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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:

Loudness

This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly.

Turning Attenuator On/Off:

Press the ATT button to switch the attenuator on and off.
When the attenuator is on, the ATT indicator blinks.
When the attenuator is off, the volume returns to the original
level.

Turning the volume up, or turning it all the way down deactivates
the attenuator function.

NOTE

Attenuator

function under Menu settings (page 32).
The Power OFF Timer function is enabled only after the security
code (page 26) is set up.

Selecting AUX-name display

Holding down the DISP button for two seconds or more 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 for 10 seconds.

NOTE

Switching Modes:

Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as
follows:

Selecting the standby mode:

Press the SRC button repeatedly to select to "ALL OFF" .
When "ALL OFF" is displayed, the standby mode is turned on.
The standby mode turns all functions off although leaving the
unit’s power on. Use this mode when you want to have the
display illuminated but do not 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.

• 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 both External disc control
mode 2 and AUX mode) or CD changer (KDC-CPS87, KDC-
CX87, KDC-CPS85, KDC-CX85, KDC-CPS82 or KDC-CX82) or
switching adapter CA-C1AX (which allows you to select AUX
mode only).
During the AUX mode, "AUX" (or AUX-name display) will show
in the display. When the CA-C1AX is being used, the AUX Mode
will replace the External Disc Control Mode.

• If you have selected Standby mode, the timer function that

turns the power off automatically will be activated.
To find out how to set the time on the timer, and how to cancel
the timer function, refer to the section on the Power OFF Timer

NOTE

Tuner mode

Tape mode

External disc control mode 1

External disc control mode 2 / AUX mode

Standby mode

Switching Modes

General features

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Page 1: ...KRC V679R KRC 679R KRC 579R KRC 579B B64 1926 20 EW CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL KRC V679R Cover EW _20 02 2 15 11 58 AM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ...nal disc control features Playing Disc mode 21 Switching Display for Discs 21 Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play 22 Track Search 22 Disc Search 22 Track Disc Repeat 22 Track Scan 23 Random Play 23 Magazine Random Play 24 Text Title Scroll 24 Presetting Disc Names DNPS 24 Menu settings Menu System 26 Code Security Function 26 Touch Sensor Tone 27 Manual Time Adjustment 27 Automatic Time Adjust...

Page 3: ...set the removed faceplate or the faceplate case in areas exposed to direct sunlight excessive heat or humidity Also avoid places with too much dust or the possibility of water splashing To prevent deterioration do not touch the terminals of the unit or faceplate with your fingers Do not subject the faceplate to excessive shock as it is a piece of precision equipment When replacing a fuse only use ...

Page 4: ...eplate with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or erases characters 2CAUTION Safety precautions Cleaning the Tape Head After you have used the tape player many times over a long period magnetic powder from the tapes and dust accumulates on the tape head causing noise and a deterioration in sound quality Clean the tape head using a cleaning ta...

Page 5: ...ed 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 5 AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM LOUD T I DISP NAME S VOL ADJ PROG PROG PTY PWR OFF 5 ATT LOUD SRC PWR OFF Q AUD FM CLK 4 AM KRC V679R KRC 679R KRC 579R KRC 579B ATT indicator LOUD indicator System Q indicator ATT indicator LOUD indicat...

Page 6: ...tton repeatedly to select to ALL OFF When ALL OFF is displayed the standby mode is turned on The standby mode turns all functions off although leaving the unit s power on Use this mode when you want to have the display illuminated but do not 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 u...

Page 7: ...ing 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 would go on The System Q function changes the values of the following sound quality parameters Bass centre frequency bass level bass quality factor bass extend middle centre frequency middle level middle quality f...

Page 8: ... increased The sound level of each source decreased Right channel emphasized Left channel emphasized Adjust various parameters of sound quality Hold down the AUD button for one second or more to enter the control mode Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button Each time the button is pressed the adjustment mode will change as follows Pressing the FM button advances the display and pressing th...

Page 9: ...ly interrupted Restoring Original Unit Source During Phone Call Press the SRC button CALL disappears from the display and the volume of the original source is restored gradually Turning TEL Mute Function Off After Phone Call Hang the phone up CALL disappears from the display The original source i e the one used before the phone call is returned to automatically and the volume restored gradually NO...

Page 10: ... the upper side of the faceplate Holding the centre 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 may ca...

Page 11: ... RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PROG LOUD T I DISP NAME S VOL ADJ PTY PWR OFF SRC FM 4 AM DISP 1 6 KRC V679R KRC 679R KRC 579R KRC 579B ST indicator Frequency Preset station number Band display AUTO indicator ST indicator Frequency Preset station number Band display AUTO indicator KRC V679R EW _U K_20 02 2 15 11 55 AM Page 11 ...

