KENWOOD KDC-119S (01) PDF Document

To prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions with your KENWOOD KDC-119S:

• Insert the unit all the way in until it is fully locked in place. Otherwise it may fall out of place when jolted.

• When extending the ignition, battery, or ground wires, make sure to use automotive-grade wires or other wires with a 0.75mm² (AWG18) or more to prevent wire deterioration and damage to the wire coating.

• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit.

• If the unit starts to emit smoke or strange smells, turn off the power immediately and consult your Kenwood dealer.

• Make sure not to get your fingers caught between the faceplate and the unit.

• Be careful not to drop the unit or subject it to strong shock. The unit may break or crack because it contains glass parts.

• Do not touch the liquid crystal fluid if the LCD is damaged or broken due to shock. The liquid crystal fluid may be dangerous to your health or even fatal. If the liquid crystal fluid from the LCD contacts your body or clothing, wash it off with soap immediately.

To prevent damage to the KENWOOD KDC-119S, take the following precautions:

• Make sure to ground the unit to a negative 12V DC power supply.

• Do not open the top or bottom covers of the unit.

• Do not install the unit in a spot exposed to direct sunlight or excessive heat or humidity. Also avoid places with too much dust or the possibility of water splashing.

• To prevent deterioration, do not touch the terminals of the unit or faceplate with your fingers.

• Do not subject the faceplate to excessive shock, as it is a piece of precision equipment.

• When replacing a fuse, only use a new one with the prescribed rating. Using a fuse with the wrong rating may cause your unit to malfunction.

• To prevent a short circuit when replacing a fuse, first disconnect the wiring harness.

• Do not use your own screws. Use only the screws provided. If you use the wrong screws, you could damage the unit.

• Do not load 3-in. CDs in the CD slot. If you try to load a 3-in. CD with its adapter into the unit, the adapter might separate from the CD and damage the unit.

If you experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer. If the KENWOOD KDC-119S does not seem to be working right, try pressing the reset button first. The reset button is a small button located on the front panel. If that does not solve the problem, consult your Kenwood dealer.

Cleaning the Faceplate Terminals: If the terminals on the unit or faceplate get dirty, wipe them with a dry, soft cloth.

Cleaning the Unit: If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth. If the faceplate is stained badly, wipe the stain off with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then wipe the neutral detergent off. Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its mechanical parts. Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or erase characters.

Cleaning the CD Slot: As dust tends to accumulate in the CD slot, clean it every once in a while. Your CDs can get scratched if you put them in a dusty CD slot.

Right after you turn on the car heater in cold weather, dew or condensation may form on the lens in the CD player of the unit. This is called lens fogging, and it may make CDs impossible to play. In such a situation, remove the disc and wait for the condensation to evaporate. If the unit still does not operate normally after a while, consult your Kenwood dealer.

Handling CDs:

• Don’t touch the recording surface of the CD.

• CD-R and CD-RW are easier to damage than a normal music CD. Use them after reading the caution items on the package.

• Don’t stick tape on the CD or use a CD with tape stuck on it.

• If a new CD has burrs on the center hole or outside rim, remove them with a ballpoint pen before use.

CD Cleaning:

• Clean from the center of the disc and move outward.

CD Storage:

• Don’t place CDs in direct sunlight or in high-temperature areas like the dashboard.

• Store CDs in their cases.

CDs that can’t be used:

• CDs that aren’t round.

• CDs with coloring on the recording surface or that are dirty.

• A CD-R or CD-RW that hasn’t been finalized.

Turning ON the Power: Press the [SRC] button.

Turning OFF the Power: Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second.

Press the [SRC] button to cycle through the available sources. The display will change as follows:

Volume Adjustment:

• To increase the volume, press the [∧] button.

• To decrease the volume, press the [∨] button.

Attenuator:

To turn the volume down quickly, press the [ATT] button. Each time the button is pressed, the Attenuator turns ON or OFF. When it’s ON, the “ATT” indicator blinks.

The Loudness feature compensates for low and high tones during low volume listening. To use it, press the [LOUD] button for at least 1 second. Each time the button is pressed for at least 1 second, the Loudness feature turns ON or OFF. When it’s ON, the “LOUD” indicator is ON.

System Q allows you to recall preset sound settings for different types of music.

1. Select the source you want to set by pressing the [SRC] button.

2. Press the [Q] button to cycle through the sound settings. The available settings are:

Note: Each setting value is changed with the Speaker setting. When the System Q setting is changed, the Bass, Middle, and Treble set in audio control replace the System Q values.

You can manually adjust Bass, Middle, Treble, Balance, and Fader on your KENWOOD KDC-119S.

