Display Information; Installation/Connection; Basic Procedure - Kenwood KDC-168U Mode D'emploi

REFERENCES
Change the display information
Each time you press DISP, the display information changes.
• If the information is unavailable or not recorded, "NO TEXT", "NO INFO", or other information
(eg. station name, playing time) appears.
Source name
STANDBY Source name
TUNER Frequency
CD or USB (For CD-DA)
Disc name/Artist
(back to the beginning)
(For MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC files)
Track title/Artist
Playing time
iPod or ANDROID When [MODE OFF]/[BROWSE MODE] is selected. ( 8)
Track title/Artist
(back to the beginning)
PANDORA Station name
Album title
AUX Source name

Display information

Clock (back to the beginning)
Clock (back to the beginning)
Track title/Artist Playing time
Album title/artist Folder name
Clock (back to the beginning)
Album title/Artist Playing time
Shared/Radio station Track title
Playing time Clock (back to the beginning)
Clock (back to the beginning)

INSTALLATION/CONNECTION

Warning
• The unit can only be used with a 12 V DC power supply, negative ground.
• Disconnect the battery's negative terminal before wiring and mounting.
• Do not connect Battery wire (yellow) and Ignition wire (red) to the car chassis or Ground wire
(black) to prevent a short circuit.
• To prevent short circuit:
– Insulate unconnected wires with vinyl tape.
– Be sure to ground this unit to the car's chassis again after installation.
– Secure the wires with cable clamps and wrap vinyl tape around the wires that comes into
contact with metal parts to protect the wires.
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Caution
• For safety's sake, leave wiring and mounting to professionals. Consult the car audio dealer.
• 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.
File name
• Do not connect the [ wires of speakers to the car chassis or Ground wire (black), or connect
them in parallel.
• Mount the unit at an angle of less than 30º.
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• If your vehicle wiring harness does not have the ignition terminal, connect Ignition wire (red)
to the terminal on the vehicle's fuse box which provides 12 V DC power supply and is turned
on and off by the ignition key.
Artist
• Keep all cables away from heat dissipate metal parts.
• After the unit is installed, check whether the brake lamps, blinkers, wipers, etc. on the car are
working properly.
• If the fuse blows, first make sure the wires are not touching car's chassis, then replace the old
fuse with one that has the same rating.

Basic procedure

1 Remove the key from the ignition switch, then disconnect the [ terminal of the car
battery.
2 Connect the wires properly.
See Wiring connection. ( 19)
3 Install the unit to your car.
See Installing the unit (in-dash mounting). ( 18)
4 Connect the [ terminal of the car battery.
5 Detach the faceplate and reset the unit. ( 3)
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ENGLISH