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When viewing a menu, pressing the
MENU button again will automatically
return to the movie at the point it was
being viewed. You can also select “play” or
any other option by using the NEXT,
PREV, FWD and REV buttons.
Press the NEXT button to move the cursor
up and the PREV button to move the cur-
sor down the menu.
Press the FWD button to move the cursor
to the right, and the REV button to move
the cursor to the left.
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NOTICE
You must repeatedly push any button to
move through several items. Pressing
and holding any button will not advance
the cursor beyond the position just
moved.
Press ENTER to select the desired menu
choice.
11. Source
Press the SOURCE button to switch from
the RSE’s internal DVD player to an
external device such as a VCR or video
game. The sound and images from the
external source will be presented
through the RSE.Pressing the SRC button will switch
between the following RSE states:
Playback state - will play DVDs, VCDs, and
CDs
Auxiliary (AUX) state - will play video
games and other external devices 
When an external source is selected, the
RSE’s internal DVD player turns off.
Press the SRC button to switch back
from the external source to the internal
DVD player.
If a disc is present in the DVD player, the
disc will begin to play. If another source
has been detected, such as a VCR or
video game, the RSE will enter the AUX
mode automatically and shall remain so
until a disc is inserted or until the PLAY/
SRC button is pressed on the RSE's front
panel or on the remote control. If the
vehicle ignition is on but the player isn't
being used, the display will power off.
The DVD mechanism will be in sleep
mode, but the main RSE's controller will
stay up to accept commands from the
front panel controls or the remote control.
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NOTICE
The external device must be correctly
connected to the RSE in order to play
properly.
Using the CD Player
The RSE will play audio CDs in both the
standard (12 cm) and mini-disc (8 cm)
format.
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NOTICE
While the player will accept DVD
ROMs and CD ROMs discs, the RSE
cannot play discs in these formats and
will eject them.
With power applied to your unit, insert
the disc part way into the load slot. The
player will automatically grip the CD disc,
pull it the rest of the way in and begin
playing.
CD Controls
The following functions are available
when playing audio CDs. 

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Using the Remote Control
In addition to having all the buttons and
functionality listed in the DVD and CD
Controls section, the remote control has
several other buttons that offer additional
functions. It is an infrared remote control,
and must be pointed at the face of the
RSE at a 45° angle for best results. It
requires a CR2025 battery (included).
The remote control has the following
additional buttons:
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NOTICE
The RSE system is always “awake”
when the vehicle's ignition is turned on
or when the vehicle is in “accessory
power mode.”
1. Stop
Pressing this button once will stop DVD
or CD play. To eject a disc, you must use
the eject button on the control panel.
2. Speaker Volume “+” and “-”
These buttons control the volume of the
audio of a DVD or CD through the vehicle
speakers, not the volume from head-
phones. Press “+” to turn the volume up
and “-” to turn the volume down.
3. Play/Pause
When an audio CD(VCD/DVD) is insert-
ed, the RSE will display the KIA logo,
then automatically begin playing the first
track. The track number and time elapsed
for the current track is displayed.
If a CD(VCD/DVD) is loaded and playing,
press the PLAY/PAUSE( ) button to
pause the CD(VCD/DVD). Press the but-
ton again to resume play.
If a CD(VCD/DVD) is already loaded, stop-
ping and playing the CD(VCD/ DVD) by
pressing PLAY/PAUSE( ) button on
the remote control; cycling the ignition and
pressing play; or changing the source will
cause the CD(VCD/DVD) to begin playing
at the point where it was stopped during
the previous play. The player will automati-
cally play this previous play position unless
the STOP/EJECT( ) button is pressed.
At the end of the CD(VCD/DVD), the
player will automatically return to the first
track and continue playing.
4. Display
When the player is in DVD mode, press the
DISP button to view the DVD title, chapter
number and elapsed time and other infor-
mation about the DVD currently playing.It will also display brightness. There are
“Day Time” brightness with brightest level
and “Night Time” brightness which has 70%
level of “Day Time” brightness. Adjust the
level of brightness by pressing the
REV(dimmer) or FWD(brighter) buttons.
The next time the player is turned on, it will
return to the brightness level it was adjusted
to when last used.
The RSE unit has two presets of display
brightness. When the headlamp is turned
on, the display brightness level will be
dimmed as the preset. However, when the
headlamp is turned off, the display bright-
ness will return to the daytime brightness.
Press DISP to adjust the image format. The
image format, also known as the aspect
ratio, is a ratio of the height to width of the
image on the screen. For example, a 4:3
ratio would mean an image that is 4 units by
3 units. You have two options: 4:3 (normal)
and 16:9 (widescreen). Press the display
button to select the preferred aspect ratio.
When the RSE unit receives video signals
from the AUX, the aspect ratio can be
changed to 16:9 or 4:3 by the DISP button.
The aspect ratio information will auto-
matically disappear if no button is
pressed for three seconds. 

