KRC-208S KRC-218 KRC-28MR: Instruction Manual Mode D'Emploi Manual de Instrucciones Manual de Instruções
KRC-208S KRC-218 KRC-28MR: Instruction Manual Mode D'Emploi Manual de Instrucciones Manual de Instruções
KRC-208S KRC-218 KRC-28MR: Instruction Manual Mode D'Emploi Manual de Instrucciones Manual de Instruções
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CASSETTE RECEIVER
KRC-208S INSTRUCTION MANUAL
KRC-218 AMPLI-TUNER-LECTEUR DE CASSETTE
MODE D’EMPLOI
KRC-28MR RADIO CASETE
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
RADIO CASSETE
MANUAL DE INSTRUÇÕES
Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best
performance from your new cassette-receiver.
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 KENWOOD dealer for information or service on the product.
Model KRC-208S/218/28MR Serial number
© B64-1538-00 (KW)
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Contents
English
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Safety precautions
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
2WARNING 2CAUTION
You cannot connect the unit directly to the
To prevent injury or fire, take the To prevent damage to the machine, following CD automatic changers. If you want
following precautions: take the following precautions: to use older changers with the unit, follow
• Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully • Make sure to ground the unit to a negative the directions below according to the type of
locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out of 12V DC power supply. changer you own:
place when jolted. • Do not open the top or bottom covers of the • KDC-C200 / KDC-C300 / KDC-C400
• When extending the ignition, battery, or unit. Use the extension cable and the control box
ground wires, make sure to use automotive- • Do not install the unit in a spot exposed to attached to the CD changer, and the optional
grade wires or other wires with a 0.75mm2 direct sunlight or excessive heat or humidity. CA-DS100 converter cord.
(AWG18) or more to prevent wire Also avoid places with too much dust or the • KDC-C301 / KDC-C600 / KDC-C800 / KDC-
deterioration and damage to the wire coating. possibility of water splashing. C601 / KDC-C401
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave • Do not set the removed faceplate or the Use the extension cable attached to the CD
any metallic objects (such as coins or metal faceplate case in areas exposed to direct changer, and the optional CA-DS100
tools) inside the unit. sunlight, excessive heat or humidity. Also converter cord.
• If the unit starts to emit smoke or strange avoid places with too much dust or the
smells, turn off the power immediately and possibility of water splashing. • KDC-C100 / KDC-C302 / C205 / C705 /
consult your Kenwood dealer. • To prevent deterioration, do not touch the non-Kenwood CD changers
• Make sure not to get your fingers caught terminals of the unit or faceplate with your Cannot be used with this model.
between the faceplate and the unit. fingers. 2CAUTION
• Be careful not to drop the unit or subject it to • Do not subject the faceplate to excessive
strong shock. shock, as it is a piece of precision equipment. You can damage both your unit and
The unit may break or crack because it • When replacing a fuse, only use a new one the CD changer if you connect them
contains glass parts. with the prescribed rating. Using a fuse with incorrectly.
• Do not touch the liquid crystal fluid if the LCD the wrong rating may cause your unit to
is damaged or broken due to shock. The malfunction.
liquid crystal fluid may be dangerous to your • To prevent a short circuit when replacing a
health or even fatal. fuse, first disconnect the wiring harness.
If the liquid crystal fluid from the LCD • Do not place any object between the
contacts your body or clothing, wash it off faceplate and the unit.
with soap immediately. • Do not use your own screws. Use only the
screws provided. If you use the wrong
screws, you could damage the unit.
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Safety precautions
Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals Cleaning the Tape Head
English
NOTE
If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get After you have listened to many cassettes
• If you experience problems during dirty, wipe them with a dry, soft cloth. over a long period of time, magnetic powder
installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. from the tapes and dust accumulates on the
• If the unit does not seem to be working right, tape head, causing noise and a deterioration
Cleaning the Unit in sound quality. Clean the tape head using a
try pressing the reset button first. If that does
not solve the problem, consult your Kenwood If the front panel gets dirty, turn off the cleaning tape or cleaning kit designed for use
dealer. power and wipe the panel with a dry silicon in car audio systems.
cloth or soft cloth.
