Kenwood Cassette Player KRC 859C User Manual

CASSETTE RECEIVER

KRC-PS959R

KRC-859R

KRC-859C

KRC-859W

KRC-759R

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Safety precautions

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

2WARNING

2CAUTION

You cannot connect the unit directly to the

following CD automatic changers. For users

who want to use older changers with the

unit, follow the directions below according to

the type of changer you own:

To prevent injury and/ or fire, take the

follow ing precautions:

• Insert the unit all the way until it is fully

locked in place. Otherwise it may fly out of

place during collisions and other jolts.

To prevent dam age to the m achine,

take the follow ing precautions:

• Make sure to ground the unit to a negative

12V DC power supply.

• Do not open the top or bottom covers of the

• KDC-C200 / KDC-C300 / KDC-C400

• When extending the ignition, battery or

ground cables, make sure to use automotive-

grade cables or other cables with an area of

0.75mm²(AWG18) or more to prevent cable

deterioration and damage to the cable

coating.

• To prevent short circuits, never put or leave

any metallic objects (e.g., coins or metal

tools) inside the unit.

• If the unit starts to emit smoke or strange

smells, turn off the power immediately and

consult your Kenwood dealer.

• Make sure not to get your fingers caught

between the faceplate and the unit.

unit.

Use the extension cable and the control box

attached to the CD changer, and the optional

CA-DS100 converter cable.

• Do not install the unit in a spot exposed to

direct sunlight or excessive heat or humidity.

Also avoid places with too much dust or the

possibility of water splashing.

• Do not subject the faceplate to excessive

shock, as it is a piece of precision equipment.

• When replacing a fuse, only use a new one

with the prescribed rating. Using a fuse with

the wrong rating may cause your unit to

malfunction.

• To prevent short circuits when replacing a

fuse, first disconnect the wiring harness.

• Do not place any object between the

faceplate and the unit.

• During installation, do not use any screws

except for the ones provided. The use of

improper screws might result in damage to

the main unit.

• KDC-C301 / KDC-C600 / KDC-C800 / KDC-C601 /

KDC-C401

Use the extension cable attached to the CD

changer, and the optional CA-DS100

converter cable.

• KDC-C100 / KDC-C302 / C205 / C705 /

non-Kenwood CD changers

Cannot be used with this model.

2CAUTION

• Be careful not to drop the unit or subject it to

strong shock.

You can dam age both your unit and

the CD changer if you connect them

incorrectly.

The unit may break or crack because it

contains glass parts.

• Do not touch the liquid crystal fluid if the LCD

is damaged or broken due to shock. The

liquid crystal fluid may be dangerous to your

health or even fatal.

If the liquid crystal fluid from the LCD

contacts your body or clothing, wash it off

with soap immediately.

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Safety precautions

Cleaning the Unit

Cleaning the Tape Head

NOTE

If the front panel gets dirty, turn off the

power and wipe the panel with a dry silicon

cloth or soft cloth.

After you have used the tape player many

times over a long period, magnetic powder

from the tapes and dust accumulates on the

tape head, causing noise and a deterioration

in sound quality. Clean the tape head using a

cleaning tape or cleaning kit designed for use

in car audio systems.

• If you experience problems during

installation, consult your Kenwood dealer.

• If the unit fails to operate properly, press the

RESET button. When the faceplate is not

visible, press “the touch-sensitive spot” at

the rear of the faceplate (as illustrated on p.9)

to make the faceplate control appear. The

unit returns to factory settings when the

RESET button is pressed. If the unit still fails

to operate properly after the RESET button

has been pressed, contact your local

2CAUTION

Do not wipe the panel with a stiff cloth or a

cloth dampened by volatile solvents such as

paint thinner and alcohol. They can scratch

the surface of the panel and/or cause the

indicator letters to peel off.

Handling Cassette Tapes

• Do not play a cassette whose tape has gone

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 tape

tangling around the capstan and/or pinch

rollers, causing trouble.

• Do not play a deformed cassette or one

whose label is starting to come off, as it can

cause the unit to malfunction.

KENWOOD dealer for assistance.

• Press the reset button if the CD auto changer

is first controlled and operates incorrectly.

The original operating condition will return.

40Wx 4

TUNER

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

NAME.

• Do not leave tapes in hot places, such as

above the fascia panel (dashboard) and other

spots exposed to direct sunlight, or near

heater outlets. They can deform the cassette.

EJECT

PROG/PTY

DAB

PWR OFF

LOUD

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

DISC

AUD

• Avoid using extremely long cassette tapes,

such as 100-minute-long tapes. Such tapes

are very thin, and can tangle easily around

the pinch rollers or other parts inside the unit,

causing unit failure.

Reset button

• We strongly recommend the use of the Code

Security function (see p.34) to prevent theft.

• Remove a cassette tape from the unit when

not listening to it for a whilst. If you leave a

tape in the unit too long, it may stick to the

tape head and cause unit malfunction.

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Buttons and Display

Ba s ic o p e ra t io n s

Tu n e r fe a t u re s

FM SRC

DISP SRC

40Wx 4

TUNER

40Wx 4

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

NAME.

EJECT

PROG/PTY

DAB

PWR OFF

EJECT

PROG/PTY

DAB

LOUD

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

LOUD

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

DISC

AUD

MENU AM

#1~6

ATT/LOUD

for KRC-8 5 9 R/ C/ W , 7 5 9 R

AUTO indicator

Band display

Frequency

VOLUME 10

FM1 92.1

Preset station number

ATT indicator

LOUD indicator

ST indicator

for KRC-PS9 5 9 R

Preset station number

ATT indicator

Frequency

Band display

VO LUME

FM1-5ch

92.1

Mode display

Spectrum analyzer display

AUTO indicator

LOUD indicator

ST indicator

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Buttons and Display

RDS fe a t u re s

Ca s s e t t e p la ye r fe a t u re s

TI/

38/

DISP

VOL ADJ

PTY

/EJECT

SRC

PROG

DISP

40Wx 4

TUNER

40Wx 4

TUNER

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

NAME.

EJECT

PROG/PTY

DAB

PWR OFF

EJECT

PROG/PTY

DAB

PWR OFF

LOUD

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

LOUD

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

DISC

AUD

#1~6

for KRC-8 5 9 R/ C/ W , 7 5 9 R

B.S

AM ¢

T.C

REP

MTL

for KRC-8 5 9 R/ C/ W , 7 5 9 R

Tape running display

Number of tracks to be skipped

REG indicator

TA indicator

Tape side

Band display

FM3 KENWOOD

TAPE-B (((((

TI indicator

TP indicator

™ indicator

MTL indicator

B NR indicator

¢ indicator

NEWS indicator

for KRC-PS9 5 9 R

Tape running display

Tape side

Number of tracks to be skipped

REG indicator

NEWS indicator

Band display

E-B

TAP

FM3-6ch KENWOOD

Mode display

Character display

™ indicator

TI indicator

TP indicator

¢ indicator

MTL indicator

B/C NR indicator

TA indicator

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Dis c c o n t ro l fe a t u re s

Ot h e r fe a t u re s

DISP/

SRC

NAME.S

SRC

DISP

40Wx 4

TUNER

40Wx 4

TUNER

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

VOL

ADJ

DISP/

TEXT

NAME.

EJECT

PROG/PTY

DAB

PWR OFF

EJECT

PWR OFF

PROG/PTY

DAB

LOUD

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

LOUD CLK/ANA

SCAN

B.S/RDM

REP

T.C/D.SCN

MTL/M.RDM

DISC

AUD

RDM D.SCN

MENU AM/ ¢

FM/

#1~4

AUD/MENU AM/

CLK/ANA

SCAN REP M.RDM

DISC–

DISC+

for KRC-8 5 9 R/ C/ W , 7 5 9 R

AUDIO CONTROL indicator

FM1

Track time/

Direct inputted track number/

Direct inputted disc number

Clock display

Mode display

Track number

1235

CH T-08 235

Graphic display

Disc number

£ indicator

TEXT indicator

for KRC-PS9 5 9 R

Track time/

Direct inputted track number/

Direct inputted disc number

Disc number

Track number

FM1

92.1

D06 T-08 : 2:35

12:35

Spectrum analyzer display

Mode display

TEXT indicator

Clock display /

£ indicator

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Buttons and Display

Basic operations (See page 5)

S t e e rin g re m o t e c o n t ro l

S t e a lt h Re t ra c t io n Me c h a n is m

Optional for the KRC-759R

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.

FM/DISC +

Pow er 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, and the unit’s power will turn

off.

FM/DISC+

VOLUME

ATT

∞

SRC

ATT

SRC

DWN

AM/DISC–

NOTE

• When the moving faceplate is hit by an object, it will stop and

return to its original state. Remove the object and repeat the

action.

• The status of the Code Security Function (P.34) is displayed

whenever the power is switched on.

AM/DISC –

"CODE ON" (Code Security has been registered)

"CODE OFF" (Code Security has not been registered)

Re m o t e c o n t ro l

Optional

2CAUTION

Using the Unit in Vehicles with Covered Consoles

#0~9

A~Z

TUNER

• Make sure the console is uncovered whilst the faceplate is

reversed.

• Do not exert any excess force on the movable parts of the unit,

including the faceplate, as it can cause failure in the unit’s

mechanism.

ABC

J KL

TUV

DEF

TAPE

TUNE +

TUNER

TAPE

GHI

PRS

MNO

TRACK +

Hiding the unit w ith the ignition turned on (forced closing):

Hold down the SRC button for one second or more.

The faceplate will reverse, hiding the unit. The unit will turn

off.

DIRECT

W XY

TUNE –

CD¥MD CH

DIRECT

CD·MD

TRACK –

NOTE

DNPP

PROG

• 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, then turn it

off again to make it close properly.

• Whilst the control panel is moving, pressing the buttons will not

have any effect. Do not try to press the buttons on the control

panel as the faceplate is moving, as excessive force may

damage the unit.

–

TUNE

TRACK

REW

DISC –

VOL.

