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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-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-X917, KDC-X817, KDC-9017, KDC-X717    Serial number

KDC-X917
KDC-X817
KDC-9017
KDC-X717

© B64-1891-00 (KW)

COMPACT

DIGITAL AUDIO

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

CD-RECEIVER

KDC-X917(K)Cover  00.12.29 3:26 PM  Page 1

Summary of Contents for KDC-9017

Page 1: ... 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 X917 KDC X817 KDC 9017 KDC X717 Serial number KDC X917 KDC X817 KDC 9017 KDC X717 B64 1891 00 KW COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO INSTRUCTION MANUAL CD RECEIVER KDC X917 K Cov...

Page 2: ...Scroll 24 Program Type PTY Function 24 Registration of a station as a PTY 25 CD External disc control features Playing CDs 26 Playing Other Disc mode 27 Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play 27 Track Search 27 Disc Search 28 Track Disc Repeat 28 Track Scan 28 Random Play 28 Text Scroll 29 Presetting Disc Names DNPS 30 Magazine Random Play 31 Direct Track Search 31 Direct Disc Search 32 Disc Name...

Page 3: ... 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 and...

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: ...ding 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 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 deter...

Page 6: ...h 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 agai...

Page 7: ...e 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 impossible ...

Page 8: ... return to its original state Remove the object and repeat the action The status of the security code function page 34 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 uncovered while the faceplate is reversed Do not exert any excess force o...

Page 9: ...e AUX Mode will replace the External Disc Control Mode Selecting AUX name display Pressing the DISP button for at least two seconds during the AUX mode AUX name display is blinked for AUX name selection mode Pressing 4 or button during this mode allows you to select AUX TV VCP GAME or PORTABLE in the AUX mode The AUX name selection mode can be exited by pressing the DISP button or doing nothing fo...

Page 10: ...io control setting feature KDC 9017 Their setting values are different depending on the setting of the speaker and woofer setting mode This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is turned down The LOUD indicator lights up when the loudness function is on Turning Loudness On Off Press the LOUD button for at least one second to switch the loudness on and off The loudness function doe...

Page 11: ... full screen display mode Each time you press the CLK button the full screen display changes as follows Switching Full Screen Display You can adjust the faceplate angle for easy viewing Sliding the faceplate Press the ANG button for at least one second Do not apply excessive force to the faceplate under setting 2 NOTE Faceplate Angle Adjustment Press the Q button to end the speaker setting mode an...

Page 12: ...he display mode For details refer to the Switching Display Mode page for the menu settings page 33 The same items cannot be selected for both the upper part and the lower part NOTE This function switches the type of information on the upper part display when the display mode is vertical division display Each time you press the DISP button the upper part display changes as follows In Tuner mode If ...

Page 13: ...to the Switching Display Mode page for the menu settings page 33 The same items cannot be selected for both the upper part and the lower part NOTE NOTE If the RDS station currently tuned to is transmitting no text while the Radio Text Display mode is turned on NO TEXT will appear in the display While awaiting reception Waiting will be displayed To prevent accidents drivers should not look at the d...

Page 14: ...TE 2CAUTION 2 1 Removing the Faceplate This function prevents tampering with the unit your car is being serviced etc Hiding the unit with the ignition turned on forced closing Press the SRC button for at least one second The faceplate will slide open When the period of time which you have set in the Time setting for removing the faceplate in the menu has passed the faceplate automatically reverses...

Page 15: ...he control panel faces the front toward you and set the left side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket first when reattaching the faceplate Doing so may cause the connector on the faceplate bracket to malfunction Press the right side of the faceplate until it locks 2 2CAUTION 1 15 PTY LOUD OFF NF DAB AUD AME MENU ANG NAME DIS...

Page 16: ...mode will change Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment modes Source tone memory Each source tape CD MD 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 X917 X817 X717 only The settings made for a particular source are recalled automatically whenever you use that source for example FM mode uses the ton...

