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Owner's Manual
A9 DVD Entertainment System
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NOTICES NOTICE OF INTENDED USE About the Registered Marks ROSEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED TO This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other ENABLE VIEWING OF VIDEO RECORDINGS ONLY FOR REAR- intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and SEAT OCCUPANTS. other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home MO
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Table of Contents Getting Started................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Switching On, Lowering and Adjusting the Screen, Finding the Remote Control Buttons You Need, Listening Over the Vehicle Speakers Introduction .................................................................................................................................
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GETTING STARTED USING YOUR A9 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. To adjust the viewing position, slide the adjuster from left to right. The Front Panel Controls of the A9 Navigation Keys Speaker On/Off Previous Disc slot OPEN button Control Panel Next Mute OPEN ENTER SOURCE OPEN ENTER SOURCE Do
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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). Inserting a disc To Watch Broadcast Television (with optional TV tuner): 1 Press SOURCE until “TV Tuner “ and a channel number (for example, “2”) appear on the screen. 2 To change channels
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual INTRODUCTION • Use this system only if properly installed by a qualified installer. Welcome to the Rosen A9 Vehicle Entertainment System Owner’s Manual. To get the most enjoyment from using your A9 system, • If the units show signs of overheating or malfunction, power off please make sure that you and your passengers take time to read the unit and consult your dealer immediately. these instructions. • Do not open the unit - there are no serviceable parts inside. Your syst
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Rosen Entertainment Systems DISCS PLAYED BY THE A7 Region Icons: Compatible Discs DVD, Video CD (VCD), CD/CD-R, and MP3 discs are compatible with 1 the A9. The identifying logo and description of each disc type is given 4 ALL 1 6 below. Incompatible Discs: DVD 12 cm disc/8 cm disc The following disc types are incompatible: · DVD-ROM (single-sided disc only) · DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM · Photo CD · CD-ROM Video CD 12 cm disc/8 cm disc · CD-Audio manufactured with certain copy protection methods ·
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual Note: While it is not technically a “monitor” setting, the Changing Monitor Settings internal DVD player can be configured for either a widescreen Display Adjustments: The A9 monitor has adjustable video settings. 16:9 output compatible with the 9” screen, or for a a standard To change these settings, press the ENTER button on the overhead 4:3 output. Using the correct “WIDE” setting will eliminate or console and hold it for two seconds. A menu with the following greatly
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Rosen Entertainment Systems USING THE REMOTE CONTROL You can use the A9 remote control or the front-panel controls to 1 2 3 4 operate the system. The remote control offers more functionality than the front-panel controls. Always aim the remote control at the A9 control panel - it contains the infrared sensor. For definitions of each remote control button’s specific function, see the following sections 5 6 7 8 of this manual. 1 Open/ Optional Source Unit Power 15
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual BASIC REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS BASIC REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS, CONTINUED 2 Pause/Frame Step 1 Open/ Optional Source Unit Power Press once to pause playback or press repeatedly to advance video Pressing this button will deploy the A9 screen (when in the closed frame by frame. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. position). This button also turns on and off some optional Rosen source units. (There is also an OPEN button on the front panel.) 5 Previous Chapter/Track Note: The
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Rosen Entertainment Systems USING MENU AND NAVIGATION BUTTONS USING AUDIO BUTTONS SOURCE 13 Source 9 Speaker Sound Press to choose between the DVD/CD drive or the Auxiliary input. Press this button to hear A9 audio through the car speakers; Speaker This button also is used to access the optional TV Tuner, Sound On appears on the screen. Headphone audio is not affected. VideoCassette Player, or other optional auxiliary sources. Press again to hear A9 audio only through the headphones; Head- phone
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual USING DVD DISC FEATURE BUTTONS • To view widescreen DVD’s, press this button until “Wide” is Some DVDs include menu and viewing options. Use the following displayed on the screen. buttons to access DVD-only menus and features. SUB • To watch “fullscreen” DVD’s or broadcast television (using an 20 Subtitle TITLE optional TV tuner), press until “Standard” is displayed. Press repeatedly to cycle through the language options available on the DVD being played. • To stretch the
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Rosen Entertainment Systems CD AUDIO AND MP3 PLAYBACK - - SMART NAVI - - CD Playback ROOT ROOT 0 When an Audio CD is inserted, “CD” will appear on the screen. To MP3 (ARTIST NAME) 1 display track information, press INFO. To play the tracks in a random MP3 (ARTIST NAME) 2 order, press RANDOM PLAY. MP3 (ARTIST NAME) 3 MP3 Playback When a compact disc with MP3 files is inserted, the SMART NAVI screen will appear. To conceal the SMART NAVI
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual ROSEN ENTERTAINMENT SOUND With RES Sound Processing turned on, dialogue is automatically louder What makes the Rosen A9 DVD sound better than any other “in-car and easier to hear, while loud passages, such as special effects, are entertainment” system? A collection of unique audio features that we automatically lowered slightly. Try RES whether you are listening through call Rosen Entertainment Sound. Rosen engineers know that true the car speakers or wearing headphones,
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Rosen Entertainment Systems USING THE INCLUDED WIRELESS HEADPHONES The system comes with wireless IR headphones that receive a signal The wireless IR headphones require two AAA batteries. To replace from an IR transmitter concealed in the frame around the display. the batteries, remove the battery compartment cap on the right Using the headphones allows rear-seat passengers to listen to their earpiece and insert batteries, as shown. DVD, CD, video cassette, or video game without disturbing front
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual LISTENING OVER THE CAR SPEAKERS WATCHING BROADCAST TELEVISION (ON TV TUNER-EQUIPPED SYSTEMS) The A9 uses an FM Modulator to send audio through the vehicle radio and thus through the speakers. To listen to A9 system audio through You can watch television or videotapes on the A9 if you have your car speakers: installed the optional CV4000 TV Tuner kit (includes TV Tuner, antenna, and an AC3024 TV/VCP harness). 1 Press SPEAKER. “Speaker Sound Enabled” will appear on the scr
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Rosen Entertainment Systems OPTIONAL ROSEN ACCESSORIES FOR YOUR A9 USING GAMES AND CAMCORDERS You may use video games, camcorders, and other portable video The following Rosen acessories are available for your A9. Most of units by connecting the unit to the auxiliary RCA input jacks on the A9. these require some installation parts and labor - check with your You must remove the cover to access the jacks, and press SOURCE authorized Rosen dealer for details. to select the “Auxiliary Input”. CV400
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT BLACK BARS ON THE SCREEN? WHY ARE THE BLACK BARS STILL THERE SOMETIMES? Motion picture film and cameras, and later There are three possible reasons for black bars to appear on the top television screens, were originally designed 4:3 and bottom of your A9 display: around a screen size that was almost square - it was one-third wider than it was high (another 1.66:1 1) You are watching a widescreen movie with an aspect ratio way to say this is that it had
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Rosen Entertainment Systems Make sure that the A9 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. Finally, use the Disc Zoom feature to completely fil
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Rosen A9 Owner’s Manual - - GENERAL PAGE - - Changing the Aspect Ratio Mode DVD TYPICAL SETUP AND CONFIGURATION TV DISPLAY NORMAL/PS This is under the GENERAL tab. The OP MODE NORMAL/LB The following section explains how to customize various features of ANGLE MARK WIDE correct setting for the A9 is WIDE. the A9’s DVD Player, including various language, display, and parental OSD LANG Changing this setting to NORMAL/PS or CAPTIONS control features. SCR SAVER NORMAL/LB will result in distorted
