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CD-RECEIVER

KDC-W8531

KDC-W7531

KDC-W7031

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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B64-2987-10/03 (EF)

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Summary of Contents for KDC-W7031

Page 1: ...CD RECEIVER KDC W8531 KDC W7531 KDC W7031 INSTRUCTION MANUAL B64 2987 10 03 EF ...

Page 2: ...unction CD Audio file External disc control features 28 Playing CD Audio file Playing External Disc Fast Forwarding and Reversing Track File Search Disc Search Folder Search Direct Track File Search Direct Disc Search Track File Disc Folder Repeat Scan Play Random Play Magazine Random Play Disc Random Play Folder Select Switching the Play mode Letter Seek Text Title Scroll Disc Naming DNPS Menu sy...

Page 3: ...Voice Index ACDrive firmware version display Unique ID display Audio Preset Memory Audio Preset Call Demonstration mode Setting Basic Operations of remote 45 Accessories Installation Procedure 47 Connecting Wires to Terminals 48 Installation 50 Removing the Unit 51 Troubleshooting Guide 52 Specifications 56 ...

Page 4: ...enwood mediamanager jp Contact Kenwood for the function and operation of the Media Manager Media Manager is a product of PhatNoise 2WARNING To prevent injury or fire take the following precautions To prevent a short circuit never put or leave any metallic objects such as coins or metal tools inside the unit Never watch the G Analyzer Display screen when you are driving Otherwise a car accident may...

Page 5: ...y affect its mechanical parts Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or erases characters Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get dirty wipe them with a dry soft cloth Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode When using this unit...

Page 6: ...ponent uses laser beams that have been classified as Class 1 It means that the unit is utilizing laser beams that are of a weaker class There is no danger of hazardous radiation outside the unit This Product is not installed by the manufacturer of a vehicle on the production line nor by the professional importer of a vehicle into an EU Member State Notes ...

Page 7: ...m the center of the disc and move outward About CDs Removing CDs When removing CDs from this unit pull them out horizontally CDs that can t be used CDs that aren t round can t be used CDs with coloring on the recording surface or that are dirty can t be used This unit can only play the CDs with It may not correctly play discs which do not have the mark A CD R or CD RW that hasn t been finalized ca...

Page 8: ...ed CD RW discs When recording to the media up to the maximum capacity at once the writing soft is set to Disc at once Playable disc format ISO 9660 Level 1 2 Joliet Romeo Long file name The maximum number of characters for display File Folder name KDC W7031 64 characters KDC W8531 W7531 128 characters MP3 ID3 Tag WMA Contents property AAC song information KDC W8531 W7531 only 30 characters File Fo...

Page 9: ...nction Displaying the desired function If five or more functions are available to be set with the 1 6 button they are divided into multiple function groups referred to as sections in this manual for registration Press the NEXT button to switch the sections Example Function display of CD External disc source Example KDC W8531 W7531 Real operational example of the Multi function Key System Example T...

Page 10: ...ndby Illumination only mode STANDBY This unit automatically turns full power OFF after 20 minutes lapses in Standby mode in order to save the vehicles battery The time until full power OFF can be set in Power OFF Timer page 41 Volume Increasing Volume Turn the VOL knob clockwise Decreasing Volume Turn the VOL knob counterclockwise Attenuator Turning the volume down quickly Press the ATT button Eac...

Page 11: ...xcessive heat or humidity Also avoid places with too much dust or the possibility of water splashing Reattaching the Faceplate 1 Align the shaft on the unit with the depression on the faceplate 2 Push the faceplate in until it clicks The faceplate is locked in place allowing you to use the unit Speaker Setting Fine tuning so that the System Q value is optimal when setting the speaker type 1 Enter ...

Page 12: ...em for adjustment By referring to the step 1 3 above select the desired item to be set in detail from the items marked with 5 2 Enter Detail adjustment mode of Audio Control Press the VOL knob for at least 1 second 3 Select the Detail Audio item for adjustment Press the VOL knob Each time the knob is pressed the items that can be adjusted switch as shown below 4 Adjust the Detail Audio item Turn t...

