the current or previous audio track or
video chapter. In menu modes, use to
navigate in the menu.
7. MENU – Press to return to the
main menu of a DVD disc, to select a
satellite audio channel from the Sta-
tion list, or select playback modes
(SCAN/RANDOM for a CD).
8.► / || (Play/Pause) – Begin/
resume or pause disc play.
9. ■(Stop) – Stops disc play
10. PROG Up/Down – When listen-
ing to a radio mode, pressing PROG
Up selects the next preset and press-
ing PROG Down selects the previous
preset stored in the radio. When lis-
tening to compressed audio on a data
disc, PROG Up selects the next direc-
tory and PROG Down selects the pre-
vious directory. When listening to a
disc in a radio with a multiple-disc
changer, PROG Up selects the next
disc and PROG Down selects the pre-
vious disc. 11. MUTE – Press to mute the head-
phone audio output for the selected
channel.
12. SLOW – Press to slow playback
of a DVD disc. Press play (►) to
resume normal play.
13. STATUS – Press to display the
current status.
14. MODE – Press to change the
mode of the selected channel. See the
Mode Selection section of this manual
for details on changing modes.
15. SETUP – When in a video mode,
press the SETUP button to access the
display settings (see the display set-
tings section) to access the DVD setup
menu, select the menu button on the
radio. When a disc is loaded in the
DVD player (for versions/markets,
where provided) and the VES™ mode
is selected and the disc is stopped,
press the SETUP button to access the DVD Setup menu. (see the DVD
Setup Menu of this manual.)
16. BACK – When navigating in
menu mode, press to return to the
previous screen. When navigating a
DVDs disc menu, the operation de-
pends on the disc’s contents.
17.
◄◄ – In radio modes, press to
seek to the previous tunable station.
In disc modes, press and hold to fast
rewind through the current audio
track or video chapter. In menu
modes use to navigate in the menu.
18. ENTER – Press to select the high-
lighted option in a menu.
19. ▲/ NEXT – In radio modes,
press to select to the next station. In
disc modes, press to advance to the
next audio track or video chapter. In
menu modes, use to navigate in the
menu.
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Remote Control Storage
The video screen(s) come with a built
in storage compartment for the re-
mote control which is accessible when
the screen is opened. To remove the
remote, use your index finger to pull
and rotate the remote towards you. Do
not try to pull the remote straight
down as it will be very difficult to
remove. To return the remote back
into its storage area, insert one long
edge of the remote into the two retain-
ing clips first, and then rotate the
remote back up into the other two
retaining clips until it snaps back into
position.Locking The Remote
Control
All remote control functionality can
be disabled as a parental control fea-
ture.
To disable the Remote Control from
making any changes, follow the ra-
dio’s instructions (select menu, rear
VES, lock). If the vehicle is not
equipped with a DVD player, follow
the radio’s instructions to turn
Video Lock on. The radio and the
video screen(s) indicate when
Video Lock is active.
Pressing the Video Lock again or turning the ignition OFF turns
Video Lock OFF and allows remote
control operation of the VES™.
Replacing The Remote
Control Batteries
The remote control requires two AAA
batteries for operation. To replace the
batteries:
Locate the battery compartment on the back of the remote, then slide
the battery cover downward. Replace the batteries, making sure
to orient them according to the po-
larity diagram shown.
Replace the battery compartment cover.
Headphones Operation
The headphones receive two separate
channels of audio using an infrared
transmitter from the video screen.
Front seat occupants receive some
headphone audio coverage to allow
them to adjust the headphone volume
for the young rear seat occupants that
may not be able to do so for them-
selves.
If no audio is heard after increasing
the volume control, verify that the
screen is turned on and in the down
position and that the channel is not
muted and the headphone channel se-
lector switch is on the desired chan-
nel. If audio is still not heard, check
that fully charged batteries are in-
stalled in the headphones.
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Station List Menu
When listening to Satellite audio,
pressing the remote control’s MENU
button displays a list of all available
channels. Navigate this list using the
remote control’s navigation buttons
(▲,▼) to find the desired station,
press the remote control’s ENTER
button to tune to that station. To jump
through the list more quickly, navi-
gate to the Page Up and Page Down
icons on the screen.