1. Select the source for adjustment by pressing the [SRC] button.

2. Enter Audio Control mode by pressing the [AUD] button for at least 1 second.

3. Select the audio item to adjust by pressing the [FM] or [AM] button.

4. Adjust the selected item by pressing the [◀◀] or [▶▶] button.

5. Exit Audio Control mode by pressing the [AUD] button.

The following items can be adjusted:

The Speaker Setting fine-tunes the System Q value to be optimal for your speaker type.

1. Enter Standby by pressing the [SRC] button until the “OFF” display is shown.

2. Enter Speaker Setting mode by pressing the [Q] button.

3. Select the speaker type by pressing the [◀◀] or [▶▶] button.

4. Exit Speaker Setting mode by pressing the [Q] button.

The available speaker types are:

Displaying the Clock:

Press the [CLK] button. Each press turns the clock display ON or OFF. When it’s ON, the clock indicator is ON.

Adjusting the Clock:

1. Select the clock display by pressing the [CLK] button.

2. Enter clock adjustment mode by pressing the [CLK] button for at least 2 seconds. The clock display will blink.

3. Adjust the hours by pressing the [FM] or [AM] button.

4. Adjust the minutes by pressing the [◀◀] or [▶▶] button.

5. Exit clock adjustment mode by pressing the [CLK] button.

To choose the tuning mode on your KENWOOD KDC-119S, press the [AUTO] button. Each press switches the Tuning mode as shown below:

1. Select the tuner source by pressing the [SRC] button until “TUnE” is displayed.

2. Select the band by pressing the [FM] or [AM] button. Each press of the [FM] button switches between FM1, FM2, and FM3 bands.

3. Tune up or down the band by pressing the [◀◀] or [▶▶] button.

During reception of stereo stations, the “ST” indicator is ON.

Saving a Station (Station Preset Memory):

1. Select the desired band ([FM] or [AM]).

2. Tune to the frequency you want to put in memory using the [◀◀] or [▶▶] buttons.

3. Press and hold one of the preset buttons ([#1] – [#6]) for at least 2 seconds. The preset number display will blink once to confirm. On each band, one station can be saved to each of the [#1] – [#6] buttons.

Recalling a Station (Preset Tuning):

1. Select the desired band ([FM] or [AM]).

2. Press the corresponding preset button ([#1] – [#6]) to call up the station.

This feature automatically puts stations with good reception into the preset memory.

1. Select the band for Auto Memory Entry by pressing the [FM] or [AM] button.

2. Open Auto Memory Entry by pressing the [AME] button for at least 2 seconds. When 6 stations that can be received are put in the memory, Auto Memory Entry closes.

The CRSC feature temporarily switches reception from stereo to mono to reduce multi-path noise when listening to an FM station. To use it, press the [CRSC] button for at least 1 second. Each press turns CRSC ON or OFF. When it’s ON, the CRSC indicator is ON.

Playing a CD: When a CD is inserted, press the [SRC] button and select the “CD” display. When a CD is inserted, the “IN” indicator is ON.

Ejecting a CD: Press the [⏏] button.

Fast Forwarding: Hold down the [▶▶] button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point.

Reversing: Hold down the [◀◀] button. Release your finger to play the disc at that point.

Track Search: Press the [◀◀] or [▶▶] button to select the song you want to hear.

Track Repeat: Press the [REP] button. This will cause the “REP” indicator and Track Number to blink, and the current track will repeat.

Track Scan: Press the [SCAN] button to play the first part of each song on the disc. The “SCN” indicator will be ON. Press the [SCAN] button again when the song you want to listen to is played.

Random Play: Press the [RDM] button to play all songs on the disc in random order. The “RDM” indicator will be ON and the track number will blink. Press the [RDM] button again to turn it off.

1. To prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.

2. Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit.

3. Connect the speaker wires of the wiring harness.

4. Connect the wiring harness wires in the following order: ground, battery, ignition.

5. Connect the wiring harness connector to the unit.

6. Install the unit in your car.

7. Reconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.

8. Press the reset button.

• If your car’s ignition does not have an ACC position, connect the ignition wires to a power source that can be turned on and off with the ignition key. If you connect the ignition wire to a power source with a constant voltage supply, as with battery wires, the battery may die.

• If the console has a lid, make sure to install the unit so that the faceplate will not hit the lid when closing and opening.

• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires aren’t touching to cause a short circuit, then replace the old fuse with one with the same rating.

• Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl tape or other similar material. To prevent a short circuit, do not remove the caps on the ends of the unconnected wires or the terminals.

• Connect the speaker wires correctly to the terminals to which they correspond. The unit may be damaged or fail to work if you share the wires or ground them to any metal part in the car.

