Kenwood DDX155: REFERENCE

Troubleshooting

Whatappearstobetroubleisnotalwaysserious.Checkthefollowingpointsbeforecallinga

service center.

• Foroperationswiththeexternalcomponents,referalsototheinstructionssuppliedwith

theadaptersusedfortheconnections(aswellastheinstructionssuppliedwiththeexternal

components).

If there seems to be a problem

Symptom Remedy/Cause

Nosoundcomesoutofthe

• Adjustthevolumetotheoptimumlevel.

speakers.

• Checkthecordsandconnections.

Theunitdoesnotworkatall.

Reset the unit. (+page3)

General

Theremotecontrollerdoesnot

Replacethebattery.

work.

AME automatic presetting does

Store stations manually. (+page22)

notwork.

Static noise while listening to

Connect the antenna firmly.

TUNER

the radio.

• Recordable/Rewritablediscs

• Insertafinalizeddisc.

cannotbeplayedback.

• Finalizethediscswiththecomponentwhichyou

• TracksontheRecordable/

used for recording.

Rewritablediscscannotbe

skipped.

Playbackdoesnotstart. Theformatoffilesisnotsupportedbytheunit.

Disc in general

Nopictureappearsonthe

• Connectthevideocordcorrectly.

externalmonitor.

• Selectthecorrectinputontheexternalmonitor.

Disccannotbeplayedback. • Recordthetracksusingacompliantapplication

on the appropriate discs. (+page11)

• Addappropriateextensioncodestothefile

names.

Tracksarenotplayedbackas

Playbackordermaydifferfromtheoneplayedback

JPEG/MP3/WMA

you have intended them to play.

using other players.

MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG4/

Nopictureappearsonthe

• Turnonthevideocomponentifitisnoton.

screen.

• Connectthevideocomponentcorrectly.

• When“

AV IN2

”isselectedasthesource,set<AV

AV IN1/

AV IN2

IN SETUP>to[AV IN2].

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Symptom Remedy/Cause

Nosoundcomesoutofthe

• DisconnecttheiPod/iPhone,thenconnectit

speakers.

again.

• Selectanothersourceandthenreselect“iPod”.

TheiPod/iPhonedoesnotturn

• Checktheconnectingcableanditsconnection.

onordoesnotwork.

• Updatethefirmwareversion.

• Chargethebattery.

• CheckwhethertheiPod/iPhonecontrolmodeis

correctly selected. (+page20)

• ResettheiPod/iPhone.

Sound is distorted. Deactivatetheequalizereitheronthisunitorthe

iPod/iPhone.

iPod/iPhone

A lot of noise is generated. Turnoff(uncheck)the“VoiceOver”featureofthe

iPod.Fordetails,visit<http://www.apple.com>.

Sounddoesnotsynchronize

Select<iPod>for<AV IN SETUP>.(+page28)

with the video.

• Videoscannotbeplayed.

• ConnectUSBAudioandVideocableKCA-iP22F.

• Nosoundofvideoscomes

Othercablescannotbeused.

out.

• Select<iPod>for<AV IN SETUP>.(+ page

28)

“Reading...”keepsflashingonthe

Turnoffthepowerandonagain.

screen.

USB

Whileplayingatrack,soundis

ThetracksarenotproperlycopiedintotheUSB

sometimes interrupted.

device.Copytracksagain,andtryagain.

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Accessories/Installation Procedure

Accessories

7 Reconnect the ·battery.

8 Presstheresetbutton.

1

1

1 *

6 *

9 Perform the Initial Setup.

WARNING

• Ifyouconnecttheignitionwire(red)and

thebatterywire(yellow)tothecarchassis

..........1

..........6(M5x6mm)

(ground),youmaycauseashortcircuit,

1

1

2 *

7 *

that in turn may start a fire. Always connect

those wires to the power source running

throughthefusebox.

• Donotcutoutthefusefromtheignition

wire(red)andthebatterywire(yellow).The

..........1

..........6(M5x7mm)

powersupplymustbeconnectedtothe

1

*

DDX1035/DDX1035M

3

wires via the fuse.

only.

2

*

DDX155only.

¤

• Mountingandwiringthisproductrequires

skillsandexperience.Forbestsafety,

..........1(2m)

leavethemountingandwiringworkto

4

professionals.

• Makesuretogroundtheunittoanegative

12V DC power supply.

• Donotinstalltheunitinaspotexposed

..........1

todirectsunlightorexcessiveheator

humidity. Also avoid places with too much

2

5 *

dustorthepossibilityofwatersplashing.

• Donotuseyourownscrews.Useonly

the screws provided. If you use the wrong

screws, you could damage the unit.

