Kenwood KRC-259R Instruction Manual

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Safety precautions— 3 —To prevent injury and/or fire, take thefollowing precautions:• Insert the unit all the way until it is fullylocked in place. Otherwise it may fly out ofplace during collisions and other jolts.• When extending the ignition, battery orground cables, make sure to use automotive-grade cables or other cables with an area of0.75mm 2 (AWG18) or more to prevent cabledeterioration and damage to the cable coat-ing.• To prevent short circuits, never put or leaveany metallic objects (e.g., coins or metaltools) inside the unit.• If the unit starts to emit smoke or strangesmells, turn off the power immediately andconsult your Kenwood dealer.• Be careful not to drop the unit or subject it tostrong shock.The unit may break or crack because it con-tains glass parts.• Do not touch the liquid crystal fluid if the LCDis damaged or broken due to shock. The liq-uid crystal fluid may be dangerous to yourhealth or even fatal.If the liquid crystal fluid from the LCD con-tacts your body or clothing, wash it off withsoap immediately.2WARNINGTo 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 the face-plate case in areas exposed to direct sunlight,excessive heat or humidity. Also avoid placeswith too much dust or the possibility of watersplashing.• Do not subject the faceplate to excessiveshock, as it is a piece of precision equipment.• To prevent deterioration, do not touch theterminals of the unit or faceplate with yourfingers.• When replacing a fuse, only use a new onewith the prescribed rating. Using a fuse withthe wrong rating may cause your unit to mal-function.• To prevent short circuits when replacing afuse, first disconnect the wiring harness.• During installation, do not use any screwsexcept for the ones provided. The use ofimproper screws might result in damage tothe main unit.2CAUTION IMPORTANT INFORMATIONYou cannot connect the unit directly to thefollowing CD automatic changers. For userswho want to use older changers with theunit, follow the directions below according tothe type of changer you own:• KDC-C200 / KDC-C300 / KDC-C400Use the extension cable and the control boxattached to the CD changer, and the optionalCA-DS100 converter cable.• KDC-C301 / KDC-C600 / KDC-C800 / KDC-C601 /KDC-C401Use the extension cable attached to the CDchanger, and the optional CA-DS100 convert-er cable.• C705i / C705siUse the extension cable attached to the CDchanger, and the optional CA-K300 convertercable.• KDC-C100 / KDC-C302 / C205 / C705 /non-Kenwood CD changersCannot be used with this model.You can damage both your unit andthe CD changer if you connect themincorrectly.2CAUTION