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KDC-X617
KDC-V6017
KDC-516S
KDC-57MR

© B64-1876-00 (KW)

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DIGITAL AUDIO

Take the time to read through this instruction
manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation pro-
cedures will help you obtain the best perfor-
mance from your new CD-receiver.

For your records

Record the serial number, found on the back of
the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty
card, and in the space provided  below. Refer to
the model and serial numbers whenever you call
upon your KENWOOD dealer for information or
service on the product.
Model  KDC-X617/V6017/516S/57MR   
Serial number

CD-RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

AMPLI-TUNER-LECTEUR DE CD

MODE D’EMPLOI

REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS COMPACTOS RECEPTOR DE FM/AM

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

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Summary of Contents for KDC-516S

Page 1: ...ial number found on the back of the unit in the spaces designated on the warranty card and in the space provided below Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your KENWOOD dealer for information or service on the product Model KDC X617 V6017 516S 57MR Serial number CD RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL AMPLI TUNER LECTEUR DE CD MODE D EMPLOI REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS COMPACTOS RECEPTOR D...

Page 2: ...ntry 17 Station Name Preset SNPS 18 Switching Display for Tuner 18 CD External disc control features Playing CDs 20 Playing Other Disc mode 20 Switching Display for Discs 21 Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play 21 Track Search 21 Disc Search 22 Track Disc Repeat 22 Track Scan 22 Random Play 22 Magazine Random Play 23 Text Title Scroll 23 Presetting Disc Names DNPS 24 Disc Name Preset Play DNPP ...

Page 3: ...nce in a residential installation This equipment may cause harmful interference to radio communications if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instructions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off ...

Page 4: ...r the possibility of water splashing Do not subject the faceplate to excessive shock as it is a piece of precision equipment When replacing a fuse only use a new one with the prescribed rating Using a fuse with the wrong rating may cause your unit to malfunction To prevent a short circuit when replacing a fuse first disconnect the wiring harness Do not place any object between the faceplate and th...

Page 5: ...Faceplate Terminals If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get dirty wipe them with a dry soft cloth Cleaning the Unit If the faceplate of this unit is stained wipe it with a dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth If the faceplate is stained badly wipe the stain off with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner then wipe neutral detergent off Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect...

Page 6: ...such as a car seat or the dashboard or other hot places A CD R or CD RW is more susceptible than a music CD to damage from high temperatures and humidity and in some cases may become unusable if left in the car for long periods of time Remove CDs from the unit when not listening to them for a while and put them back in their cases Do not pile up CDs that are removed from their cases or prop them a...

Page 7: ...hape CDs Use of special shape CDs may cause the unit to malfunction Be sure to use CDs with disc mark only for this unit CD Rs and CD RWs which have not undergone finalization processing cannot be played For more information on finalization processing refer to the manual for your CD R CD RW writing software or CD R CD RW recorder Additionally depending on the recording status it may prove impossib...

Page 8: ...ng on the power Press the SRC source button Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures Turning off the power Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second The status of the Security Code function page 28 is displayed whenever the power is switched on CODE ON Security Code has been registered CODE OFF Security Code has not been registered NOTE NOTE Power General features 8 En...

Page 9: ...e 5 button to turn up the volume Decreasing Volume Press the button to turn down the volume Volume 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 should connect optional switching adapter KCA S210A which allows you to select ...

Page 10: ...Press the upper side of the faceplate Holding the center part of the faceplate pull it out Push back the bottom of the faceplate bracket until it locks Do not apply excessive force to the faceplate bracket without attaching the faceplate Doing so will cause the faceplate bracket to be deformed Do not touch the connector on the faceplate bracket after removing the faceplate Touching the connector m...

Page 11: ...or tuing of high pass filter frequency low pass filter frequency and non fading level NOTE 5 4 Speaker setting mode Woofer setting mode KDC __ only 3 2 1 Speaker Woofer setting You can recall the best audio setting preset for different types of the music Switching the Preset Sound Setting Each time you press the Q button the preset sound setting switches as follows As you proceed each indicator wo...

