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    US Residence Only Register Online Register your Ken wood product at ww w .K enw oodusa.com EXTERNAL MEDIA CONTROLLER K OS-A300 INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B64-4452-00/00 (KW) T ake the time to r ead through this instruction manual. F amiliarity with installation and operation procedur es will help you obtain the best performance from your new External [...]

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    2 | KOS-A300 Con te nt s Before use 3 Basic Operation 4 General functions iPod , Zune and USB device functions Cancel the Demonstration mode Listen to the audio via this unit F unction Control 6 Display Settings 9 Illumination Color Selection Display T ype Selection T ext Display Selection Auxillary Input Name Setting iPod/ Z une/ USB device Opera [...]

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    English | 3 Before use 2 W ARNING T o prev ent injury or fire, take the f ollowing precautions: • T o prevent a short circuit, never put or leav e any metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside the unit. Do not use this unit before canc eling Demonstration mode! This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this uni[...]

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    [FNC] [  ] [SRC] 4 | KOS-A300 Gene ral func tion s Power/Sourc e Sel ec t but ton: [S R C] T urns o n the power. When th e power is ON, se lec t a source. SRC Sele ct m ode 1 : Press the [SRC ] but ton and then turn th e Control kn ob or push i t toward up or dow n. T o d etermine the s elec ted s ource, press the Control knob. SRC Sele ct[...]

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    English | 5 Illumination Control: [ ] Hold this b ut ton and turn th e Control kn ob to change the display and contro ller illumination colo rs. Y o u can sele c t from the 10 colors or to scan all 10 colors , each of which chan ges ever y 5 se conds. ⁄ • T o make the display illumination color different from the controller , set “OFF” “M[...]

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    6 | KOS-A300 Fu n c t i o n Co n t r o l F unctions in the table below can be set up by using Function Contr ol. 1 Enter F unction Control mode Press the [FNC] button. 2 Select a Function group Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. Pushing the Contr ol knob towards left allows you to set the pref erence items (“MENU” or “SE TUP”). P[...]

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    English | 7 Source function item Function Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “iP od BY HAND” “ON”/ “OFF” When set to “ON” , allows you to operate iPod with the control on the iP od. 14 “RELA TED SRCH” — Starts Related search. 13 “FILE SCAN” “ON”/ “OFF” When set to “ON” , plays the intro of the music [...]

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    8 | KOS-A300 Fu n c t i o n Co n t r o l Category Item Setting Entry Setting overview Condition Page “DISP DIM” “OFF”/ “ AUT O”* / “MNAL1” / “MNAL2” Sets whether the illumination is dimmed in conjunction with the light switch of the vehicle or it is dimmed constantly. * Contr ast “1” - “10” Adjusting the display contr[...]

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    English | 9 Displa y Sett ings Illumination C olor Selec tion Selecting the Illumination Color of the display. 1 Enter Illumination color selection mode Select “SE TUP” > “Color Selec t” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Select the Illumination C olor T urn the Control knob and pu[...]

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    10 | KOS-A300 Displa y Sett ings T ext Display Selec tion Changes displayed information on each sour ce following; In iPod/ Z une/ USB device sourc e Information Display Title “T itle” Artist name “ Artist” Album “ Album ” Folder name “Folder name ” File name “File name ” Play time “P - Time ” Play time bar (iP od only)* “[...]

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    English | 11 Auxillary Input Name Setting Selects the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. 1 Select the AUX source Press the [SRC] button. 2 Select Auxillary input name setting mode Select “MENU” > “Name Set ” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 3 Enter Auxillary input nam[...]

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    12 | KOS-A300 iPod / Zune/ U SB device Oper ation F unction of Zune/ USB device Music Search Selecting the music you want to listen to from the device or media being played . 1 Enter Music Search mode T urn the Control knob. “SEARCH” is display ed. Displays the current Audio file name. 2 Search for music Audio file Operation type Operation Move[...]

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    English | 13 F unction of iPod Searching for Music by Initial Y ou can select an alphabetic character from the list in the browse item (artist, album, etc.) selected now . 1 Enter Music Search mode T urn the Control knob. 2 Start the alphabet search Push the Contr ol knob towards down. “ A B C … ” is displayed. 3 Select the initial to be sear[...]

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    14 | KOS-A300 F unction of iPod iPod C ontrol by Hand Mode Allows you to operat e iPod with the control on the iPod . Enter iPod Con trol by Hand Mode Select “iPod B Y HAND ” . F or how to select Function Control it ems, refer t o <F unction Control> (page 6). ⁄ • iPod will be paused when Hand mode is turned ON during playback. • In[...]

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    English | 15 Fav o r i t e C o n t r o l F av orite Preset Recall Retrieving an item register ed to F avorite. 1 Enter F avorite P reset Recall mode Select “F AV” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Select the number to recall in the Fa vorite memory T urn the Control knob. 3 Recall the F [...]

