock.
To maintain good ventilation, do not put records or a table
cloth on the unit. Place the unit at least 10 cm away from
the walls.
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Choose a location that is relatively free from vibration or ex
cessive dust.
Safety precautions
Never remove the case. If the internal parts are touched, ac
cidentally, a serious electric shock might occur.
Never touch with wet hands.
Never pull, bend or extend the power cord. This could da
mage the power cord, resulting in a broken cord or shortcircuit.
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Always grasp the plug.
Cleaning
Do not use volatile solvents such as alcohol, paint thinner,
gasoline, benzine, etc. to clean the cabinet. Use a silicone
cloth or a clean dry cloth.
Silicone cloth Thinner Benzine
In case of abnormal smell
If an abnormal smell or smoke is detected, immediately turn
the power OFF and pull out the power cord. Contact your
dealer or nearest Service Station.
Never touch internal parts.
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System connections
FM indoor antenna
FM outdoor antenna
AM outdoor antenna
Turntable
Tape deck A
Speakers
If only set of speakers is to be connected, make connections
to the terminals marked SPEAKERS A.
Connect the speakers to the [D and [0 terminals in accor
dance with the location selected for each speaker. To en
sure correct speaker phasing, observe polarity mark; con
nect terminals marked + on the receiver to similarly-marked
speaker terminals. Do the same for receiver and speaker
terminals marked with a minus sign. Reversal of speaker
leads will result in loss of bass tones and poor stereo separ
ation.
If a second set of speakers is to be used, make connections
at the right set of terminals, marked B. A third set of
speakers may be connected to the terminals marked C.
Impedance selector switch
The switch on the rear panel is set in the factory to the "8i2
OR MORE" setting. However, this switch must be set to the
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Left Right
Speaker systems A
correct setting according to the total impedance of the
speakers to be operated. Follows the instructions below to
set to the correct setting.
1. When a pair of speakers is to be used independently with
the speakers connected to the A, B and C terminals, set
the switch as follows:
Left Right
Speaker systems B
Less than 8i2 - When a pair of speakers is to be used,
each speaker should have a rated impedance of 4
ohms.
8Qor More - When a pair of speakers is to be used,
each speaker should have a rated impedance of 8 or
16 ohms.
2. When two pairs of speakers connected to the A and B (or
C) terminals are to be operated in combination, set the
switch as follows:
In this combination speakers rated at 4 ohms or more should be
used.
Tape decks
If only one tape deck is to be connected to the system it is
recommended that it be connected to the jacks marked
TAPE A.
Tape deck input and output cables are normally terminated
with phono plugs.
Playback
Plug the left and right output cables of the tape deck into the
[D and [W] TAPE A PLAY jacks.
4. When three pairs of speakers connected to the A, B and
C terminals are to be oprated at the same time, set the
switch as follows;
9i2or more - Use the combinations described in the
Particular attention must be given to making good electrical
contact at the receiver-output and speaker terminals. Poor
or loose connections can cause sparking of burning at the
terminals because of the very high power that the receiver
can deliver.
Follow these steps carefully.
Remove insulation
3/8"
.from lead tip.
Twist wire tightly,
and solder.
Loosen the Insert the Tighten the
screw wire screw
Speaker lead connection
Record
Plug the left and right input cables of the tape deck into the
[D and [W] TAPE A REC jacks.
DIN connector
If your tape deck is equipped with a DIN connector, connect
it to the TAPE B REC/PLAY connector with the DIN connect
ing cord. The DIN connection makes both input and output
connections with a single cord, and the signal can be con
trolled with the MONITOR key marked B on the front panel.
Never connect any equipment whose power consumption exceeds
the capacity of each outlet.
Turntables
Your stereo turntable has two audio cables that are termi
nated with phono plugs. Plug the left channel plug into the
rn and the right channel plug into the [fi] PHONO INPUT
jacks as shown on page 4.
AUX jacks
INPUT AUX jacks are used to connect other high-level sig
nal sources, such as tuners, CD player, extra tape decks
(equipped with preamps). TV or VTR sound output mic
preamps, etc.
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FM antennas
Since FM broadcast signals travel along a straight, directline path, they become rather weak behind hills and build
ings even in the vicinity of a broadcasting station . FM sig
nals also become weak in areas distant from a station even
though there may not be any obstruction to the direct-line
path of the signal. Therefore, a good FM antenna should be
installed in the most effective manner for best possible FM
reception.
Mountain —k
.Weakened Signal
Weakened
Signal
Direct wave and reflected wave
FM outdoor antenna
In areas at a greater distance from the transmitting station,
the use of an outdoor antenna is highly recommended. It is
available in various types. For reception of stations located
in many directions, a non-directional type antenna will offer
better results. When using a directional antenna, always
orient it for the best reception of the desired station. The
correct, position will be indicated by highest possible num
ber of the SIGNAL indicators on the unit.
AM antennas
AM loop antenna
Tune to your favorite AM station and position the loop an
tenna for best reception. Try other stations and find the po
sition that gives best overall reception.
When this unit is mounted in a rack or placed on a shelf with
insufficient space behind, remove the loop antenna and
hang it from a wall in the direction which gives best recep
tion. If the length of the lead wire is too short, add a lead
wire of an appropriate length.
Remove from the unit
and hang It from a wall
AM loop antenna adjsutment
AM outdoor antenna
In concrete buildings or at a great distance from the trans-
mitter,„it.rnay be necessary to install an outdoor wire anten
na. The end of this wire should be stripped of insulation and
connected to the AM terminal.
At this time, keep the loop antenna connected.
• To minimize auto-ignition noise,locate the antenna
as far from heavy traffic as possible.
• Keep the feeder or coaxial cable as short as possible.
Do not bundle or roll up excess cable.
