Kenwood SPECTRUM 850 AV- Manuals

■ CASSETTE DECK buttons * Press ^.or ► to play or reverse tape * P r e s s t o fast-forward or rewind' tape * Press ■ to stop tape * Press RE'OARM. to. put the player into ... ' RECORD/PAUSemode' ^ EQUALIZER buttons For use with an optional equalizer • Press EFFECT to arttvate' . and deactivate EQT ...

The basic audio ftinctions SelecUng the input source You can play audio from as^many as' 6 ^different sources, including: , y • TUNER , • C D ■ ^ PHONO u;; • TAPE 1 •.viDTo u V* viD£Q.2 -■ ■. Selecting from the front panel Rotate the INPUT'SELECTOR-knob.until .you seetbe , input source you'.want-on ...

Adjusting the volume You can incnease;oT decrease the volume level in I deci­ bel (dB) increments. ' The amplifier's display shows the .decibel. ieveLohange.. . Adjusting from the front panel Turn the VOLUME knob to the right to increase the volume. T um the knob .to. the left to. decrease .it..... ...

Adjusting the bass and treble You can increase or decreas.e.the bass or i.reble.to _ .. personalize the sound Turn the BASS and TREBLE controls to the ri^ht to . .. increase thexri. Turn the controls to the left to decease . them. . Muting the sound You can quickly turn OFF the sound (whenThe phone'...

Using headphones You can use headphones to listen to music,or the. . sounrdtrack of a film or TV in private, 1 Turn the.speakers OFF. . ’ ■ ". "■ 2 Insert the headphone plug into .the HEADPHONE jack, and then put them on. ■.. . , . ‘ Я ^Ogs to keep in mind \A/hen using i dpwn' before svyitch...

About the audio modes Using one of tKe system’s audip, modes, you’ll get optimum sound fix)m 70 ur system, whether you’re playing music or watching a movie, . . ____ . , Dolby Pro Logic Use it for movres, music videos, stereo TV bro,adcasts, and. audio. _ CDs recorded in Dolby .Surround,, and some ....

Selecting an audio mode Selecting from the front panel Select Ihe appropriate b.utton for DOLBY PRO LOGIC/ DOLBY 3.STEREO, or BYPASS. / Selecting from the remote Press the-SURROUND MODE'button'to scroll through DOLBY PRO LOGIC DOLBY 3 STEREO, and BYPASS. 17.

Using ihe tuner The front panel controls and display 18.

Tuning stations automatically You can automatically find the strongest radio station signals. \ Select the TUIMER input . ; ' ' 2 Press the BAND button to select ,FM or AM. „, 3 Press the AUTO/MAN U. button to .select,AUTQ, ^ _ The AUTO light turns O N . - , 4 On the TUNING buttpns, press. A to rhoy...

storing preset stations You can store up to 30 of your favorite radio stations in ' memory: . . . - - - — - .■ ■. ■■■ ■ 1 Tune in the.station you want to preset 2 Press the MEMORY button. The MEMORY light turns 014 3 Within 5 seconds; enter.the preset number using the number buttons. For example, to...

Tuning preset stations You can. qui ckly tu n.e to any preset stati q n , „ Tuning from the front panel 1 Select the tuner jnput on the amplifier. 2 Press'the nunnber b_uttpris_ as^ned to the,sta1;i.on.,. ir~m Scrolling through preset stations You can scroll through ajl. preset stations Jn sequence....

Using the CD player Thp front panel controls and display 24. EDIT MODE button iiS

PLAY indicator \ PROGRAM MODE \indicator PAUSE indicator RANDOM indicator ALL indicator / . ' , \ ' EDIT indicator / / REPEAT indicator _ MUSIC CALENDER (total disc tracks) indicator [ \ p f e M ‘ 'MUCn I I RANDOM EDIT ▼ T ▼ ▼ ▼ DISC ■ REl^EAT. NO. TRACK m . ^ ^ ^ LI O O -U O- LI O © d) ® ®....LI U ...

Before using the CD player Please read the following instruc­ tions carefully to help prevent damage to your CD player and your CDs. - . .. .. , Compatible CDs Your CD player plays standard 5" CDs and 3’' CD singles and the , audio portion of CQV dis.cs apd^ ^ - CD-G (CD plus graphics).discs... ...

Displaying CD lime information You can view time infomnation forthe CD'/o^Ye playing, Press the.TIME DiSP. button to eyefe.between: • TRACK TIME: Elapsed and remaining time of the. . ' current track. - ... . . _ : _ . . .. . • TOTAL TIME: Elapsed and remaining time of the CD.”' Loading CDs 1 Press t...

Playing CDs From the beginning Playing from the front pane! 1 Load one or mope CDs.. 2 Select the CD- using'the DiSC SELECTQR buttons.' An indicator ▼ appears on the display over the , number of the .selected CD. Th^ selected’ CD auto­matically begins playing. ■ - ^ijwi I iwij^Miiiijii I lether you ...

