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post #241 of 565
9/17/09 at 3:10am
need a kit , you should buy it from your local shop..
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post #242 of 565
9/17/09 at 3:11am
it is better get it professionally installed .. connecting wrongly may cause damage .. one of my friend damaged his item before ....
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post #243 of 565
9/17/09 at 3:14am
why not consider about other brand , jvc or eonon..etc. nearly the same price level..
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post #244 of 565
9/17/09 at 3:15am
how much did you pay for installing ?
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post #245 of 565
9/18/09 at 5:22pm
Thank God I found this thread. Just installed the 6140 and you can't keep me out of my truck. Quick question for anyone using a T-Mobile G1. I am able to connect the phone without any problems. I can place a call using my phone or screen. However, when I hang up and the unit displays a DL message (downloading phone book again - usually takes 60 sec but phone is usable) I frequently disconnect. Softbooting my phone does nothing nor does turning phone's BT off and on. The only thing that works is turning off the Kenwood and then back on. Hmmmm. I disable my phone's music function (a2dp) since I do not use it and want to keep things as simple as possible. Also, I have changed the values in the "Auto Response" (Hands Free Setup) and the lower numbers (1 being lowest) seem to have the best effect, but the problem still persists. Wondering if anyone out there has any success. Thanks in advance and I appreciate everyone who took the time to post solutions as it greatly helped and eased my setup.
Ed.
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post #246 of 565
9/19/09 at 1:50pm
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You can also use the "WebUpdater" to install voices, etc... You just need a internet connection on the PC while at your car.

Just to be completely clear, your laptop is connected to the 6140 via mini-USB cable and you then you run the "WebUpdater" program? Online, of course.

This is great information!! I can't stand the OEM voice and have wanted to change it since I first heard it 4 months ago... it sounds just like my ex-wife, yikes!!!!

Has anyone else done this successfully? Please respond with your observations and experiences, thanks.
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post #247 of 565
9/19/09 at 3:07pm
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Just to be completely clear, your laptop is connected to the 6140 via mini-USB cable and you then you run the "WebUpdater" program? Online, of course.

This is great information!! I can't stand the OEM voice and have wanted to change it since I first heard it 4 months ago... it sounds just like my ex-wife, yikes!!!!

Has anyone else done this successfully? Please respond with your observations and experiences, thanks.

Be sure you install the usb driver on your computer first, and select "garmin mode" on the Kenwood when the menu shows on the GPS screen when the usb cable is connected, then start the WebUpdater.
http://www8.garmin.com/support/agree.jsp?id=591

http://community.crutchfield.com/for...453/38363.aspx
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post #248 of 565
9/19/09 at 6:37pm
^^^^^ Fantastic! Thanks for the additional information, now I can say goodbye to the Ex- and have some new voices for my nav.

I bought the mini-B cable at NewEgg.com, can't wait to hook it up! Also bought a trunk "key-hole" CCD backup camera, will hook this up too while I'm at it.

So happy I stumbled onto this thread
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post #249 of 565
9/20/09 at 8:02pm
A few photos of the operation.




Australian Karen is my fav.
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post #250 of 565
9/25/09 at 7:34pm
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Be sure you install the usb driver on your computer first...

Thanks for posting the pics above!!

One more question (I'm installing the mini-B tomorrow). You mention installing the USB drivers first - the installation process requires attachment to my Garmin. Am I correct in thinking I connect the USB to the Garmin (when told to do so) to update the drivers then proceed to the Webupdater tool? - or - Should I disconnect after installing the USB drivers then reconnect to initiate the Webupdater? Does the Webupdater tool need to be running before or after I attach to the USB?

I'm sure I'm probably over-thinking this... Thanks again for your help!!!!
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post #251 of 565
9/26/09 at 7:53am
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Thanks for posting the pics above!!

One more question (I'm installing the mini-B tomorrow). You mention installing the USB drivers first - the installation process requires attachment to my Garmin. Am I correct in thinking I connect the USB to the Garmin (when told to do so) to update the drivers then proceed to the Webupdater tool? - or - Should I disconnect after installing the USB drivers then reconnect to initiate the Webupdater? Does the Webupdater tool need to be running before or after I attach to the USB?

