• The requirements of the Road Traffic Regulations apply at all times. • The unit must only be used for its intended purpose. If you are using the Vision Pro with speakers instead of headphones, the volume must be set to a level at which noises outside the vehicle (sirens etc.) are still audible.
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• Never open the unit or the rechargeable battery. Any modification to the unit is also impermissible and renders the type approval invalid. • Use only genuine Harman/Becker original accessories. This will ensure that all the relevant regulations are complied with and damage to health and property is avoided.
GENERAL >>> The Vision Pro The digital signal processing, linear audio amplifi- General er and integrated Harman/Becker loudspeakers create a sound that will amaze you. Usage Through the use of high-quality lithium polymer Vision PRO The Harman/Becker belongs to the...
>>> GENERAL Unpacking the Vision Pro Delivery contents Vision PRO • , the mobile entertainment system Note: with integrated DVD player, music player and Vision PRO Your is delivered in stable packaging. image viewer If this or its contents exhibit serious damage, the •...
In the event of a complaint, please contact your dealer. The unit can also be sent directly to Note: Harman/Becker in the original packaging. The basic unit and the accessories must not be opened or modified in any way. Dealing with the packaging...
• 50-60 Hertz USB connecting cable You can connect the unit to a standard personal Headphones computer having a USB interface using a USB Vision PRO While using the you can connect up to connecting cable. two commercially available headphones with a 3.5 mm jack or corresponding adapter (not...
Comply with the local national laws news. and regulations. You can register online on the Becker homepage (www.becker.de). The “Registration” menu item is located under Notes on documentation “Service”.
>>> OVERVIEW OF VISION PRO Adapter for power supply unit Overview of Vision Pro Delivery contents USB connecting cable for connecting Vision PRO to computers USB adapter for connecting USB sticks A/V cable (3.5 mm jack to video/video Cinch) Power supply unit...
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OVERVIEW OF VISION PRO >>> Front of the unit with control and display elements On/Off switch/Back button ( ) Speakers Rubber housing side for a better grip Touchscreen...
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>>> OVERVIEW OF VISION PRO Back of the unit TV/radio module connector (with protective cap) Vision PRO Fold-out stand, for using the a desktop unit Mounting holes for TV/radio module (optional) Reset button (under fold-out stand)
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OVERVIEW OF VISION PRO >>> Left side of unit Mini USB connection Headphone connection, 3.5 mm jack (adapter, connecting cable) External audio/video output, headphone SD card slot connection External audio/video input Right side of unit Power supply input CD/DVD slot...
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>>> OVERVIEW OF VISION PRO Top of unit Speakers...
OPERATION >>> Vision PRO Maintenance and care Your was designed and manufactured Operation with great care and should be treated with equal The unit is maintenance-free. Vision PRO care. You will enjoy your for a long For proper care, a commercially available cleansing...
Should one of these cant loss of capacity, we recommend replacement of parts not work properly, please contact your the rechargeable battery. Please contact your au- authorised dealer. He will be pleased to assist. thorised dealer. Use only genuine Harman/Becker original spare parts.
Note: Operation Please note that with a completely discharged Vision PRO Once the has been unpacked and battery, the unit requires up to one minute until it checked to ensure it is free of damage, the unit can be switched on again.
Ensure that you do not have wet hands and Remove the power supply unit when not using the that the power supply unit is dry. Only con- Vision PRO for longer periods of time. nect the power supply unit to a permissible mains power supply.
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OPERATION >>> Note: Vision PRO When you switch on your again after it was switched off, the last active operation is continued (pieces of music, pictures and films continue to play from the last position). The following start screen appears after the unit has been switched on.
>>> OPERATION Battery status Note: Vision PRO When you operate your using the A screen displaying the remaining charge is dis- Vision PRO battery and the power level drops below a certain played every time your is switched on. remaining charge, a window containing a warning will be displayed on the screen.
Signal tones Your Vision Pro is provided with two different signal tones: • A confirmation tone sounds after a selection has been made in the menus and after pressing • An error tone sounds when you press an inactive button or press a part of the display that is not activated as the touchscreen.
>>> OPERATION Setting user language DVD region code > Note: In the main menu, press > The DVD region code can be changed at most Press Language. five times. After that, the region code entered last The available languages are displayed. The lan- is programmed permanently.
OPERATION >>> > Select between Europe and North America. Main menu > Confirm your selection by pressing The main menu will appear once you have com- pleted all the settings. TV module (optional) With the separately available TV module it is possible to receive analogue TV programmes, DVB-T and FM radio.
>>> OPERATION • TV ( ) (only if TV module is connected) • Information pop-ups are always displayed if the system wants to notify you of important • Radio ( ) (only if TV module is connected) information (e.g. battery power level). •...
