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DDX418BT 

(Region 3 – DVD Region Code 3 Area)

DDX418BTM 

(Region 2 – DVD Region Code 2 Area)

DDX4018BT 

(Region 4 – DVD Region Code 4 Area)

MONITOR WITH DVD RECEIVER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

B5A-2144-00 (MN/M2N/XN/A9N)

ENGLISH

© 2017 JVC KENWOOD Corporation

This instruction manual is used to describe models listed above. Model availability and features (functions) 
may differ depending on the country and sales area.

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Summary of Contents for DDX4018BT

Page 1: ...RECEIVER INSTRUCTION MANUAL B5A 2144 00 MN M2N XN A9N ENGLISH 2017 JVC KENWOOD Corporation This instruction manual is used to describe models listed above Model availability and features functions may differ depending on the country and sales area 00_DDX418BT_MN_ENG indb 1 00_DDX418BT_MN_ENG indb 1 13 6 2017 10 26 26 AM 13 6 2017 10 26 26 AM ...

Page 2: ...e unit To care for the monitor The monitor built into this unit has been produced with high precision but it may have some ineffective dots This is inevitable and is not considered defective Do not expose the monitor to direct sunlight Do not operate the touch panel using a ball point pen or similar tool with a sharp tip Touch the keys on the touch panel with your finger directly if you are wearin...

Page 3: ...aynakların korunmasına da yardımcı olacaktır For DDX418BTM Declaration of Conformity with regard to the RE Directive 2014 53 EU Declaration of Conformity with regard to the RoHS Directive 2011 65 EU Manufacturer JVC KENWOOD Corporation 3 12 Moriya cho Kanagawa ku Yokohama shi Kanagawa 221 0022 Japan EU Representative JVCKENWOOD Europe B V Amsterdamseweg 37 1422 AC UITHOORN THE NETHERLANDS English ...

Page 4: ... sound 4 Getting Started 5 Initial settings 5 Setting the security function 5 Clock settings 6 Various Screens and Operations 7 Home screen 7 Source control screen 8 List setting screen 9 Disc 10 Video 11 USB 13 Android 15 iPod iPhone 16 Radio 17 Pandora 20 Spotify 22 Other External Components 24 AV IN 24 Using camera 24 Using an external navigation unit 25 Bluetooth 25 Information 25 Preparation ...

Page 5: ...aling 9 Volume MENU ATT knob Volume Turn Adjusts the audio volume MENU Press Pops up the short cut menu ATT Hold Attenuates the sound DDX418BT DDX418BTM 1 Reset button Power indicator Security indicator Resets the unit Lights up while the unit is turned on Flashes when the security function is activated 2 M button 3 Loading slot 4 Screen touch panel 5 Monitor panel 6 HOME button Press Turns on the...

Page 6: ...ess the reset button Turning on the power Turning off the power Hold Putting the unit in standby 1 Display the source option selection screen On the Home screen touch as follows Adjusting the volume DDX418BT DDX418BTM You can adjust the volume 00 to 35 by pressing J to increase and pressing K to decrease Holding J increases the volume continuously to level 15 DDX4018BT You can adjust the volume 00...

Page 7: ...glish Initial Selects the language used for displaying operation keys and menu items Please Power Off appears when the setting is changed Turn off the power then turn on to enable the change Front Camera Page 36 Make the settings to display the picture from the connected front view camera Rear Camera Page 36 Make the settings to display the picture from the connected rear view camera User Customiz...

Page 8: ...y code then touch Enter Activating the security function You can activate the security function to protect your receiver system against theft 1 Display the Setup setting screen On the Home screen touch as follows 2 Activate the security function On the Setup setting screen touch as follows System SI ON The security function is activated The security indicator on the monitor panel flashes when the ...

Page 9: ...lection screen for DDX418BT Touching the operation keys performs the following actions NAV 1 Displays the navigation screen when a navigation unit is connected DISC Plays a disc USB Plays files on a USB device BT Audio Plays a Bluetooth audio player TEL Displays the phone control screen AV IN Switches to an external component connected to the AV IN input terminal STANDBY Puts the unit in standby S...

Page 10: ... type See the following Common operation keys on source control screen Common operation keys on source control screen The appearance of the operation keys may differ however the similar operation keys have the same operations Available operation keys differ depends on the selected source or connected device Touching the operation keys performs the following actions 7 Displays other available opera...

