TreeFiddyZee

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I'm not sure what's ideal, but the wallpaper option resizes them to fit the screen.
I found out there's an ability to change the startup screen also, but it doesn't resize.
I called Kenwood and here's the instructions they gave to me:

1. enter setup mode by:
- holding both SRC+EJECT and while holding it press the RESET button
- wait for the screen that displays:
- Kenwood Image
- OEM image
2. Connect USB that contains your customized startup screen (480 x 234 pixels (this was taken from another post that I found))
3. Select OEM Image
4. Select the file that you wanted to be the start-up screen, hit ENTER
5. You will be back to the screen described in (1)
6. Turn OFF unit by holding SRC
7. Turn ON unit by pressing SRC

I actually had to use FUNC and eject. Unfortunately, I went through all of the steps and it didn't startup with the new screen. The reason that I posted this is in hopes that someone else can get it to work. I know I've probably done something slightly wrong, but I don't know what.

BakaN20

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What happened to all of Nazar's Kenwood stuff on the site?

Nazar

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If you need one just call me, We got our hands slapped for selling them at the Pre-buy price. It made some other venders upset. Call me if you need something.

TreeFiddyZee

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So much for a free economy. Sorry to hear about the problems.

kaspia

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Got my DNX8120 yesterday --
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540130007/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 007 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2540130007_d85517506c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 007" /></a>

Updates 6/2/08:
Since not many posted pics of the installed unit ---
Here are some pics to help motivate potential buyer <-- free advertisement for Nazar lol

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540970772/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 134 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2540970772_bf00e7939a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 134" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540967952/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 119 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2540967952_ac164fb00f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 119" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540971614/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 139 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2540971614_25dd6be6cb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 139" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540972030/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 141 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2540972030_446cc8ffee.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 141" /></a>
Auto Detect when sunset to switch to Night Mode
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540972204/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 150 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2540972204_2e1076c6c5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 150" /></a>
You can control how detail you want the map to display
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540150885/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 152 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/2540150885_cf0e8d92dc.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 152" /></a>
The map will switch to a more detail view when approaching the next turning point
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2555682670/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 198 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2555682670_e7bd7a2ea6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 198" /></a>
Simple GUI Layout
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540151095/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 154 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2540151095_51119c4903.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 154" /></a>
Navi Menu
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540972780/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 155 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2540972780_51faaf12e2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 155" /></a>
Software Version -- I find it cute how "Jack" is the male voice and "Jill" is the female. Also you can choose regular American English or British American
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540973164/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 157 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2540973164_af6584722f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 157" /></a>
Record Logs of your Data
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2555682526/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 197 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2555682526_1a74a8ba10.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 197" /></a>
GPS satellites signal info
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540152091/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 159 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2342/2540152091_58ba1d0c27.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 159" /></a>
More Data Collected about your Z
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540973644/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 160 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2540973644_43d749c653.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 160" /></a>
You can choose a specific icon to represent landmark -- I choose a castle for my house So when you zoom out -- you can see an overview of all your friends in the area
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540973810/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 161 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2540973810_2caea5ce21.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 161" /></a>
It can even display SMS text message!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540152569/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 162 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2540152569_d66467f906.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 162" /></a>
When you get a SMS -- an notify icon will display on the screen
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540129105/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 164 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2540129105_a9592ff5a3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 164" /></a>
You can reply back via the touchscreen -- but of course safety should be top priority -- right guys?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974072/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 165 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2540974072_91b7b389f4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 165" /></a>
The Select Source Menu
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540152789/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 166 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2540152789_3ee11f6425.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 166" /></a>
Customizable Theme
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974378/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 169 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2540974378_78ba3866cf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 169" /></a>
I can control which speaker(s) I want the voice to come from
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540153065/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 170 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2540153065_5fc0051453.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 170" /></a>
Audio Control Interface
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540153145/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 173 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/2540153145_8346d8903d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 173" /></a>
DVD Slot and the SD Slot is under
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974714/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 175 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2540974714_a5b08cef2c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 175" /></a>
Bluetooth linked to my phone!
It also display the battery level on my phone and signal strength
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540129287/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 180 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2540129287_0d9fb98944.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 180" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2555682864/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 204 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2555682864_c08af6abaa.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 204" /></a>
Mic Location
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974892/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 185 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2200/2540974892_00981cf564.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 185" /></a>

Hope I didn't go overboard with the pics, but can you guys tell I am excited?

-KP

wannabuy350z

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^nice.................































Jessica Alba lol

TreeFiddyZee

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Hey kaspia. How come you didn't scratch the poop out of your console like I did? Thanks for posting.

cyberkline

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how hard was the install

Black Spider

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Does anyone know which steering wheel adapter to get for this unit?

kaspia

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Yes -- she loves me.

Are you talking "pry" mark/scratch? I didn't use any unnecessary forces when disassembling the center console. Also I used that "magic" pillow (pix above ) to cushion and lay soft towels everywhere, but to be honest there are a few minor fine scratches (not sure was it there before the install -- oh well it's bound to happened).

If you are familiar with the basic then its not that bad. Navi unit requires additional things to do/remember such as running cable for the microphone, GPS antennae and important to find a solid grounded point for the HU. Just take your time to double-check your connections before turning up the car (blew out a fuse my first time ). I think installing this is harder than installing CarPC

You will need the SWI-JACK for the Kenwood Unit.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540148609/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 130 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2540148609_04e519d98d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 130" /></a>

TreeFiddyZee

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I was just bonehead and didn't pay attention to what I was doing and ran the console across the bare shifter arm. I had a loose nut behind the screwdriver.
The pillow is a great idea.

Black Spider

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Thanks!

BakaN20

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Is the big difference between the 8120 and the ddx812 just the navigation? I can't afford the 8120 right now, so i plan on getting the 812 and the navigation later. Is the navigation the same for the 812+add on as to the navigation in the 8120?

TreeFiddyZee

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The KNA-G510 nav unit has an MSRP of about $800.

naughty240

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I know the 8120 has the bluetooth built in which means you dont need to buy the add on kit.

BakaN20

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The ddx812 has bluetooth in it also. I just ordered the ddx812 from Nazar. I saw on ebay the nav unit for $300, thats not too bad, i can buy that later when i actually have money.

djblend

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looks great! I may need to up grade to this. but i don't need navi.

EFLoW

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Nazar

Can you PM me with prices on the ddx812 and ddx8120 shipped to 61108? Thanks!


Kaspia, thanks for posting those pics. I have been considering getting that unit for a while now and seeing those pics made me want it more than ever

BakaN20

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Just got my ddx812 about an hour ago. Started the install, hopefully i have it finished by tonight!

iamdigital

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Would this badboy support a PC input? Or is the 480 x 234 too small? I want a doubledin that'll support PC input with or w/o touch screen support and the mp3car.com community would shat bricks for it too.