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Kenwood XD-6000 Stereo System User Manual

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1. Audio cord Fe optical piaira SX OUTPUT Optical fibre Audio input Audio output cable Remove the protection cap oes Senet Sat for use cel Take care not to lose the Kc gy cap MD recorder DM F70 Optional Optical fibre cable l a System control cord Connection of system control cord Note on connection of optical fiber cable Plugging the connector Unplugging the connector Insert the optical fiber cable straight into the connector until it clicks Me Be sure to attach the protection cap when 4 the connector is not used Never band or bundle the optical fiber cable All of the optical fiber cables sold in audio stores cannot always be used If the cable z 3 you purchased cannot be connected to Insert the plug straight into the con While pushing the two sides of con this unit please consult your dealer or nector until it locks nector in pull it straight out KENWOOD distributor System connection XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Super w oofer SW 05 optional Extremely low sound is played back pow erfully This can be used with any type of playback SUPER WOOFER PRE OUT Blog To wall AC Foo outlet Antenna adapter N Mt O Ne FM outdoor antenna Lead the 75Q coaxial ca
2. Skipping tracks High speed search in forward and reverse directions afl J qa Ga ee 20 Skipping tracks 1 Load a disc Basic section Open the tray a Place a disc Groove for ordinary Close the tray CD 12 cm Groove forsingleCD 8 cm The label must be on top The tray opens when the key is pressed Do not place more than one disc at a and closes when the key is pressed again time for this will lead to malfunction o 2 Start playback PLAY PAUSE Lights up when play starts vox PLAY PAUSE 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 the ld key is pressed once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning High speed search in forward and reverse directions Backward search Forward search Playback starts from the position where the key is released To stop playback Do not touch the played side of disc Place the disc correctly along the groove on the tray A disc deviated from the correct position may cause malfunction The commercially available CD single 8 cm disc adapter cannot be used with the set Time display Can be switched with the TIME key Current track No After afe
3. 3 0 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Receiving broadcast station It is also possible to receive them by one touch operations by storing up to 40 stations in the preset memory KENWOOD seneo mreanate AMPLIFIER ans One by one presetting Collective presetting of stations One by one presetting Collective preset ting of stations One by one pre setting sf ee J Ces gt 0LE 1 Select the broadcast band BAND Each press changes the band Basic section FM MW LW A 2 Selecta station When no stations have been memorized To increase frequen Auto tuning Each press receives the next station Manual tuning Press the key repeatedly or hold it depressed until a station is received To decrease frequency When stations have been memorized preset call Remote control unit r P CALL5 lt gt Se Every time the key is pressed the preset stations are switched over as follows Select a station Press gt for the order of 1 gt 2 3 38 gt 39 gt 40 gt 1 Press lt lt for the order of 40 gt 39 gt 38 3 gt 2 gt 1 gt 40 Collective presetting of stations auto preset Keep the ENTER key depressed about 2 seconds BO One by one presetting manual preset Press the ENTER key
4. lt The program being played will be repeated 16 times after which Dung salar J ais lit normal playback resumes rEVEDE SICE clk Sie When the m key is pressed playback stops and the one program repeat is cancelled Rewind playback Rewinds tape to the beginning and restarts playback from there Main unit only Press simultaneously Press simultaneously During playback of top side while is lit During playback of reverse side while lt is lit uo IES JISeg Tapes containing several no sound intervals of more than 4 seconds such as conversation and talk tapes Tapes containing pianissimo sections such as classical music tape Tapes in which large noise is recorded in blanks between programs Tapes containing blanks between programs that are shorter than 4 seconds Tapes recorded at low level Tapes recorded by cross fade recording in which the beginning of next program is overlapped on the end of previous program The DPSS may not function normally with the following kinds of tape N la Relay play When tapes are set in the decks A and B and the reverse mode is E set to gt play of both sides play of the second deck will be X z started automatically after play of the first deck has been com pleted Tape play will be repeated altemately Relay play is not possible in the reverse modes c gt and
5. OPEN CLOSE a1 42 43 C C IC aa a5 46 O Open the tray CC C Place a disc Close the tray The tray opens when the key is pressed and closes when the key is pressed again Pressing the key of another disc number while the tray is open closes the tray au tomatically and opens the tray for the pressed disc number 1 Load a disc Upto 6 discs can be stored by repeating steps to for each Do not place more than one disc at a time for this will lead to malfunction To stop playback sear a ee a a OS 50LE The label must be on top Groove for single CD 8 cm Groove for ordinary CD 12 cm 2 Start playback Lights up when play starts Ke i Skipping tracks To skip backward lt lt 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 the I key is pressed once during playback the track being played will be played from the beginning High speed search in forward and reverse directions a Backward search Cat Forward search 7 o Sl Playback starts from the position where the key is released To stop playback Indicator of which the disc tray is opened blinks aa Do not touch the played side of disc Place the disc correctly al
6. Select the track oe Application section Go to step within 8 seconds Press the P MODE key To select tracks from more than one CD repeat steps and O Start playback Lights pais ees The disc can also be selected with the Disc selector DISC 1 DISC 6 key Up to 32 tracks can be programmed When FULL is displayed no more tracks can be programmed To program all tracks of a CD select the disc and then press the P MODE key without selecting any tracks If youmake amistake press the P MODE key to quit the program mode and restart from step B Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 B To select track No 40 0 TrackNo Tracks will be played in the order they were programmed in order of P Nos When the lt lt or the gt key is pressed during play the program will jump to the preceding or the following track respectively When the lt 4 key is pressed once during playback the play position retums to the beginning of the current track being played To stop playback S amp S For XD 8550 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Auto space function Remote control unit only When the SPACE key is pressed during programming of tracks a non recorded space of a few seconds will be created between tracks By recording tracks with these spaces on tape the search and repeat play operations of tape usi
7. XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Tw in recording For xD 8550 This function allows to record CD sound simultaneously on atape and MD All tracks ona CD can be recorded in the same order as they are recorded on the CD When recording sound from the MD recorder to a cassette deck be sure to read the instruction manual of the optional MD recorder DM F70 Recording preparations are required 32 For the reverse mode select lt gt gt two way recording Press so that the PGM indicator goes off Should be OFF P MODE The recording input of the M D recorder is set automatically to DIGITAL Selected disc No Go to step i before playback starts Ej Start edit recording During recording X H5 Blinks Lights S O e TWIN REC no CCRS REC ARM CAEL 4 C W The recording level and bias will be adjusted automatically in approx 60 seconds variable depending on CD contents after which recording starts The CD tracks are recorded in the order they are recorded on the CD The tape and CD stop automatically when recording has completed o ooo C0000 oo0oo0oo00 ecoc0oo ooo C000 oo0oo0o00 ooo EE gt Ry Both the cassette deck and CD player stop 2 The automatic recording level setting in the edit recording is based on a suitable section for recording level setting in the loaded CD as 1 When the TWIN REC key is pressed during p
8. Preparation section Amplifier unit Q Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Erara ON STANDBY KENWOOD STEREO INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER A H5 VOLUME CONTROL lt lt S ON STANDBY l key Indicator Power ON OFF switching is executed The indicator in the key lights in green when the power is ON and in red when it is off provided that the power cord is connected to a power outlet SOURCE DIRECT key Indicator 21 Press the key when you want to enjoy a purer sound VOLUME CONTROL knob Normally this is used for volume adjustment This control is also used to adjust the input level when the MD recorder or other external equipment is used PHONES terminal For connection of a headphone optional Input key Press to select the input source When TAPE or CD is selected playback starts automatically provided that a tape or disc has already been loaded G Input indicators The indicator corresponding to the currently selected input source lights up N B CIRCUIT key 21 Press to compensate for the lack of heavy bass sound which may occur during low level listening Cassette deck unit Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T KENWOOD STEREO DOUBLE CASSETTE DECK X H5 PUSH OPEN A PLAYBACK AUTO REVERSE AUTO REVERSE PUSH OPEN DO poey enr RECORDING PLAYBACK B Boa o Q
9. 269 mm 10 9 16 Weight net sssssssssssunnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnn 5 7 kg 12 6 Ib 1 piece LS H5 ENCIOSUIE ssnsnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn Bass reflex type Speaker configuration sssssssssnsennennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 Way system WOoOfer sssssnensnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnn annen 160 mm cone type Tweeter ssssssssnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nna 50 mm cone type TWe eter sssssensennsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnan 25 mm dome type IM PCAN Ce essesseeeseeeseeeeeseeeseeeceeseeeseeeseeeeeesneeanenneeenensnenaneeas 62 Maximum input level ssssssssnsunnensnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn annen 80 W Frequency response cscc sess 45 Hz 20 000 Hz General DIMENSIONS 0sccceesseesesseceeceeeeeeeneees W 230 mm 9 1 16 H 456mm 17 15 16 D 295 mm 11 5 8 Weight net ccssscsssssseessseressees 5 6 kg 12 4 Ib 1 piece N la 1 KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development For this reason specifications may be changed without notice 2 Sufficient performance may not be possible at very low temperatures 0 C or less 15 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T KENWOOD For your records Record the serial number found on the back of the unit in the spaces designated on the warranty card and in the space provided below Re fer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this produ
10. Effective Sound Adjustment 6 1 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Creation and memorizing of an equalizer pattern You can edit desired pattems manually and store them in memory Display MANUAL OK G ees amp Go to step O within 4 sec 6 Adjust the equalizer pattem 1 Select the frequency band 2 Adjust the level To increase the level To decrease the level 3 Adjust other items by repeating steps 1 and 2 for each Store the pattem in memory Each press of the key switches the frequency bands a ROCK C H6 display 2 POP DISCO LIIIN ii rit JAZZ CLASSIC MANUAL EQ OFF Each press of the key switches the frequency bands For XD 8550 68 Hz 130Hz 400 Hz 1kHz 2 kHz 6 3 kHz 16 kHz LOW secs Low frequencies bass bass drum etc OMID Medium frequencies vocals guitars etc HIGH High frequencies cymbals etc C H6 display Set level Set item Set level C H5 display Set item Each frequency band can be adjusted in the range between 4 and 4 uoneas UoQeLII idy 6 2 Effective Sound Adjustment XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Adjustment of balance and input level Balance 0 Adjusts the balance of left and right volume Input level The input level from the extemal equipment connected to the AUX input jacks VCR etc or the extemal equipment connected to the MD PLAY jacks MD recor
11. KENWOOD COMPONENT SYSTEM COMPACT HI FI SYSTEM XD 8550 8050 XD 6550 6000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL KENWOOD CORPORATION This instruction manual is used for two models Model availability and features functions may differ depending onthe country and sales area COM PACT DIGITAL AUDIO B60 3116 00 MA T M 98 12 11 icoa7 eso Mae 109876543 Before applying power Preparation section Units are designed for operation as follows Eur pe and U Kacsscsescossassssciivsassoatsesseiessviissrstsvaisssstesenisarasisntonrses AC 230 V only For the United Kingdom Caution Read this page carefully to ensure safe operation XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Factory fitted moulded mains plug 1 The mains plug contains a fuse For replacement use only a 13 Amp ASTA approved BS1362 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 or the cable is too short to reach a power point 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 dis pose of the plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accord ance with the following code Blue Neutral
