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ALPINE HCE-C500 EN 68-18693Z84-A (A5)

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TOPVIEW

®

 CAMERA SYSTEM

HCE-C500

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Designed by ALPINE Japan

Printed in Japan (Y_A5)

68-18693Z84-A

ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.

1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda,

Shinagawa-ku,

Tokyo 141-0031, Japan

Phone 03-5496-8231

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.

19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,

California 90501, U.S.A.

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.

777 Supertest Road, Toronto,

Ontario M3J 2M9, Canada

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam

Victoria 3803, Australia

Phone 03-8787-1200

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 1-3,

80807 München, Germany

Phone 089-32 42 640

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.

Alpine House

Fletchamstead Highway, 

Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.

Phone 0870-33 33 763

ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.

(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)

98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris Nord Il,

B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Cedex, France

Phone 01-48638989

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano

Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone 02-484781

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain

Phone 945-283588

ALPINE ELECTRONICS (BENELUX) GmbH

Leuvensesteenweg 510-B6,

1930 Zaventem, Belgium

Phone 02-725-13 15

FOR CAR USE ONLY

YAMAGATA Co., Ltd.
2-6-34, Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, 
Kanagawa, 220-8515 Japan

Summary of Contents for TOPVIEW HCE-C500

Page 1: ...Phone 03 8787 1200 ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH Wilhelm Wagenfeld Str 1 3 80807 M nchen Germany Phone 089 32 42 640 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U K LTD Alpine House Fletchamstead Highway Coventry CV4 9TW U K Pho...

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Page 3: ...ar Camera Image and Camera Guide 8 Error Between the Display and Actual Road Surface 10 About Calibration 12 About the Image Range 12 Camera Operation Displaying the Camera Image 14 Displaying the Cam...

Page 4: ...or tanks should NEVER be used for installations or ground connections Using such parts could disable control of the vehicle and cause fire etc DO NOT DAMAGE PIPE OR WIRING WHEN DRILLING HOLES When dri...

Page 5: ...camera s mounting This could cause it to fall off and cause injury or damage to the car s body DO NOT ATTACH THE CAMERA TO ANY SURFACE WHERE THE ENTIRE ADHESIVE SURFACE CANNOT BE APPLIED Doing so redu...

Page 6: ...le For example when parking when navigating narrow roads and blind corners and when reversing Example of Camera Installation Front camera Side camera Rear camera Side camera An installation kit suitab...

Page 7: ...tically adjusted When driving in areas where the brightness or tint varies widely the brightness or tint of the camera image on the screen may become unstable Depending on the condition of the car or...

Page 8: ...1 Rear View Distance guidelines Vary with image pattern Vehicle width extension marks Only displayed in the rear view image Caution message 1 1 If no caution message is displayed be sure to make the...

Page 9: ...vehicle e e p Front Top View The split screen image displays an all round view from above the vehicle and the front view Use this when you want to check for objects around or in front of the vehicle...

Page 10: ...n joins in Top View images may not be properly aligned Always visually check the actual conditions around the vehicle to ensure safety About the Rear Camera Image and Camera Guide Rear Panorama View D...

Page 11: ...camera lens The image range will be affected by the height or inclination of the vehicle The position indicated by the distance guidelines actual distance from the road surface and distances from obj...

Page 12: ...nder very high or very low temperature conditions When water drops adhere to the camera or when the humidity is high such as rainy weather etc When foreign bodies such as mud etc adhere to the camera...

Page 13: ...case of a downward slope behind the car the distance guides are displayed farther from the rear bumper than the actual distance If there is an obstacle on the downward slope it seems closer than its a...

Page 14: ...he suspension CAUTION Any changes to the height of the vehicle will alter the blind spot in the Top View camera images For details refer to About Top View Blind Spots page 13 About the Image Range Thi...

Page 15: ...t behind and around the vehicle Join Objects around the cameras borders are not displayed CAUTION With Top View a blind zone exists where the camera images meet The calibration settings will have been...

Page 16: ...a Image e Displaying the Camera Image Displaying the Camera Image by Pressing the PDC button Availability of this function depends on the factory configuration of the vehicle Centre console PDC button...

Page 17: ...C The display switches the Screen Format If you shift the gear lever to the reverse R position while the front view image is displayed the rear view image will be displayed 2 To hide the camera image...

Page 18: ...s with operation B of the iDrive Controller For details of the image patterns refer to Camera Image page 6 Front view Front Panorama View Front Side View Front Top View Front Corner View Rear view Rea...

Page 19: ...nk of the vehicle If the control unit becomes wet the electrical circuitry may short out The camera is designed specifically for use with this system The system cannot be used with a different camera...

Page 20: ...ector Side Camera Input Connector Right Side Camera Input Connector Left Video Output Connector Rear Camera Output Connector Currently not used Front Camera Output Connector Currently not used Camera...

Page 21: ...5m Camera cable for side camera Camera cable for front rear camera Power cable Control unit Connect this lead to a good chassis ground on the vehicle Make sure the connection is made to bare metal an...

Page 22: ...captured or if the temperature of the main body of the camera is high the screen may be difficult to read This is not a malfunction The camera image sways Check the installation status and check screw...

Page 23: ...keep the camera cables and the video cables away from the wire harness the radio antenna and the antenna cables of the vehicle If there is a serious symptom for example the distance guidance marks dev...

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