Kenwood DNX649VBT User manual

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DNX649VBT
GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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Before Use 4
How To Read This Manual 5
Basic Operations 6
Functions Of The Buttons
On The Front Panel ________________ 6
Turning On The Unit _________________ 8
How To Play Media __________________ 10
Detaching The Front Panel____________ 11
Operating With The Top Menu Screen___ 12
Common Operations ________________ 14
Navigation Operation________________ 16
DVD/Video CD (VCD)
Operation 18
DVD/VCD Basic Operation ____________ 18
DVD Disc Menu Operation____________ 21
Zoom Control For DVD And VCD _______ 22
DVD Setup ________________________ 23
CD/Audio And Visual Files/
iPod Operation 26
Music/Video/Picture Basic Operation ___ 26
Search Operation ___________________ 32
Movie Control ______________________ 37
USB/iPod/DivX Setup ________________ 38
Radio Operation 40
Radio Basic Operation _______________ 40
Memory Operation__________________ 42
Selecting Operation _________________ 42
Traffic Information __________________ 43
Bluetooth Control 44
Registering And Connecting
Bluetooth Unit ____________________ 44
Using Hands-Free Unit _______________ 46
Bluetooth Setup ____________________ 48
Hands-Free Control _________________ 49
Setting Up 54
Monitor Screen Setup _______________ 54
System Setup ______________________ 55
Display Setup ______________________ 58
Navigation Setup ___________________ 60
Camera Setup ______________________ 61
Software Information ________________ 61
AV Input Setup _____________________ 62
AV Output Interface Setup____________ 62
Controlling Audio 64
Setting Audio ______________________ 64
Controlling General Audio ____________ 66
Equalizer Control ___________________ 67
Zone Control_______________________ 68
Contents Remote Controller 70
Battery Installation __________________ 70
Functions Of The
Remote Controller Buttons __________ 71
Troubleshooting 74
Problems And Solutions______________ 74
Error Messages _____________________ 75
Resetting The Unit __________________ 77
Appendix 78
Playable Media And Files _____________ 78
Status Bar Indicator Items ____________ 81
Region Codes In The World ___________ 83
DVD Language Codes _______________ 84
Specifications ______________________ 85
About This Unit_____________________ 87

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Before Use
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How To Read This Manual
2WARNING
To prevent injury or fire, take
the following precautions:
• Topreventashortcircuit,neverputor
leaveanymetallicobjects(suchascoinsor
metaltools)insidetheunit.
• Donotwatchorfixyoureyesontheunit’s
displaywhenyouaredrivingforany
extendedperiod.
• Ifyouexperienceproblemsduring
installation,consultyourKenwooddealer.
Precautions on using this unit
• Whenyoupurchaseoptionalaccessories,
checkwithyourKenwooddealertomake
surethattheyworkwithyourmodelandin
yourarea.
• Youcanselectlanguagetodisplaymenus,
audiofiletags,etc.SeeLanguage setup
(P.56).
• TheRadioDataSystemorRadioBroadcast
DataSystemfeaturewon’tworkwhere
theserviceisnotsupportedbyany
broadcastingstation.
Protecting the monitor
Toprotectthemonitorfromdamage,donot
operatethemonitorusingaballpointpenor
similartoolwiththesharptip.
Cleaning the unit
Ifthefaceplateofthisunitisstained,wipeit
withadrysoftclothsuchasasiliconcloth.
Ifthefaceplateisstainedbadly,wipethe
stainoffwithaclothmoistenedwithneutral
cleaner,thenwipeitagainwithacleansoft
drycloth.
¤
• 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 screened print.
Lens fogging
Whenyouturnonthecarheaterincold
weather,deworcondensationmayform
onthelensinthediscplayeroftheunit.
Calledlensfogging,thiscondensationon
thelensmaynotallowdiscstoplay.Insuch
asituation,removethediscandwaitforthe
condensationtoevaporate.Iftheunitstill
doesnotoperatenormallyafterawhile,
consultyourKenwooddealer.
Precautions on handling discs
• Donottouchtherecordingsurfaceofthe
disc.
• Donotsticktapeetc.onthedisc,orusea
discwithtapestuckonit.
• Donotusedisctypeaccessories.
• Cleanfromthecenterofthediscandmove
outward.
• Whenremovingdiscsfromthisunit,pull
themouthorizontally.
• Ifthedisccenterholeoroutsiderimhas
burrs,usethedisconlyafterremovingthe
burrswithaballpointpenetc.
• Discsthatarenotroundcannotbeused.
• 8-cm(3inch)discscannotbeused.
• Discswithcoloringontherecording
surfaceordiscsthataredirtycannotbe
used.
• ThisunitcanonlyplaytheCDswith
.
Thisunitmaynotcorrectlyplaydiscswhich
donothavethemark.
• Youcannotplayadiscthathasnotbeen
finalized.(Forthefinalizationprocesssee
yourwritingsoftware,andyourrecorder
instructionmanual.)
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CD, Disc, iPod, USB device
Search Operation
You can search the music, video, or picture
file by some operations.
NOTE
•If you use a remote controller, you can jump
directly to the desired track/file with entering the
track/folder/file number, play time, etc. For details,
see “Direct search mode” (p.81).
