Kenwood KDC-BT61U Bluetooth CD receiver key features

The KDC-BT61U is Kenwood's ultimate audio system, designed with iPod/iPhone users in mind with the added bonus of built-in Bluetooth hands-free calling and music streaming.

The intuitive click-wheel like control, combined with the clear five-line display, means track searching is familiar and easy.

A scroll bar means that thousands of tracks can be quickly viewed with a swipe of your finger.

Full variable-colour illumination of display and control keys allows you to match your dashboard lighting perfectly.

USB and iPod/iPhone connection is via a rear mounted flylead, which can be fed to your glovebox for easy and secure access.

• Built in Bluetooth adaptor with hands-free and audio streaming profiles
• High quality, hands-free phone audio is ensured with an external wired microphone, which can be mounted close to the user.
• Five line, full dot FL display
• Variable colour control illumination
• MP3, WMA & AAC files playback
• Rear AUX & USB input
• Sound Excellence digital sound processor
• iPod / iPhone Direct Control
• Infra-red remote control included

Kenwood KDC-BT61U Bluetooth CD receiver specification

General features:

• Detachable faceplate
• Soft protection case for faceplate
• Variable colour key illumination
• Rotary encoder & control knob
• Music search function
• Favourite Memory function
• Attenuator with smooth volume return  (by IR remote controller)
• Touch sensor tone
• KCA-RC405 infra-red remote controller included
• Digital clock (24 hour)
• All-off select (20 / 40 / 60 minutes)
• ISO connector : Molex to ISO cable

Display features:

• FL type display
• Five line, full dot display layout
• Variable display illumination colour
• Spectrum analyzer display
• Two step manual / automatic display dimmer
• Colour control
• Display-off mode
• Demo mode
• Menu text in selectable language: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Cosmetics features:

• Front / edge: dark silver
• Dress plate: dark silver
• Volume & operation knob or wheel: acrylic clear (black)
• Preset key finish: dark silver
• Escutcheon finish: black injection
• Triangle Illumination: red
• Volume & operation knob illumination: variable
• Key illumination: variable

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:

• Rear panel USB port
• USB Type USB1.1 / USB 2.0
• AC Drive compatible
• 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-iP102)
• Music playback
• Music library search
• Alphabet search , three character search
• Skip search
• My playlist
• Control by hand
• Reverse browsing
• High speed search (two speed)
• 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
• Rear auxiliary input
• Auxiliary input type: Mini-jack
• Three stereo pre-amp outputs
• Pre-amp output level 4.0V
• Subwoofer reference level adj.
• Internal amplifier cut-off
• Dual-Zone source & volume control
• Dual-Zone (FRONT / REAR switchable)
• Source tone control & memory: Bass / Mid / Treble
• Balance / Fader / Loudness control
• System E's (built-in HPF & LPF)

DSP features:

• Digital System E's+
• Five band graphical equalizer
• Sound Management system
• Highway sound
• Digital Time Aligment (DTA)
• iPod EQ select mode
• Supreme

Bluetooth features:

• Hands free profile (HPF)
• Serial port profile (SPP)
• Headset profile (HSP)
• Advanced Audio Distribution profile (A2DP)
• 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
• External high-quality noise cancelling microphone
• Bluetooth firmware upgradeable
  * depends on phone model / make