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XDVD8285 INSTALLATION/OWNER’S MANUAL DVD Multimedia Receiver with 6.5” Touch Screen Display Safety Notes: The DVD video display of the in-dash unit will not operate while the vehicle is moving. This is a safety feature to prevent driver distraction. In-dash DVD video functions will only operate when vehicle is in Park and the parking...
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Copyright Notes 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 Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
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XDVD8285 PREPARATION Upon installation of this Monitor/DVD player (“unit”) into a vehicle, the driver of the vehicle must not operate this unit by watching videos or playing video games while driving. Failure to follow this instruction could lead to driver distraction which could result in serious injury or death to the vehicle’s occupants or persons outside the vehicle and/or...
Please read all instructions carefully before attempting to install or operate. Due to its technical nature, it is highly recommended that your DUAL XDVD8285 is installed by a professional installer or an authorized dealer. This product is only for use in vehicles with 12VDC negative ground only.
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Mounting Options 1. Rear ISO-DIN (using OEM factory radio mounting brackets): • Remove factory radio mounting brackets and attach to the left and right sides of the XDVD8285 chassis. • See diagram below. 2. Front load (using mounting sleeve): •...
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In-dash DVD video functions will only operate when vehicle is in Park and the parking brake is engaged. It is illegal in most states for the driver to view video while the vehicle is in motion. Altering or defeating this safety feature is a violation of law and is prohibited. XDVD8285 INSTALLATION...
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Remove the battery holder Remove the battery from the battery holder Install the new battery Make sure to keep the (+) side up Insert the battery holder XDVD8285 OPERATION IR Remote Preparation Notes: • Remove the battery if the remote will not be used for a month or longer •...
XDVD8285 OPERATION Control Locations - Monitor Closed Power/Mute AM/FM Mode - Hotkey Auto Store/Preset Scan Mode Menu Rotary Encoder/Enter DVD Mode - Hotkey Monitor Notes: This model incorporates a motorized moving monitor. Before final installation, make sure the monitor will •...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION Control Functions - Monitor Closed Power On/Off Press to turn the unit on. Hold for 3 seconds to turn the unit off. Mute Press MUTE to silence the audio; 00 will appear in the OSD (On Screen Display). Press MUTE again to cancel.
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Open” is selected in the General Setup Menu, the monitor will return to its last position automatically the next time the unit is turned on. • Due to its highly technological design, the XDVD8285 faceplate is NOT removable. Do not attempt to remove the faceplate.
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In-dash DVD video functions will only operate when vehicle is in Park and the parking brake is engaged. It is illegal in most states for the driver to view video while the vehicle is in motion. XDVD8285 OPERATION...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION Control Locations - Main Remote Mode Mute Open/Close Power Key #1 Key #2 Key #3 Volume Up Key #4 Key #5 Key #6 Volume Down Key #7 Key #8 Key #9 * The remote control uses one 3 volt Lithium CR2025 battery. For best performance, replace only with CR2025 or equivalent.
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Fast Forward Zoom Audio Angle Sub-Title XDVD8285 Control Functions - Main Remote Press once to incrementally select desired source. Press once to MUTE audio, press again to return audio. Press once to open monitor, press again to close the monitor.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION Control Locations - Multi-Zone Remote Key #1 Key #2 Key #3 Multi-Zone Mode Multi-Zone Mute Key #4 Key #5 Key #6 Search Key #7 Key #8 * The remote control uses one 3 volt Lithium CR2025 battery. For best performance, replace only with CR2025 or equivalent.
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Repeat Audio Sub-Title Angle Repeat A-B XDVD8285 Press once to incrementally select desired Multi-Zone source. Press once to MUTE Multi-Zone audio, press again to return audio. Direct access chapter/track. Search function in the DVD mode. Enters the title menu on DVD/Activates thumbnail view for JPG.
XDVD8285 OPERATION General Operation Power On/Off Mute Mode Optional Mode Selection Volume Audio Adjustment (from front panel) Audio Adjustment (from remote) Press to turn the unit on. Hold for 3 seconds to turn the unit off. Press MUTE to silence the audio;...
