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    CD-RECEIVER KDC-BT8041U KDC-BT8141U INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4160-00/00 (EW/ E2W) B64-4160-00_00_E_English.indd 1 B64-4160-00_00_E_English.indd 1 08.4.9 1:14:08 PM 08.4.9 1:14:08 PM[...]

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    2 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Con te nt s Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 General functions T uner functions Disc & Audio file play functions F unc tion Con trol 6 ⁄ • Read through this page first for the setting of each function. Display Settings 9 Disc Naming (DNPS) Auxiliary I nput Display Setting About Display T ype T ext Display Selectio[...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the follo wing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leave an y metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first t[...]

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    4 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Gene ral func tio ns Pow er/ Source Select button [SR C] T ur ns on the p ower. When th e power is ON , sele c t a source. SRC Sele c t mod e 1 : Press the [SRC ] bu t ton and then turn t he Control k nob o r push it toward l ef t or r ight. T o determin e the se lec ted s ource, press the Control knob. SRC Sel ec t mo [...]

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    English | 5 Subwo ofe r ou tpu t Co nt ro l kn ob Switches bet we en ON (“ SUBWOOFER ON” ) an d OFF (“SUBWOO FER OFF”) each t ime pushing towa rd down for at leas t 2 secon ds. ⁄ • This function requires the setting made in “MENU” > “SWPRE” of <F unction Control> (page 6). Func tio n Contro l [F NC] Pressing this b ut t[...]

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    6 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Category It em Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page MENU “Security Set” 1 sec. Sets security code 20 “SRC Select” “1”*/ “2” Sets the source selection method. 34 “iP od Mode” “OFF”/ “ON”* When set t o “ON” , allows you to select music in the manner similar to that of the iPod . 12[...]

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    English | 7 Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “Regional” “OFF”/ “ON”* Sets whether to switch to the station only in the specific region using the “AF” control. “ Auto TP Seek” “OFF”/ “ON”* When traffic information station reception is poor , automatically searches for a station that can be r ece[...]

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    8 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Fu n c t i o n Co n t r o l 1 Enter F unc tion Contr ol mode Press the [FNC] button. F unction icon is displayed. 2 Select your desired setup item Operation type Operation Movement between items T urn the Contr ol knob. Selection of item Pr ess the Contr ol knob . Return to previous it em Press the [FNC] button or “ ?[...]

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    English | 9 Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selects the display below when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select Auxiliary input display setting item during Menu mode (In AUX mode) Select the “Name Set ” display. F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Auxiliary input display setti[...]

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    10 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Displa y Set tings About Display T ype Shown below are examples of displa y types. Display Display Type “TYPE [A]” 1 1 1 3 “TYPE [B]” 1 1 1 “TYPE [C]” 1 1 2 3 “TYPE [D]” 1 1 2 “TYPE [E]” 4 “TYPE [F]” 6 1 “TYPE [G]” 5 ⁄ • 1 T ext display par t 2 Status display 3 Icon display part 4 Spectr[...]

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    English | 11 In Auxiliary input source Information Display Auxiliary input name “Source Name ” Spectrum Analyzer & Clock “Speana/Clock” Clock “Clock” Date “Date” Blank “Blank” In Bluetooth audio source Information Display Bluetooth audio “Source Name ” Spectrum Analyzer & Clock “Speana/Clock” Clock “Clock” Da[...]

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    12 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Music disc/ Audio file Operation F unction of remote control Direct Music Search Searchs the music by entering the track number . 1 Enter the music number Press the number buttons on the r emote control. 2 Search the music Press the [ 4 ] or [ ¢ ] button. Cancelling Dir ec t Music Search Press the [ 38 ] button. ⁄ ?[...]

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    English | 13 T uner Operation F unction of remote control Direct Acc ess T uning Entering the frequency and tuning. 1 Enter Direct Acc ess T uning mode Press the [DIRECT ] button on the remote control. “– – – –” is displayed. 2 Enter the frequency Press the number buttons on the r emote control. Example: Desired frequency Press button 9[...]

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    14 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Progr am T ype preset Putting the Pr ogram Type in the P reset button memory and quick recall. Presetting the Progr am T ype 1 Select the Program T ype to preset Refer to <PTY (Program Type)> (page 14). 2 Enter Progr am T ype preset mode Press the [FNC] button. 3 Select the number you want to put in the memory T [...]

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    English | 15 Changing Language for PTY F unc tion Selecting the Program Type display language as follows; Language Display English “English ” Spanish “Spanish” Fr ench “French ” Dutch “Dutc h” Language Display Norwegian “Nor wegian ” Portuguese “Portuguese” Swedish “S wedish” German “German ” 1 Enter PTY mode Refer t[...]

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    16 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Operation of hands-free phoning Befo re U se • F or details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free function, see <About the Cell-Phone> (page 33). • Y ou need to register your cell-phone bef ore using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 25). • If you[...]

