Kenwood HM-353V Tuner section, CD player section

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In case of difficulty

Knowledge sections

Tuner section

Symptom	Remedy
Radio stations cannot be received.	÷ Connect antennas.	7
	÷ Select a band.	£
	÷ Tune to the frequency of the desired station.	£

Noise interferes.	÷ Install the outdoor antenna in an apart position from the road.
	÷ Switch the suspected electric appliance OFF.
	÷ Install the TV or the system at an increased distance between
	them.

A station has been preset but it cannot be re-	÷ Preset stations with tunable frequencies.	¢
ceived by pressing the P.CALL key.	÷ Preset stations again.	¢

CD player section

Symptom	Remedy

A CD is placed in the player but it cannot be	÷ Place the disc properly, with the label side facing upward.
played.	÷ Clean the disc referring to "Disc handling precautions".	W
	÷ Refer to "Caution on condensation" and remove the condensation
	by evaporation.	Q
	÷ A non-finalized CD-R cannot be played back.

Sound is not produced.	÷ Press the CD 6 key.	*
	÷ Clean the disc referring to "Disc handling precautions".	W

Sound skips.	÷ Clean the disc referring to "Disc handling precautions".	W
	÷ Install the unit in a place not subject to vibrations.

The upper and lower parts of the playback	÷ Select the correct video format.	%
picture of a VIDEO CD are missing or black-	÷ Check the video format of the VIDEO CD or the monitor.	%
ened.

Picture is not produced.	÷ Replace by a VIDEO CD disc.
	÷ Press the CD 6 key.	*
	÷ Operate the TV correctly. Refer to "Connection of other accesso-
	ries (Commercially available parts)" and connect the video cord
	correctly.	8
	÷ Clean the disc refering to "Disc handling precautions".	W
	÷ Try another disc.

Menu playback is not possible.	÷ Menu playback is not possible for a disc without PBC.
	÷ Press the AUTO PBC key on the remote control unit to select "PBC
	ON".	‡

Some CD-R discs may not be playable on this unit even if it has been finalized.

Contents

Page 2Before applying power Special features Unpacking Accessories In regard to demonstration Contents Preparation section Basic section Application section Knowledge sections 6System connection Connection of the System Accessories Malfunction of microcomputer FM indoor antenna Connection of Other Accessories (Commercially Available Parts) Controls and indicators Display Main unit *About the volume/multi control knob (Main unit operation only) Standby mode Operation of remote control unit Loading batteries Operation 14Before playing a disc Switching AUTO/PAL/NTSC Screen display examples of various TV formats 16Basic use method 1.Set the Power key to ON 2.Selecting the desired input The volume 3. Volume adjustment Listening through headphones Tone adjustment Muting the sound temporarily Bass and treble compensation 1. Load a disc 2. Start playback Start playback/ To pause playback To fast forward and backward Skipping tracks Playback from desired track Eject the CD Notes on playback of CD-R Time display for the CD-DAand VIDEO CD player Playback of TAPE 1. Load a cassette tape 2.Start playback Selection of reverse mode To wind tape at high speed Selection of TAPE equalizer (TAPE EQ.) A tip for use of the tape counter Receiving broadcast station 1.Select the tuner input 2.Preset a radio station in memory 3.Tuning (Preset Call) Collective presetting of stations (Auto preset) Channel space setting Tuning a non-presetradio station (Auto tuning, Manual tuning) One-by-onepresetting (Manual preset) 26Recording on TAPE 1.Load a tape in deck 2.Select the tape transport direction 3.Set the recording condition 4.Select the source to be recorded 5.Start recording 28Various CD (CD-DA,VIDEO CD and MP3 file) playback features Listening to the desired sequence (PGM ) CD-DA VIDEO CD (with PBC OFF *) 1Let the "PGM" indicator light 2Select track numbers in the order you want to play them 3Start playback To clear the entire program Repeated playback (REPEAT ) Playing tracks in a random order (RANDOM) CD-DA VIDEO CD (with PBC OFF *) To cancel random playback 32Convenient recording methods One-touch edit recording 1Make preparation for recording 2Check the current play mode of the CD player 3Start recording Program recording 2Program the desired sequence of CD tracks Playback of MP3 file Important notes on the MP3 file Playback of MP3 file (selecting MP3 file playback) 1Make preparation for the playing 2Select the required file Playback of VIDEO CD Playing back a VIDEO CD using the menu Returning to the menu display Ending the menu playback Operation key and display examples for VIDEO CD playback When the menu has a hierarchical structure Slow-motionplayback Forward and backward search Single-frameplayback Freezing only the image Switching the audio output Time search function Resume function Using the Digest functions 3Select the desired track number Listening to an AUX input source 1Select AUX (external input) 2Play the connected equipment 3Adjust the volume 44 Clock adjustment 1Activate the clock adjustment mode 2Enter the figure of hour 3Enter the figure of minute Timer operation Sleep timer (SLEEP) Setting the O.T.T. timer 1Select the O.T.T. timer 2Set the time at which you want to start playback or reception (On time) 3Reserve the timer operation 4Put the unit in standby mode Setting an everyday timer program (PROG. TIMER) 1Make preparations for the play (recording) 2Select the timer number 3Set the ON time then the OFF time 4Make the desired reservation 5Reserve the timer operation 6Put the unit in standby mode Important Items Maintenance Reference Disc handling precautions Never play a cracked or warped disc Disc accessories Discs which can be played with this unit Notes on cassette tape In case of difficulty Tuner section CD player section Cassette deck section Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them 56Specifications