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B60-4940-08 00 CH (M) 0004

MINIDISC PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM

MDX-01
MDX-02

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KENWOOD CORPORATION

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Page 1: ...B60 4940 08 00 CH M 0004 MINIDISC PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM MDX 01 MDX 02 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION ...

Page 2: ...RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVIC ING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE Inside this laser product a laser diode classified as Class 3B laser radiation is contained as alerted by the internal caution label shown above To avoid expos...

Page 3: ...sired sequence PGM 24 Repeating a CD or MD REPEAT 25 Playing a CD or MD in a random RANDOM 25 Searching an MD track by the title 26 Recording on MD 27 High speed recording of all CD tracks onto an MD 29 Recording CD tracks onto MD by CD program playback 30 Recording only the first track of CD BEST HITS 31 Editing the MD titles 32 Assigning a title to a disc or track 32 Registering titles 34 Copyin...

Page 4: ...he appliance and in the instruction manual Follow all the safety and operating instructions These safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference 1 Power sources The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the instruction manual or as marked on the appliance If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your app...

Page 5: ...s or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal 16 AC outlets Do not connect other audio equipment with a power consumption larger than that specified to the AC outlet on the rear panel Never connect other electrical appliances such ...

Page 6: ...val of 1 second or more between keys The standard remote control range is within about 6 meters from the main unit front panel Be sure to point the remote to remote sensor on the front panel 3 Attach the battery com partment cover 2 Insert two R6 SUM 3 AA size batteries following the po larity indications 1 Remove the battery com partment cover of the re mote Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully an...

Page 7: ...rved on the TV screen Be sure to put the unit to the STANDBY more before plugging or unplugging the power cord Extend the FM antenna and orient it to obtain the best receivingconditionpossible Plug the power cord to a 220 V AC 50 Hz wall power outlet When removing the power cord connection un plug the power plug of the wall outlet first The provided antenna has been de signed for indoor use Place ...

Page 8: ...tores or the power cord is unplugged and plugged during operation the unit automatically enters the demonstration mode DEMO ON To cancel demonstration mode Press the SET DEMO key while DEMO ON is indicated To enter demonstration mode Keeponpressing theSET DEMOkeyformorethan2seconds while the unit is ON 1 Source display CD MD and TUNER 2 Recording indicator 3 Selected input source display 4 Recordi...

Page 9: ...oaxial cable and connect it to the FM ANTENNA terminals Installation of the outdoor antenna is dangerous work Have your dealer or antenna installation spe cialist install it whenever possible headphones FM outdoor antenna separately available in au dio stores Plug the optional headphones equipped with stereo mini plugs When listening audio through speak ers unplug the headphones from the PHONES ja...

Page 10: ...quired to set the built in clock of the unit to the cor rect time The clock shows the time of day in 12 hour system After a power failure or when the power cord is unplugged and plugged again the time should be adjusted again Accurate time adjustment is possible by pressing the SET DEMO key at the same time as a time announcement indicating the 00 second of the minute SOUND PUSH OPEN MD REC REPEAT...

Page 11: ... a station is preset in a preset number which stores a previously preset station the newly pre set information overwrites the previously preset information Press and hold the 4 or key to skip unnecessary preset numbers The preset number can also be se lected by pressing numeric keys Examples To select preset No 13 10 3 To select preset No 20 10 10 0 Topresetastationwithweakradiowave In step 2 sele...

Page 12: ...MD High Speed Dubbing System TUNING TUNING 3 1 4 STOP CD CD 2 7 STOP 数字キー 4 1 3 CD 6 PGM SPACE CHARAC SET ENTER CD FM AM TUNING UP P CALL DELETE CLEAR TITLE SEARCH POWER TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT PGM 100 MD STOP AUTO MANU DISPLAY MD O T E RANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME RC MDX0001 SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN 10 ワヲンQZ 0 1 4 The CD should be placed horizontally on the tray To prevent malfuncti...

Page 13: ...pecify the desired track number using the numeric keys on the remote Examples Track No 10 10 0 Track No 23 10 10 3 If PGM is lit turn it off by pressing the PGM key on the remote To take out the CD Stop playback and press the area marked PUSH OPEN 0 on the CD door to open it Do not force open or close the CD door for this will lead to malfunction When a CD has been inserted while the power is OFF ...

Page 14: ...AR TITLE SEARCH POWER TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT PGM 100 MD STOP AUTO MANU DISPLAY MD O T E RANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME RC MDX0001 SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN 7 STOP 数キー 4 1 3 MD 6 PGM 1 4 10 ワヲンQZ 0 1 Press the POWER key to turn power on 2 Insert a MD Insert a MD into the insertion slot of the main unit 3 Press the MD 6 key 4 Press the VOLUME MULTI CONTROL UP or DOWN key or one of the V...