Page 12: ... switches between the clock and each mode display The clock indicator lights while the clock is displayed NOTE Clock display General features 12 English AM FM 4 AUD KDC X617 KDC 516S KDC 57MR KDC V6017 Selecting mode Setting value Selecting mode Setting value KDC X617_U S 00 12 26 1 07 PM Page 12 ...

Page 13: ...mode will change Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment modes Source tone memory Each source CD FM AM and disc changer has its own memory in which to store the bass middle treble and N F level settings N F level KDC X617 only The settings made for a particular source are recalled automatically whenever you use that source for example FM mode uses the tone settings made fo...

Page 14: ...evel Function of the KDC X617 Adjust the center frequency of the treble Display and setting TRE F 10 0 12 5 15 0 17 5 kHz Treble Center Frequency Function of the KDC X617 Adjust the middle quality factor Display and setting Middle Q 1 0 2 0 Middle Quality Factor Adjust the middle level Display and setting Middle MID 8 8 Middle Level Function of the KDC X617 Adjust the center frequency of the middl...

Page 15: ...KDC X617 Adjust the frequency of the High pass filter for rear output Display and setting HPF R Through 40Hz 60Hz 80Hz 100Hz 120Hz 150Hz 180Hz 220Hz You can separately set the high pass filter for front and rear output including preouts The high pass filter does not affect the non fading preout NOTE High pass Filter Frequency for Rear Output Function of the KDC X617 Adjust the frequency of the Hig...

Page 16: ... Seek Tuning Press the button to seek higher frequencies Press the 4 button to seek lower frequencies Preset station seek tuning Press the button to move to the next preset station i e the one with the next highest number and the 4 button to move to the last preset station i e the one with the next lowest number Manual Tuning Press the button to increase the frequency by one step Press the 4 butto...

Page 17: ...AM bands NOTE Store the frequency of a station You can then recall that station with a single touch of a button Select the band station that you want to have stored Press the button 1 6 that you want to use for the station for at least two seconds The button number blinks once in the display to indicate that the data has been stored 2 1 Station Preset Memory When you know the frequency of the stat...

Page 18: ...Preset Memory Up to 32 FM stations and 16 AM stations can be assigned names Adjust the frequency to the station whose name you want to enter Press the NAME S button for at least two seconds NAME SET is displayed once the station name preset mode is entered The cursor will blink in the position where letters are entered Press either the 4 or button to move the cursor to the desired position The 4 b...

Page 19: ...name only when being preset 19 SCAN RDM REP DISP NAME S M RDM AM 0 FM 4 38 SRC KDC X617 KDC 516S KDC 57MR KDC V6017 IN indicator IN indicator Disc number Track time Track number Disc number Track time Track number Release button KDC X617_U S 00 12 26 1 07 PM Page 19 ...

Page 20: ... labeled side facing up insert it in the slot The CD will start playing Push back the bottom of the faceplate with your hand until it locks The IN indicator will light when a CD has been inserted When inserting a CD make sure the CD has been completely drawn in before pushing back the faceplate Failing to do so might scratch the CD Playing CDs Already Inserted Press the SRC source button repeatedl...

Page 21: ...nning of a track at which point normal play will automatically resume NOTE Fast Forwarding Disc Play Hold down on the button Release your finger to play the disc at that point Reversing Disc Play Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play Switch the display that appears while discs are playing Switching Display for Discs Each time you press the DISP button the display during disc play switches as fol...

Page 22: ...tion is canceled when you eject the disc The track scan function only scans each track on a disc once NOTE Track Scan Repeat play is canceled when you eject the disc 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 and off as follows Repeat ON T Repeat ON is displayed and the track number blinks in ...

Page 23: ...the disc title or the track title 1 Text Title Scroll Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random order Press the M RDM button to switch magazine random play on and off M Random ON is displayed when magazine random play is turned on The disc and track numbers will change over and over in the display as the next track is being selected When the disc track has been selected play w...

