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CASSETTE RECEIVER
KRC-477R
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KRC-477RV
KRC-377R
KRC-32R
© B64-1326-00 (EW)
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Contents Before use External disc control features Safety precautions ........................................................................3 Playing Disc mode.......................................................................19 Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play...................................19 Basic operations Track Search................................................................................20 Power......................................................................
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Safety precautions IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2WARNING 2CAUTION You cannot connect the unit directly to the following CD automatic changers. For users To prevent injury and/or fire, take the To prevent damage to the machine, who want to use older changers with the following precautions: take the following precautions: unit, follow the directions below according to • Insert the unit all the way until it is fully • Make sure to ground the unit to a negative the type of changer you own: locked in place.
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Safety precautions Cleaning the Unit Cleaning the Tape Head NOTE If the front panel gets dirty, turn off the After you have used the tape player many • If you experience problems during power and wipe the panel with a dry silicon times over a long period, magnetic powder installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. cloth or soft cloth. from the tapes and dust accumulates on the tape head, causing noise and a deterioration • If the unit does not seem to be working right, 2CAUTION in sound quality.
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Basic operations Power SRC / d uA 4¢ MENU PWR OFF FM Turning on the power: Press the SRC button. EJECT MENU NOTE PWR SRC OFF Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. / PTY DISC CD MD-CHANGER CONTROL Turning off the power: Hold down the PWR OFF button for one second or more. LOUD SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN M.RDM DISC CLK TI VOL ADJ NAME.S Switching Modes ATT / LOUD AM Switching Modes: Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as follows: Tuner mode Tape mode
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Basic operations Press the ¢ button to search through the functions until you Attenuator see the one you want to adjust in the display. This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly. Press the 4 button to search through the functions backward. Turning Attenuator On/Off: Example: If you want to switch the tuning mode from manual Press the ATT button to switch the attenuator on and off. to automatic, first search through the functions until When the attenuator is on, the ATT indicator b
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Tuner features If you fail to end the menu mode, several functions may not operate properly, including the Traffic Information function, the 4 MENU SRC FM ¢
News Bulletin function with PTY news timeout setting, and the Alarm function. • The News function turns on when the setting is made for the EJECT MENU PWR SRC OFF news interruption interval. The "##M" display indicates the / PTY setting selected for the news interruption timeout interval. DISC CD MD-CHANGER CONTROL LOUD SCAN B.S/RDM REP M
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Tuner features Selecting Tuning Mode Local Seek Function Select which tuning mode — auto seek or manual — to use as With the local seek function turned on, auto seek tuning skips the default. stations with relatively poor reception. When the AUTO indicator is on, auto seek tuning is selected. Turning Local Seek Function On/Off: When the indicator is off, manual tuning is selected. 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is di
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3 4 Switching settings Hold down either the AM button or FM button for two seconds Press either the AM button or FM button. or more to start auto memory function. The display and setting will change. The numbers of the preset station buttons showed in order. When all the stations in a certain band are stored in the preset 4 Press the MENU button to end the menu mode. memory, the auto memory entry stops. The tuner then plays the last station received. Recalling a Preset Station: Station Preset Me
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Tuner features Function of the KRC-477R/KRC-477RV Switching Display for Tuner Preset station seek with Programme service name (Function of Remote) Switching the Display: You can search for the preset station with Programme Service Each time you press the CLK button, the display switches name. between the Programme service name (during RDS station reception)/frequency and clock. 1 Press the DNPP button on the remote control. “SNPP” will be displayed once the seek mode is entered. The names of the
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RDS features RDS (Radio Data System) 4 PTY MENU FM ¢
RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive signals besides those of regular radio programmes, such as network information being transmitted from radio stations. EJECT MENU PWR SRC When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station with RDS OFF capability), the programme service name of the station is / PTY DISC displayed along with the frequency, advising you quickly which CD MD-CHANGER CONTROL station is being received. LOUD SCA
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RDS features Turning Region Restrict Function On/Off: AF (Alternative Frequency) Function 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. When poor reception is experienced, automatically switch to "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the same RDS network with better reception. 2 Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Region restrict The ª indicator lights up when the AF function is turned function appears in the display. o
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switches reception to the FM band. However, the MW/LW band Press either the AM button or FM button. is not returned to when the TI button is pressed again. The display and setting will change. If the traffic information station you are tuned to experiences Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station: poor reception, this function automatically seeks another TP Use the 4 / ¢ buttons to make an auto seek of the TI station. stations in a certain band. 4 Press the MENU button to end the men
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RDS features NOTE News Bulletin Function • This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY- with PTY News Timeout Setting code for news bulletin or belongs to EON-Network sending PTY- You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current code for news bulletin. listening source, including other radio stations. When the News • If you turn on the news bulletin function in the MW/LW band, Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting allows the band is switched aut
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Music(ROCK M) 12.Easy Listening Music(EASY M) programme. 13.Light Classical(LIGHT M) 14.Serious Cancelling Programme Type Function During Its Operation: Classical(CLASSICS) 15.Other Music(OTHER M) Press the 38(PTY) button. 16.Weather(WEATHER) 17.Finance(FINANCE) 18.Children’s programmes(CHILDREN) 19.Social Affairs(SOCIAL A) 20.Religion(RELIGION) 21.Phone In(PHONE IN) 22.Travel(TRAVEL) 23.Leisure(LEISURE) 24.Jazz Music(JAZZ) 25.Country Music(COUNTRY) 26.National Music(NATION M) 27.Oldies Music
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Cassette player features Playing Cassette Tapes 4 2 3/EJECT MENU SRC FM ¢
Loading and Playing Cassettes: Load a cassette with the tape exposed on the right. EJECT MENU The tape starts playing automatically. PWR SRC OFF Playing Cassettes Already Loaded: / PTY DISC CD MD-CHANGER CONTROL Press the SRC button repeatedly until tape mode is obtained. "TAPE" is displayed when the tape mode has been selected. LOUD SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN M.RDM DISC TI CLK VOL ADJ NAME.S Listening to the other side
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Rewinding tape to the beginning of current track: Blank Skip Press the 4 button, and the tape will rewind to the beginning Automatically fast forwards to the beginning of the next track of the current track and automatically start playing again. when long blank spaces (10 seconds or more) are detected, To advance to the beginning of the next track: continuing tape playback. This function is on, when unit is first Press the ¢ button, and the tape will advance to the powered on. beginning of the n
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Cassette player features External disc control features Clock display 38 4 MENU SRC DISC+ ¢
Switching to the clock display : Each time you press the CLK button, the display switches between the tape display and clock. EJECT MENU PWR SRC OFF / PTY DISC CD MD-CHANGER CONTROL LOUD SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN M.RDM DISC TI CLK VOL ADJ NAME.S RDM D.SCN SCAN CLK/NAME.S DISC– REP M.RDM Track number Disc number Track time Disc indicator — 18 — English
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When a unit equipped with an O-N switch is to be connected, • "CD"...when a CD player is connected please also see the instruction manual of this unit. • "DISC"...when a disc changer is connected Set the O-N switch to "N". "N"-operation will be set. • "DISC-1", "DISC-2"...when two disc changers are connected When a unit that is not equipped with an O-N switch, or the Pausing and Restarting Disc Play: changer switching unit "KCA-S200" is connected, "O"- Press the 38 button to make the disc pause.
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External disc control features Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc. Track Search NOTE Search forwards or backwards through the tracks on the disc until you reach the one that you want to listen to. "LOAD" is displayed when discs are being exchanged on the disc changer. Making a Reverse Track Search: Press the 4 button to display the desired track number. Press once to search back to the beginning of the current track, twice to search back to the beginning of the previous track, an
