Boss Audio Systems DB8974B User Manual Download Page 5

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Safety  Information

CAUTION:

        THIS  DIGITAL  VIDEO  PLAYER  IS  A  CLASS  I  LASER  PRODUCT.    HOWEVER 
        THIS  DIGITAL  VIDEO  PLAYER  USES  A  VISIBLE/INVISIBLE  LASER  BEAM 
        WHICH  COULD  CAUSE  .

        HAZARDOUS  RADIATION  EXPOSURE  IF  DIRECTED.  BE  SURE  TO  OPERATE 
        THE  DIGITAL  VIDEO  PLAYER  CORRECTLY  AS  INSTRUCTED.
        USE  OF  CONTROLS  OR  ADJUSTMENTS  OR  PERFORMANCE  OF 
        PROCEDURES  OTHER  THAN  THOSE  SPECIFIED  HEREIN  MAY  RESULT  IN 
        HAZARDOUS  RADIATION    EXPOSURE.DO  NOT  OPEN  COVERS  AND    DO  NOT 
        REPAIR  YOURSELF.  REFER  SERVICING  TO  QUALIFIED  PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

        TO  REDUCE  THE  RISK  OF  FIRE  OR  ELECTRIC  SHOCK,  DO  NOT  EXPOSE  THIS 
        EQUIPMENT  TO  RAIN  OR  MOISTURE.

        TO  REDUCE  THE  RISK  OF  FIRE  OR  ELECTRIC  SHOCK,  AND  ANNOYING         
        INTERFERENCE,  USE  ONLY  THE    RECOMMENDED  ACCESSORIES.       

        THIS  DEVICE  IS  INTENDED  FOR  CONTINUOUS  OPERATION.

        This  product  incorporates  copyright  protection  technology  that  is  protected 
        by  method  claims  of  certain  U.S.  Patents  and  other  intellectual  property  rights 
        owned  by  Macrovision  Corporation  and  other  rights  owners.Use  of  this 
        copyright  protection  technology  must  be  authorized  by  Macro  vision  Corporation, 
        and  is  intended  for  home  and  other  limited  viewing  uses  only  unless 
        otherwise  authorized  by  Macrovision  Corporation.    Reverse  engineering  or
        disassembly  is  prohibited.

REGION  MANAGEMENT  INFORMATION:

        This  Digital  Video  Player  is  designed  and  manufactured  to  respond  to  the  Region 
        Management  Information  that  is  recorded  on  a  Digital  Video  disc.    If  the  Region 
        number  described  on  the  Digital  Video  disc  does  not  correspond  to  the  Region 
        number  of  this  Digital  Video  Player,  this  Digital  Video  Player  cannot  play  this  disc.

Summary of Contents for DB8974B

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Page 2: ...To ensure safety while driving and to comply with laws drivers should not watch video or operate the video device while driving ...

Page 3: ...stening to a memory station 19 20 21 21 22 24 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 26 29 30 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 2 3 4 5 9 10 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 18 18 18 Automatic Memory Storing Program Scanning Media Operation Basic Operation Selecting Play Mode On Screen Display Function Digital Video Special Function Multi Subtitle Language function Multi audio language Function Multi angle ...

Page 4: ...become clear the temper ature in your car becomes normal DO NOT install any receiver in locations where it may obstruct the steering wheel and gearshift lever operations as this may result in a traffic accident it may obstruct the operation of safety devices such as air bags as this may result in a fatal accident it may obstruct visibility DO NOT operate any receiver while manipulating the steerin...

Page 5: ...RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES THIS DEVICE IS INTENDED FOR CONTINUOUS OPERATION This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S Patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macro vision Corporation and is intended for home...

Page 6: ...cohol Never use solvents such as benzine thinner or conventional record cleaners as they may mar the surface of the disc Handling and Cleaning Dirt dust scratches and warping disc will cause misoperation Do not place stickers or make scratches on discs Do not warp discs A disc should always be kept in its case when not in use to prevent from damaging Do not place discs in the following places 1 Di...

