GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM

DNX6140
DNX6000EX
DNX5140
GPS NAVIGATION
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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 Contents

Safety Precautions and Important Getting Started 9

Information 4 First Time Setup 9

Find It and Go! 10 The Map and Other Tools 16

Finding a Restaurant 10 Viewing the Map Page 16
Following Your Route 11 Trip Computer 16
Turn List 17
GPS Info Page 17
Where To? 12
Finding an Address 12
Finding a Place Using the Map 12 Creating and Editing Routes 18
Understanding the Information Page 13 Creating a New Saved Route 18
Finding Recently Found Places 13 Editing a Saved Route 18
Finding Places in a Different Area 13 Adding an Intermediate Destination 18
Narrowing Your Search 13 Point to Your Route
Saving the Active Route 18
Navigating a Saved Route 18
My Locations 14 Recalculating the Route 18
Saving Places You Find 14 Deleting All Saved Routes 19
Saving Your Current Location 14 Stopping Your Route 19
Setting a Home Location 14 Adding a Detour to a Route 19
Finding Saved Places 15 Adding Avoidances 19
Editing Saved Places 15
Deleting a Saved Place 15

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Using the Logs 20 Changing the Settings 24
Adjusting the Track Log 20 Changing the General Settings 24
Using the Mileage Logs 20 Changing the Map Settings 25
Changing the Navigation Settings 26
Adjusting the Traffic Settings 26
Traffic Information 21 Viewing Information (About) 26
Connecting the Traffic Module 21 Restoring the Settings 26
Viewing Traffic Events 21
Avoiding Traffic 21
Traffic Symbols 22 Appendix 27
Changing the Traffic Settings 22 Using the Remote Control 27
Adding a Traffic Receiver Subscription 22 Updating the Software 27
Updating the Map Data 27
Clearing All User Data 27
Custom POIs (Points of Interest) 27

Icons used in this manual

Important precautions are described to prevent injuries etc.

Special instructions, supplementary explanations, limitations, and reference pages are described.

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 Safety Precautions and Important Information
Read this information carefully before starting to Be careful of the ambient temperature. Using the
operate the Kenwood Car Navigation System and navigation system at extreme temperatures can
follow the instructions in this manual. Neither lead to malfunction or damage. Also note that the
Kenwood nor Garmin shall be liable for problems unit can be damaged by strong vibration, by metal
or accidents resulting from failure to observe the objects, or by water getting inside the unit.
instructions in this manual.

2CAUTIONS
2WARNINGS
Failure to avoid the following potentially
To prevent injury or fire, take the following hazardous situations may result in injury
precautions: or property damage.
• To prevent a short circuit, never put or leave any The navigation system is designed to provide you
metallic objects (such as coins or metal tools) inside with route suggestions. It does not reflect road
the unit. closures or road conditions, traffic congestion,
• Do not watch or fix your eyes on the unit’s display weather conditions, or other factors that may affect
when you are driving for any extended period. safety or timing while driving.
• Mounting and wiring this product requires skills and Use the navigation system only as a navigational aid.
experience. For safety’s sake, leave the mounting Do not attempt to use the navigation system for any
and wiring work to professionals. purpose requiring precise measurement of direction,
distance, location, or topography.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated
Failure to avoid the following potentially
by the United States government, which is solely
hazardous situations could result in an responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The
accident or collision resulting in death or government system is subject to changes that
serious injury. could affect the accuracy and performance of all
When navigating, carefully compare information GPS equipment, including the navigation system.
displayed on the navigation system to all available Although the navigation system is a precision
navigation sources, including information from navigation device, any navigation device can be
street signs, visual sightings, and maps. For safety, misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become
always resolve any discrepancies or questions before unsafe.
continuing navigation.
Always operate the vehicle in a safe manner. Do
not become distracted by the navigation system IMPORTANT INFORMATION
while driving, and always be fully aware of all driving Vehicle Battery Preservation
conditions. Minimize the amount of time spent
viewing the screen of the navigation system while This navigation system can be used when the ignition
driving, and use voice prompts when possible. key is turned to ON or ACC. To preserve the battery,
however, it should be used with the engine running
Do not enter destinations, change settings, or whenever possible. Using the navigation system for a
access any functions requiring prolonged use of the long time with the engine switched off can cause the
navigation system controls while driving. Stop your battery to run down.
vehicle in a safe and legal manner before attempting
such operations.
Keep the system volume at a low enough level to be Map Data Information
able to hear outside noises while driving. If you can One of the goals of Garmin is to provide customers
no longer hear outside noises, you may be unable with the most complete and accurate cartography
to react adequately to the traffic situation. This may that is available to us at a reasonable cost. We use
cause accidents. a combination of governmental and private data
The navigation system will not display the correct sources, which we identify in product literature and
current position of the vehicle the first time it is copyright messages displayed to the consumer.
used after purchase, or if the vehicle battery is Virtually all data sources contain inaccurate or
disconnected. GPS satellite signals will soon be incomplete data to some extent. In some countries,
received, however, and the correct position will be complete and accurate map information is either not
displayed. available or is prohibitively expensive.