12. Notes on cassette tape Safety tab accidental erasure prevention tab To store cassette tapes After an important recording has been finished break the safety tab Do not store the tapes in a place which is subject to direct sunlight or to prevent the recorded contents from being erased or recorded on near equipment that generates heat Keep the cassette tapes away accidentally from any magnetic field When there is slack in the tape In such a case insert a pencil into the reel hole and wind the reel hub to remove the slack To re record Apply tape only to the position where the tab has been removed 1 Longer tape than 110 minutes cassette tape 2 Endless tapes Me Since longer tape than 110 minutes cassette tape is very Do not use an endless tape as this could damage the mechanism of thin the tape could adhere to the pinch roller or be easily cut the unit It is recommended that these tapes not be used with this unit to prevent possible damage Preparation section System connection Connection of the System Accessories alfunction of microcomputer This is the connection method for system and accessories Please look carefully at the illustration and connect cor rectly in the order of the numbers With certain models the positions of the connectors jacks and terminals may differ from the following illustration but their designs are the same as those illustrated below With such models please make conne
13. Press the ENTER key The hour is entered and the minute display starts to blink Cina hFE If 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 blinks after a powerfailure orwhen the power cord has been unplugged from the AC outlet and plugged again In such a case adjust the clock again Timer op e F 3 ti 0 n Adjust the clock before setting the timer XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Operate easy To use Timer 0 T T Playback of the selected input source starts at the specified time and the power is switched off after one hour This timer operates only once directly after setting Sleep timer SLEEP The power is turned 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 until the factory set level Adjust the clock before setting the timer Operate easy To use Timer Operate easy To use Timer 0 T T Timer playback can be set with a simple operation of just setting the time With this function the last source selected before tuming power off can be played by the timer The power tumed ON by the timer is switched off automatically in an hour a
14. To cancel the auto space function press the P MODE key or the SPACE key again Program No To check the programmed tracks _Remote control unit only CHECK To add a track to the program O Select the track oe oe Go to step O within 8 seconds Establish the selection To clear tracks from the program Press to clear tracks from the end Remote control CLEAR unit only 8 To clear all track P MODE 8 Blinks Track No S L TL ETE 7 Each time the key is pressed the program No P NO and the disc No are displayed The previous display resumes in a few seconds Add the desired tracks to the program by repeating steps and for each The added track number is added to the end of the existing program Each time the key is pressed the last track in the program is cleared The track being played cannot be cleared The entire program contents also are erased when the disc tray is opened 37 uones uogesipidy 3 8 Repeated playback Desired titles or discs can be played back repeatedly Select the CD input To repeata disc O Confirm that the PGM indicator is not lit If the PGM indicator is lit press the P MODE key to tum it off P MODE Press the REPEAT key Start playback Perform the procedure in Listening in the desired sequence program playback till step E to program the SA
15. 20 kHz 1 0 dB Signal to noise ratio ssssssssssensnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn More than 96 dB Dynamic range sssssssssensnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn More than 90 dB Total harmonic distortion E T EAN R Less than 0 008 at 1 kHz Channel separation More than 90 dB at 1 kHz Wow amp Fluttter ccscccsssssssssscssecesssersees Unmeasurable Limit Digital output Optical 15 dBm 21 dBm wave length 660 nm General DIMENSIONS sssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnan W 270mm 10 5 8 H 104 mm 4 1 8 D 326 mm 12 13 16 Weight net DPH 5 n a 2 3 kg 5 1 Ib DP MH5 nnsssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnan 3 4 kg 7 5 Ib XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Speakers LS H6 LS H5 LS H6 ENCIOSUIE ssnsnnnnsnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn Bass reflex type Speaker configuration sssssssnsennennnennnnnnnnnnnnnn 3 Way system WOofer sssssnunsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn annen 160 mm cone type Tweeter ssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnn nna 65 mm cone type Tweeter ussssensnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnan 25 mm dome type impedance esseeseeeseeeseeeeeeseeeseeeseeseeeseeeseeeeeeseeeseenaeeneenseenanenae 62 Maximum input level ssssssssnsunnunsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn annan 80 W Frequency response sssssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 43 Hz 20 000 Hz General DIMENSIONS ssssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn W 215 mm 8 7 16 H 456mm 17 15 16 D
16. Brown Live Do not connect those leads to the earth terminal of a three pin plug The marking of products using lasers Except for some areas CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT The marking is located on the rear panel and says that the compo nent 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 REQUIREMENT BY NEDERLAND GAZETTE Batteries are supplied with this product When they empty you should not throw away Instead hand them in as small chemical waste Safety precautions RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALI FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL TRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYM BOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED 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 ELEC 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 ACCOM PANYING THE APPL
17. 8550 XD 6000 En T Playback of tape A tape recorded by using the equalizer or SRS effect should be played back without the effect 59 60 KENWOOD runen i anamo eouatizen Selection of reverse mode Fo EE A KENWOOD To wind tape at high speed ES j ware Selection of Dolby NR 1 Load a cassette tape E Y Open the door Insert a tape and close the door a 2 Select the deck to be used for playback The indicator of the selected deck lights up ate A B Each press of the key switches A deck A and B deck B alternately Basic section 3 s Start playback The indicator of the selected Press the play key of the desired direc direction lights up 4 By loading tape in the cassette deck while the power is ON the cassette deck playback can be started by simply pressing the TAPE input selector key Press lt or gt key To wind tape at high speed To fast wind in direction 4 To fast wind in direction gt Press while in the stop mode Press the m key to stop fast winding Selection of reverse mode e Lights Each press switches the modes as follows Both sides are played back recorded and thenthetape stops When lt key
18. Application section desired CD tracks Press the REPEAT key REPEAT Sie Start playback To repeat only the programmed tracks For XD 6000 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Confirm that this is not lit Each press switches the repeat mode ig Lights REPEAT ms C Repeat playback Lit 2 Repeat cancelled Not lit To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indicator tums off and the playback according to the current CD player mode starts Repeat playback is also cancelled when the disc tray is opened Each press switches the repeat mode Lights REPEAT s C ip Repeat playback Lit 2 Repeat cancelled Not lit _ amp To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indicator tums off and the playback according to the current CD player mode starts Repeat playback is also cancelled when the disc tray is opened For XD 6000 3 9 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T 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 PGM indicator is not lit If the PGM indicator is lit press the Confirm that this is not lit P MODE key to tum it off P MODE Each press switches the modes as follows Lights
19. H6 or C H5 Tuner Equalizer Unit Symptom Cause 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 Execute the timer program with the SRS 3D key 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 Car 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
20. O Select the reverse mode Select the Dolby NR mode To end recording 1 Pressing the key pauses recording after leaving a non recorded space of about 4 seconds If the key is pressed again in less than 4 seconds after it has been pressed recording resumes from that instant Recording can also be stopped by pressing the stop m key However the non recorded section is not left in this case To let recording pause temporarily Pause 2 Lights Press the REC ARM key to resume recording 4 Select the source to be recorded Select the input source to be recorded If you want to use one of Convenient recording functions make preparation i Note Select an input source otherthan TAPE until this stage 33 Let s record XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Selection of DOLBY NR Noise Reduction The Dolby NR system minimizes the hiss noise heard when playing tape DOLRY NR REV MODE Each press switches the modes as follows DOLBY NR indicator ON PET DOLBY NR is used Selection of the reverse mode DOLBY NR indicator OFF Cee DOLBY NR is not used Each press switches the modes as follows gt Both sides are recorded and then the tape stops If direction lt is selected only the back side of tape will be recorded c Both sides are recorded If direction lt is selected only the back side of tape will be recorded Only
21. during reception SSO Presetting is cancelled when no operation is executed for 5 seconds or more Select one of the preset numbers from 1 to 40 Remote Presetting is can control unit celled whenno op eration is ex ecuted for 5 sec onds or more Selected broadcast band C H6 display The TUNED indicator lights when a station is received Lights during stereo reception Frequency display C H5 display The TUNED indicator lights when a Station is received Lights during stereo reception Frequency display When a key is held depressed preset stations will be skipped at an interval of about 0 5 second 31 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Blinks ae The frequency changes automatically noe J TUNEL iw i ee With priority for FM a maximum of 40 stations is preset automatically When the intended station has not been preset please also use One by one presetting manual preset MEMORY lights for approx 5 sec Sy 7 Blinks UNED Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter 15 10 5 To select 40 10 10 10 10 0 Repeat steps to preset other stations If several stations are preset under the same number the previous memory is replaced with the latest memory contents uog s JISeg Select the tuning mode Each press altem
22. equalizer SRS 3D or another effect is applied Ota the spectrum analyzer display is used Switch to the dual to the sound the sound with the applied effect can display or character display mode to see the information be recorded 59 60 11 63 Recording preparations are required 32 For the reverse mode select lt gt two way recording Press so that the PGM indicator lights Lights P MODE Gap 2 Enter disc Nos and track Nos in the order you want to record them Editing O Enter the disc No DP MH5 only Track No DISC SKIP The selected disc number is dis C N played whenthe DP M H5is used Program No x i xe a y Go to step O within 8 seconds O Enter the track No OGOGO Pog Press the numeric keys as shown below 8seconds To enter track No 23 3 OOO To select track No 40 10 10 10 c10 0 o g SEARCH D Soe Press the P MODE key to enter the Select CD tracks so that their total playing time does not exceed the selection in memory recording time of the tape Up to 32 tracks can be programmed When FULL is displayed no For XD 6000 more tracks can be programmed Program other tracks by repeating steps and for each If you make a mistake press the CLEAR key and enter the track No from the beginning For XD 8550 When the P MODE key is pressed without selecting a title after If you program tracks from
23. for sleep timer SLEEP N To cancel be Tum the power OFF or press the SLEEP key until the sleep time is cancelled Application section Adjust the clock before setting the timer Timer operation XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Timer programming 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 Timer reservation is possible for the two types PROG 1 and PROG 2 at the same time Please make reservations with an interval of at least one minute so that the operation times of PROG 1 and PROG 2 do not overlap Adjust the clock before setting the timer Make preparations for the play recording To listen to radio To listen to CD To listen to tape pe e aoan impur The station should be Insert a disc Set a tape into deck B Make timer setting of Make prepara preset prior to the Program playback is the component con tions for record above 31 not possible nected to the AUX or ing A MD jacks ig DP MH5 only The CD should be loaded The B deck has priority at in tray No 1so thatitcan thetime oftimer playback be played by the timer 2 Adjust the listening volume VOLUME A lt When recording radio the listening volume is automatically set to the minimum volume at the moment the power is turned ON
24. input source DOWN p TUNING yp 1 Select the source to be played lt TUNER ae Wa CD n CT a m ns Pre sad ENTER TAPE ew 2 Enter it Select the broadcast station only when TUNER is selected above DOWN r TUNING 5 yp 1 Select the preset station No lt a gt gt K Ee Z War SCCM AQTA et PPO SECS EE ES ENTER 2 Enter it ute v The station to be received with timer must be preset beforehand If you commit a mistake restart from step B Timer recording of radio broadcasts O Select the mode DOWN r TUNING yp 1 Select REC S Ve PLAY ING REC Al 4 ENTER auto M 2 Enter it O Select the broadcast station DOWN r TUNING yp 1 Select the preset station Gs a gt gt No re 3 ENTER A AUTOM 4 a Gey 2 Enter it Select the input source 8 DOWN TUNING UP 1 Select the source S TAPE lt lt gt ING MD ENTER 2 Enter it Fj Select the timer program No to be used Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows SRS 3D PROG 1 Execution of program 1 only CA PROG 2 Execution of program 2 only NS PROG 1 2 Execution of programs 1 and 2 Timer OFF The selected program No lights The timer will not function unless a program No is selected Application section Ensure that the power is OFF Check the reservation content Select the program nu
