Kenwood HD-5MD - Manuals

HD-5MD/EN 5 Preparation Contents Caution : Read the pages marked carefully to ensure safe operation. Before applying power Preparation section Basic section Application section Knowledge sections Before applying power ........................................ 2 Safety precautions .......................

HD-5MD/EN 6 Preparation 6. Temperature – The appliance may not function properly if used at extremely low, or freezing temperatures. The idealambient temperature is above +5°C (41°F). 7. Heat – The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or othe...

HD-5MD/EN 8 Basic System connections Make connections as shown below. When connecting the related system components, refer also to the instruction manuals of the related com- ponents. Do not plug in the power lead until all connections are completed. CAUTION Be sure to adhere followings. Or proper v...

HD-5MD/EN 9 Basic Connection of the speaker system Connection of FM outdoor antenna (sold separately) − + − + 3 2 1 FM outdoor antenna Lead the 75 Ω coaxial cable connected to the FM outdoor antenna into the roomand connect it to the FM 75 Ω terminal. Please remove the indoor antenna afteran outdoor...

HD-5MD/EN 10 Basic Connection of a subwoofer (sold separately) A subwoofer provides powerful playback of the very low range. It can be used with all types of playback. KENWOOD Connection of a cassette deck (sold separately) Connect a separately sold cassette deck with the accessory audio cord to the...

HD-5MD/EN 11 Basic video deck ora record player Audio code Audio OUTPUT In case of digital connection You can use the digital I/O terminals OPTICAL at the rear of this unit to connect a BS/CS tuner or otherdigital equipment for digital input to this unit and output of the digital signal from the CD ...

HD-5MD/EN 12 Basic 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @# $% ^ 1 Mini Disc insertion slot 2 standby/timer indicator Standby status (power OFF): Red Timer standby status (power OFF): Green Energized (power ON): Not lit 3 key ^ Press to set the unit to On or Standby. 4 sound key & Used to switch the sound. 5 MD ...

HD-5MD/EN 13 Basic Controls and indicators Display 1 2 3 1ALLDISC FM REMAIN TOTAL AUTO TUNED kHz MHz AMPM BEST HITS PGM RANDOMMUTEN.B.S.DIRECT 1 2 STEREO A.P.S. GROUP PTY 1 2 REC LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD O.T.E. 2 4 LPMONO HIGH DIGITAL R .D .S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ! @ $ 0 9 # % ^ * ) ¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ & ...

HD-5MD/EN 14 Basic DOWN UP VOLUME 1 POWER 2 ABC 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO 7 PQRS &( )- 8 TUV 9 WXYZ +100 0 +10 ',: 3 DEF TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT SET ENTER DISPLAY /CHARAC. TIME /SPACE CLEAR /DELETE TUNER/BAND MD 6 AUX /TAPE CD 6 1 ¡ 4 ¢ 7 P.CALL DISC SKIP TUNING DOWN SLEEP REPEAT RANDOM /PTY P.MODE /RDS ...

HD-5MD/EN 15 Basic 30˚ 6m 30˚ ¡ Loading batteries 1 Remove the cover. 2 Insert batteries. 3 Close the cover. ÷ Insert two R6 ("AA"-size) batteries following the polarity indications. After plugging the power cord of this unit, press the POWER ( ) key of the remote con- trol unit to turn the ...

HD-5MD/EN 16 Basic Basic use method DOWN UP VOLUME 1 ア  POWER 2 カ ABC 4 タ GHI 5 ナ JKL 6 ハ MNO 7 マ PQRS &( )- 8 ヤ TUV 9 ラ WXYZ +100 0 ワヲン  +10 ',: 3 サ DEF TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT SET ENTER DISPLAY /CHARAC. TIME /SPACE CLEAR /DELETE TUNER/BAND MD 6 AUX /TAPE CD 6 1 ¡ 4 ¢ 7 P.CALL DISC SKIP TUNING D...

