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VR3 Elite VRVD640G User Manual

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  • Page 1 iPOD A/V Input DivX CD-RW CD-R...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    In the rare event that your VRVD640G DVD/CD Player and AM/FM Stereo Receiver with RDS, SD Card, USB Port and AUX In contains a damaged or missing item, does not perform as specifi...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Route Line ...36 Distance Left ...37 Method ...37 Time Left ...37 Estimated Arrival ...37 Destination / Via Point ...37 Warning Icons ...37-38 Fit To Screen ...38 Parameters ...38 Menu Button ...38 Find Tab ...38 Quick Tab ...38 Route Tab ...38 3D Map (switch) ...38 Zoom &...

  • Page 4: Warnings

    Warnings • For safety reasons, certain video functions are disabled unless the parking brake is on. The Unit is designed with circuitry to detect the parked status of the vehicle, and must be connected to the power supply side of the parking brake switch. Improper connection or use of this connection may violate applicable law and may result in serious injury or damage.

  • Page 5: Precautions

    PRECAUTIONS Driving a vehicle while viewing a video on this head unit may violate motor vehicle laws, and may result in seri- ous injury, property damage, or death! Please read these important pre- cautions BEFORE attempting to install this unit. •...

  • Page 6: Disc & Memory Types

    Disc & Memory Types • This unit will only play the following discs or memory types. Disc Type Icon MPEG4 DIVX Memory Type Icon USB Flash Memory SD Card Care of Discs • Handle the disc by its edge to keep the disc clean.

  • Page 7: Remove The Old Unit

    Toll-Free help line 1-800-445-1797 and our in-house technical service team will answer your instal- lation questions. Or consider having the VRVD640G professionally installed. Contact the vehicle's manufacturer for vehicle specifi c instructions, 1.
  • Page 8 Installation DIN FRONT-MOUNT (Method A) BEFORE THE FINAL INSTALLATION OF THE HEAD UNIT, CONNECT THE WIRING TEMPORARILY, MAKING SURE THE UNIT AND THE SYSTEM WORK PROPERLY. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Follow the diagram in Fig. 3 for installing the rear mounting strap to the head unit.

  • Page 9: Installation (Vehicle's Brackets)

    PARTS Check All Included Parts Open the VRVD640G box and remove all parts, then check all parts and compare them to the parts list in the user manual. For replacement parts contact VR3 Customer Service at customerservice@vr-3.com or call 1-800-445-1797.

  • Page 10: Wiring Connections

    Wiring Connections VRVD640G DVD Out Subwoofer Out GPS Antenna 3.5mm Female A/V IN Radio Antenna IGNITION RED (+) MEMORY YELLOW (+) Connect YELLOW to battery or live 12 V(+) Negative Ground - 12 Volt Negative - Front Left Rear Left DRIVER SAFETY WIRE, MUST be connected to the car’s parking break...

  • Page 11: Location Of The Controls

    In order to use the Audio/Video Auxiliary In- put you MUST use the mounting bracket. Insert Audio/Video Auxiliary Input cable from the rear of the VRVD640G into the mounting bracket, then twist to lock. The Adaptor has two 3.5 mm jacks (one Yellow for Video and one Black for Stereo Audio).

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    Remote Control POWER OPEN DUAL TILT EJECT MODE MUTE ANGLE VOL - VOL + GO TO ZOOM FUNC SUB-T AUDIO PROG BAND P.SCN Use and Care of the Remote Point the remote control at the front panel of the unit to operate. Precautions: •...
  • Page 13 Remote Control 1. POWER Press to turn the unit ON or OFF. 2. DUAL (DVD Output) During DVD Mode this button toggles the Display settings under Settings II. 3. EJECT During DVD Mode Press the EJECT button to eject the disc in the unit. 4.

  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    Driving a vehicle while viewing a video on this head unit may violate motor vehicle laws, and may result in serious injury, property damage, or death! To play a video the vehcle must be stopped and the parking brake must be engaged.
  • Page 15 Basic Operations Tune+/Right Arrow Use this button to tune the receiver to a higher frequency. Volume +/Up Arrow Use this button to increase the volume. Volume -/Down Arrow Use this button to decrease the volume, or navigate the fi le menus. NOTE: VOL on the front panel works in radio or DVD mode.

  • Page 16: Main Menu

    BAND button on the faceplate or re- mote control to access the Main Menu. The Main menu screen is where you ac- cess all of the VRVD640G’s features and functions. To access all features and func- tions by tapping on touch screen buttons.

