PTY (Program Type) Listening Position Selection Program Type Preset Listening Position Fine Adjustments Changing Language for PTY Function Dual Zone System Bluetooth Audio Operation Audio Adjustments – DPX404U/ DPX304 – Connecting a Bluetooth Device Basic Operation Audio Control DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
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DSP Setup Car Type Selection Speaker Setting Car Type Fine Adjustments X’Over Setting Audio Preset Memory Audio Preset Recall Log Function Log Function recall Log Function item lock Deleting a Log Function item Log Function category setting Tuner Log Function time setting Bluetooth Setup Bluetooth Setting Registering Bluetooth device...
Kenwood dealer. Reset button is pressed. • When you purchase optional accessories, check with your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they work with your model and in your area. • Characters that conform to ISO 8859-1 can be displayed.
Operation> (page 9) for details. USB device or an iPod can be connected. DPX504U [LOG] button To display a Log Function list. DPX404U DPX304 [B.BOOST] button To boost the bass tone in two steps (LV1, LV2, OFF). DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
When the power is ON, select a source. Press the [SRC] button each time switches between sources. DPX504U DPX404U Tuner (“TUNER”) USB (“USB”) or iPod (“iPod”) ➜ iPod (DPX504U/ DPX404U only) CD (“CD”) ➜ ➜ Auxiliary input (“AUX”) Standby (“STDBY”/ ➜ Before Using “STANDBY”) Tuner...
Function setting Operation The basic operating procedure for using this function is described below. The individual function items are covered in the operating procedures. Select the source Press the [SRC] button. Function items vary from source to source. Enter Function setting mode Press the [VOL] knob.
Function of DPX504U/ DPX404U iPod/iPhone Operation Selecting a song by browsing iPod Searching for the song you want to play. 1 – 6 Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button. Enter Music search mode Press the [ ] button. 4 ¢ iPod Select a song...
Play function iPod Control by Hand Mode Allowing you to operate iPod with the control on Repeat play the iPod. Press the [4] button. Press the [iPod] button for at least 1 second. Switches between Repeat (“File Repeat ON”/ “FILE When the iPod control by hand mode is selected, REPEAT”) and off (“File Repeat OFF”/ “REPEAT OFF”) “iPod by Hand Mode”/”HANDS ON”...
Function of DPX504U/ DPX404U iPod/iPhone Operation iPod Setting Selecting the Search mode You can select the following iPod Setting items. You can select the most suited search method for the desired song from 4 types of the Search mode. Select iPod source Press the [iPod] button.
Related Search Function of DPX504U Direct Search Searches for music of the same artist or genre as the one being played. You can quickly search the desired song by specifying its Search item (artist, album, etc.) and Select iPod source initial. Press the [iPod] button. Select iPod source Enter Music search mode Press the [iPod] button.
Function of DPX504U/ DPX404U iPod/iPhone Operation Alphabet Search My Playlist You can select a song by alphabet. This function Allows you to register your favorite songs in the searches songs whose name contain the specified Playlist of this unit. You can register up to 10 songs character(s) in the list of the selected Search item in the Playlist.
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Turn the [VOL] knob to select “YES”, and then press the [VOL] knob. “Completed”/ “COMPLETED” is displayed. Deleting the all song from the Playlist (In Function setting mode) Enter Function setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. Enter Delete Playlist mode Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
Function of DPX504U/ DPX404U USB device Operation File Search Selecting the file you want to listen to from the 2 – 6 device being played now. Select USB source Press the [SRC] button. Select the “USB” display. Enter Music search mode BAND 4 ¢...
Play function USB Setting You can select the following USB Setting items. Scan play Select USB source Press the [2] button. Press the [SRC] button. Successively plays the intro of the music in the folder. Select the “USB” display. When Scan Play is turned on, “File Scan ON”/ “FILE Enter Function setting mode SCAN”...
Hold down the [4] or [¢] button. ⁄ • No sound is output while playing Audio file. Pause and Play DPX504U DPX404U Press the [6] button to pause or resume playback. DPX304 Press the [38] button to pause or resume playback. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Play function Function of DPX504U Basic Operation of Disc Changer Scan play (Optional) Press the [2] button. Successively plays the intro of the music in the disc Select CD changer source or folder. Press the [SRC] button. When Scan Play is turned on, “Track Scan ON”/ Select the “CD CH” display. “TRACK SCAN”/ ”File Scan ON”/ ”FILE SCAN”...