• The antenna should be at least two meters (6.5 feet)
from reinforced concrete walls, or metal structures.
FM outdoor antenna connections
FM indoor antenna
In areas close to the transmitting station, the supplied T-
type antenna may suffice. Spread two arms of the antenna
horizontally and position them for the best reception, listen
ing to an FM station.
The antenna can then be taped to a wall or ceiling and must
not be rounded nor folded. It should be remembered,
however, that the pickup of reflections (similar to "ghosts"
on TV) will result in poor stereo reception. These reflections
must be reduced to a minimum, either by careful orientation
of the T-type antenna or, if this will not eliminate them, by
using a more directional outdoor antenna.
Channel space/FM De-emphasis mutual switch
This switch on the rear panel is set to the correct setting
that prevails in the area to which the unit is shipped.
Flowever, if the CFIANNEL SPACE setting is not matched to
the area where the receiver is to be used; for instance, when
you moved from area ® to area ® or vice-versa, desired
reception of FM/AM broadcasts is not expected. In this
case, change the CFIANNEL SPACE setting in accordance
with the area corresponding to the table shown below so
that the FM De-EMPFIASIS setting is matched automatical
ly.
Area
® U.S.A., Canada
Hawaii, and Guam
® European countries
Far East countries
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The 25 fis setting should be selected when this receiver is used
with an auxilian/ Dolby* NR adaptor to receive Dolby FM broad
casts.
* Dolby is the Trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpora
Once the display has been set to the standard time, you can
refer to the current time by pressing this key with any timer
display,
O THROUGH key
When this key is pressed, the timer-controlled operation is
not executed. Press this key and the letters "THRU" will light
at the left of the timer display. When executing timercontrolled operation, press any keys other than THROUGH
and POWER keys to release the THROUGH function.
When you go out, first turn off the power and be sure to press the
THROUGH key to stop the execution of the timer operations, ob
serving the letters THRU lit in the timer display, or the timer opera
tions may be executed while you are absent.
e AUTO OFF key
Pressing this key causes the timer display to show the de
signated number of minutes and the letters "A-OFF" to the
left of it. When the displayed number of minutes have
elapsed, the power is automatically shut off. The present
time is then displayed. You can set up to a maximum of 79
minutes. Each minute the display counts down to show the
remaining minutes until the power will be shut off. For
further details, see page 19.
O SAFETY LOCK key
To prevent the programs stored in the memory from being
spoiled due to misoperation, press this key then the word
"LOCKED" will light at the left of the timer display. When
renewing the program, press this key again to release the
lock function. The word "LOCKED" will then go out.
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O AUTO (MODE CHECK) key
When reviewing the programs stored in' the memory or
clearing them, press this key and they will be displayed auto
matically about every 5 seconds. When all the programs
have been displayed, the current time is displayed again.
The display repeats this cycle from the top of the memory.
When the memory has no programs, the current time
flashes about every 5 seconds. To stop this operation, press
the CLOCK key.
O MANUAL (MODE CHECK) key
Performs the same operation described in the preceding
item. However, programs are displayed only when the key is
pressed.
O CLEAR key
Clears the programs called out by use of the AUTO/
MANUAL (MODE CHECK) key. Each keystroke clears the
program shown on the display and automatically calls up
the following program.
O DAY key
Sets the day of week for time setting or for timer-controlled
programming. Each keystroke causes the display as shown
below. When the key is held depressed, 2 ~ 3 seconds
later the day advances at high speed.
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Sets the hour. Each keystroke increments the hour as
shown in the figure below. When the key is held depressed,
2 ~ 3 seconds later the hour display advances at high
speed.
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® MINUTE key
Sets the minute. Each keystroke increments the minute as
shown in the figure below. The key functions in the same
way as described in the preceding item.
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59 00
® TIMER (ENTER) key
Stores the programs defined by the programming keys into
the memory. Eight programs can be stored with this key. If
you attempt to store a ninth program by pushing this key,
the whole timer display indicating the program starts flash
ing to warn you that the memory is full.
® CLOCK (ENTER) key
Pushing this key writes the current day and time designated
by the DAY, HOUR and MINUTE keys into the memory; the
colon starts blinking to show that the clock is in operation,
counting seconds from 00 (seconds not indicated on the
display). To correct any seconds, from 1 to 59 seconds,
ahead of the standard time, simply push when you hear the
time signal. To correct any time behind the standard time,
set the minutes indication one minute ahead of the standard
time and push the key when the time signal is heard.
O Keys marked 1,2,3 and 4
The keys marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 are interlocked with the PRO
GRAM MODE COMMANDER keys marked M-1, M-2, M-3
and M-4 respectively. When programming push one of
these to define the desired program mode. When the pro
grams are executed, the unit is turned on with the program
mode designated or the current program mode is switched
to another program mode at the designated time. For
further details, see pages 16 and 17.
® LAST MODE key
Defines the instruction which turns the unit on at the desig
nated time with the same signal flowchart on the display
that was there before the power was last turned off.
® OFF key
Defines the instruction which turns the unit off at the desig
nated time.
O AUTO OFF (ENTER) key
Stores the auto shut-off instruction (minutes) designated by
the MINUTE key into the memory. This will execute the in
struction.
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<D PRESET VOL control
Designed to preset the sound output to your preference in
timer-controlled operations. With the control set, the sound
level is adjusted to the preset level by a motor when the
power is turned on at the designated time. The minimum
setting of the PRESET VOL control (fully counterclockwise)
provides you with a slight sound output when the power is
turned on. For no.^mal use, set this control to your prefer
ence and use the VOLUME keys (UP and DOWN) for further
adjustment of the sound level, if necessary.
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When setting the PRESET VOL control, be sure that the audio
muting is not in use.