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    English | 17 Dial a number 1 Enter dialing method mode Press the [ A T T ] button for at least 1 second. 2 Select the number dial mode Press the C ontrol knob. Select the “DIAL ” display . 3 Enter a phone number Press the number ([1] – [0]), #([F M]), *([AM]), or +([ ¢ ]) button on the remote contr oller . 4 Make a call Press the [DIRECT ] b[...]

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    18 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Calling a number in the call log 1 Enter dialing method mode Press the [ A T T ] button for at least 1 second. 2 Select the call log mode Press the C ontrol knob. Select the "OUT -CALL " (outgoing call), "IN-CALL " (incoming call), or "MIS-CALL " (missed call) display . 3 Select a name or [...]

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    English | 19 Bluetooth Audio Operation Befo re U se • F or details on the Bluetooth Audio player which can be connected, see <About the Bluetooth Audio player> (page 33). • Y ou need to register your Bluet ooth Audio player before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 25). • Y ou to s[...]

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    20 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Entering Security Code The Security Code is required to use the audio unit when the unit is first used after removed fr om the battery power source or the Reset button is pressed . 1 Turn the pow er ON. 2 Do the step 3 through 4 operation, and reenter the security code. “ Approved” is displayed. Now , you can use t[...]

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    English | 21 Demonstration mode setting T urning the demonstration mode ON/OFF . 1 Select Demonstration item during Menu mode Select the “DEMO Mode” display. F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Set the Demonstration mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 2 seconds. Pr essing this button [...]

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    22 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Audio C ontrol Y ou can adjust following Audio C ontrol items ; Adjustment Item D isplay Range Rear volume “REAR V OLU ME” 0 — 35 Subwoofer level “SUB-W LEVEL ” –15 — +15 System Q “USER”/“ROCK”/ “POPS”/“EASY”/ “T OP40”/“ JAZZ”/ “NA TURAL ” User setting/Rock/P ops/Easy/ T op 40/[...]

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    English | 23 Speaker Setting Fine-tuning so that the System Q value is optimal when setting the speaker type as follows; Speaker type Display OFF “OFF” For 5 & 4 in. speak er “5/4inch ” For 6 & 6x9 in. speak er “6x9/6inch ” For the OEM speak er “O .E.M. ” 1 Enter Standby Select the “ST ANDBY ” display. F or how to select[...]

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    24 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Audio Pr eset Memory Registering the value setup by Sound Contr ol. The memory cannot be erased by the Reset button. 1 Setup Sound Control Refer to the f ollowing operations to setup the Sound Control. - <Audio Control> (page 22) - <Audio Setup> (page 23) 2 Select Audio Preset item during Menu mode (Other t[...]

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    English | 25 Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth devic e T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone or audio player) usable with this unit, you need t o register it (pairing). Y ou can register up to five Bluet ooth devices to this unit. When registering from Bluetooth de vices 1 Turn on the c ontrol unit. 2 Start registering a unit by operating [...]

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    26 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Registering PIN Code By operating the Bluetooth device, specify the PIN code necessary for registering this unit. 1 Select PIN code edit item during Menu mode (In Standby mode) “PIN Code Edit” is displayed. F or how to select Function Control items , refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter PIN code edi[...]

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    English | 27 Selecting the Bluetooth device Y ou W ish to Connect When two or more Bluetooth devices hav e already been register ed, you need to select the Bluetooth device you wish to use . 1 Select Bluetooth device selection item during Menu mode Cell-phone (In Standby mode) “Phone Selection ” is displayed. Audio play er “ Audio Selection?[...]

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    28 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Adding a v oice dialing command Add a voice tag t o the phonebook for voice dialing. Y ou can register up to 35 voic e tags. 1 Enter voice tag mode Select “BT ” > “VOICE” > “NAME” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Search for the name to registe[...]

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    English | 29 Downloading the SMS Download the short message (SMS) arrived at the cell-phone so that it can be read on this unit. 1 Enter SMS download mode Select “BT ” > “SMS” > “SMSDL ” . F or how to select Function Control item, r efer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Start downloading Press the C ontrol knob. “SMS Dow[...]

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    30 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Basic Operations of remote control SRC VOL AT T AU D AT T DIRECT 0 — 9 SRC VOL AUD 2-ZONE FM/A M General con trol V olume control [VOL ] Sou rce se lec t [SR C ] Vo l um e r e d u ce [A T T] In Audio c ontrol Audi o item s el ec t [AUD] Adjus t the Au dio it em [V OL] ⁄ • Refer to <Audio C ontrol> (page 22)[...]

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    English | 31 Receiving a call Answer the call [ ] Switc h be tw ee n the p riv ate ta lk mo de an d the hands-free talk mode [ 38 ] Call waiting Answ er Ano the r Inco min g Call w ith t he Curr ent Cal l Susp en de d [ ] Answe r ano the r Inco ming C all af te r T erm inati ng the Cur ren t Call [SR C ] Conti nu the Cur rent C all [1 ] During a ca[...]

