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Features
On-Screen Menu
Connections
Features
Overview: Kenwood's KOS-V500 Advanced Integration A/V
Controller lets you build an A/V system in your vehicle without replacing your
factory radio. You will be able to enjoy navigation, satellite radio, Bluetooth
technology, and HD Radio through your factory audio system when using this
device. You also get high-speed iPod control of both audio and video. In
addition, the KOS-V500 is capable of outputting a 4-line text display for
Satellite Radio, iPod, HD-Radio and RDS information.
Radio Compatibility: The
KOS-V500 can be installed to any factory or aftermarket deck by hardwiring the
supplied harness to your existing audio system. The KOS-V500 features a
sophisticated menu system and comes with an IR remote for complete control. To view
this on-screen display and menu system you will need the optional touch-screen
Kenwood monitor (KOS-L702/KOS-L432, sold separately) or a special Kenwood adapter
(sold separately) that converts the 20-pin proprietary monitor output to a
standard composite video output so you can hookup your factory monitor or
navigation screen.
Remote Control: This unit is
equipped with an IR remote control and an IR emitter attached to a cable that
plugs into the KOS-V500 and then
is run to the front of the vehicle so you can use the supplied wireless remote
control. The remote can operate the power, source, playback and menu functions of
the KOS-V500.
Built-In Amplifier: The Kenwood
KOS-V500 features an integrated Mosfet 22 watt RMS x 4 channel amplifier that you can
choose to use instead of your factory radio's amplifier to upgrade your factory
audio sound. A speaker-level adapter
harness is provided to supply connection for the audio signal from your factory
radio to the KOS-V500. The built-in amplifier utilizes a separate gain control
to match your factory radio's speaker-level output.
Preamp Outputs: The KOS-V500
also features three sets of 2-volt preamp outputs (Front, Rear, Subwoofer) for
connecting external amplifiers to your factory system for added audio
performance. The speaker-level adapter harness will also be used in this type of
application as well.
Built-In Tuner With RDS: The
KOS-V500 has a built-in Kenwood CR-2 tuner which provides high signal strength
for clear radio reception. The tuner features the Clean Reception System Circuit
(CRSC) for improved rejection of distortion due to multi-path. You can choose
one of three tuning modes: Auto 1 (seek tuning), Auto 2 (cycles through and
tunes the selected band's preset stations only with each button press), or
Manual. The unit's tuner features RDS (Radio Data System). RDS is a service used
by some radio stations to transmit data outside of normal radio broadcast
signals. When an RDS station is received, you can immediately find out what kind
of data is being transmitted by looking at the program service name which
appears in the display after the frequency on the optional Kenwood monitor or
your factory screen. RDS features an emergency transmission function which
interrupts regular programming to broadcast an emergency announcement (such as a
tornado or severe storm). There is also a switchable Traffic Information
function, which will automatically tune a traffic bulletin when it is broadcast,
even when you're not listening to the radio. The unit utilizes a female Motorola
plug attached by a 6" pigtail to the chassis and 19.5' foot antenna extension
cable is provided for installation.
Source Compatibility: You can
listen to various sources through your factory car stereo by using the KOS-V500. Below
is a list of available sources that can be connected.
- Portable or 12-Volt
Audio/Video: The
unit features a set of audio/video 3.5mm inputs on the front panel of the
unit. There is one stereo 3.5mm input for audio and another 3.5mm input for
video. The A/V AUX input can be used to transfer audio and video signal from
your portable MP3/Photo/Video player. The unit also features 2 sets of RCA
A/V inputs that can be used to hook up an external DVD, VCR or Video Game
system.
- AAC-LC/MP3/WMA/JPEG:
The Kenwood KOS-V500 features a front panel 2.0 USB type-A port and
11.5' USB cable that supports the transfer of AAC-LC, MP3, WMA and JPEG
files. The USB port enables connection to portable USB mass-storage players,
USB thumb drives and audio control of MP3 players. The USB port is
compatible with all USB mass storage class devices that support the FAT16 or
FAT32 file system. A single or multi-slot card reader can also be connected
the USB port, allowing your music or photos to be put neatly into different
types of memory cards. Your USB device's rechargeable battery will recharge
while it's connected to the USB port and when the KOS-V500 is turned on.