2CAUTION
PWR
SRC OFF
40Wx 4
HIGH POWER
CLK
REW
PR
FF
OG
40Wx 4
Handling Cassette Tapes
AUTO AME ADJ CRSC
FM
DISC
Do not wipe the panel with a hard cloth or a • Do not play a cassette whose tape has gone
LOUD SCAN RDM REP TC/D.SCN M.RDM
cloth dampened by volatile solvents such as slack. In such a case, wind it tight using a
ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUD
A.ADJ
AM
paint thinner and alcohol. They can scratch pencil or the like in one of the spools. Playing
the surface of the panel and/or cause the slack cassette tapes can result in the tape
Reset button indicator letters to peel off. tangling around the capstan and/or pinch
rollers, causing trouble.
• Characters in the LCD may become difficult • Do not play a deformed cassette or one
to read in temperatures below 41 ˚F (5 ˚C). whose label is starting to come off, as it can
cause the unit to malfunction.
• The illustrations of the display and the panel
appearing in this manual are examples used FCC WARNING • Do not leave tapes in hot places, such as on
to explain more clearly how the controls are This equipment may generate or use radio dashboards and other spots exposed to
used. Therefore, what appears on the display frequency energy. Changes or modifications direct sunlight, or near heater outlets. They
in the illustrations may differ from what to this equipment may cause harmful can deform the cassette.
appears on the display on the actual interference unless the modifications are • Avoid using extremely long cassette tapes,
equipment, and some of the illustrations on expressly approved in the instruction manual. such as 100-minute-long tapes. Such tapes
the display may represent something The user could lose the authority to operate are very thin, and can tangle easily around
impossible in actual operation. this equipment if an unauthorized change or the pinch rollers or other parts inside the unit,
40Wx 4
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General features
Power
Release button
Turning on the power:
SRC / Press the SRC (source) button.
u PWR OFF CLK 4 FM ¢
NOTE
Turn the power on before carrying out the following procedures.
PWR
SRC OFF
REW
PR
FF
OG Turning off the power:
CLK
40Wx 4
HIGH POWER
AUTO AME ADJ CRSC
Press the PWR OFF button for at least one second.
40Wx 4
DISC
FM
ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUD AM
A.ADJ
Switching Modes
d #1 ~ 5 AUD AM Switching Modes:
ATT / LOUD Each time you press the SRC (source) button, the mode
switches as follows:
▼
Tuner mode
▼
Tape mode
ATT indicator Clock display ▼
External disc control mode (KRC-208S/28MR only)
▼
Standby mode
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General features
English
Volume 1 Press the AUD button for at least one second to enter the
control mode.
Increasing Volume:
Press the u button to turn up the volume. 2 Selecting mode
Decreasing Volume: Press either the FM or AM button.
Press the d button to turn down the volume. Each time the button is pressed, the adjustment mode will
change.
Please refer to the following for the contents of the adjustment
modes.
NOTE Source tone memory
Attenuator Each source ( tape, CD, FM, AM and disc changer ) has its own
This function allows you to turn down the volume quickly. memory in which to store the bass and treble tone settings.
The settings made for a particular source are recalled
Turning Attenuator On/Off:
automatically whenever you use that source ( for example, FM
Press the ATT button to switch the attenuator on and off.
mode uses the tone settings made for FM, AM for AM, etc.).
When the attenuator is on, the ATT indicator blinks.
When the attenuator is off, the volume returns to the original 3 Adjust each mode
level. Press the 4/¢ button.
NOTE Please refer to the following for the adjusting values.
Turning the volume up, or turning it all the way down deactivates 4 Press the AUD button to end the control mode.
the attenuator function.
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Clock display
Turning clock display On/Off:
Press the CLK button to switch the clock display on and off.
The £ indicator lights while the clock is displayed.
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ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUD AM
A.ADJ
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40Wx 4 40Wx 4
Press the CRSC button for at least one second to turn the HIGH POWER
AUTO AME ADJ CRSC
DISC
function on/off. FM
40Wx 4
40Wx 4
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PWR
SRC OFF
REW FF
PR OG
CLK
40Wx 4
HIGH POWER
CRSC
AUTO AME ADJ
FM
DISC
Playing Disc mode
This function permits the connection of optional players and
LOUD SCAN RDM REP TC/D.SCN M.RDM the playing of discs.
ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 AUD AM
A.ADJ
Playing Discs:
Press the SRC button repeatedly to select the external disc
SCAN REP M.RDM DISC- control mode.
RDM D.SCN The disc will start playing.
NOTE
The external disc control mode will differ, depending on the unit
that is connected.