Page 13: ... used with the Auxiliary input sources shown below Internal auxiliary input KDC W8531 W7531 only Option CA C1AX KDC W7031 only 5 Exit Audio Setup mode Press VOL knob for at least 1 second Equalizer Control 1 Select the source for adjustment Press the SRC button 2 Select the key function section Press the NEXT button Repeatedly press the button until SYS Q is displayed above the 1 button Refer to N...

Page 14: ...7031 5 Exit display control mode Press the 6 RTN button Under the display type other than Display Type D the function item is not displayed When the display type other than Display Type D is selected press 1 to 6 buttons or NEXT button The function item will be displayed approximately 5 seconds The information can be switched by the Display Type Refer to the page on the following table for the met...

Page 15: ...available while Display Type A Display Type B is selected for the Display mode Display Type A Display Type B Wallpaper selecting Select a wallpaper to display when Display Type is set to Display Type A Display Type B 1 Select the wallpaper display Refer to Graphic part Spectrum Analyzer Display Switching page 14 2 Select the wallpaper Display the wallpapers one after another and select one 1 Turn ...

Page 16: ... Clock Clock Date Date In CD External disc source Information Display Disc title DiscTitle Track title TrackTitle Track number Play time P Time Disc name DNPS Clock Clock Date Date In Audio file source Information Display Song title Artist name Title Artist Album name Artist name Album Artist Folder name Folder Name File name File Name Play time File number P Time Clock Clock Date Date In Auxiliar...

Page 17: ...the Control knob to 4 or Refer to the table described later for setting items 7 Exit Display Control mode Press the 6 RTN button The information displayed in Upper text display part Middle text display part and Lower text display part can be switched when Display Type C is selected The information displayed in Upper text display part and Lower text display part can be switched when Display Type D ...

Page 18: ...ock Clock Date Date In Auxiliary input source Information Display Auxiliary input name AUX Name AUX EXT Spectrum Analyzer Clock Speana Clock Date Date Auxiliary input name is displayed for the Auxiliary input source If the contents of the information cannot be displayed Play time is displayed File number at Audio file displays the last 3 digits when it exceeds 1000 songs KDC W8531 W7531 only The t...

Page 19: ...formation Display Indicator Indicator Spectrum Analyzer Clock Speana Clock Date Date Blank Blank Disc title DiscTitle Track title TrackTitle Disc name DNPS In Audio file source Information Display Indicator Indicator Spectrum Analyzer Clock Speana Clock Date Date Blank Blank Song title Artist name Title Artist Album name Artist name Album Artist Folder name Folder Name File name File Name Standby ...

Page 20: ...y control mode Press the 6 RTN button Function of the KDC W7031 Display Type E G Analyzer display Switching Switches G Analyzer display when the Display type is set to Display Type E G gravity Before switching G Analyzer display G Counter Level set page 37 and G Analyzer Calibration setup page 37 are required to be setup 1 Select the key function section Press the NEXT button Repeatedly press the ...

Page 21: ... Furthermore it displays the average of the past data by the line The scale of graph is determined along with the largest point among the past 10 data The value of G Meter display and G Counter display can be reset by G Analyzer Reset page 37 7 Exit display control mode Press the 6 RTN button External Display Switching Switching the display in the External Display connected 1 Select the key functi...

Page 22: ...mes in When a call comes in CALL is displayed The audio system pauses Listening to the audio during a call Press the SRC button The CALL display disappears and the audio system comes back ON When the call ends Hang up the phone The CALL display disappears and the audio system comes back ON ...

Page 23: ... indicator is ON Function of remote Direct Access Tuning Entering the frequency and tuning 1 Select the band Press the FM or AM button 2 Enter Direct Access Tuning mode Press the DIRECT button on the remote is displayed 3 Enter the frequency Press the number buttons on the remote Example Desired frequency Press button 92 1 MHz FM 0 9 2 1 810 kHz AM 0 8 1 0 Canceling Direct Access Tuning Press the ...

