Contents Bef ore use Casset t e player f eat ures Safety precautions ................3 Playing Cassette Tapes ...............16 Fast Forw arding and Rew inding Cassette Tapes......16 But t ons and D isplay Tuner Call Function ..............16 Basic operations................5 D isc changer cont rol f eat ures Tuner features................5 RDS features.................6 Playing Discs Using Disc Changer ..........17...
• To prevent deterioration, do not touch the strong shock. terminals of the unit or faceplate w ith your • KDC-C100 / KDC-C302 / C205 / C705 / non-Kenwood CD changers The unit may break or crack because it con- fingers. tains glass parts.
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Safety precautions Cleaning the Unit Cleaning the Tape Head N OTE If the front panel gets dirty, turn off the After you have used the tape player many • If you experience problems during installa- pow er and w ipe the panel w ith a dry silicon times over a long period, magnetic pow der tion, consult your Kenw ood dealer.
D isc changer cont rol f eat ures Ot her f eat ures Function of the KRC-259R,21R SRC/ DISC– DISC+ PWR OFF ¢ ¢ MW/LW MW/LW LOUD LOUD MENU MENU DISP D. SCN M. RDM NAME SET MENU Disc number...
Basic operations (See page 5) Pow er V olum e Turning on the pow er: Increasing Volume: Press the SRC button. Press the u button to turn up the volume. Decreasing Volume: N OTE Press the d button to turn dow n the volume. Turn the pow er on before carrying out the follow ing procedures.
Press the M ENU ↓ button to enter the menu mode and then display the function (KRC-259R/21R/159RA,RG) DSI ON ↔ DSI OFF to make the setting. Details on each setting are explained Disabled System Indicator ↑↓...
Tuner features (See page 5) Select ing Tuning M ode Local Seek Funct ion Select w hich tuning mode — auto seek or manual — to use as With the local seek function turned on, auto seek tuning skips the default. stations w ith relatively poor reception.
Recalling a Preset Station: St at ion Preset M em ory Press the preset station button (#1-6) for the desired station. The Store the frequency of the station currently being listened to. number of the recalled station is displayed. You can then recall that station w ith a single touch of a button. N OTE Select the band/ station that you w ant to have stored.
RDS features (See page 6) RD S (Radio D at a Syst em ) A F (A lt ernat ive Frequency) Funct ion RDS is a digital information system that lets you receive sig- When poor reception is experienced, automatically sw itch to nals besides those of regular radio programmes, such as net- another frequency broadcasting the same programme in the w ork information being transmitted from radio stations.
N OTE Press the ¢ button repeatedly until the Region restrict func- • When you are listening to a tape or disc, you cannot change to tion appears in the display. another TI station. Press the 4 button to search in the other direction. The function setting is indicated by "REG ON"...
RDS features (See page 6) Preset t ing V olum e f or Traf f ic Inf orm at ion/N ew s N OTE Depending on the interval chosen, the "00M " in the display w ill Preset the volume level to be used for traffic information and new s broadcasts.
• You can select the type of programme directly by pressing a Program m e Type (PTY ) Funct ion preset button. The buttons are factory-set to the follow ing Conduct auto seek tuning only on those stations w ith selected type of programmes: kinds of programmes.
Cassette player features (See page 6) Playing Casset t e Tapes Tuner Call Funct ion Loading and Playing Cassettes: Sw itch automatically to the tuner w hilst you are rew inding or fast forw arding the tape. Load a cassette w ith the tape exposed on the right. The tape starts playing automatically.
Disc changer control features (See page 7) Function of the KRC-259R,21R When the disc changer w ith the O-N selection sw itch is con- Fast Forw arding and Reversing D isc Play nected, set the sw itch to "O " position to operate the disc Fast Forw arding Disc Play: changer mode.
Disc changer control features (See page 7) Function of the KRC-259R,21R D isc Search N OTE The repeat play function is cancelled w hen you stop playing the Search forw ards or backw ards through the discs in a disc changer until you reach the one that you w ant to listen to.
Stopping to Listen to the Disc Being Scanned: M agazine Random Play Funct ion Press the D.SCN button again to stop the scan and keep on lis- Play the tracks on all the discs in the disc changer in random tening to the disc normally.
Disc changer control features (See page 7) Function of the KRC-259R,21R • Discs are identified by their total length and number of tracks. If Preset t ing D isc N am es you play another CD that happens to have exactly the same Store the names of discs to be displayed w hen played.
(e.g., FM mode uses the tone settings made for FM , AM for AM , etc.). Function of the KRC-259R,159RA/RG,21R Press the d / u buttons to adjust the mode show n in the dis- TEL M ut e Funct ion play.
Other features (See page 7) Function of the KRC-259R,21R Thef t D et errent Faceplat e Select able Illum inat ion The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken w ith you, helping to deter theft. You can sw itch the colour of the button illumination betw een green and amber.
A ccessories External view Number of items 2CA U TION • If your car is not prepared for this special connection-system, consult your kenw ood dealer...........1 • Only use antenna conversion adapters (ISO-JASO) w hen the antenna cord has an ISO plug. •...
Connect ing Cables t o Term inals Antenna Conversion Adaptor (ISO–JASO) (Accessory 4 ) FM /AM antenna input Antenna Cord (ISO) Connector Function Guide Rear left output (White) (KRC-259R,159RA/RG,21R Only) Pin Numbers for Cable Colour Functions Fuse ISO Connectors External Pow er...
Connect ing Cables t o Term inals Inst allat ion Installation 2WA RN IN G Connecting the ISO Connector (see p.24) The pin arrangement for the ISO connectors depends on the type of vehicle you drive. M ake sure to make the proper connections to Firew all or metal support prevent damage to the unit.
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Inst allat ion Removing the hard rubber frame Removing the Unit Refer to the section “ Removing the hard rubber frame” and Engage the catch pins on the removal tool and remove the tw o then remove the hard rubber frame. locks on the low er level.
Troubleshoot ing Guide What might appear to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or misw iring. Before calling service, first check the follow ing table for possible problems. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The pow er does not turn on.
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Troubleshoot ing Guide PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION The memory is erased w hen The battery cable has not been connected to the proper Connect the cable correctly, referring to the section on the ignition is turned off. terminal. "Connecting Cables to Terminals". The ignition and battery cable are incorrectly connected.
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The follow ing messages are displayed w hen certain problems are occurring in your system. Take the recommended actions. No disc magazine has been loaded in the changer. The disc magazine is not completely loaded. EJECT Load the disc magazine properly. No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine.
(KRC-11RA/RG)............20 W × 4 Tone action Bass: ............100 Hz ± 10 dB Treble: ............10 kHz ± 10 dB Preout level / load (KRC-259R, 159RA/RG,21R Only) ....1800 mV / 10 k Ω Preout Impedance (KRC-259R, 159RA/RG,21R Only)......≤ 600 Ω — 30 —...
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