Page 11: ...e source control screen While playing an audio file Displays the playback operation keys 3 Goes to the previous chapter track 4 Goes to the next chapter track Not available for video from an external component AV IN List setting screen Below are the common operation keys which appear on the list setting screen The appearance of the operation keys may differ however the similar operation keys have ...

Page 12: ...lect the folder 1 then the item 2 in the selected folder Select an item in each layer until you reach and select the desired file Settings for disc playback Available items shown on the DISC Mode screen differ depending on the type of disc file being played back 1 Display the DISC Mode screen On the source control screen touch as follows Ejecting a disc When removing a disc pull it out horizontall...

Page 13: ...screen picture on the external monitor 16 9 Initial 4 3 LB 4 3 PS File Type 2 Select the playback file type when a disc contains different types of files Audio Plays back audio files Still image Plays back still picture files Video Plays back video files Audio Video Initial Plays back audio files and video files 1 For list of language codes see page 48 2 For playable file types see page 47 If the ...

Page 14: ...6 9 signal Auto For DISC source and USB source only The aspect ratio is automatically selected to match the incoming signals Picture Adjust Displays the picture adjustment screen 1 Touch DIM ON or DIM OFF to turn on or off the dimmer 2 Touch to adjust the other items Bright Adjusts the brightness 15 to 15 Contrast Adjusts the contrast 10 to 10 Black Adjusts the blackness 10 to 10 Color Adjusts the...

Page 15: ...ble The source changes to USB and playback starts All tracks in the USB device will be played repeatedly until you change the source or disconnect the USB device Use CA U1EX for extending the cable if necessary Max 500 mA 5 V Touching the operation keys performs the following actions 1 ZOOM Refer to Video playback except VCD on page 12 Aspect Picture Adjust 2 MENU Displays the disc menu Audio Sele...

Page 16: ...cture You can change these settings only while playback is stopped USB USB Selecting a folder track on the list 1 Display the folder track list On the source control screen touch as follows 2 Select the folder 1 then the item 2 in the selected folder Select an item in each layer until you reach and select the desired file Settings for USB playback 1 Display the USB Mode screen On the source contro...

Page 17: ...ome Android devices with OS 4 1 and above may not fully support Android Open Accessory AOA 2 0 If the Android device supports both mass storage class device and AOA 2 0 this unit always plays back via AOA 2 0 as priority Rear panel Android commercially available USB cable commercially available Start playback 1 Turn on KENWOOD Music Play on your Android device 2 Select Android as the source Playba...

Page 18: ...tion HAND MODE Controls other media player applications from the Android device without using the KENWOOD Music Play application You can play pause or skip files from the unit Bluetooth connection Pair the iPod iPhone with this unit via Bluetooth Page 26 Selecting the playback device via the connection method See Smartphone Setup on page 37 for more information Playback operations Playback informa...

Page 19: ... station 6 Displays hides other available operation keys 7 NEWS indicator 8 AF indicator 9 TI indicator p Operation keys Radio Radio q ST MONO indicator The ST indicator lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength w Seek mode indicator e LO S indicator r RDS indicator t EON indicator The EON indicator lights up when a Radio Data System station is sending EON sig...

Page 20: ...Information is automatically memorized The next time the unit switches to Traffic Information the volume is set to the memorized level To deactivate touch TI again MODE 1 Changes the settings for radio reception on the Radio Mode screen p PTY 1 2 For FM RDS features Enters PTY search mode 1 Touch PTY 2 Touch and hold a PTY code to search for If there is a station broadcasting a program of the same...

Page 21: ... to another station broadcasting the same program The AF indicator lights up OFF Initial Deactivates the function The RDS indicator lights up when the Network Tracking Reception is activated and an FM Radio Data System station is found NEWS 00min to 90min Activates New Standby Reception by selecting the period of time to disable the interruption The NEWS indicator lights up OFF Initial Deactivates...

Page 22: ...ora in Google play to find and install the most recent version For iPhone iPod touch Search for Pandora in the Apple iTunes App Store to find and install the most recent version Connecting the device For Android devices Pair the Android device with this unit via Bluetooth Page 26 For iPhone iPod touch Via USB input terminal Connect iPhone iPod touch with the cable Page 16 For Lightning models Use ...

