K E N W O O D Easy Set-up Guide Bluetooth Hands-free Phone Set-up & FAQ ................1 How to Pair an iPhone ..........................2 How to Pair a Blackberry 9300 ....................... 3 How to Pair a Samsung Galaxy SII ......................4 ...
Chapter Bluetooth Hands-free Phone Set-up & FAQ In this chapter we explain how to pair an iPhone, Blackberry 9300, Samsung Galaxy SII and non-specific make/model of phone. You should always consult your phone’s instruction manual for detailed information on phone settings for Bluetooth. Also ensure that your phone is running the latest software version available.
Pair an iPhone You ca n initiate pairing from either the iPhone (Method 1) or the Kenwood Navigat ion System DNX4210BT-OP or DNX4210DAB-OP (Method 2). After pa iring the initial download of your phonebook may take up to 5 minutes, please b e patient.
The phone will list all available devices. 6. Select “ DNX4210BT” or “DNX4210DAB” from the list 7. When the phone prompts for a pin code - “0000” (Default pin code of the Kenwood Navigation System) 8. You will get the message “ACCEPT CONNECTION REQUEST?” – Press “OK” or “YES”...
5. Select “VISIBLE” (NOTE: The phone will only stay visible for 2 minutes) (Images below show screen shots) Step 2 – Connect the Samsung Galaxy SII to the Kenwood Navigation System Select [TEL] either on screen icon in the 7. Select [BT SETUP] “TOP MENU”...
Samsung Galaxy SII Continuation 11. After connection, press [TEL] to use The phone will prompt for an phone unlock code enter “0000” Additional hints, if phonebook does not download 1. During the initial pairing process, your phone may flash a message in the notifications area (Top Screen) “PHONEBOOK ACCESS REQUEST”.
4. The phone should find “DNX4210BT” or “DNX4210DAB” 5. Select this and enter the default pin code “0000” 6. Wait while your phone pairs with the Kenwood Navigation System 7. Confirm any additional commands shown on your phone’s display to allow Bluetooth connection The phone will search for available devices.
New Phones cannot be Paired The Kenwood Navigation System allows up to 5 phones to be authorised for automatic pairing. If this list is full no other device can be connected until 1 of the 5 phones is deleted.
Chapter Software Updates Keeping your Kenwood Navigation System up to date with the latest software releases from Kenwood ensures optimal performance, phone compatibility, bug fixes and more –make sure your system stays at its best. (NOTE: This is not mapping data see Chapter 3) Where to Download Software Updates Please check regularly for information about the model you own from our website.
• nk.rom • programinfo.bin • tcBoot.rom 8. Connect the USB stick to the Kenwood Navigation System and select the following: 9. Press [MENU] 10. Press [STANDBY] 11. Press [SET-UP] 12. Press [SOFTWARE] 13. Press [UPDATE] The update will take approximately 5 minutes.
Later map versions will be available over time, new map versions can be purchased from the Garmin web site. NOTE: The dates displayed on power up of the Kenwood Navigation System relate to Garmin’s Copyright and have no bearing on map data dating. To do this, please do the following: Check Mapping Data Version First check what mapping data you are running to see if you need to update.
5. Select [INFO] Check your Software is up to date Ensure your Kenwood Navigation System is running the most up to date software version. To do this, please see Chapter 2 for further information on: 1. How to check what software version your system is running 2.
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9. Insert the USB stick into your PC 10. Go to Garmin’s website https://www.garmin.com/kenwood/ 11. Garmin’s website will guide you to the appropriate page to download the map for your Kenwood Navigation System (DNX4210BT & DNX4210DAB) which will include the payment process by credit card 12.
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15. Go to the “Where To” screen in Navigation 16. Select [SYSTEM] and select [SETTINGS] 17. Select [ABOUT] 18. Select [UPDATE MAP] nce you have select [UPDATE MAP] the downloaded map will be copied into internal memory of enwood navigation System. Please ensure that you do not interrupt the upload or turn off engine until completely finished.
Chapter How to Activate TMC (Traffic Information) 1. Get the Unit ID from the system – From the "Where To / View Map" screen: Select [NAV] either on screen icon in the 15. Select “ARROW” “TOP MENU” screen or hard key Press the following: SETTINGS TRAFFIC...
This database is provided by Pocket GPS World which requires a yearly subscription fee and updates are available approximately every month. To download the database and upload onto your Kenwood Navigation System you will require a USB stick (File size is approximately 1MB).
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6. Then select ‘UK – Consolidated by type (Gatso etc)’ Fig 6 7. Choose to save the file to your desktop or ‘My Documents’. Fig 7 8. The downloaded file is a zipped up file. Right click on it and unzip/extract it to the folder that you created earlier –...
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Transfer to USB Stick: 9. Plug a blank USB stick into your computer and start the POI Loader software. 10. Select “Garmin Device” on this page: Fig 10 11. Next you will be asked to select the location of your USB device, for example “Removable Disc (H:\)”...
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You can manually rename the filename at this point if it is necessary. So for example, if the file shows as ‘poi.poi’, you will need to rename it to ‘poi.gpi’ Upload to Kenwood Navigation System: 16. Power up Kenwood navigation System 17. Select [NAVI] 18. Go to the “WhereTo/View Map” screen.
Apple has changed the 30-pin connector used on earlier models of the iPhone to a Lightning connector used on the iPhone 5. Therefore to connect your iPhone 5 to the iPod lead of the Kenwood Navigation System you will require Apple’s “Lightning Adapter”, available from your nearest Apple Store...
Chapter DAB - Digital Radio (DNX4210DAB only) Initial DAB Reception Tuning 2. Press the [SEARCH] icon - If you don’t see the 1. Press [MENU] then select [DAB+] icon [SEARCH] button, then press the [MULTI- from the “Top Menu” screen FUNCTION] icon to reveal [SEARCH] icon 4.
Presetting DAB Stations You can store up to 15 DAB stations – They are stored in 3 groups of 5 presets. The groups are called DB 1, DB 2 and DB 3 (we’ll come back to this later…) 1. Follow steps 1 to 3 as on Page 19 2.
Chapter General FAQ’s How to Dim the Display Note: this adjustment needs to be carried out separately for navigation and each source • Press the [SCRN] button • Then set the [Dimmer] option to OFF Set up the brightness, contrast and black level controls to the desired level for daylight conditions Note: in some sources, such as video, it is also possible to adjust colour, tint and sharpness •...