From a specific track Flaying from the front panel 1 Make sure that the PGM (Program Mode) light is OFF. lithe PGM light.is ON, press thé PJ^ODE- : button." 2 Select the CD using theBlSC S'ELECTOK.buttons;. 3 Select the track using the TRACK5XIP buttons. Play begins from, the selected track.and ...

Playing a combination of tracks You can prograin. up to 32 tracks frojrr any'combjnation of CDs to play in any order. ^player autornatically^^adds ajpace of about ‘iondp .tmcfa.Jh the ‘5^ npode. : maReslt. p^y to record tapes'that are^, "■“Ptrble vyitb the track-fipdjng funaion of^ keawood.casse...

Playing tracks in random order (random play) You can randomly play all the tracks from.the CDs InYhe tray without repeating any tracks.. . . 1 Make jsure. the PGM light is OFF. If the, PGM light is ^ ON, press the P.MODE .button.__ ___ F., 2 Press the RANDOM button. The IRAN DOM light . turns ON, an...

Using tìie cassette deck The front panel controls and display INDEX SCAN button HIG 34.

DIRECTIONindicators (deck A) (deck B) DUBBING RECORD/PAUSE COUNTER RESET f i J B . button buttons /’....................... NORMAL DUBBING ( EJECT button / RECORD/ARM button i ; \. /; button .■ 3 - ' H / [ a ! COLtr+tEFi RESET ^CZD • ' ' * ■ ‘ ■. ' ’ 'i ' ' i. ’ « dd=J ■■ ....................... ......

Before using the cassette deck Please read the. following instruc- ' tions carefully to help prevent . damage to your cassette-.tapes. Preventing accidental recording on pre-recorded tape To prevent the acddentai seconding of a taper use a small screwdriver, on other too! to remove the recording- ac...

Listening to tapes Playing a single tape Before'starting, be,sure that th^ TIMER svy,itch is OFT' 1 Insert a tape into a cassette yveiLThe tape type (Normal or Chrome) is automaticajly selected. .,, 2 Set the play mode. ' . T _ . . ciD plays both sides of the iape nepeatedjy. ^ ) ^ops after playing ...

Finding and playing a specific track (DPSS) You can skip ahead or back up to 16 tracks to find a specific track The examples;shQw operations for the ► tape direction. For the M tape direction, press the buttons opposite.of. those in the above"instructions. . , Y „ V. • To find the t! 3 ck immedi...

Recording tapes You can record tapes from any.sourc.e connected to,, . your system: CDs, other tapes, records (if you've connected a record player), the tuner, and even, the audio portion of videotapes or laser discs.(if you have these components connected). . View tips; ftd jecofxi tapes, use tape'...

Recording a tape You can' necond. tapes from any aource you.have .. . . connected to your system.__ 1 Put a biank.tape in tape well B. ' ... 2 Set the recording level .and necondjng balance (see page 40). . . . . . 3 Select the tape direction ◄.or and immediately .. press the STOP (■) button. 4 S.el...

Recording from a CD (with automatic start and stop) You can tape automaticaily without cutting off the first few.seconds of sound—the CD player and tape deck start, and stop simultaneously. This rnethod-lets you set; the neconding level.to your liking. 1 Put a blank tape in tape well B. _ 2 Set the ...

Creating custom tapes from CDs You can tape up to-32 tracks frpm one or more CDs to. fit a particular tape length,The player automatically edjts the order bf the tracks, so^no tra.ck is cut off 4 Jhe end of the tape. .' ' Taping a single CD Your CD player automatically selects.the number pf .. ^ tra...

Using a timer to record from the tuner You can 5et thexassete.d.e^ck to record'from the tuner _ at a pnsset time (to recprd .a. specific radio show, for example). 1 Connect the power cords of the Spectrum 'systern to the audio timer SOL that the.timer.turns,the systern . ON. Follow the iostruqtions ...

Troubleshot Sometimes.things just don't seem to be.working right ating • Check that the speakers are turned ON. If the .speak­ ers are .ON, the.SPEAKERS light is ON. When this happens: • First look back over this’manual to find the instrucr . • Check that.al.1 your power cords are connected tons for...

Cassette deck when playing tapes recorded with no Dolby Noise ,, ■ No sound when the PLAY button is pressed • Check.that the tape, isn’t, blank. . . . . Reduction. • You m ay need to clean the tape heads. S.ee the _ _ . . . • Check that'the tape.is wound, pnoperfy in the cassette, case If not, repla...

Specifications Integrated amplifier (KA-896) Power amp section Power output in stereo op'eration: 100 watts per channej ,miriimum '. . RMS, both channels driven, at 8 ohms, from 40 Hz to 20 W z, with no more than 0.09% total harmonic distortion (FTQ \ Power output in surround operation:. Left, cente...

Speakers Main speakers (JL-996) Drivers: Woofer Ì2" cone-type " Hidrange: 4" cone-type Tweeter 2" cone-type . ■ Power handling: [00 watts' General Dimensions:' ' ^ Width: 14-3/16" Height 37-3/8'^ Depth: 10-9/16" (with grille) Weight (net): 30.9 lbs Center speaker (CRS-156 Cen...