Kenwood KRC-V879R User Manual
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KRC-V879R CASSETTE RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL KRC-779R B64-1917-00 (EN) - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 2
(DNPP 29 Menu settings Menu System 30 Mask Key 31 Touch Sensor Tone 31 Manual Time Adjustment 32 Automatic Time Adjustment 32 Selectable Illumination 32 Switching Graphic Display 32 Variable the Unit 43 Locking the faceplate to the unit 44 Troubleshooting Guide 45 Specifications 49 -2- - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 3
Safety precautions 2WARNING 2CAUTION To prevent injury and/or fire, take the following precautions: • Insert the unit all the way until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fly out of place during collisions and other jolts. • When extending the ignition, battery or ground cables, make - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 4
you experience problems during installation illustrations of the display and the panel appearing in this manual are examples used to explain more clearly how the controls 's" signal. The "Mask Key" will also be required for service repair. NOTE If you send products in for repair that include a - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 5
the like in one of the spools. Playing slack cassette tapes can result in the tape tangling around the capstan and/or pinch rollers, causing trouble. • Do not play a deformed cassette or one whose label is starting to come off, as it can cause the unit to malfunction. • Do not leave - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 6
English General features 5 SRC/ Q PWR OFF CLK ANG LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP PROG /PTY PWR OFF AUD MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S ANG ∞ ATT/ LOUD KRC-V879R ATT indicator 4 AM ¢ FM SYSTEM Q indicator LOUD indicator Clock indicator Speaker Setting indicator KRC-779R Clock - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 7
w Tuner mode w Tape mode w External disc control mode 1 w External disc control mode 2 / AUX mode w Standby mode Pressing 4 or ¢ button during this mode allows you to select "AUX" , "TV" , "VCP" , "GAME" or "PORTABLE" in the AUX mode. The AUX-name selection mode can be exited by pressing the DISP - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 8
General features English Loudness This function amplifies low and high tones when the volume is turned down. The LOUD indicator lights up, when the loudness function is on. Turning Loudness On/Off: Hold down the LOUD button for one second or more to switch the loudness on and off. System Q You can - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 9
setting 2. • The face plate angle cannot be adjusted during tape play. Forced Closing This function prevents tampering with the unit your car is being serviced etc. Hiding the unit with the ignition turned on (forced closing): Hold down the SRC button for one second or more. The faceplate will - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 10
English General features Removing the Faceplate The faceplate can be detached from the unit, helping to deter theft. Removing the faceplate: 1 Choose the way from among the following and open the faceplate. Turn the ignition off, hold down the SRC button for one second or more when the control - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 11
Audio control features AUD FM LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP PROG /PTY PWR OFF AUD MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S ANG KRC-V879R Selecting mode 4 AM ¢ Setting value KRC-779R Selecting mode Setting value Audio Control Setting Adjust various parameters of sound quality. 1 Hold down - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 12
English Audio control features Bass Centre Frequency Adjust the centre frequency of the bass. Display and setting: "Bsaa FRQ"/"Bass F" : 60 / 70 / 80 / 100 (Only when the bass quality factor is set to 1.00, 1.25 or 1.50) / 150 (Only when the bass quality factor is set to 2.00) Hz. Bass Level Adjust - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 13
Treble Level Adjust the treble level. Display and setting: "TRE"/"Treble" : - 8 - + 8 Balance Level Adjust the balance level. Display and setting: "Balance" : Left 15 - Right 15 Fader Level Adjust the fader level. Display and setting: "Fader" : Rear 15 - Front 15 Tuner features SRC FM LOUD B NR - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 14
travelling long distances, the preset number is not displayed. In such cases, pressing the 4/¢ button to use preset station seek will receive channel 1. • Manual Tuning Press the ¢ button to increase the frequency by one step. Press the 4 button to decrease the frequency by one step. 2 Press the - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 15
display used when listening to the radio. Switching the Display: Each time you press the DISP button, the display changes as follows: Programme Service name (only during RDS station reception)/ Station frequency Radio text (only during RDS station reception) Displaying Frequencies during programme - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 16
stations with better reception. • If you are tuned to a station that is not a traffic information station itself but which provides services, you can still have traffic information received. • Holding down the TI button for one second or more when the TI function is on in - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 17
Please see the menu settings (page 36) about switching between manual scrolling and automatic scrolling. Radio Text Scroll This function permits the method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu. To scroll manually: 1 Press the DISP button to display the Radio Text. 2 Holding - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 18
