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KCA-HX7C

MOTORCYCLE BLUETOOTH CAMERA AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Take the time to read through this instruction manual.

Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best performance from your new Communication System.

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Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space provided below.  
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Model KCA-HX7C  Serial number                                      

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Summary of Contents for KCA-HX7C

Page 1: ...ecords Record the serial number found on the back of the unit in the spaces designated on the warranty card and in the space provided below Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your KENWOOD dealer for information or service on the product Model KCA HX7C Serial number US Residence Only Register Online Register your KENWOOD product at www kenwood com usa Updated information t...

Page 2: ...gistered trademark of Wi Fi Alliance 2002 2003 Jean Marc Valin Xiph Org Foundation Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the abov...

Page 3: ...obile Phone Pairing Second Mobile Phone and GPS 16 Advanced Selective Pairing A2DP Stereo or Handsfree 16 Intercom Pairing 17 MOBILE PHONE GPS 18 Mobile Phone Call Making and Answering 18 Speed Dialing 18 GPS Navigation 19 STEREO MUSIC 19 Bluetooth Stereo Music 19 Music Sharing 20 INTERCOM 20 Two way Intercom 20 Multi Way Intercom 21 THREE WAY CONFERENCE PHONE CALLWITH INTERCOM PARTICIPANT 22 GROU...

Page 4: ...Covers 2 Speaker Pads Thick 2 Speaker Pads Thin 2 Attachable Boom Microphone Attachable Boom Microphone Hook and Loop Fastener for Attachable Boom Microphone Microphone Sponges 2 Boom Microphone Holder Hook and Loop Fastener for Boom Microphone Holder Wired Microphone Wired Microphone Hook and Loop Fastener for Wired Microphone Others USB Power Data Cable Allen Wrench ...

Page 5: ...p unit with the included allen wrench 2 Insert the back plate of the clamp unit between the internal padding and external shell of the left side of the helmet 3 1 2 Tighten the two screws until the clamp unit is fastened firmly to the helmet 4 Insert a microSD card into the card slot to use camera 5 Attach the main unit to the clamp unit until you hear a click ...

Page 6: ...ve tape of the glued surface mounting plate to the helmet h h Make sure that the glued surface mounting plate sticks on the helmet firmly Maximum adhesion occurs after 24 hours 2 Attach the main unit to the glued surface mounting plate until you hear a click Installing the Speakers 1 Attach the hook and loop fasteners for speakers to ear pockets inside the helmet 2 Attach the speakers to the hook ...

Page 7: ...nd loop fastener NOTE If the helmet has deep ear pockets you can use the speaker pads to bring the speakers closer to your ears To enhance the audio quality you can make use of the foam speaker covers Cover each speaker with the foam and attach the hook fastener at the back of the speaker Then place the speakers in the helmet as described above Foam covered speakers work most effectively when they...

Page 8: ... main unit 6 Close the cover of the speaker cable to lock the cable to the port NOTE You can use the boom microphone holder after attaching the hook and loop fastener for boom microphone holder on it to ensure secure installation Ñ Ñ Using the Wired Microphone If you have a full face helmet you can use the wired microphone 1 Attach the included hook and loop fastener for wired microphone to the in...

Page 9: ...aker cable to lock the cable to the port Adjusting the angle You can adjust the angle for taking photos or recording videos You can rotate the horizontal angle by 30º Rotate the lever below the lens to set the desired angle 30 Ñ Ñ Using the Gear Clamp Unit You can rotate the vertical angle by 360º Loosen the wheel next to the main unit and rotate the main unit to set the desired angle Tighten the ...

Page 10: ... the supplied USB power data cable The LED turns red while the headset is charging and turns blue when it is fully charged Depending upon the charging method the headset will be fully charged in about 2 5 hours The headset is compatible with 5 V input USB charged devices only NOTE Using When Plugged Into a Power Source USB charging adapter or Powerbank When you want to record long videos and time ...

Page 11: ...rmware and configure its settings directly from your PC or Apple computer Download the Intercom Device Manager for KENWOOD please visit www kenwood com cs ce Ñ Ñ Intercom Utility for KENWOOD By simply pairing your phone with your headset you can use the Intercom Utility for KENWOOD for quicker and easier set up and management App Features Intercom Music FM Radio Speed dial Device settings Quick St...

Page 12: ...ra CAMERA OPERATION Camera On or Off When the main unit is turned on the camera turns on and video recording starts Auto Start Recording When video is not being recorded tap the Camera button to activate the camera The camera turns off automatically after 5 minutes of inactivity To turn off the camera manually tap the Camera Button and the Phone Button simultaneously Camera Modes Mode Application ...

