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COMPACT HI-FI SYSTEM

XD-SERIES

XD-855 / XD-855E / XD855
XD-755 / XD-755E / XD755
XD-655 / XD655

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KENWOOD CORPORATION

This instruction manual is for some models.Model availability and features

(functions) may differ depending on the country and sales area.

B60-5014-00 00 MA (E2, T, M, M3, M5, X) KW 0010 TINSE

0371AWZZ

Summary of Contents for XD-655

Page 1: ...5 XD 755E XD755 XD 655 XD655 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION This instruction manual is for some models Model availability and features functions may differ depending on the country and sales area B60 5014 00 00 MA E2 T M M3 M5 X KW 0010 TINSE0371AWZZ ...

Page 2: ...ng the power cord to your AC outlet make sure that the setting positions of these switches match your line voltage If not they must be set to your voltage in accordance with the following direction Note Our warranty does not cover damage causedbyexcessivelinevoltageduetoimproper setting of the AC voltage selector switch AC voltage selector switches Turn the selector to match your line voltage with...

Page 3: ...ADIO OPERATION 19 21 RDS RADIO DATA SYSTEM OPERATION For UK and Europe only 22 29 CASSETTE OPERATION 30 RECORDING TAPE B only 31 32 HOW TO USE THE BUILT IN TIMER 33 35 USING EXTERNAL UNITS 36 RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER 37 TRANSPORTING THE UNIT 37 MAINTENANCE 38 SPECIFICATIONS 39 40 AM Loop Antenna 1 AA size battery UM SUM 3 R6 HP 7 or similar 2 Remote Control 1 FM Antenna 1 Use to adapt the plug ...

Page 4: ... not round because they may cause a malfunction Disc accessories The disc accessories stabilizer protection sheet protection ring etc which are marketed for improv ing the sound quality or protecting discs as well as the disc cleaner should not be used with this sys tem because they may cause malfunction Notes on cassette tape Safety tab accidental erasure preven tion tab After an important record...

Page 5: ...sc tray DISC SKIP button 0 OPEN CLOSE button SOUND MODE button CLOCK button TIMER button MEMORY SET button P CALL 4 1 buttons VOLUME CONTROL knob TUNING TIME UP fiDOWN buttons REC PAUSE button PUSH OPEN Tape B TAPE B cassette compartment 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 con...

Page 6: ...tra Bass Indicator Forward Reverse Play Indicator Reverse Mode Indicator Programme Type Indicator RDS Indicator Radio Text Indicator Traffic Programme Indicator Traffic Information Indicator Traffic Announcement Indicator REAR PANEL 4 2 3 7 1 5 6 For UK and Europe only 1 AC voltage selector switches Except for the Europe and U K 2 AC Power Cord 3 FM 75 Ω Antenna Socket 4 AM Loop Antenna Socket 5 S...

Page 7: ...utton POWER button AUTO MEMORY button RDS DISPLAY button PTY button REVERSE MODE button RANDOM button EX BASS button SOUND MODE button DISC SKIP button P CALL 4 1 buttons 8 Pause button 3 Play Repeat button VIDEO AUX button TAPE A B button VOLUME buttons Notes Remote control RC 655E is for UK and Europe only Remote control RC 655 is for other countries REMOTE CONTROL For UK and Europe only ...

Page 8: ...facing the front of the unit Do not let bare speaker wires touch each other as this may damage the amplifier and or speak ers Do not allow any objects to fall into or to be placed in the bass reflex ducts Do not stand or sit on the speakers If the speak ers fall or collapse you may be injured XD 855 XD 855E XD855 XD 755 XD 755E XD755 LS N90S Right speaker Left speaker Red Black Red Black XD 655 XD...

Page 9: ... the AM loop antenna on a shelf etc or at tach it to a stand or a wall with screws not sup plied Notes Do not place the antenna on the main unit as it may result in noise pickup from the internal dig ital electronics Place the antenna away from the unit for better reception If the AM loop antenna and the FM antenna wire are placed near to the AC power cord interfer ence may result External FM ante...

Page 10: ...oft cloth Exposing the sensor on the main unit to strong light may interfere with operation Change the lighting or the direction of the unit Keep the remote control away from moisture excessive heat shock and vibrations 2 AA size batteries UM SUM 3 R6 HP 7 or similar 30 30 Demo mode To enter into the demonstration mode When the unit is in the standby mode press the EX BASS DEMO button again To can...

Page 11: ...6 Press the TUNING TIME UP or fiDOWN button to adjust the hour Press the TUNING TIME UP or fiDOWN button once to advance the time by 1 hour Hold it down to advance continuously When the 12 hours display is selected AM will change automatically to PM 7 Press the MEMORY SET button 8 Press the TUNING TIME UP or fiDOWN button to adjust the minutes Press the TUNING TIME UP or fiDOWN button once to adva...

Page 12: ...be expected In this case change the channel span setting in accordance with your area by refering to the following table Area CHANNEL SPAN freq 1 USA Canada and Latin America Countries 2 Other countries FM 100 kHz AM 10 kHz FM 50 kHz AM 9 kHz To change the clock time 1 Press the CLOCK button 2 Within 5 seconds press the MEMORY SET but ton 3 Perform steps 6 9 on page 11 To change the time display m...

