KENWOOD Bluetooth Compatibility List

This web site provides the compatibility information of your cell-phone and the KENWOOD Bluetooth unit.

Select your KENWOOD Product and your cell-phone. The compatibility information will be displayed.

Control Units compliant with KENWOOD Bluetooth Unit

Remote Controller	Bluetooth
1 2	5 6

*1You can not dial numbers from this model.

*2Operation on the Head Unit is necessary in order to switch to dialing mode. Optional accessory: Compatible with KCA-RC547 (Remote Controller with Dialing Mode function).

*3Display Character Conversion: If the control unit cannot display accent characters such as "ü" and "ä", set the display character conversion function switch to "ON" to convert them to "U" and "A".

*5Year 2007 and older models do not provide a prioritized connect/disconnect indication for an audio device among the BT audio sources.

*6Optional connection cable (KNA-BT909) is necessary for using this unit.

*10Be sure to update the KENWOOD unit to the latest firmware. (March 16, 2012)
See Update Guide

Supported Cell-phone Compatibility List

・yes = Feature is supported and confirmed.
no = Function unavailable.

Remark

・*1 It is necessary to operate by the cell-phone since the connection takes about 30 seconds.

・*2 Time code, song name, album name, artist name may not be displayed.

・*3 Control buttons may not be displayed or may not be functioned properly.

・*4 The connection may not be succeeded after pairing operation. In this case, connect by operating the cell-phone.

・*5 During playing BT-Audio, calling from your cell-phone may not be succeeded.

・*6 Hands-free connection may not be made automatically after phonebook transfer.

・*7 Switching call mode between "Private" and "Hands-free" may not be correctly worked.

・*8 Please carry out ON setting in the smart-phone.

・*9 Phonebook in SIM cannot be retrieved.

・*10 Setting up on your cell-phone is necessary.

・*11 When pairing, authentication of the connection is necessary from your cell-phone.

・*12 If pairing fails, restart your cell-phone and try pairing operation again.
(1) Enter *#7780# for resetting.
(2) Enter the unlock code. (The default is 12345.)

・*13 If pairing fails, perform pairing operation from your cell-phone.

・*14 If the volume registered in the Phonebook is large, it may take time to download the Phonebook.

・*15 Set the BT function ON from your cell-phone beforehand.

・*16 The unit is compatible with the cell-phone, but connection may become unstable.

・*17 The sound quality becomes poor depending on the distance between the KENWOOD Bluetooth unit and your cell-phone. Hold your cell-phone closer to the KENWOOD Bluetooth unit.

・*23 Playback does not start automatically after ACC OFF and ON. Press the Play button.

・*24 The right cell-phone may not be found in the search result of destination terminal of Phonebook transfer.

・*25 Phonebook of the cell-phone cannot be obtained.

・*26 Incoming calls may not be able to be picked up during BT-Audio playback.

・*27 Individual transfer only.

・*28 Individual or Selection only.

・*29 Individual or All only.

・*30 When connecting the cell-phone by Hands-Free (HFP), several tens of seconds of delay in incoming and outgoing calls or in audio connection (A2DP) may occur unless Phonebook downloading (PBAP) is allowed by operating the cell-phone.

* Depending on the OS or the firmware version of the cell-phone, Bluetooth features may not work. Refer to the website or FAQ provided by the cell-phone supplier for more information.

Common notes

・The functions of the models listed on the table are checked under certain conditions at the date of issue.
Please note that performance may be different from the table above due to modification of phone specifications made after testing.

・Please note that performance may be different from the table above depending on the usage situation of the cell-phone.

・Please note that the cell-phone models for which no information is provided, or whose operation capabilities are not confirmed are not listed.

・This result is based on the sample unit of each model used for testing. It does not prove the operation of all the units of the same model.

・For operation of the cell-phone, please refer to the cell phone instruction manual.

・KCA-BT300/KCA-BT200 is compatible with the following profiles.
HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
HSP (Headset Profile) * HSP may or may not be connectable from a cellphone to our Bluetooth device.
OPP (Object Push Profile)
PBAP(Phonebook Access Profile)
SYNC(Syncronization Profile)
SPP(Serial Port Profile)
A2DP(Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
AVRCP(Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)

・KENWOOD Bluetooth Products are compatible with the following profiles.
HFP (Hands-Free Profile)
HSP (Headset Profile) * HSP may or may not be connectable from a cellphone to our Bluetooth device.
OPP (Object Push Profile)
PBAP(Phonebook Access Profile)
SYNC(Syncronization Profile)
SPP(Serial Port Profile)
A2DP(Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
AVRCP(Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)

・Noise may be produced during the call.

・Echoing may be heard loudly during the call.

・Noise may be produced when receiving a call or switching to conversation.

・The ring tone or phone volume may be set loud for some cell-phone models. Make sure to adjust the volume before driving.

・There are models which do not transfer "+"-mark (International call mark) with the Bluetooth connection.
In this case, the incoming call list of KCA-BT300/KCA-BT200 cannot be used for making a call.

・There are models which do not transfer "+"-mark (International call mark) with the Bluetooth connection.
In this case, the incoming call list of KENWOOD Bluetooth Products cannot be used for making a call.

・There are models which cannot make a call unless the standby display is shown.

・If connection with the cell-phone cannot be made, restart the cell-phone.

・Do not turn off the Head Unit while transferring the phone book.

・There are models where the phone book memorized in the SIM card cannot be transferred.
In this case, copy the phone book in the memory of the cell-phone, and then try to transfer.

・If a phone book cannot be transferred one by one, try to use the function of all phone book transfer.

・Do not leave the cell-phone inside the vehicle. This could damage the cell-phone.

・Depending on the connection with the cell-phone, it may take a while to delete the registration of the cell-phone or to switch to another cell-phone.

・The following numbers and characters can be used for phone numbers: 0 to 9,+, *, #
If a character other than the above is used, the phone number cannot be transferred correctly.

・If a call terminates from a phone with caller identification disabled, the caller name and number may not be displayed normally.

・Audio playing on A2DP (streaming audio) may be interrupted for seconds after its start.

・The type of audio device used may result in a slow response on AVRCP (remote operation).

・If any Bluetooth operation, such as downloading a phonebook, is carried out while audio is playing on A2DP, the audio may be interrupted.

・The date and time of SMS reception may not be synchronized with those of call reception on the cellphone.

・Depending on the combination of devices connected on Bluetooth, A2DP audio (streaming audio) may be interrupted when it plays.

・Depending on the type of cellphone connected, the audio device connected on A2DP may sound at call origination.

・In the phone book and on SMS, \ (\) will appear as \\ (\\).

・If subindexes (such as mobile and home) are used with Voice Recognize, remote subscribers may not be called up normally unless all the subindexes are entered.

・Subindex phonebook data is not updated by downloading phonebook data.