Mode Display Examples
• "DISC" ...when a disc changer is connected
REP indicator /when a CD player is connected
NOTE
Track number Disc number • When one disc has finished playing its last track, the next disc in
the changer starts playing. When the last disc in the changer
has finished, the player returns to the first disc and starts
playing it.
• Disc #10 is displayed as "0".
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2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit.
1 ..........................................1 3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiring harness.
4. Connect the wiring harness wires in the following order: ground,
battery, ignition.
2 ..........................................1 5. Connect the wiring harness connector to the unit.
6. Install the unit in your car.
7. Reconnect the - battery.
3 ..........................................2 8. Press the reset button.
2CAUTION
• If your car's ignition does not have an ACC position, connect
4 ..........................................1 the ignition wires to a power source that can be turned on and
off with the ignition key. If you connect the ignition wire to a
power source with a constant voltage supply, as with battery
wires, the battery may die.
5 ..........................................4 • If the console has a lid, make sure to install the unit so that the
faceplate will not hit the lid when closing and opening.
• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires aren’t touching to
cause a short circuit, then replace the old fuse with one with
6 ..........................................4 the same rating.
• Do not let unconnected wires or terminals touch metal on the
car or anything else conducting electricity. To prevent a short
circuit, do not remove the caps on the ends of the unconnected
7 ..........................................1 wires or the terminals.
(KRC-208S / 218 only) • Connect the speaker wires correctly to the terminals to which
they correspond. The unit may be damaged or fail to work if you
2CAUTION share the - wires or ground them to any metal part in the car.
The use of any accessories except for those provided might • After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps,
result in damage to the unit. Make sure only to use the blinkers, wipers, etc. on the car are working properly.
accessories shipped with the unit, as shown above. • Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl tape or other similar
material.
• Some disc changers need conversion cords for connection. See
the section on "Safety Precautions" for details.
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Fuse (10A)
FM/AM antenna input
Wiring harness
Connect either to the power (Accessory1)
control terminal when using the
optional power amplifier, or to
the antenna control terminal in P.CONT Power control/Motor antenna
the vehicle. control wire (Blue/White) White/Black
ANT.
CONT. To front left
FRONT • L
speaker
White
If no connections are made, do not let Gray/Black
ACC the wire come out from the tab. To front right
FRONT • R
speaker
Ignition key Car fuse
switch Gray
box
Green/Black
To rear left
Ignition wire (Red) speaker
REAR • L
Car fuse box Green
(Main fuse)
Battery wire (Yellow) Purple/Black
To rear right
speaker
REAR • R
Ground wire (Black) · (To car chassis)
Purple
Battery
2CAUTION
When only two speakers are being connected to the system,
2WARNING
connect the connectors either to both the front output
If you connect the ignition wire (red) and the battery wire terminals or to both the rear output terminals (do not mix
(yellow) to the car chassis (ground), you may cause a short front and rear). For example, if you connect the + connector
circuit, that in turn may start a fire. Always connect those wires of the left speaker to a front output terminal, do not connect
to the power source running through the fuse box. the - connector to a rear output terminal.
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Installation
Firewall or metal support 1 Refer to the section “Removing the hard rubber frame (P.19)”
and then remove the hard rubber frame.
2 Align the holes in the unit (two locations on each side) with the
vehicle mounting bracket and secure the unit with the
Accessory4 accessory screws.
N
T
8 mm
MAX. 8mm
MAX.
N T/N 5
T 6
ø5mm ø5mm
Bend the tabs of the
mounting sleeve with T: Toyota cars
a screwdriver or N: Nissan cars Accessory5...for Nissan car
similar utensil and Accessory6 ...for Toyota car
Self-tapping Accessory2 attach it in place. 2CAUTION
screw Metal mounting
strap
• During installation, do not use any screws except for those
(commercially
provided. The use of different screws might result in damage to
available)
the main unit.
NOTE • Damage may occur if a screwdriver or similar tool is used with
excessive force during the installations.
Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is
unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound may skip).
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Installation
1 Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and remove the two 1 Refer to the section “Removing the hard rubber frame (P.19)”
locks on the lower level. and then remove the hard rubber frame.
Lower the frame and pull it forward as shown in the figure. 2 Remove the Hex-head screw with integral washer (M4×8) on
the back panel.
3 Insert the two removal tools deeply into the slots on each side,
Catch
Lock as shown.