Page 23: ...k T Skips the current track Not available when the Pandora skip reaches its limit Selecting a station from the list 1 Display the list selection screen On the source control screen touch as follows 2 Select the list type Station List Selects from the station names Genre List Selects from the genres 3 Select a station from the list On the station list To play all the songs in the registered station...

Page 24: ...Bluetooth Pair the iPhone iPod touch with this unit Page 26 Selecting the device For selecting the playback device via the connection method to use see Smartphone Setup on page 37 Spotify Spotify With Spotify your music is everywhere Working out partying or relaxing the right music is always at your fingertips There are millions of songs on Spotify from old favorites to the latest hits Just choose...

Page 25: ...otify 1 Not available for tracks in a playlist 2 Not available for tracks in the Radio 3 Available only for premium account users Creating your station Start Radio Start Radio is to start a radio channel based on the currently played track Create your station On the source control screen touch as follows Station is created and playback starts automatically You can personalize your station using th...

Page 26: ...ows Other External Components Other External Components AV IN Connecting an external component See page 45 for more information Starting playback 1 Select AV IN as the source 2 Turn on the connected component and start playing the source Changing the AV IN name You can change the AV IN name displayed on the source control screen This setting does not affect the source name displayed on the Home sc...

Page 27: ... the Aspect setting Page 12 Bluetooth Bluetooth Information Bluetooth is a short range wireless radio communication technology for mobile devices such as mobile phones portable PCs and other devices Bluetooth devices can be connected without cables and communicate with each other Note While driving do not perform complicated operations such as dialing numbers using the phone book etc When you perf...

Page 28: ...uetooth device Connection When you connect a Bluetooth device to the unit for the first time 1 Register the device by pairing the unit and the device 2 Connect the device to the unit Page 27 Registering a new Bluetooth device Pairing allows Bluetooth devices to communicate with each other The pairing method differs depending on the Bluetooth version of the device For devices with Bluetooth 2 1 You...

Page 29: ...disconnect Mobile phone Audio device 4 Connect the selected device The status is shown as follows Connecting Connection is in progress Connected A connection has been established Connect Ready A connection can be established Disconnecting Disconnection is in progress Disconnected No connection is established When a Bluetooth mobile phone is connected the signal strength and battery level are displ...

Page 30: ...ake a call 1 From the call history missed calls received calls dialed calls 2 From the phone book 3 From the preset list Page 29 4 Use direct number entry 5 Use voice dialling Applicable only for mobile phone compatible with PBAP Phone Book Access Profile 3 Select a contact 1 then make a call 2 When item 1 2 or 3 is selected in step 2 To use alphabet search in the phone book 1 Touch A Z 2 Touch th...

Page 31: ...uetooth audio player KENWOOD Music Mix When BT Audio is selected as the source you can connect up to five Bluetooth audio devices at the same time You can easily switch between these five devices by playing music from the device Presetting phone numbers You can preset up to five phone numbers 1 Display the phone control screen On the Home screen touch as follows 2 Select call history or phone book...

Page 32: ...h Setup screen Bluetooth settings You can change various settings for using Bluetooth devices on the Bluetooth Setup screen 1 Display the Bluetooth Setup screen On the Home screen touch as follows Then on the Setup screen touch as follows System Bluetooth Setup Enter 2 Make the settings Paired Device List Display the list of registered devices You can connect a device or delete registered devices ...

Page 33: ...ws Then on the Setup screen touch Audio E g Audio settings screen for DDX418BT You cannot change the Audio screen in the following situations When the AV source is turned off When the Bluetooth phone is used making or receiving a call during a call or while voice dialling During navigation guidance Equalizer The following adjustments are memorized for each source until you adjust the sound again I...

Page 34: ...igital Signal Processor DSP system Select the sound level OFF Initial Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Stage EQ Moves the center of the sound to the lower or higher point Select the height OFF Initial Low Middle High 1 You cannot change the setting when Radio is selected as the source 2 This function works only when DISC USB iPod Android is selected as the source Fader Balance Touch J K H I or drag the mar...

Page 35: ...Front R or Front All 2 Select an item to adjust Distance Adjusts the digital time alignment value Gain Adjusts the output volume of the selected speaker 3 To determine the adjustment value see the following Determining the value for Position DTA adjustment To initialize the setting value Touch Initialize Determining the value for Position DTA adjustment If you specify the distance from the center ...

