Audiovox VOH682 User manual

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Important Notice

It is unlawful in most jurisdictions for a person to

drive a motor vehicle which is equipped with a

television viewer or screen that is located in the

motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of

the driver’s seat, or that is visible, directly or

indirectly, to the driver while operating the

vehicle. In the interest of safety, the VOH682

should never be installed where it will be visible,

directly or indirectly, by the operator of the motor

vehicle.

Please note that the state of Rhode Island forbids

theinstallationofsuchadeviceinamotorvehicle.

Television Reception

This entertainment system is designed primarily

for viewing pre-recorded movies or playing video

games. Television reception in a moving vehicle

will be limited and in some areas will not be

possibledue to weak and variable signal strength.

Television viewing in a stationary vehicle will

resultinanimprovement,butmaystillbemarginal

due to signal strength. The quality of the picture

will not be consistent with home TV reception.

Reception may be affected by weather & distance

from T.V. station. A weak signal may cause the

picture to roll, be snowy, or cause some color

loss.

Congratulations on your purchase of the Audiovox

VOH682drop-downTV/VideoMonitor. TheVOH682

has been designed to give you and your family many

years of video entertainment in the mobile

environment. Please read the directions that follow

to familiarize yourself with the product and to ensure

that you obtain the best results from your equipment.

Please note: Installation options vary, see the

individual owner’s manuals for each component in

your system to obtain a full understanding of each

component’s operation.

Safety Precaution

For safety reasons, when changing video tapes it is

recommended that the vehicle is not in motion, and

thatyou do notallow children tounfasten seatbelts to

changetapesormakeanyadjustments to the system.

System adjustments can be accomplished using the

remote control unit, while seatbelts remain fastened.

Enjoy your Audiovox entertainment system but

remember-safety of all passengers remains the

number one priority.

Features

¨6.8” TFT (Thin Film Transistor) Active

Matrix LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

Monitor

¨OSD (On Screen Display) for Control

of Picture Quality and Functions

¨Full Function Remote Control

¨Television Tuner

¨IR Transmitter for wireless Headphones

¨Remote Sensor eye

¨Four Audio / Video Sources

¨Headphone / Speaker Amplifier

¨Two Headphone Jacks for Wired

Headphones

¨Built-in Dome Lights

¨Backlit Controls for Low Light Operation

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Front Panel

1. Infrared Transmitter - Used to transmit audio to

wireless headphones

2. Power button – (Bright red when system is On,

dim when Off)

3. Channel Up/Down – Changes the TV channel

4. Volume Up/Down – Controls volume to

headphone jacks and external speakers if

connected

5. Auto Pro Switch – Auto Program used to

program local channels into TV memory. Press

when vehicle is in a new location.

6. Source Select – used to select one of the four

A/V sources

7. Sensor Eye – Allows the remote control to

operate the VOH682’s OSD (On Screen

Display), volume to wired headphone jacks (and

optional external speakers), and for control of

Video Cassette Player and other accessories

8. Three position Dome Light Switch

•Auto – Automatically switches on the dome

lights in conjunction with the vehicle’s

interiorillumination

•Off – The Dome lights will not turn on in this

position

•On – Turns on the Dome lights.

9. Dome lights – provide additional interior

illumination

10. Screen Release – Slides in the direction of the

arrow to release the drop down screen

11. Headphone Jacks – allows plug-in of two wired

headphones with 1/8” stereo plug.

12. AuxiliaryA/VStereoInput – allowsplug-in of

camcorder, game, portable DVD player or other

A/V source with RCA type output connectors.

BATTERYINSTALLATION

Before attempting to operate your Remote Control,

install the batteries as described below.

1) Turn the RemoteControl face down. Press down

onthe ridged areaof the batterycover and slideit

off.

2) Install two “AAA” batteries as shown. Make sure

that proper polarity (+ or -) is observed.

3) Slide the cover back until it clicks.

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

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The remote control will operate the VOH682, Audiovox

Televisions and Video Cassette Players. It is not a

universal remote control and will not control equipment

from other manufacturers

If a universal remote control is to be used with the

VOH682, choose the remote encoding scheme for

Action Televisions when programming the remote.

TV/VIDEO MUTE

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PICTURE

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Remote Controlled TV Functions

1. POWER ON/OFF

Press this button to turn the VOH682 On. The

channel number or current video source will be

displayed on screen, and the picture will appear

in a few seconds. Press the button again to turn

the VOH682 Off.

2. DIRECT ACCESS (O-9) BUTTONS

Use these buttons to make a direct channel

selection. The channel number chosen will be

displayedonthe screen for about4seconds. The

directaccessiscarried out with 0-9keys(0-99ch).

The “1—“ key will not function as it is only used

for cable TV reception of channels above 99.

3. CHANNEL UP/DOWN BUTTONS

Use these buttons to advance to the next higher

orlowerchannel. Seealso:SKIP/SEARCHBUTTON.

4. VOLUME UP/DOWN BUTTONS

Use these buttons to raise or lower the volume

level of the headphone jacks or external speaker

if installed. They are also used to make picture

adjustments in picture select mode.

Note: These buttons will not affect the volume of

wireless headphones or a wired RF modulator.

When using these devices the volume must be

adjusted with the headphone volume control or

with your radio’s volume control (see pg. 11,

Headphones, or pg. 12, Wired FM Modulator).

5. PICTURE SELECT BUTTON

Each time this button is pressed, the on screen

picture adjustment display cycles through

“adjustment bars” for CONTRAST,

BRIGHTNESS, COLOR and TINT. Once the

desired adjustment bar is displayed, use the

VOLUMEUP/DOWNbuttonstoadjustthe setting.

