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Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the
best performance from your new CD-tuner/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-X915, KDC-X815, KDC-9015 Serial number

KDC-X915

© B64-1601-00 (KW)

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

CD-TUNER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KDC-X815
KDC-9015

CD-RECEIVER

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Page 1: ...ber 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 X915 KDC X815 KDC 9015 Serial number KDC X915 B64 1601 00 KW COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO CD TUNER INSTRUCTION MANUAL KDC X815 KDC 9015 CD RECEIVER KDC X915 K Cov...

Page 2: ...Direct Disc Search 27 Presetting Disc Names DNPS 28 Disc Name Preset Play DNPP 29 Switching Display for Discs 30 Random Play 31 Magazine Random Play 31 Text Scroll 31 Menu settings Menu System 32 Touch Sensor Tone 33 Manual Time Adjustment 33 Calendar Adjustment 33 Calendar Mode 33 Memo Mode 34 Automatic Time Adjustment 34 Security Code 36 Selectable Illumination 37 Brightness level adjustment 37 ...

Page 3: ...ce 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 a...

Page 4: ...lacing 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 the unit Do not use your own screws Use only the screws provided If you use the wrong screws you could damage the unit Do not apply exc...

Page 5: ... illustrations on the display may represent something impossible in actual operation The functions that can be used and the information that can be displayed will differ depending on the external disc players being connected Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get dirty wipe them with a dry soft cloth Cleaning the Unit If the front panel gets dirty turn off t...

Page 6: ...zene Checking New CDs for Burrs When playing a new CD for the first time check that there are not any burrs stuck to the perimeter of the disc or in the central hole CDs with burrs stuck on them may not load properly or may skip while playing Remove burrs using a ballpoint pen or a similar utensil Do Not Load CD Accessories Do not use commercially available CD accessories that can be loaded into t...

Page 7: ...te page 14 When the moving faceplate is hit by an object it will stop and return to its original state Remove the object and repeat the action The status of the security code Function page 36 is display whenever the power is switched on CODE ON Security code has been registered CODE OFF Security code has not been registered Using the Unit in Vehicles with Covered Consoles Make sure the console is ...

Page 8: ...to ALL OFF When ALL OFF is displayed the standby mode is activated The standby mode turns all functions off while leaving the power to the unit on Use this mode when you want to have the display illuminated but don t want to listen to anything 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 The...

Page 9: ...his mode is available only when the Sound coordinate system is on page 38 You can call the following settings with this function bass center frequency bass level bass quality factor bass extension treble center frequency and treble level setting Their setting values are different depending on the setting of the mobile preset plan mode KDC 9015 only NOTE Adjust various parameters of sound quality P...

Page 10: ... settings for front output and rear output are Throu NOTE Function of the KDC X915 KDC X815 HPF Front Adjust the frequency of the High pass filter for front output Setting values 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 The factory default s...

Page 11: ...the bass center frequency bass level bass quality factor bass extension treble center frequency and treble level adjust mode This mode is available only when Sound coordinate system is on page 38 NOTE Function of the KDC X915 KDC X815 Storing your sound settings Press a preset button 1 6 for at least two seconds except during the bass center frequency bass level bass quality factor bass extension ...

Page 12: ...zer3 Analog clock Digital clock SNPS name Program Service name Band display Preset station number Example Tuner mode You can change the display in each mode Selecting the Display Mode Each time you press the D M button for at least one second the display mode changes as follows Changing the Display During full screen display mode Each time you press the CLK button the display changes as follows NO...

Page 13: ...Display page for source modes The same items cannot be selected for both the upper part and the lower part When the Black Mask function is turned on the lower part display shows the clock only NOTE DISP button CLK button Upper part display Lower part display Spectrum Analyzer1 Radio text Spectrum Analyzer2 Clock Spectrum Analyzer2 Graphic Graphic Clock Date Station frequency SNPS name Program Serv...

Page 14: ...the menu has passed the faceplate automatically reverses to hide the control panel However you can remove the faceplate during that period For details refer to the Removing the faceplate page 14 When the closing faceplate is hit by an object the unit will turn off without the faceplate closing all the way Remove the object and press the SRC button to turn the unit back on then turn it off again to...

Page 15: ...ile it is moving might result in damage to the unit 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 may cause damage to the unit Do not touch two metal parts on both sides of the faceplate bracket Touc...

Page 16: ... may be made from 0 to 2 Firmly slide the switch until it clicks Do not apply excessive force to the faceplate under settings 1 or 2 Set the angle adjustment switch to 0 before removing the faceplate NOTE 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 Faceplate Angle Adjustment General features 16 English 38 4 1 6 FM AM CLK DISP NAME S AUTO AME ST indicator AUTO indicator Preset station number Frequency Band display KDC X915_...

