Dual XDVD8183N manual

INSTALLATION/OWNER’S MANUAL DVD Multimedia Receiver with 7” Touch Screen Display XDVD8183N The DVD video display of the in-dash unit will not operate while the vehicle is moving. This is a safety feature to prevent driver distraction. In-dash DVD video functions will only operate when vehicle is in Park and the parking brake is engaged. It is i[...]

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2 DVD Region Management Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8183N plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. This player has been designed to play back DVD software[...]

3 XDVD8183N PREPARATION WARNING Upon installation of this Monitor/DVD player (“unit”) into a vehicle, the driver of the vehicle must not operate this unit by watching videos or playing video games while driving. Failure to follow this instruction could lead to driver distraction which could result in serious injury or death to the vehicle’s o[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 4 Please read all instructions carefully before attempting to install or operate. Due to its technical nature, it is highly recommended that your DUAL XDVD8183N is installed by a professional installer or an authorized dealer. This product is only for use in vehicles with 12VDC negative ground only. Safety Notes: The DVD video d[...]

5 Mounting sleeve opening dimensions 7-3/16” x 2-1/16” (183 mm x 53 mm) TYPICAL FRONT-LOAD DIN MOUNTING METHOD Please read entire manual before installation. Before You Start •  Disconnect negative battery terminal. Consult a qualified technicianfor instructions. •  Avoid installing the unit?[...]

6 Safety Notes: Subwoofer output The SUBWOOFER audio output (Blue RCA) is active in all audio modes and must be connected to an external amplifier. Center output The CENTER audio output (Gray RCA) is only active in DVD 5.1 audio mode and must be connected to an external amplifier. Rear view camera A rear view camera (not included) can be used with [...]

7 Wiring Diagram - Optional A/V Connections XDVD8183N INSTALLATION[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 8 IR Remote Preparation Notes: Remove the battery if the remote will • not be used for a month or longer Remove and dispose of battery properly • To first use the IR Remote control, you must first pull the battery insulation tape out Insert or replacing the Battery: Remove the battery holder Remove the battery from the batte[...]

9 XDVD8183N OPERATION Band Auto Store/Preset Scan Secondary LCD Display Open/Close Monitor Eject Rotary Encoder/Enter Mode Chapter/Track Up/Seek Up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chapter/Track Down/Seek Down Stop Play/Pause Fast Forward/Manual Tune Up Fast Reverse/Manual Tune Down Mute Power/Volume Microphone 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 This model incorporates a motoriz[...]

10 XDVD8183N OPERATION Control Functions - Monitor Closed Press BAND to increment from FM1, FM2, FM3, AM ] FM1. Press AS/PS momentarily to start station PRESET SCAN function, Press AS/PS for 2 seconds to start AUTO STORE station preset function in current BAND . Additional LCD for system information while monitor is closed. Press the DISP button to[...]