–

DISC

REW

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DISC +

PROG

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• During the forced closing of the unit (i.e., having the unit left

closed whilst ignition is turned on), the faceplate will not open

no matter how often the ignition is turned on or off, unless “the

touch-sensitive spot” at the rear of the faceplate is pressed in

order to open it. You can prevent tampering of the unit when

letting someone else drive your car by keeping it closed this

way.

S w it c h in g Mo d e s

Sw itching Modes:

Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as

follows:

▼

Tuner mode

▼

To cancel the stealth retraction m echanism ’s forced closing of

unit and open control panel:

Tape mode

▼

Press “the touch-sensitive spot” at the rear of the faceplate.

(as illustrated)

Disc control mode

NOTE

• The mode switches to the next mode from any mode which

cannot be used.

• The disc control mode will differ depending on the unit that is

connected.

Vo lu m e

Increasing Volum e:

Press the u button to turn up the volume.

Touch-sensitive spot

Decreasing Volum e:

Press the d button to turn down the volume.

NOTE

Touch-sensitive spot

The invisible switch is hiding behind the touch-sensitive spot.

Press the hollow spot (invisible switch) to open.

At t e n u a t o r

This function allow s you to turn dow n the volum e quickly.

Turning Attenuator On/ Off:

Press the ATT button to switch the attenuator on and off.

When the attenuator is on, the ATT indicator blinks.

When the attenuator is off, the volume returns to the original

level.

NOTE

Turning down the volume all the way turns off the attenuator

function.

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Basic operations (See page 5)

Lo u d n e s s

Ending the m enu m ode

Press the MENU button.

This function am plifies low and high tones w hen the volum e

is turned dow n.

NOTE

The LOUD indicator lights up, w hen the loudness function is

on.

• Make sure to end the menu mode when finished.

If you fail to end the menu mode, several functions may not

operate properly, including the Traffic Information function, the

News Bulletin function with PTY news timeout setting, and the

Alarm function.

Turning Loudness On/ Off:

Hold down the LOUD button for one second or more to switch

the loudness on and off.

• The News function turns on when the setting is made for the

news interruption interval. The "##MIN" display indicates the

setting selected for the news interruption timeout interval.

• The "##" display indicates the setting value.

Me n u S ys t e m

To accom m odate a greater num ber of functions, a m enu

system has been em ployed for m aking settings. Press the

MENU button to enter the m enu m ode and then display the

function to m ake the setting. Details on each setting are

explained separately in the corresponding function page.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed when the menu mode is entered.

The function that you can adjust is indicated with the current

settings displayed.

Selecting function to set

Press the ¢ button to search through the functions until you

see the one you want to adjust in the display.

Press the 4 button to search through the functions

backward.

Example: If you want to switch the tuning mode from AUTO1

to manual, first search through the functions until

you see "AUTO 1" in the display.

MENU AUTO

AUTO

for KRC-PS959R

for KRC-859R/C/W,759R

Changing setting for currently displayed function

Press either the AM or FM button.

The setting will change for each function.

Example: The tuning mode will switch from AUTO 1 to AUTO

2. Pressing the button again switches the setting to

manual, and "MANUAL" is displayed.

AUTO 2

MANUAL

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Varieties of settings for

each function (display)

Function

↓

Switching Clock Display

CLOCK ON ↔ CLOCK OFF

↑↓

Time Adjustment (Manual)

CLOCK ADJST (Time

Adjustment mode entered)

↑↓

Automatic Time Adjustment

Security mode

SYNC ON ↔ SYNC OFF

↑↓

SECURITY

↑↓

Selectable Illumination

Contrast Adjustment

Switching Graphic Display

Touch Sensor Tone

COLOR GREEN ↔ COLOR AMBER

↑↓

CONTRAST ##

KRC-PS959R Only

↑↓

GRAPHIC ON ↔ GRAPHIC OFF

KRC-859R/C/W,759R Only

↑↓

BEEP ON ↔ BEEP OFF

↑↓

Switching Preout

SWPRE FRONT ↔ SWPRE N-FAD

KRC-PS959R,859R/C/W Only

↑↓

News Bulletin Function

NEWS OFF ↔ NEWS ##MIN

↑↓

Local seek

LOCAL.S OFF ↔ LOCAL.S ON

↑↓

Selecting Tuning Mode

AUTO1 → AUTO2 → MANUAL

↑↓

Auto Memory Entry

AUTO-MEMORY (start)

↑↓

AF Function

AF ON ↔ AF OFF

↑↓

Region Restrict Function

REG ON ↔ REG OFF

↑↓

Auto TP Seek

ATPS ON ↔ ATPS OFF

↑↓

Monaural Reception

MONO OFF ↔ MONO ON

↑↓

Text Scroll

SCROLL MANU ↔ SCROLL AUTO

↑

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Tuner features (See page 5)

• Preset station seek tuning

K2 I (Ke n w o o d In t e llig e n t Tw in IF)

Press the ¢ button to move to the next preset station (i.e.,

the one with the next highest number), and the 4 button to

move to the last preset station (i.e., the one with the next

lowest number).

When the frequency of another station is too close to that of

the station currently being listened to, interfering w ith proper

reception, this function autom atically narrow s the range of

received frequencies to prevent such interference.

NOTE

If the frequencies stored at the preset numbers receive

stations which were not originally memorized when traveling

long distances, the preset number is not displayed. In such

cases, pressing the 4/¢ button to use preset station

seek will receive channel 1.

S e le c t in g Tu n in g Mo d e

You can choose from three tuning m odes: auto seek, preset

station seek, and m anual. The “AUTO1” indicator lights up

w hen auto seek tuning is selected, and the “AUTO2” indicator

lights w hen preset station seek tuning is selected.

• Manual Tuning

Press the ¢ button to increase the frequency by one step.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the 4 button to decrease the frequency by one step.

NOTE

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the tuning function

appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The tuning method is displayed as ”AUTO 1“, ”AUTO 2“, or

”MANUAL“ referring respectively to auto seek tuning, preset

station seek tuning, and manual tuning.

The ST indicator lights up when stereo broadcasts are being

received.

Lo c a l S e e k Fu n c t io n

With the local seek function turned on, auto seek tuning skips

stations w ith relatively poor reception.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button to switch the tuning

mode.

Turning Local Seek Function On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

The display and setting will change.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the local seek function

appears in the display.

Tu n in g

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "LOCAL.S ON" or "LOCAL.S

OFF" in the display, indicating that the local seek function is on

or off, respectively.

Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tuner mode is

obtained. "TUNER" is displayed only when the tuner mode is

selected.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Press either the FM or AM button to select the band.

Each time you press the FM button, the band switches

between the FM1, FM2 and FM3.

Press the AM button to select the MW and LW bands.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

• Auto Seek Tuning

Press the ¢ button to seek increasing frequencies.

Press the 4 button to seek decreasing frequencies.

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Mo n a u ra l Re c e p t io n

S t a t io n P re s e t Me m o ry

When poor stereo reception is experienced, this function w ill

reduce noise and im prove listening conditions.

Store the frequency of the station currently being listened to.

You can then recall that station w ith a single touch of a

button.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Select the band/ station that you want to have stored.

Hold down the button (#1-6) that you want to use for the

station, for two seconds or more.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the monaural reception

function appears in the display.

The button number blinks once in the display to indicate that

the data has been stored.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "MONO ON" or "MONO

OFF" in the display, indicating that monaural reception is on or

off, respectively.

Recalling a Preset Station:

Press the preset station button (#1-6) for the desired station.

The number of the recalled station is displayed.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

NOTE

You can store 6 stations in each of the FM1, FM2, FM3, and AM

(MW and LW) bands.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

Function of the KRC-859R/C/W,759R

S w it c h in g Dis p la y fo r Tu n e r(n o n -RDS s t a t io n )

Sw itching Display:

Each time you press the DISP button, the display switches

between the frequency and Clock.

NOTE

• When the switching clock display (P.32) is set to off, the display

will not switch to the clock display.

• The £ indicator lights whilst the clock is displayed.

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Tuner features (See page 5)

Function of Rem ote control with num ber/letter

entry buttons (See page 8)

Au t o Me m o ry En t ry

You can autom atically store all the receivable frequencies in

the band currently being listened to, and then recall them w ith

the touch of a button later. This function is especially useful

w hen you are travelling and do not know w hat stations are

available. Up to 6 frequencies can be stored this w ay.

Dire c t Ac c e s s Tu n in g

When you already know the frequency of the station that you

w ant to listen to, you can enter it directly for quick access.

Select the band by pressing the FM or AM button.

Select the band for auto memory entry.

Press the DIRECT button.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

The frequency part of the display blinks for 10 seconds.

If you make no input in the 10-second period, direct access

tuning is automatically cancelled.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until "AUTO-MEMORY"

appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

Hold down either the AM button or FM button for two seconds

or more to start auto memory function.

The numbers of the preset station buttons showed in order.

When all the stations in a certain band are stored in the preset

memory, the auto memory entry stops. The tuner then plays

the last station received.

Enter the frequency of the desired station whilst the display is

blinking.

If you want to listen to an FM station at 92.1 MHz, for

example, press 0, 9, 2, and 1.

If you want to listen to an AM station at 810 kHz, for example,

press 0, 8, 1, and 0.

NOTE

• When a frequency which cannot be received is input, this

frequency is not verified and operation returns to the original

frequency input mode.

• FM frequencies can only be input in 0.1 MHz steps, and not in

0.01 steps.

Recalling a Preset Station:

Press the preset station button (#1-6) for the desired station.

The number of the recalled station is displayed.

NOTE

Cancelling Direct Access Tuning:

• When the AF function is turned on whilst auto memory entry

takes place, only RDS stations (i.e., stations with RDS

capability) are stored. RDS stations that have been preset for

FM1 cannot also be preset in FM2 or FM3.

Press the DIRECT button again.

• When the local seek function is turned whilst auto memory

entry takes place, stations with poor reception are not stored.

• When the Traffic Information function is on , only the local

traffic information station frequency will be stored.