HD-5MD/EN 17 Basic Muting the sound temporarily MUTE ÷ Press again to resume the original volume. ÷ This is also canceled when the volume is changed. MUTE Blinks Adjust the left/right volume balance 1 Select "BALANCE" as follows. 1 Press the "menu" key. 2 Select "BALANCE" wit...

HD-5MD/EN 18 Basic Adjusting the tone TONE CONTROL The low range (BASS) and the high range (TREBLE) each can be set to a desired level. Three types of tone control can be set in advance. TONE CONTROL setting Main unit only 1 2 3 1 Select "TONE ?" as follows. 1 Press the "menu" key. 2...

HD-5MD/EN 20 Basic DOWN UP VOLUME 1 ア  POWER 2 カ ABC 4 タ GHI 5 ナ JKL 6 ハ MNO 7 マ PQRS &( )- 8 ヤ TUV 9 ラ WXYZ +100 0 ワヲン  +10 ',: 3 サ DEF TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT SET ENTER DISPLAY /CHARAC. TIME /SPACE CLEAR /DELETE TUNER/BAND MD 6 AUX /TAPE CD 6 1 ¡ 4 ¢ 7 P.CALL DISC SKIP TUNING DOWN SLEEP REPEAT ...

HD-5MD/EN 22 Basic 1. Insert a minidisc. 2. Start playback. ÷ Playback starts in the recordedmode (standard, 2x, 4x). ÷ During playback, the track titleis displayed at the start of thetrack. ÷ When a track not on theminidisc is selected while "READING" flashes, the last track of the minidisc...

HD-5MD/EN 23 Basic Skipping tracks ÷ The track in the direction of the key pressedis skipped, and the selected track will beplayed from the beginning. ÷ When the 4 key is pressed once during playback, the track being played will beplayed from the beginning. ÷ To skip further to a track located befor...

HD-5MD/EN 24 Basic DOWN UP VOLUME 1 ア  POWER 2 カ ABC 4 タ GHI 5 ナ JKL 6 ハ MNO 7 マ PQRS &( )- 8 ヤ TUV 9 ラ WXYZ +100 0 ワヲン  +10 ',: 3 サ DEF TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT SET ENTER DISPLAY /CHARAC. TIME /SPACE CLEAR /DELETE TUNER/BAND MD 6 AUX /TAPE CD 6 1 ¡ 4 ¢ 7 P.CALL DISC SKIP TUNING DOWN SLEEP REPEAT ...

HD-5MD/EN 25 Basic 1 Select the tuner input. 2 Press the "ENTER" key for more than 2 sec-onds Collective presetting of stations ÷ A maximum of 40 stations of the band presentlybeing received will be preset. ÷ When there are many stations and the intendedstation has not been preset, please al...

HD-5MD/EN 27 Basic RDS is a system which transmits useful information (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the broad-cast signal. Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broad-cast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display ...

HD-5MD/EN 28 Basic By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to listen to, the tuner automatically searches for astation which is currently broadcasting a program of the specified type. However, if a station is not preset by auto memory, "NO DATA" will light instead of the program (...

HD-5MD/EN 29 Basic 3. Start the search. To change to a different program type : Repeat steps 1., 2., 3. ÷ No sound is heard while "PTY" is blinking. ÷ If a program of the desired type cannot be found,"NO PROG" is displayed, then after several secondsthe display returns to the origina...

HD-5MD/EN 30 Basic DOWN UP VOLUME 1 ア  POWER 2 カ ABC 4 タ GHI 5 ナ JKL 6 ハ MNO 7 マ PQRS &( )- 8 ヤ TUV 9 ラ WXYZ +100 0 ワヲン  +10 ',: 3 サ DEF TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT SET ENTER DISPLAY /CHARAC. TIME /SPACE CLEAR /DELETE TUNER/BAND MD 6 AUX /TAPE CD 6 1 ¡ 4 ¢ 7 P.CALL DISC SKIP TUNING DOWN SLEEP REPEAT ...