List search
You can search tracks, folders, and files
according to hierarchy.
For USB devices and iPods, you can list and
search files in the device by using playlist.
1Press the <MENU> button during
playback.
Simple Control screen appears.
2Touch [ ].
List Control screen appears.
3Touch desired track/file.
Playback starts.
Other search
When you want to narrow the list down,
there are other search ways.
1Press the <MENU> button during
playback.
Simple Control screen appears.
2Touch [ ].
The search type screen appears.
NOTE
• Thescreensandpanelsshowninthis
manualareexamplesusedtoprovideclear
explanationsoftheoperations.
Forthisreason,theymaybedifferentfromthe
actualscreensorpanelsused,orsomedisplay
patternsmaybedifferent.
Link header
Youcanrefereachsectionortoppage
withone-click.
Reference mark
Displayedinbluenotes.
Withone-click,youcanjumptothe
articlerelatedtothecurrentsection.
Screen shot
Showssomescreenshotsdisplayedduring
operationforreference.
Theareaorkeystotoucharesurrounded
witharedframe.
Operation procedure
Explainsnecessaryproceduresto
achievetheoperation.
<>:Indicatesthenameofpanel
buttons.
[]:Indicatesthenameoftouch
keys.
Operation title
Introducesthefunction.
NOTE
Introducessometips,notes,etc.

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Functions Of The Buttons On The Front Panel
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NOTE
• Thepanelsshowninthisguideareexamplesusedtoprovideclearexplanationsoftheoperations.Forthisreason,
theymaybedifferentfromtheactualpanels.
Number Name Motion
10(Eject) •Ejectsthedisc.
•Pressingfor1secondejectsthediscforcibly.
2MENU •DisplaystheTopMenuscreen(P.12)
•Pressingfor1secondturnsthepoweroff.
•Whenthepoweroff,turnsthepoweron.
3
NAV •Displaysthenavigationscreen.
•Pressingfor1secondswitchesAVoutsources.
4
TEL •DisplaystheHandsFreescreen(P.44).
•Pressingfor1secondturnsoffthedisplay.
5
SCRN •DisplaystheScreenControlscreen.
•Pressingfor1seconddisplaysrearviewcameradisplay.
6VolumeKnob •Turningadjustsvolumeupordown.
•Pressingswitchesattenuationofthevolumeon/off.
7Reset Iftheunitortheconnectedunitfailstooperateproperly,theunitreturns
tofactorysettingswhenthisbuttonispressed(P.77).
Basic Operations Number Name Motion
8microSDcard
slot
AslottoinsertamicroSDcard.Thecardisusedforupgradingthemap.For
howtoupgradethemap,refertotheinstructionmanualofthenavigation
system.
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Remote
Sensor
Receivestheremotecontrolsignal.
10 AUDIO DisplaystheToneControlscreen(P.67).*
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USB SwitchestotheUSBoriPodsources(P.55).
12 DISC Switchestothediscmediasources.
13 TUNER SwitchestotheTunersources.
14 Releasekey Detachesthepartoffrontpanel.
15 Discinsert
slot
Aslottoinsertadiscmedia.
16 SIindicator IftheSIfunctionisturnedon,thisindicatorflasheswhenthepanelis
detached(P.56).
*ThedisplaymaynotswitchtotheToneControlscreeninsomeconditions.
How To Insert A microSD Card
1) Open the 8microSD card slot cover as the diagram
in the right.
2) Hold the microSD card with the pins facing left and
the notched section down, and insert it into the slot
until it clicks.
●To eject the card:
Push the card until it clicks and then remove your finger from
the card.
The card pops up so that you can pull it out with your fingers. Pinsside

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Turning On The Unit
Themethodofturningonisdifferentdependingonthemodel.
Press the <MENU> button.
Theunitisturnedon.
● To turn off the unit:
Pressthe<MENU>buttonfor1second.
Ifitisyourfirsttimeturningtheunitonafterinstallation,itwillbenecessarytoperform
Initial setup (P.8).
Initial setup
Performthissetupwhenyouusethisunitfirsttimeorwhenyouresettheunit(P.77).
Set each item as follows.
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Language
Selectthelanguageusedforthecontrolscreenandsettingitems.Defaultis“AmericanEnglish(en)”.
1Touch[SET].
2Touch[2]or[3]toselectthedesiredlanguage.
3Touch[Enter].
Fordetailedoperation,seeLanguage setup (P.56).
iPod AV Interface Use
SettheterminalwhichyouriPodisconnectedto.Defaultis“iPod”.
1Touch[iPod]or[AV-IN2].
Color
Setthescreenandbuttonilluminationcolor.Youcanselectwhethertoallowcolorscanoperationor
selectafixedcolorforoperation.
1Touch[SET].
2Touch[ON]or[OFF]of[PanelColorScan].
3Ifyouwanttochangecolor,touch[SET]of[PanelColorCoordinate].
4Touchyourdesiredcolorand[ ].
Fordetailedoperation,seePanel color coordinate (P.58).
Camera
Settheparametersforthecamera.
1Touch[SET].
2Touch[ON]or[OFF]of[R-CAMInterruption].
3Touch[ ].
