KW-M27DBT MONITOR WITH RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL • Updated information (the latest Instruction Manual, etc.) is available from . Model name indication position See “Removing the trim plate” (P.
Contents Before use.................................................................................. 2 How to read this manual.................................................................................... 2 Precautions................................................................................................................. 2 Getting Started........................................................................ 3 Clock settings..................................................................
Getting Started 1 Turn the ignition key of your car to ACC. The unit is turned on. 2 Press the < 3 Touch [ > button. ]. [Screen] [Dimmer] Select the dimmer mode. “High” (Default) / “Mid” / “Low” [Demo] Select the demonstration mode. Default is “ON”. [Information] Displays the software version of this unit. 5 Touch [6]. Clock settings 4 Touch the corresponding key and set the value. ÑÑSynchronizing the clock time with FM RDS Activate [RDS Clock Sync]. See Tuner Setup (P.9).
Basics Basics Functions of the Buttons on the Front Panel 1 2 Common operations ÑÑTurning on the power 1 Press the < > button. 3 4 5 ÑÑTurning off the power 1 Press and hold the < > button. 6 1 Remote Sensor • Receives the remote control signal. 2 (HOME) • Displays the HOME screen. (P.5) • Pressing for 1 second turns the power off. • When the power off, turns the power on. 3 EQ • Displays the Audio screen.* (P.
Basics HOME screen descriptions 1 Press the < List screen There are some common function keys in the list screens of most sources. > button. HOME screen appears. 8 2 3 4 1 5 1 You can change the page to display more items 6 7 by pressing [R]/ [S]. 1 Clock display Touch to displays the Clock screen. 2 Switches to the Tuner broadcast. (P.8) 3 [USB] Plays files on a USB device. (P.10) [iPod] Plays an iPod/iPhone. (P.12) • When iPod/iPhone is connected. [Mirroring] Displays the Mirroring screen. (P.
Digital RadioRadio Digital ÑÑStore a services Digital Radio Basic Operation You can store the current receiving service in memory. 1 Press the < > button. 2 Touch [Digital Radio]. 1 Tune in to a service you want to preset. 2 Touch and hold [#] (#:1-5) in which you want to ÑÑSource control screen store the service.
Digital Radio Digital Radio Setup 1 Touch [ ]. 2 Set each item as follows. ÑÑAnnouncement setup When the service for which ON is selected starts, switches from any source to Announcement to receive it. 1 Touch [Announcement Select] in the DAB SETUP screen. 2 Touch each Announcement list and set on or off. [Service List] Displays the Service List screen. • [ ] : Touch and then touch [Yes] to find the latest service list.
Tuner Tuner ÑÑAuto memory Tuner Basic Operation You can preset 6 stations for the current band (FM1/ FM2/FM3/AM1/AM2). 1 Press the < > button. 2 Touch [Tuner]. 1 Touch [FM] or [AM] to select the band. 2 Touch [ ]. 3 Touch [Auto Store]. ÑÑSource control screen 4 1 ÑÑManual memory 2 You can store the current receiving station in memory. 3 1 Tune in to a station you want to preset.
Tuner Tuner Setup 1 Touch [ ]. 2 Set each item as follows. [Auto Store] Automatically searches and stores the 6 stations with the strongest signals for the selected band. “Auto Store” appears. [Area] “Europe”: For Europe, AM/FM intervals: 9 kHz/50 kHz. [Local Seek] Tunes in only to the stations with sufficient signal strength. (LOC indicator lights up.) “ON”, “OFF” (Default) [RDS] *1 Displays the RDS Settings screen.
USB USB Preparation ÑÑConnecting a USB device 1 Remove the cap of the USB terminal. 2 Connect the USB device with the USB cable. Playback operations ÑÑControl the music you are listening to on the source control screen. 5 1 2 3 The unit reads the device and playback starts. ÑÑTo disconnect the USB device: 1 Press the < > button. 2 Touch a source other than [USB]. 3 Detach the USB device. ÑÑUsable USB device This unit can play MPEG1/ MPEG2/ MPEG4/ H.
USB ÑÑFor Video playback ÑÑSelecting a track in a list (Searches file) 1 When the operation buttons are not displayed 1 Touch [1]. 2 Select whether you search by audio files [ on the screen, touch the display. 4 1 video files [ ], ]. 2 3 ] : You can adjust image quality in video screen. [Brightness] : Adjusts the brightness. (00 to 10) [Contrast] : Adjusts the contrast. (00 to 10) [Color] : Adjusts the color. (00 to 10) [Tint] : Adjusts the tint. (00 to 10) [INITIALIZE] : To clear the adjustment.
iPod/iPhone iPod/iPhone Preparation ÑÑConnecting iPod/iPhone • For Lightning connector models: Use USB Audio cable for iPod/iPhone—KS-U62 (optional accessory). • For details about connecting iPod/iPhone, see page 27 . 1 Remove the cap of the USB terminal. 2 Connect the iPod/iPhone. The unit reads the device and playback starts. ÑÑTo disconnect the iPod/iPhone 1 Press the < > button. 2 Touch a source other than [iPod]. 3 Detach the iPod/iPhone.
iPod/iPhone ÑÑSelecting a content in a list 1 Touch [1]. 2 Touch desired item. When you touch a category its contents are displayed. 3 Touch desired item from the content list. Playback starts. • Touch [6] to moves to the upper hierarchy. ✎✎NOTE • The source control screen appears when you touch [6] at the top hierarchy.
