ZEN X-Fi3 and Kenwood in car head unit.

Hi,
Will the ZEN X-Fi3 work and play nicely with my Kenwood in car head unit?
My old Zen MicroPhoto played over aux-in, but refused to do anything over USB.
Have things moved on, will new Zen devices operate over USB, thereby giving full device control through the Kenwood head unit?
Thank you.

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Base from the knowledge base article, it's possible.
5. USB car stereo connection:
These connections will only read your player through "removable drive". In this case, the USB port would apply only for Mass Storage Class (MSC) players such as a ZEN X-Fi3, ZEN X-Fi2, ZEN Style M300/M100, ZEN X-Fi Style, ZEN Style.
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