HD-5MD/EN 31 Basic In regard to long-play MD stereo recording and playback This unit is compatible with long-play MD stereo recording and playback (compatible with MDLP). The recording modes are stereo recording, monaural long-play recording, stereo 2x long-play record-ing, and stereo 4x long-play r...

HD-5MD/EN 32 Basic 1. Make the MD recording preparations. 2. Select the source to be recorded. ÷ Insert a recordable minidisc correctly into the minidisc insertion slot. ÷ If a minidisc is being played, press the STOP 7 key. ÷ It is not necessary to find the start of the unrecorded part. ÷ When the ...

HD-5MD/EN 33 Basic 3. Set the recording mode. 1 Select "BALANCE" as follows. 1 Press the "menu" key. 2 Select "MD REC MODE ?" with the "volume/multi control"knob. When the "volume/multi control " knob is turned, switching is doneas follows. Return to the origi...

HD-5MD/EN 34 Basic To pause recording Remote control Main unit MD 6 ÷ To start recording again, press the MD 6 key. At this time, the track number will be increasedby "1". ÷ When the CD 6 is pressed during CD record- ing, the recording and the CD playback can bepaused. Press the CD 6 key aga...

HD-5MD/EN 35 Basic Select the CD recording format and the recordinglevel. (When the source is a CD) When recording from a commercial CD to an MD,select the recording format as "DIGITAL" (digitalrecording), the default setting at the time of pur-chase. However, when recording from CD to MD,di...

HD-5MD/EN 36 Application Various CD/MD playback features Listening to the desired sequence (program playback) It is possible to listen to selected tracks from a disc in the desired order. (Max. 32 tracks) Set the source CD or MD in advance to stop sta-tus. )™ Remote control unit only 1 Press the ...

HD-5MD/EN 37 Application To add a track to an existing program 2 (At the time of CD program)Pres the DISC SKIP keys to se-lect the disc. 1 Select the track number to beadded with the numeric keys. 2 Press the "SET" key. Remote control unit only SET ÷ Up to 32 tracks can be programed. When &#...

HD-5MD/EN 38 Application You can repeatedly listen to a favorite track or disc. 1 track repeat ............ The selected track will be repeated. All repeat ................... The entire disc will be repeated. Repeated playback Set the source CD or MD in advance to stop sta-tus. )™ Press the "RE...

HD-5MD/EN 39 Application The tracks of one disc or all discs can be played back in random order. (1 disc) random ..... All tracks of one disc will be played and then playback will stop. When an MD group has been selected, all tracks in that group will be played in randomorder. ( u ) All discs random...

HD-5MD/EN 40 Application Only the first track of the set CDs will be played. As it is possible to exchange the CDs in the other trays while one CD is being recorded, this can be usedconveniently to continue playback or recording the hits of single CDs. (BEST HITS program recording. t ) Playback only...

HD-5MD/EN 41 Application This unit provides the following recording features in addition to normal recording. Select the appropri- ate method according to the purpose of recording. Recording to MD is possible with long-play recording (MD LP2, LP4) with all recording functions. To record CD with a si...

HD-5MD/EN 43 Application A single track of a CD can be recorded by one-touch recording (normal speed, 4xspeed) (Single track O.T.E.) 1 Set a recordable minidisc. ¤ 2 Play a desired track. ) 3 Press the "O.T.E." key on the remote con-trol unit. O.T.E. 4 After completion of recording, press th...

HD-5MD/EN 44 Application Recording in changed order (PGM mode playback + O.T.E.) 1 Select the desired recording speed. w 2 Set a recordable minidisc. ¤ 3 Set the disc(s) to the CD tray(s). 0 4 Bring the CD to stop status. 5 Program the tracks to be recorded. fl 6 Press the "O.T.E." key on the...

