Kenwood KDC MP438U Instruction Manual - Page 3

Before use

AWARNING

To

prevent injury or fire, take

the

following

precautions:

•

To

prevent a short circuit, never

put

or leave any

metallic objects (such

as

coins or metal tools) inside

the unit.

Before using this unit for

the

first

time

This

unit

is

initially set on the Demonstration mode.

When using this

unit

for the first time, cancel the

<Demonstration

mode

Setting> (page

14).

How

to

reset your

unit

• If this

unit

or the connected

unit

(disc auto changer,

etc.) fails

to

operate properly,

press

the

Reset

button.

The

unit

returns

to

factory settings

when

the

Reset

button

is

pressed.

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button

Q

~

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Cleaning

the

Unit

If

the

faceplate

of

this

unit

is

stained,

wipe

it

with

a

dry

soft cloth such

as

a silicon cloth.

If

the

faceplate

is

stained badly,

wipe

the

stain

off

with

a cloth moistened

with

neutral cleaner, then

wipe

it

again

with

a clean soft

dry

cloth.

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• Applying spray cleaner directly

to

the

unit

may affect its

mechanical parts. Wiping

the

faceplate

with

a hard cloth or

using a volatile liquid such

as

thinner or alcohol may scratch

the surface or

erases

characters.

Cleaning

the

Faceplate Terminals

If

the

terminals on the

unit

or faceplate

get

dirty,

wipe

them

with

a clean soft

dry

cloth.

Lens Fogging

When you turn on the car heater in cold weather,

dew

or condensation may form on the lens in the

CD

player

of

the unit. Called lens fogging, this

condensation on the lens may

not

allow

CDs

to

play.

In

such a situation, remove the disc and wait for the

condensation

to

evaporate. If the

unit

still does

not

operate normally after a while, consult your Kenwood

dealer.

• If you experience problems during installation,

consult your Kenwood dealer.

• When you purchase optional accessories, check

with

your Kenwood dealer

to

make sure that they work

with

your model and in your

area.

• The characters which can be displayed by this

unit

are

A-Z 0-9

@ ", '

%

&

*

+-

=,

.1

\

<>

[]

():;

/\

-{}

I

• The illustrations

of

the display and the panel

appearing in this manual

are

examples used

to

explain more clearly

how

the controls

are

used.

Therefore,

what

appears on the display in the

illustrations may differ from

what

appears on the

display on

the

actual equipment, and some

of

the

illustrations on the display may be inapplicable.

Handling

CDs

• Do

not

touch the recording surface

of

the

CD.

• Do

not

stick tape etc. on the

CD,

or

use

a

CD

with

tape stuck on it.

• Do

not

use

disc type accessories.

• Clean from the center

of

the disc and move

outward.

• When removing

CDs

from this unit, pull them

out

horizontally.

•

If

the

CD

center hole or outside rim

has

burrs,

use the

CD

only after removing

the

burrs

with

a

ballpoint pen etc.

CDs

that

cannot be used

•

CDs

that are

not

round cannot be used.

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•

CDs

with

coloring on the recording surface or

CDs

that

are

dirty

cannot be used.

• This

unit

can

only play

the

CDs

with.

1iI_

This

unit

may

not

correctly play discs which

do

not'

have the mark.

•

You

cannot playa

CD-R

or CD-RW that

has

not

been

finalized.

(For

the finalization process refer

to

your

CD-R/CD-RW writing software, and your CD-RlCD-

RW

recorder instruction manual.)

English

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Section	Page
Owners Manual	1
Reset	3
Clock Set (Menu Item)	13
Demo Mode (Menu Item)	14
File / Format Compatibility	16
USB Device Compatibility	16
Rear Panel / Wiring	19
Rear Panel / Wiring	19
Mounting / Removal	20
Troubleshooting	21
Messages	22
Specs	23
Car Audio Passport	27
Demo Mode	29

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