Fordetailedoperation,seeCamera Setup (P.61).
Touch [Finish].
NOTE
• ThesesettingscanbesetfromtheSETUPmenu.SeeSetting Up (P.54).
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How To Play Media
Music CD and disc media
Insert the disc into the slot.
Theunitloadsthediscandplayback
starts.
● To eject the disc:
Pressthe<0>button.
USB device
Connect the USB device with the
USB cable.
Theunitreadsthedeviceandplayback
starts.
● To disconnect the device:
Touch[0]for1secondonthescreenand
disconnectthedevicefromthecable.
iPod
Connect the iPod with the iPod
cable.
TheunitreadstheiPodandplayback
starts.
● To disconnect the device:
Touch[ ]onthescreenandthentouch
[0]for1second.DisconnecttheiPod
fromthecable.
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1Detaching The Front
Panel
Youcandetachthepartoffrontpanelto
preventtheft.
Detach the panel as the diagrams
below.
Attaching the front panel
Hold the panel securely so as not
to drop it accidentally, and fit it
onto the attaching plate until it is
firmly locked.
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Operating With The Top Menu Screen
MostfunctionscanbeperformedfromtheTopMenuscreen.
Touch [Menu] on any screen.
NOTE
• If[Menu]isnot
displayedduring
video/picture
playback,pressthe
<MENU>button.
(P.6)
TopMenuscreenappears.
NOTE
• Youcanselectthe
hidingiconby
scrollingthescreen
leftorright.
Fromthisscreen,youcanperformthefollowingfunctions.
Function Icon Operation
Switchtheaudiosource
etc.
Touchtheiconofthe
desiredsource.
Entersetupmode
etc.
Touchtheiconofthe
desiredsetupfunction.
Displaynavigation
screen
or
Touch[NAV]or
navigationinformation.
Turnoffallaudio
function
Touch[STANDBY].
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● Customizing Top Menu screen
Dragtheiconyouwanttoregistertothe
upperline.
Youcanmoveuptothreeicons.

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Common Operations
Introducesthecommonoperations.
General
Therearesomefunctionswhichcanbeoperatedfrommostscreens.
[Menu]
ReturnstotheTopMenuscreen.
(RETURN)
Returnstopreviousscreen.
(common menu key)
Touchtodisplaythecommonmenu.The
contentsofthemenuareasfollows.
:DisplaystheSETUPMenuscreen.
:DisplaystheAudioControlMenu
screen.
:Displaysthecontrolscreenofcurrent
source.Iconfeaturediffersdepending
onthesource.
:Closesthemenu.
List screen
Therearesomecommonfunctionkeysinthelistscreensofmostsources.
(Scroll)
Scrollsthedisplayedtext.
etc.
Touchkeyswithvariousfunctionsare
displayedhere.
Displayedkeysdifferdependingonthe
currentaudiosource,status,etc.
Forexamplesoffunctionsofeachkey,refer
tothetablebelow.
Key Function
Listsallthemusicinthelowerhierarchy.
Movestotheupperhierarchy.
Displayscurrentcategoryfolder.
Displaysmusic/picture/moviefilelist.
Flick scrolling
Youcanscrollthelistscreenbyflickingthescreenup/downorright/left.

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Navigation Operation
Fordetailsonthenavigationfunction,pleaserefertotheNavigationInstructionManual.
Display the navigation screen
Press the <NAV> button.
Thenavigationscreenappears.
Control audio from the navigation screen
Youcancontrolaudiosourceswhilethenavigationscreenisdisplayed.
Also,youcanviewthenavigationinformationwhilethesourcecontrolscreenisdisplayed.
Touch the information bar.
Thenavigationscreenwithaudioinformationappears.
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Touch [ ] or [ ] in the navigation screen.
Touchingthisareadisplays
theaudioscreen.
:Displaysthenavigationandcontrol
keysofthecurrentsource.
:Displaysthenavigationandcurrent
video/pictureplaybackdisplay.
NOTE
• Thescreenswitchesbetweenplaybackscreen
andcameravieweachtimetheviewingareais
touched.
• Touchingthesourceiconinthebottomofthe
screendisplaysthefullaudioscreen.
● To return to the full navigation screen:
Touch[ ].
NOTE
• Fordetailsoncontrolkeys,refertotheinstructionsineachsection.
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DVD/VCD Basic Operation
Mostfunctionscanbecontrolledfromthesourcecontrolscreenandplaybackscreen.
NOTE
• SettheremotecontrollermodeswitchtoDVDmodebeforestartingoperation,seeSwitching the operation
mode (P.71).
• ThescreenshotbelowisforDVD.ItmaybedifferentfromtheoneforVCD.
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1 Information display
Displaysthefollowinginformation.
•Title #, Chap #:DVDtitleandchapternumberdisplay
•Track #/Scene #:VCDtrackorscenenumberdisplay
*Scene#isdisplayedonlywhenPBCison.
•3,¡,¢,7,etc.:Currentplaymodedisplay
Themeaningsofeachiconareasfollows;3(play),¡(fastforward),1(fastbackward),
¢(searchup),4(searchdown),7(stop), R(resumestop),8(pause), (slowplayback),
(slowreverseplayback).
Touchthisareatodisplaythedisclablename.