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    32 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Appe ndi x About Audio file • Playable A udio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WM A (.wma) • Playable disc media CD-R/R W/ROM • Playable disc file f ormat ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo , Long file name. • Playable USB devic e USB mass storage class • Playable USB devic e file system F A T16, F A T32 Altho[...]

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    English | 33 About the Cell-Phone This unit conforms to the following Bluet ooth specifications: Version Bluet ooth Standard V er . 1.2 Profile HFP (Hands Fr ee Profile) OPP (Object Push Pr ofile) PBAP (Phonebook Access P rofile) SYNC (Synchr onization Profile) F or the cell-phones verified for compatibility, access the following URL: http://www.ke[...]

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    34 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Menu Glossary • SRC Select Setting up the Source Select mode. 1 : Displays source icons for your choice. 2 : Allows you to select sources one after another. • BT DVC Status (Displaying the Bluetooth devic e Status) You can display the connection status, sig nal strength, and battery level. : Bluetooth cell-phone co[...]

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    English | 35 • AF (Alterna tive Frequency) When the reception is poor, automatically alt ernate to another frequency broadcasting the same program in the same RDS network with better reception. • Russian (Russian language setting) When this is set to ON, the following character strings are displayed in Russian: F older name/ File name/ Song tit[...]

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    36 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Accessor ies/ Installation Procedure Ac cessories 1 ..........1 2 ..........2 3 ..........1 Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent shor t circuits, remov e the key from the ignition and disconnect the - terminal of the battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wire on [...]

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    English | 37 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 P .CONT ANT .CONT MUTE LR REMO.CONT MIC AUX Connecting Wires to T erminals Battery wire ( Yellow) Ignition wire (Red) Wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) If no connections are made, do not let the wire come out from the tab . Pow er control/ Motor antenna control wire (Blue/White) Mute wire (Brown) Connect eit[...]

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    38 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Connector F unc tion Guide Pin Numbers for ISO Connectors Cable Colour Functions External Power Connector A-4 Y ellow Battery A-5 Blue/White Power C ontrol A-6 Orange/White Dimmer A-7 Red Ignition (AC C ) A-8 Black Earth (Ground) Connection Speaker Connector B-1 Purple Rear Right (+) B-2 Purple/Black Rear Right (–) B[...]

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    English | 39 Installation /Removing the Unit Installation Fir ewall or metal suppor t Screw (M4 × 8 mm) (commercially available) Self-tapping screw (commercially available) Metal mounting strap (commercially available) Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. ⁄ • Make sure that the unit[...]

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    40 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Installation the Microphone Unit 1 Check the installation position of the microphone (accessory 3 ). 2 Remove oil and other dirt from the installation sur face. 3 Install the microphone. 4 Wire the microphone cable up to the hands-fr ee box with it secured at several positions using tape or the like. Fix a cable with a[...]

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    English | 41 T roubleshoot ing Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subw oofer . • Cannot set up the High Pass Filter . • Cannot set up the Fader . • No Audio control effect on A UX. ▲ • Pr eout is not set to subwoofer . ☞ “MENU” > “SWPRE” of <F uncti[...]

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    42 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U T roubleshoot ing Guide Hands-free ? The hands-free talk volume is lo w. ✔ The hands-free talk v olume is set at a low level. ☞ The hands-free talk volume can be adjusted independently. A djust it during hands-free talk. ? No sound is heard from the rear speakers . ✔ Y ou are talking in the hand-free talk mode. ?[...]

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    English | 43 USB ERROR (Blink): Some trouble may have occurred t o the connected USB device. ➪ Remove the USB device, then cycle the power switch to ON. If the same display is repeated, use another USB device . iPod Error: Connection to the iP od has failed. ➪ Check that the connected iPod is an iP od that is supported. See <About Audio file[...]

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    44 | KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U Speci ficat ions FM tuner section Fr equency range (50 kH z space) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MH z Usable sensitivity (S/N = 26dB) : 0.7 V/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivity (S/N = 46dB) : 1.6 V/75 Ω Fr equency response (±3.0 dB) : 30 Hz – 15 kH z Signal to Noise ratio (MONO) : 65 dB Selectivity (DIN) (±400 kH z) : ≥ [...]

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    English | 45 Specifications subject to change without notice. Audio section Maximum output power : 50 W x 4 F ull Bandwidth Power (at less than 1% THD) : 30 W x 4 Speaker Impedance : 4 – 8 Ω T one action Bass : 100 Hz ±8 dB Middle : 1 kH z ±8 dB T reble : 10 kHz ±8 dB Pr eout level / Load (CD) : 2500 mV/10 kΩ Pr eout impedance : ≤ 600 ?[...]

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    Český Kenw ood timto prohlasuje , ze KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U je v e shode se zakladnimi pozadavky a s dalsimi prislusnymi ustanov eni Narizeni vlady c. 426/2000 Sb . Magyar Alulírott , Kenwood , kijelenti, hogy a jelen KDC-BT8041U/ KDC-BT8141U megfelel az 1999/5/EC irányelvben megha tározott alapv ető követ elményeknek és egyéb vonatk oz[...]