Kenwood DNX8120
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Originally Posted by EvolutionGSR
Can I ask you about the sound quality of the built in bluetooth? I read a review that someone said it sounded a bit choppy, but then read another saying it was perfect. How is the sound quality on yours?
Also, kenwood's website doesn't give much info on the unit. I wanted to know, is there a hard drive or is it built in flash? Can you store music on the hard drive? Are the USB ports behind the face? If there is a hard drive, can you just connect the USB ports to a computer, or plug in a thumb drive and store music and video onto the DNX hard drive?
Sorry so many questions, but I really like this head unit and Kenwood's website isnt much help.
Also, kenwood's website doesn't give much info on the unit. I wanted to know, is there a hard drive or is it built in flash? Can you store music on the hard drive? Are the USB ports behind the face? If there is a hard drive, can you just connect the USB ports to a computer, or plug in a thumb drive and store music and video onto the DNX hard drive?
Sorry so many questions, but I really like this head unit and Kenwood's website isnt much help.
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I just had everything installed but I have a few minor issues:
1. FM stations are more staticky
2. My XM Radio does not show up as an option on the headunit for some reason so I am unable to use it right now
3. The installer was unable to setup the PAC-JACK unit because he said there was nothing to plug the wire into.
Can anyone help me out with these 3 installation issues?
1. FM stations are more staticky
2. My XM Radio does not show up as an option on the headunit for some reason so I am unable to use it right now
3. The installer was unable to setup the PAC-JACK unit because he said there was nothing to plug the wire into.
Can anyone help me out with these 3 installation issues?
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It seems your installer doesn't know what he's doing.
Did he connect the power antenna wire? It needs to be connected for the FM amplifier. That may explain your static.
Press the reset button on the Kenwood. It should recognize the XM tuner then.
I guess your installer didn't read the instructions for the PAC. Not all radios have a jack to plug it into. The Kenwood has a wire that must be connected to the PAC.
Did he connect the power antenna wire? It needs to be connected for the FM amplifier. That may explain your static.
Press the reset button on the Kenwood. It should recognize the XM tuner then.
I guess your installer didn't read the instructions for the PAC. Not all radios have a jack to plug it into. The Kenwood has a wire that must be connected to the PAC.
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Originally Posted by Ev3223
I just had everything installed but I have a few minor issues:
1. FM stations are more staticky
2. My XM Radio does not show up as an option on the headunit for some reason so I am unable to use it right now
3. The installer was unable to setup the PAC-JACK unit because he said there was nothing to plug the wire into.
Can anyone help me out with these 3 installation issues?
1. FM stations are more staticky
2. My XM Radio does not show up as an option on the headunit for some reason so I am unable to use it right now
3. The installer was unable to setup the PAC-JACK unit because he said there was nothing to plug the wire into.
Can anyone help me out with these 3 installation issues?
Yup he forgot to hook up the wire for the antenna. (Solid blue wired to factory G/W wire next to the yellow one..at least on my 03 sedan it is)
Originally Posted by dranom
ok cool. w/ the navigation does it tell what street(name) you turn into? coz some navigation systems just says like" in 100 yards please turn right"
Yup the Nav does all that. This weekend was the first time I used the Nav without knowing the area and it was great. Its Garmin so you wont be disappointed.
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Originally Posted by naughty240
Yup he forgot to hook up the wire for the antenna. (Solid blue wired to factory G/W wire next to the yellow one..at least on my 03 sedan it is)
Yup the Nav does all that. This weekend was the first time I used the Nav without knowing the area and it was great. Its Garmin so you wont be disappointed.
Yup the Nav does all that. This weekend was the first time I used the Nav without knowing the area and it was great. Its Garmin so you wont be disappointed.
where did you guys bought your units?
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Dranom:
I'm sorry I don't have a website for them but if you call and tell Jack that Evan sent you I'm sure he will give you just as good of a deal as he gave me. You can't beat his prices anywhere unless you are willing to pay heavy shipping costs to order things online.
Gilley:
I think the installer knew what he was doing I just didn't realize that for some reason the XM radio runs through the NAV unit and not through a tuner the way the instruction manual shows it should for the Serius Radio Tuner. He did not know about the blue power antenna wire for my G35 but thanx to your help it has all been resolved and it sounds amazing. I will have to post pictures of the finished product so you can all see how well it looks with the JDM Kit.
I'm sorry I don't have a website for them but if you call and tell Jack that Evan sent you I'm sure he will give you just as good of a deal as he gave me. You can't beat his prices anywhere unless you are willing to pay heavy shipping costs to order things online.
Gilley:
I think the installer knew what he was doing I just didn't realize that for some reason the XM radio runs through the NAV unit and not through a tuner the way the instruction manual shows it should for the Serius Radio Tuner. He did not know about the blue power antenna wire for my G35 but thanx to your help it has all been resolved and it sounds amazing. I will have to post pictures of the finished product so you can all see how well it looks with the JDM Kit.
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