Cancelling Auto Mem ory Entry During Its Operation:

Press the MENU button whilst auto memory entry is taking

place to stop the process.

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RDS features (See page 6)

Function of Rem ote control with DNPP Button (See page 8)

RDS (Ra d io Da t a S ys t e m )

P re s e t s t a t io n s e e k w it h P ro g ra m m e s e rvic e n a m e

RDS is a digital inform ation system that lets you receive

signals besides those of regular radio program m es, such as

netw ork inform ation being transm itted from radio stations.

When listening to an RDS station (ie, a station w ith RDS

capability), the program m e service nam e of the station is

displayed along w ith the frequency, advising you quickly

w hich station is being received.

RDS (Radio Data System ) stations also transm it frequency

data for the sam e station. When you are m aking long trips,

this function autom atically sw itches to the particular

frequency w ith the best reception for the particular netw ork of

stations that you w ant to listen to. The data is autom atically

stored, allow ing you to sw itch quickly to another RDS

stations, broadcasting the sam e program m e, that has better

reception. These include stations stored in the station preset

m em ory that you often listen to.

You can search for the preset station w ith Program m e Service

nam e.

Press the DNPP button on the remote control.

“SNP PLAY” will be displayed once the seek mode is entered.

The names of the stations preset in the band currently listened

to are displayed for 5 seconds each.

The display band switches in the following order:

= FM1 Ô FM2 Ô FM3 Ô AM +

Each time you press the ¢ button, the station display

switches in the forward direction.

Each time you press the 4 button, the station display

switches in the reverse direction.

Stations which have no names will be displayed as

frequencies.

EON (En h a n c e d Ot h e r Ne t w o rk )

NOTE

Changing the Displayed Band

Stations that offer EON also transm it inform ation about other

RDS stations that have traffic inform ation. When you are

tuned to a station that is not transm itting traffic inform ation,

but another RDS station starts transm itting a traffic bulletin,

the tuner autom atically sw itches to the other station for the

duration of the bulletin.

Pressing the FM button switches between the FM1, FM2, FM3

and AM displays, in that order.

Pressing the AM button switches between the displays in the

reverse direction.

Once the nam e is displayed for the station you w ant to listen

Ala rm

Press the OK button.

Reception starts of the displayed station, and the seek mode

ends.

When an em ergency transm ission (announcing disasters, etc.)

is sent, all current functions are interrupted to allow the

w arning to be received.

Cancelling m ode during input:

Press the DNPP button.

The seek mode is cancelled.

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RDS features (See page 6)

AF (Alt e rn a t ive Fre q u e n c y) Fu n c t io n

Re s t ric t in g RDS Re g io n (Re g io n Re s t ric t Fu n c t io n )

When poor reception is experienced, autom atically sw itch to

another frequency broadcasting the sam e program m e in the

sam e RDS netw ork w ith better reception.

The ™indicator lights up w hen the AF function is turned

on.

You can choose w hether or not to restrict the RDS channels,

received w ith the AF function for a particular netw ork, to a

specific region. When the Region Restrict Function is on, the

region is restricted and the REG indicator is turned on.

Turning Region Restrict Function On/ Off:

Turning AF Function On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Region restrict

function appears in the display.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the AF function appears

in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "REG ON" or "REG OFF" in

the display, indicating that the function is on or off,

respectively.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "AF ON" or "AF OFF" in the

display, indicating that the AF function is on or off,

respectively.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

NOTE

Displaying Frequencies:

Sometimes stations in the same network broadcast different

programmes or use different programme service names.

• When the Switching Clock Display functions is OFF, and for

KRC-PS959R:

Press the DISP button.

• When the Switching Clock Display function is ON:

Hold down the DISP button for one second or more.

The frequency for the RDS station will be displayed for five

seconds instead of the station name.

Tra ffic In fo rm a t io n Fu n c t io n

You can listen to traffic inform ation. If you are listening to

tapes or discs, they w ill continue playing until a traffic bulletin

is broadcast.

NOTE

Turning TI function On/ Off:

When no other stations with stronger reception are available for

the same programme in the RDS network, you may hear the

incoming broadcast in bits and snatches. Turn off the AF function

in such a case.

Press the TI button to turn the function on and off.

When the function is on, the TI indicator is turned on.

When a traffic information station is being received, the TP

indicator will turn on. When none is being received, the TI

indicator will blink on and off.

When a traffic bulletin begins to be broadcast, the TA indicator

will turn on, and reception will begin at the preset volume.

If you are listening to a tape or disc when a traffic bulletin

begins, they will automatically be turned off. When the

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bulletin ends or poor reception is experienced, the tape or disc

will begin playing again.

respectively.

Sw itching settings

NOTE

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

If the traffic information station you are tuned to experiences

poor reception, this function automatically seeks another TP

station.

Pressing the TI button whilst in the MW/LW band automatically

switches reception to the FM band. However, the MW/LW band

is not returned to when the TI button is pressed again.

Sw itching to a Different Traffic Inform ation Station:

Use the 4 / ¢ buttons to make an auto seek of the TI

stations in a certain band.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

NOTE

P re s e t t in g Vo lu m e fo r Tra ffic In fo rm a t io n /Ne w s

• When you are listening to a tape or disc, you cannot change to

another TI station.

• When the auto TP seek function is turned on and reception

starts to weaken, the tuner automatically seeks stations with

better reception.

• If you are tuned to a station that is not a traffic information

station itself but which provides EON services, you can still

have traffic information received.

• Holding the TI button down for one second or more when the TI

function is on in the disc control mode results in a change to

the frequency display of the traffic information station for five

seconds.

Preset the volum e level to be used for traffic inform ation and

new s broadcasts.

Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume.

Adjust the volume to the desired level.

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 information/news broadcasts are heard at the

preset level.

NOTE

• The volume cannot be lowered by this function during tuner

reception. The volume is only set when it is louder than the

listening volume of the tuner.

• You can arrange only to listen to traffic information or news

bulletins with at preset volume with the volume set at

minimum.

Au t o TP S e e k Fu n c t io n

When the TI function is on and poor reception conditions are

experienced w hen listening to a traffic inform ation station,

another traffic inform ation station w ith better reception w ill

be searched for autom atically. This function is on, w hen unit

is first pow ered on.

Turning Auto TP Seek Function On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Auto TP Seek

function appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "ATPS ON" or "ATPS OFF"

in the display, indicating that the function is on or off,

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RDS features (See page 6)

news bulletins will continue to be searched for.

Ne w s Bu lle t in Fu n c t io n

w it h P TY Ne w s Tim e o u t S e t t in g

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

NOTE

You can arrange to have new s bulletins interrupt your current

listening source, including other radio stations. When the

New s Bulletin function is on, the PTY New s Tim eout setting

allow s you to set the interval during w hich further new s

interruption cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY new s

interruption period from 10 to 90 m inutes for each journey.

• This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY-

code for news bulletin or belongs to EON-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.

Turning New s Bulletin Function On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

P ro g ra m m e Typ e (P TY) Fu n c t io n

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the News Bulletin

function appears in the display.

Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations w ith selected

kinds of program m es.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "NEWS ##MIN" or "NEWS

OFF" in the display, indicating that the function is on or off,

respectively.

Press either the 38(PTY) button.

"PTY" is displayed and the Programme Type Selection (PTY)

Mode entered.

If you make no key input in 30 seconds, the mode will

automatically turn off.

NOTE

Depending on the interval chosen, the "##MIN" in the display will

change when the function is turned on.

NOTE

You cannot use this function whilst the traffic information

function is turned on.

Changing the Function Setting

Press either the FM or AM button.

Each time you press the FM or AM button until the desired

setting is displayed.

Press the FM button to increase the interval, and the AM

button to decrease it.

OFF ↔ 00MIN ↔ 10MIN ↔ 20MIN ↔ 30MIN ↔ 40MIN ↔ 50MIN

↔ 60MIN ↔ 70MIN ↔ 80MIN ↔ 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, the NEWS indicator will blink

and reception will begin at the preset volume.

NOTE

Changing the Display Language to French or German

In the PTY mode, hold down the 38(PTY) button for one second

or more to display the name of the language currently used.

If you want to change the language, press the preset button for

the desired language and then the 38(PTY) button.

(MIN= minutes)

English is #1, French is #2, and German is #3.

Select the type of program m e to be received

• Press either the FM or AM buttons repeatedly to select the

type of programme you want to listen to.

The selection includes:

NOTE

Speech ↔ 1.News ↔ 2.Current Affairs ↔ 3.Information ↔

4.Sport ↔ 5.Education ↔ 6.Drama ↔ 7.Culture ↔

8.Science ↔ 9.Varied ↔ 10.Pop Music ↔ 11.Rock Music ↔

12.M,O,R Music ↔ 13.Light Classical ↔ 14.Serious

Classical ↔ 15.Other Music ↔ 16.Weather ↔ 17.Finance

If you choose the "20MIN" setting, further news bulletins will not

be received for 20 minutes once the first news bulletin is

received. Setting the interval at the "00MIN" factory default

indicates no News Timeout will be made, meaning that additional

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↔ 18.Children's programmes ↔ 19.Social Affairs ↔

20.Religion ↔ 21.Phone ↔ 22.Travel ↔ 23.Leisure ↔

24.Jazz Music ↔ 25.Country Music ↔ 26.National Music ↔

27.Oldies Music ↔ 28.Folk Music ↔ 29.Documentary ↔

Music ↔ Speech ↔

Program m e Type Display

Program m e

KRC-PS959R

KRC-859R/ C/ W,759R

type num ber

News

Current Affairs

Information

Sport

Education

Drama

Cultures

Science

Varied Speech

Pop Music

Rock Music

M.o.R Music

Light Classics M

Serious Classics

Other Music

Weather& Metr

Finance

Children's Progs

Social Affairs

Religion

NEWS

AFFAIRS

INFO

SPORT

EDUCATE

DRAMA

CULTURE

SCIENCE

VARIED

(Speech.....1~9,16~23, 29, Music.....10~15, 24~28)

• You can select the type of programme directly by pressing a

preset button. The buttons are factory-set to the following

type of programmes:

1. Music

4. Other Music

2. Speech

5. Serious Classical

3. News

6. Varied

NOTE

Changing the Preset Button Settings for Programme Type

After selecting the type of programme to be stored in a certain

preset button, hold down that button for two seconds or more.