  • Page 17: Menu Screens

    DISPLAY II Screen The Display II screen allows you to adjust the settings for the use of a 2nd monitor with the VRVD640G. Date & Time Settings The Date & Time Settings screen allows you to set the date & time for the unit.
  • Page 18 System Information The system information screen displays the hardware and software information of the VRVD640G. Calibration Screen The calibration screen is used by the sys- tem to ensure the accuracy of the user’s touch when using the touch screen. Follow the on-screen instructions when us- ing this screen.

  • Page 19: Radio Operation

    Radio Mode Radio Operations 1. Radio Mode When you fi rst start the VRVD640G, the ra- dio is the default mode of operation. The Radio interface screen will be displayed on the touch screen. You may also access the radio from the touch screen Main Menu, or the Band button on the faceplate or remote control.

  • Page 20: Radio Mode

    Radio Mode heard when a PI message is sent by the station. When Mute is selected, the sound will de- crease in volume when a PI message is sent by the station. Regional Mode Regional Mode is used in countries where national broadcasters run “Region Specif- ic”...

  • Page 21: Multimedia Operation

    Multimedia Mode In DVD mode the VRVD640G plays fi les saved on disc as well as fi les saved on USB Memory sticks and SD Cards. The compatible fi le types MP3, WMA, MPEG, JPEG, VCD & DIVX. See page 5 for more information about the disc and memory types.
  • Page 22 • This function is only available with the re- mote control. • These options will be used by the VRVD640G if they are available on the disc. If the disc that is inserted does not have these preferred options, then the discs own preferences will be used.
  • Page 23 Multimedia Mode Mode movie or track where you want the start seg- ment. Press it again where you want to end the segment. The segment will repeat over and over unitl the button is pressed again. 15. Program Press the PTY/PROG Button to program the playback of the DVD’s Titles, Chapters, Or Tracks in a Favorite Order.

  • Page 24: Navigation System

    Navigation System WARNINGS AND SAFETY INFORMATION Cydle is a navigation system that helps you fi nd your way to your selected desti- nation. It will determine your exact location with the help of an attached GPS device. The position information obtained from the GPS receiver will not be transmitted any- where, so others will not be able to track you when using this program.
  • Page 25 the selected value becomes effective. Switches When a function can only have two values (mainly Enabled and Disabled), a switch is used. Unlike with list selectors, the horizon- tal line contains the name of the function and not the actual status. There is a lamp on the left to show whether the function is active or not.

  • Page 26: Main Menu

    Navigation System QWERTZ (German) and AZERTY (French) keyboards. To switch to your desired QWERTY-type keyboard, press the Keys button repeatedly until the appropriate keyboard appears. The numeric keyboard only contains num- bers, on huge buttons. The special keys you fi nd on the other keyboards (except Space) are available here as well.

  • Page 27: Gps Connection Indicator

    Navigation System VRVD640G time with the GPS time. Below that button you will see the cur- rent values of the GPS and the VRVD640G clocks. You can check here whether any correction is needed. Touch the button to manually synchronize the time.
  • Page 28 Navigation System 2D and 3D Map Views Besides the classical top down view of the map (called 2D mode), you have the pos- sibility to tilt the map to have a perspective view (3D mode) that gives a view similar to that seen through the windscreen with the possibility to see far ahead.
  • Page 29 You may wish to switch the textured display off to free some of the resources of your VRVD640G by replacing textures with plain coloured surfaces. Current Position And Lock-On-Road When your GPS position is available, a blue arrow (yellow when using night colors) shows your location on the map.
  • Page 30 turns grey and jumps to the last known position, disabling Lock-on-Road (the last position before losing the reception is usually inaccurate, and there is a chance that Lock-on-Road may choose the wrong street). Selected Map Point(Cursor) If you touch anywhere on the map or se- lect a specifi...
  • Page 31 Navigation System may POIs nearby, this list may not be com- plete. In the Cursor menu there is a button called POI that leads you to the screen of all nearby POI items. There you can open them one by one to see their details, and select any of them as a route point.

  • Page 32: Cockpit Screen

    Navigation System COCKPIT SCREEN 10 M Turn Preview (No. 1) On the Cockpit screen this fi eld shows a graphic illustration of the next maneuver. For example when you approach a turn, an arrow will show whether it is a slight, nor- mal or sharp turn.

  • Page 33: Gps Position Quality

    GPS position. Cydle is ready to navigate. Sound Muting (No. 7) By tapping this button you can quickly mute all sounds of the VRVD640G. This will not modify the volume level and the enabled or disabled status of the voice guidance or the key sounds, just mutes the sound out- put.

