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    EXTERNAL MEDIA CONTROLLER K OS-A210 INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4455-00/00 (EW) Declaration of C onformity with regard to the EMC Dir ec tive 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T okyo , 192-8525 Japan EU Representativ e’ s: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, The Nethe[...]

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    2 | KOS-A210 Con te n t s Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 General functions iPod & USB device functions Cancel the Demonstration mode (only when connecting to KOS-D210) Listen to the audio via this unit F unc tion Contr ol 6 Display Settings 9 Illumination Color Selection Display T ype Selection T ext Display Selection Auxillary Input Name Setti[...]

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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. Cancel the Demonstr ation mode to use this unit when connecting to Display unit K OS- D210 (optional accessory)! This unit is initia[...]

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    4 | KOS-A210 Gene ral func tio ns Power/Sourc e Sel ec t bu tt on: [S RC ] T ur ns on the p ower . When th e power is ON, s elec t a so urce. When conne c ting to KOS-D2 10 ( Optional Accessor y ) (SRC Selec t mo de 1 ): Press th e [SRC] bu t ton and then turn th e Control k nob or p ush it toward up or d own. T o determine th e sele c ted source, [...]

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    English | 5 iPod & U SB device fu nct ion s Pause an d play : Cont r ol k no b Switches bet we en paus e and play ea ch time this button is pr essed. Musi c sea rch: Co nt ro l kn ob Pushing lef t or right on the control k nob fo r wards or reverses th e music. Ho lding the contro l kno b to the lef t or r ight fas t-for wards or f ast-reverse [...]

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    6 | KOS-A210 Fu n c t i o n C o nt 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 (only when connecting to KOS-D210) Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. Pushing the Contr ol k nob towards left allows you to set the pref erence[...]

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    English | 7 Source function item Function Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “iP od BY HAND” (“IPODMODE”) “ON”/ “OFF” When set to “ON” , allows you to operate iPod with the control on the iP od. 13 “RELA TED SRCH” (“R-SEARCH”) — Starts Related search. 12 (“PLA Y MODE”) When not connecting to K OS-D210. ?[...]

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    8 | KOS-A210 Fu n c t i o n C o nt r o l Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition P age “Beep Level” (“BEEP L V“) ** “1” - “5” Setting the call beep sound volume. —— “Beep Patt ern” (“BEEP“) ** “1” - “4” Setting the beep sound pattern. —— “BT F/W Update ” (“BT FW UP“) * ?[...]

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    English | 9 Displa y Sett ings F unction of KOS-D210 (Optional Accessory) Illumination C olor Selec tion Selecting the Illumination Color of the display. 1 Enter Illumination color selection mode Select “SE TUP” > “ Color S elect ” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 S elect the Ill[...]

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    10 | KOS-A210 Displa y Sett ings F unction of KOS-D210 (Optional Accessory) T ext Display Selec tion Changes displayed information on each sour ce following; In iPod/ USB de vice source (When connecting to K OS-D210) Information Display Title “Title ” Artist name “ Ar tist” Album “ Album” Folder name “Folder name ” File name “File[...]

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    English | 11 iPod / USB device Oper ation F unction of USB device Music Search Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played . 1 Enter Music Search mode T urn the Control knob . “SEARCH” is displayed. Displays the current Audio file name. 2 Search for music Audio file Operation type Operation Movement between f[...]

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    12 | KOS-A210 iPod / USB device Oper ation F unction of iPod Searching for Music by Initial Y ou can select an alphabetic charac ter from the list in the browse item (artist, album, etc.) selected now . 1 Enter Music Search mode T urn the Control knob . 2 Start the alphabet search Push the Contr ol knob towards down. “ A B C … ” is displayed.[...]

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    English | 13 All Random All songs are played at random. Enter All random mode Select “ ALL RANDOM” (“RDM: ALL ”). F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). ⁄ • The time required to turn on the all random function may become longer depending on the number of songs in iPod or the f older stru[...]

