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    2 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 3 0. Con tents 1. Before use 4 1-1. Safety precaution 1-2. Impor tant information 1-3. Regulatory Compliance 2. Appendix 8 2-1. Specifications 2-2. T rademarks 3. Basic operations 12 3-1. Component names 3-2. Pr eparations 3-3. How to select the item 3-4. General operations 4. Audio adjustments (KD[...]

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    4 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 5 1. Before use 1-1. Safety precaution # W ARNING T o prevent injuries or a fire, take the follo wing precautions: • Stop the car befor e operating the unit. • T o prevent a shor t circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. ! CAUTION [...]

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    6 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 7 los requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras disposiciones aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. Português JVC KENWOOD declara que este KDC-BT73DAB, KDC-BT53U está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 1999/5/ CE. Polska JVC KENWOOD niniejsz ym o[...]

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    8 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 9 2. Appendix 2-1. Specifications FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kHz step) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MH z Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 7.2 dBf (0.63 μV/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 15.2 dBf (1.6 μV/75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30 Hz – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio [...]

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    10 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 11 2-2. T rademarks • The Bluetooth word mark and logos are o wned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by JVC KENWOOD Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. • “Made for iP od” and “Made for iPhone” mean[...]

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    12 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 13 3. Basic operations 3-1. Componen t names (1) [ 1 / 6 ] button When listening to the iP od, audio file, CD , or radio , press this button to enter the sear ch mode. In each of the selected modes, press the button to return to the previous item. (2) [SRC] button Pr ess the button to select the so[...]

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    14 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 15 Basic operations 3-4. General opera tions Powe r Press [SRC] to turn the pow er ON. Press and hold [SRC] to turn the pow er OFF . Source selection Press [SRC]. The source will switch each time upon pr essing the button. Source Display Standby “ST ANDBY” Digital radio [2] “DIGIT AL RADIO”[...]

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    16 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 17 4. Audio adjustmen ts (KDC-5057SD) 4-1. Audio c ontrol Y ou can adjust the audio control items.  Press [SRC] to select a source other than Standby (“ST ANDBY”). Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) .  Press [ Con trol] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “ Aud[...]

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    18 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 19 “Sound Realizer” V irtually makes the sound more r ealistic using the DSP . “ OFF ”/ “Lev el1”/ “Lev el2”/ “Lev el3” “Sound Elevation ” V irtually raises the sound field using the DSP . “ OFF ”/ “Lo w”/ “Middle”/ “High” “V olume offset” Sets each sou[...]

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    20 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 21 5-4. Speaker setting The speaker X’Over is aut omatically set when the position and size of each speaker are selected from the following items .  Press [SRC] to select a source other than Standby (“ST ANDBY”). Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) .  Press [ Con trol] knob . En[...]

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    22 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 23 Rear Right speaker “RearR” 0 – 610 cm Subwoofer L eft “SW L ” 0 – 610 cm Subwoofer Right “SW R” 0 – 610 cm ( Colored t ext : F actory setting)  Select a value using [C ontrol] knob . Exiting from the F unction setting mode Press and hold [ 1 / 6 ]. 5-8. Channel lev el fine [...]

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    24 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 25 5-10. DSP preset Y ou can register the values set the DSP control items.  Set the DSP control items Refer to the follo wing operations to setup the Sound Control. - “SubWoof er Level” of <5-1. Audio control> (page 18) - <5-2. Manual equalizer control> (page 19) - <5-3. Car [...]

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    26 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 27 6. Listen to the iP od 6-1. Models of iPods/iPhones tha t can be connected to this unit Made for • iPod nano (6th generation) • iPod nano (5th generation) • iPod nano (4th generation) • iPod nano (3r d generation) • iPod nano (2nd generation) • iPod nano (1st genera[...]

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    28 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 29 Listen to the iP od 6-8. Playback mode Y ou can selec t a playback mode, such as Random play and Repeat play .  Press [SRC] to select an iPod (“ iP od”) source . Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) .  Press [ Con trol] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “Pla[...]

