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Preparation section

Basic section

Application section

Knowledge sections

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Playback of Mini Disc

Load a Mini Disc.

Start playback.

Remote control unit

Insert the disc a little, and it will
be pulled in automatically.

To listen from the track No. 1

When a title has been recorded for the disc or
the track, the title is displayed.

In a few seconds, playback starts from track
No. 1.

During playback, the track title is displayed at
the beginning of each track.

When the playback time is 100 min. or more,
the time display will become

“-- --:-- --”

If the

“PGM”

indicator is lit, press the

P.MODE

key of the remote control unit to not lit.

If a track NO. which does not exist on the disc
is selected while

“READING”

is blinking, the

last track on the disc will be played.

In the direction of the arrow

Press the numeric keys as shown

below....

To enter track No. 23:

.......

003

To enter track No. 40:

.......

0000)

To select a track

When a disc is placed into the MD recorder in advance, the unit
will be switched on automatically by pressing the playback (

)

key , and playback will start.

To pause playback

Skipping tracks

Ejecting the disc

To stop playback

Searching in a track

+100

+10

PTY

SEARCH

DISC
SKIP

DISC SELECTOR

TIME DISP.

OPEN/CLOSE

DIGITAL AUDIO

COMPACT

3DISC

ROTARY CD PLAYER

DISC

CHARA

ARACTER

QUICK
MOVE

DELETE

REC INPUT

REC

O.T.E.

BEST HITS

TRACK EDIT

DISPLAY MODE

TITLE INPUT

CLASSIC

EQ.OFF

SRS 3D

EX.BASS

DISP.

DEMO

ENTER

MODE

INPUT

AUTO POWER

SAVE

HIT

MASTER

MIC MIX.

MIN. MAX.

MIC1

MIC2

PHONES

ON/STANDBY

AUTO

BAND

MULTI CONTROL

/VOLUME

POP

ROCK

M/R

RESET

∞

MINI HiFi COMPONENT SYSTEM

RXD-980MD

TUNING

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

RC-H9R

REC INPUT

TIME

DISPLAY

AUTO/MANU.

+10

SET

+100

ENTER

INPUT

SEARCH

Q.MOVE

TRACK EDIT

/CHARA.

PTY

SEARCH

REPEAT

P. MODE

P. CLEAR

P. CHECK

RANDOM

EDIT

SRS 3D

EX.BASS

EQ.

N.B.

BAND

AUTO

RDS DISP.

CHECK

CLEAR

O.T.E.

ENTER

DISC SKIP

TIME

CHARACTER

L CURSOR R

PTY

TA/NEWS/INFO.

MUTE

SLEEP

INPUT

TAPE

TITLE

Q.MOVE

SPACE

DELETE

CHARACTER

P. CALL

TUNING

VOLUME CONTROL

CD/TUNER/TAPE

Summary of Contents for XD-980MD

Page 1: ...COMPONENT SYSTEM COMPACT HI FI SYSTEM DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION B60 3000 00 SI AP T 98 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 97 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 XD 980MD ...

Page 2: ...ains plug from this equipment If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach A power point then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or adapter or consult your dealer If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent Connection to the m...

Page 3: ...rding Methods 42 Selection of the Recording type 42 One touch recording of one CD MD One touch edit recording of all tracks 44 When a desired track is found only that track is recorded One touch edit recording of one track 45 Producing a MD collecting only the first titles BEST HITS function 46 Producing a tape collecting only the first titles BEST HITS function 47 Recording of one CD or several C...

Page 4: ...tone can be selected according to the genre of the music played POP ROCK CLASSIC Versatile tone and sound field adjustment One touch edit Recording of one CD or MD or one track by pressing a single key BEST HITS function Sequential recording of the first track of each CD onto MD or tape Program recording Any desired tracks can be recorded in the desired sequence Time edit recording Recordingsothat...

Page 5: ...tion never use a cracked or deformed disc or a disc repaired with tape or adhesive agent Handling of discs Sticker Sticky paste Write protect tab To protect recorded contents against accidental erasure set the write protect tab of the disc open Return the tab to the original position when you want to record signals on the disc Care Wipe periodically dust and dirt attached on the cartridge with a d...

