Kenwood DMX125DAB User manual

DMX125BT
MONITOR WITH RECEIVER
Quick Start Guide
B5K-0673-01 (K)© 2019 JVC KENWOOD Corporation
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DMX125DAB

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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 ............................................................................................................4
Source control screen......................................................................................... 4
Radio........................................................................................... 5
Radio Basic Operation.........................................................................................5
Presetting stations ................................................................................................5
Radio Setup................................................................................................................ 5
USB .............................................................................................. 7
Preparation.................................................................................................................7
Playback operations............................................................................................. 7
iPod/iPhone ............................................................................. 8
Preparation.................................................................................................................8
Playback operations............................................................................................. 8
External Components.......................................................... 9
Using external audio/video players........................................................... 9
Rear view camera................................................................................................... 9
Bluetooth ..................................................................................10
Register your smartphone to the unit .....................................................10
Receive a phone call............................................................................................10
Make a phone call..................................................................................................10
Controlling Audio ................................................................11
Controlling General Audio.............................................................................11
Playing Bluetooth Audio Device................................................................11
Installation.............................................................................. 12
Before Installation................................................................................................12
Installing the unit.................................................................................................13
About this Unit......................................................................17
More information.................................................................................................17
Note for specifications......................................................................................17
Copyrights................................................................................................................18
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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DAB...............................................................................................6
DAB Basic Operation .........................................................................................6
Presetting stations ................................................................................................6
DAB Setup ................................................................................................................6

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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.
[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.
[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.
[Screen]
[Dimmer]
Select the dimmer mode.
“High” (Default) / “Mid” / “Low”
[Demo]
Select the demonstration mode. Default is “ON”.
5 Touch [6].
Clock settings
Ñ Synchronizing the clock time with FM
RDS
Activate [RDS Clock Sync].
See Radio Setup (P.5).
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.4)
• Pressing for 1 second turns the power off.
• When the power off, turns the power on.
3AUD
• Displays the Audio screen.* (P.10)
* 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.
HOME screen
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
HOME screen appears.
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3
6
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1Clock display
2Switches to the radio broadcast. (P.5)
3[USB]
Plays files on a USB device. (P.7)
[iPod]
Plays an iPod/iPhone. (P.8)
• When iPod/iPhone is connected.
[Mirroring]
Displays the Mirroring screen.
• 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.9)
5Displays the Hands Free screen. (P.10)
6Plays a Bluetooth audio player. (P.11)
7Displays the SETUP screen. (P.3)
Source control screen
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1[] : Returns to previous screen.
[] : Displays the Audio screen. (P.10)
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DAB
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(P.6)
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Switches to the DAB radio broadcast.

