Boss Audio Systems BV9384NV Manual
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ACCESSORIES
Below are the photos with the accessories included in the box.
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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
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- TURN ON/OFF
Press to turn on or turn off the unit. - EQ mode
Press to set EQ mode. - EJECT Key
Press to eject the Disc in the unit. And press again to load the Disc if you do not take out it. - CLK key
Press to show CLK, and press again back the last source. No working when video is playing. - MODE key
Press to change mode of the unit.
- MENU key
Press Menu to return to the home menu. - Audio KEY
Press to change switch language in DVD mode, and switch left right or stereo in VCD mode. - SUBTlTLE Changing Key
Switch the subtitle during playing if the Disc have multiple subtitle. - Direction and OK key
If there is a Disc with root list menu, press direction key to move up/down/left/right, and press OK to confirm. - MUTE key
Press to mute the unit and press again to restore the volume. - REPEAT key
Under DISC/Music/Video mode, press to set the repeat mode. - Play/Pause
Press to switch play pause. - ROOT key
DVD playing mode, press to go into root list menu; VCD playing mode, press to turn on/off PBC function.
- TlTLE key
Under DVD playing mode, press to enter into title list menu. - Under Disc/music/video mode, press to choose previous/next song.
Under music list menu, press to choose PRE/NEXT music. Under RADIO mode, press to search frequency forward/backward. - VOLUME UP/DOWN key
Press to adjust volume up and volume down. - Receiving calls/call out; hang up.
- STOP/C/BAND
In disc playing mode, press to STOP, press "ok" to start; In radio mode press to change band between FMI/FM2/FM3/AM1/AM2;
Press to enter RADIO mode, except DVD mode. Delete wrong number when in phone mode. - Number key
Enter phone number in phone mode.
PANEL INTRODUCTION
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- Eject key
When there is a Disc in the unit, press EJECT to remove the Disc. And press again to load the Disc if you do not take out it. - MODE key Press to select system mode (RADIO/DISC/PHONE/VIDEOS/MUSIC/ PICTURES/AUX IN/AV INPUT/CAMERA/NAVI)
- NAVl key Press to enter into GPS function, or back media from GPS.
- TURN ON/OFF & VOLUME UP/DOWN Long touch to turn ON/OFF the unit. Short touch to activate the MUTE function and silence the audio output. Touch again to restore sound. Rotate to adjust the output volume UP or DOWN.
- Open to see GPS card slot, AUX IN jack, SD slot, USB port and reset key.
MAIN MENU OPERATION INSTRUCTION
MAIN MENU 1
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- Shows the present time of the unit.
- Shows the present date and week
- Swipe Right to access Menu 2.
- NAVI: Navigation Interface
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- Disc Interface
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- Radio Interface
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- Phone setup Interface
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- BT Music Interface
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- Music Interface
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MAIN MENU 2
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- Video Interface
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- Picture Interface
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- AUX Interface
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- AV no signal Interface
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- Camera Interface
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- Settings Interface
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ACCESS SETUP INTERFACE
There are five menu in setup:
GENERAL SETUP—Menu 1
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- Setup function area: General setup, Disc setup, Audio setup, Navigation setup, Other setup
- Subsidiary function area: Move up and down to see the general setup items.
- Touch to setup the present time.
- Touch to set present date
- Touch to set clock mode: 24/12 hr
- Touch to set AP/PM at 12 hr mode.
- Choose time zone according to your local place.
- Choose daylight savings ON/OFF according your local place time.
- Touch to choose radio field between: USA/Europe/Latin1/Latin2/ ORIT/China/Japan/korea.
- Touch to set wallpaper as you want from the 5 wallpapers storage of the system.
- Backlight dimmer selection: Night/Dark/Normal/Bright.
- Go sleep time selection: OFF/One minute/Five minute/Ten minute.
- Switch effect selection: Left-right/Right-left/Top-bottom/bottom-top /big-smaII/Small-big/Gradient/Random/Off.
- Turn it ON, it will go back from main menu to the latest playing mode in 10 seconds if you do not operate.
NOTE:
Move up and you will see some other setup subsidiary functions.
DISC SETUP -Menu 2
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- Touch to turn on or turn off the VCD PBC function.
- Touch to set up the level of the DVD. Default password is 000000.
AUDIO SETUP -Menu 3
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- Press to enter into EQ set up menu.
- Reverb selection: OFF/Livingroom/Hall/Concert/Cave [Bathroom [Arenal.
- Loudness: ON/OFF.
- Beep sound: OWOFF.
- Subwoofer selection: OFF/80HZ/120HZ/160HZ.
- BaIance: You can adjust the speaker volume by adjusting the front and back, left and right column.
NAVIGATION SETUP -Menu 4
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- Turn on or turn off the navigation voice mix function. Turn on, once report navigation information and also have audio source play. Turn off, there is only navigation voice.
- Press to go into navigation path setup menu:
It will show the usable navigation program and choose to set as the running program.
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OTHER SETUP -Menu 5
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- Reverse trigger: Turn on if you have a rear view camera. Turn off if you haven't.