Page 17: ...ust the treble level Display and setting TRE 8 8 Treble Level Function of the KDC X917 KDC X817 KDC X717 Adjust the center frequency of the treble Display and setting TRE FRQ 10 0 12 5 15 0 17 5 kHz Treble Center Frequency Function of the KDC X917 KDC X817 KDC X717 Adjust the middle quality factor Display and setting Middle Q 1 0 2 0 Middle Quality Factor Adjust the middle level Display and settin...

Page 18: ...and setting LPF NF 50 Hz 80 Hz 120 Hz Through Low pass Filter Frequency for Non Fading Output Function of the KDC X917 KDC X817 KDC X717 Adjust the frequency of the High pass filter for rear output Display and setting HPF Rear 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 af...

Page 19: ...NG 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 1 12 PM Page 19 ...

Page 20: ...g Press the button to increase the frequency by one step Press the 4 button to decrease the frequency by one step The ST indicator lights up when stereo broadcasts are being received NOTE You can choose from three tuning modes auto seek preset station seek and manual The AUTO 1 indicator lights up when auto seek tuning is selected and the AUTO 2 indicator lights when preset station seek tuning is ...

Page 21: ...u cannot enter frequencies above or below what a band can receive FM frequencies can only be input in 0 1 MHz steps and not 0 01 MHz steps Canceling Direct Access Tuning Press the DIRECT button again NOTE 3 2 1 Direct Access Tuning Function of remote Select the band for auto memory entry Press the AME button for at least two seconds to start auto memory entry The numbers of the preset station butt...

Page 22: ... the station whose name you want to enter Press the NAME 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 button moves the cursor to the left and the button to the right You can also move the cursor left or r...

Page 23: ...d as frequencies The program service name will appear for RDS stations KDC X917 X817 only Changing the Displayed Band Pressing the FM button switches between the FM1 FM2 FM3 and AM displays in that order Pressing the AM button switches between the displays in the reverse direction Once the name is displayed for the station you want to listen to Press the OK button Reception starts of the displayed...

Page 24: ...ode page for the menu settings page 33 NOTE 2 1 This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed The scrolling method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu To scroll automatically Press the DISP or CLK button to display radio text on the upper or lower part display The display of the text will be scrolled repeatedly Radio Text Scroll When an eme...

Page 25: ... to frequencies for which no program type has been stored No Entry will be displayed NOTE NOTE 8 Soft Rock Soft Rock 9 Top 40 Top 40 10 Country Country 11 Oldies Oldies 12 Soft Soft 13 Nostalgia Nostalgia 14 Jazz Jazz 15 Classical Classical 16 R B Rhythm and Blues 17 Soft R B Soft R B 18 Language Foreign Language 19 Religious Music Religious Music 20 Religious Talk Religious Talk 21 Personality Pe...

Page 26: ...nside and can cause the unit to malfunction When the faceplate has been slid open it might interfere with the shift lever or something else If this happens pay attention to safety and move the shift lever or take an appropriate action then operate the unit The sound will be temporarily muted while the faceplate is moving When you load a CD and eject it right away the next time you try to insert th...

Page 27: ...canceled when it reaches the beginning 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 Hold down on the 4 button Release your finger to play the disc at the point Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play This function permits the connection of optional player...

Page 28: ...ion 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 NOTE 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 Track Repeat ON Repeat ON is displayed and the track number bl...

Page 29: ...to display the disc or track title on the upper part display Pressing the DISP button for at least one second results in one scrolling display of the titles Please see the menu settings page 33 about switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling You can scroll text when the vertical division display mode has been selected by the switching display mode function For details refer to the...

Page 30: ...ss Times pressed Character 3 1 1 2 6 2 2 3 3 2 D A N C E NOTE 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 t...

Page 31: ...he 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 will begin The selected disc track number blinks in the display as it is being played To change the track being heard press the but...

