KMD-PS970R MD-RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL © B64-1409-00 (E) (MC) 99/12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
English Contents Before use Disc Search .................................................................................22 Track / Disc Repeat .....................................................................22 Track Scan...................................................................................22 Disc Scan ....................................................................................22 Text / Title Scroll..........................................................................
Safety precautions 2WARNING To prevent injury and/or fire, take the following 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. • When extending the ignition, battery or ground cables, make sure to use automotivegrade cables or other cables with an area of 0.75mm2 (AWG18) or more to prevent cable deterioration and damage to the cable coating.
English Safety precautions Handling Mini discs NOTE • 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, slide the manual open switch (as illustrated on p.6) for as many times as you have preset to make the faceplate control appear. The unit returns to factory settings when the RESET button is pressed.
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English Basic operations Power 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. Power ON/OFF: When you turn your vehicle’s ignition on, the unit’s power will also turn on, with the faceplate reversing to show the control panel. When you turn your vehicle’s ignition off, the faceplate will reverse to hide the control panel, and the unit’s power will turn off.
Switching Modes Switching Modes: Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as follows: ▼ Tuner mode Attenuator This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly. Turning Attenuator On/Off: Press the ATT button to switch the attenuator on and off. When the attenuator is off, the volume returns to the original level. ▼ MD mode ▼ External disc control mode ▼ NOTE Turning down the volume all the way turns off the attenuator function.
English Basic operations adjustment(Bright ##) ↔ Dimmer (Dimmer ON / OFF) ↔ Switching Graphic Display(Graphic ON / OFF) ↔ Black Mask(BLK MASK OFF / ON) ↔ Dual zone system*3 (Zone 2 OFF / ON) ↔ External Amplifier Control (AMP BASS Flat / +6 / +12) ↔ Manual Open Switch Setting (Open SW #) ↔ News Bulletin Function (NEWS OFF / ##MIN) ↔ Local seek*4 (Local.
Tuner features Selecting Tuning Mode 4 SRC FM You can choose from three tuning modes: auto seek, preset station seek, and manual. The “AUTO 1” indicator lights up when auto seek tuning is selected, and the “AUTO 2” indicator lights when preset station seek tuning is selected. ¢ 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. 44W 4 KMD-PS970R DISC EJECT DISP NAME.
English Tuner features 2 Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the local seek function Tuning appears in the display. 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. 1 Press the SRC button repeatedly until the tuner mode is obtained. "TUNER" is displayed only when the tuner mode is selected. 2 Press either the FM or AM button to select the band.
1 Select the band/ station that you want to have stored. 2 Hold down the button (#1-6) that you want to use for the NOTE • 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. • When the local seek function is turned whilst auto memory entry takes place, stations with poor reception are not stored.
English Tuner features NOTE Preset station seek with Programme service name (Function of Remote) The £ indicator lights whilst the clock is displayed. You can search for the preset station with Programme Service name. 1 Press the DNPP button on the remote control. Kenwood intelligent Twin IF (K2I) “SNPP” 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.
RDS features RDS (Radio Data System) TI/ TI VOL ADJ 4 44W 4 KMD-PS970R MENU AM OFF PREOUT DAB System E's TI VOLADJ LOUD ¢ DISC EJECT DISP NAME.S 4V FM DISP SCAN RDM REP D.SCN PTY NF M.RDM MENU 38/ PTY #1~6 DISC RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive signals besides those of regular radio programmes, such as network information being transmitted from radio stations.
English RDS features Turning Region Restrict Function On/Off: 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. AF (Alternative Frequency) Function When poor reception is experienced, automatically switch to another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the same RDS network with better reception. The ™ indicator lights up when the AF function is turned on.
switches reception to the FM band. However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when the TI button is pressed again. Switching to a Different Traffic Information Station: Use the 4 / ¢ buttons to make an auto seek of the TI stations in a certain band. 3 Switching settings 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.
English RDS features Text Scroll Radio Text This function permits the text to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. Switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling is permitted. The factory default is manual scrolling. You can display textual information being transmitted by RDS stations. Turning on Radio Text Display Mode: Pressing the DISP button switches the display as follows. Select the Radio Text Display mode.
