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MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES DVD-ресивер ИHCTPУKCИЯ ПO ЭKCПЛУATAЦИИ SI DICHIARA CHE: I Sintolettori CD/DVD Kenwood per auto, modelli KDV-5241U, KDV-5241UY rispondono alle prescrizioni dell'art. 2 comma 1 del D.M. 28 agosto 1995, n. 548. Fatto ad Uithoorn il 14 aprile 2008 Kenwood Electronics Europe B.V.
Contents Before use Listening to the USB device Playable disc type Dual Zone operations Preparation Listening to the iPod Basic operations When connecting with the USB cable Basic operations Operations using the control screen Listening to the other external — Remote controller components Main elements and features Listening to the radio...
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. How to forcibly eject a disc Caution for DualDisc playback The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc”...
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• When you purchase optional accessories, check If you use M MODE or SEL (select), the display and some with your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work with your model and in your area. controls (such as the number buttons, •...
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Detaching the control panel Avoid touching the connectors. Attaching the control panel Opening and closing the control panel Open... Close... English | 5...
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2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 192-8525 Japan U.S. and other countries. EU Representative's: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV This Product is not installed by the manufacturer Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, The Netherlands of a vehicle on the production line, nor by the professional importer of a vehicle into an EU Member State.
Playable disc type Disc type Recording format, file type, etc Playable DVD Video (Region Code: 2) * DVD Audio DVD-ROM DVD Recordable/Rewritable DVD Video (DVD-R/-RW * , +R/+RW * DVD-VR • DVD Video: UDF bridge DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2 • DVD-VR • DivX/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MP3/ MP3/WMA/WAV WMA/WAV: ISO 9660 level 1, level 2, Romeo, Joliet...
Preparation Cancel the display demonstration and set the clock • See also pages 36 and 37. Turn on the power. Enter the PSM settings. Cancel the display demonstrations Select “Demo”, then “Off”. Set the clock Select “Clock Hr” (hour), then adjust the hour. Select “Clock Min”...
Basic operations Using the control panel • TUNER: Select preset station. • Volume control [Turn]. • DISC/USB: Select title/program/playlist/folder. • Select the source [Press] . • USB-iPod: Enter the main menu [Hold]. TUNER DISC * USB * (or USB-iPod) * •...
Basic operations — Remote controller Installing the lithium coin battery (CR2025) Main elements and features If the range of effectiveness of the remote controller decreases, replace the battery. For USA-California Only This product contains a CR Coin Cell Lithium Battery which contains Perchlorate Material—special handling may apply.
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(stop), (play), (pause) • (play) also functions as ZOOM button when pressed with SHIFT button (☞ page20). For advanced disc operations: ∞ • DVD: Selects the titles. Other discs except VCD/CD: Selects the folders. ¢ • Press briefly: reverse skip/forward skip Press and hold: reverse search/forward search ¡...
Listening to the radio Select “TUNER”. Select the bands. Search for a station to listen—Auto Search. Manual Search: Hold either one of the buttons until “M” lights up on the display, then press it repeatedly. • When receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength, lights up on the display.
Listening to the preset station on the Preset Station List Display the Preset Station List, then select Preset number flashes for a while. the preset station you want to listen to. Using the Preset Station list Change to the selected station. •...
Select a PTY code. Select one of the PTY codes. You can select a PTY code from the 29 preset PTY codes or from the six stored PTY codes. Store the selected PTY code. • To store your favorite programme types, see the following.
PTY Standby Reception Tracing the same programme— Network-Tracking Reception When driving in an area where FM reception is not sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to another FM RDS station of the same network, possibly broadcasting the same programme with stronger signals (see the illustration below).
Disc operations Before performing any operations... Turn on the monitor to watch the playback picture. If you turn on the monitor, you can also control playback of other discs by referring to the monitor screen. (See pages 22 – 25.) The disc type is automatically detected, and playback starts automatically (for DVD: automatic start depends on its internal program).
Operations using the control panel Pressing (or holding) the following buttons allows you to... Disc type (Number buttons) * [Press] Select chapter Select title During stop: Locate title [Hold] Reverse/fast-forward During play/pause: Locate chapter * chapter [Press] Select chapter Select program number/ During stop: Locate program [Hold] Reverse/fast-forward playlist number...
After pressing M MODE, press the following buttons to... Disc type Skip 10 chapters (during Repeat Chapter: play or pause) Repeat current chapter — Repeat Title: Repeat current title Skip 10 chapters (during Repeat Chapter: play or pause) Repeat current chapter Repeat Program: —...
