Kenwood Excelon Music Keg KHD-CX910- Manuals

Page 2 - Table of Contents

Page 2 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Table of Contents GETTING STARTED .................................................................................... 4 F OUR STEPS TO A QUICK START ................................................

Page 4 - Getting Started

Page 4 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Getting Started The Kenwood Music Keg is the most advanced automotive digital music jukebox available today. By offering one -touch access to an unlimited number of MP3s, WMA’s and other music fi...

Page 5 - Four steps to a quick start; Install the Music Keg in your car.; by switching to

Page 5 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Four steps to a quick start This manual contains step-by-step instructions for the operation of your Kenwood Music Keg, but as a quick overview we start with the four major steps: Step 1) Install...

Page 6 - System Components

Page 6 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. System Components Please check to make sure your Kenwood Music Keg package is complete. In addition to this manual, you should have received all of the following parts: 1 Music Keg 1 Music Keg co...

Page 7 - USB Cradle power adaptor

Page 8 - Music Keg Overview; The Music Keg is the central brain of the Kenwood Excelon Music Keg

Page 8 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. A. Music Keg Overview The Music Keg is the central brain of the Kenwood Excelon Music Keg car audio system. It is a computer that you install permanently in your vehicle. The Music Keg software a...

Page 9 - DMS Cartridge Overview; hundreds of music files.

Page 9 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. B. DMS Cartridge Overview The DMS cartridge is what makes the Music Keg flexible. Like a computer hard drive, its huge storage capacity can accommodate hundreds of music files. When inserting int...

Page 10 - C. USB Cradle Overview

Page 10 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. C. USB Cradle Overview The USB cradle plugs into the USB port in the back of your computer. Inserting the DMS cartridge into the USB cradle allows your computer to download and store music files...

Page 11 - Safety and Handling Precautions; Do not install the Music Keg on the rear deck of a car where it will be

Page 11 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Safety and Handling Precautions Do not install the Music Keg on the rear deck of a car where it will be subjected to direct sunlight and high temperatures. Do not install the Music Keg where it ...

Page 12 - Section I: Installation Guide; insert the DMS cartridge into the Music Keg now, prior to; mounting and wiring of the Music Keg.; Before mounting the Music Keg; Mounting Location

Page 12 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Section I: Installation Guide For your convenience, the Music Keg has already been configured for your head unit. For the Music Keg to recognize this configuration, you must insert the DMS cartr...

Page 13 - Mounting Clearance; Connecting the Music Keg to your head unit; units and may not be necessary for your installation.

Page 13 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Mounting Clearance You must leave the front of the Music Keg unobstructed to allow the DMS cartridge to be removed from the DMS cartridge slot. The Music Keg cable needs at least 3 inches of cle...

Page 14 - Wiring a Music Keg to Kenwood Head Units; Important note: This step may involve removing parts of the

Page 14 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Wiring a Music Keg to Kenwood Head Units 1. Turn off the car and the radio. 2. Gain access to the rear portion of your car stereo head unit. Important note: This step may involve removing parts ...

Page 15 - Secure the Music Keg to the mounting location with the four; Making the Final Connection; back of the Music Keg.

Page 15 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 4. Secure the Music Keg to the mounting location with the four included self-tapping screws. Make sure the Music Keg is mounted such that the connector cable will reach with ample room. The Musi...

Page 16 - Contacting Kenwood

Page 16 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. seconds for the Music Keg to boot. Listen to the entire message to learn how to use the Music Keg. 7. Congratulations! The Music Keg is installed and ready to be used. Turn off the head unit and...

Page 17 - Section II: Setting up at Home; Installing the Kenwood Excelon edition of the PhatNoise; must

Page 17 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Section II: Setting up at Home Installing the Kenwood Excelon edition of the PhatNoise Music Manager  software The Kenwood Excelon edition of the PhatNoise Music Manager software is included on...

