Kenwood KRC-309S, KRC-409 User Manual
KRC-409
KRC-309S
CASSETTE RECEIVER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AMPLI-TUNER-LECTEUR DE CASSETTE
MODE D’EMPLOI
RADIO CASETE
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
RADIO CASSETE
MANUAL DE INSTRUÇÕES
Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best
performance from your new cassette-receiver.
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 numbers
whenever you call upon your KENWOOD dealer for information or service on the product.
Model KRC-409/309S Serial number
© B64-1826-00 (KW)
Contents
Safety precautions................................................3
General features
English
Power............................................................................................5
Volume..........................................................................................5
Switching Modes ..........................................................................6
Attenuator .....................................................................................6
Loudness ......................................................................................6
System Q ......................................................................................6
Audio Control Setting....................................................................7
Mobile Preset................................................................................8
Clock display .................................................................................8
Adjusting Time ..............................................................................8
Disabled System Indicator (DSI) ...................................................8
Theft Deterrent Faceplate.............................................................8
Tuner features
Tuning .........................................................................................10
Station Preset Memory...............................................................10
Auto Memory Entry ....................................................................10
Clean Reception System Circuit (CRSC).....................................11
Cassette player features
Playing Cassette Tapes...............................................................12
Fast Forwarding and Rewinding Cassette Tapes .......................12
Using Dolby B Noise Reduction..................................................12
Switching Tape Types.................................................................12
Blank Skip ...................................................................................12
Tape Advance .............................................................................13
Music Repeat..............................................................................13
External disc control features
Playing Disc mode ......................................................................14
Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play ..................................14
Track Search ...............................................................................14
Disc Search .................................................................................14
Track / Disc Repeat.....................................................................15
Track Scan...................................................................................15
Random Play ...............................................................................15
Magazine Random Play...............................................................16
Installation
Accessories.................................................................................17
Installation Procedure .................................................................17
Connecting Wires to Terminals ..................................................18
Installation...................................................................................19
Troubleshooting Guide .......................................22
Specifications .....................................................26
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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 automotivegrade wires or other wires with a 0.75mm
(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.
2
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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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
About the disc changer to be
connected:
To connect a disc changer having the "O-N"
switch to this unit, set the "O-N" switch to
"N".
To connect a disc changer having no "O-N"
switch to this unit, the converter cord CADS100 and/or switching adapter KCA-S210A
are required as options.
If a model with no "O-N" switch is
connected, some unavailable functions and
information that cannot be displayed are
generated, such as the DNPS, DNPP,
Magazine random play, and CD Text display.
Note that none of the KDC-C100, KDC-C302,
C205, C705, and non-Kenwood CD changers
can be connected.
2CAUTION
You can damage both your unit and
the CD changer if you connect them
incorrectly.
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
Safety precautions
NOTE
• If you experience problems during
installation, consult your Kenwood dealer.
English
• If the unit does not seem to be working
right, try pressing the reset button first. If
that does not solve the problem, consult
your Kenwood dealer.
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.
• The functions that can be used and the
information that can be displayed will differ
depending on the external disc players being
connected.
Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals
If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get
dirty, wipe them with a dry, soft cloth.
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.
2CAUTION
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.
FCC WARNING
This equipment may generate or use radio
frequency energy. Changes or modifications
to this equipment may cause harmful
interference unless the modifications are
expressly approved in the instruction manual.
The user could lose the authority to operate
this equipment if an unauthorized change or
modification is made.
Cleaning the Tape Head
After you have listened to many cassettes
over a long period of time, magnetic powder
from the tapes and dust accumulates on the
tape head, causing noise and a deterioration
in sound quality. Clean the tape head using a
cleaning tape or cleaning kit designed for use
in car audio systems.
Handling Cassette Tapes
• Do not play a cassette whose tape has gone
slack. In such a case, wind it tight using a
pencil or the like in one of the spools.
Playing slack cassette tapes can result in the
tape tangling around the capstan and/or
pinch rollers, causing trouble.
• Do not play a deformed cassette or one
whose label is starting to come off, as it can
cause the unit to malfunction.
• Do not leave tapes in hot places, such as on
dashboards and other spots exposed to
direct sunlight, or near heater outlets. They
can deform the cassette.
• Avoid using extremely long cassette tapes,
such as 100-minute-long tapes. Such tapes
are very thin, and can tangle easily around
the pinch rollers or other parts inside the
unit, causing unit failure.
• Remove a cassette tape from the unit when
not listening to it for a while. If you leave a
tape in the unit too long, it may stick to the
tape head and cause unit malfunction.
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General features
4¢
SRC /
PWR OFF
FM
AM
Q/AUD
u
d
ATT / LOUD
CLK/ADJ
#3#1
Release button
SYSTEM Q
indicator
Clock indicator
ATT indicator
Clock display
LOUD indicator
Power
Turning on the power:
Press the SRC (source) button.
NOTE
Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures.
Turning off the power:
Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second.
Volume
Increasing Volume:
Press the u button to turn up the volume.
Decreasing Volume:
Press the d button to turn down the volume.
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General features
Switching Modes
Switching Modes:
English
Each time you press the SRC (source) button, the mode
switches as follows:
▼
Tuner mode
▼
Tape mode
▼
External disc control mode 1
▼
External disc control mode 2 / AUX mode
▼
Standby mode
Selecting standby mode:
Press the SRC button repeatedly and switch to "OFF" .
When "OFF" is displayed, the standby mode is activated.
The standby mode turns all functions off while leaving the
power to the unit on. Use this mode when you want to have
the display illuminated but don't want to listen to anything.
