Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product eXcelon KDC-X993 Kenwood
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2 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Con te nt s Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 Hands-free phoning F unction Control 6 Display Settings 10 Display T ype Selection T ext Display Selection Il.
English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leav e any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Do not use this unit before canc eling Demonstration mode! This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode.
AUX [AUD] [FNC] [SRC] [ ] [AUTO] [ ] 4 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Gene ral func tion s Power/Sourc e Sel ec t but ton: [S R C] T urns o n the power. When th e power is ON, s elec t a source. SRC Sele ct m ode 1 : Press the [SRC ] but ton and then turn th e Control kn ob or push i t toward up or dow n.
English | 5 Favorite Contro l : Cont ro l k nob Y o u can rec all the var ious regis tered fu nc tions by turning th e Control k nob. For ex ample, you can re call an d playb ack the play list in iPod while lis tening to T uner. Refer to <F avor ite Control> (pag e 34) .
6 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Fu n c t i o n C o n t r o l F unctions in the table below can be set up by using Function Contr ol. 1 Enter F unction Control mode Press the [FNC] button. 2 Select a Function group. Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left.
English | 7 Source function item Function Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “iP od BY HAND” “ON”/ “OFF” * When set to “ON” , allows you to operate iP od with the control on the iP od. 14 “FILE SCAN” “ON”/ “OFF” * When set to “ON” , plays the intro of the music in the folder successively .
8 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Fu n c t i o n C o n t r o l Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition P age “SP Select” * “Front”*/ “F-R”/ “F-L ” Specify the voice output speaker . * “Call Beep ” * “ON”*/ “OFF” Output a beep from the speaker when a call comes in.
English | 9 Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition P age “SETUP” “Display Select” “T ype Selec t” “DISP TYPE [A ] – [D]” Sets the display pattern. —1 0 “Graphic Select” “Graphic 1 –2” Sets the Type C spectrum analyzer display .
10 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Displa y Sett ings Display T ype Selection Shown below are examples of displa y types. Display Display T ype “TYPE [A]” Displays 4 to 5 lines of te xt. “TYPE [B]” Displays a line of text and video .
English | 11 In Audio file/ iP od source Information Display Title & Artist name “Title/Artist” Album & Artist name “ Album/Ar tist” Folder name “F older name” File name “File na.
12 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Displa y Sett ings Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selects the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select the AUX source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Auxiliary input display setting mode Select “MENU” > “Name Set” .
English | 13 Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of Audio file/ Internal CD source Music Search Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played now . 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “SEARCH” is displayed.
14 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of iPod Searching for Music by Initial Y ou can select an alphabetic character from the list in the browse item (artist, album, etc.) selected now . 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button.
English | 15 F unction of remote control Direct Music Search Searchs the music by entering the track number . 1 Enter the music number Press the number buttons on the r emote control. 2 Search the music Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Cancelling Dir ect Music S earch Press the [ 38 ] button.
16 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U T uner Operation F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. “– – – –” is displayed.
English | 17 F unction of KDC-X993/ KDC-X693 Progr am T ype Preset Putting the Pr ogram T ype in the Preset button memory and quick recall. Presetting the Progr am T ype 1 Select the Program T ype to preset Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 17).
18 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U HD Radio tuner control F unction of KDC-HD942U KDC-X993/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U with KTC-HR300 (Optional A ccessory) Station Pr eset Memory Putting a station in the memory. 1 Select the frequency to put in the memor y Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left.
English | 19 HD Radio T agging (iT unes T agging) Using an iT unes T agging enabled HD Radio you can tag your music. When you hear a song you enjoy on your local HD Radio station, you only have t o press the Control knob . The song’ s information will then be saved on this unit.
20 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Operation of hands-free phoning Befo re Use • F or details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free function, see <About the Cell-Phone> (page 46). • Y ou need to register y our cell-phone before using it with this unit.
English | 21 Dial a number 1 Enter dialing method mode KDC-X993: Press the [ ] button. KDC-HD942U/ KDC-X693/ KDC-MP642U: Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second . 2 Select the number dial mode Press the C ontrol knob. Select the “DIAL ” display .