25. one side is played back recorded and then the tape stops uog s JIseg Lights up when CD input is selected When the CD input is selected and if a disc has been set in the CD player its playback starts immediately Press the stop m key to stop the playback A 5 Start recording O Start recording recorded Play or tune the input source to be Recording stops automatically when the tape side s to be recorded have been fully re corded When the recorded sound level is too low or too high causing distortion it is possible to adjust the recording level manually RR 3 4 Let s record XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Adjusting the recording level Perform the procedure of Record ing until step 32 6 Adjust the recording level The adjustment range is between 2 2 Q LEVEL ki TI Sapsuse SL To restart recording If the recorded sound is too large or distorted decrease the recording NEI Ii it is too low increase the recording level Restarting recording The following procedure allows to re record sound from the middle of recording The following procedure assumes the presence of a non recorded section of 4 seconds before the recording start position 5 Press the key during recording i When the tape is moving lt way Recording is stopped the tape is retumed to the recording start position and the deck enters stop m
26. output Stcteteatactnect 80 W 80 W RMS 1kHz 10 T H D at 6 T 60 W 60 W DIN 1 kHz 0 7 T H D at 6Q Total harmonic distortion s s 0 09 1 kHz 30 W 6 Signal to noise ratio Line AUX MD ssssssnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn n 90 dB IHF A Input sensitivity Impedance Line AUX MD SandbucsanamuceSancse 200 mV 47 KQ SOURCE DIRECT ON Output level Impedance SUPER WOOFER PRE OUT TEESE EEEE SAE 2 0 V 2 2 kQ SOURCE DIRECT ON MD REC 5 sevens citccnnacdasancnccnscestseansncecassaccees 200 mV 2 2 KQ General Power CONSUMPTION ssssssssssnsunnennunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nannan nnn 180 W DIMENSIONS sssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna W 270 mm 10 5 8 H 104 mm 4 1 8 D 343 mm 13 1 2 Weight net ccsscsssccssessseesseeessseesseeesseeens 4 6 kg 10 2 Ib XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Cassette deck unit X H5 TV e E A AE EE 4 track 2 channel stereo Recording System ssssssessunsunnunsunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn AC bias system Frequency 105 kHz Heads A deck Playback head ss sssnsunsunsnnnnnnunnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnn na 1 B deck Playback recording head ssssessse 1 Erasing head sssssssssensunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 1 Motors 70 o ae 1 Re a N AE A A E E E E E N 1 Fast winding Me sssssssssssnsennennnnnnnnnn Approx 115 seconds C 60 tape Frequency response Type tape ssssssnensensunnnnnnnnnnn 50 Hz to 15 000 Hz 3 dB Type I tape ssssssssen
27. period Preset stations with tunable frequencies Preset stations again Demonstration starts suddenly The power plug was unplugged from the outlet while the power switch was ON or there was a power failure This is not malfunction Press the DEMO key to cancel the demonstration Power is tumed OFF suddenly The AUTO POWER SAVE function is acti vated Cancel the AUTO POWER SAVE function An error message is displayed ERROR figure There is a certain trouble The displayed figure is variable depending on the details of the trouble Please consult your nearest KENWOOD service station Cassette deck unit Symptom Cause In case of difficulty 7 1 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Remedy Sound cannot be produced by pressing the play key or no operation occurs even when an operation key is pressed Cords are connected improperly The head is dirty The tape is wound too tight due to irregular winding A nonrecorded tape is played Connect cords properly by referring to Con nections Clean the head referring to Maintenance Try another tape Play a recorded tape No operation occurs even when an opera tion key is pressed The cassette holder is not closed com pletely The operation key is pressed immediately after closing the cassette holder The operation key is pressed in less than 4 seconds after tuming the
28. the parallel cord the wire while line should come to the left side end When disconnecting the parallel cord push in the two sides of the plug and pull it straight out led Se Speaker left Caution regarding placement Front View The extemal view is variable depending on the model and marketing destination type Please install as shown below as oth erwise fire may be caused by overheat ing From the top to the bottom Amplifier A H5 Tuner Equalizer C H6 or C H5 CD player DP H5 or DP MH5 Cassette deck X H5 Twist CA Main unit Q 4 f Ce E T Twist ee Speaker Unit Q 6 5 4 a DE A System connection XD 8550 XD 6000 En T To maintain proper ventilation be sure to leave a space around the unit from the largest outer dimensions including projec tions equal to or greater than shown below top panel 50 cm rear panel 10 cm left and right panels 10 cm LOE as Ca 1 3 5 6 7 Be sure to insert all connection cords securely If their connec tions are imperfect the sound may not be produced or noise may interfere Before plugging or unplugging a connection cord be sure to unplug the power cord from the wall AC outlet If connec tion cords are plugged or un plugged with the power cord left plugged in malfunction or damage may result When arranging the sys
29. to extemal noise Press in stop mode Reset the microcomputer Sound is harsh or high frequencies are not reproduced The head is dirty The tape is stretched or shrunk Clean the head referring to Maintenance Try another tape Sound is distorted The recording level is not adjusted properly The tape being played was recorded with distorted sound A tape which has been recorded by applying the equalizer or SRS 3D effect is being played by applying the same effect again Read the section entitled Recording Try another tape Switch the equalizer and SRS 3D effects off Noise is noticeable The tape head is magnetized Extemal noise is induced A tape recorded with Dolby NR ON is played with Dolby NR OFF Demagnetize the head referring to Main tenance Install the system at a distance from other electric appliances and TV Set the Dolby NR to on Sound vibrates The capstans or pinch rollers are dirty The tape is wound irregularly Clean the head referring to Maintenance Wind the tape again by fast forwarding rewinding or playing from an end to the other Recording cannot be started by pressing the record key The recording protect tab of the cassette has been broken The cassette holder is not closed com pletely The TAPE input is selected The tape is fully wound to one of the reels Use a cassett
30. 2 For the reverse mode select lt gt two way recording Press so that the PGM indicator goes off Should be OFF P MODE If your system includes the DP H5 skip to step B below select the disc DP MH5 only Selected disc No Go to step E before playback starts Ej Start edit recording During recording X H5 Blinks Lights P4 T ee Ca FA AVA CRS REC ARM It S Sy mbee ee CCRS ee The recording level and bias will be adjusted automatically in approx 60 seconds variable depending on CD contents after which recording starts The CD tracks are recorded in the order they are recorded on the CD The tape and CD stop automatically when recording has completed 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 as 1 When the CCRS key is pressed during playback of CD the playback stops and the CCRS setting preparing edited recording starts Notes 57 uoneas uogesipidy Application section For XD 8550 Convenient CD recording
31. ANGER TWIN REC D ery pR cee N Q Disc tray TWIN REC key 58 Press when recording CD simultaneously onto a MD and tape OPEN CLOSE 41 46 key The disc tray is opened and closed Fast forward and fast reverse lt lt gt keys Press to move the played position forward or backward Skip lt lt gt gt keys Press to skip tracks to the beginning of the desired track G RANDOM key Indicator 43 Press to play tracks in a different order than the recorded order Disc selector DISC 1 to DISC 6 keys indicators Press one of the keys to select the disc to be played If a disc exists in the selected tray the indicator of the key lights up The indicator blinks during playback of the disc REPEAT key Indicator 42 Press to start repeat playback Stop m key Play pause gt 11 key The playback or pause functions are activated alternately every time the key is pressed 17 uonjes uoReledaid 18 Preparation section mon o TU Remote control Unit S KENWOOD Q Ji T rca Z lee Do o ol o GE BiG Ge SEARCH CLEAR EDIT Cr wO CO RDS TA NEWS BAND ENTER DISPLAY INFO PTY Ce OOO m P CALL DOWN TUNING 5 yp GD C9 C amp D TS ok 7A OOS X REMOTE aa UNIT RC H7R Model RC H7R Infrared ray system DISC SKIP key For XD 8550 Press to sel
32. EVEL Spectrum analyzer display switching DISPLAY Left and right volume balance US Level display i tlie ti J ir ba da Fo p l i i iti 2 Adjust the strength of the effect The level increases A Adjustment is possible in the range from 10 to 10 E Please set as desired according to the titles being played back etc i SRS 3D ON OFF switching is not possible during recording The level decreases When equalizer or another effect is applied to the sound the sound with the applied effect can be re corded Recording and playback of the sound with sound effect are impossible with a component con nected to the MD jacks uog2 S UOQLII idy Application section Effective Sound Adjustment XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Listening with the desired sound equalizer function In addition to the five kinds of equalizer pattems which have been preset at the factory for use as reference one equalizer pattem created manually by the user can be stored in memory and recalled any time In regard to equalizer adjustment When playing back a tape recorded by applying the The setting items are displayed only when the equalizer is set to equalizer effect be sure to tum off the equalizer MANUAL user memory Selecting an equalizer pattern It is possible to select the desired equalizer pattem according to the category of the played music The graphic equalizer effect can be recorded toge
33. GM indicator is not lit If the PGM indicator is lit press the P MODE key to tum it off P MODE Press the REPEAT key REPEAT Select the disc to be played first DISC SKIP SG Perform the procedure in Listening in the desired sequence program playback till step E to program the RR Application section desired CD tracks Press the REPEAT key REPEAT Start playback Each press switches the repeat mode To repeat only the programmed tracks For XD 8550 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Confirm that this is not lit Lox Lights A DP MH5 ig Repeat playback Lit Repeat cancelled Not lit To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indicator tums off and the playback according to the current CD player mode starts Repeat playback is also cancelled when the disc tray is opened Each press switches the repeat mode Lox Lights Repeat cancelled Not lit DP MH5 lt gt __ To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indicator tums off and the playback according to the current CD player mode starts Repeat playback is also cancelled when the disc tray is opened For XD 8550 4 3 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Listening to an unexpected title sequence random playback As the titles each time are selected randomly the music can be enjoyed wi
34. IANCE This instruction manual is designed for common use by two models and the combination of components of each model is shown in the following table As the functions of each component is variable depending on the model please check the component models delivered to you by referring to the following table Tuner Equalizer XD 8550 Amplifier Cassette deck CD player XD 6000 Contents Preparation section A Before applying POW ef ssis 2 A Safety precautions 2ccsccsccsnccccseccnesersenesesenesneseeeneneseness 2 Contents see eee 3 Special features ssssssnsnnr1nonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 4 Handling of discs and tapes ecsecseseeseee ees 5 System connection sss O Connection of the System Accessories 11sscsecseseersesees 6 Connection of other components and accessories 8 Controls and indicators CITE 10 Tuner Equalizer Unit C H6 cssccsccssscsssnsseeesseesseseess 10 Display C H6 cecccseccsenecsssecesnnesnsnecesnnssssesessnessnnnsesneessene 11 Tuner Equalizer Unit C H5 sscsccscsserssensecsscsserseie 12 Display C H5 srccssnccsenesnssnccsnnssnsnecesnnssssnsessnnsseneeesnenssene 13 Amplifier unit sccsccsnccsecssersenesseesneesseesseseesesrsesenseeeses 14 Cassette deck unit ssssscscssseecssnsenssssnssnsnsssssnssssnsnsnsssasnes 15 CD player unit DP H5 scssscccsnccnsncessnecsnseeeennessseneesnnsseees 16 CD player Unit DP MH5 wasssscccsenccsenesnsnnsscnn
35. Light Classical LIGHT M gt I N Serious Classical CLASSICS W Other Music OTHER M News NEWS Current Affairs AFFAIRS Select while PTY is lit ates Information INFO Sport SPORT Education EDUCATE The desired program type can be se Drama DRAMA l with th the desired type is displayed Science SCIENCE F Varied VARIED Weather WEATHER Finance FINANCE k Children s programmes CHILDREN g Op Social affairs SOCIAL A gt gt Religion RELIGION Phone in PHONE IN Trave TRAVEL Leisure LEISURE J azz music JAZZ Conutry 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 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Ej Start the search When searching for a Rock Music broadcast Display while the tuner is searching Blinks NE PTY EEI ue hay SEARCH PE pd dia TA if we Program type name display When a station is received Goes off Tye a ee 0 i l ror Station name display To change to a different program type No sound is heard while PTY is blinking If a program of the desired type cannot be found NO PROG is Repeat steps A B 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 dis play and t
36. RDS is a system which transmits useful information dig ital 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 45 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T PTY Program Type Identification Search 46 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 48 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 This unit is equipped with the following functions utilizing RDS data The RDS indicator lights up when an RDS broadcast signal is received Some functions may not be provided or be given different names depending on countries or areas Note before the use of RDS To receive RDS stations you have to preset RDS stations using the auto preset function The auto preset function presets the RDS stations in priority Flashing NO DATA will be displayed when no RDS station has been preset with this function Set the receiving band to FM and preset RDS stati
