Kenwood XD855 - Manuals

5 E N NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS FRONT PANEL 1 EX.BASS / DEMO button 2 STANDBY / TIMER indicator 3 REVERSE MODE button 4 ON / STANDBY button 5 VIDEO / AUX button 6 TAPE (A/B) button 7 TUNER (BAND) button 8 CD button 9 2 (Reverse play) button 0 7 STOP button ! 3 (Play / repeat) button @ PHONES ...

6 E N 3 90 ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) ¡ 4567 8 1 2 DISPLAY 1 Timer Related Indicator 2 Disc Number Indicator 3 Repeat Indicator 4 FM Stereo Mode Indicator 5 Play Indicator 6 Programme Indicator 7 Pause Indicator 8 Random Play Indicator 9 Tuned Indicator 0 Equalizer Indicator ! Spectrum Analyzer / Volum...

7 E N 1 MEMORY / SET button 2 CLEAR button 3 CLOCK button 4 TIMER button 5 Disc Number Select buttons 6 TUNING / TIME ( % fi ) buttons 7 7 (Stop) button 8 2 (Reverse Play) button 9 CD button 0 TUNER (BAND) button ! POWER button @ AUTO MEMORY button # RDS DISPLAY button $ PTY button % REVERSE MODE bu...

8 E N PREPARATION FOR USE • Unplug the AC power cord from the AC socket before connecting or disconnecting any component. Speaker Model Name System Name Speaker connection Connect each speaker wire to the SPEAKERS ter-minals as shown. Use speakers with an impedanceof 6 Ω or more, as lower impedance ...

9 E N Antenna connection Supplied FM antenna Connect the FM antenna wire to the FM 75 Ω ter- minal and position the FM antenna wire in the di-rection where the strongest signal can be received. Supplied AM loop antenna Connect the AM loop antenna wire to the AM LOOPsocket. Position the AM loop anten...

1 1 E N SETTING THE CLOCK In this example, the clock is set for the 24 hours(0:00) system. 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to enter the standby mode. 2 Press the CLOCK button. 3 Within 5 seconds, press the MEMORY/SET button. 4 Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN) but- ton to select the time displa...

1 2 E N To see the time display : Press the CLOCK button. • The time display will appear for about 5 seconds. Note : • The clock display will flash on and off at the push of the CLOCK button when the AC power sup-ply is restored after a power failure occurs orafter the AC power cord is disconnected....

1 3 E N SOUND CONTROL Volume (Main unit operation) When the VOLUME CONTROL is turned clockwise,the volume will increase. When it is turned anti-clock-wise, the volume will decrease. (Remote control operation) Press the VOLUME up button ( % ) to increase the volume and the VOLUME down button ( fi ) t...

1 4 E N COMPACT DISC OPERATION CD playback 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the CD button. 3 Press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray. 4 Place the CD(s) on the disc tray, label side up. • CDs can be placed on any open position on thedisc tray. • Be sure to place...

1 5 E N To interrupt playback : 1 Press the 8 button on the remote control. • “ 8 ” will light up on the display. 2 Press the 3 button to resume playback from the same point. To stop playback : Press the 7 STOP button. To remove the CDs : Whilst in the stop mode, press the 0 OPEN/CLOSE button. • The...

1 6 E N Random play (Remote control operation) The tracks on the disc(s) can be played in randomorder automatically. 1 Load a disc(s) and close the disc tray. 2 Press the RANDOM button to begin random play. • “RDM” will light up on the display. Notes : • If you press the P. CALL ¡ ¢ button during ra...

1 7 E N Cue and review 1 Load a disc and begin playback. 2 Hold down the P. CALL ¡ ¢ button for audi- ble fast forward, and hold down the P. CALL 4 1 button for audible fast reverse. 3 Normal playback will resume when the P. CALL 4 1 or ¡ ¢ button is released. Notes : • When the end of the disc is r...

1 8 E N Program playback You can playback the tracks on the CDs in the disc1-3 position in any order desired. By specifying thedisc numbers from 1 to 3, and the track numbersfrom 1 to 99, you can choose up to 32 selectionsfor playback in the order you like. 1 When in the stop mode, use the disc numb...

1 9 E N RADIO OPERATION Tuning 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) button. 3 Press the TUNER (BAND) button to select the desired frequency band. (FM ST, FM or AM) 4 Press the TUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN) but- ton to tune into the desired station. Manual tun...

2 0 E N Preset tuning You can store up to 40 stations in memory (40 sta-tions consisting of any combination of FM and AMstations you like) and recall them at the push of abutton. To enter stations into memory : 1 Perform steps 1 - 6 in the “Tuning” section (page 19). 2 Press the MEMORY/SET button. •...

