Kenwood Excelon KDC-X898 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Quick Start Guide

  1
  • Reset

    3
  • Table of Contents

    2
  • About the Quick Start Guide

    2
  • Compatibility

    15
  • Before Use

    3
  • Preparations

    4
  • General Operation

    6
  • Playing Music (CD / USB / iPod)

    7
  • Listening to the Radio / HD Radio Tuner / SiriusXM Satellite Radio

    8
  • Hands-Free Phoning

    9
  • Before Installation

    10
  • Rear Panel / Wiring

    12
  • Mounting / Removal

    14
  • Installing the Microphone

    15
• Instruction Manual (Downloaded from Kenwood Website)

  21
  • Reset

    3
  • Table of Contents

    22
  • 1. Before use

    24
    • 1-1. Safety precaution

      24
    • 1-2. Important information

      24
    • 1-3. Regulatory Compliance

      26
  • 2. Appendix

    28
    • 2-1. Specifications

      28
    • 2-2. Trademarks

      30
  • 3. Basic operations

    32
    • 3-1. Component names

      32
    • 3-2. Preparations

      33
    • 3-3. How to select the item

      33
    • 3-4. Adjusting the clock

      34
    • 3-5. General operations

      34
  • 4. Audio adjustments (KDC-X898, KDC-BT858U)

    36
    • 4-1. Audio control

      36
    • 4-2. Audio preset

      37
    • 4-3. Audio preset recall

      37
  • 5. DSP settings (KDC-X998, KDC-BT958HD)

    38
    • 5-1. Audio control

      38
    • 5-2. Manual equalizer control

      39
    • 5-3. Car type selection

      39
    • 5-4. Speaker setting

      40
    • 5-5. X’Over setting

      40
    • 5-6. Listening position setting

      41
    • 5-7. Delay time control

      42
    • 5-8. Channel level fine adjustments

      43
    • 5-9. Resetting of DTA Settings

      43
    • 5-10. DSP preset

      44
    • 5-11. DSP preset recall

      44
  • 6. Listen to the iPod

    46
    • 6-1. Models of iPods/iPhones that can be connected to this unit

      46
    • 6-2. Playing music

      46
    • 6-3. Music search

      47
    • 6-4. Alphabet search

      47
    • 6-5. Direct search

      48
    • 6-6. Skip search

      48
    • 6-7. Skip search ratio setting

      49
    • 6-8. Playback mode

      49
    • 6-9. App & iPod mode setting search

      50
  • 7. Pandora

    52
    • 7-1. Requirements Pandora®

      52
    • 7-2. Listening to Pandora®

      52
    • 7-3. Basic operation

      53
    • 7-4. Station search

      53
    • 7-5. Bookmark registration

      54
    • 7-6. New Station Creation

      54
    • 7-7. Deletion of station

      55
    • 7-8. Pandora source control

      55
  • 8. Aha Radio

    56
    • 8-1. Requirements Aha™

      56
    • 8-2. Listening to the Aha Radio

      56
    • 8-3. Basic operations

      57
    • 8-4. Station search

      57
    • 8-5. Calling a number in the content

      58
    • 8-6. Aha source control

      58
  • 9. iHeartRadio

    60
    • 9-1. Requirements iHeartRadio™

      60
    • 9-2. Listening to the iHeartRadio

      60
    • 9-3. Basic operations

      61
    • 9-4. Station search

      61
    • 9-5. Station scan

      62
    • 9-6. Favorite station delete

      62
    • 9-7. iHeartRadio source control

      63
  • 10. Listen to the CD/ Audio file

    64
    • 10-1. Playing music

      64
    • 10-2. Music search

      65
    • 10-3. Skip search

      65
    • 10-4. Skip search ratio setting

      66
    • 10-5. Playback mode

      66
    • 10-6. Direct music search

      67
    • 10-7. Drive change

      67
    • 10-8. About the Audio file

      67
    • 10-9. About the USB device

      68
    • 10-10. About “KENWOOD Music Editor Light” and “KENWOOD Music Control”

      68
    • 10-11. About the discs used with this unit

      69
    • 10-12. Handling discs

      69
  • 11. Listen to the tuner (KDC-X898, KDC-BT858U)

    70
    • 11-1. Listening to the radio

      70
    • 11-2. Station preset memory

      70
    • 11-3. Auto memory

      71
    • 11-4. Recall preset station

      71
    • 11-5. Tuner setting

      72
    • 11-6. Direct access tuning

      72
    • 11-7. PTY (Program Type)

      73
  • 12. Listen to the HD Radio™ tuner (KDC-X998, KDC-BT958HD)

    74
    • 12-1. About HD Radio™ Technology

      74
    • 12-2. Listening to the HD Radio tuner

      74
    • 12-3. Station preset memory

      75
    • 12-4. Auto memory

      75
    • 12-5. Recall preset station

      76
    • 12-6. iTunes tagging

      76
    • 12-7. Direct access tuning

      77
    • 12-8. HD Radio tuner setting

      77
  • 13. Display settings

    78
    • 13-1. Selecting a display type

      78
    • 13-2. Information display setting

      78
    • 13-3. Illumination color selection

      79
    • 13-4. Adjusting the Illumination color

      79
    • 13-5. Selecting a text display

      80
    • 13-6. Display & Illumination setting

      82
  • 14. General settings

    84
    • 14-1. Adjusting the date

      84
    • 14-2. Clock & date display type setting

      84
    • 14-3. Auxiliary input display setting

      85
    • 14-4. Demonstration mode setting

      85
    • 14-5. Initial settings

      86
  • 15. Registering a Bluetooth

    88
    • 15-1. About the Bluetooth module

      88
    • 15-2. Registering a Bluetooth device

      88
    • 15-3. Selecting the Bluetooth device you wish to connect

      89
    • 15-4. Deleting a registered Bluetooth device

      89
    • 15-5. Bluetooth device registration test

      90
  • 16. Hands-free phoning

    92
    • 16-1. Receiving a call

      92
    • 16-2. Calling a number in the phone book

      92
    • 16-3. Dialing a number

      93
    • 16-4. Calling a number in the call log

      93
    • 16-5. Speed dialing (Preset dial)

      94
    • 16-6. Registering in the preset dial number list

      94
    • 16-7. During a call

      95
    • 16-8. Clearing the disconnection message

      95
    • 16-9. Voice Control

      96
    • 16-10. Display of phone number types (categories)

      96
  • 17. Bluetooth audio

    98
    • 17-1. Before use

      98
    • 17-2. Basic operations

      98
    • 17-3. Playback mode

      99
  • 18. Bluetooth settings

    100
    • 18-1. Registering the PIN code

      100
    • 18-2. Downloading the phone book

      100
    • 18-3. Deleting the phone book

      101
    • 18-4. Displaying the firmware version

      102
    • 18-5. Switching between two connected cell-phones

      102
    • 18-6. Bluetooth detail setting

      103
  • 19. SiriusXM Satellite Radio (optional tuner and service required)

    104
    • 19-1. Before use

      104
    • 19-2. Listening to the SiriusXM® Satellite Radio

      104
    • 19-3. Category and channel search

      105
    • 19-4. Channel preset memory

      105
    • 19-5. Preset tuning

      106
    • 19-6. Smart Favorites, Tune Start™

      106
    • 19-7. Direct access tuning

      107
    • 19-8. iTunes tagging

      107
    • 19-9. Parental Lock setting

      108
    • 19-10. Clearing the Parental Lock setting

      108
    • 19-11. Setting Parental Lock for Mature content

      109
    • 19-12. Parental Lock pass code setting

      109
    • 19-13. Setting the Song and Artist Alerts

      110
    • 19-14. Song or Artist setting

      110
    • 19-15. Editing a Song or Artist item

      111
    • 19-16. Delete a Song or Artist item

      111
    • 19-17. SiriusXM® Replay

      112
    • 19-18. Channel skip setting

      112
    • 19-19. Clearing the channel skip setting

      113
    • 19-20. SiriusXM tuner setting

      113
  • 20. Basic operation of remote control

    114
    • 20-1. Before using remote control

      114
    • 20-2. Basic opreation

      114
  • 21. Troubleshooting guide

    116
    • 21-1. Setting error

      116
    • 21-2. Operation/wiring error

      116
    • 21-3. Error messages

      117
• Warranty

  121