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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-XBT8013U KDC-XBT8013UL KDC-X7013U KDC-X7013UL INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4418-00/00 (MW/M3W)[...]

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    2 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Con te nt s Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 Hands-free phoning F unc tion Contr ol 6 Display Settings 10 Display T ype Selection T ext Display Selection Illumination Color Selection Auxiliary Input Display Setting Music disc/Audio file Opera tion 12 Music Search Music Search for iP od Search[...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the follo wing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Do not use this unit before canc eling Demonstration mode! This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this uni[...]

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    AUX [AUD] [FNC] [SRC] [ ] [AUTO] [  ] 4 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Gene ral func tio ns Power/Source S ele c t but ton: [S R C] T ur ns on the power. When th e power is ON, s elec t a source. SRC Sele ct m ode 1 : Press the [SRC ] but ton and th en turn th e Control kn ob or push i t toward up or dow n. T o de[...]

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    English | 5 Favorite Contro l : Cont ro l k no b Y ou can re call the v arious re gistered f unc tions by turning th e Control k nob. For ex ample, you ca n recall an d playb ack the p laylist in iPod while lis tening to T uner. Refer to <F avorite Control> (pa ge 30). T u ner func tio ns FM band: Co nt ro l kn ob Switches bet we en FM 1 , FM[...]

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    6 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Fu n c t i o n C o n t r o l F unctions in the table below can be set up by using Function Control . 1 Enter F unc tion Contr ol mode Press the [FNC] button. 2 Select a Function group. Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. Pushing the Contr ol k nob towards left allows you to set th[...]

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    English | 7 Source function item Function Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “iP od BY HAND” “ON”/ “OFF” * When set to “ON” , allows you to operate iPod with the control on the iP od. 13 “FILE SCAN” “ON”/ “OFF” * When set to “ON” , plays the intro of the music in the folder successively . — “FOLDER RDM[...]

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    8 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Fu n c t i o n C o n t r o l Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition P age “SP Select” ** “Front”*/ “F-R”/ “F-L ” Specify the voice output speaker . * “Call Beep ” ** “ON”*/ “OFF” Output a beep from the speaker when a call comes in. [...]

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    English | 9 Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition P age “T ex t Select” — Sets the T ype A/B/C text display. —1 0 “Status ” Appear/ Disappear Sets the Type A Status display . —— “C olor Select” “ All” “V ariable Scan”*/ “C olor 1” – “C olor 10”/ “User” Sets the panel and display illuminatio[...]

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    10 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Displa y Sett ings Display T ype Selec tion Shown below are examples of displa y types. Display Display T ype “TYPE [A]” Displays 4 to 5 lines of text. “TYPE [B]” Displays a line of text and video . “TYPE [C]” Displays a line of text and the spectrum analyzer . “TYPE [D]” D[...]

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    English | 11 3 Select the text T urn the Control knob . 4 Exit T ext display selection mode Press the [FNC] button. ⁄ • If the selected display item does not have any information, alternative information is displayed . • When LX-AMP is connected, the it em setup by the Display mode of LX-A MP is displayed. • Some items cannot be selected de[...]

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    12 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Music disc/ Audio file Opera tion F unction of Audio file/ Internal CD source Music Search Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played now . 1 Enter Music Search mode Press the [ ] button. “SEARCH” is displayed. Displays the current Audio file name. [...]

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    English | 13 F unction of iPod iPod C ontrol by Hand Mode Allows you to operat e iPod with the control on the iPod . Enter iPod Con trol by Hand Mode Select “iPod B Y HAND” . F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). ⁄ • iPod will be paused when Hand mode is turned ON during playback. • In th[...]

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    14 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Music disc/ Audio file Opera tion Basic Operation of Disc Changer ( Optional) Selecting CD changer source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “CD CHANGER” display. Music search Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. Disc Search Push the Contr ol knob towards up or down. F unction[...]

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    English | 15 T uner Operation F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. “– – – –” is displayed. 2 Enter the frequency Press the number buttons on the r emote control. Example: Desired frequency Press button 9[...]

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    16 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Operation of hands-free phoning Befo re Use • F or details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free function, see <About the Cell-Phone> (Page 41). • Y ou need to register your cell-phone bef ore using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registering Bluetooth dev[...]

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    English | 17 Dial a number 1 Enter dialing method mode KDC-XB T8013U/ KDC-XBT8013UL: Press the [ ] button. KDC-X7013U/ KDC- X7013UL: Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. 2 Select the number dial mode Press the C ontrol knob. Select the “DIAL ” display. 3 Enter a phone number Press the number ([1] – [0]), #([F M]), *([AM]), or +([ ¢ ])[...]

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    18 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Operation of hands-free phoning Make a v oice dialing call 1 Enter voic e recognize mode Select “BT ” > “ V oice Recognize ” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). “Ready ” is displayed. 2 Press the C ontrol knob. “PB Name[...]