“ON”/ “OFF” “Auto TP Seek”/ When traffic information station reception is “AUTO TP SEEK” poor, automatically searches for a station that can be received better. “ON”/ “OFF” : Factory setting) Make a setting Turn the [VOL] knob. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Exit Function setting mode Station Preset Memory Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. Putting a station in the memory. Remarks Select the frequency to put in the memory • News (News Bulletin with Timeout Setting) Press the [4] or [¢] button. Automatically receives news bulletin when it starts.
Memory”/ “AUTO MEMORY”. Open Auto Memory Entry Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “YES”. When 6 stations that can be received are put in the memory, auto memory entry closes. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
National Music “Nation M” Easy Listening “Easy M” Oldies Music “Oldies” Music Folk Music “Folk M” Light Classical “Light M” Documentary “Document” DPX404U DPX304 Program Type Display Program Type Display Speech “SPEECH” Serious Classical “CLASSICS” Music “MUSIC” Other Music “OTHER M”...
Press the desired [1] — [6] button. Enter PTY mode Press the [ ] button. Enter Changing Language mode Press the [ ] button. Select the language Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select a language. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
– If other audio players have been registered, delete them. And then try the pairing operation again. See <Deleting a Registered Bluetooth device> (page 66) • When registering from this unit, refer to <Registering Bluetooth device> (page 64). DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
For more details, <Selecting the Bluetooth device You Wish to Connect> (page 65). When a cell-phone is connected, the “BT” indicator is light up. Step 3. H ands-free phoning You can do hand-free phoning when the connection is made. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Receiving a Call During a Call Answering a Phone Call Disconnecting a Call Press the [VOL] knob. Press the [SRC] button. ⁄ Switching to the Private Mode Press the [6] button. • The following operations disconnect the line: - Insert a CD. Switches between Private talk (“PRIVATE”) and - Connect a USB device. Hands-free talk each time this button is pressed.
Press the [VOL] knob. Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “REJECT”. Answering the Waiting Call after Terminating the Current Call Press the [SRC] button. Switching between the Current Call and Waiting Call Press the [VOL] knob. Each pressing of this knob switches the calling party. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Making a Call Speed Dialing (Preset Dial) Enter Bluetooth mode Enter Bluetooth mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. Select a dialing method Select the number you want to recall from the Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the memory desired item is displayed.
They are not the ones stored in the Make a call cell-phone memory. Press the [VOL] knob. ⁄ • During search, a non-accent character such as “u” is searched for instead of an accent character such as “ü”. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Dial a Number Make a Voice Dialing Call Enter Bluetooth mode Enter voice recognition mode Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. Press the [ATT] button for at least 1 second. Select the number dial mode “PB Name?” is displayed. Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the When a beep is heard, say the name within 2 desired item is displayed.
<Dial a Number> (page 33) “Office” / “ ” Office Select the number to put in the memory Press the [1] – [6] button for at least 2 seconds. “Mobile” / “ ” Mobile “Other” / “ ” Other DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Sets the method of scroll to view hidden text. “Auto” : Scrolls. “Once” : Scrolls once. “OFF” : Does not scroll. “BT DVC You can display the connection status, signal STATUS” strength, and battery level. : Battery level of cell-phone. : Signal strength of cell-phone. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
“ILLUMI MSC Sets whether the key illumination color is SYNC” changed in conjunction with the sound volume. “ON”/ “OFF” : Factory setting) DPX404U DPX304 Display Overview “SETTINGS” “DISP & ILLUMI” Making Display and Illumination settings. “COLOR SELECT” Selecting the Illumination Color of the panel.
