Kenwood KDC-5018 - Manuals

— 5 — Handling Compact discs Playing a CD that is dirty, scratchedor warped can cause the sound toskip and the unit to operateincorrectly, resulting in worsenedsound quality. Take the followingprecautions to prevent your CDs fromgetting scratched or damaged. Handling CDs • Do not touch the recorded ...

— 6 — English Do Not Load CD Accessories Do not use commercially available CDaccessories that can be loaded into the CDslot, such as stabilizers, protective sheets,or CD cleaning discs, since they can causethe unit to malfunction. Removing the CD Only remove the CD from the machine in ahorizontal di...

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 originallevel. Turning the volume up, or turning it ...

You can recall the best audio setting preset for different typesof the music. Switching the Preset Sound Setting: Each time you press the Q button, the preset sound settingswitches as follows: As you proceed, each indicator would go on. The System Q function changes the values of the following NOTE ...

Function of the KDC-7018 You can turn the non-fading output on and off. Turning non-fading output On/Off : Press the NF button for at least one second to set the functionON or OFF."NF ON" is displayed when the non-fading output is set ON. Non-Fading Output Changing the Clock Display: Each ti...

Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracketfirst, when reattaching the faceplate. Doing so may cause theconnector on the faceplate bracket to malfunction. Press the right side of the faceplate until it locks. Hiding the control panel: Press the release button and slide open t...

Audio control features While the control panel is sliding, only available buttons are 0 , ATT, ▲ , ▼ and SRC. NOTE — 11 — AM FM 4 ¢ Q KDC-7018/KDC-5018 KDC-V7018R Selecting mode Setting value Selecting mode Setting value

Set the sound level of the each source selected by adjustingthe level difference between the basic sound level and therequired level. Display and setting: "V Offset"/"VOL Offset" : - 8 – ± 0 Volume Offset Function of the KDC-7018 Adjust the phase for Non-Fading output. Display and se...

Store the frequency of a station. You can then recall thatstation with a single touch of a button. Select the band/station that you want to have stored. 1 Station Preset Memory Press the SRC (source) button repeatedly to select the tunermode. "TUNER" is displayed when the tuner mode has been...

Function of the KDC-V7018R RDS features You can change the display used when listening to the radio. Switching the Display: Each time you press the DISP button, the display changes asfollows: Displaying Frequencies during program service name display: Press the DISP button for at least one second.Th...

Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information andnews broadcasts. Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume. 1 Presetting Volume for Traffic Information/News Press the TI button to turn the function on and off.When the function is on, the TI indicator is turned on.When ...

This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire textto be displayed. The scrolling method differs depending on thesetting of scrolling in the menu. To scroll manually: Press the DISP button to display the Radio Text. Pressing the DISP button for at least one second results in onescrolli...

24. Jazz Music (Jazz) 25. Country Music (Country) 26. National Music (Nation M) 27. Oldies Music (Oldies) 28. Folk Music (Folk M) 29. Documentary (Document) ( Speech .....1~9,16~23, 29, Music .....10~15, 24~28) • You can select the type of program directly by pressing a preset button. The buttons ar...

Function of the KDC-7018/KDC-5018 Tuner features Changing the display language to another language. Press the PTY button."PTY" is displayed, and the Program Type Selection (PTY) Modeentered. Enter the Changing Language Mode Press the DISP button to enter the changing language mode. Changing ...

You can automatically store all the receivable frequencies inthe band currently being listened to, and then recall them withthe touch of a button later. This function is especially usefulwhen you are travelling and do not know what stations areavailable. Up to six frequencies can be stored this way....

Switch the frequency step used in seeks. The factory defaultsare 50 kHz for FM and 9 kHz for AM. While pressing buttons #1 and #5 at the same time, press thereset button.The frequency step settings will be changed to 200 kHz for FMand 10 kHz for AM. When you change the frequency step settings, all m...

Playing CDs: Press the release button to slide open the faceplate, showingthe CD insertion slot.Holding the CD with the labeled side facing up, insert it in theslot. The CD will start playing. Push back the bottom of thefaceplate with your hand until it locks.The IN indicator will light when a CD ha...

Each time you press the DISP button, the display during discplay switches as follows: • You can give names to discs through the presetting disc name function (page 26). Note that depending on the unit, displaymay not be possible. • If you try to display the name of a disc that does not have one, ...

Repeat playing the track or the disc currently being listened to. Turning Repeat Play On/Off: Press the REP button to switch repeat track/disc play on andoff as follows: "Repeat ON"/"T-Repeat ON" is displayed and the track numberblinks in the display when track repeat is on."Disc...

Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in randomorder. Press the M.RDM button to switch magazine random play onand off."M.Random ON" is displayed when magazine random play isturned on.The disc and track numbers will change over and over in thedisplay as the next track is being ...

Store the names of discs to be displayed when played. Play the disc whose name you want to preset. • This function is not available for disc changers that do not feature the Disc Name Preset function. • The Disc Name Preset function cannot be used during the Magazine random play as well as while a d...

If you have preset the name of a disc that you want to listen toin the disc changer, you can look for it by name and startplaying it. Press the DNPP button on the remote."DNPP" will appear in the display, and the disc name presetplay mode is entered.The preset names/disc titles of the disc i...

After a security code has been registered, power cannot berestored if the battery is disconnected from the unit unless thecode is first input. All the steps in this procedure (1 through 7) must be completed NOTE Security Code You can set the defaults for additional functions in the menumode. Make a ...

This function produces a beep sound that accompanies buttonoperation. It can be switched on or off. Display and setting: "Beep ON" : Beep setting is on. (Default setting)"Beep OFF" : Beep setting is off. The beep sound is not output from the preout jacks. NOTE Touch Sensor Tone "...

Function of the KDC-V7018R You can set the display to a desired color. Display and setting: Select the display "Color" during the selecting function in themenu mode. To set a color manually: Hold down on the 4 or ¢ button. Pressing the ¢ button advances the color, and pressing the 4 button r...

Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using themain unit. Display and setting: "AMP Bass FLT" : Bass boost level is flat. (Default setting)"AMP Bass +6" : Bass boost level is low (+6dB)."AMP Bass +12" : Bass boost level is high (+12dB). As of December 2000, th...

Function of the KDC-V7018R You can automatically store all the receivable frequencies inthe band currently being listened to, and then recall them withthe touch of a button later. This function is especially usefulwhen you are travelling and do not know what stations areavailable. Up to six frequenc...

Function of the KDC-V7018R When the TI function is on and poor reception conditions areexperienced when listening to a traffic information station,another traffic information station with better reception will besearched for automatically. This function is on, when unit isfirst powered on. Display a...

OK A T T TUNETRACK DNPP/ SBF DSIC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FM/DISC + ATT AM/DISC DNPP + 38 TUNE + / ¢ /TRACK + OK TUNE / 4 /TRACK SRC SRC 4 ¢ 38 FM + AM – Basic Operations of remote This function permits the CD text, MD title, and Radio text tobe scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. Switchingbet...

Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches asfollows: • 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 shou...

• 4 / ¢ buttons Press the 4 button to search through the tracks backward. Press the ¢ button to search through the tracks forward. Use to move the cursor while entering disc name. • DISC buttons (for disc changers) Press the DISC – button to search through the discs backward. Press the DISC + button...

— 37 — The use of any accessories except for those provided mightresult in damage to the unit. Make sure only to use theaccessories shipped with the unit, as shown above. 2 CAUTION ..........................................1 ..........................................1 ..................................

English — 38 — Connecting Wires to Terminals ILLUMI EXT.CONT. TEL MUTE ANT. CONT. P.CONT P.CONT ANT. CONT.     + + + + FRONT • L FRONT • R REAR • L REAR • R         – + FRONT NON FADING REAR When only two speakers are being connected to thesystem, connect the connectors either to both thefront outpu...

— 39 — Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unitis unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound mayskip). NOTE Accessory 2 Metal mountingstrap Self-tappingscrew (commerciallyavailable) Firewall or metal support Accessory 6 Installation ■ Installation 6 mm MAX. M5mm ...

English — 40 — Installation Removing the hard rubber frame ■ When the upper level is removed, remove the lower twolocations. 3 The frame can be removed from the bottom side in the samemanner. NOTE Catch Lock Refer to the section “Theft deterrent faceplate (P. 10)” andthen remove the faceplate. Engag...

— 41 — Installation Accessory 7 If you want to lock the faceplate to the unit so that it does notfall off, follow the directions below. Refer to the function "Theft Deterrent Faceplate" (page 10) andremove the faceplate. Insert the provided screw into the hole at the center of thebottom side...

English — 42 — What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring.Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems. Troubleshooting Guide SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM One of the speaker wires is being pinched by...

English — 44 — SOLUTION POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM If the following situations, consult your nearest service center: • Even though the disc changer is connected, the Disc Changer Mode is not on, with "AUX" showing in the display during the Changer Mode.• Even though no device (KCA-S210A, CA-C1AX...

English — 46 — FM tuner section (KDC-7018/5018) Frequency range (200 kHz space) ............87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHzFrequency range (50 kHz space) ..............87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHzUsable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) .................... 9.3dBf (0.8 µV/75 Ω ) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) .................