Page 2 - English; Contents
— 2 — English Contents Safety precautions Safety precautions .............................................3Handling Compact discs ....................................5 General features Power ................................................................7Volume.........................................
Page 3 - The marking of products using lasers; CAUTION; Safety precautions
— 3 — To prevent injury or fire, take thefollowing precautions: • Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out ofplace when jolted. • When extending the ignition, battery, or ground wires, make sure to use automotive-grade wires or other wires with a 0....
Page 4 - NOTE; Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals; Cleaning the CD Slot
— 4 — English • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. • Press the reset button if the disc auto changer is first controlled and operatesincorrectly. The original operating conditionwill return. • We strongry recommend the use of the Security Code function (see ...
Page 5 - Handling Compact discs; Handling CDs; • Do not touch the recorded side of the CD; Storing CDs; • Do not store CDs in areas exposed to direct; Cleaning CDs
— 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 ...
Page 6 - Do Not Load CD Accessories; • Be sure to use round shape CDs only for
— 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...
Page 7 - This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly.; Attenuator; Turning on the power:; Power; General features; NF
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 ...
Page 8 - System Q; Loudness; or; Switching Modes
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 ...
Page 9 - Clock display; Speaker Setting; When the telephone rings:; TEL Mute
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...
Page 10 - Removing the Faceplate:; Theft Deterrent Faceplate
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...
Page 11 - Audio control features; While the control panel is sliding, only available buttons are; AM; Selecting mode
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
Page 13 - Adjust the frequency of the High-pass filter for rear output.; High-pass Filter Frequency for Rear Output; Adjust the frequency of the High-pass filter for front output.; High-pass Filter Frequency for Front Output
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...
Page 14 - Select the band/station that you want to have stored.; Station Preset Memory; Tuning; Tuner features; AUTO indicator
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...
Page 15 - RDS features; You can change the display used when listening to the radio.; Radio text (only during RDS station reception); Switching Display for Tuner; Recalling a Preset Station:; TI indicator
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...
Page 16 - Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume.; Presetting Volume for Traffic Information/News; Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station:; Traffic Information Function
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 ...
Page 17 - Radio Text Scroll; Adjust the volume to the desired level.
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...
Page 18 - Select the type of program to be received
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...
Page 19 - Changing the display language to another language.
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 ...
Page 20 - Auto Memory Entry; Selecting Tuning Mode:
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....
Page 21 - Frequency Step Setting; Assigning Names; á à é è í ì ó ò ú ù Ñ Ç ® ß ‹ fl
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...
Page 22 - Playing CDs; CD/External disc control features
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...
Page 23 - Track time; Switching Display for Discs; Pausing and Restarting Disc Play:; Playing Other Disc mode
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, ...
Page 24 - Track Repeat ON; Disc Search; Function of disc changers); Track Search; Fast Forwarding Disc Play:; Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play
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...
Page 25 - Magazine Random Play; Random Play; Starting the Track Scan:; Track Scan
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 ...
Page 26 - Store the names of discs to be displayed when played.; To scroll automatically:; Text Scroll
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...
Page 27 - When the name appears for the disc you want to play
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...
Page 28 - All the steps in this procedure (1 through 7) must be completed; Security Code; Enter the menu mode; Menu System; Menu settings; Menu display
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 ...
Page 29 - The beep sound is not output from the preout jacks.; Touch Sensor Tone; If you press the RESET button or remove the battery:; Press either the
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 "...
Page 30 - Variable Illumination Color Setting; Adjusting Time Automatically:; Automatic Time Adjustment; Adjust the time manually.; Manual Time Adjustment
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...
Page 31 - External Amp Control; You can dim the display.; Dimmer; This adjustment permits easy viewing of the display.; Contrast Adjustment; To make the popular colors appear:; Scan Mode
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...
Page 32 - Local Seek Function; : When you select the news interruption timeout interval, the
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...
Page 33 - Auto TP Seek Function; Restricting RDS Region (Region Restrict Function); Canceling Auto Memory Entry During Its Operation:
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...
Page 34 - Basic Operations of remote; Text Scroll ; Text Scroll
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...
Page 35 - Tuner mode; Basic operations; Loading and Replacing the Batteries:
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...
Page 36 - Press the
• 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...
Page 37 - External view; Installation Procedure
— 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 ..................................
Page 38 - Connecting Wires to Terminals
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...
Page 39 - Installation; Installing in Japanese-Made Cars; • During installation, do not use any screws except for those
— 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 ...
Page 40 - Removing the hard rubber frame; Removing the Unit; Remove the Hex-head screw with integral washer (M4
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...
Page 41 - Push back the bottom of the faceplate bracket unit it locks.; Locking the faceplate to the unit
— 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...
Page 42 - Troubleshooting Guide; SOLUTION
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...
Page 44 - If the following situations, consult your nearest service center:
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...
Page 46 - CD player section; Tone action; General; Specifications subject to change without notice.
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) .................