Note: The iPod nano and
iPod video can be hooked up directly via USB, but without the Kenwood
adapter cable (KCA-iP300V), you will not be able to play iTunes or other
copyright protected content and you will lose any audio/video file
browsing control.
- iPod Control: The USB port
and A/V AUX input are also compatible with iPod devices when used with the
optional KCA-iP300V adapter (part number 113IP300V, sold separately). The USB
Direct Connection enables high-speed iPod data communications of 12MB/bps
via the optional KCA-iP300V (3-Wire) interface. One end of the cable plugs
directly into your iPod's dock connector while the other end of the cable
uses three connectors that plug into the front of the KOS-V500. The USB
type-A connector portion of the cable plugs into the unit's USB port and
handles the control and charging of your iPod, so you can navigate through
your music and video files using the supplied remote control or optional
touch-screen monitor and view song and movie info on the optional display.
The two 3.5mm miniplug connectors of the cable plug into the unit's A/V
3.5mm inputs and transfer the music and video from your iPod to your factory
audio system and optional monitor. By using the Auxiliary input, the music
travels to the receiver as an analog signal, so you can even play the
Digital-Rights-Protected files you've stored on your iPod. The controls of
the unit's on-screen display when used with Kenwood's optional touch-screen
monitor (KOS-L702/432, sold separately) are seamless when used with the optional
KCA-iP300V and include metadata browsing and playback of DRM contents, as
well as the ability to choose any iPod playback mode to suit your listening
application. The following iPods are compatible with this unit - iPod video
(5th generation), iPod nano (3rd/4th generation), and iPod classic
(80/120/160GB).
Note: You should update your iPod with latest software
version.
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Satellite
Radio Ready: There are several
options for connecting an optional XM or SIRIUS Satellite Radio receiver to
this receiver:
- XM Satellite Radio: To receive XM Satellite Radio
connect the optional CNP2000UCA XM Tuner and the CNP-KEN1 Kenwood
adapter cable (package item number 700XMKEN2).
- SIRIUS:
To receive SIRIUS Satellite Radio, you can
connect the optional
SC-C1 SiriusConnect vehicle tuner (item number 607SCC1) and the
Kenwood/SIRIUS adapter (item number 113KCASR50).
- Dock:
Select dock-and-play and portable SIRIUS radios can be controlled using
the Kenwood/SIRIUS adapter (item number 113KCASR50) and the SC-VDOC1 dock
(item number 607SCVDOC1).
- Auxiliary Input:
A portable satellite radio receiver, such as the Delphi SkyFi3 or SIRIUS
Sportster, can be connected to the head unit via the auxiliary input
(adapter may be required).
- Note:
A subscription is also required to receive
satellite radio programming from SIRIUS or XM.
- HD Radio Ready: With an
optional Kenwood HD Radio tuner (item number 113HR100TR), you will be able to
receive digital AM/FM broadcasts from local stations where available. This
new technology will significantly improve audio quality and reception, as
well as include information such as artist name and song titles or traffic
news, viewable on the optional Kenwood monitor (KOS-L702/432) or your factory
monitor using a Kenwood adapter.
- TV Tuner
Compatible: This unit is compatible with the Kenwood KTC-V300N TV tuner
(sold separately, item number 113KTCV300).
- Navigation Ready: The
unit is compatible with the following Kenwood navigation systems: KNA-G510
(item 113KNAG510), KNA-DV4100 (item 113KNADV41), KNA-DV3100, and KNA-DV2100.
The navigation system can be connected via the 13-pin I/F jack on the front
of the integrated A/V controller (I/F cable supplied with the navigation
system). Third party navigation systems with composite video and stereo RCA
outputs can also be connected via the AV input. You can select which
speakers are used for navigation voice guidance: front left, front right, or
both front speakers through the unit's menu. You can also set the volume for
the voice guidance audio.