37. S E A sa Und ma tare comtare n Ce Corey ne Fev mons i ERa OTE pth ee 1 OCI 1 O9 F 2 a ae SO a QA deck cassette holder Press the area marked PUSH OPEN to load or eject a tape B deck cassette holder Press the area marked PUSH OPEN to load or eject a tape Fast forward and rewind lt lt keys DUBBING key 35 The contents of the tape of the A deck are copied to the tape of the B deck LEVEL ADJ UST key RR Press to adjust the input level for recording Q O T E key Indicator CD TAPE MD gt TAPE 52 When this key is pressed during CD playback only the the title being played at that time will be recorded on tape When this key is pressed during stop the CD selected at that time will be recorded on tape from the first title onward When this key is pressed during M D playback only the title being played at that time will be recorded on tape When this key is pressed during stop the M D selected at that time will be recorded on tape from the first title onward Please also read the instruction manual of the optional MD recorder DM F70 A B key Indicator Press to select the deck to be operated CCRS key Indicator gt The CCRS can be used when recording CD onto a tape DOLBY NR key Indicator gt Dolby noise reduction ON OFF switching is executed REC ARM key Indicator gt Press to start recording Pressing the key duri
38. TAPE play lt gt keys Stop m key CD play pause gt 11 key O T E MD gt TAPE key Press when copying sound from a MD toa tape O T E CD TAPE key Press when copying sound from a CD to a tape 50 INPUT key Press to select the input source to be played or recorded This key has the same function as the input selector keys on the amplifier unit On standby key This key has the same function as the key with the same name on the amplifier unit OCD applied operation related keys TIME key Press to switch the time information displayed on the CD player 23 oo REPEAT key Press to play CD track s repeatedly G 42 SPACE key Press during CD recording etc to create a non recorded blank of a few seconds 37 41 RANDOM key Press to play tracks in a different order than the recorded order 39 23 CHECK key Press to check the order of tracks which ha have been programmed 37 41 P MODE key Press to switch the program mode on off This key is also used when entering a track in the program 36 40 CLEAR key Press to clear a programmed track s BN A EDIT key Press when recording a CD 55 VOLUME CONTROL V A keys These keys have the same function as the VOLUM E CONTROL on the amplifier unit MUTE key 21 Operation of remote control unit 19 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Loading batteries Remove the cover Insert batteries C
39. VAL SYSTEM and the SRS Symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc Purchase of this product does not convey the right to sell recordings mode with the SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM Note related to transportation and movement CD player Before transporting or moving this unit carry out the following operations 1 Tum the power ON Then press the OPEN CLOSE 4 key of the CD player and take out all CDs DP MH5 Ensure that no CD is loaded in any of the DISC1 to DISC6 trays by opening each of them 2 Select the CD input and ensure that the following message is displayed 3 Wait for a few seconds then tum power off SuO_ aS abpaymouy In case of difficulty What seems to be a malfunction is not always so Before calling for service check the following table according to the Knowledge sections symptom of your trouble XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Operation to reset The microcomputer may fall into malfunction impossibility to operate erroneous display etc when the power cord is un plugged while power is ON or due to an extemal factor In this case execute the following procedure to reset the microcom While holding the ENTER key depressed unplug the power cord and plug it again sh puter and retum it to normal condition Please note that resetting the microcomputer clears the contents stored in and retums and to condition when it left the factory 7 _ C
40. ack 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 no tape or CD set in the component to be played An attempt is made to play the cassette deck which is recording something Replace with new batteries Operate the unit inside the remote control lable range Set a tape or CD in the component to be played Wait until the recording ends a malfunction N a 1 With some tapes a squeaky noise is produced when the tape is stopped automatically This is due to the tape protection function and not 2 Do not use longer tape than 110 minutes tapes for the tape is too thin and gets easily tangled Specifications Tuner Equalizer Amplifier unit C H6 or C H5 A H5 FM Tuner section Tuning frequency range sssssssssess11 87 5 MHz 108 MHz Sensitivity DIN at 75 fa Col Co AEE EE E A SS L8 uV 16 2 dBf MW Tuner section Tuning frequency range ssssssssss1 531 kHz 1 602 kHz LW Tuner section Tuning frequency range sssssssssesssnnnnnnnnen 153 kHz 279 kHz General DIMENSIONS sssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn W 270 mm 10 5 8 H 124 mm 4 7 8 D 322 mm 12 11 16 Weight net vissicasecccsscccecctesscecsicesseccnsecessssuceccesee 2 1 kg 4 6 Ib Amplifier section Rated power
41. adio Data System ssn 45 Searching for a desired program type PTY search isssitcsnncticcsctasensinntetncstbsusercntarcssecbacantener 46 To be able to listen to the desired information at ANY time sscssccesee seers 48 Convenient CD recording seus 50 Selection of the convenient CD recording type 50 One touch recording of an entire CD ONE TOUCH EDIT recording of all titles 52 Recording only desired titles ONE TOUCH EDIT single title recording 53 Recording favorite tracks from CD onto a single tape Program edit recording s 54 Giving preference to the tape length over the title sequence Time edit recording 55 Fading in out sound at tape reversal positions Fade edit recording unsssssccssncsssnnesssncesnnsssenensnnseene 57 Twin recording osssecsnccncsnecsneeseecnesneesteeseesneestenserneeesteenes 58 Effective Sound Adjustment wus 59 Enjoying Sound Field Effects s1csscsssessesceeesess 59 Listening with the desired sound equalizer FUNCTION cesannccnnecnsnnesennssnsneennnessenneesnassens 60 Adjustment of balance and input level 110ss000008 62 Switching the display uscssscseccsecsseneseeesseeseesenseseeeis 63 Clock adjustment tse 64 Timer operation ssnin OD Timer PFOGFAMMING assesesenesenececesecesneeseeeseensernserseeneeis 66 Knowledge section mportant Items sssini 69 69 69 In case of difficulty titties 70 Specifications ssssnsnnnnn 73 3 uogv s uoReledai
42. ates the mode AUTO E AUTO lit Auto tuning a 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 Let s record Recording neck B only XD 8550 XD 6000 En T ea Note that this cassette deck cannot record onto Metal tapes Note When equalizer or another effect is applied to the KENWOOD reneo manatee nen as sound the sound with the applied effect can be recorded 59 60 KENWOOD oe ean d a C AT 1 Load a tape in deck B Basic section Open the door of deck B Insert a tape Close the door Differentiation between normal TYPE I and high TYPE J tape is set automatically Fo0lD Remove tape slack before loading o 2 Select the tape transport direction The tape is transported in the direction indi To reverse the transport direction cated by the lighted key O Press the play lt gt key correspond ing to the desired direction Lex A Stop playback When recording is started the tape is trans ported in the direction selected in this step Wind the tape to the position where record ing is to be started 3 Set the recording condition
43. be interrupted when the tape direction is changed at the end of one side When equalizer SRS 3D or another effect is applied to the sound the sound with the applied effect can be recorded 59 60 Character information indicators cannot be displayed while N ha the spectrum analyzer display is used Switch to the dual display or character display mode to see the information 11 63 aA AA Recording preparations are required 32 For the reverse mode select gt two way recording Press so that the PGM indicator goes off P MODE EDIT If more than 8 seconds have elapsed select the mode again Ej Enter the disc and tape conditions O Enter the disc No DP MH5 only DISC SKIP Goto step O within a 8 seconds O Press the EDIT key DP MH5 only Go to step within 8 seconds Enterthe recording length of thetape vvo Start edit recording Wait until the EDIT indicator stops blinking and then press the CCRS key Blinks v N 5 Should be OFF When pressing the EDIT key SPACE indicator also lights up with EDIT indicator To cancel the auto space function press the SPACE key a ma For XD 8550 Fir a ie Ui T gt 6000 71N For XD Ier n ERA Ll 23 The recording time is 99 minutes maximum Up to 32 tracks can be edited CD tracks will be edited automatically onto tape sides A and B A
44. ble con nected to the FM outdoor antenna into the room and connect it to the FM 75 terminal Controls and indicators Preparation section Tuner Equalizer Unit c x6 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T KENWOOD TUNER GRAPHIC EQUALIZER C H6 e SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STEREO SS RDS EON PTY O T T RDS DISP Eea NIZ SS O EQ EFFECT key 60 The equalizer effect is switched ON OFF and the type of equalizer effect is selected EX BASS Extra bass key Indicator 21 66 When power is ON Press to enhance the high and low frequencies Used in the timer setting operation 60 Switches the displayed information Switches the demonstration on and off Switches the demonstration on and off 88 87 Switches the SRS 3D play on and off When power is STANDBY Used in the timer setting operation MODE key 89 Press to switch the function of the TUNING UP DOWN keys The function which can be selected are variable depending on the condi tion of the system at each moment When power is STANDBY DISPLAY DEMO key When power is ON When power is STANDBY SRS 3D key Indicator When power is ON BAND ae _ AUTO enren O TUNING UP DOWN key 30 59 These keys are usually used to select the broadcast station to be selected When requir
45. by the timer I O 7 Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows PROG 1 Program 1 PROG 2 wn Program 2 Normal operation Lights Lights 4 C H6 A display 2 ENTER isplay The selected program No lights If a program No under which a timer program has already been reserved it is replaced by the new timer program 5 Enter the ON time Adjust the clock before setting the timer 6 7 Timer operation XD 8550 XD 6000 En T After entering the figure of hour with the procedure in and 7 DOWN TUNING UP enter the figure of minute using the same procedure The time is Gs pp the time is returned S advanced cH xX x mn Aan CA L wl iW iiaid Oe ae eS Fey ENTER If you commit a mistake restart from step B 6 Enter the OFF time After entering the figure of hour with the procedure in and 7 __ DOWN TUNING UP ae The time is Gs gt The time is retumed NAS advanced enter the figure of minute using the same procedure ENTER Make the desired reservation For timer playback or Al timer playback O Select the mode DOWN r TUNING 5 yp 1 Select PLAY or Al s gt PLAY Timer play Yee i REC NS Al Timer play with gradually increasing volume ENTER 7 Cw oe Cj ae 2 Enter it a ee Select the
46. cannot record Notey onto Metal tapes A ONE TOUCH EDIT recording of all titles 821 Press the O T E key when in the stop mode The disc will start to be recorded B ONE TOUCH EDIT single title recording 83 Play a CD and if a track you want to record starts press the O T E key The track will be recorded from the beginning C Program edit recording 52 This allows to select and record only the desired tracks in the desired order XN D Time edit recording 55 Edit recording of CD is possible by the simple operation of en tering the recording length of the tape XX E 1 Fade edit recording 57 This allows to fade out a track which should be interrupted at the end of tape side and restart recording on the back side of tape by fading in the same track from the middle of it Ni CCRS Computer Controlled Recording System The CCRS is a function allowing CD recording on a cassette with a simple one touch operation Press the CCRS key The contents of the CD and the type of tape used are identified in about 60 seconds this is variable depend ing on the CD contents the recording level is set automatically and recording is started After completion the recording stops automatically 55 57 The setup made by the CCRS is cancelled when the power is turned OFF or the CD is stopped Another convenient function Only for XD 8550 Twi
47. cording is started auto matically by the easy operation function etc This direction is the direction stored in memory when the tape was last stopped To switch the tape transport direction press the play key cor responding to the desired direction then press the stop m key Basic section DPSS Direct Program Search System DPSS Direct Program Search System detects an unre corded part of 4 seconds or more as the interval between titles and permits easy operation of cassette tape like a CD Program being played A m Non recorded spaces Blank A Tiga Non recorded spaces Blank Transport direction gt Skip search pss Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T 1 Skip search Plays the desired music program from the beginning by skip ping programs until there Up to 16 programs can be skipped 2 Dash amp play Plays music programs repeatedly by skipping non recorded spaces of more than 10 seconds 3 One program repeat playback Plays a single music program repeatedly up to 16 times 4 Rewind playback Rewinds tape to the beginning and restarts playback from there Plays the desired music program from the beginning by skipping programs until there Up to 16 programs can be skipped During playback of top side while gt is lit To play the next program Press once To play the 4th program after the current program Press 4 times al To re
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49. ctions by referring to the following illustration D Speaker right GND FM 759 so XD 8550 XD 6000 En T 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 I 5 SPEAKERS R 6 169 IL S Speaker cord Red rn z Black a Power cord Amplifier T To wall AC outlet kM Tuner Equalizer C H6 or C H5 00 0 2000 Locate the position v providing good recep 7 tion condition EER O Fix the antenna H X 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 FM indoor antenna The accessory antenna is for temporary indoor use only For sta ble signal reception we recommend using an outdoor antenna Remove the indoor antenna if you connect one outdoors Connection of parallel cord ll When connecting the parallel cord insert plug straight into the connector until it clicks to look them securely When connecting
