Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XDVD8183 Dual
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INSTALLATION/OWNER’S MANUAL DVD Multimedia Receiver with 7” Touch Screen Display XDVD8183 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.
Copyright Notes This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.
2 DVD Region Management Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8183 plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc.
3 XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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 XDVD8183 is installed by a professional installer or an authorized dealer. This product is only for use in vehicles with 12VDC negative ground only.
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.
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.
7 Wiring Diagram - Optional A/V Connections XDVD8183 INSTALLATION.
XDVD8183 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 cont.
9 XDVD8183 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 Pla.
10 XDVD8183 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 .
11 XDVD8183 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 .
XDVD8183 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 only.
XDVD8183 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 A.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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 , CAMERA and iPod inputs. Modes of operation are indicated in the OSD (On Screen Display) and secondary LCD .
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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 .
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 24 XDVD8183 OPERATION 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 28 XDVD8183 OPERATION 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 30 XDVD8183 OPERATION 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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 XDVD8183 plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 36 DVD Operation - Inserting a Disc DVD Loading Slot 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 40 Notes: Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8183 plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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.
XDVD8183 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 follow.
XDVD8183 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. Onl y MP3 file s wit h fil en ame exte nsi on (.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 61 iPod Operation - OSD Overview (Optional) iPod Mode From the main menu, touch the iPod icon on the screen. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Song/Group Number Indicator Displays current song number and total number of songs/groups.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 62 iPod Operation - OSD Overview (Optional) Shuffle Touch the icon to shuffle the songs in the current group. Group Select Mode Allows selection of songs by various groups. Direct Select Keyboard Touch the icon to display a numeric keyboard for song selection.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 63 The songs in the iPod are organized by groups. Touching the on the screen will put the unit into Group Select Mode: Once in Group Select Mode select one of the group types from the menu, then select an item in that group. (For example, select the Artist group and the display will change to a list of available artists.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 64 Direct Song Entry Song Control Shuffle Mode Repeat Mode Play/Pause Stop Touch the icon to display a numeric keyboard. Select desired song number within the current group and touch OK to select it. From the remote control: Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired song number.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 65 iPod Operation (Optional) Playing photo or video files from iPod Releasing Video control from iPod iPod will reconnect • Touch VIDEO icon, iPod will disconnect and wait for video signal. • Make sure VIDEO OUTPUT is turned on in your iPod .
66 XDVD8183 OPERATION Selecting Music By: Playlist Artist Album Genre Song Rapid Dial Rotary Encoder Character Support iPod Compatibility Touch desired Folder, music will begin to play after selection.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 67 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 68 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 69 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 70 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.
XDVD8183 WARRANTY 71 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.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 72 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 con.
73 XDVD8183 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 devic.
XDVD8183 OPERATION 74 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.
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