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DUAL DIN SIZED CD RECEIVER

DPX301
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Take the time to read through this instruction manual.
Familiarity with installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best
performance from your new CD-receiver.

For your records
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated on the
warranty card, and in the space provided below. Refer to the model and serial numbers
whenever you call upon your Kenwood dealer for information or service on the product.
Model DPX301 Serial number

US Residence Only

Register Online
Register your Kenwood product at
www.kenwoodusa.com
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Contents
2Warning

3

Safety precautions

4

Notes

5

About CDs

6

About AAC, MP3 and WMA

7

General features

8

Power
Selecting the Source
Volume
Attenuator
System Q
Audio Control
Audio Setup
Speaker Setting
Switching Display
Subwoofer Output
TEL Mute

Tuner features

20

Menu System
Activating Security Code
Deactivating Security Code
Touch Sensor Tone
Manual Clock Adjustment
Display Illumination Control
Dimmer
Switching preout
Built-in Amp Setting
Supreme Setting
CRSC (Clean Reception System Circuit)
Receive mode Setting
SIRIUS ID (ESN) display
Auxiliary Input Display Setting
Text Scroll
Built-in Auxiliary input Setting
CD Read Setting
Demonstration mode Setting

Basic Operations of remote control 26
13

Tuning
Tuning Mode
Direct Access Tuning
Station Preset Memory
Auto Memory Entry
Preset Tuning

CD/Audio file/External disc control
features
15
Playing CD & Audio file
Playing External Disc
Fast Forwarding and Reversing
Track/File Search
Disc Search/Folder Search
Direct Track/File Search
Direct Disc Search
Track/File/Disc/Folder Repeat
Scan Play
Random Play
Magazine Random Play
Folder Select
Text/Title Scroll

HD Radio control features

Menu system

Accessories/ Installation Procedure 28
Connecting Wires to Terminals

29

Installing the Escutcheon

30

Installation

31

Removing the Unit

32

Troubleshooting Guide

33

Specifications

36

19

About HD Radio
Tuning

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2Warning
2CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure.
In compliance with Federal Regulations, following
are reproductions of labels on, or inside the product
relating to laser product safety.
Kenwood Corporation
2967-3, ISHIKAWA-MACHI,
HACHIOJI-SHI
TOKYO, JAPAN
KENWOOD CORP. CERTIFIES THIS EQUIPMENT
CONFORMS TO DHHS REGULATIONS N0.21 CFR
1040. 10, CHAPTER 1, SUBCHAPTER J.
Location : Bottom Panel

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 lose
the authority to operate this equipment if an
unauthorized change or modification is made.

NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment may cause harmful
interference to radio communications, if it is
not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

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Safety precautions
2WARNING
To prevent injury or fire, take the
following precautions:
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any
metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools)
inside the unit.
• Mounting and wiring this product requires
skills and experience. For safety’s sake, leave the
mounting and wiring work to professionals.

2CAUTION
To prevent damage to the machine, take
the following precautions:
• Make sure to ground the unit to a negative 12V
DC power supply.
• Do not install the unit in a spot exposed to direct
sunlight or excessive heat or humidity. Also avoid
places with too much dust or the possibility of
water splashing.
• When replacing a fuse, only use a new fuse with
the prescribed rating. Using a fuse with the wrong
rating may cause your unit to malfunction.
• Do not use your own screws. Use only the screws
provided. If you use the wrong screws, you could
damage the unit.

Do Not Load 3-in. CDs in the CD slot
If you try to load a 3 in. CD with its adapter into the
unit, the adapter might separate from the CD and
damage the unit.

About CD players/disc changers
connected to this unit
Kenwood disc changers/ CD players released in
1998 or later can be connected to this unit.
Refer to the catalog or consult your Kenwood
dealer for connectable models of disc changers/
CD players.
Note that any Kenwood disc changers/ CD players
released in 1997 or earlier and disc changers made
by other makers cannot be connected to this unit.
Connecting unsupported disc changers/CD players
to this unit may result in damage.
Set the "O-N" Switch to the "N" position for the
applicable Kenwood disc changers/ CD players.
The functions you can use and the information
that can be displayed may differ depending on the
models being connected.
• You can damage both your unit and the CD changer if
you connect them incorrectly.