Disc Menu
When listening to a CD Audio or CD
Data disc, pressing the remote con-
trol’s MENU button displays a list of
all commands which control playback
of the disc. Using the options you can
activate or cancel Scan play and Ran-
dom play. Display Settings
When watching a video source (DVD
Video with the disc in Play mode, Aux
Video, etc.), pressing the remote con-
trol’s SETUP button activates the
Display Settings menu. These settings
control the appearance of the video on
the screen. The factory default set-
tings are already set for optimum
viewing, so there is no need to change
these settings under normal circum-
stances.
To change the settings, press the re-
mote control’s navigation buttons (▲,
▼) to select an item, then press the
remote control’s navigation buttons
(►, ◄) to change the value for the
currently selected item. To reset all
values back to the original settings, select the Default Settings menu op-
tion and press the remote control’s
ENTER button.
Disc Features control the remote DVD
player's (for versions/markets, where
provided) settings of DVD being
watched in the remote player.
Listening To Audio With The
Screen Closed
To listen to only audio portion of the
channel with the screen closed:
Set the audio to the desired source
and channel.
Close the video screen.
To change the current audio mode, press the remote control’s MODE
button. This will automatically se-
lect the next available audio mode
without using the Mode Select
menu.
When the screen is reopened, the video screen will automatically turn
back on and show the appropriate
display menu or media.
If the screen is closed and there is no
audio heard, verify that the head-
phones are turned on (the ON indica-
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tor is illuminated) and the headphone
selector switch is on the desired chan-
nel. If the headphones are turned on,
press the remote control’s power but-
ton to turn audio on. If audio is still
not heard, check that fully charged
batteries are installed in the head-
phones.
Disc Formats
The VES™ DVD player is capable of
playing the following types of discs
(120 mm or 80 mm diameter):
DVD-Video discs (MPEG-2 videocompression) (see notes about DVD
Region Codes)
DVD-Audio discs (2 channel audio output only)
Audio Compact Discs (CDs)
CD Data discs with MP3 and WMA compressed audio format files
Video CDs (MPEG-1 video com- pression)
DVD Region Codes
The VES™ DVD player and many
DVD discs are coded by geographic
region. These region codes must
match in order for the disc to play. If the region code for the DVD disc does
not match the region code for the
player, the disc will not play and will
be ejected.
DVD Audio Support
When a DVD-Audio disc is inserted in
the VES™ DVD player, the DVD-
Audio title on the disc is played by
default (most DVD-Audio discs also
have a Video title, but the Video title is
ignored). All multi-channel program
material is automatically mixed down
to two channels, which may result in a
lowered apparent volume level. If you
increase the volume level to account
for this change in level, remember to
lower the volume before changing the
disc or to another mode.
Recorded Discs
The VES™ DVD player will play
CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in
CD-Audio or Video-CD format, or as
a CD-ROM containing MP3 or WMA
files. The player will also play DVD-
Video content recorded to a DVD-R or
DVD-RW disc. DVD-ROM discs (ei-
ther pressed or recorded) are not sup-
ported.
If you record a disc using a personal
computer, there may be cases where
the VES™ DVD player may not be
able to play some or the entire disc,
even if it is recorded in a compatible
format and is playable on other play-
ers. To help avoid playback problems,
use the following guidelines when re-
cording discs.
Open sessions are ignored. Only
sessions that are closed are play-
able.
For multi-session CDs that contain only multiple CD-Audio sessions,
the player will renumber the tracks
so each track number is unique.
For CD Data (or CD-ROM) discs, always use the ISO-9660 (Level 1
or Level 2), Joliet, or Romeo for-
mat. Other formats (such as UDF,
HFS, or others) are not supported.
The player recognizes a maximum of 512 files and 99 folders per
CD-R and CD-RW disc.
Mixed media recordable DVD for- mats will only play the Video_TS
portion of the disc.
