Description
Refurbished Kenwood Excelon DNX996XR 6.8" DVD Navigation Receiver with Wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto
General Features:- 6.8" Capacitive Touch Screen
- Wired/Wireless Apple CarPlay / Android Auto
- Wireless Android Mirroring
- Enhanced Graphic User Interface
- Use Google Assistant in Android Auto
- Control Apple HomeKit enabled accessories like thermostats & lights using Apple CarPlay's Siri Voice commands
- Built-In Garmin Navigation + 3D Terrain View
- INRIX Traffic App + Weather Widget
- Lane Assist/Junction View
- Dual Phone Connection
- Reverse Tilt Screen
- CMOS-320 Control
- Dash Cam Link
- Reverse Tilt Screen
- Weather Widget
- SD Card Input
- DRV-N520 Dash Camera Ready
- Kenwood Remote S App
- Bluetooth Dual Phone Pairing
- Tuned Audiophile Grade Components
- Music Mix - 5 Phone Connection
- iDatalink Maestro Ready
- SiriusXM Ready
- HD Radio
- Bluetooth Built-in
- Pandora Ready
- Spotify Ready
- 3 Camera Inputs
- Reverse Camera Parking Guidelines
- 1 AV Input / 1 AV Output - Dual Zone
- 2 USB Inputs - Includes 1M Extensions
- USB Rapid Charge
- 3 Gold Pre-outs @ 5 Volt
- DSP - 13 Band EQ/Time Alignment
- Hi-Res Audio 192K/24bit USB/FLAC/WAV
- Warranty: WARRANTY: This unit is manufacturer refurbished. The unit will ship in a brown box, guaranteed to work perfectly and may have some cosmetic blemishes or scratches. This Unit comes with ALL accessories supplied by the manufacturer and a 90-day warranty
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Refurb DNX996 purchased - WORTH IT!!
I had a DNX991 that I bought also refurbished back in 2014. Well about a few weeks ago the top inch of the touchscreen stop working. The rest of unit worked great. I decided to replace it because the top inch of the touch screen was were the GPS search bar was at.
While being out of town unable to use my Gps I had to use my cell phone and Bluetooth for navigation. I immediately looked up the latest models of Kenwood on crutchfield and best buy. I went to Kenwood website to look at reviews and historical changes and found the Dnx996 was a year older but was the same head unit as the Dnx997. I dug a little more and found some refurbished units and verified the most common reason these were refurbished. Apparently the Android Auto function was not wireless due to an error Kenwood made in manufacturing.
I found a dnx996 on Driveinautosound and not only were there new and refurbished, I was able to get $30 off plus free shipping. After looking up the issue with Android auto wireless, I found that there was a software fix recommended.
Because my Dnx991 had all the same wire connections, the install took me 30min to install.
Let me say, I am totally happy to recommend this headunit as a refurbished unit this is a steal!!!
I can now watch videos using USB or SD and the load time is immediately upon start up...my dnx991 would take 3 min to load a USB drive, literally!!
This excelon reference Dnx996 sound quality is unreal! I can see why excelon is so highly rated. It's hard to believe my speakers sound like I bought a new amplifier.
Wireless Android auto works FLAWLESSLY after installing the software which was on Kenwood website. Took me 15min to install which I did while connecting the wire harness.
The user interface is has a lot of busy functions, but I'm used to them. It's very customizable though. I wish I could upload a pic of this unit installed.
Don't be afraid to purchase this unit!! Mine is installed in an 05 Tahoe. It's not a flush fit due to the DVD function but that 1 inch is worth the asthetic look.
It has dual zone output so in my rear factory DVD I can send a DVD to it while playing the radio upfront for myself. Helps for those long rides with kids!!
You can't go wrong with this unit and those upgrading from other Kenwood's probably know exactly what I reference too.
