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Display Features
Audio Section
Disc Playback
AV Connections
Display Features
Motorized 7" TFT LCD Monitor: The XDVD8181 features a
motorized 7" TFT Active Matrix, 16:9 touchscreen display with an adjustable
viewing angle. The resolution of the display is 480 x 234 and a total of
336,960 pixels. The screen has a 120° horizontal viewing angle (60° left or
right), and a 90° vertical viewing angle (30° up and 60° down). In addition to
the 7" video monitor, the unit has a small secondary dot matrix display for system information
while the monitor is closed.
Display
Angle Adjustment: You can adjust the display's angle for better
visibility. The display tilts forward to 40° and backward to 120°,
allowing you to choose one of 12 tilt positions. You can set up to 6 display
angles in preset memory.
Display Brightness: You can
adjust the brightness of the display from 0 to +20.
Video Lockout: For safety
reasons, you cannot view a video source on the built-in monitor as long as the
vehicle is in motion. In order to display video, the supplied yellow/blue wire must be
hardwired into the vehicle's parking brake light circuit, and the vehicle's
parking brake must be engaged.
Anti-theft Code: The unit has
an anti-theft function that is protected by a 4-digit passcode. When the
anti-theft function is activated, the passcode will need to be entered to unlock
the system when the unit is disconnected, then reconnected to battery power.
Audio Section
Programmable Turn-on Volume:
You can program the unit so that the volume is set to a desirable level when the
unit is powered up.
Audio
Controls: The Audio Menu allows you to adjust the following:
- Preset EQ: Select from the
following EQ Presets:
- Flat: Bass 0, Treble 0
- Jazz: Bass +6, Treble
+4
- Pop: Bass +4, Treble
+6
- Classic:
Bass +4, Treble +4
- Rock:
Bass +6, Treble +6
- News:
Bass -2, Treble -2
- Urban:
Bass +4, Treble +5
- Rave:
Bass +5, Treble +6
- Movie:
Bass +3, Treble -2
- Techno:
Bass +5, Treble +3
- User: set by user
- Bass, Treble, Subwoofer:
individual controls between -7 and +7
- Fade, Balance: individual
controls between -9 and +9
- Loudness: On, Off
5-Channel Audio Preamp Outputs: This unit has five
audio preamp outputs: front left and right, rear left and right, and
subwoofer. Note: If you are connecting a subwoofer amplifier requiring
stereo inputs, you will need to connect a "Y" adapter to the mono subwoofer
output.
Disc Playback
MP3/WMA Playback:
The XDVD8181 can play MP3/WMA files that have been recorded on CD-ROM, CD-R, and
CD-RW discs. The files must be recorded in ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2, Yellow Book
Mode 1 or Mode 2 Form 1, or Joliet
formats. Compatible bit rates are 40 to 320 kbps for MP3, and 40-192 kbps for
WMA. Recorded discs can have up to 1500 files and 8 folder levels.
Electronic Skip Protection:
This unit is equipped with a high-speed flash memory buffer for skip
resistant playback. This ESP offers skip protection for DVD, CD, MP3, and WMA
discs.
Video Format: The unit can be
set to NTSC or PAL compatibility. When set to Auto, the system will detect NTSC
or PAL formats and switch to the appropriate mode.
Multi-Angle Display: This
function allows you to choose the viewing angle of scenes that were shot from a
number of different angles.
Note: This function is
limited to DVDs recorded with multiple camera angles.
Video Adjustments:
While in video playback, Aux-in, or Camera mode, you can
adjust the picture brightness, contrast, sharpness, color, and tint from 0 to +20.
Fast
Forward/Fast Reverse: When playing a DVD, there are four fast-play
speeds in both directions (2x, 4x, 8x, and 20x).
Repeat Play: When playing a
DVD, you can repeat the current chapter or title. When playing a Video CD, you
can repeat the current track. For MP3/WMA, you can repeat the current file or
folder. A-B
Repeat allows you to repeat any portion of a DVD.
AV Connections
iPlug: This unit features an iPlug, a
3.25' interface cable that allows you to
listen to any portable music player equipped with a 3.5mm
headphone jack.
Aux Input: The
Aux input consists of left and right RCA audio jacks and an RCA composite video
jack, allowing you to connect external A/V equipment to this head unit.
Video Out 1 & 2: These
RCA composite video jacks allow you add external monitors.
Camera Input: This
RCA composite video jack allows you connect an optional rear view camera. The
head unit features a function that automatically switches to the rear camera
image when a rear camera is installed on your vehicle. When the shift lever is
in the reverse position, the screen automatically switches to the rear view
camera. The camera image can be set to normal or a reverse image.