RDS features English Programme Type (PTY) Function Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations with selected kinds of programmes. 1 Press the PTY button. "PTY" is displayed, and the Programme Type Selection (PTY) Mode entered. If you make no key input in 30 seconds, the mode will automatically - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 19
Changing Language for Programme Type(PTY) Function Changing the display language to another language. 1 Press the PTY button. "PTY" is displayed, and the Programme Type Selection (PTY) Mode entered. 2 Enter the Changing Language Mode Press the DISP button to enter the changing language mode. 3 - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 20
English Cassette player features Playing Cassette Tapes Loading and Playing Cassettes: Press the 0(EJECT) button to slide open the faceplate, showing the cassette (insertion) slot. Holding the cassette with the tape exposed to the right, insert it in the slot. The faceplate will close, and the tape - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 21
Using DPSS (Direct Programme Search System) Skip forwards or backwards to other tracks during playback. Skipping to Beginning of Current Track or to Previous Tracks (Rewind DPSS): Press the 4 button. Press once to rewind to the beginning of the current track, twice to rewind to the beginning of the - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 22
English Cassette player features Blank Skip Automatically fast forwards to the beginning of the next track when long blank spaces (10 seconds or more) are detected, continuing tape playback. This function is on, when unit is first powered on. Turning Blank Skip Function On/Off: Press the B.S button - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 23
External disc control features 38 SRC FM LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP PROG /PTY PWR OFF AUD MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S ANG SCAN RDM REP M.RDM DISP/ 4 AM ¢ NAME.S KRC-V879R Track number Track time Disc number Playing Disc mode This function permits the connection of optional - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 24
CD and "NO TITLE/NO NAME" is displayed for MD. • If you attempt to display disc title/track title when connecting the CD changer not supported for CD text feature, caution messages such as "NO TEXT" or "Reading" may be displayed. • Depending on the type of characters of the CD Text - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 25
Disc Search Search forwards or backwards through the discs in a disc changer until you reach the one that you want to listen to. Making a Reverse Disc Search: Press the AM button to display the desired disc number. Each time the button is pressed, the displayed disc number decreases by one. Play - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 26
English External disc control features Track / Disc Repeat Repeat playing the current track or disc. Turning Repeat Play Function On/Off: Press the REP button to switch the repeat play function on and off as follows : w Track Repeat ON w Disc Repeat ON w Repeat OFF "Repeat ON"/"Track Repeat ON"/"T- - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 27
to be scrolled and the entire text to be displayed. The scrolling method differs depending on the setting of scrolling in the menu. To scroll manually: 1 Press the DISP button to display the disc title or the track title. 2 Holding down the DISP button for one second or more results in - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 28
number of characters and discs whose names can be stored will differ depending on the disc changer that is connected. Please see your disc changer manual for details. • Discs are identified by their total length and number of tracks. If another disc happens to have the same specifications as one - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 29
Disc Name Preset Play (DNPP) (Function of Remote Control) If you have preset the name of a disc that you want to listen to in the disc changer, you can look for it by name and start playing it. 1 Press the DNPP button on the remote control. "DNPP" will appear in the display, and the disc name preset - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 30
English Menu settings 38 SRC FM MENU LOUD B NR SCAN B.S/RDM REP PROG /PTY PWR OFF AUD MTL/M.RDM T I DISP VOL ADJ NAME.S ANG KRC-V879R # 1-6 4 AM ¢ Menu display NEWS indicator KRC-779R AUTO indicator RDS indicator Menu display Menu System You can set the defaults for additional - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 31
Mask Key If you have transmitted the Mask Key's signal once to the unit in advance, you will have to transmit it once again if the unit has been removed from the battery. This function helps prevent theft. When using the unit for the first time: In order to deactivate the demonstration mode, be sure - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 32
display "Clock Adjust" during the selecting function in the menu system. 2 Hold down either the 4 or ¢ button for one second or more to enter the Manual time adjustment mode. The time display will blink. 3 • Adjusting the hours Press the FM button to advance the hours, or press the AM button to - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 33
end the blue adjust mode. Display and setting: 1 Select the display "Color" during the selecting function in the menu mode. 2 To set a colour manually: Hold down on the 4 or ¢ button. Pressing the ¢ button advances the colour, and pressing the 4 button reverses it. When the desirable colour appears - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 34