Page 24: ...Character 3 1 1 2 6 2 2 3 3 2 D A N C E 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 disc title or track title is displayed Press the NAME S button for a...

Page 25: ... In any of the units that are connected discs that have not been disc name preset will display NO NAME This function can only be used in disc changers that were manufactured or sold as of 1997 Also note that some units cannot provide a display unless the disc name preset has been made by the unit that is playing Discs in the disc changer that have never been played before will appear as NO ACCESS ...

Page 26: ... input more than two numbers all at once a search will be made only of the last number input You cannot use the direct disc search function during random play or magazine random play Press either the DISC or DISC button while the number inputted is blinking The disc starts playing Canceling Direct Disc Search While It Is Operating Press the 38 button 2 NOTE 1 Direct Disc Search Function of disc ch...

Page 27: ...ess the AM button to search through the functions backward Function items change in the order of features that follow in the menu system Example If you want to switch the setting of the touch sensor tone function from on to off first search through the functions until you see Beep ON in the display Changing setting for currently displayed function Press either the 4 or button The setting will chan...

Page 28: ... 6 2 2 3 2 4 4 1 3 5 1 0 When the battery is removed from the unit s power switch you cannot turn on the unit again unless the preset security code is input This function helps prevent theft You must follow steps 1 to 8 to be able to use the Security Code function Turning off the power during the procedure will deactivate the security code setting Once the security code function has been activated...

Page 29: ...lock Adjust during the selecting function in the menu system Press either the 4 or button for at least one second to enter the Manual time adjustment mode The time display will blink Adjusting the hours Press the FM button to advance the hours or press the AM button to make the hours go back Adjusting the minutes Press the button to advance the minutes or press the 4 button to make the minutes go ...

Page 30: ...n Color Setting mode 7 NOTE 6 Function of the KDC V6017 You can set the display to a desired color Display and setting Select the display Color during the selecting function in the menu mode To set a color manually Hold down on the 4 or button Pressing the button advances the color and pressing the 4 button reverses it When the desirable color appears release the button To make the popular colors ...

Page 31: ...t CRSC In FM reception of Tuner mode Function of the KDC X617 Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the main 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 the power amplifiers controllable by the main unit are as follows KAC X501F PS501F X401M ...

Page 32: ...service life may be short When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones A portion of the operations may not be possible depending on the unit that is connected NOTE 2WARNING 2CAUTION 32 English FM DISC ATT AM DISC 38 TUNE TRACK DIRECT OK 0 9 A Z TUNE 4 TRACK SRC OK A T T TUNE TRACK DNPP SBF DSIC REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ABC DEF GHI J...

Page 33: ... volume up Press the button to turn the volume down SRC button Each time you press the SRC button the mode switches as follows 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 should connect optional switching adapter KCA S210A...

Page 34: ... same button again to start play again Selects the type of characters at the time of entering the disc name OK button During disc name input stores the already input data in memory and ends the input mode Selects disc during the disc name preset play mode DNPP button for disc changers Enters and cancels the Disc Name Preset Play mode Number letter entry buttons KDC X617 only Used to specify the tr...

Page 35: ...age supply as with battery wires the battery may die If the console has a lid make sure to install the unit so that the faceplate will not hit the lid when closing and opening If the fuse blows first make sure the wires aren t touching to cause a short circuit then replace the old fuse with one with the same rating Do not let unconnected wires or terminals touch metal on the car or anything else c...

Page 36: ...ront right speaker To rear right speaker To rear left speaker Ignition wire Red Battery wire Yellow Ground wire Black To car chassis Ignition key switch Car fuse box Main fuse ACC Car fuse box Battery If no connections are made do not let the wire come out from the tab Front left output White Front right output Red Non fading right output Red KDC X617 only Power control wire Blue White Motor anten...

Page 37: ...ose provided The use of different screws might result in damage to the main unit Damage may occur if a screwdriver or similar tool is used with excessive force during the installations 2CAUTION Refer to the section Removing the hard rubber frame P 38 and then remove the hard rubber frame Mount the J Car trim plate with the thick part at the bottom Align the holes in the unit two locations on each ...

