Kenwood KTC-HR300 - HD Radio Tuner Box User manual

HD Radio™TUNER UNIT
KTC-HR300
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
© B64-4403-00/00 (KW)
Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best
performance from your new HD Radio tuner unit.
For your records
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the
warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers
whenever you call upon your Kenwood dealer for information or service on the product.
Model KTC-HR300 Serial number
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Contents What is HD Radio Technology?
HD Radio technology enables broadcasters to
transmit a digital signal with its analog signal using
existing frequency allocations for FM and AM stations.
Quality of broadcast is improved to the level of music
CD in digital FM and that of analog FM in digital AM.
Moreover, if receiving condition is good, you can listen
to programs in stereo with the digital AM broadcast.
Digital FM of Supplemental Audio Services can send
up to 7 channels of the Supplemental Program Audio
other than the Main Program Audio.
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• Main Program Audio (hereafter called Main channel)
• Supplemental Program Audio (hereafter called Sub channel)
Analog AM
Digital AMAnalog AM
Digital AM
(HD AM band)
(HD FM band)
Analog FM
Digital FMAnalog FM
Digital FM-1chAnalog FM
Digital FM-2ch
Digital FM-8ch
Digital FM
Main Program Audio
(Main channel)
Supplemental Program Audio
(Sub channel)
…
Digital broadcasting can send other information than
audio, so you can display data such as title of music.
What is HD Radio Technology? 2
Before use 3
Operations –CD Receiver– 4
Tuning
Tuning Mode
Receive Mode
Preset Memory
Preset Tuning
Auto Memory Entry
Switching Display
Text Scroll
In HD Radio source
Operations –DVD monitor– 8
Functions While Displaying the Control Screen
Receive mode
Auto Memory
Manual Memory
Accessories/
Installation Procedure 11
Installation 12
Troubleshooting Guide 13
Specifications 14
HD Radio™ Technology Manufactured Under License
From iBiquity Digital Corp. U.S. and Foreign Patents.
HD Radio™ and the HD Radio logo are proprietary
trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.
iTunes is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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Before use
2WARNING
To prevent injury or fire, take the following
precautions:
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any
metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside
the unit.
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 it
again with a clean soft dry cloth.
Notes
• If you experience problems during installation,
consult your Kenwood dealer.
• The illustrations of the display and the panel
appearing in this manual are examples used to
explain more clearly how the controls are used.
Therefore, what appears on the display in the
illustrations may differ from what appears on the
display on the actual equipment, and some of the
illustrations on the display may be inapplicable.
Control Units that can be Connected
For the models to which this unit can be connected,
consult your Kenwood dealer.
Note that the following restrictions may occur
depending on a control unit to be used.
• The HD Radio cannot be selected as a dual zone
source.
How to operate the this unit
Operations of this unit are described in the
instruction manual of your control unit.
For those not described in it, refer to the following
<Operations> section.
• CD Receiver:
Refer to <Operations –CD Receiver–> page 4
• KVT-512, DDX512, DNX5120, DNX512EX,
DDX812, DDX712, DNX8120, DNX7120:
Refer to <Operations –DVD monitor–> page 8
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• Following models are Multi key system models. Operations
different from those of a standard model may be described
in the <Operations –CD Receiver–> section.
KDC-MP728, KDC-MP828, KDC-X789, KDC-X889
• The display of the capital and small letters may be differed
depending on the model.
iTunes Tagging (HD Radio Tagging)
Using an iTunes Tagging enabled HD Radio you can
tag your music.
When you hear a song you enjoy on your local HD
Radio station.
The song’s information will then be saved on this unit.
The saved songs will then show up in a playlist called
“Purchased”in iTunes the very next time you sync your
iPod to your computer. So then you just need to click
and then easily buy and download the song you were
tagging directly from the Apple iTunes Music Store.
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• To use the iTunes Tagging (HD Radio Tagging) function,
a compatible control unit is required. The tag registration
method is described in the instruction manual of the
control unit.
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Operations –CD Receiver–
Tuning
Selecting the station.
1Select HD Radio source
Press the [SRC] button.
Select the "HD Radio"/"HD RADIO" display.
2Select the HD FM band
Press the [FM] button.
Each time the [FM] button is pressed it switches
between the HF1, HF2, and HF3 bands.
Select the HD AM band
Press the [AM] button.
3Tune up or down program
Press the [4] or [¢] button.
