Kenwood KRC-781R Instruction Manual Download

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KRC-781R
KRC-789
KRC-689

CASSETTE RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Summary of Contents for KRC-781R

Page 1: ...KRC 781R KRC 789 KRC 689 B64 1912 00 MW IW CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ette Tapes 20 External disc control features Playing Disc mode 21 Switching Display for Discs 22 Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play 22 Track Search 22 Disc Search 22 Track Disc Repeat 23 Track Scan 23 Random Play 23 Magazine Random Play 24 Text Scroll 24 Text Title Scroll 24 Presetting Disc Names DNPS 24 Disc Name Preset Play DNPP 25 Menu settings Menu System 26 Security Code 27 Touch Sensor ...

Page 3: ...er splashing Do not 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 replac...

Page 4: ...mechanical parts Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or erases characters 2CAUTION Cleaning the Tape Head After you have listened to many cassettes over a long period of time magnetic powder from the tapes and dust accumulates on the tape head causing noise and a deterioration in sound quality Clean the tape head usin...

Page 5: ...tton to turn down the volume Volume Turning on the power Press the SRC source button Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures Turning off the power Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second The status of the Security Code function page 27 is displayed whenever the power is switched on CODE ON Security Code has been registered CODE OFF Security Code has not been registe...

Page 6: ...Modes Each time you press the SRC source button the mode switches as follows Selecting standby mode Press the SRC button repeatedly and switch to ALL OFF When ALL OFF is displayed the standby mode is activated The standby mode turns all functions off while leaving the power to the unit on Use this mode when you want to have the display illuminated but don t want to listen to anything The mode swit...

Page 7: ...ed Middle Middle Middle decreased Middle increased 4 button button Operation of Audio control button Front channel increased Rear channel increased Volume Offset V Offset The sound level of each source increased The sound level of each source decreased Right channel emphasized Left channel emphasized Adjust various parameters of sound quality Press the AUD button for at least one second to enter t...

Page 8: ...e bracket to malfunction 2CAUTION 1 NOTE 2CAUTION 3 2 The faceplate can be reversed to hide the control panel or detached form the unit helping to deter theft Removing the Faceplate When the control panel is visible Press the release button When the control panel has been hidden Press the upper side of the faceplate 1 Theft Deterrent Faceplate Function of the KRC 781R Shut down the audio system te...

Page 9: ...hen the faceplate is not attached Opening the control panel Press the upper side of the faceplate The faceplate will open Push the bottom of the control panel and close the faceplate While the control panel is sliding only available buttons are 0 ATT and SRC NOTE 2 1 NOTE 2 1 2 9 AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PTY LOUD T I DISP NAME S VOL ADJ PWR OFF FM SRC 4 AM DISP 1 6 TI VOL ADJ ST in...

Page 10: ...re the frequency of a station You can then recall that station with a single touch of a button Select the band station that you want to have stored 1 Station Preset Memory Press the SRC source button repeatedly to select the tuner mode TUNER is displayed when the tuner mode has been selected Press either the FM or AM button to select the band Each time you press the FM button the band switches bet...

Page 11: ...Function of the KRC 781R RDS features 11 AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PTY LOUD T I DISP NAME S VOL ADJ PWR OFF FM PTY 4 AM DISP 1 6 TI VOL ADJ TI indicator PTY indicator ...

Page 12: ...c mode results in a change to the frequency display of the traffic information station for five seconds NOTE NOTE You can listen to traffic information If you are listening to tapes or discs they will continue playing until a traffic bulletin is broadcast Turning TI function On Off Traffic Information Function When an emergency transmission announcing disasters etc is sent all current functions ar...

Page 13: ... in one scrolling display of the text Please see the menu settings page 31 about switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling NOTE 2 1 2 1 Radio Text Scroll Adjust the volume to the desired level Press the VOL ADJ button for at least two seconds The volume level blinks once in the display to indicate that the data has been stored Future traffic information news broadcasts are heard a...

Page 14: ...teps 2 and 3 above Switching to Other Stations with the Same Type of Program When PTY Found is displayed perform auto seek tuning The tuner scans for another station with the same type of program Canceling Program Type Function During Its Operation Press the PTY button NOTE 3 NOTE Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programs Press the PTY button PTY is displayed ...

