KENWOOD DMX8021DABS 7” Wireless CarPlay Double Din Car Stereo Multimedia

The successor to the DMX8020, one of the most popular devices of the past 2 years, is ready: the DMX8021DABS. Very competitively priced and equipped with almost everything desired today from a car radio, it works with Apple Carplay & Android Auto and even Wireless thanks to built-in WiFi; it also provides a small installation depth due to the shortened chassis.

Kenwood DMX8021DABS

7-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen panel
Apple Carplay wireless WiFi (wired via USB or wireless)
Android Auto wireless WiFi (wired via USB or wireless)
Android True Mirroring (wired via USB or wireless)
DAB+ Digital radio & AM / FM tuner
1x high speed USB connection at the back
Bluetooth audio and hands-free
3x RCA output 5.0 Volts
13 band equalizer, DSP & RTA
R-cam rear view camera connection (with parking lines)
3 camera connections in total
Built-in ISO plug connection
Supports High Res Audio
Short Chassis or low installation depth 75 mm

General Features
DIN Size 2 DIN
Security Code Function ( user set) Set by the user
Smooth GUI
Selectable GUI Background Wallpaper
Key Illumination Variable colour
Installer Memory
Back-up Memory
Attenuator with Smooth Volume Return
Optional IR remote controller (KCA-RCDV331)
Digital Clock (24H)
Built-in Bluetooth
DAB Tuner Built-in
Works with Apple CarPlay
Works Wireless with Apple CarPlay
Works with Android Auto
Works Wireless with Android Auto
Wireless Mirroring for Android
Firmware upgradeable
HDMI input for video playback
Dashcam Link
GPS input GPS & Glonass Antenna included

Monitor Features
Screen Type 7,0″ Wide VGA
Display Mode 3 Mode (Full(default)/Auto/Normal)
Screen Adjustments
Noon & Night Memory.
Brightness.
Tint.
Colour.
Contrast.
Black Level.
Backlight.
Dimmer function Manual/Sync
Dimmer Level Sync / On / Off
Visual Source Mode Mirorring / CarPlay / Android Auto.
Touch Panel Capacitive
Display Type Glare
Display film Anti-Fingerprint / Anti-Reflection / Anti-Glare)
LCD viewing angle control “0” (Default) / “-1” / “-2” / “-3”
NTSC/PAL judge (Auto)
Multimedia GUI Features

Menu text 22 languages:
English(UK)(Default)
English(US)
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Dutch
Russian
Portuguese
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Thai
Turkish
Arabic
Persian
Hebrew
Greek
Malaysian
Indonesian
Polish
Czech
Hungarian

Software updates (SoC) via USB
Graphics Type Graphics
Spectrum Analyzer
Demonstration Mode
Top Menu Customize
Opening Screen Type standard
Background Customize Preset x6:
Static x4.
Colour Customize x1.
Sync Album Art x1.
USER x2.
Wallpaper colour change
Multi Widgets Multi (up to 4), Clock, Weather & Photo Frame Widget
Picture in picture
Animation
Screen Capture
R-CAM interrupt
R-CAM Caution On Screen Display
R-CAM Parking Guide Lines
Front Camera Interruption
DashCam Control
Rapid charge indicator

Network & Wifi Features
WiFi built-in built-in
Frequency Range Dual Band (2.4GHz / 5GHz)
IEEE standard 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Wifi connection for Apple CarPlay
Wifi connection for Android Auto
Wifi connection for Android Mirroring

Tuner Features
Station Select Manual / Preset (List)
Tuner Type Lithio
FM(RDS) + AM(MW/LW) Tuner
Tuner Presets (FM/AM) 20 Presets (15FM / 5AM)
Preset memory w/o back-up power
Tuning mode
Up/Down Seek/Scan
Automatic Memory Entry (AME)
FM Stereo / Mono Selector
Radio Data System
Radio Text Plus
Traffic Information
Local search
AF Regional Selectable: AF/AF Reg/OFF
Auto TP search
Enhanced Other Networks Function (EON)
Program Type Function (PTY)

CE DAB Tuner Features
DAB+ tuner built-in
Digital Radio Certification Mark
Intelligent seek (Service, Ensemble & Component)
Ensemble seek
Tuning mode / Seek mode Auto1/Auto2/Manual
Service preset 15 ch * 1 bank presets,
Service list by alphabet order
Preset list
Alphabet Search
Related service
Traffic Information
DAB priority
DAB-DAB/DAB-FM auto switch
Seamless DAB-FM blending
DLS (Dynamic Label)
PTY (Programme Type) search
PTY (Programme Type) watch
Announcement Switching (ASW) Select
TMC (Traffic Message Channel) support
DMB Audio (Digital multimedia broadcasting)
Soft linking
Antenna power supply on/off switch

