Alpine TME-M710 User manual

TME-M710

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6.5-INCH WIDE LCD MONITOR

Printed in China (S)

68-02278Z73-A

Qingdao Dongli Xinhaiyuan

Printing Co., Ltd.

No.17, jiushuidong road,

Qingdao, China

ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.

1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda,

Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan

Phone 03-5496-8231

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.

19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,

California 90501, U.S.A.

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.

777 Supertest Road, Toronto, Ontario M3J 2M9,

Canada

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.

(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)

98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris

Nord II, B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy

Charles de Gaulle Cedex, France

Phone 01-48638989

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano

Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone 02-484781

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

01013 Vitoria (Alava) - APDO 133, Spain

Phone 945-283588

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam

Victoria 3803, Australia

Phone 03-8787-1200

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Frankfurter Ring 117, 80807 München,

Germany

Phone 089-32 42 640

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.

Alpine House

Fletchamstead Highway,

Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.

Phone 0870-33 33 763

1-EN

Contents

Operating Instructions

WARNING

WARNING .................................................. 2

CAUTION ................................................... 3

PRECAUTIONS ......................................... 3

Basic Operation

Screen Display ON/OFF .................................... 4

Adjusting the Volume ......................................... 4

Switching the Source ......................................... 4

Switching the Screen Position ........................... 4

Switching the display mode ............................... 5

Adjusting ............................................................ 5

Information

In Case of Difficulty .......................................... 9

Specifications ................................................... 10

ENGLISH

Installation and Connections

Warning ........................................................... 11

Caution ............................................................ 11

Precautions ...................................................... 12

Installation ...................................................... 13

Connections .................................................... 14

LIMITED WARRANTY

2-EN

WARNING

This symbol means important instructions.

Failure to heed them can result in serious

injury or death.

DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT TAKES

YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM SAFELY DRIVING

YOUR VEHICLE.

Any function that requires your prolonged attention

should only be performed after coming to a complete stop.

Always stop the vehicle in a safe location before

performing these functions. Failure to do so may result in

an accident.

KEEP THE VOLUME AT A LEVEL WHERE YOU CAN

STILL HEAR OUTSIDE NOISE WHILE DRIVING.

Failure to do so may result in an accident.

MINIMIZE DISPLAY VIEWING WHILE DRIVING.

Viewing the display may distract the driver from looking

ahead of the vehicle and cause an accident.

DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER.

Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shock.

USE THIS PRODUCT FOR MOBILE 12V APPLICATIONS.

Use for other than its designed application may result in

fire, electric shock or other injury.

KEEP SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS BATTERY OUT OF

THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

Swallowing them may result in serious injury. If

swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

USE THE CORRECT AMPERE RATING WHEN

REPLACING FUSES.

Failure to do so may result in fire or electric shock.

WARNING

DO NOT WATCH VIDEO WHILE DRIVING.

Watching the video may distract the driver from looking

ahead of the vehicle and cause an accident.

INSTALL THE PRODUCT CORRECTLY SO THAT THE

DRIVER CANNOT WATCH TV/VIDEO UNLESS THE

VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE

IS APPLIED.

It is dangerous (and illegal in many states) for the driver to

watch TV/Video while driving a vehicle. Installing this

product incorrectly enables the driver to watch TV/Video

while driving. This may cause a distraction, preventing the

driver from looking ahead, thus causing an accident. The

driver or other people could be severely injured.

3-EN

CAUTION

This symbol means important instructions.

Failure to heed them can result in injury or

material property damage.

HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS.

Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to

the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or

the nearest Alpine Service Center for repairing.

PRECAUTIONS

Temperature

Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is between

+45°C (+113°F) and 0°C (+32°F) before turning your unit

on.

Fuse Replacement

When replacing the fuse(s), the replacement must be of

the same amperage as shown on the fuse holder. If the

fuse(s) blows more than once, carefully check all

electrical connections for shorted circuitry. Also have your

vehicle’s voltage regulator checked.

Maintenance

If you have problems, do not attempt to repair the unit

yourself. Return it to your Alpine dealer or the nearest

Alpine Service Station for servicing.

Installation Location

Make sure the TME-M710 will not be exposed to:

• Direct sun and heat

• High humidity

• Excessive dust

• Excessive vibrations

• After turning the system off, a slight ghost of the image

will remain temporarily. This is an effect peculiar to

LCD technology and is normal.

• Under cold temperature conditions, the screen may

lose contrast temporarily. After a short warm-up

period, it will return to normal.

4-EN

Basic Operation

Screen Display ON/OFF

1Press the POWER button.

2To turn off the POWER, press the POWER

button again.

• If properly connected, the monitors main

POWER will turn off when the vehicle's

ignition switch is off. If the main power lamp

illuminates in the STAND BY mode, the

vehicle's battery may be discharged.

• After turning the system off, a slight ghost of

the image will remain temporarily. This is an

effect peculiar to LCD technology and is

normal.