• After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps, blinkers, wipers, etc. on the car are working properly.

• Mount the unit so that the mounting angle is 30° or less.

1. Refer to the section “Removing the hard rubber frame” and then remove the hard rubber frame.

2. Align the holes in the unit (two locations on each side) with the vehicle mounting bracket and secure the unit with the accessory screws (Accessory ③ for Nissan, Accessory ④ for Toyota).

Note: During installation, do not use any screws except for those provided. The use of different screws might result in damage to the main unit.

1. First, remove the hard rubber frame by engaging the catch pins on the removal tool (Accessory ②) and removing the two locks on the lower level. Lower the frame and pull it forward. Then remove the upper two locations. The frame can be removed from the top side in the same manner.

2. Remove the screw (M4 x 8) on the back panel.

3. Insert the two removal tools deeply into the slots on each side, as shown.

4. Lower the removal tool toward the bottom, and pull out the unit halfway while pressing towards the inside. Be careful to avoid injury from the catch pins on the removal tool.

5. Pull the unit all the way out with your hands, being careful not to drop it.

• The fuse has blown. After checking for short circuits in the wires, replace the fuse with one with the same rating.

• The vehicle ignition may not have an ACC position. Connect the same wire to the ignition as the battery wire.

The computer chip in the unit is not functioning normally. Press the reset button on the unit.

• The battery wire has not been connected to the proper terminal. Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on “Connecting Wires to Terminals”.

• The ignition and battery wire are incorrectly connected. Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on “Connecting Wires to Terminals”.

• The fader or balance settings are set all the way to one side. Center the fader and balance settings.

• The input/output wires or wiring harness are connected incorrectly. Reconnect them correctly by referring to the “Connecting Wires to Terminals” section.

• One of the speaker wires is being pinched by a screw in the car. Check the speaker wiring.

• The speakers are not wired correctly. Reconnect the speaker wires so that each output terminal is connected to a different speaker.

• The car antenna is not extended. Pull the antenna out all the way.

• The antenna control wire is not connected. Connect the wire correctly, referring to the section on “Connecting Wires to Terminals”.

Finalization processing is not being conducted for the CD-R/CD-RW. Conduct finalization processing with a CD recorder.

• The CD is upside-down. Load the CD with the labeled side up.

• The CD is quite dirty. Clean the CD, referring to the section on CD cleaning.

More than 10 minutes may have elapsed since the vehicle ACC switch was turned OFF. The disc can only be removed within 10 minutes of the ACC switch being turned OFF. If more than 10 minutes has elapsed, turn the ACC switch ON again and press the Eject button.

There is already another disc inserted. Press the [⏏] button and remove the disc.

E-02: No CD in the unit. Insert the CD.

E-77: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason. Press the reset button on the unit. If the “E-77” code does not disappear, consult your nearest service center.

E-99: The unit is malfunctioning for some reason. Press the reset button on the unit. If the “E-99” code does not disappear, consult your nearest service center.

IN (Blink): The CD player section is not operating properly. Reinsert the CD. If the CD cannot be ejected or the display continues to flash even when the CD has been properly reinserted, please switch off the power and consult your nearest service center.

FM Tuner Section

• Frequency range (200 kHz space): 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz

• Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB): 9.3dBf (0.8 µV/75 Ω)

• Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB): 15.2dBf (1.6 µV/75 Ω)

• Frequency response (±3 dB): 30 Hz – 15 kHz

• Signal to Noise ratio (MONO): 70 dB

• Stereo separation (1 kHz): 40 dB

AM Tuner Section

• Frequency range (10 kHz space): 530 kHz – 1700 kHz

• Usable sensitivity (S/N = 20dB): 28 dBµ (25 µV)

CD Player Section

• Laser diode: GaAlAs (λ=780 nm)

• Digital filter (D/A): 8 Times Over Sampling

• D/A Converter: 1 Bit

• Spindle speed: 500 – 200 rpm (CLV)

• Wow & Flutter: Below Measurable Limit

• Frequency response (±1 dB): 10 Hz – 20 kHz

• Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz): 0.01 %

• Signal to Noise ratio (1 kHz): 96 dB

• Dynamic range: 93 dB

• Channel separation: 85 dB

Audio Section

• Maximum output power: 45 W x 4

• Full Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD): 22 W x 4

• Tone action: Bass: 100 Hz ±10 dB, Middle: 1 kHz ±10 dB, Treble: 10 kHz ±10 dB

• Preout impedance: ≤ 600 Ω

General

• Operating voltage (11 – 16V allowable): 14.4 V

• Current consumption: 10 A

• Installation Size (W x H x D): 182 x 53 x 157 mm (7-3/16 x 2-1/16 x 6-3/16 inch)

• Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)