— 3 —To prevent injury or fire, take thefollowing precautions:• Insert the unit all the way in until it is fullylocked in place. Otherwise it may fall out ofplace when jolted.• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leaveany metallic objects (such as coins or metaltools) inside the unit.• If the unit starts to emit smoke or strangesmells, turn off the power immediately andconsult your Kenwood dealer.• Make sure not to get your fingers caughtbetween the faceplate and the unit.• Be careful not to drop the unit or subject it tostrong shock.The unit may break or crack because itcontains glass parts.To prevent damage to the machine,take the following precautions:• Make sure to ground the unit to a negative12V DC power supply.• Do not open the top or bottom covers of theunit.• Do not install the unit in a spot exposed todirect sunlight or excessive heat or humidity.Also avoid places with too much dust or thepossibility of water splashing.• Do not set the removed faceplate or thefaceplate case in areas exposed to directsunlight, excessive heat or humidity.2CAUTION2WARNINGSafety precautionsAlso avoid places with too much dust or thepossibility of water splashing.• To prevent deterioration, do not touch theterminals of the unit or faceplate with yourfingers.• Do not subject the faceplate to excessiveshock, as it is a piece of precision equipment.• Do not place any object between thefaceplate and the unit.• During installation, do not use any screwsexcept for the ones provided. The use ofimproper screws might result in damage tothe main unit.Do Not Load 3-in. CDs in the CD slotIf you try to load a 3 in. CD with its adapterinto the unit, the adapter might separate fromthe CD and damage the unit.IMPORTANT INFORMATIONThis unit is NOT designed to be connecteddirectly to control units that are manufacturedand sold before 1994. If used with suchunits, an optional CA-SD200 (sold separately)must be used.FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESEINSTRUCTIONS MAY RESULT INDAMAGE TO THIS UNIT AND CONTROLUNIT.2CAUTIONThis equipment has been tested and found tocomply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmfulinterference in a residential installation. Thisequipment may cause harmful interferenceto radio communications, if it is not installedand used in accordance with the instructions.However, there is no guarantee thatinterference will not occur in a particularinstallation. If this equipment does causeharmful interference to radio or televisionreception, which can be determined byturning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interferenceby one or more of the following measures:• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.• Increase the separation between theequipment and receiver.• Connect the equipment into an outlet on acircuit different from that to which thereceiver is connected.• Consult the dealer or an experiencedradio/TV technician for help.This Class B digital apparatus complies withCanadian ICES-003.NOTENOTE