Kenwood Car Entertainment System User Manual

CAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS 2007-2008

Kenwood Car Electronics

KENWOOD -

NEW FRONTIERS IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT

Kenwood has meant the ﬁ nest in car entertainment for over a quarter of a century. Now, Kenwood’s

advanced technology and innovation open a new stage in the evolution of car entertainment, with exciting

new products developed under the keywords of “connectivity”, “operability” and “high quality sound”.

So you can enjoy easy system expansion, unprecedented ease of operation, and even more of the stunning

sound quality that makes Kenwood the leader. Make more of your life on the road. With Kenwood.

Contents

MULTIMEDIA P4 AMPLIFIERS P30 SPEAKERS P34RECEIVERS P20

ACCESSORIES P54 SPECIFICATIONS P55 GLOSSARY P60

Multimedia

DISCOVER A NEW WORLD OF SIGHT AND SOUND

Kenwood’s new lineup of visual products brings you even more of the features and functions you want. From high-

end, all-in-one AV centres with navigation to add-on rear entertainment units, Kenwood provides the solution that

exactly meets your needs. What’s more, this exciting lineup offers outstanding connectivity, with features such as USB

direct control for your iPod that even includes control of iPod video contents. The innovative AVN (Audio Video Navi-

gation) all-in-one in-dash navigation system breaks new ground in versatility and operability thanks to a futuristic GUI

with touch screen operation that gives you instant, intuitive access to its extraordinary range of powerful functions.

Kenwood multimedia – a new world of sight and sound.

A WIDE RANGE OF VISUAL PRODUCTS TO MATCH ALL NEEDS

Kenwood’s excitingly wide range of in-car entertainment systems – available in

1-DIN and 2-DIN units to ﬁ t the broadest variety of car models – goes all the way

from simple add-on rear entertainment units to the ultimate all-in-one AV centre.

Better yet, these high-performance in-dash DVD/monitor receivers are easily up-

graded with the addition of an advanced Kenwood navigation system.

AVN

Enjoy the ultimate entertainment of Kenwood’s All-in-one Dual DIN Navigation

DNX7200. It features Full-map Navigation, Audio, Video, and Radio Tuner in a single

body, to match all your needs. What’s more, by using the optional KCA-iP300V, you

can control your iPod on the headunit via USB. Better yet, it offers seamless ﬁ tting

with the car interior, and extreme ease of installation without a hide-away box.

Discover the brand new technology of Kenwood’s AV system.

CAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS 2007-2008

HIGH SPEED iPod CONNECTION

Compatible with iPod video, nano, and 5G iPod, experience high speed control

with USB 2.0 Direct connection. USB 2.0 Direct Connection enables USB protocol

high-speed data communications of 12m/bps. Utilizing a brand-new Graphic User

Interface and touch panel, you can easily control your iPod. In addition to the

search function, there is also Album art display, a short cut bar, and 4 Line text

display offering you the most convenient operation.

USB INTERFACE

Models featuring USB port enable connection to portable USB Mass Storage play-

ers, USB thumb drivers and audio control of MP3 players. A single or multi-slot

card reader can also be connected to the USB port, allowing your music to be put

neatly into different types of memory cards. What’s more, the USB device is also

recharged while it is connected to the port.

SKIN CHANGE / WALL PAPER CUSTOMISE

Skin Change - Kenwood’s new visual system offers you 3 types of skin change

(Glass / Metal / Water) which can easily be changed by pressing the SKIN button.

Wall paper customise - Bring your favourite images to your car, and customise

your wall paper via the USB port. Now it is possible to change the wall paper of

your display to your favourite pictures or images. Even better, you can store a

maximum of 3 images in the main unit.

Multimedia

iPod ALBUM ART

The iPod Album Art function enables to the display of album art which is attached to

the song, on the main screen. With this user friendly function, you can browse your

favorite artist’s artwork on 7” Wide monitor.

EASY OPERATION

When iPod or USB devices are connected via USB, 4 Line text is displayed for easy operation,

while the Music Browser function searches Tag information on the connected devices, and

sorts into orders by Genre, Artist, Album, and Title automatically. In addition the Short cut

bar function allows quick search from huge library of compressed music ﬁ les.

(4 Line Text Display / Music Browser / Short Cut Bar)

DivX®READY

DivX®is a major format that is often used in home electronics equipment, saving around 8

hours of video data in a single DVD disc. Kenwood’s new visual systems are all compatible

with this DivX

format.

REVERSE TILT MECHANISM

Depending on the vehicle, in-car monitors are installed in a variety of heights and an-

gles, and this sometimes results in reduced visibility due to reﬂ ected glare from sunlight.

In particular, vehicles such as RVs with high mounting positions suffer from this problem.

Kenwood’s solution is the newly developed reverse tilt mechanism: in addition to the

traditional tilt mechanism that allows the bottom of the monitor to be tilted forward

over 5 positions, the reverse tilt also allows the top of the monitor to tilt forward to

eliminate reﬂ ected glare.

DVD VIDEO

4discs

8hours playback

DivX

1disc

NEW, FULL-AUTO “ZACTION” TV MECHANISM

The display automatically slides out, rises to your ideal viewing angle (8 presets) and

then retracts horizontally to your chosen viewing distance (4 presets) – a distinctive

Z-shaped motion that gives rise to the Zaction name. Featuring a slimmer design, the

unique Zaction mechanism allows installation in a wider range of vehicles.

REAR-VIEW CAMERA READY

For adding rear-view camera to your system, a dedicated RCA video input is available

on new Kenwood In-dash monitor systems. When selecting reverse gear, the system

detects the signal from reverse line and automatically switches to view from the cam-

era. It even features a horizontal image ﬂ ip function to provide a mirror view and give

the driver a correctly-oriented image of the rear camera view.

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