22 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Operation of hands-free phoning F unction of KDC-X993 KDC-HD942U/ KDC-X693/ KDC-MP642U with K CA-BT200 (Optional Ac cessor y) Calling a number in the Phone Book 1 Enter dialing method mode KDC-X993: Press the [ ] button.
English | 23 Make a v oice dialing call 1 Enter voic e recognize mode Select “BT ” > “Voic e Recognize ” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). “Ready ” is displayed. 2 Press the C ontrol knob.
24 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Bluetooth Audio Opera tion Befo re Use • F or details on the Bluetooth Audio player which can be connected, see <About the Bluetooth Audio player> (page 47). • Y ou need to register y our Bluetooth Audio player before using it with this unit.
English | 25 Activating Security C ode ⁄ • Y ou can set the Secur ity Code with a 4 digit number of your choice. • The Security Code cannot be displayed or refer enced.
26 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Othe r F unct ions Date F ormat Selection 1 Select Date format mode Select “MENU” > “Date Mode ” . F or how to select Function Control it ems, refer t o <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Date format mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1 second.
English | 27 Demonstration mode setting T urning the demonstration mode ON/OFF . 1 Select Demonstration mode Select “MENU” > “DEMO Mode” . F or how to select Function Control it ems, refer t o <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Set the Demonstration mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 2 seconds.
28 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Audio A djustments Audio C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Audio C ontrol items; Adjustment Item Display Range Rear volume “REAR VOL UME” 0 — 35.
English | 29 Cabin selection Y ou can compensate the delay of the sound arrival time by selecting your environment fr om the following car types; Car type Display Not compensating .
30 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U D T A (Digital Time Alignment) setting Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Cabin selection> (page 29). 1 Enter D T A setting mode Select “SOUND” > “Setup ” > “DT A ” .
English | 31 Preset Equalizer curve select Y ou can select following Equalizer curve; Equalizer curve Display Natural “Natur al” User* “User” Rock “Rock” Pops “P ops” Easy “Easy” T.
32 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Sound Setup Preset position selection Accor ding to the listening position, select the position from the following settings so that the normal position of the sound environment can be compensated in accor dance with the selected position; Compensation seat Range Not compensating .
English | 33 Audio Pr eset Recall Recalling the sound setup register ed by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 33). 1 Select the source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Audio preset r ecall mode Select “SOUND” > “Pr eset” > “Recall” . F or how to select Function Control it ems, refer t o <F unction Control> (page 6).
34 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Fav o r i t e C o n t r o l F av orite Preset Recall Retrieving an item register ed to F avorite. 1 Enter F avorite P reset Recall mode T urn the Control knob. 2 Select the number to recall in the Fa vorite memory T urn the Control knob.
English | 35 F av orite Name Setting Giving a name to Pr eset Memor y registered t o Fa v o r i t e . 1 Enter Preset Recall mode T urn the Control knob. 2 Retrieve the Pr eset Memory to change T urn the Control knob. 3 Enter F avorite Name set mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1 second.
36 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth device T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to reg ister it (pairing). Y ou can register up to fiv e Bluetooth devices to this unit.
English | 37 Downloading the Phone Book Download the phone book data from the cell- phone to this unit so that you can use the Phone Book of this unit. T o download automatically If the cell-phone suppor ts a phone book synchronization function, the phone book is downloaded automatically after Bluetooth connection.
38 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Bluetooth Setup Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a register ed Bluetooth device. 1 Select Bluetooth device deletion mode Select “MENU” > “Device Delete ” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6).
English | 39 Select “PB Name Delete” (Delete) 5 Delete a voice tag Press the C ontrol knob. 6 T urn the Control knob to select “ YES” , and then press the Contr ol knob. Exit Phonebook name edit mode Press the [FNC] button. ⁄ • Audio sound is not output during voice tag registration.
40 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Bluetooth Setup SMS (Short Message S ervice) The SMS arrived at the cell-phone is displa yed on the receiver . A newly arrived message is displayed . ¤ • T o prevent car accidents, the driver should not read the SMS while driving.
