KENWOOD Music Editor Light

General questions about product

What are the differencs between KENWOOD Music Editor Light and KENWOOD Music Editor?

KENWOOD Music Editor Light is a handy version of KENWOOD Music Editor.

KENWOOD Music Editor Light allows you to readily create a music file database that can be used for compatible car audio systems from the music files stored in the USB device using a drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste technique.

If you create a music file database using KENWOOD Music Editor Light, you can search for a music file by genre/artist/album/song on a compatible car audio system.


On the other hand, KENWOOD Music Editor is an application designed to manage the music file stored on the computer in an integrated manner. It supports advanced functions, such as melody analysis and music information analysis, that are not supported by KENWOOD Music Editor Light.

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What kinds of operating systems is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with?

KENWOOD Music Editor Light is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP Professional / Home Edition SP2 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8.

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Is KENWOOD Music Editor compatible with Hyper-Threading?

Yes it is.

Note that your PC must also be compatible with Hyper-Threading.

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Can the user who does not have the administrative right of Windows XP use KENWOOD Music Editor Light?

Yes, it is possible.

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What kinds of things can KENWOOD Music Editor Light do?

KENWOOD Music Editor Light is an application program to create a database of songs stored in USB mass storage device such as USB memory (referred hereafter as USB device).

By creating a database with this program, you can search for songs by artist or album title when playing songs on your KENWOOD car audio.

In addition, you can also create playlists while creating the database with this program.

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Is the English compatible version of KENWOOD Music Editor Light available?

KENWOOD Music Editor Light is compatible with nine languages, i.e., Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Chinese.

* You can select the same language as that used for your OS.

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Recently, errors have occurred during use of KENWOOD Music Editor Light.

A newly installed application may be competing.

Download the latest version of KENWOOD Music Editor Light and install it.

If the problem persists, contact our Customer Support Center.

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How can I get the latest version of KENWOOD Music Editor Light?

Selecting “Browse Web site” from the “Help” menu of KENWOOD Music Editor Light will display the KENWOOD website, where you can find and download the latest version of KENWOOD Music Editor Light.

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About installation of applications

What is .NET Framework 2.0?

.NET Framework is a new application execution environment of Microsoft. For further details, browse the Microsoft website.

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How can I uninstall KENWOOD Music Editor Light from my PC?

To uninstall KENWOOD Music Editor Light, select [Programs][KENWOOD][KENWOOD Music Editor Light][Uninstall KENWOOD Music Editor Light].

You can also uninstall KENWOOD Music Editor Light by selecting [Control Panel][Add or Remove Programs][KENWOOD Music Editor Light][Remove].

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About use of applications

What kinds of music data is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with?

KENWOOD Music Editor Light is compatible with music file formats AAC/WMA/WAVE/MP3/FLAC. Copyrighted (DRM) files such as music files purchased using the music distribution service cannot be imported to your PC.

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Files other than music files have been created in the USB device. What are these files?

These are information files (database files) used to manage songs.

The KENWOOD car audio system uses these functions. Do not delete them.

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Where is the description of how to use KENWOOD Music Editor Light?

Refer to the “Help” topics of KENWOOD Music Editor Light.

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Is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with a USB hub?

Your PC may not recognize the USB device connected via a USB hub.

Connect the USB device directly to your PC without using USB hubs.

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What kinds of storage device is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with?

KENWOOD Music Editor Light is compatible with SD memory card and USB mass storage device such as USB flash memory and USB hard disk.

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Is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with a HDD?

Yes, it is.

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Is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with the multipartition of HDD?

Yes, it is.

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Is KENWOOD Music Editor Light compatible with Windows XP 64-bit?

No, it is not supported.

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About terms

What is the USB device?

It is an external storage device (hard disk or memory) connected via a USB interface.

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What is the SD memory card?

Memory device connectable to the unit which has an SD card slot.

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