Boss Audio BV8970B User Manual

To ensure safety while driving

and to comply with laws,

drivers should not watch video or

operate the video device while driving.

Content

Precaution..... ..... ..... .......................

Safety Informatio n.... ..... ................

Disc Note........ ..... ..... .....................

Installation .... ..... ..... ......................

Electric Connecti on .... ..... .............

Remote Control .... ..... ..... ..............

Basic Operation ... ..... ..... ...............

Main Menu Operation..... ..... ............

Setting animation..... ..... .................

Setting disc..... ..... ..... .....................

Setting radio.... ..... ..... .....................

Setting BT............... ..... ..................

Setting wallpaper...... ..... . ................

Version about.......... ..... ...................

Setting time..... ..... . ..... ...................

Setting audio mode...... ..... ..............

Setting video mode...... ..... ..............

Setting OSD language.... ..... ...........

Setting illumination col or... ..... .........

TFT dis play calibration. ......... ..... ....

Rear Vi ew Camera ................. ..... ..

Control Panel ..... ..... ..... .................

Unit keys ......... ..... ..... .....................

Radio Operation.. ..... ..... ................

Listening to the radio ..... ..... ............

Storing and Listening to a mem ory

station ......... ..... ..... .................. ...

Automatic Memory St oring &

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Program Scanning...... ..... ............

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RDS function..... ..... ..... ...................

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Media Operation....... ..... .................

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Basic Operation ... ..... ..... .................

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Selecting Play Mode ...... ..... .............

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On-Screen Display Functi on .... .........

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Digital Video Special Function.... ....

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Multi-Subtitle Languag e funct ion.. .....

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Multi-audio language Fun ction ..... .....

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Multi-angle Function.. ..... .................

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Tit le menu f uncti on .... .................. ....

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A-B Repeat function..... ..... ...............

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Program function...... ..... ..................

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Step function.... ..... ..... ....................

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Slow speed function..... ..... ..............

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BT Operation.. ........................... ...

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AUX Operation ..... ..... ..... ................

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AV Opera tion................... ..... ..........

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USB Operation ..... ..... ..... ................

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Card Operation .... ..... ..... ................

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SWC Operation.... ..... ..... ................

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Parental Control. ..... ..... ................

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Region Code...... ..... ..... ..................

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Specification ... ..... ..... ....................

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Troubleshooting. ..... ..... ..................

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Precaution

THANK YOU F OR PURCHASING PLAYER .

Before oper ating the unit, read this manual thor oughly and ke ep it handy
for future re ference .
To av oid injury or accident , read the follo wing precau tions before
installin g and operati ng the unit .

ON INSTALLATION

DO NOT inst all any receiver in locations where ;

- it may obstru ct the steering wheel and gearshift lever operat ions, as this
may result in a t raffic accident.

- it may obstru ct the operation of safety devices su ch as air bags, a s this
may result in a f atal accident.

- it may obstru ct visibili ty.
DO NOT oper ate any receiver while manipulati ng the steering wheel, as
this may resu lt in a traffic accide nt.
The driver mu st not watch the monitor while driving.
IF THE DRIV ER watches the monitor while drivin g, it may lead to
carelessness and cause a n accident.
IF YOU NEED t o operate the receive while driving , be sure to look ahead
carefully o r you may be invo lved in a traffic acci dent.
IF THE PARKING BRAKE is not engage d.“ ParkingBrake” flashes on the
monitor, and n o playback pi cture will be shown.

- This warn ing appears only when the parking brake wire is conn ected to
the parking brake system b uilt in the car ( refer to the e lectric connection)

A BOSS AUDIO M ULTIMEDIA

ABOUT THE LIQ UID CRYSTAL DI SPLAY (LCD) PAN EL

Do not press hard on the LCD pan el. Doing so can distort the picture or
cause a malfu nction . The picture may become unc lear , or the LCD
panel may be damaged .

NOTES ON CLEA NING

-Clean the LC D panel with a sl ightly damp soft cloth.

-Do not use sol vents such as benzine, thinner, commercially av ailable
cleaners or antistatic spray .

- Do not use alcohol to clean the scr een .

If your car was p arked in a cold o r hot place, the picture may not be clear .
The monit or is not damaged . The pi cture will become clear the temper­ ature in your c ar becomes no rmal .

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Safety Information

CAUTION:

THIS DI GITAL VIDEO PLAYER IS A CLASS I L ASER PRODUCT. HOWEVER

THIS DIGITAL VIDEO PLAYER USES A VISIBLE/INVISIBLE LA SER BEA M
WHICH COULD CAUSE .

HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIREC TED. BE S URE TO OPERATE
THE DIG ITAL VIDEO PLAYE R CORRE CTLY AS INSTRUCTED.
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUS TMENT S OR PERF ORMANCE OF
PROCEDURES OTHER THAN TH OSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT
REPAIR YOUR SELF. REF ER SERVICI NG TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO RE DUCE THE RISK OF FIRE O R ELECT RIC SHO CK, DO NOT EXP OSE THI S
EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOI STURE .