Lens Fogging
When you turn on the car heater in cold weather,
dew or condensation may form on the lens in the
CD player of the unit. Called lens fogging, this
condensation on the lens may not allow CDs to
play. In such a situation, remove the disc and wait
for the condensation to evaporate. If the unit still
does not operate normally after a while, consult
your Kenwood dealer.

The "AAC" logo is trademark of Dolby
Laboratories.

NOTE
This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.

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Notes
• If you experience problems during installation,
consult your Kenwood dealer.
• When you purchase optional accessories, check
with your Kenwood dealer to make sure that they
work with your model and in your area.
• If the unit fails to operate properly, press the Reset
button. The unit returns to factory settings when
the Reset button is pressed.
• Press the reset button if the disc auto changer fails
to operate correctly. Normal operation should be
restored.

Before using this unit for the first time
This unit is initially set on the Demonstration mode.
When using this unit for the first time, cancel the
 (page 25).

About SIRIUS Satellite radio tuner
Refer to the instruction manual of SIRIUS Satellite
radio tuner KTC-SR901/SR902/SR903 (optional
accessory), when connected, for the operation
method.
• Refer to the sections of A models for operations.
DISP

Reset button
• We recommend the use of  (page 21) to prevent theft.
• The characters which can be displayed by this
unit are A-Z 0-9 @ " ‘ ` % & * + – = , . / \ < > [ ] ( ) : ;
^-{}|~.
• The illustrations of the display and the panel
appearing in this manual are examples used to
explain more clearly how the controls are used.
Therefore, what appears on the display in the
illustrations may differ from what appears on the
display on the actual equipment, and some of the
illustrations on the display may be inapplicable.

Cleaning the Unit
If the faceplate of this unit is stained, wipe it with a
dry soft cloth such as a silicon cloth.
If the faceplate is stained badly, wipe the stain off
with a cloth moistened with neutral cleaner, then
wipe it again with a clean soft dry cloth.
• Applying spray cleaner directly to the unit may affect its
mechanical parts. Wiping the faceplate with a hard cloth
or using a volatile liquid such as thinner or alcohol may
scratch the surface or erases characters.

4

FM/SCRL

¢

AUTO

1-6

SRC AM C.S.

About DAB Tuner control

Refer to A group on the Instruction manual of DAB
Tuner KTC-9090DAB (optional accessory) for the
control method of DAB Tuner function.
However, the following control methods of the
function for this unit may be different from the
Instruction manual; therefore, refer to the following
supplemental instruction.

1. Select the preset band for Auto Ensemble
Memory Entry.
2. Press the [AME] button for at least 2 seconds.
Open Auto Ensemble Memory Entry.
After storing in the memory finishes, the
number of the pre-set buttons and the
ensemble label are displayed.

and  in

At the operation to press [DISP] button, use [AUTO]
button instead.

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About CDs
Handling CDs

Removing CDs

• Do not touch the recording surface of the CD.

When removing CDs from this unit pull them out
horizontally.

CDs that cannot be used
• CDs that are not round cannot be used.

• CD-R and CD-RW are easier to damage than a
normal music CD. Use a CD-R or a CD-RW after
reading the caution items on the package etc.
• Do not stick tape etc. on the CD, or use a CD with
tape stuck on it.

When using a new CD
If the CD center hole or outside rim has burrs,
use the CD only after removing the burrs with a
ballpoint pen, etc.

Burrs

Burrs

• CDs with coloring on the recording surface or CDs
that are dirty cannot be used.
• This unit can only play the CDs with
.
This unit may not correctly play discs which do
not have the mark.
• You cannot play a CD-R or CD-RW that has not
been finalized. (For the finalization process refer to
your CD-R/CD-RW writing software, and your CDR/CD-RW recorder instruction manual.)

CD storage
• Do not place CDs in direct sunlight (On the seat
or dashboard etc.) or where the temperature is
high.
• Store CDs in their cases.

CD accessories
Do not use disc type accessories.

CD cleaning
Clean from the center of the disc and move
outward.

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About AAC, MP3 and WMA
The playable AAC/MP3/WMA file (hereafter called
Audio file) and the media format has the following
limitation. The Audio file, which is not comforming
to the specification, may not play normally, or the
file and folder names may not display correctly.

