Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HM-331 Kenwood
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MICRO HI-FI COMPONENT SYSTEM INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORA TION B60-4228-00 00 CH (M,T) OC 9809 HM-331 DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO COMPACT COMPACT TEXT.
HM-331 (En/T) 2 Preparation section CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE CO VER (OR BA CK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE, REFER SER- VICING T O QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL.
Preparation section HM-331 (En/T) 3 Contents Preparation section Application section Basic section Knowledge section Before applying power ............................... 2 Safety precautions ...........................................................
HM-331 (En/T) 4 Preparation section CD player and auto-reverse cassette deck as standard equipment A CD player and auto-reverse cassette deck are provided, making the unit an integrated micro stereo system for enjoyment of multiple music sources.
Preparation section HM-331 (En/T) 5 Handling of discs Before applying power Safety tab (accidental erasure prevention tab) After an important recording has been finished, break the safety tab, to prevent the recorded contents from being erased or recorded on accidentally.
HM-331 (En/T) 6 Preparation section Malfunction of microcomputer If operation is not possible or erroneous display appears even though all connections have been made proper ly , r eset the microcomput er referring to “In case of difficulty”.
Preparation section HM-331 (En/T) 7 FM 300 Ω FM 75 Ω AM GND DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL ANTENNA AUX INPUT R L AC 110 –120V AC 2 20 –240V SPEAKERS ( 6–16 Ω ) + – – + R L SUPER WOOFER PRE OUT MA.
HM-331 (En/T) 8 Preparation section FM 300 Ω FM 75 Ω AM GND DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL ANTENNA AUX INPUT R L AC 110 –120V AC 2 20 –240V SPEAKERS ( 6–16 Ω ) + – – + R L SUPER WOOFER PRE OUT MA.
Preparation section HM-331 (En/T) 9 Controls and indicators Display ( The displays giv en in this manual are appr o ximations only . They ma y dif fer fr om what act ually appears on the display .
HM-331 (En/T) 10 Preparation section Main unit Controls and indicators About the one-touch operation function This unit incorporates the one-touch operation function for the user's convenience. With this function, pressing any key enclosed in while the unit is in standby mode immediately start playback (or reception).
Preparation section HM-331 (En/T) 11 2 2 2 2 panel open / close FM 300 Ω FM 75 Ω AM GND DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL ANTENNA AUX INPUT + SPEAKERS ( 6–16 Ω ) + – – + R L SUPER WOOFER PRE OUT MANUAL AUTO PANEL OPEN/CLOSE MANUAL AUTO Controls and indicators Turning the knob switches the function as shown in the character information display.
HM-331 (En/T) 12 Preparation section Remote control unit The keys on the remote control unit with the same names as on the main unit have the same function as the keys on the main unit.
Preparation section HM-331 (En/T) 13 Operation of remote control unit 3 Close the cover. 1 Remove the cover. 2 Insert batteries. ÷ Insert two R6 (“AA”-size) batteries following the polarity indications.
HM-331 (En/T) 14 Basic section Let's put out some sound Basic use method Listening through headphones Muting the sound temporarily Bass and treble compensation "sound" key 1. Set the “on/standby” key to ON (ST ANDBY). When the “on/standby” key ( ) is pressed while the unit is ON, the unit is switched off.
HM-331 (En/T) 15 Basic section LOUD EX.BASS A.P.S. A.P.S. phones Listening through headphones Insert the headphone plug into the “phones” jack. ÷ Headphones with a stereo mini plug can be con- nected.
HM-331 (En/T) 16 Basic section 1BIT DUAL D/A CONVEATER 2 2 2 2 1 1 Let's put out some sound Playback of CD When a disc is placed into the CD player in advance, the unit will be switched on automatically by press- ing the CD 6 k e y , and pla yback will star t.
HM-331 (En/T) 17 Basic section 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +10 0 Let's put out some sound Skipping tracks T o skip backw ard T o skip forw ard ÷ The track in the direction of the key pressed is skipped, and the selected track will be played from the beginning.
