Kenwood USA Kenwood showed a number of upgraded head units that
offer HD Radio technology and Pandora integration, which allows a user to control the Pandora app on an iPhone via the receiver’s display. Pandora Link is a feature in all of Kenwood’s DNX products (both the Kenwood and Excelon lines). One of the major products for Kenwood is its new DNX 9980HD, which features build-in HD Radio, and is Kenwood’s first double-DIN receiver with this feature. To use Pandora Link, the user connects the iPhone to the receiver via USB. In Kenwood’s Excelon line, the KDC- X995 is the top-of-the line in-dash CD receiver. It features built-in Bluetooth and HD Radio and is the first Exce- lon unit to feature HD Radio. This unit also offers Pandora Link that works with the iPhone. In Kenwood’s auto sound lineup is the KFC-X183C 7-inch oversized speaker. This unit features an oversized diaphragm that is designed to offer better performance at
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a lower frequency. The speaker is packaged with adapter brackets for Chevy, Dodge and GM vehicles that allow an installer to use the existing speaker cutouts. Another feature that Kenwood touted was an enhance- ment to its Eco Route technology, which uses a Bluetooth dongle that a user can plug into the OBDII port to retrieve vehicle diagnostic information on the head unit’s display and works with compatible Kenwood navigation head units. Eco Route can provide reports on mileage, engine performance and fuel economy. In the Kenwood line of products is the company’s second-generation media receiver, the KIV-BT901. It features a 3.5- inch TFT screen and can display video from an iPhone or iPod. It also features
a back-up camera input (compatible with Kenwood’s CMOS- 300, $400 suggested retail price, and CMOS-200, $250 suggested retail price, backup cameras), Pandora Link tech- nology and built-in Bluetooth functionality.
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