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    16 | KOS-A300 F av orite Name Setting Giving a name to Pr eset Memor y registered t o Fa v o r i t e . 1 Enter F avorite P reset Recall mode Select “F AV” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Retrieve the F avorite memory to change T urn the Control knob. 3 Enter F avorite Name set mode Pre[...]

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    English | 17 HD Radio tuner control F unction of K TC-HR300/ KTC-HR200 ( Optional Accessory) Station Pr eset Memory Putting a station in the memory. 1 Select the frequency to put in the memor y Push the Contr ol knob towards right or left. 2 Enter Preset Memory mode T urn the Control knob. 3 Select the number to put in the memor y T urn the Control[...]

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    18 | KOS-A300 F unction of K TC-HR300 HD Radio T agging (iT unes T agging) Using an iT unes T agging enabled HD Radio you can tag your music. When you hear a song you enjoy on your local HD Radio station, you only have t o press the Control knob . The song’ s information will then be saved on this unit. The saved songs will then show up in a play[...]

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    English | 19 Operation of hands-free phoning Befo re Use • F or details on the Bluetooth cell-phone with the hands-free function, see <About the Cell-Phone> (page 30). • Y ou need to register y our cell-phone before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 23). • If you have r egistered [...]

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    20 | KOS-A300 Operation of hands-free phoning F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Ac cessor y) Making a call 1 Enter dialing method mode Press the [ ] button. 2 Select a dialing method Press the C ontrol knob. “DIAL ” » “INITIAL ” » “PHONE BOOK” » “OUT-CALL ” » “IN-CALL ” » “MISSED CALLS” Methods of operations in the above[...]

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    English | 21 Make a v oice dialing call 1 Enter voic e recognize mode Select “BT ” > “Voic e Recognize ” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). “Ready ” is displayed. 2 Press the Control knob . “PB Name?” is display ed. When a beep is heard speak the name within 2 second. 3 “PN[...]

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    22 | KOS-A300 F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Ac cessor y) Bluetooth Audio Opera tion Befo re Use • F or details on the Bluetooth Audio player which can be connected, see <About the Bluetooth Audio player> (page 30). • Y ou need to register y our Bluetooth Audio player before using it with this unit. F or more details, see <Registerin[...]

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    English | 23 Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth device T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to reg ister it (pairing). Y ou can register up to fiv e Bluetooth devices to this unit. When registering from Bluetooth de vices 1 Turn on the c ontrol unit. 2 Start registering a unit by operating the Bluetooth dev[...]

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    24 | KOS-A300 Bluetooth Setup F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Ac cessor y) Downloading the Phone Book Download the phone book data from the cell- phone so you can access the phone book fr om this unit. T o download automatically If the cell-phone suppor ts a phone book synchronization function, the phone book is downloaded automatically after Blue[...]

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    English | 25 Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a register ed Bluetooth device. 1 Select Bluetooth device deletion mode Select “MENU” > “Device Delete” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F unction Control> (page 6). 2 Enter Bluetooth device deletion mode Press the C ontrol knob for at least 1[...]

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    26 | KOS-A300 Bluetooth Setup F unction of KCA-BT200 (Optional Ac cessor y) Setting a V oice Command for Category Add a voice tag t o the phone number category (type) for voice calling . 1 Select Phone Number type edit mode Select “BT ” > “Voic e T ag” > “PN T ype Edit” . F or how to select Function Control it em, refer to <F u[...]

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    English | 27 SMS (Short Message S ervice) The SMS arrived at the cell-phone is displa yed on the receiver . A newly arrived message is displayed . ¤ • T o prevent car accidents, the driver should not read the SMS while driving. When a new message arriv es “SMS Received” is display ed. The display disappears with any operations. Displaying th[...]

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    28 | KOS-A300 Satellite Radio tuner ( O ptional Ac cessor y ) control Basic Operation Selecting S atellite Radio source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “SIRIUS”/ “XM” display . ⁄ • Y ou need to register to the service provider to receive the service by Satellite Radio. Consult the ser vice provider if “CALL … TO SUBSCRIBE” appe[...]

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    English | 29 Appendix About Audio file • Playable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WM A (.wma), W AV (.wa v) • Playable USB device USB mass storage class • Playable USB data stor age device file system F A T16, F A T32 Although the audio files are complied with the standards listed above , the play maybe impossible depending on the type[...]

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    30 | KOS-A300 Appendix About USB device • When the USB device is connected to this unit, it can be charged up provided that this unit is powere d. • Install the USB device in the place where it will not prevent you fr om driving your vehicle properly . • Y ou cannot connect a USB device via a USB hub. • T ake backups of the audio files used[...]

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    English | 31 Menu Glossary • Auto Answer This function automatically answers (responds to) a call after lapse of the preset time interval for automatic answer . “OFF” : Does not answer the phone call automatically . “0” : Automatically answers the phone call at once . “1s” – “99s” : Automatically answers the phone call after lap[...]