Page 18 - When the installation is finished, the setup program will ask you

Page 18 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. NOTE: Windows XP ONLY! During the installation, Windows XP will most likely pop up warning message boxes titled “Software Installation”. These are normal. Click “Continue Anyway”. 6. When the in...

Page 19 - Connect the USB cradle to a USB port on your PC.

Page 19 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 8. Connect the USB cradle to a USB port on your PC. 9. Insert the DMS cartridge firmly into the USB cradle. Avoid ‘slapping’ the cartridge into place. The green and red indicator lights should i...

Page 21 - Let the Autoplay feature complete

Page 21 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 8. After an initialization period, an “Autoplay” dialog box will appear 9. Let the Autoplay feature complete

Page 22 - Dialogs will appear for PHTDTA and PHTSYS

Page 22 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 10. Dialogs will appear for PHTDTA and PHTSYS 11. For each dialog, select “Take No Action” and check “Always do the selected Action” Click “OK” 12. Your DMS is ready!

Page 23 - Section III: Creating and Managing Playlists; MP3 Files and ID3 Tags

Page 23 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Section III: Creating and Managing Playlists This section of the instruction manual serves to introduce the core features of the PhatNoise Music Manager software. To explore all the features of ...

Page 24 - Launching the Music Manager

Page 24 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. books in the appropriate bookshelf. The PhatNoise Music Manager software is like a librarian for music. Now it’s time to start using the PhatNoise Music Manager. The following sections will walk...

Page 25 - Converting an Audio CD to MP3, WMA, WAV or OGG Files; Load

Page 25 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. CD Encoder View Update Device View Web Browser View Converting an Audio CD to MP3, WMA, WAV or OGG Files The CD Encoder Interface allows you to add songs from your CDs to the hard drive. To add ...

Page 26 - If you are not connected to the Internet, the tracks will be listed

Page 26 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 4. If you are not connected to the Internet, the tracks will be listed "Track 01", "Track 02", etc. 5. Edit the “Artist”, “Title”, “Genre” and “Year” information if it is missing...

Page 27 - Choose the bitrate of the file to be created.; Creating and Managing Playlists; To create and manage your music playlists, click on the

Page 27 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 8. Choose the bitrate of the file to be created. We recommend a format of MP3 at 192kbps for the best combination of sound quality and small file size. 9. Press the Start button in the Encode pa...

Page 28 - Creating a new playlist; Click the; Adding songs to a static playlist; All Songs

Page 28 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 1. Creating a new playlist 1. Click the Create playlist button. Then change the name of the playlist to a name of your choice. 2. Adding songs to a static playlist 1. Click on the All Songs play...

Page 29 - Type a search query in the

Page 30 - Drag the desired songs into your playlist.; Adding songs to a dynamic playlist; Click on the desired playlist to edit.

Page 30 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 3. Highlight the desired songs. (this does not need to be changed) 4. Drag the desired songs into your playlist. 3. Adding songs to a dynamic playlist 1. Click on the desired playlist to edit. 2...

Page 31 - Each time you select a playlist in the PhatNoise Music

Page 31 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 5. Each time you select a playlist in the PhatNoise Music Manager software, the list of criteria in that playlist is checked against the MP3 collection on your PC's hard drive. All songs that ma...

Page 32 - Transferring MP3s and playlists to the DMS cartridge; Device

Page 32 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Transferring MP3s and playlists to the DMS cartridge 1. Insert the DMS cartridge into the USB cradle. The LED lights on the cradle will flicker when the cartridge has been properly inserted. 2. ...

Page 33 - PhatNoise; Appendix A: Configuring the Music Keg; “GO”; Adding a playlist to an existing disc on the DMS

Page 33 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 4. Activate the Music Keg DMS cartridge by clicking PhatNoise DMS in the All Supported Devices panel. If the DMS cartridge is connected properly, a summary screen appears with a red “GO” button....

Page 34 - Adding a PhatNoise Music Manager playlist as a new; message appears will corrupt the hard drive.; Creating a Blank Disc

Page 34 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Adding a PhatNoise Music Manager playlist as a new disc on the DMS cartridge 1. Drag the playlist into the DMS area. 2. A new disc will automatically be created. Adding individual songs to a dis...

