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DMX553DABSNew

2DIN Digital Media AV Receiver with 6.8 inch WVGA Display, DAB Tuner and Enhanced Wireless Smartphone Connections.

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DAB+ tuner built-in
Top Menu Customize
Built-in Bluetooth
Works with Apple CarPlay
Works with Android Auto
Android USB Mirroring
R-CAM Parking Guide Lines
High Resolution WSVGA Screen
OEM Wired Remote Control ready

Key Features

6.8" WSVGA Display with Capacitive Touch Panel.

Wired Apple CarPlay® & Android Auto™ - Connect via USB

Wired iPhone / Android USB Mirroring.

Built-in DAB+ Digital radio Tuner

Built-in Bluetooth® technology for Handsfree calling & Audio Streaming.

High Current 2.1A Charging USB port.

Front & Rear + Subwoofer (Mono) Preouts - 2.5V

13 Band EQ & Digital Time Alignment

Rear View Camera Input with Parking Guidelines

Single DIN Short Chassis Design for easy installation

General Features

DIN Size	2 DIN
Smooth GUI	Yes
Selectable GUI Background Wallpaper	Yes
Key Illumination	White color
Attenuator with Smooth Volume Return	Yes
Touch Sensor Tone	Yes
Optional IR remote controller	Yes, (KNA-RCDV331)
Digital Clock (24H)	Yes
Built-in Bluetooth	Yes
DAB Tuner Built-in	Yes
Made for iPhone	Yes
Works with Apple CarPlay	Yes
Works with Android Auto	Yes
Android USB Mirroring	Yes
Firmware upgreadable	Yes

Monitor Features

Screen Type	6.8" Wide VGA
Display Type	Glare
Display Panel	Capacitive
Display film	Anti Fingerprint
High Resolution WSVGA Screen	1024 x 600 pixel
LCD backlight	White LED
Display Mode	3 Mode (Normal(default) / 16:9 / 4:3)
Screen Adjustments	Brightness / Tint / Color / Contrast
Dimmer function	Manual/Sync
Dimmer Level	Auto/On/Off
Visual Source Mode	Mirorring / CarPlay / Android Auto.
Mechanism type	Fixed
NTSC/PAL judge	Yes (Auto)
Display Off Mode	Yes

Multimedia GUI Features

OSDC Type	Graphic
Menu text	14 languages: ► English(UK)(Default) ► English(US) ► Spanish ► French ► German ► Italian ► Dutch ► Portuguese ► Arabic ► Hebrew ► Greek ► Polish ► Czech ► Hungarian
Demonstration Mode	Yes
Top Menu Customize	Yes
Opening Screen Type	standard
Background Customize	6 x presets + 2 x user set
R-CAM interrupt	Yes
R-CAM Parking Guide Lines	Yes, Built-in, customizable

Tuner Features

FM Reception	Yes
AM (MW/LW) Reception	Yes
Tuning mode	Auto1/Auto2/Manual
Up/Down Seek/Scan	Yes
Tuner Presets (FM/AM)	36 Presets (24FM / 12AM)
Automatic Memory Entry (AME)	Yes
Radio Data System	Yes
Radio Text Plus	Yes
Traffic Information	Yes
Local search	Yes
AF Regional	Selectable: AF/AF Reg/OFF
Enhanced Other Networks Function (EON)	Yes
Program Type Function (PTY)	Yes

CE DAB tuner features

DAB+ tuner built-in	Yes
Digital Radio Certification Mark	Yes
Intelligent seek	Yes
Tuning mode / Seek mode	Auto1/Auto2/Manual
Service preset	15 ch * 1 bank presets,
Service list by alphabet order	Yes
Alphabet Search	Yes
DAB-DAB/DAB-FM auto switch	Yes
Seamless DAB-FM blending	Yes
DLS (Dynamic Label)	Yes
PTY (Programme Type) search	Yes
Announcement Switching (ASW) Select	Yes
Slide Show	Yes
Soft linking	Yes
Antenna power supply on/off switch	Yes

Bluetooth General Features

Hands Free Profile (HPF)	Ver. 1.8
Audio Streaming (A2DP)	Yes, (SBC/AAC)
Simple Secure Pairing (SSP)	Yes
Phonebook Access Profile (PBAP)	Yes
PBAP call history	Up to 20 entries of dialed, received and missed calls
Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)	Yes, V1.6
iPhone & Android automatic pairing via USB	Yes
Private mode	Yes
Interrupt call request	Yes
Voice Control	Yes
Noise Canceller	Yes
Echo Canceller	Yes
High-quality noise canceling microphone	built-in
Bluetooth firmware upgradeable	Yes, Included in system updates

Playable Audio File

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

USB Features

USB terminal	Yes, rear side / 1m cable / fix
USB Type	2.0 High speed
Yes
Drive Change	Yes
File System	FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT / NTFS
Tag Information Display	Yes
Album Art Display	Yes
Repeat Play	Folder/File/All
Random play	Folder
Category search	Yes
Link Search	Yes
Last Position Memory / Resume	Yes
Time code display	Yes
USB ports maximum output current	2.1A

iPhone Features

Connection via:	USB / Bluetooth
Plug & Play	Yes
Made for iPhone	Yes
Tag Information Display	Yes
Time Code Display	Yes
List Access	Yes
Album art support	Yes
Random Play	Yes
Repeat Play	Yes
Skip	Yes
iAP over Bluetooth	Yes
Works with Apple CarPlay	via USB

