Clarion VT1000T - Manuals

6 English 2. PRECAUTIONS Failure to observe these precautions may damage your car, the monitor, or the video source, and may void the warranty. For questions or problems not covered in this manual, contact your local Clarion Dealer. Operating • Do not operate this product in ways other than those de...

7 English • Do not pour liquid into the unit or poke foreign objects into the DVD drive slot. Water, humidity, and foreign objects may damage internal circuitry. • If the unit becomes wet, turn off all power and ask your authorized Clarion Dealer to clean or service the unit. • Do not drop the unit ...

8 English 3. CONTROLS Monitor closed Dome light switch ON OFF DOOR Dome light Dome light Power button A/V input source button Menu button Decrease button Release button Increase button Next button Previous button Stop button Play or pause button Eject button IR window Looking up from directly below ...

9 English Note: The dome light switch works only when the green dome light wire is connected to the door sensor and the polarity switch is set correctly. See the vehicle’s wiring manual for connection details. Eject button ( EJECT) Ejects the disc. Increase button ( +) Increase a value in a menu, su...

0 1 English Monitor open ON OFF DOOR RESET Reset button LCD off switch Screw hole Screw hole Screw hole Screw hole Looking up from directly below at the player with the LCD panel open Quick reference to controls with monitor open LCD off switch Turns off the LCD screen. Reset button Press with a pen...

1 1 English Remote control 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 7 8 SETUP MUTE POWER DISPLAY GOTO > > > > ENTER MENU VOL SUBTITLE TITLE REPEAT A-B RANDOM SRC RETURN ANGLE ZOOM AUDIO Power Eject Setup Mute Numbers Previous Play or pause Audio Menu navigation A-B Source Angle GotoDisplayStopNextVolume Menu Fas...

2 1 English ENTER Accepts settings selected using the arrow keys. Eject Ejects the current disc in the slot. Fast forward Speeds playback forward at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x speeds. Goto Starts playback at the selected chapter, track or time. Menu Displays the DVD’s main menu. Press and hold to view ...

3 1 English Opening the monitor 1. Press the release button to open the overhead monitor screen. ON OFF DOOR Release button Looking up at the monitor from directly below 2. Gently swing the LCD down and adjust the angle for viewing. 150° maximum angle Monitor open CAUTION The LCD opens to a maximum ...

4 1 English Handling discs • To keep a disc clean, do not touch the play side (non-label side). • Do not attach sticky notes to or put tape on a disc. • Keep discs away from direct sunlight and heat. • Store discs in a protective disc case. • Before playback, wipe the disc outwards from the center w...

5 1 English Playing a disc (DVD or CD) 1. Put the headphones on your head and turn the headphone power on. 2. Assuming the power is on, insert a DVD into the player. The player displays “Loading.” 3. Aim the remote control directly at the IR receiver on the player and press the play/ pause button ( ...

6 1 English Headphone components POWER VOLUME OFF--ON Power light Power switch Volume dial Headphones Installing batteries in the headphones If this is the fi rst time you’re using the system, install batteries in the headphones. Change the batteries when you begin to hear distorted audio that cuts ...

7 1 English Direct sunlight and temperature extremes Do not leave the headphones in direct sunlight or extreme temperatures. Playing DVDs Accessing the root menu A DVD is divided into titles and chapters. The root menu shows the contents of the disc. Some DVDs only allow you to select disc playback ...

8 1 English Sample language option • To cycle through all available languages, continue pressing the AUDIO button. The audio information disappears automatically if you wait three seconds. Using subtitles Language subtitles are normally off. Note: Subtitles must be on the DVD. Some DVDs only allow s...

9 1 English Repeating DVD chapters and titles To repeat a chapter, title or both, during playback continue pressing REPEAT to alternate among options. Sample repeat option • Chapter repeats the current chapter. • Title repeats the current title. • All repeats all chapters and titles. • Off resumes n...

0 2 English Sample angle options • To change the angle, press the ANGLE button again. • To return to normal viewing, press the ANGLE button again. Zooming in and out • To zoom in (enlarge) the image when watching a DVD, press ZOOM during playback. As you press ZOOM on the remote, the player alternat...

1 2 English Tint Adjusts the intensity of the color when in NTSC mode (to play back DVDs recorded in the United States). Wide Screen Selects the aspect ratio (width vs. height) of the image. Options are Wide (16:9) and Normal (4:3) for the VT800B and VT1000B/VT1000T. The VT1500B provides two additio...