The maximum number of characters for
display
File/Folder name: 64 characters
MP3 ID3 Tag/ WMA Contents property/ AAC song
information: 30 characters

Playable Audio file
• AAC, MP3, WMA
• Attach the correct extension for the Audio file (AAC:
".M4A", MP3: ".MP3", WMA: ".WMA")
• Do not attach the extensions to files other than the
Audio file. If the extension is attached, the file, which is
not the Audio file, will play and outputs a loud noise,
causing damage to the speaker.
• The files with copy protection cannot be played.
• The settings of your encoding software and the
environment in which it is used may now allow you to
play or view specific audio files.
• The unit may not be compatible with upgrade
of compression format standard and additional
specifications.

Playable AAC file
• ".m4a" file encoded by AAC-LC format.
Refer to http://www.kenwood.mediamanager.jp
for the details.

Playable MP3 file
• MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 file
• Transfer bit rate: 8-320 kbps
• Sampling frequency
: 8, 11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

Playable WMA file
• The file in accordance with Windows Media Audio
(Except for the file for Windows Media Player 9 or
after which applies the new functions)
• Transfer bit rate: 48-192 kbps
• Sampling frequency: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz

Playable media
• CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
• CD-RW discs which are quick formatted by the writing
software cannot be used.
• When recording to the maximum media capacity at
once, the writing software is set to "Disc at once".

Playable disc format
•
•
•
•

ISO 9660 Level 1/2
Joliet
Romeo
Long file name.

• File/Folder name is the number of the characters
including the extensions
• MP3 ID3 Tag can only display the tag of Ver1.0/ 1.1.
• AAC ID3 Tag cannot be displayed.

Limitation of structure for the file and the
folder
• Maximum number of directory levels: 8
• Maximum number of folders: 100
• Maximum number of files per folder: 255

Playing order of the Audio file
The Audio file plays in the order which is written by
writing software. You may be able to set the playing
order by writing the play sequence numbers such
as "01" to "99" at the beginning of the file name.
Example
0: Folder
CD (1)
¡: Audio file

¡!
2

4

¡"
3

¡#
¡$

¡%

• Playing order
Playing order after ¡! play.
➡ ¡", ¡#, ¡$, ¡%...
• File search
Forward file search during ¡# play.
Push the Control knob towards [¢] ➡ ¡$
• Folder search
Forward folder search during ¡" play.
Push the Control knob towards [FM] ➡ 3, 4...
• Folder select
When the selection is set to directory 4, and you
want to skip to the folder 2 at the same level.
Push the Control knob towards [4] ➡ 2
When the selection is set to directory 3, moves
the level up by folder select.
Push the Control knob towards [AM] ➡ 2

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General features
DISP

VOL

Control knob

ATT

Q

SRC

Clock display

ATT indicator

LOUD indicator

Power

Volume

Turning ON the Power
Press the [SRC] button.

Increasing Volume
Turn the [VOL] knob clockwise.

Turning OFF the Power
Press the [SRC] button for at least 1 second.

Decreasing Volume
Turn the [VOL] knob counterclockwise.

Selecting the Source

Attenuator
Turning the volume down quickly.

Press the [SRC] button.
Source required
SIRIUS tuner (Optional accessory)
Tuner or HD Radio (Optional accessory)
CD
External disc (Optional accessory)
Auxiliary input
Auxiliary input (Optional accessory)
Standby (Illumination only mode)

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Display
"SIRIUS"
"TUNER" or "HD RADIO"
"CD"
"CD CH"
"AUX"
"AUX EXT"
"STANDBY"

Press the [ATT] button.
Each time you press the button, the Attenuator
turns ON and OFF.
When the Attenuator is ON, the "ATT" indicator
blinks.

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System Q

Audio Control

Selecting the best sound setting preset for
different types of music.

1 Select the source to adjust

1 Select the source to set

2 Enter Audio Control mode

Press the [SRC] button.

Press the [VOL] knob.

2 Select the Sound type

3 Select the Basic Audio item to adjust

Press the [Q] button.
When you press the button once, the current
sound setting is displayed.
Each time you press the button, the sound
setting alternates.
Sound setting
Natural
User memory
Rock
Pops
Easy
Top 40
Jazz

Press the [SRC] button.

Display
"NATURAL"
"USER"
"ROCK"
"POPS"
"EASY"
"TOP40"
"JAZZ"

• User memory: The values set on the 

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