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MD RECORDER

B60-4261-00

KENWOOD CORPORATION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DM-VH7

Before installation, read the section entitled “Installation” for correct
installation.

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Summary of Contents for DM-VH7

Page 1: ...MD RECORDER B60 4261 00 KENWOOD CORPORATION INSTRUCTION MANUAL DM VH7 Before installation read the section entitled Installation for correct installation 0 EN ...

Page 2: ... PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRI ANGLE IS INTENDEDTO ALERTTHE USERTOTHE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED ...

Page 3: ... SEARCH 20 Programming 21 Programming tracks in a desired order 21 Repeated playback 23 Systematized recording features 24 Recording a single CD track O T E 24 Recording all tracks on a CD O T E 24 Synchro recording with CD player 25 Recording 26 General recording 26 Starting recording from the sound before the current sound MEMORY REC 28 REC MODE key 28 Changing the displayed contents 30 TIME DIS...

Page 4: ...ating 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 appliance dealer or local power company For appliances intended to operate f...

Page 5: ...location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure 18 Power lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken to ...

Page 6: ...ify the shipping company without delay Only the consignee the person or company receiving the unit can file a claim against the carrier for shipping damage We recommend that you retain the original carton and packing materials for use should you transport or ship the unit in the future Audio cord 2 Systemcontrolcord 1 Optical fiber cable 1 Remote control unit 1 Batteries R6 AA 2 Check that the fol...

Page 7: ...d stored in the MD The title search facility allows you to search desired tracks by their titles Title input title search The unit can be installed vertically on the side as well as the conventional horizontal installation Much freer system set ting than before is now possible Free layout The recording level adjustment which used to be possible only with analog input signals is now available with ...

Page 8: ...ious against condensatin in a following circumsatance Whenthisunitiscarriedfromaplacetoanotheracross a large difference in temperature when the humidity in the room where this unit is installed increases etc 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 ...

Page 9: ...nd verify that the display shown appears 3 Press the on standby key to off standby Maintenance of the unit When the front panel or case becomes dirty wipe with a soft dry cloth Do not use thinner benzine alcohol etc for these agents may cause discoloration In regard to contact cleaner Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfunction Be specially careful not to use contact cleaners ...

Page 10: ...he unit is seen from the front View of the unit when it is placed vertically 1Attachthespacerbyinsertingitsclawsintothe spacer mount holes on the rear of the this unit NOTE When inserting the claws align them withtheholesbytiltingthespacerslightly about 20 degrees as shown in the illus tration 2Arrange the cords by winding them around the spacer The audio cords and system control cord can be accom...

Page 11: ... MANUAL as desired Adjusting the display orientation Main unit only 1 Press the mode key 2 Press the 4 or key to select WINDOW SET then press the enter key 3 Press the 4 or key to select MANUAL then press the enter key 4 Press the 4 or key to select the desired orientation then press the enter key Manual switching procedure The contrast of the LCD display can be switched as desired LCD contrast ad...

Page 12: ...re to first remove the power cord from the AC outlet Plugging unplugging connection cords without removal of the power cord can cause malfunctions or damage to the unit Malfunction of microprocessor If operation is not possible or erroneous display appears even though all connections have been made properly reset the microprocessor refer ring to In case of difficulty u To enable system operations ...

Page 13: ... remote control unit provided with the RD VH7 This connection also makes possible the easy operation function which activates operations according to the input selection made on the RD VH7 two way operations For details refer to the Instruction Manual of the RD VH7 Timer recording playback When this unit is connected with the CD receiver RD VH7 through a system control cord timer playback of an MD...

Page 14: ...ys Press to skip disc tracks during playback In record pause mode these keys are used for MEMORY REC operation 7 Play Pause 3 8 enter key Press to start playback Press to temporary stop the disc operation This key is also used as the enter key of an item set using the mode key 8 Stop 7 key Press to stop the disc operation 9 mode key Press to adjust the LCD contrast or to switch the displayorientat...

Page 15: ...DE CHARAC key This key is used in program playback During title input it is used to select the character group TITLE INPUT key e This key is used to switch the title input mode EDIT key This key is used to switch the editing mode EDIT CANCEL key Used to cancel editing 6 Basic operation keys 1 Fast forward and fast backward keys At the time of editing the cursor movement and the selected title can ...