Page 24: ...y 1 Select the band for Auto Memory Entry Push the Control knob to FM or AM 2 Open Auto Memory Entry Press the AME button for at least 2 seconds When 6 stations that can be received are put in the memory Auto Memory Entry closes When the AF Alternative Frequency page 39 is ON only RDS stations are put in the memory When Auto Memory Entry is done in the FM2 band the RDS stations preset in the FM1 b...

Page 25: ...n FM station During reception of traffic information the adjusted volume is automatically remembered and the next time it switches to traffic information it s automatically the remembered volume Receiving other traffic information stations Push the Control knob to 4 or Traffic information can be switched when it is on the Tuner Source However you cannot switch the Traffic information during recept...

Page 26: ...Leisure Hobby 26 Jazz Music Jazz Music 27 Country Music Country Music 28 National Music National Music 29 Oldies Music Oldies Music 30 Folk Music Folk Music 31 Documentary Documentary Speech and Music include the Program type shown below Music No 12 17 26 30 Speech No 3 11 18 25 31 The Program Type can be put in the 1 6 button memory and called up quickly Refer to the Program Type preset page 26 T...

Page 27: ...ing Language mode Press the TI button 3 Select the language Push the Control knob to FM or AM Each time the knob is pushed the language switches as shown below Language Display English English Spanish Spanish French French Dutch Dutch Norwegian Norwegian Portuguese Portuguese Swedish Swedish German German 4 Exit Changing Language mode Press the TI button ...

Page 28: ...he Disc it may scratch the Disc Refer to About AAC MP3 and WMA page 8 for the Audio file by models which can be played The announcement when selecting the folder can be canceled by Voice Index page 42 during the play of the ACDrive When a disc is inserted the IN indicator is ON When a disc is inserted Press the SRC button Select the Compact Disc display Pause and play Press the Control knob Each t...

Page 29: ... while AAC file is being played KDC W7031 only Fast Forwarding and Reversing cannot be done depending on AAC file format KDC W8531 W7531 only Track File Search Searching for a song on the disc or in the Audio file folder Push the Control knob to 4 or Function of disc changer Audio file Disc Search Folder Search Selecting the disc set in the Disc changer or the folder recorded on the Audio file med...

Page 30: ...tton Refer to Notes on Multi function Key System page 9 2 Start Scan Play Press the 2 SCAN button Scan ON Track Scan ON is displayed 3 Release it when the song you want to listen to is played Press the 2 button Random Play Play all the songs on the disc or Audio file folder in random order 1 Select the key function section Press the NEXT button Repeatedly press the button until RDM is displayed ab...

Page 31: ...ress the 5 FSEL button Select Mode is displayed During Select mode the folder information is displayed as shown below Folder name display Displays the current folder name Folder number display Displays the number in the folder belonging to the currently selected folder It doesn t function when Disc Random Play page 31 is ON 3 Select the folder level Push the Control knob to FM or AM With the FM bu...

Page 32: ...ed by selecting the initial of Genre name Artist name or Album name 1 Select the key function section Press the NEXT button Repeatedly press the button until S MODE is displayed above the 1 button Refer to Notes on Multi function Key System page 9 2 Enter the Letter Seek mode Press the 1 S MODE button for at least 1 second It doesn t function when Disc Random Play page 31 is ON This function is av...

Page 33: ...shown below Character type Alphabet upper case Alphabet lower case Numbers and symbols Special characters Accent characters 7 Select the characters Push the Control knob to FM or AM Characters can be entered by using a remote with a number button KDC W8531 0nly Example If DANCE is entered Character Button Times pressed D 3 1 A 2 1 N 6 2 C 2 3 E 3 2 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 and enter the name 9 E...

Page 34: ...p OFF Select 1 of them as the setting You can continue by returning to step 2 and setting other items 4 Exit Menu mode Press the MENU button When other items that are applicable to the basic operation method above are displayed afterwards their setting content chart is entered Normally the uppermost setting in the chart is the original setting Also the explanation for items that aren t applicable ...

