Kenwood KDC-BT50U manual

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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-BT50U KDC-5047U KMR-440U INSTR UCTION MANU AL © 10Stepup_IM304_Ref_En_0 3 _E Before reading this manual, click the button below to check the latest edition and the modified pages. Check the latest edition[...]

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    2 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Con tents Before use 3 Basic Operations 4 General opreration 6 Removing the F aceplate Muting the audio upon reception of phone call Audio Adjustments 7 Audio Control Audio Preset Memor y Audio Preset Recall Music disc/Audio file Operation 9 Music Search Music Search for iPod Alphabet Search Skip Search Direct Sea[...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • T o prevent a shor t circuit, never put or leave any metallic objec ts (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first ti[...]

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    4 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Basic Operations Before Using Exit Demonstration Mode T urn off the demonstration mode when you use it for the first time after installation. 1 Press the [ENTER] button to quit the demonstration mode when the messages “ T o Cancel DEMO Press the ENTER Key” are displayed (approx. 15 seconds). 2 T urn the Contro[...]

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    English | 5 display . Auxiliary input Portable audio device can be connec ted with the stereo mini-plug (3.5 mm ø). Playing Music ( CD/USB/iPod) Playing Disc Inser t the disc in the Disc slot. When inser ted, the source is switched automatically and a song starts playing. Playing USB device Connect a USB device or iPod to the USB terminal. When co[...]

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    6 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U General opreration Removing the F aceplate The faceplate of the unit can be detached and taken with you, helping to deter theft. Detaching the Fac eplate Press the Release button. Reattaching the F aceplate Refer to the following diagram when reattaching the faceplate. ¤ • Remove the faceplate at once after pre[...]

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    English | 7 Audio A djustments • About Supreme T echnology to ex trapolate and supplement with proprietary algorithm, the high-frequency range that is cut off when encoding at low bit rate (less than 128K bps, Sampling frequency is 44.1kHz). Supplementing is optimized by compression format (AAC, MP3 or WMA) and processed according to bit rate. Th[...]

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    8 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Audio Preset Recall Recalling the sound setup registered by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 8) . 1 Selec t the source Press the [SRC ] button. F or how to select source item, refer to <Pow er and source selection> (page 4) . 2 Enter Audio Control mode KDC-5047U KMR-440U Press the [AUDIO ] button. KDC-BT50U[...]

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    English | 9 Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of Audio file/ Internal CD source Music S earch Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played now . 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed. 2 Search for music Audio file Operation type Operation Movement between folders/f[...]

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    10 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U F unction of iPod source Alphabet Search Y ou can selec t an alphabetic charac ter from the list in the browse item (ar tist, album, etc.) currently selected. 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed. 2 Selec t browse item T urn the Control knob to select browse item, and the[...]

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    English | 11 F unction of iPod source Direct Search Searching for music by selec ting a browse item and an alphabetic character(s). 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “MUSICSEARCH” is displayed. 2 Enter Search select mode Press the [ ] button. 3 Selec t Direct Search mode T urn the Control knob to select “Dir ect Search” , and [...]

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    12 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of iPod source My Playlist for iPod Y ou can register your favorite songs to make a playlist. Y ou can register up to ten songs in the playlist. Registering a song in the playlist 1 Play the song you want to register Push the Control k nob towards up, down, right, and le[...]

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    English | 13 T uner Ope ration Station Preset Memor y Putting a station in the memor y. 1 Selec t the frequency to put in the memory Push the Control k nob towards right or left. 2 Enter Preset Memor y mode Press the [ ] button. 3 Preset the station T urn the Control knob to select preset number (“P1” – “P6”), and then press the [ENTER] b[...]

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    14 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U T uner Ope ration PTY (Program T yp e) Selecting the Program T ype below and searching for a station; Program T ype Display Speech “Speech” Music “Music” News “News” Curr ent Affairs “ Affairs” Information “Info ” Sport “Spor t” Educa tion “Educate ” Drama “Drama ” Cultur e “C ul[...]

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    English | 15 F a vor ite Con trol F av orite Preset Recall Retrieving an item registered to F avorite. 1 Enter Fa vorite Preset Recall mode Press the [FA VORI TE] button. 2 Selec t the number to recall in the Fav orite memory T urn the Control knob. 3 Recall the Fav orite Preset Press the [ENTER] button. Cancelling the Fa vorite Preset Recall mode [...]

