Kenwood KRC-511 User manual

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CONTENTS

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Take

the

time

read

through

this

instruction

manual.

Familiarity

with

installation

and

operation

procedures

will

help

you

obtain

the

best

performance

from

your

new

cassette

receiver.

FOR

YOUR

RECORDS

Record

the

serial

number,

found

the

back

the

unit,

the

spaces

designated

the

warranty

card,

and

the

space

pro-

vided

below.

Refer

the

model

and

serial

numbers

whenever

you

call

upon

your

KENWOOD

dealer

for

information

service

this

product.

Model

KRC-511

Serial

number

AFTER

UNPACKING

After

unpacking,

recommend

that

you

inspect

the

unit

for

any

possible

shipping

damage.

your

unit

damaged

fails

operate,

notify

your

dealer

immediately.

your

unit

was

shipped

you

directly,

notify

the

shipping

company

without

delay.

Only

the

consignee

(the

person

company

receiving

the

unit)

can

file

claim

against

the

carrier

for

shipping

damage.

recommend

that

you

retain

the

original

carton

and

packing

materials

prevent

any

damage

should

you

transport

ship

your

unit

the

future.

NOTE:

When

the

power

applied

for

the

first

time

after

installa-

tion

and

connection,

meaningless

digital

figure

will

displayed.

However,

when

the

radio

frequency

and

the

clock

time

have

been

set

once,

proper

display

will

be.

made

due

the

memory

back-up

power

supply

(direct

from

the

battery)

which

has

relation

the

ON/OFF

status

the

power

the

Cassette

Receiver

itself

nor

the

ignition

switch.

“Noise

reduction

system

manufactured

under

license

from

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corporation.

“Dolby”

and

the

double-D

symbol

are

trademarks

Dolby

Laboratories

Licensing

Corpora-

tion.

FEATURES

Your

new

KRC-511

super-sensitive

AM/FM/MPX

radio

com-

bined

with

precision-engineered

high-fidelity

stereo

cassette

player.

This

innovative

system

has

been

designed

for

in-dash

installation

and

for

negative-ground

type

power

systems.

Electronic

Quartz

Synthesized

Tuning

employing

tuning

system

that

combines

phase-lock

loop

quartz

synthesized

tuner

and

microcomputer,

high

accuracy

and

constancy

radio

frequency

reception

are

achieved.

Furthermore,

the

frequency

being

received

can

readily

con-

firmed

checking

the

LED

display.

ANRC

(Automatic

Noise

Reduction

Circuit)

Functions

automatically

switch,

when

the

signal

weakens,

from

Stereo

Blended

Signal

Mono

Mute

that

you

can

enjoy

high

quality

reception,

irrespective

the

ever-

changing

position

your

vehicle.

Auto

Reverse

Function

When

the

end

tape

reached,

tape

direction

automatically

reversed

from

side-A

side-B

vice

versa

and

tape

continues

play.

Auto

reverse

continues

long

tape

engaged.

ignition

Key-off

Eject

Function

The

cassette

will

partially

eject

when

the

ignition

turned

off,

thus

preventing

the

unit

tape

from

being

damaged.

Automatic

CASSETTE

STANDBY

Permits

cassette

standby

the

slot

while

listening

the

radio,

automatically

begin

playing

the

radio

signal

becomes

weak.

DOLBY*

N.R.

System

DOLBY

Noise

Reduction

applied

both

tuner

and

cassette.

signal

processing.

INS

TLALLATION

Your

KRC-511

comes

with

complete

kit

that

includes

mount-

ing

strap,

bolts,

washers,

front

trim

plate,

accessory

plate

and

control

knobs.

Fig.

shows

the

proper

installation

procedure.

Look

the

diagram

and

make

sure

that

you

have

all

the

neces-

sary

parts.

Then,

begin

this

procedure.

Before

installation,

check

the

shaft

span

the

unit

against

the

openings

the

dashboard

your

car.

the

openings

do-not

coincide

with

the

present

shaft

span

the

unit,

readjust

the

following

manner.

