Kenwood KDC-BT53U- Manuals

English | 5 General operations Power To turn the power ON, press [SRC] . To turn the power OFF, press and hold [SRC] . Source selection Pressing [SRC] repeatedly switches among sources. Source Display Standby “STANDBY” Digital radio [2] “DIGITAL RADIO” Tuner “TUNER” USB device connected to front USB...

6 | Quick Start Guide CA-U1EX [1] KCA-iP102 [1] [SRC] [ 1 / 6 ] [ G ] [ E / F ] [ R / S ] Playing music (CD/USB/SD/iPod) Playing a disc Open the Disc slot cover upward. Insert a disc in the Disc slot . When it is inserted, the source is switched automatically and playback starts.Close the Disc slot ...

English | 7 Playing music (CD/USB/SD/iPod) Music search You can search for the song you want to play. 1 Press [ 1 / 6 ] . 2 Search for a song. Operation type Operation Selecting items Turn [ Control] knob . Determining selection Press [ Control] knob . Returning to previous item Press [ 1 / 6 ] . To...

8 | Quick Start Guide Listening to the radio/Digital radio Selecting a tuner source Press [SRC] to select “TUNER” or “DIGITAL RADIO” (KDC-BT73DAB only). Refer to <Source selection> (page 5). Selecting a band (FM or AM) (Tuner only) Press [ R ] . Selecting a station/ service Press [ E ] or [ F ...

English | 9 Hands-free phoning Pairing a Bluetooth device You can pairing your Bluetooth device in this unit. 1 Operate the Bluetooth device to request this unit for connection. The name of this unit (“KDC-####”) appears on the Bluetooth device. “Press the volume knob” appears. 2 Press [Control] kno...

10 | Quick Start Guide # WARNING • The unit can only be installed in a car with a 12V DC power supply, negative ground. • If you connect the ignition wire (red) and the battery wire (yellow) to the car chassis (ground), you may cause a short circuit, that in turn may start a fire. Always connect tho...

English | 11 For Good Reception To assure good reception, note the following: • Communicate with the cell phone within the line-of-sight distance of 10 m (30 ft). The communication range becomes shorter depending on the surrounding environment. The communication range also becomes shorter when there...

P.CONT REMOTE CONT REMOTE INPUT STEERING WHEEL ANT. CONT MUTE FR ONT SW REAR L R L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 12 | Quick Start Guide Connecting wires to terminals FM/AM antenna input (JASO)(KDC-BT73DAB, KDC-BT53U only) KDC-BT73DAB only Digital radio antenna(Accessory 5 ) (KDC-BT73DAB only) Fr...

14 | Quick Start Guide Installing/Removing the unit Installation Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or the like and attach it in place. < • Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place. If the unit is unstable, it may malfunction (for example, the sound may skip). R...

English | 15 Installing the Microphone unit 1 Check the installation position of the microphone (Accessory 3 ). 2 Clean the installation surface. 3 Install the microphone. 4 Lay the cable up to the unit with it secured at several positions using tape or the like. < • Install the microphone as far...

16 | Quick Start Guide Installing the Digital radio antenna Installation overview Antenna cable (3.5 m) Accessory 45 • The antenna should be installed on the passenger side for safety. • Use cord clamper (Accessory 6 ) to secure the antenna to the pillar at several locations. • The direction of the ...

English | 17 Installing the Digital radio antenna Antenna Installation 1 Check the installation location. 2 Clean the area where antenna film (Accessory 4 ), amplifier unit (Accessory 5 ), and earth sheet are pasted with the included cleaner (Accessory 7 ). The coating on the metal surface need not ...

English | 19 Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio files AAC-LC (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma), WAV (.wav) of USB device/ SD card • Playable disc media CD-R/RW/ROM • Playable disc file formats ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Long file name. • Playable USB devices USB mass storage class • Playable S...