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Getting Started
The first time you use your Kenwood Navigation System, you need to set up your system.

First Time Setup

These are the steps that you need to complete to
set up the system. These steps normally have to
be performed only once.
• Select a language.
• Select your current time zone.
• Select whether you want your system to auto-adjust for
daylight saving time.
• Select your preferred units of measure (statute or metric).

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 Find It and Go!
Follow the instructions on the next two pages to find a place and go to it!

Finding a Restaurant 5 Touch a place.

1 Touch Where To?.

6 Touch Go To.

2 Touch Food, Hotel….

3 Touch Food & Drink.

4 Touch a food category.

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Following Your Route
Follow the route to your destination using the
map. As you travel, the navigation system guides
you to your destination with voice prompts,
arrows, and directions along the top of the map.
If you depart from the original route, the
navigation system recalculates the route and
provides new route instructions.

Your route is marked with a highlighted line.

The default line color is green.

Follow the arrows.

A checkered flag marks your destination.

For more information about using the map and

the other tools, see pages 16-17.

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 Where To?
The Where To? menu provides several categories to help you quickly find your destination. Use the Where
To? menu to perform a simple search.

Finding an Address 5 Select the street. Select the city, if

necessary.
1 From the Menu page, touch Where
To? > Address.

6 Select the address, if necessary. Touch

Go To.
2 Select a state. Touch Search All Cities or
select a city.

Finding a Place Using the Map

3 Enter the address number and touch Done.
1 From the Menu page, touch View Map.
You can also touch Where to? > Browse
Map. Touch anywhere on the map to
recenter the map on that location.

2 Touch any object on the map. Touch

Review.

4 Enter the street name and touch Done.

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 3 Touch Go To or Advanced. Finding Recently Found Places
The last 50 places you have found are stored in
Recent Finds.

1 Touch Where To? > Recent Finds.

2 Select an item from the search results list.

Touch Category to display recent finds from a
certain category, such as Food, Hotel….
• Touch the and icons to zoom in and out.
• Touch an object on the map. The map recenters on that
location, and an arrow appears, pointing at the object Finding Places in a Different Area
you selected.
• Touch Review to open the information page for the
You can search for locations in a different area,
location; for more information, see the following section. such as a different city or near your destination.
• Touch Save As Favorite to save the location selected by
the pointer to your Favorites. 1 From the search results list, touch Near….
• Touch Back to return to the previous screen.
2 Select one of the search options.
Understanding the Information Page
When you find a location, select it in the search Narrowing Your Search
results list to open the information page for the
To narrow your search, you can spell part of the
item.
name of the location you are searching for.

1 From the search results list, touch Spell.

2 Enter part of the name and touch Done.

Information Page

Touch Go To to create and follow a route to this

location.
Touch Advanced to view other options for this
location:
• Insert in Current Route—add this point as the next
stop in your route.
• Add As Favorite—add this location to your Favorites.
For more information, see page 14.
• Find Near Point—find a location near this point.
• Browse Map—view this location on the map.

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 My Locations
You can save all of your favorite places in My Locations. You can also save your home location in My
Locations.

Saving Places You Find Saving Your Current Location

After you have found a place you want to save, From the Menu page, touch View Map.
select it from the results list.
1 Touch anywhere on the map.
1 Touch Advanced.

