Kenwood DNX-6140 Thread - Page 3

Here's some installed pics.

If I'm reading the owner manuel correctly this unit is supposed to display pictures. I've tried pictures on usb and disk and it doesn't recognize them. They have jpg extensions. Do they have to be in the root directory or in a specifically named folder? Any ideas?

So.. I have a few questions/comments.. maybe some of you have figured out.

1).. I can't actually figure out how to lower the dang GPS voice.

2).. I have an alpine overhead unit.. and the place that installed both, did nothing to wire them together.. anyone know if this is possible.. I saw the original post about being able to "pseudo" control the overhead via the head unit... woluld be great just to be able to pause/play.

And unless the install place screwed up hah.. I havae 1 page of GPS instructions and no seperate manual.. nothing!

did any of you get a manual just about the embedded garmin?

Has anyone managed to contact a laptop to the head unit? The DNX 6140 has a female USB connector (as does the laptop) so I purchased a male-male cable. However the Mapsource program on the laptop does not recognise the head unit. Any suggestions how to resolve this?

My Bluetooth woes continue. Maybe the firmware update to my phone wasn't that great after all; phone's been giving me issues now but that's another story.

I'll pair the phone to the head unit...and it'll successfully connect a few times, then it won't connect anymore. I end up having to repair to get it to recognize. Guess they just aren't totally compatible.

Do you see the garmin USB device on the laptop hardware menu when it's connected? Does the NAV have selection for GARMIN/USB MASS STORAGE? I can't seem to get mapsource to see my device either sometimes but the POI installer works just fine.

No the USB device is not detected when connected to the laptop. How did you make the connection? Did you use an off-the-shelf male to male USB cable? I couldn't find and reference to Garmin/USB mass storage on the head unit.

I have the impression that the POI feed uses a different protocol.

Can you simultaneously play a DVD out to a separate screen (for the kids in the back seat) while listening to XM (or another source) over the car speakers?

Thanks!

Sean

Has anyone found out how to alter the volume of the GPS?

I am pretty sure I looked everywhere.. I can't find it.

I checked the manual for the kenwood 510 unit.. and it mentions a volume control being on the Main screen...

I have just Tools and Settings

It looks maybe like the 6140 is upgradeable only thru the DVD. I have the kna-g510 add on.

A quick question ,I saw the picture of this unit from sonix website ,there is a "Digital Out" toslink output on the backside ,is it functional ? A kenwood distributor in CA claims they are running 6140 with Audison bit one ,but Kenwood customer service told me otherwise when I called them.

I'm trying to watch a video from my video ipod,but it just displays a black screen.What settings do i need to check?

Setup
AV Interface
Page 3
Nav voice volume 0-35

Great unit, but one thing I don't like... (or can't figure out)

- I can't figure out how to make the iPod stop when you select another source (Tuner, Sirius). If you pause the iPod, it will resume playing when you go to another source. You can't even pause it on the actual iPod itself. It's annoying because it's playing while you're not listening.

Also, it's bright at night. I don't know if I didn't hook up the dimmer wire, thinking maybe it would dim at night???

I don't know about the iPod but the unit can be set for multiple display settings. One is called "DIM". Not sure if that helps you or not? There is also a dimmer wire you can hook up to your lights or your variable dimmer from your dash lights. I'm not sure which way this deck works.

Under Setup, go to Monitor Settings. First page you can choose the different settings and alter them seperately.

A bit more of an update with my Bluetooth "ordeal."

My phone was acting up ever since I had it's firmware updated a few weeks ago, so I went by the store to see what they could do. They ended up just swapping the phone for me...same model, just a fresher device.

So far things seem to be working well. I'll know for sure in a week or so because that's about how long the previous unit lasted before it started acting strange.

I can once again pair my phone via Bluetooth to the 6140 and all works well. Full results should be seen next week.

When you say above that you tried a USB male to male because both the PC and the unit have the same connector, I think that this is a clue that you are plugging the wrong place. There is a mini USB socket on the back panel that is shown in the manual to be for the traffic receiver, but it is possible that this is the connector that you would use because the portable units use the same mini for both the traffic unit and data interface, so I am going to give it a shot soon myself, maybe that will work.

The mini usb is the connector I would try also. The traffic receiver connects to my unit (KNA-G510) via the mini usb and it also works with the laptop to up/download files. (voice files, maps , POI files)

Mine came with the 2009 map set since I just got it a few months ago and Kenwood/Garmin have no update to the new 2010 map set for it. I myself have serveral Garmins at my disposal, some street pilots, nuvi, and even running Mobile XT on my UTStarcomm XV6800 on Verizon and have downloaded the 2009 and the 2010 map sets. I have unlocked them such that they are no longer dependant on the unit ID so that they would load up in all these different units (Just because I like to play with things), and since the map set in our Kenwood says "City Navigator NT 2009" I am going to figure that the GPSUPP file that is created and uploaded to all other Garmin units could be put in our Kenwood units file system and it should work fine. All I do in a Garmin now is rename the GPSUPP file to choose map sets in Mobile XT since it does not allow me to choose from a menu. So soon I will see if I can reach around and plug in the mini USB and get into the file system or maybe even Map Source will recognize the Kenwood's Garmin core and let me update the map set just like any other Garmin, hey it sees my phone as a garmin and the only thing Garmin about it is the Mobile XT software running on it so maybe ????

For those of you who are having difficulty with the bluetooth still on the 6140 (or any others), Kenwood has already done an update for it (May 19th, 2009).

The site won't allow me to post the url, so the directions are as follows
1. Go to Kenwood's site.
2. Click Support.
3. Click "Technical & Firmware/Software Downloads"
4. Click "About the Bluetooth module firmware updater"
5. Follow the steps to select your unit and phone.
6. Download update at bottom of page.

Ironic thing is, it updates via bluetooth.....


And now for my question:

I'm getting ready to purchase a DNX 6140 and am curious about the possible interaction between it and my Iphone. I listen to streaming audio as I drive using the Aux port on my current stereo system. I know it the 6140 an Aux port on the front, so I'm not worried about that, but am interested in how it would work with the Ipod cable, or, with A2DP coming soon, would it be able to work with that?

If any of you have a smart phone capable of doing anything like Pandora or Slacker Radio and have the 6140, would you mind trying it out over the A2DP? Same goes for anyone with an Iphone and the Ipod cable.

Finally tracked down my reverse wire in my 93 4Runner. All connected now for automatically switching to rear view.

I also have my dual battery all connected through a constant/heavy duty solenoid. Solenoid switch is controlled by my ignition so that the stereo head unit and amps don’t draw on my engine battery while chillin at car and truck shows.

When I speak to someone using bluetooth there is a horrible echo when they speak. It is making this feature almost worthless. Did I install the 6140 incorrectly? Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

This worked! Thank you.

So, the academic question is why would that work? (Not that I am complaining).