Page 35 - PhatNoise DMS; Syncing Music; yellow star; Sync Music Keg

Page 35 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Right -click the area under PhatNoise DMS in the Device view and choose Add a New Disc . Syncing Music In the Device view, a yellow star next to the Disc icon denotes a dynamic playlist . By pre...

Page 36 - Example Playlists; Music Keg DMS’

Page 36 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Example Playlists There are many ways of organizing songs and playlists for use in your car, and after a few tries you will find a system that works for you. The following is one such use you ma...

Page 37 - Recent

Page 37 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. “ Welcome!” disc. Note the yellow stars for these two ‘ Recent ’ playlists – that means these are d ynamic playlists. One way to make navigation easier in the car is to reserve Discs 10 and high...

Page 38 - Setting the audio mode; display reads “DISC”.; Navigating the songs in a playlist

Page 38 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Section IV: Operating the Kenwood Music Keg With Your Kenwood Head Unit The Music Keg is controlled through the CD changer controls of your existing Kenwood head unit. To the head unit, the Musi...

Page 39 - Navigating the playlists in the Music Keg; Skipping from one playlist to the next is easy. Si mply press the; Displaying information about your music; Car Power; Your head unit may have SCAN or RAND features. These features

Page 39 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Navigating the playlists in the Music Keg Skipping from one playlist to the next is easy. Si mply press the next/previous disc buttons. Displaying information about your music Since most Kenwood...

Page 40 - Insert the DMS cartridge into the USB Cradle.

Page 40 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Appendix A: Updating the Firmware in your Music Keg Your Music Keg has firmware programmed inside of it. It has been pre-programmed from the factory to work with your head unit. PhatNoise period...

Page 41 - GO”; Hardware Options

Page 41 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 4. Click the text PhatNoise DMS and then press the “ GO” button. 5. Press the Hardware Options button. 6. Make sure the ‘Installed Product’ is the Kenwood EXcelon Music Keg. Press the Start Wiza...

Page 42 - Next

Page 42 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 7. The wizard will begin. Press Next to skip the introductory screen. 8. Press the Check for Updates from PhatNoise Website button to load the latest set of head units.

Page 45 - Turn on the radio and verify that the Music Keg powers on (the

Page 45 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 14. Turn on the radio and verify that the Music Keg powers on (the green light begins to blink). 15. While the green light is bli nking, the Music Keg is reprogramming itself. This will take abo...

Page 46 - Appendix B: Troubleshooting; Problem

Page 46 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Appendix B: Troubleshooting Problem Cause/Solution No Sound. - Adjust the volume of the head unit. - Make sure the Music Keg cable is correctly connected to the head unit. - Make sure the head u...

Page 47 - Appendix C: Warranty and Liability Policy; Important Safety and Handling Instructions; FCC WARNING; or modification is made.; NOTE; equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

Page 47 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Problem Cause/Solution PhatNoise Music Manager software errors containing a “Codebase” message. Or The PhatNoise Music Manager playlists are missing or not working properly. The PhatNoise Music ...

Page 48 - PLEASE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS; Installation Precautions; Mounting location precautions to ensure and observe:; Digital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions

Page 48 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna • Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Page 49 - Music Keg Player and USB Cradle Precautions; Do not attempt to service any part of the product yourself.

Page 49 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Music Keg Player and USB Cradle Precautions 1. Never spill liquid of any kind on the Music Keg Player. 2. Do not place the Music Keg player on an unstable cart, stand or table. The product may f...

Page 50 - Appendix D: Contacting Kenwood Support; Call center is available 8:30am – 5:00 PT Monday through Friday.

Page 50 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Appendix D: Contacting Kenwood Support Need help? What goes where, compatibility, and troubleshooting? Please feel free to contact us at: Web: http://www.kenwoodusa.com Email: [email protected] ...