2 Touch Save As Favorite.

2 Touch Add As Favorite.

Setting a Home Location

You can set a Home Location for the place you
return to most often. From the Menu page, touch
Where To?.

1 Touch Go Home.

2 Select an option.

3 Touch Save Home.

After you set your Home Location, touch Where
To? and then touch Go Home.

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Finding Saved Places Deleting a Saved Place
From the Menu page, touch Where To?. From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data >
Favorites.
1 Touch My Locations.
1 Touch Delete Favorites.
2 Touch Favorites.
2 Touch By Selection.
3 Touch a saved place. • By Selection—touch each location and delete it
individually.
• By Category—select one category to delete all of the
Editing Saved Places locations assigned to that category.
From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data > • Delete All—removes all saved places from your
Favorites.
Favorites.
3 Touch a saved location.
1 Touch Edit/Review Favorites.
4 Touch Delete.
2 Touch the item you want to edit.

3 Touch Edit.

4 Touch the item you want to edit.

• Name—enter a new name for the location using the on-
screen keyboard.
• Location—edit the location of the place. You can use
the map or enter new coordinates using the keyboard.
• Elevation—enter the elevation of the saved place.
• Category—assign this place to a category. Touch
to view the categories.
• Symbol—select a symbol that is shown on the map for
this location.

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 The Map and Other Tools
This section provides details about the Map Page, the Trip Computer, the Turn List, and the GPS Info Page.

Viewing the Map Page Trip Computer

From the Menu page, touch View Map to The Trip Computer indicates your current speed
open the map. Touch an area of the map to see and provides helpful statistics about your trip.
additional information, as shown below. The To view the Trip Computer, select Speed or
position icon shows your current location. Arrival on the map. Or, from the Menu page,
touch Tools > Trip Computer.
1
3 4 2
1 2 3

6 4

6
5

5 6
Map Page while Navigating a Route

1 While navigating a route, touch the text bar 1 Current direction of travel
to open the Turn List. See the next page. 2 Current speed
2 Distance to the next turn. 3 Distance to your final destination
3 Touch to zoom out. 4 Total distance traveled (odometer)
4 Touch to zoom in. 5 Touch Reset Trip to reset all information on
5 Touch the map to view and browse a 2-D the Trip Computer.
map. 6 To reset the Maximum Speed, touch Reset
6 Touch the Speed or Arrival Time data field Max.
to open the Trip Computer.

⁄
• A speed limit icon may appear as you travel on major
roadways. This icon displays the current speed limit of the
roadway.

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Turn List GPS Info Page
The Turn List displays a list of turn-by-turn From the Menu page, touch the signal strength
instructions for your entire route, as well as arrival bars in the upper left corner to view the GPS Info
information. page. Or, from the Menu page, touch Tools > GPS
While navigating a route, touch the text bar on Info.
the map page to open the Turn List. Or, from the
Menu page, touch Tools > Turn List. 1

1
3

2
1 Sky view
2 Satellite signal-strength bars
1 Direction of this turn The sky view shows the satellites you are
2 Distance to this turn receiving. The satellite signal-strength bars
3 Turn directions indicate the strength of each satellite you are
• Touch View All to see all the turns on the route. Touch receiving. A solid bar indicates the GPS satellite is
and to scroll through the list. ready for use.
• Touch a turn to see the turn on a map (the Next Turn
page). GPS Settings
From the Menu page, touch Settings > General
> GPS. You can also access the GPS Settings by
touching the GPS Settings button on the GPS
Info page.
• Simulator Mode—touch Off to turn the GPS receiver
off.
• Set Position—set your position, if Use Indoors is
enabled. Select your location on the map and touch OK.
Next Turn Page • WAAS/EGNOS—disable and enable WAAS/EGNOS.
WAAS and EGNOS are systems of satellites and ground
• Touch and to scroll through all the turns on stations that provide GPS signal corrections, giving you
the route. Touch and to zoom in and out of the even better position accuracy. To learn about WAAS and
turn on the map. EGNOS, visit www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/waas.html.

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 Creating and Editing Routes
This section describes how to create and customize your routes.