Page 7: ... get in the driver s way and cannot injure the passenger if there is a sudden stop like an emergency stop Avoid installing the unit where it would be subject to high temperature such as from direct sunlight or from hot air from the heater or where it would be subject to dust dirt or excessive vibration 7 If installation angle exceeds 30 from horizontal the unit might not give its optimum performan...

Page 8: ...EY PLAT into the grooves at both sides of the unit as shown in figure until they click PLASTIC COVER KEY PLATE 5 Pulling the levers makes it possible to remove the unit from the dashboard DASH BOARD METAL MOUNTING STRAP HEX NUT SPRING WASHER PLAIN WASHER TAPPING SCREW CONSOLE SLIDE BRACKET HOUSING HEX BOLT ...

Page 9: ...aching Control Panel Before detaching the control panel be sure to turn off the power 1 Press the REL release button and the left hand side of front panel will release Attaching Control Panel 1 First insert the right hand side of the front panel into the hollow of the unit NOTE the bulge point on the panel must be attached into the hollow of the unit 2 Gently push the left hand side of the front p...

Page 10: ... change the viewing angle of the operating unit to play you can touch the section on touch screen or press the button on the front panel repeatedly to select the desired angle as follows ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2 ANGLE 3 ANGLE 4 ANGLE 1 CHANGING THE CONTROL PANEL ANGLE ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2 ANGLE 3 ANGLE 4 ...

Page 11: ...BLACK FRONT RCH SPK VIOLET VIOLET BLACK WHITE WHITE BLACK GREEN GREEN BLACK REAR LCH SPK AUTO ANTENNA BLUE GROUND B MEMORY BACK UP B IGNITION SWITCH B RED YELLOW BLACK REAR RCH SPK FRONT LCH SPK LIGHT GREEN FUSE FUSE KEY GROUND BLACK KEY 1 BROWN KEY 2 WHITE VIOLET WHITE SUBWOOFER GREY RCH RED LCH WHITE REAR OUTPUT CABLE FRONT RCA WHITE L FRONT RCA RED R VIDEO OUT YELLOW FRONT RCA OUTPUT CABLE REAR...

Page 12: ...reception modes when a station is weak sometimes switching to Mono will improve sound quality For Digital Video media which have alternate viewing angles encoded when you see the angle mark symbol advising you that these angles are available 6 CLK Press it briefly to view the clock time Press again to return to normal display mode 7 LOC SLOW In Radio mode press this button to change the radio rece...

Page 13: ...e unit 19 21 22 20 This button is used with the other number buttons for use with two digit number entries In Radio mode press this button to change between Mono and Stereo reception modes when a station is weak sometimes switching to Mono will improve sound quality In Digital Video Playback mode pressing this button opens the AUDIO setup menu for making changes to the way the soundtrack is reprod...

Page 14: ...e initial use please remove this plastic so that the remote control is ready for operation Button Ref Function APS MENU 29 30 31 33 34 35 In Radio mode press and hold this button to start the Auto Program mode during which the tuner will scan for all strong stations and assign them to the radio preset buttons Press it to use the BT refer to see BT operation Press this button briefly to display the...

Page 15: ...ollowing as below Touch the section on the setting menu touch the ranges to select the adjustment item Touch the icon to return to the previous playback Setup interface 1 Setup interface 2 ILLUMINATION COLOR 1 POWER icon In any modes touch the POWER icon to switch the unit off The monitor will draw in automatically 2 UP DOWN icon Touch this icon to adjust the angle of the monitor upward or downwar...

Page 16: ...h time you turn the unit on it checks to see what kind of monitor is connected which causes a small delay and some flickering of the display image which you may find unpleasant The factory default password is 0000 The password must be used to make 16 9 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan DISC FORMAT NTSC TV TYPE 4 3PS RATING ADULT Disc setup as follow audio setup interface2 audio setup interface1 changes ...

