Kenwood DMX8021DABS 7-inch Double DIN Car Stereo with Wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto & DAB+

The Kenwood DMX8021DABS is a double DIN multimedia receiver with a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, wireless and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, DAB+ digital radio and Bluetooth. Its short 85 mm chassis helps simplify installation, while built-in sound processing lets you tailor the audio to your vehicle.

Key features

• Wireless and wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with compatible smartphones.
• Wireless Android screen mirroring with two-way touchscreen control on selected compatible devices.
• Built-in DAB/DAB+ digital radio and FM/AM tuner.
• Bluetooth 5.0 for hands-free calling and music streaming, with two phones connected simultaneously.
• Four camera inputs, including a dedicated rear-view camera input and selectable front/dash camera input.
• Rear USB-C connection and HDMI Type A input.
• Hi-Res Audio support, 13-band graphic equaliser, digital sound processor and digital time alignment.
• Three 5 V RCA pre-outs: front, rear and subwoofer.

Display and interface

• Screen: 7-inch class, 6.95-inch diagonal WVGA capacitive touchscreen.
• Resolution: 800 × 480 pixels, RGB striped, with LED backlighting.
• Display area: 156.6 × 81.6 mm; transparent TN LCD with TFT active-matrix drive.
• Anti-fingerprint, anti-reflection and anti-glare display film.
• Full, Auto and Normal display modes; adjustable brightness, tint, colour, contrast, black level and backlight.
• Manual/synchronised dimming and adjustable LCD viewing angle.
• Customisable top menu, wallpaper and variable-colour key illumination.
• Clock and photo-frame widgets, picture-in-picture, spectrum analyser and screen capture.
• 22 menu languages, including UK English.
• User-set security code, installer memory, backup memory and USB firmware updates.

Smartphone, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

• Apple CarPlay: wireless or wired via USB; Siri voice control with a compatible iPhone.
• Android Auto: wireless or wired via USB; compatible Android phone and active data plan required.
• Wi-Fi: dual-band 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.
• Bluetooth profiles: HFP 1.7, A2DP, AVRCP 1.6, SPP and PBAP.
• Bluetooth audio codecs: SBC and AAC.
• Stores up to 10 phones for HFP/A2DP; two-phone full-time connection.
• Phonebook: up to 1,000 entries; call history up to 50 dialled, received and missed-call entries.
• USB automatic pairing for compatible iPhone and Android devices.
• KENWOOD Music Mix support and KENWOOD Remote App readiness.
• Call waiting, private mode, phonebook alphabet search, noise cancellation and echo cancellation.
• Included external noise-cancelling hands-free microphone.
• Bluetooth range: approximately 10 m line of sight; output up to +4 dBm, power class 2.

Radio

• DAB/DAB+ tuner with 15 service presets, alphabetical service list and service/ensemble search.
• DAB priority, DAB-to-DAB/DAB-to-FM switching and seamless DAB-FM blending.
• Dynamic Label, programme-type search/watch, traffic information, announcement switching and soft linking.
• Switchable DAB aerial power supply; SMB aerial connector.
• DAB Band III: 174.928–239.2 MHz; modes I, II, III and IV; sensitivity −100 dBm; signal-to-noise ratio 90 dB.
• DAB audio formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer II and MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2.
• FM RDS and AM MW/LW tuner with 20 presets: 15 FM and 5 AM.
• Automatic station memory, seek/scan, Radio Text Plus, traffic information, EON, PTY and AF regional selection.
• FM range: 87.5–108 MHz in 50 kHz steps; frequency response 30 Hz–15 kHz (±3 dB).
• FM sensitivity: 0.8 µV/75 ohms; quieting sensitivity 1.6 µV/75 ohms; mono signal-to-noise ratio 65 dB; stereo separation 45 dB at 1 kHz; selectivity over 80 dB (±400 kHz).
• MW range: 531–1,611 kHz in 9 kHz steps; sensitivity 45 µV.
• LW range: 153–279 kHz in 9 kHz steps; sensitivity 25 µV.