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Press Tint Press Note: Adjustments to Sharpness, Color, Contrast, Brightness, or Tint are only possible while in either Aux or Camera mode. XDVD8285 General Operation to increase, to decrease, or turn the rotary to adjust the level up PICTURE MENU...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION General Operation - Main Menu Main Menu Access Touch Access Buttons Rapid Dial Rotary Encoder There are three methods to access the MAIN menu: Press MENU button on the front panel. • Press MENU button on the main remote control.
12Hr Camera Image Normal Video Format Auto TFT Auto Open XDVD8285 GENERAL Setup - Menu Press GENERAL icon to access the GENERAL setup mode. • Select desired parameter you wish to change. • Page will return back to previous screen after 10 seconds of inactivity or •...
XDVD8285 OPERATION GENERAL Setup - Menu General Setup Menu Settings Default Bluetooth Anti-theft Code 0000 Anti-theft active Load Factory defaults Press GENERAL icon to access the GENERAL setup mode. • Press PAGE icon in the lower right corner. • Select desired parameter you wish to change.
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Adjusting Radio Frequency Step 1 1) Touch top left corner of screen. Step 2 2) Touch GENERAL icon. Step 3 3) Touch USA. Step 4 4) Touch the setting for your region. Step 5 Touch RETURN to exit. XDVD8285 OPERATION...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION GENERAL Setup - Adjusting the Clock 12Hr Clock Mode Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Steps 4-8 24Hr Clock Mode 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch GENERAL icon. 3) Touch 00:00 area in the CLOCK row.
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Step 9 & 10 XDVD8285 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 3) Touch down arrow icon. 5) Enter 0000, then press OK. 7) Touch On.
XDVD8285 OPERATION SCREEN Setup - Menu Screen Setup Menu Settings Default Brightness Screen Tilt Screen Saver TS Calibrate Version System Standby Press SCREEN icon to access the SCREEN setup mode. • Select desired parameter you wish to change. • Page will return back to previous screen after 15 seconds of inactivity or by •...
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TFT panel. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 XDVD8285 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch SCREEN icon. 3) Touch [-] to reduce brightness. 4) Touch [+] to increase brightness. 0 - 20 is possible Default = 10 5) Touch RETURN to exit.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION SCREEN Setup - Setting TFT Angle Set for best viewing angle for your vehicle Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch SCREEN icon. 3) Touch a number displayed in SCREEN TILT row.
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 & 4 Step 5 & 6 XDVD8285 1) Touch top left corner of screen. 2) Touch SCREEN icon. 3) Touch No in TS Calibration row. 4) Then touch Yes. 5) Touch and hold the pointers as indicated on the screen for 2 seconds each.
XDVD8285 OPERATION ASP Config - Audio Settings Notes: Bass Freq Treble Freq Sub Filter Sub Phase Bass Q-Factor These settings affect the quality of the audio in "Downmix" mode only and are primarily for use by a professional installer. For the casual user, it is...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION ASP Config - Audio Settings Notes: The Gain settings allow you to customize the relative volume of the various modes to compensate for volume differences between the sources. The range is adjustable between -7 to +7, with 0 being the reference point (default level).
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XDVD8285 OPERATION AM/FM Tuner Operation - OSD Overview Tuner Mode From the main menu, touch TUNER icon on the screen, or press the AM/FM button to select AM/FM Tuner mode. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Preset Number Indicator Shows what preset has been selected.
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Touch screen here to enter Audio Setup Menu. EQ Indicator Touch screen here to enter Audio Setup Menu. Current Station Indicator Indicates current frequency. Band Indicator Shows which band the radio is tuned to, FM-1, FM-2, FM-3, or AM. XDVD8285 OPERATION...
XDVD8285 OPERATION AM/FM Tuner Operation AM/FM Tuner Mode Band Manual Tuning Seek Tuning Storing Presets Auto Store Presets From the main menu, touch TUNER icon to select AM/FM Tuner mode. Press the AM/FM button. From the remote control or the front panel: Press MODE until TUNER is displayed on the screen.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION AM/ FM Tuner Operation Preset Scan Touching the button will scan through all tunable presets in the current band and play them for 10 seconds each. Press the AS/PS button momentarily. Direct Preset Tuning To select a desired station from the preset station list, touch any of the displayed station frequencies from the list.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION Upon installation of this Monitor/DVD player (“unit”) into a vehicle, the driver of the vehicle must not operate this unit by watching videos or playing video games while driving. Failure to follow this instruction could lead to driver distraction which could result in serious injury or death to the vehicle’s occupants or persons outside the vehicle and/or...