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. English is #1, French is #2, German is #3, and Swedish is #4. “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.
English RDS features NOTE News Bulletin Function with PTY News Timeout Setting You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current listening source, including other radio stations. When the News Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting allows you to set the interval during which further news interruption cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY news interruption period from 10 to 90 minutes for each journey.
MD/External disc control features DISP/ 4 NAME.S FM/ ¡ SRC DISC+ ¢ 44W 4 KMD-PS970R DISC EJECT DISP NAME.S 4V OFF PREOUT DAB System E's TI VOLADJ LOUD SCAN RDM REP D.SCN PTY NF M.RDM MENU SCAN RDM REP M.RDM D.SCN CLK 38 DISC MENU AM/ DISC- ■ When a unit equipped with an O-N switch is to be connected, please also see the instruction manual of this unit. Set the O-N switch to "N". "N"-operation will be set.
English MD/External disc control features Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc control mode. The disc will start playing. Playing MDs Playing MDs: Press the ¡(EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, showing the MD (insertion) slot. Insert the MD in the proper orientation. The faceplate will show the control panel, and the MD will start playing. The ¢ indicator will light when an MD has been inserted.
• You can give names to discs through the presetting disc name function (see p.24). 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. • 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/NO TITLE" is displayed for MD.
English MD/External disc control features Disc Search (Function of disc changers) Search forwards or backwards through the discs in a disc changer until you reach the one that you want to listen to. 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. Play starts at the beginning of the displayed disc. Making a Forward Disc Search: Press the DISC+ button to display the desired disc number.
NOTE NOTE • The disc scan function is cancelled when you stop playing a disc. • The disc scan function only scans each disc on the changer once. • "LOAD" is displayed when discs are being exchanged on the disc changer. When the disc or track to be played changes, the title is displayed in one scrolling display. 2 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.
English MD/External disc control features Function of disc changers NOTE Presetting Disc Names The operation and characters that can be entered may change 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.
Disc Name Preset Play (DNPP) Function of remote control with DNPP button If you have preset the name of a disc that you want to listen to in the disc changer, you can look for it by name and start playing it. Magazine Random Play (Function of disc changers) Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random order. 1 Press the M.RDM button to switch the magazine random play function on and off. "MRDM ON" is displayed when magazine random play is turned on.
English Other features Audio Control Setting Adjust various parameters of sound quality. 4 Signal sensor ¡/ EJECT SRC FM 44W 4 KMD-PS970R 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. OFF PREOUT DAB System E's TI VOLADJ LOUD 1 Press the AUD button to enter the control mode. 2 Press either the FM or AM button. DISC EJECT DISP NAME.S 4V ¢ SCAN RDM REP D.SCN PTY NF M.
Adjustment mode (Display) Operation of Audio control button 4 button ¢ button Bass ("Bas") Bass decreased. Bass increased. Treble("Tre") Treble decreased. Treble increased. Balance("Bal") Left channel emphasized. Right channel emphasized. Fader ("Fad") Rear channel increased.
English Other features 3 Switching settings Switching Spectrum Analyzer Display Press either the AM or FM button. The display and setting will change. This function permits switching of the spectrum analyzer display. 4 Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.
Selectable Illumination NOTE The beep sound is not output from the preout jacks. You can switch the colour of the button illumination between green and amber. 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. Non-fading preout 2 Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Selectable Illumination function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to search in the other direction.
English Other features 4 Hold down either the AM or FM button for two seconds or Adjusting Time With automatic time adjustment, you can set the clock time automatically according to time data sent from RDS stations (after receiving RDS signals for several minutes). You can also set the time manually if the automatic time adjustment function is turned off. The factory default is automatic time adjustment. more to enter the Time Adjustment mode. The time display will blink.
2 Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Dual zone system function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to search in the other direction. The function setting is indicated by "Zone 2 ON" or "Zone 2 OFF" in the display, indicating that the Dual zone system function is on or off, respectively. Transmission part Transmit button 3 Switching settings Press either the AM or FM button. The display and setting will change. 4 Press the MENU button to end the menu mode.