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    14 | KOS-A210 Fav o ri te Co nt r o l F av orite Preset Recall Retrieving an item register ed to F avorite . 1 Enter F avorite Pr eset Recall mode Select “F A V” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Select the number to recall in the Fa vorite memory T urn the Control knob . 3 Recall the F [...]

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    English | 15 F av orite Name Setting Giving a name to Pr eset Memor y registered to Fa v o r i te . 1 Enter F avorite Pr eset Recall mode Select “F A V” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Retrieve the F av orite memory to change T urn the Control knob . 3 Enter F avorite Name set mode Pre[...]

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    16 | KOS-A210 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 26). • Y ou need to register your cell-phone bef ore using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 20). • If you have r egistered[...]

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    English | 17 Making a call 1 Enter dialing method mode Press the [ ] button. 2 Select a dialing method Press the C ontrol knob. “DIAL ” (“N-DIAL ”) » “INITIAL ” (“PB-BOOK1”) » “PHONE BOOK” (“PB-BOOK2”) » “OUT -CALL ” » “IN-CALL ” » “MISSED CALLS” (“MIS- CALL ”) Methods of operations in the above modes ar[...]

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    18 | KOS-A210 Operation of hands-free phoning Make a v oice dialing call 1 Enter voic e recognize mode Select “BT ” > “Voice Recognize ” (“V-RECOG”). 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?” (“PB NAME?”) is displaye[...]

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    English | 19 F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Acc essor y) 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> (page 26). • Y ou need to register your Bluetooth A udio player before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registerin[...]

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    20 | KOS-A210 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 registering a unit by operating the Bluetooth de[...]

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    English | 21 Downloading the Phone Book Download the phone book data from the cell- phone so you can access the phone book fr om 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 may be requ[...]

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    22 | KOS-A210 Bluetooth Setup Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a registered Bluetooth devic e. 1 Select Bluetooth device deletion mode Select “MENU” > “Device Delete” (“DVC-DEL ”). F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Bluetooth device deletion mode Press[...]

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    English | 23 Select “PB Name Check” (“NAME CHK”) (Play) 5 Press the C ontrol knob. Play the reg istered voice and return to step 2. Select “PB Name Delete” (“NAME DEL ”) (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. ( When connecting to KOS-D21[...]

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    24 | KOS-A210 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 displayed . The display disappears with any operati[...]

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    English | 25 Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma), W AV (.wav) • Playable USB device USB mass storage class • Playable USB data stor age device file system F A T16, F A T32 Although the audio files are complied with the standards listed above , the play maybe impossible depending on the types [...]

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    26 | KOS-A210 Bluetooth unit (Optional A ccessory) that can be connected to this unit • KCA-BT200 About the Cell-Phone This unit conforms to the following Bluet ooth specifications: Version Bluetooth Standard V er . 1.2 Profile HFP (Hands Free Pr ofile) OPP (Object Push Pr ofile) PBAP (Phonebook Access P rofile) SYNC (Synchr onization Profile) F [...]

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    English | 27 • BT DVC Status (D-ST A TUS) Y ou can display the connection status, signal strength, and battery level. : Battery level of cell-phone. F ull Nearly dead : Signal strength of cell-phone. Maximum Minimum ⁄ • Icons are not displayed if inf ormation cannot be obtained from the cell-phone. • Since the number of steps for signal and[...]

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    28 | KOS-A210 Acce s so ri e s Ac cessories 1 .....1 2 .....1 3 .....1 4 .....1 5 .....2 6 .....1 7 (Ø2 x 11.5, Blue) .....1 8 (Ø2 x 10, Black) .....2 9 (Ø2 x 9, Whit e) .....1 0 (Ø2 x 5, Black) .....2 - (Ø4 x 16.5) .....2 = (Ø4 x 4.5) .....2 ~ .....1 ! (Ø4 x 16) .....2 @ .....2 The follo wing par ts are attached to Display unit K OS-D210 (O[...]

