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Kenwood XD-980MD Stereo System User Manual

1. 4 Handling of discs 5 System connection sss Connection of the System Accessories 6 Connection of Options Optional Parts 8 Controls and indicators wun 10 Operation of remote control unit 15 Basic section Let s put out some Sound sssi 16 j 16 Playback 18 Playback of Mini 20 Receiving broadcast station ener 24 Let s record 26 Recording ON 0 Application section Playback 29 Listening in the desired sequence program playback 29 Repeated playback ee enre eere re 51 5 31 Listening to an unexpected title sequence random playback 11 err rrr re rre tratan 33 Playback of M D nsss Listening in the desired sequence 36
2. Start playback Ifitis in play mode AUTO Se P MODE Q Select the disc DISC SKIP O Select the track I D 51 CJ Co Confirm the selection P MODE To select tracks from morethan one disc repeat O and 9 NO XD 980MD En J gt J ATA CA i ad dd Lights Press the numeric keys as shown below The disc can also be selected with the DISC SELECTOR key Up to 32 tracks can be programmed When FULL is dis played no more tracks can be programmed To program all tracks of a CD select the disc and then press P MODE key without selecting any tracks you make a mistake press the P MODE key to quit the program mode and restart from step El 2 mm sf A uas SR To enter track No 23 10 10 3 To select track No 40 10 10 10 10 0 Tracks will be played inthe orderthey were programmed in order of P Nos When the lt lt or the gt gt key is pressed during play the program will jump to the preceding or the following track respectively When the i key is pressed once during playback the play position retums to the beginning of the current track being played 29 uoge2iykdy Application section To stop playback AUTO ES To check the progr
3. Basic section 1 Select the broadcast band BAND 5 Each press changes the band D FM MW LW To increase 2 eee Selecta station TUNING When no stations have been memorized To decrease frequency Auto tuning The next broadcasting station will be received automatically each time this key is pressed Manual tuning Press the key repeatedly or hold it depressed until a station is received When stations have been memorized preset call Select a station r P CALL 34 Everytimethe key is pressed the preset stations are switched over YS as follows 2 Press for the order of 15 23 38 gt 39 gt 40 gt 1 Remote control unit Press lt lt for the order of 40 3938 32 140 Collective presetting of stations auto preset Keep the ENTER key depressed about 2 seconds ENTER One by one presetting manual preset Press the ENTER key during reception gt _ Presetting is cancelled when no operation is ex lt ecuted for 5 seconds more O Select one of the preset numbers from 1 to 40 m MULTI CONTROL VOLUME The numbers be come smaller The numbers be come larger Press the ENTER key again Reception band indication Lights during stereo reception The TUNED indicator lights when a Station is received Frequency display When a key is he
4. 120 W DIN 1 kHz at 6 Q 0 7 T H D 40 W 40W Dimensions Signal to noise ratio BUX A EE Q 85 dB Input sensitivity impedance Weight net escsssssssssssesssesssesssessvesnensassvsvnenenseserasnensussensnens 9 1 kg 20 Ib LAD A E 200 mV 30 KQ on Pi E 3 0 mV 22 Output level impedance 1 2 V kHz 0 dB Speakers LS N 750 Tuner section FM tuner section Enclosure Bass refrex type magnetically shielded Tuning frequency range e 87 5 MHz 108 MHz Speaker configuration Woofer 180 mm cone type MW AM tuner section Tweeter 65 mm cone type Tuning frequency ranGe 531 kHz 1 602 kHz Super tweeter 25 mm dome type M 60 LW tuner section Maximum input level 100W Tuning frequency 153 kHz 279 kHz DIMENSIONS eren nnne nnn nnne nun nnn ann W 220mm H 330mm MD recorder section D 316mm System conoysia oaasi kai Minidisc digital audio system Weight net 1 4 1 kg 9 0 Ib Recording method Field modulation overwrite method
5. only analog recording The normal setting is to AUTO REMAIN MANUAL is not lit rcu How to use the AUTO MANU duse sp Nee ge key 28 Pause the recording 5 Let s recording XD 980MD En In regard to display messages Recording is not possible when one of the following messages is displayed DISC FULL The minidisc is full Erase unrequired tracks 60 PROTECTED The write protect tab is open Close it 5 PLAY ONLY The minidisc is only for playback Insert a recordable disc 74 Press the key again to resume recording At this time the track number is incremented by 1 Recording can also be started by pressing the record REC key Stop the recording MULTI CONTROL VOLUME Level decreases Level increases Display on the amplifier Level value tuner section EX BASS gt gt J Display on the MD recorder section OdB eREC 4 4 Adjustthe recording level only analog recording Q Play the source to be recorded O Set to recording pause Always press the record e REC key in stopped condition and then press the pause 11 key 80 Press the MODE key and select the Adjust so that 0 dB lights only once in a while MD recording level REC Lower the level when the red part of the level Adjust the recording level meter lights Switching is done each t
6. Muting the sound temporarily Remote control unit only WR sa MUTE 70 TA Remote control unit EX BAsS gt Press again to resume the original volume z This is also cancelled when the volume is changed Bassc ompensa tion N B CIRCUIT Natural Bass circuit Remote control unitonly Remote control unit Each press switches the modes as follows a NEBST eerie The bass range is compensated ac cording to the volume effective at low volume QIN BI2 Bass range compensation indepen dent of the volume 3 N B OFF N B cancellation When CD has been selected Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Listening through headphones Q Insert the headphone plug into the PHONES jack PHONES The sounds from all speakers are cut off O Adjust the volume DE MULTI CONTROL Bass and treble compensation Ex BASS The factory default is ON Bass and treble range are compensated EX BASS port SN rom TA icc gt 1 Switching between ON and OFF each time the key is pressed AUTO POWER SAVE function When the unit is ON and neither recording nor playback is ex ecuted for 30 minutes or more the unit is switched off auto matically by this function This function can be made active or not active by the following operation AUTO POWER SAVE Each press switches the modes as follows D
7. Preparation section S gt reser 3pisc ROTARY CD PLAYER KENWOOD Controls and indicators XD 980MD En Amplifier Tuner section Q ON STANDBY 5 key 18 MODE key 27 62 65 69 The system is switched ON and STANDBY At the time of unit ON This switches the function of the MULTI O RESET key EA CONTROL VOLUME knob Theitems which 2424 can be selected differ according to the status This is used in case of erroneous operation of the microcomputer at that time i ng n MIC MIX knob 66 At the time of unit OFF Used for O T T timer setting LSA Adjustment of the microphone volume at the time of microphone mixing O MIC 1 MIC 2 jack 66 For connection of a microphone sold separately MASTER key 67 Used for karaoke etc O AUTO POWER SAVE key 37 Used for AUTO POWER SAVE ON OFF EX BASS key 17 At the time of unit ON Used for EX BASS playback ON OFF At the time of unit OFF Used for timer setting Amplifier Tuner display 12 SRS 3D indicator 65 This is used for SRS 3D ON OFF switching DISP key 63 At the time of unit ON The indications contents of the display are switched Used for demonstration ON OFF At the time of
8. In regard to demonstration The equalizer and sound field effects are changed sequentially This can be used to check the effects Atthe time of unit OFF The mode is switched each time the key is pressed DEMO OFF demonstration cancelled At the time of unit OFF only the display is demonstrated At the time of unit ON five types of spectrum analyzer displays can be obtained in addition to the demonstration Thedisplayforthe selected Example for reference mode mode lights z lt g gt EPIT a gt Po Ru 9 23 42532 6 Example for manual mode This lights at the time of manual mode a gt li i D 2 3 d 42 52 6 Indication of manual 1 Called equalizer pattem At the time of reference mode MANUAL not lit ROCK key Rock CLASSIC key Classic POP key Popular At the time of manual mode MANUAL lit ROCK key MANUAL 1 CLASSIC key MANUAL 2 POP key MANUAL 3 Each time the EQ key of the remote control is pressed the equalizer pattern is switched cancellation press the EQ OFF key or select EQ OFF with the EQ key of the remote control During recording equalizer ON OFF and equalizer mode switch ing can not be done uoge2iykdy Application section Effective Sound
9. gt 5 21529 Disc recorded in monaural mode This unit is capable of playing a disc recorded in the monaural mode As the amount of data required to record information in the mon aural mode is half the amount required in the stereo mode the play record time of a disc recorded in the monaural mode is twice max 148 minutes that of a disc recorded in the stereo mode Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Searching a desired track by its title TITLE SEARCH Basic section Confirm that the indicator is not lit P MODE Press during stop O Press the TITLE SEARCH key TLE 4 INPUT SEARCH L3 os To abort operation press the TITLE SEARCH key again O Select the desired title To smaller track No To larger track No O Start playback is being displayed AA AZT In regard to automatic title search It is possible to play a track by displaying the track titles auto matically and pressing the playback key while the desired title Q Execute step Q of Searching a de sired track by its title O Press the TITLE SEARCH key for at least 2 seconds INPUT SEARCH m Alltitles ofthe minidisc will be displayed sequentially To cancel press the TITLE SEARCH key again O Press the playbac
10. ES E Erasing all tracks on a disc 2 FIFIFIF e D Fam ALL ERASE In regard to display scrolling When the character information for the titles of mini discs or titles is too long it cannot be displayed all at once In such a case the characters on the display scroll from the right to the left and the rest of the information can be seen This is called scrolling Scrolling image Displayed area All cannot be displayed 54 Application section MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En Assigning a title to a disc or track When titles are assigned to a disc and its tracks the titles cannot only be displayed during playback but title search searching a track by the title is also made possible The assigned titles can be changed or deleted with the same procedure Always remove the minidisc after title input or editing The names in brackets in the explanations are the names of the re mote control keys Execute operation in stopped condition or during playback Activate the title input mode Press the TITLE INPUT key TITLE INPUT Select whether the disc title or track title EX Set the selection gt To abort operation press the TITLE INPUT key again E Input the title Q Select the group of the characters used in the title O Selecta desired charact
11. Select gt gt two side recording O Select the Dolby NR mode Select CD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the CD player L8 Adjust the recording level CD player and MD recorder must be brought to stopped condition CoA di Vy MD TAPE Press in stop mode CD TAPE Q Select the target disc DISC SELECTOR O Start recording Press before playback of the CD starts When the O T E key is pressed after playback has started only the track being played at that time will be recorded 45 N 5 To interrupt a recording MD With recording onto tape the track will be interrupted for the part of the guide tape at the tape reversal where recording is not possible Please use a different recording method if this is to be avoided CD TAPE Recording and playback will be stopped 45 Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En When a desired track is found only that track is recorded One touch edit recording of one track While listening to a CD or MD itis possible to record only the track being heard at that time from the beginning of that track Recording is possible to tape or MD from CD and to tape from MD For recording to tape please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully When
12. Adjust the clock before setting the timer XD 980MD En Playback of the selected input source starts at the specified time and the unit is switched off after one hour This timer operates only once directly after setting Sleep timer SLEEP The unit is tumed OFF automatically after the specified period has elapsed Timer playback timer recording PROG 1 PROG 2 With each of the two timer programs a selected source can be played or radio broadcast can be recorded in the previously set time period Al timer playback PROG 1 PROG 2 The volume increases gradually after start of timer playback Operate easy To use Timer 0 Timer playback is possible simply by setting the time The source selected last before the unit was switched off will be played One hour after start of timer playback the unit will be switched off automatically Q Select the source to be played O Switch OFF the unit supply Press the MODE key mope Set the ON time ZELUM The time is advanced O Press the ENTER key lt Sleep timer Set the number of minutes after which the unit is to be tumed OFF Q Tum the unit ON m Set the time SLEEP The MD operates on the basis of the information read from the disk into memory Before timer setting with the MD leave the unit ON for 10 min or more to make t
13. Press the SRS 3Dkeyto set up the execution Radio stations cannot be received The antennas have not been connected A proper broadcasting band has not been selected The frequency of the station to be received is not tuned Connect antennas Select a band Tune to the frequency of the desired sta tion Noise interferes ignition noise Influence of an electric appliance A TV set is installed near the system Install the outdoor antenna in an apart posi tion from the road Switch the suspected electric appliance OFF Install the TV or the system at an increased distance between them A station has been preset but it cannot be received by pressing the P CALL key The frequency of the preset station is not tunable The preset memory has been cleared be cause the power cord has been unplugged for a long period Preset stations with tunable frequencies Preset stations again Symptoms related to MD standard Symptom In case of difficulty XD 980MD En Cause DISC FULL is displayed while the disc still has a remaining re cordable time More than 255 tracks track 256 or more cannot be recorded There may be also cases in which recording is impossible while the track number is less than 256 In such a case the REMAIN time display shows 0 00 The possible recording time does not increase even when a short track is era
14. CAUTION CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALI RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS IN TENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED DANGEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE PRODUCT S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE APPLIANCE REQUIREMENT BY NEDERLAND GAZETTE The marking of products using lasers Except for some areas Batteries are supplied with this product When CLASS 1 they empty you should not throw away Instead LASER PRODUCT hand them in as small chemical waste The marking is located on the rear panel and says that the com ponent uses laser beams that have been classified as Class 1 It means that the unit is utilizing laser beams that are of a weaker class There is no danger of hazardous radiation outside the unit Contents Preparation section ABefore applying 2 A Safety precautions en nonet tnnt tnn tata 2 Contents wcrc eee ene 3 Special features
