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11FLIP_ IM330_Ref_K_en_00 © 2010 Kenwood Corporation All Rights Reser ved. KDC- X995 KDC-B T948HD CD-RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANU AL Before reading this manual, click the button below to check the latest edition and the modified pages. US Residents Only Register Online Register your Kenwood product at ww w .
2 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Co ntents Before use 4 Component names and functions 6 General operation 7 Before Using Common Operation Menu List Operation iPod/iPhone Operation 8 Basic Operation Selecting.
English | 3 Audio Adjustments 40 Audio Control Pr eset Equalizer cur ve Select Manual Equalizer Control Listening Position Selection Listening Position Fine Adjustments Dual Zone System DSP Setup 44 C.
4 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Before use 2 W ARNING T o preven t injury or fire, take the following precautions: T o prevent a shor t circuit, never put or leave any metallic objec ts (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Do not use this unit before canceling Demonstration mode! This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode.
English | 5 Handling CDs • Donot touchthe recordingsur faceof theCD. • Donot sticktape etc.on theCD,oruse aCD with tape stuck on it. • Donot usedisc type accessories.
6 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Co mponent nam es and functions 1 Re lea se bu tt on T o drop the f aceplate down to op en and CD can b e inser ted or ej ec ted (press t he but ton) . 2 [ME NU] b utt on T o sele ct a s ong or s et func tions . See <Me nu List Ope ration> (pa ge 7) .
English | 7 Before Using Exit of the Demonstration Mode T urn off the demonstration mode when you use it for the first time af ter installation. 1 Press the [ VOL] knob to quit the demonstration mode when the messages “ T o cancel Demo press the volume knob” are displayed (approx.
8 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD iPod /iPhone Oper ation SRC 4 MENU VOL DISP ¢ 38 SCRL SEARCH MODE Basic Op era tion Playing iPod • Connect an iPod When connec ted, the source is switched automatically and a song starts playing. • Selec t iPod source Press the [SRC ] button.
English | 9 Play Mode Y ou can select a Play M ode, such as Random play and Repeat play . 1 Select iPod source 2 Enter Play Mode Menu Press the [ VOL] k nob for at least 1 second. ✍ Y ou can also select from “Play Mode” in Menu List mode. 3 Select the Play Mo de T urn the [ VOL] knob.
10 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD iPod /iPhone Oper ation Selec ting the Search mode Y ou can select the most suited search method for the desired song from 4 types of the S earch mode. Normal playing Display Overview “Direct Search” Y ou can quickly search the desired song by specifying its S earch item (artist, album, etc .
English | 11 Related Search Searches for music of the same ar tist or genre as the one being played. 1 Play the music in iPod 2 Press the [ SEARCH MODE ] button. 3 Enter Related Search mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
12 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Skip S earch Y ou can scroll up or down accor ding to the number of the selected S earch items so that you can quickly switch the display position. 1 Select iPod source 2 Enter browsing mode Press the [MENU] button. T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
English | 13 2 Enter Delete Playlist mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “Delete M y Playlist” . 3 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select ”Delete One” or ”Delete All” .
14 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD P ANDORA ® Operation SRC 4 MENU VOL ¢ DISP SCRL 38 Basic Op era tion Listening to PANDORA® • Connect an iPhone Connecting the iPod with the Pandora application running will switch the source automatically to start broadcasting from the register ed station.
English | 15 4 Exit Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second, and then press it again briefly . ⁄ • Thisunit allowsyouto bookmark songsand/or artists in your personalized P ANDORA® account.
16 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD USB de vice Oper ation SRC 4 MENU VOL ¢ 38 SEARCH MODE SCRL DISP Basic Op era tion Playing USB device • Connect a USB device When connec ted, the source is switched automatically and a song starts playing. • Selec t USB source Press the [SRC ] button.
English | 17 ¡! 1 2 ¡" ¡# Cancelling Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second, and then press it again briefly . ⁄ • Whenyou searchasong inthe F ile Searchmode,the unit memorizes the position of the song being played after the search.
