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| Brand: Kenwood
Category: CE
Buy New: $95.00
New (9)
Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1
MPN: KCA-BT200
Model: KCA-BT200
UPC: 019048178114
EAN: 0834120010713
ASIN: B0016OMF20
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 I'm having problems also May 5, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I'm having problems similar to those mentioned in M. Martin's review. I'm using this Bluetooth add-on unit with a Kenwood DNX-5120 head unit. I do not know if the problem is with the BT200 unit or with the firmware in the head unit. My guess is that it is the firmware, and there will be an upgrade that fixes the problems. I am guessing this only because the hardware is made by Parrot and so should be of good quality.
In any case, sometimes everything is fine; but sometimes the call does not go through at all (nothing happens, even though the cell signal is strong); sometimes the system just freezes for a while when I try to call; sometimes the call goes through but the device inexplicably hands control back to the cell phone (i.e. I have to talk using the cell phone unless I manually switch it back using a button on the touchscreen). Today the person I called heard only loud hissing on the line. This happened five times in succession, yet when I called using the cell phone there was no problem, so it isn't the cell phone service that's at fault. Later the problem cleared up.
When choosing a number by voice, sometimes it works fine, other times it says "no voice input". Go back to previous screen and try again, now it works fine.
Pairing is unstable also; sometimes it pairs quickly, sometimes it doesn't pair at all. I have found that it helps to have the cell phone on when the head unit is turned on (i.e. when the car is started).
The user interface is poorly designed also. As M. Martin has said, you can select a number using your voice, but you can't actually dial it. To dial you have to look at the screen and touch the dial button! Wacky. Also, if your custom settings are cleared (e.g. by disconnecting the car battery), the power-on default setting is for the phone conversation to come out of the right speakers, rather than the left ones which are closest to the driver. I suspect this is because they just blindly ported the firmware from the Japanese model. In Japan they drive on the left so the driver sits on the right.
Usable but not stable April 26, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have this teamed up with my DNX 5120. I had really high hopes for this piece. It is usable, but does not always pair up with my phone; 5 out of 10 times I have to un-pair the device and then re-pair it to the BT-200. However when it is working it works decently enough, I can talk through the "mic" and hear the voice through my speakers, it cuts the music out when calling or receiving. Some other things to be aware of, it id quite a big piece, about 6X6. Another thing is the phone book and dial pad are glitchy, some times they will become unusable, and other times they will be. The voice dial works pretty well and I am happy about that, the only thing is, you have to press the voice button, then once you say the name after the beep, it will come up with the name of the person you are trying to call, but you have to actually press the green "dial button" to place it, its not automatic, I thought that was a bit weird but the techs said that's how it is. Also the SMS feature does not work, Kenwood knows that as well and I think are trying to come up with an update for it. I'm giving it three stars because it works, but not always the way you want it to. I hope someone else writes a review, and maybe they will have some other ideas to help the problems I am having.
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