11 XDVD8183N OPERATION Disc-in indicator - Red = Disc inserted, Blue = No disc. ANGLE  - Press to decrease the monitor view angle. ANGLE  - Press to increase the monitor view angle. INFO - Press to select DVD INFO and press and hold for BRIGHTNESS . Press to RESET system. The DVD video display of the in-dash unit will not operate while the ve[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 12 Blue = No disc Red = Disc inserted Press ANGLE  to increase the monitor view angle. Press ANGLE  to decrease the monitor view angle. Notes:  •Do not attempt to move the monitor up/down by hand -severe damage will occur. Use the front panel buttons or the remote control o[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 13 Mode Mute Open/Close Power Key#1 Key#2 Key#3 Volume Up Key#4 Key#5 Key#6 Volume Down Key#7 Key#8 Key#9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Info Search Key#0 Band/Stop Audio Select Escape 4-Way - Up Menu Picture 4-Way - Left OK 4-Way - Right Repeat A-B Title Menu/CD Scan 4-Way - Down 16 17 18 19 2[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 14 Control Functions - Remote Mode Mute Open/Close Power Keys 0-9 Volume Up Volume Down Info Search Band / Stop Audio Select Escape 4-Way -Up/Down/Left/Right Menu Picture O K Repeat A-B Title Menu Root Repeat Chapter/Track Down Chapter/Track Up Fast Rewind Fast Forward Zoom Audio Angle Sub-Title Press once to incrementally selec[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 15 Power On/Off Monitor Open/Close Monitor Angle Position Press POWER momentarily to turn the unit on. Press and hold POWER for more than 2 seconds to turn the unit off. Note: EJECT will still function even if POWER is off. Press OPEN to open or close the monitor. The unit will emit a confirmation beep when opening and closing. [...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 16 Mode Optional Mode Selection Volume Mute Audio Adjustment from front panel Audio Adjustment from Remote Press MODE to select between TUNER , DVD , AUX IN and CAMERA inputs. Modes of operation are indicated in the OSD (On Screen Display) and secondary LCD . With the monitor open, press the screen to display the OSD menu bar an[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 17 INFO/PIC RGB BRIGHTNESS CVBS Screen Controls SHARPNESS CONTRAST COLOR BRIGHTNESS TINT Press INFO button for 1 second to display DVD disc information. Press and hold INFO for 2 seconds to change TFT LCD BRIGHTNESS: Press ANGLE  to increase, ANGLE  to decrease, or use VOLUME rotary to adjust the level up or down. (0 minim[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 18 Press BAND to increment from FM1, FM2, FM3, AM ] FM1. Press AS/PS momentarily to start station PRESET SCAN function. The unit will now scan your program presets for 10 seconds for each preset in that band. Press AS/PS again to stop scanning. Press AS/PS for 2 seconds to start AUTO STORE station preset function in current BAND[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 19 Secondary LCD Information 1) LOC 2) ST 3) TIME 4) LOUD 1 4 NOTE: Secondary LCD only functions when TFT monitor is closed. LOCAL indicator, icon will be off when DISTANCE (DX) is selected STEREO radio station indicator Displays TRACK time, TUNING frequency, MP3 ID3 info, & CLOCK , etc LOUDNESS selection indicator 2 3 Gener[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 20 There are three methods to access the MAIN menu: Press the ENTER button on the right ROTARY knob. • Press the MENU button on the remote control. • Touch the upper left corner of the touch screen. • Touch to access AM/FM TUNER mode. Touch to access CD/DVD mode, CD/DVD must be inserted. Touch to RETURN to previou[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 21 GENERAL Setup - Menu Press the GENERAL button to access the GENERAL setup mode. • Select desired parameter you wish to change. • Page will return back to previous screen after 10 seconds of inactivity or • by pressing the RETURN button. GENERAL Setup Menu matrix General Setup Menu Note: Default anti-theft passw[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 22 Adjusting Radio Frequency Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch GENERAL icon. 3) Touch USA. 4) Touch the setting for your region. Touch RETURN to exit. L GENERAL Setup - Adjusting Radio Frequency L L L 3 4 5 1 L 2[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 23 GENERAL Setup - Adjusting the Clock 12Hr Clock Mode Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Steps 4-7 24Hr Clock Mode 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch GENERAL icon. 3) Touch 00:00 area in the CLOCK row. 4) Keypad will appear, enter HOUR, touch OK. 5) Enter MINUTES, touch OK. 6) Touch AM or PM to set. 7) Touch RETURN to exit. For 24H[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 24 GENERAL Setup - Setting the Anti-theft code By default Anti-theft password is 0000 and is turned Off. To turn this feature on, follow the steps below. CAUTION!! This will lock your unit from operating if battery POWER is disconnected for more than 40 seconds. Step 1 & 2 Step 3 & 4 Step 5 & 6 Step 7 & 8 Step 9 [...