TO RE DUCE THE RISK OF FIRE O R ELECT RIC SHO CK, AND ANNOY ING
INTERFERENCE, USE O NLY THE REC OMMEN DED ACCES SORIE S.

THIS DE VICE IS INTENDED FOR CONTINUOUS O PERATION.

This pr oduct incorporates copyright prote ction t echno logy that is protected
by method claims of cer tain U. S. Pate nts and o ther intellectual property ri ghts
owned by Macrovision Corpo ratio n and oth er rights owners.Use of this
copyright protect ion tec hnolo gy must b e authorized by Macro vision Corporati on,
and is intended for home and oth er limi ted vie wing uses only unless
otherwise authori zed by Ma crovi sion Co rporation. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibite d.

REGION MANA GEMENT INFORMATIO N:

This Di gital Vide o Playe r is designed and manufactured to respon d to the Re gion
Management Inform ation t hat is re corde d on a Digital Video di sc. If the Region

number described on the Digi tal Video disc does n ot corr espon d to the Region
number of this Digita l Video Player, this Digita l Video Player cann ot play t his dis c.

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Disc Note

Disc format s supported by this
player

Digit al
Video

VCD

CD

MP3

Audio and Video
Disc size 12 cm

Audio and Video
Disc size 12 cm

Audio
Disc size 12 cm

Audio
Disc size 12 cm

Discs which c annot be played
with this pla yer

Digital Video-RAM
CDV
CDG

Handling an d Cleaning

Dirt, dust, scratch es and wa rping d isc
will cause misoperation.
Do not place stickers o r make
scratches on discs.
Do not warp discs.
A disc should always be kept in its
case when not in use to pre vent fr om
damaging.
Do not place discs in the f ollow ing
places:

1.Direct sunlight

2.Dirty, dusty and damp areas

3.Near car heaters

4.On the seats or dashbo ard

Disc Cleani ng

Use a dry soft cloth to wip e the sur face.
If the disc is quite dirt y, use a soft cloth
slightly moistured with is oprop yl (rub bing)
alcohol. Never use solvent s such as
benzine, thinner or conven tiona l recor d
cleaners as they may mar the sur face of
the disc.

Note:

A disc may become somewhat scra tched
(although not enough to make i t

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unusable) depending on you r handl e it
and conditions in the usage en viron ment.
Note these scratche s are not a n
indication of any problem wi th the pl ayer.

Lab el si de
up

Do no t tou ch
the
und ers ide
of th e dis c

Do no t
ben d

Wip e the disc fr om
center
tow ard t he out side
edg e

Preparing N ew Discs with Rough
Spots

A new disc ma y h av e r oug h e dg es on
its in side and ou ts ide ed ge s. If a d isc
with rou gh edges is us ed , t he prope r
setting w ill not be per fo rme d and th e
player will not p lay th e disc. Therefore,
remove the ro u gh edg e s i n ad v anc e
by using a ball point pen or penci l as
shown on the right. To rem o ve t he
rough edges, press the sid e o f th e pen
or pencil against the inside a nd outs ide
edges of the disc.

Rou gh spot s
on
out side ed ge

Bal l point p en
or pe ncil

Rou gh spot s
on in side
edg e

Installation

NOTES:

1. Choose the mounting locat ion whe re the un it will not interfere with the normal
driving function of the driv er.

2. Before finally installi ng the un it, con nect the wiring temporarily and make sur e
it is all connected up properl y and the u nit and t he system work properly.

3. Use only the parts included w ith the u nit to en sure proper installation. The use
of unauthorized parts can ca use mal funct ions.

4. Consult with your nearest d ealer i f insta llation requires the drilling of holes o r
other modifications of the v ehicl e.

5. Install the unit whe re it doe s not get i n the dri ver s way and cannot injure the
passenger if there is a sudden s top, li ke an eme rgency stop.
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. Avoid in stalling the unit where it would be subjec t to high t emper ature , such
as from direct sunlight, or fr om hot ai r, from th e heater, or where it would be
subject to dust, dirt o r exces sive vi brati on.

7. If installation angle exc eeds 30 f rom hor izontal, the unit might not give its
optimum performance.

DIN FRONT/R EAR-MOUNT

This unit can be properly inst alled e ither f rom "Front"(conventional DIN
Front-mount) or "Re ar"(D IN Rear -moun t installation, utilizing threaded
screw holes at the sides of the un it chas sis). F or details, refer to the followin g
illustrated installati on meth ods.

