Page 2 - English; Contents
— 2 — English Contents Safety precautions ...................4 Handling Compact discs ...........6 General features Power .....................................................8Volume....................................................9Attenuator ...............................................9Switch...
Page 3 - Warning; Location : Bottom Panel; FCC WARNING; CAUTION; equipment and receiver.; NOTE
— 3 — 2 Warning Use of controls or adjustments orperformance of procedures other than thosespecified herein may result in hazardousradiation exposure. In compliance with Federal Regulations,following are reproductions of labels on, orinside the product relating to laser productsafety. Location : Bot...
Page 4 - Safety precautions; WARNING
— 4 — English Safety precautions 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 useautomotive-grade wire...
Page 5 - Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals; Cleaning the CD Slot; Reset button
— 5 — • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. • If the unit fails to operate properly, press the RESET button. The unit returns tofactory settings when the RESET button ispressed. If the unit still fails to operateproperly after the RESET button has beenpressed...
Page 6 - Handling Compact discs; Handling CDs; • Do not touch the recorded side of the CD; Storing CDs; • Do not store CDs in areas exposed to; Cleaning CDs
— 6 — English 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 r...
Page 7 - • Be sure to use round shape CDs only for
— 7 — 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 direction,...
Page 8 - Power; General features; LOUD indicator
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 turn on, with the faceplate reversing to show the controlpanel.When...
Page 9 - Switching Modes; This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly.; Attenuator
Selecting standby mode: Press the SRC button repeatedly and switch to "ALL OFF" .When "ALL OFF" is displayed, the standby mode is activated.The standby mode turns all functions off while leaving thepower to the unit on. Use this mode when you want to havethe display illuminated but d...
Page 10 - Speaker & Woofer setting; Loudness; Switching the Preset Sound Setting:; System Q
Speaker setting allows the System Q settings to be fine-tunedaccording to the type of speakers.Woofer setting allows for Network configuration according tothe type of subwoofers. Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the standby mode."ALL OFF" is displayed when the standby mode is select...
Page 11 - Switching Full-Screen Display; You can adjust the faceplate angle for easy viewing.; Faceplate Angle Adjustment
In Source mode: In Stand by mode: Please see the menu settings about selecting the display mode.For details refer to the Switching Display Mode page for themenu settings. (page 33) NOTE "ALL OFF" Demonstration Date + Clock + Function indicator Demonstration Spectrum Analyzer 1 Spectrum Analy...
Page 12 - Switching the Lower Part Display; Track Time; Switching the Upper Part Display
This function switches the type of information on the lowerpart display when the display mode is vertical division display. Each time you press the CLK button, the lower part displaychanges as follows: In Tuner mode: Spectrum Analyzer1 Radio text + Function indicator(only during RDS station receptio...
Page 14 - Removing the faceplate:; Removing the Faceplate; Hiding the unit with the ignition turned on (forced closing):; Forced Closing
The faceplate can be detached from the unit, helping to detertheft. Removing the faceplate: Choose the way from among the following and open thefaceplate.Turn the ignition off, press the SRC button for at least onesecond when the control panel has been hidden. Holding the center part of the faceplat...
Page 15 - Audio control features; You can turn the non-fading output on and off.; AM; Setting value
Audio control features Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 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 O...
Page 16 - Bass Extend; Adjust the Bass quality factor.; Bass Quality Factor; Adjust the bass level.; Bass Level; Adjust the center frequency of the bass.; Bass Center Frequency; Adjust various parameters of sound quality.; Audio Control Setting
Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 Switch the Bass Extend mode on/off. Display and setting: "Bass EXT" : ON / OFF (When the bass extend mode is set to on, low frequency response is extended by 20%.) Bass Extend Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 Adjust the Bass quality factor...
Page 18 - Volume Offset; Phase for Non-Fading Output; • This mode is available only when the non-fading output function; Low-pass Filter Frequency for Non-Fading Output; 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: "Volume Offset"/"VOL Offset" : - 8 – ± 0 Volume Offset Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 Adjust the phase for Non-Fading...
Page 19 - Tuner features; SRC
Tuner features — 19 — PTY LOUD OFF NF DAB AUD AME MENU ANG NAME DISP AUTO 38 SRC #1-6 AM AUTO/ AME FM NAME ¢ 4 ST indicator Preset station number Band display KDC-X717 ST indicator Preset station number Frequency Band display AUTO indicator KDC-X917/X817/9017 Frequency KDC-X917(K)_U.S_r3 00.12.26 ...
