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CASSETTE RECEIVER
KRC-709
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AMPLI-TUNER-LECTEUR DE CASSETTE
MODE D’EMPLOI
RADIO CASSETTE
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the
best performance from your new cassette-receiver.
For your records
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on
the warranty card, and in the space pro
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 2 Contents Safety precautions................................................3 Random Play...............................................................................20 Magazine Random Play...............................................................20 General features Presetting Disc Names (DNPS) ..................................................20 Power............................................................................................5 Disc
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 3 Safety precautions IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2WARNING 2CAUTION About the disc changer to be To prevent injury 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 in 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 fall out of 12V D
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 4 Safety precautions • The illustrations of the display and the panel Cleaning the Tape Head NOTE appearing in this manual are examples used After you have listened to many cassettes to explain more clearly how the controls are • If you experience problems during over a long period of time, magnetic powder used. Therefore, what appears on the display installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. from the tapes and dust accumulates on the in the illustrations m
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 5 General features Power Q/ SRC/ 5 AUD PWR OFF CLK ANG 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. PWR OFF Power ON/OFF: PROG When you turn your vehicle's ignition on, the unit's power will AUD also turn on, with the faceplate reversing to show the control ANG panel. LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM AUTO DISP AME NAME.S When you turn your vehicle
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 6 General features Pressing 4 or ¢ button during this mode allows you to select Switching Modes "AUX" , "TV" , "VCP" , "GAME" or "PORTABLE" in the AUX mode. The AUX-name selection mode can be exited by pressing the Switching Modes: DISP button or doing nothing for 10 seconds. Each time you press the SRC (source) button, the mode switches as follows: Tuner mode Volume Tape mode External disc control mode 1 Increasing Volume: Press the 5 button to tu
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 7 Loudness Speaker Setting This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is This function allows you to adjust the setting that is recalled turned down. with the System Q, according to types of speakers. The LOUD indicator lights up when the loudness function is 1 Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the standby mode. on. "ALL OFF" is displayed when the standby mode is selected. Turning Loudness On/Off: 2 Press the Q button to enter the sp
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 8 General features Audio Control Setting Adjustment Operation of Audio control button mode Adjust various parameters of sound quality. 4 button ¢ button (Display) 1 Press the AUD button for at least one second to enter the Bass ("Bass") Bass decreased. Bass increased. control mode. Middle("Middle") Middle decreased. Middle increased. 2 Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button. Treble("Treble") Treble decreased. Treble increased. Each time the butto
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 9 NOTE • Do not apply excessive force to the faceplate under setting 2. • The face plate angle cannot be adjusted during tape play. Forced Closing This function prevents tampering with the unit your car is being serviced etc. Hiding the unit with the ignition turned on (forced closing): Press the SRC button for at least one second. The faceplate will slide open. When the period of time which you have set in the "Time setting for removing the faceplate" in t
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 10 General features Removing the Faceplate 1 Hold the faceplate so that the control panel faces the front toward you and set the left side of the faceplate in the The faceplate can be detached from the unit, helping to deter faceplate bracket. theft. 2CAUTION Removing the faceplate: Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket 1 Choose the way from among the following and open the first, when reattaching the faceplate. Doing so may ca
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 11 Tuner features AUTO /AME 38 SRC FM PROG PWR OFF AUD ANG LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM AUTO DISP AME NAME.S 4¢ # 1-6 DISP AM /NAME.s ST indicator Frequency Preset station number Band display AUTO indicator — 11 —
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 12 Tuner features received. Tuning 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. Station Preset Memory Selecting Tuning Mode: Store the frequency of a station. You can then recall that Press the AUTO button. station with a single touch of a button. Each time you press the AUTO bu
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 13 the last station received. the name. NOTE Recalling a Preset Station: Press the preset station button (#1-6) for the desired station. You can enter up to eight characters for each name. The number of the recalled station is displayed. 6 Assigning Names Press the NAME.S button. The name of the station is stored in memory, and the Station Name Preset mode ends. Also, if you make no input for 10 seconds, the name will be stored up to the point that you have
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 14 Cassette player features Playing Cassette Tapes 38 SRC FM Loading and Playing Cassettes: Press the 0(EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, showing the cassette (insertion) slot. Holding the cassette with the tape exposed to the right, insert in the slot. PROG PWR OFF The faceplate will close, and the tape will start playing. AUD The IN indicator lights up when a cassette has been loaded. ANG LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM AUTO DISP AME NAME.S
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 15 Press the FM button. Using Direct Program Search System (DPSS) Rewinding Tapes: Skip forward or backward to other tracks during playback. Press the AM button. Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks Canceling: (Rewind DPSS): Press the 38 button. Press the 4 button. Normal tape play will begin. Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track, twice to rewind to the beginning of the previous track, and so forth. You can skip
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 16 Cassette player features on. Using DPSS with the Remote NOTE Directly input the number of tracks to skip during playback. • If the blank space contains much noise, the blank skip function 1 Enter the number of tracks you want to skip using the number may not work right. buttons on the remote. • Sections recorded at low levels may trigger the blank skip Up to nine tracks can be skipped. function if they last for 10 seconds or more. 2 Press either the 4 or
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 17 External disc control features 38 SRC FM Play side + Tape counter Play side + Tape running Play side PROG PWR OFF AUD ANG NOTE LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM AUTO DISP AME NAME.S The tape counter is not exact, but only represents an approximation of the elapsed time. 4¢ SCAN RDM REP M.RDM DISP/ AM NAME.S Track time Track number Disc number — 17 —
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 18 External disc control features Playing Disc mode Track time This function permits the connection of optional players and the playing of discs. Disc name (DNPS) (only when being preset) Playing Discs: Disc title (Units featuring CD text/MD only) Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc control mode. Track title (Units featuring CD text/MD only) The disc will start playing. NOTE NOTE The external disc control mode will differ, depending
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 19 canceled when it reaches the beginning of a track, at which point Press the AM button to display the desired disc number. normal play will automatically resume. Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number decreases by one. Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc. Making a Forward Disc Search: Press the FM button to display the desired disc number. Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number Track Search increases
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KRC-709_U.S_m2 00.12.26 3:30 PM Page 20 External disc control features Track Scan Magazine Random Play Successively play the beginning of each track on a disc until Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random you find the track that you want to listen to. order. Starting the Track Scan: 1 Press the M.RDM button to switch magazine random play on Press the SCAN button. "Scan ON" is displayed and the first 10 and off. seconds of each track will be played, in order. "M.Random ON
