KRC-659R KRC-559R CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL © B64-1149-00 (EW)
English Contents Before use Safety precautions ...............................................................................3 Using Dolby B NR (Noise Reduction) .................................................20 Switching Tape Types ........................................................................20 Switching Display for Tape ................................................................20 Tape Advance Function......................................................................
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 Cleaning the Unit NOTE • If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. • If the unit does not seem to be working right, try pressing the reset button first. If that does not solve the problem, consult your Kenwood dealer. 40W x 4 SRC PROG/PTY KRC-659R DAB PWR OFF If the front panel gets dirty, turn off the power and wipe the panel with a dry silicon cloth or soft cloth.
Buttons and Display Basic operations Tuner features 4 d uA T T 40W x 4 ¢ SRC / PWR OFF FM SRC PROG/PTY KRC-659R 4 PWR OFF 40W x 4 FM DAB FM SCAN LOUD B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM VOL ADJ MENU FM MW/LW DISC ATT AM SCAN LOUD B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN VOL ADJ MTL/M.RDM MENU 2 3 4 5 ATT / LOUD 6 TI AUDIO MW/LW AM DISP/TEXT 1 PWR OFF DAB DISC ATT SRC PROG/PTY KRC-659R ¢ SRC DISP/TEXT 1 NAME.S 2 MENU AM 3 4 5 6 TI #1~6 for KRC-659R AUDIO NAME.
English Buttons and Display RDS features Cassette player features 38 / PTY 4 FM 40W x 4 SRC PROG/PTY KRC-659R Release button ¢ 4 FM PROG SRC ¢ PWR OFF 40W x 4 FM SCAN LOUD B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM VOL ADJ MENU FM MW/LW DISC ATT AM LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM VOL ADJ MENU 2 3 4 5 6 TI AUDIO DISP/TEXT 1 NAME.S TI / MENU AM VOL ADJ #1~6 MW/LW AM DISP/TEXT 1 PWR OFF DAB DISC ATT SRC PROG/PTY KRC-659R DAB 2 3 B NR DISP 4 B.
Disc control features Other features AM / 4 DISC– 40W x 4 FM / DISC+ ¢ SRC SRC PROG/PTY KRC-659R 4 PWR OFF 40W x 4 KRC-659R FM Release button ¢ SRC SRC PROG/PTY DOLBY B NR DAB DAB FM DISC ATT SCAN LOUD B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM VOL ADJ MENU FM MW/LW DISC ATT AM B NR LOUD SCAN B.S/RDM REP T.C/D.SCN MTL/M.RDM VOL ADJ MENU 1 2 3 4 5 6 TI AUDIO DISP/TEXT 1 NAME.S D.SCN RDM SCAN REP M.RDM MENU MW/LW AM DISP/TEXT 2 3 4 5 6 TI AUDIO NAME.
English Buttons and Display Remote control Optional #0~9 A~Z TUNE + ¢ TRACK + TUNE – 4 TRACK – AM REW DISC – FM FF DISC + TUNER ABC 1 2 GHI JKL 4 5 PRS TUV 7 8 TAPE DEF 3 TUNER MNO 6 TAPE WXY 9 CD DIRECT OK CD·MD CH CD¥MD CH QZ 0 DIRECT OK DNPP – TUNE TRACK AM – REW + DNPP FM PROG VOL.
Basic operations (See page 5) Power Turning on the power: Press the SRC button. NOTE Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures. Turning off the power: Hold down the PWR OFF button for one second or more. Switching Modes Switching Modes: Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as follows: ▼ Tuner mode ▼ Tape mode Loudness This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is turned down. The LOUD indicator lights up, when the loudness function is on.
English Basic features (See page 5) Menu System To accommodate a greater number of functions, a menu system has been employed for making settings. Press the MENU button to enter the menu mode and then display the function to make the setting. Details on each setting are explained separately in the corresponding function page. 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed when the menu mode is entered.
Tuner features (See page 5) Selecting Tuning Mode Tuning You can choose from three tuning modes: auto seek, preset station seek, and manual. The “AUTO1” indicator lights up when auto seek tuning is selected, and the “AUTO2” indicator lights when preset station seek tuning is selected. 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.
