Kenwood Corp. DPX-7000DAB incl. DAB aerial
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6 reviews
Poor mobile phone connection
I have had the radio installed for about 4 years now and will definitely change it. It fulfils the basic requirements of a car radio, but has some negative aspects.
The design and menu navigation are very technical and difficult to understand. Every button seems to be assigned twice and three times. The search for a radio station alone is difficult when you leave your usual radius and want to search for new frequencies.
I still haven't managed to switch the source for the Bluetooth music on two connected mobile phones. It always seems to be a lottery as to which of the two phones is connected. I recently experienced this again: I was listening to music on my mobile phone (although my wife, as the passenger, wanted to use hers) and after a stop at a service area, the source was back on my wife's mobile phone. It's stupid when you want to listen to an audio book via Spotify.
My Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S10) regularly lost the connection. Or it would get an error message when trying to connect to the phone book. Once you managed to dial a number via the radio, it was a matter of luck whether a call was actually made.Pro
- Many connection options
Contra
- Difficult operation
- Unstable mobile phone connection
very good
very great device, at a fair price.
Great radio with weak Bluetooth
Fully equipped car radio with DAB, hands-free system and many setting options.
Equalizer, speaker size and external subwoofer can be completely adjusted.
Easy installation and good menu navigation score highly.
Negative aspects are a weak Bluetooth (jerks when the mobile phone is more than 0.5 metres away from the radio).
The connections suddenly break off and long setting times until music can be heard with the mobile phone.Pro
- Super equipment
- DAB, hands-free kit included
- Endless adjustment possibilities
Contra
- Bluetooth weak
- Connection with mobile phone cumbersome and unstable
Super Radio!
I installed this radio in my Lexus IS200 and am totally satisfied.
The installation went flawlessly.
The radio sounds great and the display is very easy to read. The sound settings are great and the functions are easy to understand and quick to use.Pro
- Extensive scope of delivery
- Easy to read display
- Good and understandable manual
Good price/quality
It's cheap; do not expect great things and you won't be disappointed.
It does its job as a radio (DAB+/FM); if you store one channel in DAB+ and also in FM, if you listen to it in DAB+ and the signal disappears (e.g.: under an underpass), the radio will automatically switch to the same channel in FM.
The enclosed DAB+ antenna, if instaled correctly on the windscreen, works although it is not as powerful as an antenna on the car roof.
If I connect an Android phone to the USB port, that triggers an attempt to install a Kenwood application that actually does not work (tested it last summer on a Samsung S3).
USB sticks with MP3 files work, MP3 CDs work, Bluetooth (phone and music) works.
The radio is compatible with my Toyota Corolla Verso (2007).Pro
- Price: for 200 CHF it's a bargain
- DAB+ / FM automatic switch (if listening to DAB+ when its signal disappears)
- The enclosed DAB+ antenna actually works
Contra
- Screen illumination is poor when there is a lot of sunlight
- Poor user interface and design
- USB connection to an Android phone not working
- Only one button to switch sources
Is there a French version in the radio, so that we can exchange. Thank you
Hello,
To my great surprise the internal software of the radio is in English and not in French, except for the instructions. For someone who does not know English it is very difficult to program and use it.Pro
- Very good sound quality
Contra
- I can't get it to work properly because it's all in English
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