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Contents Before Use 3 Appendix 15 Basic Operations 4 Accessories/Installation Procedure 16 Before Using Connecting Wires to Terminals 17 Common Operation Playing Music Installation/Removing the Unit 18 Listening Radio Troubleshooting Guide 19 General 6 Removing the Faceplate Specifications 20 Muting Volume upon Reception of Phone Call Display Indicator Text Display Selection Function Setting 8
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Before Use CD player of the unit. Called lens fogging, this 2WARNING condensation on the lens may not allow CDs to play. To prevent injury or fire, take the following In such a situation, remove the disc and wait for the precautions: condensation to evaporate. If the unit still does not � To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any operate normally after a while, consult your Kenwood metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside dealer. the unit. Notes Before using this
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Basic Operations Release Disc slot [ ] [SRC] [DISP] [ ] Auxiliary input [ ] [BAND] [VOL] [ ] [ ] [1][2] [3][4] [5][6] Before Using Common Operation Exit of the Demonstration Mode Power and source select Turn off the demonstration mode when you use it Turns the power ON by pressing the [SRC] for the first time after installation. button. When power is ON, pressing the [SRC] button 1 Press the [VOL] knob to quit the demonstration switches among playable sources in the following mode
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Playing Music Listening Radio Playing Disc Select Tuner source Insert a disc into the disc slot. Pressing the [SRC] button several times switches When inserted, the source is switched the source to “TUNER”. automatically and a song starts playing. Band select Folder select Pressing the [BAND] button switches the Pressing the [BAND] button switches a folder. receiving band (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, SW1, SW2). Song select Station select Pressing the [4] or [¢] button selects a song Pressing the [4] or
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General Removing the Faceplate Muting Volume upon Reception of Phone Call The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. The audio system automatically mutes when a call comes in. Detach the faceplate Press the Release button. When a call comes in “CALL” is displayed. Reattaching the Faceplate The audio system pauses. Refer to the following diagram when reattaching the faceplate. Listening to the audio during a call Press the [SRC] button. The “CALL” di
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Display Indicator Text Display Selection Changing displayed information on each source following; In Tuner source Information Display Frequency “FREQUENCY” 1 “ST“ indicator: Lights when a stereo broadcast is Clock “CLOCK” received. In CD source 2 “IN“ indicator: Lights when a disc is in the unit. Information Display 3 “ “ indicator: Shows the image indicating the Disc title “DISC TITLE” operating state of each source or the setting of Track title “TRACK TITLE” Audio Control. Play time &
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Function Setting Perform configuration for this unit. You can set up π Text Scroll: “TEXT SCROLL” ➤ “AUTO”*, the following functions. ”MANUAL” Scrolls the CD and audio file text display. Selecting AUTO scrolls them automatically. 1 Select a source [ Local Seek: “LOCAL SEEK” ➤ “ON”,”OFF”* Press the [SRC] button. Only stations whose reception is good are Items to be displayed vary depending on the selected searched in auto seek tuning. (AM only) source. Refer to the function list shown later.