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 25 Screen Setup Menu System Standby Press the SCREEN icon to access the SCREEN setup mode. • Select desired parameter you wish to change. • Page will return back to previous screen after 15 seconds of inactivity or by • pressing the RETURN button. SCREEN Setup Menu matrix To conserve the LCD backlight lifespan or [...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 26 SCREEN Setup - Setting TFT Brightness This will set the default setting for the TFT display brightness. This can also be set by pressing the INFO button on the front TFT panel. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch SCREEN icon. 3) Touch [-] to reduce brightness. 4) Touch [+] to increa[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 27 SCREEN Setup - Setting TFT Angle Set for best viewing angle for your vehicle Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch SCREEN icon. 3) Touch a number displayed in SCREEN TILT row. 4) Touch desired angle for best viewing angle. 1 - 6 is possible Default = 4 5) Touch RETURN to exit. L L 1 2[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 28 SCREEN Setup - Touch Screen Calibration Upon initial installation or occasionally, the touch screen may have to be calibrated. Follow these steps as described. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 & 4 Step 5 & 6 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch SCREEN icon. 3) Touch No in TS Calibration row. 4) Then touch Yes. 5) Touch an[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 29 Tuner Mode From the main menu, touch TUNER icon on the screen to select AM/FM Tuner mode. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Preset Number Indicator Shows what preset has been selected. Stereo Indicator Shows that the frequency selected is received in stereo. Preset Number List Display Shows the prese[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 30 11 19 12 18 13 17 14 9 16 15 10 Tune Frequency - Up Touching this icon will tune the radio to a higher frequency by one frequency step. Touch and hold to continuously tune up. Tune Frequency - Down Touching this icon will tune the radio to a lower frequency by one frequency step. Touch and hold to continuously tune down. Seek[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 31 AM/FM Tuner Operation AM/FM Tuner Mode Band Manual Tuning Seek Tuning Storing Presets Auto Store Presets Preset Scan From the main menu, touch TUNER icon to select AM/FM Tuner mode. From the remote control or the front panel: Press MODE until TUNER is displayed on the screen. Touch on the screen repeatedly until the desired b[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 32 AM/ FM Tuner Operation Direct Preset Tuning Scan Tuning Local Tuning To select a desired station from the preset station list, touch any of the displayed station frequencies from the list. Use Rapid Dial by turning the right rotary clockwise or counter-clockwise, and pressing in to select the highlighted channel. Use the up a[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 33 WARNING Upon installation of this Monitor/DVD player (“unit”) into a vehicle, the driver of the vehicle must not operate this unit by watching videos or playing video games while driving. Failure to follow this instruction could lead to driver distraction which could result in serious injury or death to the vehicle’s oc[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 34 DVD Operation - Parking Brake Initialization Front TFT Video Initialization Parking Brake Initialization Situation 1 Parking Brake Initialization Situation 2 SAFETY WARNING • Thevideo display of the in-dash unit will not operate while the vehicleis moving. This is a safety featur[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 35 DVD Disc Symbols DVD Region Management Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8183N plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. This player has b[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 36 DVD Operation - Inserting a Disc Inserting a Disc Ejecting the Disc Resetting the Loading Mechanism With the label facing up, insert a standard size disc into the slot. The panel will close and the disc will automatically begin playback. Other sub-menus may have to be pressed to access the DVD movie/music content. Read the di[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 37 DVD Operation - Touch Screen Controls Hidden Touch Screen area while in TUNER mode Hidden Touch Screen areas while in DVD mode There are several hidden TOUCH SCREEN areas as outlined below: "A" area can be used in any mode to access MAIN menu. "A-F" areas can be used in DVD mode to access: A - Displays MAI[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 38 DVD Operation - Touch Screen Controls Using the hidden Touch Screen Controls A - Displays MAIN menu B - Displays DVD disc information C - Selects PREVIOUS chapter D - Select NEXT chapter E - Displays the full DVD transport controls F - GOTO search menu L L L L L L AREA A Access MAIN Menu AREA B Displays Disc Information AREA [...