- Touch to enter swc menu.
- Touch to enter calibrate menu.
- Load factory setting.
- Touch to see the saftware version of the unit.
SWC-STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SETTING
Touch SWC enter SWC setting menu
Press"OK"to start SWC learning.
Start learning: Set the POWER button as an example.
- Press POWER button in the unit (Picture 1),then you will see reminder like picture 2, Press OK.
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- Press POWER key in your steering wheel. Then you can see the reminder in the unit like Picture. Setting successfully. Will show like Picture
- CIick OK, and finished learning.
- Repeat 1-3 to learning other keys.
SWCI: Select different SWC resistance to meet different cars. If you cannot finish all key pairing, you can press to select SWC2 SWC3,untiI all keys can learn.
NOTE: Click SWC1 you will lost all KEY learning before.
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RADIO OPERATION
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- Show the present mode. Touch to go back home.
- Click to choose the frequency.
- Short press to seek backward. Long press to enter manual mode and backward in step.
- Short press to seek forward. Long press to enter manual mode and forward in step
- Preset stations area, long press to save current station.
- Band changing: Click to change band between FM1/FM2/FM3/AM1/AM2.
- Search the stations, play the searched one for 5S and go on to search next one and repeat this.
- Change between AS and PS.
- LO/DX: Touch to select Local or Distant broadcasting stations.
- Stereo on/off: Click to turn on/off stereo when receiving a stereo signal.
- EQ: Press to set the audio effect.
- RBDS: Touch to enter RBDS setup menu. you can choose the program type you like to listen: news, sports, inform, etc.
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- TA(Traffic Announcement)
ON: When the traffic station is turned on, the radio will automatically search for traffic stations. After a staton is searched, screen displays "TP" Only when traffic information is broadcasted can it be received, after traffic information is completed, the radio will automatically switch to the previous mode.
OFF: Repress [TA] button to close TA function. In other modes, traffic announcement will automatically switch to radio mode, after the traffic announcement is completed, it will automatically switch to the previous mode. - AF(Auto Frequency)
Touch the button to turn the AF function on/off. AF function is turned on, When the received station signals become weak, the radio will automatically fine-tune to other frequencies. When receiving an emergency announcing, the screen will display warning message. - CT (Clock Time)
To provide current time correction information, the RBDS station can automatically correct the system clock of the receiver when the clock RBDS is opened. - PTY (Programming Type)
Touch the button the screen displays program types, users can search station according to program type.
Note: If RBDS is turned OFF, AF/TA/PTY will not function.
DISC PLAYBACK-VIDEO
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Icon gray mean no disc loaded, orange mean disc loaded. - Function Area: show the process and time of the present video. This bar will disappear in a while, and click this area to show this function bar again. Touch the bar to set the playing time.
- Click to show the information of present video.
- Function bar same as audio playing menu. Press the function key
and you will see the following to choose chapter:
Click the relevant key to choose the chapter
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NOTE: When properly installed, DVD video cannot be displayed unless the parking brake is applied. If you attempt to play a DVD while the vehicle is moving, the screen displays the following warning.
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DISC PLAYBACK-AUDIO
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- Total time of the playing song.
- ID3 information of the music playing such as singer's name, music style, music name etc. if available.
- Present playing one/total music numbers.
- Random play.
- Loop playback.(ALL/SlNGLE loop play)
- PREV: Press to choose previous music.
- PLAY/PAUSE: Touch to begin playing. And press the icon again to pause playing.
- NEXT ONE: Press to choose next music.
- CIick to see the music play list menu. And user's can choose which one to play here.
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- Press to going into EQ setting interface:
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BLUETOOTH OPERATION
MUSIC PLAYING MENU
Press MUSIC in the main menu, it refers to the music file from SD and USB.
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BLUETOOTH OPERATION MENU
Click phone icon and will enter into Bluetooth function interface:
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- Bluetooth setting menu:
- ON/OFF: Turn on and turn off of Bluetooth when not using. Turn on: show gray BT
. and the icon turn blue when paired phone. - Answer automatically: Can turn on or turn off the function of listen to calls automatically.
- Connect automatically: Can connect the devices automatically which have already been connected before
- Default Bluetooth name for this unit: BOSS AUDIO
- PlN code: Default password "0000", and can be change by yourself click"0000"
- Function area:
- Click and see the dialing keypad, users can dial no. and make phone calls.
- Click to see the Bluetooth phone book menu.
- Click to see the Bluetooth call history.
- Bluetooth pairing interface as following:
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- Bluetooth setting menu.
BLUETOOTH DIALING
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- Shows the number you press in, and press
to delete wrong number. - Key area.
- Touch to call out.
BLUETOOTH CALL
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- Press to hang up the phone call.
- Touch to talk through Bluetooth.
- Touch to talk through cellphone.
- Touch to mute mic
- Touch to get keypad.
- Show contact name.
BLUETOOTH PHONE BOOK
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- Touch to enter name and search the wanted phone number.
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- Click to sync phonebook.
- Contact list.
