10ECF250 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 My '02 F-250 is getting this DNX 7100 and back-up cam and Blue tooth right now. I'm very excited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
10ECF250 Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Holy Cow! This is the coolest car accessory ever! My installer hooked up the reverse camera so that it automatically comes on in reverse like it's supposed to. He also added a rocker switch in a blank on the dash so I can pop up the rear view cam instantly any time. The nav seems to be flawless so far. The DVD playback and picture quality is very crisp. I love it! The bluetooth speaker phone works great and I sound way better over the speaker phone than I expected. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ufd108 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 1. The DNX7100 is not connected to the VSS wire, the unit determines your speed via it's link to the satellite(S), yes that's plural..the speed is usually of by .5mph See image at the time of this picture I had 10 sattelites I was recieving and sending my location too. The VSS hookup is not for speed per se, it's for dead reckoning. I used to have a stand-alone Garmin, which I loved, but it did not have dead reckoning. Sounds like the Kenwood doesn't either, which is kind of surprising these days. Â In case you're not familiar with it, dead reckoning uses a gyro and the speed input from the car to keep accurately routing even when you lose the satellite signal temporarily. My Z1, which I am seriously considering selling to get the Kenwood (I will never buy another Pioneer product after wasting money on the Z1), has that one advantage that it keeps routing even if the signal is interrupted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FF2MOE Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 1. The DNX7100 is not connected to the VSS wire, the unit determines your speed via it's link to the satellite(S), yes that's plural..the speed is usually of by .5mph See image at the time of this picture I had 10 sattelites I was recieving and sending my location too. The VSS hookup is not for speed per se, it's for dead reckoning. I used to have a stand-alone Garmin, which I loved, but it did not have dead reckoning. Sounds like the Kenwood doesn't either, which is kind of surprising these days. Â In case you're not familiar with it, dead reckoning uses a gyro and the speed input from the car to keep accurately routing even when you lose the satellite signal temporarily. My Z1, which I am seriously considering selling to get the Kenwood (I will never buy another Pioneer product after wasting money on the Z1), has that one advantage that it keeps routing even if the signal is interrupted. Â Â Actually there's NO VSS wire in the DNX 7100 See installation manual here. Â http://inform2.kenwoodusa.com/manuals/D ... nstall.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hd54321 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Yea, I used to have a KNA-G510 and that sucker used to lose signal sometimes or take 30-90 seconds to get a signal sometimes if my car had been off for more then a day. The antenna was placed in line of sight with the sky, but it was the lack of dead-reckoning (i.e., no VSS hookup) that led to the long delays in getting and keeping a signal sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nightryder21 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Once you get a chance please post a video of a usb thumb drive or hard drive hooked up. I want to see this, as this will determine if i will buy it or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nilesh_dang Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hey FF2MOE  thanks for all the videos of the kenwoood, would it be possible for you to post the video for the bluetooth functionality ( showing an incoming call and the different ways of making an outgoing call -- does it show the callerid when a call comes in -- does it have any voice prompt when the call comes is, does it have voice dialing or does it support the voice recognition of the phone).  I also wanted to see some more on the ipod integration, naviagting albums and songs in the album.  Does it have text to speech for navigation ( does it say street names while giving directions), how deatiled are the maps, I am really impressed with this unit, these vidoes will help me to finally decide.  thnks  nilesh_dang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nilesh_dang Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Hi Guys  I have an Acura MDX 2005 with Bose, anybosy has any installation instruction on these, and I tried to search for the Double Din kit for the car, but could not find any. Any Suggestions?  Crutchfield website says that its not compatible with Acura MDX 2005 w Bose. Any suggestions whether I will be able to get it hooked up in my MDX.  Thanks  nilesh_dang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socalxjay Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Hey FF2MOE thanks for all the videos of the kenwoood, would it be possible for you to post the video for the bluetooth functionality ( showing an incoming call and the different ways of making an outgoing call -- does it show the callerid when a call comes in -- does it have any voice prompt when the call comes is, does it have voice dialing or does it support the voice recognition of the phone).  I also wanted to see some more on the ipod integration, naviagting albums and songs in the album.  Does it have text to speech for navigation ( does it say street names while giving directions), how deatiled are the maps, I am really impressed with this unit, these vidoes will help me to finally decide.  thnks  nilesh_dang  +1 very interested in this also... i'm on the fence between this and the panasonic strada... is there any delay while inputting commands on the interface or is it instantaneous (i.e. selecting inputs, entering destinations, pressing buttons on the screen). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capital R Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Not to hijack your thread FF2MOE, but I just finished installing my kenwood and absolutely LOVE it! I was so surprised to see c|net give it such a bad review that I had to go post one of my own!  http://reviews.cnet.com/car-gps-navigat ... &tag=uolst  A few of you have questioned the USB functionality: You cannot have your iPod AND another USB device connected at the same time. The system won't support a USB hub. So yes, you'd have to switch the device manually everytime. This however is not difficult to do if you route the USB cable from the unit to a handy location, like your glove box. I did that and makes life much easier for loading backgrounds, music (mostly irrelevant owning an iPod), videos or other files.  Here are some pics (not real great) of my install:         BUY THE KENWOOD! Where is the Kenwood forum anyway?  Regards,  ~Syd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josiah Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 very nice, how is the bluetooth! Does it come with the remote? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danwinfrey Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 how do you bypass the dnx7100??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobmun Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 ground the parking brake I believe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danwinfrey Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 What do you mean "ground the parking break"? I am a real newbie when it comes to installs. please spell it out for me. and is there a video of the bluetooth compatibility? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
universal9gsm Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 what kind of headrest do you have on that volvo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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