KENWOOD Car Audio In-Dash Cassette Players

Tips for Using a Kenwood Car Cassette Player

Just about everyone enjoys listening to music or spoken word talks while driving. The Kenwood car cassette player makes it so that you can play all your tapes as you relieve memories of mixtapes past. The car stereo also includes AM/FM radio and other features.

Insert the cassette tape in the dedicated slot. Hit the play button and the tape will start. Typically, the player runs the first side of the tape in a single session with the tape ejected and reinserted to play the second side. Some Kenwood players will automatically play the second side directly after the first. It is also possible to rewind or fast-forward in the middle of a side to get to the desired point of the audio. You may eject the tape manually at any time.

The car stereo plays compact audio cassettes of all lengths, with 60-minute and 90-minute tapes being the most common. Most audio decks will play tapes manufactured with different magnetic oxide formulations. These formulations include normal, chrome, and metal. Such tapes might emphasize bass or treble differently or offer a lower level of background hiss or other distortion in playback sound. You may also play prerecorded tapes from your personal library. This physical format is not to be confused with the 8-track format, which also uses analog tape. The audio cassette is smaller.

On most models, there are controls that help fine-tune its stereo sound to the listener's preferences. These include:

• Balance: Adjusts the level of volume in each speaker.
• Bass: Boosts lower audio frequencies and can generate increased power between instruments like drums and bass guitar/
• Treble: Boosts higher frequencies and can generate increased clarity between brighter instruments.
• Loudness: Increases the level of low and high frequencies at the same time.

The Kenwood car cassette player is able to receive radio signals across the AM and FM bands. Some models can save your favorite stations so they are reachable with the touch of a button. Press the tuner button to access radio in mono or full stereo, depending on the signal's band.

Analog tape runs along a tape head, which reads the signals imprinted on the magnetic tape. Tapes use iron oxide and, in time, a buildup of excess oxide on the playback head may degrade the sound. This taped head may be cleaned periodically with isopropyl alcohol or denatured alcohol to maintain quality sound. Special cleaning cassettes can also be used as part of a service regimen.