Kenwood DM-VH7

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Name DM-VH7
Manufacturer Kenwood
Released 1999/07
Device type deck
MDLP No
NetMD No
Hi-MD No
Radio No
Dimensions 247 x 96 x 279mm
Weight 3.1kg
ATRAC ver 4.5
Power cable AC
Price (launch) $499
¥42 000
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Inputs RCA in, Digital optical (TOSLINK)
Outputs RCA out
Control

The DM-VH7 is the MD component of the RD-VH7 / VH-7MD 3 piece system. It is the world's first mini system that can be placed horizontally or vertically, the display orients itself when the unit is laid on it's side.

This unit also uses High Definition Compatible Digital, 20 bit digital decoding system able to produce more detailed sounds which general 16 bit decoders cannot.

MD Mechanism: MDM-06
Optical Pickup: KMS-260B
ATRAC IC: CXD2654R


Content adapted from: Kenwood Press Release Minidisc.org page History Page T-Station Page Kenwood VH-7MD Product page Kenwood Product Page for the DM-VH7 Kenwood Product Page (German) Good Design Award

English User manual

Japanese User Manual

Service Manual

Good evening, first of all I would like to thank you for having had the opportunity to join this group, let me introduce myself: My name is Valerio, I am a 59 year old electrical technician from Rome (Italy) and I also passionately enjoy some repairs and/or insights into electronics. I am adapting a Kenwood LS-VH7 to my desk, as I consider it a very interesting and particular machine. Unfortunately I noticed that although the radio section works great, The CD player makes some noises at the beginning. It needs time to warm up (about 4/5 minutes) then it plays wonderfully. Has anyone had the same problem and can tell me which components turned out to be faulty? Maybe even some capacitor that has lost its characteristics? I thank you in advance and send greetings to everyone

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valepp, 2024/01/01 20:38
Good evening, first of all I would like to thank you for having had the opportunity to join this group, let me introduce myself: My name is Valerio, I am a 59 year old electrical technician from Rome (Italy) and I also passionately enjoy some repairs and/or insights into electronics. I am adapting a Kenwood LS-VH7 to my desk, as I consider it a very interesting and particular machine. Unfortunately I noticed that although the radio section works great, The CD player makes some noises at the beginning. It needs time to warm up (about 4/5 minutes) then it plays wonderfully. Has anyone had the same problem and can tell me which components turned out to be faulty? Maybe even some capacitor that has lost its characteristics? I thank you in advance and send greetings to everyone
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