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CASSETTE RECEIVER
KRC-V879R
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KRC-779R
B64-1917-00 (EN)
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Contents Safety precautions.............................3 Cassette player features Restricting RDS Region (Region Restrict Playing Cassette Tapes.......................................20 Function).............................................................36 General features Fast Forwarding and Rewinding Auto TP Seek Function.......................................36 Power ...................................................................6 Cassette Tapes .......................................
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Safety precautions IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2WARNING 2CAUTION About the disc changer to be To prevent injury and/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 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 fly out of 12V DC power supply. "N". place during collis
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Safety precautions • The illustrations of the display and the panel Mask key NOTE appearing in this manual are examples used If you have transmitted the Mask Key's to explain more clearly how the controls are • If you experience problems during signal once to the unit in advance, you will used. Therefore, what appears on the display installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. have to transmit it once again if the unit has in the illustrations may differ from what been removed from the battery. Th
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Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals Handling Cassette Tapes If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get • Do not play a cassette whose tape has gone dirty, wipe them with a dry, soft cloth. slack. In such a case, wind it tight using a pencil or the like in one of the spools. Playing slack cassette tapes can result in the Cleaning the Unit tape tangling around the capstan and/or If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it pinch rollers, causing trouble. with a dry soft cloth such as a silico
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General features Power SRC/ Q PWR OFF 5 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. PR PROG OG PWR OFF Power ON/OFF: /PTY 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 LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM T I DISP panel. VOL ADJ NAME.S When you turn your vehicle's ignition off, the faceplate w
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Pressing 4 or ¢ button during this mode allows you to select "AUX" , "TV" , "VCP" , "GAME" or "PORTABLE" in the AUX mode. Tuner mode The AUX-name selection mode can be exited by pressing the DISP button or doing nothing for 10 seconds. Tape mode External disc control mode 1 External disc control mode 2 / AUX mode Standby mode Selecting the standby mode: Volume Press the SRC button repeatedly to select to "ALL OFF" . When "ALL OFF" is displayed, the standby mode is turned on. Increasing Volume: T
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General features 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 speaker setting mode. Hol
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"CALL" disappears from the display. hide the control panel. However, you can remove the faceplate The original source (i.e., the one used before the phone call) is during that period. For details, refer to the "Removing the returned to automatically, and the volume restored gradually. faceplate" (page 10). NOTE • When the closing faceplate is hit by an object, the unit will turn off without the faceplate closing all the way. Remove the object and press the SRC button to turn the unit back on, t
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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 cause the faceplate. connector on the facepl
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Audio control features Audio Control Setting FM AUD Adjust various parameters of sound quality. 1 Hold down the AUD button for one second or more to enter the control mode. PR PROG OG PWR OFF /PTY 2 Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button. AUD ANG Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S change. Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment modes. NOTE Source tone memory 4¢ AM Each source (ta
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Audio control features Bass Centre Frequency Middle Centre Frequency Adjust the centre frequency of the bass. Adjust the centre frequency of the middle. Display and setting: Display and setting: "Bsaa FRQ"/"Bass F" : 60 / 70 / 80 / 100 (Only when the bass "MID FRQ"/"MID F" : 0.5 / 1.0 / 1.5 / 2.0 kHz. quality factor is set to 1.00, 1.25 or 1.50) / 150 (Only when the bass quality factor is set to 2.00) Hz. Middle Level Adjust the middle level. Bass Level Display and setting: Adjust the bass level
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Tuner features Treble Level SRC FM Adjust the treble level. Display and setting: "TRE"/"Treble" : - 8 – + 8 PR PROG OG PWR OFF /PTY AUD ANG LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S Balance Level Adjust the balance level. 4¢ # 1-6 DISP AM Display and setting: "Balance" : Left 15 – Right 15 KRC-V879R Band display ST indicator Frequency Preset station number Fader Level Adjust the fader level. Display and setting: "Fader" : Rear 15 – Front 15 AUTO indicator KRC-779R Volume
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Tuner features Tuning 1 Select the band by pressing the FM or AM button. 2 Press the DIRECT button. 1 Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tuner mode is "----" is displayed for 10 seconds. obtained. "TUNER" is displayed only when the tuner mode is If you make no input in the 10-second period, direct access selected. tuning is automatically cancelled. 2 Press either the FM or AM button to select the band. 3 Enter the frequency of the desired station. Each time you press the FM button, the ba
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RDS features Switching Display for Tuner TI/ PTY FM VOL ADJ You can change the display used when listening to the radio. Switching the Display: Each time you press the DISP button, the display changes as PR PROG OG PWR OFF follows: /PTY AUD Programme Service name (only during RDS station reception)/ ANG LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S Station frequency Radio text (only during RDS station reception) 4¢ # 1-6 DISP AM Displaying Frequencies during programme service name
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RDS features RDS (Radio Data System) Traffic Information Function RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive You can listen to traffic information. If you are listening to signals besides those of regular radio programmes, such as tapes or discs, they will continue playing until a traffic bulletin network information being transmitted from radio stations. is broadcast. When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station with RDS Turning TI function On/Off: capability), the programme s
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NOTE Presetting Volume for Traffic Information/News Please see the menu settings (page 36) about switching between Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information and manual scrolling and automatic scrolling. news broadcasts. 1 Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume. 2 Adjust the volume to the desired level. 3 Hold down the VOL ADJ button for two seconds or more. The volume level blinks once in the display to indicate that the data has been stored. Future traffic
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RDS features 24. Jazz Music (Jazz) Programme Type (PTY) Function 25. Country Music (Country) Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected 26. National Music (Nation M) kinds of programmes. 27. Oldies Music (Oldies) 28. Folk Music (Folk M) 1 Press the PTY button. 29. Documentary (Document) "PTY" is displayed, and the Programme Type Selection (PTY) (Speech.....1~9,16~23, 29, Music.....10~15, 24~28) Mode entered. • You can select the type of programme directly by pressing a If you
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Cassette player features Changing Language for Programme Type(PTY) 38 SRC FM Function Changing the display language to another language. 1 Press the PTY button. PR PROG OG PWR OFF /PTY "PTY" is displayed, and the Programme Type Selection (PTY) Mode entered. AUD ANG LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP MTL/M.RDM T I DISP 2 Enter the Changing Language Mode VOL ADJ NAME.S Press the DISP button to enter the changing language mode. 3 Changing the Display Language Press the FM or AM button. Each time the button
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Cassette player features Playing Cassette Tapes Fast Forwarding and Rewinding Cassette Tapes Loading and Playing Cassettes: Fast Forwarding Tapes: Press the 0(EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, Press the FM button. showing the cassette (insertion) slot. Holding the cassette with Rewinding Tapes: the tape exposed to the right, insert it in the slot. Press the AM button. The faceplate will close, and the tape will start playing. Cancelling: The IN indicator lights up when a cassette has b