Page 15: ...k Specify the desired track number using the numeric keys on the remote Examples Track No 10 10 0 Track No 23 10 10 3 Track No 100 100 0 If PGM is lit turn it off by pressing the PGM key on the remote To take out the MD Stop playback and press the EJECT 0 key The MD cannot be inserted or ejected in the STANDBY mode Do not force insert an MD in the STANDBY mode for this will lead to malfunction Whe...

Page 16: ...s can be tuned in with a one touch operation For the preset procedure see Presetting radio stations page 11 SPACE CHARAC SET ENTER CD FM AM TUNING UP P CALL DELETE CLEAR TITLE SEARCH POWER TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT PGM 100 MD STOP AUTO MANU DISPLAY MD O T E RANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME RC MDX0001 SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN AUTO MANU 数字キー 4 1 1 2 2 FM AM TIME DISPLAY 3 10 ワヲンQZ 0 SOUND PU...

Page 17: ...is poor Usually leave AUTO lit auto tuning mode stereo reception 2 While AUTO or MANUAL is lit press the 4 or key of the main unit to start tuning Tuning can also be started by pressing the 1 or key on the remote Auto tuning Each press of the key tunes the next station automatically Manual tuning Press and hold the key until the next station is tuned When the unit is in the STANDBY mode simply pre...

Page 18: ...IMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN 1 4 10 ワヲンQZ 0 SOUND PUSH OPEN MD REC REPEAT VOLUME MULTI CONTROL TUNER FM AM STANDBY TIMER MD TUNE MODE STOP CD MENU POWER SET DEMO BEST HITS CD MD High Speed Dubbing System TUNING TUNING VOLUME MULTI CONTROL 2 MENU SET DEMO 1 STOP MD PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM DISC LOADING MECHANISM EJECT MD PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEM DISC LOADING MECHANISM EJECT 3 MDX 01 MDX 01 The CD shou...

Page 19: ...ys within intervals of less than 5 seconds 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press the VOLUME MULTI CONTROL UP or DOWN key so that REC MODE is displayed then press the SET DEMO key 3 Press the VOLUME MULTI CONTROL UP or DOWN key so that CD MD NORM is displayed then press the SET DEMO key Recording starts after returning to the beginning of the current track To stop recording in the middle Press the STOP 7 ke...

Page 20: ...TLE INPUT TRACK EDIT PGM 100 MD STOP AUTO MANU DISPLAY MD O T E RANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME RC MDX0001 SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN TIME DISPLAY DISPLAY 10 ワヲンQZ 0 Only the information of 1 and 2 is displayed during 1 track repeat or random playback When the displayed time reaches 100 minutes or more the display shows CD TEXT function When a CD TEXT disc is played the main unit automat...

Page 21: ...s the displayed characters you can read the entire information NO TITLE is displayed when the MD does not contain title information ThedisplayedCDtimeinformationswitcheswhen the TIME DISPLAY key is pressed while the elapsed recording time of a track is displayed during recording from a CD onto an MD see page 20 Viewing the MD information The displayed information switches each time the TIME DISPLA...

Page 22: ...ess Main unit only 1 Press the MENU key 2 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key so that BACK LIGHT is displayed thenpresstheSET DEMO key 3 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key to select the desired bright ness then press the SET DEMO key The back light brightness cannot be adjusted while the sleep timer is activated Even when the brightness is set to L it may turn high momentarily whe...

Page 23: ...ANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME RC MDX0001 SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY SPACE CHARAC SET ENTER CD FM AM TUNING UP P CALL DELETE CLEAR TITLE SEARCH POWER TITLE INPUT TRACK EDIT PGM 100 MD STOP AUTO MANU DISPLAY MD O T E RANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME RC MDX0001 SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN TONE VOLUME 10 ワヲンQZ 0 Adjusting the tone Enhancement of bass and treble EX BASS LOUDNESS Display when EX ...

Page 24: ...elect the desired track Examples of track number inputs Track No 23 10 10 3 Track No 40 10 10 10 10 0 Go to step 5 within 8 seconds CD Press the CD 6 key MD Press the MD 6 key 5 Press the PGM key To select other tracks repeat steps 4 and 5 for each If you commit a mistake Press the CLEAR DELETE key to clear the track number and restart selection 6 CD Press the CD 6 key MD Press the MD 6 key To sto...

