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1 MINIDISC PERSONAL STEREO SYSTEMKENWOOD CORPORATION 2 2Before applying powerThe marking of products using lasers (Except for some areas) 3 Before applying powerSystem connection Controls and indicators Operation of remote control unit Setting the current time Let's put out some sound Playback of CD Playback of Mini Disc Playback of tape Receiving broadcast station Let's recording Convenient Recording Methods 4 In regard to demonstration5 System connection6 6Controls and indicators7 DisplayAbout the VOLUME/MULTI CONTROL knob (Main unit)Turning the knob switches the function as shown in the display TAPE RVS REC MODE AUTO PRESET (TUNER only) ¶ TIMER SET A.P.S. SET 8 8Operation of remote control unit9 Setting the current time10 10Let's put out some sound11 Fine adjustment of bass and treble (Remote control only)13 Playback of CD14 To pause playbackSkipping tracksTo skip backward To skip forward To fast forward and backward (Remote control unit only) Backward Forward search Playback of CD Playback from desired trackSelect the desired track No Press the numeric keys as shown below To select track No. 23 : To select track No. 40 : 0000) “PGM” Time display on CD playerEach press of the TIME DISPLAY key changes the displayed contents Ejecting the disc 15 Listening in the desired sequence (program playback)Select the “CD” input. (Also press the 7to enter stop mode.) # 1Let the “PGM” indicator light 2Select track numbers in the order you want to play them1Select the track (Go to step 2within 8 seconds.) 2Confirm the selection (To select more than one track, repeat steps 1 and 2 for each track.) P - 0 P G M 3Start playback To quit the program modeClearing tracks from the end Clearing all tracks - - P - 1(Example when the track in P-14is canceled) Select the “CD” input. # 16 Setup for repeating a single track or all tracks1Confirm that the “PGM” indicator is not lit 2Select “REPEAT” Setup for repeating selected tracks1 Program the track sequence according to steps 1 to 2 of “Listening in the desired se quence” C D M Start playback To stop repeated playbackPress the REPEAT key repeatedly until the repeat mode is switched off 17 Listening to an unexpected title sequence (random playback)1Confirm that the “PGM” indicator is not lit 2Press the RANDOM key C D R A N D O MTo select another track in the middle of playing one Press the ¢ key to select another track ran- domly To cancel random playbackPress so that the “RANDOM” indicator goes off 18 18Playback of Mini Disc19 To fast forward and backwardTime display on MD recorder Disc recorded in monaural mode 20 .N OT I T L E . TITLE SEARCH21 Title displayThis key is also used to switch the dot display modes (see figures below) (When pressed during stop or playback) (When pressed during MD recording) Each press switches the information 1 Title display 1 Recording input display N W O O D(Return to 1 after title scroll display.) 0 0 1 R 5 4 : 33 Pressing during title scroll display shows the available recording time of the MD 22 - - - P - 0P G M D 23 Setup for repeating all tracks in a disc1Confirm that the “PGM” indicator is not lit 2Select “ALL REPEAT” 1 “ALL REPEAT” 2 Off Repeat deactivated . N O T I T L E 24 24Playback of tapePlayback of tape 25 To wind tape at high speedTo fast wind in direction | direction Selection of reverse mode (Main unit only)1Select “TAPE RVS?” from the menu Press the “SET/Demo” key while the “?” mark is blinking “ ” : (REVERSE) “ ”: (ONE-WAY) “ ”: (ENDLESS) 3Set it Selection of TAPE EQ. (Remote control unit only) If you are operating the remote control unit, press the 1 or ¡ key Tape counter display (Remote control unit only) Tape counter display“ ” : (ONE-WAY) ” : (REVERSE) ”: (ENDLESS) Lit when “TAPE EQ.” is ON Each press switches the modes as follows 1 “TAPE EQ.” Light ......... TAPE EQ. is used 2 “TAPE EQ.” Goes off ... TAPE EQ. is not used 26 26Receiving broadcast station1Select the broadcasting band by pressing the TUNER FM/AM key27 Presetting radio stations automatically (auto preset)Keep the ENTER key depressed (about 2 seconds). 