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Radio
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Radio
Radio Basic Operation
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch [Radio].
Ñ Source control screen
2
1
3
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.
[1] : Presets stations automatically. (P.5)
3Recalls the memorized station.
When touched for 2 seconds, stores the current
receiving station in memory.
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).
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” (Default): For North/Central/South
America, AM/FM intervals: 10 kHz/200 kHz.
“S.America”: For some South American countries,
AM/FM intervals: 10 kHz/50 kHz.
“Europe”: For Europe, AM/FM intervals: 9 kHz/50
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”
[RDS] *2
Displays the RDS Settings screen.
*1 To use the function, it is necessary to set [Area] to
[N.America]/[S.America].
*2 To use the function, it is necessary to set [Area]
to [Europe].
3 Touch [6].
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DAB Basic Operation
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch [DAB].
Ñ Source control screen
2
1
3
1
2[DAB] : Switches the DAB band.
“DAB1”, “DAB2”, “DAB3”
3
ÑAuto seek
Ñ Select a service
DAB Setup
1 Touch [ ].
2 Set each item as follows.
[TI]
[ ]
[ ]
[Announcement Select]
3 Touch [6].
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Displays the information of the current station:
Service Name
[E][F]: Tunes in a ensemble, service, and
component. The seek mode switching can be
changed.
[ ] :
• Recalls the memorized service.
• When touched for 2 seconds, stores the
current service in memory.
[DLS] :
Display the Dynamic Label Segment
screen.
Switches to the traffic information
the traffic bulletin starts.
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
automatically when
Searches for a program by program
type.
Priority
If the same service is provided by
when reception of
DigitalRadio becomes poor, automatically
to Radio Data System.
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
PTY
Radio Data System
the service being provided by
switches
Switches to the set Announcement service.
When the service for which ON is selected starts,
switches from any source to Announcement to
receive it.
Related Service
When you select ON, the unit switches
service (if exists) when a
available.
“ON”, “OFF” (Default)
[ ]
to a related
DAB service network is not
[ ]
Antenna Power
Sets power supply to the Digital Radio antenna. Set
to “ON” when the Digital
equipped with a booster.
Default is “ON”.
Radio antenna in use is
[ ]
Service List
Displays the Service List screen.
1 Press <E>/<F> to search for an ensemble
automatically.
“Auto Seek” appears.
Press and hold <E>/<F> repeatedly to
search for an ensemble manually.
“Manual Seek” appears.
2
1
2
Touch [ ].
Touch [ ].
Service List
Select the desired content From the List.
Presetting stations
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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.
Playback operations
Ñ Control the music you are listening to on
the source control screen.
1
4
3
2
1The jacket of the currently playing file is displayed.
2Displays the information of the current file.
Only a file name is displayed if there is no tag
information.
3Playing time/File number
Play time bar :For confirmation of current playing
position.
4[] : Selects Random playback mode.
[] : Selects Repeat playback mode.
[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.6)
Ñ For Video playback
1 When the operation buttons are not displayed
on the screen, touch the display.
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7
6[] : You can adjust image quality in video
screen.
[INITIALIZE]: To clear the adjustment.
7[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.6)
[NORMAL]/[16:9]/[4:3] : Select a screen mode.
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.
• When file types are switched, the Random/Repeat
playback setting is cancelled.
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iPod/iPhone
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iPod/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 15 .
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
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.
[] : Selects Repeat playback mode.
[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.7)
Ñ Selecting a content in a list
1 Touch [1].
2 Touch desired item.
When you touch a category its contents are
displayed.
3 Touch desired item from the content list.
Playback starts.
• Touch [6] to moves to the upper hierarchy.
✎NOTE
• The source control screen appears when you touch
[6] at the top hierarchy.
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External ComponentsExternal Components
Using external audio/video players
Ñ Starting playback
1 Connect an external component to the AV-IN
input terminal. (P.14)
2 Press the <8MENU> button.
3 Touch [AV-IN].
4 Turn on the connected component and start
playing the source.
Ñ For Video playback
1 When the operation buttons are not displayed
on the screen, touch the display.
1
The operation buttons disappear when 1is
touched or when no operation is done for about
5 seconds.
Rear view camera
To use a rear view camera, the REVERSE lead
connection is required. For connecting a rear view
camera. (P.14)
Ñ Displaying the picture from the rear
view camera
The rear view screen is displayed when you shift the
gear to the reverse (R) position.
• To erase the caution message, touch the screen.
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Bluetooth
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Register your smartphone to the
unit
You can use your Bluetooth smartphone when
paired to this unit.
1 Turn on the Bluetooth function on your
smartphone/cell-phone.
2 Search the unit (“DMX125BT”) from your
smartphone/cell-phone.
If a PIN code is required, enter the PIN code
(“0000”).
• appears when the Bluetooth smartphone is
connected.
Ñ Disconnecting the device
• Turn off the Bluetooth function from your
smartphone/cell-phone.
• Turn off the ignition switch.
Receive a phone call
1 Touch [Û].
• [Ý] : Reject an incoming call.
Ñ Operations during a call
[Ý]Ending a call
You can send tones by touching desired keys
on the screen.
• Touch [6] to close the window.
Switches the speaking voice output between
smartphone/cell-phone and speaker.
⿠Adjust the receiver volume
Press the <+> or <–> button.
Make a phone call
1 Press the <8MENU> button.
2 Touch [TEL].
3 See the table below for each operation method.
Call by entering a phone number
1) Enter a phone number with number keys.
2) Touch [Û].
Make a call
• Touch [ ] to delete the last entry.
Call using call records
1) Touch [ ].
2) Touch [ ] (Incoming Calls), [ ] (Outgoing
Calls), [ ] (Missed Calls).
3) Select the phone number from the list.
Make a call
Call using the phonebook
1) Touch [ ].
2) Select the name from the list.
Make a call
• [ ] : Updates the phonebook. Touch this
button after you have made a change
to the phonebook of your smartphone/
cell-phone.
Bluetooth
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