English Tuner features (See page 5) Local Seek Function With the local seek function turned on, auto seek tuning skips stations with relatively poor reception. Turning Local Seek Function On/Off: 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 local seek function appears in the display. Press the 4 button to search in the other direction. The function setting is indicated by "LO.S OFF" or "LO.
Recalling a Preset Station: Press the preset station button (#1-6) for the desired station. The number of the recalled station is displayed. 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. Cancelling Direct Access Tuning: Press the DIRECT button again.
English Tuner features (See page 5) RDS features (See page 6) Function of remote control with DNPP button (See page 8) Preset station seek with Programme service name You can search for the preset station with Programme Service name. 1 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.
AF (Alternative Frequency) Function Restricting RDS Region (Region Restrict 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. You can choose whether or not to restrict the RDS channels, received with the AF function for a particular network, to a specific region.
English RDS features (See page 6) Traffic Information Function Auto TP Seek Function You can listen to traffic information. If you are listening to tapes or discs, they will continue playing until a traffic bulletin is broadcast. Turning TI function On/Off: 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.
Presetting Volume for Traffic Information/News Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information and news broadcasts. 1 Tune into the station for which you want to set the volume. 2 Adjust the volume to the desired level. 3 Hold down the VOL ADJ button for two seconds or more. NOTE Depending on the interval chosen, the "##M" in the display will change when the function is turned on. 3 Changing the Function Setting Press either the FM or AM button.
English RDS features (See page 6) (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 2. Speech 3. News 4. Other Music 5. Serious Classical 6. Varied Programme Type (PTY) Function Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programmes. 1 Press the 38(PTY) button.
Cassette player features (See page 6) Playing Cassette Tapes NOTE Loading and Playing Cassettes: A press of the release button results in the faceplate dropping open to the front, thereby exposing 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 caseette has been loaded.
English Cassette player features (See page 6) Function of the KRC-659R Using Dolby B NR (Noise Reduction) Tape Advance Function Rewinds to the beginning of the current track (or fast forwards to the beginning of the next track), continuing tape playback. Listen to tapes recorded using the Dolby B NR system. Turning Dolby NR On/Off: Press the B NR button to switch Dolby B NR on and off. The Dolby B NR indicator lights up when Dolby B NR is turned on.
Disc control features (See page 7) 7 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. 7 When a unit that is not equipped with an O-N switch, or the changer switching unit "KCA-S200" is connected, "O"operation will be set. "N"-operation: • The disc title and track title of the CD text can be displayed.
English Disc control features (See page 7) Fast Forwarding and Reversing Disc Play Disc Search Fast Forwarding Disc Play: Hold down on the ¢ button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point. Reversing Disc Play: Hold down on the 4 button. Release your finger to play the disc at the point. Search forwards or backwards through the discs in a disc changer until you reach the one that you want to listen to. NOTE You cannot use reverse play between tracks depending on the model being connected.
Track / Disc Repeat Function Track Scan Function 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 : ▼ Track Repeat ON ▼ Disc Repeat ON ▼ Track/Disc Repeat OFF 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.
English Disc control features (See page 7) Disc Scan Function Random Play Function Successively play the beginning of each disc on a changer until you find the one that you want to listen to. Play all the tracks on the current disc in random order. Turning Disc Scan Function On/Off: 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.
Magazine Random Play Function Switching Display for Discs Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random order. Switch the display that appears while discs are playing. 1 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.
English Disc control features (See page 7) Presetting Disc Names Store the names of discs to be displayed when played. 1 Play the disc whose name you want to preset. NOTE 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".
Function of Remote control with number / letter entry button (See page 8) Text Scroll 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. To scroll manually: 1 Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title.. Direct Track Search Using the remote control, make direct input of the track number that you want to listen to.
English Disc control features (See page 7) Function of disc changers with remote control having number/letter entry buttons (See page 8) Direct Disc Search Function of Remote control with DNPP button (See page 8) Disc Name Preset Play (DNPP) 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. Using the remote control, make direct input of the disc number that you want to listen to.
