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CD-TUNER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KDC-X915
CD-RECEIVER
KDC-X815
KDC-9015
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-tuner/CD-receiver.
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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
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 2 Contents Before use Presetting Disc Names (DNPS) ..................................................28 Warning.........................................................................................3 Disc Name Preset Play (DNPP) .................................................29 Safety precautions ........................................................................4 Switching Display for Discs ........................................................
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 3 2Warning NOTE 2CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found Use of controls or adjustments or to comply with the limits for a Class B digital performance of procedures other than those device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. specified herein may result in hazardous These limits are designed to provide radiation exposure. reasonable protection against harmful In compliance with Federal Regulations, interference in a residential installation. T
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 4 Safety precautions IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2WARNING 2CAUTION You cannot connect the unit directly to the following CD automatic changers. If you To prevent injury or fire, take the To prevent damage to the machine, want to use older changers with the unit, following precautions: take the following precautions: follow the directions below according to the • Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully • Make sure to ground the unit to a negative type of
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 5 • The illustrations of the display and the panel Cleaning the CD Slot NOTE appearing in this manual are examples used As dust tends to accumulate in the CD slot, to explain more clearly how the controls are • If you experience problems during clean it every once in a while. Your CDs can used. Therefore, what appears on the display installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. get scratched if you put them in a dusty CD in the illustrations may differ from w
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 6 Handling Compact discs Playing a CD that is dirty, scratched Cleaning CDs Do Not Load CD Accessories or warped can cause the sound to If a CD has gotten dirty, wipe it off gently Do not use commercially available CD using a commercially available cleaning cloth accessories that can be loaded into the CD skip and the unit to operate or a soft cotton cloth, starting from the slot, such as stabilizers, protective sheets, incorrectly, resulting in worsened
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 7 General features Power You can help prevent theft of the unit by reversing the EJECT faceplate so that the control panel cannot be seen, hiding the SRC/ unit, and shutting off the audio. 4/¢ PWR OFF FM u/d Power ON/OFF: When you turn your vehicle's ignition on, the unit's power will also turn on, with the faceplate reversing to show the control panel. When you turn your vehicle's ignition off, the faceplate will reverse to hide the control panel after a
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 8 General features Switching Modes Volume Switching Modes: Increasing Volume: Each time you press the SRC (source) button, the mode Press the u button to turn up the volume. switches as follows: Decreasing Volume: Press the d button to turn down the volume. Tuner mode CD mode External disc control mode 1 Attenuator This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly. External disc control mode 2/AUX mode Turning Attenuator On/Off: Standby mo
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 9 Function of the KDC-X915/KDC-X815 Audio Control Setting Adjust various parameters of sound quality. “Bass Frq” : Adjust the center frequency of the bass. Setting values: 60 / 70 / 80 / 100 (Only when the bass quality 1 Press the AUD button to enter the control mode. factor is set to 1.0, 1.25 or 1.5) / 150 (Only when the bass 2 quality factor is set to 2.0) Hz Selecting mode Press either the FM or AM button. NOTE Each time the button is pressed, the adju
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 10 General features Function of the KDC-X915/KDC-X815 Function of the KDC-X915/KDC-X815 “Tre Frq” : Adjust the center frequency of the treble. "HPF Front" : Adjust the frequency of the High-pass filter for Setting values: 10.0 / 12.5 / 15.0 / 17.5 kHz front output. Setting values: Through / 40Hz / 60Hz / 80Hz / 100Hz / 120Hz / NOTE 150Hz / 180Hz / 220Hz This mode is available only when the Sound coordinate system is NOTE on. (page 38). You can separately s
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 11 Function of the KDC-X915/KDC-X815 Function of the KDC-X915/KDC-X815 “NFpre Phase” : Adjust the phase for Non-Fading output. Recalling your sound settings: Setting values: Normal (0°) / Reverse (180°) Press a preset button (#1-6) except during the bass center frequency, bass level, bass quality factor, bass extension, NOTE treble center frequency, and treble level adjust mode. Not available during the Dual zone system is on. NOTE This mode is available o
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 12 General features Function of the KDC-X915/KDC-X815 • This function cannot be operated while the Black Mask function is on. Non-Fading Output • Character items are not displayed when the graphic display function is turned off. Turning non-fading output On/Off : Press the NF button for at least one second to set the function • During horizontal division mode ON or OFF. The left side display is switched each time the CLK button is "NF ON" is displayed when
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 13 • During vertical division mode display The upper part display is switched each time the DISP button is pressed. The lower part display is switched each time the CLK button is pressed. Example: Tuner mode Upper part display Lower part display DISP button CLK button Station frequency Radio text Spectrum Analyzer1 SNPS name / Program Service name Spectrum Analyzer2 Radio text + Clock Spectrum Analyzer2 + Graphic Graphic + Clock Date NOTE • The display it
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 14 General features Forced Closing This function prevents tampering with the unit your car is being serviced etc. Hiding the unit with the ignition turned on (forced closing): Press the SRC button for at least one second. The faceplate will slide open. When the period of time which you have set in the "Time setting for removing the faceplate" in the menu has passed, the faceplate automatically reverses to hide the control panel. However, you can remove the
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 15 Reattaching 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 faceplate bracket. 2CAUTION Do not set the right side of the faceplate in the faceplate bracket first, when reattaching the faceplate. Doing so may cause the connector on the faceplate bracket to malfunction. Faceplate lock switch 2 Press the right side of the faceplate until it locks. 4 Holding the center pa
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 16 General features Tuner features Faceplate Angle Adjustment You can adjust the faceplate angle for easy viewing. Adjusting faceplate angle: 4/¢ FM/AM 38 Press the ¡ (EJECT) button to make the faceplate slide open, and then adjust the faceplate angle using the angle adjustment switch. Adjustment may be made from 0 to 2. 0 1 2 0 1 2 #1-6 AUTO/ DISP/ CLK AME NAME.S 0 2 1 Preset station number NOTE Frequency Band display • Firmly slide the switch until it cl
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 17 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 AUTO button, the
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 18 Tuner features The 4 button moves the cursor to the left, and the ¢ Auto Memory Entry button to the right. You can automatically store all the receivable frequencies in You can also move the cursor left or right by pressing the 4 the band currently being listened to, and then recall them with or ¢ buttons, respectively, on the remote. the touch of a button later. This function is especially useful 4 when you are travelling and do not know what stations
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 19 remote. and AM displays, in that order. The name of the station is stored in memory, and the Station Pressing the AM button switches between the displays in the Name Preset mode ends. reverse direction. Also, if you make no input for 10 seconds, the name will be 2 Once the name is displayed for the station you want to stored up to the point that you have entered, and the mode listen to ends. Press the OK button. NOTE Reception starts of the displayed st
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KDC-X915_U.S_r4 00.12.26 3:53 PM Page 20 Tuner features Switching Display for Tuner • During horizontal division mode You can change the display used when listening to the radio. Left side display Right side display CLK button DISP button Changing the Display: Each time you press the DISP or CLK button, the display changes as follows: Graphic Station frequency • During vertical division mode display Upper part display Lower part display Band display Spectrum Analyzer1 DISP button CLK button +
