Kenwood 103AR User manual

KENWOOD

AM-FM

STEREO

RECEIVER

103AR

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

KENWOOD

CORPORATION

B60-3188-10

(gS)(K,

:MC'

97/12

1098765432

Before

applying

power

Caution

Read

this

section

carefully

ensure

safe

operation.

Units

are

designed

for

operation

follows.

U.S.A.

and

Canada

120

only

Australia

240

only

China

220

only

*Other

countries

110-120/220-240

switchabfe

*AC

voltage

selection

The

voltage

selector

switch

the

rear

panel

set

the

voltage

that

prevails

the

area

which

the

unit

shipped

Before

connecting

the

power

cord

yoci''

outlet,

make

sure

that

the

setting

position

this

switch

matches

your

line

voltage

not.

must

set

your

voltage

accordance

with

the

fol¬

lowing

direction.

voltage

selector

switch

Our

warranty

does

not

cover

damage

caused

excessive

line

voltage

due

improper

setting

the

voltage

selector

switch

I^^'OOoOm

looooo’!

Move

switch

lever

match

your

lirre

voltage

with

small

screwdriver

other

pointed

tool.

Safety

precautions

Caution:

Head

this

section

carefully

ensure

safe

operation.

WARNING:

PREVENT

FIRE

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

APPLIANCE

RAIN

MOISTURE.

CAUTION

RISK

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

NOT

OPEN

CAUTION:

REDUCETHE

RISKOF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

NOTREMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK)

USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS

INSIDE.

REFER

SERVICING

QUALIFIED

SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

THE

LIGHTNING

FLASH

WITH

ARROWHEAD

SYMBOL,

WITHIN

AN-EQUILATERAL

TRIANGLE.

INTENDED

ALERT

THE

USER

THE

PRESENCE

UNINSULATED

"DANGEROUS

VOLTAGE"

W'lTHIN

THE

PRODUCT'S

ENCLOSURE

THAT

MAY

SUFFICIENT

MAGNITUDE

CONSTITUTE

RISK

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

PERSONS.

~HE

EXCLAMATION

POINT

WITHIN

EQUILATERAL

TRIANGLE

INTENDED

ALERT

THE

USER

THE

PRESENCE

IMPORTANT

OPERATING

AND

MAINTENANCE

(SERVICING)

INSTRUCTIONS

THE

LITERATURE

ACCOMPANYING

THE

APPLIANCE,

Unpacking

Imnar-

f'o

■

camfunv

and

ma«,e

su'e

"'a*

accessories

are

put

aside

they

will

not

lost.

Examine

the

unit

for

any

possibility

oo'i'g

oan'sye

your

unit

oamageo

tars

operate,

notify

vou'

dealer

immediately.

your

unit

was

shipped

you

directly,

notify

■

S’

-Ofj

’'0

comnanv

v.ntnout

0'''v

f'lO

consignee

tu'e

person

company

receiving

the

unit)

can

file

claim

against

the

carrier

for

opinq

da^iagf;

recom'mena

that

yo..

'etam

the

ougina;

carton

and

packing

materia;s

for

use

should

you

transport

ship

the

unit

the

Accessories

■

•

■

noc'

'r-nna

■

1000

antenna

(

Loop

antenna

stand

(1!

Remote

contre

Batteries

(R6

/AA;i

(2i

103AR

(En)

Special

featw

Remote

coatroliable

audio

function

This

unit

incorporates

function

for

stoi

preset

memory

with

simple

operation,

preset

the

stations

you

like.

The

preset

also

very

easily.

Setting

the

Speaker

Impedance

Selector

match

the

impedance

your

speakers

allows

you

take

full

advantage

you're

speaker's

performance

characteristics

driving

them

under

the

best

possible

conditions.

We've

also

included

sets

speaker

terminals

you

can

connect

two

different

sounding

speaker

systems,

use

two

sets

speakers

once

(only

when

both

sets

speakers

have

impedance

ohms

moref.

connecting

KENWOOD

source

components

such

cassette

deck

and

player

through

system

control

connection,

the

basic

operations

these

components

can

controlled

from

the

remote

control

unit

provided

with

this

unit

single

remote

control

unit

can

control

the

entire

audio

system

easily.

•‘

sl.

ring

received

stations

very

convenient

ftations

can

recalled

Contents

Before

applying

power

Special

features

System

connections

Controls

and

indicators

Playing

music

Sound

adjustment

functions

Recording

Broadcast

reception

Caution:

Read

the

pages

marked

carefully

ensure

safe

operation.

t.Before

applying

power

’

Safety

precautions

DE-EMPHASIS

CHANNEL

SPACE

switch

Receiving

broadcast

stations..

Receiving

radio

stations

specifying

its

frequency

Storing

radio

stations

memory

(Station

preset)

....

