Kenwood Car Amplifier KDC X896 User Manual

How to read this manual  
Function setting procedure  
About the notation “Contents ”  
Clicking “Contents” shown at the upper left of each  
page allows you to jump to the contents page.  
For the procedure for selecting a setting item in the  
Function setting mode, see the following example:  
Example: Adjusting the contrast of the display  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
“Function” is displayed.  
KDC-X896  
KDC-BT852HD  
KDC-X496  
KDC-452U  
KMR-550U  
2 Select the Contrast function item  
Play Mode  
Clock&Date  
Settings  
DISP&ILLUMI  
Display Dimmer  
Initial Settings  
Contrast  
Tuner Settings  
DISP NEGA/POSI  
CD-RECEIVER  
Turn the Control knob to select “Settings, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Next, turn the Control knob to select  
“DISP&ILLUMI, and then press the Control  
knob.  
INSTRUCTION MANUAL  
Finally, turn the Control knob to select  
“Contrast, and then press the Control knob.  
In this manual, the above operational  
procedure is described as follows:  
2 Select the Contrast function item  
Select the following items using the  
Control knob. Refer  
Before reading this manual, click the button below to check the latest edition and the  
modified pages.  
“Settings” > “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Contrast”  
Press the [ ] button to return to the previous  
item.  
Check the latest edition  
Clicking  
near the description of an operational  
Refer  
procedure displays this page, allowing you to confirm how  
to use the Control knob.  
3 Set the Contrast function  
Take the time to read through this instruction manual.  
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best performance from your new  
CD-receiver.  
Turn the Control knob to select a value (1 - 30),  
and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
For your records  
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space  
provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your Kenwood dealer for information or  
service on the product.  
4 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Model KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U Serial number  
US Residence Only  
Register Online  
Register your Kenwood product at www.Kenwoodusa.com  
© 2011 JVC KENWOOD Corporation  
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Before use  
Before using the KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD,  
KDC-X496, or KDC-452U for the first time  
This unit is factory-set to operate in the  
Demonstration mode initially.  
When using this unit for the first time, cancel  
the Demonstration mode. Refer to <Exiting the  
Demonstration mode> (page 4) in Quick Start  
Guide.  
Notes  
How to reset your unit  
If you experience problems during installation,  
consult your Kenwood dealer.  
If the unit fails to operate properly, press the Reset  
button. The unit returns to the factory settings when  
the Reset button is pressed.  
When you purchase optional accessories, check with  
your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they can  
work with your model and in your area.  
Characters that conform to ISO 8859-1 can be  
displayed.  
Reset button  
The illustrations of the display and panel appearing  
in this manual are examples used to explain more  
clearly how the controls are used. Therefore, what  
appears on the display in the illustrations may differ  
from what appears on the display on the actual  
equipment, and some of the images on the display  
may be inapplicable.  
2WARNING  
To prevent injuries or a fire, take the  
following precautions:  
Stop the car before operating the unit.  
To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any  
metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside  
the unit.  
About the remote controls of KMR-550U  
A maximum of 2 remote controls (KCA-RC107MR or  
KCA-RC55MR; optional accessory) can be used with  
the KMR-550U. For details on how to use the remote  
control, refer to the operation manual attached to it.  
When using the remote control with this unit, you  
should register the remote control ID. For details, refer  
About the discs used with this unit  
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CAUTION  
This unit can only play the CDs with  
The following discs cannot be used:  
- A discs that is not round  
.
Adjust the volume so that you can hear the sound  
outside the car. Driving with the volume too high  
may cause an accident.  
- A discs with coloring on the recording surface or a  
disc that is dirty  
Wipe off the dirt on the panel with a dry silicon or  
soft cloth.  
Failure to observe this precaution may result in  
damage to the monitor or unit.  
- A recordable/rewritable disc that has not been  
finalized (For the finalization process, refer to  
the instruction manual that came with your disc  
writing software or your disc recorder.)  
- An 8 cm (3 inch) disc (An attempt to insert using  
an adapter can cause malfunction.)  
Cleaning the connector  
The unit may not function properly if the connectors  
between the unit and faceplate are dirty. Detach the  
faceplate and clean the connector with a cotton swab  
gently, being careful not to damage the connector.  
Connector  
Handling discs  
Do not touch the recording surface of the disc.  
Do not stick tape etc. on the disc, or use a disc with  
tape stuck on it.  
Do not use any accessories for the disc.  
Do not use any solvents to clean discs. Use a dry  
silicon or soft cloth.  
Clean the disc by moving the cloth outward from  
the center of the disc.  
When removing a disc from this unit, pull it out  
horizontally.  
If the center hole or outside rim of a disc has burrs,  
remove them before inserting a disc.  
Condensation  
When the car is air-conditioned, moisture may collect  
on the laser lens. This may cause disc read errors. In  
this case, remove the disc and wait for the moisture  
to evaporate.  
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Component names  
1 2 3 4  
5
6
w q  
p 9  
8 7  
1 [ ] button  
2 Release button  
3 [SRC] button  
4 Control knob  
5 [PRESET] button  
6 [0] button  
7 USB terminal  
8 Auxiliary input  
9
p
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
[
] [  
] button  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
[iPod] button  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
[
] button  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
[S.MODE] button  
q [DISP] button  
w [ ] button  
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Audio adjustments  
Audio control  
Audio preset memory  
Audio preset recall  
You can set Bass, Middle, and Treble levels for each source.  
About Supreme  
You can adjust the following audio control items;  
You can register the values set the Audio control  
items.  
You can recall the Audio control items registered to  
Technology to extrapolate and supplement with proprietary  
algorithm, the high-frequency range that is cut off when  
encoding at low bit rate (less than 128Kbps, Sampling  
frequency is 44.1kHz).  
Supplementing is optimized by a compression format (AAC,  
MP3 or WMA) and processed according to bit rate.  
The effect is negligible with music that is encoded at high  
bit rate or variable bit rate or music that has a minimal high  
frequency range.  
Display  
“SubWoofer Level”  
“Bass Level”  
“Middle Level”  
“Treble Level”  
“Equalizer PRO”*  
“Bass Adjust”  
“Bass Center FRQ” Bass Center Frequency 60/ 80/ 100/ 200 (Hz)  
“Bass Level”  
“Bass Q Factor” Bass Q Factor  
“Bass EXT”  
“Middle Adjust”  
“Middle Center Middle Center  
FRQ” Frequency  
Audio setting item Range  
Subwoofer level  
Bass level  
Middle level  
Treble level  
–15 — +15 (dB)  
1 Set the audio control items  
1 Select a source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
–8 — +8 (dB)  
–8 — +8 (dB)  
–8 — +8 (dB)  
2 Enter the Audio control mode  
Press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Audio control mode  
Press the Control knob.  
3 Select the Audio preset memory mode  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the Audio preset memory mode  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
Bass level  
–8 — +8 (dB)  
1.00/ 1.25/ 1.50/ 2.00  
OFF/ ON  
1 Select the source to adjust  
Press the [SRC] button.  
“Detailed Settings” > “Audio Preset”  
“Detailed Settings” > “Audio Preset”  
Bass Extend  
4 Select the Audio preset memory  
Turn the Control knob to select “Memory, and  
then press the Control knob.  
4 Select the Audio preset recall  
Turn the Control knob to select “Recall, and  
then press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Audio control mode  
Press the Control knob.  
0.5/ 1.0/ 1.5/ 2.5 (kHz)  
“Middle Level” Middle level  
“Middle Q Factor” Middle Q Factor  
“Treble Adjust”  
–8 — +8 (dB)  
0.75/ 1.00/ 1.25  
3 Select the audio item subject to adjustment  
Turn the Control knob to select the audio item  
subject to adjustment and then press the  
Control knob.  
Press the [ ] button to return to the previous  
item.  
5 Determine the selection  
5 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
“Treble Center Treble Center  
10.0/ 12.5/ 15.0/  
17.5 kHz  
–8 — +8 (dB)  
“Memory Completed” is displayed.  
“Recall Completed” is displayed.  
FRQ”  
“Treble Level”  
“Preset Equalizer”  
Frequency  
Treble level  
6 Exit the Audio Control mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
6 Exit the Audio Control mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Preset Equalizer curve “Rock”/“Pops”/“Easy”/  
“Top40”/Jazz”/  
4 Adjust the value set for the selected audio  
item  
Turn the Control knob to display the value to  
adjust, and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
”Powerful”/“Natural”/  
“User”‡  
Register a pair of Audio preset memories. You cannot  
register them by source.  
“Bass Boost”  
“Loudness”  
Bass Boost  
Loudness  
“Level1”/“Level2”/  
”Level3”/OFF”  
“Level1”/“Level2”/  
“OFF”  
Left 15 — Right 15  
Rear 15 — Front 15  
OFF/ ON  
When you press the [Reset] button, audio control values of  
all sources will be set to the values registered here.  
The following Audio control items can be registered.  
“Bass Center FRQ”*, “Bass Level, Bass Q Factor”*, “Bass EXT”*,  
“Middle Center FRQ”*, “Middle Level, Middle Q Factor”*,  
Treble Center FRQ”*, “Treble Level, SubWoofer Level, HPF,  
“LPF SubWoofer, SubWoofer Phase”  
5 Exit the Audio control mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Balance”  
Balance  
“Fader”  
Fader  
“SubWoofer”  
“Detailed Settings”  
“HPF”  
Subwoofer output  
*KDC-X896, KDC-X496 only  
High Pass Filter  
Through/ 100/ 120/  
150 (Hz)  
“LPF SubWoofer” Low Pass Filter  
85/ 120/ 160/ Through  
(Hz)  
“SubWoofer  
Phase”  
“Supreme”  
Subwoofer Phase  
Supreme setting  
Reverse (180°)/  
Normal (0°)  
ON/ OFF  
“Audio Preset” Audio Preset memoryRecall/ Memory  
“Volume Offset” Volume offset  
–8 — 0 (dB)  
(AUX: -8 — +8)  
*Function of KDC-X896/ KDC-X496.  
“User”: The customized Bass, Middle, and Treble settings  
are effective.  
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iPod control operation  
For the basic operations to play iPod contents, refer  
to the Quick Start Guide.  
Alphabet search  
Related search  
Direct search  
You can select an alphabetic character from the list in  
the browse item (artist, album, etc.) currently selected.  
You can browse for music of the same artist or  
genre as the one being played.  
You can search for music by selecting a browse item  
and an alphabetic character(s).  
1 Enter the Music search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  
1 Enter the Search select mode  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
1 Enter the Music search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  
Music search  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press the [S.MODE] button.  
You can search for the song you want to play.  
2 Enter the Search select mode  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
2 Enter the Search select mode  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
1 Enter the Music search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  
Press the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
2 Select the Related search mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Related  
Search, and then press the Control knob.  
Press the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press the [S.MODE] button.  
2 Search for a song  
Operation type  
Movement between items Turn the Control knob.  
Move to the Alphabet  
search mode  
Selection of item  
Return to previous item  
Return to Top menu  
Press the [S.MODE] button.  
3 Select the Alphabet search mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Alphabet Search,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Operation  
3 Select a desired brows item  
Turn the Control knob to select a browse item,  
and then press the Control knob.  
3 Select Direct search mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Direct Search,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Press and hold the [ ] button. Refer to  
Press the Control knob.  
Press the [ ] button.  
Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
4 Search for characters  
Display  
Browse item  
4 Select a browse item  
Turn the Control knob to select browse item,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Operation type  
Operation  
“Search Artist”  
“Search Album”  
Displays the album of the same artist.  
Displays music in the album in which the one  
being played is included.  
Selection of characters  
Turn the Control knob.  
Determination of the selected characters. Press the Control knob.  
Display  
“PLAYLISTS”  
“ARTISTS”  
Browse item  
Playlists  
Artists  
Return to the Music search mode.  
“Search Genre”  
Displays the artist of the same genre.  
Canceling the Music search mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Search Composer” Displays the album including music created by the  
same composer.  
Canceling the Alphabet search mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“ALBUMS”  
“SONGS”  
Albums  
Songs  
If no characters included in a song name can be displayed,  
4 Search for music  
the browse item name and digits are displayed.  
Turning the Control knob fast in the Music search mode  
allows you to enter the alphabet search mode.  
The time of Alphabet search may become long depending  
on the number of items (songs) in iPod.  
“PODCASTS”  
“GENRES”  
Podcasts  
Genres  
Operation type  
Operation  
Items  
Playlists  
Artists  
Albums  
Songs  
Display  
Items  
Podcasts  
Genres  
Display  
Movement between items Turn the Control knob.  
“COMPOSERS”  
Composers  
“PLIST***”  
“ART***”  
“ALB***”  
“PRGM***”  
“PDCT***”  
“GEN***”  
“COM***”  
Selection of item  
Return to previous item  
Press the Control knob.  
Press the [ ] button.  
To search for a character other than A to Z and 1, enter “*.  
If the first character string begins with an article “a, an,  
or “the” in the alphabet search mode, it is searched for in  
defiance of the article.  
5 Select the character(s) to be searched for  
Turn the Control knob to select a character(s),  
and then press the Control knob.  
