Re: Bluetooth HU Quote:
Originally Posted by Devu Got my new I10 fitted with ICE yesterday. Here is the configuration:
HU - KDCBT7043U - Rs 10000
Front speakers - KFCM1632A - Rs 2000
Rear speakers - KFC6932A - Rs 3200
Tray - Rs 400
Sockets - 250
Labour -150
Total -16000
All the above with Bill and warranty.
I was promised by the dealer that no wires would be cut during installation. However, during installation, he did cut one of the wires in the front door. Since they did have a socket at their end (which was cut out), I asked him why they can't be socketed directly to the front speaker sockets. His explaination was that they are not compatible and that there are really no compatible sockets for the front speakers on the I10 except the factory fitted OEM speakers.
He did use sockets to wire the headunit though.
Being an absolute novice and this being my first experience in getting a car ICE'd I don't know whether this is true.
Can someone throw light on this? |
For what it's worth would like to post my experience with this head unit and the above configuration.
1. Bluetooth hands-free was the big reason why I went for this headset. And there it fares badly. I don't know if its something with my configuration but it just doesn't function well. The issue is that the calling party just isn't able to hear my voice due to a lot of background noise that they keep hearing when the car is in motion. I have to stop the car or slow down to a halt for them to hear my voice. I can hear them perfectly though! Tried playing with the noise reduction levels and the mic gain settings but to no avail. So all in all it's mostly a useless feature
It's a pity because otherwise the bluetooth function itself on the unit is quite advanced. Lets you pair two phones, the phone book is integrated in the headset which lets it flash the name (not number) of the person calling that is a big plus.
2. On the music front, I would say the HU is quite good. Lets me plug in a USB which pretty much holds zillions of songs so I never carry around any CD's (although its capable of playing them). Also seems to feed the speakers well and the sound quality seems excellent until the speakers blew (that's another story) , haven't been able to check them out yet. The problem occurs with only some sound frequencies at higher levels.
3. Navigation, in one word is horrible. It's got some sort of jog dial knob and three buttons that is almost impossible to figure out. Navigating the menu is a pain and its totally non intuitive. For a car head unit, where you tend to want to navigate the unit without looking at it, its absolutely a nightmare. The only saving grace is that flipping songs and folders is easy.
All in all, I bought this HU for its bluetooth capabilites and there it has been a big let down. |