Page 16: ...ded for use in operation checking and their service life may be short 2 When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace all batteries with new ones 3 If direct sunlight or the light of a high frequency fluorescent lamp inverter type etc is incident to the remote sensor malfunction may occur In such a case change the installation position to avoid malfunction Notes Notes Notes Remote se...

Page 17: ...Insert the minidisc correctly into the slot of this unit The disc indicator lights up when an MD is inserted READING is displayed while the contents of the MD are checked If a title has been assigned to the disc that title will be displayed Elapsed time of track being played In the direction of the arrow In case no disc is loaded POWER For U S A on standby Track No being played NO DISC MD 0 00 001...

Page 18: ...in the monaural mode is half the amount required in the stereo mode the play record time of a disc recorded in the monaural mode is twice as that of a disc recorded in the stereo mode Operate in stopped condition Listening in random order RANDOM playback As the title each time will be selected at random you can listen for a long time without getting bored To select a different title during listeni...

Page 19: ...he current track is attained the track will be played from the beginning The track in the direction of the pressed button is skipped and the selected track will be played from the beginning When the 4 key is pressed once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning To skip further to the previous track press the 4 key quickly To pause playback Each press pauses and play...

Page 20: ...ller track No To larger track No To abort operation press the TITLE SEARCH key again Characters flow toward the left Characters flow toward the left Track played Enter the TRACK mode Title Searching a desired track by its title TITLE SEARCH P MODE CHARAC TITLE SEARCH 4 The track can also be selected using the numeric keys ENTER TITLE SEARCH AUTO DINOAUX L R TRACK 001 KENWOO TITLE 002 MUSIC TITLE 0...

Page 21: ...hen the 4 or key is pressed during playback tracks will be skipped in the direction of the pressed key The input operation is aborted if the P MODE CHARAC key is not pressed while the track number indicator is blinking Press numeric keys in the following order To select track No 12 Press in order of 0 2 key 1 Select the track number to be played PGM indicator 2 Set the input track number Selected ...

Page 22: ...Operate in stopped condition Clearing all tracks Clearing tracks from the end Checking the order of tracks Each press displays the next track in the program or Main unit Remote control unit Example when P 14 has been cleared Programmed order Track No Operate in stopped condition P MODE CHARAC 2ABC 1 3DEF 5JKL 6MNO 4GHI 8TUV 9WXY 7PRS 0QZ 10 100 CHECK SPACE CLEAR DELETE P MODE CHARAC eject The numb...

Page 23: ... programmed tracks will be repeated In case only one track is programmed only that track will be repeated PGM indicator 2 Repeat step 2 above 7 P MODE CHARAC P MODE CHARAC 2ABC 1 3DEF 5JKL 6MNO 4GHI 8TUV 9WXY 7PRS 0QZ 10 100 REPEAT PLAY P MODE CHARAC REPEAT PLAY Each press of the REPEAT key switches the mode as follows REP Plays all the selected tracks repeatedly OFF Each press of the REPEAT key s...

Page 24: ...the recording level is automatically set to 0 dB It is not possible to change the recording input or recording level during O T E recording Connect the digital output of the CD receiver to DIGITAL 1 input of the MD recorder Select the CD input on the CD receiver Load a recordable MD in the MD recorder 8 Recording all tracks on a CD O T E Recording a single CD track O T E O T E O T E Systematized r...

Page 25: ...TOR key again to cancel monitoring Level value Adjustsothatthesegmentsbeforetheverticalbarsnear the right end of the level meter light occasionally The initial recording level is 12 dB for analog input recording and 0 dB for digital input recording The recording level can also be adjusted using the rec level keys on the main unit Adjust so that these segments light at times Stop CD playback 3 When...

Page 26: ...adjusted even during recording Press the MONITOR key again to cancel monitoring Level value Adjustsothatthesegmentsbeforetheverticalbarsnear the right end of the level meter light occasionally The initial recording level is 12 dB for analog input recording and 0 dB for digital input recording The recording level can also be adjusted using the rec level keys on the main unit Adjust so that these se...

Page 27: ... 6 key 5 Play the source to be recorded This operation is not required when recording radio broadcasting 6 After recording eject the Mini Disc 7 eject Mini Disc has been ejected Information is being written Main unit only To stop recording in the middle To let recording pause temporarily 7 8 Press the same key again to resume recording from the point where it paused Press the 4 key to resume recor...