Page 17: ... press the AUTO button the mode switches as follows Tuning Press the SRC source button repeatedly to select the tuner mode TUNER is displayed when the tuner mode has been selected Press either the FM or AM button to select the band Each time you press the FM button the band switches between the FM1 FM2 and FM3 which are used for groups of preset stations Press the AM button to select the AM band A...

Page 18: ...you want to enter When full screen display has been selected for the display mode and the upper part display of the vertical division display is the program service name or radio text the station name preset function cannot be used 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 ...

Page 19: ...s in the forward direction Each time you press the 4 button the station display switches in the reverse direction Stations whose names have not been stored will be displayed as frequencies The program service name will appear for RDS stations Changing the Displayed Band Pressing the FM button switches between the FM1 FM2 FM3 NOTE FM1 Ô FM2 Ô FM3 Ô AM 1 Station Name Preset Play SNPP Function of Rem...

Page 20: ... displayed NOTE NOTE NOTE Station frequency Band display Preset station number Graphic Spectrum Analyzer1 Spectrum Analyzer2 Spectrum Analyzer3 Analog clock Digital clock SNPS name Program Service name Band display Preset station number DISP button CLK button Right side display Left side display You can change the display used when listening to the radio Changing the Display Each time you press th...

Page 21: ... 4 FM AM CLK DISP NAME S 1 6 TI indicator RDS indicator Program Servics name SNPS Radio text To prevent accidents drivers should not look at the display while on the road 2WARNING KDC X915_U S_r4 00 12 26 3 53 PM Page 21 ...

Page 22: ...uned into PTY blinks in the display for about 30 seconds If you make no key input in 30 seconds the PTY selection mode will turn off automatically 3 NOTE Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programs Press the 38 PTY button PTY is displayed once the program type selection mode is entered You cannot use this function while the traffic bulletin is received Select th...

Page 23: ... setting of scrolling in the menu To scroll automatically Press the DISP button to display the Radio Text The display of the text will be scrolled repeatedly To scroll manually Press the DISP or CLK button to change the upper part of the display to radio text Pressing the DISP button for at least one second results in one scrolling display of the text NOTE 2 1 Radio Text Scroll If no program can b...

Page 24: ... set N operation The disc title and track title of the CD text can be displayed The disc name will be displayed when the name has been registered to any connected unit with the Presetting Disc Names function or when the playing unit contains a disc to which the disc title has been recorded O operation CD text cannot be displayed Regardless of the control unit the characters that can be registered ...

Page 25: ...tion of optional players and the playing of discs other than the loaded CD in the current unit Playing Discs Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc control mode The disc will start playing NOTE Playing Other Disc mode Press the 38 button to make the disc pause Press the same button again to start play again Eject Press the EJECT button The faceplate will slide to eject the CD ...

Page 26: ...ess the DISC button to display the desired disc number Each time the button is pressed the displayed disc number decreases by one Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc Making a Forward Disc Search Press the DISC button to display the desired disc number Each time the button is pressed the displayed disc number increases by one Disc Search Function of disc changers Search forward or ba...

Page 27: ...ack that you want to listen to The selected track number will blink in the display for 10 seconds 1 Direct Track Search Function of Remote Using the remote directly input the disc number that you want to listen to Using the number buttons on the remote input the number of the disc that you want to listen to The selected disc number will blink in the display for 10 seconds If you make no further in...

Page 28: ...s 0 9 Special characters á à é è í ì ó ò ú ù Ñ Ç ß ﬂ â ä ê ë î ï ô ö û ü ñ ç Æ ﬁ 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 This procedure is not to be used to store the disc and track titles for MDs that you record When the display mode selection...

Page 29: ...an look for it by name and start playing it Press the DNPP button on the remote DNPP will appear in the display and the disc name preset play mode is entered The preset names disc titles of the disc in the disc changer to which you are currently listening are successively displayed for five seconds each In any of the units that are connected discs that have not been disc name preset will display N...

Page 30: ...NO NAME Depending on the type of characters of the CD Text some characters may not be displayable NOTE NOTE NOTE Track number Track Time Graphic Spectrum Analyzer1 Spectrum Analyzer2 Spectrum Analyzer3 Analog clock Digital clock DNPS Track Time Track number DNPS DISP button CLK button Right side display Left side display Switch the display that appears while discs are playing Switching Display for...

Page 31: ...play the next disc on the changer will start playing using the same function To change the track being heard press the button Another track will be selected and played Random play is canceled when you eject the disc NOTE 2 NOTE 1 Random Play To change the track being heard press the button Another disc track will be selected and played Magazine random play is canceled when you eject the disc The t...

Page 32: ...ns backward 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 change for each function Example The setting of the touch sensor tone will switch from on to off and Beep OFF is displayed Ending...