Creating a New Saved Route Adding an Intermediate Destination

From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data > Point to Your Route
Routes. You can add intermediate destination points
(stops) to your route as you create it. You can
1 Touch Create New Saved Route. also add points to your route when you edit the
route, as described below. Follow the steps in the
2 Select an option and touch Next. Select previous section to begin editing the route.
the starting point.
1 Touch Edit/Review Points.
3 Select an option and touch Next. Select
the ending point. 2 Touch Add.

4 To add a stop, touch Yes, then touch Next. 3 Touch where you want to add the point.
Select the point.
4 Touch a method and then select the point.
5 Select your sorting and route calculation
preferences and touch Next. 5 Add points as necessary. Touch Done when
finished.
6 Touch Finish.
• Auto Arrange—arranges the points to provide the
shortest route.
• Remove—touch the point you want to remove and
Editing a Saved Route
then touch Remove.
From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data > • Re-Order—touch the point to move and touch Move
Routes. Up or Move Down. Touch Done when finished.
• Review—allows you to view the information page for
1 Touch Edit/Review Routes. any point along the route. For details on the information
page, see page 13.

2 Touch the route to edit.

Saving the Active Route
3 Touch Edit. From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data >
Routes > Save Active Route.
4 Touch the item to edit.
• Rename—enter a new name for the route using the Navigating a Saved Route
on-screen keyboard.
From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data >
• Edit/Review Points—add, arrange, remove, reorder, and
review points in the route. For more information, see the
Routes > Navigate Saved Route. Touch the
following section. route you want to navigate.
• Change Preference—change your calculation
preference to Faster Time, Shorter Distance, or Off Road.
Recalculating the Route
• Delete Route—delete this route.
From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data >
Routes > Recalculate Route.

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Deleting All Saved Routes 2 Touch the first corner and touch Next.
From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data >
Routes > > Delete All Saved Routes.

Stopping Your Route

From the Menu page, touch Stop. Then touch
Yes.

Adding a Detour to a Route 3 Touch the second corner and touch Next.
If you need to take a detour from your current
route, open the Menu page and touch Detour.
• 1/2 mile, 2 miles, or 5 miles—select the distance for
the detour. For example, if a road sign indicates that the
street is closed for the next 2 miles, touch 2 miles in the
list. The navigation system recalculates your route for the
next 2 miles.
• Detour by Road(s) In Route—select roads on your
route to avoid. For example, if the highway ramp is
closed, select the ramp in the list of roads. The navigation 4 Touch Finish.
system recalculates your route to avoid that ramp.
• Detour by Traffic Event on Route—if you are using an
FM Traffic Receiver, you can detour around traffic events.
• Remove All Detours—touch to remove any detours
you have entered for the route.

Adding Avoidances
From the Menu page, touch Settings >
Navigation > > Avoidance Setup. Select
the road type to avoid. Touch to view more
road types to avoid.
Creating Custom Avoids
You can enter specific areas and roads to avoid
on your routes. From the Avoidance Setup menu,
touch two times and then touch Custom
Avoids.

1 Touch Add New Avoid Area or Add New

Avoid Road.

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 Using the Logs
As you travel, the navigator creates a bread-crumb trail (track log) of your movement.

Adjusting the Track Log

From the Menu page, touch Tools > My Data >
Track Log.
• Recording—turn the track log recorder on and off.
• Percentage Full—displays the current percentage
capacity of the track log. To clear the track log, touch
Percentage Full > Yes > OK.
• Map Display—displays the current track log on the
map. Select a zoom setting at which the track log is
shown. Touch OK. Your track log is displayed as a narrow
dotted line on the map.

Using the Mileage Logs

You can keep four different mileage logs of your
travels. From the Menu page, touch Tools > My
Data > Mileage Log.

1 Touch a log to edit it.

2 Select an item to edit.

• Name—enter a new name.

• Distance—reset the mileage log.
• Active—make this log active or inactive.

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Traffic Information
Using an optional FM Traffic Receiver, the navigation system can receive and use traffic information.

When a traffic message is received, you can see Avoiding Traffic

the event on the map and change your route to
avoid the traffic incident. The map page displays a when there is a
traffic event of medium severity or high severity
For more information about the FM Traffic
on your current route or on the road you are
Receiver, visit the Garmin Web site at
driving. When you are following a route, touch
www.garmin.com/traffic. For participating FM
subscription providers and covered cities, refer to to avoid the traffic.
www.garmin.com/fmtraffic.
1 From the map, touch .
⁄
• This section uses “Traffic Module” to describe the external
device that receives traffic information. The FM Traffic
Receiver (such as the GTM 10) can be used.

