Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DPX404U Kenwood
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2 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Co nten ts Before use 4 Component names and functions 6 General operation 8 Before Using Common Operation F unction setting Operation iPod/iPhone Operation 10 Basic Opera.
English | 3 DSP Setup 54 Car T ype Selec tion Speaker Setting Car T ype Fine Adjustments X’Over Setting Audio Preset Memor y Audio Preset Recall Log Function 58 Log F unction recall Log F unction it.
Before using this unit for the first time This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode. When using this unit for the first time, cancel the Demonstration mode. Refer to <Demonstration mode Setting> (page 45) . 2 W ARNING T o prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions: • Stop the car before operating the unit.
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6 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Co mponent n ames an d functions 1 Dis c s lot When inse r ted a disc (lab el side up), the s ource is swi tched automatic ally and a s ong st ar ts play ing. 2 [ 0 ] b ut ton T o ejec t the disc . 3 [1 ] – [6] but to n T o reca ll th e m emor ized st ation.
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8 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Before Using Canceling the Demonstration Mode Cancel the demonstration mode when you use it for the first time af ter installation. 1 Press the [ VOL] knob to cancel the demonstration mode when the messages “ T o cancel DEMO press the volume knob”/ “CANCEL DEMO PRESS VOL UME KNOB” are displayed (approx.
English | 9 Function setting Operation The basic operating procedure for using this function is described below . The individual function items are covered in the operating procedures . 1 Select the source Press the [SRC ] button. F unction items var y from source to source.
10 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 iPod /iPh one Opera tion Basic Op eration Playing iPod • Connect an iPod When connec ted, the source is switched automatically and a song star ts playing. • Selec t iPod source Press the [iPod] button. ⁄ • KCA-iP101/iP102 (optional accessor y) is recommended to connect an iPod.
English | 11 Play function Repeat play Press the [4] button. Switches between Repeat (“File Repeat ON”/ “FILE REPEA T ”) and off (“File Repeat OFF”/ “REPEA T OFF”) when pressed. Random play Press the [3] button. Randomly plays the music.
12 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 iPod /iPh one Opera tion iPod Setting Y ou can select the following iPod Setting items. 1 Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
English | 13 Related Search Searches for music of the same artist or genre as the one being played. 1 Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button. 2 Enter Music search mode Press the [ ] button. 3 Enter Related search mode Press the [1] button. 4 Select the S earch item T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired Search item is selected.
14 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Alphabet Search Y ou can select a song by alphabet. This function searches songs whose name contain the specified character(s) in the list of the selec ted Search item (artist, album, etc). 1 Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button.
English | 15 4 T urn the [ VOL] knob to selec t “YES” , and then press the [ VOL] knob. “Completed”/ “COMPLETED ” is displayed. Deleting the all song from the Playlist (In Function setting mode) 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob.
16 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 USB de vic e Operati on Basic Op eration Playing USB device • Connect a USB device When connec ted, the source is switched automatically and a song star ts playing. • Selec t USB source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “USB ” display.
English | 17 Play function Scan play Press the [2] button. Successively plays the intro of the music in the folder . When Scan Play is turned on, “File Scan ON”/ “FILE SCAN” is displayed. Pr essing this button again plays songs in the normal mode star ting with the song being played now .
18 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Music C D / A udio file Opera tion Basic Op eration Disc play • Inser t a disc. When inser ted, the source is switched automatically and a song is star ts playing. When a CD is inser ted, the “IN” indicator is ON. • Selec t CD source Press the [SRC ] button.
English | 19 Play function Scan play Press the [2] button. Successively plays the intro of the music in the disc or folder . When Scan Play is turned on, “ Track Scan ON”/ “ TRACK SCAN”/ ”File Scan ON”/ ”FILE SCAN” is displayed. Pr essing this button again plays songs in the normal mode star ting with the song being played now .
20 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 T uner Operation Basic Op eration Selecting T uner source Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “ TUNER” display. Selecting the Receiving Band Press the [BAND] button. Pr essing the button switches the receiving band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM).
English | 21 6 Exit Function setting mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. Remarks • New s (News Bulletin with Timeout Setting) Automatically receives news bulletin when it star ts. Set the time during which interrupt is to be disabled after start of another news bulletin.
22 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 T uner Operation Auto Memory Entry Putting stations with good reception in the memor y automatically . 1 Select the radio band you wish to store in the preset memory 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob.
English | 23 PTY (Program T yp e) Selecting the Program T ype below and searching for a station. DPX504U Program T ype Display Speech “Speech” Music “Music” News “News” Curr ent Affairs .
24 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 T uner Operation Program T ype Preset Putting the Program T ype in the Preset button memory and quick recall. Presetting the Program T ype 1 Select the Program T ype to preset Refer to <PT Y (Program T ype)> (page 23) .
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26 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Bluetooth A udio Oper ation Connecting a Bluetooth Device Before use the Bluetooth device, you need to connect Bluetooth device to this unit. Pairing (Registering from Bluetooth devices) T o make your Bluetooth Audio player usable with this unit, you need to register it (pairing).
