Page 3 - Table of Contents
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Table of Contents Non-Transferable Limited One Year Consumer Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Safety Instructions and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 5 - Safety Instructions and Cautions
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Safety Instructions and Cautions WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIP- MENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK ANDANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE INCLUDED HARDWARE. THIS MONI...
Page 6 - Welcome; WHEN CLEANING THE VEHICLE
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved ■ When operating the unit, avoid contact with the LCD panel. ■ Prevent metal or foreign objects being locked between the LCD screen and the enclosure. Foreign objects may impair smooth running of the disc and may cause electrical problems. ■ Keep unit ...
Page 7 - WHEN PARKED
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved WHEN PARKED The screen is easily visible when deployed. Always close the screen when parking for an extended period of time to avoid potential theft or extended exposure to direct sunlight. PROPER USE Do not touch the screen. Do not pull or hang from t...
Page 8 - PICTURE QUALITY; Important Information; FCC NOTICE; YOUR WARRANTY
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved PICTURE QUALITY The picture quality of this LCD unit depends strictly on its installed location. To achieve the best picture quality, adjust the brightness control or viewing angle of the unit until the optimum view- ing is achieved. Important Informat...
Page 9 - Controls; MONITOR
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Controls MONITOR 1. COURTESY LIGHT—Activate this switch to "ON/OFF" to activate the dome lights on the monitor. 2. DOOR LIGHT On/Off—Engage this switch to have the door open switch activate the dome lights. 3. IR Transmitter/Receiver—Infrared t...
Page 10 - DVD—MOUNTED
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 9. UP Button—Used in conjunction with the button to scroll up (or increase) the menu setting. 10. DOWN Button—Used in conjunction with the button to scroll down (or decrease) the menu setting. 11. POWER—Power On/Off button. DVD—MOUNTED The illustration...
Page 12 - DVD—UNMOUNTED
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved DVD—UNMOUNTED The illustration below shows the side of the DVD player when removed from the LCD monitor. 1. Electrical connector—This connector provides the electrical interface when mounted in the LCD monitor. 2. VOL Control—Controls the volume to the...
Page 13 - DVD—MEMORY CARD MOUNTING
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved DVD—MEMORY CARD MOUNTING Ensure that the memory cards are mounted with the logo side of the memory cards oriented with the arrows as shown below (towards the DVD drive): WARNING: DO NOT CLOSE THE LCD SCREEN IF A MEMORY CARD HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE D...
Page 14 - DVD Player—Installation
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved DVD Player—Installation 1. Ensure power to the monitor is off and that the ignition key is off. 2. Align the notches in the side of the player with the tabs in the sides of the monitor DVD mount- ing area and slide the player into the monitor. 3. Slide...
Page 15 - DVD Player—Removal
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved DVD Player—Removal 1. While holding and supporting the DVD player. 2. Move and hold the lock/unlock button to the right. 3. Slide the player away from the screen and carefully remove. Setting the Screen Mode The overhead monitor has 4 different screen ...
Page 16 - Remote Control Unit; REMOTE BUTTONS
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Remote Control Unit REMOTE BUTTONS 1. POWER (source) 28. ANGLE 2. IR (on/off) 29. SUBTITLE (on/off) 3. FM (on/off) 30. DOWN (Cursor) 4. Picture (PIP) 31. AUDIO 5-7. Numeric 32. ZOOM (2, 3, 4, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, OFF) 8. UP (display) 33. F.REV (Fast Reverse)...
Page 17 - IR REMOTE FEEDTHROUGH
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 16. DOWN (display) 37. BACK 17. MENU/PBC 38. STOP 18-19 Numeric 39. NEXT 20. Image (wide, zoom, full, normal) 40. REPEAT 21. TITLE 41. POWER (Tuner)* 22. UP (Cursor) 42. DSP (channel display)* 23. SETUP 43. TV/AV (selects Tuner or Aux input)* 24. MUTE ...
Page 18 - BATTERY REPLACEMENT; PRECAUTIONS; Loading and Unloading Discs; LOADING DISC
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved BATTERY REPLACEMENT NOTE: Before using remote after installation, remove the battery plastic protective slip. 1. Move the small latch to the right and slide out the battery holder. 2. Remove old battery and replace it with a new battery (CR2025) with t...
Page 19 - UNLOADING DISC
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved side you want to watch facing up. Ensure that the disc is seated properly before pushing tray back into its locking position. 3. Push to close the door. UNLOADING DISC 1. Press OPEN at the upper right corner to open the door. 2. Remove the disc. (Avoid...
Page 20 - Operating the Monitor; OPEN/CLOSE THE DISPLAY MONITOR
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Operating the Monitor OPEN/CLOSE THE DISPLAY MONITOR To open the display monitor, push the "OPEN" button and pull the monitor down by the middle of the LCD to the desired position. Use the middle of the LCD screen to rotate to a desired viewing...
Page 21 - Power Up/Down the Display Monitor
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Power Up/Down the Display Monitor The unit will power up when the display monitor is unlatched and pulled down. (If the unit does not power up, press the Power button on either the remote or the Power button on the right side of the monitor. To turn th...
Page 22 - COURTESY LIGHT ON/OFF
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved MENU (CONSOLE MENU) Press "MENU" button on the monitor or remote to activate the screen parameters set-up. The sequence of set-up items is as follows: FM: Transmitting frequency SHARPNESS: Sharpness adjustment BRIGHTNESS: Brightness adjustment ...
Page 23 - Basic Functions; DVD PLAYBACK; FF
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Basic Functions DVD PLAYBACK 1. Press the remote control’s POWER button or the monitor’s POWER button to switch on the unit’s power. 2. Select video source (DVD). NOTE: If there is no disc in the DVD player, a “ NO DISC ” message will be displayed in t...
Page 25 - SELECTING A TRACK OR CHAPTER
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved SELECTING A TRACK OR CHAPTER Selecting tracks or chapters can be accomplished by either using the remote or front mounted con- trols. These controls allow the operator to skip over undesirable tracks or repeat a particular track. When playing a DVD, pr...
Page 26 - PLAYBACK PROGRAMMING
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved PLAYBACK PROGRAMMING Press the PROGRAM button on the remote to display the Track (T)/Chapter (C) programming menu screen. This allows you to selected those items on a DVD, MP3, or JPEG that you wish to view or lis- ten. Use the arrow navigation keys on...
Page 27 - REPEAT MODE
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved ADVANCED PLAYBACK (DVD/MP3/CD) REPEAT MODE ■ MP3/Audio CD When the “ REPEAT ” button is pressed: REP ONE = The current track will be repeated.FOLDER REP = The current folder will be repeated.FOLDER = All the folders will be repeated. ■ DVD When the “ R...
Page 28 - Setup
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved SUBTITLE (DVD) You may change the subtitle language from the one selected at the initial playback setting to a dif- ferent language, if available. During DVD playback, press the "SUBTITLE" button. A screen icon will appear along with the status...
Page 29 - System Setup
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved System Setup 1. TV SYSTEM According to the Color System of the TV, you can choose the TV System. NTSC: Choose this settings if your DVD player is connected to a NTSC TV. PAL: Choose this settings if your DVD player is connected to a PAL TV. AUTO: Choos...
Page 31 - Language Setup
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 6. DEFAULT Choose this option to reset all the setup options (except for password and rating setting) to default settings. 7. EXIT Choose this option to exit the setup options. Language Setup The language setup options are listed below: 1. OSD LANGUAGE...
Page 32 - Installation Guide
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 3. SUBTITLE LANG The Subtitle Lang Menu allows the user to select the lang- uage for the subtitle of disc. Highlight the SUBTITLE LANG option, and press the Arrow buttons to choose the subtitle language you prefer. Press Enter to confirm. You can selec...
Page 33 - ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 7. Do not connect the yellow wire and red wire together of this product directly to the +12V. Connect the red wire of this product to the ACC of the ignition key switch and yellow wire to +12V. Failure to do so may result in discharge of the battery. 8...
Page 34 - SIGNAL CONNECTIONS
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved SIGNAL CONNECTIONS Adapter Audio Adapter Video Adapter IR In addition each IN 2 and IN 1 grouping has an IR output jack which passes the remote control com- mands to the device (VCR, CD player, TV tuner or other devices) connected to this input. Color ...
Page 35 - TYPICAL WIRING DIAGRAM
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved TYPICAL WIRING DIAGRAM Wireless Headphones A(R) A(L) V OUT IN1 IR V A(L) A(R) IN2 IR V A(L) A(R) MONIT O R BLACK–Ground YELLOW–12V Constant RED–Ignition BLACK–Ground YELLOW–12V Constant GRAY (-) Door Trigger A/V SOURCE 2 A/V SOURCE 1 A/V OUTPUT 3 BLACK...
Page 36 - Installation Procedure; DOUBLE CHECK THE LENGTH OF THE SCREWS; Dome Light Wiring
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Installation Procedure 1. Identify the polarity of the dome light circuit and set the switch on the cable connection side of the overhead monitor housing to match the vehicle’s door trigger polarity. Factory default posi- tion for this switch is Negati...
Page 37 - Roof Beam Support
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 6. Cut a 1" hole in the headliner along the backside of the mounting bracket for the cables to pass through. 7. Route cables through the hole to the predetermined location of the AV source(s). 8. Identify the dome light wires in the vehicle and con...
Page 38 - System Wiring Diagram Example
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved System Wiring Diagram Example NOTE: The Second Power cable must be connected or the unit will not operate and will cause damage to the unit. Video In VCR or AUDIO AMPLIFIER OUT Power IN IN A u di o R V ide o L A u di o V ide o DVD or TV Tuner DVD L R B...
Page 39 - Troubleshooting; No Picture
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Troubleshooting No Picture Press the POWER and SOURCE buttons (or the button on the remote) to make sure the monitor is on and the proper input is selected. If there is still no picture press the PICTURE button. If the DVD menu appears, check the sourc...
Page 40 - The Remote does NOT Function
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved The Remote does NOT Function Are there obstacles obstructing the view between the monitor and the remote. The distance between the remote and monitor is too great. The remote is not being pointed at the monitor’s IR receiver. The batteries in the remot...
Page 41 - Specifications; System
© 2005 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Specifications NOTE: Specifications and design are subject to change without notice. System Laser Semiconductor laser Signal Formats NTSC, PAL Audio Characteristics Frequency Response DVD Video (PCM@ 96kHz) 20 Hz - 40 kHz ± 1dB DVD Video (PCM@ 48kHz) 2...
Page 42 - The company behind this system is Directed Electronics.
Directed Electronics Vista, CA 92081 www.directed.com © 2005 Directed Electronics—All rights reserved N82172W 10-05 The company behind this system is Directed Electronics. Since its inception, Directed has had one purpose, to provide consumers with the finest vehicle security, car stereoproducts, re...