Page 13: ...cancel the extra bass mode press the EX BASS DEMO EX BASS button and Ex BASS will goes off Pre programmed equalizer When the SOUND MODE button is pressed the current equalizer mode setting will be displayed To change to a different mode press the SOUND MODE button repeatedly FLAT The sound is not modified ROCK Bass and treble are emphasised POPS Bass and treble are slightly emphasised JAZZ Treble ...

Page 14: ...tion 6 Press the 0 OPEN CLOSE button to close the disc tray The total number of tracks and the total playing time for one disc will be displayed At this time the disc number indicator is flashing The music schedule will be displayed only for the number of tracks on the disc 7 Press the desired disc number button DISC 1 DISC 3 8 Press the 3 button Playback will begin from track 1 on the disc you ha...

Page 15: ...f the power fails whilst the tray is open wait until the power is restored If the disc tray is stopped forcibly ERR will appear in the display and the unit will not func tion If this occurs press the ON STANBY button to enter the standby mode and then turn the power on again If TV or radio interference occurs during CD operation move the unit away from the TV or radio If a disc is damaged dirty or...

Page 16: ...unit will select and play tracks automatically You cannot select the order of the tracks To cancel random play Press the 3 button Tracks Skipping Tracks skipping will automatically locate the begin ning of any track To listen again to the track being played Press the P CALL 4 1 button for less than 0 5 second during playback To move to the beginning of the next track Press the P CALL button for le...

Page 17: ... operation If the beginning of the disc is reached whilst re viewing the mode will automatically switch to normal playback at that point Repeat play All tracks on up to 3 discs or a programmed se quence can be continuously repeated To repeat all tracks on up to 3 discs Press the 3 button twice RPT will light up on the display To repeat a programmed sequence 1 Programme a sequence of up to 32 track...

Page 18: ...ilst in the program ming mode PGM will light up on the display or if you wish to change your selections the pro grammed tracks can be cleared by pressing the CLEAR button The tracks will be cleared sequentially starting with the last track entered 5 Press the 3 button to start playback of pro grammed selections To clear the programmed selections Press the CLEAR button on the remote control whilst ...

Page 19: ...y at that point If a weak station signal is found during auto scan tuning the station will be skipped To stop the auto tuning press the TUNING TIME UP or fiDOWN button again When a RDS Radio Data System station is tuned in the frequency will be displayed first and then the RDS indicator will light up Finally the station name will appear For UK and Europe only 5 To receive an FM stereo transmission...

Page 20: ... or to change a preset station When a new station is stored in the selected station preset number memory the previous stored contents will be erased To store an RDS station in memory perform steps 2 4 whilst the RDS station name is being displayed For UK and Europe only To recall a memorized station Press the P CALL 4 1 or button for less than 0 5 second to select the desired station The stations ...

Page 21: ...he memory scan at the desired station Note When the preset memory does not have any sta tions stored in it the preset memory scan will not function To erase all the contents in the preset memory 1 Press the ON STANBY button to enter the standby mode 2 Press the ON STANDBY button whilst holding down the TUNER BAND button and the SOUND MODE button PGM will light up on the display and TUNER CL will a...

Page 22: ...an nouncements and the TA Traffic Announcement will appear whilst a traffic announcement is being re ceived Notes When the TP and TA appear at the same time an announcement is being made When only the TA appears an announcement is not being made Information provided by RDS With this unit you can display three types of RDS service To show them in the display press the RDS DISPLAY button Each time y...

Page 23: ...ales charts ROCK M Contemporary modern music usually written and performed by young musicians EASY M Current contemporary music considered to be easy listening as opposed to Pop Rock or Classical or one of the specialized music styles Jazz Folk or Country Music in this cat egory is often but not always vocal and usually of short duration LIGHT M Classical Musical for general rather than specialist...

Page 24: ...haracterised by a straight forward melody and narrative story line NATION M Current Popular Music of the Nation or Region in that country s language as opposed to International Pop which is usually US or UK inspired and in English OLDIES Music from the so called golden age of popular music FOLK M Music which has its roots in the musical culture of a particular nation usually played on acoustic ins...

Page 25: ...108 00 MHz 2 When an RDS station is found the RDS will ap pear for a short time and the station will be stored in memory 3 After scanning the number of stations that have been automatically stored in memory will be dis played for 4 seconds and then END will ap pear for 4 seconds Notes Only RDS stations will be stored in memory in numerical order If the same station is broadcasting on different fre...

Page 26: ...ed in memory To stop the ASPM operation before it is complete Press the AUTO MEMORY button whilst it is scan ning for stations The stations that have already been stored in memory will be kept there To erase all the contents in the preset memory 1 Press the ON STANDBY button to enter the standby mode 2 Press the ON STANDBY button whilst holding down the TUNER BAND button and the SOUND MODE button ...