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28 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Operatio n of hands- free phon ing Connecting a Bluetooth Device Before use the Bluetooth device, you need to connect Bluetooth device to this unit.
English | 29 Receiving a Call Answering a Phone Call Press the [ VOL] knob. ⁄ • The following operations disconnec t the line: - I nsert a CD. - Connect a USB device. • The name of the calling par ty is displayed if it has already been registered in the Phone Book .
30 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Operatio n of hands- free phon ing Call W aiting Answering Another Incoming Call with the Curr ent Call Suspended 1 Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “ ANSWER” .
English | 31 Making a Call 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. 2 Select a dialing method T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Display Overview “Phonebook” Selecting the initial to be searched for the phone book.
32 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Operatio n of hands- free phon ing F unction of DPX504U with KCA-BT200/BT300 (Optional Accessory) Calling a Number in the Phone Book 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. 2 Select the Phone Book mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
English | 33 Dial a Number 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. 2 Select the numb er dial mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “Number Dial” . 3 Enter a phone number Operation type Operation Select the numbers.
34 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Operatio n of hands- free phon ing F unction of DPX504U with KCA-BT200/BT300 (Optional Accessory) Registering to the Preset D ial Numb er List 1 Select the phone number .
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36 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Displa y Set tings F unction of DPX504U Display type selec t Press the [DISP] button. Mode Display T ype 4-line display mode Displays 3 to 4 lines of tex t. 3-line display mode Displays 2 to 3 lines of tex t. Clock display mode Displays the clock.
English | 37 T ext scroll Press the [DISP] button for at least 1 second. The displayed tex t scrolls. “ILL UMI Dimmer” Reduces the key Illumination brightness. “ Auto” : Dims the illumination in conjunction with the Light switch of the vehicle.
38 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Displa y Set tings F unction of DPX504U Selec ting text display Changes displayed information on each of the following sources: 1 Select the source Press the [SRC ] button. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob.
English | 39 In Disc changer source (Optional) Disc title (“Disc T itle ”) T rack title (“T rack T itle ”) Play time (“P- Time ”) Spectrum analyzer & Clock (“Speana/Clock”) Date (.
40 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 F unction of DPX404U/ DPX304 T ext Display S election Changing displayed information on each source following; Press the [DISP] button.
English | 41 Illumination Color Selec tion Selecting the I llumination Color of the panel. 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 Enter Illumination color selection mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
42 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 desired item is displayed. Select “Date Adjust” . 5 Adjusting Date 1. T urn the [ VOL] k nob to adjust the year . 2. Press the [ VOL] k nob. 3. T urn the [ VOL] k nob to adjust the month. 4. Press the [ VOL] k nob. 5.
English | 43 F unction of DPX504U Dual clock cit y setting Y ou can select cities for two clocks. 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 Select City S elect mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
44 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Clock an d Other F unctions “Po wer OFF W ait”/ “P-OFF WAIT” Setting the timer to turn this unit’ s power OFF automatically when Standby mode continues. Using this setting can save the vehicle’ s battery power .
English | 45 Demonstration mode S etting T urning the demonstration mode ON/OFF . 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 Enter Demonstration mode setting T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “DEMO Mode”/ “DEMO MODE” .
46 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Clock an d Other F unctions Resetting the Security Code function when the audio unit is first used after removed from the battery power source or the Reset button is pressed. 1 T urn the power ON. 2 Do the step 5 through 8 operation, and enter the Securit y Code.
English | 47 Deactivating S ecurity Code T o deactivate the Security Code func tion. 1 Select the Standby Press the [SRC ] button. Select the “STDBY ”/ “ST ANDBY” display. 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 3 Select Security Code mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
48 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Aud io Ad justmen ts – DP X504U – “V olume offset” Sets each source ’ s volume as a difference from the basic volume. “–8” — “±0” (AUX: “-8”— “+8” ) “2Zone ” Sets the Dual Zone Syst em.
English | 49 Manual Equalizer Con trol Y ou can adjust the following Equalizer Control items. Band Item Range “BAND1” (62.5 Hz) “GAIN” Band level -9 –+9 dB “EFCT” Bass Effect “ON”/ .
50 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Aud io Ad justmen ts – DP X504U – Listening Position Selec tion The sound environment can be compensated in accordance with the selected position. According to the listening position, selec t the position from the following settings.
English | 51 Dual Zone Sy stem Main source and sub source (Auxiliary input) output Fr ont channel and Rear channel separately . Display Overview “2Zone Rear V olume ”* Adjust the volume of Rear channel. “0” — “35” “Detailed S etup ” “2Zone ” S ets the Dual Zone System.
52 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Aud io Ad justmen ts – DP X 404U / DPX304 – F unction of DPX404U/ DPX304 “DET AILED SET” “LPF SUBWOOFER” Selects cut off frequency of subwoofer output. “85”/ “120”/ “160”/ “THROUGH” (OFF) Hz “SUB-W PHASE” Selec ts the phase of subwoofer output.