Page 6: ...antenna is for indoor use Place it as far as possible from the main system TV set speaker cords and power cord and set it to a direction which provides the best reception FM 75Ω GND AM ANTENNA R L R L AUX OUTPUT AUX INPUT SYSTEM CONTROL FRONT SPEAKERS 6 16Ω SURROUND SPEAKERS 8 16Ω R L SURROUND OFF ON FM 75Ω GND AM ANTENNA FRONT SPEAKERS 6 16Ω SURROUND SPEAKERS 8 16Ω R L SURROUND OFF ON 3 4 3 4 2 2...

Page 7: ... from the largest outer dimensions including projections equal to or greater than shown below Top panel 50 cm Rear panel 10 cm Left and right panel 10 cm 1 Be sure to insert all connection cords securely If their connections are imper fect the sound may not produced or noise may interfere 2 Before plugging or unplugging a con nection cord be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet if...

Page 8: ...e SURROUND switch Please operate this switch while the unit is turned off We recommend to keep this switch set to OFF when no surround rear speakers are connected to obtain a better sound quality When the switch is set to OFF no sound will come from the surround rear speakers Speaker Unit FM 75Ω GND AM ANTENNA R L R L AUX OUTPUT AUX INPUT SYSTEM CONTROL FRONT SPEAKERS 6 16Ω SURROUND SPEAKERS 8 16Ω...

Page 9: ...has been installed Antenna adaptor optional 1 Be sure to insert all connection cords securely If their connections are imper fect the sound may not be produced or noise may interfere 2 Beforepluggingorunpluggingaconnec tion cord be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet If connec tioncordsarepluggedorunpluggedwith the power cord left plugged in malfunc tion or damage may result 3 In...

Page 10: ...T 3DISC ROTARY CD PLAYER DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 CHARAC S E T E N T E R 4 CHARACTER QUICK MOVE 8 7 1 3 0 DELETE REC INPUT REC O T E BEST HITS TRACK EDIT DISPLAY MODE TITLE INPUT D O W N UP CLASSIC EQ OFF SRS 3D EX BASS DISP DEMO ENTER MODE INPUT AUTO POWER SAVE HIT MASTER MIC MIX MIN MAX MIC1 MIC2 PHONES ON STANDBY AUTO BAND MULTI CONTROL VOLUME POP ROCK M R RESET MINI HiFi COMPONENT SYSTEM TUNING 2 3 4...

Page 11: ... for track editing and for erasing of tracks or the entire disc DISPLAY MODE key This is used to switch the title display mode etc Eject 0 key This key is pressed to remove discs DELETE key T This is used at the time of title input to delete one character O T E key r WhenthiskeyispressedduringMDplayback onlythetrackbeingplayedatthat timewillberecordedtotape Whenthiskeyispressedinstoppedcondition t...

Page 12: ...addition to tuner display CD application operation timer playback etc also is displayed 2Character information display section Input switching frequency display volume level etc is displayed 3CD player display section The CD play or pause status is displayed The presently played disc number also is displayed 4Equalizer display section The presently applied equalizer pattern is displayed 5Volume di...

Page 13: ...program indication 3REPEAT indication 4SINGLE indication 5TOTAL indication 6REMAIN indication 7TITLE indication REPEAT dB MANUAL REMAIN TOTAL SINGLE TITLE R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 SEARCH PGM DIGITAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 8SEARCH indication 9DIGITAL indication 0MANUAL indication Pause indication Playback indication Character information time display section Peak level indicator ...

Page 14: ...e of title search REC INPUT key CHARACTER Skip 4 keys Q MOVE CHECK Record key Q MOVE CLEAR Pause 8 key TIME DISPLAY key The time display type is switched L CURSOR R Fast forward fast reverse 1 keys CHARACTER SPACE Stop 7 key CHARACTER DELETE Playback 3 key 4Keys related to CD tuner tape deck BAND key tuner key P CALL fi skip 4 keys tuner CD These are used to receive memorized radio stations CD MD ...

Page 15: ...Y key again for OFF Only the time display will remain lit and standby status will be reached 1 The provided batteries are intended for use in operation checking and their service life may be short 2 When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones 3 If direct sunlight or the light of a high frequency fluorescent lamp inverter type etc is incident to t...