Other features (See page 7) Audio Control Setting Table of Audio Control Setting Adjust various parameters of sound quality. 1 Press the AUDIO button to enter the control mode. 2 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. Adjustment mode (Display) Bass (“BAS”) ▼ Bass Operation of Audio control button ¢ button 4 button Bass decreased.
English Other features (See page 7) TEL Mute Function Shut down the audio system temporarily whenever an incoming call is received. Navigation Mute Function When the KENWOOD Navigation System is connected, an interruption of the audio guide results in the temporary lowering of the audio level. NOTE The function will not work if a cable is not connected to the car phone. When the telephone rings: When a call is received, "CALL" is displayed and all the unit functions are temporarily interrupted.
Function of the KRC-659R Automatic Dimmer Function Touch sensor tone This function produces a beep sound that accompanies button operation. It can be switched on or off. The display dims when the car's lights are turned on. Turning the Beep On/Off: NOTE The dimmer function is not available for units if the dimmer cable is not connected. 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on.
English Other features (See page 7) Adjusting Time 4 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 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.
Function of the KRC-659R Switching Graphic Display This function permits the graphic display to be switched to one that is linked with the volume level value or to display various modes. The initial setting is ON (displaying various modes). Turning the Graphic Display On/Off: 1 Hold down the MENU button for one second or more. "MENU" is displayed and the menu mode is turned on. DSI (Disabled System Indicator) A red indicator blinks on the unit after the faceplate is removed, warning potential thieves.
English Other features (See page 7) Reattaching Faceplate: Hold the faceplate so that the operation face faces the front toward you and press until it locks. The faceplate will be set and the unit will be operational. Theft Deterrent Faceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing Faceplate: Press the release button and drop open the faceplate. In its dropped condition, while drawing the faceplate to one side, pull it to the front and remove it.
Basic operations of remote control (See page 8) Optional 2CAUTION NOTE Do not set the remote control on hot places such as above the fascia panel (dashboard). Replacing the Lithium Battery: Use one lithium battery (CR2025). Remove the case following the instructions as illustrated. Insert the battery with the + and – poles aligned properly, following the illustration inside the case. To open ① Keep on slide 1 ➁ Pull out.
English Basic operations of remote control (See page 8) Optional Tuner Mode Tape Mode • 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. • TUNE buttons Press the 4 button to make decreasing seeks (using the preset tuning mode). Press the ¢ button to make increasing seeks (using the preset tuning mode). • AM/FM button Press the AM button to select the MW and LW bands.
Disc Control Mode • 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. • DISC buttons Press the DISC– button to search through the discs backwards. Press the DISC+ button to search through the discs forwards.
Accessories English External view Number of items 1 ..........................................1 2 ..........................................2 3 ..........................................1 4 ..........................................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 Antenna Conversion Adaptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory4) Rear left output (White) Antenna Cord (ISO) Front left output (White) Fuse (10A) Connector Function Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors External Power Connector A–4 A–5 A–6 A–7 A–8 Speaker Connector B–1 B–2 B–3 B–4 B–5 B–6 B–7 B–8 Cable Colour Functions FM/AM antenna input KENWOOD disc changer / DAB control input NOTE Yellow Blue/White Orange/White Red Black Battery Power Control Dimmer Ignition (ACC) Earth (Ground
English Connecting Cables to Terminals 2WARNING 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. 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.
Installation ■ Removing the hard rubber frame ■ Removing the Unit 1 Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and remove the two 1 Refer to the section “Removing the hard rubber frame” and locks on the lower level. Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2 Remove the Hex-head screw with integral washer (M4×8) on then remove the hard rubber frame. the back panel. Lock Catch 3 Insert the two removal tools deeply into the slots on each side, as shown.
English 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. 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. Connect the same cable to the ignition as the battery cable.
PROBLEM The memory is erased when the ignition is turned off. POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION 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.
English Troubleshooting Guide 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.
Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio section FM tuner section 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 ..............................................
