OWNER’S GUIDE INSTALLATION GUIDE 7” Mobile Video System MODEL OHD 070 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
NON-TRANSFERABLE LIMITED ONE YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY Directed Electronics, Inc. (Directed) promises to the original purchaser that the new automotive video monitor and/or source unit(s) (the Product), excluding accessories, that is purchased and installed from a Directed authorized dealer more than ninety (90) days after the purchase of a new vehicle is warranted for a period of one (1) year from date of purchase of the Product.
Table of Contents Non-Transferable Limited Consumer Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 What is Included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LCD Menu Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Menu..................................................................................................21 Transmit .............................................................................................21 Screen................................................................................................21 Search.........................................................................................
Important Notes NOTE: The parental level control is discussed in the Preferences Setup section of this manual. 1. Before operating your LCD Monitor system, please read these instructions carefully. 2. Retain this manual for future reference. 3. Do not remove any WARNING stickers on the unit. 4. When the power to the unit is shut off, the next time the unit is turned on the speakers will not operate. The Transmit feature must be reset to OFF (IR headphones off) in the setup features. 5.
What is Included 7” Overhead Monitor/DVD Player Mounting hardware Metal mounting plate Mounting bracket Remote Control Unit/w battery Rubber plate Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the world’s finest video entertainment system. At Directed we are committed to bringing you the most technologically advanced products available. We are pleased that you chose a Directed Video product.
Your Warranty Your warranty registration must be completely filled out and returned within 10 days of purchase. Your product warranty will not be validated if your warranty registration is not returned. Make sure you receive the warranty registration from your dealer. It is also necessary to keep your proof of purchase, which reflects that the product was installed by an authorized dealer. Supported Disc Formats The following disc formats are supported by this player.
Installation PRELIMINARY PREPARATIONS NOTE: The unit should be installed by a qualified service technician. This unit is designed to operate with a 12 VDC, negative ground battery system. NOTE: Use only proper sized fasteners and cables during installation. Use of improper fasteners or cables can lead to mechanical failure of the unit or create a fire hazard. 1. Disconnect the ground wire from the battery terminal prior to connecting the unit to the electrical system.
Mounting Bracket Levers Self-tapping Screws (ø4x10) Slots DVD Bracket Mounting Bolts (M3.5x10) Rubber Caps 1. Determine the mounting location and drill four mounting holes (see the figure above). 2. Attach the mounting bracket to the holes with the self-tapping screws (ø4x10). 3. Let the two levers aim at the slots on the DVD bracket to fix the display unit. 4. Open the monitor to display the five screw holes. 5. Attach the unit to the bracket with the mounting bolts (M 3.5x10). 6.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS POWER AND VIDEO WIRING RED AUDIO R OUT WHITE Power and Dome Lamp Wiring AUDIO L OUT YELLOW VIDEO OUT RED AUDIO R IN WHITE AUDIO L IN YELLOW VIDEO IN Video Wiring Connect the power and dome light wires as follows: Color Connection Red Accessory Yellow Battery +12V White Orange Interior Light System (Dome -) Interior Light System (Dome +) Black Ground OPTIONAL DIGITAL WIRING DIGITAL AUDIO (OPTIONAL) 10 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
Video System Controls and Description 5 3 8 1 4 10 17 11 9 2 7 6 5 17 14 14 15 15 12 13 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
18 19 1. POWER Button 11. Indicator Light for AV 2. EJECT Button 12. Disc Slot 3. MENU Button 13. 6.4 inch TFT Color Monitor 4. MOD Button 14. Earphone Volume Controls 5. Car Dome Lamps 15. Jacks for Earphone 6. Light Switch 16. IR Transmitting Window 7. VOLUME+ 17. OPEN Button: Press the button to 8. VOLUME- deploy the screen display from the 9. IR Receiver unit’s base. 10. Indicator Light for DVD 18. Speakers (qty-2) 19.