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If you are still having trouble writing a
disc that is playable in the VES™
DVD player, check with the disc re-
cording software publisher for more
information about burning playable
discs.
The recommended method for label-
ing recordable discs (CD-R, CD-RW,
and DVD-R) is with a permanent
marker. Do not use adhesive labels as
they may separate from the disc, be-
come stuck, and cause permanent
damage to the DVD player.
Compressed Audio Files (MP3 and
WMA)
The DVD player is capable of playing
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3) and
WMA (Windows Media Audio) files
from a CD Data disc (usually a CD-R
or CD-RW).
The DVD player always uses thefile extension to determine the au-
dio format, so MP3 files must al-
ways end with the extension
".mp3" or ".MP3" and WMA files
must always end with the extension
".wma" or ".WMA". To prevent in- correct playback, do not use these
extensions for any other types of
files.
For MP3 files, only version 1 ID3 tag data (such as artist name, track
title, album, etc.) are supported.
Any file that is copy protected (such as those downloaded from many
online music stores) will not play.
The DVD player will automatically
skip the file and begin playing the
next available file.
Other compression formats such as AAC, MP3 Pro, Ogg Vorbis, and
ATRAC3 will not play. The DVD
player will automatically skip the
file and begin playing the next
available file.
If you are creating your own files, the recommended fixed bit rate for
MP3 files is between 96 and
192Kbps and the recommended
fixed bit rate for WMA files is be-
tween 64 and 192Kbps. Variable
bit rates are also supported. For
both formats, the recommended
sample rate is either 44.1kHz or
48kHz. To change the current file, use the
remote control’s or DVD player’s ▲
button to advance to the next file,
or the ▼button to return to the
start of the current or previous file.
To change the current directory, use the remote control’s PROG Up and
Down buttons.
Disc Errors
If the DVD player is unable to read the
disc, a "Disc Error" message is dis-
played on the VES™ and Radio dis-
plays and the disc is automatically
ejected. A dirty, damaged, or incom-
patible disc format are all potential
causes for a "Disc Error" message.
If a disc has a damaged track which
results in audible or visible errors that
persists for 2.0 seconds, the DVD
player will attempt to continue play-
ing the disc by skipping forward 1.0
to 3.0 seconds at a time. If the end of
the disc is reached, the DVD player
will return to the beginning of the disc
and attempt to play the start of the
first track.
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The DVD player may shut down dur-
ing extremely hot conditions, such as
when the vehicle’s interior tempera-
ture is above 48°C . When this occurs,
the DVD player will display "VES
High Temp" and will shut off the
VES™ displays until a safe tempera-
ture is reached. This shutdown is nec-
essary to protect the optics of the DVD
player.
Display
Other Language Setup
All of the Language settings have a
special "Other" setting to accommo-
date languages other than Japanese or
English. These languages are selected
using a special four-digit code.To enter a new language code, acti-
vate the DVD Setup Menu. To enter
DVD Setup Menu stop the DVD, enter
radio disc mode, then DVD setup and
follow these additional instructions:
Using the remote control Up and
Down cursor buttons, highlight the
Language item you want to edit,
and then press the remote control
ENTER button.
Using the remote control Down cur- sor button, select the "Other" set-
ting, then press the remote control’s
Right cursor button to begin editing
the setting.
Using the remote control Up and Down cursor buttons, select a digit
for the current position. After se-
lecting the digit, press the remote
control’s Right cursor button to se-
lect the next digit. Repeat this digit
selection sequence for all four dig-
its.
When the entire four-digit code is entered, press the remote control’s
ENTER button. If the language
code is not valid, the numbers all
change back to "*". If the digits are visible after this step, then the lan-
guage code is valid.
Here is an abbreviated list of language
codes. For more language codes,
please contact the dealer where the
vehicle was purchased.
Lan-
guage Code Lan-
guageCode
Dutch 2311 French 1517
Ger-
man 1304 Italian 1819
Portu-
guese 2519 Spanish 1418
Rating and Password Setup
The Rating and Password settings
work together to control the types of
DVDs that your family watches. Most
DVD-Video discs have a rating (from
1 to 8) assigned to them where lower
numbers are designated for all audi-
ences and higher numbers are desig-
nated for more adult audiences.