Page 16: ... has been inserted For listening to tapes read the section Tape playback in the operation manual of the cas sette deck option The volume decreases The volume increases 0 6 7 4 DISC SKIP DISC SELECTOR TIME DISP OPEN CLOSE DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT 3DISC ROTARY CD PLAYER DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 CHARAC S E T E N T E R 4 CHARACTER QUICK MOVE 8 7 1 3 0 DELETE REC INPUT REC O T E BEST HITS TRACK EDIT DISPLAY MODE...

Page 17: ...ower save is not used Volume display Bass and treble compensation EX BASS The factory default is ON Bass and treble range are compensated C D 1 1 5 EX BASS 1 MUTE N B Remote control unit PHONES EX BASS N B 1 1 N B Each press switches the modes as follows 1 N B 1 The bass range is compensated ac cording to the volume effective at low volume 2 N B 2 Bass range compensation indepen dent of the volume...

Page 18: ... REC O T E BEST HITS TRACK EDIT DISPLAY MODE TITLE INPUT D O W N UP CLASSIC EQ OFF SRS 3D EX BASS DISP DEMO ENTER MODE INPUT AUTO POWER SAVE HIT MASTER MIC MIX MIN MAX MIC1 MIC2 PHONES ON STANDBY AUTO BAND MULTI CONTROL VOLUME POP ROCK M R RESET MINI HiFi COMPONENT SYSTEM RXD 980MD TUNING REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC H9R REC INPUT TIME DISPLAY 0 AUTO MANU 10 SET 100 7 8 9 4 5 6 ENTER INPUT SEARCH Q MOVE...

Page 19: ...T mode and in RANDOM mode 1 Elapsed time of track being played 2 Remaining time of track being played 3 Elapsed time of entire disc 4 Remaining time on entire disc Backward search Forward search 6 7 4 To skip backward To skip forward DISC SELECTOR DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 0 10 7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 PTY SEARCH DISC SKIP Select the disc Select the desired track No Remote control unit Main unit TUNING 6 7 INTRO...

Page 20: ...corder in advance the unit will be switched on automatically by pressing the playback 3 key and playback will start 2 2 2 To pause playback Skipping tracks Ejecting the disc To stop playback Searching in a track 0 7 8 9 100 4 5 6 1 2 3 10 PTY SEARCH 0 6 7 4 DISC SKIP DISC SELECTOR TIME DISP OPEN CLOSE DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT 3DISC ROTARY CD PLAYER DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 CHARAC S E T E N T E R 4 CHARACTER...

Page 21: ...rward or reverse search is started during play pause the disc can be searched at a high speed but sound is not output The track in the direction of rotating the jog dial is skipped and the selected track will be played from the beginning When the jog dial is rotated a little in the direction of counter clockwise once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning If it is...

Page 22: ...ER 4 keys on the remote control unit To abort operation press the TITLE SEARCH key again To smaller track No To larger track No Press during stop P MODE INPUT SEARCH TITLE 4 CHARACTER 2 dB SINGLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM dB TITLE 0 0 1 W H O A R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 SEARCH dB TITLE 0 0 2 C H O N M R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 SEARCH dB SINGLE 0 0 2 0 1 5 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 Trackplayedfirst In regard to au...

Page 23: ...ire minidisc During recording 1 Elapsed time of the track being recorded 2 Recordable time for the entire minidisc The MD title display type minidisc name track name can be switched Main unit Each press switches the modes as follows During playback in stopped condition 1 Time display 2 Title display 3 Disc name display Elapsed time of track being played Remote control unit TIME DISPLAY dB SINGLE 0...

Page 24: ...sed the unit will automatically be switched on and reception status will be reached 0 6 7 4 DISC SKIP DISC SELECTOR TIME DISP OPEN CLOSE DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT 3DISC ROTARY CD PLAYER DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 CHARAC S E T E N T E R 4 CHARACTER QUICK MOVE 8 7 1 3 0 DELETE REC INPUT REC O T E BEST HITS TRACK EDIT DISPLAY MODE TITLE INPUT D O W N UP CLASSIC EQ OFF SRS 3D EX BASS DISP DEMO ENTER MODE INPUT AUT...