Page 20 - Auto Memory Entry; Recalling a Preset Station:; Station Preset Memory; Selecting Tuning Mode:; Tuning
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 - Direct Access Tuning; Select the band for auto memory entry.
Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 When you know the frequency of the station that you want tolisten to, you can input it directly for quick access. Select the band by pressing the FM or AM button. Press the DIRECT button."----" is displayed for 10 seconds.If you make no input in the...
Page 22 - Assigning Names; Button to press; Direct Alphabet Input; á à é è í ì ó ò ú ù Ñ Ç ® ß ‹ fl
Continue steps 3 and 4 until all the characters are chosen forthe name. You can enter up to eight characters for each name. Assigning Names Press the NAME button on the unit or the OK button on theremote.The name of the station is stored in memory, and the StationName Preset mode ends.Also, if you m...
Page 23 - RDS features; Each time you press the; CLK; TI indicator
Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817 RDS features You can search for the station for any station if its name hasbeen preset using Station Name Preset. Press the DNPP button on the remote."SNPP" will be displayed once the station name preset playmode is entered.The names of the stations stored i...
Page 24 - To scroll automatically:; Radio Text Scroll
Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selectedkinds of programs. Press the PTY button."PTY Select" is displayed once the program type selectionmode is entered. You cannot use this function while the traffic bulletin is received. Select the type of program to be received • Pres...
Page 25 - Registration of a station as a PTY; Switching to Other Stations with the Same Type of Program:; Speech
You can register a station as a program type. To register a non-RDS station as a program type: Tune your radio to the non-RDS station that you want toregister as the program type. Press the PTY button to enter the program type selectionmode. Press the FM/AM button to select the program type you want...
Page 26 - Playing CDs; CD/External disc control features
Playing CDs: Press the 0 (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 willclose, and the CD will start playing.The IN indicator will light when a CD has been inserted. Playing CDs Alre...
Page 27 - Track Search; Fast Forwarding Disc Play:; Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play; Pausing and Restarting Disc Play:; Playing Other Disc mode
Search forward or backward through the tracks on the discuntil you reach the one that you want to listen to. Making a Reverse Track Search: Press the 4 button to display the desired track number. Press once to search back to the beginning of the currenttrack, twice to search back to the beginning of...
Page 28 - Play all the tracks on the current disc in random order.; Random Play; Starting the Track Scan:; Track Scan; Repeat playing the track or the disc currently being listened to.; Disc Search; Function of disc changers)
Play all the tracks on the current disc in random order. Press the RDM button to switch random play on and off."Random ON" is displayed when random play is turned on.The track number will change over and over in the display asthe next track is being selected.When the track has been selected,...
Page 29 - Text Scroll; Random play is canceled when you eject the disc.
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 automatically: Press the DISP or CLK button to display the disc or track titleon the upper or lower part display.The display of t...
Page 30 - Store the names of discs to be displayed when played.
Direct Alphabet Input (Function of remote with number/letter entry buttons :KDC-X917/X817/X717 only) If the disc changers that were manufactured and sold after 1997(except for KDC-C560) are connected, you can directly inputletters using the number/letter entry buttons on the remote.Example: Use the ...
Page 31 - Canceling Direct Track Search While It Is Operating:; Direct Track Search; Magazine Random Play
Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 Using the remote, directly input the track number that youwant to listen to. Using the number buttons on the remote, input the number ofthe track that you want to listen to.The selected track number will blink in the display for 10seconds.If you make no fur...
Page 32 - When the name appears for the disc you want to play; Canceling Direct Disc Search While It Is Operating:; Direct Disc Search
• This function can only be used in disc changers that were manufactured or sold as of 1997. Also note that some unitscannot provide a display unless the disc name preset has beenmade by the unit that is playing. • Discs in the disc changer that have never been played before will appear as "NO A...
Page 33 - Menu System; Menu settings; DISP; Menu display
You can set the defaults for additional functions in the menumode. Make a setting for each function, referring to thefollowing operations. Enter the menu mode Press the MENU button for at least one second."MENU" is displayed when the menu mode is entered.The function that you can adjust is i...
Page 34 - Step; Select the four digits to use in your security code.
Press the DISP button for at least three seconds.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 button an...
Page 35 - You can set the date formats of the calendar function.; Calendar Mode; Adjusting the date; Calendar Adjustment; Adjust the time manually.; Manual Time Adjustment; Touch Sensor Tone
You can set the date formats of the calendar function. Display and setting: Select the display "Date Mode" during the selecting function inthe menu system. Press the 4 and ¢ button to select the date format you want to show in the display.The sample of the date format for today is displayed....
