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KRC-608(K) Cover_r0 00.12.29 1:59 PM Page 1
CASSETTE RECEIVER
KRC-608
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AMPLI-TUNER-LECTEUR DE CASSETTE
KRC-508S
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 t
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 2 Contents Before use External disc control features Safety precautions ........................................................................3 Playing Disc mode.......................................................................16 Switching Display for Discs.........................................................16 General features Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play...................................16 Power...................................
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 3 Safety precautions • Do not apply excessive force to the open 2WARNING 2CAUTION faceplate or place objects on it. Doing so will cause damage or breakdown. To prevent injury or fire, take the To prevent damage to the machine, following precautions: take the following precautions: • Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully • Make sure to ground the unit to a negative IMPORTANT INFORMATION locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out of 12V DC power
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 4 Safety precautions Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals Cleaning the Tape Head NOTE If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get After you have listened to many cassettes • If you experience problems during dirty, wipe them with a dry, soft cloth. over a long period of time, magnetic powder installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. from the tapes and dust accumulates on the tape head, causing noise and a deterioration • If the unit does not seem to be wo
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 5 General features SRC/ Power FM ¢ u PWR OFF Turning on the power: Press the SRC (source) button. NOTE Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. Turning off the power: Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second. d 4 ATT/ #1-6 AUD AM LOUD NAME.S Release button Volume Increasing Volume: KRC-608 Press the u button to turn up the volume. ATT indicator Decreasing Volume: Press the d button to turn down the volume. Attenuator This f
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 6 General features Switching Modes Loudness This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is Switching Modes: turned down. Each time you press the SRC (source) button, the mode The LOUD indicator lights up when the loudness function is on. switches as follows: Turning Loudness On/Off: Press the LOUD button for at least one second to switch the Tuner mode loudness on and off. Tape mode External disc control mode 1 External disc contro
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 7 "ec4/EC4" : Recalling the kenwood preset sound setting “Fader/FAD” : Adjust the fader level. Press the preset buttons (#1-6). Setting values: Front 15 – Rear 15 Settings: #1;Flat, #2;Rock, #3;Pops/Top40, #4;Jazz, #5;Easy, #6;Scan of #1-5 (KRC-608 only) NOTE • This mode is available only when the Sound coordinate system "V OFFSET/VOS" : Set the sound level of the each source is on. (page 25) selected by adjusting the level difference • You can call
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 8 General features Theft Deterrent Faceplate The faceplate can be reversed to hide the control panel or detached form the unit, helping to deter theft. Removing the Faceplate: 1 • When the control panel is visible Press the release button. 2CAUTION • When the control panel has been hidden: Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket Press the upper side of the faceplate. first, when reattaching the faceplate. Doing so may cause th
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 9 Tuner features NOTE 4 FM SRC 38 The buttons do not work when the control panel is slided. PWR OFF DISC PROG DAB EJECT B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU AUTO DISP LOUD AME NAME.S AUD DISC ¢ DISP/ NAME.S #1-6 AUTO/ AM AME KRC-608 Preset station number Band display Frequency AUTO indicator ST indicator KRC-508S Band display Preset station number Frequency ST indicator AUTO indicator — 9 —
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 10 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 Store the frequency of a station. You can then recall that Selecting Tuning Mode: station with a single touch of a button. Press the AUTO button. Each time you press the
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 11 Press the preset station button (#1-6) for the desired station. 6 Assigning Names The number of the recalled station is displayed. 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 entered, and the mode Station Name Preset (SNPS) ends. You can assign names to radio stations with the Station Preset
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 12 Cassette player features Playing Cassette Tapes 4 SRC PROG 0 FM Loading and Playing Cassettes: Press the release button to slide open the faceplate, showing the cassette insertion slot. PWR OFF Holding the cassette with the tape exposed to the right, insert DISC PROG DAB it in the slot. The tape will start playing. EJECT Push back the bottom of the faceplate with your hand until it B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP D.SCN MTL/M.RDM MENU AUTO DISP LOUD AME NAME.S
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 13 the tape head and cause the unit to malfunction. Using Direct Program Search System (DPSS) • The only buttons that will work during the eject state are the 0 Skip forward or backward to other tracks during playback. and ATT buttons. Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks (Rewind DPSS): Press the 4 button. Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track, Fast Forwarding and Rewinding Cassette Tapes twice to rewind to th
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 14 Cassette player features Blank Skip Tape counter display Automatically fast forwards to the beginning of the next track Switching the Tape display : when long blank spaces (10 seconds or more) are detected, Each time you press the DISP button, the display during tape continuing tape playback. This function is on, when unit is first play switches as follows: powered on. Turning Blank Skip Function On/Off: Play side/Tape counter Press the B.S button to
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 15 External disc control features When a unit equipped with an O-N switch is to be connected, please also see the instruction manual of this unit. 38 4 DISC+ SRC Set the O-N switch to "N". "N"-operation will be set. "N"-operation: • The disc title and track title of the CD text can be displayed. PWR OFF • The disc name will be displayed when the name has been DISC PROG DAB registered to any connected unit with the Presetting Disc EJECT Names function,
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 16 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) 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. Clock NOTE The external disc control mode will differ, depending on the unit Date that
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 17 normal play will automatically resume. Making a Forward Disc Search: Press the DISC+ button to display the desired disc number. Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number increases by one. Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc. Track Search NOTE Search forward or backward through the tracks on the disc until "LOAD" is displayed when discs are being exchanged on the disc you reach the one that you want to listen to. changer
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 18 External disc control features Track Scan Random Play Successively play the beginning of each track on a disc until Play all the tracks on the current disc in random order. you find the track that you want to listen to. 1 Press the RDM button to switch random play on and off. Starting the Track Scan : "Random/RDM ON" is displayed when random play is turned Press the SCAN button. “T-Scan/TSCN ON” is displayed and on. the first 10 seconds of each track
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 19 2 To change the track being heard, press the ¢ button. Another disc/track will be selected and played. NOTE • Magazine random play is canceled when you eject the disc. • The time needed for random selection depends on the number of discs loaded in the disc magazine. Text Scroll This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. The scrolling method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu. To scroll aut
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KRC-608(K)_U.S_r2 00.12.27 0:11 PM Page 20 External disc control features A press of the 38 button exits the disc name preset mode. Presetting Disc Names (DNPS) Operations can be followed again from Step 2 at a time such Store the names of discs to be displayed when played. as this, and the characters to be input are selected using the procedure described below. 1 Play the disc whose name you want to preset. Press the DISC+ or DISC– button to display the desired NOTE character. Besides the alp
