JVCKENWOOD DMX125BT User manual

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DMX125BT
MONITOR WITH RECEIVER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
B5A-3200-01 b EN (K)© 2019 JVC KENWOOD Corporation
Model name indication position
See “Removing the trim plate” (P.23)
Trim plate
Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best performance from your new
receiver.
For your records
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the warranty card, and in the space
provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your KENWOOD dealer for information or
service on the product.
Model DMX125BT Serial number
US Residence Only
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Before use
Before use................................................................................. 2
How to read this manual................................................................................... 2
Precautions ................................................................................................................ 2
Getting Started....................................................................... 3
Clock settings........................................................................................................... 3
Basics .......................................................................................... 4
Functions of the Buttons on the Front Panel...................................... 4
Common operations........................................................................................... 4
HOME screen descriptions .............................................................................. 5
List screen ................................................................................................................... 5
Radio........................................................................................... 6
Radio Basic Operation......................................................................................... 6
Presetting stations ................................................................................................ 6
Radio Setup................................................................................................................ 7
USB .............................................................................................. 8
Preparation................................................................................................................. 8
Playback operations............................................................................................. 8
iPod/iPhone ...........................................................................10
Preparation...............................................................................................................10
Playback operations...........................................................................................10
Mirroring ................................................................................. 12
Preparation...............................................................................................................12
Mirroring operations..........................................................................................12
External Components........................................................13
Using external audio/video players.........................................................13
Rear view camera.................................................................................................13
Learning function of steering remote....................................................14
Bluetooth ................................................................................15
Register your smartphone to the unit ...................................................15
Bluetooth Setup....................................................................................................15
Receive a phone call..........................................................................................16
Make a phone call................................................................................................16
Playing Bluetooth Audio Device................................................................17
Controlling Audio ................................................................18
Controlling General Audio.............................................................................18
Equalizer Control..................................................................................................18
Speaker / X’Over setup.....................................................................................19
Listening Position / DTA ..................................................................................19
Sound Effect............................................................................................................19
Remote control.....................................................................20
Functions of the Remote control Buttons...........................................20
Installation..............................................................................21
Before Installation................................................................................................21
Installing the unit................................................................................................ 22
About this Unit......................................................................26
More information.................................................................................................26
Troubleshooting...................................................................................................26
Copyrights ................................................................................................................27
Specifications .........................................................................................................28
Precautions
#WARNING
Ñ To prevent injury or re, take the
following precautions:
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any
metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools)
inside the unit.
• Do not watch or fix your eyes on the unit’s display
when you are driving for any extended period.
• If you experience problems during installation,
consult your KENWOOD dealer.
Ñ Precautions on using this unit
• When you purchase optional accessories, check
with your KENWOOD dealer to make sure that
they work with your model and in your area.
• The Radio Data System or Radio Broadcast Data
System feature won’t work where the service is
not supported by any broadcasting station.
Ñ Protecting the monitor
• To protect the monitor from damage, do not
operate the monitor using a ballpoint pen or
similar tool with the sharp tip.
Ñ Cleaning the Unit
If the front panel of this unit is stained, wipe it with
a dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth. If the front
panel is stained badly, wipe the stain off with a
cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then wipe it
again with a clean soft dry cloth.
! CAUTION
• Applaying spray cleaner directly to the unit may
affect its mechanical parts. Wiping the front panel
with a hard cloth or using a volatile liquid such as
thinner or alcohol may scratch the surface or erase
screened print.
Ñ How to reset your unit
If the unit or the connected unit fails to operate
properly, reset the unit.
Reset button
Contents
How to read this manual
• The panels shown in this guide are examples used to
provide clear explanations of the operations. For this
reason, they may be different from the actual panels.
• In operation procedures, bracket shape indicates the
key or button you should control.
< >: indicates the name of panel buttons.
[ ]: indicates the name of touch keys
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Getting Started
1 Turn the ignition key of your car to ACC.
The unit is turned on.
2 Press the <8MENU> button.
3 Touch [ ].
4 Touch the corresponding key and set the value.
[System]
[Beep Tone]
Activates or deactivates the key-touch tone.
“ON” (Default), “OFF”
[Language]
Select the language used for the control screen
and setting items. Default is “English”.
[Time/Date]
Adjust the clock time. (P.3)
[Clock Mode]
Select the time display format.
[12hr] (Default) / [24hr]
[Steering Remote]
Sets the desired function in the steering remote
controller. See Learning function of steering
remote (P.14).
[Parking Guidelines]
You can display parking guidelines to enable
easier parking when you shift the gear to the
reverse (R) position. Default is “ON”.
[Guidelines SETUP]
If you select [ON] for [Parking Guidelines], you can
adjust the parking guidelines. See To adjust the
parking guidelines (P.14).