HM-331 (En/T) 18 Basic section Let's put out some sound Playback of tape If you load a tape in the cassette deck in advance while the pow er is of f . pressing the T APE k ey t urns po w er on aut omatically and starts the tape pla yback. T o stop pla ybac k tape EQ.
HM-331 (En/T) 19 Basic section 1 Select “TAPE RVS. ?”. 2 Select. 3 Set it. A M 845 d o w n u p VOLUME / multi control A M 000 0 Let's put out some sound T o wind tape at high speed (remote control only) ÷ Press the 7 key to stop fast winding.
HM-331 (En/T) 20 Basic section Let's put out some sound Receiving broadcast station It is also possible to receive them by one-touch operations by storing up to 40 stations in the pr eset memory . When the “TUNER/band” key is pressed, the unit will automatically be switched on and reception status will be reached.
HM-331 (En/T) 21 Basic section PGM A M 845 Let's put out some sound 1 Press the ENTER key during reception. 2 Select one of the preset numbers from 1 to 40. 3 Press the ENTER key again. (Repeat steps 1 , 2 , 3 to preset other stations) ( Proceed to step 2 while “MEMORY” is lit.
HM-331 (En/T) 22 Basic section Recording on T APE Note that this cassette deck cannot record onto Metal tapes. Note Note 1. Load a tape in deck. 1 Open the door of deck. 2 Insert a tape. 3 Close the door. ÷ Differentiation between normal (TYPE ) and high (TYPE ) tape is set automatically.
HM-331 (En/T) 23 Basic section TAPE rec CD • • • • • • REC CD TAPE Pause the recording ÷ Press the “TAPE rec” key during recording. It stops after leaving a non-recorded blank of 4 seconds. (Press the key again to resume recording.
HM-331 (En/T) 24 Application section PGM • CD • • • • STEREO FM PM A M MHz kHz BE S TUNED RANDOM PGM REPEAT ALL SLEEP A . P . S . O . T . T . PR AUTO TOTAL TRACK NO. 8 05 8 P-01 Playback of CD Listening in the desired sequence (program playback) Use the follo wing pr ocedure t o pr ogr am desired tr ac ks in a desir ed order .
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 25 Playback of CD Repeated playback Y ou can r epeatedly list en t o a f a vor it e trac k or disc. Select the “CD” input. Setup for repeating a single track 1 Confirm that the “PGM” indi- cator is not lit. 2 Select “REPEAT”.
HM-331 (En/T) 26 Application section Select the “CD” input. Listening to an unexpected title sequence (random playback) As the titles eac h time are select ed randomly , the music can be enjo y ed without get ting tir ed of it. Confirm that the “PGM” indicator is not lit.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 27 In regard to the DOT DISP . key When a title recorded in a CD-TEXT disc is too long to be displayed in the dot display, press this key to scroll the display and view the characters which has not be displayed. (When pressed during stop) (When pressed during playback) Scrolls the track title display.
HM-331 (En/T) 28 Application section RDS is a system which transmits useful informa- tion (digital data) for FM broadcasts together with the br oadcast signal. T uners and r eceiv ers designed for RDS reception can extract the in- formation from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 29 By specifying the type of program (genre) you want to listen to, the tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broad- casting a program of the specified type. Searching for a desired program type (PTY search) Set the reception band to FM.
HM-331 (En/T) 30 Application section Start the search. 3 T o change to a different program type : Repeat steps 1 , 2 , 3 . When searching for a Rock Music broadcast Display while the tuner is searching. Blinks When a station is received. Goes off Program type name display.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 31 Select the desired information. 1 1 Receive a broadcast. 2 Select ”A. MEMORY (or A.PRESET) ?”. 3 Auto preset the stations. 2 The EON data presently being broadcasted are taken in auto- matically. Set the reception band to FM.
HM-331 (En/T) 32 Application section ÷ When one of the stations of the network of the station received in 3 starts broadcasting the program contents selected in 2 , that station will be received automatically. At this time, Tape playback will stop and CD playback will pause.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 33 Convenient Recording Methods Selection of the Recording T ype This unit provides the following recording fea- tures in addition to normal recording. Select the appropriate method according to the purpose of recording.