The previously stored data for that button are erased and the

new programme type is stored.

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POP M

ROCK M

M.O.R. M

LIGHT M

CLASSICS

OTHER M

WEATHER

FINANCE

CHILDREN

SOCIAL A

RELIGION

PHONE IN

TRAVEL

LEISURE

JAZZ

COUNTRY

NATION M

OLDIES

FOLK M

DOCUMENT

MUSIC

Seeking the selected program m e type

Press the 4 or ¢ button to make a seek of frequencies

with your selected type of programme.

The display blinks and the seek starts.

If your selected type of programme is found, the name of the

station is displayed and the station is tuned into.

"PTY" blinks in the display for about 30 seconds.

If you make no key input in 30 seconds, the PTY selection

mode will turn off automatically.

NOTE

Phone In

If no programme can be found, "NO PTY" is displayed.

If you want to select another type of programme, repeat steps 2

and 3 above.

Travel & Touring

Leisure & Hobby

Jazz Music

Country Music

National Music

Oldies Music

Folk Music

Sw itching to Other Stations w ith the Sam e Type of Program m e:

When "PTY" is blinking in the display, perform auto seek

tuning.

The tuner scans for another station with the same type of

programme.

Cancelling Program m e Type Function During Its Operation:

Documentary

All Music

Press the 38(PTY) button.

–

All Speech

SPEECH

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Cassette player features (See page 6)

P la yin g Ca s s e t t e Ta p e s

Us in g Do lb y B/C NR (No is e Re d u c t io n )

Loading and Playing Cassettes:

Listen to tapes recorded using the Dolby B or C NR system .

Press the ¡(EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate,

showing the cassette (insertion) slot. Holding the cassette with

the tape exposed to the right, insert it in the slot. The faceplate

will show the control panel, and the tape will start playing.

The ¢ indicator lights up when a cassette has been loaded.

Turning Dolby NR On/ Off:

Press the NR button repeatedly to switch the Dolby NR

selection as follows.

▼

Dolby B NR ON

Playing Cassettes Already Loaded:

Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tape mode is

obtained. "TAPE" is displayed when the tape mode has been

selected.

▼

Dolby C NR ON (KRC-PS959R Only)

▼

OFF

The tape will start playing.

The Dolby B NR indicator lights up when Dolby B NR is turned

on, and the Dolby C NR indicator when Dolby C NR is turned

on.

Listening to the other side:

Press the PROG button.

Tape play switches to the other side.

Eject:

Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

”DOLBY” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Press the ¡(EJECT) button to stop tape play. The faceplate

will slide to eject the tape.

Press the ¡(EJECT) button to show the control panel.

NOTE

• The sound will be temporarily muted whilst the faceplate is

moving.

• The only buttons that will work during the eject state are the

¡(EJECT), SRC, TI and ATT buttons, as well as the volume

control button.

• Remove a cassette from the unit when not listening to it for a

whilst. If you leave it in the unit too long, the tape may stick to

the tape head and cause the unit to malfunction.

S w it c h in g Ta p e Typ e s

Select type of tape being played.

Sw itching Tape Types:

Press the MTL button to switch the MTL indicator on and off

and to select the tape type.

Turn the MTL indicator off for normal tape (Type I) playback.

Turn the MTL indicator on for the following tape types:

CrO (Type II) FeCr (Type III) Metal (Type IV)

Fa s t Fo rw a rd in g a n d Re w in d in g Ca s s e t t e Ta p e s

Selecting the wrong tape type may cause sound quality to

suffer.

Fast Forw arding Tapes:

Press the FM button.

Bla n k S k ip Fu n c t io n

Rew inding Tapes:

Autom atically fast forw ards to the beginning of the next track

w hen long blank spaces (10 seconds or m ore) are detected,

continuing tape playback. This function is on, w hen unit is

first pow ered on.

Press the AM button.

Cancelling:

Press the PROG button.

Normal tape play returns.

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Turning Blank Skip Function On/ Off:

Mu s ic Re p e a t Fu n c t io n

Press the B.S button to switch the blank skip function on and

off.

Repeatedly plays the current track.

NOTE

Turning Music Repeat Function On/ Off:

Press the REP button to switch the music repeat function on

and off.

• If the blank space contains much noise, the blank skip function

may not work right.

• Sections recorded at low levels may trigger the blank skip

function if they last for 10 seconds or more.

Cancelling Music Repeat Function:

Press either the REP or 38 button.

NOTE

Tu n e r Ca ll Fu n c t io n

The music repeat function "knows" where a track begins by

detecting the blank space preceding it (i.e., the space between

tracks). However, when the blank space lasts for less than 4

seconds or contains noise, this function may not operate

correctly. Furthermore, sections recorded at low levels may

trigger the function if they last for 4 seconds or more.

Sw itch autom atically to the tuner w hilst you are rew inding or

fast forw arding the tape.

Turning Tuner Call Function On/ Off:

Press the T.C button to switch the tuner call function on and

off.

S w it c h in g Dis p la y fo r Ta p e

Ta p e Ad va n c e Fu n c t io n

Sw itching the Display:

Rew inds to the beginning of the current track (or fast

forw ards to the beginning of the next track), continuing tape

playback.

• When the Switching Clock display function is OFF, and for

KRC-PS959R:

Each time you press the DISP button, the running display

switches on or off.

• When the Switching Clock display function is ON:

Each time you press the DISP button, the display switches

between the mode display and clock.

Rew inding tape to the beginning of current track:

Press the 4 button, and the tape will rewind to the beginning

of the current track and automatically start playing again.

To advance to the beginning of the next track:

Press the ¢ button, and the tape will advance to the

beginning of the new track and automatically start playing

again.

NOTE

• When the switching clock display (P.32) is set to off, the display

will not switch to the clock display.

• The £ indicator lights whilst the clock is displayed.

NOTE

The tape advance function "knows" where a track begins by

detecting the blank space preceding it (i.e., the space between

tracks). However, when the blank space lasts for less than 4

seconds or contains noise, this function may not operate

correctly. Furthermore, sections recorded at low levels may

trigger the function if they last for 4 seconds or more.

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Disc control features (See page 7)

■When a unit equipped w ith an O-N sw itch is to be connected,

please also see the instruction m anual of this unit.

Set the O-N sw itch to "N". "N"-operation w ill be set.

■When a unit that is not equipped w ith an O-N sw itch, or the

changer sw itching unit "KCA-S200" is connected, "O"-

operation w ill be set.

Pausing and Restarting Disc Play:

Press the 38 button to make the disc pause.

Press the same button again to start play again.

NOTE

• When one disc has finished playing its last track, the next disc

in the changer starts playing. When the last disc in the changer

has finished, the player returns to the first disc and starts

playing it.

"N"-operation:

• The disc title and track title of the CD text can be displayed.

• The disc name will be displayed when the name has been

registered to any connected unit with the Presetting Disc

Names function, or when the playing unit contains a disc to

which the disc title has been recorded.

• Disc #10 is displayed as "0". (KRC-859R/C/W,759R only)

Fa s t Fo rw a rd in g a n d Re ve rs in g Dis c P la y

Fast Forw arding Disc Play:

"O"-operation:

Hold down on the ¢ button.

• CD text cannot be displayed.

Release your finger to play the disc at that point.

• Regardless of the control unit, the characters that can be

registered with the Presetting Disc Names function are "A~Z

0~9 /, +, –, ∗, =, <, >, [ , ]".

Reversing Disc Play:

Hold down on the 4 button.

• The disc name will be displayed when the name has been

registered to the playing unit with the Presetting Disc Names

function.

Release your finger to play the disc at the point.

NOTE

You cannot use reverse play between tracks depending on the

model being connected. Instead, the reverse play function is

cancelled when it reaches the beginning of a track, at which point

normal play automatically resumes.

NOTE

The CD text, Presetting Disc Names, and Disc Name Preset Play

functions may not be operational depending on the unit.

Tra c k S e a rc h

P la yin g Dis c m o d e

Search forw ards or backw ards through the tracks on the disc

until you reach the one that you w ant to listen to.

This funciton perm its the connection of optional players and

the playing of discs.

Making a Reverse Track Search:

Playing Discs:

Press the 4 button to display the desired track number.

Press once to search back to the beginning of the current

track, twice to search back to the beginning of the previous

track, and so forth.

Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the disc control

mode.

The disc will start playing.

Play starts at the beginning of the displayed track number.

NOTE

The disc control mode will differ, depending on the unit that is

connected.

Mode Display Examples

• "DISC"...when a disc changer is connected

• "DISC-1", "DISC-2"...when two disc changers are connected

(for disc changers)

Pressing the 4 button whilst listening to track 1 only searches

back to the beginning of that track. The reverse search is not

"recycled" to the last track on the disc.

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Making a Forw ard Track Search:

Tra c k / Dis c Re p e a t Fu n c t io n

Press the ¢ button to display the desired track number.

Press once to fast forward to the next track, twice to fast

forward to the track after that, and so forth.

Repeat playing the current track or disc.

Turning Repeat Play Function On/ Off:

Press the REP button to switch the repeat play function on and

off as follows :

Play starts at the beginning of the displayed track number.

NOTE

(for disc changers)

You cannot make a forward track search when listening to the

last track on a disc.

▼

Track Repeat ON

▼

Function of disc changers

Disc Repeat ON (Function of disc changers)

▼

Dis c S e a rc h

Track/Disc Repeat OFF

Search forw ards or backw ards through the discs in a disc

changer until you reach the one that you w ant to listen to.

The track number blinks in the display when the track repeat

function is on.

The disc number blinks in the display when the disc repeat

function is on.

Making a Reverse Disc Search:

^{Press the DISC}– button to display the desired disc number.

Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number

decreases by one.

