Manual

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Quick Start Guide
# WARNING
• Theunitcanonlybeinstalledinacarwith
a12V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.
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CAUTION
• Usethepowerharnessenclosedwiththis
unitforconnectingpower.Usingapower
harnessenclosedwithothermodelscan
causemalfunction.
• Installthisunitintheconsoleofyour
vehicle.
• Donottouchthemetalpartsofthisunit
duringandshortlyafteruseoftheunit.
Metalpartssuchastheheatsinkand
enclosurebecomehot.
• Mountingandwiringthisproduct
requiresskillsandexperience.Forsafety’s
sake,leavethemountingandwiringwork
toprofessionals.
• Ifyouexperienceanyproblemduring
installation,consultyourKenwooddealer.
• Disconnectthebattery’snegativeterminal
beforeinstallingtheunit.
• Insulateunconnectedwireswithvinyl
tapeorothersimilarmaterials.Toprevent
ashortcircuit,donotremovethecapson
theendsoftheunconnectedwiresand
terminals.
• Besuretogroundthisunittothecar’s
chassisagainaftermounting.
• 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anewthesamerating.
• Whenconnectingonlytwospeakers,
connecttheconnectorseithertoboth
ofthefrontoutputterminalsortoboth
oftherearoutputterminals(donotmix
frontandrearterminals).Forexample,if
youconnectthe+connectoroftheleft
speakertoafrontoutputterminal,do
notconnectthe - connectortoarear
outputterminal.
• 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.
• Donotuseyourownscrews.Useonly
thesuppliedscrews.Usingwrongscrews,
coulddamagetheunit.
• 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.
• Iftheconsolehasalid,makesureto
installtheunitsothatthefaceplatewill
nothitthelidwhenitisclosedoropened.
• 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.
• Receptionmaybecomepoorifthereare
metalobjectsneartheBluetoothantenna.
(KDC-BT73DAB,KDC-BT53Uonly)
Bluetooth antenna unit
KDC-BT73DAB
• Thisunithasthecoolingfantodecrease
theinternaltemperature.Donotmount
theunitinaplacewherethecooling
fanoftheunitareblocked.Blocking
theseopeningswillinhibitthecooling
oftheinternaltemperatureandresultin
malfunction.
Cooling fan
Before installation
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