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NOTICE OF INTENDED USE Rosen Entertainment Systems are designed to enable viewing of video ONLY for rear-seat occupants, and are not intended for viewing by the driver when the vehicle is in motion. Such use might distract the driver or interfere with the driver’s safe operation of the vehicle, and thus result in serious injury or death. Such use might also violate state or local laws.
Table of Contents Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Switching On, Lowering and Adjusting the Screen, Finding the Remote Control Buttons You Need, Listening Over the Vehicle Speakers Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................
GETTING STARTED USING YOUR A7 Switching On, Lowering and Adjusting the Screen Use the system when your vehicle is running, or with the ignition key switch in the “accessory” position. Press the OPEN button, as shown. The screen lowers and powers on automatically.
Watching Video (Note: The ignition key switch must be in the Run or Accessory position) To Watch a DVD: 1 Press EJECT to remove any loaded disc. 2 Insert a DVD onto the slot, label side up. 3 For most DVDs, playback begins automatically. If not, press PLAY or ENTER as instructed on screen (this varies by DVD). To Watch Broadcast Television (using optional TV Tuner) 1 Press SOURCE until “TV Tuner “ appears on the screen. 2 Use the remote control for the TV Tuner to change channels.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual INTRODUCTION • Use this system only if properly installed by a qualified installer. • If the units show signs of overheating or malfunction, power off the unit and consult your dealer immediately. Your system includes the following components: • Do not open the unit - there are no serviceable parts inside. · An 7.0” widescreen flat panel display • Do not press on the display surface; this can damage it.
Rosen Entertainment Systems DISCS PLAYED BY THE A7 USING THE HEADPHONES DVD, Video CD (VCD), CD/CD-R, and MP3 discs are compatible with the A7. Using the headphones allows rear-seat passengers to listen to their DVD, CD, video cassette, or video game without disturbing front-seat passengers. The system comes with wireless IR headphones that receive a signal from an IR transmitter concealed in the frame around the display.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual Changing Monitor Settings Display Adjustments: The A7 monitor has adjustable video settings. To change these settings, press the VIDEO MENU button on the overhead console. A menu with the following options appears: COLOR CONTRAST BRIGHT TINT DIMMER FORMAT RESET To select a setting to be changed: Press the DOWN button to move the cursor down the menu list (it will cycle back to the the top).
Rosen Entertainment Systems USING THE REMOTE CONTROL You can use the A7 remote control or the front-panel controls to operate the system. The remote control offers more functionality than the front-panel controls. Always aim the remote control at the A7 control panel - it contains the infrared sensor. For definitions of each remote control button’s specific function, see the following sections of this manual.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual BASIC REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS BASIC BUTTONS, CONTINUED 1 2 Optional Source Unit Power This button controls some optional source units. Note: The A7 automatically turns on and off when the monitor is opened and closed. 4 Pause/Frame Step Press once to pause playback or press repeatedly to advance video frame by frame. To resume normal playback, press PLAY.
Rosen Entertainment Systems USING MENU AND NAVIGATION BUTTONS USING AUDIO BUTTONS 13 9 Source SOURCE Press to choose between the DVD/CD drive or the Auxiliary input. This button also is used to access the optional TV Tuner, VideoCassette Player, or other optional auxiliary sources. 14, 22 Up/Down Arrows CH CH Press this button to hear A7 audio through the car speakers; Speaker Sound On appears on the screen. Headphone audio is not affected.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual USING DVD DISC FEATURE BUTTONS Some DVDs include menu and viewing options. Use the following buttons to access DVD-only menus and features. 20 Subtitle SUB TITLE Press repeatedly to cycle through the language options available on the DVD being played. 23 Disc Menu DISC MENU Press to see the main menu for the DVD being played. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. • To view widescreen DVD’s, press this button until “Wide” is displayed on the screen.
Rosen Entertainment Systems Name of selected file CD AUDIO AND MP3 PLAYBACK List of files in the selected folder [-]MP3_003.JPG CD Audio Playback When an Audio CD is inserted, “CD” will appear on the screen. To display track information, press INFO. To play the tracks in a random order, press RANDOM PLAY. 01. - 01. MP3_003 MP3, JPEG, and Video CD Playback Selected folder When a compact disc with MP3 files is inserted, the screen at right will appear.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual LISTENING OVER THE CAR SPEAKERS The A7 uses an FM Modulator to send audio through the vehicle radio and thus through the speakers. To listen to A7 system audio through your car speakers: 1 Press SPEAKER. “Speaker Sound Enabled” will appear on the screen. (If “Headphone Sound Only” appears, press SPEAKER again.) 2 Turn on the car radio. Make sure A7 MUTE is off. Tune to FM frequency 87.9. If no A7 audio is heard, try tuning in 88.3.
Rosen Entertainment Systems USING GAMES AND CAMCORDERS OPTIONAL ROSEN ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR A7 You may use video games, camcorders, and other portable video units by connecting the unit to the auxiliary RCA input cables of the A7. Check with your Rosen authorized dealer for the location of these RCA jacks. The following Rosen acessories are available for your A7. Most of these require some installation parts and labor - check with your authorized Rosen dealer for details.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT BLACK BARS ON THE SCREEN? Motion picture film and cameras, and later television screens, were originally designed around a screen size that was almost square - it was one-third wider than it was high (another way to say this is that it had a width-to-height ratio, or aspect ratio, of 4:3. This ratio, 4:3 can also be expressed as 1.66:1.) When widescreen movies such as Cinemascope and Panavision became popular, new aspect ratios were used for them - 1.78:1, 2.
Rosen Entertainment Systems Make sure that the A7 internal DVD player is set to “WIDE” (see DVD Setup, page 20). Use the Display Mode button to select “Wide” or “Stretch”. • To view widescreen DVD’s, use “Wide”. • To stretch the picture to take up more of the screen, use“Stretch”. • To zoom the picture, use the “Zoom” mode. Note: for best results when zooming in on DVD images, use the Disc Zoom feature below instead of the “Zoom” Display Mode.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual DVD TYPICAL SETUP AND CONFIGURATION Changing the Aspect Ratio Mode The following section explains how to customize various features of the Internal DVD Player, including various language, display, and parental control features. This is under the SYSTEM SETUP tab, under TV TYPE. The correct setting is WIDE. Changing this setting to NORMAL/PS or NORMAL/LB will result in distorted video.
Rosen Entertainment Systems To change the soundtrack language, select AUDIO LANG. Parental Control LANGUAGE SETUP OSD LANGUAGE AUDIO LANG SUBTITLE LANG MENU LANG The supplied remote control does not support the Parental Control feature. EXIT SETUP CHINESE ENGLISH JAPAN FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE LATIN GERMAN Changing Language Settings Several language settings can be customized on the DVD Player. These languages can vary depending on the language supported by the DVD disc.
Rosen A7 Owner’s Manual TROUBLESHOOTING NO PICTURE, NO SOUND NO RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING THE REMOTE BUTTONS The A7 system has low- and high-voltage and temperature protection circuits. If the voltage or temperature goes beyond the limits, the system shuts off. The power wire or power harness may have been disconnected, or the fuse may have failed. Contact your Rosen authorized dealer to determine if this is the case. Check the battery in the remote control.
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