Remote Control FUNCTIONS 8 9 5 4 1 POWER EJECT 2 MUTE SUBTITLE ANGLE DISPLAY MODE SETUP PAL/NTSC AUDIO 3 6 7 10 11 TITLE MENU 14 13 ENTER 15 SLOW 19 SEARCH 18 12 16 17 CH - CH + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CLEAR 0 10+ 20 21 VOLUME 23 -/-- 25 26 29 30 ZOOM RESUME GOTO PBC RANDOM PROGRAM REPEAT A-B 24 22 28 27 32 31 1. POWER Press to turn the unit ON or OFF. 2. EJECT Press to eject the disc. 3. MUTE Press to mute the sound. 4.
5. ANGLE Changing of the view angle on multi-angle DVD disc. 6. DISPLAY Display statistical disc information during playback. 7. MODE Changing between DVD mode, TV mode and AV mode. 8. SETUP Display the SETUP menu. 9. PAL/NTSC Switch between PAL mode and NTSC mode. 10. AUDIO Changing of the AUDIO soundtrack on multi-audio soundtrack DVD disc, or changing of the sound mode of the VCD/CD discs. 11. TITLE Display the TITLE menu that is stored in DVD disc. 12.
26. RESUME When in stop mode, press the button, the play can be resumed from the stop point. 27. GOTO Disc search button, used with numeric buttons. 28. PBC Changing between PBC ON and PBC OFF on the VCD disc. 29. RANDOM Allows the track played in random order. 30. PROGRAM Allows the track played in the order you programmed. 31. REPEAT Switch the Repeat mode of discs. 32. A-B A-B repeat allows a passage to be repeated continuously.
Operation LOADING/EJECTING A DISC When you have installed the unit and all connections have completed, you can load a disc as follows: 1. Turn the ignition on to the accessory position. 2. Press the POWER button (item 1on the figure below). 3. Insert the disc with printed side facing up into the disc slot (item 2 on the figure below). 4. The player will start playback automatically. 1 To eject a disc, press the EJECT 2 3 button (item 3 on the figure above).
Normal playback 1X 2X 3X 4X MP3: Normal playback 2X 4X 6X 8X On the next press of the button after reaching the maximum speed, the disc resumes normal playback speed. SKIPPING TRACK Press the or buttons on the remote control during playback. Press to skip to next track, and to skip back one track. NOTE: For some VCD2.0 discs (PBC-playback control), the may be unavailable. / buttons SLOW MOTION PLAY Press |X or W| during playback of a DVD.
REPEAT FOR DVD: Press the REPEAT button to cycle through the select repeat mode as follows: CHAPTER REPEAT ON—TITLE REPEAT ON—REPEAT OFF FOR VCD/CD: Press the REPEAT button to cycle through the select repeat mode as follows. REP-ONE—REP-ALL—REPEAT OFF 1. REP ONE—Continuously repeat at the current chapter/track. 2. REP-ALL—Continuously repeat all chapter/track on the current disc. 3. When the player finishes playback of the current disc last chapter/track, it will stop and display the elapsed time.
FOR CD/VCD (WITH PBC OFF): Press GOTO button once, the screen will display the following message: GO TO -- : -00:00:25 Use numeric buttons to input the time directly. ZOOM Allows the picture to be increased in size. Press ZOOM to toggle among 1.5 scale, 2.0 scale and 3.0 scale. RANDOM Press RANDOM button, track selection will be made in random order. The display screen will show "SHUFFLE ON" on the screen. Press RANDOM button again, "SHUFFLE OFF" appears and the mode is released.
LIGHT SWITCH The two car dome lamps on the unit will be illuminated depending on the lamp operation setting. There are three settings for the car dome lamp operation: OFF, AUTO, and ON. A. OFF: To turn off the lamp. B. AUTO: To make the lamp turn on only when car doors are opened. C. ON: To turn on the lamp. JACK FOR EARPHONE There are two jacks for earphones, one on each side of the DVD unit. You can connect an earphone to anyone of the jacks to receive audio.