• Under cold temperature conditions, the

screen may lose contrast temporarily. After a

short warm-up period, it will return to normal.

Adjusting the Volume

1Adjust the volume level by pressing the or

button.

Switching the Source

1Press the SELECT button.

Each press of the button will cycle through the

modes as follows:

DISP

SELECT

POWER

NAV. (NAVIGATION)AUX1 AUX2

Main power

lamp

Switching the Screen Position

If the screen is out of position when, for example,

navigation system is connected to the AUX IN 1 or

AUX IN 2 terminal by using the RCA extension cable,

switch the screen position.

1Switch the mode to AUX1 or AUX2 to display the

navigation screen.

2Press and hold the DISP button for at least 2

seconds.

Press and hold the DISP button again for at least

2 seconds to return the position.

5-EN

Switching the display mode

1Press the DISP button.

Each press of the button will cycle through the

modes as follows:

Normal images are

expanded uniformly in

the horizontal direction

and are displayed over

the entire screen.

Normal images are

expanded in the

horizontal and vertical

directions. The top and

bottom of the image are

cut off. This mode is

suited for 16:9 cinema

size images.

Normal image (4:3)

CINEMA

WIDE

NORMAL

WIDE CINEMA NORMAL

Adjusting

1Press and hold the SELECT button for at least 2

seconds.

Adjustment screen will appear.

2Press the SELECT or DISP button and select

the mode to be adjusted.

Adjust by pressing the or button.

SELECT : Selects the mode. (downward)

DISP : Selects the mode. (upward)

or : Adjusts.

1VISUAL EQ mode (manufacturer’s settings)

selection (VISUAL EQ MODE)

OFF : Default setting.

NIGHT M. : Suitable for movies with a lot

of dark scenes.

SOFT : Suitable for movies with

computer graphics or

animation.

SHARP : Suitable for old movies whose

resolution is unclear.

CONTRAST: Suitable for the latest movies.

• Set this function to “OFF” to return to the default

values after changing between modes “NIGHT M.”

and “CONTRAST” and adjusting the image

brightness, color density and so on.

2Brightness adjustment (BRIGHT)

Allows the brightness (–15 (MIN)~+15

(MAX)) of the picture.

Continued

6-EN

7Dimmer adjustment (DIMMER)

AUTO: Turning on/off the headlight switches

the screen brightness between

DIMMER HI LEVEL and DIMMER LO

LEVEL.

LOW : The backlighting is set to the value

adjusted at “DIMMER LO LEVEL”.

HIGH : The backlighting is set to the value

adjusted at “DIMMER HI LEVEL”.

8Dimmer HIGH level adjustment (DIMMER HI

LEVEL)

Adjusts the HIGH LEVEL (16 (MIN) to 31

(MAX)) of the dimmer.

9Dimmer LOW level adjustment (DIMMER LO

LEVEL)

Adjusts the LOW LEVEL (0 (MIN) to 15

(MAX)) of the dimmer.

pChange sound output (SOUND OUT)

MONITOR : Outputs sound through the

built-in speakers.

HEADPHONE : Outputs sound to

headphones if connected.

*Note that sound will not be output unless

the audio output settings are appropriate.

3Color depth adjustment (COLOR)

Change depth can be adjusted from –15

(MIN) to +15 (MAX).

*Adjustment cannot be made in the

NAVIGATION (RGB connection) mode.

4Tint tone adjustment (TINT)

Tint tone can be adjusted from G15 (G MAX)

to R15 (R MAX).

*Adjustment cannot be made in the

NAVIGATION (RGB connection) mode.

5Contrast adjustment (CONTRAST)

Contrast can be adjusted from –15 (LOW) to

+15 (HIGH).

6Screen quality adjustment (SHARP)

Screen quality can be adjusted from –15

(SOFT) to +15 (HARD).

*Adjustment cannot be made in the

NAVIGATION (RGB connection) mode.

•If 2to 6are adjusted, VISUAL EQ mode in 1

changes to “CUSTOM”.

Basic Operation

7-EN

qBeep tone setting (BEEP)

ON : Beep tone sounds to inform you that the

operation is accepted, when you press

the button etc.

wExternal input sound level adjustment

(AUX IN-1 LEVEL/AUX IN-2 LEVEL)

HIGH : Sets the sound level at a high level.

LOW : Reduces the sound level.

eNavigation settings (NAV. IN)

When the navigation is connected to the

RGB terminal, set to ON.

rGuide control setting (GUIDE CONTROL)

It is audio interruption setting for the

navigation system.

Be sure to set to “STANDARD”.

•The setting can be made only when ON is

set in “eNavigation settings (NAV. IN)”.

3After completing adjustments, press and hold

the SELECT button for at least 2 seconds.

The screen will return to the normal mode.

•If no operation is made for 10 seconds after

selecting a mode to be adjusted, the adjustment

mode will be cleared.

8-EN

Base Operation

•Receives the remote control signal from connected

ALPINE products such as navigation and DVD players.

Remote Control Sensor

Remote sensor

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