NOTE

The repeat play function is cancelled when you stop playing the

disc.

Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc.

Making a Forw ard 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.

Tra c k S c a n Fu n c t io n

Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc.

Successively play the beginning of each track on a disc until

you find the track that you w ant to listen to.

NOTE

"LOAD" is displayed when discs are being exchanged on the disc

changer.

Turning Track Scan Function On/ Off:

Press the SCAN button to switch the track scan function on

and off.

The first 10 seconds of each track are played, and the tracks

are played in order.

The track number currently being heard blinks in the display.

Stopping to Listen to the Track Being Scanned:

Press the 38 or SCAN button again to stop the scan and keep

on listening to a track normally.

NOTE

• The track scan function is cancelled when you stop playing a

disc.

• The track scan function only scans each track on a disc once.

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Disc control features (See page 7)

Function of disc changers

NOTE

Dis c S c a n Fu n c t io n

The random play function is cancelled when you stop playing a

disc.

Successively play the beginning of each disc on a changer

until you find the one that you w ant to listen to.

Function of disc changers

Turning Disc Scan Function On/ Off:

Ma g a zin e Ra n d o m P la y Fu n c t io n

Press the D.SCN button to switch the disc scan function on

and off.

The first 10 seconds of each disc are played, in the order in

which they are loaded on the changer.

Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random

order.

Press the M.RDM button to switch the magazine random play

function on and off.

The display of the disc and track numbers change continuously

as the next track is being selected.

When the disc/track has been selected, play starts.

The selected disc/track number blinks in the display as it is

being played.

The disc number currently being heard blinks in the display.

Stopping to Listen to the Disc Being Scanned:

Press the 38 or D.SCN button again to stop the scan and keep

on listening to the disc normally.

NOTE

• The disc scan function is cancelled when you stop playing a

disc.

NOTE

• The disc scan function only scans each disc on the changer

once.

• "LOAD" is displayed when discs are being exchanged on the

disc changer.

This function is not available with the following models:

KDC-C200/C300/C400/C301/C401

To change the track being heard, press the ¢ button.

Another disc/track is selected and played.

NOTE

Ra n d o m P la y Fu n c t io n

• The magazine random play function is cancelled when you stop

playing a disc.

• The time needed for random selection depends on the number

of discs loaded in the disc magazine.

Play all the tracks on the current disc in random order.

Press the RDM button to switch the random play function on

and off.

The display of the track number changes continuously as the

next track is being selected.

When the track has been selected, play starts.

The selected track number blinks in the display as it is being

played.

NOTE

When all the tracks on a certain disc have been played using the

random play function, the next disc on the changer starts playing

(with the random play function still turned on).

To change the track being heard, press the ¢ button.

Another track is selected and played.

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S w it c h in g Dis p la y fo r Dis c s

Holding down the DISP button for one second or more results

in one scrolling display of the titles.

Sw itch the display that appears w hilst discs are playing.

Manual/ Autom atic scroll sw itching:

Sw itching Display for Discs:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Each time you press the DISP button, the display during disc

play switches as follows.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly to switch the function to be

set to the text scroll function.

▼

Track time

Pressing the 4 button results in the functions being

▼

switched in the reverse order.

Disc name

▼

The text scroll function is displayed with "SCROLL MANU" or

"SCROLL AUTO".

"SCROLL MANU" (Manual scrolling)

Disc title (Units featuring CD text/MD only)

▼

Track title (Units featuring CD text/MD only)

"SCROLL AUTO" (Automatic scrolling)

▼

Clock (KRC-859R/C/W, 759R only)

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

NOTE

• You can give names to discs through the presetting disc name

function (see p. 26). Note that depending on the unit, display

may not be possible.

• If you try to display the name of a disc that does not have one,

"NO NAME" is displayed instead.

• The clock is displayed only when the Switching Clock display

function (P.32) is on.

• When there is an attempt to display the title of a disc for which

the disc title/track title has not been recorded, "NO TEXT" is

displayed for CD and "NO NAME" is displayed for MD.

• Depending on the type of characters of the CD Text, some

characters may not be displayable.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

To scroll autom atically:

Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title.

The titles will be displayed in one scrolling display.

NOTE

When the disc or track to be played changes, the title is

displayed in one scrolling display.

Holding down the DISP button for one second or more results

in one scrolling display of the titles.

NOTE

Only units with a CD text feature permit title display.

Te xt S c ro ll

This function perm its the text to be scrolled and the entire

text to be displayed. Sw itching betw een m anual scrolling and

autom atic scrolling is perm itted. The factory default is m anual

scrolling.

To scroll m anually:

Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title.

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Disc control features (See page 7)

as listed below, depending on the unit that is connected.

A press of the 38 button exits the disc name preset mode.

Operations can be followed again from Step 2 at a time such

as this, and the characters to be input are selected using the

procedure described below.

Press the DISC+ or DISC– button to display the desired

character. Besides the alphabet (capital letters only) and

numbers, you can choose the following characters: /, +, –, ∗,

=, <, >, [ and ].

P re s e t t in g Dis c Na m e s

Store the nam es of discs to be displayed w hen played.

Play the disc whose name you want to preset.

NOTE

• This function is not available for disc changers that do not

feature the Disc Name Preset function.

• This procedure is not to be used to store the disc and track

titles for MDs that you record.

NOTE

Direct Alphabet Input

If the disc changers that were manufactured and sold after 1997

are connected, you can directly input letters using the

number/letter entry buttons on the remote control.

Example: Use the following table to enter the name "DANCE".

Press the NAME.S button for at least two seconds.

"NAME SET" is displayed and the disc name preset mode is

entered.

The cursor blinks in the position where character input can be

made.

Character

Button to press

# Tim es pressed

Press either the 4 or ¢ button to move the cursor to the

desired position.

“D”

“A”

“N”

“C”

“E”

The 4 button moves the cursor to the left, and the ¢

button to the right.

You can also move the cursor left or right by pressing the

^TRACK+ or TRACK– buttons, respectively, on the remote

control.

Continue steps 3 and 4 until all the characters are chosen for

the name.

Each time the 38 button is pressed, the characters to be

entered change as listed below.

Press either the NAME.S button on the main unit or the OK

button on the remote.

The disc name is stored and the disc name preset mode is

canceled.

If you make no entry in a 10-second period, the name will be

stored with the characters input so far.

Press the DISC+ or DISC– button to display the desired

character.

Characters that can be displayed are as follows.

▼

Alphabet (upper case): A ~ Z

▼

NOTE

Alphabet (lower case): a ~ z (KRC-PS959R Only)

▼

• The number of characters and discs whose names can be

stored will differ depending on the disc changer that is

connected. Please see your disc changer manual for details.

• Discs are identified by their total length and number of tracks. If

another disc happens to have the same specifications as one

that you have already stored a name for, the name will be

displayed for it, too.

Numerals and symbols: 1~9 0 @ ” ‘ ` % & ∗ + - = , . / \ < > [ ]

▼

Special characters: á à é è í ì ó ò ú ù Ñ Ç ® ß ‹ ﬂ â ä ê ë

î ï ô ö û ü ñ ç © Æ › ﬁ

(KRC-PS959R Only)

NOTE

The operation and characters that can be entered may change

• If you want to change the name of a disc, repeat steps 1 and 2

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to display the name, and then repeat steps 3 and 4 to input the

changes.

Function of disc changers with rem ote control having

num ber/letter entry buttons (See page 8)

• Pressing the reset button does not erase the disc names stored

in a disc changer.

Dire c t Dis c S e a rc h

Using the rem ote control, m ake direct input of the disc

num ber that you w ant to listen to.

Function of Rem ote control

with num ber/letter entry buttons (See page 8)

Using the numeric buttons on the remote control, enter the

number of the disc that you want to listen to.

Dire c t Tra c k S e a rc h

The selected disc number blinks in the display for 10 seconds.

If you make no further input in the 10-second period, the

number entry mode will automatically be cancelled.

Using the rem ote control, m ake direct input of the track

num ber that you w ant to listen to.

NOTE

Using the numeric buttons on the remote control, enter the

number of the track that you want to listen to.

• Input "0" to select disc #10.

• If you enter more than two numbers all at once, a search will be

made only of the last number entered.

The selected track number blinks in the display for 10 seconds.

If you make no further input in the 10-second period, the

number entry mode will automatically be cancelled.

^{Press either the DISC}+ or DISC– button whilst the number

inputted is blinking.

^{Press either the TRACK}+ or TRACK– button whilst the track

The disc specified in step 1 starts playing.

number is blinking.

Cancelling Direct Disc Search During Its Operation:

The track specified in step 1 starts playing.

Press the 38 button.

Cancelling Direct Track Search During Its Operation:

Press the 38 button.

NOTE

You cannot use the direct track search function whilst doing track

or disc scans or using random or magazine-random play.

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Disc control features (See page 7)

Function of Rem ote control with DNPP button (See page 8)

Dis c Na m e P re s e t P la y (DNP P )

If you have preset the nam e of a disc that you w ant to listen

to in the disc changer, you can look for it by nam e and start

playing it.

Press the DNPP button on the remote control.

"DNP PLAY" will appear in the display, and the disc name

preset play mode is entered.

The preset names/disc titles of the disc in the disc changer to

which you are currently listening are successively displayed for

five seconds each.

In any of the units that are connected, discs that have not been

disc name preset will display "NO NAME".

NOTE

• This function can only be used in disc changers that were

manufactured or sold as of 1997. Also note that some units

cannot provide a display unless the disc name preset has been

made by the unit that is playing.

• Discs in the disc changer that have never been played before

will appear as "NO ACCESS" when the disc names are

displayed. When you cannot identify a disc because of the "NO

ACCESS" display after inserting a disc magazine, try playing it

using the disc scan or a similar function to display the disc

name. Also note that "NO DISC" will be displayed when a disc

has not been loaded.

Rapid display (forw ard / reverse):

^{Press the DISC}+ or DISC– button.

Pressing the DISC+ button will rapidly display the preset

names/disc titles in order.