15. 6 160 OFF lon SURROUND switch Main Unit SYSTEM CONTROL SUPER WOOFER PRE OUT System control cord Cassette deck accessory Recording input Playback output Cassette deck X H9 Antenna adaptor optional System connection XD 980MD En FM outdoor antenna Lead the 75Q coaxial cable connected to the FM outdoor antenna into the room and connect it to the FM 75Q tenni nal Please remove the indoor antenna after an outdoor an tenna has been installed ANTENNA I 4 5 gal Be sure to insert all connection cords securely If their connections are imper fect the sound may not be produced or noise may interfere Before plugging or unplugging a connec tion cord be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet If connec tion cords are plugged orunplugged with the power cord left plugged in malfunc tion or damage may result In case an associated system compo nentis connected also read the instruc tion manual of the component Insert the plug straight into the connec tor unit it locks While pushing the two sides of connec tor in pull it straight out uogeiedojg Controls and indicators Main unit XD 980MD En
16. 8 160 DEET ON P Black Speaker cord Connect correctly to and to Main Unit Twist 7 System connection XD 980MD En Malfunction of microcomputer If operation is not possible or erro neous display appears even though all connections have been made properly reset the microcomputer referring to In case of difficulty RAR FM indoor antenna The accessory antenna is for temporary in door use only For stable signal reception we recommend using an outdoor antenna Re move the indoor antenna if you connect one outdoors Q Locate the position providing i good reception condition 9 O Fix the antenna Caution regarding placement To maintain proper ventilation be sure to leave a space around the unit from the largest outer dimensions including projections equal to or greater than shown below Speaker left Top panel 50 cm Rear panel 10 cm Left and right panel 10 cm Ez gal 1 Be sure to insert all connection cords EC ISE securely If their connections are imper fect the sound may not produced or f noise may interfere z 2 Before plugging or unplugging a con nection cord be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet if connection cords are plugged or un 5 ker Unit plugged wit
17. Auto power save is used 2 OFF Auto power save is not used Not operating when the input selection is set to AUX At the time of TUNER this operates only when the volume is set to zero STANDBY mode of ON STANDBY key When the power cord of this system is plugged into an AC out let the display lights up regardless of the ON OFF setting of the ON STANDBY key This indicates that a small amount of cur rent is being supplied to the unit to back up the memory con tents This mode is referred to as the standby mode While the display is lit the system can be switched ON OFF from the re mote control unit 17 gt 5 21529 Basic section Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Playback of CD When a disc is placed into the CD player in advance the unit X will be switched on automatically by pressing the playback gt 11 key and playback will start KENWOOD To fast forward and backward Playback from To stop playback desired track ES Playback from Skipping tracks desired track To pause playback 1 Load a disc OPEN CLOSE Disc played first when the key is pressed Gn Q Open the tray O Place a disc Select the disc to be played OClosethe tray When a key is pressed the tray opens When the key is pressed again the tray
18. Pi 7 Advance E Selectthe ERASE mode Select ERASE TRACK EDIT CHARA Each press switches the operation DIVIDE Dividing a track COMBINE Combining tracks ERASE Erase one track Editing cancelled ENTER The track is erased together with the track title If editing has been started during playback playback restarts automatically from the track after the erased track ALL ERASE During stop all tracks can be erased Be careful in using this operation because the tracks cannot be recovered once the entire minidisc has been erased To erase all tracks ALL ERASE SPACE DELETE Enter stop status K El JARA Each press switches the operation MOVE Dividing a track 2 COMBINE Combiningtracks ALL ERASE Erasingofalltracks Editing cancelled OSet it ER ALL ERASE ei PPPL L E Pe PUES E la C MC Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds ENTER All tracks on a disc are erased together with the disc title 61 MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En ET WRITING displayed during the mini disc ejection opera After editing eject and remove the mini disc tion indica
19. Playing rotation Approx 400 rpm 900 rpm CLV Wow amp flutter enne Less than unmeasurable limit KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development For this reason specifications may be changed without notice Sufficient performance may not be exhibited at extremely cold locations where water freezes For your records KENWOOD 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 information or service on this product Model Serial Number
20. Used at the time of program type detection 9 RDS DISP key Switches the contents of RDS related KENWOOD display 37 UNIT 16 This selects the input source for listen ing or recording SLEEP key 69 The keys the remote control unit This is used to set the sleep timer with the same names as on the main unit have the same function as the ON STANDBY 5 key 4161 keys on the main unit O Keys related to special playback with CD and MD EDIT key CD This is used for edit recording of a CD Keys related to sound quality and sound field onto tape 2 0 SRS 3D key RANDOM key CD of the CD tracks in aoe EX BASS key pets MES EQ key The equalizer effect is switched ON P CHECK key CD MD The programmed track sequence is dis OFF and the type of equalizer effect is played for confirmation selected 63 30 35 N B key 17 P CLEAR key CD MD Theprogrammedtracksequenceis cleared O Numeric keys 1301 35 These are used to select CD MD tracks P MODE key CD MD Thisis usedto programthetracksequence The 100 key is used only for the MD recorder 29 34 The PTY SEARCH 10 key is used to search for the program type a MM with RDS broadcasts REPEAT key CD MD This is used for repeated playback O Keys related to the MD recorder TRACK EDIT CHARA key Common keys for CD and MD function for CD or MD according to t
21. closes Thelabelside must be on top 2 Start playback r u Skipping tracks To skip backward To skip forward The track in the direction of the button pressed is skipped and the selected track will be played from the beginning When key is pressed once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning Playback from desired track Select the desired track No ee CJ SEARCH Ce Remote control unit Select the disc DISC SELECTOR Main unit DISC SKIP 7 Remote control unit Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 10 10 3 To select track No 40 10 10 10 10 0 Do not touch the played side of disc Place the disc properly along the groove on the tray If the disc is not placed horizontally malfunction will result Use the DISC SKIP key to tum the tray to insert the third disc The disc to be played should be in the left front tray The selected disc is indicated Lights when a disc is inserted at the time of playback Recorded tracks After a few seconds play starts from track No 1 Let s put out some sound 1 9 XD 980MD The key names brackets the explanations the names of the keys on the remote control unit To fast forw ard and backward Remote control unit only TUNING 34 Backward L amp H LZ For
22. different recording method if this is to be avoided P MODE EJ Press the BEST HITS key Select the disc for start of re cording DISC SELECTOR O Press the BEST HITS key BEST HITS ER do o uad O Q v YD Ren eee Ne Press in stop mode UoReLII iiy Exchange discs as required When recording from the third disc starts the tray opens automatically The two already recorded discs can be ex Exchange the two discs changed The tray opens automatically Recording ends when the tape end one side or both sides is reached O Close the tray To stop recording OPEN CLOSE GA When the discs are exchanged sequentially recording can Recording and playback are stopped be continued without interruptions lt Recording and playback are also stopped when the key of the CD player is pressed Application section Convenient Recording Methods Recording of one CD or several CDs CD gt M D Program recording The desired tracks from 3 CDs can be recorded in the pro grammed sequence on one MD When equalizer SRS 3D or any other effect is applied to the sound the sound with applied effect can be re corded except for digital recording from CD to MD Kara Recording preparation is required 44 Check that the CD player is in the stop
23. is lit The desired program type can be se lected with the TUNING keys from 31 types Press the key and release it when the desired type is displayed R D S XD 980MD En 24 gt TUNED STEREO Classic i Xamar TES Lex ES When an RDS broadcast is received the program type is shown on the display If no PTY data is available or if the station is not an RDS station NONE is displayed Program type table TUNING keys Program Type Name Display Pop Music POP M 44 Rock Music ROCK M DOWN M O R Music M O R M Light Classical LIGHT M Serious Classical CLASSICS Other Music OTHER M News NEWS Current Affairs AFFAIRS Information INFO Sport SPORT UP Education EDUCATE gt gt Drama DRAMA Culture CULTURE Science SCIENCE Varied VARIED Weather WEATHER Finance FINANCE Children s programs CHILDREN Social affairs SOCIAL A Religion RELIGION Phone in PHONE IN Travel TRAVEL Leisure LEISURE J azz music JAZZ Country music COUNTRY National music NATION M Oldies music OLDIES Folk music FOLK M Documentary DOCUMENT Alarm test TEST Alarm ALARM M O R Music Middle of the Road Music EJ Startthe search PTY SEARCH EL 7 To change to a different program type Repeat steps El El R D S XD 980MD En W
24. recording starts The tape and CD stop automatically when recording has com pleted Depending on the combination of conditions from CD contents number of titles and length of the titles and tape recording time interruption of a title may not be avoidable In such a case the respective title will not be recorded To check the edited contents Program recording Time edit recording To clear the edited contents Program recording Time edit recording P MODE P CHECK P CLEAR ES 7 Press in stop mode Convenient Recording M ethods XD 980MD En Disc number of the track in the flashing Program order progrenmsequence 2 Each time the key is pressed the program No P NO and the track No on CD are displayed When the P MODE key is pressed at the time of program recording all editing contents are erased When the P CLEAR key is pressed the tracks are deleted one by one from the end of the program When the P MODE key or the P CLEAR key is pressed at the time of time editing the entire editing contents are deleted 51 uoge2iykdy Application section Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En Fade out Fade in at the tape reversal CD TAPE only Fade edit recording The tune interrupted at the end of tape side A is faded out and side B starts with fading in from the middle of that tu
25. Field and Sound Quality Adjustment XD 980MD En Creation and memorizing of an equalizer pattern A desired equalizer pattem can be created and memorized Q Select the number to be recorded MANUAL 2 MANUAL 3 SSE MANUAL 1 O Display MANUAL Confirm Lights 7 M R nz F Continue to step within 3 seconds Adjust the equalizer pattem Select the frequency band Each press switches the modes as follows D LOW Low range bass bass drum etc MODE MID Medium range vocals guitar etc TY HIGH High range cymbals etc Adjust the level Set level Set item The level increases ue MULTI CONTROL gt joj VOLUME CLASSICS gt Toti 29 The level j A E a 22I decreases 2 e z m a cu ind EE taat LOW MID and HIGH can be adjusted in The individual frequency bands can be adjusted in the range dividually from 8 to 8 OQ Memorize the setting Effective Sound Field and Sound Quality Adjustment XD 980MD En Enjoying Sound Field Effects Experiencing SRS 3D Stereo Sound Retrieval System The Sound Retrieval System is an epochal system which produces a three dimensional sound space by applying the most suitable processing to the sound signal on the basis of the human listening mechanism This per
26. desired tracks from a disc being heard for the first time 1 Tracks at the tape reversal or the tape end 9 remain as they Side B C Producing a MD collecting only the first titles Producing a tape collecting only the first titles BEST HITS function 46 i BEST HITS function The first tracks of all set CDs are recorded in sequence MD The first tracks of all set CDs are recorded sequence D Recording of one CD or several CDs Recording of one CD or several CDs CD MD Program recording 48 CD TAPE Program recording 49 Recording in the programmed sequence from CD Recording in the programmed sequence from From one CD to MD From one CD CD to tape From 2 or more CDs ze ae are recorded from several From 2 more CDs Selected tracks are recorded from several CDs to tape uoge2iykdy E Change of the track sequence according to the F Fade out Fade in at the tape reversal tape length CD TAPE only Fade edit recording 52 CD TAPE only Time edit recording 50 CD tracks are recorded in the order they are The order of CD tracks are changed automati recorded The une interrupted atte end of Side A cally so that no tune is interrupted at the end Side A tape side A is faded out and side B starts with of tape sides A and Up to 32 tracks fading in
27. display volume level etc is displayed O CD player display section The CD play or pause status is displayed The presently played disc number also is displayed Equalizer display section The presently applied equalizer pattem is displayed O Volume display section The presently set volume is displayed G RUNNING INDICATOR With CD operation MD operation etc the indicator lights according to the operation status Spectrum analyzer display O Track number display The presently played CD track number is displayed Display MD recorder section Hitt ll REPEAT Q Recording indication O PGM program indication O REPEAT indication O SINGLE indication O TOTAL indication O REMAIN indication TITLE indication SINGLE TOTAL Controls and indicators 1 j XD 980MD En REMAIN MANUAL uogeiedojg O SEARCH indication O DIGITAL indication MANUAL indication Pause indication Q Playback indication Q Character information time display section Q Peak level indicator Preparation section Controls and indicators XD 980MD En Remote control Unit Model RC H9R SET key Infrared ray system ENTER key TITLE INPUT key TITLE SEARCH key 22 This is used at the time of title search REC INPUT key CHARACTER Skip lt lt gt gt keys Q MOVE CHECK Record e key SRS3D EX BASS EQ N B 1 0 7 Q M
28. key while the second track is being played The track being played and the track immediately before it will be combined If the operationis started during playback it pauses automatically Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Should be ae 2 sec or longer gt AF gt L F Track No and title of the pes d No and title of the second track are left track are cleared Connecting tracks 2 and 3 Track No is adjusted If editing has been started during playback playback restarts automatically from the current track WRITING displayed during the mini disc ejection opera tion indicates that the data associated with recording or editing is being written onthe disc Do not apply vibration or shock to the unit while this message is displayed uoge2iykdy Application section MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En Erasing a single track rrack Erase or erasing all tracks on a disc ALL ERASE TRACK ERASE During playback it is possible to erase only the track be ing played The track numbers of the tracks after the erased track will be adjusted Be careful in using this operation because a track cannot be recovered once it has been erased Make the preparations To erase one track TRACK ERASE QStart playback r CHARACTER OSelect the track to be erased CHARACTER
