Important Safety Precautions This manual provides important information that will help you safely operate the BMW DVD Rear Seat Entertainment System. Please read it completely before using the system. Failure to follow the cautions or instructions in this manual could result in a severe personal injury accident and/or damage to the system.
Congratulations on your purchase! BMW’s DVD Rear Seat Entertainment System is a sophisticated product designed to provide many hours of video enjoyment for rear seat passengers. Thorough review of this owner’s manual prior to operation will provide the best performance and help explain the simple requirements for proper care.
The BMW DVD Rear Seat Entertainment System consists of the following: • Head restraints with wide-screen 7˝ LCD Monitors (x2) • DVD Player • Wireless System Remote Control • Infrared Wireless Headphones (x2) • Owner’s manual System Description –5– CN1013887ID...
Following these steps will allow quick access to the functions of BMW’s DVD Rear Seat Entertainment System. Please refer to complete Owner’s Manual for additional and more detailed information. 1. Turn vehicle ignition key to Position 1 (Steering Unlocked), Position 2 (Ignition ON), or Position 3 (Engine Start).
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• RESET DEFAULT 4 s (UP) 5 t (DOWN) Monitor Control Layout 6 INFRARED LED TRANSMITTER (for wireless headphones) 7 AUX Input Jack (AV 2) 8 HEADPHONE JACK 9 INFRARED REMOTE SENSOR (receives signals from System Remote Control) –9– CN1013887ID...
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Position 1 (Steering Unlocked), Position 2 (Ignition ON) or Position 3 (Engine Start). Performance Note: Monitors may be adjusted by a BMW Center to default to one of three power start-up modes: Monitor Operation • ‘SCREEN OFF’ – Monitor will default to a power-off condition as vehicle is restarted.
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SCREEN (Monitor ZOOM on System Remote Control) to ZOOM SCREEN, and DVD ZOOM (on System Remote Control) to ZOOM 1 level. (Refer to page 47, Figure 23 ‘DVD ZOOM’). RESET DEFAULT – Resets all monitor control functions to default (center point) settings. –15– CN1013887ID...
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DVD units, game stations, video cam- eras, etc., on each individual monitor. Selectable using SOURCE buttons on Monitors, or SEL button on System Remote Control. Note: Connection requires optional Auxiliary Input Adapter Cable, Part Number 84 11 0 392 065. –17– CN1013887ID...
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3.5 mm stereo phone jack (not supplied with system). 9 INFRARED REMOTE SENSOR – Receives signals from System Remote Control. Performance Note: IR transmission is a line-of-sight signal; therefore this sensor must remain unobstructed at all times. Monitor Operation –19– CN1013887ID...
CAUTIONS: • Inserting hands, fingers, or foreign objects in Disc insertion slot may result in personal injury or product damage. • Do not attempt to insert more than one disc at a time. –21– CN1013887ID...
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Note: Many new Audio CDs have copy guard protection. DVD Player is not guaranteed to play discs with copy guard protection. If these discs do play, abnormal behavior may occur, such as some disc tracks not being listed. –23– CN1013887ID...
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• For some discs, disc menu screen may be displayed by pressing TITLE or MENU buttons. • Driving on very bumpy roads while playing discs may result in skips, but will not scratch discs or damage DVD Player because discs are read optically. –25– CN1013887ID...
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16 DISC IN INDICATOR LED - Illuminates to indicate a disc is loaded in DVD Player. 17 STOP - (Remote function only) Press n STOP but- ton on System Remote Control during playback to stop playback. Disc position will be automatically stored in memory. –27– CN1013887ID...
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Plays at 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 or 1/7 of normal speed, with multiple momentary presses. Press mal playback. Note: Audio is muted during this operation. –29– PLAY/PAUSE button twice to resume nor- CN1013887ID...
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27 ENTER - (Remote function only) Press to enter selections when navigating menus. 28 DIRECTION ARROW - (Remote function only) Use to navigate up, down, or laterally through menus. In zoom modes DIRECTION ARROW buttons can be used to change monitor-viewing area. –31– CN1013887ID...
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DVD Player Default Setup (Refer to DVD Advanced Operation Section) 30 RANDOM – (Remote function only) Plays disc’s titles, chapters or tracks randomly during disc play- back. RANDOM feature cycles between ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ with multiple presses. DVD Operation (Basic) –33– CN1013887ID...
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For example, a medium with the following folder/file hierarchy is subject to Folder Selecting, or Track Selecting as shown in diagram. –34– CN1013887ID...
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(title number, chapter number, etc.) of disc being played. Total elapsed time and current chapter elapsed time will be displayed. Press DISPLAY a second time to display playback status: Press DISPLAY a third time to turn display ‘OFF’. CN1013887ID –35–...
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(title number, chapter number, etc.) of Video CD being played. Total elapsed time and current track elapsed time will be displayed. Press DISPLAY a second time to display playback status: Press DISPLAY a third time to turn display ‘OFF’. CN1013887ID –36–...