Page 28: ...r manually during or after recording Select the desired method with the 4 or and press the ENTER key to set it The initial setting is AUTO The track numbers can be used when searching or programming tracks in playback AUTO If a no sound input has lasted for the 2 seconds during recording the track number will be incremented automatically by 1 Usually use this position for recording Use this mode w...

Page 29: ... frequency As this unit has a built in sampling rate converter digital signals with 32 kHz and 48 kHz can be recorded by conversion to the MD sampling frequency 44 1 kHz When AUTO LEVEL is displayed While AUTO LEVEL is displayed pressing the ENTER key displays the initial screen for setting the no sound blank detection level for automatic track number marking Now set the no sound blank detection l...

Page 30: ...a MD starts to play MONITOR indicator The input source sound selected by REC INPUT can be heard MONITOR Changing the displayed contents ANALOG Analog stereo recording of the inputs into the analog recording input Select this when recording audio from the tuner or cassette deck DIGITAL 1 DIN CD Digital recording of the input into the digital input OPTICAL 1 Select this when recording the input from...

Page 31: ...D C B A D A B C Dividing a track during playback DIVIDE fl Erasing track s Erasing a single track during playback ERASE w ALL ERASE D C B A C B A Combining tracks during playback COMBINE SomeofthefunctionsarelimitedbecauseoftheMD standard Please check Symptoms related to MD standard before assuming a malfunction u FunctionLimitationsbecauseoftheMDStandard D C B A C B A E D F E F C A Erasing severa...

Page 32: ...1 Press the EDIT key 3 Set it To increase track No To decrease track No Destination track No Track to be moved Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Eachpressofthe4or keysswitchestheoperation 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE Preparation Play the track to be moved Movingtheorderofthetrackbeingplayedinadisc MOVE 2 Select MOVE PLAY EDIT 4 SET 4 SET Example for moving be...

Page 33: ...s been performed unintention ally return to the status before editing can be made by EDIT CANCEL operation To delete the edited contents EDIT CANCEL When the following key operation is performed before the minidisc is removed return is possible to the same condition as when the disc was inserted After cancellation again perform the individual editing operations 1 Operate in stopped condition 2 3 o...

Page 34: ...teps 1 and 2 above Up to 32 tracks can be selected Pressing the 1 or key allows to check the current order of tracks Press the CLEAR DELETE key to clear the last selected track number Track No to be moved Number of selected tracks 2 Select Q MOVE 3 Set it 1 Press the EDIT key Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Eachpressofthe4or keysswitchestheoperation 1 Q MOVE 2 Q...

Page 35: ... pact or move the unit because information about recording and editing is being writ ten to the Mini Disc Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 4 Note Note 1 Select the move destination 3 Reorder tracks 2 Set it When this operation has been performed unintention ally return to the status before editing can be made by EDIT CANCEL operation Example for moving between tracks No 5 an...

Page 36: ...switchestheoperation Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE This operation is also possible during play pause Dividing a track during playback DIVIDE 1 Press the EDIT key If no preview is to be performed press the ENTER key once and then go to step 4 1 Preview execution 2 Perform fine adjustment of the division point 3 Decide the divis...

Page 37: ...o blank space left between the two tracks Track division may sometimes be impossible due to the limitations of the MD standard 4Execute the track divide operation Up to 255 track numbers can be inserted additionally by repeating 1 to 4 for each of them Image of preview Place where the EDIT key has been pressed Fine adjustment range Display after execution EDIT NOW Editing COMPLETE When editing is ...

Page 38: ...during playback COMBINE When the title being played is to be com bined with the next title press the ENTER key and then go to step 4 2 Select COMBINE 3 Set it To decrease track No To increase track No Connecting tracks 2 and 5 Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE 2Select COMBINE 1 Press the EDIT key If the operation is started during...

Page 39: ...limitations of the MD standard 4 Eject the Mini Disc While WRITING is displayed do not im pact or move the unit because information about recording and editing is being writ ten to the Mini Disc Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 5 Note Note Display after execution EDIT NOW Editing COMPLETE When editing is completed suc cessfully CAN T EDIT When editing is impossible ENTER Mai...

