2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE remote control

Using The Touch-Screen Radio Controls
1. Press the MENU hard-key on the radio faceplate.
2.
Touch the Rear VES soft-key to display the Rear VES
Controls. If a channel list is displayed, press the HIDE
LIST soft-key to display the Rear VES Controls screen.
3. Touch the 1 or 2 soft-key and then the DISC soft-key in
the MEDIA column. To exit touch the back arrow at
the top left of the screen.
NOTE:
•To view a DVD on the radio press the RADIO/MEDIA
hard-key, on the radio faceplate, then touch the DISC
tab soft-key and then the VIEW VIDEO soft-key.
•Viewing a DVD on the Touch-Screen radio screen is
not available in all states/provinces, and the vehicle
must be stopped, and the shift lever must be in the
PARK position for vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion. In vehicles with manual transmission the parking
brake must be engaged.
•
Touching the screen on a Touch-Screen radio while a DVD
is playing brings up basic remote control functions for
DVD play such as scene selection, Play, Pause, FF, RW,
and Stop. Pressing the X in the upper corner will turn off
the remote control screen functions.
Rear VES Soft-key
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VES Remote Control – If EquippedControls And Indicators
1. Power – Turns the screen and wireless headphone
transmitter for the selected Channel on or off. To hear
audio while the screen is closed, press the Power
button to turn the headphone transmitter on.
2. Channel Selector Indicators – When a button is
pressed, the currently affected channel or channel
button is illuminated momentarily.
3. Light – Turns the remote control backlighting on or off.
The remote backlighting turns off automatically after
five seconds.
4.
Channel/Screen Selector Switch - Indicates which chan-
nel is being controlled by the remote control. When the
selector switch is in the Channel 1 position, the remote
controls the functionality of screen Channel 1 (right side
of the screen). When the selector switch is in the Chan-
nel 2, position the remote controls the functionality of
screen Channel 2 (left side of the screen).
Remote Control
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15. SETUP – When in a video mode, press the SETUP
button to access the display settings (see the display
settings section) or the DVD Setup menu. When a
disc is loaded in the DVD player (if equipped) 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 depends 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 satellite video mode, press to advance to
the previous channel. In menu modes use to navigate
in the menu.18. ENTER – Press to select the highlighted 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 satellite video
mode, press to advance to the next channel. In menu
modes, use to navigate in the menu.
Remote Control Storage
The video screen(s) come with a built in storage compart-
ment for the remote 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
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storage area, insert one long edge of the remote into the
two retaining 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 feature.
•To disable the Remote Control from making any
changes, press the Video Lock button on the DVD
player (if equipped). 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 op-
eration. To replace the batteries:
•Locate the battery compartment on the back of the
remote, then slide the battery cover downward.The Remote Control Storage
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Controls
The headphone power indicator and controls are located
on the right ear cup.
NOTE:The rear video system must be turned on before
sound can be heard from the headphones. To conserve
battery life, the headphones will automatically turn off
approximately three minutes after the rear video system
is turned off.
Changing the Audio Mode for Headphones
1.
Ensure the Remote Control channel/screen selector
switch is in the same position as the headphone selector
switch.
NOTE:
•When both switches are on Channel 1, the Remote is
controlling Channel 1 and the headphones are tuned to
the audio of the VES™ Channel 1.•When both switches are on Channel 2, the Remote is
controlling Channel 2 and the headphones are tuned to
the audio of the VES™ Channel 2.
2. Press the MODE/SOURCE button on the remote
control.
3.
If the video screen is displaying a video source (such as
a DVD Video), pressing DISPLAY shows the status on a
popup banner at the bottom of the screen. Pressing the
MODE/SOURCE button will advance to the next mode.
When the mode is in an audio only source (such as FM),
the Mode Selection menu appears on screen.
4. When the Mode Selection menu appears on screen,
use the cursor buttons on the remote control to navi-
gate to the available modes and press the OK button to
select the new mode.
5. To cancel out of the Mode Selection menu, press the
BACK button on the remote control.
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Information Mode Display
When information mode is active, the current mode
setting for both audio channels is displayed. In additionto the items called out by number, the remaining infor-
mation displays the current status of the source (such as
station frequency, name, preset or track number, song
title, artist name, album name, etc.).
1. Channel 1 Mode – Displays the current source for
Channel 1.
2. Channel 1 Shared Status – When the icon is displayed,
the audio for Channel 1 is also shared with the radio
and playing through the cabin speakers.
3. Channel 1 Audio Only/Mute - Audio: The audio only
icon is not used on Channel 1, in a single screen
system. Mute: when the Mute icon is displayed, the
audio for Channel 1 has been muted using the remote
control’s MUTE button.
4. Channel 2 Mode – Displays the current source for
Channel 2.
Information Mode Video Screen Display
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5. Channel 2 Shared Status – When the icon is displayed,
the audio for Channel 2 is also shared with the radio
and playing through the cabin speakers.
6. Channel 2 Audio Only/Mute – Audio: Only in a single
screen system: The audio only icon is displayed on
Channel 2 when Channel 1 is in a video mode. Mute:
when the Mute icon is displayed, the audio for Chan-
nel 2 has been muted using the remote control’s
MUTE button.
7. Channel 1 ENTER Button Action – When the ENTER
button on the remote control is pressed with the
INPUT FILE #button visible on the screen, the screen
shows a numeric entry keypad which allows you to
enter a specific track number on data discs and HDD
(see Numeric Keypad Menu section of this manual).
Also, Enter Button Action – “INPUT TRK #” to enter a
specific track number on audio discs.8. Channel 2 ENTER Button Action – When the ENTER
button on the remote control is pressed with the
DIRECT TUNEbutton visible on the screen, the
screen shows a numeric entry keypad which allows
you to enter a specific tuner frequency, or tuner
channel for AM/FM/MW/LW (see Numeric Keypad
Menu section).
9. Clock – Displays the time.
10. Video Lock – When the icon is displayed, the remote
control functions are disabled.
11. Not Available / Error – Operational or status errors
are displayed here.
12. Disc Changer Status – When the source for either
Channel 1 or Channel 2 is a multi-disc changer, the
disc loaded / selected status is displayed.
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Mode Selection MenuThe first press of the MODE button causes the Mode
Selection menu to appear on screen. The current mode is
always the default selection. The mode can be changed
for either Channel/Screen 1 or Channel/Screen 2 using
the remote control.
Use the remote control’s navigation buttons (,,,)
to navigate through the available modes, and then press
the remote control’s ENTER button to select the mode.
An alternate method of changing modes is repeated
pressing of the MODE button until the desired mode is
highlighted then press the ENTER button on the remote
control to select the mode.
In a single screen system, when a video mode (such as
DVD-video, Aux video, etc.) is active and Channel/
Screen 1 is selected using the remote control selector
switch, the first press of the remote control’s MODE
button causes the Mode Selection menu to appear.
Mode Selection Menu
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