Kenwood M1GD50, Instruction Manual

English

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Names and functions of parts

/  Power/Menu button

•  Press and hold to switch the power 

ON/OFF.

•  Press shortly to open the menu. 
•  Press shortly while the menu is open 

to return to the previous display page.

•  Press when the display is turned off 

(screen saver mode) to turn on the 
display.

•  Status indicated by the indicator 

During play

During USB 

connection

Steady lighting Power is ON.

Recharging…

One blink per 
3 sec.

Screen saver mode.

–

Two blinks per 
3 sec.

Screen saver 
mode under Hold 
function activated.

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Blink

–

Transferring 
data…

Extinguished Power is OFF.

Recharging 
completed.

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 Up button

•  Press to move the cursor upward.
•  Press during playback to skip to 

the beginning of the current track. 
Pressing the button at the beginning 
of a track skips to the beginning of the 
previous track.

•  Press and hold to fast reverse the track.

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 Down button

•  Press to move the cursor downward.
•  Press during playback to skip to the 

beginning of the next track.

•  Press and hold to fast forward the 

track.

6

 Play/Pause button

•  Press to play a track or let it pause.
•  During playback, press and hold for 

more than 1 second to set the A-B 
Repeat points.

•  Press while the menu is displayed to 

enter a selected item.

 VOLUME button

•  Press to increase (+) or decrease (-) the 

volume. Pressing and holding a button 
segment varies the volume gradually.

HOLD switch

•  Press to defeat all other buttons. This 

helps prevent erroneous operation of 
the Player when it is carried in a bag, 
etc.

 Phones jack

•  Connect the provided stereo 

headphones.

 USB jack

•  Connect to a PC using the provided 

USB cable to transfer music files or 
recharge the battery.

Strap eyelet

•  Pass the strap through this hole.

Reset button

•  In case of irregularity, first consult 

<Troubleshooting> (page 29). If an 
optimum remedy is not found, try 
pressing the reset button with the tip 
of a clip or ballpoint pen.

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Display

USB jack

Power/Menu button

VOLUME button

HOLD switch

Phones jack

Strap eyelet

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Reset button

Up button

Down button

Play/Pause button

Display

USB jack

Power/Menu button

VOLUME button

HOLD switch

Phones jack

Strap eyelet

Reset button

Up button

Down button

Play/Pause button

  • Do not pass a metallic hook or like (a key holder, etc.) through the strap eyelet. Otherwise, the 

player may be damaged.

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