Page 25: ...celled when no operation is ex ecuted for 5 seconds or more One by one presetting manual preset Blinks A maximum of 40 stations of the band presently being received will be preset When there are many stations and the intended station has not been preset please also use One by one presetting manual preset Keep the ENTER key depressed about 2 seconds The frequency changes automatically 2Select one o...

Page 26: ...rding where the analog signal of a broadcast etc is converted to a digital signal 0 6 7 4 DISC SKIP DISC SELECTOR TIME DISP OPEN CLOSE DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT 3DISC ROTARY CD PLAYER DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 CHARAC S E T E N T E R 4 CHARACTER QUICK MOVE 8 7 1 3 0 DELETE REC INPUT REC O T E BEST HITS TRACK EDIT DISPLAY MODE TITLE INPUT D O W N UP CLASSIC EQ OFF SRS 3D EX BASS DISP DEMO ENTER MODE INPUT AUTO ...

Page 27: ...to the unit while this message is displayed 5 Start recording 1Press the record REC key 2Playthemusicsourcetoberecorded 8 7 In regard to display messages Recording is not possible when one of the following messages is displayed DISC FULL The minidisc is full Erase unrequired tracks P PROTECTED The write protect tab is open Close it 5 PLAY ONLY The minidisc is only for playback Insert a recordable ...

Page 28: ...log recording and then recording can be repeated with ad justment to the most suitable level Each press switches the modes as follows 1 DIGITAL is lit Digital recording 2 Not lit Analog recording REC INPUT DISC SKIP dB SINGLE 0 0 1 0 0 0 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 DIGITAL Tips for recording from a CD When recording is started according to the following procedure recording MD and playback CD will start at t...

Page 29: ...2 tracks can be programmed When FULL is dis played no more tracks can be programmed To program all tracks of a CD select the disc and then press P MODE key without selecting any tracks If you make a mistake press the P MODE key to quit the program mode and restart from step 2 P MODE DISC SKIP Listening in the desired sequence program playback Any titles on the discs in the tray can be listened to ...

Page 30: ...ed tracks P CHECK Go to step 2 within 8 seconds Each time the key is pressed the program No P NO and the track No on CD are displayed Press to clear tracks from the end To clear all track P CLEAR Each time the key is pressed the last track in the program is cleared The track being played cannot be changed 3Confirm the selection P MODE PGM C D 2 P 2 EX BASS 1 2 3 RUNNING EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK ...

Page 31: ...2 3 RUNNING EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK VOL 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 PGM DISC SKIP Confirm that this is not lit 1 1 2 3 IN E CLA MAN ROCK 1 2 ALL REPEAT Lights REPEAT To repeat a disc 1Confirm that the PGM indicator is not lit 2Specify DISC REPEAT 3Select the disc If the PGM indicator is lit press the P MODE key to turn it off Each press switches the repeat mode 1 REPEAT 2 DISC REPEAT 3 ALL REPEAT 4 Repeat OF...

Page 32: ...EAT indicator goes off and the playback following the current mode of the CD player starts ª REPEAT To repeat only one track 1Confirm that the PGM indicator is not lit 2Select REPEAT If the PGM indicator is lit press the P MODE key to turn it off Each press switches the repeat mode 1 REPEAT 2 DISC REPEAT 3 ALL REPEAT 4 Repeat OFF To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key three times The REPEA...

Page 33: ...dicator goes off Select the CD input Listening to an unexpected title sequence random playback As the titles each time are selected randomly the music can be enjoyed without getting tired of it Confirm that the PGM indicator is not lit 1 2 Each press switches the modes as follows 1 INTRO There is no random playback with this selection 2 DISC RANDOM Random play of one disc 3 ALL RANDOM Random play ...

Page 34: ...ertobeplayed Select track numbers in the order you want to play them Up to 25 tracks can be programmed More than 25 tracks cannot be selected If you made a mistake press the P CLEAR key and enter the track No again An extremely short track cannot be programmed is displayed when the total programmed period has attained 200 minutes or more Tracks will be played in the order they are programmed When ...