1Select the “TUNER” input 2Select “AUTO PRESET” 3Press the SET/Demo key 9 0 0 0 MHz 0 0 MHz A U T O P R E S E T“AUTO PRESET” blinks in the display during the auto preset operation “One-by-one presetting (manual preset One-by-onepresetting (manual preset) (Remote control unit only) One-by-one presetting1Press the ENTER key during reception M E M O R Y“MEMORY” 2Select a preset number with the 4or ¢key The numbers become smaller 3Press the ENTER key again (Repeat steps 1,2,3to preset other stations) Preset numbers also can be selected with numeric keys To select track No. 13: To select track No. 20: .......00) Tuner frequency displayEach press of the TIME DISPLAY key changes 8 9 0 0 MHz 28 28Let's recording29 Pause the recordingStop the recordingIn regard to track numbers at the time of recording In regard to display messages 30 Recording on TAPE1Load a tape in deckThis unit cannot record audio on High (Type ) and Metal (Type ) cassette tapes 1Open the door of deck 2Insert a tape 3Close the door 2Select the tape transport direction. To reverse the transport direction1Press the play key 2Press the play key again 3Stop key (7) playback (2 or 3 lights.) 3Set the recording condition1Select “TAPE RVS.” Select the reverse mode 4Select the source to be recordedSelect an input source other than “TAPE” 5Start recording1Press the TAPE REC key to start recording 2Play (or tune) the input source to be recorded 31 Points in CD recording1Put the CD player in pause mode Select the track to be recorded with the skip 3Put the cassette deck in Record-pausemode Press the TAPE REC key successively twice to enter record-pausemode 4Start playing the CD. (Synchro recording starts) 32 32Convenient Recording MethodsAll-trackrecording Single-trackrecording 33 Program recording (CD =MD / CD =TAPE)Recording preparation is required. •º 1Program the desired sequence of CD tracks CD =MD 2Start recording 34 1Program the desired sequence of MD tracks35 MD Edit Functions36 2Input the title1Select the group of the char acters used in the title 2Select a desired character by placing the selection cursor on it 3Press the SET key to enter the d I SC K E N ≤ V WX Y MD 3Execute title assignment1Press the ENTER key 2Press the TITLE INPUT key 4After editing, eject and remove the mini disc T I T L E S T O R E 37 Changing or deleting a titleSelect the “MD” input. (Please execute operation in stopped condition.) 1Perform step 1 of “Assigning a title to a disc or track”2Change or delete characters one by one 1Move the cursor to the de sired character (the character to be changed) 2Select the character group 3Select overwrite or insert mode 4Select the correct character 5Press the SET key to enter the selected character 3Execute title change or deletion K E HW O O ≤ M N O PTITLE To clear (delete) a character1Move the cursor under the character to be cleared 2Clear (delete) the character 38 1Press the QUICK MOVE key then the SET key3Select tracks numbers in the desired order 39 Moving a single track (TRACK MOVE)Repeating this procedure lets you arrange the tracks in the order you desire Image of moving one track 1Select “MOVE ?”To abort operation, press the TRACK EDIT key again 1Press the TRACK EDIT key 2Press the SET key Each press switches the operation. 1 MOVE 3 ALL ERASE 2Select the track to be moved 3Select the moving distination track 40 Dividing a track (TRACK DIVIDE)Image of track division 1Play the track to be divided 2Press the TRACK EDIT key at the desired position1Press the TRACK EDIT key and select “DIVIDE?” 3Enter the track divisionEach press switches the operation. 1 DIVIDE 3 ERASE D I V I D E 0 0 2 < > 0 0 41 ? MD42 To erase one track (TRACK ERASE)To erase all tracks (ALL ERASE) 43 3Execute the erase operationC O M P L E T E B L A N K D I S C 44 44Timer operation45 Setting the Program Timer1Make preparations for the play (recording)To listen to CD To listen to MD To listen to tape Insert a disc Load a disc Set a tape into To listen to radio For recording The station should be preset prior Make preparations for recording to the above 2Select a program No1Select “TIMER SET ?” 