Kenwood KDC-BT60U (QSG) Quick Start Manual

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Contents

English | 11¤• Mounting and wiring this productrequires skills and experience. For safety’ssake, leave the mounting and wiring workto professionals.• Make sure to ground the unit to anegative 12V DC power supply.• Do not install the unit in a spot exposedto direct sunlight or excessive heat orhumidity. Also avoid places with toomuch dust or the possibility of watersplashing.• Do not use your own screws. Use onlythe screws provided. If you use the wrongscrews, you could damage the unit.• If the power is not turned ON (“PROTECT”is displayed), the speaker wire may havea short-circuit or touched the chassis ofthe vehicle and the protection functionmay have been activated. Therefore, thespeaker wire should be checked.• Make sure that all wire connections aresecurely made by inserting jacks until theylock completely.• If your vehicle’s ignition does not havean ACC position, or if the ignition wireis connected to a power source withconstant voltage such as a battery wire,the power will not be linked with theignition (i.e., it will not turn on and offalong with the ignition). If you want tolink the unit’s power with the ignition,connect the ignition wire to a powersource that can be turned on and off withthe ignition key.• Use a commercially available conversionconnector if the connector does not fit inthe vehicle connector.• Insulate unconnected wires with vinyltape or other similar material. To preventa short circuit, do not remove the caps onthe ends of the unconnected wires or theterminals.• If the console has a lid, make sure toinstall the unit so that the faceplate willnot hit the lid when closing and opening.• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wiresaren’t touching to cause a short circuit,then replace the old fuse with one withthe same rating.• Connect the speaker wires correctly to theterminals to which they correspond. Theunit may be damaged or fail to work ifyou share the - wires or ground them toany metal part in the car.• After the unit is installed, check whetherthe brake lamps, blinkers, wipers, etc. onthe car are working properly.• Mount the unit so that the mountingangle is 30° or less.• Reception may drop if there are metalobjects near the Bluetooth antenna.(KDC-BT60U only)Bluetooth antenna unitFor Good ReceptionTo assure good reception, note thefollowing:• Communicate with the cell-phone withinthe line-of-sight distance of 10 m (30ft). The communication range becomesshorter depending on the surroundingenvironment. The communicationrange also becomes shorter when thereis an obstacle between this unit andthe cell-phone. The above maximumcommunication range (10 m) is notalways assured.• A broadcast station or walkie-talkielocated nearby can interfere withcommunication due to too strong signal.Before Installation