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DVD and AUX AV audio can be heard while the vehicle is in motion without engaging the parking brake. Follow these two initialization procedures carefully to allow video playback on on the XDVD8285 TFT: There are two situations that start the PARKING BRAKE sequence. First situation is while driving: 1) Stop vehicle, put in Park, make sure PARKING BRAKE is off/released.
Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8285 plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc. This player has been designed to play back DVD software that has been encoded for specific region areas.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Operation - Inserting a Disc Eject button DVD Loading Slot Insert CD/DVD with label facing upwards Inserting a Disc Open panel to reveal disc slot by pressing . With the label facing up, insert a standard size disc into the slot. The panel will close and the disc will automatically begin playback.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Operation - Touch Screen Controls Hidden Touch Screen area while in TUNER mode Hidden Touch Screen areas while in DVD mode There are several hidden TOUCH SCREEN areas as outlined below: "A" area can be used in any mode to access MAIN menu.
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DVD Operation - Touch Screen Controls AREA A Access MAIN Menu AREA C Selects PREVIOUS Track AREA E Displays DVD Transport Controls XDVD8285 OPERATION AREA B Displays Disc Information AREA D Selects NEXT Track AREA F DVD Search...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Operation - Touch Screen Controls Using the hidden Touch Screen Controls Touch AREA E DVD Mode From the main menu, touch the DISC icon on the screen, or press DVD button to select DVD mode. Title Menu Jumps to the DVD Title menu.
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Notes: Some DVD discs can be played only in certain playback modes according to the intentions of the software. As the XDVD8285 plays discs according to their intentions, some functions may not work as intended. Please be sure to read the instructions provided with each disc.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Operation Playback Control Repeat Mode Repeat A->B Play/Pause Stop Touch Area E to bring up the on-screen buttons. Touch to fast forward or to fast reverse. Each subsequent press of the button will change the speed from normal to 2x to 4x to 8x to 20x and back to 1x.
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ROOT button will return to the bonus menu instead of the main menu.) Pressing ROOT again will usually return to the current chapter. Note: On some DVD’s the TITLE and ROOT buttons may be reversed. XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Operation...
XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Setup Menu - Language LANGUAGE Setup Menu Note: A DVD disc must be inserted to access these functions and features. Disc Subtitle Audio Language DVD Menu With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu.
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Pink Noise Dynamic Range Control XDVD8285 DVD Setup Menu - Audio With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Setup Menu - Audio Center Control Rear Control Down Sampling Press to select desired center channel time delay. The distance is defined in milliseconds. Press to select desired rear channel time delay. The distance is defined in milliseconds.
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TV Shape Angle Mark View Mode XDVD8285 DVD Setup Menu - Video With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu. Press DVD Setup to access the DVD setup menu. Press the VIDEO icon to select from the following menus: Press to select desired TV shape.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Setup Menu - Speaker Speaker Setup Menu Note: A DVD disc must be inserted to access these functions and features. Speaker Mode *Front Speaker Size With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu.
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A DVD disc must be inserted to access these functions and features. *Subwoofer Speaker *Center Speaker Size XDVD8285 DVD Setup Menu - Speaker Select size of surround speaker. Select Present if a subwoofer is included in your system. Press to select size of center speaker.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Setup Menu - Pro Logic II Pro Logic II Setup Menu Note: A DVD disc must be inserted to access these functions and features. Decode Mode *Panorama With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu.
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A DVD disc must be inserted to access these functions and features. *Center Width XDVD8285 DVD Setup Menu - Pro Logic II Select desired dimension. Changing the dimension control allows you to adjust the soundstage either towards the front or towards the rear.
XDVD8285 OPERATION DVD Setup Menu - Rating Rating Setup Menu Note: A DVD disc must be inserted to access these functions and features. Enable Parental Lock Password Setting Parental Lock Password Rating Setting Parental Password Override With the unit in DVD mode, press AREA A (top left screen) to display the MAIN menu.