Page 17: ...djustable when NTSC is selected for NTSC PAL LANGUAGE Touch to select OSD language ILLUMINATION COLOR Touch to select the backlight for all buttons Tap auto icon the backlight change automatically CALIBRATION Touch the arrow as show to calibration the display Video setup interface NOTE If RESET is selected all memory data will deleted please re adjust Rear View Camera When connecting the rear view...

Page 18: ...UT JACK Insert an external device to this AUX jack in order to have audio output of the device through the unit 3 4 VOL VOL BUTTON In normal mode these two buttons are used to increase or decrease the volume And also used as an UP DOWN knob when audio or video settings are being adjusted when accessed using the SELECT button 2 IR sensor MIC ...

Page 19: ...ressing or button can manually search down or up for a your desired station beginning from the current frequency In media mode pressing or button can play the previous or next track continuously and long pressing or button can fast backwards or forwards at the following multiple of normal speed x2 x4 x8 x20 MUTE BUTTON Press it button to switch of the loudspeakers for a short period The word MUTE ...

Page 20: ...equency by one step of channel spacing Manual Search Automatic Search During Radio mode touch and hold for more than 2 seconds either ICONS to start search for a radio station automatically Storing and Listening to a Memory Station Setting Memory With this system a total of 30 stations can be stored in the memory of six buttons Each band stores up to six preset stations The stations might be FM1 F...

Page 21: ...hen allocated to the corresponding storage locations Then the station of the first storage location is set Scan Function In Radio mode briefly touch the section on the touch screen the radio briefly plays all the preset stations of the frequency band Store in Memory Select the frequency band Select the station Press and the station until it show the frequency band your select Retrieve a preset sta...

Page 22: ...age turning For page turning For page turning For page turning Mute function To select the Equalizer mode Fast forward Fast backward Intro Function To decrease the volume level To increase the volume level Loudness Function Subwoofer Function Play Pause the playing To skip the next track To skip the previous track Repeat Function Random Function Previous menu Tap to turn to BT PHONE mode after pai...

Page 23: ...AT ALL REPEAT ALL REPEAT ONE REPEAT FOLDER or DIR REPEAT OFF SELECTING PLAY MODES During the Disc playback select the RPT RDM INT to select your favour play mode 1 REPEAT FUNCTION 2 INTRO FUNCTION Note For some VCD2 0 disc PBC playback control above these buttons may be unavailable Skipping Track During DISC playback Touch the section on the touch screen to skip to next back one track Digital Vide...

Page 24: ...le for VCD SVCD when it is on it will display the information such as 3 Example for Movie or PHOTO When it is on it will display the information such as DISC Search GOTO FOR Digital Video Touch the screen as show or press the GOTO button on remote control the screen will display the following message Touch the to select the your adjustment item then select the item your favour by touching the numb...

Page 25: ...ch the OK button to confirm For Movie Photo Touch the screen as show or press the GOTO button on remote control the screen will display the following message Touch the to select the your adjustment item then select the item your favour by touching the numberic buttons then touch the OK button to confirm FOR VCD With PBC OFF Touch the screen as show or press the GOTO button on remote control ...

Page 26: ...dtrack language changes on sequential order Notes The language number is different according to the disc Some disc only contain one language soundtrack When no different language soundtra ck are recorded will be display at screen left top corner INVALID KEY Notes The language number is different according to the disc Some discs only contain one subtitle language When no different subtitle language...

Page 27: ...follows 2 Use the direction buttons to move cursor onto the desired place for inputting the sequence number 3 Use the number button to input desired sequence number of title chapter track with desired sequence 4 After input your favour press II on remote or use the direction buttons to select play and then press OK on remote to play the programmed titles chapters tracks in programmed order Tap the...