English Other features 3 Switching settings Faceplate Angle Adjustment Press either the AM or FM button. Press the FM button to change the setting number of times higher, and press the AM button to change it lower. Settings may be made from 1 to 3. You can adjust the faceplate angle for easy viewing. Adjusting faceplate angle: Press the ¡ (EJECT) button to make the faceplate slide open, and then adjust the faceplate angle using the angle adjustment switch. Adjustment may be made from 0 to 2.
BASS +6", or "AMP BASS +12" in the display, indicating that the external amplifier bass boost level is flat, +6dB, or +12dB, respectively. Dimmer level adjustment You can adjust the Dimmer level of the unit separately when your car's light switch has been turned on or off. To adjust the Dimmer level: 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. 2 Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Dimmer level adjustment function appears in the display.
Basic Operations of steering remote control English 2WARNING To prevent accidents, do not attempt to use the steering remote control whilst turning the steering wheel. Loading and Replacing the Lithium Battery: Use one lithium battery (CR2025). Insert the battery with the + and – poles aligned properly, following the illustration. ¢ 5 FM/DISC + UP ATT 5 VOLUME ∞ ¢ ATT FM/DISC+ SRC SRC Basic operations DWN 4 ∞ 2WARNING Store unused lithium batteries out of the reach of children.
Press the 4 button to search through the tracks backwards. Press the ¢ button to search through the tracks forwards. • The AUX mode is available only when the changer / AUX switching adapter (KCA-S210A or CA-C1AX) or CD changer (KDC-CPS82 or KDC-CX82) is connected to this unit. During the AUX mode, "AUX" will show in the display. When the CA-C1AX is being used, the AUX Mode will replace the External Disc Control Mode. • VOLUME buttons Press the 5 button to turn the volume up.
English Accessories External view ......... Number of items External view ......... Number of items 1 5 .........1 2 6 R L .........1 .........1 3 .........1 7 .........1 4 .........1 8 .........1 .........1 9 .........1 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. Installation Procedure 1.
Connecting Cables to Terminals FM/AM antenna input Antenna Conversion Adaptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory3) Connector Function Guide Cable Colour Functions Front left output (White) Battery Power Control Dimmer Ignition (ACC) Earth (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector 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 Green/Black Rear Right (+) Rear Right (–) Front Right (+) Front Right (–) Front Left (+) Front Left (–) Rear Left (+) Rear Left (–) Non-fading left
English Connecting Cables to Terminals Installtion 2WARNING Connecting the ISO Connector (see p.37) 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. 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.
Removing the Unit ■ Removing the Unit ■ Removing the hard rubber frame Insert the removal tool into the indentations in the hard rubber frame, and pull it gently until the lock is released. 1 Make the faceplate control panel appear. NOTE When the control panel of the faceplate is hidden, the unit will be locked by the sleeve, making it more difficult to remove the unit. 2 Refer to the section “Removing the hard rubber frame” and then remove the hard rubber frame.
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Troubleshooting Guide What might appear to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems. PROBLEM The power does not turn on. No sound can be heard, or the volume is low. POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION 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.
Troubleshooting Guide English PROBLEM The MD loads but soon comes out again. The sound skips. POSSIBLE CAUSE Nothing is recorded on the MD. SOLUTION Replace the MD with one that is recorded. The mounting angle exceeds 30°. Adjust to an angle of less than 30°. The mounting is unstable. Fix the unit securely. When the sound skips at the same portion even when the car is stopped, the problem lies with the MD. There is noise during playback. The MD is soiled with dust or dirt.
The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the recommended actions. EJECT No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded. ] Load the disc magazine properly. No CD in the unit. ] Insert the CD. NO DISC No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. ] Load a disc into the disc magazine. E-04 No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. ] Load a disc into the disc magazine. The CD is very dirty.
English Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Audio section Maximum output power .................................................44 W × 4 Output power (DIN 45324, +B=14.4V) ...........................28 W × 4 Tone action Bass: ...........................................................100 Hz ±10 dB Treble: .........................................................10 kHz ±10 dB Preout level / Load .....................