Page 25: ...playback repeatedly un til REPEAT or REPEAT ALL is lit REPEAT Repeats playback of a single track being played REPEAT ALL Repeats playback of all tracks in a disc Display when REPEAT is selected To cancel repeat playback Press the REPEAT key repeatedly until nei ther REPEAT or REPEAT ALL is lit When repeat playback is activated during random playback or program playback REPEAT is lit and all of the...

Page 26: ...Remote control only 1 Press the MD 6 key If PGM is lit press the PGM key on the remote to turn it off before proceeding 2 PresstheTITLESEARCHkey 3 Press the 4 or key re peatedly until the desired track title is displayed 4 Press the MD 6 key Searching an MD track by the title With an MD containing the recording of track titles the desired track can be searched by specifying the title This unit is ...

Page 27: ...sstheSTOP7 key orthe7STOPkeyon the remote To let recording pause Press the MD 6 key during recording Press the MD REC key again to resume recording from the pause In case a message is displayed and recording will not start See Display message list page 57 Tips for recording CD onto MD When the MD recorder in record pause mode the recording can be started auto matically at the same time as the play...

Page 28: ...mbers can be re moved by the following operations EDIT page 42 for erasing unneces sary tracks COMBINE page 39 for erasing an unnecessary track number by combin ing two tracks The MD cannot be inserted or ejected while the unit is in the STANDBY mode Do not force insert an MD in the STANDBY mode for this will lead to malfunction When recording a CD onto an MD the digital recording is set automatic...

Page 29: ...MD also at the double speed When all CD tracks have been recording both the CD and MD stop automatically Perform the operations in steps 2 to 4 within 5 seconds To stop recording in the middle PresstheSTOP7 key orthe7STOPkeyon the remote This stops both playback and recording Be careful not to apply vibration to the unit while WRITING is displayed because the MD recorder is writing recorded and ed...

Page 30: ... mode 2 Program the CD tracks in the desired order See steps 1 to 5 in Playing CD or MD tracks in the desired sequence page 24 3 Start recording Press the MD O T E key The CD will be played in the programmed sequence and recording will start simulta neously To stop recording in the middle PresstheSTOP7 key orthe7STOPkeyon the remote This stops both playback and recording Be careful not to apply vi...

Page 31: ...recorded and edited data do not unplug the power cord before WRITING disappears Recording only the first track of CD BEST HITS Only the first track of each CD can be re corded This function is convenient for re cording the first tracks of multiple single CDs on a single MD Main unit only 1 Makepreparationforrecording See steps 1 to 3 in Recording CD onto MD page 18 2 Press the CD 6 key 3 Press the...

Page 32: ...ed 001 etc is displayed 4 Press the SET key 5 Press the CHARAC key re peatedlytoselectthedesired character group Aa Alphabet group 12 Numeral group 6 Press the numeric and char acter input key repeatedly until the desired character is displayed For the characters that can be used in titles se Title editing character list page 36 Press the CLEAR DELETE key to clear the character which is blinking P...

Page 33: ...the 1 or key to select the char acter to be changed 3 Press the CLEAR DELETE key to clear the character to be changed 4 Perform steps 5 to 0 of Assigning a title to a disc or track page 32 Deleting a title 1 Perform steps 1 to 4 of Assigning a title to a disc or track page 32 2 Press the CLEAR DELETE key Each press deletes one character All of the titles can be deleted at once by selecting ALL ERA...

Page 34: ...ess the 4 or key repeatedly to select one of 1 to 3 then press the SET key 4 Input the title characters Perform steps 5 to 7 of Assigning a title to a disc or track page 32 5 Press the ENTER key The title is recorded in the MD and scrolled on the display To assign other track titles repeat steps 3 to 5 for each 6 Press the TITLE INPUT key 7 Eject the MD To stop title input in the middle Press the ...

Page 35: ...can be copied 001 Track title can be copied 123 One of titles stored in title memo 1 2 and 3 page 36 can be copied 5 Press the SET key The title is copied Additional characters can be input after the copied title 6 Press the ENTER key The title is recorded in the MD and scrolled on the display 7 Press the TITLE INPUT key 8 Eject the MD WRITING is displayed To stop title copy in the middle Press th...

Page 36: ...emote Uppercase alphabet group Lowercase alphabet group Numeral and symbol group Title memo title copy group ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 1 2 3 DISC 001 Title editing character list The following characters including uppercase and lowercase alphabets numerals and symbols Available characters in title input using the character input keys on the remote Editing the...

