Kenwood MGR-A7-B User Manual

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Connecting a PC/
Recharging Battery

Recharging from a PC connected with USB

connection

Using the provided USB cable, connect this unit to a PC. This

makes it possible to transfer music from the PC to this unit

and to recharge its battery.

Recharging is complete when the CHARGE indicator turns
off.
Recharging completes in about 3.5 hours.
When the USB cable is connected, this unit enter the data
transfer mode and does not accept user operations on it.
For how to disconnect the PC from this unit, see
below.

USB cable
(provided
accessory)

• Start up the PC before connecting this unit.

• This unit is switched ON automatically at the moment it is

connected to the PC.

• When the USB connection, always use a supplied USB cable.

• This unit should be connected directly to the USB port of the

PC. We cannot guarantee the operation if this unit is connected

via a USB hub.

Reading the PDF Instruction Manual

The Instruction Manual is saved as a PDF file in the
following folder of this unit. Copy this file into your PC
before reading it.
[My Computer] – [KENWOOD_DAP] – [Manual]

After copying, you may delete the PDF file to increase the
space for transferring more files. If you delete the PDF file by
mistake, you can transfer it from the Kenwood website.

Disconnecting this unit from the PC

Click the [Safe To Remove Hardware] icon.

Display the indicator on the task tray if it is not
displayed.

Windows Vista Windows XP

Click [Safely remove USB Mass Storage

Device].

(Vista)

(XP)

When the message showing that this unit can be

disconnected safely, disconnect it from the PC.

Capturing Music in PC/
Transferring Music from PC

To play music files as tracks of this Player, first rip music files in

the PC and then transfer them from the PC to this Player.

This unit can play the following 3 types of music

files.

• MP3 (*.mp3) : MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3

• WMA (*.wma) : Windows Media Audio

• WAV (*.wav) : WAVE file (Linear PCM)

For detailed specifications, see .

Using Windows Media Player 11/10/9

A music CD can be ripped into the PC using the Windows
Media Player 11/10/9.

(The following steps describes the operation with the Windows Media

Player 10.)

Launch the Windows Media Player.

Click the [Rip] button on the top.

Place a music CD in the CD-ROM drive of the

PC.

Check the checkboxes of the CD tracks to be

ripped.

Click the [Rip Music] button.

For details, refer to the Instruction Manual in the PDF file.

Click the [Sync] button on the top.

Select the the removable disk ([KENWOOD_

DAP] (internal memory), [KENWOOD_SD] (SD
card), or [Digital Player]) corresponding to
this Player.

Add the music files to be transferred in the

Sync List.

Click the [Start Sync] button.

For details, refer to the Instruction Manual in the PDF file.

Data transfer by drag & drop

Open the Windows Explorer and drag & drop the desired
file from the PC’s hard disk drive to this Player (expressed
as [KENWOOD_DAP] (internal memory) or [KENWOOD_SD]
(SD card) on Windows). Copy & paste can also be used for
data transfer.

Open the removable disk corresponding to

this Player.

Click [Start] – [My Computer] – [KENWOOD_DAP] (internal

memory) or [KENWOOD_SD] (SD card).

Open the folder storing the desired music

file.

Drag & drop the music file into the removable

disk.

• If copy protection is set, when capturing tracks of a music CD

into the PC using the Windows Media Player, transferring the

music file to this unit is limited only to the Windows Media

Player. The music files which are transferred using drag & drop

or copy & paste cannot be played.

• Before transferring a music file, view it with the Windows Media

Player to confirm that the genre, artist name, album title and

track title are set correctly.

Selecting music for playback

Select and play the desired track.

Artist

Select Artist name

= Album title = Track title.

Album

Select Album title

= Track title.

Track

Select Track title directly.

Favorite

Select one of the tracks registered as favorite tracks.

Genre

Select Genre

= Artist name = Album title = Track title.

Year

Select Year of release

= Track title.