Connecting the Traffic Module

Make sure the traffic module is connected to the
DNX6140/DNX6000EX/DNX5140. Refer to the
installation guide for more information. 2 Touch an item to avoid.

Viewing Traffic Events

From the Menu page, touch Tools > Traffic Info.
Select an item in the Traffic Events list to view the
details. Touch Near… to view traffic at a different
location.
3
1

3 Touch Detour Around.

2

Traffic Events List

1 Traffic symbol
2 Color code
3 Traffic source (FM Traffic) and signal strength

Next page 3
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 Traffic Information

Severity Color Codes Adding a Traffic Receiver Subscription

The bars to the left of the traffic symbols indicate
To add a traffic subscription, touch Settings >
the severity of the traffic incident:
About > FM Traffic Receiver and write down
= Low severity (green)—traffic is still flowing. your FM Traffic Receiver’s unit ID. Go to
www.garmin.com/fmtraffic to purchase a traffic
= Medium severity (yellow)—traffic is somewhat subscription and get a 25-character traffic
congested. subscription code.
= High severity (red)—traffic is heavily congested or
1 Touch Settings.
stopped.

Traffic Symbols

North American
Meaning International Symbols
Symbols

Road Condition

2 Touch Traffic.
Road Construction

Road Closed

Congestion

Accident
3 Touch Subscriptions.
Incident

Information

Changing the Traffic Settings

From the Menu page, touch Settings > Traffic.
• Subscriptions—view your traffic subscriptions. If you 4 Touch Add Subscription.
have an FM Traffic Receiver connected, touch FM Traffic
Subscriptions to view your subscriptions. Touch the
subscription to display the expiration date. To add a
subscription, touch Add Subscription. See the following
section for information about adding an FM Traffic
subscription.
• Symbols Style—change the symbols used to indicate
the type of traffic event.
• Audio Notification—turn the audio notification on
or off when a traffic event occurs on the road you are
traveling or on the route you are navigating.
• Avoid Traffic—select Yes to avoid traffic events when
generating a route. Next page 3
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5 Touch Next.

6 Enter the code and touch Next.

7 Touch OK.

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 Changing the Settings
This section describes how to customize the settings of your GPS navigation system.

Changing the General Settings Customizing the Keyboard Settings

From the Menu page, touch Settings > General
From the Menu page, touch Settings >
> Keyboard.
General.
• Input Type—select English Only keyboard, or select
Western European to use diacritical characters.
• Entry Type—select ABCDEF keyboard, or select
QWERTY.

Customizing the Audio Settings

From the Menu page, touch Settings > General
> Audio.
• Guidance—turn on the vocal guidance prompts. Select
GPS Speak Key Only to hear the voice prompts only when
From the Menu page, touch Settings > General you press the VOICE key on the remote control.
• Attention Tone—turn the attention tone that is
> GPS. See page 17.
sounded before voice prompts on or off.
• Touch Screen Tone—turn the tone that is sounded
Changing the Language each time you touch the screen on or off.
From the Menu page, touch Settings > General • Keypress Tone—turn the tone that is sounded each
> Language. time you press a button on the remote on or off.

• Voice Language—change the language for all voice

prompts and messages. Touch the voice you want to use
Customizing Proximity Alerts
and touch OK. From the Menu page, touch Settings > General
Two different types of voice languages are available: text- > Proximity Alerts to adjust the notifications for
to-speech and pre-recorded. custom POIs you have loaded. See page 28.
Languages noted with a person’s name and (TTS) are
text-to-speech (TTS) voices: for example, American
English-Jill (TTS) is a text-to-speech voice. The text-to-
Changing Your Time Settings
speech voices “read” and “speak” the same words that are From the Menu page, touch Settings > General
displayed on the screen. The voices have an extensive > Time.
vocabulary, and they pronounce the street names as you • Time Zone—select your time zone.
approach turns. • Time Format—select 12- or 24-hour time format.
Languages without a person’s name are pre-recorded • Daylight Saving—select Auto, Yes, or No. The Auto
voices, which have a limited vocabulary and do not speak setting automatically adjusts the time for daylight saving
names of locations or streets. based on your time zone.