Page 36: ...g a video or picture you can capture an image and use the captured image as a background You cannot capture copyrighted content and images from iPod iPhone When using a JPEG file as the background make sure that the resolution is 800 x 480 pixels The color of the captured image may look different from that of the actual scene Background Change the background design Panel Color Change the illuminat...

Page 37: ...s the text regardless of this setting Home Customize Arrange the items to display on the Home screen Select an item 1 to replace then select the item 2 you want to display in the selected position Repeat this step to place icons for other items Only selectable sources are shown E g Home customize screen for DDX418BT Settings Settings Screen Adjustment Adjust the brightness and blackness of the scr...

Page 38: ...ttings Input settings Display the Input screen On the Home screen touch as follows Then on the Setup screen touch Input E g Input settings screen for DDX418BT Front Camera Configure the front view camera settings Front Camera ON Activates the front view camera Select this to use the front view camera OFF Initial Select this when no camera is connected Reverse Image ON Displays the picture from the...

Page 39: ...skip step 1 Bluetooth Setup Configure settings for using a Bluetooth device such as connection and other general operations For details see Bluetooth settings on page 30 Beep ON Initial Activates the key touch tone OFF Deactivates the key touch tone Smartphone Setup Specify the connection method of Android iPod iPhone 1 Select the device type 1 then touch Change 2 2 Select the connection method 1 ...

Page 40: ...g wheel This function is available only when your car is equipped with the electrical steering remote controller You can only register change the functions while you are parked If your steering remote controller is not compatible learning may not be completed and an error message may appear 1 Touch Set for Steering Remote Control Setting to display the setting screen 2 Press and hold a button on t...

Page 41: ...Controller RC DV340 supplied with this unit For DDX4018BT Optional Remote Controller KNA RCDV331 is designed for controlling this unit Refer to the instruction manual that comes with the remote controller DO NOT expose the remote sensor to bright light direct sunlight or artificial lighting Remote sensor CAUTION Put the Remote Controller in a place where it will not move during braking or other op...

Page 42: ...l ATT Attenuates restores the sound DISP V SEL Switches between the current source control screen and the navigation screen ENTER Enters options Answers incoming calls FNC PBC MENU Switches the control screen MODE TOP MENU Changes the aspect ratio The aspect ratio changes each time you press this key OPEN Not used for this unit DVD VCD DVD mode J K H I Moves the cursor when displaying a menu S T S...

Page 43: ...cts a folder S T Selects a track file I W Starts pauses playback 0 9 Specifies the number to search for in direct search DIRECT Enters direct search mode Radio AUD mode AM FM Selects the band S T Searches for stations I W Changes the seek mode AUTO1 AUTO2 MANU 0 9 Specifies preset number 1 5 Specifies the frequency of the station to receive to search for in direct search DIRECT Enters direct searc...

Page 44: ...ws the disc menu Turns the playback control on or off while playing VCD CANCEL RETURN Displays previous screen AUDIO Changes the voice language The voice language changes each time you press this key SUBTITLE Changes the subtitle language ANGLE Changes the picture angle The picture angle changes each time you press this key ZOOM Changes the zoom ratio The zoom ratio changes each time you press thi...

Page 45: ...rack To erase a misentry press CLEAR 3 Confirm the selection For station frequency Press H S T I For others Press ENTER To exit the search mode Press BS DIRECT KENWOOD Remote APP KENWOOD Remote is an application that connects and controls compatible KENWOOD car receivers via Bluetooth like a wireless remote control You can also operate this unit from a Smartphone using KENWOOD Remote APP This appl...

Page 46: ... press hard on the panel surface when installing the unit to the car Otherwise scratches damage or failure may result If the power is not turned on Miswiring DC Offset Error Warning DC Offset Error is displayed the speaker wire may have a short circuit or have touched the chassis of the car and the protection function may have been activated In this case the speaker wire should be checked Keep all...

Page 47: ...ness in the following order ground battery ignition 5 Connect the wiring harness connector to the unit 6 Install the unit in your car Make sure that the unit is installed securely in place If the unit is unstable it may malfunction e g the sound may skip Connecting external components 1 Navigation input NAV 2 Steering wheel remote controller input REMO IN Connect to the car s steering remote harne...