HD-5MD/EN 45 Application Only the first track of the set CDs will be recorded. As it is possible to exchange the CDs in the other trays while one CD is being recorded, this can be usedconveniently to continue recording the hits of single CDs. Recording only the first track of selected CDs (BEST HITS...

HD-5MD/EN 46 Application MD Edit Functions D C B A D A B C D C B A D C B A C B A 1 4 3 6 8 7 2 1 4 3 2 5 6 7 5 8 Selection of the type of edit function When commercial minidiscs for recording are used, various types of editing can be performed after re-cording. Minidiscs with commercial software onl...

HD-5MD/EN 47 Application MD Edit Functions Recording by groups (GROUP) As this unit permits long-play recording with 2x and 4x of the standard capacity, a large number of trackscan be recorded onto one MD. When setting for group recording is done before MD O.T.E. recording (page42), recording by gro...

HD-5MD/EN 48 Application MD Edit Functions TRACK EDIT SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Dividing a recorded MD into...

HD-5MD/EN 49 Application MD Edit Functions TRACK EDIT 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET ENTER LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Deleting group informatio...

HD-5MD/EN 50 Application MD Edit Functions TRACK EDIT 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 1 4 3 5 6 7 2 6 7 5 21 22 20 1 4 3 2 9 10 8 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD Changing the range of a group The range of an already registered group can bechanged. Group 1 Group 2...

HD-5MD/EN 51 Application MD Edit Functions P.MODE PERV.–GROUP–NEXT MD 6 GROUP PERV.–GROUP–NEXT 7 STOP AUTO/MONO P.MODE GROUP LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL GROUP LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Group selection for playback A group of the MD can be selected to play only thetracks of that group R...

HD-5MD/EN 52 Application MD Edit Functions TRACK EDIT 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 A 1 B 2 E 3 C 4 D 5 F 6 G 7 SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Moving individual tracks (MOVE) Tracks can be moved to (inserted at) any desired position. When the rea...

HD-5MD/EN 53 Application MD Edit Functions ENTER LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 A 1 B 2 E 3 C 4 D 5 F 6 H 8 H 8 G 7 LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL 4 ¢ P.CALL SET 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL 5 Press the 4 P.CALL ...

HD-5MD/EN 54 Application MD Edit Functions A B C 1 2 3 A B C 1 2 4 3 TRACK EDIT SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Tracks can be divided by adding a track number (track number) somewhere in a track. When a track tracknumber is added at a position you like, this is convenient for skipping to that ...

HD-5MD/EN 56 Application MD Edit Functions A B D 1 2 E 5 F 6 E 4 F 5 4 3 C B 1 2 C D 3 A TRACK EDIT LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Combining tracks (COMBINE) Two tracks can be combined to one track. It is possible ...

HD-5MD/EN 57 Application MD Edit Functions ENTER 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F H 8 H 7 G 6 4 Press the 4 P.CALL ¢ keys to select the track number tobecome the rear...

HD-5MD/EN 58 Application MD Edit Functions TRACK EDIT A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 F 5 G 6 LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL 4 ¢ P.CALL SET LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL SET Erasing individual tracks (ERASE)/Erasing all tracks on an MD (ALL ERASE)...

HD-5MD/EN 60 Application MD Edit Functions 4 ¢ P.CALL TITLE INPUT LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL Assigning a title (name) to a minidisc or a track It is possible to give a title to a minidisc or a track. The same method can be used to change or erase atitle which has been entered. When ON has bee...

HD-5MD/EN 62 Application TITLE INPUT 1 ¡ TUNING DOWN UP CLEAR /DELETE 7 After editing has been com-pleted, press the 0 key to eject the minidisc. (Main unit) 6 Press the "TITLE INPUT" key tofinish the edit. When the steps 2 to 5 are repeated before advancing to step 6 , titles (disc title an...

