Installed Kenwood DNX6140

[lil_yellow_cabriolet]

I just wanted to share with everyone...I installed a Kenwood DNX6140 Monday night. Took me about 2 hours. I included the head unit, Sirius Satellite tuner, and ipod cable.

I bought the headunit from ebay, install parts form ebay, and Satellite tuner from crutchfield. All cost about $780. Almost 1/2 of what it would have cost at the dealership. (I love those folks at SCI though!) It was a very simple clean install.

So far I love it. I honestly have NEVER used GPS so I am getting used to that. Activated Sirius and that is pretty cool. I am used to XM decided to make a change. The ipod cable is pretty cool, and it DOES charge the iphone! All I need to do now is upload the smart logo to the start up screen. Probably get that done this weekend.

[lil_yellow_cabriolet]

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[NCC1701]

That's cool! Especially the startup image. I haven't yet gotten around to doing that on my Kenwood. Haven't got a clue as to how to do it, actually.
I'm still discovering features, haven't gotten to customization.
Kudos to you!

[lil_yellow_cabriolet]

Originally Posted by NCC1701

That's cool! Especially the startup image. I haven't yet gotten around to doing that on my Kenwood. Haven't got a clue as to how to do it, actually.
I'm still discovering features, haven't gotten to customization.
Kudos to you!

Thank you....

I know what you mean about features. I stumble upon something new everyday! I love the Bluetooth. I hate the ear pieces, but this is great!

My son likes the fact he can watch a movie. I installed mine so it can play anytime. Don't worry I am not watching it myself.

FYI...To change your splash screen is actually really simple. Here are the directions I stumbled on, and I quote.

"Change your splash screen by plugging in a flash drive with the images kept in the root directory of the Drive and holding the "SRC" and "Eject" button. Then pressed the reset button and waited for Kenwood Splash screen to come up (while still holding SRC and Eject). When Screen comes up you can let go of the SRC and Eject buttons and you should have 2 options.. choose the OEM option and select your image. And you are correct that the images need to be in the 480X240."

***CAUTION***
Do not make the mistake of holding the "FNC" button instead of the "SRC" button. I did this and put it into DEMO mode. If you do there is a simple fix. If you accidently make this mistake here is the fix to get it out of DEMO.

"To turn off, press and hold the SRC button, then press RESET Key. Continue to hold the SRC button until the unit fully powers back on."

The picture I used is actually 3 different pics I put together in Paint. I will post it here if anyone wants to use it.