Page 48: ...lack stripe Orange with white stripe Brown Light blue with yellow stripe Blue with white stripe 12 V 350 mA Red Ignition wire Yellow Battery wire Black Ground wire To the car light control switch Not used To rear speakers right To front speakers right To rear speakers left To front speakers left Car battery Car fuse To the car chassis To the remote adapter not supplied which is compatible with you...

Page 49: ...a discrepancy in elapsed time indication This unit can show or display the following Tag MP3 ID3 Tag version 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 WMA Tag WAV Tag AAC Tag FLAC Tag Jacket picture Picture size 32 32 to 1 232 672 resolution Data size less than 500 KB File type JPEG This unit cannot play back the following files MP3 files encoded with MP3i and MP3 PRO format MP3 files encoded with Layer 1 2 WMA files e...

Page 50: ...ROM CD I CD I Ready DTS CD MPEG4 DivX AAC aac FLAC MKV DVD VR DVD VR DVD RAM recorded on DVD R RW or R RW MPEG4 DivX AAC aac FLAC MKV recorded on CD R RW DVD RW dual layer discs RW double layer discs Non DVD side of a DualDisc which does not comply with the Compact Disc Digital Audio standard Discs that are not round Discs with coloring on the recording surface or discs that are dirty Recordable R...

Page 51: ...9 files per folder The maximum number of characters when the characters are 1 byte Folder names 50 characters File names 50 characters Notes on using a USB device Avoid using the USB device if it might affect driving safety When connecting with a USB cable use a USB 2 0 cable Electrostatic shock at connecting a USB device may cause abnormal playback of the device In this case disconnect the USB de...

Page 52: ...ved or slow reset your iPod iPhone Troubleshooting Troubleshooting What appears to be trouble is not always serious Check the following points before calling a service center For operations with external components refer also to the instructions supplied with the adapters used for connection as well as the instructions supplied with the external components General No sound comes out of the speaker...

Page 53: ...n Android Setup is set to BROWSE MODE Make sure KENWOOD Music Play APP is installed on the Android device Reconnect the Android device and select the appropriate control mode If this does not solve the problem the connected Android device does not support the Browse Mode NO DEVICE or READING keeps flashing Switch off the developer options on the Android device Reconnect the Android device If this ...

Page 54: ...e appears The Pandora application on your iPod touch iPhone Android has not started up The Pandora application is not installed on the connected device An error has occurred on the Pandora application Login Error appears You have not been signed into Pandora No skips remaining appears No more songs can be skipped Failed to save your thumb rating appears Thumb up down is prohibited No Station appea...

Page 55: ... has failed Connect the registered device Page 27 Please Wait appears The unit is preparing to use the Bluetooth function If the message does not disappear turn off and turn on the unit then connect the device again or reset the unit No Voice Device appears The connected mobile phone does not have a voice recognition system No Data appears No phone book data is contained in the connected Bluetooth...

Page 56: ...on Profile 1 3 AVRCP Audio Video Remote Control Profile 1 5 GAP Generic Access Profile PBAP PhoneBook Access Profile 1 2 SDP Service Discovery Profile SPP Serial Port Profile 1 2 DSP section Equalizer Band 13 Band Frequency Hz BAND1 13 62 5 100 160 250 400 630 1k 1 6k 2 5k 4k 6 3k 10k 16k Gain dB 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Q factor 1 35 1 5 2 0 Specifications Specifications 2 Way X Over...

Page 57: ...75 Ω External Audio Max Input Level mini jack 2 V 25 kΩ Video Input Level for Front Camera RCA jack 1 Vp p 75 Ω Video Input Level for Rear Camera RCA jack 1 Vp p 75 Ω Video Output Level RCA jack 1 Vp p 75 Ω Analog RGB Input 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Audio section Maximum Power Front Rear 50 W 4 Full Bandwidth Power Front Rear 22 W 4 at less than 1 THD Preout Level 4 V 10 kΩ Preout Impedance 600 Ω Speaker Impe...

Page 58: ...HER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM Pandora the Pandora logo and the Pandora trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pandora Media Inc used with permission SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB libFLAC Copyright C 2000 2009 Josh Coalson Copyright C 2011 2013 Xiph Org Foundation Redistribut...

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