Page 36 - Automatic Time Adjustment; Memo Mode
Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817 With automatic time adjustment, you can set the clock timeautomatically according to time data sent from RDS stations(after receiving RDS signals for several minutes). You can alsoset the time manually if the automatic time adjustmentfunction is turned off. Display ...
Page 37 - Function of the KDC-X717; Brightness level adjustment; You can change the font used on the display.; Font Select; You can select the display mode of this unit.; Switching Display Mode; Adjusting Time Automatically:
Function of the KDC-X717 You can adjust the brightness level of the unit separatelywhen your car's light switch has been turned on or off. Display and setting: "Bright 0" – "Bright 10" The initial setting value while your car's light switch is turned onis "5" , and while the ...
Page 38 - Function of the KDC-X917; Time setting for removing the faceplate; You can dim the display.; Dimmer
Function of the KDC-X917/KDC-X817/KDC-X717 When this system is set to on, the System Q factors (Basscenter frequency, Bass quality factor, Bass extend, Middlecenter frequency, Middle quality factor, and Treble centerfrequency) appear during the audio control mode. Display and setting: "System Q ...
Page 39 - Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station:; Traffic Information Function; External Amp Control
This function permits the CD text, MD title, Radio text, andCalender function to be scrolled and the entire text to bedisplayed. Switching between manual scrolling and automaticscrolling is permitted. Display and setting: "Scroll Auto" : Automatic scrolling (Default setting)"Scroll Manua...
Page 40 - • VOLUME buttons; Basic operations; Loading and Replacing the Batteries:; Basic Operations of remote
• VOLUME buttons Press the + button to turn the volume up. Press the – button to turn the volume down. Basic operations Do not set the remote on hot places such as above thedashboard. Loading and Replacing the Batteries: Use two "AAA"-size batteries.Slide the cover while pressing downwards t...
Page 41 - • SRC button
• 4 / ¢ (TUNE) buttons Press the 4 button to make decreasing seeks (using the preset tuning mode).Press the ¢ button to make increasing seeks (using the preset tuning mode).Use to move the cursor left or right during station name input. • AM/FM buttons Press the AM button to select the AM band.Press...
Page 43 - Accessories; Installation Procedure; External view
— 43 — Do not use any accessories other than those provided withyour unit. If you use other accessories, you may damage the 2 CAUTION Accessories 1. To prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for eac...
Page 44 - Connecting Wires to Terminals
English — 44 — ANT CONT ILLUMI EXT. CONT. P.CONT + + + + FRONT • L FRONT • R REAR • L REAR • R – + FRONT NON FADING REAR Connecting Wires to Terminals When only two speakers are being connected to thesystem, connect the connectors either to both thefront output terminals or to both the rea...
Page 45 - Never insert the taptite screws (ø2; Locking the faceplate to the unit; Locking the faceplate to the unit
— 45 — Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If theunit is unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the soundmay skip). NOTE Bend the tabs of themounting sleeve witha screwdriver or similarutensil and attach it inplace. Accessory 2 Metal mountingstrap Phillips trusshead sheetmeta...
Page 46 - Removing the Unit; Removing the hard rubber frame; Remove the Hex-head screw with integral washer (M4
English — 46 — Removing the Unit Removing the hard rubber frame ■ Insert the removal tool into the indentations in the hard rubberframe, and pull it gently until the lock is released. Accessory 0 Removal tool Accessory 4 Removing the Unit ■ Push upward the removaltool toward the top, andpull out the...
Page 48 - Troubleshooting Guide; SOLUTION
English — 48 — Free switching of the soundquality. The system Q function is set on Scan mode. Refer to the “System Q” page and switch it to afunction other than Scan mode.(see p. 10) Audio control setting cannot beachieved. The system Q function is set on Scan mode. Refer to the “System Q” page and ...
Page 50 - CD/External disc control mode
English — 50 — CD/External disc control mode The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally. Press the reset button on the unit (see p. 4). The disc control mode cannotbe selected. No wire has been connected to the disc changer inputterminal on the unit. Connect the wire to the disc chang...
Page 52 - FM tuner section; Tone action; General; Specifications subject to change without notice.
English — 52 — FM tuner section Frequency range (200 kHz space) ............87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHzUsable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) .................... 9.3dBf (0.8 µV/75 Ω ) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) ............... 15.2dBf (1.6 µV/75 Ω ) Frequency response ( ± 3.0 dB) ............................