Page 37: ...number to be moved The track will be played back 3 Press the TRACK EDIT key repeatedly until 3 MOVE is displayed then press the SET key If X MOVE is displayed the subsequent operation will not be available see page 53 4 Press the 4 or key re peatedly to select the move destinationpositionwhereyou wanttoinsertthemovedtrack 5 Press the SET key 6 Press the ENTER key 7 Eject the MD WRITING is displaye...

Page 38: ...ed then press the SET key Select other track numbers in the desired sequencebyrepeatingthisstepforeachtrack Ifyoucommitamistake presstheCLEAR DELETE key to clear the track number and restart selection sequence by repeating this step for each track 4 After selecting the desired tracks in the desired se quence presstheENTERkey 5 Pressthe4or keyrepeat edlytoselectthemovedestina tionpositionwhereyouwa...

Page 39: ...lected in step 2 3 Press the TRACK EDIT key re peatedly until 3 COMBINE is displayed then press the SET key If XCOMBINE isdisplayed thesubsequent operation will not be available see page 53 4 Press the 4 or key re peatedly to select the later track number to be com bined 5 Press the SET key 6 Press the ENTER key 7 Eject the MD WRITING is displayed Blinks To cancel the COMBINE operation in the midd...

Page 40: ...e see page 53 4 Press the SET key again The track dividing point is displayed and the audio of the 3 seconds around it will be played repeatedly 5 Press the 4 or key re peatedly to adjust the track dividing point Adjust while listening to the repeated audio The dividing point can be adjusted in the range between 31 and 31 If you want to divide the track at another point cancel the DIVIDE operation...

Page 41: ...ayed For the procedure see Canceling editing page 44 Be careful not to apply vibration to the unit while WRITING is displayed because the MD recorder is writing recorded and edited data in the MD in this period Also to avoid loss of recorded and edited data do not unplug the power cord before WRITING disappears The two tracks produced by track division do not have a non recorded blank between them...

Page 42: ...D C To cancel the ERASE operation in the middle Press the TRACK EDIT key any time before the end of step 4 Editing can be canceled provided that it is attempted before WRITING is displayed For the procedure see Canceling editing page 44 Be careful not to apply vibration to the unit while WRITING is displayed because the MD recorder is writing recorded and edited data in the MD in this period Also ...

Page 43: ...s to be erased Selectothertrackstobeerasedbyrepeating this step for each Select ALL if you want to erase all tracks in an MD If you commit a mistake press the CLEAR DELETE key to clear the track number and restart selection 4 Press the ENTER key 5 Press the ENTER key again It takes a while until the editing completes 6 Eject the MD WRITING is displayed C B A E D F B A D C SPACE CHARAC SET ENTER CD...

Page 44: ...displayed the subsequent operation will not be available see page 53 2 Press the ENTER key 3 Eject the MD WRITING is displayed To cancel the CANCEL operation in the middle Press the TRACK EDIT key any time before the end of step 1 Be careful not to apply vibration to the unit while WRITING is displayed because the MD recorder is writing recorded and edited data in the MD in this period Also to avo...

Page 45: ...TRACK EDIT PGM 100 MD STOP AUTO MANU DISPLAY MD O T E RANDOM REPEAT SOUND TONE VOLUME SLEEP TIMER TIME DISPLAY TUNING DOWN POWER TIMER 10 ワヲンQZ 0 7 Setting 1 Make preparations accord ingtothesourcetobeplayed 2 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key toadjustthelisteningvolume 3 Press the MENU key 4 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key so that TIMER SET is dis played then press the SET D...

Page 46: ...ing the source to be played press the TIMER key on the remote repeat edly until O T T is lit To check or change the timer setting Restart the procedure from step 1 again Be sure to adjust the time of the day page 10 before using the timer functions If the STANDBY TIMER indicator is blinking in green the timer setting may be erroneous or the time of the day is not adjusted Re set the appli cable it...

Page 47: ...mer playback using pro gram timer Use the following procedure to play the se lected source at the selected time period 7 Setting 1 Make preparations accord ingtothesourcetobeplayed CD Insert a CD MD Insert an MD Radio Preset stations 2 Press the MENU key 3 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key so that TIMER SET is dis played then press the SET DEMO key 4 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DO...

Page 48: ...ey on the remote repeatedly so that the program number to be executed PROG 1 or PROG 2 is lit Press the POWER key to put the unit in the STANDBY mode When the timer program is activated and the unit enters the STANDBY mode the STANDBY TIMER indicator lights in green When the set ON time comes the timer program is executed and playback starts Program No To cancel program timer Press the TIMER key o...

