Kenwood kdc-bt500u: RADIO

GETTING STARTED

RADIO

F/W UPDATE

UPDATE SYSTEM

F/W UP xx.xx

YES

:Starts upgrading the firmware.;

NO

:Cancels (upgrading is not activated).

For details on how to update the firmware, see: www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/

FACTORY RESET YES

:Resets the settings to default (except the stored station).;

NO

:Cancels.

CLOCK

Search for a station

CLOCK DISPLAY

ON

:The clock time is shown on the display even when the unit is turned off.;

OFF

:Cancels.

1

Press repeatedly to select TUNER.

2 Press repeatedly to select FM1/ FM2/ FM3/ MW/

ENGLISH

Select the display language for [

FUNCTION

] menu and music information if

LW.

РУССКИЙ

applicable.

3 Press S/T to search for a station.

By default, [

ENGLISH

] is selected.

ESPANOL

• To change the searching method for S/T: Press

repeatedly.

AUTO1 : Automatically search for a station.

AUTO2 : Search for a preset station.

Change the crossover type

MANUAL : Manually search for a station.

1

Press repeatedly to enter STANDBY.

• To store a station: Press and hold one of the number buttons

2 Press and hold number buttons 4 and 5 to enter crossover select.

(1to6).

The current crossover type appears.

• To select a stored station: Press one of the number buttons

3 Turn the volume knob to select “2WAY” or “3WAY”, then press the knob.

(1to6).

4 Turn the volume knob to select “YES” or “NO”, then press the knob.

The selected crossover type appears.

Other settings

• To cancel, press and hold

.

• To adjust the selected crossover settings, (



15

).

1

Press the volume knob to enter [

FUNCTION

].

2 Turn the volume knob to select an item ( 

6

), then press the

knob.

Caution

3 Repeat step 2 until the desired item is selected or activated.

Select a crossover type according to how the speakers are connected. ( 

24

)

4 Press and hold to exit.

If you select a wrong type:

• The speakers may damage.

To return to the previous setting item, press .

• The output sound level may be extremely high or low.

ENGLISH

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Book Size: B6L (182 mm x 128 mm)

Data Size: B6L (182 mm x 128 mm)

RADIO

Default:

XX

Available Program Type for PTY SEARCH

TUNER SETTING

SPEECH

:

NEWS

,

AFFAIRS

,

INFO

(information),

SPORT

,

EDUCATE

,

DRAMA

,

CULTURE

,

SCIENCE

,

VARIED

,

WEATHER

,

FINANCE

,

CHILDREN

,

SOCIAL

,

RELIGION

,

LOCAL SEEK

ON

: Searches only stations with good reception. ;

OFF

: Cancels.

PHONE IN

,

TRAVEL

,

LEISURE

,

DOCUMENT

•

Settings made are applicable only to the selected source/station. Once

MUSIC

:

POP M

(music),

ROCK M

(music),

EASY M

(music),

LIGHT M

(music),

CLASSICS

,

you change the source/station, you need to make the settings again.

OTHER M

(music),

JAZZ

,

COUNTRY

,

NATION M

(music),

OLDIES

,

FOLK M

AUTO MEMORY YES

:Automatically starts memorizing 6 stations with good reception.;

(music)

NO

:Cancels.

The unit will search for the Program Type categorized under [

SPEECH

] or [

MUSIC

] if

•

Selectable only if [

NORMAL

] is selected for [

PRESET TYPE

]. ( 

4

)

selected.

MONO SET ON

:Improves the FM reception, but the stereo effect may be lost.;

OFF

:Cancels.

•

[

LOCAL SEEK

]/ [

MONO SET

]/ [

NEWS SET

]/ [

REGIONAL

]/ [

AF SET

]/ [

TI

]/ [

PTY SEARCH

] is

selectable only when the band is FM1/ FM2/ FM3.

NEWS SET ON

: The unit will temporarily switch to News Programme if available. ;

•

If the volume is adjusted during reception of traffic information or news bulletin, the

OFF

: Cancels.

adjusted volume is memorized automatically. It will be applied the next time traffic

REGIONAL ON

: Switches to another station only in the specific region using the “AF”

information or news bulletin is turned on.

control.;

OFF

:Cancels.

AF SET ON

: Automatically searches for another station broadcasting the same

program in the same Radio Data System network with better reception

when the current reception is poor.;

OFF

:Cancels.

Alphabet search

TI ON

:Allows the unit to temporarily switch to Traffic Information if

If you have many files in the iPod, you can search through them quickly

available (“TI” lights up).;

OFF

:Cancels.

according to the first character of the file name.

PTY SEARCH

1

Press the volume knob to enter PTY language selection.

Turn the volume knob quickly to enter character search.

2

Turn the volume knob to select the PTY language (

ENGLISH

/

Turn the volume knob to select the character.

FRENCH

/

GERMAN

), then press the knob.

To search for a character other than A to Z and 0to9, enter only “

”.

*

3

Turn the volume knob to select the available Program Type (see the

Press S/T to move to the entry position.

following).

• You can enter up to 3characters.

4

Press

S / T

to start searching.

Press the volume knob to start searching.

CLOCK

TIME SYNC

ON

:Synchronizes the unit’s time to the Radio Data System station time.;

OFF

:Cancels.

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Data Size: B6L (182 mm x 128 mm)

Book Size: B6L (182 mm x 128 mm)