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Listening to the disc 

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]

 Turn on the power.

Ÿ

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or 
eject the disc.

Listening to the external components 

You can connect an external component to the AUX 
(auxiliary) input jack on the control panel.
• Make sure <AUX ON> is selected for the 

<SRC SELECT> 

=

 <AUX IN> setting on page 3.

1

]

 “AUX IN”

2

Turn on the connected component and start 
playing the source.

• For details, refer also to the instructions supplied 

with the adapter or external components.

Stopping playback and ejecting the disc

“NO DISC” appears.
Press 

 / SOURCE

 to listen to another 

playback source.

Prohibiting disc ejection

To cancel the prohibition,

 repeat the same 

procedure.

Selects folder of the MP3/
WMA

Selects track

Fast-forwards or reverses 
the track

Selecting a track/folder

1

2

For MP3/WMA discs, select the desired folder, then 
the desired track by repeating step 

2

.

• To return to the previous menu, press 

BACK

.

Caution on volume setting:

Discs produce very little noise compared with other 
sources. Lower the volume before playing a disc to 
avoid damaging the speakers by the sudden increase 
of the output level.

Selecting the playback modes

You can use only one of the following playback 
modes at a time.

1

2

]

 “REPEAT” 

j

 “RANDOM”

3

REPEAT
TRACK RPT
FOLDER RPT

:  Repeats current track
:  Repeats current folder

RANDOM
FOLDER RND

ALL RND

:  Randomly plays all tracks of 

current folder, then tracks of 
next folders

:  Randomly plays all tracks

To cancel repeat play or random play,

 select 

“RPT OFF” or “RND OFF.”

Changing the display information

Disc title/Album name/performer (folder name)

=

 

Track title (file name)

=

 

Current track 

number with the elapsed playing time

 

=

 

Current track number with the clock time

 

=

 

(back to the beginning)

* If the current disc is an audio CD, “NO NAME” appears.
  If an MP3/WMA file does not have Tag information 

or <TAG DISPLAY> is set to <TAG OFF> (see page 3), 
folder name and file name appear.

Using the remote controller

5

 

U

 / 

D

 

:  Selects folder of the MP3/

WMA

2

 

R

 / 

F

 

3

: Selects track

2

 

R

 / 

F

 

3

[Hold]

:  Fast-forwards or reverses the 

track

Selecting a preset sound mode 

You can select a preset sound mode suitable for the 
music genre.

FLAT

 

=

 

NATURAL

 

=

 

DYNAMIC

 

=

 

VOCAL BOOST

 

=

 

BASS BOOST

 

=

 

USER

 

=

 (back to the beginning)

While listening, you can adjust the tone level of the 
selected sound mode.

1

2

Adjust the level (–06 to +06) of the selected 
tone (BASS / MIDDLE / TREBLE).
The sound mode is automatically stored and 
changed to “USER.” 

Tone

Sound element

Frequency

Level

Q

BASS

60 Hz, 80 Hz, 
100 Hz, 200 Hz

–06 to +06

Q1.0

Q1.25

Q1.5
Q2.0

MIDDLE

0.5 kHz, 1.0 kHz, 
1.5 kHz, 2.5 kHz

–06 to +06

Q0.75

Q1.0

Q1.25

TREBLE

10.0 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 
15.0 kHz, 17.5 kHz

–06 to +06

Q FIX

Storing your own sound mode

You can store your own adjustments in memory.

1

2

]

 <PRO EQ> 

]

 <BASS> / <MIDDLE> / 

<TREBLE>

3

Adjust the sound elements of the selected 
tone ( see table on the left).

4

Repeat steps 

2

 and 

3

 to adjust other tones.

The adjustments made will be stored 
automatically in “USER.”

The current sound mode changes to “USER” 
automatically.

[Hold]

[Hold]

3.5 mm stereo mini 
plug (not supplied)

Portable audio player, 

etc.

[Hold]

[Hold]

Listening to the USB device 

(for KD-R414)

 

This unit can play MP3/WMA tracks stored in a USB device.

~

]

 Turn on the power.

Ÿ

All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or 
detach the USB device.

If a USB device has been attached...

Pressing 

 / SOURCE 

turns on the power and playback 

starts from where it has been stopped previously.
• If a different USB device is currently attached, 

playback starts from the beginning.

Stopping playback and detaching the 
USB device

Straightly pull it out from the unit.
“NO USB” appears. Press 

 / SOURCE

 to listen to 

another playback source.

You can operate the USB device in the same way 
you operate the files on a disc.