OPERATION >>> Menu Volume The Menu button is provided in every application. You can change the volume setting in a number of The appearance and scope of the menu may menus. Music playback is illustrated here as an differ, depending on the application. example.
>>> OPERATION The volume setting is located at the same point in Sound settings the display in other menus. In addition to the You can adjust the sound settings in various controls for regulating the volume, a bar depicts menus. the current volume level.
OPERATION >>> > You now have the following options: By pressing set the required value for the bass. • Bass setting > • Treble setting Save the setting by pressing • Balance setting The selection is saved. The Sound Settings menu •...
>>> OPERATION Setting the balance Switching loudness on/off Note: Note: You can shift the tone centre from the right to the Loudness provides an increase of the low left or from the left to the right using the balance. frequencies based on the volume. >...
OPERATION >>> Equalizer You now have the following options: • Music The equalizer makes it possible to increase or reduce certain frequency ranges of the sound and • Movie thus to adapt the sound characteristics to your • Speech own preferences and the sound source. •...
>>> OPERATION > By pressing set the required value for These picture settings are found in the menus for the increase or reduction of a frequency. the functions of video/DVD, TV and image viewer. > > Save the setting by pressing Call up the Menu in the required function.
OPERATION >>> Setting the brightness Setting the contrast > > Select the Picture Settings menu. Select the Picture Settings menu. > > Press Press > > By pressing set the required value for By pressing set the required value for the brightness.
>>> OPERATION Setting the colour Setting the picture format > > Select the Picture Settings menu. Select the Picture Settings menu. > Press > Press > By pressing set the required value for the colour. > Save the setting by pressing The selection is saved.
Storage media 4:3, 16:9, 16:9 Zoom, 14:9 or Subtitle mode. You can use an SD card, a CD/DVD or a USB • Automatic Vision PRO memory stick in your for playing films, Adapts the display to the picture format. pictures and music files.
>>> OPERATION Inserting SD card Connecting/removing USB memory stick > Remove the SD card without touching or soiling > Connect the adapter cable to the mini-USB port the contact strip. provided for it. Then carefully plug the USB mem- > Hold the SD card so that the contact strip faces ory stick into the socket of the adapter cable.
OPERATION >>> Ejecting CD/DVD The CD/DVD is ejected using a button, which is available in the following functions: • Films • Pictures • Music • Information in the Settings The drive ejects the CD/DVD far enough for you to be able to take hold of it. >...
>>> FILMS General film features Films > In the main menu, press Movies You can play video files from CDs, DVDs, an SD card or with a USB memory stick via the USB port. Supported formats are: • Video-CD • DVD video •...
FILMS >>> Action buttons Displays If you have pressed an action button, the corre- The following buttons are called action buttons: sponding icon as well as short text information are 1 Track skip backwards displayed at the top left edge of the screen. 2 Track skip forwards 3 Search backwards Using this button you can rewind within the film...
>>> FILMS Folder selection When the status screen is displayed, the folder button is located at the top of the screen. Pressing this button enables you to select the storage medium and folder containing videos. Now you have the following selection/operating options: •...
FILMS >>> DVD video • Start playback (pause • End playback • Open folder selection/media selection Status screen • Set volume, mute The status screen is opened by tapping the • Eject for CD/DVD display. DVD Video Menu Using the DVD Video Menu you can display the internal DVD menu, call up the DVD settings, dis- play information on the current DVD and make sound and picture settings.
>>> FILMS DVD menu The DVD menu is a menu stored on the DVD in which various settings for the video and audio playback can be changed. > In the Menu select the DVD menu entry. Then, by tapping the corresponding field, choose DVD menu, DVD settings, Info, Video or Sound.
FILMS >>> DVD settings Note: > In the Menu select the DVD settings entry. All the available subtitles appear in alphabetical The following settings can be made in the DVD order, including the button Subtitle off. settings: • Audio language Note: •...
>>> FILMS Information • Elapsed time > • Total playing time of DVD video In the Menu select the Info entry. Information on the current DVD is displayed. Picture settings You can change the settings for brightness, colour and contrast. See “Picture settings” on page 33. >...
FILMS >>> You now have the following options: • Brightness • Contrast • Colour • Increase the value of the current function • Decrease the value of the current function • Set picture format > Save the modified settings by pressing or by pressing Sound settings...
>>> FILMS Video-CD • Search forwards • Start playback (pause • End playback Status screen • Open folder selection/media selection The status screen is opened by tapping the • Set volume, mute display. • Eject for CD/DVD Video-CD Menu Using the Video-CD Menu you can make sound and picture settings and display information on the current video.