LCD Menu Operations MENU Press the MENU button on the unit or on the remote control during DVD or AV mode to display a menu of the adjustment items on the screen. MENU BRIGHT 20 CONTRAST 25 COLOR 45 TINT 10 TRANSMIT ON SCREEN 16:9 SEARCH… -------------------Press MENU button repeatedly to select among BRIGHT, CONTRAST, COLOR and TINT (For the unit with NTSC system) items and etc. Press VOL +/- buttons on the unit or VOLUME +/- buttons on the remote control to adjust the corresponding item.
On Screen Displays DISPLAY Press the DISPLAY button during playback to display the contents of the current disc on the screen. The following examples depict the display by disc type. DVD (1) Press DISPLAY for the first time: TITLE 01/03 CHAPTER 002/025 00:02:25 The present title number, total number of titles, the present chapter number, the total number of chapters of the disc currently being played will be shown on the screen, along with the elapsed time.
VCD (1) Press DISPLAY for the first time: SINGLE ELAPSED 00:00:25 The remaining playing time for the single presently playing is displayed. (2) Press DISPLAY a second time: SINGLE REMAIN 00:03:15 The remaining time for the single presently playing is displayed. (3) Press DISPLAY a third time: TOTAL ELAPSED 00:00:25 The elapsed playing time for the disc presently playing is displayed.
(2) Press DISPLAY a second time: SINGLE REMAIN 00:03:15 TRACK: 01/14 The remaining time for the track presently playing is displayed. (3) Press DISPLAY a third time: TOTAL ELAPSED 00:00:25 TRACK: 01/14 The elapsed playing time for the disc presently playing is displayed. (4) Press DISPLAY a fourth time: TOTAL REMAIN 00:40:35 TRACK: 01/14 The remaining playing time for the disc presently playing is displayed. (5) Press DISPLAY a fifth time: The message is cleared off the screen.
CHAPTER ELAPSED 00:00:25 TRACK: 01/123 The elapsed playing time for the chapter presently playing is displayed. (2) Press DISPLAY a second time: CHAPTER REMAIN 00:04:25 TRACK: 01/123 The remaining time for the chapter presently playing is displayed. (3) Press DISPLAY a third time: The message is cleared off the screen. MULTI-AUDIO LANGUAGE FUNCTION DVD Press the AUDIO button on the remote control during playback. Each time the button is pressed, the audio soundtrack language changes in sequential order.
TITLE MENU FUNCTION This function applies only to DVDs. If the DVD has multiple titles recorded on the disc. It can select preferred title from the title menu to start playback. 1. Press the TITLE button during playback. The title menu is display. 2. Press the cursor button shown in screen display, select preferred title by the cursor button and by pressing the ENTER button. MULTI-SUBTITLE LANGUAGE FUNCTION This function applies only to DVDs. Press the SUBTITLE button during playback.
MP3 DISC PLAY When a MP3 disc is playing an example of the format of the FOLDER is as follows: SMART NAV1 ROOT ROOT 0 MP3 MUSIC 1 SKY MP3 HEAR YOUR PLAY MODE DISC Use the W/X/S/T buttons on the remote control to select the item or folder, then press the ENTER button. Each press of the REPEAT button selects one of three repeat play modes, these are: REP-ONE: Repeats play of the same song. FOLDER REP: Repeats play of all songs in the current directory in sequence.
Setup INITIAL SETUP 1. Press SETUP in the stop mode. (Press the stop button twice to ensure that the player is in STOP mode.) The initial SETUP menu is displayed. GENERAL SETUP SPEAKER SETUP AUDIO SETUP PREFERENCES EXIT SETUP 2. Select the preferred item by using the S/T buttons. 3. Press ENTER button. GENERAL SETUP This setup page includes all the items of TV (LCD) display & Audio output features. For details refer to GENERAL SETUP MENU.