Page 13: ...top recording You will hear a voice prompt Recording stopped Below is a table of approximate video recording times to microSD card size in specific resolutions and frame rates Video Resolution 16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB 2160P 30fps 33 min 1 h 07 min 2 h 15 min 4 h 30 min 1440P 30fps 1 h 05 min 2 h 11 min 4 h 25 min 8 h 52 min 1080P 60fps 1 h 24 min 2 h 51 min 5 h 44 min 11 h 31 min 1080P 30fps 1 h 52 mi...

Page 14: ...taken when you tap the camera button while recording video The camera resolution is fixed to 12MP However when you take a photo during video recording the photo resolution is fixed to 8 3MP Video Tagging Video Tagging allows the camera to record video continuously but save only the important events It creates video files of past present and future with each footage having an assigned length of tim...

Page 15: ...N DOES NOT SUPPORT 5 GHz YOU MUST CHANGE THE WIRELESS LAN CHANNEL TO 2 4 GHz PAIRING THE HEADSET WITH BLUETOOTH DEVICES You can pair the headset with Bluetooth mobile phones Bluetooth stereo devices such as MP3 or GPS and with other Bluetooth headsets The pairing operation is required only once for each Bluetooth device Mobile Phone Pairing Mobile Phone Bluetooth Stereo Device 1 Press and hold the...

Page 16: ...enter 0000 Advanced Selective Pairing A2DP Stereo or Handsfree Phone Pairing allows the headset to establish two Bluetooth profiles Hands Free or A2DP Stereo Advanced Selective Pairing allows the headset to separate the profiles to enable connection with two devices Ñ Ñ A2DP Stereo Music Only 1 Press the Phone Button for 5 seconds until the LED flashes red and blue alternately and you hear multipl...

Page 17: ...other headsets for Bluetooth intercom conversation 1 Press and hold the Jog Dial of the headset A and B for 5 seconds 2 Simply tap the Jog Dial of any one of the two headsets A and B and wait until the LEDs of both headsets turn to blue and intercom connection is automatically established 3 You can make other pairings between headsets A and C and between headsets A and D by following the same proc...

Page 18: ... Phone Button in stand by mode to activate the voice dialer of your mobile phone Speed Dialing 1 Double tap the Phone Button and you will hear a voice prompt Speed dial 2 Rotate the Jog Dial clockwise or counter clockwise to navigate between the menus You will hear prompts for each menu item 3 Tap the Phone Button to select a voice menu among the followings 1 Last number redial 4 Speed dial 3 2 Sp...

Page 19: ... in the list of the devices detected on the GPS 4 Enter 0000 for the PIN NOTE When Audio Multitasking is enabled if you pair your GPS device via GPS Pairing its instructions will not interrupt your intercom conversations but will overlay with them STEREO MUSIC Bluetooth Stereo Music 1 To play or pause music press and hold the Jog Dial for 1 second until you hear a double beep 2 To adjust the volum...

Page 20: ...re using your mobile phone or listening to GPS instructions 3 When Audio Multitasking is enabled if an intercom call is made when you are listening to music music sharing will not work INTERCOM Two way Intercom Ñ Ñ Starting Two way Intercom You can start an intercom conversation with one of any intercom friends by tapping the Jog Dial single tap to intercom with the first intercom friend double ta...

Page 21: ...ay conference intercom 2 Start an intercom conversation with one of the two friends in your intercom group 3 You A can call the second intercom friend C by double tapping the Jog Dial or the second intercom friend C may join the intercom by making an intercom call to you A 1 Intercom Friend B Intercom Friend C YOU 2 Intercom Friend B Intercom Friend C YOU 3 Intercom Friend B Intercom Friend C YOU ...

Page 22: ... Multiple headsets are connected during multi way intercom With various signals interfering each other the intercom distance of multi way intercom is relatively shorter than that of two way intercom THREE WAY CONFERENCE PHONE CALL WITH INTERCOM PARTICIPANT You can have a three way conference phone call by adding an intercom friend to the mobile phone conversation 1 During a mobile phone call tap t...

Page 23: ... Sena Bluetooth headset if they support the Bluetooth Hands Free Profile HFP You can pair the headset with only one non KENWOOD Sena headset at a time The intercom distance depends on the performance of the Bluetooth headset to which it s connected When a non KENWOOD Sena Bluetooth headset is paired with the headset if another Bluetooth device is paired via Second Mobile Phone Pairing it will be d...

