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V-AVD55

MULTIMEDIA DVD/CD/MP3 RECEIVER WITH BUILT-IN 4.3” TFT
DISPLAY AND TV TUNER

Instruction manual

 DVD/CD/MP3-

4,3” TFT 

Varta V-AVD55 
Car Audio 
OWNER'S 
MANUAL 
Operating 
Instructions User 
Manual

Summary of Contents for V-AVD55

Page 1: ...V AVD55 MULTIMEDIA DVD CD MP3 RECEIVER WITH BUILT IN 4 3 TFT DISPLAY AND TV TUNER Instruction manual DVD CD MP3 4 3 TFT Varta V AVD55 Car Audio OWNER S MANUAL Operating Instructions User Manual ...

Page 2: ... the future Table of contents Table of contents 2 Important safeguards 3 Accessories 4 Installation Connection 5 Panel controls 11 General operation 14 Radio operation 18 USB SD MMC cards Disc operations 21 MP3 overview 29 AUX touch screen operations 31 Audio video settings 32 System setup menu 33 TV Operation 36 Bluetooth mode 38 Rear view camera 39 Handling discs 40 Cleaning 40 Troubleshooting g...

Page 3: ...rds such as electrical shock or laser beam exposure If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold weather wait until the temperature in the car becomes normal before operating the unit Do not open covers and do not repair yourself Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help Make sure you disconnect the power supply and aerial if you will not be using the system for a long ...

Page 4: ...4 Accessories Remote control ISO connector USB cable Mounting parts Keys 2 pcs Rubber protector 1 pc Rear mounting bolt 1pc Instruction manual Consumer information Warranty card Black front panel case Receiver ...

Page 5: ...V AVD55 5 Installation Connection Installation method ...

Page 6: ...of the panel hold the protruding point of the main unit Insert the right side of the front panel into the main unit and fix it securely At the time it is required to hold the protruding point on the main unit with the concave part on the right side of the panel Precautions Do not touch the contacts on the front panel or on the unit body since this may result in poor electrical contact If dirt or d...

Page 7: ...nnect the 4 RCA to the external amplifier please connect backstage rear out to the rear input of the external amplifier When you use the Dual zone play function for Radio DVD SD MMC USB the Front out should be connected with the front speaker L R for the ...

Page 8: ...ignal for safety the programs can be seen on the monitor after braking the car Using the ISO Connector 1 If your car is equipped with the ISO connector then connect the ISO connectors as illustrated 2 For connections without the ISO connectors check the wiring in the vehicle carefully before connecting incorrect connection may cause serious damage to this unit ...

Page 9: ...front rear monitors with the unit the total electric current of the rear monitor cannot be bigger than 2A and the cathode must be connected with the P GND derivation cable of the unit otherwise the image of the monitor will be disturbed by the volume of the unit ...

Page 10: ...iving safety please link your brake detecting wire with low power level and keep it controlled by manual brake switch Wire should be high power level and the unit cannot play DVD or VCD disc And this caution displays on the screen Warning Please stop watch video player ...

Page 11: ...ols Front panel 1 POWER SRC button 2 VOL knob SEL button 3 Microphone 4 Touchable TFT screen 5 RESET button 6 EJECT button 7 UP DOWN buttons 8 OPEN button 9 BAND button 10 RC sensor 11 USB jack 12 A in 13 V in 14 MUTE button ...

Page 12: ...H NEXT CH button 8 ENTER button 9 Cursor buttons LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN 10 TFT ANGLE button 11 Digit buttons 12 MUTE button 13 EJECT button 14 BAND button 15 MENU button 16 PLAY PAUSE AMS button 17 VOL VOL button 18 SEL button 19 SETUP button 20 TITLE button 21 PBC button 22 R L button 23 ZOOM button 24 N P button 25 SUB T button ...

Page 13: ...y where children cannot reach If a child accidentally swallows the battery consult a doctor immediately Do not recharge short disassemble or heat the battery or dispose it in a fire Do not expose or bring into contact the battery with other metallic materials Doing this may cause the battery to give off heat crack or start a fire When throwing away or saving the battery wrap it in tape and insulat...

Page 14: ...operation In any mode except for VIDEO touch the screen once and then press EXIT on the top left hand corner to enter the source menu 1 POWER button press to turn off the unit 2 SETTING button press to enter setting mode ...