Page 35: ... the track will be added to the end of the existing program The entire program is cleared Each time the key is pressed the last track in the program is cleared Each press displays the next track in the program or Main unit Remote control unit Press in stop mode Clearing all tracks Press in stop mode P CHECK P MODE dB 0 0 9 P 1 3 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM 0 1Sequentially select the track num bers to be...

Page 36: ... of the programmed tracks will be repeated In case only one track is programmed only that track will be repeated 1Make the PGM display go out To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indication goes out and program playback is executed REPEAT dB 0 0 1 0 0 0 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM REPEAT PGM light REPEAT dB 0 0 1 0 0 0 R L 3 0 1 30 10 5 PGM PGM goes off REPEAT light P MODE REP...

Page 37: ...TO F M 1 2 5 MHz EX BASS RUNNING INDICATOR EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK VOL R D S The RDS indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast signal is received Some functions may not be provided or be given different names depending on countries or areas To switch the display contents RDS DISP Pressing the RDS DISP key changes the display contents MHz EON TP TA NEWS INFO PTY TUNED STEREO AUTO B B C 1 F M EX ...

Page 38: ... E W s EX BASS EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK VOL R D S PTY When an RDS broadcast is received the program type is shown on the display If no PTY data is available or if the station is not an RDS station NONE is displayed TUNING keys 1 DOWN UP M O R Music Middle of the Road Music Program type table Display POP M ROCK M M O R M LIGHT M CLASSICS OTHER M NEWS AFFAIRS INFO SPORT EDUCATE DRAMA CULTURE SCIEN...

Page 39: ...ation is received Goes off Program type name display No sound is heard while PTY is blinking If a program of the desired type cannot be found NO PROG is displayed then after several seconds the display returns to the original display Ifaprogramofthedesiredtypeisfound thatprogramisreceived and the program type name display changes temporarily to the frequency display and then to the station name di...

Page 40: ...S 1 EON TP INFO Lights when INFO is selected When EON does not light although an RDS station is re ceived that station is not transmitting EON data Please select a different station When TA is desired select a station where the TP display lights PTY MHz TUNED STEREO AUTO 2 F M 9 EX BASS RUNNING INDICATOR EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK VOL R D S EON TP INFO RDS and EON are lit Tobeabletolistentothedesi...

Page 41: ...back has been interrupted it will be continued from the point of interruption Wait for the desired information 4 CDorMDplaybackmayalsobestarted As long as the unit is ON the unit is always ready for the reception In case of waiting for information with an RDS sta tion without EON function When there is no EON display with the operations of steps 3 and 4 and the desired information is selected in a...

Page 42: ...ning One touch edit one track Time edit recording only TAPE Program recording one CD Fade edit recording only TAPE One touch edit all tracks BEST HITS Select and record the desired tracks Program recording several CDs Are only the first tracks of several CDs to be recorded Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Many convenient recording functions have been provided Please select t...

Page 43: ...aded out Change of the track sequence according to the tape length CD TAPE only Time edit recording p The order of CD tracks are changed automati cally so that no tune is interrupted at the end of tape sides A and B Up to 32 tracks F Fade out Fade in at the tape reversal CD TAPE only Fade edit recording W CD tracks are recorded in the order they are recorded The tune interrupted at the end of tape...

Page 44: ...rder 2Select CD with the INPUT key 3Insert disc s in the CD player Start recording MD TAPE CD MD 1Select the target disc CD player and MD recorder must be brought to stopped condition 2Start recording Pressbeforeplayback of the CD starts When the O T E key is pressed after playback has started only the track being played at that time will be recorded t Note Note With recording onto tape the track ...

Page 45: ...s made to the beginning of the track being played and recording starts At the end of the recording MD recorder Stop Cassette deck Stop is executed after an unrecorded portion of about 4 sec has been produced To record another track repeat the steps 2 and 3 MD TAPE 1Load a tape 2Select the tape transport direction 2 or 3 3Select p two side recording 4Select the Dolby NR mode 5Select MD with the INP...