50. d Preparation section Special features Unpacking Before applying power XD 8550 XD 6000 En T 3D dual display For XD 8550 The 3D dual display allows to utilize the limited display area effectively and shows a variety of information including the character display volume display and graphic equalizer display at a glance The dual display can be switched to a single display which is simpler SRS 3D system The SRS Sound Retrieval System is an innovative system creating a 3 dimensional acoustic space It im proves the feeling of depth width of the sound field and positioning of acoustic images and also expands the listening area Versatile spectrum analyzer display The desired spectrum analyzer display can be selected from a variety of formats Simplified CD recording Various CD editing amp recording features are available for selection according to the tape you require One touch edit recording Single press of a key allows to record the entire CD or a track Program edit recording Recording desired CD tracks in desired order Time edit recording Recording CD tracks within the specified tape length so that no track is interrupted in the middle Fade edit recording Recording CD tracks sequentially from No 1 Twin recording A single CD can be recorded on aM D and cassette tape simultaneously For XD 8550 Versatile tone and sound field adjustment Equalizer patterns can
51. der etc can be adjusted This adjustment is necessary when the volume of the extemal equipment is too loud etc Please adjustas required when the volume from extemal equipment is too high etc BALANCE adjustment Selectthebalanceadjustmentmode Each press switches the modes as follows D Strength of the SRS 3D effect LEVEL SNe Spectrum analyzer display switching DISPLAY S Left and right volume balance When no operation is executed for 4 sec onds or more the adjustment is ended LEVEL the level of the SRS 3D effect is displayed only when the automatically SRS 3D system is active Adjust The right PES Indicates the center P lt Lo m The left volume is decreased Indicates the balance setting INPUT LEVEL adjustment Press the MD or AUX key twice suc 8 cessively i D E i When no operation is executed for 4 sec onds or more the adjustment is ended automatically S t lel Adjust The level is The level is Tacit T wh el decreased increased P E a a a e in VOLUME CONTROL Adjustment is possible in the range from 5 to 0 Adjusting the input level affects the recording level from extemal equipment connected to the AUX in put jacks or MD PLAY input jacks Adjusting the recording level g Effective Sound Adjustment 6 3 Switching the display From the wide range of display formats provided by the system it is possible to select the desired fo
52. dicators Music calendar indicators The indicators in this section show the number of tracks recorded on aCD Each track number indicators turns off when the playback of the track has completed Preparation section Tuner Equalizer Unit c H5 Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T KENWOOD TUNER GRAPHIC EQUALIZER C H5 e SOUND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM STEREO SS RDS EON PTY O T T RDS DISP ea NIZ BAND See _ O EQ EFFECT key 60 The equalizer effect is switched ON OFF and the type of equalizer effect is selected EX BASS Extra bass key Indicator 21 66 When power is ON Press to enhance the high and low frequencies When power is STANDBY Used in the timer setting operation DEMO key 60 Press to switch the demonstration on off O SRS 3D key Indicator 59 67 When power is ON Switches the SRS 3D play on and off When power is STANDBY Used in the timer setting operation MODE key 59 Press to switch the function of the TUNING UP DOWN keys The function which can be selected are variable depending on the condi tion of the system at each moment AUTO enren O TUNING UP DOWN key 30 59 These keys are usually used to select the broadcast station to be selected When required the functions of these keys can be switched with the MODE ke
53. dy 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 propery with the label side facing upward Place the disc propery 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 play gt I 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 Clean the disc referring to Disc handling precautions Try another disc Install the unit in a place not subject to vibrations The tray cannot be closed but opens when the OPEN CLOSE key is pressed to close an open tray Remote control unit Symptom You attempt to close the tray while the loaded 8 cm CD single disc is deviated from the groove on the tray Cause Place the disc correctly along the groove on the tray press the OPEN CLOSE key en sure that the DISC indicator is lit and press the play 1 key to start playb
54. e A m 1st CD m 2nd CD From more than one CD 3rd CD The tune interrupted in the middle at the end AO of tape side A is erased and side B starts from the beginning of that tune Up to 32 m 2nd CD Side B uog2 S UOQLII dy D Reordering tracks according to the tape rengt Time edit recording ESS Shee The order of CD tracks are changed automati Ze cally so that no tune is interrupted at the end O2 of tape sides A and B Up to 32 Side B E Recording by fading in and fading out the tracks atthe ends of tape sides Fade edit recording 57 Side A CD tracks are recorded in the order they are re corded The tune interrupted at the end of tape Z side A is faded out and side B starts with fading Q2 in from the middle of that tune Up to 32 The tune interrupted in the middle at the Q end of tape side B is simply faded out Side B Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T One touch recording of an entire CD one TOUCH EDIT recording of all titles When the O T E key is pressed while the CD player is in the stop mode recording of a CD can be started at the same time as playback When recording sound from the MD recorder to a cassette deck be sure to read the instruction manual of the optional MD recorder DM F70 When equalizer or another effect is applied to the sound t
55. e to decrease the volume before plugging or unplugging the headphones uog s JIseg AUTO POWER SAVE function When the power is ON and neither recording nor playback is executed for 30 minutes or more the power is switched off au tomatically by this function This function can be made active or not active by the following operation Press when the power is OFF The characters scroll toward the left ranewsinro core Each press switches the modes as follows AUTO POWER SAVE ON i aesaad Auto power save is used AUTO POWER SAVE OFF vee Auto power save is not used This function is not available when the AUX input is selected When the TUNER input is selected it is available only when the volume is set to 0 STANDBY mode While the power cord of the set is plugged into an AC power outlet the ON STANDBY l key lights in red even when the power is not switched ON This indicates that a small amount of current is being supplied to the unit to back up the memory contents This mode is referred to as the Standby mode While the ON STANDBY key is lit the power of the system can be switched ON OFF from the remote control unit For XD 6000 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Playback of CD np u5 To stop playback Playback from desired track iO ae ey KENWOOD
56. e with an unbroken recording protect tab or block the hole Close the holder completely Select the source to be recorded with the input selector key Change the tape transport direction of deck B or reverse the tape insertion orientation suOn aS abpaymouy 72 In case of difficulty XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Knowledge sections Amplifier Speaker unit Symptom Cause Remedy Sound is not produced The speaker cords are disconnected The volume control is set to the minimum position The MUTE switch of remote control unit is switched ON The headphone plug is inserted into the jack Connection cords of the system are discon nected Connect properly referring to System con nection Adjust to an required volume Switch MUTE OFF Unplug the headphone plug Check the connection cords PROTECT is displayed and sound is not produced The speaker cords are short circuited Tum the power OFF remove the short circuit and turn the power ON again No sound from headphones The headphones are plugged incompletely Plug headphones securely into the jack Sound is not produced from the left or right speakers CD player unit Symptom The speaker cords are disconnected The balance is set to the left or right extrem ity Cause Connect properly referring to System con nection Adjust the left right balance Reme
57. ect the disc to be used for playback or recording SLEEP key Press to set the sleep timer function 85 Tone control related keys SOURCE DIRECT key Press the key when you want to enjoy a purer sound 21 EQ key Press before operating the equalizer 60 N B key Press to compensate for the lack of heavy bass sound which may occur during low level listening 2 EX BASS key Press to enhance the high and low frequen cies 21 SRS 3D key Switches the SRS 3D play on and off 59 Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Numeric keys Select a CD track or tuner stations Tuner related keys BAND key Press to switch the receiving band SA ENTER AUTO M key Press when entering a station in memory RDS DISPLAY key TA NEWS INFO key 48 PTY key 46 G General operation keys A B key Press to select the deck to be operated P CALL lt lt gt gt keys When the TUNER input is selected used to recall a preset station When the CD input is elected used to skip tracks 30 TUNING UP DOWN lt lt gt keys When the TUNER input is selected used to receive a station When the CD or TAPE input is selected used to move the played position in the forward or reverse direction 23 REC ARM key Press to start recording Pressing the key during recording stops it after leaving a non recorded space blank of about 4 seconds RR
58. ection Press the ON STANDBY key Ri ON STANDBY 2 VOLUME CONTROL 7 To increase 3 2 volume DOWN UP Vv Vv To decrease volume Enhancing the low and Muting the sound temporarily Enhancing the low and high frequencies KENWOOD mutneus compact pisc pLavEn prams a KENWOOD stereo vouete casserre oec ens o a ZoL Switching the pow er ON OFF When the ON STANDBY key is pressed whilethe poweris ON thepower The display part becomes dark when the will be switched OFF power is switched OFF DIMMER function Selecting the desired output When you are using the remote control unit CD DP H5 22 press the INPUT key repeatedly until the CD DP MH5 24 desired source is selected Tape 26 When CD or TAPE is selected playback will Broadcasts 30 start when a disc or a tape already has been inserted When using the M D recorder be sure to read the instruction manual of the optional MD recorder DM F70 When you select the AUX input be also sure to read the instruction manual of the compo nent connected to the AUX input jacks Volume adjustment Quick turning produces a larger change amount Dynamic rotary volume control function The display shows a reference value Making the sound purer SOURCE DIRECT When SOURCE DIRECT is on the signal path ins
59. ed the functions of these keys can be switched with the MODE key PTY key 46 O T T key 65 Press when setting the O T T timer function RDS DISP key 45 TA NEWS INFO key 21 48 When power is STANDBY Switches the auto power save mode on and off BAND key 30 Press to switch the receiving band AUTO key 31 64 Switches the tuning mode Used in the clock adjustment When power is ON When power is STANDBY ENTER key Used for time setting timer setting etc Display c 6 AUTO DISC ALL TUNED STEREO O Equalizer indicator This section shows the equalizer pattem in use The equalizer pattem display format can be switched MUSIC CALENDER indicator Volume indicator The display varies as the VOLUME CONTROL of the amplifier unit A H5 is operated Usually this section shows the current volume setting Tuner and applied operation indicators This section contains the indicators of the tuner operations as well as applied CD operation RDS related indicators 11 Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Spectrum analyzer display Sapte s oes ee ee oi g TOTAL SPACE Character display O CD related indicators These indicator light during recording and playback of CD Character information indicators Timer reservation program No MUTE N B indicators Timer related indicators Equalizer operation in
60. esaseeesnnnsseees 17 Remote control Unit ssccsssecssssneessssssnsrsesesensssnsnensssessnaes 18 Operation of remote control unit ssns 19 Basic section Let s put out some sound sssr 20 Basic use method ssssssnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 20 Playback of CD DP H5 ssccssssssserssnnssssnresnnsssseeesnnssaseees 22 Playback of CD DP MH sssssccccnnsssseeesnnssssnsesnnssasesess 24 Playback Of tape ecssecssecsecsserssersesrsensseneeeneseeseeesneeseeeses 26 DPSS Direct Program Search System ss 28 Receiving broadcast Station ssccsseccsssecesenssssseeesensssseees 30 Let s record sasasi 32 Recording Deck B only wrsssscccsnncccnnesssneesnnnsssseeesnnsssens 32 Adjusting the recording level 11cscssssessseseeees 34 Copying tape Tape dubbing ss ss s 11 1 1 35 Application section Playback of CD DP H5 sssi 36 Listening in the desired sequence program playback ssssss s1 1 36 Repeated playback usssssssscsecsecsseesessesssecessessesseeeiss 38 Listening to an unexpected title sequence random playback wrcsesccssnccsenescsneesensesnesseneeesesseees 39 Playback of CD DP M H5 sisii 40 Listening in the desired sequence Caution Read the pages marked A carefully to ensure safe operation Before applying power XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Listening to an unexpected title sequence random playback wrssesccssneccenesssnecsenesesnessenesesnesseeees 43 R D S R
