KMR-700U New Marine Audio System from Kenwood

The KenwoodKMR-700U comes with a variety of marine specific construction features, such as an IPX5-rated front panel, conformal coated circuit boards, and an anti-corrosive chassis. The front panel flips down to reveal an internal compartment for connection and safe storage of iPod, iPhone or a mass storage device (or even a small keychain or wallet). A 30-pin iPod connector is already included inside the compartment, which also has a standard USB connector for simultaneous addition of a mass storage device such as a thumb drive or portable hard drive. The KMR-700U also has a new wired-remote control, the KCA-RC107MR ($160.00 suggested retail price). A 2-line LCD display shows system status and music selection, and allows for impressive control of the main system including source and music search selection, power on & off and volume control…

Kenwood Delivers The Industry’s Most Advanced Marine Audio Receiver

Kenwood USA Corporation announced the delivery of the Company’s new flagship marine audio receiver with unique features, rugged construction and legendary Kenwood audio performance.
Kenwood’s new flagship marine audio system is the KMR-700U ($400.00 suggested retail price), a model positioned to be the marine industry’s most advanced and highest-performing audio system. The KMR-700U comes with a variety of marine specific construction features, such as an IPX5-rated front panel, conformal coated circuit boards, and an anti-corrosive chassis. The front panel flips down to reveal an internal compartment for connection and safe storage of iPod, iPhone or a mass storage device (or even a small keychain or wallet). A 30-pin iPod connector is already included inside the compartment, which also has a standard USB connector for simultaneous addition of a mass storage device such as a thumb drive or portable hard drive. A large, versatile 4-line LCD display is fully visible in bright sunlight and provides a complete view of music text including source, music title, album title, and artist. The LCD display is capable of displaying two lines of data with larger, easier to read text.

Kenwood KMR-700U

The KMR-700U has direct connection capability to the Sirius SCC1 satellite tuner and thus requires no external adapter. The non-volatile memory inside of the KMR-700U will allow the unit to keep all memory settings even when battery power is removed from the system. The highest quality audio performance is made possible by the inclusion of 4-volt preamp outputs, Kenwood’s exclusive System QEX bass/midrange/treble tone controls, and built-in high-pass and low-pass filters for dedicated full range speaker and subwoofer amplifier operation.

The KMR-700U also has a new wired-remote control, the KCA-RC107MR ($160.00 suggested retail price). A 2-line LCD display shows system status and music selection, and allows for impressive control of the main system including source and music search selection, power on & off and volume control. Up to three of these remote controls can be added to the KMR-700U.

KMR-700U, Marine iPod/USB Receiver with IPX5 Protection

General Features
• IPX5 Certification For Marine Environment
• Transport-less Design
• iPhone/iPod USB Direct Control
• USB 2.0 Connection
• Built-In Sirius DirectConnect interface
• Full Dot White LCD Multi-Line Display *Rotary Encoder for Easy Operation
• Key Illumination (Blue)
• Dual Zone
• FM/AM 24 Station Presets (18FM, 6AM)
• Optional RC-107MR Display Remote (Can Connect Up To Three)
• 1-Year Warranty

Audio Features
• Maximum Output Power : 50W x 4
• 4.0V 3 Preouts
• Source Tone Memory
• Rear AUX Input with Input Sensitivity Adjust

iPhone/iPod USB Direct Control
The KMR-700U receiver connects seamlessly with most iPods and the new iPhone 3G via the built-in USB Direct Cable. Features include:
• Alphabet Search
• Percentage Search
• Skip Search
• Reverse Browsing
• All Random Playback
• Supports Audio Content Including Content Purchased From iTunes With DRM
• Supports Up To 12Mbps transfer speeds
• Powers and Charges Compatible iPhone/iPods
• Compatible models include:
• iPhone 3G
• Touch
• iPod Classic
• iPod Video (5th/6th Gen)
• iPod Nano (1st/2nd/3rd Gen)
• Must update iPhone/iPod using iTunes for the latest Apple firmware

USB Features
• Internal USB 2.0 Input for thumb drives and compatible external HDD

Built-In Sirius DirectConnect
This interface makes it easier and less expensive to add a Sirius SC-C1C tuner or a SC-VDOC1 car dock cradle for your portable Sirius tuner.

More information about Kenwood KMR-700U Marine Audio System can be found at Kenwood website