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    30 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 31 6-9. App & iP od mode setting Y ou can selec t a music from iP od when App & iP od mode is set to ON.  Press [SRC] and select an iPod (“ iP od”) source using [C ontrol] knob . Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) .  Press [ Con trol] knob . Enters the F unction setting m[...]

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    32 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 33 7. Aha Radio (KDC-BT73D AB, KDC-B T53U) 7-2. Listening to the Aha Radio Android • Y ou need to register your cell phone bef ore using it with this unit. See <13-2. Registering a Bluetooth device> (page 62) . • Disconnect the iPhone or iPod t ouch.  Connect the Android smartpho[...]

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    34 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 35 7-5. Calling a number in the con tent Y ou can call the phone number obtained from the content from a smartphone connected to this unit via Bluetooth.  Press and hold [ Control] knob . “Make a call” appears.  Press [ Control] knob . Makes a call. Canceling the call Press [ 1 / 6 ]. Aha[...]

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    36 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 37 8. Listen to the CD/ A udio file 8-1. Playing music Playing a disc Open the Disc slot cover up ward. Insert a disc in the Disc slot. When it is inserted, the source is switched automatically and playback starts. Close the Disc slot cover . Playing a USB devic e Connect a USB device to the USB t[...]

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    38 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 39 Listen to the CD/ A udio file 8-5. Playback mode Y ou can selec t a playback mode, such as Random play and Repeat play .  Press [SRC] to select a CD/ USB/ SD (“ CD”/ “USB”/ “SD”) source . Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) .  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F uncti[...]

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    40 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 41 8-8. About SD card • This unit is capable of playback of SD/SDHC memory cards complying with the SD or SDHC standard. SD card (≤2 GB), SDHC card (≤32 GB) • A special adapter is required t o use a miniSD card, miniSDHC card, micr oSD card or microSDHC card. • The MultiMedia Car[...]

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    42 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 43 9. Listen to the tuner 9-1. Listening to the radio Selecting a tuner source Press [SRC] to select a Tuner (“TUNER”) source. Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) . Selecting a band (FM or AM) Press [ R ]. Selecting a station Press [ E ] or [ F ]. The seek mode can be changed. Refer t o[...]

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    44 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 45 Listen to the tuner 9-6. PTY (Program T ype) Y ou can search for a station by selecting a Prog ram T ype.  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “Settings” > “PT Y Search ” using [C ontrol] knob. F or how to use [Control] knob, refer t o <3-3. How[...]

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    46 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 47 10. Listen to the Digital Radio (KDC-BT73D AB) 10-3. Recall preset service Recall the service in the memor y .  Pr ess [ 1 / 6 ] t wice . Enter the Pr eset memor y mode.  T urn [Control] knob to select a memory number (“1” – “18”).  Pr ess [Control] knob . 10-4. Service list s[...]

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    48 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 49 10-5. Alphabet Search for service Y ou can selec t an alphabetic character from the service list.  Press [ 1 / 6 ].  Press and hold [ Control] knob . Enter the Alphabet Search mode  Select a character using [Con trol] knob. Exiting from the Alphabet search mode Press and hold [ 1 / 6 ].[...]

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    50 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 51 10-8. Replay Y ou can replay last about 7 minutes (audio bit rate: 128 kbps) of current ser vice.  Press [ R ] “Replay Mode” appears and enters the Replay mode. During Replay, y ou can per form the following operations: Operation type Operation P ause and play Press and hold [ 1 / 6 ]. Fo[...]

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    52 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 53 11. Display settings 11-1. Selecting a display type Shown below are examples of displa y types.  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Display Selec t” > “T ype S elect” using [Contr ol] k nob . F or how to use [Control] k[...]

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    54 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 55 Display settings 11-5. Selecting a text display Y ou can change the information displayed on each of the following sourc es:  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Display Selec t” > “T ext Select ” using [Contr ol] k nob [...]