GENERAL SETUP TV DISPLAY SETUP TV DISPLAY PIC MODE NORMAL/P ANGLE MARK WIDE NORMAL/L OSD LANG CAPTIONS SCR SAVER MAIN PAGE This is to select the appropriate TV (LCD) aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9). TV Screen Video Material 4:3 Normal Pan Scan Wide (16:9) Letter-box 4:3 16:9 NORMAL/PS (FOR 4:3 TV) Played back in the PAN & SCAN style. (the left and right edges of the image are cut off.) NORMAL/LB (FOR 4:3 TV) Played back in letterbox style. (black bands appear at top and bottom of the screen.
PIC MODE SETUP TV DISPLAY PIC MODE AUTO ANGLE MARK HI-RES OSD LANG N-FLICKER CAPTIONS SCR SAVER MAIN PAGE Select the AUTO button, the player PIC mode will depend on the formatting of DVD disc. Select HI-RES format for best image resolution. Select N-FLICKER format on image or picture with noise and distortion. ANGLE MARK TV DISPLAY PIC MODE ON ANGLE MARK OFF OSD LANG CAPTIONS SCR SAVER MAIN PAGE 30 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
If it is set to ON, when the multi-angle recorded DVD disc is playing, the (the angle icon) will appear on the screen; if it is set to "OFF", the mark will not appear. OSD LANG TV DISPLAY PIC MODE ANGLE MARK OSD LANG ENGLISH CAPTIONS FRENCH SCR SAVER GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH MAIN PAGE Select the preferred OSD (On Screen Display) language by using the S/T buttons. CAPTIONS TV DISPLAY PIC MODE ANGLE MARK OSD LANG CAPTIONS OFF SCR SAVER ON MAIN PAGE Activate the CAPTIONS feature by selecting ON.
SCR SAVER TY DISPLAY PIC MODE ANGLE OSD LANG CAPTIONS SCR SAVER ON OFF MAIN PAGE Select the SCR SAVER ON/OFF. SPEAKER SETUP DOWNMIX LT/RT STEREO MAIN PAGE This is to activate the audio output from DOLBY AC3 5.1 DOWNMIX to 2 channel mode. 32 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
Select the preferred SPEAKER connection by using the cursor buttons. ❍ Select the LT/RT to activate the Dolby surround-sound compatible output. ❍ Select the STEREO to activate stereo mode. AUDIO SETUP AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT ANALOG OP MODE SPDIF/RAW DYNAMIC SPDIF/PCM LPCM MAIN PAGE This feature is not applicable for this model. © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
OP MODE AUDIO OUT OP MODE LINE OUT DYNAMIC RF REMOD LPCM MAIN PAGE There are two operating modes for the Dolby Digital decoder: LINE OUT and RF REMOD. DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL AUDIO OUT OP MODE FULL DYNAMIC 6/8 LPCM 4/8 2/8 OFF MAIN PAGE Select DYNAMIC and adjust the dynamic range of a Dolby Digital encoded program. There are 8 steps between full compression and off compression. 34 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
LPCM OUTPUT AUDIO OUT OP MODE DYNAMIC LPCM LPCM 48K LPCM 96K MAIN PAGE Select the LPCM OUTPUT between LPCM48K and LPCM 96K. PREFERENCES SETUP (INCLUDING PARENTAL) TV TYPE SETUP TV TYPE AUTO AUDIO NTSC SUBTITLE PAL DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD DEFAULTS SMART NAV LOGO MAIN PAGE This system can play discs recorded in either PAL or NTSC format. © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
Select NTSC format, when the unit is connected to NTSC TV. Select PAL format, when the unit is connected to PAL TV. Select AUTO format, the player TV output format will be according to the DVD disc format. AUDIO (LANGUAGE) TV TYPE AUDIO ENGLISH SUBTITLE FRENCH DISC MENU SPANISH PARENTAL CHINESE PASSWORD JAPANESE DEFAULTS GERMAN SMART NAV ITALIAN LOGO MAIN PAGE Select the preferred AUDIO language soundtrack by using the cursor buttons. 36 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
SUBTITLE (LANGUAGE) TV TYPE AUDIO SUBTITLE ENGLISH DISC MENU FRENCH PARENTAL SPANISH PASSWORD CHINESE DEFAULTS JAPANESE SMART NAV GERMAN LOGO ITALIAN MAIN PAGE OFF Select the preferred SUBTITLE language by using the cursor buttons. DISC MENU (LANGUAGE) TV TYPE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU ENGLISH PARENTAL FRENCH PASSWORD SPANISH DEFAULTS CHINESE SMART NAV JAPANESE LOGO GERMAN MAIN PAGE ITALIAN Select the preferred DISC MENU language by using the cursor buttons.
