Kenwood KDC-PS909 - Manuals

— 5 — 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 side of the CD(i.e., th...

F M 1 9 2 . 1 V O L U M E 1 0 English Buttons and Display — 6 — D.R.I.V.E. DIMMER DISC SCAN RDM REP D.SCN M.RDM MENU LOUD AUTO DISP/TEXT AME NAME. S EJECT CLOSEPWR OFF MENU AUD SRC ATT/LOUD u d FM ¢ 4 AM KDC-PS909 BALANCED OUTPUT PREOUT 8V NF KDC-PS909 BALANCED OUTPUT DISC SCAN RDM REP D.SCN M.RDM M...

— 7 — C H T - 0 8 2 3 5 F M 3 K E N W O O D KDC-PS909 BALANCED OUTPUT LOUD DISC SCAN RDM REP D.SCN M.RDM MENU AUTO DISP/TEXT AME NAME. S EJECT CLOSEPWR OFF MENU FM ¢ 4 AM DISP AUD #1~6 PREOUT 8V NF DIMMER D.R.I.V.E. 38 KDC-PS909 BALANCED OUTPUT DISC SCAN RDM REP D.SCN M.RDM MENU LOUD AUTO DISP/TEXT ...

English — 8 — F M 1 1 2 3 5 Buttons and Display KDC-PS909 BALANCED OUTPUT D.R.I.V.E. DISC SCAN RDM REP D.SCN M.RDM MENU AUTO DISP/TEXT AME NAME. S EJECT CLOSEPWR OFF AUD/MENU AM/ NF FM/ DIMMER ¢ 4 AUD #1~4 DISP PREOUT 8V NF DIMMER LOUD VOLUME SRC AM/DISC – FM/DISC + 4 ¢ ATT DWN UP 5 ∞ AM/DISC – FM/D...

— 9 — Basic operations (See page 6) Stealth Retraction Mechanism You can help prevent theft of the unit by reversing thefaceplate so that the control panel cannot be seen, hiding theunit, and shutting off the audio. Power ON/OFF: When you turn your vehicle’s ignition on, the unit’s power willalso tu...

— 10 — English Basic operations (See page 6) Attenuator Gain Selection The attenuator gain can be switched to either -20 dB or -60 dB.Choose the -60dB setting when using a high-output amplifier.The factory default is -20dB. Hold down the MENU button for one second or more."MENU" is displayed...

— 11 — To accommodate a greater number of functions, a menusystem has been employed for making settings. Press theMENU button to enter the menu mode and then display thefunction to make the setting. Details on each setting areexplained separately in the corresponding function page. Hold down the MEN...

— 12 — English Tuner features (See page 6) Tuning You can choose from three tuning modes: auto seek, presetstation seek, and manual. The “AUTO1” indicator lights upwhen auto seek tuning is selected, and the “AUTO2” indicatorlights when preset station seek tuning is selected. Selecting Tuning Mode: P...

— 13 — Clean Reception System Circuit (CRSC) Temporarily have reception switched from stereo to mono toreduce multi-path noise when listening to the FM station.The factory default for this function is ON. Turning CRSC On/Off: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more."MENU" is display...

— 15 — Direct Access Tuning When you already know the frequency of the station that youwant to listen to, you can enter it directly for quick access. Select the band by pressing the FM or AM button. Press the DIRECT button.The frequency part of the display blinks for 10 seconds.If you make no input ...

— 16 — English RBDS features (See page 7) RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) RBDS is a service used by radio stations to transmit dataoutside normal radio broadcast signals. When an RBDS station is received, you can immediately findout what kind of data is being transmitted by looking at theprogram ...

— 17 — The selection includes: Speech(SPEECH) ↔ 1.News(NEWS) ↔ 2.Current Affairs(AFFAIRS) ↔ 3.Information(INFO) ↔ 4.Sports(SPORT) ↔ 5.Education(EDUCATE) ↔ 6.Drama(DRAMA) ↔ 7.Culture(CULTURE) ↔ 8.Science(SCIENCE) ↔ 9.Varied(VARIED) ↔ 10.Pop Music(POP M) ↔ 11.Rock Music(ROCK M) ↔ 12.M,O,R Music(M.O.R....

— 18 — English RBDS features (See page 7) Radio Text You can display textual information being transmitted byRBDS stations. Turning on Radio Text Display Mode: Pressing the DISP button switches the display as follows.Select the Radio Text Display mode. ▼ Station frequency ▼ Programme Service name ▼ ...

— 19 — Playing CDs: Press the ¡ (EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, showing the CD (insertion) slot. Holding the CD with thelabeled side facing up, insert it in the slot. The faceplate willshow the control panel, and the CD will start playing.The ¢ indicator will light when a CD has been ins...