[System Reset]
Touch [System Reset] and then touch [YES] to set
all the settings to the initial default settings.
[Bluetooth]
Displays the Bluetooth Settings screen. (P.15)
[Screen]
[Dimmer]
Select the dimmer mode.
“High” (Default) / “Mid” / “Low”
[Demo]
Select the demonstration mode. Default is “ON”.
[Information]
Displays the software version of this unit.
5 Touch [6].
Clock settings
Ñ Synchronizing the clock time with FM
RDS
Activate [RDS Clock Sync].
See Radio Setup (P.7).
Ñ Adjusting the clock manually
✎NOTE
• Deactivate [RDS Clock Sync] before adjusting the
clock.
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch [ ].
3 Touch [System].
4 Touch [Time/Date].
Clock screen appears.
5 Touch [R] or [S] to set the clock time.
6 Touch [6].
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BasicsBasics
Functions of the Buttons on the
Front Panel
1
2
3
4
5
6
1Remote Sensor
• Receives the remote control signal.
28MENU
• Displays the HOME screen. (P.5)
• Pressing for 1 second turns the power off.
• When the power off, turns the power on.
3AUD
• Displays the Audio screen.* (P.18)
* The Audio screen is not displayed during SETUP
screen or on the list screen etc,
4+ , – (Volume)
• Adjusts volume. The volume will go up until 20
when you keep pressing [ + ].
5MUTE/ DISP OFF (Display o)
• Mutes/restores the sound.
• Pressing for 1 second turns the screen off.
When the screen is off, touch the display to turn
on the screen.
6Reset
• If the unit or the connected unit fails to operate
properly, the unit returns to factory settings
when this button is pressed.
Common operations
Ñ Turning on the power
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
Ñ Turning o the power
1 Press and hold the <8MENU> button.
Ñ Adjusting the volume
1 Press the <+> or <–> button.
✎NOTE
• The volume will go up until 20 when you keep
pressing [ + ].
Ñ Mutes the sound
1 Press the <MUTE> button.
⿠To restore the sound, touch the button again, or
adjust the volume.
Ñ Turn o the screen
1 Press and hold the <MUTE> button.
⿠To turn on the screen, touch the display.
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HOME screen descriptions
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
HOME screen appears.
2
5
3
6
4
7
1
1Clock display
Touch to displays the Clock screen.
2Switches to the radio broadcast. (P.6)
3[USB]
Plays files on a USB device. (P.8)
[iPod]
Plays an iPod/iPhone. (P.10)
• When iPod/iPhone is connected.
[Mirroring]
Displays the Mirroring screen. (P.12)
• When android device with “Mirroring OB for
KENWOOD” application installed is connected.
4Switches to an external component connected to
the AV-IN input terminal. (P.13)
5Displays the Hands Free screen. (P.16)
6Plays a Bluetooth audio player. (P.17)
7Displays the SETUP screen. (P.3)
List screen
There are some common function keys in the list
screens of most sources.
1 You can change the page to display more items
by pressing [R]/ [S].
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Radio
Radio
Radio Basic Operation
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch [Radio].
Ñ Source control screen
2
1
3
4
1Displays the information of the current station:
PS name, Frequency, PTY Genre, Indicator Items
2[FM] : Switches the FM band.
“FM1”, “FM2”, “FM3”
[AM] : Switches the AM band.
“AM1”, “AM2”
[E][F] : Tunes in a station with good
reception automatically.
[ ] : Displays the Radio Setup screen. (P.7)
3Recalls the memorized station.
When touched for 2 seconds, stores the current
receiving station in memory.
4[ ] : Returns to previous screen.
[ ] : Displays the Audio screen. (P.18)
Presetting stations
Ñ Auto memory
You can preset 6 stations for the current band (FM1/
FM2/FM3/AM1/AM2).
1 Touch [FM] or [AM] to select the band.
2 Touch [ ].
3 Touch [Auto Store].
The local stations with the strongest signals are
found and stored automatically.
Ñ Manual memory
You can store the current receiving station in
memory.
1 Tune in to a station you want to preset.
2 Touch and hold [#] (#:1-6) in which you want to
store the station.
Ñ Recalling the preset station
1 Touch [#] (#:1-6).
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Radio Setup
1 Touch [ ].
2 Set each item as follows.
[Auto Store]
Automatically searches and stores the 6 stations with
the strongest signals for the selected band.
“Auto Store” appears.
[Area]
“N.America”: For North/Central/South America, AM/
FM intervals: 10 kHz/200 kHz.
[Local Seek]
Tunes in only to the stations with sufficient signal
strength. (LOC indicator lights up.)
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
[RDS Clock Sync] *1
Synchronizing the Radio Data System station time
data and this unit’s clock.