I'm sure I'm probably over-thinking this... Thanks again for your help!!!!

It's just like installing any windows driver. Run the driver program, plug in your garmin device, windows should look for and install the correct drivers for the new usb device. Start the WebUpdate to search for your Garmin device, then continue to updates.
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post #252 of 565
9/26/09 at 8:39pm
^^^^ Thanks for all of your help!! The update went smoothly and Karen is now speaking her pleasant voice through my Nav, awesome!!!
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post #253 of 565
9/28/09 at 11:30am
The only thing I'm kina disappointed with is that the Nav only has 6 million points of interest. Newer units have 12 million. Does anyone know if this can be updated? Do I call Kenwood or Garmin?

I just finished installing this unit in my truck and so far so good, granted I only tested it out for 30 minutes (I was on my lunch break). I read a few posts and see people having trouble with Bluetooth paring. I paired it to my Samsung Impression and it went well. It got my phone book and I did not have to tell it too, I guess my phone supports automatic phone book downloading. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Kenwood even connected to the mp3 player on my phone and played songs on it. I need to mess around with this more to see if its got all the goodies like shuffle. That would be great. Originally I was going to copy my mp3's to a flash drive. But then when ever I download a new song I would have to copy it to my phone and flash drive, now that the DNX6140 connects to my phone I only have to keep mp3s on my phone.

Sound quality. Very happy with the sound using stock speakers. So happy that I will not replace the stock speakers.
Nav system graphics and text to speech... I love it, just wish there were more points of interest.
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post #254 of 565
9/28/09 at 7:20pm
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The only thing I'm kina disappointed with is that the Nav only has 6 million points of interest. Newer units have 12 million. Does anyone know if this can be updated? Do I call Kenwood or Garmin?

I just finished installing this unit in my truck and so far so good, granted I only tested it out for 30 minutes (I was on my lunch break). I read a few posts and see people having trouble with Bluetooth paring. I paired it to my Samsung Impression and it went well. It got my phone book and I did not have to tell it too, I guess my phone supports automatic phone book downloading. I was pleasantly surprised to see the Kenwood even connected to the mp3 player on my phone and played songs on it. I need to mess around with this more to see if its got all the goodies like shuffle. That would be great. Originally I was going to copy my mp3's to a flash drive. But then when ever I download a new song I would have to copy it to my phone and flash drive, now that the DNX6140 connects to my phone I only have to keep mp3s on my phone.

Sound quality. Very happy with the sound using stock speakers. So happy that I will not replace the stock speakers.
Nav system graphics and text to speech... I love it, just wish there were more points of interest.

You can always add your own using Garmin POIloader software http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6656 .
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post #255 of 565
9/29/09 at 6:23am
When I enter my truck my phone automatically reconnects and I can make and receive calls from the DNX6140. However it does not automatically reconnect to the mp3 player in my phone, I have to manually hit those buttons on my DNX6140 to reconnect before I can play mp3s on my phone. Anyone know how to get this thing to automatically reconnect?
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post #256 of 565
9/29/09 at 6:27am
Thanks for that POI tip, I would like add many more restuarants, but was unable to find a good POI on the web.

Also, when they come out with map updates, its that just roads or will it include more POI's?
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post #257 of 565
9/30/09 at 9:07am
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It's just like installing any windows driver. Run the driver program, plug in your garmin device, windows should look for and install the correct drivers for the new usb device. Start the WebUpdate to search for your Garmin device, then continue to updates.

I need help!!!... I am probably doing something wrong.

I did installed the drivers, and when I connect the DNX to my laptop it recognizes the "Garmin GPS device" and install the correct driver.
I can see the device in MapSource...

But when I select Mass Storage mode it hangs up and windows show an error like "USB device error, can not be recognized". The point is I need to see the file system in order to play with the maps.

I am in Venezuela, and I do not need City Navigator, instead I want to install the local map manually, for that I need to remove the gmapprom.img and install gmapsupp.img with Venezuela map.