If the sub channel is available in Digital FM
broadcast when <Tuning Mode> is set to Auto
seek or Manual, the channel can be switched.
Example:
(HD FM band)
Analog FM 1
Digital FM 2Analog FM ™
Digital FM-1ch 3Analog FM £
Digital FM-2ch 4
Digital FM-8ch 0
Digital FM !
…
<Tuning Mode> : Auto seek or Manual
<Receive Mode> : Auto mode
[4]
[¢]
• During the reception of 1,tune up:
2➡3➡4…
• During the reception of !,tune down: !➡0…
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• Using <Receive Mode> the modes can be switched to
digital broadcast automatic switching, analog broadcast
only, or digital broadcast only.
• When "Digital" has been set with <Receive Mode>, the
seek time will be longer to allow a check of whether the
transmission is a digital broadcast.
• It will take a few seconds to receive the digital
broadcasting after selecting the frequency.
• When Tune up button is pressed, it will switch to the
next frequency if it is switched before receiving the
Digital broadcasting. (™➡£)
• When Tune down button is pressed, it will be received
from Analog broadcasting if the Digital broadcasting has
never been received. (!➡£)
• When <Tuning Mode> is set to "Manual", the frequency
will be switched while pressing [4] or [¢] buttons.
• Some of the models have the following displays when
the Main channel and Sub channel are switched.
- "Main"/"Primary"/"PRI": When it is switched to the Main
channel
- "Sub"/"Secondary"/"SEC": When it is switched to Sub
channel
Receive Mode
Sets the receive mode.
1Select menu mode using the control unit.
Select the menu item.
Select the "Receive Mode"/ "HDR mode" display.
2Open Receive mode
Press the setting button of the menu items in
the control unit for at least 1 second.
3Set the Receive mode
Switching the setting of menu items.
Each time the button is pressed the Receive mode
switches as shown below.
Receive mode Display Operation
Auto mode "Auto" Automatically tunes to analog
broadcast when receiving the digital
broadcast is impossible.
Digital "Digital" Digital broadcasts only.
Analog "Analog" Analog broadcasts only.
4Exit Receive mode
Press the [MENU] button.
5Exit Menu mode
Tuning Mode
Sets the tuning mode.
Press the [AUTO] button.
Each time the button is pressed the Tuning mode
switches as shown below.
Tuning mode Display Operation
Auto seek "Auto1" Automatic search for a station.
Preset station seek “Auto2” Search in order of the stations in
the Preset memory.
Manual "Manual"/“MANU” Normal manual tuning control.
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Preset Memory
Putting the frequency and channel in the memory.
1Select the band
Press the [FM] or [AM] button.
2Select the frequency and channel to put in the
memory
Press the [4] or [¢] button.
3Put the frequency and channel in the memory
Press the desired [1] — [6] button for at least 2
seconds.
The preset number display blinks 1 time.
On each band, 1 station can be put in the memory
on each [1] — [6] button.
Preset Tuning
Calling up the frequency and channel in the
memory.
1Select the band
Press the [FM] or [AM] button.
2Call up the frequency and channel
Press the desired [1] — [6] button.
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• "Linking" will be displayed for few seconds until it is
received.
• When <Receive Mode> (page 4) is set to Digital or
Analog, it cannot be received if the setting is differed
from the preset.
Auto Memory Entry
Putting a station with good reception in the
memory automatically.
1Select the band for Auto Memory Entry
Press the [FM] or [AM] button.
2Open Auto Memory Entry
Press the [AME] button for at least 2 seconds.
Save 6 stations with the best reception in the
memory and close Auto Memory Entry.
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• Sub channel of Digital FM cannot be registered.
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Operations –CD Receiver–
Switching Display
When you are listening to an HD Radio station, you
can switch over the display information as follows.
For operations, see the <Switching Display>/
<Display Mode Switching>/ <Text Display
Switching> page of the instruction manual of
your control unit.
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• What is displayed may partly depend on control unit to
be connected.
HD Radio mode
Information Display
Station Name (8) "Station Name"/ "NAME"/
"ST NAME"
Song title/ Artist name/ Album name/
Genre/ Detailed station name (128)
"Title"/ "TITLE"
Receive Frequency "Frequency"/ "FREQ"
The number in the ( ) indicates the maximum
number of displayed characters.
When a current receiving station dose not send
text information, the frequency is displayed.
The Station name or Song title during reception of
the Digital FM broadcasting displays the channel
information as follows.
1Digital AM "(Station name) HD"
"(Song title/ Artist name /...)"