Page 15: ... if the rear view camera is connected 4 Radio frequency Europe USA1 USA2 Japan Russia Choose Russia to enable enhanced frequency range 5 Choose the language option 6 Press EXIT to exit General setup menu Note The operations in this menu are available via touch screen Press the item you want to adjust on the left column and adjust it in the right column ...

Page 16: ...for the first time or after replacing the car battery you must press RESET button with a pointed object to restore the unit to the original factory settings Note Resetting the unit will erase the time setting and some memorized functions Power on off Press POWER button on the panel or on the RC to turn the unit on Press and hold POWER button on the front panel or press POWER button on the RC to tu...

Page 17: ...n Audio adjustment Press SEL button to select a parameter VOL volume BAS bass TRE treble BAL balance FAD fader Press VOL buttons on the RC or rotate VOL knob to adjust each parameter Notes If you turn on EQ function Bass and Treble cannot be adjusted If you don t perform any operations within 5 seconds after selecting a parameter the unit will automatically return to the current mode Mode control ...

Page 18: ...er if already stored To select a band you can also press BND button on the touchable screen Note Please don t switch the band quickly otherwise you will see there is a mixing FM and AM frequency Manual Automatic tuning Manual tuning Press CH buttons on the RC or correspondent buttons on the screen to select a station upward or downward step by step Automatic tuning Press and hold for 3 seconds CH ...

Page 19: ...utton on the touchable screen Preset scan function Press PLAY PAUSE AMS button on the RC or AMS button on the touchable screen to scan for several seconds each preset station in the memory of the current band To stop preset scan press this button again Auto memory store function Press and hold PLAY PAUSE AMS button on the RC or AMS button on the touchable screen to enter auto store mode The radio ...

Page 20: ...he corresponding PTY information is detected If corresponding PTY information is not found normal radio reception is resumed AF Alternative Frequencies function Press AF button on the touchable screen to switch on off the AF function The function is active by default The tuner will return to Alternative Frequencies whenever the reception signals getting worse TA Traffic Announcement function Press...

Page 21: ...0 support FAT 32 dir 200 support file 500 support 4 Filename 32 byte Dir name 32 byte 5 Tag id3tag ver2 0 Title Artist Album 32 byte support 6 Multi card reader not support 7 USB 2 0 support Notes USB format supports 2 0 Capacity 8 Mb 2 Gb SD cards brands Cannon Fuji film Palm Motorola Microsoft IBM HP Compaq Sharp Samsung etc Capacity 8 Mb 2 Gb MMC cards brands Ericsson Nokia Motorola HP Palm San...

Page 22: ...portant part of DVD disc The memory volume of the disc is rather big that makes possible to record several films on one disc For example if a disc contains three films they may be divided into Title 1 Title 2 and Title 3 You can easy use the functions of looking for Chapter A title can be divided into several blocks so that every block can be operated as a unit the unit is called chapter The chapt...

Page 23: ...aking out the USB If the unit is reading the files in the SD MMC card the unit cannot switch to USB reading mode automatically when you connect a USB driver except after taking out the SD MMC card Note Some USB driver models cannot be supported by this unit Playing pausing When the disc card USB has been loaded the playback of the first track starts automatically To ensure good system performance ...

Page 24: ...r Repeat Title For MP3 disc display appears Repeat Single Repeat Folder Menu navigation for DVD only 1 Press TITLE button on the RC to activate the disc title list on the screen 2 Press the cursor buttons to select the desired title Then press ENTER button or PLAY PAUSE AMS button to open the root menu of the selected title 3 Press the cursor buttons to select desired track then press ENTER or PLA...

Page 25: ...change the size of the picture on the screen Zoom 1 Zoom 2 Zoom 3 ZOOM OFF Using cursor buttons you can move the enlarged picture TV type select for DVD VCD Press N P button on the RC to select the TV type NTSC PAL AUTO GOTO function During playback press GOTO button the goto menu will appear on the display Use UP DOWN cursor buttons to move to the needed menu item use number buttons to input the ...

Page 26: ... number Touch station number 1 6 to listen to the desired station 4 Function display area for Volume Mute and other functions Press MUT button to turn mute on off AMS to preview 6 radio stations Long press to search radio station I I button to search the stations manually Press and hold this button to search the stations automatically TA AF for RDS station search if no RDS function available they ...

Page 27: ...g the screen Press the needed button to choose setting mode or navigate in playing mode TEL and GPS are optional SD USB CD MP3 JPG operations Press STOP button during playing video or photo to enter the menu This touch screen menu will appear after touching the screen Press the needed button to choose ...