29. mode d If itis in play mode AUTO P MODE Enter disc Nos and track Nos in the order you wantto record them Select the disc DISC SKIP Le Go to step 7 within 8 sec onds O Select the track EXT OI 21 pres SEARCH 2 F Confirm the selection MODE XD 980MD Lights ae VA Vd Displays the entered track No To edit tracks from more than one CD repeat Q O for each CD To check the edited contents 51 To clear the edited contents 51 Start edit recording CD MD ESSO Always remove the disc after recording Note 3 2 74 i 4 RUNING 15 moron 4 Select so that the usable recording time of the MD is not exceeded Up to 32 tracks can be programmed When FULL is dis played no more tracks can be programmed you make a mistake press the P CLEAR key and enter the track No from the beginning The REPEAT key is not effective Lights D bo ba m The M Drecording 5 paused while the CD is exchanged inthe tray Tracks programmed in excess of the M D recording time will be cut off Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En Recording of one CD or several CDs CD gt TAPE
30. next sound enters Use this mode for normal recording This is convenient for recording of live performances or classic Use this mode to record all tracks of a CD When classic music music with continuous sound at extremely low levels continues with low sound the track number may be increased by 1 The erroneously set track number can be erased later In case of such music use MANUAL for recording Each press switches the modes as follows D MANUAL not lit AUTO mode MANUAL lit MANUAL mode Select before the start of recording AUTO MANU Not lit with AUTO lit with MANUAL C SINGLE p a SU lt E i 0030 10 5 3 1 O dB om BI i 99 When the TRACK EDIT key is pressed during recording a track number is assigned at that position in the digital signal from the CD Delete unwanted track numbers under reference to TRACK ERASE or ALL ERASE 60 1 At the time of recording from a CD the track number may be incremented when CD playback starts This occurs because of a signal included aa 2 When a track is extremely short the track number may not be incremented correctly in AUTO mode Playback of CD Listening in the desired sequence program playback Any titles on the discs in the tray can be listened to in the desired sequence Max 32 titles Select the CD input Check that the CD player is in the stop mode
31. stop mode Playback of MD XD 980MD En When atrack No is entered the track will be added to the end of the existing program The indicator blinks DIGITAL MANUAL Each press displays the next track in the program Last program display after deletion PGM P 14 has been deleted Each time the key is pressed the last track in the program is cleared The entire program is cleared 35 uoge2iykdy Application section Repeated playback Select the MD input To repeat only the programmed tracks Q Program the track sequence accord ing to steps to of Listening in the desired sequence 34 OLetthe REPEAT indicatorlight O9 Start playback r CHARACTER 4 E DELETI To repeat the entire disc Q Make the PGM display go out P MODE Press in stop mode O Let the REPEAT indicator light REPEAT So Start playback ERE r CHARACTER Esene SPACE DELETE an Bassa Playback of MD XD 980MD En REPEAT light TI 222 v ES All of the programmed tracks will be repeated In case only one track is programmed only that track will be repeated To stop repeated playback P
32. the volume only for the voice part In combination with mic mixing this permits easy enjoyment of Karaoke Connect a microphone Q TumtheMIC MIX control fully coun terclockwise MIC MIX O Plug the microphone into the MIC jack MIC1 2 Adjust the volume balance between the music input and microphone in put f Set the MIC MIX control knob to the fully counterclockwise To decrease To increase position when the microphone is not used microphone microphone MIC MIX volume volume E Play the music Sing along with the accompaniment After execution of the above procedure karaoke itself also can be recorded Analog recording only However the sound cannot be recorded for karaoke with sound from a minidisc Effective Sound Field and Sound Quality Adjustment XD 980MD En Enjoying Karaoke with software including the vocal part HIT MASTER function This function makes it possible to enjoy music sources including vocal as pseudo Karaoke sources This makes it possible to enjoy Karaoke even without special Karaoke CDs etc HIT MASTER Each press switches ON and OFF altemately HIT MASTER ON 2 HIT MASTER OFF Lights gt gt J gt Li TOT add C Trae co a ii OL od Iiii i db od IB AY 2 922752 The volume of the vocal parts of song decreas
33. too low the recording level can be adjusted by using the REC INPUT key to switch to analog Select the disc or the track to be recorded recording and then recording can be repeated with ad 21 D justment to the most suitable level DISC SKIP SN Remote control unit DJ PE P Da EI S Pause the CD e i Q ooo Dos gt e lt gt Each press switches the modes as follows Press the key of the CD once CD DIGITAL is lit Digital recording ma a The CD will pause at Not lit Analog recording the beginning of the selected disc track O Bring the MD recorder to recording pause DIGITAL lights eREC ua lt SINGLE i ES 1 omms 31 ota Start CD playback gt 00 E In case of analog recording it may not be possible to record the sound at the beginning of the title In such a case use digital recording How to use the AUTO MANU key This selects whether the track numbers are set automatically during analog recording or manually during or after recording The track numbers are used at the time of playback to find the start of tracks for programming etc AUTO MANUAL When a part without sound continues for 2 sec or more during Recording is executed without automatically increasing the track recording the track number is automatically increased by 1 number Track numbers can be set during and after recording when the
34. touch edit one track recording recording edit all tracks only TAPE only TAPE 7 43 Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En W hat is CCRS only cassette deck option Fade in fade out This is a function for one touch recording of a CD onto tape Volume decreases Volume increases When the CCRS key is pressed the CD contents and the charac gradually gradually teristics of the tape to be used are checked for about 60 sec depending on the CD contents the recording level is set auto matically and recording starts At the end of the recording stop is executed automatically The setting is cancelled when the unit is switched OFF or the CD is stopped Fade out Fade in Fade out Ending a tune by gradually decreasing the volume Fade in Starting a tune by gradually increasing the volume 4 One touch recording of one CD B When a desired track is found only that track is one touch edit recording of all tracks 44 recorded All tracks of one CD or MD are recorded Recording is possible One touch edit recording of one track 45 to tape or MD from CD andto tape from MD While listening to a CD or MD it is possible to record only the Side A track being heard at that time from the beginning of that track 224 Recording is possible to tape or MD from CD and to tape from For recording to tape MD This is convenient for recording of
35. unit OFF Used for demonstration ON OFF ENTER key This is used for clock setting timer setting etc EQUALIZER operation key The equalizer effect is switched ON and OFF Also the equalizer type type can be selected Q MULTI CONTROL VOLUME knob Normally this is used for volume adjustment Depending on the purpose the function can be switched with the MODE key PHONES jack Headphones sold separately can be connected INPUT key The input source is selected When CD or MD is selected and a disc has already been set playback will start automatically gt gt 63 16 17 16 Tuner operation key 24 AUTO key At the time of unit ON This is used for switching between auto matic reception stereo and manual re ception monaural At the time of unit OFF Used for time setting TUNING key This is used to tune a broadcasting station BAND key The received broadcasting band is switched MD Recorder Section Q Keys related to editing and title display key TRACK EDIT key 57 Used for track editing and for erasing of tracks the entire disc DISPLAY MODE key 23 This is used to switch the title display mode etc Eject 4 key 21 This key is pressed to remove discs DELETE key 55 This is used at the time of title input to delete one character O T E key 44 Whenthis key is pressed during M D playbac
36. 2 DISC REPEAT _ m ALL REPEAT ui d Aui 95 2 ee Repeat OFF OSelect the disc DECRE To stop repeated playback 1 Press the REPEAT key twice The DISC REPEAT indicator goes off and the playback following the current mode of the CD player starts To repeat all discs Confirm that the indicator is not lit Confirm that this is not lit If the PGM indicator is lit press the P MODE key to tum it off mg PATH TA ud cui 1 2 3 i 2955 Da A O Specify ALL REPEAT Each press switches the repeat mode Lights EA REPEAT EE E 2 DISC REPEAT a nam au Coca 3 ALL REPEAT ui d lu 95 2 Repeat OFF Select the disc to be played first To stop repeated playback DISC SKIP Press the REPEAT key again E The ALL REPEAT indicator goes off and the playback following the current mode of the CD player starts 31 uoge2iykdy 3 2 Playback of CD XD 980MD En To repeat only one track Confirm that the indicatoris Each press switches the repeat mode Lights not lit D REPEAT e d ONU 2 DISC REPEAT If indicator is lit press the ALL REPEAT UR i pA P MODE key to tum it off ee 2D D Repeat OFF OSelec
37. D is applied to the sound the sound will be recorded with applied effect in the case of analog recording 63 68 Note RXD 980MD KENWQOD Pause the recording Stop the recording 1 Make the preparations for recording Basic section Q Open the write protect tab of the peman T Mini Discto makeitrecordable 5 meh 4 og Lz O Load the Mini Disc s RE Check the remaining recording time Remaining recording time 23 when REMAIN is lit A In the direction of the arrow Select an input source otherthan 2 Selectthe source to be recorded Each press switches the modes as follows Indication of the input Source to be recorded CD Digital or analog recording 2 MD Recording is not possible mT CH gd ram AUX tape etc Only analog recording TEM anime IU indios Broadcasts Only analog recording For CD analog recording refer to z While a CD or MD is set play will start so thatthe How to usethe REC INPUT key STOP R key must be pressed to stop the disc Goto step 5for CD digital 28 For recording from the cassette deck option recording cm please read Listening totapes inthe accessory operation manual AUTO MANU 3 Selecting how track numbers are assigned MANUAL goes off
38. En S pec features an recorder is standard equipment 28 An MD recorder with high digital sound quality is standard equipment Digital copying from a CD is also easy This recorder has many functions like recording and display of names for discs and titles changing the sequence of tracks etc SRS 3D stereo system 85 This is an epochal system called Sound Retrieval System which creates a three dimensional sound space The feeling of depth the width of the sound field the sound image positioning etc all are clearly improved and the listening area also is widened Retrieval is used in the meaning of recovery or restoration Convenient Recording Methods 42 Various versatile recording functions are provided according to the use purposes When the cassette deck X H9 sold separately not sold in some areas or countries is connected edit recording to tape is also possible from other sources One touch edit Recording of one CD or MD or one track by pressing a single key BEST HITS function Sequential recording of the first track of each CD onto MD or tape Program recording Any desired tracks can be recorded in the desired sequence Time edit recording Recordingsothatnotrack will beinterruptedwithinthe specifiedtime onlyfromCDtotape Fade edit recording Sequential recording from the first track only from CD to tape Versatile tone and sound field adjustment 82 The tone b
39. KENWOOD COMPONENT SYSTEM COMPACT HI FI SYSTEM XD 980MD INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION COM PACT Min UE Disc 98 12 11 10987654321 97 12 1110987654321 B efore applying po W er A Caution Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation XD 980MD En Units are designed for operation as follows Europe and U Kissscsescssvosssiriiveusioatsesseiessscissrstinatsssssesxisarasisnlsnrses AC 230 V only For the United Kingdom Factory fitted moulded mains plug 1 The mains plug contains a fuse For replacement use only a 13 Amp ASTA approved BS 1362 fuse 2 The fuse cover must be refitted when replacing the fuse in the moulded plug 3 Do not cut off the mains plug from this equipment If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home orthe cable is too short to reach A powerpoint then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or adapter or consult your dealer If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent Connection to the mains supply Preparation section IMPORTANT Thewires inthe mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live Do not connect those leads to the earth terminal of a three pin plug WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOC Safety precautions DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE RAIN OR MOISTURE
40. KIP Go to step within 8 seconds O Press the EDIT key 7 EDIT Go to step O within 8 seconds O Enterthe recording length of the tape CJ Ed Ca 51 SEARCH Co Ga CCRS C c3 The key names in brackets in the explanations are the names of the keys on the remote control unit Goes off P gt J gt J Soe PA gd UA PANU AE Lodo dd gd a o ui 25 9 DIDS wer x7 Lights Press the numeric keys as shown below 30 minute tape 30 10 0 46 minute tape C 46 10 6 46 54 60 or 90 minute tapes can be selected simply by pressing the TIME DISP TIME ENTER key for the required number of times After entry press the EDIT key then proceed to step B The recording time can be set up to a maximum of 99 minutes Up to 32 tracks can be edited CD tracks will be edited automatically onto tape sides A and B After editing the EDIT indicator stops blinking and starts to light steadily gt EX BASS gt E rom pz AO L di i wo OL 3 gt 55 gt J gt lt ciassi gt rm mom cc fut Coca gt L di Lagu P 2 The recording level will be adjusted automatically in approx 60 seconds variable depending on CD contents after which
41. M ethods Selection of the Recording Type XD 980MD En This chapter explains also the cassette deck recording functions under consideration of combination with the cassette deck option Many convenient recording functions have been provided Please select them according to the application It is possible to record desired tracks in the desired se quence from two or more CDs In this case select Pro gram recording For recording to tape please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully START What is to be recorded from where CD CD MD MD SS 68 S See CE 2 Recording with selection Yes Are all tracks of the from several CDs MD to be recorded No No M Yes Recording of all tracks of a CD No Yes Are only the first tracks of several CDs to be recorded The oan be The track sequence nave is to be changed been decided N Y Y N 5 i 65 Select and record the desired tracks 5 Is the tape length Is tape reversal a 2 problem problem E Decision after Recording onto Recording to MD listening MD is only pro is only one touch gram recording edit all tracks Program recording several CDs One touch Time edit Fade edit One