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    32 | KOS-A300 Acce s so rie s Ac cessories 1 .....1 2 .....1 3 .....1 4 .....1 5 .....2 6 .....1 7 (Ø2 x 11.5, Blue) .....1 8 (Ø2 x 10, Black) .....2 9 (Ø2 x 9, Whit e) .....1 0 (Ø2 x 5, Black) .....2 - (Ø4 x 16.5) .....2 = (Ø4 x 4.5) .....2 ~ .....1 ! (Ø4 x 16) .....2 @ .....2 # .....1 $ .....1 % DISPLAY TEMPLATE B58-1488-04/00 CUT OUT ON D[...]

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    English | 33 Installation Procedure Installation Proc edure 1. T o prevent a shor t circuit, remov e the key from the ignition and disconnect the - battery. 2. Mak e the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3. Connect the wiring har ness wires in the f ollowing order: ground, battery , ignition. 4. Connect the wiring har ness con[...]

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    POWER TO DISPLAY UNIT USB I / F REMOTE IN + (7.5A) ILLUMI MUTE T o prevent USB cable and Display unit terminals from being unplugged, tie them to the wiring harness (Accessory 1 ) with the cable clamp (Accessory 4 ). 34 | KOS-A300 Connecting Wires to T erminals Accessory 1 Ignition key switch Car fuse box (Main fuse) ACC Battery Accessory 2 Contr o[...]

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    R L LINE OUT R L AUX IN TO KAB UNIT Hideaway unit (Rear side) T o AUX input English | 35 Car stereo Accessory 3 DVD play er etc. SIRIUS Satellite T uner HD Radio T uner XM Satellite Radio T uner Bluetooth unit Connection cable (Commercially available) B64-4452-00_00_KOS-A300_K.indd 35 B64-4452-00_00_KOS-A300_K.indd 35 09.2.18 2:04:10 PM 09.2.18 2:0[...]

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    36 | KOS-A300 Installation of C ontroller 1 According to the installation angle of the controller , install Spacer (Accessory 5 ) to Bracket (Accessor y 6 ) as described below. When installing on the 0-degree surface Accessory 8 (Ø2 X 10, Black) 8 8 Accessory 6 Accessory 5 When installing on the 4-degree surface Accessory 0 (Ø2 X 5, Black) 0 0 Ac[...]

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    English | 37 3 Install Brack et (Accessory 6 ). When using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory ! (Ø4 X 16.5) When not using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory @ (Ø4 X 4.5) Y ou can also install it using a double -sided tape (Accessory ~ ) When using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory # When not using spacer ( Accessory 5 ) Accessory # ⁄ • Install th[...]

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    38 | KOS-A300 Installation of Display unit — Display Stand U sed — 1 Install the display brack et (Accessory # ) to the display stand (Accessory $ ). Accessory & Accessory ^ Accessory * (Ø3 x 8) 2 Install the display unit to the display bracket (Accessory # ). Accessory * (Ø3 x 8) Release coated paper Screw hole Display 3 Remove the coate[...]

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    English | 39 Installation for Hidea way Unit • Installation using the self-tapping screws Use screws (Accessory $ ) to fix Hideaway Unit onto an audio board or another . Accessory $ (Ø4 × 16) • Installation using the velcro tapes Remove the backing from the V elcro strips (Accessory @ ) and attach it to the bottom of the Hideaway Unit. Instal[...]

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    40 | KOS-A300 T roubleshooting Guide Some functions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up Display . ▲ <Cancel the Demonstration mode> (page 5) is not turned off. What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Befor e calling service,[...]

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    English | 41 N/A Device: • An unsupported USB device is connected. • Connection to the iPod has failed. ➪ Check that the connec ted iP od is an iPod that is supported. See <About Audio file> (page 29) for information on supported iPods . No Music Data/Error 15: • The connected USB device contains no playable audio file. • Media was [...]

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    42 | KOS-A300 USB Interface USB Standard : USB1.1/ 2.0 Compatible Device : Mass storage class Compatible F ile System : F A T16/ 32 Maximum Supply current : 500 mA MP3 decode : Compliant with MPEG-1/2 Audio Lay er-3 WMA decode : Compliant with Windows Media Audio AAC decode : AAC-L C " .m4a" files W AV decode : Linear-PCM Auxiliary input [...]

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    English | 43 2 CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified her ein may result in hazardous radiation exposur e. In compliance with Federal Regulations, f ollowing are repr oductions of labels on, or inside the product relating to laser product saf ety. Kenwood Corporation 2967-3, ISHIKA W A-MACHI, [...]

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    This symbol mark indicates that Kenwood manufactured this product so as to decrease harmful infl uence on the environment. B64-4452-00_00_KOS-A300_K.indd 44 B64-4452-00_00_KOS-A300_K.indd 44 09.2.18 2:04:12 PM 09.2.18 2:04:12 PM[...]