⁄ Selecting Units
• If you change the Voice Language, you must restart the From the Menu page, touch Settings > General
unit to complete this change. > Units. Change units of measure to Statute,
Metric, or Custom. Custom allows you to
• Text Language—change the on-screen text to the specify Statute or Metric for each unit (distance,
selected language. Changing the text language does not
elevation, and so on).
change the language of map data or user-entered data.
• Speech Rate—select the rate at which prompts are
spoken.

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Turning Safe Mode Off and On • Map Data Fields—customize the width and the
From the Menu page, touch Settings > General contents of the data fields displayed on the map page.
> Safe Mode. Turn the Safe Mode on or off. Safe Normal is the default setting.
Mode disables all navigation system functions 1. From the Menu page, touch Settings >
that require significant operator attention and Map > > Map Data Fields.
could become a distraction while driving. When
it is turned on, Safe Mode operates when the 2. Touch Wide or Thin. Then touch Next.
vehicle parking brake is disengaged.

Changing the Map Settings

From the Menu page, touch Settings > Map.

3. Touch the navigation data field you want

to customize.

4. Select the type of data field.

• Map Detail—adjust the amount of detail shown on the
map. Displaying more detail causes the map to redraw
slowly. 5. Select how the data field appears.
• Orientation—change the perspective of the map.
6. Touch OK. Repeat for each navigation data
Orientation Description field.

Display the map in 2 dimensions (2-D) 7. Touch Next to customize the non-
2D North Up
with North at the top.
navigating data fields.
Display the map in 2 dimensions (2-D)
2D Track Up with your direction of travel at the top 8. Touch Finish to return to the Map Settings
of the screen.
menu.
Display the map in 3 dimensions (3-D),
with your direction of travel at the
3D Track Up
top of the screen. This is the default • Text Size—adjust the display size of text for each item
map view. on the map.
• Zoom Level Detail—works in conjunction with Map
• Color Mode—select Day for a bright background. Detail to customize which map items appear at various
Select Night for a black background. Select Auto to zoom levels. For each map item, you can select Off, Auto,
automatically switch between the two. or a maximum zoom distance, from 120 feet to 800 miles.
• Auto Zoom—disable or enable automatic zooming
on the map for optimal viewing. You can also specify
a maximum Auto Zoom distance, from 120 feet to 300
⁄
• Displaying more detail increases the time it takes the
miles.
map to refresh.
• Route Color—select the color of the route line.
• Dim Roads—dim roads that are not on your route. You
• Detail Maps—enable and disable the preloaded
can customize this setting to Never or While Routing.
detailed maps.
• Setup POI Display—set whether the preloaded map
Points of Interest (POIs) are displayed on the map. You
can also filter which types of POIs are displayed, such as
lodging and attractions. This does not affect custom POIs.
• Vehicle Select—select the vehicle icon that is displayed
while navigating a route.

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 Changing the Settings

Changing the Navigation Settings • Off-Route Recalculation—set the way the navigation
system responds when off the route. You can silence the
From the Menu page, touch Settings > “off-route, recalculating” message here.
Navigation. • Continuous Auto Routing—enable or disable the
Continuous Auto Routing feature. This feature allows
the navigation system to continually search for a better
route to your destination. Continuous Auto Routing may
be useful if a traffic accident occurs or there are time-
restricted turns on the current route. A is displayed
on the map when a better route than the one you are
currently taking is available. Touch the to take the
better route.
• Avoidance Setup—see page 19.
• Vehicle—specify your vehicle type.
• Preference—select a preference for route calculations. Adjusting the Traffic Settings
See page 22.
Preference Description
Routes calculated with this setting are Viewing Information (About)
Faster Time faster to drive but may be longer in
distance. From the Menu page, touch Settings >
Routes calculated with this setting are About.
Shorter Distance shorter in distance but may take more • Software—the software version, audio version, unit
time to drive. ID, and registration code for the unit are listed. The SiRF
Creates a direct-line route from your version being used in the GPS is also shown.
current location to your destination. This • Detail Maps—view information about the preloaded
Off Road may be useful when you are traveling detailed maps.
outside of detailed map coverage areas, • FM Traffic Receiver—If you have an FM Traffic Receiver,
or where no roads exist.
you can view the FM Traffic Receiver unit ID.
• Copyright Info—view the copyright information
• Ask Preference—select whether the navigation system relevant to the unit configuration.
asks for your preference each time it calculates a route.
• Next Turn Pop-up—select when the Next Turn page Restoring the Settings
appears while navigating a route.
To restore the navigation system to its original
Preference Description settings, open the Menu page and touch Settings
> Restore Defaults > Yes.
The Next Turn page is displayed for
On
every turn.
The Next Turn page is only displayed
when you are not in the Map page,
Auto
because you are already tracking your
turns.
The system does not switch to the Next
Off
Turn page for each turn.

