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Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual

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 files, it provides music lovers
the ultimate in power and flexibility with seamless integration to

Kenwood head units.

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Page 2: ...dding a playlist to an existing disc on the DMS cartridge 33 Adding a PhatNoise Music Manager playlist as a new disc on the DMS cartridge 34 Adding individual songs to a disc on the DMS cartridge 34 Additional DMS Features 34 Creating a Blank Disc 34 Syncing Music 35 Example Playlists 36 SECTION IV OPERATING THE KENWOOD MUSIC KEG WITH YOUR KENWOOD HEAD UNIT 38 Setting the audio mode 38 Navigating ...

Page 4: ...ting 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 files it provides music lovers the ultimate in power and flexibility with seamless integration to Kenwood head units ...

Page 5: ...c Keg in your car For more information on how to install the Music Keg in your car see section I Step 2 Install the PhatNoise Music Manager software on your PC For more information on how to set your PC see section II Step 3 Create playlists of your favorite music For more information on creating and managing playlists see section III Step 4 Play your music through your car head unit by switching ...

Page 6: ... 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 connector cable 6 meter 1 DMS cartridge 1 USB cradle with attached USB cable 1 USB cradle power adaptor 1 PhatNoise Music Manager software CD ROM Music Keg Music Keg connector cable DMS Cartridge USB Cradle ...

Page 8: ...se 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 and the music files themselves are contained on a cartridge that is inserted into the Music Keg ...

Page 9: ...can accommodate hundreds of music files When inserting into the Music Keg make sure the cartridge slides all the way in until the latches click Press the release button whenever pulling the drive out of the cradle or the Music Keg Do not open the DMS cartridge casing Doing so will void your warranty Only use the supplied cartridge with your Kenwood Music Keg other cartridges with other drives insi...

Page 10: ...idge into the USB cradle allows your computer to download and store music files in your DMS cartridge just like a hard drive Please be careful when the DMS cartridge is in the USB cradle If you bump or drop the USB cradle and DMS cartridge while in use you may damage the units Important Download and install the PhatNoise Music Manager software in your computer before you connect the USB cradle to ...

Page 11: ... will be subjected to direct sunlight and high temperatures Do not install the Music Keg where it will be subjected to hot air from the heater or any other high temperature location Also do not install the Music Keg where you cannot firmly secure the unit or in high vibration areas Do not install the Music Keg in an area of high humidity or where large amounts of airborne dust dirt are present ...

Page 12: ...Please keep the following considerations in mind when mounting your Music Keg Mounting Location The Music Keg can be mounted anywhere in the car The three most common locations are the trunk under the passenger seat or in the glove box If you already have a CD changer installed in the trunk we recommend that you install the Music Keg close to the existing CD changer This will make wiring the Music...

Page 13: ...m straining or bending unnecessarily Please keep this in mind when choosing a mounting location Connecting the Music Keg to your head unit As far as your car stereo head unit is concerned the Music Keg appears just like any ordinary CD changer For this reason the Music Keg is connected the head unit the same way a CD changer is connected Note The port on the Music Keg unit labeled Power is not use...

Page 14: ...ur car stereo head unit Important note This step may involve removing parts of the dashboard depending on your car If do not have experience installing car audio equipment we recommend you seek the assistance of a professional car audio installer 3 Using the long 6 0 meters Music Keg connector cable plug the appropriate end into the changer port on the rear of the car stereo head unit labeled CD C...

Page 15: ...ard stable surface such as particle board or sheet metal 5 Proceed to the section Making the Final Connection Making the Final Connection 1 With the DMS cartridge fully inserted plug the cable into the back of the Music Keg 2 You should see the red and green lights turn on 3 3 About 5 seconds later both lights should turn off and stay off 4 Turn on your car stereo 5 Switch to CD changer mode on yo...

Page 16: ...e The next section will guide you through installing the desktop software Is something wrong No lights come on at all 1 Disconnect the cable from the Music Keg Wait 20 seconds and reconnect 2 Your cartridge may be corrupted Please see Appendix D Contacting Kenwood to get assistance The red light turns on but the green light does not 1 Disconnect the cable from the Music Keg wait about 1 minute the...

Page 17: ...Edition and above Windows Millenium Windows 2000 Windows XP is required to use the PhatNoise Music Manager 1 Exit all running Windows programs 2 If the DMS is inserted into the USB cradle remove it now 3 Insert the PhatNoise Music Manager software CD into your PC s CD ROM drive Wait a few moments The PhatNoise Music Manager software installation program will launch automatically 4 If the PhatNoise...

Page 18: ... will most likely pop up warning message boxes titled Software Installation These are normal Click Continue Anyway 6 When the installation is finished the setup program will ask you to reboot the computer 7 Once rebooted plug the power connector into the USB cradle Make sure the cradle is plugged into a power supply before connecting it to your computer ...