Blank (“Blank”) Blank (“Blank”) Radio text plus* (“Radio Text Plus”) * Function of KCA-BT300 * Information of Radio text plus is displayed. In AM Tuner source Frequency (“Frequency”) Date (“Date”) Spectrum analyzer & Clock Blank (“Blank”) (“Speana/Clock”) DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
In Disc changer source (Optional) Function of DPX504U Disc title (“Disc Title”) Spectrum analyzer & Clock Information display setting (“Speana/Clock”) Track title (“Track Title”) You can customize the display of the Spectrum Date (“Date”) Play time (“P-Time”) analyzer display mode. Blank (“Blank”) Select the source ⁄...
Display Settings Function of DPX404U/ DPX304 • If all characters cannot be displayed while playing with iPod, the file number in the list is displayed. Text Display Selection Information Display Changing displayed information on each source Music title “TITLE***” following; Folder name “FOLDER***”...
Illumination Color Selection Auxiliary Input Display Setting Selecting the Illumination Color of the panel. Selecting the display when changing to Auxiliary input source. Enter Function setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. Select the AUX source Press the [SRC] button. Enter Illumination color selection mode Select the “AUX” display. Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the Enter Function setting mode desired item is displayed.
1. Turn the [VOL] knob to set the hours. 2. Press the [¢] button. 3. Turn the [VOL] knob to set the minutes. 4. Press the [VOL] knob. Enter Date adjustment mode Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Function of DPX504U Function of DPX404U/ DPX304 Dual clock city setting Clock Adjustment You can select cities for two clocks. You can adjust the clock and date. Enter Function setting mode Enter Clock adjustment mode Press the [VOL] knob. Turn the [B.BOOST] button for at least 1 second.
AM). You can recall a preset station : Factory setting) without switching between bands. * Function of DPX504U “Beep”/ “KEY Setting the operation check sound (beep sound) ** Function of DPX404U/DPX304 BEEP” ON/OFF. “ON”/ “OFF” Make a setting “Russian”/...
Demonstration mode Setting Muting volume upon reception of Phone call Turning the demonstration mode ON/OFF. The audio system automatically mutes upon Enter Function setting mode reception of an incoming call. Press the [VOL] knob. Enter Demonstration mode setting When a call comes in Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the “CALL”...
“Approved”/ “APPROVED” is displayed. The Security Code function activates. ⁄ • If you enter the wrong Code in steps 5 through 7, repeat from step 4. Exit Function setting mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Deactivating Security Code To deactivate the Security Code function. Select the Standby Press the [SRC] button. Select the “STDBY”/ “STANDBY” display. Enter Function setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. Select Security Code mode Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
<Car Type Selection> (page 54). • Dual Zone System <Speaker Setting> (page 54). Main source and sub source (Auxiliary input) output Front <Car Type Fine Adjustments> (page 55). channel and Rear channel separately. <X’Over Setting> (page 56). DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Preset Equalizer curve Select Manual Equalizer Control You can select the following Equalizer curve. You can adjust the following Equalizer Control items. Display Equalizer curve “Natural” Natural Band Item Range “User” User* “BAND1” (62.5 Hz) “GAIN” Band level -9 –+9 dB “Rock” Rock “EFCT” Bass Effect “ON”/ “OFF”...
] button for at least 1 second. “Initialize” Initialize the setting values. Set the value Press the [4] or [¢] button Adjust between 0 and 170 cm. Exit Function setting mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Dual Zone System Main source and sub source (Auxiliary input) output Front channel and Rear channel separately. Display Overview “2Zone Rear Volume”* Adjust the volume of Rear channel. “0” — “35” “Detailed Setup” “2Zone” Sets the Dual Zone System. “ON”/ “OFF” “2Zone Select”* Specifies the destination of sub source sound when the Dual Zone function is turned on.
] button for at least 1 second. Exit Function setting mode ⁄ Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. • You can compensate the distances in more details by using <Car Type Fine Adjustments> (page 55) function. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Car Type Fine Adjustments Reference point Adjusting fine tuning of the speaker position compensation value specified at <Car Type Selection> (page 54). Display Item Range FRONT FRONT 0 – 440 cm “FRONT” Front speaker 0 – 440 cm “REAR” Rear speaker 0 – 440 cm “SW”...