Page 28: ...n SD USB or navigate in playing mode PLAY PAUSE NEXT PREVIOUS buttons to adjust the monitor angle Arrow buttons TFT on or off Note You can launch the file directly touching it on the screen If the storage has folders step on it using cursor buttons and enter the folder by pressing ENTER button on the RC or just press the folder ...

Page 29: ...is 8 including the root directory Maximum number of files and folders per disc is 448 The unit may not play tracks in the order of Track numbers The unit plays only the audio tracks if a disc contains both audio tracks and MP3 files When playing a disc of 8 kbps or VBR the elapsed playing time in the display window will not be correct and also the intro play may not function properly VBR Variable ...

Page 30: ...ong time until the unit starts to play MP3 files With some CD R or CD RW media data may not be properly written depending on its manufacturing quality In this case data may not be reproduced correctly High quality CD R or CD RW disc is recommended Up to 16 characters are displayed for the name of an Album or a Track ID3TAG version 1 x is required Note that the unit may not play Tracks in the order...

Page 31: ... to turn LOUD off on EQ Press to select equalizer mode POP ROCK CLASS EQ OFF Volume level press to select volume level form 0 to 39 Exit press to enter the main menu RADIO DVD SD USB TV TEL option GPS option press to choose the corresponding mode SEL press to enter audio adjustment mode See the picture below Note The unit cannot use two Aux sources at the same time ...

Page 32: ...he output to adjust the rear balance 7 Brightness Adjustment Press button to adjust brightness of the screen 8 Contrast Adjustment Press button to adjust contrast of the screen 9 Chrominance Adjustment Press button to adjust chrominance of the screen 10 Sharpness Adjustment Press button to adjust sharpness of the screen 11 EQ Press to select equalizer mode POP ROCK CLASS EQ OFF 12 Loud operation P...

Page 33: ...l you reach the main menu window Language Choose OSD menu language subtitle language DivX subtitle language audio language DVD menu language Note Some DVDs may not include the pre selected language In this case the unit will automatically display menus in the disc s initial language setting Video Aspect Ratio Selecting the TV Aspect setting allows the user to select the aspect ratio of the TV DVD ...

Page 34: ... auto fit or pan scan view mode TV system Multi the TV system is auto switched according to the disc system NTSC this system is used in USA Taiwan Japan etc PAL this system is used in China Europe Hong Kong etc Video out S video is default setting and cannot be changed Smart picture Chose Standard Vivid Cool Personal mode of color of background Audio Digital output Choose Digital output off PCM or...

Page 35: ...word is 8888 Set password User can set new password in the Set password setting Press ENTER to pop up the Enter Password window enter the old password Press ENTER button twice then the Enter New Password window will pop up enter the new password press ENTER button to confirm Misc Use default settings Select use default settings and confirm to restore factory settings Screen saver Choose screen sav...

Page 36: ...ly memorizing channels Press AMS button SCAN ALL will displayed on the screen It will search and memorize all channels Maximum 95 stations can be programmed Note Also you can press and hold NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons to search the station Select the needed program by number button or press NEXT or PREVIOUS button to choose the channel Pre set frequency selection ...

Page 37: ...ays the first broadcasting station Television system switchover Sound system switchover Press 11 SYS button to choose the TV system Press 12 AUDI button to choose the sound system Manual Channel Search Press 13 button the player will search for programs upward when it finds the first broadcasting station it will stop and start to play this broadcasting station Press 14 button the player will searc...

Page 38: ...le phone connects ready with the audio equipment Press 3 SEL button to enter settings mode Bluetooth Switchover 2 Press this button for communication switchover between mobile phone and the unit Dial Redial 1 Dial Directly press numeric buttons to display the number you dialed Press 5 button to finish dialing and call To redial the number press 5 button 2 Deletion function If you have inputted an ...

Page 39: ...he A2DP function to listen the music after finish of translate the music the unit is keeping connection with the bluetooth mobile phone except you disconnect the pairing then you can still dial or receive calls with the unit Note During TA signal coming you cannot use the Bluetooth function Rear view camera This unit is equipped with back view camera output The camera is used to observe the situat...