Loosen

the

hexagonal

nuts

both

shafts

until

the

claws

the

fitting

plates

can

retracted

from

their

present

slots.

Move

the

claws

the

fitting

plates

other

slots

until

the

shaft

Span

fits

the

dashboard

openings.

Tighten

the

nuts.

SHAFT

SPAN

AND

NOSE

PIESE

OPENING

DIMENSIONS

Fitting

Plate

106mm

45mm

Hex.

Nut

147.3

152

159.5

Secure

one

end

the

mounting

strap

the

rear

the

unit,

then

the

other

end

the

desired

position

the

fire

wall

illustrated

Fig.

2-1

Fig.

2-2

page.

2.Place

spacing

washers

and

nuts

the

control

shaft

tllus-

trated.

Then,

after

fitting

the

front

trim

plate

and

accessory

plate,

mount

the

washers

and

nuts

the

control

shafts

attach

the

front

plates

securely

the

dashboard.

¢10(3/8"")

Fig.1

INSTALLATION

Convenient

spot

fire

wall

Lock

Washers

Tapping

Screw

(M5

20)

Hex.

Bolt

(M5

20)

ere

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Dashboard

Front

Trim

Ptate

Accessory

Plate

(Silver

Walnut

Grain)

—e.

Fiat

Washers

Hex.

Nuts.

Com

Contro!

Knobs

Tapping

Screw

(M5

10)

Lock

Washer

Metallic

Part

Car

Ground

Lead

Fig.2

CONNECTIONS

After

installing

all

components,

connect

the

wiring

according

Fig.

Reg

Left

speaker

Right

speaker

Two-Speaker

System

Power

Supply

(Battery)

Lead

call

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Antenna

Receptacle

Speaker

;

Connector

Power

Antenna

Control

Lead

—

Output

Connector

DIN

CONNECTOR

‘>

Speaker

Output

Connector

Four-Speaker

System

ives

Right

speaker

Power

Supply

(Ignition)

Lead

scab!

|-¢-—{FH-

Rear

Right

speaker

Speaker

Connector

Output

Connector

Fig.3

GRAY

BLUE

NOTE:

sure

connect

the

speaker

cable

the

speaker

con-

NOTE:

When

using

two-speaker

systems,

sure

cover

the

nector

cable

either

with

wire

nut

solder,

and

then

two

other

unused

lead

wires

the

speaker

connector

with

tape

use

wire

nuts

insulate

them.

cover

with

tape.

Pre-out

DIN

Connector

shown

Figures

through

connect

the

input

DIN

con-

nector

Components

such

graphic

equalizer,

graphic

equalizer

amplifier

high-power

amplifier

upgrade

the

quality

your

car

audio

system.

such

cases,

the

power

ON/OFF

the

component(s)

con-

trolled

the

power

ON/OFF

switch

your

KRC-511.

Note

not

fail

the

respective

instructions

for

con-

nection

provided

with

each

component.

Note

When

employing

the

Pre-out

DIN

Connector,

remember

first

disconnect

the

KRC-511

speaker

output

connec-

tor.

Align

pins

for

connector

Press

the

projection

for

disconnection

DIN

Connector

Fig.4

Stereo

main

amplifier

KAC-727(20Wx2)

natewoos

RRC:

Stereo

main

amplifier

KAC-801(70Wx2)

Fig.5

Graphic

equlizer/amplifier

KGC-737

KRC-511__

Stereo

main

amplifier

KAC-

LAA

Graphic

equalizer

[

Front

_KRC-

KGC-747

ares

apenas

(=)

mcr

Pan

ern

nnE

ents

Stereo

main

amplifier

i).

KAC-801(70Wx2)

Connection

the

memory

back-up

power

Connect

the

memory

back-up

power

cord

(yellow)

directly

the

battery

terminal

the

terminal

the

cigar

lighter

clock.

This

prevents

loss

data

stored

the

memory

when

ignition

turned

off.

negligible

current

drawn

the

memory.

Connection

power

antenna

control

Connect

the

power

antenna

control

lead

Blue)

the

connector

full

automatic

power

antenna.

This

function

does

not

ape

semi-automatic

‘nanually

oper-

ated

antenna.