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5. Forward
There are three DVD and VCD fast for-
ward speeds. Press and hold the FWD
button for up to 2 seconds and the player
will fast forward at 4 times the normal
speed (8 times for VCDs). Hold the but-
ton for more than 2 seconds but less than
4 seconds and the player will fast forward
at about 8 times the normal speed (20
times for VCDs). Hold the button for more
than 4 seconds and the fast forward will
increase to about 32 times the normal
speed for both DVDs and VCDs. Press
the FWD button again to stop fast for-
warding and return to normal speed play.
6. Reverse
There are three DVD and VCD fast
reverse speeds. Press and hold the REV
button for up to 2 seconds and the player
will reverse through the DVD at 4 times
the normal speed (8 times for VCDs).
Hold the button for more than 2 seconds
but less than 4 seconds and the player
will reverse at about 8 times the normal
speed (20 times for VCDs). Hold the but-
ton for more than 4 seconds and the
reverse will increase to 32 times the nor-
mal speed for both DVDs and VCDs.
Press the REV button again to stop
reversing and return to normal speed
play.
7 .Next 
While a DVD is playing, press the NEXT
button to skip to the next chapter. The
current chapter number is shown on the
screen. Press and hold the NEXT button
to move quickly through the chapters.
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NOTICE
Depending on the DVD, if NEXT is
pressed during the last chapter on a
DVD, a red circle with a “Invalid
icon[ :
]” may be displayed, indicating
an invalid button press.
8 . Previous
Press the PREV button to skip to the
beginning of the previous chapter. Press
and hold the PREV button to move quick-
ly through the chapters.
Depending on your DVD, if the PREV
button is pressed during the first 8 sec-
onds of the first chapter, the player will
skip to the beginning of the last chapter
of the DVD.
9 . Enter
A momentary press shall initiate a select
or enter function of a selected menu
item.
10. Menu 
DVDs may contain special programming
or features that are accessed by using the
menu. To use the menu with a DVD that is
playing, press the MENU button once to
display the DVD disc menu. Press the but-
ton a second time to exit the menu and
return to the DVD program.
The menu is not available during disc ini-
tialization, the beginning credits or any
copyright FBI warnings.
When viewing a menu, pressing the
MENU button again will automatically
return to the movie at the point it was
being viewed. You can also select “play” or
any other option by using the NEXT,
PREV, FWD and REV buttons.
Press the NEXT button to move the cursor
up and the PREV button to move the cur-
sor down the menu.
Press the FWD button to move the cursor
to the right, and the REV button to move
the cursor to the left. 

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Troubleshooting
Problem Possible causes / solutions
Press the STOP/EJECT button to release the disc. The player will attempt to eject the disc
up to three times before performing the Auto-Reload function. Once the Auto-Reload func-
tion is complete, press the STOP/EJECT button again to release the disc from the player.
If a disc is still stuck or blocked in the RSE unit, turn the ignition off and then on again to reset
the RSE unit.
Verify that the headphone is equipped with batteries, and that the batteries are charged.
Insert or replace 2 AAA batteries to resume headphone function.
If the display does not show “NO DISC”, then there is no power. Check the vehicle fuse. If the
RSE still does not work, contact your authorized Kia dealer.
Make sure you are pointing the remote control at the face of the RSE at a 45° angle. Change
the battery. [Device requires one (1) CR2025 battery.] Use the control buttons on the RSE
display panel. If the remote control still does not work, contact your authorized Kia dealer.
Invalid button press. The function you are trying to perform is not available.
The disc becomes stuck or
blocked.
There is no audio in the head-
phones.
The RSE does not work.
The remote control does not
work.
Continue receiving an invalid
icon[ :
]  when a button is
pressed