Contrast Adjustment; Dimmer; External Amp Control; News Bulletin Function With Pty News Timeout Setting - Kenwood KRC-689 Instruction Manual

Contrast Adjustment

This adjustment permits easy viewing of the display.
Display and setting:
"Contrast 0" – "Contrast 10"
NOTE
The initial setting value is "5".

Dimmer

You can dim the display.
NOTE
The dimmer function is not available for units if the dimmer wire
is not connected.
Display and setting:
"Dimmer ON" : The dimmer setting is on. (Default setting)
"Dimmer OFF" : The dimmer setting is off.

External Amp Control

Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the
main unit.
Display and setting:
"AMP Bass FLT" : Bass boost level is flat. (Default setting)
"AMP Bass +6" : Bass boost level is low (+6dB).
"AMP Bass +12" : Bass boost level is high (+12dB).
NOTE
As of December 2000, the power amplifiers controllable by the
main unit are as follows:
KAC-X501F/PS501F/X401M/PS401M/X301T/PS301T/X201T/PS201T
News Bulletin Function with PTY News Timeout
Setting
You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current
listening source, including other radio stations. When the
News Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting
allows you to set the interval during which further news
interruption cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY news
interruption period from 10 to 90 minutes for each journey.
Display and setting:
"News OFF" (Default setting) , "News 00min" - "News
90min"
: When you select the news interruption timeout interval, the
News function turns on and the NEWS indicator lights up.
When a news bulletin is received, "News" will be displayed
and reception will begin at the preset volume.
NOTE
• If you choose the "20min" setting, further news bulletins will
not be received for 20 minutes once the first news bulletin is
received.
• This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY-
code for news bulletin or belongs to <Enhanced Other
Network>-Network sending PTY-code for news bulletin.
• If you turn on the news bulletin function in the MW/LW band,
the band is switched automatically to the FM band.
However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when you turn
off the function.
Local Seek Function <In Tuner mode>
With the local seek function turned on, auto seek tuning skips
stations with relatively poor reception.
Display and setting:
"Local.S ON" : The local seek function is on.
"Local.S OFF" : The local seek function is off. (Default setting)
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Function of the KRC-781R
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Function of the KRC-781R