Selecting a folder/track on the list Change to the selected item. If File List is selected (only for MP3/WMA/WAV file) The list disappears and playback • When is shown on the display, you can starts. move back to the previous screen by pressing number button 3.
Operations using the remote controller Disc Button Stop play Stop play Start play/Pause (if pressed during play) Start play/Pause (if pressed during play) • Reverse/forward chapter search * Reverse/forward track search * (No sound can sound can be heard.) be heard.) •...
Using menu driven features... (DVD-Video/ Operations using the on-screen DVD-VR) Press TOP M/MENU to enter the menu screen. (DVD/DVD-VR/DivX/MPEG Video/VCD) fi Press * to select an item you want These operations are possible on the monitor using the to start play. remote controller.
On-screen bar Ex.: DVD-Video Information Operation Playback status Disc type • DVD-Video/DTS-CD: Audio signal format type Play Forward/reverse search and channel • VCD: PBC Forward/reverse slow-motion Pause Playback mode * DVD-Video: T. RPT: Title repeat Stop Operation icons C. RPT: Chapter repeat Change time indication (see DVD-VR: C.
Operations using the control Track information Track list with the current track selected screen (DivX/MPEG Video/MP3/WMA/WAV/CD) To select a playback mode These operations are possible on the monitor using the While control screen is displayed... remote controller. Show the control screen. DivX/MPEG Video: Press during play.
Operations using the list screen Current page/total number of the pages included in the list (DVD-VR/DivX/MPEG Video/MP3/WMA/WAV) Current folder/track (highlighted bar) These operations are possible on the monitor using the remote controller. List screen (DVD-VR) You can use ORIGINAL PROGRAM or PLAY LIST screen List screen (DivX/MPEG Video/MP3/WMA/ anytime while playing DVD-VR with its data recorded.
Listening to the USB device You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a USB memory, portable HDD, etc. to the unit. • You can also connect an Apple iPod to the USB input jack. For details of the operations, see pages 28 – 31. This unit can play DivX/MPEG Video/MP3/WMA/WAV tracks stored in a USB device.
Dual Zone operations You can enjoy disc playback on the external monitor connected to the VIDEO output terminal and 2nd AUDIO OUT plugs while listening to any source (other than “AM” and “USB”) through the speakers. • You cannot select “AM” or “USB” as the source when Dual Zone is activated. •...
Listening to the iPod You can connect an Apple iPod using the following cable or adapter: Cable or adapter: Connect to: Listen to the USB 2.0 cable (supplied for the iPod) USB input jack on the control panel music Watch the video USB Audio and Video cable for iPod, USB input jack and AV-IN input jack on the control KCA-iP240V (not supplied)
Operations using the control [Press] Go to the next or previous track. screen [Hold] Fast-forward or reverse the • These operations are possible on the monitor using track during playback. the remote controller. [Hold] Enter main menu. • Connect your iPod to the USB input jack on the control panel using the USB cable supplied for your iPod, or KCA-iP240V for watching video file.
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To select a track from Search Mode To select a playback mode/change the speed of the Audiobooks Enter Search Mode menu. While control screen is displayed... Playback mode selection screen appears on the category list section of the control screen. Select an item.
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Confirm the selection. • You can also change the settings from the PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) items. See “AudioBooks” on page 38. English | 31...
Listening to the other external components You can connect an external component to: • AV-IN (video) input jack on the control panel. Preparation: Make sure to connect and turn on the monitor to watch the playback picture. If the parking brake is not engaged, “Parking Brake”...
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Connecting an external component to the AV-IN input jack AV mini plug cable (supplied) Portable Video/ Audio player * AV mini plug cable CA-C3AV Portable Video/Audio player * (not supplied) • When the supplied AV mini plug cable and commercially-supplied φ3.5 mini plug cable (male – male) are used, a noise may be generated during source switching.
Selecting a preset sound mode You can select a preset sound mode suitable to the music genre (iEQ: intelligent equalizer). Enter the setting menu. Select “EQ”. Select “On”. • If “Bypass” is selected, you can listen to the original sound mode recorded. lights up on the display.
* If “Off” is selected in step , you can only Select a frequency range to adjust. adjust the subwoofer phase. Hi Pass (Hi Pass Filter) Turn the control dial to select the cutoff frequency to the front/rear speakers. Set this to match the LPF setting.
General settings — PSM You can change PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) items Adjust the selected PSM item. listed in the table below and on pages 36 – 39. Enter the PSM settings. Repeat steps 2 – 4 to adjust other PSM items Select a PSM category.