Page 24: ...Stations You can listen to preset stations while listening to the FM radio Tap the Phone Button once to go upward to your next saved preset station Seek and Save 1 Rotate while pressing the Jog Dial clockwise or counter clockwise 2 To save the current station press and hold the Jog Dial for 1 second until you hear a voice prompt Preset 3 Rotate the Jog Dial clockwise or counter clockwise in order ...

Page 25: ... when the headset is powered off FM Sharing You can listen to the radio during the intercom conversation To start FM sharing press and hold the Phone Button for 1 second during the intercom conversation During FM sharing you can move to the next preset station and you or your friend on the intercom can change frequencies If either person changes the frequency the other will listen to the same freq...

Page 26: ...107 9 MHz 200 kHz Europe 87 5 108 0 MHz 100 kHz Japan 76 0 95 0 MHz 100 kHz FUNCTION PRIORITY The headset operates in the following order of priority highest Mobile phone Intercom FM sharing Music sharing by Bluetooth stereo music Bluetooth stereo music lowest FM radio A lower priority function is always interrupted by a higher priority function NOTE If you select music as the audio source priorit...

Page 27: ...ou can execute the command by tapping the Phone Button Configuration Menu Tap Phone Button Delete All Pairings Execute Remote Control Pairing Execute Universal Intercom Pairing Execute Exit Configuration Execute Ñ Ñ Remote Control Pairing You can remotely control the headset using Sena Remote Control devices 1 Turn on the headset and the Remote Control device 2 Execute Remote Control Pairing 3 Ent...

Page 28: ... maximum volume Disabling Audio Boost reduces the overall maximum volume but delivers more balanced sound Ñ Ñ VOX Phone Default Enable If this feature is enabled you can answer incoming calls by voice When you hear a ringtone for an incoming call you can answer the phone by saying a word such as Hello loudly or by blowing air into the microphone VOX phone is temporarily disabled if you are connect...

Page 29: ...HD Intercom is relatively shorter than that of normal intercom 2 HD intercom is active only when Audio Multitasking is disabled Ñ Ñ Voice Prompts Default Enable You can disable voice prompts by software configuration setting but the following voice prompts are always on Headset configuration setting menu battery level indicator speed dial FM radio functions Ñ Ñ RDS AF Setting Default Disable Radio...

Page 30: ... background The volume of the foreground audio can be adjusted using the headset How much background audio that is heard can be adjusted using the Intercom Utility for KENWOOD HD Intercom HD Voice and Audio Source Priority become disabled temporarily when Audio Multitasking is enabled Model Foreground 1 Background 2 Phone GPS Intercom FM Radio Music or Smart Navi KCA HX7C OA OA O O OB O OB OC OC O...

Page 31: ... makes it into a video Loop recording mode constantly records videos at timed intervals replacing old video files when memory is full NOTE 1 Audio Multitasking will be activated during two way intercom conversations with a headset that also supports this feature 2 When Audio Multitasking is disabled the background audio source will return to its independent volume level 3 For Audio Multitasking to...

Page 32: ...de date caption during video recording If you select on the date caption will be displayed on top of your recorded video If you select off the date caption will not be shown on your recorded video Ñ Ñ Smart Audio Mix Always On Smart Audio Mix allows you to record everything you hear through your speakers as well as your voice during video recording The function that governs Smart Audio Mix is call...

Page 33: ...heck the latest software downloads TROUBLESHOOTING Fault Reset When the headset is not working properly you can easily reset the unit 1 Locate the pinhole reset button at the back of the headset main unit 2 Gently insert a paperclip into the hole and tap the Fault Reset Button with light pressure 3 The headset will shut down NOTE Fault Reset will not restore the headset to factory default settings...

Page 34: ... Advanced Audio Distribution Profile AVRCP Audio Video Remote Control Profile Intercom section Working Distance Up to 1 6 km 1 0 mile in open terrain Approximate straight line of sight distance It may be shorter depending on the topography or weather Supports up to 4 riders Camera section Optical Field of view 125 degrees Aperture f 2 4 Lens rotation 30 degrees Photo 8 3 12MP 4 3 Burst shot 8 pics...

Page 35: ...odule 95 59 31 mm 3 7 2 3 1 2 in Speaker driver unit 40 mm thickness 6 5 mm Weight Main module 90 g 3 17 oz Battery Talk time 20 hours When Auto Start Recording is disabled Charging Time 2 5 hours Type Lithium Polymer Battery Specifications are subject to change without prior notice ...

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