42. OVE CLEAR Pause key 9 CIO C Cji TIME DISPLAY key 23 rom RANDOM The time display type is switched DL PLC Co L CURSOR R Fast forward fast reverse lt lt gt gt keys CLEAR CHARACTER SPACE Stop key rari O CHARACTER DELETE Playback gt key co Keys related to CD tuner tape deck nove BAND key tuner key P CALL v A skip lt lt gt keys tuner CD fea These used to receive memorized AUTO MANU SET ENTER INPUT SEARCH radio stations 191 24 RECINPUT CHARACTER CHECK CLEAR CD MD O T E key CD SameoperationastheO T E keyontheunit eo Seo I T mE I CHARACTER DISC SKIP key CD This selects the discto be played 19 DISPLAY L CURSOR R SPACE DELETE T ec TIME ENTER key CD This switches the CD time display mode CD TUNER TAPE 9 BAND P CALL CD MD DISC SKIP L 1 c L 1 TUNING v A Fast forward fast reverse lt lt gt keys TME L TUNING AUTO tuner CD tape deck option CI E E AUTO Stop key tuner CD tape deck option ENTER ANEN WFO PTY ROS DISP Playback pause gt 11 key CD Q 4 LL 9 Lr Playback 44 keys tape deck option INPUT SLEEP VOLUME CONTROL 7 6 RDS related keys 5 INFO key Used at the time of EON reservation 40
43. Program recording The desired tracks from 3 CDs can be recorded in the programmed sequence on one tape Please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully When equalizer SRS 3D or any other effect is applied to the sound the sound with applied effect can be re corded 63 65 Recording preparation is required 44 Check that the CD player is in the stop mode If itis in play mode With recording onto tape the track will be inter 4 rupted for the part of the guide tape at the tape re versal where recording is not possible Please use a different recording method if this is to be avoided AUTO Lights VA Vd Enter disc Nos and track Nos in the order you wantto record them Q Select the disc Displays the entered track No DISC SKIP Le Go to step NK within 8 sec onds laci O Select the track 2 22 ND 1 21001 E SEARCH E Select CD tracks so that their total playing time does not Confirm the selection exceed the recording time of the tape Up to 32 tracks can be programmed When FULL is dis Cal played no more tracks can be programmed you make a mistake press the P CLEAR key and enter the track No from th
44. R D S Radio Data System 37 Searching for a desired program type SCC EE To be able to listen to the desired information at any time 40 Caution Read the pages marked carefully to ensure safe operation Before applying power XD 980MD En Convenient Recording Methods sssi 42 Selection of the Recording type n 42 One touch recording of one CD MD One touch edit recording of all tracks 44 When a desired track is found only that track is recorded One touch edit recording of one track 45 Producing a MD collecting only the first titles BEST HITS function erre enean nnn am uana nan annu 46 Producing a tape collecting only the first titles BEST HITS function errore nana nna nnam nn annua nan an uu 47 Recording of one CD or several CDs CD Program recording euren enean nn annua nn natu 48 Recording of one CD or several CDs CD TAPE Program recording 7 rrr rrre erre rnnt 49 Change ofthe track sequence according to the tape length CD TAPE only Time edit recording 50 Fade out Fade in at the tape reversal CD TAPE only Fade edit recording 52 MD Edit Functions sss OD Selecting the editing function type 53 Assigning a title to a disc or
45. ULTI CONTROL VOLUME Therightvolume Theleft volume 9 is decreased is decreased Indicates the balance setting Input level adjustment At the time of input level adjustment Set level Application section P P3 RUNNING 4 INDICATOR MN ee The level The level decreases increases Adjustment is possible over the range from 12 to 3 When the input level is adjusted the recording level from the external equipment connected to the AUX input termi nal also changes Recording on MD 26_ In regard to equalizer adjustment LOW MID HIGH The setting items LOW MID and HIGH are displayed only when the equalizer is set to MANUAL user memory 63 Effective Sound Field and Sound Quality Adjustment XD 980MD En Listening with the desired sound equalizer function In addition to the three kinds of equalizer pattems which have been preset at the factory for use as reference three equalizer pattems created manually by user be stored in memory and recalled anytime Selection of the equalizer pattern The equalizer patterns can be selected according to the genre of music played Recording with applied equalizer effect also is possible Play the desired music O Select equalizer mode There arereference mode MANUAL not lit and manual mode M MANUAL lit
46. Yana Upto 255 track numbers can be inserted additionally by repeat ing to El for each of them After editing eject and remove the mini disc MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En This operation is also possible during play pause Each press switches the operation r D DIVIDE Dividing a track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ERASE Erasing one track Editing cancelled Hr Tii PE gt Wa 00 01 5 3 1 o dB LO OR VOS L MEEL 27 1 NES gt a L mws 3 2 oca Dai Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Should be approx 2 sec or longer Ivi P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Track number is 2 v 4 gt incremented 9 Divided track second half dg Divided track first half 1 6 The track is divided into two tracks Playbackstarts from the track made from the second half of the divided track There is no blank space left between the two tracks When the track to be split has a title the two tracks will have the same title WRITING displayed during the mini disc ejection opera tion indicates that the data associated with recording or editing is being written onthe disc Do not apply vibration or shock to the unit while this message is displayed MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En Combining two tracks track COMBINE Use the foll
47. ack restarts when the key is released When the key is pressed in pause mode unit retums to the pause mode at the reached position Sound is output when using forward or reverse search during playback If forward or reverse search is started during play pause the disc can be searched at a high speed but sound is not output Ejecting the disc The minidisc comes out from the minidisc insertion slot The display changes Lue 003010 5 3 1 O dB EE gt a Disc title Recorded Total time eB SINGLE Track No being played Elapsed time of track being played SINGLE Discs with application of equalizer or SRS 3D ef fect to the recorded sound analog input should be played without sound effect application gt Note 21 Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Skipping tracks CRARACTER f 7 SN To skip backward 3 To skip forward n The track in the direction of rotating the jog dial is skipped and the selected track will be played from the beginning z When the jog dial is rotated a little in the direction of counter clockwise once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning If it is rotated within 1 second from the start of a track the previous track to the current track will be played from the beginning To pause playback Each press pauses and plays the MD altemately 4 To stop playback
48. al of at least one minute so that the operation times of PROG 1 and PROG 2 do not overlap Connect the related equipment under reference to System connection Make preparations for the play recording To listen to radio To listen to CD Playing the auxil lary input source The MD operates on the basis of the information read from the disk into memory Before timer setting with the MD leave the power ON for 10 min or more to make the memory backup func tion effective 81 zd e Se Lo The station Inserta disc Make timer set should be pre Program playbackis ting of the com set prior to the possible ponentconnected above to the AUX or VIDEO jacks Select the disc 1 2 3 to be played Load a disc Set a tape into Make prepa Cassette deck rationsforre option cording Cassettedeck option MD MULTI CONTROL up VOLUME For recording of broadcasts the minimum volume is set automatically when the unit is switched on by the timer o ON STANDBY Press during display of the program contents Each press ofthe key switches the program numbers as follows D PROG 1 Program 1 2 PROG 2 Program 2 Normal operation PLUR P8 b ord ui ia The selected program No lights program No under which a timer progr
49. am has already been reserved it is replaced by the new timer program EH Enter the ON time wt The time is 9 time is retumed advanced ENTER 6 Enter the OFF time 9 ESE The time is The time is retumed advanced Make the desired reservation Adjust the clock before setting the timer Timer operation XD 980MD En After entering the figure of hour with the procedure and enter the figure of minute using the same procedure If you make a mistake restart from step El After entering the figure of hour with the procedure and enter the figure of minute using the same procedure 01 21 If you make a mistake restart from step El For timer playback or Al timer playback Timer recording of radio broadcasts Q Select the mode Q Select the mode ABS aseo 1 Select REC RN PLAY Timer play a PLAY REC REC Eu KEEN ees Timer play with gradually in 2 Al creasing volume E EU EUR i 2 Enter it n S Tevres s 2 Enter it EC 7 Select the input source CARS ot IT YE else MULTI CONTROL 1 Select the source to be played iA MU VOLUME O 1 Selectthe preset station No a TUNER Broadcasts CD 9 MD MD FAUX eerte External input tape etc TER Mm mies evres 2 E
50. ama aia mE Program position ofthe track Selection of tracks to be selected next PC RSS ss Ci 003010 5 1 0 P E n i Benet aseeertes eeta nats Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 3 select track No 40 0 Up to 25 tracks can be programmed More than 25 tracks cannot be selected you made a mistake press the P CLEAR key and enter the track No again An extremely short track cannot be programmed on iS displayed when the total programmed period has attained 200 minutes or more Tracks will be played in the order they are programmed When the lt lt orm key is pressed during playback tracks will be skipped in the direction of the pressed key To stop playback SPACE DELETE SUN To add a track to the program Sequentially select the track num bers to be added D D CIJ 57 CIJ CJ CJ PTY SEARCH Press in stop mode O Confirm the selection P MODE c Repeat Q and for selection of two or more tracks Checking the order of tracks P CHECK To clear tracks from the program m Clearing tracks from the end CLEAR F Press in stop mode Clearing all tracks Remote control unit Main unit P MODE Wy Press in
51. ammed tracks P CHECK To add a track to the program Q Select the disc DISC SKIP 7 6 Select the track CJ D3 GJ L1 CJ 51 m 51 Confirm the selection P MODE Go to step within 8 seconds To quit the program mode Press to clear tracks from the end P CLEAR To clear all track P MODE Playback of CD XD 980MD En Disc number of the track in the pro gram sequence PGM Blinks Program sequence Avis EJ UT c Tp rm rac C lc RANA Ld LAN i wit J 22775 Each time the key is pressed the program P NO and the track No on CD are displayed When atrack No is entered the track will be added to the end of the existing program Each time the key is pressed the last track inthe program is cleared The track being played cannot be changed Goes off d 5A 47A CA yl i i Playback of CD XD 980MD En You can repeatedly listen to a favorite track or disc Select the CD input To repeata disc Confirm that the indicator is e not lit m B Confirm that this is not lit If the PGM indicator is lit press the Ir P MODE key to tum it off Bass gt J gt 1 i rA i rad CA EO vor 1 a i dud ui s GLA O Specify DISC REPEAT Each press switches the repeat mode Lights REPEAT REPEAT ES
52. apor comes into contact with the surface of a cold material condensation is produced If condensation occurs correct operation may not be possible or the unit may not function correctly This is not a malfunction however and the unit should be dried out To do this turn the ON STANDBY key ON and leave the unit as it is for several hours Be especially careful in the following conditions When the unit is brought from a cold place to a warm place and there is large temperature difference When heater starts operating When the unit is brought from an air conditioned place to a place of high temperature with high humidity When there is a large difference between the internal temperature of the unit and the ambient temperature or in conditions where condensation occurs easily Memory backup function Stored contents which are Clock display cleared immediately when power plug is unplugged from power outlet Sound Retrieval System manufactured under licence from SRS Labs Inc SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM and the SRS Symbol 6 are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc Purchase of this product does not convey the right to sell recordings mode with the SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Stored contents which are Amplifier section cleared in at least a day after ON STANDBY status ON or power plug is unplugged from STANDBY power outlet Input selection Volume control value Balance setting Equalizer user memo
53. art from an electric appliance or TV set The recorded volume changes during the recording The MULTI CONTROL VOLUME knob or the MIC MIX knob has been moved during analog recording Do not move the knobs during record ing The display goes out for a moment after the unit has been tumed ON Switching is operated too quickly This is not a malfunction d 78 i Displayed Message Meaning In case of difficulty XD 980MD En MD recorder section Displayed messages and actions to be taken against them NO DISC No disc is placed on the tray Load a disc 001SCMS attempt is made to record digital signal from asource while its digital copy has been prohib ited by SCMS Switch to analog recording LSA DISC FULL There is no recordable area on the disc An attempt is made to record a 256th track Use another recordable disc More than 256 tracks cannot be re corded per disc TITLE FULL An attempt is made to assign a title with more characters than usable Refer to Total number of title charac ters BLANK DISC The disc does not contain any recordings When playback is required use a re corded disc NO TRACKS The disc does not contain any tracks but has a disc title The disc can be used for recording without any problem READING The TOC data of the disc is being read This
54. at the steps and El uoge2iykdy MD TAPE CD TAPE Recording and playback will be stopped Application section Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En Producing a MD collecting only the first titles BEST HITS Function The first tracks of all set CDs will be recorded on MD in sequence During recording of the third disc the already recorded discs can be exchanged This is convenient for collecting from a large number of single CDs When equalizer SRS 3D or any other effect is applied to the sound the sound with applied effect can be re corded except for digital recording from CD to MD 9 Make the preparations for recording Insert a recordable disc into the MD recorder O Select CD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the CD player 18 E Confirm that the PGM indicator is not lit Z Goes off P MODE Ir gt EX BASS gt gt gt 5 UA dg lt 0 D hop i 8 YI Kd 2 EJ Press the BEST HITS key Q Select the disc for start of re cording DISC SELECTOR EX BAsS gt O Press the BEST HITS key BEST HITS Press in stop mode Exchange discs as required When recording from the third disc starts the tray opens Q Exchange the two discs automatically The two already recorde
55. at the time of title input to enter a blank space Fast forward fast reverse lt lt gt keys MD 21 EA At the time of playback this is used for fast forward and fast backward At the time of title input this is used for cursor movement TITLE INPUT key 54 This is used for title input CD player section DISC SELECTOR keys 19 DISC SKIP key 18 Selects the disc to be played or recorded Selection of the disc for playback or recording Also used to set a CD G TIME DISP key at the rear of the tray The CD time display is switched RA CD operation keys 18 Disc tray 18 Play pause gt 11 key CD Up to three CDs can be held en Stop key CD OPEN CLOSE 4 key CD 18 Skip lt lt gt gt keys CD These keys are used to insert and remove discs 11 uogeiedojdgj Preparation section Controls and indicators XD 980MD En Display amplifier and tuner section gt 55 gt i INTRO EDIT gt OTT J EQ ON J MEMORY PROG AA TUNED STEREO PTY TO EE RANDOM Ni Pa NI 16y7 4 8 2 A 932 090 7 Display section for tuner application operation etc In addition to tuner display CD application operation timer playback etc also is displayed O Character information display section Input switching frequency