HD-5MD/EN 63 Application LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL LR 30 10 5 3 1 0 (–dB) MD DIGITAL 1 2 ABC 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO 7 PQRS &( )- 8 TUV 9 WXYZ +100 0 +10 ',: 3 DEF Use of title memo (TITLE MEMO) Characters to be entered repeatedly can be stored in the title memos 1, 2, and 3 ([1], [2], or [3])...

HD-5MD/EN 65 Application Setting auto power save (A.P.S.) When the auto power save function is set to ON,the power is switched off (standby) automaticallywhen about 30 minutes without any operationhave passed after the end of CD or MD playback. 1 Select "A.P.S, SET ?" as follows. 1 Press the...

HD-5MD/EN 66 Application As the clock is not only used to show the time ofthe day but also used in timer operations, be sureto set the clock in advance. Clock adjustment If you have made a mistake during the setting, start again from step 1 . 1 Select "TIME ADJUST ?" as follows. 1 Press the ...

HD-5MD/EN 67 Application Timer operation Sleep timer (SLEEP) The unit is turned OFF automatically after thespecified period has elapsed. Timer playback(PROG. 1, PROG. 2) Playback of the selected input source of the CD,TUNER or AUX input starts at the specified time. AI timer playback (PROG. 1, PROG....

HD-5MD/EN 68 Application Setting the timer program (PROG. TIMER) In each of PROG.1 and PROG.2, the timer data including the operating period and played contents can beprogram and set to be activated or deactivated. ÷ Two timer settings can be reserved inde-pendently in two programs PROG.1 andPROG.2....

HD-5MD/EN 69 Application 5. Set the OFF time. 1 Turn the "volume/multi control" knob toadjust the "hour" setting. When "hour" has set, press the "set" key. 2 Turn the "volume/multi control" knob toadjust the "minute" setting. When "minute" has ...

HD-5MD/EN 70 Application 8. Put the unit in standby mode. ÷ The standby/timer indicator lights green. ÷ The SLEEP timer cannot be used when thetimer function is being used for playback. ÷ When the time has not been set, the timerfunction cannot be used. ÷ The timer function will not operate when the...

HD-5MD/EN 71 Knowledge Important Items 1 Remove the CD and MD from the unit. 2 Press the CD 6 key. 3 Press the MD 6 key. 4 Wait for some time and verify that the dis-play appears as above. 5 Wait a few seconds and turn the unit OFF. Note related to transportation and movement Before transporting or ...

HD-5MD/EN 72 Knowledge Disc handling precautions Handling Do not attach paper or tape to eitherthe playing side or the label side of thedisc. If there are fingerprint marks or foreignmatter found on the disc, lightly wipethe disc with a soft cotton cloth (or simi-lar) from the center of the disc out...

HD-5MD/EN 73 Knowledge SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) For copyright protection, the serialcopy management system specifiesthat recording of digital signals as digi-tal signals between various digital au-dio devices shall be possible only for thefirst generation of recordings. Copying bydigital...

HD-5MD/EN 74 Knowledge In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not always so. Before calling for service, check the following tableaccording to the symptom of your trouble. Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction (impossi-bility to operate, erroneous display, e...

HD-5MD/EN 75 Knowledge Tuner section In case of difficulty Symptom Cause Remedy Radio stations cannot be received. Noise interferes. A station has been preset but it can- not be received by pressing the P.CALLkey. ÷ The antennas have not been connected. ÷ A proper broadcasting band has not been sele...

HD-5MD/EN 79 Application Specifications [Amplifier section] Effective output power during STEREO operation (1 kHz, 10% T.H.D., at 6 Ω ) ................. 25 W + 25 W Rated output power during STEREO operation (DIN) (1 kHz, 0.7% T.H.D., at 6 Ω ) ................. 20W + 20 W Frequency response ..........

For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, inthe spaces designated on the warranty card, and in thespace provided below. Refer to the model and serialnumbers whenever you call upon your dealer for informa-tion or service on this product.Model Serial Number