Bluetooth General Features
Module Murata
Hands-Free Profile (HPF) V1.7
Hands-Free Profile with High Sound Quality HFP V1.7
2 Phones Switchable Hands-Free
Two phones full time connection
Audio Streaming (A2DP) (SBC/AAC)
High-Quality Audio Streaming SBC/AAC
Max num. of register. units for A2DP 5 units
Serial Port Profile (SPP)
Simple Secure Pairing (SSP)
Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP)
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) V1.6
Multi Profile Support
iPhone & Android automatic pairing via USB
KENWOOD Remote App Ready
KENWOOD Music Mix Support
Catchphone / Call Waiting
Private mode
Alphabet Search (Phonebook)
Noise Canceller
Echo Canceller
Phone device status display
Audio device status display
Signal strength display
Remaining battery display
High-quality noise cancelling microphone Included (rear wired)

Playable Audio File
AAC (*.m4a) files are playable USB
AAC (*.aac) files are playable USB
MP3 files are playable USB
WMA (.wma) files are playable USB
WAV (.wav) files are playable USB
FLAC files are playable USB
CE_Playable Video File
MPEG1/2 files are playable USB
MPEG4 files are playable USB
WMV files are playable USB
H.264 files are playable USB
mkv files are playable USB
JPEG files are playable USB
BMP files are playable USB
PNG files are playable USB

USB Features
USB terminal Super Speed USB-C type.
USB Type 3.0 Super speed
USB extension cable supplied 1m
Drive Change
Works with Android Auto
USB 1 wire Mirroring for Android
Tag Information Display
Album Art Display
Repeat/Scan/Random search
Repeat Play Folder/File/All
Random play Folder
Category Search
Link Search
Resume play
Time code display

iPod Features
Made for iPod & iPhone
USB Direct Control (Audio, 1 wire, Lightning-connector) with optional cable KCA-iP103
Album art support
Music library search
Alphabet search
Skip search
iPod Accessory Protocol (iAP) iAP2
iTunes Radio App iAP2
Works with Apple CarPlay Wireless or Wired via USB
Reverse browsing
Voice Control using Siri
Bluetooth Auto Paring for iPhone
Battery charge + power control
* Always update to the latest Apple firmware

Audio Features
Max. Output Power (MOSFET Power IC) 4 x 50W
Pre-out 3RCA: Front/Rear/Subwoofer
Pre-out Output Level 5V
Volume Offset
2 Zone Control
Balance/Fader Control (via DSP)
Loudness Control By DSP
Bass Boost (Via DSP)
Att.(-20dB) with smooth Volume Return
Equalizer 13 Band Graphic EQ
Digital Sound Processor (DSP)
Digital Time Aligment (DTA)
Beep On/Off

Multimedia DSP Features
Car type control Off / Compact / Sedan / Wagon / Minivan / SUV / Passenger Van
Speaker Size & Location Control
X’over network 3-Way / 2-way X’over / HPF / LPF
Listening position control / Time Alignment
Equalizer type Graphical
Equalizer 13-Bands
Equalizer presets / User set 8 presets / 4 User set
Zone Control 1 Zone / 2 Zone
Balance & Fader Control
Source Volume Offset source independent
Sound Effects
Bass Boost
Supreme
Loudness
Realizer
Drive Equalizer
Stage EQ
Space Enhancer
Audio Setup Memory

Connectivity
iPod direct control
USB interface USB-C (Detachable, Rear side)
OEM Wired Remote Control ready Optional interface needed
OEM Display Control ready Optional interface (KIM) needed
Programmable OEM Steering wheel Remote Function
Display input/output control
DC-Cord Mitsumi to ISO
Parking sensor (handbrake) wire
Power Control (P.CON) wire
2-way (Tel/Navi) mute wire
Dimmer control wire
Speedpuls input wire
AV-Input 1x mini-jack (selectable: AV-in / Camera-in)
AV Output Video: RCA / Audio: mini-jack
Available AV-Out source AV-in / Off
Reverse sensor wire
Rear View Camera Input Dedicated RCA Video-in
Front View Camera Input selectable: Front / Dash-Camera-in
Camera inputs up to 4 cameras
Multi-View Camera Control Line
Dashcam Link
Amplifier pre-out 3 x RCA: Front/Rear/Subwoofer
HDMI input Type A
GPS Aerial Input HRS GT5-1S connector
FM Antenna Input JASO connector
DAB Aerial input SMB connector
External microphone input 3,5mm mini-ja