Designed for vehicles with a double-DIN (4" tall) dash opening, this Kenwood navigation package includes the KNA-DV4100 navigation system and the DDX7015 DVD receiver/monitor. You'll benefit from expert, turn-by-turn guidance on easy-to-read maps displayed on the in-dash receiver's 6.5" LCD video monitor.
The KNA-DV4100 system consists of a navigation computer with DVD-ROM drive, a Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna, and two DVD-ROM map discs of the United States and Canada.
Key Features:
KNA-DV4100 navigation system
GPS navigation computer
GPS antenna with 16-foot cable and adhesive mounting pad
amplified speaker (2-7/8"W x 7/8"H) with 18-foot cable — 200 milliwatt amp
two up-to-date DVD-ROM navigation map discs cover virtually every major and secondary road in the U.S. and Canada (nearly 7 million miles of mapped roads)
RGB input/output for connection to Kenwood's DDX7015 receiver/monitor with touchscreen controls
optional KNA-VC300 microphone allows operation via voice commands
2D and 3D map views
memory stores up to 100 previous destinations
search option (by telephone number, latitude and longitude, for police or hospitals, or for facilities, landmarks, or intersections)
voice prompts (with level control) in 4 languages (English, French, German, and Italian)
4 color settings (Default, Olive, Marine, or Umber) with day/night illumination
dimensions: 6-1/2"W x 1-15/16"H x 6-15/16"D (navigation unit); 1-5/16"W x 1/2"H x 1-1/2"D (GPS antenna)
warranty: 1 year
DDX7015 DVD receiver/monitor
double-DIN (4" tall) chassis
6.5" LCD video monitor
touch screen controls
graphical user interface
plays DVDs, CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and MP3 discs
dual-zone capable
SIRIUS controls (SIRIUS Radio subscription, tuner, and antenna required to receive the satellite radio signal) — service is available only in the lower 48 states, not available in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories
System Q EX Sound Control with 7 highly-adjustable EQ curves and selectable speaker type settings
System E's Advanced Crossover with adjustable high- and low-pass crossovers
audio/video inputs
audio/video outputs
front/rear/subwoofer preamp outputs
CD changer/TV tuner controls
digital output — for connection to optional Kenwood surround processor
navigation input
wireless remote control
22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels
CD frequency response 20-20,000 Hz
CD signal-to-noise ratio 100 dB
FM sensitivity 9.3 dBf
warranty: 2 years
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,800.00
| Rating: 8
Pros:
Fits Double Din slot.
Cons:
Small UI buttons everywhere but in NAV.
So I needed a navigation solution. I\'ve never liked the idea of the flip out screens covering other parts of the dash. I narrowed my choice down to this and a similar option from Eclipse. The Kenwood has a higher resolution screen.
I took a gamble and purchased the Kenwood combo on eBay. The head unit dropped in perfectly. The included trim ring isn\'t needed for Imprezas.
I did have to go get a harness adapter and be sure to wire up your amplified antenna lead if you have one.
I mounted the Nav unit in the trunk.
The receiver is capable of communicating with some of Kenwood\'s amps (crossover settings, amp temperature, etc.).
The DVD slot supports CD-RW discs. It will play some \"copy protected\" discs via a session selct button. It does not support data on DVD\'s. So you can\'t load 4 GB worth of MP3s on one disc.
The player supports MP3 and WMA file formats. Navigating folders isn\'t that difficult.
Rather than the usual skipping you get from most CD players while fast forwarding this unit just plays the CD faster kinda like a cassette player. Since my STi came with a 6 disc in-dash player I do miss the multidisc listening. I highly recomend getting a CD changer with this. If your rich then get the 10 disc DVD changer.
If your CD\'s are encoded with CD-Text then that can be displayed. While listening to the tuner it can display RDS info.
I think they could have done a better job on the receiver UI. The buttons are a little small. Overall everything is a little plain looking when it doesn\'t have to be. I\'d like to see some built in visualizations and user defined wallpaper.
You can choose between two colors of illumination for the thin strip of buttons on either side of the unit, Red or Green. The source/power button is not changeable and is blue. It looks cool but is a little distracting at night.
Using DVD menus is a little tricky. You can\'t just touch whatever button you want. You have to either 1) tap the screen in the right place to bring up a menu. Then push a UI button that lets you use onscreen arrows to move the hotspot around then you can push the onscreen enter button. LAME. Or 2) use the supplied IR remote to navigate the DVD menus. Why Kenwood couldn\'t make something translate the touch inputs into hotspot triggers is beyond me. Most PC DVD players can do this with a mouse.
Oh ya, the reciecer can be split up into 1 or 2 zones. So the front passengers can be listening/watching to one source and the rear passengers can be litening/watching another.
There is 1 set RCA A/V inputs and another set of outputs.
The A/V in can be used for a reverse camera and has the option of reversing the image left to right.
Navigation
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The Navigation unit comes with 2 map DVD\'s. It plugs into the CD changer cable and also has connectios for the parking brake, speedometer (VSS), and reverse lights.
Inside the unit is a yaw rate sensor to detect turns more precisely. When the unit loses satelite signal it continues to plkot your location from the info it gets from the yaw sensor and speedometer.
The UI for the NAV is great. Big, easy to hit buttons that look half-way decent. You can choose from a couple of different themes.
Entering an address is simple enough. As you enter characters in the fields, the characters that aren\'t possible become dimmed. You can even enter a phone number and if there\'s a match it\'ll show you the address. This pretty much only works for businesses.
There\'s an option IR remote (only needed if you use this nav unit standalone) and a voice recognition kit that includes a button and a microphone. When using the voice kit you press the button to tell the system you are about to speak. There is a good size list of words that it recognizes.
WRX-Zero Registered User
Registered: December 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 2596
Review Date: Fri July 8, 2005
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $1,400.00
| Rating: 9
Pros:
Fits 2DIN perfectly, matches interior nicely
Cons:
None
I love this headunit!
It never had a problem playing a dvd disc, and undocumented feature is it can play mp3s that are burn on to a DVD disc. 2000+ songs on one disc, who needs a changer? I was able to burn 1000+ songs on to a DVD disc and it read the files.
Interface is not as high-tech looking compared to other DVD headunits on the market, but it very user-friendly.
Overall, I am very pleased with this headunit.
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