Page 15: ...Language Press the FM or AM button Each time the button is pressed the display language will change 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 Program Type PTY Function 15 AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PROG LOUD DISP NAME S PWR OFF AUTO AME SRC FM 4 AM DISP NAME S AUTO ...

Page 16: ...can store six stations in each of the FM1 FM2 FM3 and AM bands NOTE 2 1 Station Preset Memory received You can choose from three tuning modes auto seek preset station seek and manual The AUTO 1 indicator lights up when auto seek tuning is selected and the AUTO 2 indicator lights when preset station seek tuning is selected Selecting Tuning Mode Press the AUTO button Each time you press the AUTO but...

Page 17: ... FM stations and 16 AM stations can be assigned names Adjust the frequency to the station whose name you want to enter Press the NAME S button for at least two seconds NAME SET is displayed once the station name preset mode is entered The cursor will blink in the position where letters are entered Press either the 4 or button to move the cursor to the desired position The 4 button moves the cursor...

Page 18: ...anges as follows Station frequency SNPS name only when being preset Switching Display for Tuner Function of the KRC 789 KRC 689 Tuner features 18 English AUD SCAN B NR B S RDM REP MTL M RDM PROG PROG LOUD DISP NAME S PWR OFF FM SRC PROG 4 AM SCAN B S REP MTL DISP 0 B NR Play side B NR indicator MTL indicator IN indicator Tape running display Release button ...

Page 19: ...right insert it in the slot The tape will start playing Push back the bottom of the faceplate with your hand until it locks The IN indicator lights up when 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 Source button repea...

Page 20: ...ack when long blank spaces 10 seconds or more are detected continuing tape playback This function is on when unit is first powered on Turning Blank Skip Function On Off Press the B S button to switch the blank skip function on and off B Skip ON is displayed when the blank skip function is turned on NOTE Blank Skip Directly input the number of tracks to skip during playback Enter the number of trac...

Page 21: ...sc changers are connected Pausing and Restarting Disc Play Press the 38 button to make the disc pause Press the same button again to start play again When one disc has finished playing its last track the next disc in the changer starts playing When the last disc in the changer has finished the player returns to the first disc and starts playing it Disc 10 is displayed as 0 NOTE NOTE Playing Disc m...

Page 22: ...connected Instead the reverse play function is canceled when it reaches the beginning of a track at which point normal play will automatically resume NOTE Fast Forwarding Disc Play Hold down on the button Release your finger to play the disc at that point Reversing Disc Play Hold down on the 4 button Release your finger to play the disc at the point Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play Switch t...

Page 23: ...ect the disc The track scan function only scans each track on a disc once NOTE Successively 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 will be played in order Track Scan Repeat playing the track or the disc currently being listened to Turning...

Page 24: ...roll function during magazine random play NOTE Function of the KRC 781R 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 Pressing the DISP button for at least one second results in one scrolling display...

Page 25: ...d To cancel DNPP mode Press the DNPP button The disc name preset play DNPP mode will be canceled 2 NOTE 1 Disc Name Preset Play DNPP Function of Remote NAME SET is displayed and the disc name preset mode is entered The cursor blinks in the position where character input can be made Press either the 4 or button to move the cursor to the desired position The 4 button moves the cursor to the left and...

Page 26: ...f you want to switch the setting of the touch sensor tone function from on to off first search through the functions until you see Beep ON in the display Changing setting for currently displayed function Press either the 4 or button The setting will change for each function Example The setting of the touch sensor tone will switch from on to off and Beep OFF is displayed Ending the menu mode Press ...

Page 27: ...ity code has been registered power cannot be restored if the battery is disconnected from the unit unless the code is first input All the steps in this procedure 1 through 7 must be completed before the security code function can be turned on However once the procedure is finished it need not be repeated Once the security code function has been activated Security disappears from the MENU system No...

Page 28: ... minutes The time adjusts automatically to the correct local time The time is not adjusted when the RDS station you are tuned to is not transmitting a time signal Choose another RDS station in such a case NOTE Automatic Time Adjustment Adjust the time manually This adjustment is available only when the automatic time adjustment is set to off page 28 Display and setting Select the display Clock Adj...

