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®
VOD285S / VOD285P
DUAL 8.5" OVERHEAD
LCD MONITOR WITH
DUAL DVD PLAYER
Installation Guide
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Important Notice An LCD panel and / or video monitor may be installed in a motor vehicle and visible to the driver if the LCD panel or video monitor is used for vehicle information, system control, rear or side observation or navigation. If the LCD panel or video monitor is used for television reception, video or DVD play, the LCD panel or video monitor must be installed so that these features will only function when the vehicle is in “park” or when the vehicle’s parking brake is applied. A
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MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE: 1) VOD285S/P TV / Video Monitor with DVD – (1 pc) 2) 12 Pin Power / Signal harness (P/N 112-3483) – (1 pc) 3) 2 Pin Power Wire Harness with choke (P/N 112B3143) – (1 pc) 4) Hardware Package #4 x 5/16" Self Tapping Screws – (9 pcs) #8 x 3/8" Self Drilling Screws – (6 pcs) M5 x10mm Screws – (6 pcs) M5 Flat Washer – (6 pcs) 5) Remote Control (P/N 136-4120) – (1 pc) 6) Trim Ring – (1 pc) 7) Game Controller (P/N 136-4212) (1 pc) 8) Mounting Bracket (P/N 108-3895)
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GENERAL INSTALLATION APPROACH: 1) Decide upon system configuration and options that will be installed (i.e.: what components, VCP, Video Game, external amp, wireless headphones, VCP, etc.). 2) Review all manuals to become familiar with electrical requirements and hook ups. 3) Decide upon mounting locations of all components and method of mounting. 4) Prep the vehicle by removing any interior trim necessary to gain access to vehicle's wiring as well as all areas where interconnecting wire harnes
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VEHICLE PREPARATION: 1) Locate an accessory power source (+12v when key is in the ACC. and run positions, and 0v when key is off), and also a good ground generally, these wires can be found at the ignition switch or fuse-box. 2) The mounting method and location will vary from vehicle to vehicle, so this manual will only focus on the installation of the VOD285 and related console accessories. 3) Generally, the best location for the video monitor is where the vehicle's factory dome light is inst
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TRIM RING INSTALLATION: This page only covers special installation considerations for the trim ring installation. If the video monitor is to be installed in a vehicle with the trim ring, it may need to be trimmed to fit the contour of the vehicle headliner. 1) In this installation, the video monitor is mounted directly to the overhead cross-member in the roof using the mounting screw bosses. These screw bosses should contact the cross-member directly (i.e.: no gap between the screw boss and the
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MOUNTING THE TRIM RING Roof Roof Support Headliner Mounting Bracket Self-drilling Screws Trim Ring Video Unit Washer M5 x10mm Screw 5
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VOD285 Auxillary Video Display TV Power ANTENNA Harness Item #3 (Optional) Dome Light Power source To TV Antenna In P Po ow we er r H Ha ar rn ne es ss s *** Optional PODTVT IItte em m # #3 3 (See TV Tuner Note on next page) DIN 1 (AV1) PODTVT UNIT (BACK VIEW) DIN 2 * Antenna for Wireless FM Mod. Accessory Harness - Optional ** See Antenna Note on the next page (P/N:8010730) * Optional Relay Box SIRSWB (Optional) Red RCA (Audio Right) White RCA (Audio Left) Yellow RCA (Video) "Y" Adapter
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VOD285 1) Make the connections to the vehicle for the 12 pin wiring harness. 2) Connect power harness to vehicle’s electrical system by tapping into an accessory hot line and a good ground. 3) Connect the 12 pin harness to the mating connector on the Video Monitor. 4) If an auxiliary video input is used (VCP, DVD, etc) insert the Circular Mini-Din Connector of the source component harness through the wire tie loop on the main PCB and into the Mini-Din Connector on the main PCB. 5) Pull the wire
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CONNECTING THE DOME LIGHTS The dome lights in the video monitor require three connections to the vehicle's wiring. There are two common types of dome light circuits used, positive or negative switched. Positive systems supply voltage to the interior lights to turn them on, negative switched systems apply ground to illuminate the bulbs. To determine which system you have you must locate the wires at the dome light. On a positive switched system, with all the doors closed and the lights out, b
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Negative Switched Dome Lighting Red / black - Lamp on Black / red - Lamp common To 12 pin Purple / brown - Lamp Auto connector To constant To constant Factory Door ajar switch or Body Control computer Troubleshooting: SYMPTOM: REMEDY: No power at Video Monitor Verify +12 VDC on Red wire at 2 pin Power Harness behind video monitor. Verify ground connection with continuity test from known good ground to black wire at 2 pin Power Harness Power but no video or sound Verify that the correct source
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