Android Phone Control

Connection via	USB / Bluetooth
Works with Android Auto	Via USB
Android Open Accessory Protocol	Yes (For Android Auto)

Audio features

Max. Output Power	4 x 50W
Primary Power Output	4 x 22W
Pre-out	2 RCA : FRONT/REAR + SUB(mono)
Pre-out Output Level	2.5V
Volume Offset	Yes
Volume Type	DSP
Built-in Amplifier Off	Yes
Balance/Fader Control	Yes
Beep On/Off	Yes

Multimedia DSP Features

Position Preset	4 Presets
Graphic Equalizer	13 bands
G-EQ manual setting	Yes
G-EQ adjustable level	Yes, +9db / -9dB
Time Alignment	0 ~ 610cm
HPF Cut Off Frequency	14 steps
HPF Cut Slope Level	4 steps
Low Pass Filter (LPF)	Yes (Non-Fading)
LPF Cut Off Frequency	14 steps
LPF Cut Slope Level	4 steps
X'over	Yes
Speaker Size Control	Yes
Channel Level Control	Yes
Loudness	Yes
Tweeter volume	Yes
Bass Boost	Yes
Source Volulme Offset	source independent

Connectivity

DC-Cord	22pin to ISO
Reverse sensor wire	Yes
Parking sensor (handbrake) wire	Yes
Power Control (P.CON) wire	Yes
Dimmer control wire	Yes
Preout	2 x RCA (Front/rear) + Sub (mono)
AV-Input (Non Switchable)	(Mini-jack) audio & video
Video Out	RCA x1 (Source: USB)
Rear View Camera Input	Dedicated RCA Video-in
GPS Aerial Input	GPS antenna included
FM Antenna Input	JASO connector
DAB Aerial input	SMB
External microphone input	3,5mm mini-jack
OEM Wired Remote Control ready	Yes, Optional interface needed
Learning Steering Remote Function	Yes

Tuner Specifications

FM range: 87.5Mhz - 108MHz (50Khz step)	Yes
FM Usable Sensitivity	1.8μV/75ohm (S/N 30dBf)
FM Frequency Response	30Hz ~ 14kHz (± 3dB)
FM Signal to noise ratio (Mono)	50dB
FM Stereo Separation (1kHz)	35dB
MW range: 531kHz - 1611kHz (9kHz step)	Yes
MW Usable Sensitivity	99μV

DAB Tuner specifications

Band III - Frequency range	174.928 MHz - 239.2MHz
Mode	Band III
Sensitivity	- 98dBm
Signal to noise ratio	82dB
Audio format	MPEG1 Audio Layer II, MPEG4 HE-AAC V2
Output Voltage	14V (10.5V to 16V allowable)
Maximum Current	< 100 mA

Bluetooth specifications

Technology	Bluetooth V5.0
Frequency	2.402 - 2.48 GHz
Output power	+9 dBm (max), Power Class 1
Maximum range	Line of sight approx. 10 meter
Handsfree profile (HFP)	Yes, V 1.8
Advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP)	Yes, V 1.3
Audio Codec	SBC/AAC
Audio/Video remote control profile (AVRCP)	Yes, V1.6
Phonebook access profile (PBAP)	Yes, V1.2

USB Specifications

USB Version compatibility	USB 2.0 High Speed
File System	FAT 16/32 / exFAT / NTFS
Maximum Supply current	2100mA
D/A Converter	24bit
Video Decoder	MPEG1/2/4, WMV, H.264, mkv
Audio Decoder	MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC

Audio Specifications

Maximum Power	50 W x 4
Output Power (DIN45324,+B=14.4v)	22 W x 4
Output frequency band	20 Hz ~ 20 kHz
Preout Level	2500 mV / 10 kOhm,
Preout Impedance	≤ 1400 Ohm
Speaker Impedance	4 Ohm ~ 8 Ohm

Video Specifications

Color System of External Video Input	NTSC/PAL
External Video Input Level (RCA)	1 Vpp / 75 Ohm
Video Output Level (RCA)	1 Vpp / 75 Ohm

Monitor Specifications

Screen size (Diagonal)	6.8 Inches Wide
Display system	Transparent TN LCD Panel
Drive system	TFT Active Matrix System
Number of Pixels	1843200pixels (1024(H) x 600(V) x RGB)
Effective pixels	99.99%
Pixel arrangement	RGB Striped
Back lighting	LED (Light Emitting Diode)

General Specifications

Operating voltage	14.4V (10.5 ~ 16V Allowable)
Dimensions (WxHxD)	178 x 100 x 86mm
Weight	1070 gr.
Weight, inclu. sleeve & escutcheon	1.07 kg

Accessories

Release keys	2 pieces
Escutcheon	Yes
Installation Sleeve	Yes
DC cord	25 cm
GPS Antenna Ground Plane Mount (Adhesive Metal Pad)	Yes
Multi-Language Instruction Manual Included