Page 46: ...rded discs can be exchanged This is convenient for collecting from a large number of single CDs P MODE DISC SELECTOR DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 1Select the disc for start of re cording 2Press the BEST HITS key BEST HITS Exchange discs as required 4 The tray opens automatically 1Exchange the two discs 2Close the tray 0 OPEN CLOSE When the discs are exchanged sequentially recording can be continued without i...

Page 47: ...c for start of re cording 2Press the BEST HITS key Exchange discs as required 4 The tray opens automatically 1Exchange the two discs 2Close the tray 0 OPEN CLOSE To stop recording When recording from the third disc starts the tray opens automatically The two already recorded discs can be ex changed Recording ends when the tape end one side or both sides is reached Goes off 1Load a tape 2Select the...

Page 48: ...ays remove the disc after recording 1Select the disc 2Select the track To edit tracks from more than one CD repeat 1 2 3 for each CD To check the edited contents ü Q To clear the edited contents Q Displays the entered track No Light the PGM indicator 2 Lights Lights If it is in play mode TheMDrecordingispausedwhiletheCDisexchangedinthetray Tracks programmed in excess of the MD recording time will ...

Page 49: ...ter recording 1Select the disc 2Select the track To edit tracks from more than one CD repeat 1 2 3 for each CD To check the edited contents ü Q To clear the edited contents Q Displays the entered track No Light the PGM indicator 2 Lights Lights If it is in play mode ThetaperecordingispausedwhiletheCDisexchangedinthetray Tracks programmed in excess of the tape recording time will be cut off Go to s...

Page 50: ...le In such a case the respective title will not be recorded 1Select the disc 2Press the EDIT key Light the EDIT indicator 2 Goes off The recording level will be adjusted automatically in approx 60 seconds variable depending on CD contents after which recording starts The tape and CD stop automatically when recording has com pleted When equalizer or SRS 3D is applied to the sound the sound will be ...

Page 51: ...ng all editing contents are erased When the P CLEAR key is pressed the tracks are deleted one by one from the end of the program When the P MODE key or the P CLEAR key is pressed at the time of time editing the entire editing contents are deleted or P CHECK P MODE P CLEAR PGM C D 2 P 2 EX BASS 1 2 3 EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK VOL 2 Each time the key is pressed the program No P NO and the track No ...

Page 52: ...edited recording starts 2 Edit recording is not possible with CDs containing a track that is longer than one tape side which may occur with classical music etc 3 If the deck is set for one side recording the processing at the tape end is applied only on side A 4 When the last tune of tape side B is faded out the ending part of the last but one tune may sometimes be faded out if the space between i...

Page 53: ...ling Displayed area All cannot be displayed Scrolling image j K E N W O O D M I N I D I S C K E N W O O D M I N I D I S C R E C O R D E R M I N I D I S C R E C O R D E R Reordering tracks by moving them Dividing a track combining two tracks TRACK DIVIDE I TRACK COMBINE O Erasing track s Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE Y Moving a single track TRACK MOVE U Dividing a track into two Erasin...

Page 54: ... INPUT key 2Select whether the disc title or track title input 3Set the selection 1Enter the title in memory 2Complete the operation Input the title characters by repeating 1 to 3 for each of them To advance Activate the title input mode 1 It takes a while because data should be read out of the disc In case of disc title In case of track title Example of disc title The input cursor can be moved wi...

Page 55: ...f five characters CHARAC TRACK EDIT CHARA key The group of characters displayed at the character selec tion section is switched DELETE CHARACTER DELETE key The character at the cursor is deleted erased and the following characters move up by one character each Titles can be erased easily by continuous pressing or by holding the key down for repeated input 7 CHARACTER SPACE key Aspace blankcorrespo...

Page 56: ...ordered at a time 3Select tracks numbers in the desired order Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all tracks have been arranged in the desired order 5After editing eject and remove the mini disc WRITING displayed during the minidisc ejection opera tion indicates that the data associated with recording or editing is being written on the disc Do not apply vibration or shock to the unit while this message is ...

Page 57: ...ly vibration or shock to the unit while this message is displayed 2Set it 2Set it 1Select a track number Each press switches the operation 1 MOVE Moving a single track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ALL ERASE Erasing of all tracks 4 Editing cancelled Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Track to be moved Destination track No Inserted immediately afterdestinationtrack I...