Page 19: ...ation 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 illuminate The DMS cartridge will then be detected by the operating system ...

Page 20: ...ng the DMS Windows will launch the Found New Hardware Wizard with two options a Install the software automatically Recommended b Install from a list or specific location Advanced 3 Choose Install the software automatically Recommended 4 Click Next 5 A Hardware Installation warning box will appear 6 Click Continue Anyway 7 Click Finish ...

Page 21: ...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: ...sic 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: ...e Artist Song Title Album Title Genre Year and a Comment MP3 files possessing an incorrect ID3 tag will be improperly filed much like a book with the wrong book jacket would be misplaced in a library Static vs Dynamic Playlists Once you have added a few music files to the computer you can begin to create playlists The PhatNoise Music Manager software has the technology to create a dynamic playlist...

Page 24: ...ager 1 Launch the PhatNoise Music Manager software You can do this one of two ways o Double click the PhatNoise Music Manager icon on your desktop o Click Start select Program Files and select the PhatNoise Music Manager icon 2 You will see the Music Manager splash screen then the Load Songs screen will appear 3 Choose a location on your computer that contains songs you wish to load into the PhatN...

Page 25: ... or OGG Files The CD Encoder Interface allows you to add songs from your CDs to the hard drive To add music from CDs to the PhatNoise Music Manager follow these steps 1 Switch to the CD Encoder view by pressing this button 2 Insert the CD into the computer Press the Load Button 3 If the computer is connected to the Internet the songs names will appear next to the track number as follows ...

Page 26: ...oration 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 or incorrect 6 Choose the tracks to encode using the checkboxes 7 Choose the file format to encode ...

Page 27: ...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 panel and the process will begin Creating and Managing Playlists To create and manage your music playlists click on the Playlist Manager button The Playlist view appears ...

Page 28: ... 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 playlist ...

Page 30: ... playlist properties dialog box 4 To add criteria to a playlist select the criteria to add The criteria selected will determine what is displayed in the criteria window For example if Artist Genre or Album is selected then a list of all Artists Genres or Albums is displayed If Keywords is selected an input box appears at the bottom of the criteria window Simply enter the keyword and press Add If M...

Page 31: ...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 match the criteria are automatically added to your dynamic playlist The PhatNoise Car Audio System can handle as many as 999 separate playlists The total number of songs on the DMS Cartridge must not exceed 30 000 ...

Page 32: ... DMS cartridge into the USB cradle The LED lights on the cradle will flicker when the cartridge has been properly inserted 2 Begin by accessing the Devices view by clicking the Device Manager button 3 The Devices view appears The Devices view is organized in two parts The PhatNoise Music Manager Playlist and Windows Explorer panels The All Supported Devices panels ...

Page 33: ...nnected properly a summary screen appears with a red GO button If the DMS cartridge has not been configured properly a configuration wizard will launch For more information refer to Appendix A Configuring the Music Keg to work with your head unit 5 Click the red GO button Adding a playlist to an existing disc on the DMS cartridge 1 Drag the playlist onto an existing disc The target disc will take ...

Page 34: ... disc Note When dragging an individual file onto a DMS disc that contains a dynamic PhatNoise Music Manager playlist the DMS disc will automatically be converted into a static playlist 2 When you are finished modifying the contents of the DMS disc click Save Eject DMS Wait until the software displays a message indicating it is safe to remove the cartridge Removing the cartridge before this message...

Page 35: ... Disc Syncing Music In the Device view a yellow star next to the Disc icon denotes a dynamic playlist By pressing the Sync Music Keg button any updates to those discs will automatically be copied to the DMS cartridge If a disc has fresh content after syncing the yellow star will turn blue and the new files will be highlighted Be sure to click Save Eject DMS to apply the changes ...

Page 36: ...t works for you The following is one such use you may want to try Here several playlists have been made that contain the most recent 25 or 50 songs for different styles of music Next a Recent Hip Hop Disc is made in the car by simply dragging the playlist from the top window to a blank location under Music Keg DMS Here the Recent Hip Hop and Recent Techno discs were created by this method These we...

Page 37: ... reserve Discs 10 and higher for dynamic playlists of individual artists The following is a shortcut for making them 1 Select the All Songs playlist in the device view 2 Expand the selection by pressing the plus sign 3 Choose All Artists 4 In the top right window select an artist and drag it to the desired location on the DMS cartridge You can create a new disc for it just by dragging the artist t...

Page 38: ...Keg appears like a large CD Changer Playback of MP3 files is controlled via the next previous track and next previous disc buttons on the head unit Setting the audio mode To use the Music Keg you must first put the head unit into CD changer mode Push the SRC button on your Kenwood Head Unit until the display reads DISC Navigating the songs in a playlist After the head unit is set to CD Changer mod...

Page 39: ...e head unit display Special Notes Car Power The Music Keg takes advantage of the different power states of the car That is the Music Keg will turn on when the user switches to CD Changer mode Once on the Music Keg will remain on until the car is turned off Holding down the action buttons On many head units holding down the action buttons will perform the action several times quickly For example to...