- CD-Changer Compatible:
This unit is compatible with Kenwood changers manufactured in 1998 or later.
If the changer has an O-N switch, the switch will need to be set to the "N"
position.
Audio/Video Output: The unit
has a single audio/video output consisting of a pair of composite RCA terminals
for audio and one composite RCA terminal for video to hook-up an external
monitor such as a head-rest monitor. The A/V output is used only to output a
connected video source and does output the unit's menu system.
Bluetooth Ready: The unit is
also Bluetooth compatible using the optional Kenwood KCA-BT300Bluetooth
adapter. Using this adapter you can make and answer phone calls from the
optional touch-screen monitor (KOS-L702/432) or supplied IR remote. You can even
download your Phonebook information from your compatible mobile phone into the
KOS-V500. You are able to register up to five compatible Bluetooth cell phones
when using the KCA-BT300adapter.
Steering Wheel Remote
Compatibility: The KOS-V500 has a steering remote control lead attached to
the main-harness. When used with the optional SWI-JACK interface (item number
127SWIJACK), you can retain the use of your steering wheel and/or rear seat
radio controls when connecting additional audio/video equipment to your factory
radio via the KOS-V500. The SWI-JACK is compatible with over 95% of the vehicles
made from 1986 to the present. Compatible vehicles include many Acura, Audi,
BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hummer,
Infiniti, Isuzu, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury,
Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Suzuki,
Toyota, and Volkswagen vehicles and Harley Davidson motorcycles. Please consult
the Crutchfield Vehicle Selector to see if your vehicle is compatible.
Stand Alone Compatible: In
addition to connecting this unit to your factory system, the KOS-V500 can act as
a stand alone unit due to its built-in tuner and amplifier along with its
various source inputs when used with Kenwood's optional KOS-L702 or KOS-L432 touchscreen
monitor.
Security Code: You may program
the unit with a 4 digit security code. Once the unit has been programmed with a
security code, the code must be entered to use the unit after it has been
disconnected from power.
On-Screen Menu
On-Screen Menu: The Kenwood
KOS-V500 features an on-screen menu that is output from its 20-pin monitor-out
connector. You will need the optional Kenwood touch-screen monitor (KOS-L702/432) or
an optional Kenwood interface that adapts the proprietary 20-pin monitor output
connector to a standard composite video output so you can connect the KOS-V500
to your factory monitor or navigation screen. The on-screen menu can be controlled through the
touch-panel of the optional Kenwood monitor (KOS-L702/432) or through the remote
when connected to a factory or non-touch-screen display. You can view and
control the following audio and video settings through the unit's on-screen
menu.
- Audio Settings:
- System Q EX Sound Control:
Six EQ curves are preset into memory, allowing you to recall the best
preset EQ curve for different types of music. The preset curves are
named "Natural", "Rock", "Pops", "Easy",
"Top 40", and "Jazz". In
addition, you may store your own settings under the "User Memory" EQ
curve. In the User Mode you can make manual adjustments for the bass
center frequency (40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 120, or 150Hz), bass level
(-8 to +8), bass Q factor (1.00, 1.25, 1.50 or 2.00), bass extension (On
or Off), middle center frequency (500Hz, 1.0kHz, 1.5 or 2.0kHz), middle
level (-8 to +8), middle Q factor (1.0 or 2.0), treble center frequency
(10.0, 12.5, 15.0 or 17.5kHz), and treble level (-8 to +8). The System Q
EX can be turned off in the menu, still allowing you to adjust the bass,
middle and treble levels only.
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Speaker Type Setting: This feature
tailors the System Q EX Sound Control settings according to the type of
front speakers in your vehicle. You may select Standard (for speakers
with a general diameter), Narrow (for speakers with a small diameter),
Middle (for speakers with a medium diameter), or Wide (for speakers with
a large diameter).