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    16 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U F unction set ting Configure the func tions of this unit using the following procedure: 1 Search for the item to set Pick up the item to set according to <Function item> (page 16) . 2 Selec t the source Press the [SRC ] button. Switch to the source that displays the item to set according to <Function lis[...]

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    English | 17 Display Control 08 Display T ype Selection: “Display Control” ➤ 5 types Set s th e disp lay p atter n. Display type Display information T ype A Displays 2 lines of text. T ype B Displays a line of text. T ype C Displays the status. T ype D Displays the clock . T ype E Displays the spec trum analyzer . Refer to <Se lec tin g D [...]

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    18 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U F unction set ting T uner Settings 24 Local Seek: “Local Seek ” ➤ “ON” , “OFF” Only st ations whos e re ception is g oo d are searched in auto seek tuni ng. 25 Seek M ode: “S eek Mode” ➤ “ Auto1” , ” Auto2” , ”Manual” Sele c ts the tunin g m ode of the ra dio. T uning mode Display [...]

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    English | 19 60MIN: T urns t he power OFF af ter 6 0 minutes. Functi on of t he KD C - BT50U/ KD C -5047U . 41 Built in AUX: “Built-in AUX” ➤ “ON” , “OFF” Set s wh ethe r to display AUX duri ng s ource sele c tion . 42 CD Read: “CD Read” ➤ “1” , ”2” Set s th e m etho d fo r readi ng CD. When unab le to play spe cial form[...]

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    20 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U F unction set ting 58 Setting the Time Interval for Automatic Answer: “ Auto Answer” ➤ ”OFF” , “0SEC ” – “8SEC ” – “99SEC ” This fun ct ion automatic ally answer s (respo nds to) a call af ter laps e of th e pre set time inter val for automatic answe r . “OFF” : D oe s not ans wer t [...]

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    English | 21 F unc tion items that appear during playback of a CD, audio file, or iPod Function item list No . “ Audio Contr ol” 35 “Play Mode” “Hands Mode” (iP od) 01 “T rack Scan” (CD)/ “File Scan ” (A udio file) 02 “Disc Random” (CD)/ “Folder R andom” (Audio file/ iPod) 03 “ All R andom” (iPod) 04 “T rack Repeat[...]

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    22 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Displa y Sett ings Selec ting Display T ype Shown below are examples of display t ypes. Display Display T ype T ype A Displays 2 lines of text. T ype B D isplays a line of text. T ype C Displays the status (ON/OFF indicator for each function). T ype D Displays the clock. T ype E D isplays the spec trum analyzer .[...]

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    English | 23 In Standby/ Auxiliary input source Information Display Source name “Source Name ” Spectrum analyzer & Clock (A UX only) “Speana/Clock” Clock (Standby only) “Clock” Date “Da te” Displays the status (T ype A display only) “Indicator” Blank “Blank” 1 Enter Display control mode KDC-5047U KMR-440U Press the [DISP[...]

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    24 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Operation of hands-f ree phoning F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Before Use • For details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free function, see <About the Cell-Phone> (page 35) . • Y ou need to register your cell-phone before using it with this unit. For more details, see [...]

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    English | 25 Calling a number in the call log 1 Enter Bluetooth mode KDC-BT50U Press the [ ] button. KDC-5047U KMR-440U Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is displayed. 2 Selec t the call log mode T urn the Control knob to select “Inc oming Calls” , “ Outgoing Calls” , or “Missed Calls” , and then press the [EN[...]

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    26 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Operation of hands-f ree phoning F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Call waiting Answering Another Incoming Call with the Curr ent Call Suspended KDC-BT50U Press the [ ] button. KDC-5047U KMR-440U 1) Press the [FNC] button for at least 1 second. 2) Turn the Control knob to selec t “ Answer?[...]

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    English | 27 F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Bluetooth Audi o Operation Before Use • For details on the Bluetooth Audio player which can be connected, see <About the Bluetooth Audio player> (page 35) . • Y ou need to register your Bluetooth Audio player before using it with this unit. For more details, see <Regis[...]