2Select “PROG. 1 SET ?” or “PROG. 2 SET ?” (Press during display of the program contents.) 1 O.T.T. SET PROG 46 3Set the ON time then the OFF time1Adjust the time 2Press the SET/Demo key 4Make the desired reservationFor timer playback or AI timer playback 1Select the mode (1) Select “PLAY” or “AI PLAY” (2) Press the SET/Demo key 2Select the input source (1)Select the source to be played 3 Select the broadcast station (only when TUNER is selected above) (1) Select the preset station No 4Execute the program timer operation Timer play 2TUNER REC AI PLAY ..... Timer play with gradu ally increasing volume Broadcasts 2CD 4 TAPE For timer recording (1)Select “TUNER REC” 1 PLAY 3 AI PLAY 2Select the broadcast station (1)Select the preset station No (2)Press the SET/Demo key 3Select the record destination. (1)Select 1 MD REC 2 TAPE REC (2)Press the SET/Demo key 47 Execution and cancellation of timer1Select the timer program No. to be used. (Remote control unit only) 2Adjust the listening volumeEach press of the key switches the program numbers as follows 1O.T.T Executes O.T.T. only 2PROG.1 Execution of program 1 only 3PROG.2 Execution of program 2 only 4PROG.1, 2 .. Execution of programs 1 and 5Off Timer off AI PLAY 3Enter STANDBY mode of power (by pressing the POWER key to off)When the timer is activated and power enters the STANDBY mode, the STANDBY/TIMER indicator lights up in green STANDBY/TIMER When timer operation is not requiredPress so that all PROG. indicators are OFF Indication with O.T.T. timer Press while power is ON Sleep timer (SLEEP)Set the number of minutes after which the unit is to be turned OFF Set the time To cancelPress the SLEEP key repeatedly until the sleep timer is canceled 10=20=30...70=80=90=Cancel=10=20 S L E E P 48 48Important Items49 ReferenceCaution on condensation WARNING NOTICE:Memory backup functionNote related to transportation and movement Before transporting or moving this unit, carry out the following operations 1Remove the CD or MD from the unit 2Press the 6key of the MD 3Wait for some time and verify that the display becomes as shown in the figure M D N O D I S C4Press the 6key of the CD 5Wait for some time and verify that the display becomes as shown in the figure C D N O D I S C6Wait a few seconds and turn the unit OFF 50 Disc handling precautionsDiscs which can be played with this unit Never play a cracked or warped disc Disc accessories 51 Notes on cassette tapeSCMS (Serial Copy Management System) 52 52In case of difficultyIn case of difficulty 53 Symptoms related to MD standard“DISC FULL” is displayed while the disc still has a remaining recordable time The possible recording time does not increase even when a short track is erased Tracks can not be connected The time which has been recorded on the MD and the remaining time do not add up to the maximum recording time (60, 74 or 80 min.) been compiled by editing, the sound is some times interrupted The track numbers are not assigned correctly “READING” is displayed for an abnormally long time The time display becomes inaccurate with a monaurally recorded disc Input of 1792 title characters is not possible MD recorder section (other symptoms)Sound is not output even when the play key is pressed Recording is not possible Sound is distorted Noise is noticeable The display goes out for a moment after the unit has been turned ON 54 MD recorder section (Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them)Displayed Message Meaning Action NO DISC CAN'T COPY DISC FULL TITLE FULL BLANK DISC NO TRACKS READING WRITING DISC ERROR CAN'T EDIT ?(blinking) PROTECTED PLAY ONLY UNIT ERROR Memory Backup for the MD Recorder Section 55 CD player sectionit cannot be played Sound skips Cassette deckSound cannot be produced by pressing the play key No operation occurs even when an operation key is pressed The cassette holders cannot be opened by pressing the "0 push OPEN" button Sound is harsh or high fre quencies are not reproduced Recording cannot be started by pressing the record key 56 56Specifications
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