Alpine KCE-400BT Bluetooth® Interface Module, Powered by Parrot

by Alpine

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003VZOA3Y
• Item model number: KCE-400BT
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,588 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Need to take that call? New state laws require drivers to utilize a hands-free phone solution in the car. Forget tedious headsets and earpieces, go hands and ears-free! Alpine offers the convenience of carrying phone conversations through your Alpine system.

Hook up the KCE-400BT to enable your Bluetooth wireless technology compatible cell phone to sync up with your head unit that is ready for Bluetooth wireless technology. That way youre completely wireless, so youre free to focus on the road.

Get full on-screen control and full hands-free functionality from your Bluetooth wireless technology compatible cell phone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised, December 14, 2009

By 

George - See all my reviews

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I read about how the old KCE-350BT was plagued with persistent connection issues and was to be avoided. Regardless, I can happily say that the the KCE-400BT has no such issues.

I was a bit weary getting this unit for a few reasons, one being the connection worries mentioned above. More so though is the fact that my car is loud. I installed this in my modded BMW M3-- cabin noise is up there and with the window down and my foot on the throttle it's quite loud. Not long ago I was driving on surface streets with the window all the way down when I got a call; I answered it keeping the window down and intentionally hit the throttle fairly hard a few times during the conversation to see how it fared. The results were very impressive, I could hear and be heard perfectly fine throughout the call.

My only real issue with it is that when I want to place a call (I have an iPhone) I can't pick which number to dial when choosing the contact to call (my contacts have multiple numbers), it just uses the first number stored. I don't know if that's a failing of this device or my iDA-X303 head unit, but it certainly limits its usability. This doesn't really bother me though since I hate talking on my phone while driving, I got the unit to be able to answer calls I need to while on the road without having to go digging for my phone every time.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Bluetooth, August 2, 2010

By 

Nate Esteban "2winspapa" (Kenai, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

I had it along with the iDA X-305S installed and a bunch of other audio gear to replace a really good system. The bluetooth I had previously was so spotty I just quit using it. This unit here is completely hassle free. Once it's been synced with the phone (iPhone 4 in my case) I don't ever have to worry about syncing again. When I get into my truck it does it automatically. The calls are clear, volume adjustable and easy to make or receive. If you have an Alpine deck compatible with bluetooth this is THE one to get!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent BT Product, May 24, 2011

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RC - See all my reviews

I recently received and installed the 400BT for my Alpine CDA-9883 and couldn't be happier. Audio quality during calls is terrific, the auto interrupt works flawlessly and using the phone function with in the CDA-9883's menu you can quickly redial and check missed calls.

The BT audio works great as well, I've only streamed Pandora from my HTC thunderbolt so far but the bluetooth pairing works seamlessly and detects BT audio output right away.

Only downside (very minor) is a sequence that needs to be done in order to pair with an alpine headunit. For mine once i wired the 400-BT i had to do the following and the two steps that seem to trip people up (myself included) are 2 and 4. All in it took about an hour and a half to wire and setup (much of that spent discovering the below sequence).

1) set BLUETOOTH --> to Adapter in the CDA-9883's menu
2) Cycle the ignition (turn it off and back on)
3) Go into the menu select BLUETOOTH > Paired Devices, which should all appear blank
4) Once in the paired device menu, I set my phone to discoverable and it stored it

I've read on other forums that there may be slight variations with different headunits, but once paired everything works flawlessly. Good decision by Alpine to outsource to Parrot.