2 2 English To repeat this section, press the A-B button on the remote. To cancel the repeat playback and resume normal playback, press the A-B button again. Playing MP3s MP3, a format for storing digital audio, compresses each audio track with little loss of audio quality. The result takes up much ...

3 2 English Folder contents 5. To select the MP3 fi le, press the up and down buttons on the remote. 6. To play the fi le, press the ENTER button on the remote. MP3 controls • To play back to the next MP3 fi le, press the next button ( ). • To play back the previous MP3 fi le, press the previous but...

4 2 English CAUTION! Changes or modifi cations to this product not approved by the manufacturer will void the warranty and will violate FCC approval. Cleaning the remote control Use only a clean, soft, damp cloth to clean the remote control. Do not use lighter fl uid, methyl alcohol or other solvent...

5 2 English 4. Place the new lithium battery in the slot with the plus (+) side up. 5. Push the battery holder back into the slot until it locks in place. Battery holder Inserting the holder with the battery into the remote control Battery with the plus side up 5. INSTALLATION AND WIRING Do not atte...

6 2 English Tools and additional components You will need a Phillips-head screwdriver when mounting the player in the vehicle. Before you begin 1. Verify that the vehicle electrical components function, including: power windows, power door locks, air conditioning, lights, etc. 2. Identify the polari...

7 2 English • When routing RCA cables, keep them away from the power cables and output speaker wires, engine, exhaust system, etc. Heat may damage wires. • If the fuse should blow, make sure that all connections are correct, the cables have not caused a short circuit, and no wires are damaged. Then ...

8 2 English CAUTION Make sure the switch is fully to one side or the other. Do not attempt to confi gure this switch once the player is in position. 4. Cut a one-inch hole in the headliner along the backside of the ceiling bracket for the cables to pass through. Install the ceiling bracket and cable...

9 2 English 3. Route the cables through the hole to the location of any audio/video sources. 4. Identify the dome light wires in the vehicle and connect them to the corresponding dome light wire on the overhead monitor system. 5. Plug in any audio/video source cables. 6. Plug in the power harness in...

0 3 English Wiring diagram Top of the unit showing cable connections 6. SETTING PREFERENCES Accessing the on-screen display menus 1. Press SETUP on the remote to access the OSD menus. The main Display menu appears. General setup page VT800B/VT1000B/VT1000T/VT1500B A V OUT A V IN 2 B+ (YELLOW)ACC (RE...

1 3 English 2. Press (left arrow) and (right arrow) to alternate among three option pages: GENERAL SETUP PAGE, SPEAKER SETUP PAGE and PREFERENCE PAGE. Note: To access the PREFERENCE PAGE the DVD slot must be empty. Eject any DVD or CD in the drive. 4. Press ENTER to select the option you wish to cha...

2 3 English General setup page This page controls standard DVD options. General setup page Setting Value and Description ANGLE MARK Turns multiple-angle feature on and off. Multiple angles must be pre-recorded on the DVD. To determine if the DVD supports multiple angles, look for the multiple-angle ...

3 3 English Speaker setup page This page controls speaker options. Speaker page DOWNMIX Applies to Dolby digital sound. You cannot change this option, which is permanently set to output stereo signals, that is the player outputs audio to both the left and right channels of the output RCA jacks. Pref...

4 3 English DISC MENU Selects the language to display the contents of the current disc. ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH PARENTAL Restricts movie viewing to appropriate ages. 1 (KID SAF) Material is safe for children. 2 (G) Material is safe for general audiences. 3 (PG) Parental guidance suggested. 4 (PG 13...

5 3 English • There may be condensation in the player. Wait for about one hour or until the condensation evaporates. • A fuse may be blown. Check the fuses at the end of the monitor installation cables and on the vehicle. • The player may be disconnected. Check all connections. See the installation ...

6 3 English The picture is very dark • The temperature in the car is very low. At low temperatures LCD screen display dark pictures. The picture will improve as the temperature rises. • The brightness is set too high. Adjust it lower. Press the MENU button on the remote or on the player. No sound ca...

7 3 English 8. GLOSSARY Active matrix: A fl at panel display technology that produces a brighter and sharper display and a broader viewing angle than passive matrix panels. Each pixel has its own thin fi lm transistor (TFT) and is sometimes called a “TFT screen.” Aspect ratio: The comparison of the ...

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