Kenwood KDC-C461 User Manual

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Safety precautions / Lens fogging / Heat protection

Take the following precautions to prevent fire
and avoid personal injury :
• Check that no metal objects (coins, tools,

etc.) are left inside the unit to avoid short
circuits.

• If you smell or see smoke, turn the power off

immediately and consult your Kenwood
dealer.

Take the following precautions to keep the
unit in proper working order.
• Do not open the top or bottom cover.
• Do not install the unit in places it is exposed

to direct sunlight, high heat or humidity,
water may splash over it, or dust exists.

• Do not install the unit at a dusty place. If the

unit is installed at a dusty place, dust
accumulates inside the unit and unit may be
damaged.

• When drilling a hole in the car to fix the

brackets, make sure not to damage the fuel
tank, brake tube, wiring harnesses, etc. on
the other side.

• If the unit is installed near speakers, the

speakers vibration may causes a sound skip.
Install the unit as far away as possible from
the speakers.

• If you have difficulty in installing this unit in

your vehicle, contact your Kenwood dealer.

• If it doesn't seem to be working properly,

first press the Reset button. If the
malfunction persists, consult your Kenwood
dealer.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• This unit is NOT designed to be connected

directly to control units that are manufactured
and sold before 1994. If used with such units,
an optional CA-SD200 (sold separately) must
be used.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE
INSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE
TO THIS UNIT AND CONTROL UNIT.

• Up to 50 CDs can be stored to memory with

the disc name preset function. Operation of
this function might not be possible via the
control unit.

Do Not Use Special Shape CDs

• Be sure to use round shape CDs only for this

unit and do not use any special shape CDs.
Use of special shape CDs may cause the unit
to malfunction.

• Be sure to use CDs with disc mark

only for this unit.

Cleaning the unit

• If the front panel is dirty, wipe it clean with a

silicon cloth or soft dry cloth with the power
off.

Do not use hard cloths or paint thinner,
alcohol, or other volatile solvents. These may
damage external surfaces or remove indicator
characters.

Lens fogging

• In cold climates, there may be a period after

you turn on your vehicle's heater when the
lens that guides the laser beam used in your
CD player fogs up. If this happens, you
cannot play compact discs. Take out discs
and the fogging will disappear. If it does not
return to normal after several hours, contact
your Kenwood dealer.

Heat protection

• In warm climates, when vehicles are left

standing in direct sunlight with the windows
closed, the temperature inside can rise above
60°C. The unit's protection circuits will then
display the message "HOLD" and prevent the
player from operating. Just open the
windows or turn on the air conditioning. As
soon as the "HOLD" message disappears, the
player will operate normally.

CAUTION

NOTE

CAUTION

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