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Track Number Indicator Disc Title Indicator Track Title List Repeat Shuffle XDVD8285 CD Operation - OSD Overview Displays Source Currently Playing Displays current track number and total number of tracks on the disc. Displays current disc title when available. Displays up to 6 tracks on the disc in order, with track title, when available.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION CD Operation - OSD Overview Scroll bar Allows scrolling of track list. Direct Select Keyboard Touch the icon to display a numeric keyboard. Enter desired track OK to select it number and touch Track Scan Touch the SCAN icon to listen to 10 seconds of each track in order.
XDVD8285 OPERATION CD Operation After inserting a CD disc, files will play in numerical order in the directory. Playing CD-DA discs Touch to display keypad. Enter desired track number and press OK. Selecting by Keypad Touch desired track for DIRECT TRACK access.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION CD Operation Page Up/Down Track Select Direct Select Direct Track Entry Play Control The Page Up and Page Down on-screen buttons can be used to see the rest of the tracks on the CD. Use the Direct Select method to play a desired track.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION CD Operation Shuffle Mode Touch the Shuffle button to shuffle all of the tracks on the CD. The Shuffle button will be illuminated while Shuffle Mode is active. When the button is illuminated, touching it a second time will disable Shuffle Mode.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION MP3/WMA Operation - OSD Overview MP3/WMA Mode From the main menu, touch the DISC icon on the screen, or press the DVD button to select MP3/WMA mode. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Song Number Indicator Displays current song number and total number of songs on the disc.
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Touch screen here to enter the Audio Setup Menu. Elapsed Time Indicator Shows the elapsed time of the current song. XDVD8285 OPERATION icon to display a numeric keyboard. Enter desired icon to see the next 6 songs in the folder.
XDVD8285 OPERATION MP3/WMA Operation Folder Select Page Up/Down Song Select Direct Select Direct Song Entry From the remote control: Press to display the next page. Press to display the previous page. Note: Continued operation of the Page Up and Page Down buttons will display the next and previous folders, respectively once the songs in the current folder have all been displayed.
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If Stop is touched a second time, then playback stops completely and will restart from the beginning of the disc. From the remote control: Press to stop playback of the current song. XDVD8285 OPERATION MP3/WMA Operation...
XDVD8285 OPERATION SD Card Operation SD Mode From the main menu, touch the SD icon on the screen. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Song Number Indicator Displays current song number and total number of songs on the disc.
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Touch screen here to enter the Audio Setup Menu. EQ indicator Touch screen here to enter the Audio Setup Menu. Elapsed Time Indicator Shows the elapsed time of the current song. XDVD8285 OPERATION SD Card Operation icon to display a numeric keyboard. Enter desired song o select it icon to see the next 6 songs in the folder.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION SD Card Operation Folder Select Page Up/Down Song Select Direct Select Direct Song Entry From the remote control: Press to display the next page. Press to display the previous page. Note: Continued operation of the Page Up and Page Down buttons will display the next and previous folders, respectively once the songs in the current folder have all been displayed.
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If Stop is touched a second time, then playback stops completely and will restart from the beginning of the disc. From the remote control: Press to stop playback of the current song. XDVD8285 OPERATION SD Card Operation...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION JPEG Operation - OSD Overview JPEG Mode JPEG mode works a bit differently from the other modes. There is no separate JPEG mode, rather this mode is accessed within either SD mode or MP3/WMA mode. Whenever a picture is present on an SD card or CD, the unit will switch to the JPEG mode to view it.
The screen will display up to 9 mini-pictures at a time, starting from the current picture. Select desired picture with the arrows and press OK to view. Next and Previous will display more mini-pictures, if available. XDVD8285 OPERATION JPEG Operation...
XDVD8285 OPERATION Media Compatibility Media Compatibility Playback Order Compatible Recording Formats The following types of discs/files are compatible: • CD-ROM (ISO), CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW • CD-DA, DVD Video • MP3 data • WMA data • JPG images The following types of discs/files are not compatible: •...
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Additional MP3/WMA Information Sampling Frequency Rates Transfer Bit rates Recommended Settings XDVD8285 An internal buffer provides ESP (Electronic Skip Protection) to virtually eliminate skipping. When playing a disc recorded with regular audio files (CD-DA or .WAV) and MP3/WMA files, the unit will play the MP3/WMA files only.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION XM Radio - OSD Overview (Optional) XM Mode From the main menu, touch the XM icon on the screen. Current Source Indicator Displays source currently playing. Signal Strength Indicator Displays the strength of XM reception. Current Station Indicator Displays the current XM channel number.