Mirroring Mirroring Preparation You can display and control the App on the unit while your smartphone is connected to the USB terminal. ✎✎NOTE Mirroring operations ÑÑMirroring Operation 1 Touch [Mirroring]. • Pair your smartphone with the unit via Bluetooth. See Register your smartphone to the unit (P.17) and Connect the Bluetooth device. ÑÑCompatible Android smartphone • Android version 7.0 or later • Bluetooth support ✎✎NOTE • This unit may not work for some Android smartphone’s.
External Components External Components Using external audio/video players ÑÑStarting playback 1 Connect an external component to the AV-IN input terminal. (P.26) 2 Press the < > button. 3 Touch [AV-IN]. 4 Turn on the connected component and start Rear view camera To use a rear view camera, the REVERSE lead connection is required. For connecting a rear view camera. (P.
External Components ÑÑTo adjust the parking guidelines ✎✎NOTE • Install the rear view camera in the appropriate position according to the instruction manual supplied with the rear view camera. • When adjusting the parking guidelines, make sure to apply the parking brake to prevent the car from moving. 1 Press the < > button. 2 Touch [ ]. 3 Touch [System]. 4 Touch [T] or [U] of [Parking Guidelines] and set to [ON]. 5 Touch [Guidelines SETUP]. 6 Adjust the parking guidelines by selecting the [ ] mark.
Bluetooth Bluetooth ÑÑAbout the Bluetooth smartphone and Bluetooth audio player This unit conforms to the following Bluetooth specifications: Version Bluetooth Ver.5.0 Profile Smartphone/ Cell-phone: HFP (V1.7) (Hands Free Profile) PBAP (Phonebook Access Profile) Audio player: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) AVRCP (V1.
Bluetooth Receive a phone call Make a phone call 1 Touch [Û]. 1 Press the < > button. 2 Touch [Phone]. 3 See the table below for each operation method. • [Ý] : Reject an incoming call. ÑÑOperations during a call Call by entering a phone number 1) Enter a phone number with number keys. 2) Touch [Û]. Make a call • Touch [ ] to delete the last entry. [Ý] Ending a call You can send tones by touching desired keys on the screen. • Touch [6] to close the window.
Bluetooth Call by voice You can make a voice call using the voice recognition function of the Bluetooth smartphone. 1) Touch [ ]. 2) Say the name registered in the Bluetooth smartphone. ✎✎NOTE • Operations and display indications may differ according to their availability on the connected device. * You can access the voice recognition function of the Bluetooth smartphone connected to this unit. (The functionality depends on the Bluetooth smartphone.) ÑÑSelecting a content in a list 1 Touch [1].
Controlling Controlling Audio Audio You can adjust various settings such as audio balance or subwoofer level. 1 Press the button. 2 See the below for each operation method. Equalizer Control 1 Press the button. 2 Touch [Equalizer]. 3 Set each item as follows. 4 1 2 Controlling General Audio 1 Press the button. 2 Touch [Fader / Balance]. 3 Set each item as follows. 4 Initialize the current EQ curve. [Fader Balance] Adjust the left and right volume Balance balance.
Controlling Audio Speaker / X’Over setup Listening Position / DTA 1 Press the button. 2 Touch [Speaker / X’Over]. 3 Touch the speaker to set up. 1 Press the button. 2 Touch [Position / DTA]. 3 Touch [Delay]. 4 Touch [T] or [U] to adjust the delay time of the selected speaker. 4 Set each item as follows. Mode [OFF], [ON] [ON] : Filter adjustment. [OFF] : Turns off the filter. Slope [R] [S] Set a crossover slope. Frequence [R] [S] • High Pass Filter adjustment.
Remote control This unit can be operated using the remote control. The remote control RM-RK258 (optional accessory) can be used. #WARNING • Do not ingest the battery, Chemical Burn Hazard The remote control supplied with this product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the coin/ button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death. Keep new and used batteries away from children.
Installation Installation Before Installation Before installation of this unit, please note the following precautions. #WARNINGS • 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. • Do not cut out the fuse from the ignition wire (red) and the battery wire (yellow).
Installation ÑÑSupplied accessories for installation 1 ÑÑNon-Japanese cars x2 x1 4 3 x1 5 Installing the unit 2 (3 m) x1 (2 m) Bend the tabs of the mounting sleeve with a screwdriver or similar utensil and attach it in place. x1 ÑÑInstallation procedure 1) To prevent a short circuit, remove the key from the ignition and disconnect the ¤ terminal of the battery. 2) Make the proper input and output wire connections for each unit. 3) Connect the ISO connector to the unit.
