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Kenwood Excelon Music Keg User Manual
Copyright 2001 Kenwood USA Corporation & PhatNoise Inc.
Table of Contents
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................... 4
FOUR STEPS TO A QUICK START................................................................................................................................5
SYSTEM COMPONENTS...............................................................................................................................................6
A. Music Keg Overview .................................................................................................... 8
B. DMS Cartridge Overview ............................................................................................. 9
Safety and Handling Precautions.................................................................................... 11
SECTION I: INSTALLATION GUIDE ........................................................... 12
Before mounting the Music Keg ..................................................................................... 12
Mounting Location ............................................................................................. 12
Connecting the Music Keg to your head unit .................................................................. 13
Wiring a Music Keg to Kenwood Head Units.................................................................... 14
Making the Final Connection .......................................................................................... 15
SECTION II: SETTING UP AT HOME .......................................................... 17
Installing the Kenwood Excelon edition of the PhatNoise Music Manager
TM software ........ 17
SECTION III: CREATING AND MANAGING PLAYLISTS ............................... 23
MP3 Files and ID3 Tags ................................................................................................. 23
Static vs. Dynamic Playlists........................................................................................... 23
Launching the Music Manager ........................................................................................ 24
Navigating the Program ................................................................................................. 24
Creating and Managing Playlists .................................................................................... 27
The PhatNoise Car Audio System can handle as many as 999 separate playlists. The total
number of songs on the DMS Cartridge must not exceed 30,000.Transferring MP3s and
playlists to the DMS cartridge........................................................................................ 31
Transferring MP3s and playlists to the DMS cartridge ..................................................... 32
Adding a playlist to an existing disc on the DMS cartridge .............................................. 33
Adding a PhatNoise Music Manager playlist as a new disc on the DMS cartridge.............. 34
Adding individual songs to a disc on the DMS cartridge .................................................. 34
Additional DMS Features................................................................................................ 34
Creating a Blank Disc ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Syncing Music................................................................................................................................................... 35
Example Playlists.............................................................................................................................................. 36
SECTION IV: OPERATING THE KENWOOD MUSIC KEG WITH YOUR KENWOOD
HEAD UNIT ............................................................................................. 38
Setting the audio mode ................................................................................................. 38
Navigating the songs in a playlist .................................................................................. 38
Navigating the playlists in the Music Keg ....................................................................... 39
Displaying information about your music ....................................................................... 39
Special Notes ................................................................................................................ 39
APPENDIX A: UPDATING THE FIRMWARE IN YOUR MUSIC KEG ................ 40
APPENDIX B: TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................... 46
APPENDIX C: WARRANTY AND LIABILITY POLICY .................................... 47
Important Safety and Handling Instructions................................................................... 47
FCC WARNING .............................................................................................................. 47
Installation Precautions ................................................................................................. 48
Digital Media Storage Cartridge Precautions................................................................... 48
Music Keg Player and USB Cradle Precautions................................................................ 49
APPENDIX D: CONTACTING KENWOOD SUPPORT...................................... 50
Copyright
© 2001, Kenwood USA, Corp and PhatNoise, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks, service marks and tradenames, including without
limitation, KENWOOD, EXCELON, MUSIC KEG, are proprietary to Kenwood Corporation. All trademarks, service marks and tradenames, including
without limitation and PHATNOISE, PHATNOISE MUSIC MANAGER, DPGT and DMS are proprietary to PhatNoise, Inc.