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Removing the unit

1. Press the REL butt on to rel ease th e front panel .

2. Remove the control panel .

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Installation

Installation the unit

3. Remove the PLASTIC COVER of the both sides away

PLASTIC COVER

4. Insert the two KEY PLAT into the grooves at both sides
of the unit as shown in figure until they click .

KEY PLATE

5. Pulling the levers makes it possible to remove
the unit from the dashboard .

SPRIN G WASH ER

PLAIN WA SHE R

TAPPING SCREW

DASH BO ARD

HEX NUT

METAL MOU NTING
STRAP

CONSO LE

SLIDE B RAC KET
HOUSI NG

HEX BOLT

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Installation

How To Remove And Install The Front Panel

When detaching or attachin g the con trol pa nel, be careful not to damage the
connectors on the back of the co ntrol p anel an d on the panel holder.

Detaching C ontrol Panel

Before deta ching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power.

1). Press the “REL” release button and the left han d side of f ront pa nel will release.

RELEA SE BU TTON

2). Pull-off the front panel and keep the front pan el into t he case .

PROTE CTI VE CA SE

Attaching C ontrol Panel

1). First insert the ri ght han d side of t he fron t panel into the hollow of the unit .
(NOTE : the “bulge” poi nt on the p anel mu st be att ached into the hollow of the unit .)

2). Gently push the lef t hand si de of the f ront pa nel until you feel a “ Click” .

Hollow

Bulge

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Electric Connection

RADIO ANTENNA JACK

KEY 1 INPU T BRO WN

KEY 2 INPU T WHI TE

KEY GROU ND BL ACK

RCH IN RED
VIDEO IN YE LLOW

REAR RCA AU DIO OU TPU T RED

LCH IN WHI TE

REAR RCA AU DIO OU TPU T WHIT E

REAR CAM ERA IN PUT YELLO W

SUBWOOFER G RAY

PARKING BRAKE INPUT: LIGHT GREEN

REAR CAMERA SWITCH: VIOLET/WHITE

FRONT RCA AUDIO OUT SOCKET

FRONT RCA AUDIO OUT SOCKET

VIDEO OUTPUT SOCKET

VIDEO OUTPUT SOCKET

IS O CONNE CTO R

AV IN

B

A

FUS E

8 6 4 2

7 5 3 1

4

5

Whit e Yello w

Red

Yello w

2

8 6 4 2

B

7 5 3 1

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ISO CONNECTOR

1 BLACK. .... ....... .... .... ... ..GR OUND

2 RED... .... ....... .... .... ... IGNI TION (+)

4 BLUE/W HITE .....AU TO ANTE NNA

5 YEL LOW..... .... .... ..C ONSTA NT(+ )

1 GREEN/ BLAC K...... .... ......L EFT RE AR(-)

2 GREEN. .... ....... .... ....... .... LEFT R EAR (+)

3 WHITE/ BLAC K...... .... .....LE FT FRO NT(-)

4 WHITE. .... ....... .... .... ... ...L EFT FR ONT (+)

5 GRAY/BLAC K... ....... .... RIGHT FRO NT(- )

6 GRAY....... .... .... ... .... .... RIG HT FRO NT(+ )

7 VIOLET /BLA CK..... .... ....RIG HT REA R(-)

8 VIOLET.. .... ....... .... .... ... .RIG HT REA R(+ )

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Remote Control

1. OSD BUTTON

2. PROG BUTTO N

3. LOUD BUTTO N

NUMBER(0~ )BUTTONS

4. 9

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5. L OCK B UTTON

6. ANGLE/MO/ST BU TTO N

7. LOC/SLOW BUTTON

8. STOP BU TTON

9. I<< BUTTON

10. SELECT BU TTO N

11. VOLUME+/ - BUT TON S

12. STEP/TEL BUT TON

13. SRC BUTTO N

14. MUTE BUTTON

15. BAND BUTTON

16. OK BUTTON

17. INT BUTTO N

18. RPT BUTTO N

19. 10+ BUTTO N

20. LANG/L/R/ST BUT TON

21. A-B/CLEAR BUTTON

22. >II BUTTO N

23. >>I BUTTO N

24. ZOOM BUTTON

25. EQ BUTTON

26. SUBT/REDIAL BUT TON

27.POWER BUTTO N

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28. Hang Up

APS/ BUTTON

29. MENU BUTTON

30. SETUP BUT TON

31. / / / BUTTON

32. GOTO BUTT ON

33. PBC/TITLE BUTTO N

34. RDM BUTTO N

35. AF BUTTO N

36. TA BUT TON

Remote ControlRemote Control

Preparing the Remote Control

Inserting t he Battery

1.First push to insid e as the di recti on indi cated by the arrow (See )And then

Remove the battery ho lder as t he dire ction i ndicated by the arrow (See ).

2.Replace the battery Set a ne w batte ry prop erty with (+)side up as illustrated

(See ).

3.Insert the batter y holde r. Push in t he hold er to the original position(See ).

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Using the Rem ote Control

Face the remote contr ol towa rds the p layer f ront face IR mark (remote control s ignal

receiver).

Operation angle: About 30 deg ree in ea ch the di rection of the front of the IR mark.

Note :

The lithium cell in the batter y compa rtmen t of remote control has been secured for

transport with a plastic . Bef ore ini tial us e please remove this plastic so that the

remote control is ready for op erati on .

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