Pyle PHUD18OBD User guide

PHUD18OBD HEAD UP DISPLAY

User Manual

HUD short for Head Up Display. It displays driving datas on the front
windshield such as speed on the car front window glass; avoiding drivers
unsafety because of watching the instrument while driving. Drivers can
read the driving information instantly , and can always keep the best state
on the way with HUD.

HUD MAIN FUNCTIONS & FEATURES:

1. Available for cars with OBD2 and EUOBD port (Car automatic diagnosis
system), plug and play

2. Screen 5.5 inch HD display

3. Multi-color design makes the screen more abundant and easier to read

4. Nano-technology to eliminate double reections, more clear.

5. New function: Driving distance measurement

6. Rich Contents: speed, rpm, water temperature, voltage, instantaneous
fuel consumption, average fuel consumption, driving distance
measurement, voltage, shift reminders, fatigue driving reminders, low
voltage alarm, high water temperature alarm, over speed alarm, engine
failure alarm, eliminate the fault code, freely switch between kilometers
& miles.

7. Auto power on/o: HUD start and o with vehicle starts and shutdown,
eective protection of the car battery; retaining the manual switch
mode, easier to control HUD.

8. Automatic and manual brightness adjustment mode, driving without
glare

DISPLAY FUNCTION:

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1. Decorative light

2. Engine RPM

3. Speed

4. Speed unit (KM/H, MPH)

5. Multi-functional area 1 ：Engine RPM, voltage, single driving distance
(KM,Mile), single driving time (Minutes), water temperature

6. Unit for multi-functional area 1

7. Multi-functional area 2: fuel consumption, single driving distance
(KM,Mile)

8. Unit for multi-functional area 2

9. Icon: setting, over speed alarm, fault code, light sensor, fatigue alarm,
shifting reminding, water temperature alarm, low voltage alarm, buzzer
mark

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WHEN THE DIAL ON THE LEFT

1. Short pull up (when HUD is power on): Switch for instantaneous fuel
consumption, fuel consumption for 100km, single driving distance (pls.
note, after entering the setting menu, short pull up to increase the
parameter)

2. Short pull down (when HUD is power on): after entering the setting
menu, short pull down to decrease the parameter)

3. Vertical Short press (when HUD is power on): switch for engine RPM,
water temperature, single driving distance and time (pls note: after
entering the setting menu, vertical short press to increase the menu)

4. Long pull down: turns on or o the alarm sound.

5. Vertical long Press in 5 seconds: enter into setting menu, after the
adjustment, vertical long press in 5 seconds to save it and exit.

6. Long pull up: Pull up the wave button 5 seconds to clear the engine
fault code when HUD in normal state.

BUZZER ICON:

Pull down: pull down the wave button 5 seconds to turn o the buzzer,
another 5 seconds to turn on the buzzer.

CLEARING ENGINE FAULT CODES:

Pull up the wave button 5 seconds to clear the engine fault code when
HUD in normal state

RESET SETTING:

Long press in for 5 sec. to enter the setting menu, short press 14 times to
nd menu 14, adjust the default value from 0 to 1, then press for 5 sec. to
keep and exit.

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HUD INSTALLATION :

1. Know your vehicle brand, HUD work for cars with OBDII agreement or
EU OBD agreement. Open the engine hood and nd the sticker below it
(see the below picture 1), if it has words like OBDII CERTIFIED, then it can
be installed.

2. Find out the 16 pin diagnostic link (see the below picture 2) of the
vehicle and connect it well with OBDII connecting line.

HUD SETTINGS:

Car speedometer value has been adjusted high by car factory to make
driving safe. Since HUD receiving data from ECU, thus HUD display is the
accurate value. ECU calculated data will be a little dierent with car
dashboard data. If you nd HUD display value is not same as your
dashboard, you can enter the menu setting to adjust HUD value, then
HUD display information will be the same as your dashboard.

Vertically press in the wave button 5 seconds:

Enter into menu setting (there are 3 directions for wave button: up,
vertical, down), vertical long press, enter the menu setting, vertical short
press 1 time , menu options will increase 1 unit, up and down the wave
button to increase or decrease the parameter value. After adjustment,
vertical long press 5 seconds to return the previous interface.

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According

Parameters

Menu

0

1

2

Speed

RPM

Fuel

consumption

Range

Adjustment

50-150

50-150

50-150

Explanation

When the Speed is not

the same as dashboard:

Up or down the wave

button to adjust

When RPM is not the

same as dashboard:

Up or down the wave

button to adjust

When fuel consump-

tion is not the same as

dashboard:

Up or down the wave

button to adjust

Default

Values

107

117

100

Display State

3

4

5

6

Shifting

reminding

RPM alarm

Over

speed

alarm

Display

mode

1000

-7500

1000

-7500

30-250

0-2

When RPM reaches

5000, HUD will give

RPM alarm

When RPM reaches

5000, HUD will

give RPM alarm

Over speed alarm

shows up when the

vehicle speed

exceeds 150

0 display all

information,1 is only

display speed,

2 display nothing

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5000

5000

150

0

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Brightness

adjustment

0-2

0 is automatic

adjustment, 1 is the

darkest by manual, 2 is

brightest by manual

0

8

temperature

9

10

11

12

Speed unit

Water

unit

Mileage

Unit

Emission

setting

Reference

start

voltage

1-2

1-2

0-1

0-100

0-15.0

1 is KM, 2 is MPH

1 for °C, 2 for °F

(switch between KM/Mile)

0 is single driving in KM,

1 is single driving in Mile

The default car emission

is 20(means 2.0L)