Page 40: ... may damage its surface Do not touch the unlabeled side Do not attach any seal label or data protection sheet to either side of a disc Cleaning Cleaning the cabinet Wipe with a soft cloth If the cabinet is very dampen not dropping wet the cloth with a weak solution of soapy water and then wipe clean Cleaning discs Fingerprints should be carefully wiped from the surface of disc with a soft cloth Un...

Page 41: ...e Cool off until the ambient temperature returns to normal No sound Volume is in minimum Wiring is not properly connected Adjust volume to a desired level Check wiring connection The operation keys do not work The built in microcomputer is not operating properly due to noise Front panel is not properly fix into its place Press RESET button Reinstall the front panel Sound skips The installation ang...

Page 42: ...l frame Without metal frame 185 x 182 x 53 mm H size of front panel 74 mm 185 x 178 x 50 mm ESP function 40 sec for Audio CD 120 sec for MP3 TFT display Screen size 4 3 TFT Resolution 480 x 272 Aspect ratio 16 9 Contrast ratio 300 1 Brightness 400 cd m2 View angle V 1200 H 1200 FM Stereo Radio Frequency range 65 0 74 0 87 5 108 0 Hz Preset memory stations 18 AM section Frequency range 522 kHz 1620...

Page 43: ...V AVD55 43 Bluetooth version 2 0 Supported profiles AVRCP Line out Output 4 channel RCA line out 2V Specifications are subject to change without notice Dimensions are approximate ...

Page 44: ...V AVD55 44 44 45 46 47 53 56 61 USB SD MMC 64 3 73 AUX 75 76 78 81 Bluetooth 84 85 86 86 87 88 ...

Page 45: ...V AVD55 45 10º ...

Page 46: ...V AVD55 46 ISO USB 2 1 1 ...

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Page 48: ...V AVD55 48 EJECT ...

Page 49: ...V AVD55 49 4 RCA RCA DVD SD MMC USB ...

Page 50: ...V AVD55 50 DVD ISO 1 ISO 2 ISO ...

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Page 53: ...V AVD55 53 1 POWER SRC 2 VOL MENU 3 4 TFT 5 RESET 6 EJECT 7 UP DOWN 8 OPEN 9 BAND 10 11 USB 12 A in 13 V in 14 MUTE ...

Page 54: ...MODE 2 POWER 3 GOTO 4 REPEAT 5 STOP 6 DISP 7 PREVIOUS CH NEXT CH 8 ENTER 9 10 TFT ANGLE 11 12 MUTE 13 EJECT 14 BAND 15 MENU 16 PLAY PAUSE AMS 17 VOL VOL 18 SEL 19 SETUP 20 TITLE 21 PBC 22 R L 24 N P 23 ZOOM 25 SUB T ...

Page 55: ...V AVD55 55 1 2 CR 2025 3V ...

Page 56: ...V AVD55 56 VIDEO EXIT 1 POWER 2 SETTING ...

Page 57: ...V AVD55 57 1 H M 2 ON AUTO ON 3 4 1 2 RUSSIA 5 6 EXIT ...

Page 58: ...V AVD55 58 3 TFT UP 4 TFT DOWN 5 EJECT 6 RADIO 7 DVD DVD 8 SD USB SD USB 9 GPS 10 TV 11 AUX AUX 12 B TOOTH 13 TFT ON OFF RESET POWER POWER POWER GPS GPS ...

Page 59: ...V AVD55 59 20 VOL VOL MUTE MUTE VOL VOL MUTE SEL VOL BAS TRE BAL FAD VOL VOL 5 ...

Page 60: ...V AVD55 60 SRC MODE RADIO DVD SD AUX IN TV UP DOWN TFT ANGLE ...

Page 61: ...V AVD55 61 BAND FM1 FM2 FM3 AM1 AM2 BND FM AM CH 3 CH ...

Page 62: ...V AVD55 62 30 18 FM 12 AM CH 3 1 6 PLAY PAUSE AMS AMS PLAY PAUSE AMS AMS C RDS RDS RDS PTY ...

Page 63: ...V AVD55 63 PTY PTY 2 PTY AF AF AF RDS TA TA CD ...

Page 64: ...2 USB 3 FAT 12 FAT 16 FAT 32 FAT 12 16 200 500 FAT 32 200 500 4 32 32 5 id3tag 2 0 32 6 7 USB 2 0 USB USB 2 0 8 M 2 SD SD Cannon Fuji film Palm Motorola Microsoft IBM HP Compaq Sharp Samsung 8 M 2 MMC MMC Ericsson Nokia Motorola HP Palm Sanyo Microsystems 16 M 2 ...