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 39 Using the hidden Touch Screen Controls Touch AREA E DVD Mode DVD Operation - Touch Screen Controls 8 9 From the main menu, touch the DISC icon on the screen to select DVD mode. Title Menu Jumps to the DVD Title menu. Sub-Title Mode Activates sub-titles and cycles between multiple sub-title languages. Play/Pause Touch the icon[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 40 Notes: Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8183N plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. Searching a DVD Searching by Time, Title or Chapt[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 41 DVD Operation Touch Area E to bring up the on-screen buttons. Touch to fast forward or to fast reverse. Each subsequent press of the button will change the speed from normal to 2x to 4x to 8x to 20x and back to 1x. From the front panel: Press to fast forward. Press to fast reverse. From the remote control: Press to fast forwa[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 42 DVD Operation Sub-Titles Audio Mode DVD Disc Information Zoom Mode DVD Title Menu Touch the SUB.T button to activate Sub-Title mode and select a sub-title language. Each touch will cycle the mode from off to language 1, language 2, etc., and back to off. From the remote control: Press the SUB-T button to control Sub-Title mod[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 43 With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu. Press the LANGUAGE icon to select LANGUAGE setup page. Press to select desired disc subtitle language. English French Spanish Auto Off = DEFAULT Press to select desired disc audio language. English[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 44 With the monitor open in DVD mode, press the AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu. Press AUDIO icon to select from the following menus: Press to activate pink noise generator for the desired channel. The pink noise generator is used to set the relative speaker levels [...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 45 Press to select desired center channel time delay. The distance is defined in milliseconds. Press to select desired rear channel time delay. The distance is defined in milliseconds. Select On to activate audio down sampling. The DVD audio output will be downsampled to 48kHz. The original sampling frequency is preserved when O[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 46 DVD Setup Menu - Video With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu. Press the VIDEO icon to select from the following menus: Press to select desired TV shape. Select On to activate angle mark. Press to select desired view mode. Video Setup Me[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 47 With the monitor open in DVD mode, press the AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu. Press SPEAKER icon to select from the following menus: Select desired speaker output mode. Select size of front speaker. Note: *Full 6CH mode must be selected to adjust the front speake[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 48 DVD Setup Menu - Speaker Select size of surround speaker. Select Present if a subwoofer is included in your system. Press to select size of center speaker. Note: *Full 6CH mode must be selected to adjust the surround speaker size, subwoofer speaker and center speaker size. *Surround Speaker Size *Subwoofer Speaker *Center Spe[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 49 With the monitor open in DVD mode, press the AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu. Press RATING icon to select from the following menus: Press ---- to enter a password. 1. Enter a 4-digit code. 2. Write the code down. 3. Save in a safe place. When unlock symbol is dis[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 50 CD Operation - OSD Overview 6 CD Mode From the main menu, touch the DISC icon on the screen to select CD mode. Current Source Indicator Displays Source Currently Playing. Track Number Indicator Displays current track number and total number of tracks on the disc. Disc Title Indicator Displays current disc title when available[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 51 CD Operation - OSD Overview Scroll bar Allows scrolling of track list. Direct Select Keyboard Touch the icon to display a numeric keyboard. Enter desired track number and touch OK to select it . Track Scan Touch the SCAN icon to listen to 10 seconds of each track in order. This icon will remain highlighted until touched to di[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 52 Playing CD-DA discs Selecting by Keypad Selecting by Direct Track Access Previous/Next Page After inserting a CD disc, files will play in numerical order in the directory. Touch to display keypad. Enter desired track number and press OK. Touch desired track for DIRECT TRACK access. Touch to view UP/DOWN pages of available tra[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 53 The Page Up and Page Down on-screen buttons can be used to see the rest of the tracks on the CD. Use the Direct Select method to play a desired track. From the remote control: Press to display the next page. Press to display the previous page. Press button to skip to the next track. Press button to skip to the previous track.