Receiving

preset

station

Receiving

all

preset

stations

order.

case

difficulty

Specifications

System

connections

f^oinn^ctions

Audio

and

Video

components

Make

connection

shown

below.

When

connecting

the

svsten>

components,

refer

also

the

instruction

manuals

the

components.

not

plug

the

power

lead

until

all

connections

are

completed.

Malfunction

microcomputer

operation

not

possible

erroneous

display

appears

even

though

all

connections

have

been

made

properly,

reset

the

microcomputer

referring

*ln

case

difficulty".

Monitor

Video

deck

player

SYSTEM

CONTROL

jack

Used

for

system

control

connection

KENWOOD

com-

ponents.

System

control

cord

ret

SPEAKERS

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

wall

outlet

Fof

A.,

Canada

and

China

For

other

countries

Tape

deck

recorder

Turntable

the

system

control

connections

1D3AR

|En)

ili

Connecting

system

control

cords

after

connecting

KENWOOD

audio

component

system

lets

you

take

advantage

convenient

system

control

operations.

vuiivomem

There

are

two

KENWOOD

system

control

modes.

Make

connections

according

the

groups

terminal

symbols

shown

below.

CXSSi

Mode;

lets

you

combine

CXU.

CXS^,

and

XS&

terminals

ELTB)

Mode:

for

ELE)

terminals

only

This

unit

compatible

with

both

[XS8]

and

tSL161

modes.

comes

from

the

factory

set

the

IXS8]

mode.

switch

the

[SL161

mode,

the

instructions

"SWITCHING

FROM

[XS8I

[SL16I”

below.

EXAMPLE:

[XS8]

mode

connections

The

underlined

portion

represents

the

setting

the

system

control

mode.

System

comrol

cord

System

control

cord

ISL16]

[XS8]

[SL16]

[)«]

(XS81

[XR]

[SL16]

IXS8]

[XS]

Sc'r-e

ave^s

3'-:c:

cassette

aec.s

are

not

corrtpanole

with

tne

[SL161

syster-.

control

mode.

sure

use

tne

[XSSI

systerr^

control

■

wne'-

maKing

systerri

connections

with

eouipment

that

not

[SL161

compatible

Some

piave-s

not

system

control

corrtpatibie

You

cannot

make

system

control

connections

this

kind

equipment.

EXAMPLE:

[SL16]

mode

connections

The

underlined

portion

represents

the

setting

the

system

control

mode.

[SLtSl

[XS81

[SLtSl

[SL16]

[XS]

[XS8]

(XR)

ISL16]

[XS]

[XS8]

[XS]

;SLl6i

eauip-em

canrcr

combmeo

witr

[XRi,

[XSl.

and

[XSS]

equipment

for

system

opera¬

tions

ycu'

eau.oment

consists

this

i^mo

combination,

cC'-tmi

co'ds.

Even

f'c-^t

system

cof'iro

cords,

no'

aY'ecnnQ

oer'ormancc

please

not

connect

any

system

"ai

operations

can

earned

out

without

no'

connect

sysie"'

control

cords

any

components

other

than

those

specified

KENWOOD

may

cause

malfunction

and

damage

you'

equipment.

Sum

the

syste^'

control

plugs

are

mserteci

all

the

way

-n

the

system

control

terminals

ABOUT

THE

SYSTEM

CONTROL

OPERATIONS

Remote

Control

(Except

(SL16])

Lets

you

operate

source

components

with

the

system

re¬

mote

supplied

with

this

unit.

Automatic

Operation

(Except

[XR]

equipment)

When

you

start

playback

from

source

component,

the

in¬

put

selector

this

unit

switches

that

component

auto¬

matically

Synchronized

Recording

(Except

[XR]

equipment)

Lets

you

synchronize

recording

with

the

start

playback

when

recording

from

CD,

MD,

analog

discs.

SWITCHING

FROM

[XSS]

[SL16]

You

can

easily

change

the

system

control

mode

with

the

following

operation.

this

operation

after

completing

all

connections.

Switching

[SL161:

Switching

back

[XS8]:

Unplug

the

power

cord

from

the

wall

outlet,

then

plug

back

while

holding

down

the

AUTO/

MANUAL

key

Unplug

the

power

cord

from

the

wall

outlet,

then

plug

back

while

holding

down

the

BAND

key

•

ThfS

operation

wil

not

affect

items

stored

the

memory

Not

T.ne

system

control

mode

will

revert

[XS8i

the

cower

cord

disconnected

from

the

outlet

for

thme

consecutive

aays.

you

would

make

tne

unit

completely

(and

permanently.)

ISL161

com¬

patible.

please

consult

your

nearest

retailer

the

KENWOOD

Marketing

Department

Connect

all

coras

nrm:y

connections

are

loose,

mere

could

loss

sound

noise

produced.

