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Complete Guide to Your New Kenwood
Axcess Remote Portal
Congratulations on your purchase of the Kenwood Axcess. With Axcess, you'll
open a door to the media stored on your Entré, allowing you to enjoy music
and Internet Radio anywhere you place the Portal. You'll quickly find the
music or radio stations you're looking for, since you can browse your library
on Axcess as you do using Entré.
Axcess is easy to set up, and easy to use. With this guide, you'll familiarize
yourself with Axcess' capabilities, and quickly enjoy its state-of-the-art
technology.
1. Hold the POWER ON button down on the remote control until the
Standby, MUSIC, NET RADIO, AUX and OG lights flash momentarily.
Then release the POWER ON button.
2. When the Standby light stays lit
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Table of Contents
Complete Guide to Your New Kenwood Axcess
Remote Portal................................................................... ii
Chapter 1: Setting Up and Configuring Your Axcess ....... 1
What's Included with Axcess? .............................................1
How Do I Use Axcess Safely? ..............................................1
Resetting Axcess............................................................................ 2
How Do I Connect Axcess to Entré and the Internet? ..........2
Establishing a Connection via Dial-Up ........................................... 2
How Do I Connect Axcess to My Phone Line? ....................5
How Do I Connect Axcess to My Speakers? ........................5
How Do I Set Up My Remote?............................................5
How Do I Connect Axcess to an Auxiliary Audio Source? ....6
How Do I Connect Axcess to an External Power
Amplifier? ...........................................................................6
How Do I Set Up Entré to be Recognized By Axcess?..........6
How Do I Power Up Axcess for the Very First Time? ...........7
Configuring Axcess Manually......................................................... 7
Network Configuration ........................................................... 7
Manual Media Server (Entré) Selection ................................... 8
Chapter 2: Getting to Know Your Axcess ......................... 9
What's On the Front Panel of My Axcess? .........................10
What's On the Axcess Remote?.........................................11
How Do I Turn On Axcess?...............................................12


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What if I Have More Than One Entré (Manual Media
Server Selection)?..............................................................14
How Do I Switch Modes? .................................................14
How Do I Navigate Axcess? ..............................................15
How Do I Control Music Play? ..........................................15
Chapter 3: Enjoying Your Music Collection ................... 17
How Do I Browse and Play My Music Collection? .............17
Playing Music.............................................................................. 17
Browsing Groups, Channels and Tracks ....................................... 17
Controlling Music Play Order ...................................................... 19
Chapter 4: Enjoying Internet Radio................................ 21
How Do I Connect to Internet Radio? ...............................21
How Do I Browse and Listen to Internet Radio? ................21
Browsing Groups and Channels................................................... 22
How Do I Purchase the Music I Hear on Internet Radio?...23
Chapter 5: Controlling Audio Settings ........................... 25
How Do I Adjust the Volume? ..........................................25
How Do I Adjust the Speaker Balance? .............................25
How Do I Adjust the Bass Setting?.....................................26
How Do I Adjust the Treble Setting? .................................26
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting ........................................... 29
How Do I Contact Kenwood? ...........................................30


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How Do I Solve Sound Problems?.....................................30
There's No Sound ....................................................................... 30
The Volume Suddenly Decreases ................................................ 30
Internet Radio Stops Playing........................................................ 30
I Can't Hear Anything from My TV or Other Connected Device .. 31
How Do I Solve a Problem with Axcess? ...........................31
The display on Axcess reads "Server Not Found"......................... 31
Axcess Doesn't Respond When I Press a Button on the
Remote or Front Panel.......................................................... 32
My Music Repeats or Plays Out of Order..................................... 32
I Can't Control Internet Radio ..................................................... 32
Axcess Doesn't Work .................................................................. 32
How Do I Solve a Problem with the Remote?....................32
The Remote Is Not Responding ................................................... 32
How Do I Solve a Problem with Entré?..............................32
Glossary.......................................................................... 33
Index............................................................................... 35
Specifications ................................................................. 37
Stereo Power Output............................................................ 37
Signal-to-Noise Ratio ............................................................ 37
Residual noise ...................................................................... 37
Channel separation............................................................... 37
Input impedance .................................................................. 37
Dimensions .......................................................................... 37
Weight ................................................................................. 37