The display will automatically turn off if no

adjustments are made within 6 seconds, or if any

other button is depressed.

6. MUTEBUTTON

Press this button to shut off the sound at the

headphone stations. The screen will display the

volume adjustment bar for 6 seconds, indicating

that the sound has been turned off. Pressing the

button again restores sound to the previously set

level. The mute feature may also be released by

pressing the VOLUME UP/DOWN BUTTONS.

7. TV/VIDEOBUTTON

Any video equipment connected to the AUDIO/

VIDEOinputscanbeusedwiththeTVbypressing

this button. Each time the button is pressed, the

Audio / Video source will change in the following

sequence VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 and TV.

8. AUTOMEMORYBUTTON

When the AUTO MEMORY button is depressed,

all channels in TV or CATV mode are searched

and tuned; all the channels with signals detected

are automatically stored. Please refer to page 2

for more information on TV reception.

9. SKIP/SEARCHBUTTON

This button selects between SKIP and SEARCH

mode. In “SKIP mode” the TV only stops on

channelsthatareprogrammed into memory when

the CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons are used.

Whenthe SKIP mode is off,theTV will stoponall

active channels.

10. ERASE/WRITE BUTTON

Whentunedtoa channel press this button tostore

or erase the channel from memory. The stored

channel numbers are displayed in “GREEN” on

the screen, and the non-stored channel numbers

are in “RED”. When the skip mode is on, the

VOH682willtunetoonly the storedchannelswhen

using the CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons.

Remote Controlled VCP Functions

These features can only be used with an Audiovox

VideoCassettePlayer, ifthisoptionwas installed with

yourvideo package

11. POWER BUTTON

This button is used to turn the VCP on and off.

12. “REW” REWIND BUTTON

If this button is pushed while the tape is stopped,

the tape will rewind. If this button is pushed while

the tape is playing, the VCP will go into rewind

search mode. For more information consult the

Audiovox VCP owner’s manual.

13. PLAYBUTTON

Pressthisbuttontoactivateplaymodewhileatape

is loaded into the VCP. This button may also be

used to disengage search and pause modes. For

moreinformation,consulttheVCPowner’smanual.

14. “F.FWD.” FAST FORWARD BUTTON

If this button is pushed while the tape is stopped,

tape will fast forward. If this button is pushed while

thetape is playing,the VCP will gointo fast forward

search mode. For more information on the search

featureoftheVCP,consulttheVCPowner’smanual.

15. REPLAY BUTTON

Pressingthisbuttonwillrewindtapeandimmediately

begin playback when the tape is fully rewound

16. STOP BUTTON

Press this button to stop the tape.

CHANNEL TUNING SET UP

In order to easily access all available TV channels, it

may be necessary to perform channel auto-

programming whenever the vehicle’s geographic

locationhaschanged,i.e.citytocity,weaksignalarea.

1. PresstheAUTOMEMORY button on theRemote

Control Unit or the AUTO PROGRAM button on

thedropdownvideounit. YouwillseetheTVcycle

through all its channels. The built-in

Microprocessor will automatically note each

channelthat is activelybroadcastingin your area.

2. (A) To tune only strong clear channels with the

CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons, press the SKIP/

SEARCHbutton on the RemoteControlUnit until

“SKIP MODE ON” is displayed on the bottom of

the screen. The TV will now tune only to strong

active channels when the UP or DOWN buttons

are used on the monitor or remote control.

(B) To tune weak or marginal channels with the

CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons , press the SKIP/

SEARCH button on the Remote Control Unit until

“SKIP MODE OFF” is displayed on the bottom of

the screen. Tune to the desired channel using

the CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons or go directly

to the channel by using the 0-9 buttons on the

Remote Control.

4. To ERASE a channel, press the ERASE/WRITE

buttononthe Remote Control Unituntil“MANUAL

MEMORY XX ERASE” is displayed on screen.

To STORE a channel, press the button until the

MANUAL MEMORY XX ADD is displayed on

screen.

Turning the VOH682 On or Off

1 Sliding the screen release lock forward will unlock

theLCDscreen and it willdropdown slightly. Pivot

the screen downward until a comfortable viewing

angle is reached. The internal friction detent will

hold the screen in position while the system is in

use.

2 Pressingthepowerbuttononthepodor the remote

will turn the system on or off alternately. When in

use the internal backlighting will illuminate the

controls.

3 After the unit has been turned on and is displaying

a picture, adjust the viewing angle, by pivoting the

screen to optimize the picture quality.

4 Rememberto turn the unit offand pivot theLCD to

the locked position when not in use.

Note: Please refer to page 2 for more information on

TVreception.

Operation

Overhead Dome Lights

The lights integrated into the VOH682 are controlled

by a three position slide switch. Sliding the switch to

the on position will turn the lights on. The off position

willprevent the lights fromturningon at alltimes,and

theauto positionwill allow thelights to turn on andoff

with the vehicle’s interior lighting. Do not leave the

vehicle unattended with the dome light switch in the

onposition,asthiscouldresultinadischargedbattery.

Remote Sensor

The VOH682 incorporates an Infrared sensor which

relays signals from the remote control to allow the

VOH682and VCP tobe controlled simplyby pointing

its remote control at the remote sensor eye. This

provides control of auxiliary equipment such as an

AudiovoxVideoCassettePlayer. The infraredsensor

can relay signals from any manufacturer’s remote

control to its respective component connected to the

Video 1 and 2 inputs, such as a DVD player. In this

case you must use the remote control supplied with

the DVD player.

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