Folder

Select Folder and then follow the hierarchy to select the music

file for the desired Track.

Recorded

Select music in one of the recorded files.

When a major item is selected, the list of intermediate items
located below it is displayed.
Press the Play/Stop button when the item to be played
(Track or item name) is displayed starts its playback.

Connect headphones and switch this unit ON.

Open the home screen.

1sec.

Album
Track
Favorite
Genre
Year

Artist

The home screen opens.

Select a major item ("Artist", for example).

Album
Track
Favorite
Genre
Year

Artist

The list for the major item

(intermediate items) is displayed.

Pressing

now starts playback of

all of the files in the library.

Select an intermediate item ("Artist name" >

"Album title", for example).

Artist name

Artist name
Artist name
Artist name
Artist name

Artist

Pressing

now starts playback of

all of the files in the selected artist .

Album title

Album title
Album title
Album title
Album title

Artist name

Pressing

now starts playback of

all of the files in the selected album.

Select a track ("Track title", for example).

Track title

Track title
Track title
Track title
Track title

Album title

Enter

Track title

Artist name

• A track that does not contain tag information is classified as

"Unknown".

• Press the Left button to return to the previous display page.

Display during playback

The display shows various information during playback.

Track title

Artist name

4 5

Operations available during
playback

Pop-up menu during playback

Set up functions related to playback.

To Home screen Return to the home screen.

SPRM

Set the Supreme function.

Sound mode

Adjust the sound quality.

Play mode

Set the play mode such as random play.

Add favorite/
Delete favorite

Add as Favorite or delete from Favorite.

Item skip+

Skip through the selected item.

Item skip-

Timer setting

Set the timer.

Play speed

Set the playback speed.

FF/FB Speed

Set the speed for fast-forward/fast back.

Properties

Display the file information.

For details, refer to the Instruction Manual in the PDF file.

Display the pop-up menu.

Track title

Artist name

To Home screen

SPRM
Sound mode
Play mode
Add favorite

1 Mode

3 : Play
None : Stop

2 : Artist name

: Album title

3 Track title
4 Elapsed play time/ Total

play time

5 Song time progress bar
6 Track No./Number of

selected tracks

7 Play speed
8 Repeat mode
9 Play mode

0 SPRM/ Sound mode
- Presence of SD card
= Sleep timer/

Alarm timer

: Alarm timer on
: Sleep timer on

None: Timer off

~ HOLD switch

: HOLD

None: HOLD canceled

• For details, refer to the Instruction Manual in the PDF file.

Resume function

This unit holds the conditions before the power is switched
off. When this unit is switched on the next time, it resumes
playback from the position where it was stopped.

• This unit switches OFF automatically after it has been left in stop

mode for a certain period of time (Auto Power-OFF). The time

until Auto Power-OFF occurs can be changed.

• The resume function is disabled in the following cases. The

home screen is displayed when this unit is switched on.

- When the SD card is inserted.

- When the USB cable is connected.

Connecting a microphone or
audio component

In addition to the built-in microphones, an external

microphone or audio component can be connected to this

unit for recording the music and voice input from it.

Recording from the built-in microphones

™

Recording from an external microphone

Recording from an external audio component

or musical instrument connected to the line

input

Dynamic microphone, etc.

Condenser microphone with
the plug-in power type

Stereo, etc.

Musical instrument, etc.
(Line output)

• Prepare the required adapters, such as a standard stereo plug

cable or RCA pin plug – stereo miniplug adapter (commercially

available in audio stores), according to the output terminals of

the external microphone or audio component.

• When connecting a condenser microphone with built-in

battery, set the PLUG IN POWER switch to OFF.

Do not connect anything.

Built-in microphones

LINE-IN jack

PLUG IN POWER
switch

(Set to OFF.)

(Set to ON.)

MIC input jack

Selecting the recording mode/
Setting the microphone mode

Recording is possible from the built-in microphones, an

external microphone or an external device.

