Clarion VMA7483 manual

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    5.8" TFT MOTORIZED LCD MONITOR Moniteur LCD assisté TFT de 5,8" MONITOR DE CRIST AL LÍQUIDO TFT MOTORIZADO DE 5,8" VM A 7 483 Owner's manual Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones Thank you for pur chasing the Clarion VMA7483. Nous vous r emercions d’avoir acheté le Clarion VMA7483. Muchas gracias por la adquisición del V[...]

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    2 VMA7483 * Antes de utilizar el equipo , lea completamente este Manual de instrucciones. * Después de haber leído este manual, guárdelo a mano (p . ej., en la guantera). Cuando venda su automóvil, deje en él el manual de instrucciones a fin de que pueda utilizarlo el nuev o usuar io . * Lea el contenido de la tarjeta de garantía adjunta, y g[...]

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    VMA7483 3 English Owner’ s Manual 1. PRECA UTIONS 1. This set is f or use in DC 12V , negative g round vehicles . Be sure to consult y our store of pur- chase or a Clarion-designated ser vice outlet bef ore installing it on DC 24V cars. 2. Do not operate the set in w a ys other than described in this guide. Doing so ma y dam- age it. 3. Safety fi[...]

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    4 VMA7483 English Owner’ s Manual CA UTION USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS, OR PERFORMANCE OF PR OCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN, MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. THE COLOR LCD MONIT OR SHOULD NO T BE ADJUSTED OR REP AIRED BY ANY ONE EX- CEPT PROPERL Y QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. W ARNING MONITOR AND TUNER MUST BE INST AL[...]

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    VMA7483 5 English Owner’ s Manual 1. Do not expose the LCD panel to pressure when it is on as this may cause damage , deforma- tion or other failures . 2. The LCD panel m ust be retracted inside the unit, when the vehicle is to be parked outside f or long periods of time. (The LCD panel oper- ates normally within a temperature range of 0 ° C to [...]

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    6 VMA7483 English Owner’ s Manual Handling Precautions Obser v e the instr uctions listed below in install- ing the unit as incorrect installation ma y render the LCD inoperab le or cause a breakdown. 1. The unit must be installed horiz ontally . 2. Do not place objects on the unit when the LCD panel is retracted. 3. Observe the f ollowing instru[...]

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    VMA7483 7 English Owner’ s Manual 2. FEA TURE ■ 5.8" color LCD panel Equipped with a 5.8" TFT active matrix color LCD panel, the unit provides realistic, vivid reproduction of video images. ■ Function for flipping the ima g e vertically The Image Select switch allo ws you to flip the image vertically to allow installation of the uni[...]

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    8 VMA7483 English Owner’ s Manual Main Unit (when the LCD panel is on) 4. NAMES OF P AR TS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS LCD panel LCD panel lock b utton Locks the LCD panel in its retracted state. The LCD panel OPEN/CLOSE button does not operate when the lock button is engaged. LCD panel lock lever Remote control sensor LCD panel OPEN/CLOSE button Remote [...]

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    VMA7483 9 English Owner ’ s Manual Rear P anel Expansion terminal(RGB) Video input Remote control connector Connect the supplied remote control sensor to this connector. Power connector Connect the supplied power cable to this connector. Image Select switch Changing the switch setting flips the image vertically. Set this switch as required by uni[...]

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    10 VMA7483 English Owner ’ s Manual Remote Contr ol ● Remote control sensor • • • • Remote control signal infrared ey e . A UTO/TIME button • • Press this button to displa y the LCD panel auto star tup screen. Hold down this button f or 2 seconds to display the LCD panel retraction dela y setup screen. Setup buttons (1 to 5) • •[...]

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    VMA7483 11 English Owner ’ s Manual RGB button Switches between video and RGB display . WIDE button Each time this button is pressed, the display changes in the f ollowing order: NORMAL → WIDE → F . WIDE → CINEMA → NORMAL. Adjust button Displays the image adjustment screen and allows you to select BRIGHT , HUE or COLOR. MONIT OR button T [...]

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    12 VMA7483 English Owner ’ s Manual Star ting Up and Retracting the LCD P anel 5. OPERA TIONS Notes • The angle of the LCD panel cannot be ad- justed. Attempts to adjust the angle could dam- age the unit. • When the LCD panel stops half-wa y out, press the LCD panel OPEN/CLOSE button to retr act it. Then press it once again to open it. • Ch[...]

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    VMA7483 13 English Owner ’ s Manual Precautions to Be T aken When Driv- ing on Bad Roads When driving on bad roads such as dir t roads or in a deser t, retract the LCD panel and slide the LCD panel lock b utton to “ LOCK ON ” to protect the LCD panel. Note that the button must be in the “ LOCK ON ” position when the unit is installed in t[...]

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    14 VMA7483 English Owner ’ s Manual Selection of the screen mode (size) The f ollowing screen displa y modes are suppor ted: normal, full wide, wide and cinema. Notes: • V arious screen display modes are a vailable on this monitor . If you select the screen displa y mode which is different from the image r atio of software, such as a TV progr a[...]

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    VMA7483 15 English Owner ’ s Manual * The operations on this page are performed with the remote control unit. Setting A utomatic LCD Panel Startup This function star ts the LCD panel automatically when the ignition ke y is moved to A CC. * The default setting is “ OFF ” . Note: This function is not av ailable while driving or when an RGB scre[...]

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    16 VMA7483 English Owner ’ s Manual Adjusting screen brightness, hue and color Note: This function is not av ailable while driving or when an RGB screen is displa yed. 1. Press the adjust button ( ADJ ) to display the image adjustment screen. 2. Press the adjust button ( ADJ ) to select the item to be adjusted. * Each time the adjust button ( ADJ[...]

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    VMA7483 17 English Owner ’ s Manual 6. TR OUBLESHOO TING Symptom The screen cannot be star ted up No image The image is too dark The color is too f aint and hue is poor The LCD panel OPEN/CLOSE but- ton is lit ev en when the engine is off (and the ke y is tur ned to ACC OFF). Remedy Set the LCD panel lock b utton to “ LOCK OFF ” . Hold down t[...]

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    18 VMA7483 English Owner ’ s Manual 7. SPECIFICA TIONS Main Unit Displa y size : 5.8" (width 127 mm ✕ height 72 mm) Displa y format : transparent TN liquid cr ystal panel Drive method : TFT (thin-film transistor) Active matrix drive method Pixels : 280,800 pixels 234 (V) ✕ 1200 (H) VTR image input : 1.0 ± 0.2 V p-p (input impedance 75 ?[...]