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    56 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 57 Display settings 11-6. Display & Illumination setting Y ou can set the display and illumination.  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “DISP&ILLUMI” using [C ontrol] knob. F or how to use [Control] knob, refer t o <3-3. How to select the item>[...]

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    58 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 59 12. General settings 12-1. Adjusting the clock  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “Settings” > “Clock&Da te” > “Clock Adjust” using [Contr ol] knob. F or how to use [Control] knob, refer t o <3-3. How to select the item> (page 13[...]

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    60 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 61 General settings 12-7. Initial settings Y ou can configure initial settings of this unit.  Press [SRC] to select a Standby (“ST ANDBY”). Refer to <Source selection> (page 14) .  Press [ Control] knob . Enters the F unction setting mode.  Select “Initial Settings” using [C[...]

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    62 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 63 13. Registering a Bluetooth (KDC-B T73DAB, KDC-B T53U) 13-2. Registering a Bluetooth devic e Y ou can register your Bluetooth device in this unit.  Start registering a unit by operating the Bluetooth device . Operate the Bluetooth device to request this unit for connection. The name of this u[...]

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    64 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 65 13-5. Bluetooth device r egistration test Y ou can check whether a Bluetooth device can be register ed by operating this unit.  Press [ Ú ]. “BT MODE” appears and enter the Bluetooth mode.  Select “BT T est Mode” using [C ontrol] knob. F or how to use [Control] knob, refer t o <[...]

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    66 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 67 14-3. Dialing a number  Press [ Ú ]. “BT MODE” appears and enter the Bluetooth mode.  Select “Number Dial” using [Con trol] k nob . F or how to use [Control] knob, refer t o <3-3. How to select the item> (page 13) .  Enter a phone number . Operation type Operation Selecti[...]

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    68 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 69 Hands-free phoning (KDC-B T73DAB, KDC-B T53U) 14-5. Speed dialing (Preset dial)  Press [ Ú ]. “BT MODE” appears and enter the Bluetooth mode.  Select “Preset Call” using [Con trol] k nob . F or how to use [Control] knob, refer t o <3-3. How to select the item> (page 13) . ?[...]

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    70 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 71 Hands-free phoning (KDC-B T73DAB, KDC-B T53U) 14-9. Voic e Control This unit can access the voic e recognition function of the connected cell phone. Y ou can search the phone book by voice . ( The function depends on the cell phone.)  Press and hold [ Ú ]. “ Voice C ontrol” appears and e[...]

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    72 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 73 15. Bluetooth audio (KDC-B T73DAB, KDC-B T53U ) 15-1. Before use • Y ou need to register your Bluet ooth audio player before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <13-2. Registering a Bluetooth device> (page 62) . • Y ou need to select the Bluetooth audio player you wis[...]

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    74 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 75 16. Bluetooth settings (KDC-B T73DAB, KDC-B T53U) 16-1. Registering the PIN code By operating the Bluetooth device, specify the PIN code necessary for registering this unit.  Press [ Ú ]. “BT MODE” appears and enter the Bluetooth mode.  Select “Settings” > “Detailed Settings?[...]

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    76 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 77 Bluetooth settings (KDC-B T73DAB, KDC-B T53U) 16-6. Bluetooth detail setting Y ou can configure the initial settings of this unit.  Press [ Ú ]. “BT MODE” appears and enter the Bluetooth mode.  Select “Settings” > “Detailed S ettings” using [C ontrol] knob. F or how to use[...]

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    78 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 79 17. T roubleshooting guide 17-1. Setting error Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ö Cannot set up display . Í The demonstration mode is not turned off as mentioned in <12-6. Demonstration mode setting> (page 60) . ö Cannot set the “T ext S[...]

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    80 | KDC-BT73DAB/ KDC-B T53U/ KDC-5057SD English | 81 T roubleshooting guide aha Messages ö “Disconnect” Í Check the connection to the device. ö “Check Devic e” Í Set aha application active. ö “Loading” Í Log in to aha. ö “Login Failed” Í Logging in to aha has failed. ö “ Aha App Update Required” Í Upgrade the aha appl[...]