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0. Contents

1. Before use 4

1-1. Safety precaution
1-2. Important information
1-3. Regulatory Compliance

2. Appendix 8

2-1. Specifications
2-2. Trademarks

3. Basic operations 12

3-1. Component names
3-2. Preparations
3-3. How to select the item
3-4. General operations

4. Audio adjustments (KDC-5057SD) 16

4-1. Audio control
4-2. Audio preset
4-3. Audio preset recall

5. DSP settings (KDC-BT73DAB, KDC-

BT53U) 18

5-1. Audio control
5-2. Manual equalizer control
5-3. Car type selection
5-4. Speaker setting
5-5. X’Over setting
5-6. Listening position setting
5-7. Delay time control
5-8. Channel level fine adjustments
5-9. Resetting of DTA Settings
5-10. DSP preset
5-11. DSP preset recall

6. Listen to the iPod 26

6-1. Models of iPods/iPhones that can be
connected to this unit
6-2. Playing music
6-3. Music search
6-4. Alphabet search
6-5. Direct search
6-6. Skip search
6-7. Skip search ratio setting
6-8. Playback mode
6-9. App & iPod mode setting

7. Aha Radio (KDC-BT73DAB, KDC-BT53U)

32

7-1. Requirements Aha™
7-2. Listening to the Aha Radio
7-3. Basic operations
7-4. Station search
7-5. Calling a number in the content
7-6. Aha source control

8. Listen to the CD/ Audio file 36

8-1. Playing music
8-2. Music search
8-3. Skip search
8-4. Skip search ratio setting
8-5. Playback mode
8-6. About the Audio file
8-7. About the USB device
8-8. About SD card
8-9. About “KENWOOD Music Editor Light” and
“KENWOOD Music Control”
8-10. About the discs used with this unit
8-11. Handling discs

9. Listen to the tuner 42

9-1. Listening to the radio
9-2. Station preset memory
9-3. Auto memory
9-4. Recall preset station
9-5. Tuner setting
9-6. PTY (Program Type)

10. Listen to the Digital Radio (KDC-

BT73DAB) 46

10-1. Listening to the Digital Radio
10-2. Service preset memory
10-3. Recall preset service
10-4. Service list select
10-5. Alphabet Search for service
10-6. PTY (Program Type)
10-7. Announcement setup
10-8. Replay
10-9. Digital Radio setting
10-10. Digital Radio initial settings

11. Display settings 52

11-1. Selecting a display type
11-2. Information display setting
11-3. Illumination color selection
11-4. Adjusting the Illumination color
11-5. Selecting a text display
11-6. Display & Illumination setting

12. General settings 58

12-1. Adjusting the clock
12-2. Adjusting the date
12-3. Clock & date display type setting
12-4. Auxiliary input display setting
12-5. Muting the audio upon reception of a
phone call
12-6. Demonstration mode setting
12-7. Initial settings

13. Registering a Bluetooth (KDC-

BT73DAB, KDC-BT53U) 62

13-1. About the Bluetooth module
13-2. Registering a Bluetooth device
13-3. Selecting the Bluetooth device you wish to
connect
13-4. Deleting a registered Bluetooth device
13-5. Bluetooth device registration test

14. Hands-free phoning (KDC-BT73DAB,

KDC-BT53U) 66

14-1. Receiving a call
14-2. Calling a number in the phone book
14-3. Dialing a number
14-4. Calling a number in the call log
14-5. Speed dialing (Preset dial)
14-6. Registering in the preset dial number list
14-7. During a call
14-8. Clearing the disconnection message
14-9. Voice Control
14-10. Display of phone number types
(categories)

15. Bluetooth audio (KDC-BT73DAB, KDC-

BT53U ) 72

15-1. Before use
15-2. Basic operations
15-3. Playback mode

16. Bluetooth settings (KDC-BT73DAB,

KDC-BT53U) 74

16-1. Registering the PIN code
16-2. Downloading the phone book
16-3. Deleting the phone book
16-4. Displaying the firmware version
16-5. Switching between two connected cell-
phones
16-6. Bluetooth detail setting

17. Troubleshooting guide 78

17-1. Setting error
17-2. Operation/wiring error
17-3. Error messages