..........2

• Ifyourcar’signitiondoesnothaveanACC

position, connect the ignition wires to a

powersourcethatcanbeturnedonand

Installation Procedure

offwiththeignitionkey.Ifyouconnect

1 Topreventashortcircuit,removethekey

the ignition wire to a power source with

from the ignition and disconnect the ·

a constant voltage supply, such as with

battery.

batterywires,thebatterymaybedrained.

2 Maketheproperinputandoutputwire

• Ifthefuseblows,firstmakesurethewires

connections for each unit.

are not touching to cause a short circuit,

3 Connectthespeakerwiresofthewiring

then replace the old fuse with one with the

harness. (Accessory 2 )

same rating.

4 Connect the wiring harness wires in the

• Insulateunconnectedwireswithvinyltape

followingorder:ground,battery,ignition.

orothersimilarmaterial.Topreventashort

(Accessory 1 )

circuit, do not remove the caps on the ends

5 Connect the wiring harness connector to

of the unconnected wires or the terminals.

the unit.

6 Install the unit in your car.

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• Connectthespeakerwirescorrectlytothe

terminalstowhichtheycorrespond.The

unitmaybedamagedorfailtoworkifyou

share the · wires or ground them to any

metal part in the car.

• Whenonlytwospeakersarebeing

connected to the system, connect the

connectorseithertoboththefrontoutput

terminalsortoboththerearoutput

terminals(donotuseonefromeach).For

example,ifyouconnecttheª connector

oftheleftspeakertoafrontoutput

terminal, do not connect the · connector

to a rear output terminal.

• Aftertheunitisinstalled,checkwhether

thebrakelamps,blinkers,wipers,etc.on

thecarareworkingproperly.

• Mounttheunitsothatthemountingangle

is 30° or less.

• Donotpresshardonthepanelsurface

when installing the unit to the vehicle.

Otherwisescars,damage,orfailuremay

result.

¤ CAUTION

Install this unit in the console of your

vehicle.

Do not touch the metal part of this unit

during and shortly after the use of the

unit.Metalpartsuchastheheatsinkand

enclosurebecomehot.

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Connecting Wires to Terminals

Audio Video input 1 (AV IN1)

• Videoinput(Yellow)

Change the FUSE location to switch

• Audioleftinput(White)

ACC and B+ pin location on the ISO

• Audiorightinput(Red)

connector.

Rear Preout

• Audioleftoutput(White)

• Audiorightoutput(Red)

Front Preout

• Audioleftoutput(White)

VideoOutput

• Audiorightoutput(Red)

Purple/White(Reverse

sensorwire)

Connect to vehicle's reverse

lamp harness when using the

optional rear view camera.

LightGreen(Parking

sensorwire)

Extensioncable(Accessory3)

Forbestsafety,besureto

connecttheparkingsensor.

FUSE(15A)

Connecttothevehicle'sparking

⁄

brakedetectionswitchharness.

Accessory 1

(DDX1035/DDX1035Monly)

FM/AMantennainput

Antenna Cord

Accessory 2

(DDX1035/DDX1035Monly)

Subwoofer Preout (monaural)

Rear View Camera Input (Yellow)

Blue/White(Powercontrol/

Antennacontrolwire)

Tothepowercontrolterminalwhenusingtheoptionalpoweramplifier,

P.CONT.

ortotheantennacontrolterminalinthevehicle.(Max.350mA,12V)

ANT.CONT.

If no connections are made, do not remove the cap.

Red(Ignitionwire)

ACC

Ignitionkeyswitch

Yellow(Batterywire)

B+

Carfusebox

(Mainfuse)

Black(Groundwire)·(Tocarchassis)

Battery

Whiteª/White/black·:Tofrontspeaker(left)

Grayª/Gray/black·:Tofrontspeaker(right)

Greenª/Green/black·:Torearspeaker(left)

Purple ª/Purple/black·:Torearspeaker(right)

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Connecting a USB device/iPod/iPhone

iPod/iPhone except for iPhone 5/

iPod touch (5th Generation)/

iPod nano (7th Generation)

(sold separately)

VideoOutput

KCA-iP102 (0.8 m)

(Sold separately)

USB terminal

KCA-iP22F (0.8 m)

(Sold separately)

iPod/Audio Visual

input 2 (iPod/AV IN2)

(iPod/AV Input 2

switchable)

iPhone 5/iPod touch (5th Generation)/

iPod nano (7th Generation) (sold

separately)

CA-U1EX

USB device

(max.: 500 mA)

(sold separately)

(Sold separately)

USB 2.0 cable (accessory of

the iPod/iPhone)

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Installing/Removing the Unit

Installing the Unit (DDX155

Installing the Trim Plate

only)

1 Attach accessory 4 to the unit.

Bendthetabsofthemountingsleeve

4

with a screwdriver or similar utensil and

attach it in place.