56. ately one day with the power plug pulled from the receptacle In case of long power failures or long times with the plug pulled from the re ceptacle the information in regard to recording or editing re corded when the minidisc is removed may be erased or de stroyed before recording on the minidisc Once the informa tion has disappeared it can not be recovered After recording or editing always removethe minidisc to record the recording or editing information CD player section Symptom Cause In case of difficulty XD 980MD En Remedy A CD is placed in the player but it cannot be played The disc is placed upside down The disc position is displaced The disc is extremely dirty The disc is scratched Dew is condensed on the optics lens Place the disc properly with the label side facing upward Place the disc properly z Clean the disc referring to Disc handling precautions Try another disc Refer to Beware of condensation and remove the condensation by evaporation Sound is not produced The disc has not been placed The player is not put to the play mode The disc is extremely dirty The disc is scratched Place a disc in the CD player Press the key Clean the disc referring to Disc handling precautions Try another disc Sound skips The disc is dirty The disc is scratched The player is subject to vibration CD
57. d discs can be ex changed The tray opens automatically To end recording Recording ends at the end of the track presently being recorded Recording and playback are also stopped when the m key of the CD player is pressed O Close the tray OPEN CLOSE When the discs exchanged sequentially recording be continued without interruptions 47 Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En Producing a tape collecting only the first titles esr Function The first tracks of all set CDs will be recorded on tape in sequence During recording of the third disc the already recorded discs can be exchanged This is convenient for collecting from a large number of single CDs Please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully When equalizer SRS 3D or any other effect is applied to the sound the sound with applied effect can be re corded 83 65 Make the preparations for recording O Load a tape Select the tape transport direction 4 or gt Select gt gt two side recording Select the Dolby NR mode Select CD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the CD player Adjust the recording level With recording onto tape the track will be inter 2 rupted for the part of the guide tape at the tape re versal where recording is not possible Please use a
58. e beginning The REPEAT key is not effective To edit tracks from more than one CD repeat O for each CD To check the edited contents 51 To clear the edited contents 51 Start edit recording Lights CD TAPE The tape recording is paused while the CD is exchanged in the tray Always remove the disc after recording Tracks programmed in excess of the tape recording time will be Oke cut off 49 uoge2iykdy Application section Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En Change of the track sequence according to the tape length CD TAPE only Time edit recording By specifying the recording time of the tape used CD tracks can be recorded with their order automatically changed so that no tune is interrupted at the end of tape sides A and B Please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully When equalizer or SRS 3D is applied to the sound the sound will be recorded with applied effect SA ESA Recording preparation is required Make sure thatthe indicator is off Q Select CD with the INPUT key O Make sure that the PGM indicator is off P MODE LJ E Light the EDIT indicator EDIT Editing is cancelled in case of waiting for 8 sec or more EJ Enter the disc and tape conditions Q Select the disc DISC S
59. e selected according to the genre of the music played POP ROCK CLASSIC Convenient timer functions 69 In addition to the possibility of storing up to 2 timer programs in memory the following functions are available Al timer When the unit is tumed ON by the timer the sound level increases gradually 0 T T A timer with easy setting which operates only once Sleep timer Useful when you want to go asleep while listening to music Unpacking Unpack the unit carefully and make sure that all accessories are put aside so they will not be lost Examine the unit for any possibility of shipping damage If your unit is damaged or fails to operate notify your dealer immediately If your unit was shipped to you directly notify the shipping company without delay Only the consignee the person or company receiving the unit can file a claim against the carrier for shipping damage We recommend that you retain the original carton and packing materials for use should you transport or ship the unit in the future Accessories Please confirm that the following accessories are present FM indoor antenna 1 Loop antenna 1 AM loop antenna stand 1 S lt Batteries R6 AA 2 d Before applying power XD 980MD En Handling of discs Disc handling precautions Handling Hold compact discs so that you do not Cleaning touch the playing surface If fingerprints or foreign
60. e unit is ON the unit is always ready for the reception In case of waiting for information with an RDS sta tion without EON function When there is no EON display with the operations of steps El and and the desired information is selected in advance waiting for the desired information will be done only with the presently received RDS station R D S XD 980MD En When one of the stations of the network of the station received in El starts broadcasting the program contents selected in that station will be received automatically At this time MD playback and CD playback will pause How ever external equip ment AUX will remain as it is When the unit is OFF and during recording including dubbing the EON function does not operate When the transmission of the selected program contents ends in case of automatic reception with the EON function retum will be made to the status directly before operation of the EON function When M D or CD playback has been interrupted it will be continued from the point of interruption In regard to TP Traffic Program indicator When the TP indicator is lit this indicates that the sta tion or another station in the same network is broadcast ing traffic information Even without an EON reservation traffic information can be heard from the station when TP indicator is lit for the presently received station 41 uoge2iykdy Convenient Recording
61. equalizer SRS 3D or any other effect is applied to the sound the sound with applied effect can be re corded except for digital recording from CD Bera 83 L8 Make the preparations for recording CD MD Inserta recordable disc into the MD recorder Select CD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the CD player RAR MD Q Load a tape Select the tape transport direction 4 or Select D two side recording O Select the Dolby NR mode O Select MD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the MD recorder 20 Adjust the recording level CD TAPE Q Load a tape O Selectthetapetransport direction 4 or Select gt gt two side recording O Select the Dolby NR mode Select CD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the CD player L8 Adjust the recording level E Playback of a CD or MD Press the O T E key during playback of a track to be recorded Press during playback To interrupt a recording MD TAPE Press during playback Retum is made to the beginning of the track being played and recording starts CD C3 CD gt TAPE Press during playback MD recorder Atthe end of the recording Cassette deck Stop is executed after an unrecorded portion of about 4 sec has been produced To record another track repe
62. er by placing the selection cursor on it Input the title characters by repeating Q to O for each of them EJ Execute title assignment Enter the title in memory secam eS N31N3 When the playback key is pressed before step while assigning a title to a track the title can be entered while listening to that track However lis tening is not possible when assigning a disc title takes a while because data should be read out of the disc In case of disc title switches the group D A Z space 1 blank character 2 a z space 3 0 9 symbols space When the jog dial is turned the display scrolls and all characters in the same group can be selected Pressing the DISPLAY MODE key allows to change the display characters on a per screen 5 characters basis Example of disc title pO PULO NU The cursor moves and fuu for input of the next character The input cursor can be moved with the lt lt gt gt LCURSORR The title scrolls Changing or deleting a title Total number of title characters Up to 1792 characters can be input per disc and up to 80 charac ters can be input per track A space blank character also require the same amount of data as alphanumeric characters When deleting a title it is not rec ommended to overwrite space
63. er this the previous display content appears again To change the reserved contents Restart the procedure of Timer programming from the beginning When timer operation is not required Press so that all PROG indicators are Each pressofthe key switches the program numbers as follows OFF DPROG 1 Program 1 operates PROG 2 Program 2 operates PROG 1 2 Programs 1 and 2 operate Not lit No program operates To set the same timer program again The reservation contents are held in memory Press so that the desired PROG indica Each press ofthe key switches the program numbers as follows tors lights DPROG 1 Program 1 operates PROG 2 Program 2 operates PROG 1 2 Programs 1 and 2 operate Cosks D 4 Not lit No program operates Also prepare the disc or MD and adjust the listening volume Application section Important Items Maintenance XD 980MD En Maintenance of the Set When the front panel the case etc becomes dirty wipe with a soft dry cloth Do not use thinner alcohol etc as these can cause discoloration In regard to contact cleaners Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfunc tion Be specially careful not to use contact cleaners containing oil for they may deform the plastic component Reference Beware of condensation When water v
64. es However this effect may not be clear with some songs and discs A Karaoke MD can be created by recording the performance while the MIC MIX control is in the fully counterclockwise position Analog recording only The HIT MASTER function is cancelled when an equalizer effect is applied 67 uo es uoge2iykdy a Cloc k adjustment Adjust the clock before setting the timer Application section XD 980MD En When the AC cord is connected to a receptacle the clock display starts to flash Set the correct time following the instructions Time display is made only when the unit is switched off Ensure that the unit is OFF Activate the clock adjustment mode Example Adjustment to 8 45 The time display starts to blink MULTI CONTROL VOLUME To increase the figure ENTER E 7 The time of the day is represented in 12 hour AM PM method Press the ENTER key The hour is entered and the minute display starts to blink you make a mistake restart from the beginning To adjust correct time press the ENTER key at the same moment as a time announcement The time display flashes when a power failure has occurred or when the power plug has been pulled and inserted again In Such a case set the clock again Timer operation Operate easy To use Timer 0 T T
65. essing the playback gt key and playback will start Searching in a track raved RXD 980MD e 0 KENWOOD KENWOOD To stop playback Ejecting the disc To pause playback Skipping tracks 1 Load a Mini Disc In the direction of the arrow Insert the disc a little and it will z When atitle has been recorded for the disc or be pulled in automatically the track the title is displayed 2 Start playback ET To listen from the track No 1 NS seconds playback starts from track During playback the track title is displayed at the beginning of each track When the playback time is 100 min or more the time display will become CI Ed To select a track Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 If the indicator is lit press the P MODE PTY n 1 SU MED 2 10 10 key of the remote control unit to not lit 10 10 3 If a track NO which does not exist on the disc To enter track No 40 is selected while READING is blinking the Remote control unit wana 0 last track the disc will be played Searching ina track Forward search Backward search Playb
66. from the middle of that tune ee LI ZA The tune interrupted in the middle at the end of tape side B is simply faded out AO 97 side B Application section Convenient Recording Methods XD 980MD En One touch recording of one CD M D one touch edit recording of all tracks All tracks of one CD or MD are recorded Recording is possible to tape or MD from CD and to tape from MD For recording to tape please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully When equalizer SRS 3D or any other effect is applied to the sound the sound with applied effect can be re corded except for digital recording from CD Bera 3 L8 Make the preparations for recording CD MD Inserta recordable disc into the MD recorder Select CD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the CD player RAR E Start recording CD MD QSelect the target disc 0 5 O T E Press before playback of the CD starts MD O Load a tape Select the tape transport direction 4 or Select D two side recording O Select the Dolby NR mode O Select MD with the INPUT key O Insert disc s in the MD recorder 20 Adjust the recording level CD TAPE Q Load a tape O Selectthetapetransport direction 4 or
67. gital input In case the source contains the copy prohibit code SCMS Serial Digital copy can S Copy Management System SF _ _ not be repeated 5 5 is displayed and the unit enters the record pause mode d SCMS Serial Copy Management System Designed for copyright protection the SCM 5 is a prescription that copying of digital signals as they are in the digital form between digital audio equipment is allowable only for one generation Copy using CSS analog input aad Copy using NE input Copy using using digital input NP analog input Copy using lt digital input US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation suomn2as In case of difficulty Knowledge sections XD 980MD En Operation to reset puter and retum it to normal condition The microcomputer may fall into malfunction impossibility to operate erroneous display etc when the power cord is un plugged while unit is ON or due to an extemal factor In this case execute the following procedure to reset the microcom Please note that resetting the microcomputer clears the contents stored in and it retums to condition when it left the factory Use a pointed object to reset Amplifier section Speakers Symptom Cause Sound is not produced The speaker cords are disconnected The volume c