The problem is that I can not see my DNX as mass storage device in my computer...

Any thoughts??? HELP!!!

best regards
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post #258 of 565
9/30/09 at 3:55pm
Greetings all, first time here.

I bought the 6140 for my Explorer in July and love it!

One thing I was wondering, everytime I plug my Iphone 3.1 in, it will start playing the very first song in my library, I then have to hit source, ipod and pause to turn it off (only of course if I don't want music playing)

Is there something in the unit setup area to stop auto play when I plug my phone in?

Thanks so much!
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post #259 of 565
9/30/09 at 6:53pm
Need some help with my USB with mp3s. I have 67 folders by artist. When I go to the list screen the first artist starts with M then goes alphabetical from there until after Z is goes to A through L. So M-Z then A-L.

Any ideas how to get it to go from A-Z from top to bottom?
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post #260 of 565
10/1/09 at 5:53am
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Need some help with my USB with mp3s. I have 67 folders by artist. When I go to the list screen the first artist starts with M then goes alphabetical from there until after Z is goes to A through L. So M-Z then A-L.

Any ideas how to get it to go from A-Z from top to bottom?

I had this same problem and figured it out last night. This is what is happening, the “LIST” screen on your Kenwood lists files in the order they were copied to your thumb drive. I know it sounds crazy. I name my files beginning with the artist then the title. Example. “Van Halen – Little Guitars.mp3” I did a test last night. I copied that Van Halen song first in a freshly formatted thumb drive and then I copied over (1 at a time) some AC/DC and Beetles. When I put the thumb drive in my Kenwood it listed the songs Van Halen first, in the order I copied it to the thumb drive. Resorting the thumb drive on my PC to alphabetical order had no effect.

WINDOWS GLITCH….
So now all I have to do is sort the directory on my PC where I keep my mp3’s alphabetically and copy it to my thumb drive and I’m golden right? WRONG. Read this carefully. I selected the very first song on my PC and then scrolled all the way down to the bottom of the folder (350 mp3’s), held the shift key down and selected the last song. So now I have a stack of 350 songs selected. I grab anywhere on the stack and drag it to the thumb drive. This is where the problem occurs. Since I’m at the bottom of the stack I naturally grab near the end of the stack, well Windows knows which song in the stack I clicked on (you guessed it; the Van Halen song) it copied the Van Halen song first and continued alphabetically to the end, then started copying from ACDC to the end of the rest.

This is what you need to do. Sort the PC folder alphabetically, select the first song, scroll down to the bottom of the folder, hold shift down and select the last song. Scroll up to the top of the folder, grab the first song when dragging the entire stack onto the thumb drive and it will list them alphabetically.

You can apply this similary to your folders, where I just used files.


Side Note:
I put all my files in the root directory because the random function only randomizes files in the current folder, so if I’m in the rolling stones directory it will only randomly play stones songs. Fortunately I have all my mp3 files named with artist – title and can dump them into a single folder. Kenwood (I spoke to them last night) recommends 255 songs max per folder and recommends multiple folders. I ignored their advice and use a single folder holding 350 mp3’s. Time will till how many I can put in a single folder


Hope this helps
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post #261 of 565
10/2/09 at 7:09am
I'm thinking of buying one of these just have one question,can the button illumination color be changed or is it blue only?
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post #262 of 565
10/2/09 at 7:24am
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Originally Posted by roto23 View Post

I had this same problem and figured it out last night. This is what is happening, the “LIST” screen on your Kenwood lists files in the order they were copied to your thumb drive. I know it sounds crazy. I name my files beginning with the artist then the title. Example. “Van Halen – Little Guitars.mp3” I did a test last night. I copied that Van Halen song first in a freshly formatted thumb drive and then I copied over (1 at a time) some AC/DC and Beetles. When I put the thumb drive in my Kenwood it listed the songs Van Halen first, in the order I copied it to the thumb drive. Resorting the thumb drive on my PC to alphabetical order had no effect.