Composers  
Canceling the Related search mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
You can select up to three characters.  
6 Search for music  
Related search cannot be performed during Podcast  
playback.  
Turn the Control knob to select “DONE, and  
then press the Control knob.  
A search result list is displayed.  
When the music being played has no information on  
the browse item or no music was found, “Not Found” is  
displayed.  
7 Select the music  
Turn the Control knob to select music, and then  
press the Control knob.  
Canceling the Direct search mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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iPod control operation  
Skip search  
Skip search ratio setting  
Playback mode  
You can search for a song by skipping songs at the  
set skip search ratio (the ratio of the number of  
songs to skip to the total number of songs in the  
selected list)  
You can change the ratio of skip performed as  
mentioned in <Skip search> (page 12).  
You can select a playback mode, such as Random  
play and Repeat play.  
1 Select the iPod source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “iPod” display.  
1 Select the iPod source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “iPod” display.  
1 Enter the Music search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Search select mode  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
3 Select the Skip search ratio item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the Play mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Play Mode,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Press the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
“Settings” > “Skip Search”  
4 Select a desired playback mode function  
Turn the Control knob to select playback mode  
function, and then press the Control knob.  
Press the [S.MODE] button.  
4 Set a Skip search ratio  
3 Select Skip search mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Skip Search,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Turn the Control knob to select a ratio (“0.5%,  
“1%, 5%, or “10%”), and then press the  
Control knob.  
Display  
Description  
“Play Mode”  
“APP & iPod  
Mode”  
4 Search for music  
When set toON, allows you to operate the iPod  
with the control on the iPod.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Operation type  
Operation  
Movement between items Turn the Control knob.  
“Folder Random” When set toON, plays the songs in the folder  
Skip Search  
Push the Control knob upward or  
downward.  
randomly. (Music only)  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Selection of item  
Press the Control knob.  
“All Random”  
“File Repeat”  
When set toON, plays all songs in the iPod  
randomly. (Music only)  
“ON” / “OFF”  
When set toON, plays the song repeatedly.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Setting of skip search ratio Push the Control knob rightward or  
leftward.  
Canceling the Music search mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
(
: Factory setting)  
5 Determine the selection  
Press the Control knob.  
The skip search ratio is set to 0.5% as default. Refer to <Skip  
The previous item is displayed.  
Press and hold the Control knob to skip songs at 10%  
regardless of the setting.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
When “APP & iPod Mode” is set to “ON, this unit can control  
only the “Pause and play, Selecting a song, and “Fast  
Forward or Fast Backward of the Song” functions.  
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Function of iPhone®/ Bluetooth device  
Pandora® internet radio control  
Listening to the Pandora® internet  
radio  
Basic operations  
Station search  
Bookmark registration  
You can select the station you want to listen to from  
your station list.  
You can register the current song information or  
artist information in Bookmark.  
Pause and Play  
Press the [ ] button to interrupt or resume  
playback.  
You can listen to the Pandora® internet radio on this  
unit by controlling the application installed in the  
iPhone or Bluetooth device.  
1 Select the Pandora source  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
1 Select the Pandora source  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
Thumbs up  
Press and hold the [PRESET] button.  
Press the [ ] button.  
Press the [ ] button.  
1 Connect your iPhone/Bluetooth device to this  
unit  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “Pandora”/ “ ” display.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “Pandora”/ “ ” display.  
” is displayed.  
Use the KCA-iP102 (optional accessory) to  
connect the iPhone to this unit.  
If no iPhone is connected, connect a Bluetooth  
device using A2DP. (KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD  
only)  
Make sure that the home screen is displayed on  
the iPhone.  
Make sure that the Pandora internet radio  
application has started on the Bluetooth device.  
Thumbs down  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
2 Enter the Station List mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“Station List” is displayed.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press and hold the [S.MODE] button.  
3 Select the Bookmarks item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Bookmarks,  
and then press the Control knob.  
” is displayed.  
3 Select a sort type  
The current song is skipped  
Turn the Control knob to select “A-Z” (stations  
are displayed in alphabetical order) or “By Date”  
(stations are displayed in date order), and then  
press the Control knob.  
Song skip  
4 Select an information type  
Push the Control knob rightward.  
If the skip count limit specified by Pandora is  
exceeded, “No skips remaining” is displayed.  
Turn the Control knob to select “Bookmark  
Song” (to register song information) or  
“Bookmark Artist” (to register artist  
information), and then press the Control knob.  
“Adding bookmark” is displayed. The information  
about the song you are listening to now is added  
to the bookmark.  
2 Select the Pandora source  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
A station list is displayed.  
Press the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
4 Select a desired station  
Turn the Control knob to select your desired  
station, and then press the Control knob.  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “Pandora”/ “ ” display.  
On the iPhone, the Pandora internet radio  
application starts automatically.  
The ¡ indicator is displayed for the station you are listening  
to.  
This unit allows you to bookmark songs and/or artists in  
your personalized Pandora® account. The bookmarks will  
not be available for review on the unit but will be available  
in your Pandora® account.  
If your iPhone is connected using a KCA-iP102, you cannot  
listen to the Pandora Internet radio via a Bluetooth device.  
For how to register the Bluetooth device, refer to  
If the version of the OS of the connected iPhone is earlier  
than 4.0, start the Pandora internet radio application before  
selecting the Pandora source.  
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Function of iPhone®/ Bluetooth device  
Pandora® internet radio control  
Search and new station registration  
Deletion of station  
Pandora source control  
You can search for a desired station by specifying its  
character. You can register the displayed station as a  
new station in your station list.  
You can delete registered station information from  
your station list.  
You can turn on/off the Pandora source.  
1 Select the Standby  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “STANDBY” display.  
1 Select the Pandora source  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
1 Select the Pandora source  
KDC-X896 KDC-BT852HD  
Press the [ ] button.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “Pandora”/ “ ” display.  
Press the [ ] button.  
KDC-X496 KDC-452U KMR-550U  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “Pandora”/ “ ” display.  
3 Select the Pandora source control item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
“Initial Settings” > “Pandora Source”  
3 Select the Station delete item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Station Delete,  
and then press the Control knob.  
4 Select a Pandora source control method  
Turn the Control knob to select a control  
method, and then press the Control knob.  
3 Select the New Stations item  
Turn the Control knob to select “New Stations,  
and then press the Control knob.  
4 Select a sort type  
Display  
“ON”  
“OFF”  
Description  
Turns on the Pandora source.  
Turns off the Pandora source.  
Turn the Control knob to select “A-Z” (stations  
are displayed in alphabetical order) or “By Date”  
(stations are displayed in date order), and then  
press the Control knob.  
4 Select the character to be searched for  
Operation type  
Operation  
Selection of characters  
Determination of the selected characters.  
Select the column  
Turn the Control knob.  
Press the Control knob.  
Push the Control knob  
rightward or leftward.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
A station list is displayed.  
5 Select the station to delete  
Turn the Control knob to select a station, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Up to 5 characters can be entered.  
5
Start station search  
6 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
Turn the Control knob to select “DONE, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Station search starts.  
“Completed” is displayed.  
6 Select a desired station  
Turn the Control knob to select a station, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Canceling the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
The broadcast from the selected station is received  
and the station is registered in the station list.  
Canceling the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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Music disc/Audio file (CD or USB) operation  
For the basic operations to play Music disc/Audio  
file contents, refer to the Quick Start Guide.  
Music Editor media  
Function of KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-X496/  
KDC-452U with remote control  
Playback mode  
Skip search  
You can select a playback mode, such as Random  
play and Repeat play.  
Direct music search  
You can search for a song by skipping songs at the  
set skip search ratio (the ratio of the number of  
songs to skip to the total number of songs in the  
selected list).  
You can search for music by entering the track  
number.  
1 Select the CD/ USB source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “CD” or “USB” display.  
Music search  
1 Enter the Direct Music search mode  
Press the [DIRECT] button on the remote  
control.  
You can select the music you want to listen to from  
the device or media being played now.  
1 Enter the Music search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Enter the Music search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“MUSICSEARCH” is displayed.  
“– –” is displayed.  
3 Select the Playback function mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Play Mode,  
and then press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the music number  
Press the number buttons on the remote  
control.  
2 Enter the Search select mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
2 Search for music  
3 Select the Skip search mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Skip Search,  
and then press the Control knob.  
4 Select a desired playback mode  
Turn the Control knob to select a playback  
mode, and then press the Control knob.  
Audio file  
3 Search for music  
Press the [4] or [¢] button on the remote  
Operation type  
Movement between  
folders/files  
Operation  
Turn the Control knob.  
control.  
4 Search for music  
Operation type  
Movement between items Turn the Control knob.  
Skip search  
Display  
Description  
Canceling the Direct music search mode  
Press the [ ] button on the remote control.  
“Play Mode”  
Operation  
Selection of folder/file Press the Control knob.  
Return to previous folder Press the [ ] button.  
“Track Scan”(CD)/ When set toON, plays the intros of the songs  
“File Scan”(Audio in the CD/folder successively.  
Push the Control knob upward or  
downward.  
Press the Control knob.  
Return to root folder  
Cancellation of Music  
search mode  
Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
file)  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“Disc Random”(CD)/ When set to“ON, plays the songs in the CD/  
“Folder Random” folder randomly.  
Selection of item  
Setting of skip search ratio Push the Control knob rightward or  
leftward.  
¡ indicator: Audio file  
] indicator: Folder  
(Audio file)  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“All Random(Audio When set toON, plays all songs in the disc/  
file)  
USB randomly.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Canceling the Music search mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
CD source  
Operation type  
Movement between track Turn the Control knob.  
Selection of track  
Return to first track  
Cancellation of Music  
search mode  
Operation  
“Track Repeat”(CD)/ When set toON, plays the selected song  
“File Repeat”(Audio repeatedly.  
file)  
“Folder Repeat”  
(Audio file)  
The skip search ratio is set to 0.5% as default. Refer to <Skip  
“ON” / “OFF”  
When set toON, plays the songs in the folder  
repeatedly.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Press the Control knob.  
Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
Press the [ ] button.  
Press and hold the Control knob to skip songs at 10%  
regardless of the setting.  
(
: Factory setting)  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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Function of KDC-X496, KDC-452U, KMR-550U  
Tuner operation  
For the basic operations to listen to the radio, refer  
to the Quick Start Guide.  
Function of KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-X496/  
KDC-452U with remote control  
Tuner setting  
You can set up the tuner.  
Direct access tuning  
1 Select the Tuner source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “TUNER” display.  
You can search for a station directly by entering  
frequency.  
Auto memory  
1 Enter the Direct access tuning mode  
Press the [DIRECT] button on the remote  
control.  
You can register 18 (FM)/ 6 (AM) stations with good  
reception automatically.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Select the Tuner source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “TUNER” display.  
“– – – –” is displayed.  
3 Select the Settings item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Settings, and  
then press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the frequency  
Press the number buttons on the remote  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
control.  
Example:  
4 Select a desired Tuner setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select Tuner setting  
item, and then press the Control knob.  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
Desired frequency Press the following buttons  
92.1 MHz (FM)  
810 kHz (AM)  
3 Select the Auto memory function item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
[9], [2], [1]  
[8], [1], [0]  
Display  
Description  
“Settings”  
“Seek Mode”  
Sets the tuning mode.  
“Settings” > “Auto Memory”  
3 Search for the frequency  
Press the [4] or [¢] button on the remote  
control.  
Auto1: Automatic search for a station.  
Auto2: Search in order of the stations in the  
preset memory.  
4 Start storing stations in the Auto memory  
mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
When 18 (FM)/ 6 (AM) stations that can be received  
are stored in the memory, the process in this mode  
is completed.  
Manual: Normal manual tuning.  
Canceling Direct access tuning mode  
Press the [ ] button on the remote control.  
“MONO”  
“TI”  
You can reduce the noise when stereo  
broadcasts are received as monaural.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Switches to the traffic information  
automatically when the traffic bulletin starts.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
(
: Factory setting)  
5 Select a setting and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select a desired tuner  
setting, and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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Function of KDC-X496, KDC-452U, KMR-550U  
Tuner operation  
PTY (Program Type)  
Program Type presetting  
You can search for a station by selecting a Program  
Type.  
You can store a Program Type in the Preset button  
memory and recall it quickly.  
Program Type Display  
Program Type Display  
1 Select the Program Type to preset  
Speech  
Music  
News  
“Speech”  
“Music”  
“News”  
Classical  
R & B  
“Classicl”  
“R & B”  
Soft R & B  
Language  
“Soft R&B ”  
“Language”  
2 Enter the Program Type preset mode  
Press the [PRESET] button.  
Information  
Sports  
Talk  
“Inform”  
“Sports”  
“Talk”  
Religious Music “Rel Musc”  
Religious Talk “Rel Talk”  
3 Select a number and store it in the memory  
Turn the Control knob to select a memory  
number (“1” – “6”), and then press and hold the  
Control knob.  