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    28 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Bluetooth Setup F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Registering Bluetooth device T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to register it (pair ing). Y ou can register up to five Bluetooth devices to this unit. When registering from Bluetooth devices 1 T urn on[...]

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    English | 29 name, and then press the [ENTER] button. If “Completed” is displayed, registration is completed. 5 Go through the procedure of <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 28) and complete the registration (pairing). Cancelling Bluetooth mode Press the [FNC ] button. ⁄ • If the device name is not in the list, select “Other Phon[...]

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    30 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Bluetooth Setup F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Selec ting the Bluetooth device Y ou W ish to Connect When two or more Bluetooth devices have already been registered, you need to select the Bluetooth device you wish to use. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode KDC-BT50U Press the [ ] button. KDC-5047U KM[...]

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    English | 31 Displaying the Firm ware V ersion Display the version of the firmware of this unit. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode KDC-BT50U Press the [ ] button. KDC-5047U KMR-440U Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is displayed. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [FNC ] button. 3 Select Bluetooth Firmware update mode The item [...]

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    32 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Bluetooth Setup F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Setting a V oice Command for Cat egor y Add a voice tag to the phone number category (type) for voice calling. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [FNC ] button for at least 1 second. “BT MODE” is d[...]

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    English | 33 SMS ( Short Message Service ) F unction of KDC-BT50U/ KCA-BT200 (Optional Accessory) Displaying the SMS The SMS received by the cell-phone is displayed on the receiver . A newly received message is displayed. ¤ • T o prevent car accidents, the driver should not read the SMS while driving. When a new message arrives “SMS Received?[...]

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    34 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playable disc media CD -R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file format ISO 9660 Level 1/2, J oliet, Romeo, Long file name. • Playable USB device USB mass storage class • Playable USB device file system F A T16, F A T32 Even [...]

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    English | 35 About “KENWOOD Music Editor ” • This unit suppor ts the PC application “KENWOOD Music Editor Lite ver1.0” or later . • When you use the audio file with database information added by the “KENWOOD M usic Editor Lite ver1.0” , you can search a file by title, album or artist name using the <Music Search> (page 9) . ?[...]

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    36 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U T roubleshooting Guide Some func tions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up Display . ▲ 47 Demo M ode of <Function setting> (page 16) i s n ot set to O f f. ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • Cannot set up the low pass filter . • No output from the su[...]

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    English | 37 No Music Data/Error 15: • The connected USB device contains no playable audio file. • M edia was played that does not have data recorded that the unit can play. USB ERROR: Some trouble may have occurred to the connected USB device.  Remove the USB device, then cycle the power switch to ON. I f the same display is repeated, use a[...]

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    38 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U FM tuner sec tion Fr equency range (50 kH z step) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MH z Usable sensitivit y (S/N = 26dB) : 0.7 μV/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivit y (S/N = 46dB) : 1.6 μV/75 Ω Fr equency response (±3.0 dB) : 30 H z – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 65 dB Selectivity (DIN) (±400 kH z) : ≥ 8 0 d B St[...]

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    English | 39 Auxiliary input Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 20 H z – 20 kH z Input Maximum Voltage : 1200 mV Input Impedance : 10 kΩ General Operating voltage KDC-BT50U : 14.4 V (10.5 – 16V allowable) KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U : 14.4 V (11 – 16V allowable) Maximum Current consumption : 10 A Installation Size ( W x H x D) : 182 x 53 x 155 mm Weigh[...]

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    40 | KDC-BT50U/ KDC-5047U/ KMR-440U This Product is not installed by the manufac turer of a vehicle on the production line, nor by the professional importer of a vehicle into an EU Member State. Information on Disposal of Old Electrical and E lectronic Equipment and Batteries (applicable for EU countries that have adopted separate waste collection [...]

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    English | 41 Magyar • Alulírott, Ken wood, kijelenti, hogy a jelen KDC-BT50U megfelel az 1999/5/EC irányelvben meghatár ozott alapvető k övetelményeknek és egyéb vonatko zó előírásoknak. Svenska • Härmed intygar Kenwood att denna KDC-BT50U stär l överensstämelse med de väsentliga egenskapskrav och övriga relevanta bestämmelse[...]