CUNT

MULLS

INVIVCLA

TUN

)

O°

©:

O:-O°

—6hMD

UMM

OGY

AC)

Fig./

(1)

BASS

Control

Knob

(10)

EJECT

Touch

Button

(19)

PRESET

Switch

(2)

TREBLE

Control

Knob

(11)

CASSETTE

STANDBY

Switch

(20)

MEMORY

Indicator

(3)

SW/VOLUME

Control

Knob

TUNING

Control/PROGRAM

Switch

(21)

DOLBY

N.R.

Indicator

(4)

Indicator

(13)

BALANCE

Control

Knob

(22)

Indicator

(5)

Indicator

(14)

FADER

Control

Knob

(23)

TAPE

Play

Direction

Indicator

(6)

Radio

Frequency/Clock

Display

(15)

(Fast

Forward)

and

REWIND

Button

(24)

DOLBY

N.R.

Switch

(7)

Slot

(16)

FM/AM

Band

Select

Switch

(25)

LOUDNESS

Switch

(8)

MINUTE

Adjustment

Hole

(17)

STEREO

Indicator

(26)

DX/LO

Switch

(9)

(18)

MEMORY

Switch

(27)

SCAN/STOP

Switch

HOUR

Adjustment

Hole

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TAPE

PLAYER

Bass

Control

FM/AM

Band

Select

Switch

With

the

tape

opening

the

right

insert

the

cassette

into

the

slot

far

will

go.

The

unit

then

turned

ON,

accordingly

the

tape

direction

indicator

will

light

and

tape

will

begin

playing.

Low

@®

Treble

Control

Side.

change

from

side

and

play

side

vice

versa

before

reaching

the

end

the

tape,

press

the

PROGRAM

button

once.

stop

the

play,

depress

the

EJECT

touch

button.

The

cassette

then

disengaged

from

the

tape

transport

mechanism,

the

player

automatically

turned

OFF

and

the

cassette

can

easily

withdrawn.

Treble

Emphasized

Base

ass

Emphasized

Adjust

the

controls

VOLUME,

BALANCE,

BASS,

TREBLE

and

FADER

suit

your

listening

preference.

Depress

the

LOUD-

NESS

switch

you

normally

listen

low

volume

levels.

Tape

reverses

automatically

end

tape

play

the

other

Memory

and

Preset

Switch

Winding

the

Tape

Rapidly

Forward

Reverse

Direction

Secake,

Lavel

1.Depress

the

button

until

locks

the

position

and

the

tape

will

run

rapidly

the

designated

direction.

Lightly

depress

the

other

button

stop

the

fast

winding

mode.

The

tape

will

start

playing

again.

Decrease

Front

Speaker

Level

Push

OFF

Push

Preset

Fig.8

Cassette

Standby

Switch

the

radio

and

tune

the

desired

station.

Depress

the

Cassette

Standby

Switch

ON.

Insert

the

cassette

into

the

slot.

this

mode,

the

cassette

will

automatically

begin

playing

should

the

radio

signal

become

weak

and

will

continue

play

until

the

cassette

ejected.

Cassette

Standby

operates

only

when

both

the

Radio

ON-OFF

switch

and

Cassette

Standby

switch

are

set

ON.

You

can

con-

firm

this

status

the

fact

that

Cassette

Standby

switch

lit.

NOTE:

the

ignition

key

switched

OFF

while

the

unit

the

cassette

standby

mode,

the

cassette

will

not

eject

auto-

matically.

However,

this

case

there

fear

damage

the

cassette

tape

the

mechanism,

since

the

tape

not

contact

with

the

pinchroller,

the

capstan

nor

the

tape

head.

Therefore,

you

wish

eject

the

cassette,

first

turn

the

cassette

standby

switch

OFF

with

the

ignition

key

set

the

position,

then

either

press

the

Eject

Button

turn

the

ignition

key

OFF.

@®

DOLBY

N.R.

Switch

Depress

DOLBY

N.R.

switch

play

back

tape

recorded

through

DOLBY

N.R.

system

receive

DOLBY

FM.