Rock  
“Rock”  
Personality  
Public  
“Persnlty”  
“Public”  
Classic Rock  
Adult Hits  
Soft Rock  
Top 40  
Country  
Oldies  
“Cls Rock”  
“Adlt Hit”  
“Soft Rck”  
“Top 40”  
“Country”  
“Oldies”  
“Soft”  
College  
Spanish Talk  
“College”  
“Habl Esp”  
Canceling the Preset memory mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
Spanish Music “Musc Esp”  
Hip-Hop  
Weather  
“Hip hop”  
“Weather”  
Recalling a preset Program Type  
Soft  
Nostalgia  
Jazz  
“Nostalga”  
“Jazz”  
1 Enter the PTY mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
2 Enter the Preset memory mode  
Press the [PRESET] button.  
Speech and music include the following types of  
programs.  
Speech: Program type indicated by white letters  
Music: Program type indicated by black letters  
3 Select the number you want to recall from the  
memory  
Turn the Control knob to select a recall number  
(“1” – “6”), and then press the Control knob.  
1 Enter the PTY mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
2 Select a Program Type  
Turn the Control knob.  
3 Search for the station broadcasting the  
selected Program Type station  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
4 Exit the PTY mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
This function cannot be used during reception of a traffic  
bulletin or AM broadcast.  
When the selected Program Type is not found, “No PTY” is  
displayed. Select another Program Type.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
HD Radio™ tuner control  
For the basic operations to listen to the HD Radio  
tuner, refer to the Quick Start Guide.  
Auto memory  
iTunes tagging  
HD Radio tuner setting  
You can automatically store 18 (FM)/ 6 (AM) stations  
with good reception in the memory.  
You can stores the tag of the information about the  
song being received, and send it to the connected  
iPod. You can easily find the song on the iTunes  
Store according to the tag sent to the iPod.  
You can set the HD Radio tuner-related items.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Select the Tuner source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “HD RADIO” display.  
2 Select the Setting mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Settings, and  
then press the Control knob.  
1 Store the song information tag  
Press and hold the [PRESET] button.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
This HD Radio receiver enables:  
” will be indicated on the display when song  
TAG  
3 Select a desired HD Radio tuner setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select a HD Radio  
tuner setting item, and then press the Control  
knob.  
information can be registered.  
3 Select the Auto memory mode  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
TAG Storing” is indicated on the display while a tag  
is being stored in this unit. “TAG Stored” is indicated  
on the display after the tag has been stored.  
When your iPod is connected to this unit, “TAG  
Transferred” is indicated on the display and the tag  
is sent to the iPod.  
“Settings” > “Auto Memory”  
Display  
Description  
“Settings”  
4 Start storing stations in the Auto memory  
mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
When 18 (FM)/ 6 (AM) stations that can be received  
are stored in the memory, the process in the Auto  
memory is completed.  
“Seek Mode”  
Sets the HD Radio tuning mode.  
Auto1: Automatic search for a station.  
Auto2: Search in order of the stations in the  
preset memory.  
The song corresponding to the tag sent to the iPod is  
indicated in the playlist of the synchronized iTunes or iPod.  
By clicking your desired song in the playlist, you can easily  
find it on the iTunes Store and buy it from the iTunes Store.  
A total of fifty song information tags can be stored in this  
unit including the song information tags stored by the  
(page 64). When a tag has been sent to the iPod, the tag  
stored in this unit is cleared.  
Manual: Normal manual tuning control.  
“Receive mode”  
Sets the HD Radio receive mode.  
Auto: Automatically tunes to an analog  
broadcast when there is no digital  
broadcast.  
Digital: Digital broadcasts only.  
Analog: Analog broadcasts only.  
Displays the tag memory usage of the HD  
Radio tuner and SiriusXM tuner. Up to 50 tags  
can be registered in this unit.  
Turns ON / OFF the iTunes tag memory  
function of HD Radio tuner.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“TAG Memory”  
“Tagging”  
Select “ON” for Tagging” as mentioned in <HD Radio tuner  
setting> (page 25) when using this function.  
The memory usage can be checked by selecting the TAG  
Program Service Data: Contributes to the superior  
user experience of HD Radio Technology. Presents  
song name, artist, station IDs, HD2/HD3 Channel  
Guide, and other relevant data streams.  
(
: Factory setting)  
4 Select a setting and determine  
Turn the Control knob to select a desired  
setting, and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
Adjacent to traditional main stations are extra local  
FM channels. These HD2/HD3 Channels provide  
new, original music as well as deep cuts into  
traditional genre.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Digital, CD-quality sound. HD Radio Technology  
enables local radio stations to broadcast a clean  
digital signal. AM sounds like today’s FM and FM  
sounds like a CD.  
iTunes® Tagging provides you the opportunity to  
discover a wide range of content and the means to  
“tag” that content for later review and purchase from  
the iTunes® Store.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
HD Radio™ tuner control  
Function of remote control  
Direct access tuning  
You can tune to a station directly by entering its  
frequency or channel.  
1 Enter the Direct access tuning mode  
Press the [DIRECT] button on the remote  
control.  
“– – – –” is displayed.  
2 Select a direct access tuning method  
Press the [DIRECT] button on the remote  
control.  
Pressing the [DIRECT] button each time switches  
among direct access tuning methods as follows.  
Tuning method  
Frequency  
Channel  
Display  
“– – – –”  
“HD –”  
Canceling Direct Access Tuning  
3 Enter the frequency or channel  
Press the number buttons on the remote  
control.  
Example of frequency input:  
Desired frequency Press button  
92.1 MHz (FM)  
810 kHz (AM)  
[9], [2], [1]  
[8], [1], [0]  
4 Do Direct access tuning  
Press the [4] or [¢] button on the remote  
control.  
Canceling the Direct access tuning mode  
Press the [ ] button on the remote control.  
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Display settings  
Function of KDC-X496, KDC-452U, KMR-550U  
On Tuner source  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Selecting a display type  
Shown below are examples of display types.  
Display type Display information  
Selecting a text display  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
You can change the information displayed on each  
of the following sources:  
Information  
Display  
2 Select the Text select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Display Select” >  
Text Select”  
Frequency & Program Service name (FM)  
Song title (FM)*  
Artist name (FM)*  
Title & Artist name (FM)**  
Station name (FM)  
Radio text + (FM)  
Radio text (FM)  
Frequency (AM)  
Clock  
“Frequency/PS”  
“Song Title”  
“Artist Name”  
“Title/Artist”  
“Station Name”  
“Radio Text +”  
“Radio Text”  
“Frequency”  
“Clock”  
Type A  
Type B  
Type C  
Type D  
Type E*  
Displays 3 lines of text.  
Displays 2 line of text.  
Displays the clock.  
Displays the Motion graphics.  
Turn off the display and key illumination. (5 seconds  
after completion of operation)  
On Audio file/ iPod source  
Information  
Song title*  
Album name*  
Artist name*  
Title and Artist name**  
Album and Artist name**  
Folder name  
File name  
Play time  
Clock  
Date  
Blank  
Display  
“Song Title“  
“Album Name”  
“Artist Name”  
“Title/Artist”  
“Album/Artist”  
“Folder Name”  
“File Name”  
“P-Time”  
3 Select the text display part  
Push the Control knob upward or downward.  
The selected text display part blinks.  
*Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD, KDC-X496, KDC-452U  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
4 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob.  
Date  
“Date”  
Blank  
“Blank”  
2 Select the Display type select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Display Select” >  
“Type Select”  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Clock”  
“Date”  
“Blank”  
Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
On Bluetooth audio source  
Information  
Source name  
Song title*  
Album name*  
Artist name*  
Song title and Artist name**  
Album name and Artist name**  
Clock  
Display  
If the selected display item does not have any information,  
alternative information is displayed.  
“Source Name”  
“Song Title“  
“Album Name”  
“Artist Name”  
“Title/Artist”  
“Album/Artist”  
“Clock”  
On Pandora source  
Information  
Song title  
Display  
Setting is available when the display type is A or B which  
allows text display. Refer to <Selecting a display type>  
Some items cannot be selected depending on the display  
type and row.  
If you select “Folder name” while playing music on the  
iPod, names will be displayed depending on the currently  
selected browsing items.  
3 Select the display type  
Turn the Control knob to select a display type,  
and then press the Control knob.  
“Song Title“  
“Artist Name”  
“Album name”  
“Title/Artist”  
“Album/Artist”  
“Station Name”  
“P-Time”  
Artist name  
Album name  
Title and Artist name**  
Album and Artist name**  
Station name  
Play time  
4 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Date  
“Date”  
Blank  
“Blank”  
If you select the APP & iPod Control mode while playing  
music on the iPod, “APP & iPod Mode” is displayed.  
If all characters cannot be displayed while music is played  
on the iPod, the file number in the list is displayed.  
Clock  
Date  
Blank  
“Clock”  
“Date”  
“Blank”  
On Standby/ Auxiliary input source  
Information  
Display  
Source name (AUX only)  
Clock  
Date  
“Source Name”  
“Clock”  
“Date”  
On CD source  
Information  
Disc title  
Track title  
Play time  
Clock  
Information  
Music title  
Display  
Display  
“Disc Title”  
“Track Title”  
“P-Time”  
“Clock”  
“TITLE***”  
“FLD***”  
“FILE***”  
Blank  
“Blank”  
Folder name  
File name  
On SiriusXM (Optional accessory) source  
Information  
Channel number  
Channel name  
Artist name*  
Display  
“Channel Number”  
“Channel Name”  
“Artist Name”  
“Song Title”  
Date  
Blank  
“Date”  
“Blank”  
Song title*  
Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
On HD Radio tuner source  
Information  
Frequency  
Station name  
Artist name*  
Song title*  
Album name*  
Artist name and Song title**  
Artist name and Album name**  
Clock  
Content information*  
“Content Info”  
Artist name/Song title/Content information** “Art/Song/Info”  
Display  
Category name  
Clock  
“Category Name”  
“Clock”  
“Frequency”  
“Station Name”  
“Artist Name”  
“Song Title”  
“Album Name”  
“Artist/Title”  
“Artist/Album”  
“Clock”  
Date  
“Date”  
Blank  
“Blank”  
*Display type A only  
**Display type B only  
Date  
“Date”  
Blank  
“Blank”  
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Display settings  
Function of KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-X496/  
KDC-452U  
“BT DVC Status”  
You can display the connection status, signal  
strength, and battery level.  
: Battery level of cell-phone.  
: Signal strength of cell-phone.  
(Function of KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD)  
Information display setting  
Display & Illumination setting  
You can set the side and graphic parts of the  
display.  
You can set the display and illumination.  
Illumination color selection  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
You can select the illumination color of the panel.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
“ILLUMI Dimmer” Reduces the key Illumination brightness.  
“Auto”: Dims the illumination in conjunction  
with the Light switch of the vehicle.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Select the Display & Illumination setting item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
2 Select the Display select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Manual1”: Dims the illumination constantly.  
“Manual2”: Dims the illumination darker than  
that in the Manual1 mode.  
2 Select the Color select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “DISP&ILLUMI”  
“OFF”: Does not dim the illumination.  
“Settings” > “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Display Select”  
3 Select a desired Display & Illumination setting  
item  
Turn the Control knob to select a Display &  
Illumination setting item, and then press the  
Control knob.  
“ILLUMI Effect”  
Sets whether the key illumination is changed  
in conjunction with the key operation.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“Settings” > “DISP&ILLUMI” > “Color Select”  
3 Select a desired Information display setting  
item  
Turn the Control knob to select a display setting  
item, and then press the Control knob.  
3 Select the part for which you want to set the  
illumination color  
(
: Factory setting)  
Display  
Part  
4 Determine the Display & Illumination setting  
Turn the Control knob to select a desired  
setting, and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
“Color Select”  
“Color SEL All”  
Display  
Description  
Display  
Description  
All  
“Display Select”  
“Side Select”  
“DISP&ILLUMI”  
“Color SEL Display” Display  
“Color SEL Key” Button  
“Color SEL USB&AUX” USB terminal and Auxiliary input  
Sets the side part display for Type A, B, and D.  
1 / 2 / 3 (Type A, B only)  
Sets the Type C clock display.  
1 / 2  
Sets the status display (ON/OFF indicator for  
each function) for Type A and B.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“DISP ILLUMI OFF” WhenType E(Display off) is selected in  
whether to turn off the display only or both the  
display and key illumination.  
“DISP&ILLUMI” / “DISP”  
“Display Dimmer” Dims the display part in conjunction with the  
Light switch of the vehicle.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Graphic Select”  
“Status”  
Turn the Control knob to select a part, and then  
press the Control knob.  
4 Select an illumination color  
Turn the Control knob to select a color, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Select a color from “Variable Scan”/ “Color1” —  
“Color24.  
“Auto”: Dims the display in conjunction with  
the Light switch of the vehicle.  
“Manual1”: Dims the display constantly.  
“Manual2”: Dims the display darker than that  
in the Manual1 mode.  
(
: Factory setting)  
4 Select a setting and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select a desired  
setting, and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
“OFF”: Does not dim the display.  
Adjusting the RGB values  
“Contrast”  
Sets the display contrast.  
“1” – ”10” – “30”  
In this step, you can also create your original color  
during the selection from “Color1” — “Color24.  