— 20 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play Fast Forwarding Disc Play: Hold down on the ¢ button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Reversing Disc Play: Hold down on the 4 button. Release your finger to play the disc at the point. You c...

— 21 — and off. The display of the track number changes continuouslyas the next track is being selected.When the track has been selected, play starts.The selected track number blinks in the display as it is beingplayed. When all the tracks on a certain disc have been played using therandom play func...

— 22 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Switching Display for Discs Switch the display that appears whilst discs are playing. Switching Display for Discs: Each time you press the DISP button, the display during discplay switches as follows: ▼ Track time ▼ Total disc playing time (CD only) ...

— 23 — Presetting Disc Names 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 notfeature the Disc Name Preset function. • This procedure is not to be used to store the disc and tracktitles fo...

— 24 — English Disc control features (See page 7) Direct Track Search Using the remote control, make direct input of the tracknumber that you want to listen to. Using the numeric buttons on the remote control, enter thenumber of the track that you want to listen to.The selected track number blinks i...

— 25 — Other features (See page 8) Audio Control Setting Adjust various parameters of sound quality. Press the AUD button to enter the control mode. Press either the FM or AM button.Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode willchange as follows:Pressing the FM button advances the display...

— 26 — English Other features (See page 8) Table of Audio Control Setting Bass(“BAS”) Treble(“TRE”) Balance(“BAL”) Fader(“FAD”) Non-FadingPreout Level(“NF”) Bass decreased. Treble decreased. Left channelemphasized. Rear channelincreased. Non-fading sound isreduced. Bass increased. Treble increased. ...

— 27 — • The non-fading output/ balanced monaural output setting turnsON each time you switch the output between balanced andunbalanced. • The attenuator function turns off when you switch the outputbetween balanced and unbalanced whilst the attenuator is on. Turning monaural output On/Off: (during ...

— 28 — English Other features (See page 8) Switching Clock Display This function permits switching the clock display on/off whenswitching the display during each of the modes. Turning the Clock display On/Off: Hold down the MENU button for one second or more."MENU" is displayed and the menu ...

— 29 — Adjusting Time You can adjust the time manually. Also, with the automatictime adjustment function set at ON, you can set the clock timeautomatically according to time data sent from RBDS stations(after receiving RBDS signals for several minutes). The factorydefault is manual time adjustment. ...

Hold down the DISP button for three seconds or more. The security code will be set."RE-ENTER" will appear in the display for one second, askingyou to enter the code once again for confirmation. When"CODE" appears in the display, you can start inputting thecode. Press the Preset butto...

— 31 — Basic operations of steering remote control (See page 8) To prevent accidents, do not attempt to use the steering remotecontrol whilst turning the steering wheel. Replacing the Lithium Battery: Use one lithium battery (CR2025).Insert the battery with the + and – poles aligned properly, follow...

— 32 — English Accessories 1. To prevent short circuits, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - terminal of the battery. 2. Make the proper input and output cable connections for each unit. 3. Connect the cable on the wiring harness. 4. Take Connector A on the wiring harness and conne...

— 33 — Connecting Cables to Terminals P.CONT.OUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 F R O N T R E A R N O N -F A D Fuse KENWOOD disc changer/DAB control input Wiring harness(Accessory 1 ) Ignition cable (Red) Battery cable (Yellow) If no connections are made, donot let the cable come outfrom the tab. N...

— 34 — English Connecting the ISO Connector (see p.33) The pin arrangement for the ISO connectors depends on the typeof vehicle you drive. Make sure to make the proper connections toprevent damage to the unit.The default connection for the wiring harness is described in 1 below. If the ISO connector...

— 35 — Removing the hard rubber frame ■ Engage the catches on the removal tool 2 and remove the two locks on the lower level, leaving the removal tool 5 inserted on the upper level. Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2 You will feel (not hear) a click when the tabs lock secu...

— 36 — English Attaching Steering Remote Control Attach the operation section and the light emitting section of theSteering Remote Control as shown above.Be sure to attach them to positions that can ensure properoperation. • Clean dirt and oil from the positions where the Steering Remote Control sec...

— 37 — Troubleshooting Guide What might appear to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Beforecalling service, first check the following table for possible problems. PROBLEM A speaker cable may be pinched by a screw in the car. Check the speaker wi...

— 40 — English Specifications FM tuner section Frequency range (50 kHz Space) ..............87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHzUsable sensitivity (S/N=26dB) ....................................0.7 µV/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N=46dB) ..................................1.6 µV/75 Ω Frequency response (±3.0 dB) ......