When a DVD-Video disc is loaded, its
rating is compared to the setting in the
DVD player. If the rating of the disc is
higher than the setting in the player, a
Password screen is displayed. In order
to watch the disc, the rear passenger
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must enter the correct password using
the password entry method described
below.
To play all discs without requiring a
password, set the DVD player’s rating
to Level 8. Setting the rating to Level
1 always requires the password to
play any DVD disc. Not all DVD discs
encode a Rating, so it is still possible
that discs designed for adult audi-
ences can still play without requiring
a password.
The default rating is Level 8 (play all
discs without a password) and the
default password is 0000.To set the password, activate the DVD
Setup Menu and follow these addi-
tional instructions:
Using the remote control Left and
Right cursor buttons, select the
Rating tab.
Highlight "Change Password", and then press the remote control’s EN-
TER button.
Enter the current password. Select a digit, use the remote control Up
and Down cursor buttons to set the
value for the current digit, and then
press the remote control’s Right
cursor button to select the next
digit. Repeat this digit selection se-
quence for all four digits.
After the four-digit password is en- tered, press the remote control’s
ENTER button. If the password is
correct, the set password screen is
displayed.
Using the remote control’s Up and Down cursor buttons to set the
value for the current digit and the
remote control’s Right cursor but-
ton to select digits, enter the new
password. After the four-digit password is en-
tered, press the remote control’s
ENTER button to accept the
change.
To set the rating, activate the DVD
Setup Menu and follow these addi-
tional instructions:
Using the remote control’s Left and Right cursor buttons, select the
Rating tab.
Highlight "Change Rating", and then press the remote control’s EN-
TER button.
Enter the current password. Select a digit, use the remote control’s Up
and Down cursor buttons to set the
DVD Password Entry
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LW, or to CD mode, depending on
which radio is in the vehicle.
The left-hand rocker switch has a
pushbutton in the center. The func-
tion of the left-hand switch is differ-
ent, depending on which mode you
are in.
The following describes the left-hand
rocker switch operation in each mode.
Radio Operation
Pressing the top of the switch will
SEEK up for the next listenable sta-
tion, and pressing the bottom of the
switch will SEEK down for the next
listenable station.
The button located in the center of the
left-hand switch will tune to the next
preset station that you have pro-
grammed in the radio preset pushbut-
ton.
CD Player
Pressing the top of the switch once
will go to the next track on the CD.
Pressing the bottom of the switch once
will go to the beginning of the current
track, or to the beginning of the pre-vious track if it is within one second
after the current track begins to play.
If you press the switch up or down
twice it plays the second track; three
times, it will play the third, etc.
The button in the center of the left-
hand switch has no function in this
mode.
CD/DVD DISC
MAINTENANCE
To keep a CD/DVD in good condition,
take the following precautions:
1. Handle the disc by its edge; avoid
touching the surface.
2. If the disc is stained, clean the sur-
face with a soft cloth, wiping from
center to edge.
3. Do not apply paper or tape to the
disc; avoid scratching the disc.
4. Do not use solvents such as ben-
zene, thinner, cleaners, or anti-static
sprays.
5. Store the disc in its case after play-
ing.
6. Do not expose the disc to direct
sunlight.7. Do not store the disc where tem-
peratures may become too high.
NOTE:
If you experience difficulty in
playing a particular disc, it may be
damaged (i.e., scratched, reflective
coating removed, a hair, moisture
or dew on the disc) oversized, or
have protection encoding. Try a
known good disc before consider-
ing disc player service.
RADIO OPERATION AND
MOBILE PHONES
Under certain conditions, the mobile
phone being on in your vehicle can
cause erratic or noisy performance
from your radio. This condition may
be lessened or eliminated by relocat-
ing the mobile phone antenna. This
condition is not harmful to the radio.
If your radio performance does not
satisfactorily “clear” by the reposi-
tioning of the antenna, it is recom-
mended that the radio volume be
turned down or off during mobile
phone operation.
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