2015 Ram Cargo Van Owner's Manual

NOTE:
•To view a DVD on the radio push the RADIO/MEDIA
button on the radio faceplate, then press the DISC tab
button on the touchscreen and then the VIEW VIDEO
button on the touchscreen.
• Viewing a DVD on the Touchscreen radio screen is not
available in all states/provinces. If available, the ve-
hicle must be stopped and the shift lever must be in the
PARK position for vehicles with an automatic trans-
mission. In vehicles with a manual transmission the
parking brake must be engaged.
Play A Blu-ray™ Disc Using The Blu-ray™
Player — If Equipped
1. Insert the Blu-ray™ Disc with the label facing up. The Blu-ray™ Player automatically selects the appropriate
mode after the disc is recognized and starts playing
the Blu-ray™ Disc. NOTE:
The Blu-ray™ Player has basic control functions
such as Menu, Play, Pause, FF, RW and Stop.
2. To watch a Blu-ray™ Disc on Screen 1 for second row passengers, ensure the Remote Control and Head-
phone switch is on Channel 1.
3. To watch a Blu-ray™ Disc on Screen 2 for third row passengers, ensure the Remote Control and Head-
phone switch is on Channel 2.
Using The Remote Control
1. Push the SOURCE button on the Blu-ray™ PlayerRemote Control.
2. While looking at Screen 1 or 2, highlight Blu-ray™ by either pushing Up/Down/Left/Right buttons or by
repeatedly pushing the SOURCE button, then push
OK on the Remote Control.
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NOTE:
•Channel/Screen 1 select mode information is shown
on the left side of the screen.
• Channel/Screen 2 select mode information is shown
on the right side of the screen.
• The VES™ will retain the last setting when turned off.
Using The Touchscreen Radio Controls
1. Push the MENU button on the radio faceplate.
2. Press the Rear VES™ button on the touchscreen to
display the Rear VES™ Controls. If a channel list is
displayed, press the HIDE LIST button on the touch-
screen to display the Rear VES™ Controls screen.
3. Press the 1 or 2 button on the touchscreen and then the VES™ Disc button on the touchscreen in the VES™
column. To exit press the back arrow button at the top
left of the screen. NOTE:
•
To view a Blu-ray™ Disc on the radio, push the
RADIO/MEDIA button on the radio faceplate, then
press the VES™ Disc tab button on the touchscreen
and then the VIEW VIDEO button on the touchscreen.
• Viewing a Blu-ray™ Disc on the Touchscreen radio
screen is not available in all states/provinces. If avail-
able, the vehicle must be stopped and the shift lever
must be in the PARK position for vehicles with an
automatic transmission. In vehicles with a manual
transmission the parking brake must be engaged.
Listen To An Audio Source While A Video Is
Playing
Ensure the Remote Control and Headphone switch are
on the same channel. If watching a video on Screen 1
(second row), then Channel 2 could be used for audio.
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If watching a video on Screen 2 (third row), then Chan-
nel 1 could be used for audio.
Using The Remote Control
1. Push the SOURCE button on the Remote Control andthe Mode Select Screen will display, unless a video is
playing then only a small banner will appear on the
bottom of the screen.
2. While looking at the video screen, either push Up/ Down/Left/Right on the Remote Control to highlight
the desired audio source or repeatedly push the
SOURCE button on the remote until the desired audio
source appears on the screen.
Using The Touchscreen Radio Controls
1. Push the MENU button on the radio faceplate.
2. Press the Rear VES™ button on the touchscreen todisplay the Rear VES™ Controls. If a channel list is
Select FM Mode On The VES™ Screen
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displayed, press the HIDE LIST button on the touch-
screen to display the Rear VES™ Controls screen.
3. To listen to an audio source on Channel 2 while a video is playing on Channel 1, press the 2 button on the touchscreen and choose an audio source. To exit
press the back arrow button at the top left of the left
screen.
Rear VES™ Button On The Touchscreen
Select Channel/Screen 2 And HDD In The Media
Column
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Important Notes For Dual Video Screen System
•VES™ is able to transmit two channels of stereo audio
and video simultaneously.
• The Blu-ray™ Disc Player can play CDs, DVDs and
Blu-ray™ Discs.
• The DVD Player can play CDs and DVDs.
• In split screen mode the left side equates to Channel 1
and the right side equates to Channel 2.
• Selecting a video source on Channel 1, the video
source will display on the second row screen or Screen
1 and can be heard on Channel 1. •
Selecting a video source on Channel 2, the video
source will display on the third row screen or Screen 2
and can be heard on Channel 2.
• The 2nd row screen and 3rd row screen of the Video
Entertainment System can play two separate discs by
utilizing the touchscreen radio DVD player and Blu-
ray™ Disc Player.
• Audio can be heard through the headphones even
when the screen(s) are closed.
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VES™ Remote Control — If Equipped
Controls And Indicators
1. Power – Turns the screen and wireless headphonetransmitter for the selected Channel on or off. To hear audio while the screen is closed, push the Power
button to turn the headphone transmitter on.
2. Channel Selector Indicators – When a button is pushed, 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 channel is being controlled by the remote control.
When the selector switch is in the Channel 1 position,
the remote controls the functionality of headphone
Channel 1 (right side of the screen). When the selector
switch is in the Channel 2, position the remote controls
the functionality of headphone Channel 2 (left side of
the screen).
Remote Control
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5. – In radio modes, push to seek the next tunable
station. In disc modes, push and hold to fast forward
through the current audio track or video chapter. In
menu modes use to navigate in the menu.
6.  / Prev – In radio modes, push to select to the
previous station. In disc modes, push to advance to the
start of the current or previous audio track or video
chapter. In menu modes, use to navigate in the menu.
7. POP UP/MENU – Push to return to the main menu of a DVD disc, to select a satellite audio channel from the
Station 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 / Rewind/skip back and fast fwd/
skip forward – When listening to a radio mode,
pushing PROG Up selects the next preset and push-
ing PROG Down selects the previous preset stored in
the radio. When listening to compress audio on a
data disc, PROG Up selects the next directory and
PROG Down selects the previous 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 previous disc.
11. MUTE – Push to mute the headphone audio output for the selected channel.
12. SLOW – If Equipped – Push to slow playback of a DVD disc. Push play () to resume normal play.
13. STATUS – If Equipped – Push to display the current status.
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14. MODE/SOURCE – Push to change the mode of theselected channel. See the Mode Selection section of
this manual for details on changing modes.
15. SETUP – When in a video mode, push the SETUP button to access the display settings (see the display
settings section) to access the DVD setup menu, select
the menu button on the radio. When a disc is loaded
in the DVD player (if equipped) and the VES™ mode
is selected and the disc is stopped, push the SETUP
button to access the DVD Setup menu. (see the DVD
Setup Menu of this manual.)
16. BACK – When navigating in menu mode, push to return to the previous screen. When navigating a
DVDs disc menu, the operation depends on the disc’s
contents. 17.
 – In radio modes, push to seek to the previous
tunable station. In disc modes, push and hold to fast
rewind through the current audio track or video
chapter. In menu modes use to navigate in the menu.
18. ENTER/OK – Push to select the highlighted option in a menu.
19. / NEXT – In radio modes, push to select to the next
station. In disc modes, push to advance to the next
audio track or video chapter. In menu modes, use to
navigate in the menu.
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