Next Turn Page

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Appendix
This appendix provides additional information about your navigation system, such as how to update the
software and map data.

Using the Remote Control Clearing All User Data

You can use a standard Kenwood system remote You can clear all user data, including all favorite
control with the navigation system. places, routes, custom POIs, tracks, mileage logs,
and your home location, at one time.
Updating the Software
2CAUTION
To update the navigation system software, you
must have a CD or DVD writer, writable CD or You cannot recover your user data after it is deleted.
DVD media, and an Internet connection.
To update the navigation software: 1 Touch Tools > My Data > Clear All.

1 Go to www.garmin.com/Kenwood. For the 2 Touch Yes. The navigation system restarts.

DNX6140/DNX6000EX/DNX5140, select
Software Updates > Download.
Custom POIs (Points of Interest)
2 Read and accept the terms of the Software You can manually load custom points of interest
License Agreement. (POI) databases, available from various companies
on the Internet. Some custom POI databases
3 Follow the instructions on the Web site to contain alert information for points such as safety
complete the installation of the updated cameras and school zones. The navigation system
software. can notify you when you approach one of these
points.

Updating the Map Data 2CAUTION

The navigation system will provide periodic Garmin is not responsible for the consequences of
notification at startup when the preloaded maps using a custom POI database, or for the accuracy of
are considered out of date. You can purchase a the safety camera or other custom POI database.
DVD of updated map data from Garmin, or ask
your Kenwood dealer or Kenwood service center To load custom POIs into the unit:
for details.
To update the map data: 1 Download a POI database file from the
Internet.
1 Go to www.garmin.com/Kenwood. For the
DNX6140/DNX6000EX/DNX5140, select 2 Using POI Loader, create the POI.gpi file
Order Map Updates, and then follow the from the database file. POI Loader is
Web site checkout procedure. available at www.garmin.com/products
/poiloader. Refer to the POI Loader Help
2 After you receive your new map data DVD, file for more information; click Help to
follow the instructions provided with the open the Help file.
DVD to install the new map data in your
unit. 3 Save the POI.gpi file to your hard drive.

Next page 3
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 Appendix

4 Create a "Garmin" folder on your CD or

DVD. For example, if drive letter D is
assigned to your CD or DVD drive, create a
"D:\Garmin" folder.

5 Copy the POI.gpi file to the Garmin folder

you just created on your CD or DVD (for
example, "D:\Garmin\POI.gpi").

6 Insert the CD or DVD into the DNX6140/

DNX6000EX/DNX5140. A message displays
on the screen, prompting you to copy the
custom POIs to your navigation system.
Select Yes. If you select No, custom POIs
will not work.

⁄
• Each time you load custom POIs to the navigation
system, any other custom POIs already saved in the
system will be overwritten.

Finding Custom POIs

To view a list of the custom POIs loaded in your
navigation system, touch Where To? > Extras >
Custom POIs.

Adjusting the Proximity Alerts

To turn the proximity alerts for custom POIs on or
off, open the Menu page and touch Settings >
General > Proximity Alerts.

• Audio Notification—turn the alerts that sound as you

approach a custom POI on or off.
• Visual Notification—turn the pop-up alerts that appear
as you approach a custom POI on or off.
• Continuous Notification—select which alerts (which
types of POIs) you will be continually notified of.

Deleting All Custom POIs

To delete all custom POIs from your navigation
system, touch Tools > My Data > Custom POIs >
Delete All. Touch Yes to confirm.
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 For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the
life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/Kenwood.

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