Installation ÑÑMicrophone unit ÑÑRemoving the unit 1) Check the installation position of the microphone (accessory 4). 2) Clean the installation surface. 3) Remove the separator of the microphone (accessory 4), and stick the microphone to the place shown below. 4) Wire the microphone cable up to the unit with it secured at several positions using tape or other desired method. 5) Adjust the direction of the microphone (accessory 4) to the driver.
Installation ÑÑConnecting wires to terminals REMOTE CONT STEERING WHEEL REMOTE INPUT Light Blue/Yellow (Steering remote control wire) To steering remote To use the steering wheel remote control feature, you need an exclusive remote adapter (not supplied) matched to your car. Connect to the vehicle’s parking brake detection switch harness.
Installation ÑÑWiring harness connector function guide Pin Color and function A-4 Yellow Battery A-5 Blue/White[1] Power Control A-7 Red Ignition (ACC) A-8 Black Earth (Ground) Connection B-1/ B-2 Purple (+) / Purple/Black (–) Rear Right B-3/ B-4 Gray (+) / Gray/Black (–) Front Right B-5/ B-6 White (+) / White/Black (–) Front Left B-7/ B-8 Green (+) / Green/Black (–) Rear Left [1] Max.
About this Unit About this Unit More information Troubleshooting ÑÑPlayable Audio files Audio format Bit rate/ (Bit count) MP3 (.mp3) 16 – 320kbps, VBR WMA (.wma) 16 – 320kbps AAC-LC (.m4a, .aac) 16 – 320kbps Linear PCM (WAVE) (16/24 bit) (.wav) FLAC (.flac) (16/24 bit) Vorbis (.ogg) (16 bit) Sampling frequency 16 – 48 kHz 16 – 48 kHz 16 – 48 kHz 8 – 192 kHz 8 – 192 kHz 8 – 192 kHz • This unit can show ID3 Tag Version 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3/2.4 (for MP3).
About this Unit ÑÑTuner Automatic presetting does not work. • Store stations manually. (P.8) Static noise while listening to the radio. • Connect the antenna firmly. ÑÑAV-IN No picture appears on the screen. • Turn on the video component if it is not on. • Connect the video component correctly. ÑÑBluetooth Phone sound quality is poor. • Reduce the distance between the unit and the Bluetooth mobile phone. • Move the car to a place where you can get a better signal reception.
About this Unit Specifications ÑÑMonitor section Picture Size : 6.75 inches (diagonal) wide : 151.8 mm (W) × 79.7 mm (H) Display System : Transparent TN LCD panel Drive System : TFT active matrix system Number of Pixels : 1,152,000 (800H x 480V x RGB) Effective Pixels : 99.99 % Pixel Arrangement : RGB striped arrangement Back Lighting : LED ÑÑUSB interface section USB Standard : USB 2.0 High Speed File System : FAT 16/ FAT 32 / NTFS Maximum Power Supply Current : DC 5 V 1.
About this Unit ÑÑAM tuner section ÑÑGeneral Frequency Range (step) : 531 – 1611 kHz (9 kHz) Usable Sensitivity : 99 μV (40 dBμ) Operating Voltage : 12V DC car battery Installation Dimensions (W × H × D) : 182 × 112 × 75 mm Main Unit Installation size (W × H × D) : 178 × 100 × 75 mm (w/o sleeve) Weight : 1.3 kg (Including Sleeve and Trim plate) ÑÑDAB section Frequency Range BAND III: 174.928 – 239.
About this Unit Copyrights • The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by JVCKENWOOD Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. • Use of the Made for Apple badge means that an accessory has been designed to connect specifically to the Apple product(s) identified in the badge and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.
About this Unit ÑÑInformation on Disposal of Old Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Batteries (applicable for EU countries that have adopted separate waste collection systems) Products and batteries with the symbol (crossed-out wheeled bin) cannot be disposed as household waste. Old electrical and electronic equipment and batteries should be recycled at a facility capable of handling these items and their waste byproducts.
About this Unit For Europe sales area Declaration of Conformity with regard to the RE Directive 2014/53/EU Declaration of Conformity with regard to the RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU Manufacturer: JVCKENWOOD Corporation 3-12, Moriyacho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 221-0022, JAPAN EU Representative: JVCKENWOOD Europe B.V. Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, THE NETHERLANDS English Hereby, JVCKENWOOD declares that the radio equipment KW-M27DBT is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.
About this Unit Slovensky Spoločnosť JVCKENWOOD týmto vyhlasuje, že rádiové zariadenie KW-M27DBT vyhovuje smernici 2014/53/EÚ. Celý text EÚ vyhlásenia o zhode nájdete na nasledovnej internetovej adrese: Dansk Herved erklærer JVCKENWOOD, at radioudstyret KW-M27DBT er i overensstemmelse med Direktiv 2014/53/EU. EUoverensstemmelseserklæringens fulde ordlyd er tilgængelig på følgende internetadresse: Norsk JVCKENWOOD erklærer herved at radioutstyret KW-M27DBT er i samsvar med Direktiv 2014/53/EU.