USB and media playback

• Rear detachable USB-C interface: USB 2.0 High Speed.
• Supported file systems: FAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS.
• Audio decoding: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC and Vorbis.
• Video decoding: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, H.264 and MKV.
• Track information and album-art display, category/link search, folder/file/all repeat, random play and playback resume.
• 24/32-bit D/A converter; signal-to-noise ratio 98.5 dB at 1 kHz; dynamic range 89 dB.
• Compatible iPhone USB audio control with optional KCA-iP103 cable; music-library, alphabet and skip search, iAP2 support and battery charging.

Audio and sound adjustment

• Maximum amplifier output: 4 × 50 W.
• Output power: 4 × 22 W (DIN 45324, +B = 14.4 V).
• Output frequency band: 20 Hz–88 kHz.
• Front, rear and subwoofer RCA pre-outs: 5 V; pre-out impedance ≤300 ohms.
• Speaker impedance: 4–8 ohms.
• 13-band graphic equaliser with eight presets and four user settings; gain adjustment −9 to +9 dB.
• Digital time alignment: 0–610 cm in 1 cm steps.
• Two-way/three-way crossover networks with high-pass and low-pass filtering.
• Two-way front/rear HPF and subwoofer LPF: selectable frequencies from 30–250 Hz or Through; slopes −6/−12/−18/−24 dB/octave.
• Three-way HPF/LPF: selectable frequencies from 30–250 Hz or Through; slopes −12/−18/−24 dB/octave.
• Speaker-size, speaker-location, vehicle-type and listening-position adjustment.
• Balance, fader, source-independent volume offset, bass boost, loudness and −20 dB attenuation with smooth volume return.
• Sound effects: Supreme, Realizer, Drive Equalizer, Stage EQ and Space Enhancer.
• Subwoofer level: −50 to +10 dB; audio setup memory and switchable confirmation beep.

Cameras and connections

• Supports up to four optional cameras, with rear-camera interruption and adjustable parking guidelines.
• Dedicated rear-view RCA video input; selectable front/dash camera input; switchable AV-in/camera input and multi-view camera control line.
• Dashcam Link for the optional KENWOOD DRV-N520 dashboard camera, sold separately.
• AV input: RCA video and left/right audio; AV output: RCA video and mini-jack audio.
• HDMI Type A input supports 640 × 480p, 720 × 480p and 1,280 × 720p at 59.94/60 Hz, with 16/20/24-bit linear PCM audio.
• HDMI smartphone connection requires an optional HDMI cable and device-specific third-party adaptor, sold separately.
• External video system: NTSC/PAL; RCA video input/output level 1 Vpp / 75 ohms.
• External mini-jack video input level 1 Vpp / 75 ohms; external audio maximum input 2 Vpp / 25 kohms; audio output 0.9 Vpp / 10 kohms.
• GPS aerial connector: HRS GT5-1S; GPS/GLONASS aerial included.
• FM aerial connector: JASO; DAB aerial connector: SMB; external microphone input: 3.5 mm mini-jack.
• OEM wired steering-wheel control ready with an optional interface; OEM display control requires an optional KIM interface.
• Learning steering-wheel remote function and display input/output control.
• Connections for reverse signal, handbrake, amplifier power control, telephone/navigation mute, dimmer and speed pulse.
• Mitsumi-to-ISO power loom; optional KCA-RCDV331 infrared remote control.

Dimensions and electrical specifications

• Installation size: double DIN.
• Chassis dimensions (W × H × D): 178 × 100 × 85 mm.
• Unit weight: 1.5 kg.
• Operating voltage: 14.4 V; allowable range 11–16 V.

Included accessories

• Two release keys, escutcheon and installation sleeve.
• Mitsumi-to-ISO DC power cord, 20 cm.
• USB extension cable, 1 m.
• GPS aerial with 3.5 m cable.
• Hands-free microphone with 3 m cable.
• Multilingual quick guide and instruction manual; manuals also available to download.

Smartphone functions depend on device compatibility, software, app availability and region. Cameras, optional interfaces, remote control and device-specific connection accessories are sold separately.

UK Delivery Options:

• Standard Delivery 2-3 Working Days £4.99
• Courier Next Working Day £9.99
• Courier Saturday £25

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