Kenwood KDC-X889 Instruction Manual - Page 59
Troubleshooting Guide - wiring harness
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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. General ? The power does not turn ON. ✔ The fuse has blown. ☞ After checking for short circuits in the wires, replace the fuse with one with the same rating. ✔ The speaker wire has a short-circuit or touches the chassis of the vehicle, and then the protection function is activated. ☞ Wire or insulate the speaker cable properly and press the reset button. ? There's a source you can't switch. ✔ There's no media inserted. ☞ Set the media you want to listen to. If there's no media in this unit, you can't switch to each source. ✔ The Disc changer isn't connected. ☞ Connect the Disc changer. If the Disc changer isn't connected to it's input terminal, You can't switch to an external disc source. ? The memory is erased when the ignition is turned OFF. ✔ The ignition and battery wire are incorrectly connected. ☞ Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on . ? The TEL mute function does not work. ✔ The TEL mute wire is not connected properly. ☞ Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on . ? The TEL mute function turns ON even though the TEL mute wire is not connected. ✔ The TEL mute wire is touching a metal part of the car. ☞ Pull the TEL mute wire away from the metal part of the car. ? Even if Loudness is turned ON, high-pitched tone isn't compensated for. ✔ Tuner source is selected. ☞ High-pitched tone isn't compensated for when in Tuner source. ? No sound can be heard, or the volume is low. ✔ The fader or balance settings are set all the way to one side. ☞ Center the fader and balance settings. ✔ The input/output wires or wiring harness are connected incorrectly. ☞ Reconnect the input/output wires or the wiring harness correctly. See the section on . ✔ The values of Volume offset are low. ☞ Turn up the Volume offset, referring to the section on (page 12/13). ✔ The (page 44) is OFF. ☞ Turn it ON. ? The sound quality is poor or distorted. ✔ One of the speaker wires is being pinched by a screw in the car. ☞ Check the speaker wiring. ✔ The speakers are not wired correctly. ☞ Reconnect the speaker wires so that each output terminal is connected to a different speaker. ? The Touch Sensor Tone doesn't sound. ✔ The preout jack is being used. ☞ The Touch Sensor Tone can't be output from the preout jack. ? Even though Synchronize Clock is ON, the clock can't be adjusted. ✔ The received RDS station isn't sending time data. ☞ Receive another RDS station. ? The Dimmer function doesn't work. ✔ The Dimmer wire isn't connected correctly. ☞ Check the Dimmer wire connection. ✔ The (page 43) is OFF. ☞ Turn it ON. ? The sound is not output from Subwoofer or it outputs the different sound. ✔ When "2 ZONE" of (page 12/13) is set to ON. ☞ Turn OFF "2 ZONE". ? There are no audio control effects. ✔ FOCUS/ SRS 3D item on (page 17) have no effect in rear output. ☞ --- English | 59