KENWOOD KDC-W7541U - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

CD-RECEIVER

KDC-W7541U

KDC-W7541UY

KDC-W7041U

KDC-W7141UY

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Declaration of Conformity with regard to the EMC Directive

2004/108/EC

Manufacturer:

Kenwood Corporation

2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 192-8525 Japan

EU Representative's:

Kenwood Electronics Europe BV

Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, The Netherlands

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Contents

iPod is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S.

and other countries.

The "AAC" logo is trademark of Dolby Laboratories.

Before use

Basic Operation

General functions

Tuner functions

Disc & Audio file play functions

Function Control

/ · Read through this page first for the setting of each

function.

Display Settings

About Display Type

Text Display Selection

Font Color Selection

Disc Naming (DNPS)

Auxiliary Input Display Setting

Music disc/Audio file Operation

Music Select

Direct Music Search

Direct Disc Search

Basic Operation of Disc Changer (Optional)

Tuner Operation

Station Preset Memory

Preset Tuning

Direct Access Tuning

PTY (Program Type)

Program Type preset

Changing Language for PTY Function

Other Functions

Security Code

Manual Clock Adjustment

Date Adjustment

AMP Control

Picture downloading

Demonstration mode setting

Theft Deterrent Faceplate

Audio Adjustments

Audio Control

Adjusting the detail of Audio Control

Audio Setup

Speaker Setting

Audio Preset Memory

Audio Preset Recall

Basic Operations of remote control 22

Appendix

Accessories/ Installation Procedure 26

Connecting Wires to Terminals

Installation/Removing the Unit

Troubleshooting Guide

Specifications

English

Before use

2WARNING

To prevent injury or fire, take the following

precautions:

· To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any

metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside

the unit.

Before using this unit for the first time

This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode.

When using this unit for the first time, cancel the

<Demonstration mode Setting> (page 18).

How to reset your unit

· If this unit or the connected unit (disc auto changer,

etc.) fails to operate properly, press the Reset button.

The unit returns to factory settings when the Reset

button is pressed.

Reset button

Cleaning the Unit

If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a

dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth.

If the faceplate is stained badly, wipe the stain off with

a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then wipe it

again with a clean soft dry cloth.

· Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its

mechanical parts. Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth or

using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may scratch

the surface or erases characters.

Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals

If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get dirty, wipe

them with a clean soft dry cloth.

Lens Fogging

When you turn on the car heater in cold weather,

dew or condensation may form on the lens in the

CD player of the unit. Called lens fogging, this

condensation on the lens may not allow CDs to play.

In such a situation, remove the disc and wait for the

condensation to evaporate. If the unit still does not

operate normally after a while, consult your Kenwood

dealer.

· If you experience problems during installation,

consult your Kenwood dealer.

· When you purchase optional accessories, check with

your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work

with your model and in your area.

· Characters that conform to ISO 8859-5 or ISO 8859-

1 can be displayed. Refer to "MENU" > "Russian" of

<Function Control> (page 6).

· The RDS feature won't work where the service is not

supported by any broadcasting station.

· In this document, the description indicator will light

means a status is displayed. Refer to <About Display

Type> (page 8) for the details of the status display.

· The illustrations of the display, the function icon and

the panel appearing in this manual are examples

used to explain more clearly how the controls are

used. Therefore, what appears on the display in the

illustrations may differ from what appears on the

display on the actual equipment, and some of the

illustrations on the display may be inapplicable.

Handling CDs

· Do not touch the recording surface of the CD.

· Do not stick tape etc. on the CD, or use a CD with

tape stuck on it.

· Do not use disc type accessories.

· Clean from the center of the disc and move

outward.

· When removing CDs from this unit, pull them out

horizontally.

· If the CD center hole or outside rim has burrs,

use the CD only after removing the burrs with a

ballpoint pen etc.

CDs that cannot be used

· CDs that are not round cannot be used.

· CDs with coloring on the recording surface or CDs

that are dirty cannot be used.

· This unit can only play the CDs with

This unit may not correctly play discs which do not

have the mark.

· You cannot play a CD-R or CD-RW that has not been

finalized. (For the finalization process refer to your

CD-R/CD-RW writing software, and your CD-R/CD-

RW recorder instruction manual.)

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Basic Operation

AUX

[1]

[6]

[5]

[4]

[3]

[2]

[FNC] [TI]

[ATT] [SRC]

[AUD]

Auxiliary input

(Rear side)

General functions

Power/Source Select button

[SRC]

Turns on the power.

When the power is ON, select a source.

SRC Select mode 1: Press the [SRC] button and then

turn the Control knob or push it toward left or right.

To determine the selected source, press the Control

knob.

SRC Select mode 2: Pressing this button each time

switches between sources.

Tuner ("TUNER") , USB or iPod ("USB" or "iPod"), CD

("Compact Disc") , Auxiliary input ("AUX"), and Standby

("STANDBY")

Press at least 1 second to turn off the power.