18 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD USB de vice Oper ation Skip S earch Y ou can scroll up or down accor ding to the number of the selected S earch items so that you can quickly switch the display position. 1 Select USB source 2 Enter File Search mode Press the [MENU] button.
English | 19 Music C D/ A udio file Operation Basic Op era tion Drop open the faceplate Press the Release button. ⁄ • Pushthefaceplate onthe leftside,and returnit toits former position. Disc play • A disc inserted.
20 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Play Mode Y ou can select a Play M ode, such as Random play and Repeat play . 1 Select CD source 2 Enter Play Mode Press the [ VOL] k nob for at least 1 second. ✍ Y ou can also select from “Play Mode” in Menu List mode.
English | 21 F unction of remote control Direct Music S earch Searching the music by entering the track number . 1 Enter Direct Music Search mode Press the [DIREC T ] button on the remote control . 2 Enter the music number Press the number buttons on the remote control .
22 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD HD Radio ™ T uner Operation 3 Enter Preset Memor y mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “List & Memor y” . 4 Select the number to put in the memory T urn the [ VOL] knob and press [VOL] knob for at least 2 seconds when the desired item is displayed .
English | 23 ⁄ • Thissetting canbemade when “ TypeNormal” is selected for the “ T uner Pr eset Type ” of <Initial S ettings> (page 38) . Preset T uning Recalling the stations in the memor y . 1 Select the radio band 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button.
24 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD HD Radio ™ T uner Operation iT unes T agging Using an iT unes T agging enabled HD Radio receiver you can tag your music. When you hear a song you enjoy on your local HD Radio station, you only have to press the [ SE ARCH MO DE ] button.
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26 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Operatio n of hands-free ph oning Getting Started Before use the cell-phone, you need to connect cell- phone to this unit. ⁄ • Fordetailsonthe Bluetoothcell-phone withthe hands- free function, see <About theCell-Phone>(page 61) .
English | 27 Answering the W aiting Call after T erminating the Current Call Press the [ ] or [SRC ] button. Switching between the Current Call and W aiting Call Press the [ VOL] k nob. Each pressing of this knob switches the calling part y . Other F unc tions Clearing the Disconnection Message Press the [ ] button.
28 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Operatio n of hands-free ph oning Calling a Number in the Phone Book 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. 2 Select the Phone Book mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “Phonebook” .
English | 29 Make a V oice Dialing Call 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. 2 Select voice recognition mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “ V oice Recognize” . 3 “PB Name?” is displayed.
30 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Displa y Set tings Basic Op era tion Switching display Press the [DISP] button. Mode Display T ype 5-line display mode Displays 4 to 5 lines of text. 3-line display mode Displays 2 to 3 lines of text. iPod-lik e display mode Displays like iPod.
English | 31 “ILL UMI Effect” Sets whether the key illumination brightness is changed in conjunc tion with the key operation. “OFF”/ “ON” “ILL UMI MSC SYNC” Sets whether the key illumination color is changed in conjunc tion with the sound volume.
32 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Displa y Set tings Cust omization of 5-line Display Mode & 3-line Display Mode & iP od-like Display Mode Y ou can customize the display of the 5-line display mode, 3-line display mode, and iPod-like display mode. 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source .
English | 33 In M usic CD source Disc title (“Disc title”) T rack title (“T rack title”) Play time (“P- Time ”) Spectrum analyzer & Clock (“Speana/Clock”) Date (“Dat e”) Blank .
34 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Displa y Set tings Cust omization of Clock Display Mode Y ou can customize the display of the Clock Display mode. 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source . 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button.
English | 35 Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selecting the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select the AUX source Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source . Select the “ AUX” display. 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button.
36 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Clock an d Ot her F unc tions 4 Set the Clock & Date setting items T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. 5 Exit Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second, and then press it again briefly .
English | 37 Date Adjustment Y ou can adjust the date. 1 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button. 2 Enter Clock adjustment mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “Settings” > “Clock & Date” > “Date Adjust” .