1Digital FM "(Station name) HD"
"(Song title/ Artist name /...)"
2Digital FM-1 "(Station name) HD1"
"(Song title/ Artist name /...)"
3Digital FM-2 "(Station name) HD2"
"(Song title/ Artist name /...)"
…
• 1: When the Main channel is received
• 2: The sub channel is available in Main channel
which is received.
• 3: When the Sub channel is received
• When listening by the Analog sound, "HD" display
switches to "FM" or "AM".
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• In HD Radio mode, the display of Station Name or Song
title should be set up. The channel information cannot
be displayed in the Frequency display.
• Though some models have two or more lines in the
display, you cannot display the same information in both
the Upper Part and the Lower Part.
• In the control unit with M/S, P/S indicator, the indicator
will be turned ON or OFF as described below.
- 1: M/S, P/S indicator is OFF.
- 2: M/S, P/S indicator is ON.
- 3: M/S, P/S indicator blinks.
Text Scroll
Scrolls the display title.
For operations, see the CD features of <Text
Scroll> in the instruction manual of your
control unit.
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Function of remote
In HD Radio Source
[FM] button
Select the HD FM band.
Each time the [FM] button is pressed, it switches
between the HF1, HF2, and HF3 bands.
[AM] button
Select the HD AM band.
[4]/ [¢] buttons
Tune up or down program.
[0] — [9] buttons
Press buttons [1] — [6] to recall preset stations.
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Operations –DVD monitor–
Functions While Displaying the Control
Screen
Switches to the source control screen to use
various functions.
KVT-512, DDX512, DNX5120, DNX512EX
[HD Radio] button on the "Source Select" screen
4
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1
DDX812, DDX712, DNX8120, DNX7120
4
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[HD FM] Switches to the HD FM1/2/3 band.
[HD AM] Switches to the HD AM band.
[4], [¢] Tunes in a station.
Use the [SEEK] to change the frequency
switching.
[CH DOWN], [CH UP] Selects a channel
(program).
[AME] Selects the Auto Memory mode.
See <Auto Memory> (page 10).
[SEEK] Switches the Seek mode.
The mode is switched in the following order
each time you touch the button.
Display Setting
"AUTO1" Tunes in a station with good reception
automatically.
"AUTO2" Tunes in stations in memory one after another.
"MANU" Switches to the next frequency manually.
[4Line]/ [2Line] Switches the number of lines
displayed in the Information Display.
[P1] – [P6] When [P1] to [P6] buttons appear,
you can recall the stations on memory.
For memory of broadcasting stations, see
<Auto Memory> (page 10) or <Manual
Memory> (page 10).
[RCV] The Receive mode switches in the
following order. See <Receive mode> (page
9).
[TTL] Displays the tuned in music information.
1Band display
2Preset number
3Frequency display
4Radio station information display.
DDX812, DDX712, DNX8120, DNX7120
Selects the Call Letter (8), Title (32), Artist
(32), Album (32), Genre (32), or Station
Name (32).
KVT-512, DDX512, DNX5120, DNX512EX
Changes the display Call letter (8), Station
Name (94), Song Title (80), Artist Name
(80), Album Name (80), to Genre Name
(32).
The number in the ( ) indicates the
maximum number of displayed characters.
Receive mode
Sets the radio broadcasts receive mode.
Display the source control screen1
Display the Receive mode screen2
Touch the [RCV] button.
Select the receive mode3
[2], [3] The Receive mode switches in the
following order.
Display Setting
"Auto" Automatically tunes to analog broadcast when
receiving the digital broadcast is impossible.
"Digital" Digital broadcasts only.
"Analog" Analog broadcasts only.
Exit Receive mode4
Touch the [ ] button.
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Operations –DVD monitor–
Auto Memory
Stores stations with good reception in memory
automatically.
Display the source control screen1
Select a band you wish to store in memory2
Touch the [HD FM] or [HD AM] button.
Select the Auto Memory mode3
Touch the [AME] button.
Start Auto Memory4
Touch the [4] or [¢] button.
Save six stations with the best reception in the
memory and close Auto Memory Entry.
Manual Memory
Stores the current receiving station in memory.
Display the source control screen1
Select a station you wish to store in memory2
Touch the [HD FM] or [HD AM] button.
Touch the [4] or [¢] button.
Store in memory3
Touch the [P1] – [P6] button for at least 2
seconds.
Continue to touch until the memory number
appears.
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