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Category Indication Item Setting, [reference page] : Initial) AF-Regn‘l • AF : When the currently received signals become weak, the unit Alternative switches to another station or service (the programme may frequency/ differ from the one currently received), [15]. regionalization •...
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Setting the time for dimmer • When is shown on the display, you can move back to the previous screen by pressing number button 3. Follow steps 1 to 3 on page 34. • In step 2, select “DISP”. • In step 3, select “Dimmer”. Select “Time Set”.
Disc setup menu These operations are possible on the monitor using the remote controller. Enter the disc setup menu while stop. Select a menu. Select an item you want to set up. • To cancel pop-up menu, press RETURN. To return to normal screen Select an option.
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Menu Item Setting OSD POSITION Select the on-screen bar position on the monitor. • 1 : Higher position • 2 : Lower position (Guidance below the disc setup menu will disappear.) DIGITAL AUDIO Select the signal format to be emitted through the DIGITAL OUT (Optical) terminal. OUTPUT •...
More about this unit FM RDS operations Basic operations • Network-Tracking Reception requires two types of Turning on the power RDS signals—PI (Programme Identification) and AF • By pressing SOURCE on the unit, you can also turn on (Alternative Frequency) to work correctly. Without the power.
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• After ejecting a disc, “No Disc” appears and you – WMA files which are not based upon Windows cannot operate some of the buttons. Insert another Media® Audio. disc or press SOURCE to select another playback – WMA files copy-protected with DRM. source.
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Changing the source • This unit may not play back files in a USB device properly when using a USB extension cord. • If you change the source, playback also stops • This unit cannot assure proper functions or supply (without ejecting the disc).
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• You can control the iPod from this unit when as the initial language. In addition, for some discs, “KENWOOD” or “ ” appears on the iPod display after the initial languages settings will not work as you set connection.
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About sounds reproduced through the rear terminals • Through the analog terminals (Speaker out/ LINE OUT): 2-channel signal is emitted. When playing a multi-channel encoded disc, multi-channel signals are downmixed. DTS sound cannot be reproduced. (AUDIO—DOWN MIX: see page 41.) •...
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Output signals through the DIGITAL OUT terminal Output signals are different depending on the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” setting on the setup menu (see page 41). Output Signal Playback Disc STREAM/PCM DOLBY DIGITAL/ PCM ONLY DVD-Video 48 kHz, 16/20/24 bits 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM * Linear PCM 96 kHz Linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM...
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Language codes Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Afar Persian Kazakh Norwegian Sesotho Abkhazian Finnish Greenlandic Occitan Sundanese Afrikaans Fiji KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SW Swahili AM Ameharic Faroese Kannada Oriya Tamil Arabic Frisian Korean (KOR) Panjabi Telugu Assamese...
Troubleshooting What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptom Remedy/Cause • Sound cannot be heard from the speakers. • Adjust the volume to the optimum level. • Check the cords and connections. •...
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Symptom Remedy/Cause • Disc cannot be played back. • Change the disc. • Record the tracks using a compliant application in the appropriate discs (see page 7). • Add the extension code <.divx>, <.div>, <.avi>, <.mpg>, <.mpeg>, <.mp3>, <.wma>, or <.wav>...
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Symptom Remedy/Cause • Noise is generated. • The track played back is not a playable file format (MP3/WMA/WAV). Skip to another file. • Do not add the extension code <.mp3>, <.wma>, or <.wav> to non-MP3/WMA/WAV tracks. • Tracks cannot play back as you have Playback order may differs from the one played back intended them to play.
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Symptom Remedy/Cause • The iPod does not turn on or does not work. • Check the connecting cable and its connection. • Update the firmware version. • Charge the battery. • The sound is distorted. Deactivate the equalizer either on this unit or the iPod. •...
Specifications Maximum Power Output: Front/Rear: 50 W per channel Continuous Power Output Front/Rear: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω, 40 Hz to (RMS): 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion Load Impedance: 4 Ω (4 Ω to 8 Ω allowance) Equalizer Control Frequency: Band 1: 68 Hz, 100 Hz, 150 Hz...
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Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser) Number of Channels: 2 channels (stereo) Frequency Response: DVD, fs=48 kHz/96 kHz: 16 Hz to 22 000 Hz CD, fs=44.1 kHz: 16 Hz to 20 000 Hz Dynamic Range/Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 96 dB/98 dB Wow and Flutter: Less than measurable limit DivX/MPEG...