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54 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 DSP Setup Car T ype Selec tion Y ou can compensate the delay of the sound arrival time by selecting your environment from the following car types.
English | 55 Reference point FRONT FRONT SUB-W REAR REAR 50cm 80cm 150cm +70cm +0cm +100cm 5 Exit Function setting mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. Car T ype Fine Adjustments Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Car T ype Selection> (page 54) .
56 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 DSP Setup Audio Preset Memor y Registering the value setup by Sound Control. 1 Setup S ound Control Refer to the following operations to setup the Sound Control.
English | 57 Audio Preset Recall Recalling the sound setup registered by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 56) . 1 Select the source Press the [SRC ] button. Select a source other than “STDBY” . 2 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob.
58 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Log F unction Log Function item lock Locks the Log F unction items to prevent them from being deleted automatically . 1 Display the Log Function list Press the [LOG] button. 2 Lock the Log Function item T urn the [ VOL] knob to selec t item, and then press the [ VOL] knob for at least 1 second.
English | 59 Deleting a Log Function item Deletes Log Function items. 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 Select the Log delete mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
60 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Log F unction T uner Log Function time setting Y ou can set the timing to log the station by the reception time. 1 Enter Function setting mode Press the [ VOL] knob. 2 Select the T uner Log time set mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
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62 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Bluetooth Setup Bluetooth S etting Y ou can select the following Bluetooth Setting items. 1 Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. 2 T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “Settings” .
English | 63 ⁄ • If the time set in the cell-phone is shor ter than that set in the unit, the former will be used. • This function does not work for call waiting. • “Bluetooth HF/Audio ” (Setting up the Voice Output Speakers) Select the speaker which is fur ther from the microphone in order to prevent howling or echoes.
64 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Bluetooth Setup Registering Bluetooth device T o make your Bluetooth device (cell-phone) usable with this unit, you need to register it (pairing). Y ou can register up to 5 Bluetooth devices to this unit. Registering from this unit 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second.
English | 65 Selecting the Bluetooth device Y ou W ish to Connect When two or more Bluetooth devices have already been registered, you need to select the Bluetooth device you wish to use. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second.
66 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Bluetooth Setup Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device Y ou can delete a registered Bluetooth device. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. 2 Enter Bluetooth device deletion mode T urn the [ VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
English | 67 Select “PB Name Check” (Play) 5 Press the [ VOL] knob. Select “PB Name Delete” (Delete) 5 Delete a voice tag Press the [ VOL] knob. 6 T urn the [ VOL] knob to selec t “YES” , and then press the [ VOL] knob. Exit BT Settings mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second.
68 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Bluetooth Setup F unction of DPX504U with KCA-BT200/BT300 (Optional Accessory) Setting a V oice Command for Cat egory Add a voice tag to the phone number category (type) for voice calling. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second.
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70 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 SMS ( Short Message Ser vice ) Downloading the SMS Download the short message (SMS) arr ived at the cell-phone so that it can be read on this unit. 1 Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. ✍ Y ou can also selec t from “Settings” in Function setting mode.
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72 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Appendix About Audio file • Pla yable Audio file AAC-L C (.m4a), MP3 (.mp3), WMA (.wma) • Pla yable disc media CD-R/R W/R OM • Pla yable disc file format ISO 9660 Level 1/2, Joliet, Romeo, Long file name.
English | 73 iPod/iPhone that can be connec ted to this unit Made for • iPod nano (6th generation) • iPod nano (5th generation) • iPod nano (4th generation) • iPod nano (3rd generation) • iP.
74 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 T roubleshooting Guide Some func tions of this unit may be disabled by some settings made on this unit. ! • Cannot set up the subwoofer . • No output from the subwoofer . • Cannot set up the subwoofer position of Manual position setting.
English | 75 Hands-free ? The hands-free talk volume is low . ✔ The hands-free talk volume is set at a low le vel. The hands-free talk volume can be adjusted independently. Adjust it during hands-free talk . “M ic G ai n” and “NR Leve l” <Bluetooth S etting> (page 62) .
76 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 T roubleshooting Guide The messages shown below display your systems condition. TOC Error/TOC ERROR: • No disc has been loaded in the disc magazine. • The CD is quite dir ty. The CD is upside - down. The CD is scratched a lot.
English | 77 Err No Matching: The voice tag is wrong. Voice cannot be recognized because of an unregistered voice tag, etc. T oo Soft: Voice is too small and cannot be recognized. T oo Loud: Voice is too large to be recognized . T oo Long: The word or utterance is too long to be recognized .
78 | DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DP X304 Specifications subject to change without notice. FM tuner sec tion Fr equency range (50 kHz space) : 87.5 MHz – 108.0 MH z Usable sensitivit y (S/N = 26dB) DPX504U: 0.7 μV/75 Ω DPX404U/ DPX304: 1 μV/75 Ω Quieting Sensitivit y (S/N = 46dB) DPX504U: 1.
English | 79 Declaration of Conformity with regard to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishik awa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T okyo, 192-8525 Japan EU Representative ’.
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