NOTE
• The mode switches to the next mode from any mode which
cannot be used.
• The external disc control mode will differ depending on the unit
that is connected.
• To enable the selection of External disc control mode 2/AUX
mode, you should connect optional switching adapter KCAS210A (which allows you to select both External disc control
mode 2 and AUX mode) or CD changer (KDC-CPS87, KDCCX87, KDC-CPS85, KDC-CX85, KDC-CPS82 or KDC-CX82) or
switching adapter CA-C1AX (which allows you to select AUX
mode only).
During the AUX mode, "AVin" will show in the display. When
the CA-C1AX is being used, the AUX Mode will replace the
External Disc Control Mode.
Attenuator
This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly.
Turning Attenuator On/Off:
Press the ATT button to switch the attenuator on and off.
When the attenuator is on, the ATT indicator blinks.
When the attenuator is off, the volume returns to the original
level.
NOTE
Turning the volume up, or turning it all the way down deactivates
the attenuator function.
Loudness
This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is
turned down.
The LOUD indicator lights up when the loudness function is
on.
Turning Loudness On/Off:
Press the LOUD button for at least one second to switch the
loudness on and off.
System Q
You can recall the best audio setting preset for different types
of the music.
Switching the Preset Sound Setting:
Each time you press the Q button, the preset sound setting
switches as follows:
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Adjustment
mode
(Display)
Bass ("BAS")
Treble("TRE")
Balance("BL")
Fader ("FD")
Bass decreased.
Treble decreased.
Bass increased.
Treble increased.
Middle("MID")
Middle decreased.
Middle increased.
4 button ¢ button
Operation of Audio control button
Front channel increased.
Rear channel increased.
Right channel emphasized.
Left channel emphasized.
Flat ("SQ-1")
Rock ("SQ-2")
Top 40 ("SQ-3")
Easy ("SQ-6")
Jazz ("SQ-5")
Pops ("SQ-4")
As you proceed, each indicator would go on.
Scan of Flat – Easy ("SCAn")
NOTE
The System Q function changes the values of the following
sound quality parameters:
Bass center frequency, bass level, bass quality factor, bass
extend, middle center frequency, middle level, middle quality
factor, treble center frequency, and treble level.
Note that some of these parameters cannot be controlled by the
audio control setting feature.
Their setting values are different depending on the setting of the
mobile preset plan mode.
Audio Control Setting
Adjust various parameters of sound quality.
Press the AUD button for at least one second to enter the
1
control mode.
Selecting mode
2
Press either the FM or AM button.
Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will
change as follows:
Pressing the FM button advances the display, and pressing the
AM button reverses it.
Bass
Middle
Fader
Balance
Treble
NOTE
Source tone memory
Each source (tape, CD, MD, FM, AM and disc changer) has its
own memory in which to store the bass, middle, and treble tone
settings.
The settings made for a particular source are recalled
automatically whenever you use that source (for example, FM
mode uses the tone settings made for FM, AM for AM, etc.).
Adjust each mode
3
Press the 4/¢ button.
Look at the table to adjust the mode being displayed.
Press the AUD to end the control mode.
4
NOTE
Determining the parameters in the audio control setting would
clear all the adjustments made in the System Q and they are
replaced with the values in the audio control setting.
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Projections
Grooves
Release button
General features
Mobile Preset
This function allows you to adjust the setting that is recalled
with the System Q, according to types of speakers.
English
1
Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the standby mode.
"OFF" is displayed when the standby mode is selected.
2
Press the Q button to enter the mobile preset plan mode.
3
Press either the 4 or ¢ button to select the type of
speaker. The setting switches as follows.
Off ("SP-F") / For the OEM speaker ("SP-O") / For 6/6x9 in.
speaker ("SP-6") / For 5/4 in. speaker ("SP-5")
4
Press the Q button to end the mobile preset plan mode.
NOTE
When you change the setting of type of speaker, the bass,
middle, and treble tone settings are returned to original levels.
Clock display
Changing the Clock Display:
Press the CLK button to switch the clock display on and off.
NOTE
The clock indicator lights while the clock is displayed.
Adjusting Time
Adjust the time.
When the clock is not displayed, first press the CLK button to
1
display the clock.
2
Press the ADJ button for at least two seconds to enter the
3
clock adjustment mode. The clock display will blink.
• Adjusting the hours
Press the FM button to advance the hours, or press the AM
button to make the hours go back.
• Adjusting the minutes
Press the ¢ button to advance the minutes, or press the
4 button to make the minutes go back.
4
Press the CLK button to end the clock adjustment mode.
Disabled System Indicator (DSI)
A red indicator will blink on the unit after the faceplate is
removed, warning potential thieves. The factory default for
this function is ON.
Turning Disabled System Indicator On/Off:
1
Turn the power of the unit off.
While pressing buttons #1 and #3 at the same time, press the
2
SRC button.
Repeat steps 1 and 2 above to turn DSI back on.
Theft Deterrent Faceplate
The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you,
helping to deter theft.
Removing the Faceplate:
Press the release button.
The faceplate is unlocked, allowing you to detach it.
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NOTE
#1 – 6
4¢
SRC
FM/CRSC
AM
AUTO
/AME
• 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:
1
Align the projections on the unit with the grooves on the
faceplate.
2
Push the faceplate in until it clicks.
The faceplate is locked in place, allowing you to use the unit.
Tuner features
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Band display
ST indicator
Preset station number
AUTO indicator
CRSC indicator
Frequency
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