OWNER’S GUIDE INSTALLATION GUIDE 12” (16:9) Overhead Video Monitor/DVD Player MODEL OHD1202 © 2005 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) that is purchased and installed from a Directed authorized dealer more than ninety (90) days after the purchase of a new vehicle are warranted for a period of one (1) year from date of purchase of the Product.
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Basic Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 DVD Playback..............................................................................................23 Play/Pause (DVD/MP3/CD) ............................................................................24 Stop (DVD/MP3/CD).....................................................................................24 Selecting a Track or Chapter....................................................
Safety Instructions and Cautions WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK AND ANNOYING INTERFERENCE, USE ONLY THE INCLUDED HARDWARE. THIS MONITOR IS ONLY DESIGNED FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGER VIEWING AND IS NOT INTENDED FOR VIEWING BY THE DRIVER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. SUCH USE MAY DISTRACT THE DRIVER OR INTERFERE WITH THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND MAY ALSO VIOLATE STATE LAW.
■ 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 away from equipment with strong magnets such as large loudspeakers.
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 the fold down monitor door. DISC HANDLING AND CLEANING Always handle the discs by the edge. Never touch the shiny side of the discs, as this can impair proper playback.
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 viewing is achieved. Important Information FCC NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
Controls MONITOR 1 1. 2 3 5 7 9 11 4 6 8 10 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 transmitter and receiver which transmits the audio to the headphones and receives commands from the remote control. 4. 5. OPEN/CLOSE—The latch to open or close the LCD screen.
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 below shows the DVD player mounted in a typical LCD monitor. 2 3 4 5 8 9 6 10 11 13 14 1 7 12 1. LOCK/UNLOCK—To dock or undock the DVD player. 2. OPEN—Press this button to open the access door to mount or dismount a disc. 3.
7. LEFT— 8. RIGHT— 9. ENTER * * * 10. PLAY/PAUSE—When pressed pauses the playback until pressed again. 11. STOP—Halts playback. If the Play button is pressed the playback will continue from where stopped. If the Stop button is pressed twice, playback will now start from the beginning. WARNING: DO NOT CLOSE THE LCD SCREEN IF A MEMORY CARD HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE DVD PLAYER. THIS CAN CAUSE THE LCD SCREEN TO BREAK OR LEAK FLUID.
DVD—UNMOUNTED The illustration below shows the side of the DVD player when removed from the LCD monitor. VOL PHONE A/V OUT DC 12V 1 1. 2 3 4 5 6 Electrical connector—This connector provides the electrical interface when mounted in the LCD monitor. 12 2. VOL Control—Controls the volume to the phone jack output. 3. PHONE Jack—An optional headphone set can be connected here. 4. A/V OUT Jack—Audio/video output jack. 5. DC 12V Jack—Input power. 6.
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: Memory Stick Logo Side Logo Side Logo Side Secure Digital Compact Flash WARNING: DO NOT CLOSE THE LCD SCREEN IF A MEMORY CARD HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE DVD PLAYER. THIS CAN CAUSE THE LCD SCREEN TO BREAK OR LEAK FLUID. IF YOU SHOULD COME IN CONTACT WITH LEAKED FLUID, WASH THE AFFECTED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH WATER AND SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
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 the player towards the LCD screen until the lock/unlock button latches. NOTE: If the DVD player doesn’t power up correctly, remove the player (see instructions below) and then re-install. © 2005 Directed Electronics, Inc.
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 modes. These are: FULL, NORMAL, WIDE, and ZOOM. Pressing the MODE button on the front of the monitor or the Image button on the remote control can access the different screen modes. The last mode set is displayed on the screen.
Remote Control Unit REMOTE BUTTONS 1 4 2 3 6 7 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 26 27 30 31 34 35 38 39 42 43 46 47 5 8 9 12 13 16 17 20 21 24 25 28 29 32 33 36 37 40 41 44 45 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) 9-11. Numeric 34. PLAY/PAUSE 12. Console MENU 35. F.
16. DOWN (display) 37. BACK 17. MENU/PBC 38. STOP 18-19 Numeric 39. NEXT 20. Image (wide, zoom, full, normal) 40. REPEAT 41. POWER (Tuner)* 22. UP (Cursor) 42. DSP (channel display)* 23. SETUP 43. TV/AV (selects Tuner or Aux input)* 24. MUTE (on/off) 44. DISPLAY 25. LEFT (Cursor) 21. TITLE 26. ENTER 46. CH- (channel down)* 27. RIGHT (Cursor) 45. CH+ (channel up)* 47. AUTO (auto programming of TV channels)* 48.
BATTERY REPLACEMENT NOTE: Before using remote after installation, remove the battery plastic protective slip. Remote Controller + side Battery Latch Battery Holder 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 the positive “+” sign facing as shown above. 3. Push battery holder back into its compartment until it is locked. PRECAUTIONS 1. Properly dispose of used battery. 2.
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 touching the recorded surface.) 3. Push to close the door, until you hear a click sound from the door mechanism. © 2005 Directed Electronics, Inc.
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 position. WARNING: THE LCD MONITOR MUST ALWAYS BE OPENED, CLOSED, OR POSITIONED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN AS SHOWN BY THE POINTING HAND BELOW. DO NOT USE THE CORNERS OF THE SCREEN, THIS CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE/LEAKAGE OF THE SCREEN.
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 the power off to the unit, press the POWER button on the remote. The power will also shut Off when the display monitor is placed in the closed and latched position.