PARENTAL TV TYPE 1G AUDIO 2 SUBTITLE 3 PG DISC MENU 4 PG 13 PARENTAL 5 PASSWORD 6 PG-R DEFAULTS 7 NC-17 SMART NAV 8 ADULT LOGO NO PARENTAL MAIN PAGE Select suitable parental guidance by the cursor buttons and confirm by pressing ENTER button. When the Parental level is changed, the password (described below) is required. PASSWORD TV TYPE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD CHANGE DEFAULTS SMART NAV LOGO MAIN PAGE Select CHANGE and press ENTER button.
DEFAULTS TV TYPE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD DEFAULTS RESET SMART NAV LOGO MAIN PAGE Select reset to revert to factory initial settings (except for password). SMART NAV TV TYPE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD DEFAULTS SMART NAV NO MENU LOGO WITH MENU MAIN PAGE This feature allows you to select NO MENU mode or WITH MENU mode. © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
LOGO TV TYPE AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PARENTAL PASSWORD DEFAULTS SMART NAV ORIG LOGO LOGO CUST LOGO MAIN PAGE The LOGO feature is inactive. 40 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc.
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING The following table lists the factory default settings for each setup feature.
Appendix A – Cleaning CLEANING THE LCD SCREEN CAUTION: To avoid possible shock hazard and equipment damage, be sure the LCD system is turned off and unplugged from the main electrical outlet before cleaning. CAUTION: Do not use any form of solvents on the LCD screen or enclosure. 1. Use a soft, clean & dry cloth to gently wipe off the dust on the LCD screen. 2. Use a clean cloth dampened with water to wipe off the dirt. 3. Do not exert excessive force when cleaning the LCD screen.
Use a dry soft cloth to wipe the surface. If the disc is quite dirty, use a soft cloth slightly moistured with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. Never use solvents such as benzine, thinner or conventional record cleaners as they may mar the surface of the disc. Note: A disc may become somewhat scratched (although not enough to make it unusable) depending on you handle it and conditions in the usage environment. These scratches are not an indication of any problem with the player.
Appendix B – Troubleshooting If the unit fails to operate normally, try solving the problems using the procedures below. If the problem persists, switch off the unit and ask the dealer or technical services for assistance. Do not attempt to repair or open the defective unit as high voltage is present inside the unit. 1. No Power a. Check to ensure that the On/Off button on the front of the unit is On. b. Check power wiring to the unit. 2. No Picture a.
a. b. c. Check digital connections. Check the Digital Audio menu setup to ensure that the digital output is correctly set. Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your systems capabilities. 10. Remote control not working. a. Check to verify that the batteries are installed correctly (polarities aligned with case markings), replace if necessary (2-AAAs). b. Make sure that the remote control is pointed towards the remote sensor located on the system. 11. Buttons do not work. a.
Appendix C – Specifications Signal System Discs compatability Audio output Composite video 1.0Vp-p @ 75 ohms DVD video disc 5” (12cm) single-sided, single-layer 5” (12cm) single-sided, double-layer CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW/MP3 compact disc Video CD 5” (12cm) 10Kohms (2ch 2.0 Vrms) 20Hz—20kHz 80 dB (JIS) S/N ratio Wow & Flutter—below measurable limits Wireless audio Infrared audio transmitter (support IR receiver stereo headphone, L-channel 2.3 MHz/R-channel 2.
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