20 Most Recent Kenwood KVT-617DVD Car DVD Player - Page 7 Questions & Answers

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did you go to the settings and set up a memory checkpoint?

you cant upload you own photos to it only the basic preloaded background pictures can be used

DVD head units have one extra wire in their wiring harnesses, compared to a standard CD head unit. On my Jensen, it's a peach-colored wire, and is the activation wire for the DVD feature. During the installation, the instructions call for this wire to be tapped into the emergency brake indicator light wire. The reason is this:

The e-brake indicator light is what is called a "ground complete" circuit. That means that the bulb always has power applied, but when you pull the brake, that puts a ground to the wire and completes the circuit, allowing it to illuminate. The head unit sees this ground, and activates the DVD player.

In my Jensen unit, I simply ran this wire to a ground (I used a screw near the fuse box), and I put a switch on the wire, so I could break the ground contact at will. Jensen calls for a procedure to activate DVD playback. In their instructions, they tell you to select DVD from the option menu, and when the "lawyer screen" comes up (the one warning you to park before you watch a movie), you release the e-brake for 3-5 seconds, and then reapply it. To simulate that with the switch I used, I leave the switch closed (activated), and select DVD. Then I flip the switch "off" for 3-5 seconds, and flip it back "on". This tricks the head unit into thinking I put the e-brake off for a few seconds and then put it back on, and the movie will start. Then I can drive away.

Basically, ground the wire that is used for DVD activation, and put a switch inline on it. Then you can break and reapply the ground in whatever manner is required by the manufacturer of your head unit. If there is no off/on sequence with yours, as there is with mine, simply ground the wire to a screw inside the dashboard and you're done.

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DVD head units have one extra wire in their wiring harnesses, compared to a standard CD head unit. On mine, it's a peach-colored wire, and is the activation wire for the DVD feature. During the installation, the instructions call for this wire to be tapped into the emergency brake indicator light wire. The reason is this:

The e-brake indicator light is what is called a "ground complete" circuit. That means that the bulb always has power applied, but when you pull the brake, that puts a ground to the wire and completes the circuit, allowing it to illuminate. The head unit sees this ground, and activates the DVD player.

In my Jensen unit, I simply ran this wire to a ground (I used a screw near the fuse box), and I put a switch on the wire, so I could break the ground contact at will. Jensen calls for a procedure to activate DVD playback. In their instructions, they tell you to select DVD from the option menu, and when the "lawyer screen" comes up (the one warning you to park before you watch a movie), you release the e-brake for 3-5 seconds, and then reapply it. To simulate that with the switch I used, I leave the switch closed (activated), and select DVD. Then I flip the switch "off" for 3-5 seconds, and flip it back "on". This tricks the head unit into thinking I put the e-brake off for a few seconds and then put it back on, and the movie will start. Then I can drive away.

Basically, ground the wire that is used for DVD activation, and put a switch inline on it. Then you can break and reapply the ground in whatever manner is required by the manufacturer of your head unit. If there is no off/on sequence with yours, as there is with mine, simply ground the wire to a screw inside the dashboard and you're done.

55222277 from your remote pointed at screen will fix

the wireing off the brain is connected wrong, ok look at the wires and now disconnect your remote wire from the amp remote now connect the second blue wire to the remote wire going to the amp, now your sound should be right

hi kenwood go's off when i put it on to dvd

tie the green parking brake switch wire to ground

ha ha ha ha i only laugh because i now know whats wrong with your system the same thing that was wrong with mine ok cue to the sound not comeing on you have a external amp , you should well anyways just disconnect the remote wire the blue wire that you had first hooked up now connect the second blue wire to the remote wires for the the amps now when you play dvds or cds you will now be able to hear due to the remote always sending signal instead of signal from the radio which is for the antena if you wer to have an electric one

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Buy the same unit new in box then ask for code to see what they say. Then return the new unit keep the code. Because this time the new unit would have a serial number and receipt, they would just give you the code over the set and won't make you send it in and it still under warranty so the would be no extra charge. Just an idea though. Goodluck. Let me know if it work.

Hold down the "SEL" button, and use the CD track skip button to scroll to where the display says "DEMO," and use the volume knob to change the setting to "OFF." Push SEL again and you're good to go.

I could tell you how to do it, but then I'd be liable when you wrap yourself around a telephone poll because you weren't paying attention to the road. Sorry, I don't want to be an accessory to a statistic.

go to e bay n look 4 someone selling a brain/ hide away unit for cheap..????to use with ya dvd unit.

Not a cheap or easy fix. Recommend either selling as is on ebay or taking it in to a Authorized servicer who you trust. I have worked on many of these and by trying to fix it yourself you may just cost yourself more money.

make sure all the speakers are in good working order in the car, it is possible that the unit is going into protect mode. first thing to try is disconnect all the wires except the red, yellow, and black. if it still does it, then more than likely there is somethign defective with the unit. Good luck

as far as i know there isn't a fix for the lcd other than replacing the actual LCD screen which i think is around 349 bucks for the lcd part