Page 12: ...ands NOTE 2 1 Store the frequency of the station currently being listened to Station Preset Memory Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tuner mode is obtained TUNER is displayed only when the tuner mode is 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 Press the AM button to select the MW and LW band...

Page 13: ...k at the display whilst driving 2WARNING 13 AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PROG LOUD T I DISP NAME S VOL ADJ PTY PWR OFF FM PTY 4 AM DISP 1 6 TI VOL ADJ KRC V679R KRC 679R KRC 579R KRC 579B Band display PTY indicator TI indicator Band display PTY indicator TI indicator KRC V679R EW _U K_20 02 2 15 11 55 AM Page 13 ...

Page 14: ...utton for one second or more when the TI function is on in the tape or disc mode results in a change to the frequency display of the traffic information station for five seconds NOTE NOTE Traffic Information Function When an emergency transmission announcing disasters etc is sent all current functions are interrupted to allow the warning to be received Alarm Stations that offer Enhanced Other Netw...

Page 15: ...scrolling display of the text 2 1 2 1 Radio Text Scroll Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information and news broadcasts Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume Adjust the volume to the desired level Hold down the VOL ADJ button for two seconds or more The volume level blinks once in the display to indicate that the data has been stored Future traffic information n...

Page 16: ...and 3 above Switching to Other Stations with the Same Type of Programme When PTY Found is displayed perform auto seek tuning The tuner scans for another station with the same type of programme Cancelling Programme Type Function During Its Operation Press the PTY button NOTE 3 NOTE Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programmes Press the PTY button PTY is displaye...

Page 17: ...hange as follows Press the DISP button to end the changing language mode 4 English Dutch French Swedish Norwegian Portuguese German Spanish 3 2 1 Changing Language for Programme Type PTY Function 17 AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PROG LOUD T I DISP NAME S VOL ADJ PTY PWR OFF FM SRC PROG 4 AM B NR B S REP MTL DISP 0 KRC V679R KRC 679R KRC 579R KRC 579B Play side B NR indicator MTL indicat...

Page 18: ...n a cassette has been loaded When inserting a cassette make sure the cassette has been completely drawn in before pushing back the faceplate Failing to do so might deform the tape Playing Cassettes Already Loaded Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tape mode is obtained TAPE is displayed when the tape mode has been selected The tape will start playing Listening to the other side Press the PR...

Page 19: ... the tape is rewound by the indicated number of tracks Skipping to Later Tracks Fast Forward DPSS Press the button Press once to fast forward to the next one track twice to fast forward to the track after that and so forth Up to 9 tracks can be skipped Playback is continued after the tape is fast forwarded by the indicated number of tracks During the first 5 seconds of each track the previous trac...

Page 20: ...is turned on Cancelling Music Repeat Function Press either the REP or PROG button The music repeat function knows where a track begins by detecting the blank space preceding it i e the space between tracks However when the blank space lasts for less than 4 seconds or contains noise this function may not operate correctly Furthermore sections recorded at low levels may trigger the function if they ...

Page 21: ...isplay that appears whilst discs are playing Switching Display for Discs Each time you press the DISP button the display during disc play switches as follows Switching Display for Discs This function permits the connection of optional players and the playing of discs Playing Discs Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc control mode The disc will start playing The external disc...

Page 22: ...ess the 4 button to display the desired track number Press once to search back to the beginning of the current track twice to search back to the beginning of the previous track and so forth Play starts at the beginning of the displayed track number For disc changers Pressing the 4 button whilst listening to track 1 only searches back to the beginning of that track The reverse search is not recycle...

Page 23: ... play the beginning of each track on a disc until you find the track that you want to listen to Starting the Track Scan Press the SCAN button Scan ON is displayed and the first 10 seconds of each track are played and the tracks are played in order The track number currently being heard blinks in the display Stopping to Listen to the Track Being Scanned Press the SCAN button again to stop the scan ...

Page 24: ... You cannot use the text scroll function during magazine random play NOTE 2 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 manually Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title Holding down the DISP button for one second or more results in one scrolling ...

Page 25: ...cifications as one that you have already stored a name for the name will be displayed for it too If you want to change the name of a disc repeat steps 1 and 2 to display the name and then repeat steps 3 and 4 to input the changes Pressing the reset button does not erase the disc names stored in a disc changer NOTE 6 5 Alphabet upper case A Z Alphabet lower case a z KDC __ Only Numerals and symbols...

Page 26: ...hen 5 Step Button to press Times pressed Display 1 1 4 3 6 2 2 3 2 4 4 1 3 5 1 0 4 3 2 1 NOTE Code Security Function You can set the defaults for additional functions in the menu mode Make a setting for each function referring to the following operations Enter the menu mode Hold down the MENU button for one second or more MENU is displayed when the menu mode is entered The function that you can ad...