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Informs you by sound that you forgot to detach the faceplate when ACC is set to OFF. Demo Mode: “DEMO MODE” ➤ “ON”*, ”OFF” Î Built in AUX: “BUILTIN AUX” ➤ Specifies whether to enable demonstration. “ON1”*,”ON2”,”OFF”
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Function Setting Supplementing is optimized by compression Function List format (MP3 or WMA) and processed according to bit rate. Function items appearing during standby The effect is negligible with music that is encoded “SETTINGS” “CLOCK” “CLOCK ADJ” ¥ at high bit rate, variable bit rate or has minimal “DISPLAY” “DIMMER SET” ø high frequency range. “TEXT SCROLL” π Can be set while Audio file source of CD. “INITIAL SET” “PRESET TYPE” « “KEY BEEP” Å ¬ Volume offset: “VOL OFFSET” ➤ “- 8” – ”±
Music Disc/Audio File Operation CD source Play Function Operation type Operation Repeat play Movement between track Turn the [VOL] knob. Press the [4] button. Selection of track Press the [VOL] knob. Switches between Track Repeat (“TRAC REPEAT”) Return to first track Press the [BAND] button before selecting and OFF (“REPEAT OFF”) when pressed while a track. playing a CD. Switches between File Repeat (“FILE REPEAT”), Cancelling the Music Search mode Folder Repeat (“FOLD REPEAT”), and OFF (“RE
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Tuner Operation Frequency Step Setting Changing the tuning frequency step. The original setting is FM band 50 kHz, MW band 9 kHz. 1 Turn the power OFF Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second. 2 Switch the frequency step While pressing the [1] and [5] buttons, press the [SRC] button. Release your fingers from the button after the display appears. The frequency step changes to FM band 200 kHz, and MW band 10 kHz. ⁄ � When the same operation is repeated, the frequency step returns to the
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Accessory of KDC-MP246/ KDC-MP3046/ KDC-MP2046 Basic Operations of Remote Control In CD/Audio File Source Music select: [4]/[¢] VOL SRC Folder select: [FM+]/[AM–] ATT Pause/Play: [38] ENT Movement between folders/files: [5]/[∞] / Return to previous folder: [ ] EXIT AUD AM– FM+ Preparing the Remote Control Unit 0 — 9 Pull the battery sheet out from the remote control Not used. DIRECT unit to the direction of the arrow. (page 12) General Control Changing the battery of the remote control Volume
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Appendix About Audio file The marking of products using lasers � Playable Audio file (Except for some areas) MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) � Playable disc media CLASS 1 CD-R/RW/ROM LASER PRODUCT � Playable disc file format ISO 9660 L evel 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name. The label is attached to the chassis/case and says Although the audio files are complied with the that the component uses laser beams that have been standards listed above, the play maybe impossible classified as Class 1
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Accessories/Installation Procedure If you use the wrong screws, you could damage the unit. Accessories � If the power is not turned ON (“PROTECT” is displayed), the speaker wire may have a short-circuit or touched the 1 chassis of the vehicle and the protection function may have been activated. Therefore, the speaker wire should be checked. � If your car’s ignition does not have an ACC position, connect ..........1 the ignition wires to a power source that can be turned on and off with t
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Connecting Wires to Terminals AUX input (Stereo) Use the mini-plug cable which is stereo type and does not have any resistance. R L Front side FM/AM antenna input Rear output/ Sub Woofer output Fuse (10A) (KDC-MP246/KDC-MP146/KDC-MP3046/ KDC-MP2046 only) Wiring harness (Accessory1) White White/Black To front left speaker Gray Gray/Black To front right speaker Green Green/Black To rear left speaker Purple Purple/Black To rear right speaker If no connections are made, do not let the wire come ou
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Installation/Removing the Unit Non-Japanese Cars Removing the Hard Rubber Frame 1 Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and remove the two locks on the upper level. Upper the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. Lock Catch Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. Accessory2 ⁄ Removal tool • Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the 2 When the upper level is removed, remove the unit is unstable,
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Troubleshooting Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by The messages shown below display your some settings made on this unit. systems condition. TOC ERROR: The CD is quite dirty. The CD is upside-down. ! � Cannot set up the subwoofer. The CD is scratched a lot. � Cannot set up the low pass filter. ERROR 05: The disc is unreadable. � No output from the subwoofer. • of (page ERROR 99: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason.
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Specifications FM tuner section Audio section Frequency range Maximum output power 200 kHz space : 50 W x 4 : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz Full Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD) : 22 W x 4 50 kHz space Speaker Impedance : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz : 4 – 8 Ω Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) Tone action : 11.2dBf (1 μV/75 Ω) Bass : 100 Hz ±8 dB Quieting Sensitivity (DIN S/N = 46dB) Middle : 1 kHz ±8 dB : 19.2dBf (2.5 μV/75 Ω) Treble : 10 kHz ±8 dB Frequency response (±3 dB) Preout level / Load (CD