61. fect is applied to the If you record a CD using the SRS 3D system it is recom sound the sound with the applied effect can be re Nota mended to use the CCRS corded 80 Preparation 32 Load a cassette tape in deck B Select the tape transport direction lt or gt Select lt 25 two side recording Select the Dolby NR mode Select the CD input G Insert disc s in the CD player SK mm r Lights OTE X H5 CD TAPE CO CA e MD gt TAPE NA uoneas UoORLIJI idy Playback restarts from the beginning of the track being played and recording starts at the same time When recording has been completed a non recorded portion of 4 seconds will be produced and the cassette deck part will stop The CD player will enter temporary stop condition To end recording in the middle To record a different track repeat the steps B and B Both the cassette deck and CD player stop Application section Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Recording favorite tracks from CD onto a single tape Program edit recording Use the following procedure to record CD tracks in the order programmed by yourself so that no tune is interrupted in the middle at the ends of tape sides The tune interrupted at the end of tape side A is erased and side B starts from the beginning of that tune og Character information indicators cannot be displayed while N When
62. fter editing the EDIT indicator stops blinking and starts to light steadily Press the numeric keys as shown below 30 minute tape 0 46 minute tape 6 46 54 60 or 90 minute tapes can be selected simply by pressing the TIME key for the required number of times The recording time can be adjusted in 1 minute steps with the lt lt and gt gt keys After entry press the EDIT key then proceed to step B During recording X H5 Blinks Lights LY a il CRS REC ARM The tape and CD stop automatically when recording has completed 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 uog2 S UORLIJI iy Application section Character information indicators cannot be displayed while ot the spectrum analyzer display is used Switch to the dual display or character display mode to see the information m 63 ARS a To check the edited contents Program edit recording Time edit recording CHECK To clear the edited contents Program edit recording Time edit recording Method 1 P MODE or For XD 8550 OPEN CLOSE a1 42 43 lt CII tS DP MH5 44 a5 46 SS C a D Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Example of checking t
63. fter the timer playback starts O Select the desired source and adjust The program timer does not operate until O T T the volume operation has ended ee Press the O T T key Atthe time of tape playback by timer operation the B deck has priority For XD 8550 Timer playback of a CD is possible only with the CD loaded in tray No 1 The input source and ON time are displayed when the O T T key is pressed Each press switches the modes as follows a O O T T lit nnana Timer can be used O T T not lit Timer is not used C H6 display C H5 display aa a a ri ri ried a 5 I Z O Press the ENTER key HA The O T T timer can be set even while the power is OFF The ON time can be set in steps of 5 minutes When the O T T timer is used simultaneously with another timer ENTER function the last operated input source will be played To cancel Switch OFF th ly ooun paiement Press the O T T key twice A amp Sleep timer SLEEP g Set the number of minutes after which the power is to be turned OFF Tum the power ON The power is tumed 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 1 0 ary 90 80 gt 70 30 20 gt 10 gt Cancel 90 gt 80 C H6 display C H5 display Duration for sleep timer Lights N ce I Ot F 6 Set the time Pi Ei FP Duration
64. he transport direction ea IK 2 Press the play key corresponding to the desired direction Press during stop To stop dubbing The deck B will stop after creating a non recorded portion of about 4 sec and then the deck A will stop Dubbing can also be stopped by pressing the stop m key Note that the non recorded space is not created in this case 35 Let s record XD 8550 XD 6000 En T a O Playing tape d P 4 Recording tape Aua ae On A r f When recording is started the tape will be transported in the direction selected in this step Dubbing ends automatically when the side s to be dubbed has been completed recorded on deck B assumes the same Dolby NR condition as the dy The DOLBY NR key is not active in dubbing mode The tape No tape played on deck A Playback of CD op n5 Listening in the desired sequence program playback Application section Any titles 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 If itis in play mode P MODE Ej Enter track Nos in the order you want to play them O Select the track 3 Go to step O within 8 seconds Establish the selection Program all of the desired t
65. he edited contents for program edit recording For XD 6000 Blinks Track No Program No Rey TS gee oo Tee Pe Se Se a For XD 8550 Blinks Disc No Program edit recording Each time the key is pressed the program No P NO and the disc No are displayed Time edit recording Edit indicator blinks and edited contents are shown in order with the music calender indicators When the P MODE key is pressed at the time of program recording all editing contents are erased When the CLEAR key is pressed the tracks are deleted one by one from the end of the program When the P MODE key or the CLEAR key is pressed at the time of time editing the entire editing contents are deleted Even when a disc tray not related to the program contents is opened during program recording the entire editing contents are deleted Atthe time of time editing the entire editing contents are deleted only when the edited disk is removed Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Fading in out sound at tape reversal positions 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 tune The tune interrupted at the end of tape side B is sim ply faded out When equalizer SRS 3D or another effect is applied to the sound the sound with the applied effect can be recorded 59 60 Recording preparations are required 3
66. he sound with the applied effect can be re corded i Preparation 32 Load a cassette tape in deck B Select the tape transport direction lt or gt Select lt 25 two side recording Select the Dolby NR mode Select the CD input G Insert disc s in the CD player If your system includes the DP H5 skip to step B below FJ select the disc DP MH5 only Go to step i before playback starts Ej Press the 0 T E key Application section O T E MD STAPE Cw If you record a CD using the SRS 3D system it is recom Nota mended to use the CCRS Selected disc DISC 1 Both the cassette deck and CD player stop mo yo Lights X H5 CD TAPE L O T E Recording of CD starts at the same time as playback Atthe end of tape the music is not recorded on the leader tape portion If you do not want any music to be interrupted in the middle refer to Recording and start recording of side B with the interrupted track _ gt SA 53 Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Recon ding only desired titles one Toucn EDIT single title recording At the time of CD playback any desired title can be selected immediately for recording When recording sound from the MD recorder to a cassette deck be sure to read the instruction manual of the optional MD recorder DM F70 When equalizer or another ef
67. hen to the station name display R D S XD 8550 XD 6000 En T To be able to listen to the desired information at any 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 Receive a broadcast 6 Keep the ENTER key pressed 2 sec or longer ENTER The EON data presently being broad casted are taken in automatically 2 Select the desired information TA NEWS INFO 8 Application section Ej Receive an RDS station Select astation where RDS and EON are lit r P CALLS Peal Ae lt lt This is not required when auto presetting has already been executed When all 40 stations have already been preset by the procedure for One by one presetting the EON function will not operate Auto presetting must be used Each press switches the modes as follows C H6 display Lights when INFO is selected Lights with a station broadcasti
68. ide the sys tem is simplified so that the sound can be reproduced with an improved purity oS VIGCURCEDRECTKC Lights SK Other functions than the balance control cannot be used because the audio signals bypass the circuits Press the key again to switch SOURCE DIRECT off Bass compensation N B CIRCUIT Natural Bass circuit The N B CIRCUIT allows to enjoy low frequencies in a natu ral tone C H6 display Dx N B CIRCUIT C H5 x Each press of the key switches the setting NB 1 The low frequencies are compensated according to the current volume level Effective for low level listening NB 2 The low frequencies are compensated regardless of the volume level NB OFF N B deactivated When CD has been selected Lights Vol displ C H6 display olume display ING C H5 display 21 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Enhancing the low and high frequencies Ex BASS The Extra Bass has been set to on when the system left the Each press switches EX BASS on and off alternately Muting the sound temporarily Remote control unit only op Blinks lt Vl gt an m a Press again to resume the original volume The sound muting is also cancelled when the volume is controlled Listening through headphones O Insert the headphone plug into the PHONES jack The sounds from all speakers are cut off 6 Adjust the volume Be sur
69. ie Random playback Lights RANDOM RANDOM asp instar cancellation Bayes mn After every track the music calendar blinks and the next selected track is played Playback stops after each title has been played once The random playback can also be repeated by pressing the REPEAT key uones uogesipidy To select another track in the middle of playing one To cancel random playback Press so that the RANDOM indicator goes off r P CALL5 RANDOM The RANDOM indicator goes off and the playback in order of the Pressing the lt lt key once retums to the beginning of the track tracks starts from the track being played being played Random playback is also cancelled when the disc tray is opened Playback of CD op mus For XD 8550 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Listening in the desired sequence program playback Any titles can be listened to in the desired sequence Max 32 titles otey the spectrum analyzer display is used Switch to the dual display or character display mode to see the information 71 63 PS RR og Character information indicators cannot be displayed while N Select the CD input Check that the CD player is in the stop mode Ifitis in play mode oooo0oo0o co000 Dooc P MODE ooo C0000 oo0oo000 e0000 c0000 Ej Enter track Nos in the order you want to play them O Select the disc Go to step within 8
70. is pressed only one side is played back recorded c Both sides are played back endlessly The tape stops after recording onto both sides Only one side is played back recorded and then the tape stops Normal TYPE 1 high TYPE I or metal TYPE IV tape selection is set automatically Remove tape slack before loading Close the door securely Gd Transport direction 4 p Transport direction 27 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T To stop playback Do not take out the cassette tape until the tape transport has stopped completely Selection of DOLBY NR Noise Reduction The Dolby NR system minimizes the hiss noise heard when playing tape When playing a tape prerecorded with Dolby NR ON be sure to set the DOLBY NR ON for playback i we NR ll REV Each press switches the modes as follows DOLBY NR indicator ON fe tert DOLBY NR is used DOLBY NR indicator OFF araic DOLBY NR is not used Select the Dolby NR mode according to the recording condition of the tape uog s Jiseg Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Labo ratories Licensing Corporation DOLBY and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labora tories Licensing Corporation Transport direction indicators The lt and gt indicators indicate the current direction in which the tape advances when playback or re
71. layback of CD the playback stops and the CCRS setting preparing edited recording starts vE 3 If the deck is set for one side recording the processing at the tape end is applied only on side A Effective Sound Adjustment 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 Enjoying Sound Field Effects When playing back a tape recorded by applying the SRS 3D effect be sure to tum off the SRS 3D system Experiencing SRS 3D 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 permits 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 tape broadcasts etc Recording with applied SRS 3D also is possible O Set SRS 3D to ON Each press switches the modes as follows E SRS 3D indicator lit SRS 3D STEREO ON SRS 3D indicator not lit SRS 3D STEREO OFF SRS 3D Q Bgn The characters scroll toward the left CoE 97 ON 6 Adjust the effect strength level Each press switches the modes as follows SEE EL Mee Deca Deaven Strength of the SRS 3D effect L
72. lose the cover Insert two R6 AA size batteries following the polarity indications Operation Plug the power cord of the amplifier unit A H5 into a power outlet and press the ON STANDBY key of the remote control unit to tum power ON When the power is tumed ON press the desired operation keys Remote sensor uonjes uoReledaid To tum power off press the on standby key again The system enters the standby mode in which only the time display is lit Model RC H7R When pressing more than one remote control keys successively Infrared ray s pe press the keys securely by leaving an interval of 1 second or more between keys 2 When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones 3 If direct sunlight or the light of a high frequency fluorescent lamp inverter type etc is incident to the remote sensor malfunction may occur In such a case change the installation position to avoid malfunction ds 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 Basic use method XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Making the sound purer Listening through headphones Headphones plug Making the sound purer Bass compensation Bass compensation high frequencies 1 Basic s
73. mber to be checked EX BASS w When timer operation is not required Press so that all PROG indicators are OFF SRS 3D To set the same timer program again Press so that the desired PROG indica tors lights SRS 3D Adjust the clock before setting the timer Timer operation XD 8550 XD 6000 En T The reservation contents cannot be cleared The contents are cleared only when they are changed es J Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows PROG 1 Display of program 1 PROG 2 Display of program 2 Normal mode The reserved contents will be displayed for 3 seconds per item After this the previous display content appears again To change the reserved contents Restart the procedure of Timer programming from the beginning Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows PROG 1 Program 1 operates PROG 2 Program 2 operates PROG 1 2 Programs 1 and 2 operate Not lit No program operates The reservation contents are held in memory Each press of the key switches the program numbers as follows PROG 1 Program 1 operates PROG 2 5 Program 2 operates PROG 1 2 Programs 1 and 2 operate Not lit No program operates Also prepare the disc or tape and adjust the listening volume Important Items Maintenance XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Cleaning the head secti
