KENWOOD KOS-A300 - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

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EXTERNAL MEDIA CONTROLLER

KOS-A300

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Take the time to read through this instruction manual.

Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best

performance from your new External Media Controller.

For your records

Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the

warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers

whenever you call upon your Kenwood dealer for information or service on the product.

Model KOS-A300 Serial number

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Contents

Before use

Basic Operation

General functions

iPod, Zune and USB device functions

Cancel the Demonstration mode

Listen to the audio via this unit

Function Control

Display Settings

Illumination Color Selection

Display Type Selection

Text Display Selection

Auxillary Input Name Setting

iPod/ Zune/ USB device Operation

Music Search

Music Search for iPod

Searching for Music by Initial

Related Search

Drive Search

All Random

iPod Control by Hand Mode

Favorite Control

Favorite Preset Memory

Favorite Preset Recall

Favorite Preset Memory Delete

Favorite Name Setting

Input Level Adjust

Input Level Setting

HD Radio tuner control

Tuning

Auto Memory Entry

Station Preset Memory

Preset Tuning

HD Radio Tagging (iTunes Tagging)

Operation of hands-free phoning

Before Use

Receiving a call

During a call

Call waiting

Other functions

Making a call

Dial a number

Speed dialing (Preset dial)

Calling a number in the Phone Book

Calling a number in the call log

Make a voice dialing call

Registering to the Preset Dial Number List

Display of phone number type (category)

Bluetooth Audio Operation

Before Use

Basic Operation

Bluetooth Setup

Registering Bluetooth device

Registering Special Bluetooth device

Registering PIN Code

Downloading the Phone Book

Selecting the Bluetooth device You Wish to Connect

Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device

Displaying the Firmware Version

Adding a voice dialing command

Setting a Voice Command for Category

SMS (Short Message Service)

Downloading the SMS

Satellite Radio tuner (Optional Accessory)

control

Basic Operation

Category and Channel Search

Preset Memory

Preset Tuning

Channel Scan

Appendix

Accessories

Installation Procedure

Connecting Wires to Terminals

Installation

Installation for Hideaway Unit

Troubleshooting Guide

Specifications

English

Before use

2WARNING

To prevent injury or fire, take the following

precautions:

· To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any

metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside

the unit.

Do not use this unit before canceling

Demonstration mode!

This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode.

When using this unit for the first time, cancel the

<Cancel the Demonstration mode> (page 5).

Cleaning the Unit

If the this unit is stained, wipe it with a dry soft cloth

such as a silicon cloth.

If the this unit is stained badly, wipe the stain off with

a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then wipe it

again with a clean soft dry cloth.

· Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its

mechanical parts. Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth or

using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may scratch

the surface or erase printed characters.

· If you experience problems during installation,

consult your Kenwood dealer.

· When you purchase optional accessories, check with

your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work

with your model and in your area.

· Characters that conform to ISO 8859-1 can be

displayed.

· The illustrations of the display appearing in this

manual are examples used to explain more clearly

how the controls are used. Therefore, what appears

on the display in the illustrations may differ

from what appears on the display on the actual

equipment, and some of the illustrations on the

display may be inapplicable.

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[SRC]

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General functions

Power/Source Select button: [SRC]

Turns on the power.

When the power is ON, select a source.

SRC Select mode 1: Press the [SRC] button and then

turn the Control knob or push it toward up or down.

To determine the selected source, press the Control

knob.

SRC Select mode 2: Pressing this button each time

switches between sources.

Tuner ("SIRIUS", "XM" or "HD Radio") , iPod/ Zune/

USB device ("iPod", "ZUNE", or "USB"), Auxiliary input

("AUX"), and Standby ("STANDBY")

Press at least 1 second to turn off the power.

· The SRC Select mode can be set in "MENU"

> "SRC Select" of

<Function Control> (page 6).

· When an optional accessory is connected, the source name

for each device appears.

· When connection of the iPod or Zune is recognized, the

source display changes from "USB" to "iPod" or "ZUNE".

· For the playable audio files, and devices, refer to <About

Audio file> (page 29).

Text/Title scroll: Control knob

Scrolls the longer audio file text display when pushing

toward up for at least 2 seconds.

Function Control: [FNC]

Pressing this button allows you to set various

functions using the Control knob. Refer to <Function

Control> (page 6).

Category Function of setup item

FAV

Enters the Favorite Preset Recall mode.

Allows you to set up the environment.

RMV

Enters the USB remove mode.

SETUP

Allows you to set up the display and color.

Allows you to set up the Bluetooth function.

Allows you to set up the each source function.

Favorite Control: [FNC]

Pressing the button for at least 1 second allows you to

be executed from the list displayed by pressing this

button and then selecting "FAV". Refer to <Favorite

Control> (page 15).

When there is an incoming call, the audio system

pauses

When there is a call, "CALL" is displayed and the audio

system is paused.

When the call ends, "CALL" disappears and the audio

system comes back on.

The audio system comes back on when [SRC] is

pressed to end a call.

· To use the TEL Mute feature, you need to hook up the MUTE

wire to your telephone using a commercial telephone

accessory. Refer to <Connecting Wires to Terminals> (page

34).

Basic Operation

Control knob

toward left

toward right

toward down

toward up

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Illumination Control: [

]

Hold this button and turn the Control knob to change

the display and controller illumination colors.

You can select from the 10 colors or to scan all 10

colors, each of which changes every 5 seconds.

· To make the display illumination color different from the

controller, set "OFF""MENU"

> "Illumi SYNC" of <Function

Control> (page 6). You can set the display illumination color

in "SETUP"

> "Color Select" (page 9) of <Function Control>

(page 6).

· Switching "Illumi SYNC" from "OFF" to "ON", does not

synchronize illumination color immediately. The next

illumination color change action activates the color

synchronize.

iPod, Zune and USB device functions

Pause and play: Control knob

Switches between pause and play each time this

button is pressed.

Music search (Function of iPod/USB device):

Control knob

Pushing left or right on the control knob forwards or

reverses the music. Holding the control knob to the

left or right fast-forwards or fast-reverses (inaudible).

Folder search (Function of iPod/USB device):

Control knob

Changes the folder containing the audio file when

pushing toward up or down.

· For the operation on iPod, see <Music Search for

iPod>(page 12) for quick search and control functions.

Search mode: Control knob

After turning control knob, you can quickly search

songs with the Control knob. See <Music Search>

(page 12) for details.

USB device removing

When removing the iPod/ Zune/ USB device, you

must enter the Remove mode. To enter the Remove

mode, press the [FNC] button and then select "RMV".

For details, refer to <Function Control> (page 6).

· The iPod/ Zune/ USB device can be removed during power

off.

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Do not use this unit before canceling

Demonstration mode.

1 Turn the power ON

Press the [SRC] button.

2 Enter Function Control mode

Press the [FNC] button.

3 Select the "DEMO Mode" display

Turn the Control knob.

4 Set the Demonstration mode

Press the Control knob for at least 2

seconds.

Pressing this knob for 2 seconds or longer

toggles the setting between "ON" and "OFF".

5 Exit Function Control mode

Press the [FNC] button twice.

Listen to the audio via this unit

Switch the source of the vehicle audio to

"AUX".