Page 35: ... you enter a Code different from your Security Code you have to start over from step 4 Press the Reset button and when it s removed from the battery power source 1 Turn the power ON 2 Do the step 4 through 7 step operation and reenter the security code Approved is displayed The unit can be used If an incorrect code is input Waiting is displayed and the input prohibited time shown below is generate...

Page 36: ...ng the RDS station time data and this unit s clock Display Setting SYNC ON Synchronizes the time SYNC OFF Adjust the time manually It takes 3 to 4 minutes to synchronize the clock In Standby mode DSI Disabled System Indicator A red indicator will blink on the unit after the faceplate is removed warning potential thieves Display Setting DSI ON LED flashes DSI OFF LED OFF In Standby mode Selectable ...

Page 37: ... of G Counter 4 Reset the value Press the Control knob for at least 2 seconds Reset OK is displayed 5 Exit G Analyzer Reset mode Press the MENU button Function of the KDC W7031 In Standby mode G Analyzer Calibration setup G Analyzer requires calibration for horizontal acceleration and braking Detection of horizontal and straight directions should be done at horizontal location to go straight 1 Par...

Page 38: ...f you want to stop the count enter the menu mode then press the control knob When Power off ex ACC OFF while counting the value of 1 second or less will be 00 Other than Standby mode When the Dual Zone System is ON Dual Zone System Setting Setting the Front channel and Rear channel sound in the Dual Zone System Display Setting Zone 2 Rear Sub source Auxiliary input source is to be rear channel Zon...

Page 39: ... AF Alternative Frequency When poor reception is experienced automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same program in the same RDS network with better reception Display Setting AF ON The AF function is ON AF OFF The AF function is OFF When the AF function is ON the RDS indicator is ON When no other stations with stronger reception are available for the same program in the RDS net...

Page 40: ... Control knob to FM or AM Select the Name Set display 4 Enter Auxiliary input display setting mode Press the Control knob for at least 1 second The presently selected Auxiliary input display is displayed 5 Select the Auxiliary input display Push the Control knob to 4 or Each time the button is pressed the display switches as shown below AUX AUX EXT DVD PORTABLE GAME VIDEO TV 6 Exit Menu mode Press...

Page 41: ... Power OFF Timer Setting the timer to turn this unit s power OFF automatically when Standby mode continues Using this setting can save the vehicle s battery power Display Setting Power OFF Power OFFTimer function is OFF Power OFF 20min Original setting Turns the power OFF after 20 minutes Power OFF 40min Turns the power OFF after 40 minutes Power OFF 60min Turns the power OFF after 60 minutes This...

Page 42: ...ding mode Press the MENU button Do not operate this unit while Downloading is displayed to prevent data from being damaged The number of files that can be downloaded Downloaded movie 1 file Wallpaper 1 file When a new movie is downloaded it is overwritten to the currently downloaded movie Also when a new wallpaper is downloaded it is overwritten to the currently downloaded wallpaper There is no wa...

Page 43: ... Memory display blinks 1 time 7 Exit Menu mode Press the MENU button Register 1 pair of Audio Preset Memory You can t register by the source When you press the Reset all the sources will be the setting value which is registered The following items can t be registered Volume Balance Fader Loudness Volume offset Dual Zone System Rear Volume System Q Setting Other than Standby mode Audio Preset Call ...

Page 44: ...ntrol knob to FM or AM Select the DEMO Mode display 2 Set the Demonstration mode Press the Control knob for at least 2 seconds Each time the knob is pressed at least 2 seconds the Demonstration mode switches as shown below Display Setting DEMO Mode ON The Demonstration mode function is ON DEMO Mode OFF Exit Demonstration mode Normal mode ...

Page 45: ...tor immediately if the battery is accidentally swallowed Do not set the remote on hot places such as above the dashboard Basic operations VOL buttons Adjusting the volume SRC button Each time the button is pressed the source switches For the source switching order refer to Selecting the Source page 10 ATT button Turning the volume down quickly When it is pressed again it returns to the previous le...