“ON” (Default), “OFF”
*1 FM only
3 Touch [6].
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USB
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USB
Preparation
Ñ Connecting a USB device
1 Remove the cap of the USB terminal.
2 Connect the USB device with the USB cable.
The unit reads the device and playback starts.
Ñ To disconnect the USB device:
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch a source other than [USB].
3 Detach the USB device.
Ñ Usable USB device
This unit can play MPEG1/ MPEG2/ MPEG4/ H.264/
MKV/ MP3/WMA/ AAC/ WAV/ FLAC/ OGG les stored
in a USB mass storage class device. (P.26)
• File system: FAT16/ FAT32/ NTFS
• This unit can recognize a total of 9 999 files and
320 folders (a maximum of 9 999 files per folder).
• The maximum number of characters:
– Folder names : 70 characters
– File names : 70 characters
– Tag : 70 characters
✎NOTE
• When the USB device is connected to this unit, it can
be charged through the USB cable.
• Install the USB device in the place where it will not
affect safe driving.
• You cannot connect a USB device via a USB hub and
Multi Card Reader.
• Take backups of the audio files used with this unit.
The files may be erased depending on the operating
conditions of the USB device.
We shall have no compensation for any damage
arising from any erased data.
• No USB device comes with this unit. You need to
purchase a commercially available USB device.
• Cap the USB terminal whenever not using.
Playback operations
Ñ Control the music you are listening to on
the source control screen.
1
5
4
3
2
1The jacket of the currently playing file is displayed.
2Displays the information of the current file.
3Playing time/File number
Play time bar : For confirmation of current playing
position.
4[ ] : Selects Random playback mode.
: Randomly plays all files in the current
folder.
(Default): Normal playback.
[ ] : Selects Repeat playback mode.
(Default): Repeats all files in the USB
device.
: Repeats the current file.
: Repeats all files in the current folder.
[U], [H] : Plays or pauses.
[E], [F] : Searches the previous/next
content.
Touch and hold to fast forward or fast
backward.
[1] : Searches file. (P.9)
5[ ] : Returns to previous screen.
[ ] : Displays the Audio screen. (P.18)
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Ñ For Video playback
1 When the operation buttons are not displayed
on the screen, touch the display.
1
4
3
2
1[ ] : You can adjust image quality in video
screen.
[Brightness] : Adjusts the brightness. (00
to 10)
[Contrast] : Adjusts the contrast. (00 to 10)
[Color] : Adjusts the color. (00 to 10)
[Tint] : Adjusts the tint. (00 to 10)
[INITIALIZE] : To clear the adjustment.
2Playing time
Play time bar :For confirmation of current playing
position.
3[U], [H] : Plays or pauses.
[E], [F] : Searches the previous/next
content.
Touch and hold to fast forward or fast
backward.
[1] : Searches file. (P.9)
[NORMAL]/[16:9]/[4:3] : Select a screen mode.
4[ ] : Returns to previous screen.
[ ] : Displays the Audio screen. (P.18)
Ñ Selecting a track in a list (Searches le)
1 Touch [1].
2 Select whether you search by audio files [ ],
video files [ ].
3 Touch [ ] to moves to the upper hierarchy.
4 Touch the desired folder.
When you touch a folder its contents are displayed.
• Touch [6] to moves to the upper hierarchy.
5 Touch desired item from the content list.
Playback starts.
✎NOTE
• The source control screen appears when you touch
[6] at the top hierarchy.
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iPod/iPhoneiPod/iPhone
Preparation
Ñ Connecting iPod/iPhone
• For Lightning connector models: Use USB Audio
cable for iPod/iPhone—KCA-iP103 (optional
accessory).
• For details about connecting iPod/iPhone, see
page 25 .
1 Remove the cap of the USB terminal.
2 Connect the iPod/iPhone.
The unit reads the device and playback starts.
Ñ To disconnect the iPod/iPhone
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch a source other than [iPod].
3 Detach the iPod/iPhone.
Ñ Connectable iPod/iPhone
The following models can be connected to this unit.
Made for
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 5s
✎NOTE
• If you start playback after connecting the iPod, the
music that has been played by the iPod is played
first.
• Cap the USB terminal whenever not using.
Playback operations
Ñ Control the music you are listening to on
the source control screen.
1
5
4
3
2
1Artwork (Shown if the track contains artwork)
2Displays the information of the current file.
3Playing time/File number
Play time bar : For confirmation of current playing
position.
4[ ] : Selects Random playback mode.
: Functions the same as Shuffle Songs.
: Random off
[ ] : Selects Repeat playback mode.
: Functions the same as Repeat All.
: Functions the same as Repeat One.
: Repeat off
[U], [H] : Plays or pauses.
[E], [F] : Searches the previous/next
content.
Touch and hold to fast forward or fast
backward.
[1] : Searches content. (P.11)
5[ ] : Returns to previous screen.
[ ] : Displays the Audio screen. (P.18)
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