WINDOWS GLITCH….
So now all I have to do is sort the directory on my PC where I keep my mp3’s alphabetically and copy it to my thumb drive and I’m golden right? WRONG. Read this carefully. I selected the very first song on my PC and then scrolled all the way down to the bottom of the folder (350 mp3’s), held the shift key down and selected the last song. So now I have a stack of 350 songs selected. I grab anywhere on the stack and drag it to the thumb drive. This is where the problem occurs. Since I’m at the bottom of the stack I naturally grab near the end of the stack, well Windows knows which song in the stack I clicked on (you guessed it; the Van Halen song) it copied the Van Halen song first and continued alphabetically to the end, then started copying from ACDC to the end of the rest.

This is what you need to do. Sort the PC folder alphabetically, select the first song, scroll down to the bottom of the folder, hold shift down and select the last song. Scroll up to the top of the folder, grab the first song when dragging the entire stack onto the thumb drive and it will list them alphabetically.

You can apply this similary to your folders, where I just used files.


Side Note:
I put all my files in the root directory because the random function only randomizes files in the current folder, so if I’m in the rolling stones directory it will only randomly play stones songs. Fortunately I have all my mp3 files named with artist – title and can dump them into a single folder. Kenwood (I spoke to them last night) recommends 255 songs max per folder and recommends multiple folders. I ignored their advice and use a single folder holding 350 mp3’s. Time will till how many I can put in a single folder


Hope this helps

Wow... I am glad you figured that out because I never would. Makes sense based on how mine is behaving, but what a pain in the ass if you want to add more to it. THANKS!!!!
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post #263 of 565
10/2/09 at 8:12am
Yah, its pretty sneaky that it copies the folder you grab first then the rest.

I agree, adding files will suck.
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post #264 of 565
10/2/09 at 9:51am
I have one more question,I noticed on ebay there is a video lock bypass module compatible with this unit.Is this needed to watch video while in motion or can you simply ground the handbrake wire?
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post #265 of 565
10/2/09 at 11:44am
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I have one more question,I noticed on ebay there is a video lock bypass module compatible with this unit.Is this needed to watch video while in motion or can you simply ground the handbrake wire?

I grounded the Parking Brake wire (lite green) and can play DVD video while driving. This is the DVD built in the unit, not an external DVD. I don't have an external DVD to test with, sorry
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post #266 of 565
10/2/09 at 11:47am
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I'm thinking of buying one of these just have one question,can the button illumination color be changed or is it blue only?


Are you talking about the blue light behind the 3 hard buttons on the left side of the unit? I did not see an option for that under the setup menus. You can change background, but it was greyed out for me, I bet I needed a USB with a .jpg on it for that to become ungreyed, but I am only guessing.
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post #267 of 565
10/2/09 at 1:59pm
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I grounded the Parking Brake wire (lite green) and can play DVD video while driving. This is the DVD built in the unit, not an external DVD. I don't have an external DVD to test with, sorry

Thanks for the replies that's what I meant the built in dvd drive,I've heard of some people having to use a switch on some players to play dvd while driving so I wasn't sure.As far as the lighting color I did mean the buttons to the left and I have found that they can be changed.
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post #268 of 565
10/2/09 at 7:22pm
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I'm thinking of buying one of these just have one question,can the button illumination color be changed or is it blue only?

The button illumination is fully adjustable. You can select all the main colors, or if you want you can select a custom color by adjusting the RGB values separately. I've got mine matching the yellowish green of my Mazda 5. Looks great at night with the rest of the dash.
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post #269 of 565
10/2/09 at 8:41pm
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Thanks for the replies that's what I meant the built in dvd drive,I've heard of some people having to use a switch on some players to play dvd while driving so I wasn't sure.As far as the lighting color I did mean the buttons to the left and I have found that they can be changed.

Some people have installed a switch on the break line to the ground as a way to induce their installed to do all but the final step .... they wire it all but don't hook the switch up ... that way they have some "deniability" for liability ... at least in theory.
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post #270 of 565
10/3/09 at 6:20am
My only concern with buying this unit is that so far there is no way to update garmin maps,am I correct?I checked the garmin site and this player is not listed.Does anyone know if updates will eventually be available?
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