HM-331 (En/T) 34 Application section One-touch recording (CD = T APE) The one-touch recording can record all tracks in a CD with a one-touch operation (all-track recording). It can also record the current CD track being played from the beginning (single-track recording).
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 35 Program recording (CD = T APE) Desired CD tracks can be programmed in the desired sequence and recorded onto a tape. Recording preparation is required. ™ (Be sure to put the cassette deck in stop mode.) Convenient Recording Methods 1 Start recording.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 36 1 2 d o w n u p VOLUME / multi control TONE BASS TC- -6 • • MD E TITL E T one adjustment T one adjustment The low est and highest fr equency bands can be adjusted independently . (Remote contr ol only) Each press switches the operation.
HM-331 (En/T) 37 Application section 2 3 1 d o w n u p VOLUME / multi control Adjusting the AUX Input Level This adjusts the input level for the external equipment (video deck etc.) connected to the AUX input terminal. Adjust so that the volume of the AUX input source sounds at an equivalent level to the CD .
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 38 1 1 3 2 2 Set it. d o w n u p VOLUME / multi control 1 2 Set it. Clock adjustment Enter the figure of hour . Activate the clock adjustment mode. Example: Adjustment to 8:07 ÷ The time display starts to blink. ÷ The “CLOCK” display starts to blink during time setting.
HM-331 (En/T) 39 Application section T imer operation TUNER T+2• • • STEREO FM PM A M MHz kHz BEST HITS O.T TUNED RANDOM PGM REPEAT ALL SLEEP A.P.S. O.T.T. PROG. AUTO TOTAL TRACK NO. 80181 705 1 2 d o w n u p VOLUME / multi control Adjust the clock before setting the timer.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 40 1 2 3 d o w n u p VOLUME / multi control Setting the Program T imer T wo 24-hour timer syst ems (PROG.1, PR OG.2) (which can be used ev ery da y) ar e av ailable.
HM-331 (En/T) 41 Application section 1 Adjust the time. 2 Set it. ON N TIME 2• • • STEREO FM PM A M MHz kHz BEST HITS O.T. E TUNED RANDOM PGM REPEAT ALL SLEEP A.P.S. O.T.T. PROG. R AUTO TOTAL TRACK NO. 80181 700 1 2 4 5 OFF T TIME • • • STEREO FM PM A M MHz kHz BEST HITS O.
Application section HM-331 (En/T) 42 TIMER TIMER TIMER SLEEP SLEEP • • 10 • • STEREO FM PM A M MHz kHz BEST HITS O. TUNED RANDOM PGM REPEAT ALL SLEEP A.P.S. O.T.T. PROG. AUTO TOTAL TRACK NO. 8 01 80 012 1 2 1 2 POWER STEREO TUNED RANDOM PGM REPEAT ALL SLEEP A.
HM-331 (En/T) 43 Knowledge section Cleaning the head section Cleaning the heads and peripheral components For maintaining the best condition of the deck and for longer service life, always keep the heads (recording / playback / erase), capstan and pinch roller clean.
HM-331 (En/T) 44 Knowledge section In case of difficulty Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction (impos- sibility to oper ate, er r oneous displa y , etc.) when the power cord is unplugged while unit is ON or due to an exter nal fact or .
HM-331 (En/T) 45 Knowledge section Remedy Cause Symptom CD player section ÷ Place the disc properly, with the label side facing upward. ÷ Place the disc properly. ÷ Clean the disc referring to “Disc han- dling precautions” . ÷ Try another disc.
HM-331 (En/T) 46 Knowledge section In case of difficulty Remedy Cause Symptom ÷ Clean the head referring to “Mainte- nance” . ÷ Try another tape. ÷ Play a recorded tape. ÷ Close the holder completely. ÷ Press operation keys in more than a few seconds after closing the cassette holder.
HM-331 (En/T) 47 Knowledge section Specifications [Amplifier section] Effective output power during STEREO operation 1 kHz, 1 0 % T .H.D., at 6 Ω ................... 15 W + 15 W Rated output power during STEREO operation Other countries 1 kHz, 0.7 % T .
For your records Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for informa- tion or service on this product.
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