The microphone mode should be set when recording from

microphones.

(3MIC)

Stereo recording mode using the L/R (omnidirectional) and Center

(unidirectional) built-in microphones. This mode can record audio

with high directivity in the front direction while restricting the

ambient noise.

(2MIC)

Stereo recording mode using the L/R (omnidirectional) built-in

microphones that are installed at an angle of 120°. This mode can

record stereo audio with a rich feeling of expansion.

(MONO)

Monaural recording mode using only the Center (unidirectional)

built-in microphone. This mode can record audio with high

directivity in the front direction.

™

(STEREO)

Stereo recording using an external stereo microphone.

(MONO)

Monaural recording using an external monaural microphone.

—

Recording of the line input.

The recording source is switched automatically when a
cable is connected to the line input or microphone input
terminal. During recording from the built-in microphones
or an external microphone, the displayed icon changes
according to the microphone mode set on the rear panel
of this unit.

Set the microphone mode.

(Built-in microphones or external microphone only)

Select "Recording" from the home screen.

1sec.

Album
Track
Favorite
Genre
Year

Artist

Year

Genre

Recorded

Recording

Settings

Folder

Enter

1 Recording Mode
2 Recording destination
3 Mode

¶ : Recording

8 : Pause
None : Stop

4 Recording format
5 Recorded file name
6 Sync recording
7 Elapsed recording time/

Remaining recording
time

8 Delay recording
9 Recording level setting)
0 Level meter

- Recording equalizer
= Presence of SD card
~ Sleep timer/

Alarm timer

: Alarm timer on
: Sleep timer on

None: Timer off

! HOLD switch

: HOLD

None: HOLD canceled

@ Remaining battery power

Display during recording

The display shows various information during recording.

080229123456.WAV

1 2 3 4 5

6 7

• For details, refer to the Instruction Manual in the PDF file.

Pop-up menu during recording

Set up functions related to recording.

To Home screen

Return to the home screen.

Recording format Set the recording format.

Recording
destination

Set the destination for the recorded files to be saved.

Sync rec

Set the synchronized recording which the recording starts

automatically as music starts.

Sync level

Set the detection level of synchronized recording in microphone

mode.

Delay rec

Start recording after the set time has elapsed in microphone mode.

Mic Gain +20dB

Raise the recording level of external microphone level.

Timer setting

Set the timer.

Auto Level Setting Set the recording level according to the maximum input level.

For details, refer to the Instruction Manual in the PDF file.

Display the pop-up menu.

To Home screen

Recording format
Recording destinat
Sync rec
Sync level

Playing recorded music or
voice

The music or voice recorded from microphones or the line

input can be played back as described below.

Select "Recorded" from the home screen.

1sec.

Album
Track
Favorite
Genre
Year

Artist

Favorite

Track

Year

Genre

Recorded

Folder

Select whether the file to be played has been

recorded from the microphones or the line
input.

Line

Mic

Recorded

Select the recorded file.

080301123456.wma

080302101010.wma
080302120000.wav
080303000100.wav
080303234500.wma

Line

Track title

Artist name

Recording music or voice

The music or voice input from microphones or an audio

component can be recorded as described below.

Set this unit to record-pause mode.

The record-pause (

) indicator

lights up.

Start

recording.

080301123456.wma

The recorded file name is displayed. (file name: Year-Month-
Day-Hour-Minute-second)

To pause recording:

080301123456.wma

Pressing the button again to resume recording.

To divide a recorded file:

080301123619.wma

Recording is continued on a new recorded file.
The sound may be interrupted at the point the recorded file
changes.

Stop

recording.

080301123456.wma

• The maximum recording time available per file is 2 hours.

When the maximum recording time is reached, recording

is continued on a new recorded file. The sound may be

interrupted at the point the recorded file changes.