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EQ indicator Touch screen here to enter the Audio Setup Menu. Current Category Indicator Shows the category of the current channel. Current Station Name Displays the name of current channel. Bank Indicator Shows which bank is currently displayed. XDVD8285 OPERATION...
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XDVD8285 OPERATION XM Radio Operation (Optional) Activating Your XM Tuner (when connected) Standard/Preset Mode Channel Select Direct Tuning 1. Select XM mode. 2. Verify channel 1 (XM Preview Channel) is playing. 3. Select Channel 0. The XM tuner's eight character Radio ID number will appear at the top of the screen.
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Touch SCAN again to disable. Note that if Category Mode is selected, Channel Scan will still scan through all available channels, not just the ones displayed on screen. XDVD8285 XM Radio Operation (Optional) to scroll through the channels. When the desired channel is icon to display a numeric keyboard.
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XDVD8285 OPERATION Bluetooth - OSD Overview (Optional) ® Before using the Bluetooth Bluetooth Mode Select the Bluetooth option in the General setup and select On to activate the Bluetooth feature. Refer to page 21 for more details. From the main menu, touch the Bluetooth icon on the screen or, press the Bluetooth icon at the top of the screen.
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The head unit will automatically answer incoming calls. You must connect the phone to the head unit manually each time. Auto The head unit will automatically connect to a previously paired phone. See page 77 for more details. XDVD8285 OPERATION Function...
XDVD8285 OPERATION Bluetooth - Setup Menu (Optional) ® Pairing Step 1 Step 2 Notes Auto Answer Connect Before you can use a mobile device with this head unit, it must be authenticated. This is also referred to as "pairing" a device.
XDVD8285 OPERATION Bluetooth - Operation (Optional) ® Phone Book Menu Incoming Call Screen Dialed Calls Press Dialed Call to retrieve the list of dialed calls from the mobile device. "Searching", then "Loading dialed phone book" will be displayed during the retrieval process followed by "The phone book is done".
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XDVD8285 OPERATION General Operation - Multi-Zone Menu Multi-Zone Menu Access Touch Access Buttons Rapid Dial There are two methods to access the Multi-Zone menu Press the MENU button on the front panel, then press Multi-Zone • Touch the upper left corner of the touch screen, then press Multi-Zone •...
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To conserve the LCD backlight lifespan or to eliminate glare while night driving, press STANDBY. The TFT screen will black out, however all other operations continue to operate. Press any button except VOLUME or touch the screen again to return to normal viewing. XDVD8285 OPERATION...
XDVD8285 OPERATION Multi-Zone - AM/FM Tuner Operation Clock indicator - displays current time. Multi-zone mode indicator - displays current multi-zone source. Preset page up/down arrows - press to select the next or previous preset page. Preset number list display - shows the preset station list by frequency. Touch frequency to select a preset.
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Touch area D to select the next available channel. Channel Up (This function can also be performed by pressing Touch area C to select the previous available channel. Channel Down (This function can also be performed by pressing Refer to page 39 for more details. XDVD8285 OPERATION...
XDVD8285 WARRANTY Limited One Year Warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Dual Electronics Corp. warrants this product to the original purchaser to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of the original purchase.
No song title or artist name This information may not be available for is displayed some music channels, news channels, or when there is no song playing XDVD8285 General Cause Check connections for proper voltage (11~16VDC) Check connection to ground...
XDVD8285 OPERATION Troubleshooting Problem Please connect first There is no mobile device connected to the head unit appears in the display Mobile device will not Bluetooth function is not active on the head unit connect to the head unit Bluetooth function is not active on the mobile device...
CEA-2006 Power Standard Specifications (reference: 14.4VDC +/- 0.2V, 20Hz~20kHz) Power Output: 17 Watts RMS x 5 channels at 4 ohms and < 1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio: 80dBA (reference: 1 watt into 4 ohms) XDVD8285 OPERATION Specifications 10Hz-20kHz >65dB 8.5dBf...
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