Press the [4] or [¢] button. Set the value Press the [VOL] knob. Repeat steps 4 to 5 to complete the X’Over settings. Exit Function setting mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Audio Preset Recall Recalling the sound setup registered by <Audio Preset Memory> (page 56). Select the source Press the [SRC] button. Select a source other than “STDBY”. Enter Function setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. Enter Audio preset recall mode Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
Logged functions can be locked to avoid them being deleted. Refer to <Log Function item lock> (page 58) • Stations are logged after 1 minutes of reception. This timing can be changed. Refer to <Tuner Log Function time setting> (page 60) DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Deleting a Log Function item Log Function category setting Deletes Log Function items. Sets the function category to be logged. Enter Function setting mode Enter Function setting mode Press the [VOL] knob. Press the [VOL] knob. Select the Log delete mode Select the Log Function setting mode Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed.
Set the reception time for the timing to start logging the station Turn the [VOL] knob to select time (“10SEC”, “30SEC”, “1MIN”, “2MIN”, or “5MIN”), and then press the [VOL] knob. Exit Function setting mode Press the [ ] button for at least 1 second. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
“PIN Code Edit” Specify the PIN code required when registering this unit using the Bluetooth device. Refer to <Registering PIN Code> (page 65). “Auto Answer” Answer a call automatically after lapse of the preset time interval for automatic answer. “OFF”/ “0SEC” – “8SEC” – “99SEC” DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
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Select the speaker which is further from the microphone in order to prevent howling or echoes. • “BT F/W Update” (Displaying the Firmware Version) Display the version of the firmware of this unit. For how to update the firmware, access our web site. http://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/bt/ English...
Allow registration of a special device that cannot be registered normally (pairing). 1. Select Special device registration mode Turn the [VOL] knob and press it when the desired item is displayed. Select “Settings” > “PAIRING” > “Special Device DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Registering PIN Code Selecting the Bluetooth device You Wish to Connect By operating the Bluetooth device, specify the PIN code necessary for registering this unit. When two or more Bluetooth devices have already been registered, you need to select the Bluetooth Enter Bluetooth mode device you wish to use. Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second.
50* characters representing a name. (* 50: Number of alphabetic alphabetical characters. Fewer characters can be input depending on the type of characters.) • To cancel downloading of the phone book data, operate the cell-phone. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Adding a Voice Dialing Command Select “PB Name Check” (Play) Press the [VOL] knob. Add a voice tag to the phone book for voice dialing. You can register up to 35 voice tags. Select “PB Name Delete” (Delete) Enter Bluetooth mode Delete a voice tag Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. Press the [VOL] knob.
Press the [LOG] button for at least 1 second. ⁄ • Set the voice tag for all the 5 categories. If the voice tag is not registered for all the categories, the Phone book may not be recalled by voice command. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
Other messages are displayed in the order of reception. • The SMS that has arrived when the cell-phone is not linked with Bluetooth cannot be displayed. Download the SMS. • The short message cannot be displayed during downloading the SMS. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
¡% ¡P An online manual about Audio files is put on the site, www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/audiofile/. On this online manual, detailed information and notes which are not written in this manual are provided. Make sure to read through the online manual as well.
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In this case, “RESUMING” is displayed without displaying a folder name, etc. Changing the browse item will display a correct title, etc. • You cannot operate iPod if “KENWOOD” or “✓” displayed on iPod. English...
Clean the media, referring to the CD cleaning of the section on <Handling discs> (page The recording condition is bad. ✔ Record the media again or use another media. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
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Hands-free The hands-free talk volume is low. The hands-free talk volume is set at a low level. ✔ The hands-free talk volume can be adjusted independently. Adjust it during hands-free talk. “Mic Gain” and “NR Level” <Bluetooth Setting> (page 62).
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Device Full: 5 Bluetooth device have already been registered. No more Bluetooth device cannot be registered. PIN Code NG: The PIN code is wrong. Connect NG: The unit cannot be connected to the device. Pairing Failed: Pairing error. DPX504U/ DPX404U/ DPX304...
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Err No Matching: The voice tag is wrong. Voice cannot be recognized because of an unregistered voice tag, etc. Too Soft: Voice is too small and cannot be recognized. Too Loud: Voice is too large to be recognized. Too Long: The word or utterance is too long to be recognized.
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• The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Kenwood Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. • The “AAC” logo is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories.