User manual KENWOOD NV-500

[. . . ] COMPACT HIFI SYSTEM NV-500 NV-600 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION This instruction manual is used to describe multiple models listed above. Model availability and features (functions) may differ depending on the country and sales area. COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO TEXT B60-4290-00 EN 2 Before applying power Units are designed for operation as follows. Caution : Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation. U. S. A. and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC 120 V only Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] ÷ The sound field effects of Bass Boost and tone control cannot be used simultaneously. 4, ¢ CURSOR ENTER SET Selecting the bass boost (NV-500 only ) 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR Tone adjustment The lowest and highest frequency bands can be adjusted independently. 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR 2 Select the "Listen Mode". SET CURSOR 2 Select the "Tone Control". SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "Bass Boost Off" or "Bass Boost On". The tone control setting is switched off. The tone control setting is recalled whenever the Bass Boost setting is switched off. SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "Bass" or "Treble". The bass boost setting is switched off. Application section CURSOR 4 Adjust the level of the selected tone. 4 ­P. CALL­ 4 Select the message to be displayed, "On" or "Off", and press the SET key. SET CURSOR ¢ The adjustment range is between +4 and -4. 5 Press the ENTER key ENTER 42 Tone control and sound field effect adjustment Dolby Virtual setting The Dolby Virtual function is designed to provide a simulated surround effect from two speakers on the left and right. This is a convenient function for playing a movie, etc. ÷ The DSP mode is canceled when Dolby Virtual is set. 4, ¢ CURSOR ENTER SET Setting ON or OFF 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR Select level 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR 2 Select the "Listen Mode". SET CURSOR 2 Select the "Listen Mode". SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "Virtual On" or "Virtual Off". Application section SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "Virtual On". SET CURSOR 4 Select the "Effect Level ". 4 Select "On" or "Off". CURSOR SET SET CURSOR 5 Select the "Level 1", "Level 2" or "Level 3" 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 6 Press the ENTER key ENTER Tone control and sound field effect adjustment 43 DSP mode setting The DSP (Digital Surround Processor) controls the tone of a signal in the digital form and makes sound processing without quality degradation possible. The DSP built into this unit provides appropriate tone patterns (equalizing patterns) for major musical categories. ÷ The Dolby Virtual function is canceled when the DSP mode is set. CURSOR ENTER SET 4, ¢ 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR 2 Select the "Listen Mode". SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "DSP On" or "DSP Off". SET CURSOR Application section 4 Select the desired DSP pattern. SET CURSOR This display shows the example with the NV500. "Off" "Stadium" "Arena" "Live house" 44 Timer operation O. T. T. : Timer playback, timer recording: Adjust the clock before setting the timer. Starts playback of the selected input source when the set time comes and turns power off in an hour. This program is executed only once every time after it is set. Plays the selected input source (or records tuner broadcasting or external input source) in the set time zone. SLEEP timer: Turns power off automatically after the set period of time. When more than one timer setting overlaps With this unit, the O. T. T. on time, the timer playback on time/off time and the timer recording on time/off time can be set independently. If more than one timer setting overlaps in a certain period, the timer functions are activated in the following priority order: 1 O. T. T. 2 Timer playback 3 Timer recording CURSOR ENTER SET Setting the O. T. T. When the time set by the timer comes, the last source which was selected before the power was switched off will be played back. 4, ¢ 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR 2 Select the message to be displayed, "O. T. T. On". SET CURSOR Application section 3 Select the message to be displayed, "On". SET CURSOR ÷ Select "Off" when you want to cancel the O. T. T. timer. 4 Set the timer start time. To return time To advance time SET ÷ The time is variable in 5-minute steps. 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 5 After setting the start time, press the ENTER ENTER key. 6 After completing the setting, set the power OFF. ÷ In other areas than the UK, Europe and Australia, the clock shows the time of the day in the 12-hour system. ÷ When the timer has been set and power set to OFF , the STANDBY/TIMER indicator lights up in amber. Timer operation 45 Setting the timer playback Timer playback includes normal timer playback and AI (Artificial Intelligence) timer playback. Normal timer playback: Starts playback of the selected source at the set on time and turns power OFF at the set off time. CURSOR ENTER SET AI timer playback: Increases the playback volume gradually after the start of timer playback. 4, ¢ 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR 2 Select the message to be displayed, "Timer Play Off" or "Timer Play On". SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "On". SET CURSOR ÷ Select "Off" when you want to cancel the timer. 4 Set the on time. SET Application section 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 5 Set the off time. SET ÷ It is not permitted to set the same time of day as the on time and off time. 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 6 Select the input to be played by timer. SET 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ To return to the previous operation step in the middle, select "Back" with the CURSOR key and press the SET key. Select "Next" to advance to the next step. Continued to next page 46 7 Select a preset radio station. (This step is required only when the tuner input is selected in the above. ) SET Timer operation 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 8 Select the message to be displayed, "AI-Play" or "Normal-Play". SET 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 9 Press the ENTER key to complete the setting. ENTER 0 After completing the setting, set the power OFF. ÷ When the timer has been set and power set to OFF , the STANDBY/TIMER indicator lights up in amber. Sleep Timer (Sleep) 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR Application section 2 Select the message to be displayed, "Sleep On" or "Sleep OFF". SET CURSOR 3 Set the time period until the power is to be turned OFF. SET ÷ The time period can be set in 10-minute steps from "Off" up to "90" minutes. ÷ Selecting "Off" cancels the sleep timer setting. 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ ÷ The back light of the remote control unit turns off while the sleep timer is active. ÷ The power will turn off when the set time period has elapsed. Timer operation 47 Timer recording Timer recording is used to record a source onto a tape. The TUNER or the component connected to the Video1 or Video 2 input can be selected as the source. CURSOR ENTER SET 4, ¢ 1 Display the "Function" menu. SET CURSOR 2 Select the message to be displayed, "Timer Rec Off" or "Timer Rec On". SET CURSOR 3 Select the message to be displayed, "On". SET CURSOR ÷ Select "Off" when you want to cancel the timer. 4 Perform the setting operation in steps 4 to 5 under "Setting the timer playback". 5 Select the input source to be recorded. SET Application section ÷ "Tuner", "Video1" or "Video2" can be selected. 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ 6 Select a preset radio SET station. 4 ­P. CALL­ ¢ (This step is required only when the tuner input is selected in the above. ) To return to the previous operation step in the middle, select "Back" with the CURSOR key and press the SET key. Select "Next" to advance to the next step. [. . . ] Semiconductor laser Wow and flutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unmeasurable limit [Cassette deck section] Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 track, 2 channel stereo Recording system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AC bias system (Frequency: 105 kHz) Heads Playback / recording head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]