[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 54 Touch the Shuffle button to shuffle all of the tracks on the CD. The Shuffle button will be illuminated while Shuffle Mode is active. When the button is illuminated, touching it a second time will disable Shuffle Mode . Notes : The shuffled order of the songs is fixed, therefore the Track Select operations will continue to op[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 55 MP3/WMA Mode From the main menu, touch the DISC icon on the screen to select MP3/WMA mode. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Song Number Indicator Displays current song number and total number of songs on the disc. Master Song Number List Shows the number of the song relative to the entire disc. Fold[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 56 Scroll bar Allows scrolling of song list. Direct Select Keyboard Touch the icon to display a numeric keyboard. Enter desired song number and touch OK to select it. Fast Forward Touch icon to fast forward at 2x speed. Each touch changes speed from 2x to 4x to 8x to 20x then to 1x play. Next Folder Pressing this button will sel[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 57 MP3/WMA Operation Page Up/Down Song Select Direct Select Direct Song Entry From the remote control: Press to display the next page. Press to display the previous page. Note : Continued operation of the Page Up and Page Down buttons will display the next and previous folders, respectively once the songs in the current folder h[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 58 MP3/WMA Operation You can use the Fast Forward on-screen button to speed up the playback of a song. Each subsequent press of the button will change the speed from normal to 2x to 4x to 8x to 20x and back to 1x. Press on front panel to fast forward. Press on front panel to fast reverse. From the remote control: Press to fast f[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 59 Media Compatibility The following types of discs/files are compatible: • CD-ROM(ISO), CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW • CD-DA,DVD Video • MP3data • WMAdata The following types of discs/files are not compatible: • WMAfiles that are protected by DRM (Di[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 60 An internal buffer provides ESP (Electronic Skip Protection) to virtually eliminate skipping. When playing a disc recorded with regular audio files (CD-DA or .WAV) and MP3/WMA files, the unit will play the MP3/WMA files only. Only MP3 files with filename extension (.mp3) can be played. Only WMA files with filename extension ([...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 61 Bluetooth ® - OSD Overview (Optional) Before using the Bluetooth Bluetooth Mode Select the Bluetooth option in the General setup and select On to activate the Bluetooth feature. Refer to page 21 for more details. From the main menu, touch the Bluetooth icon on the screen or, press the Bluetooth icon at the top of the screen.[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 62 Bluetooth ® - OSD Overview (Optional) Audio Transfer Button Press to transfer audio between the head unit and mobile phone. End button Press to end a call in progress or to reject an incoming call. Setup Menu Icon Press to access Bluetooth setup menu. Phone book Icon Press to access the phone book menu. Keypad Interface Icon[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 63 Bluetooth ® - Setup Menu (Optional) Pairing Step 1 Step 2 Notes Auto Answer Connect Before you can use a mobile device with this head unit, it must be authenticated. This is also referred to as "pairing" a device. Note: Please make sure that Bluetooth is activated on your mobile device before you begin the pairing [...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 64 Bluetooth ® - Operation (Optional) Dialed Calls Received Calls Missed Calls Making a Phone Call Answering a Phone Call Ending a Phone Call Press Dialed Call to retrieve the list of dialed calls from the mobile device. "Searching", then "Loading dialed phone book" will be displayed during the retrieval pro[...]

XDVD8183N WARRANTY 65 Limited One Year Warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Dual Electronics Corp. warrants this product to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of the original purchase. Dual[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 66 Troubleshooting General Problem Cause Action Unit will not turn on (no power) Yellow wire not connected or incorrect voltage Red wire not connected or incorrect voltage Check connections for proper voltage (11~16VDC) Black wire not connected Check connection to ground Fuse blown Replace fuse Unit has power (but no sound) Spea[...]

67 XDVD8183N OPERATION Troubleshooting Bluetooth Problem Cause Action Please connect first appears in the display There is no mobile device connected to the head unit Pair and or connect a mobile device to the head unit as described on page 69 Mobile device will not connect to the head unit Bluetooth function is not active on the head unit Activate[...]

XDVD8183N OPERATION 68 Specifications DVD Player FM Tuner AM Tuner Monitor General Frequency response: 10Hz-20kHz Channel separation @ 1kHz: >65dB D/A converter: 24 Bit Tuning range: 87.5MHz-107.9MHz Usable sensitivity: 8.5dBf 50dB quieting sensitivity: 10dBf Stereo separation @ 1kHz: 40dB Frequency response: 30Hz-13kHz Tuning range: 530kHz-1710[...]

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