Dg”

plugging

and

unplugging

co-nectio-'

cords,

sure

first

remove

the

power

cord

from

the

outlet

Pluqqmq

unplua-

g.-,g

ccmneciion

cords

without

mmova!

tne

oowe^

coid

can

cause

malfunctions

damage

the

umt

103AR

(En)

Connection

sneakers

Speaker

system

Speaker

protection

circuitry

\"e

s::eake^

cords

are

sro't-c:'c_ited,

■

'i-e

speaker

protection.

j'"',

activated

a’'d

sojnd

rriutec

tois

occurs.

tC-

"A:.

power

Key

Of-*-,

reoiove

toe

scort-circuit

from

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s:>:-a-c'

cc'GS,

ana

svyitc"

f'.r.

POWER

‘;ev

agam

Speaker

system

•

Never

short-circuit

the

and

speaker

cords

•

the

lett

and

right

speakers

are

connected

inversely

the

speaker

co'ds

are

connected

with

reversed

polarity,

the

sound

becomes

unnatural

with

ambiguous

acoustic

image

positioning.

Sure

connect

the

speakers

and

speaker

cords

correctly

Setting

the

speaker

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

When

Lisirig

the

speaker

separately

Speaker

impedance

Selector

position

ii.

’

-€n

When

using

the

speaker

and

simultaneously

Speaker

impedance

Selector

position

LI.

►

CAUTION

ITO

PREVENT

FIRE

DAMAGE

REQUIRING

SERVICE,

SET

THE

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

SWITCH

DESCRIBED

BELOW.

Accordmn

the

impedar'ce

tne

soeakers

used,

set

the

speaker

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

the

rear

panel

shown

the

table.

•

When

the

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

switch

set

AorB:

LESS

THAN

812,

AandB:

MORE",

possible

use

tne

and

speakers

the

same

time.

Therefore,

when

using

the

speakers

and

simultaneously,

Sure

set

the

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR

switch

tne

"AorB:

LESS

THAN

812,

AandB;

812

MORE"

position

•

During

speaker

system

connection

and

operation

the

speaker

IMPEDANCE

SELECTOR,

set

the

REMOTE

POWER

key

OFF

CqnnectiQn

antenna

loop

antenna

connection

The

supolied

antenna

for

inaoo''

use.

Place

far

possible

from

tne

mam

system,

set,

speaker

cords

and

power

cord,

and

set

direction

which

provides

the

best

reception

outdoor

antenna

connection

the

reception

poor

when

the

loop

antenna

usea.

distrib¬

ute

vinyl-coated

wire

than

meters

outdoors,

without

disconnecting

the

loop

antenna

indoor

antenna

connection

Tne

accessory

antenna

for

temDO^ary

indoor

use

oniy

For

stable

Signal

receot'on

recommend

'tg

outdoo'

antenna

Remove

tne

nooo'

antenna

you

connect

or^e

outdoors

outdoor

antenna

connection

Lead

the

coaxial

cable

connected

the

outdoor

antenna

into

the

room

and

connect

the

terminal

DE-EMPHASIS/CHANNEL

SPACE

switch

(Except

for

U.S.A.,

Canada

and

Australia)

The

DE-EMPHASIS

CHANNEL

SPACE

switch

the

rear

oanel

set

the

correct

setting

that

prevails

the

area

which

the

unit

shipped

However,

the

DE-EMPHASIS

CHANNEL

SPACE

setting

not

matched

the

area

where

the

un-t

used,

for

instance,

when

you

moved

from

area

vice

versa,

desired

reception

broadcasts

not

expected.

this

case,

change

the

DE-EMPHASIS

CHANNEL

SPACE

set¬

ting

accordance

wrtn

the

area

corresponding

the

tabre

The

DE-EMPHASIS

switched

over

the

same

time

•

When

changing

the

setting

the

DE-EMPHASiS

CHANNEL

SPACE

switch,

first

disconnect

the

power

cord

the

amplifier,

then

reset

the

channel

space

switch,

connect

the

power

cord

again,

and

turn

the

power

on.

Area

CHANNEL

DE-

SPACE

freq.

