Kenwood KDC-455UW CD/USB Head Unit with iPod control

Kenwood KDC-455UW CD/MP3 Head Unit with direct iPod Control.

The entry level Kenwood KDC-455UW allows direct connection and control of an iPod/iPhone.

Once connected via the USB the iPod/iPhone is controlled via the head unit.

Key Features

• MP3, WMA, AAC playback
• Illuminated front AUX & USB terminal with slide protection cover
• iPod/iPhone direct control terminals
• Orignial steeringwheel remote controle interface terminal
• RDS with radio text
• Compatible with Kenwood Music Editor lite

General Features

• DIN Size 1 DIN
• Detachable Faceplate Yes
• Protection Case For Faceplate Yes, soft case
• Faceplate Mechanism Full Detachable Faceplate
• Key Illumination White
• Rotary Encoder & Control Knob Yes
• Music Search function Yes
• Accent key Yes, (iPod key)
• Digital Clock (24H) Yes
• All-off Select (20/40/60 minutes) Yes
• Built-in Connector Molex 16 pin
• ISO connector Yes
• USB interface x 1 Yes, Front

Display Features

• Display Type Fluorescent (FL) Tube Display
• Display Layout 14 segments x 13 Characters
• Display Illumination Flouricent (FL)
• Dimmer Control 2 steps - Manual
• Demo Mode Yes
• Special Character Display Russian Characters

Cosmetics features

• Front/edge Black Injection
• Dress plate Dark Silver
• Volume & operation knob or wheel Chrome Plated
• Preset key finish Piano Black
• Escutcheon finish Black Injection
• Triangle Illumination Red
• Volume & operation knob illumination White
• Key illumination White

Tuner Features

• Radio Data System Yes
• Radio Text Yes
• Program Type Function (PTY) Yes
• Enhanced Other Networks Function (EON) Yes
• PACS - clean reception tuner Yes
• FM Reception Yes
• AM (MW/LW) Reception Yes
• Presets 24 Presets (18FM / 3LW / 3MW)
• Mixed preset memory (FM & AM) 6 presets
• Automatic Memory Entry (AME) Yes
• Up/Down Seek Tuning Yes
• Tuning mode (Auto1 / Auto2 / Manual) Yes
• FM Stereo / Mono Selector Yes

CD Features

• CD-R/RW Compatible Yes
• MP3 Playback with ID3 Tag Display Yes
• WMA (Windows Media Audio) Playback Yes
• AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) Playback Yes
• Compatible with Kenwood Music Editor Lite Yes
• CD Text Support Yes
• CD Text with special Character Support Yes, Russian
• Supreme Yes
• D.A.C. processing 24 bit
• 0 bit Mute Yes

USB Features

• USB terminal Yes, Front
• USB Type USB1.1 / USB 2.0
• Kenwood Music Editor Lite Yes, (download from site)
• MP3 playback with ID3 Tag Display Yes
• WMA (Windows Media File) playback Yes
• AAC (Advanced Audio Codec) playback Yes
• Repeat/Scan/Random search Yes

iPod Features

• Made for iPod & iPhone * Yes
• USB Digital connection (1 wire) with optional cable KCA-iP101
• Music playback Yes
• Alphabet search Yes
• Skip search Yes
• Related search Yes
• My playlist Yes
• Control by hand Yes
• Reverse browsing Yes
• Works with iPod Classic * 80G & 120G Works with iPod Video * 5th/6th generation Works with iPod Touch * 1st/2nd generation Works with iPod Nano * 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th Gen Works with iPhone * Yes