The color you created can be called by selecting  
“User.  
1. Press and hold the Control knob.  
Enter the Detail color adjustment mode.  
2. Set the color.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“DISP NEGA/POSI” Switches the panel display between positive  
and negative modes.  
“NEGA1”: Displays the text in the negative  
mode.  
“NEGA2”: When the interior light is off, the  
text is displayed in the negative  
mode; when the interior light is on,  
the text is displayed in the positive  
mode.  
“POSI1”: Displays the text in the positive  
mode.  
“POSI2”: When the interior light is off, the text  
is displayed in the positive mode;  
when the interior light is on, the text  
is displayed in the negative mode.  
Operation type  
Operation  
To select the color to adjust Push the Control knob rightward or  
(Red, Green, or Blue)  
To adjust color  
leftward.  
Turn the Control knob.  
(Range: 0 – 9)  
3. Press the Control knob.  
Exit the Detail color adjustment mode.  
“Text Scroll”  
Sets the method of scrolling to view hidden  
texts.  
“Auto” : Scrolls.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Once” : Scrolls once.  
“OFF” : Does not scroll.  
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General operation  
Adjusting the clock  
Adjusting the date  
Dual clock display  
Clock & date display type setting  
You can set the time for two different cities.  
You can set the display type of the clock and  
calendar.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Select the Clock Adjust item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
2 Select the Date Adjust item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
2 Select the City Select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
2 Select the Clock & Date setting item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Clock&Date” > “Clock Adjust”  
“Settings” > “Clock&Date” > “Date Adjust”  
“Settings” > “Clock&Date” > “City Select”  
3 Set the hour  
Turn the Control knob to adjust the hour, and  
then press the Control knob.  
3 Set the year  
Turn the Control knob to adjust the year, and  
then press the Control knob.  
“Settings” > “Clock&Date”  
3 Select the clock display part  
Push the Control knob upward or downward.  
3 Select the desired Clock & Date setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select Clock & Date  
display setting item, and then press the Control  
knob.  
4 Set the minute  
Turn the Control knob to adjust the minute, and  
then press the Control knob.  
4 Set the month  
Turn the Control knob to adjust the month, and  
then press the Control knob.  
4 Select home and sub cities  
Turn the Control knob.  
5 Determine the home and sub cities  
Press the Control knob.  
Display  
Description  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
5 Set the day  
Turn the Control knob to adjust the day, and  
then press the Control knob.  
“Clock&Date”  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Time Synchronized” Synchronizes this unit’s clock with the radio  
data system station’s time data.  
For adjustment during summer time, refer to “Summer Time”  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“Summer Time”  
Advances the clock one hour when set to ON.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
For adjustment of home time, refer to <Adjusting the  
“Sub Clock Adjust” Adjusts the time difference caused by summer  
The time of the sub city is automatically derived from the  
home time.  
time.  
“-1h” / “0h” / “+1h”  
When the summer time system is are different between  
home and sub cities, adjustment can be done by referring  
“Date Mode”  
Sets the date display mode.  
7 types  
(
: Factory setting)  
4 Select a setting and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select desired setting,  
and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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General operation  
Function of KDC-X496, KDC-452U, KMR-550U  
Muting the audio upon reception of a  
phone call  
“F/W Update”  
Upgrades the firmware.  
Auxiliary input display setting  
Initial settings  
Selecting“YES”and then pressing the Control  
knob starts upgrading the firmware.  
For how to update the firmware, access our  
web site.  
You can set the display when switched the AUX  
source.  
You can configure initial settings of this unit.  
1 Select the Standby  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “STANDBY” display.  
The audio system automatically mutes when it  
receives an incoming call.  
1 Select the AUX source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “AUX” display.  
(
: Factory setting)  
When a call comes in  
“CALLis displayed.  
The audio system pauses.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
5 Select an Initial setting and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select desired setting,  
and then press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select the Initial settings item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Initial Settings,  
and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
Listening to the audio during a call  
Press the [SRC] button.  
The “CALLdisplay disappears and the audio system  
comes back ON.  
3 Select the AUX name set item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
4 Select a desired Initial setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select an Initial setting  
item, and then press the Control knob.  
“Settings” > “AUX Name Set”  
When the call ends  
Hang up the phone.  
The “CALLdisplay disappears and the audio system  
comes back ON.  
4 Select the display connected as an AUX source  
and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select the Auxiliary  
input display, and then press the Control knob.  
Select “AUX, DVD, PORTABLE, GAME, VIDEO, or  
“ T V .  
Display  
“Initial Settings”  
“SRC Select”  
Description  
Select“2”to change the source selection  
method. Press the [SRC] button, turn the  
Control knob to select the source, and then  
press the Control knob to determine it.  
1 / 2  
Setting the operation check sound (beep  
sound) ON/OFF.  
To use the TEL Mute feature, you need to hook up the MUTE  
wire to your telephone using a commercial telephone  
accessory. Refer to <Connecting wires to terminals> (page  
12) in Quick start guide.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Key Beep”  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“Function Language” Changes the display language of items  
displayed in the Function setting mode.  
“English” / “Français” / “Español”  
“Built-in AUX”  
“CD Read”  
Sets whether to display AUX during source  
selection.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Sets the method for reading CD.  
When unable to play a special format CD, set  
this setting to“2”to force playing. Note that  
some music CDs may be unplayable even  
when set to“2.  
In addition, audio files cannot be played when  
set to“2. Normally, keep this set to“1.  
1: Automatically distinguishes between the  
audio file disc and music CD when playing  
a disc.  
2: Forces playing as a music CD.  
“Built-in AMP”  
“Speaker Select”  
Selecting“OFF”turns off the built-in amplifier.  
Turning off the built-in amplifier improves the  
quality of the sound from Preout.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Sets the speaker type so that the System Q  
value is optimal.  
“OFF”: OFF  
“5/4inch”: For 5 & 4 in. speaker  
“6x9/6inch”: For 6 & 6x9 in. speaker  
“O.E.M.”: For the OEM speaker  
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General operation  
Demonstration mode setting  
You can turn on/off the demonstration mode.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Select the Demonstration mode item  
Turn the Control knob to select “DEMO Mode,  
and then press the Control knob.  
3 Select a setting and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select a desired  
setting (“ON” or “OFF”), and then press the  
Control knob.  
Exit the Function setting mode.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Registering a Bluetooth device  
About registration of a Bluetooth  
device  
If your Bluetooth device is not yet registered, register  
(pair) it by referring to <Simple Bluetooth device  
Simple Bluetooth device registration  
Registering a Bluetooth device by  
operating it  
Registering a Bluetooth device by  
operating this unit  
You can register a Bluetooth device using a simple  
procedure.  
You can register a Bluetooth device using its  
registration function.  
You can register a Bluetooth device using the  
registration function of this unit.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
If your Bluetooth device is not yet registered,  
search for a Bluetooth device starts with “Searching”  
displayed.  
1 Turn on this unit  
Press the [SRC] button.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
2 Start registering a unit by operating the  
Bluetooth device  
By operating the Bluetooth device, register the  
hands-free unit (pairing). Select “KENWOOD BT  
CD/R-6P1” from the list of connected units.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
Pairing with a new Bluetooth device  
Turn the Control knob to select “Device Search,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Search for a Bluetooth device starts with “Searching”  
displayed.  
For details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free  
If there are 5 Bluetooth devices registered, you cannot  
register a new Bluetooth device.  
3 Select a Bluetooth device registration item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Pairing” > “Device Registration”  
Search for the Bluetooth device.  
3 Enter the PIN code  
When any error code is displayed while the paring is in  
progress, refer to <Troubleshooting guide> (page 78).  
Input the PIN code registered as mentioned in  
Check that registration is complete on the  
Bluetooth device.  
2 Select the Bluetooth device you wish to  
register  
Turn the Control knob to select the Bluetooth  
device name, and then press the Control knob.  
When search is completed, “Finished” is displayed.  
4 Select the Bluetooth device you wish to  
register  
Turn the Control knob to select the Bluetooth  
device, and then press the Control knob.  
4 By operating the Bluetooth device, start  
hands-free connection.  
3 Input the PIN code  
Operation type  
Operation  
Selection of the numbers  
Movement to the next digit Push the Control knob rightward.  
Deletion of the last digit  
Transmission of PIN code  
Turn the Control knob.  
5 Input the PIN code  
Operation type  
Selection of number  
Movement to the next digit Push the Control knob rightward.  
Operation  
Turn the Control knob.  
Push the Control knob leftward.  
Press the Control knob.  
Pairing completes with “HF Connect” or “Audio  
Connect” displayed.  
Deletion of the last digit  
Transmission of PIN code  
Push the Control knob leftward.  
Press the Control knob.  
If “Pairing Success” is displayed, registration is  
complete.  
6 Return to the device list  
Press the Control knob.  
7 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
This unit allows up to eight digits to be input for a PIN code.  
If a PIN code cannot be input from this unit, it can be input  
from the Bluetooth device.  
If the error message appears even though the PIN code  
is correct, try the procedure mentioned in <Registering a  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Registering a Bluetooth device  
Registering a special Bluetooth device Simple Bluetooth device selection  
Selecting the Bluetooth device you  
wish to connect  
Simple Bluetooth device deletion  
You can register a special device that cannot be  
registered normally (pairing).  
If Bluetooth devices have been registered but none  
of them is connected, you can select a Bluetooth  
device using a simple procedure.  
You can delete a registered Bluetooth device using  
a simple procedure.  
When two or more Bluetooth devices have already  
been registered, you need to select the Bluetooth  
device you wish to use.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
2 Select the Bluetooth device you wish to delete  
Turn the Control knob to select a Bluetooth  
device, and then press and hold the Control  
knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Select the Bluetooth device you wish to  
connect  
Turn the Control knob to select the Bluetooth  
device name, and then press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select a Special device registration item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
3 Select a connection profile  
Turn the Control knob to select Profile, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Pairing completes with “HF Connect” or “Audio  
Connect” displayed.  
“A”: Bluetooth device registered using A2DP  
(Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)  
“H“: Bluetooth device registered using HFP (Hands  
Free Profile).  
3 Select a Bluetooth device selection item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Pairing” > “Phone Selection” (to  
select the cell-phone) or “Audio Selection” (to  
select the audio player)  
“Settings” > “Pairing” > “SPCL Device Select”  
“Completed” is displayed.  
4 Select the Bluetooth device you wish to  
register  
Turn the Control knob to select the Bluetooth  
device, and then press the Control knob.  
If “Completed” is displayed, registration is  
completed.  
“(name)” is displayed.  
4 Select a desired Bluetooth device  
Turn the Control knob to select a Bluetooth  
device, and then press the Control knob.  
(name)’ or ‘-(name)’ is displayed.  
”: The selected Bluetooth device is busy.  
“-”: The selected Bluetooth device is on standby.  
“ “ (blank): The Bluetooth device is deselected.  
5 Register the selected Bluetooth device  
Go through the procedure mentioned in  
and complete the registration (pairing).  
Canceling the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
5 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
If the device name is not in the list, select “Other Phones.  
If a cell-phone is already selected, deselect it, and then  
select a different one.  
If you cannot select a device using the audio player,  
connect the device with the audio player.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Registering a Bluetooth device  
Deleting a registered Bluetooth  
device  
Bluetooth device registration test  
You can check whether a Bluetooth device can be  
registered by operating this unit.  
You can delete a registered Bluetooth device.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Search for a Bluetooth device starts with “Searching”  
displayed.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Select the Bluetooth device to test  
Turn the Control knob to select the Bluetooth  
device name.  
3 Select a Bluetooth device deletion item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Pairing” > “Device Delete”  
Device names are displayed.  
3 Enter the Connectivity test mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
“BT Test Mode” is displayed.  
4 Input the PIN code  
Input the PIN code of Bluetooth device if it has  
been changed from default.  
4 Select the Bluetooth device you wish to delete  
Turn the Control knob to select a Bluetooth  
device, and then press the Control knob.  
Operation type  
Selection of numbers  
Movement to the next digit Push the Control knob rightward.  
Delete the last digit  
Operation  
Turn the Control knob.  
5 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
Push the Control knob leftward.  
Press the Control knob.  
“Completed” is displayed.  
Transmit the PIN code  
6 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
When pairing is completed successfully, a  
connection test starts automatically.  
When the connection test is completed, test results  
are displayed on a function basis (“OK”: Enabled;  
“NG”: Disabled).  
When a registered cell-phone is deleted, its phone Book,  
log, and SMS are also deleted.  
Display  
Description  
“Pairing”  
Registration in this unit  
Hands-free phoning  
Audio playback  
“HF Connect”  
“AUD Connect”  
“PB Download”  
Phone Book downloading  
5 Exit the Connectivity test mode  
Press the Control knob.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Operation for hands-free phoning  
Receiving a call  
Calling a number in the phone book  
Dialing a number  
Calling a number in the call log  
You can answer a phone call  
Press the [ ] button.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
The following operations disconnect the line:  
- Inserting a CD.  
2 Select the Name search mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Phone Book,  
and then press the Control knob.  
2 Select the Number dial mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Number Dial,  
and then press the Control knob.  