Page 27: ...he Preset button and input the security code again Hold down the DISP button again for three seconds or more APPROVED will appear in the display with the code security function turning on From this point on if the unit is disconnected from the battery the security code must be entered the first time that the unit s power is turned on ENTER and CODE will appear in the display asking you to input th...

Page 28: ...ion allows you to turn off the lower part of the display if there is too much information in the display Display and setting Switching Graphic Display You can switch the colour of the button illumination between green and red Display and setting Button Green The colour of the illumination is green Button Red The colour of the illumination is red Selectable Illumination With automatic time adjustme...

Page 29: ...lay and setting Contrast Adjustment When the Situational Mode is off the original colour setting resumes To finely adjust blue Blue Adjust Mode Press the 3 button for two seconds or more to enter the blue adjust mode The 4 and buttons are used to adjust the blue color tones respectively Press the 3 button to end the blue adjust mode To store the colour setting in the memory colour preset memory Af...

Page 30: ... Auto 2 Preset station seek tuning mode Manual Manual tuning mode Selecting Tuning Mode In Tuner mode With the local seek function turned on auto seek tuning skips stations with relatively poor reception Display and setting Local S ON The local seek function is on Local S OFF The local seek function is off Default setting Local Seek Function In Tuner mode You can arrange to have news bulletins int...

Page 31: ...ometimes stations in the same network broadcast different programmes or use different programme service names NOTE Restricting RDS Region Region Restrict Function When poor reception is experienced automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the same RDS network with better reception The RDS indicator lights up when the AF function is turned on Display and setting ...

Page 32: ...F Timer This function permits the CD text MD title and Radio tex to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed Switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling is permitted Display and setting Scroll Auto Automatic scrolling Scroll MANU Scroll Manual Manual scrolling Default setting Text Scroll In FM or External disc control mode When poor stereo reception is experienced this functi...

Page 33: ...ition cable is connected to a power source with constant voltage such as a battery cable 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 connect the ignition cable to a power source that can be turned on and off with the ignition key If the fuse blows first make sure that the cables have n...

Page 34: ...tenna Conversion Adaptor ISO JASO Accessory3 Wiring harness Accessory1 If no connections are made do not let the cable come out from the tab NOTE Connect to the terminal that is grounded when either the telephone rings or during conversation Power control Motor antenna control cable Blue White Connect either to the power control terminal when using the optional power amplifier or to the antenna co...

Page 35: ... Unit Vehicle Ignition cable Red Battery cable Yellow A 7 Pin Red A 4 Pin Yellow Unit Vehicle Ignition cable Red Battery cable Yellow A 7 Pin Red A 4 Pin Yellow When the connection is made as in 3 above the unit s power will not be linked to the ignition key For that reason always make sure to turn off the unit s power when the ignition is turned off To link the unit s power to the ignition connec...

Page 36: ...val tool Screw M4X8 commercially available 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 P 36 an...

Page 37: ... and may cause damage to the mechanical parts inside the unit 2CAUTION 4 3 Installation If you want to lock the faceplate to the unit so that it does not fall off follow the directions below Refer to the function Theft deterrent faceplate page 10 and remove the faceplate Insert the provided screw into the hole at the centre of the bottom side of the faceplate which you have removed from the unit 2...

Page 38: ...ed If you do not want the power to go OFF automatically cancel the Power Off Timer function The TEL mute function does not work The TEL mute cable is not connected properly Connect the cable correctly referring to the section on Connecting Cables to Terminals The TEL mute function turns on even though the TEL mute cable is not connected The TEL mute cable is touching a metal part of the car Pull t...

Page 39: ...he speaker cables so that each output terminal is connected to a different speaker A speaker cable may be pinched by a screw in the car Check the speaker wiring The Attenuator function is turned on Turn off the Attenuator function The tape does not go in No sound can be heard even though the tape display is made The car ignition was turned off during tape eject or the tape was pulled out during lo...

Page 40: ...s that the changer is being played but no sound can be heard The specified track does not play Random play or magazine random play has been selected Turn off the random play or magazine random play function Track repeat disc repeat track scan random play and magazine random play start by themselves The setting is not cancelled The settings for these functions remain on until the setting to off or ...

Page 41: ...ult your nearest service center Mecha Error 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 starts playing again Hold Error If this indicator continues blinking it is possible tha...

Page 42: ...ity S N 20dB 45 µV Cassette player section Tape Speed 4 76 cm sec Wow Flutter WRMS 0 08 Frequency response 3 dB 70 µs 30 Hz 20 kHz Separation 1 kHz 43 dB Signal to Noise ratio Dolby NR OFF 57 dB Dolby B NR ON 65 dB Audio section Maximum output power 47 W 4 Output power DIN 45324 B 14 4V 29 W 4 Tone action Bass 100 Hz 10 dB Middle 1 kHz 10 dB Treble 10 kHz 10 dB Preout level Load during disc play 1...

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