Accessory3
Removal tool
2 When the lower level is removed, remove the upper two
locations. Accessory3
Removal tool
2CAUTION
Be careful to avoid injury from the catch pins on the removal
tool.
NOTE
The frame can be removed from the top side in the same 5 Pull the unit all the way out
manner. with your hands, being
careful not to drop it.
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Installation
Accessory7
2CAUTION
Never insert the taptite screw (ø4 × 16 mm) in any other screw
hole than the one specified. If you screw it in another hole, it will
contact and may cause damage to the mechanical parts inside
the unit.
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Troubleshooting Guide
What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring.
Before calling service, first check the following table for possible problems.
No sound can be heard, or the Attenuator is turned on. Turn off Attenuator.
volume is low.
The fader or balance settings are set all the way to one Reset the fader or balance settings.
side.
The input/output wires or wiring harness are connected Reconnect the input/output wires or the wiring harness
incorrectly. correctly. See the section on "Connecting Wires to
Terminals".
The cassette tape is bad. Try playing another cassette tape. If works fine, the first
tape was bad.
Tape has been inserted but The tape has not been inserted correctly in the unit. Re-insert the tape.
there is no sound/the unit will
not go into tape mode.
Nothing happens when the The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally. Press the reset button on the unit (see p.4).
buttons are pressed.
The sound quality is poor or The tape head is dirty. Clean the tape head, referring to the section on "Cleaning
distorted. the tape head" (see p.4).
One of the speaker wires is being pinched by a screw in Check the speaker wiring.
the car.
The speakers are not wired correctly. Reconnect the speaker wires so that each output
terminal is connected to a different speaker.
Radio reception is poor. The car antenna is not extended. Pull the antenna out all the way.
The antenna control wire is not connected. Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on
"Connecting Wires to Terminals".
The memory is erased when The battery wire has not been connected to the proper Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on
the ignition is turned off. terminal. "Connecting Wires to Terminals".
The ignition and battery wire are incorrectly connected. Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on
"Connecting Wires to Terminals".
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Troubleshooting Guide
The disc control mode cannot No wire has been connected to the disc changer input Connect the wire to the disc changer input terminal on
be selected. terminal on the unit. the unit.
The specified disc does not The specified CD is quite dirty. Clean the CD.
play, but another one plays
instead. The CD is upside-down. Load the CD with the labeled side up.
The disc is loaded in a different slot from that specified. Eject the disc magazine and check the number for the
specified disc.
The sound skips. Something is touching the disc changer. Remove whatever is touching it.
The CD is scratched or dirty. If skipping happens at the same place when the car is
stopped, something with the CD is wrong. Clean the CD.
The display shows that the The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally. Press the reset button on the unit (see p.4).
changer is being played, but no
sound can be heard.
The specified track will not Random play or magazine random play has been selected. Turn off random play or magazine random play.
play.
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Troubleshooting Guide
The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the
recommended actions.
E-01 No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded.
] Load the disc magazine properly.
No CD in the unit.
] Insert the CD.
E-02 No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.
] Load a disc into the disc magazine.
E-30 The faceplate of the slave unit being connected to this unit has been removed.
] Replace it.
E-99 Something is wrong with the disc magazine. Or the unit is malfunctioning for some reason.
] Check the disc magazine. And then press the reset button on the unit. If the "E- 99" code does not disappear, consult your
nearest service center.
E-0d The protective circuit in the unit activates when the temperature inside the automatic disc changer exceeds 60°C (140°F),
stopping all operation.
] Cool down the unit by opening the windows or turning on the air conditioner. As the temperature falls below 60°C (140°F),
the disc will start playing again.
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Specifications
Specifications subject to change without notice.
FM tuner section Audio section
English
Frequency range (200 kHz space) .............87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz Maximum output power .................................................40 W × 4
Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB).....................9.3dBf (0.8 µV/75 Ω) Full bandwidth power (at less than 1% THD)..................20 W × 4
Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) ................15.2dBf (1.6 µV/75 Ω) Tone action
Frequency response (±3.0 dB) ..............................30 Hz – 15 kHz Bass: ...........................................................100 Hz ±10 dB
Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) ..............................................70 dB Treble: .........................................................10 kHz ±10 dB
Selectivity (±400 kHz) .......................................................≥ 80 dB Preout level / Load .................................................1800mV/10kΩ
Stereo separation (1 kHz).....................................................40 dB Preout impedance ............................................................≤ 600 Ω
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