74. more than one CD repeat steps selection of a disc all titles of the disc are programmed so that the to for each CCRS function does not operate Please begin again from step The REPEAT key is invalid To check the edited contents 56 To clear the edited contents 56 Ej Start edit recording During recording X AS Birk TE SI S e POR Blinks CR REC ARM I Lo The recording level and bias will be adjusted automatically in approx 60 C ey seconds variable depending on CD contents after which recording By starts For XD 8550 In editing from more than one CD the CCRS setting operation is performed after every disc change In this case the deck stops automatically and restart recording after having completed the CCRS operation 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 as 1 When the CCRS key is pressed during playback of CD the playback stops and the CCRS setting preparation for edited recording starts Nore 3 If the deck is set for one side recording the processing at the tape end is applied only on side A Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Giving preference to the tape length over the title sequence Time edit recording When the tape recording time is specified recording is executed with changing the title sequence so that no title will
75. n recording Function which records a single CD onto a MD and cassette tape simultaneously SA A One touch recording of one CD One touch edit all track recording 52 Records all tracks on a CD with a very simple operation Side A The track interrupted at the end of each AO tape side is recorded as it is interrupted Side B 51 Convenient CD recording XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Fade in fade out Volume decreases Volume increases gradually gradually EA La Fade out Fade in Fade out Ending a tune by gradually decreasing the volume Starting a tune by gradually increasing the volume Fade in B Recording of desired tracks while listening to a CD One touch edit single track recording 53 While playing a CD pressing a single button allows to record the current track being played from the beginning to the end This function is convenient when you want to record de sired tracks while playing a CD you have not played before C Recording tracks from one or several CDs Program edit recording 54 From one CD CP tracks are recorded in the order they are programmed Side A The tune interrupted at the end of tape side A is erased and side B starts from the beginning of that tune Up to 32 Side B CD tracks of several CDs are recorded in the order they are programmed L For XD 8550 only Sid
76. ng recording stops it after leaving a non recorded space blank of about 4 seconds REV MODE key Indicator L27 The reverse mode of the deck both sides repeated one side is switched PAUSE 11 key Indicator Press to let playback or recording pause temporarily Stop m key Play lt gt keys 15 uogv s uogered id 1 6 Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T CD player unit op H5 KENWOOD compact nisc PLAYER pr H5 a ey COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO i o i f o 1 RANDOM REPEAT J 1 A 11BIT DUAL D A CONVERTER L i L A F 4 tS he be Nee ES Preparation section t 2 Q Disc tray Fast forward and fast reverse lt lt gt keys O Eject 4 key Press to move the played position forward or backward The disc tray is opened and closed G RANDOM key Indicator 39 STOP m key Press to play tracks in a different order than the recorded order PLAY PAUSE gt 11 key Indicator REPEAT key Indicator G The playback or pause functions are activated alternately every time Press to start repeat playback the key is pressed O Skip lt lt gt gt keys Press to skip tracks to the beginning of the desired track CD player unit op mu5 Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T KENWOOD MULTIPLE COMPACT DISC PLAYER DP MH5 COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO 6 DISC CH
77. ng the DPSS function which works by searching the non recorded spaces can be performed reliably Even when the performances of two tracks are continuous which occurs with classical or live recording music the spaces will be created if they have different track Nos To cancel the auto space function press the P MODE key or the SPACE key again Remote control unit only CHECK To add a track to the program O Select the disc Go to step within 8 DISC SKIP Seconds Select the track GC o Go to step O within 8 seconds Establish the selection To select tracks from more than one CD repeat steps to for each track The added track number is added to the end of the existing program TrackNo Blinks Disc No Each time the key is pressed the program No P NO and the disc No are displayed The previous display resumes in a few seconds To clear tracks from the program Press to clear tracks from the end Remote control CLEAR unit only Each time the key is pressed the last track in the program is cleared The track being played cannot be cleared To clear all track P MODE The entire program contents also are erased when the disc tray is opened 41 uoneas uogesipidy 42 Repeated playback Desired titles or discs can be played back repeatedly Select the CD input To repeat all discs O Confirm that the P
78. ng traffic Lights announcement programs C H5 display Lights with a station broadcasting traffic announcement programs Lights when INFO is selected Lights H Pre AL CA EI bund Ii Mhz Please execute automatic presetting when TA NEWS and INFO can not be selected C H6 display RDS and EON are lit ia Aa C H5 display Lights Leek aro 7 md WO Wee When EON does not light although an RDS station is received that station is not transmitting EON data Please select a different station If you want TA programs select the stations with which the TP indicator lights Wait for the desired information CD or tape playback may also be started As long as the unit is ON the unit is always ready for the reception R D S 4 9 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T When one of the stations of the network of the station received in starts broadcasting the program contents selected in that station will be received automatically At this time tape playback will stop and CD playback will pause However external equipment AUX or M D will remain as it is When the power 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 functi
79. not only be selected from preset patterns but patterns also can be created and registered It is possible to recreate a feeling of presence and to recreate a sound field The tone can be selected according to the genre of the music played ROCK POP DISCO J AZZ CLASSIC Convenient timer functions In addition to the capacity of storing 2 timer programs the timer provides the following convenient func tions 0O T T Operate easy To use Timer With an extremely simple setup the power can be turned off automatically in an hour after it is tumed on by the timer Timer recording timer playback The selected source can be played or recorded at the set time range Al Artificial Intelligence timer The volume is increased gradually after the poweris turned on by the timer Sleep timer Convenient function when you want to go asleep while listening to music 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 f
80. nssnnnnnnnnnnnn 50 Hz to 16 000 Hz 3 dB Signal to noise ratio Dolby B NR ON 64 dB 3rd H D 3 Type I tape Dolby NR OFF 56 dB 3rd H D 3 Type I tape Wow and flutter cssssssssssccssssssnssscsnecees 0 15 W R M S General DIMENSIONS 0scccceeeseesesseeseeeeeeeeneens W 270 mm 10 5 8 H 124 mm 4 7 8 D 322 mm 12 11 16 Weight net ssssssenssennennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnn nunn nnnn nn 2 7 kg 6 Ib 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 COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE TAPES OR DISC SHOULD CONTACT THE MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED OR THE PERFORMING RIGHTS SOCIETY LIMITED N la 1 KENWOOD follows a policy of continuous advancements in development For this reason specifications may be changed without notice 2 Sufficient performance may not be possible at very low temperatures 0 C or less suog2 s abpaymouy Knowledge sections CD player unit DP H5 DP M H5 Format section EASON saciccuntscnscnscenadetacadsnuancentstedsedsvenasesean Semiconductor laser D A convertors section D A conversion sssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnna 1 bit OverSamMPpling ccsccssseecssecssseeseseesseeeseeeesseeesee 8 fs 352 8 kHz Audio section Frequency response sssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnn 8 Hz
81. ode after leaving a non recorded section of about 2 seconds after the previous music If there is no music recorded before the recording start position the deck enters stop mode after tape rewinding When the tape is moving gt way Retum the recording source compo nent to the position you want to restart recording and put the source component to pause mode Press the REC ARM key twice s In a few sec REC ARM and Blinks PAUSE keys light up 5 LZ Cr z0 gt Oo REC ARN The deck enters record pause mode after leaving a non recorded section of about 4 seconds In case recording is restarted from the beginning of a tape feed the leader tape the non recordable section at the beginning of each side of tape manually before starting recording O Press the REC ARM key once ea Lights It When recording a CD the CD playback and tape recording can be AA mm REC started simultaneously by pressing the CD play t key in step O Play Receive the music to be re corded Copying tape Tape dubbing The contents of the tape in deck A can be copied onto the tape in deck B Select the TAPE input he Lights Load tapes in the decks Select double side recording or one side recording DOLBY NR l REV MODE d Use the same tape transport direc tions 1 Select the deck to change t
82. on Cleaning the heads and peripheral compo nents Cotton swab Capstan 1 Open the cassette holder pinch roller carefully Pinch roller For maintaining the best condition of the deck and for longer service life always keep the heads re cording playback erase capstan and pinch roller clean To clean them perform the following 2 Using a cotton swab dipped in alcohol clean the head recording playback erase capstan and Demagnetizing the head When the recording playback head is magnetized the sound quality will deteriorate In such a case demagnetize the head using a commercially avail able demagnetizer head eraser Tape guides Note There are precisely aligned parts around the heads including the tape guides When cleaning pay special attention so as not to apply shock to them Maintenance of the set When the front panel or case becomes dirty wipe with a soft dry cloth Do not use thinner benzine alcohol etc for these agents may cause discoloration In regard to contact cleaner Do not use contact cleaners because it could cause a malfunction Be specially careful not to use contact cleaners containing oil for they may deform the plastic component Reference Beware of condensation When water vapor comes into contact with the surface of a cold material condensation is produced If condensation occurs correct operation may not be po
83. on When tape or CD playback has been interrupted it will be continued from the point of interruption Waiting for information w hile a RDS station without EON function is tuned If the EON indicator does not light with the RDS station in steps B and B the tuner will wait for only the desired information broadcast from the tuned RDS station provided that the desired information has been selected in the previous step TP Traffic Program indicator The lighting of the TP indicator indicates that the currently tuned station or a station in the same network as it broadcasts traffic announcement programs If the TP indicator already lights with the current station you can listen to the traffic announcement program through the station without making reservation with the EON function uones uogesipidy k Convenient CD recording Selection of the convenient CD recording type Application section With this unit the following edit recording is possible ac cording to the purpose If you want to record a CD in order of track num bers If you wantto select the tracks to be recorded while playing a CD To record tracks in your desired order If you want to avoid any tune being interrupted at the end of tape To fade out the track interrupted at the end of tape side by decreasing its volume gradually XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Note that this cassette deck
84. ong the groove on the tray A disc deviated from the correct position may cause malfunction The commercially available CD single 8 cm disc adapter cannot be used with the set Current track No Time display Can be switched with the TIME key After a few seconds play starts from track No 1 of DISC 1 To start playback with the desired disc select the disc with the DISC1 to DISC6 disc selector keys For XD 8550 2 5 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Playback from desired track O Select the disc aa Main unit Remote control x unit 6 Select the desired track No Ci DISC SKIP D O Y remote SEARCH control unit Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 3 To select track No 40 0J To pause playback Each press pauses and plays the CD altemately uog s JISeg disc indicators light up regardless of whether discs are When the power is tumed OFF then ON again all of the og loaded or not Time display for the CD player Provided during playback only Each press of the TIME key switches the time information iC J Elapsed time of track being played 7 3 1 Remainingtime oftrackbeing played 23 4 5 Blapsedtimeofdisc TOTAL lights 36 15 Remaining time of disc TOTAL lights The TOTAL display items are not shown in the PROGRAM EDIT and RANDOM modes 2 6 Let s put out some sound XD