Page 28: ...r it then i with the bluetooth device Boss Audio of the car A V system Confirm it then the frame of the BT logo will light all the time finishing pairing and ing or the mobile phone plays music 2 BLUETOOTH PHONE 1 Make a call 1 Dial with mobile phone directly 2 Dial with the controls on BT PHONE interface or on remote control or on control panel a Touch the HAMDSFREE icon in home menu or touch the...

Page 29: ... control if you want to reject it touch icon or press button on remote control 4 Ending a call When ending a call touch icon or use button 5 Switch the audio between the unit and your device During phone bluetooth hand free system of the car A V system touch icon or press button on remote control to switch the audio between the unit and your device 6 During phone and icon or use icon or MUTE butto...

Page 30: ...is available only for some mobile phone to display BT to BLUETOOTH 2 When the play is paired and connected to the unit the car A V system 3 he bluetooth device of supports AVRCP corresponding o fast forward backward functions If you don t want to use the bluetooth function of the car A V system long press SEL button then use VOL knob or VOL and VOL buttons switch off Mute function To select the Eq...

Page 31: ...evice with stereo jack 3 5mm plug the Aux in socket 2 In radio mode touch the screen of ICON to enter the main menu touch the AUX ICON to enter the AUX IN mode AUX IN JACK FRONT PANEL AUX IN Ground Right Left AUX IN AUX INTERFACE 1 AUX INTERFACE 2 10 00AM 10 00AM 3 You now hear the sound from the external device played back through the loudspeakers The function of the icons as follow Tap to mute t...

Page 32: ... Tap to adjust audio volume Tap to turn to BT PHONE mode after pairing and connecting a mobile phone with bluetooth function Note To ensure safety while driving and to comply with lows drivers should not watch video or operate the video device while driving 10 00AM 10 00AM As the interface show here is only the audio output now tap the icon the picture of the auxiliary input video show on the disp...

Page 33: ...play mode select 3 Picture play mode select 4 Movie play mode select 5 Current play track Card OPERATION The unit can support playback MP3 WMA JPEG MP4 and Divx format which are stored on SD memory cards Please read the following instructions before you start using a memory card Inserting the card as follow Insert a card push in till heard a CLICK then attach the control panel again to play Label ...

Page 34: ...ct button 1 in KEY 1 on steering wheel and tap the icon the icon show in button 1 position then touch Confirm final turn the unit on again the function will save in button 1 of KEY 1 The function of the icons as follow Touch to begin function save After selection touch to confirm operation Touch this icon to cancel the input and resume load When electric resistance is too low touch this icon to in...

Page 35: ...ayer to be a certain rating level of parental control using the Media Setup Menu If the rating level of parental control of a disc is higher than the one of the Digital Video player the Digital Video player cannot play the disc The Digital Video movie can be designed so that the Digital Video player can play different versions of content of a particular movie according to the different rating leve...

Page 36: ...e region codes of the car multi media system and the used disc do not match each other igital Video igital Video igital Video as the code of the igital Video igital Video igital Video impose this restriction igital Video igital Video has motivated the igital Video igital Video Basically a coded D player can play only the discs if its region code is the same D player Otherwise it cannot play the di...

Page 37: ... 450 KHz 450 KHz Sensitivity S N 20 dB 40 dBu 40 dBu Audio Signal Output 2ch 4ch line out Characteristics 1 Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 KHz 2 S N Ratio 90 dB JIS 3 Wow and Flutter Below measurable limits General Supply Voltage 12V DC 11V 15V Current Consumption Less than10 A Signal System Compositive video 1 0Vp p 75 Discs Played 1 DIGITAL VIDEO Disc 5 12 cm single sided single layer 5 12 cm singl...

Page 38: ...erly due to noise The antenna cable is not connected Insert the antenna cable firmly The signals are too weak Select a station manually SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Video image appears black white The color system is set incorrectly Please switch to correct color system from menu No video image appears The unit is not connected to the parking brake detection switch Make proper connection according to wi...

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