Alpine TME-M710 User Manual

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TME-M710

6.5-INCH WIDE LCD MONITOR

• OWNER'S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.

• BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung bitte vor Gebrauch des Gerätes.

• MODE D'EMPLOI Veuillez lire avant d’utiliser cet appareil.

• MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo antes de utilizar este equipo.

• ISTRUZIONI PER L’USO Si prega di leggere prima di utilizzare il attrezzatura.

• ANVÄNDARHANDLEDNING Innan du använder utrustningen bör du läsa igenom denna användarhandledning.

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ALPINE ELECTRONICS, 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)

Qingdao Dongli Xinhaiyuan Printing Co., Ltd. No.17, jiushuidong road, Qingdao, China

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.

Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CV4 9TW. U.K.

Phone 0870-33 33 763

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 01-48 63 89 89

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8,

20090 Trezzano Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone 02-48 47 81

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

01013 Vitoria (Alava) - APDO 133, Spain

Phone 945-283588

Printed in China (S)

68-02278Z74-A

Contents

ENGLISH

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

Installation and Connections

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

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

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

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

Connections .................................................... 16

1-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.

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 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.

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CAUTION

PRECAUTIONS

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 Centre for repairing.

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.

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Basic Operation

DISP

Screen Display ON/OFF

1 Press the POWER button. 2 To 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.

POWER

SELECT

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.

1 Switch the mode to AUX1 or AUX2 to display the

navigation screen.

2 Press 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.

Adjusting the Volume

1 Adjust the volume level by pressing the or

button.

Switching the Source

1 Press the SELECT button.

Each press of the button will cycle through the modes as follows:

NAV. (NAVIGATION)AUX1 AUX2

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Switching the display mode

1 Press the DISP button.

Each press of the button will cycle through the modes as follows:

Adjusting

1 Press and hold the SELECT button for at least 2

seconds. Adjustment screen will appear.

WIDE CINEMA NORMAL

Normal images are expanded uniformly in the horizontal direction and are displayed over

WIDE

CINEMA

NORMAL

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)

2 Press the SELECT or DISP button and select

the mode to be adjusted. Adjust by pressing the

SELECT : Selects the mode. (downward) DISP : Selects the mode. (upward)

or : Adjusts.

1 VISUAL EQ mode (manufacturer’s settings)

selection (VISUAL EQ MODE)

OFF : Default setting. NIGHT M. : Suitable for movies with a lot

SOFT : Suitable for movies with

SHARP : Suitable for old movies whose

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.

2 Brightness adjustment (BRIGHT)

or button.

of dark scenes.

computer graphics or animation.

resolution is unclear.

Allows the brightness (–15 (MIN)~+15 (MAX)) of the picture.

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Basic Operation

3 Color depth adjustment (COLOR)

7 Dimmer adjustment (DIMMER)

Change depth can be adjusted from –15 (MIN) to +15 (MAX). * Adjustment cannot be made in the

NAVIGATION (RGB connection) mode.

4 Tint 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.

5 Contrast adjustment (CONTRAST)

Contrast can be adjusted from –15 (LOW) to +15 (HIGH).

6 Screen quality adjustment (SHARP)

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”.

8 Dimmer HIGH level adjustment (DIMMER HI

LEVEL)

Adjusts the HIGH LEVEL (16 (MIN) to 31 (MAX)) of the dimmer.

9 Dimmer LOW level adjustment (DIMMER LO

LEVEL)

Adjusts the LOW LEVEL (0 (MIN) to 15 (MAX)) of the dimmer.

Screen quality can be adjusted from –15 (SOFT) to +15 (HARD). * Adjustment cannot be made in the

NAVIGATION (RGB connection) mode.

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

changes to “CUSTOM”.

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p Change 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.

q Beep tone setting (BEEP)

ON : Beep tone sounds to inform you that the

operation is accepted, when you press the button etc.

w External 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.

e Navigation settings (NAV. IN)

3 After 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.

When the navigation is connected to the RGB terminal, set to ON.

r Guide control setting (GUIDE CONTROL)

It is audio interruption setting for the navigation system. For European customers: Be sure to set to “EUROPE”. For customers in other countries: Be sure to set to “STANDARD”.

• The setting can be made only when ON is

set in “e Navigation settings (NAV. IN)”.

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