Kenwood KDC-X797 User Manual

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!WARNING

•  The unit can only be installed in a car with 

a 12 V DC power supply, negative ground.

•  If you connect the ignition wire (red) 

and the battery wire (yellow) to the car 

chassis (ground), you may cause a short 
circuit, that in turn may start a fire. Always 

connect those wires to the power source 
running through the fuse box.

•  Disconnect the battery’s negative 

terminal and make all electrical 

connections before installing the unit.

•  Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl 

tape or other similar material. To prevent 
a short circuit, do not remove the caps on 
the ends of the unconnected wires or the 

terminals.

•  Be sure to ground this unit to the car’s 

chassis again after mounting.

•  If the power is not turned ON (“PROTECT” 

is displayed), the speaker wire may have 

a short-circuit or touched the chassis of 

the vehicle and the protection function 
may have been activated. Therefore, the 
speaker wire should be checked.

!CAUTION

•  If your car’s ignition key switch does 

not have an ACC position, connect the 

ignition wires to a power source that can 
be turned on and off with the ignition 
key. If you connect the ignition wires to 
a constant-voltage power source, as with 
battery wires, the battery may die.

•  Do not use your own screws. Use only the 

screws provided.

•  Install this unit in the console of your 

vehicle. Make sure the faceplate will not 
hit the lid of the console (if any) when 
closing and opening.

•  After the installing the unit, check 

whether the brake lamps, blinkers, wipers, 
etc. on the car are working properly.

•  Mount the unit so that the mounting 

angle is 30° or less.

•  If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires 

are not touching other parts to cause a 
short circuit, and then replace the old 

fuse with one with new one with the 
same rating.

•  Connect the speaker wires correctly to 

the corresponding terminals. The unit 

may be damaged or fail to work if you 

share the 

¤ wires or ground them to any 

metal part in the car.

•  When only two speakers are being 

connected to the system, connect the 

connectors either to both the front 
output terminals or to both the rear 
output terminals (do not mix front and 

rear).

•  Mounting and wiring this product 

requires skills and experience. For safety’s 
sake, leave this work to professionals. 
If you experience problems during 
installation, consult your Kenwood dealer.

•  Reception may become poor if there are 

metal objects near the Bluetooth antenna.

Bluetooth antenna unit  

To assure good reception, note the 

following:
•  Communicate with the cell-phone within 

the line-of-sight distance of 10 m (30 

ft). The communication range becomes 
shorter depending on the surrounding 

environment. The communication 
range also becomes shorter when there 

is an obstacle between this unit and 

the cell-phone. The above maximum 
communication range (10 m) is not 
always assured. 

•  A broadcast station or walkie-talkie 

located nearby can interfere with 
communication due to a too strong 

signal. 

Part list for installation:
A

 Faceplate ............................................................. (×1)

B

  Trim plate ............................................................ (×1)

C

  Mounting sleeve ............................................ (×1)

D

  Wiring harness ................................................. (×1)

E

  Extraction key ..................................................(×2)

F

  Flat head screw ...............................................(×4)

G

  Round head screw ........................................(×4)

H

  Microphone (3 m) ......................................... (×1)

¤ 

X <Wiring connection> (page 8)

X <Installing the Unit> (page 9)

¤ terminal of the car 

!

Install this unit in the console of your 
vehicle. 
Do not touch the metal part of this unit 
during and shortly after the use of the 
unit. Metal part such as the heat sink and 
enclosure become hot. 

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