Page 58: ...g or editing is being written on the disc Do not apply vibration or shock to the unit while this message is displayed Each press switches the operation 1 DIVIDE Dividing a track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ERASE Erasing one track 4 Editing cancelled This operation is also possible during play pause The track is divided into two tracks Playback starts from the track made from the second half of th...

Page 59: ...ncelled To combine two tracks during playback press the TRACK EDIT TRACK EDIT CHARA key while the second track is being played The track being played and the track immediately before it will be combined If the operation is started during playback it pauses automatically Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds COMBINE cannot be selected if the track being played is the f...

Page 60: ...rased Be careful in using this operation because the tracks cannot be recovered once the entire minidisc has been erased All tracks on a disc are erased together with the disc title ENTER TRACK EDIT CHARA SPACE DELETE CHARACTER To erase one track TRACK ERASE C O M P L E T E R L ENTER C O M P L E T E C R L B L A N K D I S R L Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Selec...

Page 61: ...he desired part of a track Should be approx 2 sec or longer Shouldbeapprox 2sec orlonger The part divided with TRACK DIVIDE becomes one track Execute TRACK DIVIDE twice Part to be erased TRACK DIVIDE I The space left after erasing is filled by sub sequent tracks which move along Part to be erased Track No is adjusted ExecuteTRACKERASE once TRACK ERASE P 2Erase the part to be erased 3After editing ...

Page 62: ...d input level Balance Adjusts the balance of left and right volume Input level This adjusts the volume level for the external equipment video deck etc connected to the AUX input termi nal Adjust as required when the volume from the external equipment is too high Input level adjustment The level decreases The level increases MODE BALANCE adjustment The right volume is decreased The left volume is d...

Page 63: ... ROCK VOL 6 2 3 4 5 Thedisplayfortheselected mode lights M A N U A L 1 EQ ON 1 2 3 EQ CLASSIC MANUAL POP ROCK VOL 6 3 4 5 Example for reference mode Indication of manual 1 Example for manual mode This lights at the time of manual mode Therearereferencemode R MANUAL notlit andmanualmode M MANUAL lit CLASSIC EQ OFF POP ROCK M R 3Select the desired equalizer pattern Each time the EQ key of the remote...

Page 64: ...tc Select the frequency band The level increases The level decreases LOW MID and HIGH can be adjusted in dividually 4Memorize the setting Continue to step 3 within 3 seconds The individual frequency bands can be adjusted in the range from 8 to 8 1Select the number to be recorded CLASSIC EQ OFF POP ROCK M R CLASSIC EQ OFF POP ROCK M R MODE Adjust the level ENTER M A N U A L 1 EQ ON 1 2 3 RUNNING IN...

Page 65: ...itches the modes as follows 1 Strength of the SRS 3D stereo effect LEVEL 2 Left and right volume balance 3 MD recording level REC 4 Volume INPUT from the external equipment connected to the AUX terminal 5 Normal volume adjustment VOL Adjustment is possible in the range from 10 to 10 Please set as desired according to the titles being played back etc REC is displayed only when the REC INPUT is anal...

Page 66: ...along with the accompaniment Play the music 1Turn the MIC MIX control fully coun terclockwise 3Adjust the volume balance between the music input and microphone in put To increase microphone volume 2Plug the microphone into the MIC jack To decrease microphone volume Set the MIC MIX control knob to the fully counterclockwise position when the microphone is not used 2 3 MIC MIX MIN MAX MIC MIX MIN MA...

Page 67: ...araoke even without special Karaoke CDs etc Each press switches ON and OFF alternately 1 HIT MASTER ON 2 HIT MASTER OFF The volume of the vocal parts of the song decreases However this effect may not be clear with some songs and discs A Karaoke MD can be created by recording the performance while the MIC MIX control is in the fully counterclockwise position Analog recording only The HIT MASTER fun...

Page 68: ...red and the minute display starts to blink 2 2 Ensure that the unit is OFF 1 2 3 Example Adjustment to 8 45 The time display starts to blink If you make a mistake restart from the beginning To adjust correct time press the ENTER key at the same moment as a time announcement The time display flashes when a power failure has occurred or when the power plug has been pulled and inserted again In such ...

