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KDC-BT520U
CD-Receiver with Built-in Bluetooth.
Key Features
| Bluetooth handsfree & audio streaming built-in |
| MP3, WMA & AAC playback (CD/USB) |
| WAV & flac(96kHz/24bit)files playback (USB) |
| DSP, DTA & 13-band EQ built-in |
| KENWOOD Remote app ready |
| KENWOOD Muisc Mix app ready |
| Spotify App Link ready |
| 13 digits Vertical Alignment LCD |
| Red Key & White LCD Illumination |
| 1 RCA Preout (2,5V) |
General Features
| DIN Size | 1 DIN |
| Detachable Faceplate | Yes |
| Key Illumination | Red LED |
| Rotary Encoder & Control Knob | Yes |
| Accent key | Handsfree & Audio settings |
| Back-up Memory | Menu Settings |
| Attenuator with Smooth Volume Return | Yes |
| Touch Sensor Tone | Yes |
| Digital Clock (24H) | Yes |
| All-off Select (20/40/60 minutes) | Yes |
| Built-in Connector | Mitsumi, 16 pin |
| ISO connector | Yes, New Mitsumi to ISO cable |
| Bluetooth unit built-in | Yes |
| USB interface x 1 | Yes |
| Firmware upgreadable | Yes |
Display Features
| Display Type | Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) |
| Display Layout | 13 characters/digits |
| Vertical Aligment Liquid Crystal Display | Yes |
| Display Illumination | White (LED) |
| Dimmer Control | Manual / Set by Timer |
| Brightness control | Display (32 steps) |
| Demo Mode | Yes |
| Menu text in selectable language | English/Spanish/Russian |
| TAG Language Display | English, Spanish, Russian & Greek |
Cosmetics features
| Dress plate | Piano Black |
| Preset key finish | Piano Black |
| Escutcheon finish | Piano Black |
| Volume & operation knob or wheel | Transparant Lighting |
| Triangle Illumination | Red LED |
| Key illumination | Red LED |
| Illumination of USB & AUX terminals | RED |
| Brightness Control (Key) | 0 - 31 step |
| Dimmer Control (Key) | Manual / Set by Timer |
Tuner Features
| Station Select | Manual / Preset |
| FM Reception | Yes |
| FM Stereo / Mono Selector | Yes |
| AM (MW/LW) Reception | Yes |
| Up/Down Seek/Scan | Yes |
| Tuner Presets (FM/AM) | 24 Presets (18FM / 6AM) |
| Mixed preset memory (FM & AM) | 6 presets |
| Automatic Memory Entry (AME) | Yes |
| Tuner Preset Back-up Memory | Yes |
| Radio Data System | Yes |
| Radio Text Plus | Yes |
| Traffic Information | Yes |
| Local search | Yes |
| AF Regional | Selectable: AF/AF Reg/OFF |
| Auto TP search | Yes |
| Enhanced Other Networks Function (EON) | Yes |
| Program Type Function (PTY) | Yes |
Playable Audio File
CD Features
| CD-R/RW Compatible | Yes |
| MP3, WMA & AAC playback | Yes |
| CD Text with special Character Support | English, Spanish, Russian & Greek |
| D.A.C. processing | 24bit |
| 0 bit Mute | Yes |
| Random Function | DISC Random/Random OFF |
| Repeat Function | Track Repeat/All Repeat |
USB Features
| USB terminal | Yes, Front with dust cover |
| USB Type | 2.0 High speed |
| Drive Change | Yes |
| MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC playback | Yes |
| Repeat/Scan/Random search | Yes |
| Repeat / Random Play | Yes |
| Direct search | Yes |
| Last Position Memory / Resume | Yes |
| Time code display | Yes |
| 1A Charge Capability for Smartphone. | Yes |
| 1,5A Smartphone Quick Charge | Yes |
iPhone Features
| Made for iPod & iPhone * | Yes |
| USB Direct Control (Audio, 1 wire, Lightning-connector) | with optional cable KCA-iP103 |
| Music playback | Yes |
| Alphabet search | Yes |
| Skip search | Yes |
| Related search | Yes |
| Direct Search | Yes |
| iPod EQ Mode | Yes |
| Control by hand | Yes |
| App & iPod control mode | Yes |
| Spotify App Link | Yes |
| Reverse browsing | Yes |
| Battery charge + power control | Yes |
| * Always update to latest Apple firmware |
Audio Features
| Maximum Output Power | 50W x 4 |
| MOSFET Power IC | Yes |
| Auxiliary Type | Mini-jack, front panel |
| Pre-out | 1 RCA |
| Pre-out Output Level | 2.5V |
| Preout Rear / Subwoofer Switchable | Yes |
| Subwoofer Reference Level Adj. | Yes |
| 2-Way X'over network | Yes |
| 3-Way x'over (bi-amp connection) | Yes |
| Tone Control / Easy EQ | 13 band, 8 presets |
| Balance/Fader/Loudness Control | Yes |
| Bass Boost Circuit | Off/+1/+2/+3/+4/+5 |
| Att.(-20dB) with smooth Volume Return | Yes |
| Equalizer built-in | Yes |