English | 41 Satellite Radio tuner ( O ptional Ac cessor y ) control Basic Operation Selecting S atellite Radio source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “SA T ”/ “SIRIUS”/ “XM” display . ⁄ • Y ou need to register to the service provider to receive the service by Satellite Radio.
42 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the channel and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. 2 Enter the channel Press the number buttons .
English | 43 Basic Operations of remote control SRC VOL AT T AU D AT T DIRECT 0 — 9 SRC VOL AUD 2-ZONE FM/AM General con trol Volume contr ol [VOL] Sou rce se lec t [SR C] Vo lu m e r e d u ce [A TT] When th e but ton is presse d again, the volum e returns to the previous level .
44 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Loading and Replacing battery Use two “ AA”/ “R6”-size batteries. Slide the cover while pressing downwar ds to remove it as illustrated. Inser t the batteries with the + and – poles aligned properly , following the illustration inside the case.
English | 45 Appendix About Audio file • Playable A udio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WM A (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file f ormat ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo , Long file name.
46 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Appendix About Satellite Radio tuner (Optional) This unit supports Satellite Radio tuners which are released by SIRIUS and XM.
English | 47 About the Cell-Phone This unit conforms to the following Bluet ooth specifications: Version Bluet ooth Standard V er . 1.2 Profile HFP (Hands Fr ee Profile) OPP (Object Push Pr ofile) PBAP (Phonebook Access P rofile) SYNC (Synchr onization Profile) F or the cell-phones verified for compatibility, access the following URL: http://www.
48 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Appendix Menu Glossary • AMP Selecting “OFF” turns off the built-in amplifier . T urning off the built-in amplifier improves the quality of the sound from Pr eout.
English | 49 • BT DVC Status (Displaying the Bluetooth devic e Status) Y ou can display the connection status, signal strength, and battery level. : Batter y level of cell-phone. F ull Nearly dead : Signal strength of cell-phone . Maximum M inimum ⁄ • Icons are not displayed if inf ormation cannot be obtained from the cell-phone.
50 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Accessor ies/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 4 ..........4 2 ..........2 5 * 3 m (9.5 ft) ..........1 3 ..........4 *Accessory of KDC-X993 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a shor t circuit, remov e the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery.
English | 51 Connecting Wires to T erminals P .CONT ILLUMI ANT . CONT MUTE – + REMO.CONT L R L R FM/AM antenna input Fr ont output F use (10A) Microphone (Accessory 5 ) Microphone input (KDC-X993 on.
52 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Installation/Removing the Unit non-Japanese cars Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. ⁄ • Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place.
English | 53 Accessory of KDC-X993 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 Wir e the microphone cable up to the hands-free box with it secured at several positions using tape or the like.
54 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U T roubleshooting Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subw oofer . • No output from the subw oofer . • Cannot set up the sub woofer position of Manual position setting.
English | 55 Hands-free ? The hands-free talk volume is low . ✔ The hands-free talk v olume is set at a low level. ☞ The hands-free talk volume can be adjusted independently. A djust it during hands-free talk. “MENU” > “Mic Gain” and “NR Level” <Function Control> (page6).
56 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U T roubleshooting Guide No Music Data/Error 15: • The connected USB device contains no playable audio file. • Media was played that does not have data recorded that the unit can play . USB ERROR: Some trouble may hav e occurred to the connected USB device.
English | 57 FM tuner section Fr equency range (200 kH z space) : 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MH z Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 V/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) : 15.
58 | KDC-X993/ KDC-HD942U/ KDC- X693/ KDC-MP642U Specif ications USB Interface USB Standard : USB1.1/ 2.0 (F ull speed) File Syst em : F A T16/ 32 MP3 decode : Compliant with MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer-3 WMA decode : Compliant with Windows Media Audio AAC decode : AAC-L C " .
English | 59 2 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified her ein may result in hazardous radiation exposur e. In compliance with Federal Regulations, f ollowing are repr oductions of labels on, or inside the product relating to laser product saf ety.
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