EMPHASIS

S.A

Canada,

Hawaii,

South

American

countries

FM:

100kHz

AM:

10kHz

Other

countries

FM:

50kHz

AM-

9kH7

Controls

and

indicators

MUTE

indicator

LOUDNESS

indicator

MEMORY

indicator

SPEAKERS

indicators

©POWER

key

S’.v

'c'es

'nr-

cowe'

ON‘/OP^

©STAIMDBY

indicator

©LEVEL

MODE

key

-'•ess

w-re’'

dOioslinq

the

tone

©LEVEL

CONTROL

keys

press

ad.ust

the

tone

©BAND

key

P'css

'C'

:<'c

broaacast

oar'ct

©INPUT

SELECTOR

knob

select

ttie

'nout

sources

©VOLUME

CONTROL

knob

©PHONES

jack

Used

fo'

''eadonone

hstenma

©LOUDNESS

key

Press

ennar^ce

low

frequences

©MUTING

key

Press

mute

sound

lemDoranlv

©SPEAKERS

A/B

keys

Press

select

the

and/or

speaker

systems

©Numeric

keys

©AUTO/MANUAL

key

Press

select

the

auto

tuning

mode.

©DIRECT

key

Press

for

direct

station

tuning

based

numerical

input,

©MEMORY

key

Press

preset

station

the

memory

©P.CALL

keys

Recalls

preset

stations.

©TUNING

keys

Press

tune

broadcast

stations

About

the

STANDBY

indicator

This

unit

has

STANDBY

moicaior

When

the

STANDBY

indicator

lit,

the

unit

consumes

small

amount

powerTo

preserve

the

memory.

T-i?

ca'

R^ANDBv

monr

T^ic

mode

also

lets

vou

tinn

the

cower

ON/OFF

uslno

the

re'"r%ote

control.

103AB

(En)

Remote

control

unit

The

remote

control

unit

provided

with

the

receiver

can

also

control

KENWOOD

cassette

decks,

and

player

connected

the

receiver

through

system

control

cords.

For

details

the

controllable

functions,

refer

the

instruction

manuals

these

components.

Model:

RC-R0301

Infrared

ray

system

GROWER

key

GBAND

key

Press

switch

the

broadcast

band

OP.CALL

keys

-.j£

Recalls

preset

stations

OPiay/pause

key

(

►

■

}

(CD)

OStop

key

(

■

)

(CD)

OSkip

keys

(h<^

►►

(CD)

ODiSC

SKIP

key

(CD)

For

use

the

disc

skip

key

the

multi-CD

player

Input

selector

keys

-ji,.

Press

select

the

inputs

GLEVEL

MODE

key

-jl.

Press

when

adjusting

the

tone

©TAPE

A/TAPE

keys

(Cassette

decks)

©Play

keys

►

)

(Cassette

decks)

©Fast

Forward/Rewind

keys

(-4^

^>-)

(Cassette

decks)

©Stop

key

(

■

)

(Cassette

decks)

©REC/ARM

key

(Cassette

decks)

When

recording

TAPE

puts

the

deck

record-pause

nnode

after

leaving

non-recorded

blank

seconds.

©MUTING

key

Press

mute

sound

temporarily

©LOUDNESS

key

Press

enhance

low

frequencies

©VOLUME/LEVEL

CONTROL

keys

-aL

Press

adjust

the

volume

the

LEVEL

MODE

key

pressed

before

these

keys,

these

keys

can

also

used

adjust

the

tone

--\

Operation

procedure

When

the

STANDBY

indicator

lit,

the

power

turns

when

you

press

the

POWER

key

the

remote.

When

the

power

comes

ON,

press

the

key

you

want

operate.

Approximate

operating

range

•

When

two

operation

keys

the

remote

control

unit

are

pressed

successively,

press

each

key

securely

reserving

interval

than

second

for

each

press.

The

Supplied

batteries

are

intended

for

use

operation

checks

Therefore,

their

lives

may

shorter

than

ordinary

batteries

When

the

remote-controllable

distance

gets

shorter

than

before,

replace

both

batteries

with

new

ones.

Malfunction

may

occur

direct

sunlight

the

light

high-frequency

lighting

fluorescent

lamp

enters

the

remote

control

light

c.-.’-.c-r--

c.'.'K

race

.-t-arnr

p,,..

^rPvPn*

ihe

malfunction

Keys

controls

used

this

operation

OFF

Sound

not

output

from

the

speakers.

Use

this

setting

for

listening

through

headphones,

etc

Sound

output

from

the

speakers

connected

the

SPEAKERS

terminals

the

rear

panel

Sound

output

from

the

speakers

connected

the

SPEAKERS

terminals

the

rear

panel

Sound

isoutputfrom

the

speakers

connected

the

SPEAKERS

Aand

terminals

the

rear

panel.

The

input

sources

are

switched

the

following

order:

r*-

TUNER

(frequency

display)

1^'

(^11

L»

The

selected

source

displayed.

I'l:

■

TRf

SPEAKiRS

fesia

j-o

±1

•

KENWOOD

recorder

connected

through

the

system

remote

control

cord

the

(SL161

mode,

necessary

change

the

TAPE

input

using

the

following

proce¬

dure

Select

the

input

name

changed.

Press

and

hold

the

AUTO/MANUAL

key

for

than

seconds.

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