Page 40: ...sing several tracks at a time QUICK ERASE Enter the stop mode To erase all tracks press the ENTER key while ALL is displayed then go to step 3 3 Set it 1 Select the title to be erased 2 Set it 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 above 4 End the selection The title to be erased will be displayed Up to 32 tracks can be selected Pressing the 1 or keys allow to check the current order of tracks When the CLEAR DELE...

Page 41: ...Mini Disc While WRITING is displayed do not im pact or move the unit because information about recording and editing is being writ ten to the Mini Disc Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 4 Note Note Display after execution EDIT NOW Editing COMPLETE When editing is completed suc cessfully CAN T EDIT When editing is impossible ENTER Main unit only eject WRITING EJECT NO DISC MD ...

Page 42: ...s displayed do not im pact or move the unit because information about recording and editing is being writ ten to the Mini Disc Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected 3 Note Note 2 Select ERASE Eachpressofthe4or keysswitchestheoperation 1 DIVIDE 2 COMBINE 3 ERASE 4 MOVE Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds The track being played is erased together wit...

Page 43: ...s When deleting a title it is not recommended to overwrite spaces on previous characters but use the CLEAR DELETE function To advance To return In case of disc title In case of track title Select the desired track No The track can also be selected using the numeric keys How to edit titles Eachpressofthe4or keysswitchestheoperation 1 DISC Disc title 2 001 Track title 3 ALL ERASE Complete erasure of...

Page 44: ... of times to select one of the character groups below y A Z space 1 blank character a z space 0 9 symbols Title Memo 3 types Title Copy disc title track title Use the 1 or key to move the input position cursor to the left or right To enter a space character press the CHECK SPACE key SET To select characters with the 4 and keys If any of Aa or 12 is displayed press the 4 or key 1 Move the character...

Page 45: ...ers with the numeric keys If none of Aa or 12 is displayed press one of the numeric keys When the same key is pressed repeatedly the characters will change Example When 2 is pressed the characters will change in the order of A B C a b c 2ABC 1 3DEF 5JKL 6MNO 4GHI 8TUV 9WXY 7PRS 0QZ 10 100 The character can be set also by pressing another numeric key key or the P MODE CHARAC key To enter a title If...

Page 46: ...C DEFdef or defDEF GHIghi or ghiGHI JKLjkl or jklJKL MNOmno or mnoMNO PRSprs or prsPRS TUVtuv or tuvTUV WXYwxy or wxyWXY QZqz or qzQZ _ 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 When selecting characters with the numeric keys on the remote control unit The following alphabets and symbols can be selected for use in title editing Main unit only Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected While WRITING is d...

Page 47: ...an 12 seconds The recordable time display changes when the total time of the erased track exceeds 12 seconds When a Mini Disc has been subjected to repeated editing the remaining time may not increase even after a short track has been erased The recordable time does not increase after a short track has been erased Tracks cannot be combined A track created as a result of an editing operation may so...

Page 48: ...t be recorded per disc DISC FULL The disc does not contain any record ings When playback is required use a recorded disc This is a normal operation The TOC 1 data of the disc is being read READING This is a normal operation The data related to editing or record ing is being written in the disc WRITING Perform QUICK ERASE to delete all titles ALL If this is not pos sible use another disc The conten...

Page 49: ...D input Change the position of the write protect tab to the write position or use a recordable disc 8 Use analog recording Adjust the recording level again Use a recordable disc Use another disc Set it according to the actual input source Set the amplifier s input selector to other position than MD Sound is distorted The recording level has not been ad justed A disc in which distorted sound has be...

Page 50: ...o playback mode More than 95 dB Dynamic range playback mode More than 90 dB Wow flutter Less than unmeasurable limit Analog input sensitivity input impedance 300 mV 47 kΩ Analog output level load impedance 1 2 V 3 2 kΩ Digital input Optical Wave length 660 nm 15 dBm 21 dBm General Power consumption 12 W Dimensions Horizontal installation W 247 mm 9 3 4 H 96 mm 3 3 4 D 279 mm 11 Vertical installati...

Page 51: ...51 In case of difficulty DM VH7 EN ...

Page 52: ...found on the back of the unit in the spaces designated on the warranty card and in the space provided below Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this product Model Serial Number ...

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