Page 65: ...V AVD55 65 PBC SVCD VCD2 0 PBC DVD 1 2 3 ...

Page 66: ...V AVD55 66 EJECT MODE SRC DISC EJECT SD MMC USB SD MMC USB USB SD MMC USB USB USB USB USB USB PLAY PAUSE AMS ...

Page 67: ...V AVD55 67 STOP DVD PLAY PAUSE AMS STOP CH CH 2 X2 X4 X8 X16 PLAY PAUSE AMS REPEAT VCD CD DVD DVD 1 TITLE 2 ENTER PLAY PAUSE AMS ...

Page 68: ...V AVD55 68 3 ENTER PLAY PAUSE AMS PBC VCD VCD PBC 1 PBC 2 DVD DISP SUB T DVD R L VCD CD DVD VCD ...

Page 69: ...V AVD55 69 ZOOM Zoom 1 Zoom 2 Zoom 3 DVD VCD N P NTSC PAL AUTO GOTO GOTO DVD VCD MENU USB SD MP4 CD VCD DVD SEL ...

Page 70: ...V AVD55 70 1 2 FM1 3 1 6 4 MUT AMS 6 I I TA AF RDS LOUD BAND REAR DVD ...

Page 71: ...V AVD55 71 MP4 VCD DVD TEL GPS SD USB CD MP3 JPG STOP RPT LOUD EQ RADIO DVD TV TEL AUX GPS SD USB ...

Page 72: ...V AVD55 72 PLAY PAUSE NEXT PREVIOUS ENTER ...

Page 73: ...V AVD55 73 3 3 3 MPEG3 3 CD ROM CD R CD RW 3 ISO 9660 3 3 mp3 3 mp3 MP3 PC 8 448 3 8 VBR VBR CD R CD RW MP3 3 44 1 128 256 3 ...

Page 74: ...V AVD55 74 ISO 9660 8 CD R MP3 CD R CD RW 3 3 3 CD R CD RW CD R CD RW 16 1 ID3TAG ...

Page 75: ...V AVD55 75 AUX AUX MUTE LOUD EQ VOL VOL Exit RADIO DVD SD USB TV TEL GPS SEL AUX ...

Page 76: ...V AVD55 76 1 EXIT 2 VOL 3 TRE 4 BAS 5 R F FADER 6 BL BR BALANCE 7 8 9 10 11 EQ 12 LOUD ...

Page 77: ...V AVD55 77 13 STD 14 BACK ...

Page 78: ...V AVD55 78 SETUP ENTER DivX DVD DVD DVD VCD 4 3 4 3 16 9 16 9 ...

Page 79: ...V AVD55 79 DVD 4 3PS 4 3 16 9 PanScan MULTI NTSC PAL S video PCM ...

Page 80: ...V AVD55 80 ENTER 8888 ENTER ENTER ENTER ...

Page 81: ...V AVD55 81 BAND PAL I PAL DK PAL BG SECAM BG SECAM DK NTSC MN AMS SCAN ALL 95 NEXT PREVIOUS NEXT PREVIOUS ...

Page 82: ...V AVD55 82 99 3 5 ENTER 15 4 3 5 10 2 3 5 10 UP 6 DN 7 9 10 SYS 11 AUDI 12 13 14 17 16 ...

Page 83: ...V AVD55 83 S EJECT 8 SEL SEL 18 ...

Page 84: ...V AVD55 84 Bluetooth Bluetooth CAR KIT 0000 4 OK LINK SEL 3 Bluetooth Switchover 2 1 5 5 2 ...

Page 85: ...V AVD55 85 C 6 3 7 Bluetooth 4 5 7 1 Bluetooth BAND MUTE 5 7 Bluetooth A2DP Bluetooth TA Bluetooth ...

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Page 87: ...V AVD55 87 RESET 30 30 ...

Page 88: ...A CDDA DVD Audio Super Audio CD Picture CD JPEG MPEG4 DivX DVD DVD R DVD RW CD CD R CD RW USB SD MMC card 185 x 182 x 53 74 185 178 50 40 CD 120 3 4 3 TFT 480x272 16 9 300 1 400 2 1200 1200 FM 65 0 74 0 87 5 108 0 18 AM 522 1620 12 65 60 1 Bluetooth ...

Page 89: ...V AVD55 89 Bluetooth 2 0 AVRCP 2 RCA 2 ...

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