Pressing the DISC– button will rapidly display the preset

names/disc titles in reverse order.

When the nam e appears for the disc you w ant to play

Press the OK button.

The disc whose name is displayed will be recalled, and the disc

name preset play (DNPP) mode will end.

To cancel DNPP m ode:

Press the DNPP button.

The disc name preset play (DNPP) mode will be cancelled.

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Other features (See page 7)

Au d io Co n t ro l S e t t in g

Ta b le o f Au d io Co n t ro l S e t t in g

Adjust various param eters of sound quality.

Adjustment

mode

(Display)

Operation of Audio control button

¢ button

Press the AUD button to enter the control mode.

4 button

Press either the FM or AM button.

Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will

change as follows:

Pressing the FM button advances the display, and pressing the

AM button reverses it.

Bass

(“BAS”)

Bass decreased.

Bass increased.

Treble

(“TRE”)

Treble decreased.

Treble increased.

▼

Balance

(“BAL”)

Left channel

emphasized.

Right channel

emphasized.

Bass

High-pass filter (rear)

▼

▲

Treble

High-pass filter (front)

Fader

(“FAD”)

Rear channel

increased.

Front channel

increased.

▼

▲

Balance

N-F Level (only when being switched)

▼

▲

Fader

Non-Fading

Preout Level

(“NF”)

The front and rear

sound is emphasized. emphasized.

The non-fading sound is

(KRC-PS959R,859R/C/W only)

NOTE

Source tone memory

Each source (tape, FM, AM, and disc changer) has its own

memory in which to store the bass and treble tone settings.

The settings made for a particular source are then recalled

automatically whenever you use that source (e.g., FM mode uses

the tone settings made for FM, AM for AM, etc.).

You can select the frequency to be cut, as

follows:

THROU (through) ↔ 40Hz ↔ 60Hz ↔ 80Hz ↔

100Hz ↔ 120Hz ↔ 150Hz ↔ 180Hz ↔ 220Hz

High-pass

filter for front

output

(“HPF F”)

Press the 4/¢ button.

Look at the table to adjust the mode being displayed.

You can select the frequency to be cut, as

follows:

THROU (through) ↔ 40Hz ↔ 60Hz ↔ 80Hz ↔

100Hz ↔ 120Hz ↔ 150Hz ↔ 180Hz ↔ 220Hz

High-pass

filter for rear

output

Press the AUD button to end the control mode.

NOTE

Setting the high-pass filter

(KRC-PS959R,859R/C/W only)

(“HPF R”)

You can separately set the high-pass filter for front and rear

output, including preouts. The high-pass filter works except

during non- fading preout when switching to non-fading.

The factory default settings for front output and rear output are

"through".

KRC-PS959R,859R/C/W only

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Other features (See page 7)

Function of the KRC-PS959R,859R/C/W

TEL Mu t e Fu n c t io n

S w it c h in g p re o u t

Shut dow n the audio system tem porarily w henever an

incom ing call is received.

Sw itch the preout betw een the front and non-fading. When

you sw itch to non-fading, you can adjust the volum e

separately. The factory defalt is front preout.

NOTE

The function will not work if a cable is not connected to the car

phone.

Sw itching the preout:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

When the telephone rings:

When a call is received, "CALL" is displayed and all the unit

functions are temporarily interrupted.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Switching preout

function appears in the displays.

Restoring Original Unit Source During Phone Call:

Press the SRC button.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "SWPRE FRONT" or

"SWPRE N-FAD" in the display, indicating that the current

preout is front or non-fading, respectively.

"SWPRE FRONT" (Front preout)

"CALL" disappears from the display, and the volume of the

original source is restored gradually.

Turning TEL Mute Function Off After Phone Call:

Hang the phone up.

"SWPRE N-FAD" (Non-fading preout)

"CALL" disappears from the display.

The original source (i.e., the one used before the phone call) is

returned to automatically, and the volume restored gradually.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

Na vig a t io n Mu t e Fu n c t io n

NOTE

When the KENWOOD Navigation System is connected, an

interruption of the audio guide results in the tem porary

low ering of the audio level.

You cannot use the high-pass filter with non-fading preout.

Turning non-fading output On/ Off :

Hold down the NF button for one second or more to set the

function ON or OFF.

"NF ON" is displayed when the non-fading output is set ON.

NOTE

The Navigation mute function cannot be used unless a TEL mute

cable is connected to the KENWOOD Navigation System.

To u c h s e n s o r t o n e

This function produces a beep sound that accom panies button

operation. It can be sw itched on or off.

Turning the Beep On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

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Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Touch sensor tone

function appears in the display.

Co n t ra s t Ad ju s t m e n t

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "BEEP ON" or "BEEP OFF"

in the display, indicating that the current beep setting is on or

off, respectively.

This adjustm ent perm its easy view ing of the display.

To adjust the contrast:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Contrast Adjustment

function appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "CONTRAST ##" in the

display, indicating that the Contrast Adjustment mode is on.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

NOTE

The beep sound is not output from the preout jacks.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

Press the FM button to change the setting values higher, and

press the AM button to change them lower. Settings may be

made from 0 to 10.

Au t o m a t ic Dim m e r Fu n c t io n

The display dim s w hen the car's lights are turned on.

NOTE

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

The dimmer function is not available for units if the dimmer cable

is not connected.

NOTE

The "##" display in the contrast adjustment mode will differ

depending on the setting. The initial setting value is "5".

S e le c t a b le Illu m in a t io n

You can sw itch the colour of the button illum ination betw een

green and am ber.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Selectable

Illumination function appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "COLOR GREEN" or

"COLOR AMBER" in the display, indicating that the current

colour is green or amber, respectively.

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

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Function of the KRC-PS959R

“GRAPHIC ON” (Displays various modes)

“GRAPHIC OFF”(Display linked to the volume level value)

S w it c h in g S p e c t ru m An a lyze r Dis p la y

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

This function perm its sw itching of the spectrum analyzer

display.

Sw itching the Spectrum Analyzer Display:

Each time you press the CLK/ANA button, the display switches

as follows:

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

NOTE

When making audio adjustments, even when this function is on,

the display will be linked to the audio adjustment value, not the

display of the various modes.

▼

Spectrum analyzer

▼

Mode display (icon)

▼

Character

▼

S w it c h in g Clo c k d is p la y

Clock

This function perm its sw itching the clock display on/ off w hen

sw itching the display during each of the m odes.

NOTE

Turning the Clock Display On/ Off:

• When the switching clock display (P.32) is set to off, the display

will not switch to the clock display.

• The £ indicator lights whilst the clock is displayed.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Switching Clock

Display function appears in the display.

Function of the KRC-859R/C/W, 759R

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "CLOCK ON" or "CLOCK

OFF" in the display, indicating that the Clock Display function is

on or off, respectively.

S w it c h in g Gra p h ic Dis p la y

This function perm its the graphic display to be sw itched to

one that is linked w ith the volum e level value or to display

various m odes. The initial setting is ON (displaying various

m odes).

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button .

The display and setting will change.

Turning the Graphic Display On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Switching Graphic

Display function appears on the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated on the display by "GRAPHIC

ON" or "GRAPHIC OFF", indicating that the Graphic Display is

on or off, respectively.

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Ad ju s t in g Tim e

Hold down either the AM or FM button for two seconds or

more to enter the Time Adjustment mode.

The hour display will blink.

With autom atic tim e adjustm ent, you can set the clock tim e

autom atically according to tim e data sent from RDS stations

(after receiving RDS signals for several m inutes). You can also

set the tim e m anually if the autom atic tim e adjustm ent

function is turned off. The factory default is autom atic tim e

adjustm ent.

• Adjusting the hours

Press the FM button to advance the hours, or press the AM

button to make the hours go back.

• Adjusting the minutes

Adjusting Tim e Autom atically:

Press the ¢ button to advance the minutes, or press the

Tune into an RDS station for 3 or 4 minutes.

The time adjusts automatically to the correct local time.

4 button to make the minutes go back.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

NOTE

The time is not adjusted when the RDS station you are tuned to

is not transmitting a time signal. Choose another RDS station in

such a case.

Turning Autom atic Tim e Adjustm ent On/ Off:

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Automatic Time

Adjustment function appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

The function setting is indicated by "SYNC ON" or "SYNC OFF"

in the display, indicating that the Automatic Time Adjustment

is on or off, respectively.

"SYNC ON" (Automatic Time Adjustment)

"SYNC OFF" (Manual time adjustment)

Sw itching settings

Press either the AM button or FM button.

The display and setting will change.

Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.

Adjusting Tim e Manually:

Turn off the Automatic Time Adjustment as mentioned above.

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until "CLOCK ADJST" appears

on the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

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Other features (See page 7)

you to enter the code once again for confirmation. When

"CODE" appears in the display, you can start inputting the

code.

Co d e S e c u rit y Fu n c t io n

After a security code has been registered, pow er cannot be

restored if the battery is disconnected from the unit unless the

code is first input.

Press the Preset button and input the security code again.

Hold down the DISP button again for three seconds or more.

"APPROVED" will appear in the display, with the code security

function turning on. From this point on, if the unit is

disconnected from the battery, the security code must be

entered the first time that the unit's power is turned on.

"ENTER" and "CODE" will appear in the display, asking you to

input the code.

NOTE

All the steps in this procedure (1 through 7) must be completed

before the code security function can be turned on. However,

once the procedure is finished, it need not be repeated.

Once the code security function has been activated, "SECURITY"

disappears from the MENU system. Note that it will no longer be

possible to cancel this function afterwards.

NOTE

Hold down the MENU button for one second or more.

"MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.

If you input an incorrect security code, the display ask you once

more to input the correct one. Follow the procedure in step 6

above.

Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the “SECURITY” appears

in the display.

If you press the RESET button or rem ove the battery:

The first time you turn the unit on again, "CODE" will appear in

the display, asking you to input the security code.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 above, and input the security code.

You can start operating the unit again when "APPROVED"

appears in the display.

Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.

Hold down either the AM or FM button for two seconds or

more.