Page 32: ...changer you can 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 names of all the discs in the disc changer will appear successively in the display for five seconds each Discs whose names have not been preset will appear as NO NAME in the display 1 Disc Name Preset Play DNPP Function of Re...

Page 33: ...st 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 the menu mode Press the MENU button Make sure to end the menu mode when finished If you fail to end the m...

Page 34: ...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 Security d...

Page 35: ...1 Calendar Adjustment Adjust the time manually KDC X917 X817 only This adjustment is available only when the automatic time adjustment is set to off page 36 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 one second to enter the Manual time adjustment mode The time display will blink Adjusting the hours ...

Page 36: ...e A Z Alphabet lower case a z Numerals and symbols 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 You can input the text to be displayed and set the date when that text will appear in the display with the calendar function Display and setting Select the display Memo Mode during the selecting function in the menu mode Press either the 4 or button for at least one sec...

Page 37: ...Icon Spectrum analyzer Select You can select the display mode of this unit Display and setting Display Type A Divide the display into the upper and lower parts to separately provide different information Vertical division display page 12 Default setting Display Type B The display will turn on by using only the upper part of the display and clock Display Type C Use the entire display to provide a s...

Page 38: ...le and Loudness adjustments do not affect the rear channel When the Dual zone system is turned on the External disc control features cannot be used When you set the Dual zone system to on while the non fading preout is switched on the sound of the non fading preout does not be outputted NOTE Dual Zone System In AUX mode Function of the KDC X917 Toggles on or off the mute control on the built in am...

Page 39: ...lay 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 you are listening to a tape or disc when a traffic bul...

Page 40: ... is accidentally swallowed 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 DISC 4 38...

Page 41: ...uring station name preset Use to enter frequency of the desired station during Direct access tuning mode Tuner features 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 mod...

Page 42: ... 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 X917 X817 X717 only Us...

Page 43: ...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 conducting electricity To prevent a short circuit do not remove the caps on the ends...

Page 44: ... 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 X917 X817 X717 only Power control wire Blue White Motor antenna contr...

Page 45: ...ions 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 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 ...

Page 46: ...lst 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 remove the hard rubber frame Remove the Hex head screw with integral washer M4 8 on the back panel Insert the two removal tools deeply i...

Page 47: ...racket follow indications for L R Accessory9 J Car Trim Plate place thick part on bottom Factory installed Radio Bracket Factory installed Radio Bracket Installation Japanese cars For Toyota Car After aligning the factory installed radio bracket tighten the screws A pair of J Car Brackets Accessory 8 are not used when fitting in a Toyota car Damage to the unit will result from using screws other t...

Page 48: ...e unit see p 5 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 the fuse with one with the same rating The memory is erased when the...

Page 49: ... Reconnect the input output wires or the wiring harness correctly See the section on Connecting Wires to Terminals The sound quality is poor or distorted The speakers are not wired correctly Reconnect the speaker wires so that each output terminal is connected to a different speaker Attenuator is turned on Turn off Attenuator A CD ejects as soon as it is loaded The CD is upside down Load the CD wi...

Page 50: ...g 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 Track repeat disc repeat track scan random play and magazine random play start by themselves The setting is not canceled The settings for these functions remain on until the setting to off or the disc...

Page 51: ...ive 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 Error No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine Load a disc into the disc magazine No Disc Something is wrong...

Page 52: ...pindle speed 500 200 rpm CLV Wow 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 105 dB Dynamic range 93 dB Channel separation 96 dB Audio section Maximum output power 50 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 kHz 10 dB Preout level Load during...

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Page 57: ...ed in the U S A from an authorized Kenwood car stereo dealer or an automobile dealer unless the product is purchased through the U S A Military Exchange Service 2 Any product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed 3 Damage deterioration or malfunction resulting from a Any shipment of the product claims must be presented to the carrier b Installation or removal of the produ...

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