Menu settings English Time setting for removing the faceplate You can set the interval during which the open control panel cannot reverse to be hidden. During the period you have set, the faceplate can be removed from the faceplate bracket. Display and setting: "Off Wait" : 0s / 3s (Default - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 35
preset station seek tuning is selected. Display and setting: "Auto 1" : Auto seek tuning mode (Default setting) "Auto 2" : Preset station seek tuning mode "Manual" : Manual tuning mode When all the stations in a certain band are stored in the preset memory, the auto memory entry stops. The tuner - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 36
the same network broadcast different programmes or use different programme service names. Auto TP Seek Function When the TI function is manual scrolling and automatic scrolling is permitted. Display and setting: "Scroll Auto" : Automatic scrolling "Scroll Manual"/"Scroll MANU" : Manual scrolling - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 37
on hot places such as above the dashboard. Loading and Replacing the Batteries: Use one lithium battery (CR2025). Remove the case following the instructions as illustrated. 1 Keep on slide 2 Pull out Insert the batteries with the + and - poles aligned properly, following the illustration inside the - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 38
English Basic Operations of remote control Accessory of the KRC-V879R Basic operations • VOL buttons Press the 5 button to turn the volume up. Press the ∞ button to turn the volume down. • SRC button Each time you press the SRC button, the mode switches as follows: w Tuner mode w Tape mode w - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 39
Cassette player features • 4/¢ buttons Press the 4 button to start play again at the beginning of the current track. Press the ¢ button to start play at the beginning of the next track. Press either the 4 or ¢ button to skip backward or forward to other tracks after entering the number of tracks - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 40
English Accessories External view Number of items 1 4 .........1 .........1 2 .........2 5 .........1 3 .........1 2CAUTION The use of any accessories except for those provided might result in damage to the unit. Make sure only to use the accessories shipped with the unit, as shown above. - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 41
Antenna Conversion Adaptor (ISO-JASO) (Accessory3) Connector Function Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour Functions FM/ harness (Accessory1) NOTE To connect these leads, refer to the relevant instruction manuals. B-5 White Front Left (+) B-6 White/Black Front Left (-) B-7 - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 42
Installtion s Installation Screw (M4X8) (commercially available) Firewall or metal support Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Metal mounting strap (commercially available) the corners; otherwise troubles such as the impossibility of opening or closing the panel may result. - 42 - - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 43
Removing the Unit s Removing the hard rubber frame Insert the removal tool into the indentations in the hard rubber frame, and pull it gently until the lock is released. Accessory4 Removal tool s Removing the Unit 1 Refer to the section "Removing the hard rubber frame" and then remove the hard - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 44
English Locking the faceplate to the unit s Locking the faceplate to the unit If you want to lock the faceplate to the unit so that it does not fall off, follow the directions below. 1 Refer to the function "Removing the faceplate (page 10)" and remove the faceplate. 2 Insert the provided screw - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 45
Troubleshooting Guide What might appear 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. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The power does not turn on. The fuse has blown. No - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 46
English Troubleshooting Guide PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE No sound can be heard, or the harness correctly. See the section on "Connecting Cables to Terminals". Try playing another cassette tape. If no problem is experienced, the first tape was bad. Increase the values of Volume offset. (see p. 13) - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 47
Troubleshooting Guide External disc control mode PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE The disc control mode cannot be CD changer compatible with CD-R/CD-RW to play. If the following situations, consult your nearest service centre: • Even though the disc changer is connected, the Disc Changer Mode is not on, - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 48
English Troubleshooting Guide The following messages are displayed when certain problems are occurring in your button on the unit. If the "E- 77", code does not disappear, consult your nearest service centre. Mecha Error Something is wrong with the disc magazine. Or the unit is malfunctioning - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 49
Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner section Frequency range (50 kHz space 87.5 MHz - 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB 0.7 µV/75 ½ Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB 1.6 µV/75 ½ Frequency response (±3 dB 30 Hz - 15 kHz Signal to Noise ratio (MONO 65 dB - Kenwood KRC-V879R | User Manual - Page 50
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KRC-V879R
KRC-779R
B64-1917-00 (EN)
CASSETTE RECEIVER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL