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    9” (16:9) Wi d escr een Overh ead Vi d eo M onitor M M O O D D E E L L O O H H D D 9 9 0 0 0 0 © 2004 Directed Electr onics, In c. N82900 08-04 O O W W N N E E R R ’ ’ S S G G U U I I D D E E I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N G G U U I I D D E E[...]

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    N N O O N N - - T T R R A A N N S S F F E E R R A A B B L L E E L L I I M M I I T T E E D D C C O O N N S S U U M M E E R R W W A A R R R R A A N N T T Y Y Directed Electronics, Inc. (Directed) promises to the original purchaser that the automotive video monitor and/or source unit(s) (the Product), excluding accessories, purchased and installed fro[...]

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    T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s Non-T ran sferable Limited Consum er Warr anty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 What is Inclu ded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    DVD Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Setup Men u .........................................................................................21 Gener al Setup ......................................................................................21 aUDIO Setup ........................[...]

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    I I m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t N N o o t t e e s s 1 . Befor e operating your LCD M onitor system, please read these in struction s carefully . 2. Retain this man ual for futur e referen ce. 3. Do not r emove any W ARNING stickers on th e unit. 4. Do not use an y chemical solven t, cleaning agen t or corrosive deter gent to clean away dirt on [...]

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    W W h h a a t t i i s s I I n n c c l l u u d d e e d d  9” Overhead M onitor/DVD Player  Har dware pack age  T rim Ring Ad apter  13-pin DIN source cable  A V Switch Box (AD-6874)  3-pin, 3-wire coolin g fan harness  Remote Con trol Unit/w battery  4-pin, 3-wire power harn ess  Metal m ounting plate  5-pin 5-wire d [...]

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    Y Y O O U U R R W W A A R R R R A A N N T T Y Y Y our warran ty registrati on must be completely filled out and r eturned within 10 days o f purchase . Y our produ ct warranty will n ot be validated if your warr anty reg- istrati on is not return ed. Mak e sure you receive th e warranty r egistration fr om your dealer . It is also n ecessary to kee[...]

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    Cooling Fan H arness N N o o t t e e : : This harness is provided on some of the units (the cooling fan is not installed on some units). Courtesy Ligh t Harn ess Au dio Conn ections Vid eo Connecti ons C C o o l l o o r r D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n Y ellow 1 (RCA) Vid eo - #1 Input Y ellow 2 (RCA) Vid eo - #2 Input Y ellow OUT (RCA[...]

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    T T Y Y P P I I C C A A L L W W I I R R I I N N G G D D I I A A G G R R A A M M N N O O T T E E : : The unit will automatically power off once the ACC is turned off (ignition key off). Ensure that the RED (+ACC) wire of the 4-pin power harness is connected to ACC power. Wireless Headph one (Optional) AD-9874 BLACK (GND) PURPLE (P ositive Trigg er) [...]

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    O O H H V V M M o o n n i i t t o o r r C C o o n n t t r r o o l l s s a a n n d d D D e e s s c c r r i i p p t t i i o o n n D D I I S S P P L L A A Y Y K K E E Y Y S S D D V V D D K K E E Y Y S S 1. LCD display 10. PLA Y/P AU SE button ( ) 2. VIDEO Select Button ( ) 11. ST OP button ( ) 3. UP/DOWN buttons ( S / T ) 12. DVD MENU button ( ) 4. VI[...]

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    R R e e m m o o t t e e C C o o n n t t r r o o l l N N O O T T E E : : Ensure that the battery plastic protector has been removed from the remote control battery holder prior to use. 1. POWER 14. MODE (A V1/A V2/DVD) 2. UP (display) 15. DOWN (display) 3. DVD SETUP 16. VIDEO MENU 4. UP cursor 17. DISPLA Y (on screen) 5. LEFT cursor 18. TITLE 6. ENT[...]

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    B B A A T T T T E E R R Y Y R R E E P P L L A A C C E E M M E E N N T T N N O O T T E E : : Before using remote after installation, remove the battery plastic protective slip. 1. Move th e small latch to the righ t and slide out th e battery holder . 2. Remove old battery an d replace it with a new battery (CR2025) with the positive “+” si gn f[...]

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    L L O O A A D D I I N N G G A A N N D D U U N N L L O O A A D D I I N N G G D D I I S S C C S S Y ou can use single si de and d ual layer DVDs, VCDs , CD-audio an d CD-R compatible 12cm discs with this system. L L O O A A D D I I N N G G D D I I S S C C 1. Press at the upper ri ght corner to open th e door . 2. Load with the recor ded sid e (the sh[...]

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    O O N N / / O O F F F F C C O O N N T T R R O O L L Press an d hold the ( ) button on th e LCD screen or mom entarily press th e POWER button ( )on the rem ote. F F U U N N C C T T I I O O N N M M O O D D E E ( ( M M E E N N U U ) ) Press th e MENU button ( ) on the LCD screen or th e VIDEO MENU button on the rem ote to display the followin g setup[...]