• The recorded file is not divided even when recording pauses

temporarily.

• The recorded file is named after the date and time the

recording is started.

• The recorded file can be deleted anytime.

• To play a recorded file, select it from "Recorded" file list in the

home screen.

• The recorded file can be copied in the PC. The recorded file is

stored in either folder below.

– Internal memory:

"Computer" — "KENWOOD_DAP" — "RECORD" folder

–SD card: "Computer" — "(SD card)" — "KWD" folder

Adjusting the recording level

When recording voice of a speech from microphones, the

recording level can be adjusted so that the volume level is

uniform all over the recording (MIC REC LEVEL function).

The recording level can be adjusted either automatically

according to the maximum input level (ALS function) or

manually.

The setting items vary depending on the
recording source.

Built-in

microphones

External

microphone

Line input

MIC REC LEVEL function

✔

—

Auto Level Setting (ALS) function

✔

Manual recording level adjustment

✔

External microphone gain setting

—

✔

—

MIC REC LEVEL function

When recording a speech with the built-in microphones or

an external microphone, this function records the voice so

that the volume level is as uniform as possible all over the

recording.

AUTO

This setting records audio at as uniform as possible level and is

therefore suitable for recording of a speech, etc.

MANUAL

The recording level can be adjusted either using the ALS function

or manually.

Set the MIC REC LEVEL function.

(Built-in microphones or external microphone only)

Auto Level Setting (ALS) function

The recording level is set according to the maximum input

level.

For instance, to record a music CD with the optimum
recording level, play the section with the largest volume
and set the ALS function.

Display the pop-up menu during record-

pause and select "Auto Level Setting".

Auto Level Setting

This unit enters the ALS mode and sets the

recording level according to the maximum
input level.

Auto Level Setting

Exit the ALS mode.

Press

now to exit the ALS mode and

starts recording.

• When using the built-in microphones or an external

microphone, it is required to set the MIC REC LEVEL switch on

the rear panel of this unit to "MANUAL".

• If the ALS mode is exited immediately after a loud sound, the

recording level may not be adjusted properly. Exit the ALS

mode at least 2 seconds after a loud sound.

Manual recording level adjustment

The recording level can also be adjusted manually.

Adjust the recording level.

Observe the level meter, adjust the recording

level between 0 and 64 so that the recording

level does not exceed 0 dB (so that the PEAK

indicators do not light).

Pressing and holding an adjustment button

increases (

4) or decreases (¢) the

recording level gradually.

• When using the built-in microphones or an external

microphone, it is required to set the MIC REC LEVEL switch on

the rear panel of this unit to "MANUAL".

• Manual adjustment is not available when the Auto Level Setting

(ALS) function is activated.

1
2
3
4

1 Power/Menu button
Displays the pop-up menu.

Press when the backlight is off to

turn it on.

2 Left button
Displays the previous list.

Pressing and holding for more

than 1 sec.:

Open the home screen.

3 REPEAT button
Press briefly:

Each press switches the repeat

mode.

Pressing and holding for more

than 1 sec.:

Sets an A-B repeat point.

4 Play/Stop button
Play mode:

Lets playback stop temporarily.

Stop mode:

Resumes playback.

Pop-up menu:

Press while the menu is displayed

to enter a selected item.

5 Up button
Play mode:

Each press skips to the beginning

of the current track or of the

previous track (Skip-down).

Press and hold to fast reverse the

track.

Stop mode:

Each press skips to the beginning

of the current track or of the

previous track (Skip-down).

Press and hold to skip to the

previous tracks one after another.

Pop-up menu:

Press to move the cursor upward.

6 Down button
Play mode:

Each press plays the next track

(Skip-up).

Press and hold to fast forward the

music.

Stop mode:

Each press skips to the beginning

of the next track (Skip-up).

Press and hold to skip to the

subsequent tracks one after

another.

Pop-up menu:

Press to move the cursor

downward.

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