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CD-RECEIVER
KDC-X959
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
COMPACT
DIGITAL AUDIO
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 CD-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 provided below. Refer to the model and serial
numbers whenever you call upon your KENWOOD dealer for information or serv
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Contents Safety precautions......................4 Tuner features...........................22 Menu system.............................32 Tuning Mode Menu System About RDS ..................................5 Tuning Security Code Notes on playing MP3/WMA.......6 Direct Access Tuning Touch Sensor Tone About CDs...................................8 Station Preset Memory Manual Clock Adjustment General features .........................9 Auto Memory Entry Date Adjustment Power Preset Tuning Date Mode
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2Warning NOTE 2CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to Use of controls or adjustments or performance comply with the limits for a Class B digital of procedures other than those specified device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. herein may result in hazardous radiation These limits are designed to provide exposure. reasonable protection against harmful In compliance with Federal Regulations, interference in a residential installation. This following are reproductions of labels
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Safety precautions IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2WARNING 2CAUTION About the disc changer/CD player to To prevent injury or fire, take the To prevent damage to the machine, be 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 "N". locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out of 12V DC power supply. Precaution
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About RDS Lens Fogging RDS (Radio Data System) NOTE Right after you turn on the car heater in cold RDS is a service used by radio stations to • If you experience problems during weather, dew or condensation may form on transmit data outside normal radio broadcast installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. the lens in the CD player of the unit. Called signals. lens fogging, CDs may be impossible to play. When an RDS station is received, you can • If the unit fails to operate properly, press the
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Notes on playing MP3/WMA This unit can play MP3(MPEG1, 2, 2.5 Audio Layer 3)/WMA. Note, Entering ID3 tag and Contents however, that the MP3/WMA recording media and formats Description acceptable are limited. When writing MP3/WMA, pay attention to The Displayable ID3 tag is ID3 version the following restrictions. 1.x. For the character code, refer to the List Acceptable media of Codes. The MP3/WMA recording media acceptable to this unit are CD-ROM, CD-R, and CD-RW. Please use the full format when
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When a Track Search is executed with file ¡$ being played ... MP3/WMA playing order When selected for play, Album Search, Track Search, or for Album Operation of the button Current Select, files and folders are accessed in the order in which they were file number 4 Button ¢ Button written by the CD writer. Because of this, the order in which they are expected to be played Beginning of file may not match the order in which they are actually played. You may be able to set the order in which MP3
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About CDs Handling CDs CD cleaning • Don’t touch the recording surface of the CD. Clean from the center of the disc and move outward. Removing CDs When removing CDs from this unit pull them • CD-R and CD-RW are easier to damage than out horizontally. a normal music CD. Use a CD-R or a CD-RW after reading the caution items on the package etc. CDs that can’t be used • Don’t stick tape etc. on the CD. • CDs that aren’t round can’t be used. Also, don’t use a CD with tape stuck on it. When using a ne
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General features Power Release button Turning ON the Power S.A u ¢ FM Press the [SRC] button. When the power is ON, the (page 34) is displayed as "CODE ON" or "CODE OFF". Turning OFF the Power Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second. d 4 ATT/ / AM/ LOUD MENU NF Q/ SRC Selecting the Source DISP/ AUD NAME.S Press the [SRC] button. Source required Display Tuner "TUNER" CD "Compact Disc" External disc "DiscChanger" Auxiliary input "AUX" Standby (Illumination only mode) "
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General features Volume System Q You can recall the best sound setting preset for different types of Increasing Volume the music. Press the [u] button. Decreasing Volume 1 Select the source to set Press the [d] button. Press the [SRC] button. 2 Select the Sound type Press the [Q] button. Each time the button is pressed the sound setting switches. Sound setting Display Flat "FLAT" Attenuator User memory "User Preset" Turning the volume down quickly. Rock "ROCK" Press the [ATT] button. Pops "POPS"
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3 Select the Audio item for adjustment • According to the Bass Q Factor setting value, the frequencies that can be set in Bass Center Frequency change as shown below. Press the [FM] or [AM] button. Bass Q Factor Bass Center Frequency Each time the button is pressed the items that can be adjusted 1.00/1.25/1.50 60/70/80/100 switch as shown below. 2.00 60/70/80/150 4 Adjust the Audio item • When the bass extend is set to ON, low frequency response is Press the [4] or [¢] button. extended by 20%. •
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General features In Woofer setting mode Speaker & Woofer Setting Woofer type Display Speaker setting allows the System Q settings to be fine-tuned OFF "Woofer OFF" according to the type of speakers. 12 in. A type "12in type A" Woofer setting allows for Network configuration according to the 10 in. A type "10in type A" type of subwoofers. 12 in. B type "12in type B" 1 Enter Standby 10 in. B type "10in type B" Press the [SRC] button. 12 in. C type "12in type C" Select the "ALL OFF" display. 10 in.