,if there is no display fuel

consumption,pls adjust

the default value to 0

If HUD cannot

power o, adjust to

13.2-14.0V

2

2

1

20

0

Delayed

13

shutdown

Reset

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setting

The default value for HUD

shutdown time is 10

10-900

0-1

seconds,when the car is

gas-electric hybrid and

automatic start/stop

system, you can delay the

shutdown time(e.g. 130s)

Adjust the parameter to

1,and vertical press in the

wave button 5 seconds to

save,then the reset is

nished

10

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USE AND INSTALLATION FOR REFLECTION FILM:

Please Note: HUD projects dashboard information on the car front wind­screen , because the windscreen is double, which will make double reec­tion on the windscreen when it works. The double reection will be
dierent cause of the dierent windscreen. If you can see clear of the
displaying information, then there is no need to use the reection lm. If
there is a double image, then please use the reection lm. First, please
put the non-slip mat on the dashboard, and then put HUD on it.
Reection lm can be stick to the position right above the HUD position
which can reect host screen to windscreen.

METHODS OF PASTING THE FILM:

1. Spray some water on the place that the lm will be pasted on, and then
use a dry cloth to clean it.

2. Take o the back side（marked 1) of reection lm, then paste it to the
window glass.

3. After you have adjusted the location, you can use a scratch board or
something else at to slick the lm and squeeze the water inside out
until there is no bubble or water in it.

4. Take o the protection lm (marked 2) of the reection lm. If the lm
cannot display the whole information, please adjust the non-slip mat to
move the position.

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS:

Environment temperature: - 40c- + 80c atmospheric pressure 86-106KPa
Relative Humidity: 10% -95% environmental noise <= 60dB (A)
Alarm sound level: "= 30dB (A)
Working voltage: 9V ~ 16Vdc (12Vdc / 400mA)
HUD size: 12.5*7.5*1.5(cm)
HUD Weight: 110 g

SOLUTION FOR COMMON PROBLEMS

1. The screen without any display,and no electricity
Reason: Start the car engine; check if the OBD cable line is tight; please

pull down the OBD cables repeatedly to ensure; check if HUD power
switch turns on. If theres still no display, please try it to another car to
test, analyze whether the car OBD diagnostic interface is good, if it is not
good, please repair it and try again.

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2. HUD only shows the car voltage and be automatic power o after 30
second when it under the condition with electricity while driving.
Reason: HUD just available for cars with OBD2 agreement and EU-OBD

agreementEuropean region: after 03 years, Other region:after 07 years)
HUD Products donnot support JOBD and OBDI and recommended test
for another car.

3. See not clearly when HUD under the sunlight.

Check whether the HUD host surface protective lm is torn,and please
stick the reection lm in the gift box corresponding on the winscreen.
Or vertical press in 5 seconds to enter into menu setting when HUD is
power on, short press 7 times to 7 menu 7, adjust the parameter to 2,
vertical press in 5 seconds to save.

4. Wrong operation lead to crashes. Or inaccurate datas

Do a reset setting.

5. Inaccurate Speed
a. First check the speed unit is correct or not, the speed unit including

KM/H and MPH, short press in the wave button to switch between
KM/H and MPH
b. When HUD is power on, vertical press the wave button 5 seconds to
enter into the menu options, here menu option shows 0, parameter
shows 107, up or down the wave button to increase or decrease the
value according to the dierence until it shows correct one. After
adjustment, vertical press in 5 seconds to save it.

6. Inaccurate RPM

When HUD is power on,vertical press the wave button 5 seconds to
enter into the menu 1, parameter shows 117, up or down the wave
button to increase or decrease the value to 100. After adjustment,
vertical press in 5 seconds to save it.

7. Inaccurate fuel consumption

The unit for fuel consumption is L/100Miles, HUD display is the single
driving fuel consumption, while car display is Integrated average
driving fuel consumption, so it is normal if there are dierence.
HUD display three kinds of fuel consumption
a. Idle mode: HUD display Instantaneous fuel consumption per hour
(L/H), it means HUD can gure out how much oil the car will
consumed after start engine in one hour.

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b. Driving mode: HUD display Instantaneous fuel consumption of
100Miles
c. Finish driving: HUD display is average fuel consumption of 100Miles,
when turn o the car, HUD will auto turn o in 10s. Under the
condition with power,vertical press the wave button 5 seconds to
enter into menu option, show press in 11 times to nd menu 11, the
default value is 20 (means the emission is 2.0L), up or down the wave
button to increase or decrease the value according to the dierence
with your car emission until it shows correct.Vertical press in 5
seconds to save and exit. Or nd menu 2 , the parameter shows 100,
up or down to adjust.

8. Over speed alarm

HUD default over speed alarm value is 150,it can be adjusted. Under the
condition with power, vertical press in the wave button 5 seconds to
enter into menu option, short press 5 time to menu 5, parameter
150, here 150 means over when driving speed reach 150, hud will give
over speed alarm,up or down the wave button to increase or decrease
the value. Vertical press in 5 seconds to save after adjustment.

9. How can see the average fuel consumption of 100Miles?

When car turn o, HUD display is average fuel consumption of
100Miles.

10. HUD cannot be automatically power on

Vertical press in 5 seconds to enter into menu setting, short press 12
times to menu 12, the default value is 0, up or down to adjust the
default value to 12.8 V, vertical press in 5 seconds to save and exit.

11. HUD cannot be automatically power o in cars with Start Stop
function

Vertical short press the wave button 5 seconds to enter into menu
setting, vertical short press 12 times to menu 12, the default
parameter is 0, up or down the wave button to adjust the default
value to 13.2V

12. When HUD power o, it re-start again

Vertical press in 5 seconds to enter into menu setting, short press 12
times to menu 12, the default parameter is 0, up or down change it to

13. 8V, vertical press in 5 seconds to save and exit.

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