2 Multi function key
Touchtoswitchthemultifunctionmenu.Fordetailsonthemenu,seeMulti function menu (P.20).
3 Multi function menu
Variousfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.Fordetailsonthekeys,seeMulti
function menu (P.20).
4 Control switching key
UnavailableinDVD/VCDsource.
DVD/Video CD (VCD) Operation 5 Sub function menu
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.
•Repeats the current content:Touch[ ].Eachtimeyoutouchthekey,repeatmodeswitchesinthe
followingsequence;
DVD:"titlerepeat" ,"chapterrepeat" ,"functionoff"
VCD(PBCOn):Doesnotrepeat
VCD(PBCOff ):"trackrepeat" ,"functionoff"
•Hides all keys:Touch[ ].
•Fast forward or fast backward:Touch[1]or[¡].Eachtimeyoutouchthekey,thespeed
changes;standard,2times,3times.
•Confirms play time:See#:##:##.
DVD:Youcanswitchthetimedisplaybetweentitleplaytime,chapterplay
time,andtitleremainingtime.Eachtimeyoutouch,thedisplayswitches
between“T#:##:##”(titleplaytimedisplay),“C#:##:##”(chapterplaytime
display),and“R#:##:##”(titleremainingtimedisplay).
Aswellasthetimedisplay,thebarindicatingcurrentlocationappears.
VCD (PBC off):Youcanalsoconfirmdiscremainingtimebytouchingtime
display.Eachtimeyoutouch,thedisplayswitchesbetween“P
##:##”(playtimedisplay)and“R##:##”(discremainingtime).
•Confirms the current location:Seethebarincenter(DVDonly).Thebardoesnotappearwhenthe
timedisplayisremainingtimedisplay.
6 Searching area
Touchtosearchthenext/previouscontent.
Scrollingfromcenterofdisplaytoleftorrightperformsfastbackwardorfastforward.Eachtimeyou
toucheacharea,thespeedchanges;standard,2times,3times.Tostopfastbackward/forward,touch
centerofthedisplay.
7 Menu display area
Thisareafunctionsdifferentlydependingonthecurrentstatus.
•During DVD playback:DisplaystheDVDmenu.Duringthemenudisplay,displaysthehighlight
controlscreen.
•During VCD playback:DisplaystheZoomControlscreen(P.22).
8 Key display area
Touchtodisplaythelastcontrolscreen.
NOTE
• Ifyouusearemotecontroller,youcanjumpdirectlytothedesiredimagewithenteringthechapternumber,
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Multi function menu
DVD VCD
Thefunctionsofeachkeyareasfollows.
[4] [¢]
Searchestheprevious/nextcontent.
[38]
Playsorpauses.
[] or [ ] (DVD only)
Playsinslowmotionforwardorbackward.
[7]
Stopsplayback.Whentouchedtwice,thediscisplayedfromthebeginningwhenyouplayitthenext
time.
[PBC] (VCD only)
TurnPBConoroff.
[
SETUP]
TouchtodisplaytheSETUPMenuscreen.SeeSetting Up (P.54).
[
AUDIO]
TouchtodisplaytheAudioControlscreen.SeeControlling Audio (P.64).
[ REAR
]
Touchtomutetherearspeaker.
DVD Disc Menu Operation
YoucansetupsomeitemsintheDVD-VIDEO
discmenu.
1 Touch illustrated area during
playback.
Menu Control screen appears.
2 Perform desired operation as follows.
Displays the top menu
Touch[Top].*
Displays the menu
Touch[Menu].*
Displays the previous menu
Touch[Return].*
Enters selected item
Touch[Enter].
Enables direct operation
Touch[Highlight]toenterthehighlightcontrol
mode(P.21).
Moves the cursor
Touch[5],[∞],[2],[3].
*Thesekeysmaynotfunctiondependingon
thedisc.
Highlight control
HighlightcontrolletsyoucontroltheDVD
menubytouchingthemenukeydirectlyon
thescreen.
1 Touch [Highlight] in the Menu Control
screen.
2 Touch desired item on the screen.
NOTE
• Thehighlightcontrolisclearedautomaticallyif
youdonotoperateforaconstanttime.
DVD Play Mode Setting
YoucanselectDVDplaymode.
1 Touch [Next] in the Menu Control
screen.
Menu Control 2 screen appears.
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2 Touch the key which corresponds to
desired setting item.
Switches the subtitle language
Touch[Subtitle].Eachtimeyoutouchthiskey,
languageisswitched.
Switches the audio language
Touch[Audio].Eachtimeyoutouchthiskey,
languageisswitched.
Controls zoom ratio
Touch[Zoom].Fordetails,seestep2 in Zoom
Control For DVD And VCD (P.22).
Switches the picture angle
Touch[Angle].Eachtimeyoutouchthiskey,
pictureangleisswitched.
Exits menu control
Touch[Exit].
Displays the Menu Control 1 screen
Touch[Previous].
Zoom Control For DVD And VCD
YoucanenlargePlaybackscreenforDVDand
VCD.
1 For VCD, touch illustrated area during
playback.
Zoom Control screen appears.
NOTE
• ForDVD,pleaserefertoDVD Play Mode Setting
(P.21)todisplaytheZoomControlscreen.