38 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Clock an d Ot her F unc tions Initial S ettings Y ou can select following Initial S etting items. 1 Select the Standby Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source . Select the “ST ANDBY ” display . 2 Enter Menu List mode Press the [MENU] button.
English | 39 Theft Deterrent Fac eplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Removing the Faceplat e 1 Press the Release button. Drop open the faceplate. 2 Drawing the faceplate to left side pull it to forward and remov e it.
40 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Aud io Adj ustments “2Zone ” Sets the Dual Zone System. - Dual Zone System (page 42) . “2Zone Select” “Preset” Sets the audio preset . - Audio Preset Memory (page 46) . - Audio Preset Recall (page 47) . ( : F actor y setting) 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source .
English | 41 Manual Equalizer C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Equalizer Control items. KDC-X995 Band Item Range “BAND1” (62.5 Hz) “GAIN” B and level -9 –+9 dB “EFCT” Bass Effect “ON.
42 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Aud io Adj ustments Listening Position Selec tion The sound environmen t can be compensated in accordance with the selected position. Accor ding to the listening position, select the position from the following settings. Display Compensation seat “ ALL ” Not compensating.
English | 43 • TheAudioControlhas noeffect onsub source. • Therearefollowinglimitations whenDual ZoneSystem is enabled. - There is no output from the subwoofer . - “F ader ” , “Subwoofer L evel” of <Audio Control> (page 40) and DSP function are not available.
44 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Car T yp e Selec tion Y ou can compensate the delay of the sound arr ival time by selecting your environmen t from the following car types.
English | 45 Reference point FRONT FRONT SUB-W REAR REAR 1.7 feet 4.9 feet +0 feet +3.2 feet 2.6 feet +2.3 feet 5 Exit Audio Control mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second. Car T yp e Fine Adjustments Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Car T ype Selection> (page 44) .
46 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD DSP Setup 7 Exit Audio Control mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second. Audio Preset Memor y Registering the value setup by Sound Contr ol. 1 Setup S ound Control Refer to the following operations to setup the Sound Control.
English | 47 Audio Preset Recall Recalling the sound setup registered by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 46) . 1 Select the source Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source . Select a source other than “ST ANDBY” . 2 Enter Audio preset recall mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
48 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Bluetooth Setup Easy pairing function 1 Enter easy pairing mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. Any of the following is displayed depending on cell-phone registration condition: – “Searching ”: When registering a cell-phone for the first time.
English | 49 Display Overview “SMS Inbox ” Display the receiv ed shor t message. Refer to <SMS (Short Message Ser vice)> (page 54) . “BT Settings” “P airing” “Device Regist. ” Register a Bluetooth device (pairing). Refer to <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 50) .
50 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth devic e T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to register it (pairing). Y ou can register up to 5 Bluetooth devices to this unit. Registering from this unit 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button.
English | 51 Selecting the Bluetooth device Y ou W ish to Connect When two or more Bluetooth devices have already been registered, you need to select the Bluetooth device you wish to use. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. ✍ Y ou can also select from “Settings” in Menu List mode.
52 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Bluetooth Setup Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a register ed Bluetooth device. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. ✍ Y ou can also select from “Settings” in Menu List mode. 2 Enter Bluetooth device deletion mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
English | 53 3 Select the category (type) you wish to set T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “General” , “Home” , “Office ” , “Mobile” , or “Other” 4 Select a mode T urn the [ VOL] knob. Display Operation “PN T ype Regist” Register a voice tag.
54 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD SMS ( Short Message Ser vic e ) Downloading the SMS Download the short message (SMS) arrived at the cell-phone so that it can be read on this unit. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [ ] button. ✍ Y ou can also select from “Settings” in Menu List mode.
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56 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Satell ite Radio T uner Control ( Optional ) Basic Op era tion Selecting Satellite Radio source Pressing the [SRC ] button repeatedly switches source . Select the “SIRIUS” , or “XM” display. ⁄ • Y ouneed toregistertothe service providertoreceive the ser vice by Satellite Radio.
