Audiovox VM9510TS operation manual Using the TFT Monitor

VM9510TS

USING THE TFT MONITOR

Open/Close TFT Monitor

Press the OPEN button (1) on the front panel or press the ( ) button (25) of the front zone remote control to open/ close the monitor.

TFT Monitor Auto Open

•If “TFT Auto Open” is “on” when the unit is turned on, the monitor automatically moves to the last viewing position.

•If “TFT Auto Open” is ”off” when the unit is turned on, press the OPEN button (1) or ( ) button (25) on the front zone remote control to move the monitor into the desired viewing position.

Monitor Tilt Angle Adjustment

A known characteristic of LCD panels is the quality of the display in relationship to the viewing angle. The monitor angle can be adjusted for optimum viewing using one of the following methods:

•Press the ( ) or ( ) buttons (3, 4) on the front of the unit to adjust the tilt angle of the screen one step at a time.

•Press and hold the to adjust the tilt angle of the screen one step at a time.

Rear Camera Mode

When the vehicle is placed in "Reverse", and an optional rear camera is connected to the VM9510TS, the TFT monitor will automatically switch to the camera input source.

Aspect Ratio

The following sources only have the WIDE and OFF aspect ratio option: AM / FM Tuner, CD-DA, SD Card, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW with music files. Press the WIDE button (28) on the remote control to adjust the aspect ratio as follows:

FULL

The entire screen is extended horizontally to the aspect ratio of 16 to

9.The extension ratio is the same at any point.

WIDE

The screen is extended horizontally to the aspect ratio of 16 to 9. The extension ratio increases toward the right and left ends of the screen.

NORMAL

The conventional display image has a 4 to 3 ratio of horizontal to vertical, leaving a blank area on the right and left sides of the display.

OFF

Image Setting

Video Output Format

Table 3 shows the video output format for each playing source.

Table 3: Video Output Formats

Playing Source	Video Output Format
TUNER	RGB Mode
DVD	RGB Mode
AUX IN	CVBS Mode
CAMERA	CVBS Mode
TV	CVBS Mode

NOTE: The default adjustment is “0” in PAL mode. Tint is unavailable for adjustment.

Parameter Adjustment Procedure

1.Enter Picture Quality Setting mode:

Press the PIC button (24) on the remote or press and hold the WIDE/PICTURE button (2) on the unit.

2.Select Item to Set:

Press the ( ) () buttons (14, 22) on the remote or press and hold the () or () buttons (18, 19) on the front panel.

3.Set Parameters:

Press ( ) ( ) buttons (17, 19) on the remote or press () ( ) buttons (8, 9) on the unit.

4.Exit Picture Quality Setting Mode:

Press the PIC button (24) on the remote or press and hold the WIDE/PICTURE button (2) on the front panel.

Parking Brake Inhibit

•When the “PRK SW” cable is connected to the brake switch, the display on the TFT monitor will display video only when the vehicle is applied.

•Parking brake function is overridden when the video source is set to CAMERA.

•When the parking brake inhibit is active, the front monitor displays “Parking Is On”, preventing the driver from watching content while driving. Rear video screens are not affected.

Monitor Movement Mechanism

If an obstruction occurs in the monitor path, the motion will stop automatically to prevent damage to the mechanism or monitor.

Normal operation is resumed by pressing the OPEN button

(1) or disconnecting and reconnecting the power.

*CVBS – Composite Video Baseband Signal

Adjustable Parameters

While in DVD or TUNER mode, the only parameter that can be adjusted is brightness (BRIGHT). To access “PICTURE”, “COLOR”, “CONTRAST”, and “TINT” you must be in AUX or CAMERA mode.

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