BLUETOOTH PHONE CALL HISTORY
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- Touch to show the dialed phone number.
- Touch to show the received phone number.
- Touch to show missed calls.
BLUETOOTH MUSIC-A2DP
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- Show playing song name and ID3
- Previous song
- Play/pause.
- Next sony
- Enter EQ setting menu.
PHOTOS
PICTURE
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- Press to turn to the previous picture.
- Press to turn to the next picture.
- PLAY/PAUSE: touch to begin play. Press again the icon to pause. During picture playing mode, one picture will be played for 5s automatically and goes to the next if you do not press it.
- Zoom in the present picture.
- Zoom out the present picture.
- Turn left 90 degrees.
- Turn right 90 degrees.
- Press to tailor the picture as you want. Touch and drag the corner to decide the picture and press
,you can set the picture as the background of the unit. And this background will remain the same till you reset it.
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- Press to see the picture list:
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- Touch to change between picture mode and picture list mode.
- Scan the picture file of your SD or USB.
CAMERA: Rear view function, the rear view video signal can display automatically when you reversing the car, and back to the last sources after reversing the car.
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AUX IN: External audio input function Connect the audio device to the unit by the 3.5mm jack in front of the panel and touch AUX INPUT icon.
AV INPUT: External video and audio input function Connect the video and audio device to the unit by the RCA jacks and touch AV INPUT icon.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Table 1: Error message
Media displayed | Cause | Corrective Action |
Loading | Disc is being read | |
No Disc/Bad Disc | Disc is dirty | Clean the disc |
| Disc is upside down | Insert Disc in right way |
Unknown Disc | Unsupported Disc type | Check the disc and change one |
Error | Illegal mechanism operation | Press EJECT for 5s to reset loading mechanism |
Table 2:GeneraI problems
Problem | Cause | Corrective Action |
Unit will not power on | Radio fuse blown | Install new fuse with right |
| rating |
Car battery fuse blown | Install new fuse with right rating |
Illegal operation | Press the RESET button |
Screen touch is insensitive | Place of touch screen is offset | Go to setup menu and set the calibration |
No audio output | Improper audio output connection | Check wiring and correct |
VOLUME 0 | Turn up the volume |
Improper MUTE connection | Check wiring and TEL MUTE connection |
Speaker damaged | Change speakers |
Low audio output | Volume set too low | Increase the volume |
Heavily biased volume balance | Check and adjust the channel balance to the center position |
Poor sound quality or distortion | Speaker power rating not compatible with unit | Connect proper speakers |
Speaker is shorted | Check speaker contrast |
No GPS image | Image has not been changed to GPS system | Change to GPS system |
Table 3: TFT monitors
Problem | Cause | Corrective Action |
No image | Incorrect connection to parking wire | Check wiring and correct |
Parking brake is not engaged | Stop vehicle in safe place andsetparking brakeON |
Flashing image or interference appears on screen | DVD is not compatible with current TV system settings | Change setup to accommodate Disc |
Improper image, imprope r height/width ratio display | Improper video signal connections | Check wiring and correct |
Improper aspect ratio setup | Use correct aspect ratio setting |
Table 4: Tuner
Problem | Cause | Corrective Action |
Weak station searching | Auto antenna is not fully extended | Connect the auto antenna properly |
LOCAL function is activated | Turn LOCAL function OFF |
Table 5: Disc
Problem | Cause | Corrective Action |
Cannot insert Disc | Disc already inside unit EjectthecurrentDiscand | insert the new one |
Lots of noise during play, and stop then | Disc is scratched or warped | Use a new one in good condition |
Disc is dirty or wet | Clean the Disc |
No repeat or searching while playing VCD | PBC is ON | Turn PBC OFF |
SPECIFICATIONS
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SAFETY NOTICE
Please read and understand the following safety information before operating this unit.
The device is suitable for 12V power supply (requires grounding). Do not connect it to 24V power supply in trucks or buses, or else it will be damaged.
Please use genuine discs, instead of incompatible and poor discs, or else it will damage the device or shorten the service life.
Without the guide of qualified personnel, do not replace the fuse, or else it may damage the device or cause fire.
Please follow the traffic laws and regulations and do not watch program or operate the device when you are driving, to avoid accidents (excluding passengers watching through rear monitor).
To ensure safety and operate the device normally, please ask qualified personnel to install the device. do not disassemble or repair the device without authorization, to avoid damage and accidents. Please contact local car audio distributor for details.
Do not put the device in moist environment or water, to avoid electric shock, damage and fire due to short circuit.
The mechanical drive part of the monitor uses automatic precision transmission component. Do not pull, push or rotate the device by force or impact the TFT screen to avoid damaging the device.
Do not insert the audio plug of the vehicle into the master unit directly. please convert with the dedicated end cable provided by our company.
When install the unit, prevent metal objects falling into the master unit from the vents to avoid short circuit and damaging the device.
Safety Statement
For the safety of you and others, do not watch programs or operate the device when you are driving. It is prohibited by the laws and regulations.
The backing monitor function should be used as auxiliary means. we are not responsible for any accidents occurred during backing.
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