Page 29: ...0 minutes once the first news bulletin is received This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY code for news bulletin or belongs to Enhanced Other Network Network sending PTY code for news bulletin If you turn on the news bulletin function in the MW LW band the band is switched automatically to the FM band However the MW LW band is not returned to when you turn off the functio...

Page 30: ...cies in the band currently being listened to and then recall them with the touch of a button later This function is especially useful when you are travelling and do not know what stations are available Up to six frequencies can be stored this way Display and setting Select the display Auto Memory during the selecting function in the menu system Press either the 4 or button for at least two seconds...

Page 31: ...The Auto TP Seek Function is on If the traffic information station you are tuned to experiences poor reception this function automatically seeks another TP station after about 30 seconds Default setting ATPS OFF The Auto TP Seek Function is off Auto TP Seek Function Function of the KRC 781R You can choose whether or not to restrict the RDS channels received with the AF function for a particular ne...

Page 32: ...ide the case Store unused batteries out of the reach of children Contact a doctor immediately if the battery is accidentally swallowed The provided batteries are intended for use in operation checking and their service life may be short When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones A portion of the operations may not be possible depending on the un...

Page 33: ...station name NOTE Tuner features Each time you press the SRC button the mode switches as follows 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 bo...

Page 34: ... at the time of entering the disc name OK button During disc name input stores the already input data in memory and ends the input mode Selects disc during the disc name preset play mode DNPP button Enters and cancels the Disc Name Preset Play mode External disc control features 4 buttons Press the 4 button to start play again at the beginning of the current track Press the button to start play at...

Page 35: ...n wire to a power source with a constant voltage supply as with battery wires the battery may die If the console has a lid make sure to install the unit so that the faceplate will not hit the lid when closing and opening If the fuse blows first make sure the wires aren t touching to cause a short circuit then replace the old fuse with one with the same rating Do not let unconnected wires or termin...

Page 36: ... KRC 781R only Ignition wire Red Battery wire Yellow Ground wire Black To car chassis Ignition key switch Car fuse box Main fuse ACC Car fuse box Battery If no connections are made do not let the wire come out from the tab Connect either to the power control terminal when using the optional power amplifier or to the antenna control terminal in the vehicle Front left output White Front right output...

Page 37: ...crews except for those provided The use of different screws might result in damage to the main unit Damage may occur if a screwdriver or similar tool is used with excessive force during the installations 2CAUTION Refer to the section Removing the hard rubber frame P 38 and then remove the hard rubber frame Mount the J Car trim plate with the thick part at the bottom Align the holes in the unit two...

Page 38: ...own in the figure 2 1 Accessory3 Removal tool Accessory6 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...

Page 39: ... the bottom side of the faceplate which you have removed from the unit 2 1 Push back the bottom of the faceplate bracket unit it locks Refer to the section Theft Deterrent Faceplate page 8 and then reattaching the faceplate Never insert the taptite screws ø2 4 mm in any other screw holes than the one specified If you insert it in another hole it will contract and may cause damage to the mechanical...

Page 40: ...on is turned off The battery wire has not been connected to the proper terminal Connect the wire correctly referring to the section on Connecting Wires to Terminals Connect the wire correctly referring to the section on Connecting Wires to Terminals The ignition and battery wire are incorrectly connected The TEL mute function does not work The TEL mute wire is not connected properly Connect the wi...

Page 41: ...ly Reconnect the speaker wires so that each output terminal is connected to a different speaker One of the speaker wires is being pinched by a screw in the car Check the speaker wiring Attenuator is turned on Turn off Attenuator 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 load...

Page 42: ...t the changer is being played but no sound can be heard The specified track will not play Random play or magazine random play has been selected Turn off random play or magazine random play 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 the disc ejected e...

Page 43: ...ur nearest service center E 77 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 will start playing again Hold Error No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine Load a disc into th...

Page 44: ...z Usable sensitivity S N 20dB 25 µV LW tuner section KRC 781R Frequency range 153 kHz 281 kHz Usable sensitivity S N 20dB 45 µV AM tuner section KRC 789 689 Frequency range 10 kHz space 530 kHz 1700 kHz 9 kHz space 531 kHz 1611 kHz Usable sensitivity S N 20dB 28 dBµ 25 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 kH...

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