KENWOOD Remote
General
Connectivity
Connected Mode General Operation
Driver Mode / Gesture Control
Passenger Mode
Receiver Settings
You can find the KENWOOD Remote App by searching for "KENWOOD Remote" in Google Play or Apple App Store.
You can change scroll setting in the preference setting. Please select either “Scroll Once” or “Scroll Repeat” to enable scrolling.
This is one of the application default settings. Customers can change this display setting in the preference after installing the application.
This is because Bluetooth device in the smart phone doesn’t support AVRCP 1.3.
Pandora/iHeartRadio is a third party service. Some or more features may not be available for KENWOOD Remote App when in these sources.
You are not yet connected to the car receiver. Please pair the device with the receiver first, and then go to "Menu >
Connect”.
After installing the KENWOOD Remote App on your phone, you need to run the App to initiate Bluetooth connection module of the phone. Run KENWOOD Remote App from phone first, and then manually connect from KENWOOD Car receiver. Otherwise, Power OFF and then turn ON car receiver to enable auto connection to KENWOOD Remote App.
Please take note of the following:
Delete all pairing information of Car Receiver/Phone. Then try pairing one more time.
Please ensure Bluetooth Auto Connect setting is set to “ON” in car receiver. You can also manually connect by tapping Menu -> Connect.
Run KENWOOD Remote App in phone first before turning ON car receiver for auto connect operation.
Some Android Phones will not be able to activate a Bluetooth connection automatically from the phone to the receiver. In this case, please make the connection from the Car Receiver, in the Settings menu.
Some Android Phones will not be able to activate a Bluetooth connection automatically from the phone to the receiver. In this case, please make the connection from the Car Receiver, in the Settings menu.
Some Android phones set lower priority for Bluetooth Communication, which will cause slower communication speed.
You can improve the speed by disconnecting Bluetooth Audio and Bluetooth Hands Free with the phone.
Manual connect feature is only supported in some models KENWOOD car receiver. Please connect using the appropriate car receiver if you see this message.
This feature is phone-dependant. Certain phones do not support tag information sending to the car receiver, while other phones will only send tag info that is present in the Android in-built music player, and not from any 3rd party music apps, and some phones will only show the current playing music, regardless from which app it is playing from.
Please try any of the following:
Please try any of the following:
Please ensure that you have already pressed the CONNECT button in the MENU options.
Also, please ensure that the Car Receiver that you are connecting to, supports this function. Receiver Settings availability is dependent on the KENWOOD Car Receiver Model.The source change command has already been sent to the Car Receiver, and the Car Receiver is performing the source change process.
KENWOOD Remote App will show/hide various sources depending on whether the source media/module is present in the Car Receiver. (eg: CD must be loaded before the CD source is available)
There are also some sources that are currently not supported by the KENWOOD Remote App. In such cases, “Unknown” will be displayed in the Source title.
When car receiver is in menu and content list mode, as well as in Passenger Mode (Connected Status), it will ignore all commands from App.
This happens only in Connected mode (with the car receiver). To avoid accidentally triggering other gesture commands while dragging the Playtime Panel, “Drag” operation is disabled when it is in car receiver mode.
The gesture recognition engine didn’t recognize the gesture you input. Please see the User Guide for gesture control function.
It’s due to the incorrect input of 2 finger gesture. Below are some tips for 2 finger gesture operation:-
Gesture Controls only function in Media Player, and in Driver Mode. Please go to the relevant modes to perform gesture controls.
The KENWOOD Remote App Passenger Mode mimics a physical remote control interface, and as such, certain buttons will perform different functions in different sources and scenarios. In some situations, some buttons do not have assigned functions, and therefore have no effect when being pressed.
The KENWOOD Remote App Passenger Mode mimics a physical remote control interface, and as such, certain buttons will perform different functions in different sources and scenarios. In some situations, some buttons do not have assigned functions, and therefore have no effect when being pressed.
In some situations, when the BT connection is encountering a high data load (high bitrate audio, tag information, Bluetooth communication overhead, etc.), data transfer of KENWOOD Remote App to the Car Receiver will slow down. Please wait for the button press commands to be received by the Car Receiver.
The source change command has already been sent to the Car Receiver, and the Car Receiver is performing the source change process.
KENWOOD Remote App will show/hide various sources depending on whether the source media/module is present in the Car Receiver. (eg: CD must be loaded before the CD source is available)
There are also some sources that are currently not supported by the KENWOOD Remote App. In such cases, “Unknown” will be displayed in the Source title.
Please go to driver mode to use the Repeat and Random gestures.
Receiver Settings is only available for certain models. If your car receiver does not support Receiver Settings adjustments, the icon option will not appear.
After adjusting to the required settings on the App, be sure to press "SAVE" at the top right corner of the screen, to send the new settings to the Car Receiver successfully. In some screens, there is no "SAVE" button. In this case, the new setting is being sent to the receiver in real time.
Please check the following:
In some Receiver settings, it is necessary to press the SAVE button in order for the Car Receiver to receive the new settings. Please press SAVE after you have made your adjustments in Receiver Settings, or else the new setting will not be sent to the Car Receiver.