DOLBY

N.R.

Indica-

tor

lights

this

mode.

RADIO

Manual

Tuning

Switch

the

radio

pushing

the

volume

control

knob.

Set

control

knobs,

BASS,

TREBLE,

BALANCE

and

FADER,

the

center

positions.

Release

the

FM/AM

band

select

switch

select

recep-

tion.

Turning

the

TUNING

control

knob

counterclockwise

will

cause

frequency

fall

and

clockwise

makes

frequency

rise.

Then

adjust

the

Volume

Control

the

desired

sound

level.

The

Frequency

changes

descending

ascending

sequence

each

time

the

knob

turned

and

released.

Frequency

changes

continue

while

the

knob

held

either

position.

Manual

Tuning

Depress

the

FM/AM

band

select

switch

eciaet

reception.

Other

procedures

are

the

same

tuning.

NOTES

While

cassette

tape

loaded

the

slot,

the

radio

cannot

played

and

its

switch

will

not

function,

sure

first

press

the

EJECT

button

and

remove

the

tape

before

switching

the

radio

ON.

Since

Synthesized

Tuning

System

employed,

tun-

ing

steps

200

kHz

band

and

kHz

band.

OPERATION

Automatic

Scan

Tuning

Switch

the

radio

pushing

the

volume

control

knob.

Set

control

knobs,

BASS,

TREBLE,

BALANCE

and

FADER,

the

center

positions.

Release

the

FM/AM

band

select

switch

select

reception.

Press

the

SCAN/STOP

switch

allow

SCAN

operation

select

desired

radio

station.

After

station

selection,

press

down

the

SCAN/STOP

switch

—

discontinue

scanning.

Then

adjust

the

Volume

Control

the

desired

sound

level.

Automatic

Scan

Tuning

Depress

the

FM/AM

band

select

switch

select

reception.

Other

procedures

are

the

same

tuning.

NOTE:

sure

press

down

the

SCAN/STOP

switch

soon

the

desired

station

has

been

selected,

since

otherwise

the

automatic

scanning

will

resume

after

pause

few

seconds.

Frequency

check

Press

down

(stop

position)

the

SCAN/STOP

switch

ascertain

the

frequency

during

radio

reception.

The

frequency

being

re-

ceived

will

displayed

for

several

seconds.

Clock

Adjustment

For

HOUR

ADJUSTMENT

and

MINUTE

ADJUSTMENT,

insert

small

peg,

such

the

tip

ball-point

pen,

the

respective

hole

and

push

lightly.

The

digital

display

will

advance

step

with

each

push.

Push

repeatedly

until

the

correct

hour

and

minute

display

reached.

Memory

Operation

Switch

the

radio

pushing

the

volume

control

knob.

Set

control

knobs,

BASS,

TREBLE,

BALANCE

and

FADER,

the

center

positions.

Set

FM/AM

band

select

switch

reception.

Select

the

station

manually

Scan

Tuning.

Depress

the

MEMORY

switch.

MEMORY

Indicator

will

light

and

presetting

enabled.

Depress

PRESET

switch

[1]

store

the

station's

frequency.

Similarly,

depress

switches

[2], [8].

[4]

and

[5]

respectively

preset

desired

stations

after

following

procedures

3-6.

DX/LOCAL

Switch

Operation

FM:

The

DX/LO

switch

permits

selection

the

Local

mode

during

Automatic

Scan

Tuning

FM.

strong

radio

field

areas

such

within

the

city,

scanning

mode

will

select

only

the

stations

which

permit

strong

and

stable

reception.

the

outskirts

other

weak

radio

field

areas,

set

this

switch

the

position

depressing

twice.

The

mode

selected

this

switch

functions

during

the

Automatic

Scan

Tuning

only.

During

radio

reception,

sensitivity

kept

the

maximum,

independent

this

switch.

AM:

Normally,

leave

this

switch

the

position.

However,

when

strong

radio

signal

station

selected

Auto-

matic

Scan

Tuning

when

interference

reception

occurs

the

strong

radio

field

area,

set

this

switch

the

position

depressing

once.

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