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CD-RECEIVER
KDC-PS9590R
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KDC-9090R
KDC-8090R
COMPACT
DIGITAL AUDIO
B64-1900-00 (EN)
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Contents Safety precautions ...................3 Tuner features Memo Mode.........................................36 Tuning...................................................20 Automatic Time Adjustment.................37 Handling Compact discs...........6 Direct Access Tuning ...........................20 Selectable Illumination..........................37 Station Preset Memory ........................21 Switching Display Mode.......................37 General features Preset station seek with P
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Safety precautions IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2WARNING 2CAUTION About the disc changer to be To prevent injury and/or fire, take the To prevent damage to the machine, connected: following precautions: take the following precautions: To connect a disc changer having the "O-N" •Insert the unit all the way until it is fully •Make sure to ground the unit to a negative switch to this unit, set the "O-N" switch to locked in place. Otherwise it may fly out of 12V DC power supply. "N". place during collisio
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Safety precautions •The illustrations of the display and the panel Mask key NOTE appearing in this manual are examples used If you have transmitted the Mask Key's to explain more clearly how the controls are •If you experience problems during signal once to the unit in advance, you will used. Therefore, what appears on the installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. have to transmit it once again if the unit has display in the illustrations may differ from been removed from the battery. This •If
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Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals Cleaning the CD Slot Lens Fogging If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get As dust can accumulate in the CD slot, clean Right after you turn on the car heater in cold dirty, wipe them with a dry, soft cloth. it occasionally. Your CDs can get scratched if weather, dew or condensation may form on you put them in a dusty CD slot. the lens in the CD player of the unit. Called lens fogging, CDs may be impossible to play. Cleaning the Unit In such a situation, rem
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Handling Compact discs Playing a CD that is dirty, scratched Storing CDs Checking New CDs for Burrs or warped can cause the sound to •Do not store CDs in areas exposed to direct When playing a new CD for the first time, sunlight – such as a car seat or above the check that there are not any burrs stuck to skip and the unit to operate fascia panel (dashboard) – or other hot the perimeter of the disc or in the central incorrectly, resulting in worsened places. hole. CDs with burrs stuck on them ma
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Do Not Load CD Accessories in Slot Do Not Use Special Shape CDs Do Not Use CDs with Sticker on the Do not use commercially available CD •Be sure to use round shape CDs only for Labelled Side accessories that can be loaded into the CD this unit and do not use any special shape Do not use the CD with the label sticker slot, such as stabilisers, protective sheets, CDs. Use of special shape CDs may cause stuck on it. or CD cleaning discs, since they can cause the unit to malfunction. Using such a CD
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General features KDC-PS9590R/9090R 5 ¢
Description about this indicator for these features can be displayed FM by setting the Lower Part Display (page 12) to ANG SRC/ "... + Function indicator." OFF ANG PTY DAB OFF MENU VOL ADJ AUD LOUD DISP NF Power NAME You can help prevent theft of the unit by reversing the faceplate so that the control panel cannot be seen, hiding the unit, and shutting off the audio. AM/ DISP CLK Q NF Power ON/OFF: 4 5 ATT/ When you turn your vehicle’s ignition on, the un
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• To enable the selection of External disc control mode 2/AUX Volume mode, you should connect optional switching adapter KCA- S210A (which allows you to select both External disc control Increasing Volume: mode 2 and AUX mode) or CD changer (KDC-CPS87, KDC- Press the button to turn up the volume. CX87, KDC-CPS85, KDC-CX85, KDC-CPS82 or KDC-CX82) or Decreasing Volume: switching adapter CA-C1AX (which allows you to select AUX Press the button to turn down the volume. mode only). During the AUX mod
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General features Loudness Switching Full-Screen Display This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is This function switches the type of information on the display turned down. in the full screen display mode. The LOUD indicator lights up, when the loudness function is Each time you press the CLK button, the full screen display on. changes as follows: Turning Loudness On/Off: In Source mode: Hold down the LOUD button for one second or more to switch the loudness on and off. Demon