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    POSITIVE D OME LIGH T TRIGGER C C O O U U R R T T E E S S Y Y L L I I G G H H T T O O N N / / O O F F F F Press th e Courtesy light switch ( ) on the LCD scr een to illuminate the d ome ligh t. D D V V D D P P L L A A Y Y B B A A C C K K 1. Press th e on/off power button on th e front con trol panel, or pr ess the button on the r emote contr ol to [...]

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    A A U U D D I I O O C C D D P P L L A A Y Y B B A A C C K K 1. Press th e on/off power button on th e front con trol panel, or pr ess the button on the r emote contr ol to switch on the unit 2. Mom entarily press th e on/off power button on the fron t control pan el, or press th e button on the r emote contr ol repeatedly until DVD m ode is dis- pl[...]

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    D D V V D D / / M M P P 3 3 / / C C D D P P R R E E V V I I O O U U S S T T R R A A C C K K 1 . During play , press th e previous P P R R E E V V button on the r emote contr ol. 2. DVDs will jump to the th e previous tr ack or chapter . The Title and Chapter bein g played will display at the top of th e LCD screen. 3. MP3s will jump to the th e pre[...]

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    D D V V D D / / C C D D G G O O T T O O ( ( S S E E A A R R C C H H ) ) N N o o t t e e : : GOTO is not supported for MP3s. 1. Allows goin g to a particular Time/T rack/Chapter or Title . 2. Press th e G G O O T T O O button on the rem ote control to g o to a select- ed part of th e DVD/CD. (1) TITLE xx/xx CHAPTER xxx/xxx (2) TITLE xx/xx xx : xx : [...]

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    A A U U D D I I O O D D V V D D N N O O T T E E : : This feature only functions with DVDs that have multiple sound tracks. 1. During playin g, press the A A U U D D I I O O button on the r emote . AUDI O X/X will display on the LCD screen. Th e first X represen ts is the curr ent sound tr ack playing. The secon d X is the total number o f sound tra[...]

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    D D V V D D T T I I T T L L E E Some DVDs com e with selectable titles. 1. Press th e T T I I T T L L E E button on th e remote d uring playback. All the titles will be displayed on the LCD scr een. 2. Press th e L L e e f f t t / R R i i g g h h t t / U U p p / D D o o w w n n ( W / X / S / T ) button s on the rem ote control to select th e desire[...]

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    CHAPTER REMAIN HH:MM:SS The Title XX/XX sh ows the curren t title playing/total titles on the DVD. Th e Chapter XXX/XXX shows th e current chapter playin g/total chapters on the DVD. The tim e (HH:MM:SS) is shown in hours/min utes/seconds. D D V V D D S S e e t t u u p p S S E E T T U U P P M M E E N N U U This option allows th e modificati on and [...]

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    S S P P E E A A K K E E R R S S E E T T U U P P 1. DOWNMIX 2. MAIN P AGE L T/RT STEREO OFF A A U U D D I I O O S S E E T T U U P P 1. AUDIO OUT (n ot used) 4. D YNAMIC ANALOG FULL SP DIF/RA W 6/8 SP DIF/PCM 4/8 2. OP MODE 2/8 LINE OUT OFF RF REMOD 5. PROLOG (n ot Used) 3. DUAL M ONO 6. LPCM OUTPUT (n ot Used) STEREO 7. MAIN P AGE L-MON O R-MON O MI[...]

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    CHINESE This restor es the settings f or JAP ANESE the DVD setups to th e factory 5. LOCALE def aults. CHINA 9. SMART NA V FRANCE This opti on is only for use with HONG K ONG MP3s. JAP AN 1. NO MENU T AIW AN 2. WITH MENU GBR 10. MAIN P AGE US A Return to SETUP MENU. 6. P ARENT AL 11. EXIT SETUP Use th e Up/Down ( T / S ) but- tons on r emote to scr[...]

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    A A p p p p e e n n d d i i x x A A – – C C l l e e a a n n i i n n g g C C L L E E A A N N I I N N G G T T H H E E L L C C D D S S C C R R E E E E N N C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : : To avoid possible shock hazard and equipment damage, be sure the LCD sys- tem is turned off and unplugged from the main electrical outlet before cleaning. C C A A[...]

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    d. Be sure you have selected th e correct source m ode (A V1, A V2, DVD). 2. DVD Player Not W orking Pr operly a. Ensur e disc is correctly inserted in to the unit. b . Inspect the disc is n ot damag ed (no scratch es on the recor ded sid e of the disc) and is o f correct form at to play in the unit. c. Please wait as some disc r equires long er ti[...]

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    S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s N N O O T T E E : : All specifications are subject to change without notice. T ype Roof m ount color display m onitor Display system 9-inch active m atrix color TFT LCD NTSC/P AL auto switch Display form at 336,960 pix els Aspect r atio 16:9 Resolution 336,960 DO T S/480 (W) X 234 (H) X 3 RGB [...]

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    Directed Electroni cs, Inc. Vista, CA 92081 www .directed.com © 2004 Directed Electroni cs, Inc.—All righ ts reserved N82900 08-04 T T h h e e c c o o m m p p a a n n y y b b e e h h i i n n d d t t h h i i s s s s y y s s t t e e m m i i s s D D i i r r e e c c t t e e d d E E l l e e c c t t r r o o n n i i c c s s , , I I n n c c . . Since it[...]