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    English | 19 Registering to the Preset Dial Number List 1 Enter the phone number you wish to register Enter the phone number with ref erence to the following: Dial a number/ Calling a number in the call log/ Calling a number in the Phone Book 2 Enter Preset Memory mode Press the [ ] button. 3 Select the number to put in the memor y T urn the Contro[...]

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    20 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Bluetooth Audio Opera tion Befo re Use • F or details on the Bluetooth Audio play er which can be connected, see <About the Bluetooth Audio player> (P age 41). • Y ou need to register your Bluet ooth Audio player before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Register[...]

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    English | 21 Activating Security C ode ⁄ • Y ou can set the Security Code with a 4 digit number of your choice. • The Security Code cannot be displayed or refer enced. Make a note of the Security Code and treasure it up. 1 Select Security code mode Select “MENU” > “Security S et” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer t[...]

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    22 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Othe r F unct ions Date F ormat Selec tion 1 Select Date format mode Select “MENU” > “Date Mode” . F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Date format mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1 second. The date is display[...]

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    English | 23 Demonstration mode setting T urning the demonstration mode ON/OFF . 1 Select Demonstration mode Select “MENU” > “DEMO Mode” . F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Set the Demonstration mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 2 seconds. Pr essing this button for 2 second[...]

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    24 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Audio A djustments Audio C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Audio Contr ol items; Adjustment Item Display Range Rear volume “REAR VOL UME” 0 — 35 Subwoofer level “SUBWOOFER LEVEL ” –15 — +15 Balance “BALANCE” Left 15 — Right 15 F ader “F ADER” Rear 15 — Fron t 15 [...]

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    English | 25 Cabin selection Y ou can compensate the delay of the sound arrival time by selecting your environment fr om the following car types; Car type Display Not compensating . “OFF” Compact car “Compact” Full siz e car “Full Size C ar” Station wagon “W agon ” Minivan “Minivan ” Sport-utilit y vehicle “SUV” Long Miniv a[...]

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    26 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL D T A (Digital Time Alignmen t) setting Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Cabin selection> (Page 25). 1 Enter D T A setting mode Select “SOUND” > “Setup” > “DT A ” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <[...]

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    English | 27 Preset Equalizer curve select Y ou can select following Equalizer curve; Equalizer curve Display Natural “Natur al” User* “User” Rock “Rock” Pops “P ops” Easy “Easy” T op 40 “T op 40” Jazz “ Jazz” Game “Game ” iPod (During iP od sourc e only) “ iPod” * The Equalizer cur ve set in the section <Manu[...]

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    28 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Sound Setup Preset position selection Accor ding to the listening position, select the position from the following settings so that the normal position of the sound environment can be compensated in accor dance with the selected position; Compensation seat Range Not compensating . “ ALL [...]

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    English | 29 Audio Pr eset Recall Recalling the sound setup register ed by <Audio Preset Memory> (Page 29). 1 Select the source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Enter Audio preset r ecall mode Select “SOUND” > “Preset” > “Recall” . F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 3 Select the[...]

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    30 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Fav o r i t e C o n t r o l F av orite Preset Recall Retrieving an item register ed to F avorite . 1 Enter F avorite P reset Recall mode T urn the Control knob . 2 Select the number to recall in the Fa vorite memory T urn the Control knob . 3 Recall the F avorite Pr eset Press the C ontrol[...]

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    English | 31 F av orite Name Setting Giving a name to Pr eset Memor y registered to Fa v o r i t e . 1 Enter Preset Recall mode T urn the Control knob . 2 Retrieve the Pr eset Memory to change T urn the Control knob . 3 Enter F avorite Name set mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1 second. Select the “F A VORITE NAME SE T ” display. 4 Ent[...]

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    32 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth device T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to reg ister it (pairing). Y ou can register up to fiv e Bluetooth devices to this unit. When registering from Bluetooth de vices 1 T urn on the control unit. 2 Start re[...]

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    English | 33 Downloading the Phone Book Download the phone book data from the cell- phone to this unit so that you can use the Phone Book of this unit. T o download automatically If the cell-phone suppor ts a phone book synchronization function, the phone book is downloaded automatically after Bluetooth connection. ⁄ • Setting on the cell-phone[...]

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    34 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Bluetooth Setup Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a registered Bluet ooth device. 1 Select Bluetooth device deletion mode Select “MENU” > “Device Delete” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Blueto[...]

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    English | 35 Select “PB Name Delete” (Delete) 5 Delete a voice tag Press the C ontrol knob. 6 T urn the Control knob to select “YES” , and then press the Contr ol knob. Exit Phonebook name edit mode Press the [FNC] button. ⁄ • Audio sound is not output during voice tag registration. Setting a V oice C ommand for Category Add a voice tag[...]

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    36 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Bluetooth Setup SMS (Short Message S ervice) The SMS arrived at the cell-phone is displa yed on the receiver . A newly arrived message is displayed . ¤ • T o prevent car accidents, the driver should not read the SMS while driving. When a new message arriv es “SMS Received” is displa[...]