- System E's+ Advanced
Crossover System: The System E's+ Advanced Crossover system allows
you to tailor your system with selectable crossover points for all
channels. For the front and rear channels, there is a high-pass filter
with independently selectable crossover points of 40Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz,
100Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz, 180Hz, 220Hz or Thru (no filter). The non-fading
preamp output, for use with subwoofer amplifiers, has a low-pass filter
with a selectable cutoff frequency of 50Hz, 60Hz, 80Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz or
Thru (no filter). You can also switch the phase of the subwoofer output
from normal to reverse, and adjust the level of the output from -50 to
+10 in 1dB steps.
- Bass DC Extension:
When this feature is turned on it extends the bass center frequency to
the low register by approximately 20% adding additional bass response to
your system.
- Bass Management System
(B.M.S.): This unit is equipped with an interface (pink/black wire
in the wiring harness) which controls certain special features of
B.M.S.-equipped Kenwood eXcelon amplifiers. This unit, when properly
connected, can remotely activate and adjust the amount of bass boost in
the amplifier. You can choose between +6dB, +12dB, or +18dB bass boost,
or flat (no boost). In addition, you can lower the bass boost center
frequency by 20%, switching between "Normal" and "Low".
- Video Settings:
- Selectable Screen Modes:
You can choose from the following Screen Modes for the display monitor
for each of the video inputs (iPod Video, Video 1 and Video 2).
- Normal: displays
16:9 widescreen format pictures that fill the entire screen width,
and 4:3 (conventional TV) pictures display with black bars on either
side
- Full: expands 4:3
pictures horizontally to fill the entire width of the screen,
distorting the picture slightly but retaining full image height
- Just: expands 4:3
pictures horizontally only at the edges
- Zoom: expands 4:3
pictures both horizontally and vertically, filling the screen
without distorting the picture but cutting off the top and bottom
edges
- Display Adjustment:
You can adjust the display's brightness, contrast, and black level.
- Backgrounds: The unit
features backgrounds that can be selected from readily available
patterns or you can create your own by using original pictures or images
downloaded from your portable USB device.
Connections
Rear Panel:
- Antenna In: female
Motorola antenna input for connection for connection of your factory antenna
when using the KOS-V500's built-in tuner
- Power: 22-pin power
connector input to supply power to the unit and send signal to your factory
audio system
- Monitor I/F:
20-pin jack that
connects to an optional Kenwood monitor
(KOS-L702/432, sold separately) or a Kenwood 20-pin to composite RCA adapter
- Monitor Power: 2-pin plug that
connects the supplied power/ground harness which provides power to the
connected, optional Kenwood monitor (KOS-L702/432)
- R-Cam:
RCA composite video jack for use with
an optional rear-view camera (CCD-2000)
- A/V Output:
left and right RCA audio jacks and an
RCA composite video jack to supply video
to an optional universal monitor
- A/V Input 1&2:
two sets of left and right RCA audio jacks and
an RCA composite video jack for inputting an audi0/video signal from an
external source
- Pre-Out:
left and right RCA audio jacks for the front,
rear and sub-channels that connect to optional amplifiers in your system
Front Panel:
- Relay Unit: 4-pin input for supplied
relay harness
- Remote: 3.5mm input for supplied
wired emitter to control the supplied IR remote and a 3.5mm output to link
another you to IR remote controller
- TV-Tuner
I/F: 20-pin
proprietary jack that allows you to connect an optional Kenwood TV tuner
- USB: USB connection for
audio digital devices
- iPod: 3.5mm stereo audio
and video jack for connection of iPod or other portable audio device
- Speaker-Level Input:
10-pin jack for connection of supplied speaker-level adapter to transfer the
audio signal from your factory head-unit to the KOS-V500 when using the
unit's internal amplifier or external amplifiers
-
Navigation I/F:
13-pin jack that allows you to connect an optional Kenwood navigation unit
- 5L I/F:
13-pin jack that allows you to connect an optional Kenwood changer