| Graphic Equalizer + Preset | 13-Bands Graphic Equalizer with 8 Presets. |
| Digital Sound Processor (DSP) Built-in | Yes |
| Digital Time Aligment (DTA) | Yes |
| Low- & High-pass Filter | Yes |
| Speaker Size Control | Yes, Off/10cm/13cm/16cm/6x9inch |
| Kenwood Sound Reconstruction | Yes |
| Sound Reconstruction | Yes |
| Space Enhancer | Yes |
| Sound Realizer | Yes |
| Stage EQ | Yes |
| Drive EQ | Yes |
Bluetooth General Features
| Hands Free Profile with High Sound Quality | HFP V1.6 |
| Max num. of regist. phones for HFP | 5 phones |
| 2 phones full time connection | Yes |
| Audio Streaming (A2DP) | Yes |
| High Quality Audio Streaming | SBC/AAC |
| Max num. of regist. units for A2DP | 5 units |
| Serial Port Profile (SPP) | Yes |
| Simple Secure Pairing (SSP) | Yes |
| Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP) | Yes |
| Wireless Music Browsing (AVRCP 1.5) | Yes |
| Easy pairing function | Yes |
| iPhone & Android automatic pairing via USB | Yes |
| Voice Dialing / Siri Eyes Free | Yes |
| KENWOOD Remote App Ready | |
| KENWOOD Music Mix Support | Yes |
| Catchphone / Call Waiting | Yes |
| Private mode | Yes |
| Alphabet Search (Phonebook) | Yes |
| Noise Canceller | Yes |
| Echo Canceller | Yes |
| Phone device status display | Yes |
| Audio device status display | Yes |
| Signal strength display | Yes |
| Remaining battery display | Yes |
| High-quality noise canceling microphone | Rear Wired |
| Bluetooth firmware upgradeable | Yes |
| * depends on phone model/make | & Kenwood unit |
Connectivity
| Front USB & AUX Input | Yes |
| DC-Cord | Mitsumi to ISO |
| Power Control (P.CON) wire | Yes |
| Amplifier pre-out | 1 RCA: Rear/Subwoofer (selectable) |
| FM Antenna Input | |
| External microphone input | |
| OEM Wired Remote Control ready | Yes |
Tuner Specifications
| FM range: 87.5Mhz - 108MHz (50Khz step) | Yes |
| FM Usable Sensitivity | 0.71μV/75ohm (S/N 30dBf) |
| FM Quieting Sensitivity | 2μV/75ohm (S/N 46dBf) |
| FM Frequency Response | 30Hz ~ 15kHz (± 3dB) |
| FM Signal to noise ratio (Mono) | 64dB |
| FM Stereo Separation (1kHz) | 40dB |
| MW range: 531kHz - 1611kHz (9kHz step) | Yes |
| MW Usable Sensitivity | 28.2μV |
| LW range: 153kHz - 279kHz (9kHz step) | Yes |
| LW Usable Sensitivity | 50μV |
Codec Specs
| MP3 Format | MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3-Files |
| WMA Format | in accordance with Windows Media Audio |
| AAC Format | AAC-LC “.aac”(CD&USB) and ".m4a"(USB) files |
| WAV Format | RIFF waveform Audio Format (only for LinearPCM) |
| FLAC Format | FLAC files (up to 96kHz/24bit) |
CD Specifications
| Laser Diode | GaAIAs |
| Digital Filter(D/A) | 8 Times Over Sampling |
| Digital/Analogue Converter | 24 Bit |
| Wow & Flutter | Below Measurable Limit |
| Frequency Response | 20Hz ~ 20kHz (±1dB) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | 0.01% (1kHz) |
| Signal to Noise Ratio | 105dB (1kHz) |
| Dynamic Range | 90dB |
| Channel Separation | 85dB |
| MP3 Decoder | Compliant with MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer-3 |
| WMA Decoder | Compliant with Windows Media Audio |
| AAC Decoder | AAC-LC".aac" Files |
USB Specifications
| USB Version compatibility | USB 2.0 High Speed |
| File System | FAT 32/16/12 |
| Maximum Supply current | 1500mA |
| D/A Converter | 24bit |
| MP3 Decode | Compliant with MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer-3 |
| WMA Decode | Compliant with Windows Media Audio |
| AAC Decode | "m4a" & "aac" file encoded by AAC-LC format |
| WAV Decode | Linear - PCM Files |
| flac Decode | FLAC files up to 96kHz/24bit |
Audio Specifications
| Maximum Power | 50 W x 4 |
| Output Power (DIN45324,+B=14.4v) | 22 W x 4 |
| Preout Level | 4000 mV / 10 kOhm, |
| Preout Impedance | ≤ 600 Ohm |
| Speaker Impedance | 4 Ohm ~ 8 Ohm |
| AUX Frequency Response | 20 Hz ~ 20 kHz (±1dB) |
| AUX Maximum Input Voltage | 1000 mV |
| AUX Input Impedance | 30 kOhm |
DSP Specifications
| Frequency band - Front | 62.5Hz ~ 16kHz |
| Equalizer Gain | –9db ~ +9db |
| Q Control | 0.25/ 0.50/ 1.00/ 2.00 |
| High Pass Filter frequency | Through/50 ~ 220 (Hz) |
| High Pass Filter Slope | -12/-18/-24 dB/Oct |
| Low Pass Filter frequency | 50 ~ 120(Hz)/Through |
| Low Pass Filter Slope | -12/-18/-24 dB/Oct |