2 Select the Call log mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Incoming  
Calls, Outgoing Calls, or “Missed Calls, and  
then press the Control knob.  
- Connecting a USB device.  
The name of the calling party is displayed if it has already  
been registered in the phone Book.  
3 Search for a number/name in the phone book  
Operation type  
Selection of phone number  
Selection of name  
3 Enter a phone number  
Turn the Control knob to select a number, and  
then push the Control knob rightward.  
“Incoming Calls: Incoming calls  
“Outgoing Calls: Outgoing calls  
“Missed Calls: Missed calls  
Operation  
Rejecting an incoming call  
Press the [  
Turn the Control knob.  
Push the Control knob rightward  
or leftward.  
Push the Control knob upward or  
downward.  
] button.  
4 Make a call  
Press the [ ] button.  
3 Select a name or phone number  
Turn the Control knob.  
Selection of initial  
To erase the entered phone number digit by  
digit:  
Push the Control knob leftward.  
4 Make a call  
Press the [ ] button.  
Determination of phone number Press the Control knob.  
4 Make a call  
Press the [ ] button.  
Pressing the [DISP] button each time switches between the  
name and phone number.  
You can input a maximum of 32 digits.  
The outgoing call list, incoming call list, and missed call  
list, are the lists of calls originated from and received by  
this unit. They are not the ones stored in the cell-phone  
memory.  
If the phone book has not yet been downloaded  
automatically, download it according to <Downloading the  
Pressing the [DISP] button each time switches between  
name and phone number.  
During search, a non-accent character such as “u” is  
searched for instead of an accent character such as “ü.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Operation for hands-free phoning  
Speed dialing (Preset dial)  
Registering in the preset dial number  
list  
During a call  
Call waiting  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
Disconnecting a call  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Answering another incoming call with the  
current call suspended  
Press the [ ] button.  
1 Enter the phone number you wish to register  
Enter the phone number with reference to the  
following:  
Dialing a number/ Calling a number in the call log/  
Calling a number in the phone book  
Switching to the Private mode  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
Pressing this knob each time switches between the  
private talk mode (“PRIVATE”) and hands-free talk  
mode.  
2 Select the Preset dial mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Preset Call,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Answering another incoming call after  
terminating the current call  
Press the [SRC] button.  
2 Enter the Preset memory mode  
Press the [PRESET] button.  
3 Select the number you want to recall from the  
memory  
Turn the Control knob to select a recall number  
(“P1” – “P6”), and then press the Control knob.  
Continuing the current call  
1 Press the Control knob.  
Depending on the type of your cell-phone, switching  
to the private talk mode may select the source that was  
used before commencing the hands-free connection. If  
this happens, the source cannot be switched back to the  
hands-free talk mode by operating this unit. Operate your  
cell-phone to return to the hands-free talk mode.  
3 Select a number and store it in the memory  
Turn the Control knob to select memory  
number (“P1” – “P6”), and then press and hold  
the Control knob.  
2 Turn the Control knob to select “Reject, and  
then press the Control knob.  
4 Make a call  
Press the [ ] button.  
Answering the waiting call after terminating  
the current call  
Press the [ ] button.  
Canceling the Preset memory mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
You need to register the preset dial number. Refer to  
Adjusting the voice volume during a call  
Turn the Control knob.  
Switching between the current call and waiting  
call  
Press the Control knob.  
Pressing this knob each time switches between the  
calling parties.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Operation for hands-free phoning  
Clearing the disconnection message  
Making a call by voice dialing  
Display of phone number types  
(categories)  
Press the [ ] button.  
“HF Disconnect” disappears.  
You can make a voice call using the voice  
recognition function of the cell-phone.  
The category items in the phone book are displayed  
as follows:  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
Display  
Information  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
General  
General” /  
2 Enter the Voice tag mode  
Home  
Office  
Mobile  
Other  
Home” /  
Office” /  
Mobile” /  
Other” /  
Turn the Control knob to select “Voice Tag, and  
then press the Control knob.  
3 Have the cell-phone recognize your spoken  
word  
Pronounce the name registered in the cell-  
phone.  
The recognized phone number (name) is displayed.  
4 Make a call  
Press the Control knob.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Bluetooth audio device operation  
Before use  
Basic operations  
Playback mode  
Switching between Bluetooth devices  
You need to register your Bluetooth audio player  
before using it with this unit. For more details, see  
You need to select the Bluetooth audio player you  
wish to connect. Refer to <Selecting the Bluetooth  
You can select a playback mode, such as Random  
play and Repeat play.  
When two Bluetooth devices are connected, you  
can select the Bluetooth device you want to use.  
Selecting a Bluetooth audio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “BT AUDIO” display.  
1 Select the Bluetooth audio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “BT AUDIO” display.  
1 Select the Bluetooth audio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “BT AUDIO” display.  
Pause and play  
Press the [ ] button.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Select a Bluetooth device  
Press the [PRESET] button.  
Music search  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
“Device Priority” is displayed and the currently  
selected device name is displayed.  
3 Select the Play function mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Play Mode,  
and then press the Control knob.  
Fast forward or Fast backward of the song  
Push and hold the Control knob rightward or  
leftward  
4 Select a desired playback mode  
Turn the Control knob to select a playback  
mode, and then press the Control knob.  
All or some of the operations above cannot be performed if  
the Bluetooth audio player is not ready for remote control.  
Switching between Bluetooth audio sources does not start  
or stop playback automatically. Perform the operation for  
starting or stopping playback.  
Display  
Description  
“Play Mode”  
“Random”  
When set toON, plays the songs randomly.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Some audio players cannot be controlled remotely or  
reconnected after Bluetooth disconnection. Operate the  
main unit of the audio player to connect a Bluetooth  
device.  
“File Repeat”  
When set toON, plays the select songs  
repeatedly.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
(
: Factory setting)  
5 Determine the selection  
Press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
The available playback functions differ depending on the  
type of the connected Bluetooth audio player.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Bluetooth setup  
Registering the PIN code  
Downloading the phone book  
Displaying the firmware version  
By operating the Bluetooth device, specify the PIN  
code necessary for registering this unit.  
You can download the phone book data from the  
cell-phone to this unit so that you can use the  
phone book of this unit.  
You can view the version of the firmware of this  
unit.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
Downloading automatically  
If the cell-phone supports a phone book  
synchronization function, the phone book is  
downloaded automatically after Bluetooth  
connection.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select the PIN code edit item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Detailed Settings” >  
“PIN Code Edit”  
3 Select the Bluetooth firmware update item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Detailed Settings” >  
“BT F/W Update”  
Setting on the cell-phone may be required.  
If no phone book data is found in the unit even after  
“Completed” is displayed, your cell-phone may not support  
a phone book data automatic downloading function. In this  
case, try downloading manually.  
The firmware version appears.  
4 Input the PIN code  
Operation type  
4 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Operation  
Downloading from the cell-phone manually  
Selection of numbers  
Turn the Control knob.  
1 Operate the cell-phone to end the hands-free  
connection.  
Movement to the next digit Push the Control knob rightward.  
Deletion of the last digit  
Transmission of PIN code  
Push the Control knob leftward.  
Press the Control knob.  
For how to update the firmware, access our web site.  
2 Operate the cell-phone to send the phone  
book data to this unit  
If “Completed” is displayed, registration is complete.  
By operating the cell-phone, download the phone  
book data to this unit.  
• During downloading:  
5 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
“Downloading” is displayed.  
• After completion of downloading:  
“Completed” is displayed.  
By default, “0000” is specified.  
A PIN code can be specified with up to eight digits.  
3 Operate the cell-phone to start the hands-free  
connection.  
Clearing the downloading completion message  
Press any button.  
Up to 600 phone numbers can be registered for each  
registered cell-phone.  
Up to 32 digits can be registered for each phone number  
along with up to 50* characters representing a name.  
(* 50: Number of alphabetical characters. Fewer characters  
can be input depending on the type of characters.)  
To cancel downloading of the phone book data, operate  
the cell-phone.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
Bluetooth setup  
“Echo Cancel Level” Sets the echo cancellation level.  
Bluetooth detail setting  
“-1” – ”0” – “+1”  
You can configure the initial settings of this unit.  
(
: Factory setting)  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
5 Select a Bluetooth detail setting value and  
determine it  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
Turn the Control knob to select desired setting,  
and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
3 Select the Detailed Settings item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Detailed Settings”  
4 Select a desired Bluetooth detail setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select a Bluetooth  
detail setting item, and then press the Control  
knob.  
Display  
Description  
“Detailed Settings”  
“Auto Answer”  
Automatically answers a call after lapse of the  
preset time interval.  
“OFF”: Does not answer the phone call  
automatically.  
“0SEC”: Automatically answers the phone  
call at once.  
“1SEC” – “8SEC” – “99SEC”:  
Automatically answers the phone call after  
lapse of 1 – 99 seconds.  
“Auto Reconnect” When set toON, starts re-pairing with the  
registered Bluetooth device automatically  
when it becomes unpaired.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
“Bluetooth HF/  
Audio”  
Specifies the output speakers for hands-free  
voice communication and Bluetooth audio  
sound.  
“Front” : Outputs sound from the front  
speakers.  
“All” : Outputs sound from the front and rear  
speakers.  
“Call Beep”  
Sets whether to output a beep from the  
speaker when a call comes in.  
“ON” : Outputs a beep.  
“OFF” : Does not output a beep.  
“MIC Gain”  
“NR Level”  
Adjusts the sensitivity of the microphone for  
telephone call or adjusts the voice of the caller.  
“1” – ”20” – “30”  
Reduces the noise generated by the  
surrounding environment without changing  
the microphone volume or adjusts the voice  
of the caller when it is not clear. Setting to  
a positive (+) value enhances the noise  
reduction effect.  
“-1” – ”0” – “+1”  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
SMS (Short Message Service)  
Displaying the SMS  
Downloading the SMS  
SMS reply setting  
Return message setting  
Download the short message (SMS) received by the  
cell-phone so that it can be read on this unit.  
You can view the SMS received by the cell-phone on  
the display of this unit.  
A newly received message is displayed.  
You can select a method to reply to the received  
SMS.  
You can select a return message (language).  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
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To prevent car accidents, the driver should not read the  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
SMS while driving.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
When a new message arrives  
“SMS Received” is displayed.  
The display disappears with any operation.  
3 Select the SMS Message select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the SMS download item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the SMS Reply item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
Displaying the SMS  
“Settings” > “SMS” > “SMS Message”  
“Settings” > “SMS” > “SMS Download”  
“Settings” > “SMS” > “SMS Reply”  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
4 Select a desired message (language)  
Turn the Control knob to select a message  
(language), and then press the Control knob.  
4 Start downloading  
Press the Control knob.  
“Downloading” is displayed.  
When the downloading is completed, “Completed”  
is displayed.  
4 Select a desired Reply setting  
Reply setting  
Auto  
Display Operation  
“Auto” Replies to the received SMS  
automatically.  
2 Select the SMS inbox display mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “SMS Inbox,  
and then press the Control knob.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Manual  
OFF  
“Manual” Sets whether to reply to the received  
SMS.  
5 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
3 Select a message  
Turn the Control knob.  
Pressing the [DISP] button each time switches  
between the display of the telephone number or  
name and the display of the message reception  
date.  
If you select “User” from the message, the previously created  
original message will be sent. Refer to <Creating an original  
“OFF”  
Does not reply to the received SMS.  
Turn the Control knob to select Reply setting,  
and then press the Control knob.  
“SMS” does not appear in the Function setting item when a  
SMS supporting device is not connected.  
The cell-phone must be able to transmit the SMS using  
Bluetooth. Setting on the cell-phone may be required. If  
the cell-phone does not support an SMS function, the SMS  
download item is not displayed in the Function control  
mode.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
4 Display the text  
Set the reply message according to <Return message  
When the SMS is downloaded from the cell-phone, the  
unopened messages in the cell-phone are opened.  
Up to 149 already read and unread short messages can be  
downloaded respectively.  
“SMS” does not appear in the Function setting item when a  
SMS supporting device is not connected.  
Press the Control knob.  
Turn the Control knob to scroll through the  
message.  
When “Auto” is selected, a reply is made only to the SMS  
from the phone whose phone number has been registered  
in the phone book. If an SMS is received from the phone  
whose phone number has not been registered in the  
phone book, you can reply to it in the same manner as you  
selected “Manual.  
When an SMS is received with “Manual” selected, “SMS  
Reply” is displayed. Selecting “Yes” sends the reply. Selecting  
“No” cancels the reply.  
Selecting “Yes” allows you to select a message (language).  
If sending of a reply message fails, “Send Error” is displayed.  
While “SMS Resend” is still displayed on the display, selecting  
“Yes” resends the reply. Selecting “No” cancels the reply.  
“SMS” does not appear in the Function setting item when a  
SMS supporting device is not connected.  
Press the Control knob to return to the message  
list screen.  
5 Exit the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [SRC] button.  
The unopened message is displayed at the beginning of the  
list. Other messages are displayed in the order of reception.  
The SMS that is received when the cell-phone is not linked  
with Bluetooth cannot be displayed. You need to download  
it.  