Page 69: ...ned The time is advanced When the MODE key is pressed the input source and the ON time are displayed The ON time can be set in steps of 5 minutes Press the MODE key twice while the unit is OFF To cancel ON time display Sleep timer Set the number of minutes after which the unit is to be turned OFF 1Turn the unit ON 2Set the time Turn the unit OFF or press the SLEEP key until the sleep time is cance...

Page 70: ...ur timer systems PROG 1 PROG 2 which can be used every day are available In each of PROG 1 and PROG 2 the timer data including the operating period and played contents can be set and selected to be activated or not as required For tape timer operation please read the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully 1 2 3 4 The selected program No lights If a program No under which a timer pr...

Page 71: ...ts The timer will not function unless a program No is selected Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows 1Select the mode 2Select the input source 3Select the broadcast station only when TUNER is selected above The station to be received with timer must be preset before hand 1 Select PLAY or AI 1 PLAY 2 REC 3 AI 1 Select REC 2 Enter it 1 SelectthepresetstationNo 2 Enter it The ...

Page 72: ...e cleared only when they are changed Check the reservation content To change the reserved contents The reserved contents will be displayed for 3 seconds per item After this the previous display content appears again Restart the procedure of Timer programming from the beginning Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows 1PROG 1 Program 1 operates 2PROG 2 Program 2 operates 3PROG ...

Page 73: ...t a day after power plug is unplugged from power outlet Amplifier section ON STANDBY status ON or STANDBY Input selection Volume control value Balance setting Equalizer user memory SRS 3D level Tuner section Receiving band Frequency Preset stations Program settings MD recorder section k Memory backup function Sound Retrieval System manufactured under licence from SRS Labs Inc SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTE...

Page 74: ... only Mini Disc This type of MD can be used only for playback and is used by the commercially available music MD software packages The playback only MDisanopticaldiscliketheCompactDisc CD Thesignalsarerecorded as the presence or absence of small pits and read out by an optical non contact pickup High efficiency coding technology ATRAC The Mini Disc has only a half the size of the Compact Disc but ...

Page 75: ...from all sources Note that digital recording is not possible with the following case In case the source contains the copy prohibit code SCMS Serial Copy Management System SCMS is displayed and the unit enters the record pause mode SCMS Serial Copy Management System Designed for copyright protection the SCMS is a prescription that copying of digital signals as they are in the digital form between d...

Page 76: ...is discon nected The speaker cords are short circuited Imperfect insertion The speaker cords are disconnected The BALANCE is set completely to the left or right channel 6 8 8 Remedy Cause Symptom Tuner section Adjust the present time again Adjust the present time again Adjust the present time referring to Clock adjustment Set the timer ON time and OFF time PresstheSRS3Dkeytosetuptheexecution Conne...

Page 77: ...he remaining time do not add up to the maximum recording time 60 or 74 min When search is performed in a track which has been compiled by editing the sound is sometimes interrupted The track numbers are not assigned correctly READING is displayed for an abnormally long time The time display becomes inaccurate with a monaurally recorded disc Input of 1792 title characters is not possible MD recorde...

Page 78: ...Perform ALL ERASE operation If this is not possible use another disc Perform editing following the restric tions Press the ENTER key to execute edit ing Cancel the write protection Insert a minidisc for recording Return to normal condition is made by switchingtheunitoffandthenonagain NO DISC 001 SCMS DISC FULL TITLE FULL BLANK DISC NO TRACKS READING WRITING DISC ERROR CAN T EDIT ok blinking PROTEC...

Page 79: ...laced The disc is extremely dirty The disc is scratched Dew is condensed on the optics lens The disc has not been placed The player is not put to the play mode The disc is extremely dirty The disc is scratched The disc is dirty The disc is scratched The player is subject to vibration 5 d 5 5 5 CD player section in regard to message display Displayed Message Meaning Action Err indicates a number Th...

Page 80: ...tter Less than unmeasurable limit KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development For this reason specifications may be changed without notice Sufficient performance may not be exhibited at extremely cold locations where water freezes CD player section Laser Semiconductor laser Playing rotation Approx 200 rpm 500 rpm CLV Wow flutter Less than unmeasurable limit General Power con...

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