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 → SHARPNESS → BRIGHTNESS SATURATION → → HUE → CONTRAST → RESET FM: Transmitting frequency SHARPNESS: Sharpness adjustment BRIGHTNESS: Brightness adjustment CONTRAST: Contrast adjustment SATURATION: Color saturation adj. HUE: Color hue adjustment RESET: Resets above (except FM) to factory default settings.
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 “N NO DISC” message will be displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. 3. Load a disc into the unit. The message “READ” will appear in the upper left corner of the screen. 4. DVD playback commences. NOTE: The disc will start to play if there are no titles recorded on the disc.
2. Press the “FFR” button during playback. Each time this button is pressed, the unit will go into a rapid reverse playback mode. This will be shown on the LCD, depending on the speed of the playback selected. ■ playback FR 2X FR 4X FR 8X FR 20X PLAY PLAY” button, the speed will go back to standard. Press “P NEXT TRACK OR PREVIOUS TRACK (DVD/MP3/CD) NEXT" 1. Press the "N button during playback. ■ MP3/Audio CD The player will skip forward to the next track each time the button is pressed.
SELECTING A TRACK OR CHAPTER Selecting tracks or chapters can be accomplished by either using the remote or front mounted controls. These controls allow the operator to skip over undesirable tracks or repeat a particular track. When playing a DVD, press the numeric buttons on the menu or title page to select tracks. During DVD playback, you can input the desired title number directly. MP3 AND JPEG PLAYBACK ON CD OR MEMORY CARD Place a MP3, or JPEG disc or memory card into the DVD player.
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 listen. Use the arrow navigation keys on the remote to enter the Track and Chapter numbers, and then navigate down to PLAY and press the ENTER button on the remote control.
ADVANCED PLAYBACK (DVD/MP3/CD) REPEAT MODE ■ MP3/Audio CD REPEAT” button is pressed: When the “R REP ONE = The current track will be repeated. FOLDER REP = The current folder will be repeated. FOLDER = All the folders will be repeated. ■ DVD REPEAT” button is pressed: When the “R CHAPTER REPEAT = The current chapter will be repeated. TITLE REPEAT = After the DVD plays, the current title menu will be displayed. REPEAT OFF = The repeat mode will be switched off.
SUBTITLE (DVD) You may change the subtitle language from the one selected at the initial playback setting to a different language, if available. During DVD playback, press the "SUBTITLE" button. A screen icon will appear along with the status/language to be displayed. Each press of the "SUBTITLE" button will cycle to the next available language, and then back off. m(7(e se)0(s)17. S0(s)17YSTEM, .7(LANGUble)35A7(e)17GE. Td th)17.7(k, pr 1. e onesubtitle o.996 m496.721 553.9twu to metoo.
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: Choose this settings if your DVD player is connected to a multi-system TV.
3. TV TYPE 4 : 3 PS (Pan & Scan): Choosing this setting if your DVD player is connected to a normal ratio TV. You can fill the movie to the entire screen of your TV. This might mean that parts of the picture (the left and right edges) won't be seen. 4 : 3 LB (Letter Box): Choosing this setting if your DVD player is connected to a normal ratio TV. You'll see the movies in their original aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio).
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 The OSD (On Screen Display) Language Menu allows the user to select the language for the on-screen display. Highlight the OSD LANGUAGE option, and press the Arrow buttons to choose the OSD language you prefer.
3. SUBTITLE LANG The Subtitle Lang Menu allows the user to select the language 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 select English, Japan, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, German and Chinese. 4. MENU LANG The Menu Lang allows the user to select the language for the menu. Highlight the MENU LANG option, and press the Arrow buttons to choose the menu language you prefer.
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. Only supplied accessories should be used to avoid damage to the unit during installation. 9.
SIGNAL CONNECTIONS Adapter Audio Color Code Red 1 (RCA) Function Audio - Right (Input) White 1 (RCA) Audio - Left (Input) Red Audio - Right (Input) 2 (RCA) White 2 (RCA) Audio - Left (Input) Red Audio - Right (Output) 3 (RCA) White 3 (RCA) Audio - Left (Output) Adapter Video Color Code Function Yellow 1 (RCA) Video - In (V-IN 1) Yellow 2 (RCA) Video - In (V-IN 2) Yellow 3 (RCA) Video - Out (V-OUT 1) Adapter IR In addition each IN 2 and IN 1 grouping has an IR output jack which passes
TYPICAL WIRING DIAGRAM RED–Ignition YELLOW–12V Constant BLACK–Ground A/V OUTPUT 3 A(R) A(L) V OUT MONITOR IN2 IR Wireless Headphones V A(L) IN1 A(R) A/V SOURCE 2 YELLOW–12V Constant IR V A(L) A(R) A/V SOURCE 1 BLACK–Ground GRAY (-) Door Trigger © 2005 Directed Electronics, Inc.
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 position for this switch is Negative. This switch is marked with the following instruction label. Positive Trigger Door Switch Negative Trigger Door Switch Grey: Door Switch Yellow: +12V Black: Ground Dome Light Wiring 2.
Roof Beam Support Optional Spacer Material (Installer Provided) Metal Bracket Screws (not included) Screws (Included) 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 connect them to the corresponding dome light wires on the overhead monitor system. Ensure the domelight switch is in the correct position.
System Wiring Diagram Example © 2005 Directed Electronics, Inc.
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 source unit. If no DVD menu appears, check all fuses and power connections to the model. Inspect the connecting cables for any fraying or breakage. No Sound If acquiring signal from another remote device (e.g.
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 remote are weak. DISC does NOT Play Parental code is set lower than than allowed by the DVD mounted. Ensure the disk is mounted in the player with the correct orientation (shiny side up). The disk is warped.
Specifications 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) 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 1dB CD 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 1dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 90dB Harmonic Distortion 0.
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