The received short message(s) cannot be displayed during  
downloading a new SMS.  
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Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
SMS (Short Message Service)  
Creating an original message  
You can create an original return message.  
1 Enter the Bluetooth mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“BT MODE” is displayed.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select the SMS Message select item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “SMS” > “SMS Message”  
4 Select the SMS message edit mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “User, and then  
press the Control knob.  
5 Create a message  
Operation type  
Operation  
Selection of characters  
Selection of column  
Turn the Control knob.  
Push the Control knob rightward or  
leftward.  
Selection of character type Press the [DISP] button.  
Deletion of character  
Press the [ ] button.  
Deletion of all characters.  
Press and hold the [ ] button  
6 Determine the selection  
Press the Control knob.  
7 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“SMS” does not appear in the Function setting item when a  
SMS supporting device is not connected.  
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SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner Control  
(optional tuner and service required)  
Before use  
Basic operations  
Category and channel search  
Channel preset memory  
SiriusXM Satellite Radio operation requires the  
connection of the optional SiriusXM-Connect  
Vehicle Tuner (sold separately) and service. To  
activate the SiriusXM Vehicle Connect tuner, you will  
need the Radio ID.  
You can select the channel and category you want  
to receive.  
You can store a channel in the memory.  
Selecting SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Select the channel to preset  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward  
1 Enter the Category and Channel search mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
“Category Search” is displayed.  
2 Enter the Preset memory mode  
Press the [PRESET] button.  
Make a note of your Radio ID  
The radio may take a little time to start after you select the  
SiriusXM Radio source.  
For each SiriusXM Vehicle Connect tuner, peculiar  
Radio ID is assigned. To confirm your Radio ID, tune  
to channel 0. The letters I, O, S and F are not used in  
any Radio ID.  
How to activate your SiriusXM Service  
635-2349 to activate your SiriusXM Vehicle Connect  
Tuner.  
2 Select a category  
Turn the Control knob to select a category, and  
then press the Control knob.  
3 Select a number and store it in the memory  
Turn the Control knob to select a memory  
number (“1” – “24”), and then press and hold  
the Control knob.  
If the signal reception fails, “No Signal” appears.  
Selecting a channel  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
3 Select a channel  
Turn the Control knob to select a channel, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Canceling the Preset memory mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
Canceling the Category and Channel search  
mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
If you press the [PRESET] button twice in step 2, the Mix  
Station preset mode is selected with “Mixed Preset List”  
displayed.  
In this mode, different bands and tuner sources (Radio,  
SiriusXM, HD Radio tuner etc.) can be saved in the same  
preset layer, which allows you to recall the desired station  
without switching between bands or tuner sources.  
A maximum of six stations can be preset in the Mix Station  
preset mode.  
You cannot search for a channel until the category  
information is acquired.  
Once the Mix Station preset mode is set, you can enter the  
same mode by just pressing the [PRESET] button once in  
step 2.  
Pressing the [PRESET] button twice allows you to return to  
the normal Station preset mode.  
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SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner Control  
(optional tuner and service required)  
Function of remote control  
Preset tuning  
Channel scan  
Seek mode setting  
Direct access tuning  
Recalling a channel from the memory.  
You can scan for receivable channels for 10 seconds.  
You can select a tuning mode of the radio.  
You can search for a channel directly by entering its  
number.  
1 Enter the Preset memory mode  
Press the [PRESET] button.  
1 Start Channel Scan  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Enter the Direct access tuning mode  
Press the [DIRECT] button on the remote  
control.  
2 Select the number you want to recall from the  
memory  
Turn the Control knob to select a recall number  
(“1” – “24”), and then press the Control knob.  
The memory number and channel name are  
displayed.  
2 Release it when the channel you want to listen  
to is received  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter a channel number  
Press the number buttons on the remote  
control.  
3 Select the Seek mode item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
Canceling Preset tuning  
Press the [ ] button.  
“Settings” > “Seek Mode.  
3 Search for the channel  
Press the [4] or [¢] button on the remote  
control.  
4 Select a desired Seek mode  
Display  
Operation  
Canceling the Direct access tuning mode  
Press the [ ] button on the remote control.  
“Channel” Normal manual seeking.  
”Preset”  
Searches in order of the channels in the preset memory.  
Turn the Control knob to select Seek mode, and  
then press the Control knob.  
If you operate no button for 10 seconds, the Direct Access  
Tuning mode is automatically canceled.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner Control  
(optional tuner and service required)  
iTunes tagging  
Parental Lock setting  
Clearing the Parental Lock setting  
If a channel for which Parental Lock is turned on is selected,  
a pass code input screen appears. Programs on the selected  
channel can be received only when the input pass code is  
correct.  
You can store the tag of the information about the  
song being received, and send it to the connected  
iPod. You can easily find the song on the iTunes  
Store according to the tag sent to the iPod.  
You can turn on/off Parental Lock for each channel.  
You can clear the Parent Lock setting for each  
channel.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
1 Store the song information tag  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [PRESET] button.  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
” will be indicated on the display when song  
TAG  
3 Select the Parental Lock item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
information can be registered.  
3 Select the Parental Lock item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
TAG Storing” is indicated on the display while a tag  
is being stored in this unit. “TAG Stored” is indicated  
on the display after a tag is stored.  
When your iPod is connected to this unit, “TAG  
Transferred” is shown on the display and a tag is  
sent to the iPod.  
“Settings” > “Parental Lock”  
“Settings” > “Parental Lock”  
4 Enter the pass code  
4 Enter the pass code  
Operation type  
Operation  
Selection of numbers.  
Determination of the  
selected numbers.  
Turn the Control knob.  
Press the Control knob.  
Operation type  
Operation  
Selection of numbers.  
Determination of the  
selected numbers.  
Turn the Control knob.  
Press the Control knob.  
The song corresponding to the tag sent to the iPod is  
indicated in the playlist (“Tagged”) of the synchronized  
iTunes.  
Selection of column  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
Deletion of all numbers Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
Selection of column  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
By clicking your desired song in the playlist, you can easily  
find it on the iTunes Store and buy it from the iTunes Store.  
A total of fifty song information tags can be stored in this  
unit including the song information tags stored by the  
function of the HD Radio tuner function mentioned in  
Deletion of all numbers Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
The pass code is set to “0000” as default.  
For how to change the pass code, refer to <Parental Lock  
The pass code is set to “0000” as default.  
5 Select the Lock channel clear item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Lock CH All  
Clear, and then press the Control knob.  
5 Select the Lock channel edit item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Lock CH Edit,  
and then press the Control knob.  
A category list is displayed.  
When a tag has been sent to the iPod, the tag stored in this  
unit is cleared.  
Select “ON” for Tagging” as mentioned in <SiriusXM tuner  
setting> (page 71) when using this function.  
The memory usage can be checked by selecting the TAG  
6 Clear the Parent Lock setting  
Turn the Control knob to select “Yes, and then  
press the Control knob.  
6 Select the category of the channel subject to  
Parent Lock setting  
Turn the Control knob to select a category, and  
then press the Control knob.  
The list of the channels in the selected category is  
displayed.  
“Completed” is displayed.  
7 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
7 Set Parental Lock  
Turn the Control knob to select a channel, and  
then press the Control knob.  
Parental Lock for the selected channel is turned on  
and off alternately each time you press the Control  
knob.  
“*” is indicated for the selected channel.  
“M” is indicated for the Mature content channel.  
8 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner Control  
(optional tuner and service required)  
Canceling Content alert mode  
Press the [ ] button.  
Setting Parental Lock for Mature  
content  
Parental Lock pass code setting  
Content alert  
You can set a new pass code for Parental Lock  
setting.  
When the broadcast of the song by the registered  
artist or the broadcast of the registered song starts,  
a message appears to allow you to switch the  
current source to the desired channel, even though  
the receiving source is other than SIriusXM Radio.  
Your can turn on/off Parental Lock for the adult  
channel.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
Registering content  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Receive the content you wish to register  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select the Parental Lock item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
2 Select the Content registration mode  
Push the Control knob upward.  
3 Select the Parental Lock item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Register the content  
“Settings” > “Parental Lock”  
Turn the Control knob to select a content type  
(“Store Artist?” or “Store Song?”), and then  
press the Control knob.  
“Settings” > “Parental Lock”  
4 Enter the pass code  
4 Enter the pass code  
Operation type  
Operation  
“Artist Stored” or “Song Stored” is displayed.  
Selection of numbers.  
Determination of the  
selected numbers.  
Turn the Control knob.  
Press the Control knob.  
Operation type  
Operation  
Selection of numbers.  
Determination of the  
selected numbers.  
Turn the Control knob.  
Press the Control knob.  
You can register a total of 50 types of content including  
Selection of column  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
both artists and songs.  
Deletion of all numbers Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
Selection of column  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
When a Content alert occurs  
Deletion of all numbers Push and hold the Control knob leftward.  
1 A content alert message is displayed  
When multiple content alerts occur, a content  
name is displayed one after another. The previous  
content name can be displayed and selected by  
the operation in step 3.  
A content alert message is displayed for five  
seconds from the last content alert.  
The following switching operation to your desired  
content can be performed while the message is  
being displayed.  
The pass code is set to “0000” as default.  
The pass code is set to “0000” as default.  
5 Select the Pass code set item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Passcode Set,  
and then press the Control knob.  
“Enter new code” is displayed.  
5 Select the Mature channel setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select “Mature Set,  
and then press the Control knob.  
6 Enter a new pass code (first time)  
Enter a new pass code in the same manner as  
6 Turn on the Mature setting  
Turn the Control knob to select “ON” and then  
press the Control knob.  
Selecting “OFF” and pressing the Control knob will  
turn off the Mature setting.  
7 Enter the new pass code again (second time)  
Enter the same pass code as that entered in  
The old pass code is changed to the new one and  
“Completed” is displayed.  
2 Start selecting a content  
Press the Control knob.  
7 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
3 Select your desired content of which content  
alerts are occurring  
Turn the Control knob to select the content,  
and then press the Control knob.  
The current source switches to the channel that is  
broadcasting the selected content.  
8 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
If a Mature channel is selected with the Mature setting  
turned on, the pass code input screen appears. Programs  
on the selected channel can be received only when the  
pass code is correct.  
The Content alert message is not displayed, when operating  
in various modes: Bluetooth mode (<Operation for hands-  
free phoning> (page 44)), Audio Control mode (<Audio  
control> (page 8)), Function setting mode (<Function  
A Content alert occurred can be selected from ”My Music”  
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SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner Control  
(optional tuner and service required)  
Content alert setting  
Editing a Content alert item  
Delete a Content alert item  
Instant Replay  
You can turn on/off the content alert function.  
You can enable or disable the registered content  
alert item individually.  
You can delete the registered Content alert item.  
You can replay last 30 minutes of current channel.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Enter Instant Replay mode  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
Push the Control knob downward.  
“Instant Replay” is displayed and play pauses.  
The “IR” indicator stays lit during instant replay.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Start Instant Replay  
Press the [ ] button.  
The songs are replayed starting with the song  
played 30 minutes ago.  
During instant replay, you can perform the  
following operations:  
3 Select the Content alert set item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the Content alert delete item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the Content alert edit item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Content alert” > “Alert Set”  
“Settings” > “Content alert” > “Alert Item Delete”  
“Settings” > “Content alert” > “Alert Item Edit”  
4 Turn on or off the Content alert function  
Turn the Control knob to select “ON” or “OFF,  
and then press the Control knob.  
4 Select a content type  
Operation type  
Pause and play  
Music search  
Fast forward or Fast  
backward  
Operation  
Press the [ ] button.  
Push the Control knob rightward or leftward.  
Push and hold the Control knob rightward  
or leftward  
4 Select a content type  
Turn the Control knob to select “Song” or  
“Artist, and then press the Control knob.  
Turn the Control knob to select “Song Delete,  
“Artist Delete” or “All Delete, and then press the  
Control knob.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
Selecting “All Delete” allows you to delete all  
Content alert items together. Proceed to step 6.  
5 Select or deselect the selected Content alert  
item  
3 Exit Instant Replay mode  
Push the Control knob downward.  
“Live” is displayed, and then the on-air song is  
received.  
Turn the Control knob to select a Content alert  
item, and then press the Control knob.  
The selected Content alert item is selected and  
deselected alternately each time you press the  
Control knob.  
5 Select the Content alert item you wish to  
delete  
Turn the Control knob to select Content alert  
item, and then press the Control knob.  
6 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
Recorded data of the previously received channel is cleared  
“*” is indicated for the selected item name.  
immediately when a different channel is received.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Completed” is displayed.  
7 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner Control  
(optional tuner and service required)  
Channel skip setting  
Clearing the channel skip setting  
SiriusXM tuner setting  
You can register the channel you wish to skip.  
You can clear the skip setting for all the selected  
channels together.  