Page 49: ...t the designated period of time 2 Perform steps 2 to 6 of Timer playback using pro gram timer page 47 3 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key so that REC is displayed thenpresstheSET DEMOkey 4 PresstheVOLUME MULTICON TROL UP or DOWN key to select the preset station number to be recorded then press the SET DEMO key 7 Execution 5 Press the TIMER key on the remote repeatedly so that the program...

Page 50: ... should be set so that their operating periods do not overlap Leave at least 1 minute of interval between the two programs The speakers do not output audio during timer recording The program timer setting is held in memory even after it is canceled The program timer setting remains in memory unless it is newly set again If the STANDBY TIMER indicator is blinking in green the timer setting may be e...

Page 51: ...sleep timer To cancel sleep timer Press the SLEEP key repeatedly so that SLEEP disappears During execution of the sleep timer the back light is dimmed to the L brightness even when it has been set to H SOUND PUSH OPEN MD REC REPEAT VOLUME MULTI CONTROL TUNER FM AM STANDBY TIMER MD TUNE MODE STOP CD MENU POWER SET DEMO BEST HITS CD MD High Speed Dubbing System TUNING TUNING VOLUME MULTI CONTROL MEN...

Page 52: ...e it in its case Operating precautions Caution on condensation Condensation of dew may occur inside the unit when there is a great difference in temperature between this unit and the out side This unit may not function properly if con densation occurs In this case leave the unit for a few hours and restart the opera tion after the condensation has dried up Be specially cautious against condensatio...

Page 53: ...small number of tracks X is displayed on the unit Slide open Recording disabled Slide close Recording enabled Discbackside Write protect tab Discswhichcanbeplayedwiththisunit CD 12cm 8 cm and the audio part of CDV CD G and CD EXTRA Use discs that comply with the IEC stan dard for example a disc carrying the marking on the label surface Never play a cracked or warped disc During playback the disc r...

Page 54: ...power outlet Clock display Cleared in 75 minutes MDrecordersection Clearedimmediately Stored contents which are cleared in at least a day after power plug is un plugged from power outlet Amplifier section Input selection Volume control value Tone control levels Timer setting contents Tuner section Receiving band Frequency Preset stations Auto tuning setting Copy using digital input Copy using digi...

Page 55: ... headphone plug is inserted properly into the jack page 9 Install the outside antenna more apart from the streets page 9 Turn nearby electrical appliances off Install the audio system more apart from the TV set Common section Amplifier Speaker section Symptom Theclockdisplayblinkswithoutchang ing the figures Timer operation is not possible Radio stations cannot be received A station which has been...

Page 56: ...re is an obstacle in between point the remote to the remote sensor on the main unit MD recorder section Symptoms related to the MD standard Symptom Therecordabletimeofthediscdoes not increase even when a short track is erased Tracks cannot be combined The total of the recorded time and remaining recordable time does not coincide with the recording time specified for the MD Sound is interrupted aft...

Page 57: ... MD disc does not contain any track but has a disc title The inserted MD is a playback only disc The inserted MD is write protected In this case enable the recording page 53 The TOC information in the disc is being read An attempt is made to display the text information of a CD TEXT disc containing more than 1 kB of text information An attempt is made to assign a title with more characters than us...

Page 58: ...ntinuous advancements in development For reason specifications may be changed without notice The full performance may not be exhibited in an extremely cold location under a water freezing temperature Specifications CD Player section Reading method Non contact optical read using a laser diode D A conversion 1 Bit Sampling frequency 8 fs 352 8 kHz Frequency response 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz Wow flutter Be...

Page 59: ...O BEST HITS CD MD High Speed Dubbing System TUNING TUNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 8 MDX 01 MDX 02 Standby mode While the standby indicator of the unit is lit a small amount of current is flowing into the unit s internal circuitry to back up the memory This condition is referred to as the standby mode of the unit While the unit is in the standby mode it can be turned ON from the remote control unit Rel...

Page 60: ...26 3 TITLE INPUT 32 4 TRACK EDIT 37 5 PGM 24 6 CLEAR DELETE 24 32 7 4 P CALL Skip SET 32 ENTER 32 8 1 TUNING DOWN TUNING UP CD 6 PLay Pause 12 FM AM 16 MD 6 PLay Pause 14 7 STOP AUTO MANU 12 17 9 MD O T E 19 0 DISPLAY 21 TIME DISPLAY 21 TIMER 45 VOLUME 12 TONE 23 SLEEP 51 SOUND 23 RANDOM 25 REPEAT 25 CHARAC 32 SPACE 32 Numeric keys 11 Character input keys 32 Figuresinsideparenthesesarereferencepag...

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