Page 38: ... 1 Accessory3 Removal tool Accessory6 Removing the Unit Push upward the removal tool toward the top and pull out the unit halfway whilst pressing towards the inside 4 Pull the unit all the way out with your hands being careful not to drop it 5 Be careful to avoid injury from the catch pins on the removal tool 2CAUTION Catch facing up Refer to the section Removing the hard rubber frame and then rem...

Page 39: ...ceplate which you have removed from the unit 2 1 Push back the bottom of the faceplate bracket unit it locks Refer to the section Theft Deterrent Faceplate page 10 and then reattaching the faceplate Never insert the taptite screws ø2 4 mm in any other screw holes than the one specified If you insert it in another hole it will contract and may cause damage to the mechanical parts inside the unit 2C...

Page 40: ...is not connected Connect the wire correctly referring to the section on Connecting Wires to Terminals Radio reception is poor The car antenna is not extended Pull the antenna out all the way The power does not turn on The fuse has blown After checking for short circuits in the wires replace the fuse with one with the same rating Attenuator is turned on Turn off Attenuator A CD ejects as soon as it...

Page 41: ...minutes has elapsed since the vehicle ACC switch was turned OFF The disc can only be removed within 10 minutes of the ACC switch being turned OFF If more than 10 minutes has elapsed turn the ACC switch ON again and press the Eject button 41 Audio control setting cannot be achieved The system Q function is set on Scan mode Refer to the System Q page and switch it to a function other than Scan mode ...

Page 42: ...minal on the unit The specified disc does not play but another one plays instead The specified CD is quite dirty Clean the CD The CD is upside down Load the CD with the labeled side up The disc is loaded in a different slot from that specified Eject the disc magazine and check the number for the specified disc The disc is severely scratched Try another disc instead The sound skips Something is tou...

Page 43: ...it has a title No Tr DISC The unit is malfunctioning for some reason Press the reset button on the unit If the E 77 code does not disappear consult your nearest service center E 77 The protective circuit in the unit activates when the temperature inside the automatic disc changer exceeds 60 C 140 F stopping all operation Cool down the unit by opening the windows or turning on the air conditioner A...

Page 44: ...ow Flutter Below Measurable Limit Frequency response 1 dB 10 Hz 20 kHz Total harmonic distortion 1 kHz 0 01 Signal to Noise ratio 1 kHz KDC X617 105 dB Signal to Noise ratio 1 kHz KDC V6017 516S 57MR 93 dB Dynamic range 93 dB Channel separation 85 dB Audio section Maximum output power 47 W 4 Full Bandwidth Power at less than 1 THD 22 W 4 Tone action Bass 100 Hz 10 dB Middle 1 kHz 10 dB Treble 10 k...

Page 45: ...KDC X617_U S 00 12 26 1 07 PM Page 45 ...

Page 46: ...ernstellen 1 OPMERKING 1 U kunt geen disknaam voorkrezen voor CD s met CD text terwijl dit toestel een CD wrsselaar bestuurt KDC C665 KDC C465 KDC C662 of KDC C462 1 NOTA 1 Non e possibile prermpostare nom1 di dischr per un CD contenente testo CD mentre questa unrta sta controllando un multlettore CD KDC C665 KDC C465 KDC C662 o KDC C462 pii5G l Mientras esta unrdad este controlando un cambrador d...

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Page 48: ...ription of the problem if you are uncertain as to whether a Service Center is authorized please call l SOO KENWOOD for the nearest Service Center l 800 536 9663 2 Although you must pay any shipping charges if it is necessary to ship the product for warranty service we will pay the return shipping charges if the repairs are covered by the warranty within the United States 3 Whenever your units are ...

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Page 51: ...Please send otlier correspondence to Kenwood USA Customer Service P O Box 22745 Long Beach CA 90801 5745 NECESSARY Register your on the web or by mail excelon ...

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