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    English | 29 Installation Procedure Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wiring har ness wires in the following order: ground, battery , ignition. 4. Connect the wiring har ness connec[...]

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    POWER TO DISPLAY UNIT USB I / F REMOTE IN + (7.5A) ILLUMI 30 | KOS-A210 Connecting Wires to T erminals Accessory 1 Ignition key switch Car fuse box (Main fuse) ACC Battery Accessory 2 Contr oller USB device Hideaway unit (F ront side) Display unit K OS-D210 (Optional A ccessory) Ignition cable (Red) (2.5 m) Ground cable (Black) · ( T o car chassis[...]

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    English | 31 R L LINE OUT R L AUX IN TO KAB UNIT OUT/IN ANTENNA Hideaway unit (Rear side) Car stereo Accessory 3 DVD play er etc. Bluetooth unit Connection cable (Commercially available) FM/AM antena output FM/AM antena input Antenna cord T o listen to the audio using the F M Modulation function, connect the FM/ AM antenna input/output cord to the [...]

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    32 | KOS-A210 Installation Installation of C ontroller 1 Accor ding to the installation angle of the controller , install Spacer (Accessory 5 ) to Bracket (Accessor y 6 ) as described below. When installing on the 0-degree surface Accessory 8 (Ø2 X 10, Black) 8 8 Accessory 6 Accessory 5 When installing on the 4-degree surface Accessory 0 (Ø2 X 5,[...]

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    English | 33 3 Install Bracket (Accessory 6 ). When using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory ! (Ø4 X 16.5) When not using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory @ (Ø4 X 4.5) Y ou can also install it using a double-sided tape (Accessory ~ ) When using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory # When not using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory # ⁄ • Install the [...]

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    34 | KOS-A210 Installation Installation of K OS -D210 — Display Stand U sed — 1 Install the display bracket (Accessory # ) to the display stand (Accessory $ ). Accessory $ Accessory # Accessory * (Ø3 x 8) 2 Install the KOS-D210 to the display bracket (Accessory # ). Accessory * (Ø3 x 8) Release coated paper Screw hole KOS-D210 3 Remove the co[...]

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    English | 35 Installation for Hidea way Unit • Installation using the self-tapping screws Use screws (Accessory ! ) to fix Hideaway Unit onto an audio board or another . Accessory ! (Ø4 × 16) • Installation using the velcro tapes Remove the backing from the V elcro strips (Accessory @ ) and attach it to the bottom of the Hideaway Unit. Instal[...]

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    36 | KOS-A210 T roubleshooting Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up Display . ▲ <Cancel the Demonstration mode> (page 5) is not turned off. What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Befor e calling ser vice[...]

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    English | 37 The messages shown belo w display your systems condition. NA FILE: An Audio file is played with a f ormat that this unit can’t support. Copy Prot ection (COPY PRD): A copy-protected file is played. Read Error (READ ERR): The file system of the connected USB device is broken. ➪ Copy the files and folders for the USB device again. If[...]

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    38 | KOS-A210 FM mdulator section Modulating Fr equenc y (200kHz step) : 87.9/ 88.1/ 88.3/ 88.5/ 88.7/ 88.9/ 89.1/ 89.3/ 89.5/ 89.7/ 89.9 MHz RDS Encode RDS encode : Compliant with CENELEC RDS Standard EN50067 USB Interface USB Standard : USB1.1/ 2.0 Compatible Device : Mass storage class Compatible F ile System : F A T16/ 32 Maximum Supply current[...]

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    English | 39 B64-4455-00_00_KOS-A210_E.indd 39 B64-4455-00_00_KOS-A210_E.indd 39 09.2.18 2:28:04 PM 09.2.18 2:28:04 PM[...]

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    This symbol mark indicates that Kenwood manufactured this product so as to decrease harmful infl uence on the environment. B64-4455-00_00_KOS-A210_E.indd 40 B64-4455-00_00_KOS-A210_E.indd 40 09.2.18 2:28:04 PM 09.2.18 2:28:04 PM[...]