85. ons with the auto preset function 31 To switch the display contents Pressing the RDS DISPLAY key changes the display contents RD DISPLAY es Display mode priority ranking ry When an RDS broadcast is received gt PS Program Service Name Display 8 When an RDS broadcast is received the station name is automatically displayed If no PS data was sent NO PS is displayed Frequency Display The frequency of the current station is displayed CM ona ITA EEF it if 4 6 R D S XD 8550 XD 6000 En T 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 31 Select the PTY search mode Lights Lights PTY 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 2 Select the desired program type Use program type table on the right for your convenience Program type table TUNING keys Program Type Name Display Pop Music POP M Rock Music ROCK M DOWN TUNING UP i HOR Musie MORM aa Ce
86. power ON A tape is not inserted in the unit The tape is wound too tight due to irregular winding The tape is fully wound to one of the reels Close the holder completely Press operations keys in more than a few seconds after closing the holder Press operation keys after waiting for more than 4 seconds Insert a tape Try another tape Change the tape transport direction or re verse the tape insertion orientation The DPSS malfunctions The tape used is not suitable for DPSS for example the spaces between tunes may be too short Refer to Searching for the desired music program DPSS The CCRS does not function A recordable tape is not present in deck B A disc is not present in the CD player The disc is dirty The system control code is not connected Insert a recordable tape in deck B and retry operation Place a disc in the CD player and retry operation Clean the disc place it in the CD player and try the operation again Connect the system control cord In dubbing the tape stops at different moments in decks A and B This is due to the difference in the tape length or characteristics of the mechanisms of two cassette decks Small time difference does not mean a malfunction The cassette holders cannot be opened by pressing the PUSH OPEN area The key is pressed during recording or play back The microcomputer is malfunctioning due
87. racks by re peating steps and for each Start playback BS For XD 6000 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Lights Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 3 To select track No 40 0 Up to 32 tracks can be programmed When FULL is displayed no more tracks can be programmed If youmake a mistake press the P MODE key to quit the program mode and restart from step B Program No Track No Tracks will be played in the order they were programmed in order of P Nos When the lt lt or the gt key is pressed during play the program will jump to the preceding or the following track respectively When the lt 4 key is pressed once during playback the play position retums to the beginning of the current track being played To stop playback For XD 6000 Playback of CD XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Auto space function Remote control unit only When the SPACE key is pressed during programming of tracks a non recorded space of a few seconds will be created between tracks By recording tracks with these spaces on tape the search and repeat play operations of tape using the DPSS function which works by searching the non recorded spaces can be performed reliably Even when the performances of two tracks are continuous which occurs with classical or live recording music the spaces will be created if they have different track Nos
88. rmats Switching the dual display For xp 8550 The display panel of the tuner equalizer unit has been designed to show two groups of display information three dimension ally However this can be changed so that only one group of display information is shown at a time Dual display m DEMO eee VOL ay N Character display Tht fA wae a i seats Each press switches the display formats as follows vo A i ers Dual display f Character display Spectrum analyzer display Switching the spectrum analyzer display Select DISPLAY Each press switches the modes as follows Strength of the SRS 3D effect LEVEL 2 Spectrum analyzer display switching DISPLAY Left and right volume balance 1o SS Q LEVEL the level of the SRS 3D effect is displayed only when the SRS 3D system is active uog2 S UOQLII dy S Select the desired spectrum analyzer display format One of the 7 display formats can be selected DISPLAY 1 to DISPLAY 7 Clock adjustment Application section This unit incorporates a clock function Be sure to adjust the correct time before using the timer function Ensure that the power is OFF Activate the clock adjustment mode To increase XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Example Adjustment to 8 45 The time display starts to blink The time of the day is represented in 12 hour AM PM method
89. ssible or the unit may not function correctly This is not a malfunction however and the unit should be dried out To do this tum the ON STANDBY switch 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 a large temperature difference When a 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 orin conditions where conden sation occurs easily Memory backup function Stored contents which are cleared immediately when power plug is unplugged from power outlet Clock display Stored contents which are cleared in at least a day after power plug is unplugged from power outlet Amplifier POWER status ON or OFF Input selection Volume control value Tuner equalizer unit Receiving band Frequency Preset stations Program timer setting contents Balance setting Equalizer s manual memory cre ated by the user SRS 3D level Cassette deck unit Recording level Transport direction DOLBY NR Reverse mode When your unit needs to be repaired bring the entire set Speakers excluded to your dealer Sound Retrieval System manufactured under licence from SRS Labs Inc SOUND RETRIE
90. tem units in a vertical stacked con figuration observe the stack ing order indicated in the sys tem connection diagram In case an associated system component is connected also read the instruction manual of the component Align the front panels of all sets flush Never short circuit the and speaker cords If the left and right speaker con nections or the and polarity are inverted the sound will be unnatural with unclear position ing of musical instruments etc Be sure to connect them with out mistake 7 uogv s uogered id Preparation section System connection XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Connection of other components and accessories 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 x G For playback or recording from the equipment connected to the AUX terminals press the AUX key of the amplifier input selector key For playback from the equipment connected to the MD ter minals prase the MD key of the amplifier input selector keys Video cord Video deck Digital input terminal Remove cap Of
91. ther with the sound z F On the remote control unit each press of the EQ key switches the Play desired music equalizer patterns The equalizer effect cannot be switched on and off during recording Select the desired equalizer pattem Equalizer patterns which can be recalled w ROCK aa Rock QIPOP a a Popular Ee Ee o erensercesetseres Discotheque Oaa J azz CLASSIC uessssssssseeees Classic C2 MANUAL An equalizer effect can be created amp manually and stored here O EQ OFF sssasssnnnnnnnna EQ ON not lit Equalizer cancelled C H6 display When equalizer or another effect is applied to the sound the sound with the applied effect can be re 7 corded Recording and playback of the sound with C H5 display sound effect are impossible with a component con nected to the MD jacks Demonstration A demonstration of the tone adjustment functions including the equalizer SRS 3D EX BASS and NB CIRCUIT can be performed in sequence Press so that DEMO ON is displayed For XD 8550 DEMO Press and hold for more than DISPLAY 2 seconds The characters scroll toward the left To end demonstration press the key again The DEMO OFF characters scroll away and the demonstration is cancelled Tey Even when the power is tumed OFF during demonstration the A demonstration continues without stopping Press the DEMO key AN again to stop it
92. thout getting tired of it Select the CD input Confirm that the PGM 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 P MODE 2 Select the RANDOM mode Random playback of Random playback one CD of all discs Select the disc Lox Lights DISC SKIP Herp arg ZS CQ until the in D dicator lights Each press switches the modes A as follows RANDOM RANDOM indicator lit DISC indicator lit Y a eee Random playback of one CD I RANDOM indicator lit ALL indicator lit dicator lights _ treeretennanasasaans Random playback of all CDs Indicators off Random playback cancelled RANDOM After every track the music calendar blinks and the next selected track Playback stops after each title has been played once The random playback can also be repeated by pressing the REPEAT key is played f 8 To select another track in the middle of playing one To cancel random playback Press so that the RANDOM indicator goes off r P CALLS Ge Cu The RANDOM indicator goes off and the playback in order of the inni tracks starts from the track being played P the maa k t to the b f the track Panu paved ed carte vane ig we eee Random playback is also cancelled when the disc tray is opened RANDOM XD 8550 XD 6000 En T uones uogesijddy R D S Radio Data System
93. tum to the beginning of the current program Press once To play the 4th program before the cur rent program Press 5 times During playback of reverse side while lt is lit a To play the next program Press once To play the 4th program after the current program Press 4 times aR To retum to the beginning of the current program Press once To play the 4th program before the current program Press 5 times Listening w ith fast forw ard for unrecorded portions dash amp play Plays music programs repeatedly by skipping non recorded spaces of more than 10 seconds Main unit only eal i ill gt tt Press simultaneously The operation changes in reverse mode Oa Tee A tape side is played 8 times after which playback stops Treat Bearer The deck stops after having played both sides for once Tests ar The two tape sides are played 8 times after which playback stops The tape is played in the direction indicated by the tape direction indicator When the m key is pressed playback stops and the dash amp play is cancelled 29 XD 8550 XD 6000 En T One program repeat playback Plays a single music program repeatedly up to 16 times Press during playback During playback of top side while gt is lit ia
94. uture Accessories FM indoor antenna 1 AM loop antenna 1 Loop antenna stand 1 Speaker cords 2 Before applying power XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Handling of discs and tapes Disc handling precautions Handling Hold compact discs so that you do not touch the playing surface Cleaning If fingerprints or foreign matter become at tached to the disc lightly wipe the disc with a soft cotton cloth or similar from the center of the disc outwards in a radial manner Label side Playing side ie Do not attach paper or tape to either the playing side or the label side of compact Storage When a disc is not to be played for a long pe riod of time remove it from the CD player and store it in its case uonses uoReledaid Caution on disc used Never play cracked or warped disc discs During playback the disc rotates at high speed in the player ky A Oe Therefore to avoid malfunction never use a cracked or deformed disc or a disc repaired with tape or adhesive agent Discs which can be played with this unit CD accessories CD 12 cm 8 cm CDV only the audio part The CD accessories stabilizer protection sheet protection ring etc With CD G CD Graphics discs this unit can play only the audio which are marketed for improving the sound quality or protecting discs as well as the disc cleaner should not be used with this system because they may cause malfunction
95. w seconds play starts from track No 1 For XD 6000 2 3 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T Playback from desired track Select the desired track No Remote control unit D G amp D Press the numeric keys as shown below To enter track No 23 3 To select track No 40 0 To pause playback W Z ri gt o _ Blinks 205 ZS PLAY PAUSE Each press pauses and plays the CD altemately r f The disc indicators light up when the power is tumed ON oa but they go off in a few seconds when no disc is loaded Time display for the CD player Each press of the TIME key switches the time information Elapsed time of track being played Remaining time oftrack being played 3 Elapsedtimeofdisc TOTAL lights Remaining time of disc TOTAL lights The TOTAL display items are not shown in the EDIT and RANDOM modes Basic section Playback of CD op mus Up to 6 discs can be loaded in the CD player unit During playback of a disc any of the other 5 discs can be replaced Playback from desired track For XD 8550 Let s put out some sound XD 8550 XD 6000 En T KENWOOD seneo wreanAvEo AMPLIFIER ais High speed search in forward and reverse di rections Playback from desired track High speed search in forward and reverse directions Skipping tracks
96. y PTY key 46 O T T key 65 Press when setting the O T T timer function RDS DISP key 45 TA NEWS INFO key 21 48 When power is STANDBY Switches the auto power save mode on and off BAND key 30 Press to switch the receiving band AUTO key 31 64 Switches the tuning mode Used in the clock adjustment When power is ON When power is STANDBY ENTER key Used for time setting timer setting etc Display c n5 SPACE TOTAL ST DISC ALL AUTO O Tuner and applied operation indicators This section contains the indicators of the tuner operations as well as applied CD operation RDS related indicators Timer related display Character information display 6 Volume tone related display This includes the graphic display of the current volume size and the indicators which light up when the equalizer is controlled aw WE Gay Ros ta NEWS _ INFO TP_ PTY EON SLEEP E ont Controls and indicators XD 8550 XD 6000 En T ma i MUTE JEE i MANUAL Is i i nL Q Music calendar display The indicators in this section show the number of tracks recorded on aCD Each track number indicators tums off when the playback of the track has completed Graphic equalizer display The displayed equalizer pattem varies according to the music played The equalizer pattern display format can be changed as required 13 uonjes uoReledaid 14

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