68. he Used for track editing and for erasing of tracks or the entire disc input selection Q MOVE key VOLUME CONTROL v A keys AUTO MANU key MUTE key 7 This is used for selection of automatic AUTO or manual MANU nie track number assignment at the time of recording This is used to suppress the sound temporarily Operation of remote control unit 15 XD 980MD En Loading batteries Remove the cover Insert batteries O Close the cover Insert two R6 AA size batteries following the polarity indications Operation After plugging the power cord of this unit press the ON STANDBY 5 key of the remote control unit to tum the system ON When the system is tumed ON press the key of the function to be operated Remote sensor uogeiedojdgj Press the ON STANDBY 5 key again for OFF Only the time display will remain lit and standby status will be reached Model RC H9R When pressing more than one remote control keys successively Infrared ray system press the keys securely by leaving an interval of 1 second or more between keys Operating range approx 2 When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones 3 If direct sunlight orthe light of a high frequency fluorescent lamp invertertype etc is incident to the remote sensor malfunction may occur In such a case change the installation posit
69. he memory backup function effective 78 Note When the MODE key is pressed the input source and the ON time are displayed Each press switches the modes as follows O O T T lit The timer is used O T T not lit The timer is not used we Saw PONES ZI NN Ze Mi na B gt DE EG ON time display The ON time can be set in steps of 5 minutes To cancel Press the MODE key twice while the unit is OFF uoge2iykdy The unit is turned OFF automatically after the set time has elapsed Each press decreases the time by 10 minutes The maximum time that can be set is 90 minutes 90 gt 80 gt 70 30 20 10 gt Cancel 90 gt 80 Lights Duration for sleep timer To cancel Tum the unit OFF or press the SLEEP key until the sleep time is cancelled Application section Timer programming Adjust the clock before setting the timer Timer operation XD 980MD En Two 24 hour timer systems PROG 1 PROG 2 which can be used every day are available In each of PROG 1 and PROG 2 the timer data including the operating period and played contents can be set and selected to be activated or not as required For tape timer operation please read the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully Timer reservation is possible for the two types PROG 1 and PROG 2 at the same time Please make reservations with an interv
70. hen searching for a Rock Music broadcast Display while the tuner is searching Blinks gt EX BASS gt za Jw Te C DP maa RAIS lt MANUAL gt PA i Program type name display When a station is received Goes off gt EX BASS 3 CLASSIC TED Station name display No sound is heard while PTY is blinking a program of the desired type cannot found NO PROG is displayed then after several seconds the display returns to the original display If a program of the desired type is found that program is received and the program type name display changes temporarily to the frequency display and then to the station name display 39 uoge2iykdy Application section R D S XD 980MD En To be able to listen to the desired information atany time By using the EON function which manages the informa tion of other stations listening to desired information like traffic information or news etc can be reserved even when it is not being transmitted at the present When listening to a station with the EON display lit and another station of the same network starts to broadcast an information program for which a reservation has been made then that station will be selected automatically When the desired information program ends retum is made to the original program Set the reception band to FM Auto preset the stations Q Receive a b
71. hthe powercordleft plugged in malfunction or damage may result 3 Never short circuit the and speaker 9 9 cords 4 If the left and right speaker connec tions or the and polarity are in gt NEC lan N verted the sound will be unnatural Twist w with unclear positioning of musical in struments etc Be sure to connect them without mistake Preparation section Connection of Options optional Parts Connect separately sold parts as shown in the figure Do not plug the power cord into the power outlet until all of the required connections have been made Speaker Unit gt System connection XD 980MD En In regard to the SURROUND switch This switch can be used only when the separately sold sur round rear speakers are connected When the switch is set to ON surround playback can be enjoyed When this switch is set to OFF normal playback is executed Please operate this switch while the unit is tumed off We recommend to keep this switch set to OFF when no surround rear speakers are connected to obtain a better sound quality z When the switch is set to OFF no sound will come from the surround rear speakers SURROUND speakers RS N750 rua m SURROUND 8 160 7 A SURROUND FRONT SPEAKERS
72. ies Small sound near large sound A small sound is not audible to human ears if itis produced at the GA same time as a large 0 sound Masking ef x fect Recordable Mini Disc This MD is a magneto optical disc which can be recorded by magnetic field modulation To record signals laser light is irradiated from the bottom side of the magneto optical disc and magnetic field is applied from the upper side of it Sound skip prevention memory During playback this unit always stores signals in memory temporarily to prevent sound from being skipped in case of vibration As a result even when the data from the optical pickup is interrupted due to vibration etc the music will not be interrupted because the memory holds the data for several seconds Mini Disc ll During normal gt playback S de NE 5 hi The sound data for several seconds is al p ways stored during v gt playback pan Digital memory NUS Reproduced Sound In case of vibration Even when the read out from disc is inter rupted momentarily due to vibration or shock the repro ducedsoundfromthe memory will not be interrupted 75 Important Items XD 980MD En Digital recording and SCMS The Mini Disc cannot record digital input signals from all sources Copy using Note that digital recording is not possible with the following case digital input Copy using di
73. ime the MODE key is pressed D Strength of the SRS 3D effect LEVEL 2 Left right sound balance MD recording level REC Volumefrom external equipment connected to the AUX terminal INPUT 5 Normal volume adjustment VOL Adjustment is possible in the range from 0 to 5 Startrecording During recording the eject key will not be Q Press the record e REC key accepted Playthemusicsourceto berecorded Tostart recording simultaneously with CD play back please read Tips for recording from a CD a 6 Remove the minidisc after the end of recording Always remove the minidisc after recording WRITING displayed during the minidisc ejection operation indicates that the data associated with recording or editing is being written on the disc Do not apply vibra tion or shock to the unit while this message is displayed uogoes Jiseg Basic section Let s record XD 980MD En How to use the REC INPUT key Tips for recording from a CD When the input selection is CD and recording is started When recording is started according to the following digital recording is selected automatically and adjust procedure recording MD and playback CD will start at ment of the recording level is not required the same time and there is no worry of sound being When the playback level of a digitally recorded MD is not skipped suitable too loud or
74. ing or by holding the key down for repeated input m CHARACTER SPACE key A space blank corresponding to one character is entered inserted directly before the character at the cursor position and the following characters all are moved back by one character Continuous pressing or repeated input by keeping the key pressed also is possible This is used mainly to provide space for adding characters to a title If the title to be changed is too long to be displayed on the display section press the lt lt L CURSOR R key to scroll the display so that the characters hidden until then appear When the jog dial is turned the display scrolls and all charac ters in the same group can be selected The playback gt key can also be used to erase characters The title scrolls uoge2iykdy MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En Moving several tracks ata time quick move Use the following procedure to change the current order of tracks by selecting a desired order and moving the tracks together 20 continuous tracks within the specified range can be reordered at a time The names in brackets in the explanations are the names of the remote control keys Please execute operation in stopped condition Press the QUICK MOVE key To abort operation press the QUICK MOVE key again Q Press the QUICK NL VY
75. ion Le 2 DISC RANDOM Random play of one disc NK ALL RANDOM Random play of all discs Normal playback For random playback of one disc For random playback of all discs 2 29 RUNNING Playback stops after each title has been played once The random playback can also be repeated by pressing the amp REPEAT key 5 select another track in the middle of playing one To cancel random playback Press so that the RANDOM indicator goes off r P CALL 34 RANDOM The RANDOM indicator goes off and the playback in order z Pressing the 44 key once retums to the of the tracks starts from the track being played beginning of the track being played Playback of MD ication section Appl Use the following procedure to program desired tracks in a desired order up to 25 tracks Select the MD input Let the indicator light Press in stop mode E Selecttrack numbers in the order you wantto play them Q Selectthetracknumberto beplayed 21 GI a Co Ge Em O Confirm the selection P MODE Repeat Q and for selection of two or more tracks EJ Start playback CHARACTER 4 XD 980MD En Listening in the desired sequence program playback Lights 0030 10 5 1 O dB P
76. ion to avoid malfunction eia 1 The provided batteries are intended for use in operation checking and their service life may be short Notes Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Basic use method Bass and treble eae KENWOOD Muting the sound temporarily Bass compensation Listening through headphones Basic section 1 Set the ON STANDBY key to ON STANDBY Press the ON STANDBY key of the unit 1 0 ON STANDBY Mina x 4 D The unit is switched on when the CD ey orMD playbackkey orthetunerBAND The ON STANDBY key of the amplifier tuner key is pressed section can be used for ON OFF for the entire When the ON STANDBY key is system pressed while the unitis ON theunit The display part becomes dark when the unit is will be switched OFF switched OFF DIMMER function 2 Selecting the desired output Sequential switching each timethe key INPUT S D CD 18 2 MD L20 WhenCD or MD is selected playback will start AUX tape etc when a disc already has been inserted Broadcasts 24 For listening to tapes read the section Tape playback in the operation manual of the cas sette deck option RU te Sate 3 Volume adjustment Quick turning produces a larger change amount The volume The volume 2 a decreases increases
77. is a normal operation WRITING The data related to editing or recording is being written in the disc This is a normal operation DISC ERROR The contents of 2 are abnormal Perform ALL ERASE operation If this is not possible use another disc 59 CAN T EDIT An attempt is made to perform editing beyond the restrictions for example to erase a track which is too short Perform editing following the restric tions ok blinking This is a message for confirming if editing can really be executed Press the ENTER key to execute edit ing PROTECTED The minidisc is write protected Cancel the write protection PLAY ONLY The minidisc is only for playback Insert a minidisc for recording UNIT ERROR 1 All minidiscs contain a Table of Contents TOC in addition to sound signals The TOC is similar to the table of contents in a book and contains information such as track numbers track length and charac ter information that cannot be rewritten 2 In addition to the TOC minidiscs also contain a special User s Table of Contents UTOC that contains track number track length and charac ter information that can be rewritten This indicates some trouble Return to normal condition is made by switching the unit off andthen on again Memory Backup for the M D Recorder Section The memory contents are held for approxim
78. ith a dry cartridge will be damaged if it is forced open cloth Write protect tab To protect recorded contents against accidental erasure set the write protect tab of the disc open Retum the tab to the original position when you want to record signals on the disc x D Storage position Do not leave M ini Discs in place where the temperature and or humidity are extremely high for example in a place subject to direct sunlight f Disc back side Dust countermeasure Write protect tab The shutter of the disc cartridge is permanently open while the disc is loaded in the set Therefore to prevent dust from penetrating inside the disc take the Slide open Recording disabled disc out of the unit immediately after completion of recording or playback Recording enabled Slide close uog es Preparation section System connection XD 980MD En Connection of the System Accessones This is the method for connection between the main unit and the accessories Please connect correctly as shown in the figure AM loop antenna The supplied antenna is for indoor use Place it as far as possible from the main system TV set speaker cords and power cord and set it to a direction which provides the best reception G2 Speaker right POWER cord TO WALL AC OUTLET SURROUND SPEAKERS
79. k only the track being played atthat time will be recorded to tape When this key is pressed instopped condition the MD selected at that time will be recorded to tape from the first track on BEST HITS key 46 The first tracks of all CDs in the unit are recorded sequentially on MD REC key L22 C96 This is used at the time of recording Used for confirmation of selected tracks at the time of M D edit recording REC INPUT key 28 This is used to select digital analog input Switching is possible only when the amplifier tunerinputselectoris setto CD co Keys related to title input and editing CHARAC key This selects the character group at the time of title input SET key This is used for title input and editing ENTER key This is usedforexecutionof edit processing confirmation of enteredtitles etc og dial lt lt gt gt This is used as the skip key at the time of playback It is also used for track search and editing MD recorder display QUICK MOVE key This is used to change the track sequence MD operation keys Play gt key MD This is used at the time of title input to delete one character Pause 11 key MD gt CM 20 LSA 21 gt gt gt 84 84 En EA EA This is used at the time of MD edit recording to delete a selected track Stop m key MD CMM 21 This is used
80. k key during dis play of the title to be played When the titles of the tracks recorded on a minidisc for recording entered in advance search by title is possible for the tracks to be played When the display is lit press the P MODE key on the remote control unit to switch it off Goes off Tracktitle z With a track to which title has been assigned the track number and are displayed Track selection is possible with the CHARACTER lt lt gt keys on the remote control unit Track played first SINGLE o Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En In Regard to the TIME DISPLAY key This can be used to change the time display type at the MD recorder section TIME DISPLAY Each press switches the modes as follows Remote control unit During playback CD Elapsed time of track being played 2 Remaining time of track being played Recordable time for the entire minidisc In stopped condition Elapsed time of track 0 00 indication Remaining time of track 0 00 indication 3 Recordable time for the entire minidisc During recording D Elapsed time of the track being recorded 2 Recordable time for the entire minidisc Elapsed time of track being played SINGLE Remaining time of track being played SINGLE 3 310CdB Li oh Reco