"ENTER" will appear in the display for one second, indicating

the code setting mode has been entered. When "CODE"

appears in the display, you can start inputting the code.

NOTE

Press the preset button and enter your security code.

Use the security code shown on your Car Audio Passport.

Example: Enter "3510" as your code, pressing the buttons as

follows:

If you enter the wrong code, "WAITING" is displayed and you

cannot make further input of the code for a fixed interval (see

table below), which grows longer each time you enter the wrong

code.

When "CODE" is displayed, you can make input again.

# Tim es

pressed

Step

Button to press

Display

Num ber of w rong

inputs

Interval until next input

is allow ed

“3”

“5”

“1”

“0”

5 minutes

1 hour

24 hours

The number of wrong inputs is displayed.

Hold down the DISP button for three seconds or more.

The security code will be set.

"RE-ENTER" will appear in the display for one second, asking

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Basic operations of steering rem ote control (See page 8)

Optional for KRC-759R

Tu n e r Mo d e

2WARNING

To prevent accidents, do not attempt to use the steering remote

control whilst turning the steering wheel.

• TUNE buttons

Press the 4 button to make decreasing seeks (using the

preset tuning mode).

Replacing the Lithium Battery:

Use one lithium battery (CR2025).

Insert the battery with the + and –

poles aligned properly, following the

illustration.

Press the ¢ button to make increasing seeks (using the preset

tuning mode).

• FM button

Selects and switches between the FM1, FM2 and FM3 bands.

2WARNING

• AM button

Selects the MW and LW bands.

Store unused lithium batteries out of the reach of children. Contact

a doctor immediately if the battery is accidentally swallowed.

Ta p e Mo d e

All Mo d e s

• 4/¢ buttons

• SRC button

Press the 4 button once for each track (including the current

track) you want to skip backwards.

Press the ¢ button once for each track you want to skip

forwards.

Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as

follows:

▼

Tuner mode

^{• AM/DISC}– / FM/DISC+ buttons

▼

Press the AM/DISC– button to rewind the tape.

Press the FM/DISC+ button to fast forward the tape.

Tape mode

▼

Disc control mode

Dis c c o n t ro l Mo d e

NOTE

• DISC buttons (for disc changers)

Press the AM/DISC– button to search through the discs

backwards.

• The mode switches to the next mode from any mode which

cannot be used.

• The disc control mode will differ depending on the unit that is

connected.

Press the FM/DISC+ button to search through the discs

forwards.

• VOLUME buttons

• TRACK buttons

Press the 5 button to turn the volume up.

Press the 4 button to search through the tracks backwards.

Press the ∞ button to turn the volume down.

Press the ¢ button to search through the tracks forwards.

• ATT button

Turns down the volume quickly. To return the volume to its

original level, press the button again. Turning down the volume

all the way also cancels attenuation.

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Basic operations of rem ote control (See page 8)

Optional

2CAUTION

NOTE

Do not set the remote control on hot places such as above the

fascia panel (dashboard).

The disc control mode will differ depending on the unit that is

connected.

Replacing the Lithium Battery:

Tu n e r Mo d e

Use one lithium battery (CR2025).

Remove the case following the instructions as illustrated.

• Number/ letter entry buttons

Press buttons #1-6 to recall preset stations.

During direct access tuning, use these buttons to input the

frequency of the station.

To open

• TUNE buttons

① Keep on slide

Press the 4 button to make decreasing seeks (using the

preset tuning mode).

➁ Pull out.

Press the ¢ button to make increasing seeks (using the preset

tuning mode).

• AM/FM button

^{Insert the battery with the}+ and – poles aligned properly,

following the illustration inside the case.

Press the AM button to select the MW and LW bands.

Press the FM button to select and switch between FM1, FM2,

and FM3 bands.

2WARNING

Store unused lithium batteries out of the reach of children. Contact

a doctor immediately if the battery is accidentally swallowed.

• DIRECT/OK button

Selects the direct access tuning mode, used to input

frequencies directly. Press this button again to cancel the mode

whilst it is operating.

NOTE

During Station name preset play mode, selects station.

A portion of the operations may not be possible, depending on the

unit that is connected.

• DNPP button

Enters and cancels the Station Name Preset Play mode.

All Mo d e s

• VOL. buttons

Keep on pressing the u button to turn the volume up.

keep on pressing the d button to turn the volume down.

Ta p e Mo d e

• T.ADV buttons

Press the 4 button to start play again at the beginning of the

• TUNER button

Selects the tuner mode.

current track.

Press the ¢ button to start play at the beginning of the next

track.

• TAPE button

Selects the tape mode.

• REW button

Rewinds the tape.

• CD•MD CH button

Selects the disc control mode.

• FF button

Fast forwards the tape.

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Ac c e s s o rie s

External view

......... Num ber of item s

• PROG button

Plays the reverse side of the tape. When pressed during fast

forwards and rewinds, this button stops the tape and starts

playing it.

.........1

Dis c Co n t ro l Mo d e

.........2

.........1

• Number/ letter entry buttons

Used to specify the track (disc) number used in direct track

(disc) searches.

Used to enter letters during disc name preset.

• TRACK buttons

^{Press the TRACK}– button to search through the tracks

backwards.

^{Press the TRACK}+ button to search through the tracks

forwards.

Used to move the cursor whilst entering disc name.

6~9...KRC-PS959R,859R/C/W

only

• DISC buttons

^{Press the DISC}– button to search through the discs backwards.

Press the DISC+ button to search through the discs forwards.

Selects numbers and symbols whilst entering disc name.

2CAUTION

The use of any accessories except for those provided might result

in damage to the unit. Make sure only to use the accessories

shipped with the unit, as shown above.

• 38 button

When a disc is playing, this button pauses the play.

Press the same button again to start play again.

Selects the type of characters at the time of entering the disc

name.

• OK button

During disc name input, stores the already input data in memory

and ends the input mode.

Selects disc during the disc name preset play mode.

• DNPP button

Enters and cancels the Disc Name Preset Play mode.

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In s t a lla t io n P ro c e d u re

2CAUTION

• If your car is not prepared for this special connection-system,

consult your KENWOOD dealer.

• Only use antenna conversion adapters (ISO-JASO) when the

antenna cord has an ISO plug.

• Make sure that all cable connections are securely made by

inserting jacks until they lock completely.

• If your vehicle's ignition does not have an ACC position, or if the

ignition cable is connected to a power source with constant

voltage such as a battery cable, the power will not be linked with

the ignition (i.e., it will not turn on and off along with the ignition).

If you want to link the unit's power with the ignition, connect the

ignition cable to a power source that can be turned on and off

with the ignition key.

• If the fuse blows, first make sure that the cables have not caused

a short circuit, then replace the old fuse with one with the same

rating.

• Do not let unconnected cables or terminals touch metal on the

car or anything else conducting electricity. To prevent short

circuits, also do not remove the caps on the ends of the

unconnected cables or the terminals.

1. To prevent short circuits, remove the key from the ignition and

disconnect the -terminal of the battery.

2. Make the proper input and output cable connections for each unit.

3. Connect the cable on the wiring harness.

4. Take Connector B on the wiring harness and connect it to the

speaker connector in your vehicle.

5. Take Connector A on the wiring harness and connect it to the

external power connector on your vehicle.

6. Connect the wiring harness connector to the unit.

7. Install the unit in your car.

8. Reconnect the - terminal of the battery.

9. Press “the touch-sensitive spot” at the rear of the faceplate (see

p.9) to make the faceplate control panel appear. Then press the

reset button.

• Connect the speaker cables correctly to the terminals to which

they correspond. The unit may receive damage or fail to work if

you share the - cables and/or ground them to any metal part in

the car.

• After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps,

indicators, wipers, etc. on the car are working properly.

• Insulate unconnected cables with vinyl tape or other similar

material.

• Some disc changers need conversion cables for connection. See

the section on "Safety Precautions" for details.

• If the console has a lid, make sure to install the unit so that the

faceplate does not hit the lid when closing and opening.

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Antenna Conversion Adaptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory4)

Connector Function Guide

FM/AM antenna input

Pin Num bers for

Antenna Cord (ISO)

Cable Colour

Functions

ISO Connectors

External Power

Connector

Rear left output (White)

Front left output (White)/

Non-fading left output (White) (KRC-PS959R, 859R/C/W only)

A–4

A–5

A–6

A–7

A–8

Yellow

Blue/White

Orange/White Dimmer

Red

Battery

Power Control

KENWOOD disc changer/DAB control input

Ignition (ACC)

Earth (Ground)

Connection

NOTE

Black

To connect the Disc Changer or DAB unit,

consult each manual.

Speaker

Connector

Rear right output

(Red)

Fuse

B–1

B–2

B–3

B–4

B–5

B–6

B–7

B–8

Purple

Purple/Black

Gray

Gray/Black

White

White/Black

Green

Rear Right (+)

Rear Right (–)

Front Right (+)

Front Right (–)

Front Left (+)

Front Left (–)

Rear Left (+)

Rear Left (–)

Front right output (Red)/

Non-fading right output (Red)

(KRC-PS959R, 859R/C/W

only)

Wiring harness

(Accessory1)

Connect to the terminal that is

grounded when either the

telephone rings or during

conversation.

TEL MUTE

TEL mute cable (Brown)

Green/Black

NOTE

To connect the KENWOOD

navigation system, consult your

navigation manual.

Battery cable (Yellow)

Ignition cable (Red)

NOTE

If no connections are

made, do not let the

cable come out from the

tab.

Connect either to the power

control terminal when using

the optional power amplifier,

or to the antenna control

terminal in the vehicle.

P.CONT.OUT

A–7 Pin (Red)

Power control/ Motor antenna

control cable (Blue/White)

A–4 Pin (Yellow)

Connector A

Connector B

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In s t a llt io n

■

2WARNING

Installation

Connecting the ISO Connector (see p.39)

The pin arrangement for the ISO connectors depends on the type

of vehicle you drive. Make sure to make the proper connections to

prevent damage to the unit.

Firewall or metal support

The default connection for the wiring harness is described in 1

below. If the ISO connector pins are set as described in 2 or 3,

make the connection as illustrated.

Accessory3

1 (Default setting) The A-7 pin (red) of the vehicle's ISO

connector is linked with the ignition, and the A-4 pin (yellow) is

connected to the constant power supply.

Unit

Vehicle

Ignition cable (Red)

A–7 Pin (Red)

Bend the tabs of the

mounting sleeve with

a screwdriver or

Battery cable (Yellow)

A–4 Pin (Yellow)

Self-tapping

screw

(commercially

available)

similar utensil and

attach it in place.

Metal mounting

strap

(commercially

available)

2 The A-7 pin (red) of the vehicle's ISO connector is connected to

the constant power supply, and the A-4 pin (yellow) is linked to

the ignition.

Unit

Vehicle

A–7 Pin (Red)

NOTE

Ignition cable (Red)

Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is

unstable, it may malfunction (eg, the sound may skip).

Battery cable (Yellow)

A–4 Pin (Yellow)

3 The A-7 pin (red) of the vehicle's ISO connector is not

connected to anything, while the A-4 pin (yellow) is connected

to the constant power supply (or both the A-7 (red) and A-4

(yellow) pins are connected to the constant power supply).

Unit

Vehicle

Connect to a power source that can be

turned on and off with the ignition key.

Ignition cable (Red)

2CAUTION

To attach this unit, fit it into the mounting sleeve by pressing the four

corners of the hard rubber frame.

Battery cable (Yellow)

A–4 Pin (Yellow)

Do not apply strong pressure to other sections than the corners;

otherwise troubles such as the impossibility of opening or closing the

panel may result.

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■

Rem oving the hard rubber fram e

Rem oving the Unit

Insert the removal tool5 deeply with the cut placed to the

right to remove the upper locks at an angle as shown below.

Refer to the section “Removing the hard rubber frame” and

then remove the hard rubber frame.

Remove the hex head machine screw with washer (M4×8) on

Lock

the back panel.

Insert the two removal tools at an angle and push them deeply

into the slots on each side, as shown.

Cut

Accessory3

Accessory5

Removal tool

Engage the catches on the removal tool2 and remove the two

locks on the lower level, leaving the removal tool5 inserted on

the upper level.

Accessory2

Removal tool

Use the removal tool facing the side covered with the

protective sheet to the faceplate.

Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure.

Push downward on the left-

hand tool and the upward

on the right-hand tool, as

shown, and pull the unit

toward you until it is

halfway out. The unit may

drop if you pull it out

completely.

Catch

2CAUTION

Accessory2

Removal tool

Be careful to avoid injury from the catch pins on the removal tool.

Lock

Pull the unit all the way out

with your hands, being

careful not to drop it.

NOTE

You will feel (not hear) a click when the tabs lock securely.

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At t a c h in g S t e e rin g Re m o t e Co n t ro l (Op t io n a l fo r

t h e KRC-7 5 9 R)

Mounting Exam ple

Attach the operation section and the light emitting section of the

Steering Remote Control as shown above.

Be sure to attach them to positions that can ensure proper

operation.

2CAUTION

• Clean dirt and oil from the positions where the Steering Remote

Control sections are to be attached.

• If the attached position is cold, warm it before attaching.

• The position should be selected so that the product does not

come in the way of steering operation.

• Do not attach anything on the surface of a steering wheel

incorporating an air bag.

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Tro u b le s h o o t in g Gu id e

What m ight appear to be a m alfunction in your unit m ay just be the result of slight m isoperation or m isw iring. Before

calling service, first check the follow ing table for possible problem s.

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

The power does not turn on.

The fuse has blown.

After checking for short circuits in the cables, replace the

fuse with one having the same rating.

No ACC position on vehicle ignition.

The Attenuator function is turned on.

Connect the same cable to the ignition as the battery cable.

Turn off the Attenuator function.

No sound can be heard, or the

volume is low.

The fader and/or balance settings are set all the way to

one side.

Reset the fader and/or balance settings.

The input/output cables or wiring harness are connected

incorrectly.

Reconnect the input/output cables and/or the wiring harness

correctly. See the section on "Connecting Cables to

Terminals".

The cassette tape is bad.

Try playing another cassette tape. If no problem is

experienced, the first tape was bad.

The tape does not go in. /

No sound can be heard even

though the tape display is

made.

The car ignition was turned off during tape eject; or the

tape was pulled out during loading, switching the mode to

tape mode even though no tape is in.

Press the Eject button.

Nothing happens when the

buttons are pressed.

The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally.

The tape head is dirty.

Press the reset button on the unit (see page 4).

Clean the tape head, referring to the section on "Cleaning

the tape head" (see page 4).

The sound quality is poor or

distorted.

A speaker cable may be pinched by a screw in the car.

The speakers are not wired correctly.

Check the speaker wiring.

Reconnect the speaker cables so that each output terminal

is connected to a different speaker.

Radio reception is poor.

The car antenna is not extended.

Pull out the antenna all the way.

The antenna control cable is not connected.

Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on

"Connecting Cables to Terminals".

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PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

The memory is erased when

the ignition is turned off.

The battery cable has not been connected to the proper

terminal.

Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on

"Connecting Cables to Terminals".

The ignition and battery cable are incorrectly connected.

Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on

"Connecting Cables to Terminals".

The TEL mute function does

not work.

The TEL mute cable is not connected properly.

Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on

"Connecting Cables to Terminals".

The TEL mute function turns on

even though the TEL mute

cable is not connected.

The TEL mute cable is touching a metal part of the car.

The ambient temperature is too low.

Pull the TEL mute cable away from the metal part of the car.

The faceplate does not open or

close.

Warm up your car.

Disc control m ode

PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SOLUTION

The disc control mode cannot

be selected.

No cable has been connected to the disc changer input

terminal on the unit.

Connect the cable to the disc changer input terminal on the

unit.

The specified disc does not

play, but another one plays

instead.

The specified CD is very dirty.

Clean the CD.

The CD is upside-down.

Load the CD with the labelled side up.

The disc is loaded in a different slot from that specified.

Eject the disc magazine and check the number for the

specified disc.

The disc is severely scratched.

Something is touching the disc changer.

The CD is scratched or dirty.

Try another disc instead.

The sound skips.

Remove whatever is touching it.

If skipping happens at the same place when the car is

stopped, something is wrong with the CD. Clean the CD.

The display shows that the

changer is being played, but no

sound can be heard.

The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally.

Press the reset button on the unit (see page 4).

The specified track does not

play.

Random play or magazine random play has been selected.

Turn off the random play or magazine random play function.

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The follow ing m essages are displayed w hen certain problem s are occurring in your system . Take the recom m ended

actions.

No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded.

EJECT

]

Load the disc magazine properly.

No CD in the unit.

]

Insert the CD.

No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.

NO DISC

E-04

]

Load a disc into the disc magazine.

No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.

]

Load a disc into the disc magazine.

The CD is very dirty. The CD is upside-down. The CD is scratched a lot.

]

Clean the CD and load it correctly.

Nothing has been recorded on the MD.

BLANK

NO TRACK

E-77

]

The next MD is automatically played back

No tracks are recorded on the MD, although it has a title.

]

The next MD is automatically played back.

The unit is malfunctioning for some reason.

]

Press the reset button on the unit. If the "E- 77" code does not disappear, consult your nearest service centre.

Something is wrong with the disc magazine. Or the unit is malfunctioning for some reason.

E-99

]

Check the disc magazine. And then press the reset button on the unit. If the "E- 99" code does not disappear, consult your

nearest service centre.

The protective circuit in the unit activates when the temperature inside the automatic disc changer exceeds 60°C (140°F), stopping

all operation.

HOLD

]

Cool down the unit by opening the windows or turning on the air conditioner. As the temperature falls below 60°C (140°F), the

disc starts playing again.

If this indicator continues blinking, it is possible that the tape has become jammed or tangled.

]

Contact the Kenwood dealer if the tape cassette cannot be ejected.

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S p e c ific a t io n s

Specifications subject to change w ithout notice.

FM tuner section

Audio section

Frequency range (50 kHz Space) ..............87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz

Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) ..................................0.7 µV/75 Ω

Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB)................................1.6 µV/75 Ω

Frequency response (±3.0 dB) ..............................30 Hz – 15 kHz

Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) ..............................................65 dB

Selectivity (DIN) (±400 kHz) ............................................ ≥ 80 dB

Stereo separation (1 kHz) ....................................................35 dB

Maximum output power ................................................40 W × 4

Output power (DIN 45324, +B=14.4 V) ..........................27 W × 4

Tone action

Bass: ............................................................100 Hz ±10 dB

Treble: ..........................................................10 kHz ±10 dB

Preout level / load

(KRC-PS959R,859C/W)

..............................4 V / 10 kΩ (during disc changer mode)

(KRC-859R,759R) ......................................1800 mV / 10 kΩ

Preout Impedance

MW tuner section

Frequency range (9 kHz Space) ......................531 kHz – 1611 kHz

Usable sensitivity (S/N = 20dB) ............................................25 µV

(KRC-PS959R,859C/W) ................................................80 Ω

(KRC-859R,759R) ....................................................≤ 600 Ω

LW tuner section

Frequency range ..............................................153 kHz – 281 kHz

Usable sensitivity (S/N = 20dB) ............................................45 µV

General

Operating voltage ..............................14.4 V (11 – 16 V allowable)

Current consumption ....................................10 A at Rated power

Installation size (W × H × D)............................182 × 53 × 161 mm

Weight ................................................................................1.8 kg

Cassette player section

Tape speed ..............................................................4.76 cm/sec.

Wow & Flutter (WRMS) ....................................................0.08 %

Frequency response (70 µs) ......................30 Hz – 20 kHz (±3 dB)

Separation (1 kHz) ................................................................40 dB

Signal to Noise ratio

(Dolby NR OFF) ..........................................................57 dB

(Dolby B NR ON) ........................................................65 dB

(Dolby C NR ON : KRC-PS959R only)..........................73 dB

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