2 1 E N Preset memory scan The stations saved in the preset memory can bescanned automatically. 1 To scan the preset stations, press the P. CALL ( 4 1 or ¡ ¢ ) button for more than 0.5 second. • The station preset number will flash and the pro-grammed stations will be tuned in sequentially,for 5 sec...

2 2 E N RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM) OPERATION (For UK and Europe only) RDS is a broadcasting service which a growing number of FM station are now providing. It allows theseFM station to send additional signals along with their regular programme signals. For example, the sta-tions send their station name...

2 5 E N ASPM (Auto Station Programme Memory) It is recommended that you store stations inmemory using ASPM.(This memory can be used for PTY searches, andstation select.)When the AUTO MEMORY button is pressed, whilstturned to the FM band, the RDS function will auto-matically search for new RDS statio...

2 7 E N To recall stations that have been stored in memory (PTY search) You can search for desired stations by specifyingthe programme type (see page 23 - 24) from amongthe stations that have been stored in memory. 1 Press the POWER button to turn the poweron. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) button to sele...

2 8 E N If you have selected the traffic programme : If you select traffic programme (TP) as the programme type in step 4 (on page 27) , to receive only radio station which broadcast traffic programmes, the TP will appear. (However, this does not necessarily meanthat you will hear any traffic announ...

2 9 E N To switch the display Each time the RDS DISPLAY button is pressedwhilst an FM station is tuned in, the display willswitch as follows: When the station you are tuning in is not an RDSstation or even if it is an RDS station but it is veryweak signal, the display will change in the follow-ing o...

3 0 E N CASSETTE OPERATION TAPE A or TAPE B playback 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn thepower on. 2 Press the TAPE (A/B) button. 3 Open the cassette door by pushing the areamarked “PUSH OPEN”. 4 Load the cassette into the TAPE A or TAPE Bcassette compartment. 5 With cassette in both decks, pre...

3 1 E N RECORDING (TAPE B only) Recording from the built-in radio 1 Tune in to the desired station. (see pages 19 - 21) 2 Load a cassette into the TAPE B cassette com- partment. 3 Press the REC PAUSE button • “REC.” and “ ¶ 2 3 ” will flash. 4 Press the 2 or 3 button. • “REC.” will disappear and “ ¶...

3 2 E N Dubbing from tape to tape 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn the power on. 2 Load a prerecorded cassette into the TAPE A cas- sette compartment. Insert a blank tape into theTAPE B cassette compartment. • It is recommended that the recording tape bethe same length as the master tape. 3 Pre...

3 3 E N HOW TO USE THE BUILT-IN TIMER • Before setting the timer, make sure that the clock setting is correct. (page 11) Timer playback 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn thepower on 2 Press the CD, TUNER (BAND), TAPE (A/B) orVIDEO/AUX button to select the desired func-tion, and then adjust the s...

3 4 E N Timer recording 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to turn thepower on. • Load a cassettle for recording into the TAPE Bcassette compartment. 2 Press the TUNER (BAND) or VIDEO/AUX buttonto select the desired function, and then adjustthe sound volume using the VOLUME CON-TROL. 3 P r e s s t h e T ...

3 5 E N Sleep operation The radio, compact disc and cassette deck can beturned off automatically. 1 Play back the desired sound source. 2 Press the TIMER button repeatedly until “ ”is displayed. To change the sleep time : Whilst the sleep time is displayed, press theTUNING/TIME ( % UP or fi DOWN) bu...

3 6 E N USING EXTERNAL UNITS Video/Auxiliary (Audio signal) input To listen to or record signals from external sourcesthrough this unit : 1 Use a separately available RCA cord to connectthe desired external unit to the VIDEO/AUXsockets.(red = right channel, white = left channel) • When using video e...

3 7 E N RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER Reset the microcomputer under the following con-ditions : • To erase all of the stored memory contents (clockand timer settings, and tuner and CD presets). • If the display is not correct. • If the operation is not correct. 1 Press the ON/STANDBY button to enterth...

3 8 E N Note • There are precisely aligned parts around the heads, including the tape guides. When cleaning, pay special attention so as not to apply shock to them. Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty, wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Do not use thinner, benzine,alcohol, e...

4 0 E N SPECIFICATIONS (XD-655 / XD655) Main Unit[Amplifier section] Rated power output 1 kHz, 1% T.H.D., 6 Ω .......... (RMS) 72 W + 72 W Effective output power during STEREO operation 1 kHz, 10% T.H.D., 6 Ω .... (RMS) 100 W + 100 W Signal to noise ratio VIDEO/AUX INPUT ..................... 88 dB ...