English | 57 Cancelling Cat egor y and Channel Search mode Press the [MENU] button for at least 1 second, and then press it again briefly . ⁄ • Y oucannot Channelsearchuntil thecategor y information is acquired. Preset Memory Putting the channel in the memory.
58 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Basic Oper ations of remote c ontrol A TT 0 — 9 SRC VOL FM AM EXIT 5 / ∞ AUD ENT DIRECT General control • V olu me cont rol: [ VOL] • Source s ele ct : [SRC] • V olu me re duce: [ A T T] When the button is pressed again, the volume returns to the previous le vel.
English | 59 Preparing the remote con trol unit Pull the batter y sheet out from the remote control unit to the direction of the arrow . Changing the battery of the remote contr ol unit Keep on slide Pull out CR2025 (+side) Use a commercially available button battery (CR2025).
60 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file format ISO 9660Level1/2, Joliet,R omeo,Longfilename.
English | 61 About P ANDORA® internet radio The requirements for listening to P ANDORA® internet radio are as follows: • Usean AppleiPhone oriPodtouchrunning under iOS3 or later . • Install thelatest versionofthe P ANDORA® application on your iPhone.
62 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Appendix Menu List Common function items Display Page “Settings” – “Clock & Date ” 36 “Clock Adjust” “City Select” “Time Syncr onized” “Summer Ti.
English | 63 Function items app earing when the Music CD/ Audio file source is selected Display Page “Music” 19 “Play Mode” 20 “File Scan” “T rack Scan” “Folder Random” “Disc Ran.
64 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Appendix City list Continent City Time Difference Area Ha waii –10:00 Alaska –9:00 P acific T ime –8:00 Arizona –7:00 Mountain Time –7:00 Cen tral T ime –6:00 Eastern time –5:00 Indiana –5:00 Atlantic Time –4:00 Mid-Atlan tic –2:00 W .
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66 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD Appendix 2 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. In compliance with F ederal Regulations, following are reproductions of labels on, or inside the product relating to laser product safety.
English | 67 Ac cessor ies/ Instal lation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........4 4 ..........4 5 3 m (9.5 f t) ..........1 Installation Procedure 1 T o prevent a shor t circuit, remove the k ey from the ignition and disconnect the - batter y.
P .CONT ILLUMI ANT . CONT MUTE REMOTE CONT STEERING WHEEL REMOTE INPUT – + L R L R FM/AM antenna input Fr ont output F use (10A) Microphone (Accessory 5 ) Microphone input White/Black Gray/Black .
FM/AM antenna input Fr ont output Sub W oofer output Rear output English | 69 Install ation/Remo ving the Unit non-Japanese cars Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. ⁄ • Make surethatthe unitis installedsecurelyin place.
Installation the Microphone Unit 1 Check the installation position of the microphone (accessory 5 ). 2 Remove oil and other dirt from the installation sur face. 3 Install the microphone. 4 Wire the cable up to the unit with it secured at several positions using tape or the like.
English | 71 T roubleshooting Guid e Some func tions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • No output from the subwoofer . • Cannot set up the subw oofer position of Manual position setting.
72 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD T roubleshooting Guid e Hands-free ? The hands-free talk volume is low. The hands-free talk volume is set at a low level. The hands-free talk volume can be adjusted independently. Adjust it during hands-free talk. “M ic G ain” and “NR Le vel ” <Bluetooth Setting> (page 48) .
English | 73 No Access: The procedure preset with mixed preset memory function cannot be available. The preset content may not be recalled depending on the selected band or source. SIRIUS/ XM/ HD Radio Reception Memor y Full: The T AG Memory of HD Radio receiver is full.
74 | KDC-X995/ KDC-BT948HD FM tuner sec tion Fr equency range (200 kHz space) : 87.9 MHz –107.9 MHz Usable sensitivit y (S/N = 30dB) : 9.
English | 75 • Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio section Maximum output power : 5 0 W x 4 F ull BandwidthPower(atless than1%THD) : 2 2 W x 4 Speaker Impedance : 4 – 8 Ω T one action (KDC-X995) BAND1(62.
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