You can set the SiriusXM tuner related items.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
1 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
1 Select the SiriusXM Radio source  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “SiriusXM” display.  
2 Select the Setting mode  
Turn the Control knob to select “Settings, and  
then press the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select the Channel skip setting item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select a desired SiriusXM tuner setting item  
Turn the Control knob to select a SiriusXM  
tuner setting item, and then press the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the Channel skip delete item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Settings” > “Channel Skip” > “Skip CH Edit”  
“Settings” > “Channel Skip” > “CH All Clear”  
Display  
“Settings”  
“TAG Memory”  
Description  
4 Select the category of the channel you wish  
to skip  
Turn the Control knob to select a category, and  
then press the Control knob.  
4 Clear the channel skip setting  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
Displays the tag memory usage of the HD  
Radio tuner and SiriusXM tuner. Up to 50 tags  
can be registered in this unit.  
Turns on/off the iTunes tag memory function  
of SiriusXM tuner.  
“ON” / “OFF”  
Displays the received signal strength of the  
SiriusXM tuner.  
“Completed” is displayed.  
5 Select the channel you wish to skip  
Turn the Control knob to select a channel, and  
then press the Control knob.  
The selected channel skip setting is turned on and  
off alternately each time you press the Control  
knob.  
“Tagging”  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“Signal Level”  
“IR Buffer Usage” Displays the memory usage for the function  
“0%” – “100%”  
“*” is indicated for the selected item name.  
(
: Factory setting)  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
4 Select a setting and determine it  
Turn the Control knob to select a desired  
setting, and then press the Control knob.  
The previous item is displayed.  
5 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
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Function of KMR-550U  
Remote control (Optional accessory) setup  
Registering a remote control ID  
Delete the remote control ID  
When connecting the remote control KCA-RC107/  
KCA-RC55MR (Optional accessory) to this unit, you  
should register the ID for KCA-RC107/ KCA-RC55MR.  
You can delete the ID registered for the remote  
control KCA-RC107/ KCA-RC55MR (optional  
accessory).  
1 Select the Standby  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “STANDBY” display.  
1 Select the Standby  
Press the [SRC] button.  
Select the “STANDBY” display.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
2 Enter the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the Control knob.  
3 Select the Remote ID Set item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
3 Select the Remote ID Delete item  
Select the following items using the Control  
knob.  
“Initial Settings” > “Remote Settings” > “Remote  
ID Set”  
“Initial Settings” > “Remote Settings” > “Remote  
ID Delete”  
A remote control ID list is displayed. “Yes” indicates  
that this ID is already registered. “No” indicates that  
this ID is available.  
List of the IDs registered for remote controls is  
displayed.  
4 Select the remote control ID to delete  
Turn the Control knob to select a remote  
control ID, and then press the Control knob.  
“Remote ID Delete” is displayed.  
4 Enable registration of the remote control ID  
Press the Control knob.  
“Registing...” is displayed.  
5 Register the remote control ID  
For KCA-RC107/ KCA-RC55MR, press the  
[ENTER] or [SRC] button.  
5 Determine the selection  
Turn the Control knob to select “YES, and then  
press the Control knob.  
“Remote ID Delete:Completed” is displayed.  
Button  
[ENTER]  
[SRC]  
Remote control ID  
Registers ID1.  
Registers ID2.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
“ID#Set:Completed” is displayed.  
6 Exit the Function setting mode  
Press and hold the [ ] button.  
When removing the KCA-RC107/ KCA-RC55MR, delete the  
registered remote control ID as mentioned in <Delete the  
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Accessory of KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-X496/ KDC-452U  
Basic operation of remote control  
General control  
On SiriusXM tuner source  
¤ CAUTION  
VOL  
• Volume control: [VOL]  
• Channel selection: [4]/[¢]  
• Recall preset stations: [0] – [9] [ENT]  
Keep battery out of reach of children and in original  
package until ready to use. Dispose of used batteries  
promptly. If swallowed, contact a physician immediately.  
Do not leave the battery near fire or under direct  
sunlight. A fire, explosion or excessive heat generation  
may result.  
Do not set the remote control in hot places such as on  
the dashboard.  
The Lithium battery is in danger of explosion if replaced  
incorrectly. Replace only with the same or equivalent  
type.  
SRC  
• Source selection: [SRC]  
• Volume reduction: [ATT]  
When the button is pressed again, the volume returns to  
the previous level.  
ATT  
ENT  
Hands-free phone control  
5/∞  
Making a call  
• Return to previous item: [  
• Exit from mode: [EXIT]  
• Selection of item: [5]/[]  
• Determination: [ENT]  
]
EXIT  
AM  
AUD  
FM  
• Enter Bluetooth mode: [  
]
• Select a dialing method: [5]/[] [ENT]  
• Number dial input:  
Input a digit: [0] – [9]  
Input “+”: [¢]  
Input “#”: [FM]  
Input “*”: [AM]  
Clear the entered phone number: [4]  
• Make a call: [DIRECT]  
0 — 9  
• Enter Audio Control mode: [AUD]  
On Tuner source  
DIRECT  
• Band selection: [FM]/[AM]  
• Station selection: [4]/[¢]  
• Recall preset stations: [0] – [9] [ENT]  
Receiving a call  
Preparing the remote control unit  
• Answer the call: [  
]
On HD Radio tuner source  
Pull the battery sheet out from the  
remote control unit in the direction of  
the arrow.  
Call waiting  
• Answer another incoming call with the current  
call suspended: [  
• Band selection: [FM]/[AM]  
• Station selection: [4]/[¢]  
• Recall preset stations: [0] – [9] [ENT]  
]
Changing the battery of the remote control  
unit  
During a call  
• End the call: [SRC]  
On CD/Audio file source  
Use a commercially available  
button battery (CR2025).  
Insert the battery with the +  
and – poles aligned properly,  
following the illustration  
inside the case.  
Keep on  
sliding  
• Music selection: [4]/[¢]  
• Folder selection: [FM]/[AM]  
• Pause/Play: [ENT]  
CR2025  
(+side)  
• Enter the Music search mode: [5]/[]  
• Movement between folders/files during Music  
search mode: [5]/[]  
Pull out  
• Return to previous folder: [  
]
On iPod source  
• Enter Music search mode: [5]/[]  
• Movement between items during Music search  
mode: [5]/[]  
• Return to previous item: [  
]
• Pause/Play: [ENT]  
On Pandora internet radio source  
• Music selection: [¢]  
• Pause/Play: [ENT]  
• Enter the station list mode: [5]/[]  
Select item: [5]/[]  
Exit the station list mode: [  
]
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Appendix  
are subject to change without prior notice. Accordingly,  
compatibility may be impaired or some or all of the services  
may become unavailable.  
Some functions of Pandora® cannot be operated from this  
unit.  
For issues using the application, please contact Pandora® at  
CA-U1EX (option) is recommended.  
About the Audio file  
About “KENWOOD Music Editor”  
This unit supports the PC application “KENWOOD  
Music Editor Light ver1.1” or later.  
When you use the audio file with database  
information added by the “KENWOOD Music Editor  
Light ver1.1, you can search for a file by title, album  
or artist name using the function mentioned in  
In the Instruction manual, the term “Music Editor  
media” indicates the device that contains audio files  
with database information added with KENWOOD  
Music Editor.  
“KENWOOD Music Editor Light ver1.1” is available  
from the following web site:  
• Playable Audio files  
Normal playback is not guaranteed when a cable  
other than the USB compatible cable is used.  
Connecting a cable whose total length is longer  
than 4 m can result in abnormal playback.  
AAC-LC (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma)  
• Playable disc media  
CD-R/RW/ROM  
• Playable disc file formats  
ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name.  
• Playable USB devices  
USB mass storage class  
• Playable USB device file systems  
Models of iPods/iPhones that can be  
connected to this unit  
Made for  
• iPod nano (6th generation) • iPod nano (5th generation)  
• iPod nano (4th generation) • iPod nano (3rd generation)  
• iPod nano (2nd generation) • iPod nano (1st generation)  
About the SiriusXM tuner (Optional  
accessory)  
This unit supports SXM Ready Vehicle Connect Tuners.  
Refer to the instruction manual for the SiriusXM tuner.  
FAT16, FAT32  
Even if the audio files comply with the standards  
listed above, playback may be impossible depending  
on the type or condition of the medium or device.  
• Playback order of the Audio files  
In the example of folder/file tree shown below, files  
are played in the order of number from to .  
• iPod with video  
• iPod classic  
Function of KDC-X896, KDC-BT852HD  
About the Bluetooth module  
This unit conforms to the following Bluetooth  
specifications:  
• iPod touch (4th generation) • iPod touch (3rd generation)  
• iPod touch (2nd generation) • iPod touch (1st generation)  
For further information on “KENWOOD Music  
Editor Light ver1.1, refer to the site above or the  
application help.  
• iPhone 4S  
• iPhone 3GS  
• iPhone  
• iPhone 4  
• iPhone 3G  
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: Folder  
Folder  
CD  
(1)  
Version  
Profile  
Bluetooth Ver. 3.0 Certified  
HFP (Hands Free Profile)  
HSP (Headset Profile)  
:
A
udiofile  
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2
For information on the compatibility with iPod/  
iPhone software, visit www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/  
ipod/.  
Types of available control vary depending  
on the type of connected iPod. Visit  
Requirements Pandora® internet radio  
Requirements for listening to the Pandora® internet  
radio are as follows:  
iPhone or iPod touch  
Use an Apple iPhone or iPod touch running under  
SPP (Serial Port Profile)  
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A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)  
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)  
PBAP (Phonebook Access Profile)  
OPP (Object Push Profile)  
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www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/ipod/ for further details.  
iOS3 or later.  
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¡P  
The word “iPod” appearing in this manual indicates  
the iPod or the iPhone connected with the iPod  
connection cable (optional accessory).  
Refer to the web site for connectable iPods and iPod  
connection cables.  
For the cell-phones verified for compatibility, access  
the following URL:  
Search for “Pandora” in the Apple iTunes App Store  
to find and install the most current version of the  
Pandora® application on your device.  
iPhone/ iPod touch connected to this unit with a  
KCA-iP102.  
For the online manual describing audio files, visit  
manual, detailed information and notes which are not  
provided in this manual are provided. Make sure to  
read through the online manual as well.  
The units supporting the Bluetooth function have been  
certified for conformity with the Bluetooth Standard  
following the procedure prescribed by Bluetooth  
SIG. However, it may be impossible for such units to  
communicate with your cell-phone depending on its type.  
HFP is a profile used to make a hands-free call.  
OPP is a profile used to transfer data such as a phone book  
between units.  
Android™  
Visit the Andoid marketplace and search for  
Pandora to install.  
Bluetooth must be built in and the following  
profiles must be supported.  
- SPP (Serial Port Profile)  
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)  
BlackBerry®  
to download the Pandora application.  
If you start playback after connecting the iPod, the music  
that was playing on the iPod is played first.  
In this case, “RESUMING” is displayed without displaying a  
folder name, etc. Changing the browse item will display a  
correct title, etc.  
In this manual, the term “USB device” indicates a flash  
memory or digital audio player which has a USB terminal.  
You cannot operate the iPod if “KENWOOD” or “” is  
displayed on the iPod.  
About the USB device  
When the USB device is connected to this unit, it is  
charged when this unit is powered.  
Install the USB device in the place where it will not  
prevent you from driving your vehicle properly.  
Bluetooth must be built in and the following  
profiles must be supported.  
- SPP (Serial Port Profile)  
You cannot connect a USB device via a USB hub or  
multi card reader.  
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)  
Save backups of the audio files used with this unit.  
The files can be erased depending on the operating  
condition of the USB device.  
We shall not be liable for any damage arising out of  
erasure of the stored data.  
In the application on your device, log in and create an  
account with Pandora.  
(If you are not already a registered user, an account can also  
be created at www.pandora.com.)  
No USB device comes with this unit. You need to  
purchase a commercially available USB device.  
Internet connection by 3G, EDGE, or WiFi.  
Pandora® is available only in the U.S.  
Because Pandora® is a third-party service, the specifications  
When connecting the USB device, use of the  
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Troubleshooting guide  
Some functions of this unit may be disabled by  
some settings made on this unit.  
What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit  
may just be the result of a slight operation error or a  
wiring error. Before calling for service, first check the  
following table for possible problems.  
!
!
!
• Cannot set up display.  
The demonstration mode is not turned off as  
36).  
General  
?
The key beep does not sound  
The Preout jack is in use.  
• Cannot set theText Select, Side Select, or  
“Status” setting for the “Display Select” item.  
A display type is not selected as mentioned in  
The key beep cannot be output from the Preout  
jack.  
?
• Sound cannot be heard.  
• The unit does not turn on.  
• Cannot set up the subwoofer.  
• Cannot set up the low pass filter.  
• No output from the subwoofer.  
“SubWoofer” is not set to ON as mentioned in <Audio  
• Information shown on the display is incorrect.  
The connectors are dirty.  
Clean the connectors. Refer to <Cleaning the  
Tuner source  
!
Cannot set up the subwoofer phase.  
“LPF SubWoofer” is set to “Through” as mentioned in  
?
Radio reception is poor.  
The car antenna is not extended.  
Pull the antenna out all the way.  
Disc source  
?
The specified disc does not play, but another one  
plays instead.  
The specified CD is quite dirty.  