81. ld depressed preset stations will be skipped at an interval of about 0 5 second Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En The frequency changes automatically Blinks EX BASS gt gt z memory TUNED STEREO i A w AUTO For FA 2 ran i LN i Ford Tm Wisse N A maximum of 40 stations of the band presently being received will be preset When there are many stations and the intended station has not been preset please also use One by one presetting manual preset MEMORY lights for approx 5 sec Repeat steps Q O 9 to preset other stations several stations are preset under the same number the previous memory is replaced with the latest memory contents Selectthe tuning mode Each press altemates the mode AUTO lit Auto tuning 2 AUTO not lit Manual tuning Use the manual tuning mode when reception is noisy due to weak reception In the manual mode stereo broadcasts are re ceived in monaural Normally use the AUTO Auto tuning mode 1 f Let s recording Recording on MD MD recording is possible as digital recording where the digital signal of the CD is used as it is and as analog recording where the analog signal of a broadcast etc is converted to a digital signal XD 980MD En This unit cannot record audio in monaural mode When equalizer or SRS 3
82. matter become at tached to the disc lightly wipe the disc with a soft cotton cloth or similar from the cen Label side ter of the disc outwards in a radial manner Playing side Do not attach paper or tape to either the playing side or the label side of compact discs The paste left on the label surface af ter a sticker has been peeled off is a factor which may cause malfunction If the surface is sticky due to remain Sticky paste ing paste be sure to clean it with al cohol before use Sticker Storage When a disc is not to be played for a long period of time remove it from the CD player and store it in its case CD 12 cm 8 cm CDV only the audio part With CD G CD Graphics discs this unit can play only the audio Caution on disc used Never play cracked or warped disc During playback the disc rotates at high speed in the player SM eZ Therefore to avoid malfunction never use a cracked or deformed disc or a disc repaired with tape or adhesive agent Handling of Mini Disc As the Mini Disc is accommodated inside a cartridge it can be handled without caring about dust or fingerprint However stained or soiled cartridge may cause malfunction To enjoy beautiful sound for extended period of time take care on the following points Do not touch the disc directly Care Do not touch the disc by opening the shutter with your hand The Wipe periodically dust and dirt attached on the cartridge w
83. mits real depth and sound location considered as difficult to realize with conventional 2 channel stereo general stereo A sufficient effect can be obtained for any source CD MD broadcasts etc Recording with applied SRS 3D stereo also is possible Q Switch on SRS 3D Lights gu E ON OFF is switched each time the key is pressed 3 Each press switches the modes as follows Adjust the effect strength level 0 Strength of the SRS 3D stereo effect LEVEL LEVEL will be displayed 2 Left and right volume balance 3 MD recording level REC 4 Volume INPUT from the external equipment connected MODE to the AUX terminal Normal volume adjustment VOL is displayed only when the REC INPUT is analog gt Adjust the strength of the effect INPUT is displayed only with AUX SRS 3D stereo ON OFF switching is not possible during record The level increases ing MULTI CONTROL VOLUME Level display E The level decreases uoge2iykdy Adjustment is possible in the range from 10 to 10 z Please set as desired according to the titles being played back etc Application section Effective Sound Field and Sound Quality Adjustment XD 980MD En Enjoying Karaoke When CDs or MDs with recorded voice and instrument music are played it is possible to lower
84. n Input of 1792 title characters is not possible MD recorder section other symptoms The title recording area is used in units of 7 characters so that input of 1792 characters may not be possible Symptom Cause Remedy Sound is not output even when the play key is pressed The cords are connected erroneously No disc has been loaded A non recorded disc has been loaded Connect the cords in accordance with System connections Load a disc Load a prerecorded disc or playback only disc RR Recording is not possible The disc is write protected Anattempt is made to record digital signal from a source while its digital copy has been prohib ited by SCMS The recording level is too low A playback only disc has been loaded The disc does not have a recordable area The input selector is set to MD Change the position of the write pro tect tab to the write position or use a recordable disc Recording is not possible Readjust the recording level Use a recordable disc Use another disc Set the input selector to the source to be recorded LSA Sound is distorted The recording level has not been adjusted A disc in which distorted sound has been re corded is played Read Recordingon M D Analog Recording Record again Noise is noticeable An external noise is induced Install the unit at a position ap
85. n Si com a 1 L Ss NOM A Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Track to be moved gon ws a1 otd Destination track No gon ws a1 otd Selected destination Track to be moved Selected destination A wren moved to a position after current position Inserted immediately ddddddo after destination track Execute the track move operation ey When moved to a position before current position tl dd ddd Inserted immediately before destination track EH After editing eject and remove the mini disc WRITING displayed during the mini disc ejection opera tion indicates that the data associated with recording or editing is being written onthe disc Do not apply vibration or shock to the unit while this message is displayed 57 uoge2iykdy Application section Dividing a track track pivib Use the following procedure to divide a track into two by inserting a track number in its middle For example by in serting an additional track number before the passage you are specially fond of it is easy to skip to there when you play the disc later Note that the track numbers of the tracks located after the divided track are automatically incremented Play the track to be divided E Press the TRACK EDIT key atthe desired position QSelect DIVIDE
86. ne The tune interrupted at the end of tape side B is simply faded out Please read Let s record in the operation manual of the cassette deck option carefully Recording preparation is required When equalizer or SRS 3D is applied to the sound the sound will be recorded with applied effect Make sure that the PGM indicator is off N a P MODE DISC SKIP CCRS RR Goes off i FA gd Vi d Selected disc No The recording level will be adjusted automatically in approx 60 seconds variable depending on CD contents after which recording starts The CDtracks are recorded in the orderthey are recorded onthe CD Automatic stop is executed when the recording ends 1 When the CCRS key is pressed during playback of CD the playback stops and the CCRS setting preparing edited recording starts 2 Edit recording is not possible with CDs containing a track that is longer than one tape side which may occur with classical music etc 3 If the deck is set for one side recording the processing at the tape end is applied only on side A 4 When the last tune of tape side B is faded out the ending part of the last but one tune may sometimes be faded out if the space between it and the last tune is short MD Edit Functions Selecting the editing function type When a commercially available Mini Disc fabricated f
87. not been selected are added to the end of the WRITING displayed during the minidisc ejection opera s range e 25 la as before tion indicates that the data associated with recording Youcan suspend track reordering by pressing the eject S Key editing is being written onthe disc Do not apply vibration or the ON STANDBY key while COMPLETE is flashing or shock to the unit while this message is displayed Moving a single track track move This procedure shows you how to select and move insert a track to the track number you desire The surrounding tracks are renumbered automatically Repeating this procedure lets you arrange the tracks in the order you desire Please execute operation in stopped condition Select MOVE Q Select MOVE IR 2 E Selectthe track to be moved Q Select a track number C AARACTE To decrease To increase track No NW track No OSet it A Select the moving destination track Q Select a track number To decrease To increase track No track No 6 Set it gt MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En Each press switches the operation MOVE Moving a single track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ALL ERASE Erasing of all tracks Editing cancelled l net CES ree m E Z
88. nter it p LAE n 2 Enter it Select the broadcast station only when TUNER is selected above REUS 1 Select the preset station No E f N Su Frag Mr L 2 A E we i 2 Enter it The station to be received with timer must be preset before ENTER hand s O Select the recording equipment 1 Select uogoes uoge2iykdy MD 2 AUX optionalcassette EU deck only enter 7 2 Enter it 8 Select the timer program to be used ooo Each press ofthe key switches the program numbers as follows D PROG 1 Execution of program 1 only PROG 2 Execution of program 2 only RA ar PROG 1 2 Execution of programs 1 and 2 ocene 4 Timer OFF T The selected program No lights The timer will not function unless a program No is selected Adjust the clock before setting the timer 7 2 Timer operation XD 980MD En Ensure that the unit is OFF The reservation contents cannot be cleared The contents are mc cleared only when they are changed Check the reservation content Select the program number to be Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows checked DPROG 1 Display of program 1 PROG 2 Display of program 2 Normal mode The reserved contents will be displayed for 3 seconds per item Aft
89. ontrol is set to the minimum position The MUTE key of remote control unit is switched ON The headphone plug is inserted into the jack The system connection cord is discon nected Connect properly referring to System con nections Adjust to an required volume Switch MUTE OFF Unplug the headphone plug Check the connection of the system con nection cord PROTECT is displayed and no sound is put out The speaker cords are short circuited Tum the unit OFF remove the short circuit and tum the unit ON again No sound from the headphones Imperfect insertion Insert correctly Sound is not produced from the left or right speakers Tuner section Symptom The speaker cords are disconnected The BALANCE is set completely to the left or right channel Cause Connect properly referringto Systemconnection Adjust the optimum left and right balance Remedy The clock display blinks without chang ing the figures There was a power failure The power cord was unplugged from the outlet Adjust the present time again Adjust the present time again Timer operation is not possible The present time has not been adjusted or there was a power failure The timer ON time and OFF time have not been set The timer execution was not set up Adjust the present time referring to Clock adjustment Set the timer ON time and OFF time
90. or user recording is used various editing operations can be ap plied after recording Note that editing is not possible with commercially available prerecorded Mini Disc software designed for playback only For editing set the write protect tab of the mini disc to XD 980MD En Function Limitations because of the M D Standard Some of the functions are limited because of the MD standard Please check this before assuming a malfunction RR Write enable side amp Assigning a Title to a Disc ora Track 54 Changing or deleting a title 55 Title input is possible simply by selecting one character after an other from the characters shown on the display As the entered title is compatible between models it will be displayed also when the disc is set into a different MD recorder player The title compatibility is limited partly according to the charac ter types which can be displayed the number of characters etc Reordering tracks by moving them Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE 56 Moving a single track TRACK MOVE Pelee v 419444 Dividing track combining two tracks Dividing a track into two TRACK DIVIDE me Combining two tracks into one 9 NM TRACK COMBINE Erasing track s Erasing a single track 4141212 dis TRACK ERASE
91. owing procedure to combine two tracks into one by deleting a track number This operation allows to connect several tracks or a piece of music divided into sev eral parts After this operation the track numbers of tracks located after the combined tracks are decreased automati cally Select COMBINE QSelect COMBINE Sp en If you combine tracks during playback go to step E Selectthe track to be combined Q Select the track number To decrease CN To increase track No track No OSet it After editing eject and remove the mini disc The names in brackets in the explanations are the names of the remote control keys COMBINE cannot be selected if the track being played is the first track on the disc Each press switches the operation When pressed in stop mode MOVE Moving a single track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ALL ERASE Erasing of all tracks Editing cancelled DAAN NI echt faut i p n 229 1 5 3 1 0 dB ae Sos a T Tw Lr NEQNE UN When pressed in play mode CD DIVIDE Dividing a track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ERASE Erasing one track 4 Editing cancelled mm mm NN ee i Z a 3 1 e F J j AX To combine two tracks during playback press the TRACK EDIT TRACK EDIT CHARA
92. p ee del ZLINS E Selectthe range of tracks to be reordered Q Selectthefirsttrackin the reordered range R Editing is ended when action is taken for 8 seconds Selected track No 5 Lue 00301531 m FN 20 tracks Track No 7 chang ed range 003010531 inl R EJ Selecttracks numbers in the desired order Q Select a track number 4 mu Moving the present track No 7 to track No 5 Vy 55 Scrolling after To decrease To increase Target track No Track No to be moved flashing track No GR track No o Set it os 22296 Repeat steps Q and O until all tracks have been arranged in the desired order Application section Pressing the Q MOVE CLEAR key allows to cancel the last Execute the track move opera tion selected track only To cancel other previously selected tracks abort editing and restart from the beginning Pressing the REC Q MOVE CHECK key allows to check the current order of tracks RIA It takes while until the execution completes EH After editing ejectand remove the mini disc If the ENTER key is pressed before reordering all tracks the tracks which have
93. p to 74 minutes of recording or playback is possible using high efficiency coding technology 5 Countermeasure against vibration is taken using semiconductor memory chip Two Mini Disc types There are two types of Mini Disc the one designed exclusively for playback and the other which is both recordable and playable Playback only Mini Disc This type of MD can be used only for playback and is used by the commercially available music M D software packages The playback only M Dis an optical disc like the Compact Disc CD The signals are recorded as the presence or absence of small pits and read out by an optical non contact pickup High efficiency coding technology ATRAC The Mini Disc has only a half the size of the Compact Disc but provides the same recording time This is made possible by ATRAC a newly developed high efficiency coding technology ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding The ATRAC compresses the music data to about 1 5 the amount of data which would be obtained with conventional technology by cutting off the sound components which do not pose problem in audition even whenthey are not present This has made it possible to record or play up to 74 minutes Sound does not af fect the sensitivity of ears Lowest and highest frequencies are not audible unless the sound has a certain level of volume Sensitivity of ears Lowest fre quencies Highest fre quenc