2 Perform desired operation as follows.
Switches zoom ratio
Touch[Zoom].
ForDVD,changesthezoomratioat4levels;
Off,2times,3times,4times.
ForVCD,changesthezoomratioat2levels;
Off,2times.
Scrolls the screen
Touch[5],[∞],[2],or[3]toscrollthescreen
inthedirectionyoutouch.
Exits menu control
Touch[Exit].
Displays the previous menu*
Touch[Return].
*Thisfunctionmaynotbeperformed
dependingonthedisc.
NOTE
• Youcannottouchthemenukeysdirectlyonthe
screenwhenzooming.
DVD Setup
YoucansetuptheDVDplaybackfunctions.
NOTE
• Eachoperationinthissectioncanbestartedfrom
theTopMenuscreen.Fordetails,seeOperating
With The Top Menu Screen (P.12).
1 Touch [ ] in the control screen.
Multi function menu appears.
2 Touch [SETUP].
SETUP Menu screen appears.
3 Touch [Source].
Source SETUP Menu screen appears.
4 Touch [DVD SETUP] in the list.
DVD SETUP screen appears.
5 Set each item as follows.
Menu/Subtitle/Audio Language*
SeeLanguage setup (P.24).
Dynamic Range Control*
Setsthedynamicrange.
Wide:Thedynamicrangeiswide.
Normal:Thedynamicrangeisnormal.
Dialog (Default):Makesthetotalsound
volumelargerthanother
modes.Thisiseffectiveonly
whenyouareusingDolby
Digitalsoftware.
Angle Mark
Setsananglemarkdisplay.
ON (Default):Ananglemarkappears.
OFF:Ananglemarkdoesnotappear.
Screen Ratio*
Setsthescreendisplaymode.
16:9 (Default):Displayswidepictures.
4:3 LB:DisplayswidepicturesintheLetterBox
format(havingblackstripesatthetop
andbottomofscreen).
4:3 PS:DisplayswidepicturesinthePan&
Scanformat(showingpicturescutat
therightandleftends).
Parental Level*
SeeParental level (P.24).
DISC SETUP
SeeDisc setup (P.25).
Stream Information
Displaysthepresentsourceinformation.
Thestream(DolbyDigital,dts,LinearPCM,
MPEG,WMAorAAC)appears.
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Language setup
Thissettingisforthelanguageusedinthe
menu,subtitle,andvoice.Youcannotsetup
theseitemsduringDVDplayback.
1 Touch [SET] of the desired
item; [Menu Language],
[Subtitle Language],
[Audio Language].
Language Set screen appears.
2 Enter the desired language code and
touch [Enter].
Sets the entered language and returns to
the DVD SETUP screen.
NOTE
• Tocancelthesetupandreturntotheprevious
screen,touch[Cancel].
• Tocleartheenteredcode,touch[Clear].
• TosettheDVD’soriginallanguageforaudio
language,touch[Original].
Parental level
Setsaparentallevel.Youcannotsetupthis
itemduringDVDplayback.
1 Touch [SET] of [Parental Level].
Parental Pass screen appears.
2 Enter the parental code and touch
[Enter].
Parental Level screen appears.
NOTE
• Tocancelthesetupandreturntotheprevious
screen,touch[Cancel].
• Tocleartheenteredcode,touch[Clear].
• Currentparentallevelappearsas[Level#].
3 Touch [2] or [3] to select a parental
level.
NOTE
• Ifadischashigherparentallocklevel,youneed
toenterthecodenumber.
• Theparentallocklevelvariesdependingona
loadeddisc.
• Ifadischasnoparentallock,anybodycanplayit
backevenwhenyouhavesettheparentallock.
Disc setup
Performssetupwhenusingdiscmedia.
1 Touch [SET] of [DISC SETUP].
DISC SETUP screen appears.
2 Select an option as follows.
CD Read
SetsthemotionofthisunitwhenamusicCD
isplayed.
1 (Default):Automaticallyrecognizesandplays
backanaudiofiledisc,aDVDoramusicCD.
2:ForciblyplaysbackadiscasamusicCD.
Select[2]ifyouwishtoplayamusicCDhaving
aspecialformatorifyoucannotplayadiscin
[1]position.
On Screen DVD
Setsanon-screendisplay.
Auto:Whenupdated,informationappearsfor
5seconds.
OFF (Default):Informationdoesnotappear.
NOTE
• [CDRead]isnotavailablewhenadiscisinthe
unit.
• Youcannotplayanaudiofile/VCDdiscinthe[2]
position.Also,youmaynotplaysomemusicCDs
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CD, Disc, iPod, USB device
Music/Video/Picture Basic Operation
Mostfunctionscanbecontrolledfromthesourcecontrolscreenandplaybackscreen.
NOTE
• SettheremotecontrollermodeswitchtoAUDmodebeforestartingoperation,seeSwitching the operation
mode (P.71).
• ToconnectiPodtothisunit,optionalaccessoryKCA-iP202isnecessary.
Seethefollowingsectionsforeachsourceoperation.
• Music CD (P.26)
• Disc media (P.26)
• USB device (P.28)
• iPod (P.28)
Music CD and disc media
NOTE
• Inthismanual,“MusicCD”willbereferredtoasthegeneralCDswhichincludemusictracksin.