FILMS >>> VCD Menu Note: The VCD Menu is only active if PBC has been activated. The VCD Menu is a menu stored on the video-CD in which various settings for the video and audio playback can be changed. > In the Menu select the VCD Menu entry.
>>> FILMS Information Picture settings > In the Menu select the Info entry. You can change the settings for brightness, colour and contrast. See “Picture settings” on page 33. Information on the current video-CD is displayed. > In the Menu select the Video entry. The following information is available during video-CD playback: Note:...
FILMS >>> • Colour You now have the following options: • Increase the value of the current function • Bass setting • Decrease the value of the current function • Treble setting • Set picture format • Balance setting > •...
>>> FILMS MPEG/AVI • Open Video Menu • Open previous track • Open next track Status screen • Search backwards The status screen is opened by tapping the • Search forwards display. • Start playback (pause • End playback • Open folder selection/media selection •...
FILMS >>> You can open the MPEG/AVI Menu in the Information MPEG/AVI status screen. > In the Menu select the Info entry. Information on the current video is displayed. > In the status menu press The Menu is opened. The following information is available during MPEG/AVI playback: •...
>>> FILMS Picture settings You now have the following options: • Brightness You can change the settings for brightness, colour and contrast. See “Picture settings” on page 33. • Contrast > • Colour In the Menu select the Video entry. •...
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FILMS >>> You now have the following options: • Bass setting • Treble setting • Balance setting • Increase the value of the current function • Decrease the value of the current function • Switch loudness on/off • Equalizer settings >...
>>> PICTURES Image viewer Pictures The picture displayed most recently is displayed Pictures can be played back from the following again in full-screen mode, if possible. storage media: > Using the selector buttons you can • CD/DVD scroll back or forward through the pictures. •...
PICTURES >>> Status screen • Open folder selection/media selection • Set volume, mute The status screen is opened by tapping the display. • Eject for CD/DVD Opening previous/next picture In the status screen you can switch to the previous or next picture. 10 2 3 4 5 >...
>>> PICTURES > Zoom Press the corresponding arrow button in the picture to move it in the required direction. With the zoom function in the image viewer menu, your picture is displayed in the original size. You then have the option of moving your picture so that Rotating pictures you can view every area of the picture in the In the status screen you can rotate the picture...
PICTURES >>> Slideshow Full-screen mode A slideshow can be started in the status screen or You can switch to the full-screen mode directly in the folder selection (“Folder selection” on from the status screen. page 61). After starting the slideshow, all the pictures in the current folder will be displayed for 2, 5 or 10 seconds, depending on the setting.
>>> PICTURES Using the selector buttons for the next picture and previous picture you can display other pictures. Note: The status menu is displayed by tapping the screen. Image viewer menu The image viewer menu contains picture settings (brightness, colour, contrast) and slideshow >...
PICTURES >>> > To save the setting, wait until the Menu closes Picture settings automatically or press After selecting Video in the Menu you can change When starting another slideshow, the selected the settings for brightness, colour and contrast. time interval for switching to the next picture still applies.
>>> PICTURES > Save the modified settings by pressing or by Note: pressing When opening the folder overview, the folder for the picture displayed most recently is displayed, Folder selection if possible. When the status screen is displayed, the folder button is located at the top of the screen.
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PICTURES >>> • Scroll down in the list displayed. • Direct selection of a picture/folder. When selecting a picture, this picture is then displayed in full-screen mode. Note: If a picture cannot be displayed (unsupported picture format etc.), it is blocked and also cannot be selected manually.
>>> MUSIC Playing music Playback media containing unsupported formats Music are displayed as inactive buttons. Under the menu item Music you can play audio If a playback medium has played to the end, files from CDs, DVDs, an SD card or with a USB playback stops and the button is displayed.
MUSIC >>> Status screen • Set volume, mute • Eject for CD/DVD The status screen is opened by tapping the display. Play button Start playing music from your selected playback medium using the button. Pause button With the button the music can be paused at any time and continued at the last point by pressing it again.
>>> MUSIC Fast-forward button Music playback menu Using the Fast-forward button you can fast Collected together in the music playback menu are forward within the piece of music that is playing. settings for playing music. You can change sound Pressing the button repeatedly enables you to settings, activate the repeat function, switch on the fast-forward at different speeds (2, 4, 8 and...
MUSIC >>> The Menu is opened. You now have the following options: Then, by tapping the corresponding field, choose • Bass setting Info, Random, Repeat track or Sound. • Treble setting • Balance setting Sound settings • Increase the value of the current function After selecting Sound in the Menu you can •...
