Kenwood KDC-BT40U Bluetooth CD receiver key features

Kenwood’s KDC-BT40U is a value for money model featuring Bluetooth hands-free safety and a front panel USB port with Direct iPod / iPhone Control.

On the hands-free front, a display of your mobile's phonebook and previous call logs make placing a call very straightforward.

An incoming caller is identified by name or number, before you allow connection.

As well as your iPod / iPhone, other USB music storage devices can be connected - such as a portable hard-drive or USB memory stick.

A cool-blue, 13-character display gives easy visibility even in sunny conditions.

The high power 4 x 50watt built-in power amplifier will fill your car with high quality sound from any source.

• Bluetooth adaptor with hands-free profile built-in
• Microphone integrated in front panel
• MP3, WMA & AAC files playback
• Illuminated front AUX & USB input
• iPod / iPhone Direct Control (with  optional accessory cable KCA-iP101)

Kenwood KDC-BT40U Bluetooth CD receiver specification

General features:

• Detachable faceplate
• Soft protection case for faceplate
• Red key illumination
• Rotary encoder & control knob
• Music search function
• Attenuator with smooth volume return  (by IR remote controller)
• Touch sensor tone
• Optional to add accessory remote control
• Digital clock (24 hour)
• All-off select (20 / 40 / 60 minutes)
• ISO connector : Molex to ISO cable

Display features:

• Fluorescent (FL) tube type display
• 14 segments x 13 characters layout
• Two step manual dimmer control
• Demo mode

Cosmetics features:

• Front / edge: black
• Dress plate: chrome plated
• Volume & operation knob or wheel: chrome plated
• Preset key finish: black injection
• Escutcheon finish: black injection
• Triangle Illumination: red
• Volume & operation knob illumination: red
• Key illumination: red

Radio tuner features:

• RDS (PI, PS, AF, TI, Clock)
• Radio text (RDS)
• Program type function (PTY)
• FM reception
• AM (MW / LW) reception
• 24 presets (18FM / 3LW / 3MW)
• Mixed preset memory (FM & AM) 6 presets
• Automatic memory entry (AME)
• Up / Down seek tuning
• Tuning mode (Auto1 / Auto2 / Manual)
• FM stereo / mono selector

CD features:

• CD-R/RW compatible
• MP3 playback with ID3 tag display
• WMA (Windows Media Audio) playback
• AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) playback
• CD text support
• Supreme
• 24-bit D.A.C. processing
• 0 bit mute
• Random function (Track / Disc)
• Repeat function (Track / Disc)
• Scan function (Track / Disc)

USB features:

• Front panel USB port with slide cover
• USB Type USB1.1 / USB 2.0
• Kenwood Music Editor Lite ( by website download)
• MP3 playback with ID3 tag display
• WMA (Windows Media File) playback
• AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) playback

iPod / iPhone features:

• USB Digital connection (1 wire) (with optional cable KCA-iP101)
• Music playback
• Music library search
• Alphabet search , three character search
• Skip search
• My playlist
• Control by hand
• Reverse browsing
• Works with iPhone 3G & 3GS *
• Works with iPod Classic * 80G & 120G
• Works with iPod Video * 5th / 6th generation
• Works with iPod Nano * 1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th Gen
• Works with iPod Touch * 1st / 2nd Gen
• Battery charge and power control
  * always update to latest Apple firmware

Audio features:

• Maximum output power 50W x 4
• MOSFET Power IC
• Front mini-jack auxiliary input
• One stereo pre-amp output
• Pre-amp output level 2V
• Pre-amp output switchable between rear / subwoofer
• Subwoofer reference level adj.
• Source tone control & memory Bass / Mid / Treble
• Balance / Fader control
• Att.(-20dB) with smooth volume return
• System Q (Preset Sound Control)
• Bass boost circuit
• Low-pass filter

Bluetooth features:

• Hands free profile (HPF)
• Serial port profile (SPP)
• Headset profile (HSP)
• Phonebook access profile (PBAP)
• Holds: up to 1,000 phone numbers per registered phone.
• Object push profile (OPP)
• Synchronization profile (SYNC)
• Short message service (SMS) , reading only
• Phone device status display
• Signal strength display
• Remaining battery display
• Bluetooth phones to register: 5
• Built-in high-quality noise cancelling microphone
• Bluetooth firmware upgradeable
  * depends on phone model / make