Page 27: ...gramme type is flashing within 4 seconds press the PTY button again After the name of the selected programme type has been lit for 2 seconds SEARCH will ap pear and the search operation will start Notes If the programme type has changed from flashing to steadily lit and the PTY button is pressed noth ing will happen in this case start again from step 3 Each time a station of the programme type you...

Page 28: ...t that time When a traffic announcement is actually being made the TA will appear When both the TP and TA will appear an announcement is being made To manually recall the stations stored in memory Press the P CALL 4 1 or button Each time the button is pressed the station name will change After the station name had been displayed the channel number will appear for 2 seconds The frequency for that c...

Page 29: ...l across the display If you tune into a station which is not broadcast ing any radio text even if it is an RDS station when you switch to the radio text position NO RT will be displayed Whilst radio text data is being received or when the text contents change RT will be displayed Notes for RDS operation If any of the following events occur it does not mean that the unit is faulty PS NO PS and a st...

Page 30: ...select TAPE A or TAPE B 2 To advance the tape press the P CALL button To rewind it press the P CALL 4 1 button Caution To remove the cassette tape press the 7 STOP button and then open the cassette compart ment Before changing from one tape operation to an other press the 7 STOP button If a power failure occurs during tape operation the tape head will remain engaged with the tape and the cassette ...

Page 31: ...wer on 2 Press the CD button and load the desired disc Use the program playback function to store the tracks you want to record in memory see page 18 3 Load a cassette into the TAPE B cassette com partment 4 Press the REC PAUSE button SYNC and 2 3 will flash 5 Press the 2 or 3 button SYNC will disappear and 2 or 3 will light up on the display CD playback will start approximately 5 seconds after th...

Page 32: ...mpartment 2 Press the TAPE A B button until TAPE B ap pears in the display 3 Press the REC PAUSE button ERASE and 2 3 will flash 4 Press the 2 or 3 button ERASE and 2 or 3 will light up on the display 1 5 3 4 2 7 STOP 2 3 4 1 Note When the end of the tape is reached whilst re cording the CD player will display the track number which was being played at that time and stop automatically If you want ...

Page 33: ... The unit will enter the standby mode automati cally and the STANDBY TIMER indicator will light up 6 When the preset time is reached the timer play back will start The volume will increase gradually Notes When performing timer playback using an exter nal unit connected to the VIDEO AUX socket only the power of the main unit will be turned off automatically The power of the external unit will not b...

Page 34: ...MORY SET button The unit will enter the standby mode automati cally and the STANDBY TIMER indicator will light up 6 When the preset time is reached the timer re cording will start The volume will increase gradually 7 When the recording tape reaches its end the timer recording will end and the unit will enter the standby mode To cancel timer operation Press the ON STANDBY button to turn the power o...

Page 35: ...eep time can also be changed dur ing the sleep operation 3 hours 5 minutes 5 minutes interval 5 minutes 1 minute 1 minute interval 3 Press the MEMORY SET button 4 The unit will enter the standby mode automati cally after the preset sleep time has elapsed Note Once the sleep timer is set it will remain the same until the setting is changed To confirm the remaining sleep time Press the TIMER button ...

Page 36: ...er on 3 Press the VIDEO AUX button 4 Operate the external unit 5 To record the sound from the external unit per form steps 2 4 of the Recording from the built in radio section on page 31 Note To prevent hum interference do not place this unit near a television receiver Headphones Before plugging in or unplugging the head phones make sure the volume level is reduced Be sure your headphones have a 3...

Page 37: ... Caution The operation explained above will erase all data stored in memory including clock and timer set tings and tuner and CD presets TRANSPORTING THE UNIT Before you move this product to a new location proceed as follows 1 Press the ON STANDBY button to turn the power on 2 Press the CD button 3 Press the 0 OPEN CLOSE button to open the disc tray Remove all CDs inserted in the unit 4 Press the ...

Page 38: ... recording playback head is magnetized the sound quality will deteriorate In such a case demagnetize the head using a commercially available demagnetizer head eraser MAINTENANCE Cotton swab Pinch roller Tape guides Head Capstan Caution on condensation Condensation of dew may occur inside the unit when there is a great difference in temperature be tween this unit and the outside This unit may not f...

Page 39: ...C bias system Frequency 100 kHz Heads A deck Playback head 1 B deck Playback recording head 1 Erasing head 1 Fast winding time Approx 100 seconds C 60 tape CD player section Laser wave length 770 to 795 nm Laser power class 1 IEC Wow Flutter Less than unmeasurable limit General Power consumption 130 W Dimensions W 270 mm 10 5 8 H 330 mm 13 D 390 mm 15 3 8 Weight net 9 3kg 20 5lb Speakers LS N90S E...

Page 40: ... Fast winding time Approx 100 seconds C 60 tape CD player section Laser wave length 770 to 795 nm Laser power class 1 IEC Wow Flutter Less than unmeasurable limit General Power consumption 100W Dimensions W 270 mm 10 5 8 H 330 mm 13 D 390 mm 15 3 8 Weight net 9 0kg 19 8 lb Speakers LS N50S Enclosure Bass reflex type Speaker configuration Woofer 160 mm cone type Tweeter 50 mm cone type Super tweete...

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