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    English | 37 T V control ( Optional) Preset T uning Recalling the T V channels in the memor y . 1 Enter Preset Tuning Select mode Press the [ ] button. A list is displayed. 2 Select a desired station in the memory T urn the Control knob . 3 Recall the station Press the C ontrol knob. Cancelling P reset T uning Press the [ ] button. Preset Memory Pu[...]

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    38 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Basic Operations of remote con trol SRC VOL AT T AU D AT T DIRECT 0 — 9 SRC VOL AUD 2-ZONE FM/AM General con trol Volume contr ol [VOL] Sou rce sel ec t [SR C] Vo lu m e r e d u ce [A T T] When th e but ton is presse d again, the vo lume returns to the previous level . In Audio c ontrol [...]

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    English | 39 Loading and Replacing battery Use two “ AA ”/ “R6”-size batteries. Slide the cover while pressing downwar ds to remove it as illustrated. Inser t the batteries with the + and – poles aligned properly , following the illustration inside the case. Hands-free phone con trol Making a call Enter t he dia ling m etho d se lec tio n[...]

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    40 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Appendix About Audio file • Playable A udio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file f ormat ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo , Long file name. • Playable USB devic e USB mass storage class • Playable USB devic e file sy[...]

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    English | 41 For oper ating K CA-BT200 ( Optional) F or operation refer to Model-B-2 in the Instruction Manual of KCA-BT200, and the table below . Notation used in the KCA-BT200 Instruction Manual Operation [ 38 ] button Contr ol knob Press the [ AUT O]/[ TI] button. Press the C ontr ol knob for at least 1 second. For oper ating K CA-BT100 ( Option[...]

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    42 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Menu Glossary • AMP Selecting “OFF” turns off the built-in amplifier . T urning off the built-in amplifier improves the quality of the sound from Pr eout. • Auto Answer (Setting the T ime Interval for Automatic Answ er) This function automatically answers (responds to) a call after[...]

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    English | 43 : Signal strength of cell-phone. Maximum M inimum ⁄ • Icons are not displayed if inf ormation cannot be obtained from the cell-phone. • Since the number of steps of the control unit is differ ent from that of the cell-phone, the statuses displayed on the control unit may discord fr om those displayed on the cell-phone. • HIGHW [...]

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    44 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Ac cessories/ Installation P rocedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 4 ..........4 2 ..........2 5 * 3 m ..........1 3 ..........4 *Accessory of KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC-XBT8013UL Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2.[...]

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    English | 45 Connecting Wires to T erminals P .CONT ILLUMI ANT . CONT MUTE – + REMO.CONT L R L R FM/AM antenna input Fr ont output F use (10A) Microphone (Accessory 5 ) White/Black Gray/Black Green/Black Purple/Black White Gray Green Purple T o front left speak er T o front right speak er T o rear right speak er T o rear left speak er Ignition wi[...]

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    46 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Installation/Remo ving the Unit non-Japanese cars Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil 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)[...]

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    Accessory of KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL Installation the Microphone Unit 1 Check the installation position of the microphone (accessory 5 ). 2 Remove oil and other dirt from the installation sur face. 3 I nstall the microphone. 4 Wire the microphone cable up to the hands-free box with it secured at several positions using tape or the like. Fix a [...]

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    48 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL T roubleshoot ing Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subw oofer . • No output from the subwoofer . • Cannot set up the subwoofer position of Manual position setting. ▲ • <Subwoofer output> of <Basic[...]

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    English | 49 Hands-free ? The hands-free talk volume is low . ✔ The hands-free talk v olume is set at a low level. ☞ The hands-free talk volume can be adjusted independently. A djust it during hands-free talk. “MENU” > “M ic Gain” and “NR Level” <Function Control> (page6). ? No sound is heard from the rear speakers. ✔ Y o[...]

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    50 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL T roubleshoot ing Guide No Music Data/Error 15: • The connected USB device contains no playable audio file. • Media was played that does not have data recorded that the unit can play . USB ERROR: Some trouble may ha ve occurred to the connected USB device. ➪ Remove the USB device, th[...]

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    English | 51 FM tuner section Fr equency range 200 kHz space : 87.9 MH z – 107.9 MHz 50 kHz space : 87.5 MH z – 108.0 MHz Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB) : 9.3dBf (0.8 V/75 Ω) Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 50dB) : 15.2dBf (1.6 V/75 Ω) Fr equency response (±3 dB) : 30 Hz – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 70 dB Selectivity (±40[...]

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    52 | KDC-XBT8013U/ KDC- XBT8013UL/ KDC- X7013U/ KDC-X7013UL Specif ications Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio section Maximum output power : 50 W x 4 F ull Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD) : 22 W x 4 Speaker Impedance : 4 – 8 Ω T one ac tion BAND1 (60 Hz): ±9 dB BAND2 (250 Hz): ±9 dB BAND3 (1 kHz): ±9 dB BAND4 (4 kH[...]