>>> MUSIC Repeat function Shuffle function The current track can be repeated by pressing the All the music tracks on a selected playback Repeat track button. Press it again to disable the medium are played in shuffle mode by pressing repeat function.
MUSIC >>> Information Folder selection When the status screen is displayed, the folder Information about the track name, track number, button is located at the top of the screen. Pressing playing time, artist and total playing time is this button enables you to select the storage obtained by pressing the Info button.
>>> MUSIC Note: Pressing will take you from the folder menu directly to the image viewer menu. Track view In the track view you can play a desired track directly by tapping on it. Press the button to return to the folder selection. Press the button to return to music playback.
>>> A/V in A/V in status screen Further options for the A/V-in connections can be found in the section “A/V Settings” on page 74. A/V-in connections Pressing A/V in 1 or A/V in 2 in the main menu will take you to the menu for auxiliary connections.
>>> SETTINGS General settings Settings In the main menu, press Settings In the Settings menu, the following settings can be performed or displayed: • Charge state This opens the Settings menu. • Display brightness • Calibration • DVD region code •...
SETTINGS >>> Display brightness Charge state Pressing the Display brightness button displays The current Charge state is displayed in 5% a slide control with which you can adjust the display increments if the Charge state button is pressed. brightness. > By pressing you can set the required display brightness.
>>> SETTINGS Calibration DVD region code Calibration is occasionally required to enable you Note: to use the touchscreen without difficulty. Calibra- The DVD region code can be changed at most tion of the touchscreen is started by pressing the five times. After that, the region code entered last Calibration button.
SETTINGS >>> • A/V out A/V Settings If this function is activated, the monitor is Using A/V Settings you can change the output switched off and the mute function is activated. signal type of the A/V out socket and select the The signal is then output only via the A/V-out standard of the video signal.
In the Language menu you can choose from the monitor is switched off after approx. 1 minute if various user languages. After selecting a lan- Vision PRO there has been no user activity during this time. guage, your will be switched to the desired language.
SETTINGS >>> > Select the desired user language. > Confirm your selection by pressing TV settings In the TV settings you can select the TV standard for the optional TV module. For optimal operation in border regions you can specify a second TV standard. Furthermore, the power supply for a separate amplifier via the antenna connection can be switched on and off.
>>> SETTINGS • France (TV standard SECAM L/LS). Has a different • Universal DK (TV standard SECAM DK) (inverted) modulation to all the other countries with • Universal BG (TV standard PAL BG) SECAM and BG-video standard, as well as AM •...
SETTINGS >>> Information Pressing the Information button in Settings will display information about the software version of your unit. A CD/DVD eject button is also provided here for ejecting the CD or DVD, if this is no longer possible in other applications. To eject the CD or DVD, press...
>>> TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY JPG/JPEG Technical terminology udio ideo nterleaved) oint hotographic xperts roup) AVI means the overlapping, or interleaving, of audio JPEG is the most common storage format for image and video. It is a multimedia format and a quasi- compression which is subject to losses, i.e.
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TECHNICAL TERMINOLOGY >>> NTSC orth American elevision tandards ommittee) NTSC is the designation for a special method of TV transmission. The NTSC transmission format is used in the United States, Canada and Japan, in particular. NTSC signals cannot be played by units not compati- ble with NTSC, such as PAL TVs.
>>> TECHNICAL DATA DVD drive Technical data Display • Read speed: 1 to 32x • Display: Highly responsive • Read formats: DVD-R/+R, RW, 7” touchscreen TFT colour display double-layer DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW • Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels • Aspect ratio: 16:9 •...
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TECHNICAL DATA >>> Dimensions and weights • Dimensions (W × H × D): 226 mm × 160 mm × 36 mm • Weight: 1120 g TV/radio tuner (optional) • TV tuner: Analogue TV and DVB-T • Radio tuner: Analogue radio frequency range 87.5 –...
NOTICE >>> Notice Dear customer, In conformance with current EC guidelines, any person may operate this unit. This unit conforms to the current valid European or harmonised national standards. This designation is your guarantee that the unit conforms to the applicable specifications regarding electromagnetic compatibility.
>>> NOTICE Information about the laser equipment At the date of manufacture this laser product is classified as a class 1 laser product in compliance with the national/international standards DIN EN 60825- 1 : 2003-10 and DHHS Rules 21 CFR Subchapter J. The laser beam in this class 1 laser product is so weak that it does not represent a hazard when used as intended.
Disposal Customer information on the disposal of electrical and electronic devices (private households) In accordance with the self-imposed principles of Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, its product was developed and made from high-quality, recyclable materials and components. This symbol on the product and/or accompanying documents means that at the end of their life electrical and electronic products must be disposed of separately from domestic waste.
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