  • Page 34: Cusor Menu

    Navigation System the GPS position visible somewhere on the map (when North-up orientation is se- lected), or always at the bottom center of the map (when Track-up orientation is se- lected). If you manually move the map, it will freeze the map in the new position.

  • Page 35: Current Street

    opposite direction, both directions or all directions), and the speed limit. If the map contains speed limit information, this will be the default value for Camera Speed. • Edit Cam: you can edit the parameters of the camera near or at the Cursor, or delete it.

  • Page 36: Distance To Next Turn

    Navigation System Advanced settings / Display Options (Page 103). See the following list for your options. The only restriction is that you cannot se- lect a value that already appears in another fi eld. The possible fi eld contents are: •...

  • Page 37: Distance Left

    Distance Left This value can also be displayed in one of the Route data fi elds on the Cockpit screen as ‘Distance to destination’. This is the dis- tance you need to travel on the route be- fore reaching your fi nal destination. If via points exist, touch and touch again any of the fi...

  • Page 38: Fit To Screen

    Navigation System that require a permit or permission to en- ter. • Information – any other piece of relevant but not categorised information. Touch the icon to see the content. • Next page – displayed when more than 5 warnings apply for the recommended route.

  • Page 39: Manage Poi (Points Of Interest)

    Manage POI (Points of Interest) Here you can set all the parameters of POIs that you have created and the visibility of the built-in POIs that come with the map. Manage Built-In POI Visibility The maps in Cydle come with a huge num- ber of POIs.

  • Page 40: Manage Track Logs

    Navigation System fi t in one page, Cydle will automatically display the list. If you touch Done any time before this happens, you receive the list of matches on multiple pages. • ABC/Distance: by tapping this button you can have the POIs sorted in an alphabeti- cal order.

  • Page 41: Route Tab

    Route Tab This menu contains options to manage dif- ferent settings in the program. Recalculate This menu point is only available if an active route exists and GPS position is present. It brings up a menu with four options. Us- ing one of these functions you can modify the current route.

  • Page 42: Display Modes

    Navigation System waypoint, deleting the route will not delete the POI item itself, just its role in the route. Itinerary This function opens the itinerary (route event list) of the active route. The Itinerary has three different display modes and two functions.

  • Page 43: Edit

    Edit Touch Edit to see the list of all points used in the route. The fi rst item in the list is the departure point of the route without a valid GPS position, the last reached via point if you open the list during navigation, or the point where Cydle most recently recalcu- lated the route.

  • Page 44: Automatic Night Colors

    Navigation System both. NOTE: If you touch either of your favorite destinations in the Find menu before de- fi ning it, Cydle will offer to take you to this screen to set it up. Automatic Night Colors Using the automatic night mode, Cydle will change between the daylight and night col- or schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sunset based on...

  • Page 45: Disabled

    • Recalculate: Cydle will recalculate the route with the previous settings. The result is the same as if Automatic recalculation was selected. • Drop Next Via Point / Delete Route: Cydle will remove the next via point from the list and recalculate the route without it.

  • Page 46: Textured Polygons

    Disabling it will lead to uniform areas but better performance for old VRVD640G de- vices with a slow processor. SOUND SETTINGS Settings on this page determine the way Cydle sounds.

  • Page 47: Route Parameter Settings

    ROUTE PARAMETER SETTINGS This is a very important page. Settings here determine how routes will be calculated. This screen is directly accessible from the Route Information screen. Method Use the handle to set the speed of the route calculation. In the leftmost position the route may not be optimal but the cal- culation will be very fast.

  • Page 48: Unpaved Roads

    Navigation System Unpaved Roads Unpaved roads are excluded by default, as they can be in a bad condition and you usu- ally cannot reach the speed limit on them. Motorways When driving a slow car or towing another vehicle, you may prefer not to take motor- ways.

  • Page 49: Advanced Settings

    played by Cydle. Various international for- mats are available.You can also set the time zone you are currently in. ADVANCED SETTINGS These screens let you set a large number of different advanced settings and initiate some special functions. These settings and functions are divided into groups.

  • Page 50: Cockpit Screen Layout

    Navigation System mm.mmm); or degrees, minutes and sec- onds (dd mm ss.s). NOTE: the coordinate display mode is in- dependent from the coordinate input in Find menu. You can use all three formats freely on the coordinate input screen. Cockpit Screen Layout Their content is fi...

  • Page 51: Restore Lock-To-Position

    As already mentioned, you can move, tilt and zoom the map during navigation. In these cases a Lock icon appears on the screen. When you tilt or zoom the map, that part of Smart Zoom is automatically deactivated, the map will still follow your position, but will not change the view parameter you have modifi...