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Each time you press the DISP button, the upper part display • If you try to display the name of a disc that does not have changes as follows: one, "NO NAME" is displayed instead. • When there is an attempt to display the title of a disc for In Tuner mode: which the disc title/track title has not been recorded, "NO TEXT" is displayed for CD and "NO TITLE/NO NAME" is Programme Service name (only during RDS station reception) / displayed for MD. Station frequency • If you attempt to display disc ti
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General features In CD/External disc control mode: Switching the Lower Part Display This function switches the type of information on the lower Spectrum Analyzer1 part display when the display mode is in vertical division display. Spectrum Analyzer2 + Clock Each time you press the CLK button, the lower part display Spectrum Analyzer2 + Graphic (KDC-8090R only) changes as follows: Graphic + Clock (KDC-8090R only) In Tuner mode: Date + Function indicator (KDC-PS9590R/9090R)/ Spectrum Analyzer1 Da
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NOTE Speaker & Woofer setting • Please see the menu settings about selecting the display mode. Speaker setting allows the System Q settings to be fine-tuned For details refer to the Switching Display Mode page for the according to the type of speakers. menu settings. (page 37) Woofer setting allows for Network configuration according to • The same items cannot be selected for both the upper part and the type of subwoofers. the lower part. 1 Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the standby m
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General features Forced Closing Removing the Faceplate This function prevents tampering with the unit your car is The faceplate can be detached from the unit, helping to deter being serviced etc. theft. Hiding the unit with the ignition turned on (forced closing): Removing the faceplate: Hold down the SRC button for one second or more. 1 Choose the way from among the following and open the The faceplate will slide open. When the period of time which faceplate. you have set in the "Time setting f
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Reattaching the Faceplate: Function of the KDC-PS9590R/KDC-9090R 1 Hold the faceplate so that the control panel faces the front Non-Fading Output toward you and set the left side of the faceplate in the You can turn the non-fading output on and off whilst the faceplate bracket. preout is switched to the non-fading preout. 2CAUTION Turning non-fading output On/Off : Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket Hold down the NF button for one second or more to set the first,
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Audio control features Audio Control Setting ¢
Adjust various parameters of sound quality. FM 1 Hold down the AUD button for one second or more to enter the control mode. ANG PTY 2 Selecting mode DAB OFF Press either the FM or AM button. Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will MENU VOL ADJ AUD LOUD DISP NF NAME change. Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment modes. NOTE Source tone memory AUD AM Each source (CD, MD, FM, AM, and disc changer) has its ow
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Bass Centre Frequency Middle Centre Frequency Adjust the centre frequency of the bass. Adjust the centre frequency of the middle. Display and setting: Display and setting: "Bass FRQ" : 60 / 70 / 80 / 100 (Only when the bass quality "MID FRQ" : 0.5 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 kHz. factor is set to 1.00, 1.25 or 1.50) / 150 (Only when the bass quality factor is set to 2.00) Hz. Middle Level Adjust the middle level. Bass Level Display and setting: Adjust the bass level. "MID" : - 8 – + 8 Display and settin
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Audio control features NOTE Balance Level You can separately set the high-pass filter for front and rear Adjust the balance level. output, including preouts. The high-pass filter does not affect the Display and setting: non-fading preout. "Balance" : Left 15 – Right 15 Function of the KDC-PS9590R/KDC-9090R Fader Level High-pass Filter Frequency for Rear Output Adjust the fader level. Adjust the frequency of the High-pass filter for rear output. Display and setting: Display and setting: "Fader"
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Tuner features Function of the KDC-PS9590R/KDC-9090R ¢
Phase for Non-Fading Output FM SRC Adjust the phase for Non-Fading output. Display and setting: "NF Phase" : Normal (0°) / Reverse (180°) ANG PTY DAB OFF NOTE • This mode is available only when the non-fading output function MENU VOL ADJ AUD LOUD DISP NF NAME is set to on. • Not available during the Dual zone system is on. #1-6 AM 4 Volume Offset Set the sound level of the each source selected by adjusting KDC-PS9590R/9090R the level differ
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Tuner features KDC-PS9590R/9090R Direct Access Tuning (Function of remote control) Description about this indicator for these features can be displayed When you know the frequency of the station that you want to by setting the Lower Part Display (page 12) to listen to, you can input it directly for quick access. "... + Function indicator." 1 Select the band by pressing the FM or AM button. 2 Press the DIRECT button. "----" is displayed for 10 seconds. Tuning If you make no input in the 10-secon
