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Kenwood DNX5140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver
Product Description
Movies, music, and built-in GPS navigation. Click to enlarge.
6.1-Inch Touchscreen with Variable Illumination
The DNX5140 puts intuitive control right at your fingertips with its 6.1-inch QVGA TFT Active Matrix Display and powerful, easy-to-use graphical user interface. Customize the unit's front panel illumination with the new variable illumination palette of colors--match your interior tones, dash lighting, or whatever tickles your fancy. Selectable wallpapers and customizable backgrounds offer further personalization.
Built-In Navigation--Guidance by Garmin
This integrated navi system guides you everywhere with ease on the DNX5140's 6.1-inch screen. All functions are intuitively controlled by touchscreen menus, and voice guidance works over the vehicle's speaker system. There is no need to swap map discs since it comes with a built-in full-memory Garmin Navigation board that features maps of Canada, continental USA, Hawaii, and Alaska. Navigation feature include:
Built-in full-memory Garmin Navigation board that features maps of Canada, continental USA, Hawaii, and Alaska. Click to enlarge.
A wide palette of colors are available using Variable Color Illumination. Click to enlarge.
Bluetooth-ready: add the optional KCA-BT200 to enjoy hands-free phone operation or to listen to audio stored on Bluetooth devices.
Enjoy Your Favorite Media
The DNX5140 is a media powerhouse, letting you play your favorite CDs and DVDs, along with several digital audio and video formats. The unit accepts DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, and CD-DA discs. It plays back AAC-LC, MP3, and WMA audio files; MPEG1 and MPEG2 video files; and can display JPG images. Throw your files on a disc or a USB device and enjoy them in your vehicle wherever you are.
And, of course, you still can listen to the AM/FM radio. Use Auto Memory to automatically add stations with good reception to presets, or enter them manually. The DNX5140 displays FM radio text when available as well as traffic information, and it allows you to enter station names.
Seamless Connection with iPod Video/Audio
Connect an iPod using the optional KCA-iP301V cable to enable full video (for iPods with video capability) and/or audio control. You'll supply power to your iPod as well as charge it while you enjoy your music.
USB Direct Control
You can enjoy your favorite music, video, or images from USB devices like flash drives or MP3 players. When connecting a USB device, playback starts automatically. When a battery-powered USB device like an MP3 player is connected to this unit, it also gets a charge, so it's ready to go with you when you exit the vehicle.
Input and Output
In addition to the iPod and USB support, you can use the DNX5140's front auxiliary A/V input to connect external audio/video sources like video game systems.
The unit also features an A/V output for sending content to an additional screen in the vehicle.
For audio output, the DNX5140 has two sets of 2V RCA pre-amp outputs for system expansion (in addition to the on-board 50W x 4 amplifier).
Bluetooth Ready
Add the optional KCA-BT200 to enjoy hands-free phone operation or to listen to audio stored on Bluetooth devices.
HD and Satellite Radio Ready
The DNX5140 allows you to enjoy SIRIUS (requires CA-SR20V cable + Sirius Tuner) or XM (requires KCA-XM100V + XM Mini Tuner) radio in your vehicle. Enjoy a multitude of channels featuring music, news, talk shows, sports, and traffic information with CD quality sound.
You also can add an HD Radio tuner. When you connect an HD radio tuner, features of the unit are disabled and changed to HD Radio tuner features.
Rear Camera Input
The DNX5140 is ready for a rear camera, allowing you to monitor behind your vehicle as you back up.
What's in the Box
Kenwood DNX5140, sleeve, trim ring, wiring harness, installation tools, installation manual, operation manual, warranty card.
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I installed the Kenwood DNX5140 in my 2007 Jeep Commander Sport 4x4 3.7L 7-seater. I had to buy a $150 dash bezel for the NAV unit to fit. I placed the GPS antenna right on top of the Kenwood Head Unit, which is, of course, inside the dash. I park my Commander under a concrete parking garage at work, and I still get excellent GPS reception. In other words, you don't have to install the GPS OUTSIDE your car or even ON TOP of the Dashboard. Just install it on top of the metal head unit (magnetic). That way, no one will even see any wires! :)
By the way, my 2003 Honda Odyssey's GPS antenna and other Jeep Commander's GPS antennas are located INSIDE the dash too!!!
There are 3 NAV voice guidance options:
1)English - Female voice NOT Text to Speech
2)English Jill - Female voice Text to Speech
3)English Jack - Male voice Text to Speech
Option#1 gives the most natural sounding voice - like an actual woman talking next to you.
Option#2 & #3 both sound like "robots" talking. They do speak the actual streets to turn, but they sound so robotic it turns me off.
I ended up just turning the voice guidance off in the Audio Guidance Option menu.
So I just listen to music via my USB thumb drive (in my glove compartment) and watch the cool NAV screen give directions. :)
You can change the EQs to improve on your sound quality, especially if you have sorry speakers like me. :) I will probably end up upgrading to better speakers -- most likely from Amazon.com.
What else can I say about this unit? It is great. The NAV is excellent. Calculation time takes about 2 seconds! It is extremely fast! Rerouting time takes about 1 second. The DVD player works great. The USB works great. I even changed the picture of the background, which is no big deal.
I LOVE MY KENWOOD DNX5140 from Amazon!!!!!
- Excellent GPS
- The backlight is fine.
- AM/FM Radio is OK.
- Plays CDs
- Plays DVDs
Cons:
- Bluetooth is an add-on (6140 has it integrated, 5140 makes you buy a seperate add-on)
- XM is an add-on (More money, you need 2 special items to get this working, receiver and the connector. It works OK)
- Sirius is the same thing
- iPhone is also an add on (I think)
Gripe:
- We live in the day of having smarter, more open hardware in our daily components (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, to name a few). This software is outsourced and never updated. It freezes and is slow in some instances.
Tip: Buying online is cheaper than Best Buy.
Tip 2: Geek squad will install this if you ask.
Tip 3: You need a double-din adapter to use this if you don't have one. You'll have to google around for "Make Model Year" + "Double din"
Some points.
1. It is slow to power up which is easy to live with.
2. iPod - Controls work great, but when it pulls in the album artwork, the picture is pixilated. No big deal.
Video from the iPod comes across without a hitch.
3. Steering wheel controls: there is a slight delay but otherwise works fine.
4. Satellite: Some installers told me that it wouldn't work with the factory satellite antennae and would need to run the antennae that comes with the SCC1. I was going to forego the satellite option because I didn't want two antennae on my roof, until I talked to one installer who said, "that's not true, I install them all the time using the factory satellite antennae". Using an adapter between the original line and the DNX5140, it works fine and I receive the same clear signal that I received with the stock unit.
This is a good buy if you can wait for the price to go down. At the time of this post, it was sold by Car Toys via Amazon and is significantly less expensive than going direct to Car Toys. It seems to fluctuate between $580 and $619 on a daily basis. I've even seen the DNX6140 as low as $609. The only difference between the 5140 and the 6140 is the 6140 comes blue tooth ready. The 5140 requires a separate module.
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