“Discmedia”willbereferredtoasCD/DVDdiscwhichincludesaudio,pictureorvideofiles.
• ThescreenshotbelowisforCD.Itmaybedifferentfromtheonefordiscmedia.
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Simple Control screen List Control screen
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1 Information display
Displaysthefollowinginformation.
•Track #:Eachtimeyoutouchthisarea,displayswitchesbetweencurrenttracknumber,text,etc.
•3,¡,¢,7,etc.:Currentplaymodedisplay
Themeaningsofeachiconareasfollows;3(play),¡(fastforward),1(fast
backward),¢(searchup),4(searchdown),7(stop), R(resumestop),8
(pause).
2 Movie display area/Control switching area
TouchtoswitchbetweentheSimpleControlandListControlscreen.
3 Multi function key
Touchtoswitchthemultifunctionmenu.Fordetailsonthemenu,seeMulti function menu (P.30).
CD/Audio And Visual Files/iPod Operation 4 Multi function menu
Variousfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.Fordetailsonthemenu,seeMulti
function menu (P.30).
5 Sub function key
Touchtodisplay“Subfunctionmenu”(7inthistable).
6 Track information
Displaystheinformationofthecurrenttrack.
FormusicCDanddiscmedia,youcanswitchthecurrenttrackinformationandthecurrentfolderlistby
touchingthelistswitchingkey(8inthistable).
However,only"NoInformation"isdisplayedformusicCD.
7 Sub function menu
Variousfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.Fordetailsonthekeys,seeSub function
menu (P.31).
8 List switching key
TouchtoswitchbetweenthetracklistandtheCD-TEXTdisplay(CD)/ID3taginformation(discmedia
only).
Video screen (disc media only)
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9 Searching file area (disc media only)
Touchtosearchthenext/previousfile.
Scrollingfromcenterofdisplaytoleftorrightperformsfastbackwardorfastforward.Eachtimeyou
toucheacharea,thespeedchanges;standard,2times,3times.Tostopfastbackward/forward,touch
centerofthedisplay.
10
Menu display area (disc media only)
Touchtodisplaythediscmenu.Fordetails,seeMovie Control (P.37).
11
Key display area (disc media only)
Touchtodisplaythelastcontrolscreen.

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NOTE
• ThescreenshotbelowisforUSBdevice.ItmaybedifferentfromtheoneforiPod.
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
Simple Control screen List Control screen
1
1 Information display
Displaysthefollowinginformation.
•Current file name:Eachtimeyoutouchthisarea,displayswitchesbetweenfilenumber/folder
numberandfilename.
•3,¡,etc.:Currentplaymodedisplay
Themeaningsofeachiconareasfollows;3(play,searching),8(pause),¡(forward
manualsearch),1(reversemanualsearch).
2 Artwork/Control switching area
Thepicturedataisdisplayedifavailablefromthecurrentfile.Whenthepictureisnotavailable,“No
Photo”isdisplayed.
TouchtoswitchbetweentheSimpleControlandListControlscreen.
3 Multi function key
Touchtoswitchthemultifunctionmenu.Fordetailsonthemenu,seeMulti function menu (P.30).
4 Multi function menu
Variousfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.Fordetailsonthekeys,seeMulti
function menu (P.30).
5 Sub function key
Touchtodisplay“Subfunctionmenu”(7inthistable).
6 Contents list
Displaysthelistandcontents.Thecontentsofthelistdifferdependingontheplaybackstatusand
source.
7 Sub function menu
Variousfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.Fordetailsonthekeys,seeSub function
menu (P.31).
8 List switching key
Touchtoswitchbetweenthefilelistandthecurrentfileinformation.
Picture/video screen
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9 Searching file area (picture/video file only)
•Touchtosearchthenext/previousfile.
•DuringslideshowinUSBmode,touchingeachareasearchesthenext/previousmusicfile.
•Scrollingfromcenterofdisplaytoleftorrightperformsfastbackwardorfastforward.Tostopfast
backward/forward,touchcenterofthedisplay.Thisfunctionisnotavailablewhenthereisnomusic
fileinthecurrentfolder.
10
Key display area (picture/video file only)
Touchtodisplaythelastcontrolscreen.

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Multi function menu
Music CD
iPod
Disc media
USB device
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.
[ ] (Disc media, iPod, USB device only)
Searchestrack/file.Fordetailsonsearchoperation,seeSearch Operation (P.32).
[4] [¢]
Searchestheprevious/nexttrack/file.
[3] [8] (iPod only) / [38]
Playsorpauses.
[7] (music CD and disc media only)
Stopsplayback.Whentouchedtwice,thediscisplayedfromthebeginningwhenyouplayitthenext
time.
[0] (iPod and USB device only)
Touchfor1secondtodisconnectthedevice.Fordetails,seeHow To Play Media (P.10).
[ ] (iPod only)
TouchtoswitchamongtheAppmodeandNormalmodecyclically.
App mode:Allowsthisunittooutputthesoundsandimagesproducedbytheapplicationrunningon
youriPodtouchoriPhone.
IntheAppmode,youcancontrolonlythe“Pauseandplay”and“Selectingasong”functionsfromthis
unit.
[ ] [ ] (disc media and USB device only)
Searchesprevious/nextfolder.
[
] (picture files in USB device only)
Duringpictureplayback,switchestopicturedisplay.
[
SETUP]
TouchtodisplaytheSETUPMenuscreen.SeeSetting Up (P.54).
[
AUDIO]
TouchtodisplaytheAudioControlscreen.SeeControlling Audio (P.64).
[ REAR
]
Touchtomutetherearspeaker.
Sub function menu
Music CD
iPod
Disc media
USB device
Thefollowingfunctionscanbeperformedbyusingkeysinthisarea.
[ ]
Repeatsthecurrenttrack/folder.Eachtimeyoutouchthekey,repeatmodeswitchesinthefollowing
sequence;
CD, iPod:"trackrepeat" ,"repeatoff"
Disc media, USB device:"filerepeat" ,"folderrepeat" ,"repeatoff"
[ ] (USB device and iPod only)
Searchestrackfromthealbumartworklist.Fordetailsonsearchoperation,seeSearch from album
artwork (P.35).
[ ] (During video file playback only)
Hidesallkeys.
[1] [¡] (Music CD and disc media only)
Fastforwardorfastbackward.
[ ] [ ] (USB device and iPod only)
PlaysthepreviousornextalbuminFavorite list (P.36).
#:##:## or ##:##
Confirmsplaytime.
DuringmusicCDplayback,youcanalsoconfirmdiscremainingtimebytouchingtimedisplay.
Eachtimeyoutouch,thedisplayswitchesbetween“P##:##”(trackplaytimedisplay)and“R##:##”(disc
remainingtime).
[ ]
Randomlyplaysalltracksincurrentfolder/discorincurrentplaylistintheconnectediPod.
Eachtimeyoutouchthekey,randommodeswitchesinthefollowingsequence;
CD:"trackrandom" ,"randomoff"
Disc media, USB device:"filerandom" ,"randomoff"
iPod:"trackrandom" ,"albumrandom" ,"randomoff"
Status bar in center (USB device and iPod only)
Confirmsthecurrentlocation.
DuringUSBdeviceandiPodplayback,youcandragthecircleleftorrighttochangetheplaying
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Search Operation
Youcansearchmusic,videoorpicturefiles
bythefollowingoperations.
NOTE
• Ifyouusearemotecontroller,youcanjump
directlytothedesiredtrack/filewithenteringthe
track/folder/filenumber,playtime,etc.Fordetails,
seeDirect search mode (P.71).
List search
Youcansearchtracks,folders,andfiles
accordingtohierarchy.
1 Touch illustrated area.
List Control screen appears.
2 Touch desired track/file.
Playback starts.
NOTE
• Fordiscmedia,youcanswitchthefilelistand
folderlistbytouching[ ].
• Fordiscmedia,youcannotdisplaythelistduring
randomplayandstop.
Other search
Whenyouwanttonarrowthelistdown,
thereareothersearchways.
ThisfunctionisnotavailablewhenmusicCD
isthecurrentsource.
1 Touch [ ] in the control screen.
The search type screen appears.
2 Touch desired search way.
USBdevice
iPod
The list sorted in the way you selected
appears.
See the following sections for each
operation.
• [CategoryList]:Youcansearchafileby
selectingcategory(P.33).
• [LinkSearch]:Youcansearchafileof
sameartist/album/genre/composerasthe
currenttrack(P.33).
• [FolderList]:Youcansearchafileaccording
tohierarchy(P.34).
• [ThumbnailViewer]:Youcansearcha
picturefile(P.34).
NOTE
• Fordiscmedia,youcandisplaythefolderlist
directlybytouching[ ].
Category search (USB device and iPod only)
1 Touch the desired category from the
left part of the screen.
2 The list is sorted by selected category.
3 Touch desired item.
Playback starts.
NOTE
• Tonarrowthesearchyoucanselectaletterfrom
thealphabetlistinthecenterofthedisplay.
• Foroperationsinthelistscreen,seeCommon
Operations (P.14).
Link search (USB device and iPod only)
1 Touch the desired item from the left
part of the screen. You can select from
artist, album, genre and composer.
The list corresponding to your selection
appears.
NOTE
• Thelistissortedbythewayyouselected.
• artist:Displaysthealbumlistoftheartist.
• album:Displaysalltunesofthecurrentalbum.
• genre:Displaystheartistslistinwhichartists
belongtothesamegenre.
• composer:Displaysthealbumlistofthe
composerofthecurrentfile.
2 Touch to select desired item in the
list. Repeat this step until you find the
desired file.
NOTE
• Tonarrowthesearchyoucanselectaletterfrom
thealphabetlistinthecenterofthedisplay.
• Foroperationsinthelistscreen,seeCommon
Operations (P.14).

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Folder search (USB device and disc
media only)
1 Touch the desired folder.
Contents of the folder are displayed in
the right area of the screen.
2 Touch desired item from the content
list.
Playback starts.
NOTE
• Foroperationsinthelistscreen,seeCommon
Operations (P.14).
Picture search (USB device only)
1 Touch the desired picture.
The selected picture appears in full
screen.
See number 9-10 in USB device and iPod
(P.28) for operation of picture screen.
Search from album artwork
(USB device and iPod only)
Youcansearchmusicfilesbyselectingthe
albumartwork.
1 Touch [ ].
Sub function menu appears.
2 Touch [ ].
Favorite screen appears.
3 Touch desired artwork in the lower
line.
NOTE
• Thekeyintheuppersideofthescreenfunctions
differentlydependingonthestatus.
When [Load Albums] appears:
Youhavenotyetloadedanyartworks.Touchthe
keytostartloading.
When [Load More Albums] appears:
Someartworksarenotloaded.Touchthekeyto
loadallartworks.Ifyoutouchthekey,thetrack
beingplayedmaystopandanothertrackmay
startplayback.
When the key does not available:
Allartworksarealreadyloaded.
4 Touch [ 3] on the selected artwork.
The first song in the album is played.
In addition, you can create your original
playlist from this screen. For details, see
Favorite list (P.36).
NOTE
• Afteralltracksinthealbumareplayed,thesame
albumisplayedagainfromthefirsttrack.
• Thealbumswithnophotoarenotdisplayed.

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Favorite list
Youcancreateanoriginalplaylistofyour
favorite10albumsbyselectingalbum
artworks.
1 Touch and drag the desired album
artwork in the lower line to the upper
line.
Selected album is registered to the
favorite list.
NOTE
• Theaddedalbumisplacedontheextremeright.
• Youcannotregisterthesamealbumalready
registeredtothefavoritelist.
• Upto10albumscanberegisteredtothelist.
2 Touch the desired artwork in the
favorite list.
Selected album is played and the control
screen appears.
NOTE
• Thefavoritelistisplayedtotherightstartingwith
theselectedalbum.
• Todeletethealbumfromthefavoritelist,touch
anddragittothelowerline.
• Youcanchangetheplayingorderofthefavorite
listbydraggingtheartworkinthelist.
• Thefavoritelistmodeiscanceledinthefollowing
situations.
• Playinganotheralbumfromotherlist(folderlist,
categorylist,etc.)
• Playinganotheralbumbytouchingtheartwork
inthelowerlineintheartworklistscreen.
• Thefavoritelistmoderesumesafter
disconnecting/connectingthedeviceorturning
on/off.Filebeingplayed,playingtimecode,
favoritelistcontents,favoritelistorder,etc.
resumesiffileconfigurationofthedeviceisnot
changed.
Movie Control
Youcanadjustthemovieplaybackfroma
discmedia.
1 In the playback screen, touch
illustrated area.
Movie Control screen appears.
2 Perform desired operation as follows.
Changes subtitle language
Touch[Subtitle].
Changes audio language
Touch[Audio].
Exits the menu
Touch[Exit].

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USB/iPod/DivX Setup
YoucanperformsetupwhenusingUSB/
iPod/DivX.
NOTE
• Eachoperationinthissectioncanbestartedfrom
theTopMenuscreen.Fordetails,seeOperating
With The Top Menu Screen (P.12).
1 Touch [ ] in the control screen.
Multi function menu appears.
2 Touch [SETUP].
SETUP Menu screen appears.
3 Touch [Source].
Source SETUP Menu screen appears.
4 Touch [USB], [iPod], or [DivX] in the
list.
Each setup screen appears.
See the following section for each setting.
• USB setup (P.38)
• iPod setup (P.39)
• DivX setup (P.39)
USB setup
1 Set each item as follows.
Picture Display Time
SelectslengthoftimetodisplayJPEGpicture
fileinthescreen.Selectfrom[Short],[Middle],
and[Long](default).
On Screen USB
SetshowtodisplaytheinformationoftheUSB
device.
Auto (Default):Informationappearsfor5
secondswhenupdated.
OFF:Doesnotdisplayanyinformation.
iPod setup
1 Set each item as follows.
AudioBook Speed
Setstheaudiobookplaybackspeed.Select
from[Slow],[Normal](default),and[Fast].
Wide Screen*
SetsWideScreen.Set[ON]or[OFF](default).
On Screen iPod
Setshowtodisplaytheinformationofthe
iPod.
Auto (Default):Informationappearsfor5
secondswhenupdated.
OFF:Doesnotdisplayanyinformation.
*ThissettingisnotavailablewhenaniPod
isconnected.
DivX setup
1 Set each item as follows.
DivX(R) Registration Code
Checkstheregistrationcode.Thiscodeis
neededwhenmakingadiscwhichhasDRM
(DigitalRightsManagement).
DivX(R) Deactivation
Deregisterstheunitwhichisalreadyregistered.
Afteryoutouchthekey,aconfirmation
messageappears.Followthemessageand
completetheoperation.
NOTE
• [DivX(R)RegistrationCode]isdisabledwhena
DVDisbeingplayed.
• WhendownloadingaDivXVODfilecontrolled
byDRM,registerthecodeappearedonthe
screen.Otherwisethefilemaynotbeabletoplay
withthisunit.Remainingnumberofviewingis
displayedwhenplayingaDivXVODfilewiththe
viewingrestriction.Whentheremainingnumber
ofviewingreached0,awarningmessageappears
andthefilecannotbeplayed.
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