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"Display Type B" Character information display Character information display part a Source type icon "Display Type B" Character information display part b Picture Character 1 Select the Display Type information display "Display Type C" Press the [DISP] button. 2 Enter Display Control mode The display of each part can be changed. Press the [S.A] button. - Picture: (page 16) 3 Switch character infor
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General features In Tuner source In CD/ External disc source Character information display part b Display Character information display part b Display Information Display Information Display Station name "SNPS+FREQ" Disc name "DNPS" or Disc title "DISC-TITLE" Program Service name or Frequency Track title "TRACK-TITLE" Radio text "R-TEXT" Date & Clock "DATE+CLOCK" Date & Clock "DATE+CLOCK" (Only when Display Type is "Display Type B") (Only when Display Type is "Display Type B") Date "DATE" Date "
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In MP3/WMA source In Auxiliary input source Character information display part b Display Character information display part b Display Information Display Information Display Disc name "DNPS" Blank (Only when Display Type is "Display Type A") Folder name "FOLDER NAME" Date "DATE" File name "FILE NAME" Date & Clock "DATE+CLOCK" (Only when Display Type is "Display Type B") Song title & Artist name "TITLE/ARTIST" Album name & Artist name "ALBUM/ARTIST" Character information display part c Display Da
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General features Downloaded movie Display switching part for "Display Type C" and Spectrum Analyzer 1 "Display Type D" Spectrum Analyzer 2 When Display Type is set to "Display Type C" or "Display Type Spectrum Analyzer 3 D", the displayed contents are changed. Spectrum Analyzer 4 Spectrum Analyzer 5 "Display Type C" Wallpaper Picture part a 4 Exit Display Control mode Character information display part b Press the [S.A] button. •Wallpapers can be changed. "Display Type D" This unit comes with 5
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For Station name registration refer to (page 20). (SNPS/DNPS)> (page 20). • The Album name cannot be displayed during WMA play. In CD/ External disc source Character information display part b Display In Auxiliary input source Information Display Character information display part b Display Disc name "DNPS" Information Display Track Time "P-Time" Date "DATE" Date "DATE" Date & Clock "DATE+CLOCK" Date & C
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General features 1 Inset a CD-R/CD-RW. Wallpaper selecting Insert a CD-R/CD-RW containing files to be downloaded into this Select a wallpaper to display when Display Type is set to unit. Refer to (page 28) for details. "Display Type C" or "Display Type D". Our URL 1 Select the wallpaper display describes how to make CD-R/CD-RW. Refer to (page 16). 2 Ente
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When you would like to cancel Theft Deterrent Faceplate Press the [MENU] button. The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, 8 Exit the downloading mode helping to deter theft. Press the [MENU] button. Removing the Faceplate • Do not operate this unit, while "Data Writing" is displayed, to prevent data from being damaged. 1 Press the Release button. • The number of files that can be downloaded. Drop open the faceplate. - Downloaded movie: 1 file 2 Drawing the faceplate to left
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General features 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 and enter the name. Station/Disc Naming (SNPS/DNPS) 7 Exit name set mode Attaching a title to a Station or CD. Press the [NAME.S] button. 1 Receive/play the station/disc you want to attach a title to • When operation stops for 10 seconds the name at that time is •A title can't be attached to a MD. registered, and Name Set mode closes. • Disc Naming can't be done during CD text or MP3/WMA text • Memory numbers display in the Character information displ