94. player section in regard to message display Displayed Message Meaning z Clean the disc referring to Disc handling precautions Try another disc Install the unit in a place not subject to vibrations Action Err indicates a number Remote control unit Symptom This indicates some trouble The number differs according to the trouble contents Cause Return to normal condition is made by switching the unit off and then on again Remedy Remote control operation is not possible Batteries are exhausted The remote control is too far away from the system the controlling angle is deviated or there is an obstacle in between There is CD or MD set inthe component to be played Replace with new batteries Operate the unit inside the remote control lable range Set a CD or MD in the component to be played 79 suomn2as Knowledge sections Specifications Main unit RXD 980M D XD 980MD En Amplifier section CD player section Rated power output Semiconductor laser STEREO MODE Playing rotation Approx 200 rpm 500 rpm CLV Wow amp flutter eene Less than unmeasurable limit 50 watts per channel minimum RMS both channels driven at 69 1 kHz with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion General Power consumption
95. r erasing is filled by sub editing is being written onthe disc Do notapply vibration sequent tracks which move along or shock to the unit while this message is displayed TRACKERASE 80 Effective Sound Field and Sound Quality Adjustment XD 980MD En This unit permits selection of equalizer and sound field playback Please select the equalizer as desired according to the music genre Select the sound field mode according to the desired atmosphere Adjustment of balance and input level Balance Adjusts the balance of left and right volume Input level This adjusts the volume level for the extemal equipment video deck etc connected to the AUX input termi nal Adjust as required when the volume from the external equipment is too high Select what to adjust Each press switches the modes as follows Strength of the SRS 3D stereo effect LEVEL 2 Left and right volume balance MD recording level REC Volume INPUT from the external equipment connected e to the AUX terminal lt 7 Normal volume adjustment VOL E is displayed only when the REC INPUT is analog 28 Retum to volume adjustment is made when input is made for 5 sec or more INPUT is displayed only with AUX LEVEL is displayed only when SRS 3D is ON BALANCE adjustment At the time of BALANCE adjustment Indicates the center M
96. rdable time for the entire minidisc REMAIN lights REMAIN Recordable time for the entire minidisc TOTAL BLANK DISC is displayed when not even one track has been re corded When there is a disc title the disc title will be displayed In Regard to DISPLAY MODE key The MD title display type minidisc name track name can be switched Main unit qe DISPLAY MODE Each press switches the modes as follows During playback in stopped condition CD Time display Title display Disc name display Switching to Title display and 3 Disc name display is done by pressing the DISPLAY MODE key while the display is moving during scroll Time display Title display E Disc name display nene EE 003010 5 3 1 0 dB CONS ka nan When no track name track title and no disc name disc title has been recorded or NO TITLE is displayed uon Des 215 Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Receiving broadcast station It is also possible to receive them by one touch operations by storing up to 40 stations in the preset memory When the BAND key is pressed the unit will automatically be switched on and reception status will be reached Collective presetting of stations One by one presetting RXD 980MD
97. ress the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indication goes out and program playback is executed PGM goes off REPEAT light stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indication goes out and program playback is executed R D S Radio Data System XD 980MD En RDS is a system which transmits useful information digi tal data for FM broadcasts together with the broadcast signal Tuners and receivers designed for RDS reception can extract the information from the broadcast signal for use with various functions such as automatic display of the station name This unit is equipped with the following functions ilii 1 The RDS indicator lights up when an utilizing RDS data RDS broadcast signal is received pees XU Cass PTY Program Type Identification Search Yat TE mM The tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broad casting a specified program type genre PS Program Service Name Display See below When an RDS broadcast is received the station name is automatically displayed EON Enhanced Other Network 40 When the information to be received is set in advance and any RDS station in the same network starts broadcasting of such information the reception automatically will be switched to that station PP 4L L Some functions may not be provided or be given different names depending on co
98. roadcast Keep the ENTER key pressed 2 sec or longer ENTER The EON data presently being broad casted are taken in automatically E Selectthe desired information TA NEWS INFO SW EJ Receive an RDS station Select astation where RDS and EON are lit r P CALL 34 This is not required when auto presetting has already been executed Whenall 40 stations have already been preset by the procedure for One by one presetting manual preset the EON function will not operate Auto presetting must be used Each press switches the modes as follows Traffic Announcement Information EON cancelled This lights when a station transmits traffic information Lights when INFO is selected 27 FR 4 MATOR 224 Please execute automatic presetting when NEWS INFO cannot be selected RDS and EON are lit J TUNED STEREO CLASSIC i INFO PTY AUTO Rock For _ NN RUNNING IN ta me When EON does not light although an RDS station is ceived that station is not transmitting EON data Please select a different station When TA is desired select a station where the display lights Wait for the desired information CDorMDplaybackmayalso bestarted As long as th
99. ry SRS 3D level Tuner section Receiving band Frequency Preset stations Program settings Memory contents which are MD recorder section 78 lost after at least one day with power OFF or the power plug pulled from the outlet WARNING NOTICE IN MOST CASES IT IS AN INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT TO MAKE COPIES OF TAPES OR DISCS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNERS ANYONE WISHING TO COPY COM MERCIALLY AVAILABLE TAPES OR DISC SHOULD CONTACT THE MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED OR THE PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY LIMITED Note related to transportation and movement Before transporting or moving this unit carry out the following operations 1 Press the 4 key and remove all CDs and MDs 2 Verify that the display shown appears EX BASS gt J gt CLASSIC i Amplifier arn TEE a Y CO A 2 Tuner section 42 299 NO DA MD Recorder Section nw 3 Wait a few seconds and tum the unit OFF 7 3 suomn2as Knowledge sections Important Items XD 980MD En MD system The Mini Disc system has the features as summarized in the following D Like CD Compact Disc playback can be started from any position Random access 2 It uses a disc with a diameter of 64 mm that is accommodated in a cartridge 3 Two types of discs can be used U
100. s on previous characters but use the DELETE function MD Edit Functions XD 980MD En Always remove the minidisc after title input or editing The names in brackets in the explanations are the names of the re mote control keys Perform step of Assigning a title to a disc or track E Change or delete characters one by one Q Movethe cursorto the desired char acter the character to be changed O Select the character group 44 L CURSOR key CHARAC TRACKEDIT gt CHARA key NA og dial m CHARACTER OSET key SPACE key DELETE CHARACTER DELETE key Select the correct character O Confirm the character All characters ofatitle can be changed by repeating steps Q to O EJ Execute title change or deletion Q Enter the title in memory Complete the operation TITLE INPUT Title In regard to the key functions DISPLAY MODE key The characters can be scrolled in units of five characters CHARAC TRACK EDIT CHARA key The group of characters displayed at the character selec tion section is switched DELETE CHARACTER DELETE key The character at the cursor is deleted erased and the following characters move up by one character each Titles can be erased easily by continuous press
101. sed z When the remaining time of the entire disc is less than 12 sec the remaining time indication on the display becomes 0 00 When the total time of the deleted tracks exceeds 12 sec the display changes to the recordable time When a short track is deleted on a repeatedly edited disc the remaining time may not increase Tracks can not be connected z Connection of the track resulting from edit processing may not be possible The time which has been recorded on the MD and the remaining time do not add up to the maximum recording time 60 or 74 min As recording is executed with 2 sec as the minimum unit the display time may not coincide When search is performed in a track which has been compiled by editing the sound is sometimes interrupted This derives from the restriction in the MD system standard and not malfunction The track numbers are not assigned correctly Depending on the contents of the recorded source CD etc the track numbers may not be assigned correctly The track number may be increased in case of dirt or scratches on the CD READING is displayed for an abnormally long time When a new recordable MD with nothing recorded is inserted READING is displayed longer than usual The time display becomes inaccurate with a monaurally recorded disc Monaural recording and stereo recording are executed according to different formats This is not a malfunctio
102. t REPEAT m Select the disc e 9 To stop repeated playback O Select the track Press the REPEAT key three times passe The REPEAT indicator goes off and the playback following the current mode of the CD player starts To repeat only the programmed tracks Q Program the track sequence accord ing to steps to El of Listening in the desired sequence E29 All selected tracks will be repeated OSelect REPEAT m e EO i REPEAT m 2 m uu ate D gt lod 1 Md cad 4g 1 2 E RE 922 1 E 2 Start playback To stop repeated playback lt s X Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indicator goes off and the playback following the current mode of the CD player starts 33 Playback of CD XD 980MD En Listening to an unexpected title Sequence random playback As the titles each time are selected randomly the music can be enjoyed without getting tired of it Select the CD input Confirm that the indicator is not lit If the PGM indicator is lit press the P MODE key to tum it off E Selectthe RANDOM mode Please select the disc before selecting Each press switches the modes as follows DISC RANDOM T D INTRO nnn Thereis no random playback RANDOM with this select
103. tes that the data associated with recording or editing is being written onthe disc Do not apply vibration or shock to the unit while this message is displayed Image of erasing one track Track to pe erased TRACK ERASE AA d NF Fil 9 Track Nos are adjusted Erasing a part of a track Tum the part to be erased into one track by using the TRACK DIVIDE function 2 Erase it by using the TRACK ERASE function Use the following procedure to erase the desired part of a track Should be approx 2 sec or longer Part to be erased Should be approx 2 sec orlonger Q Tum the part to be erased into one BAN p DIVIDE twice track i p Use the TRACK DIVIDE function to d d 444 turn the part you want to erase into 21218 9 y Execute TRACK one track The part divided with TRACK DIVIDE becomes one track Erase the part to be erased TRACK DIVIDE 58 If itis required to erase only the first or second half of a track only one TRACK DIVIDE operation is enough Use the TRACK ERASE function to erase the track part you want to Part to be erased FI ExecuteTRACK ERASE E once y Track No is ate eject and remove the gt y adjusted WRITING displayed during the mini disc ejection opera tion indicates that the data associated with recording or The space left afte
104. track 54 Changing or deleting a title 55 Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE 56 Moving a single track TRACK 57 Dividing a track TRACK DIVIDE 58 Combining two tracks TRACK COMBINE 59 Erasing a singletrack TRACK ERASE orerasing all tracks on a disc ALL ERASE pne 60 Effective Sound Field and Sound Quality Adjustment Adjustment of balance and input level Listening with the desired sound equalizer function 1 errore erre tratan 63 Enjoying Sound Field Effects ns 65 Enjoying Karaoke eene ere rena anna an na anna ana naa uu ua 66 Clock adjustment impios 68 5 69 Operate easy use Timer O T T 69 Sleep mMer eee 69 Timer programming 1 seen anna ana nana aaa nhau natu natu na ta 70 Knowledge section Important Items 20 IE cILD m 73 73 MD system tg 74A Digital recording and SCMS sss 75 In case of difficulty titties 76 Specifications sssini 80 3 uogered id Preparation section Before applying power XD 980MD
105. untries or areas Before using RDS For reception of RDS stations the auto presetting function must be used to preset the stations With the auto presetting function RDS stations are preset with priority NO DATA will be flashed when a station is not preset by auto presetting Set the reception band to FM Preset RDS stations with the auto preset function To switch the display contents Pressing the RDS DISP key changes the display contents RDS DISP Display mode priority ranking When an RDS broadcast is received D PS Program Service Name Display When an RDS broadcast is received the station name is automatically displayed If no PS data was sent NO PS is displayed mesas gt J z J E seo c CLASSIC Tm Cog EMO CRED 22 2 Frequency Display The frequency of the current station is displayed LM TUNED STEREO 37 uoge2ijykdy Application section Searching for a desired program type PTY search By specifying the type of program genre you want to lis ten to the tuner automatically searches for a station which is currently broadcasting a program of the specified type Set the reception band to FM Preset RDS stations with the auto preset function Select the PTY search mode E Selectthe desired program type Use program type table on the right for your convenience TUNING 4 Select while PTY
106. ward search br search Playback starts from the position where the key is released To pause playback Each press pauses and plays the CD altemately To stop playback 1 Introduction scanning i Each title is played back in sequence for about 10 seconds This is convenient to find titles to be played back with a disc being listened to for the first time etc RANDOM Light the INTRO indicator Remote control unit Each press switches the modes as follows CD INTRO lit Introduction scanning DISC RANDOM lit Random playback 1 disc ALL RANDOM lit Random playback all discs 4 INTRO and RANDOM not lit Normal playback Stop is executed after introduction scanning for all discs Combination with repeat playback is possible For cancellation press the RANDOM key three times Time display on CD player Each press of the TIME DISP TIME ENTER key changes the dis played contents Elapsed time of track being played Remaining time of track being played Elapsed time of entire disc Remaining time on entire disc There is no TOTAL indication in PROGRAM mode in EDIT mode and in RANDOM mode Basic section Let s put out some sound XD 980MD En Playback of Mini Disc When adisc is placed into the MD recorder in advance the unit iX Will be switched on automatically by pr

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