Page 40: ...es updates to the firmware in order to fix problems or to provide feature upgrades A notice of firmware updates may appear on the PhatNoise website or you may be contacted via the email address you registered with PhatNoise when you loaded your PhatNoise Music Manager Software onto your PC In the event of a firmware update follow these steps 1 Insert the DMS cartridge into the USB Cradle 2 Launch ...

Page 41: ...1 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 Wizard button to begin the update process ...

Page 42: ...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 43: ... Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation PhatNoise Inc 9 Click on your specific head unit 10 Press the Next button The window will display the firmware version information ...

Page 44: ...u are done Make sure you are choosing the correct options Reprogramming the Music Keg for an incorrect head unit may damage your system 12 The wizard will close Now press the Eject Save DMS button After completing these steps your DMS cartridge will have all the appropriate software on it Now the Music Keg can be updated using the following steps 13 While your car radio is off insert the DMS cartr...

Page 45: ... While the green light is blinking the Music Keg is reprogramming itself This will take about 7 minutes Do not pull the cartridge out while the lights are blinking Make sure the radio remains off 16 You may lock the car the Music Keg will turn itself off when done 17 When the Music Keg is done reprogramming all the Music Keg lights will turn off Now the Music Keg is ready for normal operation ...

Page 46: ...reen light on Music Keg blinks and does not stop blinking A file is corrupted on the Music Keg DMS This usually happens when the DMS cartridge is removed from the USB cradle while data is being written to the DMS cartridge To fix the corrupted files Insert DMS into USB cradle Press Eject DMS button in the PhatNoise Music Manager software If system files are corrupted the PhatNoise Music Manager wi...

Page 47: ...e cartridge and try the operation again Appendix C Warranty and Liability Policy Important Safety and Handling Instructions FCC WARNING This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual The user could use the authority to operate this equipment...

Page 48: ...quipment in or under the trunk should not be interfered with or damaged by the screws or the unit itself 9 Make holes only after making sure there is nothing on the other side of the mounting surface Digital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions 1 Do not leave the DMS Cartridge in locations with high temperatures and high humidity such as on a car dashboard or in the rear window where it will be sub...

Page 49: ...d do not put any body parts or other foreign objects in the opening of the product this may result in bodily injury and can also damage the product 4 Avoid severe impact Do not drop the Music Keg player on a solid surface or drop a heavy object on the Music Keg player 5 Take care when plugging and unplugging cables 6 Do not hold the Music Keg Player or the USB Cradle by the cables alone 7 Do not r...

Page 50: ... Kenwood Support Need help What goes where compatibility and troubleshooting Please feel free to contact us at Web http www kenwoodusa com Email inquiry kenwoodusa com Phone 1 800 KENWOOD 536 9663 Mailing Address P O Box 22745 Long Beach CA 90801 5745 Call center is available 8 30am 5 00 PT Monday through Friday KHD UM1 ...

Page 51: ...d how to update Music Manager software and Music Keg units that need it The following table summarizes all the different Music Keg versions their included Music Manager software Music Keg firmware and some of the new features Initial shipments of KHD CX910s w 20GB DMS Future shipments of KHD CX910s w 20GB DMS All KHD CX910s w 10GB DMS All KHD C710s Version of included Music Manager software V1 40 ...

Page 52: ...yet been shipped As you can see all KHD C710 units have the latest features and capabilities right out of the box requiring no manual updating but all current KHD CX910 units require some manual updating to offer the latest Music Keg features and capabilities FLAC and Audible com support It is important that you are able to perform the manual updates outlined below ...

Page 53: ... ROM included with the Music Keg Doing this will not overwrite any playlists or setup preferences the user has already made When replacing the Music Manager software with the version from the CD ROM included with the Music Keg the screen will display a Driver already exists message Select the Yes to all option so that the drivers from the CD ROM will overwrite drivers previously installed After in...

Page 54: ... screen will appear Select the tab on the far right side it will either be called General or About 5 The tab window will expand The top half of the window will display the current version of the Music Manager software ...

Page 55: ...from the Internet the updated program will automatically launch itself when the installation is complete Manually upgrading the Music Keg firmware 1 Turn to Appendix A of the Kenwood Music Keg Instruction Manual 2 Carefully and completely follow all of the numbered steps to update the firmware If you don t have a copy of the Music Keg Instruction Manual go to www kenwoodusa com and click on the su...

Page 56: ...m You may obtain a list of authorized service centers by calling 1 800 KENWOOD I 800 536 9663 or by visiting www kenwoodusa com 2 Although you must pay any shipping charges if it is necessary to ship the product for warranty service we will pay the return shipping charges within the United States if the repairs are covered by the warranty 3 Whenever your units are taken or sent for warranty servic...

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