Page 46: ... buttons Adjusts the volume of the rear channel It activates while the Dual Zone System is ON In Tuner source FM AM buttons Select the band Each time the FM button is pressed it switches between the FM1 FM2 and FM3 bands 4 buttons Tune up or down band 0 9 buttons Press buttons 1 6 to recall preset stations DIRECT button Enters and cancels the Direct Access Tuning page 23 mode 38 button Enters and ...

Page 47: ...all wire connections are securely made by inserting jacks until they lock completely If your vehicle s ignition does not have an ACC position or if the ignition wire is connected to a power source with constant voltage such as a battery wire the power will not be linked with the ignition i e it will not turn on and off along with the ignition If you want to link the unit s power with the ignition ...

Page 48: ...o the power control terminal when using the optional power amplifier or to the antenna control terminal in the vehicle Connect to the terminal that is grounded when either the telephone rings or during conversation A 7 Pin Red A 4 Pin Yellow Connector A Connector B Fuse 10A See page 49 External amplifier control wire Pink Black To EXT AMP CONT terminal of the amplifier having the external amp cont...

Page 49: ...es etc 1 Default setting The A 7 pin red of the vehicle s ISO connector is linked with the ignition and the A 4 pin yellow is connected to the constant power supply Unit Vehicle A 7 Pin Red A 4 Pin Yellow Ignition cable Red Battery cable Yellow 2The A 7 pin red of the vehicle s ISO connector is connected to the constant power supply and the A 4 pin yellow is linked to the ignition Unit Vehicle A 7...

Page 50: ...mercially available Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place Screwing the Faceplate on the Unit If you want to fasten the faceplate to the main unit so that it does not fall off screw in the provided screws in the holes shown below Accessory4 Bottom panel Never insert the screw in any other screw hole than the one specified If you screw them...

Page 51: ...Refer to the section Removing the hard rubber frame page 51 and then remove the hard rubber frame 2 Remove the screw M4 8 on the back panel 3 Insert the two removal tools deeply into the slots on each side as shown 4 Lower the removal tool toward the bottom and pull out the unit halfway while pressing towards the inside Be careful to avoid injury from the catch pins on the removal tool 5 Pull the ...

Page 52: ... touching a metal part of the car Pull the TEL mute wire away from the metal part of the car Even if Loudness is turned ON high pitched tone isn t compensated for Tuner source is selected High pitched tone isn t compensated for when in Tuner source No sound can be heard or the volume is low The fader or balance settings are set all the way to one side Center the fader and balance settings The inpu...

Page 53: ...CD players disc changers connected to this unit page 4 of the section on Safety precautions The specified disc does not play but another one plays instead The specified CD is quite dirty Clean the CD 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 Can t remove disc...

Page 54: ...the disc magazine TOC Error No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine Load a disc into the disc magazine The CD is quite dirty The CD is upside down The CD is scratched a lot Clean the CD and load it correctly Error 05 The CD is upside down Load the CD correctly Blank Disc Nothing has been recorded on the MD No Track No tracks are recorded on the MD although it has a title Error 15 Media was pl...

Page 55: ... switch off the power and consult your nearest service center Unsupported File An Audio file is played with a format that this unit can t support Copy Protection A copy protected file is played Can t Download Download Error This unit does not work properly for some reason Press the reset button to download it again If this error is still displayed consult a local Kenwood dealer No Display File No ...

Page 56: ...reout impedance during disc play 80 Ω KDC W8531 W7531 600 Ω KDC W7031 Specifications subject to change without notice CD player section Laser diode GaAlAs Digital filter D A 8 Times Over Sampling D A Converter 1 Bit Spindle speed Audio file 1000 400 rpm CLV 2times Wow Flutter Below Measurable Limit Frequency response 1 dB 10 Hz 20 kHz Total harmonic distortion 1 kHz 0 008 KDC W8531 W7531 0 01 KDC ...

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