  • Page 52: Off-Route Sensitivity

    vice, the GPS antenna location in the car and the environment you are driving in, route recalculation can behave differently. Cydle may think you have departed the proposed route and perform a recalcula- tion even if you have not done so. When the GPS reception is poor (e.g.

  • Page 53: Backup Data

    Navigation System Backup Data You can make a safe copy of the whole user database on a memory card. Touch this button to copy all user data and settings on the memory card. The backup is always created with the same fi le name; so backing up data will always overwrite previous backups.

  • Page 54: Using The Find Menu

    USING THE FIND MENU The Find menu is accessible by the Find & GO button at the Main menu or by the Menu buttons of the map screens. The Find menu gives you various possibilities for selecting a location. Find An Address, Street, Intersection Or City Searching for a city, a street, an intersec- tion, or an exact address can all be done in the Find Address menu.

  • Page 55: Changing The State (Australia, Usa, Etc.)

    Navigation System If you are looking for a city or town (or state) you cannot fi nd on the list, touch the Other City button in the top right corner. This will take you to the city name or zip code input screen, where you can select the desired city by entering a few letters of its name or some digits of its zip code, then select...

  • Page 56: Changing The Country

    Navigation System ters. This way you can search for a street name in the whole state. In other countries this step is compulsory. If you press Done before entering any letters, the list of cities will appear in alphabetical order. Changing The Country If your destination is in another coun- try, touch the Change Country button in...

  • Page 57: An Example For A Full Address Search

    screen). The crossing of the two streets will be the selected point. An Example For A Full Address Search This is an example for the most complex address search, fi nding an address from abroad. In this example your current posi- tion is not in France, and you are looking for an address in Paris, France, the ad- dress ’17 rue d’Uzès’.

  • Page 58: Find A Poi

    Navigation System When fi nished, touch the longitude on the right, and enter it as you did latitude. This time the hemisphere-changing button tells Cydle whether the point is located East or West from the meridian crossing Green- wich, UK. Once you have entered both numbers, press Done to make the selection.

  • Page 59: Find One Of The Favourites (Home/Work)

    Navigation System from the given reference point (nearest fi rst). NOTE: In the case of POI items that you have created, you can also see the results in alphabetical order. Push the button with the label ABC that appears between Search and the page number.

  • Page 60: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Q. I cannot fi nd the blue(yellow when using night colors) arrow that would show my location. Navigation does not start. A. Check the GPS status icon on the Main menu screen, any of the map screens or the GPS Data screen.

  • Page 61: Glossary

    ing navigation (Cockpit screen) but there is no Add POI button in the Cursor menu. For driving safety reasons the Add POI function is only available on the Map screen. If you are the driver, save it as a POI later, when you reach your destination. If you are not driving, switch to Map mode, where the Add POI button is available.
  • Page 62 Glossary on this particular day. Using that informa- tion Cydle can change between the day and the night color schemes a few minutes before sunrise and a few minutes after sun- set. As additional information to help your orientation, the sun is shown in the sky when you display the map in 3D mode with a low viewing angle, and the sun is near the horizon.
  • Page 63 ing. Selecting North-up, the map remains oriented to have North toward the top. Use the left and right hardware buttons to turn your map in the direction you wish. This will immediately turn off the automatic rotation. A small compass in the top right section of the map screens will always show the current direction of the map.

  • Page 64: Specifi Cations

    Specifi cations GENERAL Operation Voltage: ... DC 12V Operation Voltage Range:... DC 11-16.0V Maximum Operation Current : ... 15A Grounding System: ... Car Battery Negative Pole Installation Dimension : ... W178 x H50 xD(165+25) mm Installation Angle: Vertically: ... 0°~+30° Horizontally: ...

  • Page 65: Specifi Cations

    AUDIO Audio Output Impedance: ... 600Ω Audio Output Level: ... ≥2.5Vrms ( under normal audio input level at maximum output volume) VIDEO Normal Video Input Level: ... 0±0.2V (CVBS), 700Mv Video Input Impedance: ...75Ω Video Output Impedance: ... 5Ω Video Output Level: ... 1.0±0.2V (under normal video input level) TFT Monitor Screen Diagonal: ...

  • Page 66: Notes

    NOTES...

  • Page 67: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEO LABS ® products are designed and manufactured to provide a high level of trouble-free performance. VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEO LABS® warrants, to the original purchaser, that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship for 30 days from the date of original purchase.
  • Page 68 ©2007 Intellectual Solutions Inc., All designs, logos and images are the exclusive property of Intellectual Solutions Inc.. and/or its affi liates. U.S. and Foreign Patnets Pending. All rights reserved.100307 Printed in China 00000...

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