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

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    Page 3 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc.[...]

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    Page 4 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 files, it provides music lovers the ultimate in [...]

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    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 t he operation of your Kenwood Music Keg, but as a quick overview we start with the four major steps: Step 1) Install the Music Keg in your car. For more informat[...]

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    Page 6 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 connector cable (6 meter) 1 DMS cartridge 1 USB cra[...]

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    Page 7 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. USB Cradle power adaptor PhatNoise Music Manager software CD - ROM[...]

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    Page 8 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. A. Music Keg Overview The Music Keg is the central brain of the Kenwood Excelon Music Keg car audio sy stem. It is a computer that you install permanently in your vehicle. The Music Keg software and the music files themselves are contained on a[...]

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    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 into the Music Keg, make sure the cartridge slides al[...]

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    Page 10 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 in your DMS cartridge just like a hard drive. Pl[...]

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    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 will be subjected to hot air from the heater or an[...]

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    Page 12 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 cartridge into the Music Keg now, prior to installatio[...]

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    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 clearance to keep the cables from straining or bendin[...]

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    Page 14 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 of the dashboard, depending on your car. If do no[...]

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    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 Music Keg should be mo unted to a hard stable surfac[...]

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    Page 16 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 remove the cartridge . The next section will gui[...]

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    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 the CD found in your package. You can use th e [...]

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    Page 18 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. NOTE: Windows XP ONLY! During the installation, Windows XP will most likely pop up warning message boxes titled “Software Installatio n”. These are normal. Click “Continue Anyway”. 6. When the installation is finished, the setup progra[...]

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    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 illuminate. T he DMS cartridge will then be det[...]

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    Page 20 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. NOTE: Windows XP ONLY! 1. After detecting the DMS, Windows will launch the “Found New Hardware Wizard” with two options a. “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” b. “I nstall from a list or specific location (Advanced)”[...]

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

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    Page 22 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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![...]

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    Page 23 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. Section III: Creating and Manag ing 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 the software, press F1 while the Music Manager is[...]

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    Page 24 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. books in the appropriate bookshelf. T he 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 you step by step through the core features in[...]

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    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 Interf ace allows you to add songs from your CDs to the hard drive. To add music from CDs to the PhatNoise Music Manager fol[...]

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    Page 26 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 [...]

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    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 combinat ion of sound quality and small file size. 9. Press the Start button in the Encode panel and the process will begin. Creating and Mana[...]

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    Page 28 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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.[...]

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    Page 29 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc. 2. Type a search query in the Search box.[...]

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    Page 30 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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. Click the Edit playlist button. 3. Edit the pla[...]

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    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 match the criteria are automatically added to y[...]

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    Page 32 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. Transferring MP3s and play lists 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. Begin by accessing the Devices view by clicking [...]

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    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. If the DMS cartridge has not been configured[...]

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    Page 34 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. Adding a PhatNoise Music Mana ger 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 disc on the DMS cartridge 1. Drag the songs onto th[...]

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    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 pressing the Sync Music Keg button, any u pdates to [...]

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    Page 36 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. Example Playl ists 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 may want to try. Here, several playlists have been[...]

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    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 higher for dynamic playlists of individual a[...]

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    Page 38 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 Music Keg appears like a large CD Changer. Playback o[...]

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    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 head units display CD text the song and artist na[...]

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    Page 40 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 periodically releases updates to the firmware in orde[...]

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    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 Wizard button to begin the update pro cess.[...]

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    Page 42 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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.[...]

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    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 butto n . The window will display the firmware version information.[...]

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    Page 44 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. 11. Press the Next button one more time. This screen summarizes the options you have chosen. Press Update PhatNoise DMS when you are done. Make sure you are choosing the correct options. Reprogramming the Music Keg for an incorrect head unit m[...]

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    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 about 7 minutes. Do not pull the cartridge out while [...]

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    Page 46 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 unit has the CD changer as the active source. - Ma[...]

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    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 Manager database files have been corrupted. To[...]

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    Page 48 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & 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 receiver is connected • Consult the deal[...]

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    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 fall, causing serious damage to the product. 3. Do [...]

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    Page 50 Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Cor poration & PhatNoise Inc. Appendix D: Contacting Kenwood Support Need help? What goes where, compa tibility, and troubleshooting? Please feel free to contact us at: Web: http://www.kenwoodusa.com Email: inquiry@kenwoodusa.com Phone: 1 - 800 - KENWOOD (536 - 9663) Maili[...]

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    New Kenwood Music Keg software info With the rel ease of KHD- CX910 Kenwood Excelon Musi c Kegs wi th 20GB DMS cartridges and the new KHD-C 710 Kenw ood M us ic Keg, new Music Manag er software and Mus ic Keg operatin g firmwar e ( with the follow ing new fe atures and capab i litie s) ha s be come a vaila bl e: • Compat ibi lit y with A udibl e.[...]

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    Manual firmware update required? Yes (pr oc ed u r e i n A ppend ix A o f Inst r uct ion Manual) No Yes (pr oc ed u r e i n A ppend ix A o f Inst r uct ion Manual) No *Units in colu mn 2 have not yet been shipped. A s you can see, al l KHD-C710 un its have the lat est features an d capab i l ities r ight out o f t h e bo x, requ iring n o m anua l [...]

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    Music Manag er softwar e from the I nternet or promotio nal CD- ROMs In addi tion to Music Manage r software from C D-ROMs i ncluded i n Music Ke g packag es, cu stomer s may h a ve dow n load ed and i n st a lled a t r ial vers io n o f t h e Music Manager (v1.85) from the Internet or i nstalled it from a promotional CD- ROM ( retail sto r e d emo[...]

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    4. The “properties” screen will appe ar. Select the tab on the far right side ( it will either b e c al led “Ge n er al ” or “A bout”): 5. The tab window will expand. The top half of the wi ndow will display the current vers ion of th e M usic Man ager soft w are:[...]

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    Manually upgrading the Music Manager softw are to the latest v ersion: 1. Make sure the computer has an a ctive Internet connection 2. Follow step s 1 – 4 above 3. Select the “Update Now ” button: 4. The M u si c M anag e r so ft w are w ill dow nlo ad t h e lat est ve rsio n o f it self fro m the Internet; the updated program w ill automatic[...]

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    Music Keg Warranty KENWOOD KENWOOD LIMITED WARRANTY FOR CAR AUDIO MUSIC KEG COMPONENTS HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY Kenwood U.S.A. Corporation (“Kenwood”) warrants the Music Keg main chassis for a period of 2 years from the date of original purchase. Kenwood warrants the DMS Cartridge and USB cradle for a period of 1 year from the date of original [...]