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DIRECTION ARROW buttons to select one of five choices, and press ENTER to accept setting. • OSD Menu: Set language for DVD Player menus: OSD Menu Subtitle Audio DVD Menu –37– English English Chinese English Spanish English CN1013887ID...
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Note: If a disc being played has not been recorded with the default language selected on DVD Player Default Setup Menu, the priority language recorded on the disc itself will determine the language reproduced. –38– English English Chinese English Spanish English English English English CN1013887ID...
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(wide range of variation) of the theatrical release of the movie. 16:9: Select when connected to a wide screen 16:9 aspect ratio monitor. TV Shape Video Brightness Edges –39– 4:3 Pan Scan 4:3 Pan Scan Auto 4:3 Letter Box 16:9 CN1013887ID...
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(highlight indicates current selection). Use up and down DIRECTION ARROW buttons to select one of four choices, and press ENTER to change. DOLBY Digital Sharpen Soften Other –40– Analog Out 2 Channel 2 Channel 2 Channel 2 Channel (Reserved for future use) CN1013887ID...
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DVD, play it first to confirm. Do not leave DVDs you deem inappropriate accessible to young children. • Rating level remains in memory until changed. To enable play of discs of higher rating levels, this setting must be changed. –41– CN1013887ID...
System Remote Control Layout and Operation CN1013887ID –42–...
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(not supplied with system), plugged into a Monitor HEADPHONE JACK (Figure 8) AV 3 • When used in conjunction with Monitor MENU button (Figure 3), s UP button increases the selected control function –43– BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT MODE SHARPNESS CN1013887ID...
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14 PLAY/PAUSE – Cycle between PLAY and PAUSE modes. 17 STOP – Stop play. 18 FAST REWIND - Fast search in backwards direction during play or pause. Plays at 2X, 4X, 8X, & 20X speeds in sequence with multiple momentary presses. –45– CN1013887ID...
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System Remote Control Layout and Operation CN1013887ID –46–...
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Function #1: Enter DVD Disc Menu while disc is playing. Note: Menu offered is disc dependent. Function #2: DVD Player Default Setup (Refer to DVD Advanced Operation Section) 30 RANDOM - Play all chapters or tracks at random. –47– CN1013887ID...
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• Rupture or chemical leakage from batteries may cause fire or personal injury. • Wash hands after handling batteries. • Keep batteries out of reach of children. Swallowing them may result in serious injury. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately. –49– CN1013887ID...
Headphones Control Layout and Operation CN1013887ID –50–...
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Channel A, and passenger’s side Channel B. Headphone channel selector switch must be set to the appropriate channel according to the Monitor being viewed. 34 POWER LED - Illuminates in red to indicate that headphones are switched ‘ON’, and battery power is being supplied. –51– CN1013887ID...
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Headphones Control Layout and Operation CN1013887ID –52–...
• Rupture or chemical leakage from batteries may cause fire or personal injury. • Wash hands after handling batteries. • Keep batteries out of reach of children. Swallowing them may result in serious injury. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately. –53– CN1013887ID...
To increase enjoyment and utility of BMW’s Rear Seat Entertainment System, several accessories are avail- able at a BMW Center: • AV 3 Global Auxiliary Input Jack: The BMW Rear Seat Entertainment System is pre-adapted to permit auxiliary sources to be...
2. Turn vehicle's ignition ‘OFF’ and then back ‘ON’ again. 3. Press RESET button on the face of DVD Player. • If the unit is still at fault, please consult a BMW Center. (see troubleshooting chart on next page) Troubleshooting –55–...
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• Press Power ‘ON’ from remote • Fuse blown, replace with a fuse of same capacity • Turn Monitor's power ‘ON’ • Consult a BMW Center • Switch to the appropriate A/V source. • Check that disc is loaded with label side facing upwards •...
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Troubleshooting Remedy • Turn ignition ‘ON’. • Check vehicle's battery voltage. • Consult a BMW Center. • Confirm Monitor's power button is ‘ON’ • Confirm Monitor's input is set to appropriate source. • Adjust monitor brightness. • Monitor's protective circuit is on because of high temperature.
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Distorted sound from wireless headphones. Troubleshooting Remedy • Interference from outside light source, cell phones, etc. Change location of the vehicle. • Headphone set to wrong channel. Change channel. • Replace batteries with new ones. Insert them correctly. –58– CN1013887ID...
BMW’s Rear Seat Entertainment System is a product of superior design and craftsmanship and should be treat- ed with care. The suggestions below will help provide many years of trouble-free enjoyment. • Cleaning Components and Housings: Clean com- ponents by occasional gentle wiping with a soft, lint- free, cotton cloth that has been slightly dampened with warm water and wrung out completely.
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BMW may improve and/or change products described in this publication at any time. Due to continuing system improvements, BMW is not responsible for inaccurate information that may appear in this manual. In no event will BMW be liable for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.