Page 33: ...l change Press the MENU button to end the menu mode 5 4 3 2 1 Calendar Adjustment Adjust the time manually This adjustment is available only when the automatic time adjustment is set to off page 34 Display and setting Select the display Clock Adjust during the selecting function in the menu system Press either the 4 or button for at least two seconds to enter the Manual time adjustment mode The ti...

Page 34: ...e day display blinks when in day setting mode Changing the month or day Press the FM and AM button Entering the text input mode Press the button to enter the text input mode The cursor blinks in the position where character input can be made Inputting Changing the text Moving the cursor Press the 4 and button Changing the type of characters Press the 38 button Each time the button is pressed the t...

Page 35: ... several minutes The clock will adjust automatically to the local time The clock will not adjust automatically if the RDS station tuned to is not transmitting time data In such a case try another RDS station NOTE KDC X915_U S_r4 00 12 26 3 53 PM Page 35 ...

Page 36: ... 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 9 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 Security disappears from the MENU system Note that it will n...

Page 37: ...s function cannot be set in the full screen display and horizontal division display NOTE Black Mask Display and setting Graphic ON The graphic display works Graphic OFF The graphic display does not work You can turn the movement of graphic display on and off The initial setting is ON Switching Graphic Display You can dim the display The dimmer function is not available for units if the dimmer wire...

Page 38: ...set to on the sound coordinate factors Bass Frequency Bass quality Bass extension and Treble frequency appear during the audio control mode Display and setting Kex ec4 set ON The sound coordinate factors appear and can be adjusted Kex ec4 set OFF The sound coordinate factors are not appeared KEX ec4 Sound Coordinate system Menu settings 38 English Function of the KDC X915 KDC X815 The following op...

Page 39: ...ue playing until a traffic bulletin is broadcast Display and setting TI ON The Traffic Information function is on When the function is on the TI indicator is turned on When none is being received the TI indicator will blink on and off When a traffic information station is being received the TI indicator will turn on When a traffic bulletin begins to be broadcast TRAFFIC INFO will be displayed If y...

Page 40: ...wed The provided batteries are intended for use in operation checking and their 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 Basic Operations of remote 40 English A T T TUNE TRACK DSIC 4 38 AM SRC FM 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 41: ...increasing seeks using the preset tuning mode Use to move the cursor left or right during station name input Tuner features 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 The AUX mode is available only when the changer AUX switchi...

Page 42: ...play Press the 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 X915 X815 only Use...

Page 43: ...he 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 conducting electricity To prevent a short circuit do not remove the caps on the ends of the unconnected wires or the terminals Connect the speake...

Page 44: ... 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 X915 X815 only To connect the Disc changer or DAB unit consult each manual NOTE Power control wire Blue White Mo...

Page 45: ...tions than the corners otherwise troubles such as the impossibility of opening or closing the panel may result 2CAUTION Refer to the section Removing the faceplate page 14 and then reattaching the faceplate Never insert the taptite screws ø2 6 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...

Page 46: ...it all the way out with your hands being careful not to drop it 6 L Make the faceplate control panel appear Refer to the section Removing the hard rubber frame and then remove the hard rubber frame Remove the hex head machine screw with washer M4 8 on the back panel Insert the removal tool deeply as illustrated with the L on the left and the R on the right 4 3 2 1 If the unit is removed while the ...

Page 47: ... Accessory6 for Toyota car Accessory5 for Nissan car Tab Hole Once you have affixed the factory installed radio bracket with the screws use a standard tipped screwdriver not Philips or similar utensil to pry the tabs of the J Car bracket to make them fit into the holes in the factory installed radio bracket depending on the car make Tab N Nissan car T Toyota car Factory trim bezel Accessory8 J Car...

Page 48: ...e speaker wires so that each output terminal is connected to a different speaker The antenna control wire 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 th...

Page 49: ...n the CD The display shows that the changer is being played but no sound can be heard The specified track will not play Random play or magazine random play has been selected Turn off random play or magazine random play 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 sh...

Page 50: ...er 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 As the temperature falls below 60 C 140 F the disc will start playing again HOLD No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine Load a disc into the disc magazine NO DISC Somet...

Page 51: ...ortion 1 kHz 0 01 Signal to Noise ratio KDC X915 X815 105 dB 1 kHz KDC 9015 93 dB 1 kHz Dynamic range KDC X915 X815 100 dB KDC 9015 93 dB Channel separation KDC X915 100 dB KDC X815 95 dB KDC 9015 85 dB Audio section Maximum output power KDC X815 9015 45 W 4 Full bandwidth power at less than 1 THD KDC X815 9015 22 W 4 Tone action Bass 100 Hz 10 dB Treble 10 kHz 10 dB Preout level Load 4500 mV 10 k...

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