Caution on volume setting:

USB devices produce very little noise compared with 
other sources. Lower the volume before playing 
a USB to avoid damaging the speakers by sudden 
increase of the output level.

Cautions:

• Avoid using the USB device if it might hinder your 

safety driving.

• Do not pull out and attach the USB device 

repeatedly while “READING” is shown on the 
display.

• Do not start the car engine if a USB device is 

connected.

• This unit may not be able to play the files 

depending on the type of USB device.

• Operation and power supply may not work as 

intended for some USB devices.

• You cannot connect a computer to the USB input 

terminal of the unit.

• Make sure all important data has been backed up to 

avoid losing the data.

• Do not leave a USB device in the car, expose to 

direct sunlight, or high temperature to avoid 
deformation or cause damages to the device.

• Some USB devices may not work immediately after 

attaching USB device or turn on the power.

• For more details about USB operations, see page 4.

USB input jack

USB memory

Listening to the radio 

~

]

 “FM” or “AM”

Ÿ

“ST” lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with 
sufficient signal strength.

Manual search

“M” flashes, then press the 
button repeatedly.

When an FM stereo broadcast is hard 
to receive

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2

]

 <TUNER> 

]

 <MONO> 

]

 <MONO ON>

Reception improves, but stereo effect will be 
lost.

To restore the stereo effect,

 repeat the same 

procedure to select <MONO OFF>.

Automatic presetting (FM)—

SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.

While listening to a station...

1

2

]

 <TUNER> 

]

 <SSM> 

]

 <SSM 01 – 06> / 

<SSM 07 – 12> / <SSM 13 – 18>
“SSM” flashes and local stations with the 
strongest signals are searched and stored 
automatically.

To preset another 6 stations,

 repeat the above 

procedure by selecting one of the other 6 SSM 
setting ranges.

Manual presetting (FM/AM)

You can preset up to 18 stations for FM and 6 
stations for AM.

Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.50 MHz into preset 
number “04.”

1

]

 “92.50MHz”

2

“PRESET MODE” flashes.

3

]

 Selects preset number “04.”

“P04” flashes and “MEMORY” appears.

Selecting a preset station

or

1

2

Assigning title to a station

You can assign titles to 30 station frequencies (FM 
and AM) using 8 characters (maximum) for each title.
• If you try to assign titles to more than 30 station 

frequencies, “NAME FULL” appears. Delete 
unwanted titles before assignment.

1

]

 “FM” or “AM”

2

]

 Show the title entry screen.

3

]

 Selects a character.

4

]

 Move to the next (or previous) character 

position.

5

Repeat steps 

3

 and 

4

 until you finish entering 

the title.

6

To erase the entire title, press and hold 

DISP

 after step 

2

, then press the control dial.

Available characters

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

/

<

>

Space

Changing the display information

Station name

 * 

=

 

Frequency

 

=

 

Clock

 

=

 (back to the beginning)

* If no title is assigned to a station, “NO NAME” appears 

for a few seconds.

Using the remote controller

5

 

U

 / 

D

 

:  Changes the preset stations

2

 

R

 / 

F

 

3

:  Searches for stations

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Summary of Contents for KD-R414

Page 1: ...disc when it ejects If this does not work reset your unit For safety Do not raise the volume level too much as this will block outside sounds making driving dangerous Stop the car before performing any complicated operations Temperature inside the car If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather wait until the temperature in the car becomes normal before operating the unit Pre...

Page 2: ... has been attached Pressing SOURCE turns on the power and playback starts from where it has been stopped previously If a different USB device is currently attached playback starts from the beginning Stopping playback and detaching the USB device Straightly pull it out from the unit NO USB appears Press SOURCE to listen to another playback source You can operate the USB device in the same way you o...

Page 3: ...N is set to AUX ON 6 Displayed only when L O MODE is set to SUB W 7 The volume level automatically changes to VOLUME 30 if you change to LOW POWER with the volume level is set higher than VOLUME 30 8 Displayed only when any source other than AM is selected 9 Displayed only when any source other than AUX IN is selected Menu operations Hold Parts List A Hard case 1 B Control panel 1 C Sleeve 1 D Tri...

Page 4: ...e 3 Disc playback Disc cannot be played back Insert the disc correctly CD R CD RW cannot be played back Tracks on the CD R CD RW cannot be skipped Insert a finalized CD R CD RW Finalize the CD R CD RW with the component which you used for recording Disc can be neither played back nor ejected Unlock the disc See page 2 Eject the disc forcibly See page 1 Disc sound is sometimes interrupted Stop play...

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