| Time Alignment | 0 — 610cm(2 cm step) |
| Car type control | ► OFF ► COMPACT ► Full SIZE CAR ► WAGON ► MINIVAN ► SUV ► MINIVAN LONG |
| Equalizer Type | Graphic |
| Frequency band | 13 bands |
Bluetooth specifications
| Technology | Bluetooth V3.0 |
| Frequency | 2.402 - 2.48 GHz |
| Output power | +4dBm(max), 0dBm (AVE) power class 2 |
| Maximum range | Line of sight approx. 10 meter |
| Handsfree profile (HFP) | Yes |
| Serial port profile (SPP) | Yes |
| Advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) | Yes |
| Audio Codec | SBC/AAC |
| Audio/Video remote control profile (AVRCP) | Yes |
| Phonebook access profile (PBAP) | Yes |
Accessories
| Release keys | 2 pieces |
| Escutcheon | Yes |
| Installation Sleeve | Yes |
| DC cord (Mitsumi to ISO) | 15 cm |
| Handsfree Microphone | with 3 m cable |
General Specifications
| Operating voltage | 14.4V (10.5 ~ 16V Allowable) |
| Maximum Current Consumption | 10A |
| Dark Current Consumption | Below 1mA |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 182 x 53 x 158mm |
| Weight | 1300 gr. |
| Operation Temperature Range | -10°C ~ 60°C |
| Instruction Manuals | Multi-language quick Guide |
KDC-BT520U
Bluetooth | Android | iPhone/iPod | Spotify | USB | AUX | CD | Receiver
Front panel with red key illumination
Bluetooth
Driving while on the phone / touching it could get you: 6 points and a £200 fine. With Kenwood's Bluetooth receivers you stay safe and legal by connecting your phone via Bluetooth or via the USB lead (easy pairing for iPhones / Android smartphones). Then you can make calls by using voice activation like Siri. Your phonebook is also accessible from the KDC-BT520U.
HP 1.6 for Bluetooth hands-free - Clear and real sounding voice by “Wideband Speech” is available through hands-free conversation via Bluetooth. * Availability of HFP 1.6 (Wideband Speech) depends on the phone and service provider.
2 Phones full-time connection
Allows two phones to be connected for hands-free operation at any time. Easily switch between both phones with the touch of a button. Answering, calling or searching your phonebook on your phone is made simple through an intuitive GUI.
Wireless Bluetooth music browsing
Easily stream music from your smartphone or other Bluetooth devices directly to the receiver. Wireless music browsing lets you search and select songs from your smartphone music collection, through a Bluetooth connection.
Kenwood music mix (5 Devices pairied for music streaming)
Up to 5 Bluetooth devices can be paired to the car stereo at the same time and you can enjoy audio streaming just by switching the devices with your friends and family.
Spotify App Ready
Control content from your Spotify App on your iPhone and Android devices as a dedicated source on the car stereo. Listeners can play, skip tracks, browse playlists, albums and radio stations via the car stereo's front panel.
Kenwood Remote App
By downloading the Kenwood Remote App from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store you can simply set-up your Kenwood car stereo on your phone directly.
Android music playback
Simply install the Kenwood Music Play app onto your AndroidTM smartphone, connect it to your KDC-BT520U receiver via USB, and control your music library directly from the receiver. Features include play and search with the Kenwood receiver.
Alternatively for simply operations like skip track back/forward without using the Kenwood Music Play app from the receiver.
Check compatible supported Android devices, FAQ and information on KENWOOD Music Play → www.kenwood.com
iPhone / iPod music playback
Plug in your iPhone or iPod using the Apple white USB lead provided with the device, into the front USB input and access your music library or Apple Music direct from the KDC-BT520U.
Also the USB input charges your Apple device on the more.
FLAC playability
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is a music compression format specifically designed for audio lovers, having smaller file sizes but without the loss of quality. Kenwood is the first manufacturer to step into the quality sound of FLAC in the car audio industry.
Front USB input / Android rapid charge
Full speed USB 2.0.
Rapidly charge your compatible Android smartphone with the USB port, up to a maximum of 1.5A.