Removing the Trim Plate

⁄

1 Remove accessory 4 to the unit.

• Makesurethattheunitisinstalledsecurely

inplace.Iftheunitisunstable,itmay

malfunction(eg,thesoundmayskip).

Installing the Unit

(DDX1035/ DDX1035M only)

6 or 7

CarBracket

4

6 or 7

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Removing the Unit (DDX155

only)

1 Removethetrimplatebyreferringto

the removal procedure in the section

“RemovingtheTrimPlate”.

2 Insertthetwoextractionkeys5 deeply

into the slots on each side, as shown. (The

protrusionatthetipoftheextractionkey

mustfacetowardtheunit.)

5

3 Pull out the unit halfway.

⁄

• Becarefultoavoidinjuryfromthecatchpinson

the removal tool.

4 Pull the unit all the way out with your

hands,beingcarefulnottodropit.

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Specifications

Monitor section

USB interface section

Picture Size

USBStandard

: 6.2inches(diagonal)wide

: USB2.0FullSpeed

 137.40mm(W)×77.28mm(H)

FileSystem

Display System

: FAT16/32

: TransparentTNLCDpanel

Maximum Power Supply Current

: DC5V

1 A

Drive System

D/A Converter

: TFTactivematrixsystem

: 24Bit

Number of Pixels

Video Decoder

: 1,152,000(800H×480V×RGB)

: MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG4

Effective Pixels

Audio Decoder

: 99.99%

: MP3/WMA

Pixel Arrangement

: RGBstripedarrangement

FM tuner section

BackLighting

: LED

FrequencyRange(50kHz)

: 87.5MHz–108.0MHz

DVD player section

UsableSensitivity(S/N:26dB)

D/A Converter

: 11.2dBf(1.0μV/75Ω)

: 24bit

QuietingSensitivity(S/N:46dB)

Audio Decoder

: 16.4dBf(1.8μV/75Ω)

: LinearPCM/DolbyDigita/MP3/WMA

FrequencyResponse(±3.0dB)

Video Decoder

: 30Hz–14kHz

: MPEG1/MPEG2/MPEG4

S/N Ratio (dB)

Wow&Flutter

: 50dB(MONO)

: BelowMeasurableLimit

Selectivity(±400kHz)

FrequencyResponse

: ≥ 80 dB

: Samplingfrequency;

Stereo Separation

 96kHz: 20Hz–22,000Hz

: 40dB(1kHz)

 48kHz: 20Hz–22,000Hz

 44.1kHz: 20Hz–20,000Hz

AM tuner section

Total Harmonic Distortion

FrequencyRange(9kHz)

: 0.020%(1kHz)

: 531kHz–1611kHz

S/N Ratio (dB)

UsableSensitivity

: 95dB(DVD-Video96kHz)

: 25μV

Dynamic Range

: 90dB(DVD-Video96kHz)

DiscFormat

: DVD-Video/VIDEO-CD/CD-DA

Samplingfrequency

: 44.1/48/96kHz

Quantifying Bit Number

: 16/20/24bit

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Video section

General

Color System of External Video Input

Operating Voltage

: NTSC/PAL

: 14.4V(10.5V–16Vallowable)

ExternalVideoInputLevel(RCA/minijack)

Maximum Current Consumption

: 1Vp-p/75Ω

: 10A

External Audio Max Input Level (RCA/

Operational Temperature Range

minijack)

: –10°C–+60°C

: 1.5V/10kΩ

Installation Dimensions (W × H × D)

VideoOutputLevel(RCAjack)

: 183.0×112.0×158.7mm

: 1Vp-p/75Ω

(DDX155)

VideoinputLevel(RCAjack)

178.0×100.8×160.0mm

: 1Vp-p/75Ω

(DDX1035/DDX1035M)

Color System of DVD Video Output

Weight

: NTSC

: 2.1kg(DDX155)

1.9kg(DDX1035/DDX1035M)

Audio section

MaximumPower(Front&Rear)

• Althoughtheeffectivepixelsfortheliquid

: 40W×4

crystalpanelisgivenas99.99%ormore,

0.01%ofpixelsmaynotlightormaylight

FullBandwidthPower(Front&Rear)

incorrectly.

(PWRDIN45324,+B=14.4V)

• Specificationsaresubjecttochange

: 20W×4

without notice.

(at less than 1% THD)

: 14W×4

Preout Level (V)

: 2V/10kΩ

Preout Impedance

: ≤600Ω

SpeakerImpedance

: 4Ω–8Ω

Tone

Bass:  100Hz±15dB

Middle: 1kHz±15dB

Treble: 12.5kHz±15dB

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