User manual KENWOOD KCA-R42FM

[. . . ] KCA-R42FM CONTROLLER FOR DISC AUTO CHANGER / FM MODULATOR SYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL © B64-1389-00 (E) '99/10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 '98/12 11 Contents English Before use Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Buttons Display Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 External disc control features Playing CDs/MDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Track Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disc Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Direct Track Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Direct Disc Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Track Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Disc Repeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Track Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Disc Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Random Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Magazine Random Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Changing the Transmission Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Modulation level/Dynamic control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installation Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installation Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting Cables to Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Troubleshooting guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 --2-- Safety Precautions 2WARNING Take the following precautions to prevent fire and avoid personal injury: · When extending the ignition cable, battery cable, or ground cable, use 0. 75mm2 (AWG18) or larger automotive grade cable to avoid cable deterioration or damage to the covering. · Check that no metal objects (coins, tools, etc. ) are left inside the unit to avoid short circuits. · If you smell or see smoke, turn the power off immediately and consult your Kenwood dealer. [. . . ] Starting the Track Scan : Press the T. SCAN button. The SCN indicator will appear on the display and the player will play the first 10 seconds of each track in succession. To select a track : Press the 38 or T. SCAN button. The SCN indicator disappears and the Track scan is cancelled. Normal playback starts. NOTE · When disc play stops, Track scan is cancelled. · When all tracks on the disc you are listening to are scanned, Track scan is cancelled. When disc play stops, Track repeat is cancelled. --7-- External disc control features Disc Scan Function of remote Successively play the beginning of each disc on a changer until you find the one that you want to listen to. Starting the disc scan : Press the D. SCAN button. The FREQ indicator will light up and the currently set frequency will be displayed. FREQ To cancell : Hold down the REP button on the display unit for more than three seconds. The FREQ indicator will go off and the frequency change will take effect. The frequency change mode is automatically cancelled if you do nothing for 15 seconds. MHz NOTE · The initial value is 88. 3MHz. · If this function is on, the functions other than power on / off, reset, and modulation level / dynamic control, cannot be operated. · This function is not available when the random play, repeat play, or scan play function is on. Before using this function, cancell the other functions. This function cannot be used while loading a disc (while the play indicator is blinking). 2 To change the frequency Press the 4 or ¢ button on the display unit. The transmission frequency will change as follows : ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¢ ¢ ¤ 88. 7MHz 88. 9MHz ¤ 88. 5MHz 89. 1MHz ¤ 88. 3MHz (initial value) 89. 3MHz ¤ 88. 1MHz 89. 5MHz ¤ 87. 9MHz 89. 7MHz ¤ 87. 7MHz ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ 89. 9MHz ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ --9-- External disc control features English Modulation level / Dynamic control 1 To set the control mode Hold down the RDM button on the display unit for more than three seconds. The LEVEL indicator will light up and the currently set modulation level will be displayed. Modulation level NOTE Dynamic control The unit comes with the prevention of distortion function to reduce sound distortion. If the sound is distorted severely, press the + button on the display unit and then set the function to "2" (ON). If the prevention of distortion function is set to "2" (ON), the sound extension is reduced. The initial setting is "1" (OFF). 2CAUTION LEVEL Number for prevention of distortion setting NOTE · If this function is on, the functions other than power on / off, reset, and changing the transmission frequency, cannot be operated. · This function is not available when the random play, repeat play, or scan play function is on. Before using this function, cancell the other functions. [. . . ] Change the Modulation level / Dynamic control setting. (Page 10) Try playing another disc. If the sound is good, the fault was with the original disc. Press the Reset button of the display unit. See "Connecting Cables to Terminals" . (Page 12) Turn off Random Play / Magazine Random Play. Nothing appears on the display. [. . . ]