Rosen A10 Installation Manual

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A10 DVD Entertainment System
BEFORE YOU START THE INSTALLATION, READ THIS GUIDE!
Rosen "all-in-one" systems are the easiest-to-install DVD entertainment systems available
today. Even though they are very easy to install, we still strongly recommend reading this
guide before starting the installation! Below is an outline of the installation process, showing
the installation sequence we recommend, and the pages that describe each step.
Contents - Steps to a successful installation:
Step One:
Step Two:
Step Three:
Step Four:
Step Five:
Step Six:
Step Seven
Frequently Asked Questions
A10 Diagnostics
Dual Zone and Multi-screen Installations
System Diagram
NOTICE OF INTENDED INSTALLATION AND USE
ROSEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS OVERHEAD VIDEO PRODUCTS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR
VIEWING BY THE DRIVER, AND ARE TO BE INSTALLED ONLY TO BE VIEWED BY REAR-SEAT
OCCUPANTS. IMPROPER INSTALLATION COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER OR INTERFERE WITH
SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH,
AND COULD ALSO VIOLATE STATE LAW. ROSEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS DISCLAIMS ANY
LIABILITY FOR ANY BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM ANY
IMPROPER OR UNINTENDED INSTALLATION AND/OR USE.
Rosen A10 Installation Guide

Installation Guide

Make sure you have all the components and tools you'll need
Check out the vehicle and plan your work -
console location, harness routing, etc.
Cut the headliner and mount the Bracket
Route the harnesses and make all wiring connections
Connecting the Domelight wires
Install the main unit
Test the system, reassemble the vehicle, re-test quickly
A10 Configuration and Programming
A10 Installation Manual Revision A(060204) RES PN 9100390
Copyright 2004 Rosen Entertainment Systems
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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    OCCUPANTS. IMPROPER INSTALLATION COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER OR INTERFERE WITH SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, AND COULD ALSO VIOLATE STATE LAW. ROSEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM ANY IMPROPER OR UNINTENDED INSTALLATION AND/OR USE.
  • Page 2 R5001 10-disc DVD Changer (also requires kit w/ AC3024 harness and adapter) Rosen AC3007 Dual-Channel Wireless Headphones (for dual-zone applications) Rosen external game plate/ harness AC3077 Rosen 43mm Tall Trim Ring (CV2033 G and N), 60mm Tall Trim Ring (CV2034N), or Toyota Sienna Trim Ring (CV2035N) Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 3: Check The Battery

    OCCUPANTS. IMPROPER INSTALLATION COULD DISTRACT THE DRIVER OR INTERFERE WITH SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, AND COULD ALSO VIOLATE STATE LAW. ROSEN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY BODILY INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT MAY RESULT FROM ANY IMPROPER OR UNINTENDED INSTALLATION AND/OR USE.
  • Page 4: Front Of Vehicle

    Cable Exit Vehicle Roof Roof Beam Cables Headliner Trim Ring Bracket oriented laterally Front of Vehicle Threaded standoffs Passenger for Mounting Screws side mounting holes Driver’s side Threaded standoffs Connectors mounting holes for Mounting Screws (Continued) Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 5 Roof Beam Cables Headliner Trim Ring Optional Spacers (included in Front of Vehicle Bracket oriented laterally hardware kit) Threaded standoffs Passenger for Mounting Screws side mounting holes Driver’s side Threaded standoffs Connectors mounting holes for Mounting Screws Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 6 Strike firmly with ball-peen hammer Bend/break lines Bend/ Sturdy workbench break lines Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 7 Note: If you plan on removing unused standoffs from the bracket, you can reduce the number of holes to cut - see page 8. 5 Test-fit the mounting bracket into the headliner opening from above. Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 8: Step 3: Mount The Bracket

    Strike firmly with ball-peen hammer Bend/break lines Bend/ Sturdy workbench break lines Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 Mounting Screws Long-axis Bracket Positioning Threaded Threaded standoffs standoffs Mounting Mounting Screws Screws Threaded Threaded standoffs standoffs Connectors Bend or break Bracket at this point Front of Vehicle to create a cable exit! (See Pages 5, 7) Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 10: Installation Precautions

    12V(+) Switched Accessory (Fused 1 A) Black Chassis (-) Ground Orange Vehicle Illumination Input (12V(+) when the parking lights are on) IMPORTANT: - Connecting the Red wire to constant 12V(+) causes battery drain and premature battery failure. Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 11 Black* wire - vehicle chassis (-) ground. *Note: On A10, the Yellow and Black wires are with the Power harness - they are not with the Green and Purple wires. If the Yellow Domelight 12V wire and the Yellow A10 Constant 12V wire are connected to the same point, you may have audio noise issues while the domelight is on.
  • Page 12: Install The Main Unit

    Difficulty in ejecting discs means that the front screws are too tight. Binding indicates that the side edges of the trim ring need to be trimmed to relieve pressure on the sides of the A10. Note: Do not re-assemble the vehicle yet!
  • Page 13 QUICKLY RETEST THE SYSTEM BASICS After you reassemble the vehicle, quickly retest the system for power-up, audio and video, and noise to verify that no cables or harnesses were disconnected or damaged during reassembly. Rosen A10 Installation Guide...
  • Page 14 The A10 has some software features that may require some setup by the installer. ENTERING THE INSTALL SETUP SCREEN Make sure there is no disc in the DVD player. Using the A10 remote, Press EJECT, then ENTER, then INFO, then ENTER again. The screen below appears.
  • Page 15 2) Press ENTER to save the setting. Note: When you turn off CH A, CH B is automatically forced to transmit the audio associated with the Main screen at all times. When CH A is turned off, the A10 loses its Dual-Zone Audio capabilities.
  • Page 16 Changing the label on the Aux Input 2 port The A10 has an input which is labeled “AUX INPUT 2” . (You will only see this label if you have plugged in the green or magenta input harnesses.) You can change this label in the A10 Setup Screen.
  • Page 17: Frequently Asked Questions

    Check power and ground connections. This is a symptom of poor electrical connections. Make sure you are not using a damaged DVD disc. Call Rosen Technical Support to determine if any of the internal protection modes are being triggered - (888) 883-2790.
  • Page 18 A10 Diagnostics The A10 has a disgnostic history screen that can tell you if the A10 has gone into any protection modes. The protection modes cover Low Voltage, High Voltage, Low Tempera- ture, and High Temperature. If the A10 detects any of these states, it will protect itself as needed by shutting down. In most cases it will display a warning on-screen letting the user know why it is shutting down, such as “LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE - SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN”.
  • Page 19 A10 Dual-Zone Installations When an additional screen is connected to the A10, the user can select a source for the additional screen without affecting the main screen. (For the ability to select be- tween the two sources for audio, the optional AC3007 Dual-Channel Wireless Head- phones are required.) Rosen recommends connecting only wide-screen displays to the...
  • Page 20 Rosen A10 System Wiring Diagram A10 connector map This color-coded label is on the top of the A10. Note: Plug in cables and harnesses as shown. Black cables are required, Gray cables are optional.  R OSEN A10 - DVD Entertainment System...

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