Clean the CD with reference to <Handling discs>  
The disc is severely scratched.  
Try another disc instead.  
Audio file source  
?
The sound skips when an Audio file is being  
played.  
The media is scratched or dirty.  
Clean the media with reference to <Handling  
The recording condition is bad.  
Play the media again or use another media.  
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Troubleshooting guide  
“No Number”  
“Pandora Error 01”  
Registration in Bookmark has failed.  
SiriusXM Advisory Messages  
“Check Tuner”  
The messages shown below indicates your  
system condition.  
The calling party does not notify a caller ID.  
There is no phone number data.  
“Pandora Error 02”  
Deletion of the station has failed.  
A SiriusXM tuner is not connected to this unit.  
Check that the connected SiriusXM tuner is  
connected.  
“TOC Error”  
“No Data”  
The CD is quite dirty. The CD is upside-down. The CD is  
There is no outgoing call list.  
“Pandora Error 03”  
Registration of the station has failed.  
scratched a lot.  
There is no incoming call list.  
There is no missed call list.  
There is no phone book list.  
The disc is unreadable.  
“Subscription Updated - Press Enter to Continue”  
The SiriusXM subscription has been renewed.  
“Pandora Error 04”  
“IN” (blink)  
The CD player section is not operating properly.  
Pressing the Control knob will clear the error  
message.  
The number of registered stations has reached the upper  
“No Entry”  
limit.  
Reinsert the CD. If the CD cannot be ejected or the  
display continues to blink even when the CD has  
been properly reinserted, please switch off the power  
and consult your nearest service center.  
The cell-phone has not been registered (pairing).  
Retry after deleting an unnecessary station.  
“Pandora Error 05”  
Registration of Thumbs Up/Down has failed.  
“Pandora Error 06”  
Keyword search has failed.  
“No Station”  
“Ch Unavailable”  
The currently selected channel is unavailable.  
“HF Disconnect”  
The unit cannot communicate with the cell-phone.  
“Chan Unsub”  
“AUD Disconnect”  
“Protect” (blink)  
The currently selected channel is not subscribed to.  
The unit cannot communicate with the Bluetooth audio  
player.  
The speaker wire has short-circuited or touched the  
chassis of the vehicle, and then the protection function  
has been activated.  
“Incorrect Code”  
The entered pass code is incorrect.  
“HF Error 07”  
The memory cannot be accessed.  
There is no receivable station.  
“Check Antenna”  
Lay or insulate the speaker cable properly and press  
the Reset button. If “Protect” does not disappear,  
consult your nearest service center.  
No antenna is connected to the SiriusXM tuner.  
“No skips remaining”  
Cycle the power switch. If this message still appears,  
press the Reset button on the control unit.  
Check that an antenna is connected to the SiriusXM  
tuner.  
No more skips are allowed now.  
Retry after a while.  
“NA File”  
An Audio file is played in a format that is not supported  
by this unit.  
“HF Error 68”  
The unit cannot communicate with the cell-phone.  
“No Signal”  
No SiriusXM radio signal is received.  
“Check Device”  
Any device ready for Pandora internet radio reception is  
Cycle the power switch. If this message still appears,  
press the Reset button on the control unit.  
Check that an antenna is connected to the SiriusXM  
tuner.  
not connected to this unit.  
“Copy PRO”  
“No Support”  
The connected Bluetooth device does not support a  
voice recognition function.  
A copy-protected file is played.  
“HF Error 89”  
Update of the firmware has failed.  
Retry update of the firmware.  
“Alert Memory Full”  
The number of Alert content has reached the upper limit.  
Retry after deleting unnecessary Alert content.  
“Read Error”  
The file system of the connected USB device is broken.  
“No Active Device”  
Copy the files and folders for the USB device again. If  
“Read Error” is still displayed, initialize the USB device  
or use another USB device.  
“Unknown”  
“Song Stored”  
The song you attempted to register as Alert content has  
already been registered.  
Any Bluetooth device supporting a voice recognition  
The Bluetooth device cannot be detected.  
function is not connected.  
“Device Full”  
“No Device”  
A USB device is selected as a source although no USB  
device is connected.  
5 Bluetooth device have already been registered. No more  
“Artist Stored”  
The artist you attempted to register as Alert content has  
already been registered.  
Bluetooth devices is registered.  
“PIN Code NG”  
Change the source to any source other than the  
USB device. Connect an USB device, and change the  
source to the USB device again.  
The PIN code is wrong.  
“Art/Sng Unavail”  
“Connect NG”  
The content currently being received cannot be  
registered as a content alert item regardless of whether its  
artist or song name is stored.  
The unit cannot be connected to the device.  
“N/A Device”  
“Pairing Failed”  
An unsupported USB device is connected.  
Pairing error.  
“N/A Voice Tag”  
No voice tags are registered in your cell-phone.  
“No Phonebook”  
Data is not contained in the phone book.  
“No Message”  
Connection to the iPod has failed.  
Check that the connected iPod is supported. See  
on supported iPods.  
“No Music Data”  
The connected USB device contains no playable audio  
file.  
A medium that does not have playable data has been  
played.  
No short message in In Box.  
“Send Error”  
SMS could not be sent.  
“iPod Error”  
Connection to the iPod has failed.  
“Memory Full”  
Remove the USB device and then reconnect it.  
Reset iPod/ iPhone.  
The tag memory of HD Radio tuner and SiriusXM tuner  
is FULL.  
“iPod Full”  
The iPod memory is FULL.  
“No TAG Function”  
An iPod which does not support the tag memory has  
been connected.  
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Specifications  
FM tuner section  
CD player section  
Laser diode  
: GaAlAs  
Digital filter (D/A)  
: 8 Times Over Sampling  
D/A Converter  
: 24 Bit  
Spindle speed (Audio files)  
: 500 – 200 rpm (CLV)  
Wow & Flutter  
: Below Measurable Limit  
Frequency response ( 1 dB)  
: 10 Hz – 20 kHz  
Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz)  
KDC-X896/ KDC-X496 : 0.008 %  
Audio section  
Maximum output power  
: 50 W x 4  
Full Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD)  
: 22 W x 4  
General  
(KDC-X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U)  
Operating voltage  
KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD  
Frequency range (200 kHz step)  
: 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz  
Usable sensitivity (S/N = 30dB)  
: 9.3dBf (0.8 μV/75 Ω)  
Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB)  
: 15.2 dBf (1.6 μV/75 Ω)  
Frequency response ( 3 dB)  
: 30 Hz – 15 kHz  
Signal to Noise ratio (MONO)  
: 70 dB ( 400 kHz)  
Stereo separation  
: 40 dB (1 kHz)  
: 14.4 V (10.5 – 16V allowable)  
KDC-X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U  
: 14.4 V (11 – 16V allowable)  
Speaker Impedance  
: 4 – 8 Ω  
Maximum Current consumption  
: 10 A  
Tone action  
Bass : 100 Hz 8 dB  
Installation Size (W x H x D)  
Middle : 1 kHz 8 dB  
Treble : 12.5 kHz 8 dB  
Preout level/ Load (CD)  
KDC-X896/ KDC-X496 : 4000 mV/10 kΩ  
KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U  
: 2500 mV/10 kΩ  
: 182 x 53 x 160 mm  
7-3/16 x 2-1/16 x 6-5/16 inch  
Weight  
: 2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)  
KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U : 0.010 %  
Signal to Noise ratio (1 kHz)  
KDC-X896/ KDC-X496 : 110 dB  
KDC-BT852HD/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U : 105 dB  
Dynamic range  
: 93 dB  
MP3 decode  
: Compliant with MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer-3  
WMA decode  
: Compliant with Windows Media Audio  
AAC decode  
: AAC-LC .m4a” files  
Preout impedance  
: ≤ 600 Ω  
Digital FM tuner section  
(KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD)  
Frequency range (200 kHz step)  
: 87.9 MHz – 107.9 MHz  
Frequency response ( 3 dB)  
: 20 Hz – 20 kHz  
Signal to Noise ratio (STEREO)  
: 70 dB  
Bluetooth section  
(KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD)  
Version  
: Bluetooth Ver. 3.0 Certified  
Frequency range  
: 2.402 – 2.480 GHz  
Output Power  
: +4dBm (MAX), 0dBm (AVE) Power Class 2  
Maximum Communication range  
: Line of sight approx.10m (32.8 ft)  
Profiles  
: HFP (Hands Free Profile)  
AM tuner section  
(KDC-X496/ KDC-452U/ KMR-550U)  
Frequency range (10 kHz step)  
: 530 kHz – 1700 kHz  
Usable sensitivity (S/N = 20dB)  
: 28 dBµ (25 µV)  
USB interface  
USB Standard  
: USB1.1/ 2.0 (Full speed)  
: HSP (Headset Profile)  
: SPP (Serial Port Profile)  
File System  
Digital AM tuner section  
: FAT16/ 32  
: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)  
: AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)  
: PBAP (Phonebook Access Profile)  
: OPP (Object Push Profile)  
(KDC-X896/ KDC-BT852HD)  
Maximum Supply current  
: DC 5 V 1 A  
MP3 decode  
: Compliant with MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer-3  
WMA decode  
: Compliant with Windows Media Audio  
AAC decode  
: AAC-LC .m4a” files  
Frequency range (10 kHz step)  
: 530 kHz – 1700 kHz  
Frequency response ( 3 dB)  
: 40 Hz – 15 kHz  
Signal to Noise ratio (STEREO)  
: 70 dB  
Auxiliary input  
Frequency response ( 3 dB)  
: 20 Hz – 20 kHz  
Input Maximum Voltage  
: 1200 mV  
Input Impedance  
: 10 kΩ  
Specifications subject to change without notice.  
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IC (Industry Canada) Notice  
CALIFORNIA, USA  
2CAUTION  
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:  
(1)This device may not cause interference, and  
(2)this device must accept any interference, including  
interference that may cause undesired operation of  
the device.  
This product contains a CR Coin Cell Lithium Battery which  
contains  
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of  
procedures other than those specified herein may  
result in hazardous radiation exposure.  
In compliance with Federal Regulations, following  
are reproductions of labels on, or inside the product  
relating to laser product safety.  
Perchlorate Material – special handling may apply.  
The term “IC: ” before the certification/ registration  
number only signifies that the Industry Canada  
technical specification were met.  
JVC KENWOOD Corporation  
2967-3, ISHIKAWA-MACHI,  
HACHIOJI-SHI, TOKYO, JAPAN  
2CAUTION  
THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH DHHS RULES  
21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J IN EFFECT AT DATE OF  
MANUFACTURE.  
This equipment complies with FCC/IC radiation exposure  
limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and  
meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines  
in Supplement C to OET65 and RSS-102 of the IC radio  
frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equipment has very  
low levels of RF energy that it deemed to comply without  
maximum permissive exposure evaluation (MPE). But it is  
desirable that it should be installed and operated keeping  
the radiator at least 20cm or more away from person’s body  
(excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles).  
Location : Top plate  
FCC WARNING  
This equipment may generate or use radio  
frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this  
equipment may cause harmful interference unless  
the modifications are expressly approved in the  
instruction manual. The user could lose the authority  
to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change  
or modification is made.  
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned 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.  
The “AAC” logo is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories.  
iTunes is a trademark of Apple Inc.  
“Made for iPod” and “Made for iPhone” mean that an  
electronic accessory has been designed to connect  
specifically to iPod or iPhone, respectively, and has  
been certified by the developer to meet Apple  
performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the  
operation of this device or its compliance with safety  
and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of  
this accessory with iPod or iPhone may affect wireless  
performance.  
Under Industry Canada regulations, this radio transmitter  
may only operate using an antenna of a type and maximum  
(or lesser) gain approved for the transmitter by Industry  
Canada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users,  
the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the  
equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more  
than that necessary for successful communication.  
FCC NOTE  
This equipment has been tested and found to  
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,  
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are  
designed to provide reasonable protection against  
harmful interference in a residential installation. This  
equipment may cause harmful interference to radio  
communications, if it is not installed and used in  
accordance with the instructions. However, there  
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a  
particular installation. If this equipment does cause  
harmful interference to radio or television reception,  
which can be determined by turning the equipment  
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct  
the interference by one or more of the following  
measures:  
• Contains Transmitter Module  
FCC ID : RKXFC6000S  
• Contains Transmitter Module  
IC: 5119A-FC6000S  
iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch  
are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and  
other countries.  
Sirius, XM and all related marks and logos are  
trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. All rights reserved.  
HD Radio Technology manufactured under license from  
iBiquity Digital Corporation. U.S. and Foreign Patents.  
HD Radio™ and the HD, HD Radio, and “Arc” logos are  
proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.  
PANDORA, the PANDORA logo, and the Pandora trade  
dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of  
Pandora Media, Inc., used with permission.  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the equipment  
and receiver.  
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a  
circuit different from that to which the receiver is  
connected.  
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV  
technician for help.  
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.  
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion® and related  
trademarks, names and logos are the property of  
Research In Motion Limited and are registered and/or  
used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used  
under license from Research In Motion Limited.  
 
This HD Radio receiver enables:  
 

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