/ · When the power is ON, the <Security Code> (page

16) is displayed as "CODE ON" or "CODE OFF".

· The SRC Select mode can be set in "MENU" > "SRC

Select" of <Function Control> (page 6).

· When an optional accessory is connected, the

source name for each device appears.

· This unit automatically turns full power OFF after 20

minutes lapses in Standby mode in order to save the

vehicle's battery. The time until full power OFF can

be set in "Power OFF" of <Function Control> (page

6).

· When connection of the iPod is recognized, the

source display changes from "USB" to "iPod".

· USB (iPod) source is recognized as CD source on the

connected unit.

Volume control

[AUD]

Turn the knob to adjust the volume.

Attenuator

[ATT]

Turning the volume down quickly.

When the volume is reduced, the "ATT" indicator

flashes.

Muting volume upon reception of phone call

When there is a call, "CALL" is displayed and the

audio system is paused. When the call ends, "CALL"

disappears and the audio system comes back on.

The audio system comes back on when [SRC] is

pressed during a call.

/ · To use the TEL Mute feature, you need to hook

up the MUTE wire to your telephone using

a commercial telephone accessory. Refer to

<Connecting Wires to Terminals> (page 27).

Auxiliary input

Connect a portable audio device with mini-plug

cable (3.5 ø).

/ · Use the mini-plug cable which is stereo type and

does not have any resistance.

· The auxiliary input requires the setting made in "MENU"

> "Built in AUX" of <Function Control> (page 6).

Subwoofer output

Control knob

Switches between ON ("SUB WOOFER ON") and OFF

("SUB WOOFER OFF") each time pushing toward down

for at least 2 seconds.

/ · This function requires the setting made in"MENU">

"SWPRE" of <Function Control> (page 6).

Function Control

[FNC]

Pressing this button allows you to set various

functions using the Control knob. Refer to <Function

Control> (Page 6).

Category

Function of setup item

Allows you to set up the environment.

DISP

Allows you to set up the display.

Text/Title scroll

Control knob

Scrolls the CD, audio file, and Radio text display when

pushing toward up for at least 2 seconds.

Control knob

USB Terminal

Release

English

: Indicates the button etc. to operate.

Tuner functions

Band select

Control knob

Switches between FM1, FM2, and FM3 each time

pushing toward up.

Switches to AM when pushing toward down.

Tuning

Control knob

Changes the frequency when pushing toward left or

right.

/ · During reception of stereo stations the "ST"indicator

is ON.

Auto memory entry

[TI]

Memorizes six stations with good reception

automatically when pressed for at least 2 seconds.

Preset memory

[1] - [6]

Memorize the station selected when pressing for at

least 2 seconds.

Preset tuning

[1] - [6]

Recalls the memorized station.

Traffic Information

[TI]

Turns ON or OFF the Traffic Information function. If

traffic bulletin starts when the function is ON, "Traffic

INFO" is displayed and traffic information is received.

/ · If the volume is adjusted during reception of traffic

information, the adjusted volume is memorized

automatically. The memorized volume will be

applied next time the Traffic Information function is

turned ON.

Disc & Audio file play functions

Drop open the faceplate

Release

/ · Push the faceplate on the left side, and return it to its

former position.

Disc play

Disc slot

Starts playing when a disc is inserted.

When a CD is inserted, the "IN" indicator is ON.

/ · 3 inch CD cannot be used. Attempt to insert using

an adapter can cause malfunction.

Disc ejection

[

/ · You can eject the disc for 10 minutes after switching

off the engine.

USB device/iPod play

USB Terminal

Connecting a USB device starts playback.

/ · For the playable audio file, media, and devices, refer

to <About Audio file> (page 23).

USB device removing

[

Press this button for 2 seconds or longer to select the

remove mode, and the remove the USB device.

During the remove mode, The

0 indicator blinks.

Pause and play

Control knob

Switches between pause and play each time the

center is pressed.

Music search

Control knob

Changes the music when pushing toward left or right.

Fast reverses or forwards the music while keeping

pushing toward left or right. (No sound is output

while playing audio file.)

Folder search

Control knob

Changes the folder containing the audio file when

pushing toward up or down.

Track/ File/ Folder repeat play

[4]

Switches between Track Repeat ("Repeat ON") and

OFF when pressed while playing a CD.

Switches between File Repeat ("File Repeat ON"),

Folder Repeat ("Folder Repeat ON"), and OFF when

pressed while playing an audio file.

/ · The folder repeat operation cannot be performed

while iPod is playing.

Scan play

[2]

Successively plays the intro of the music in the disc

or folder.

Switches between ON ("Scan ON"/ "File Scan ON") and

OFF each time this button is pressed.

/ · The Scan paly operation cannot be performed while

iPod/ "Media Editer" media is playing.

Random play

[3]

Randomly plays the music in the disc or folder.

Switches between ON ("Disc Random ON"/ "Folder

RDM ON") and OFF each time this button is pressed.