Vm9510ts, Using the tft monitor – Audiovox VM9510TS User Manual
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VM9510TS
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USING THE TFT MONITOR
Open/Close TFT Monitor
Press the OPEN button (1) on the front panel or press the 
(
) button (25) of the front zone remote control to open/
close the monitor.
TFT Monitor Auto Open
•
If “TFT Auto Open” is “on” when the unit is turned on, 
the monitor automatically moves to the last viewing 
position.
•
If “TFT Auto Open” is ”off” when the unit is turned on, 
press the OPEN button (1) or (
) button (25) on the
front zone remote control to move the monitor into the 
desired viewing position.
Monitor Tilt Angle Adjustment
A known characteristic of LCD panels is the quality of the 
display in relationship to the viewing angle. The monitor 
angle can be adjusted for optimum viewing using one of the 
following methods:
•
Press the (
) or (
) buttons (3, 4) on the front of the
unit to adjust the tilt angle of the screen one step at a 
time.
•
Press and hold the to adjust the tilt angle of the screen 
one step at a time.
Rear Camera Mode
When the vehicle is placed in "Reverse", and an optional rear 
camera is connected to the VM9510TS, the TFT monitor will 
automatically switch to the camera input source. 
Aspect Ratio
The following sources only have the WIDE and OFF aspect 
ratio option: AM / FM Tuner, CD-DA, SD Card, DVD+R/RW, 
DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW with music files. Press the WIDE 
button (28) on the remote control to adjust the aspect ratio as 
follows:
Image Setting
Video Output Format
Table 3 shows the video output format for each playing 
source. 
*CVBS – Composite Video Baseband Signal
Adjustable Parameters
While in DVD or TUNER mode, the only parameter that can 
be adjusted is brightness (BRIGHT). To access “PICTURE”, 
“COLOR”, “CONTRAST”, and “TINT” you must be in AUX or 
CAMERA mode. 
NOTE: The default adjustment is “0” in PAL mode. Tint is
unavailable for adjustment.
Parameter Adjustment Procedure
1.
Enter Picture Quality Setting mode:
Press the PIC button (24) on the remote or press and 
hold the WIDE/PICTURE button (2) on the unit.
2.
Select Item to Set:
Press the (
) ( ) buttons (14, 22) on the remote or
press and hold the ( ) or ( ) buttons (18, 19) on the 
front panel.
3.
Set Parameters:
Press (
) (
) buttons (17, 19) on the remote or press
( ) ( ) buttons (8, 9) on the unit.
4.
Exit Picture Quality Setting Mode:
Press the PIC button (24) on the remote or press and 
hold the WIDE/PICTURE button (2) on the front panel.
Parking Brake Inhibit
•
When the “PRK SW” cable is connected to the brake 
switch, the display on the TFT monitor will display video 
only when the vehicle is applied.
•
Parking brake function is overridden when the video 
source is set to CAMERA.
•
When the parking brake inhibit is active, the front 
monitor displays “Parking Is On”, preventing the driver 
from watching content while driving. Rear video screens 
are not affected.
Monitor Movement Mechanism
If an obstruction occurs in the monitor path, the motion will 
stop automatically to prevent damage to the mechanism or 
monitor.
Normal operation is resumed by pressing the OPEN button 
(1) or disconnecting and reconnecting the power.
Table 3: Video Output Formats
Playing Source
Video Output Format
TUNER
RGB Mode
DVD
RGB Mode
AUX IN
CVBS Mode
CAMERA
CVBS Mode
TV
CVBS Mode
FULL
The entire screen is extended 
horizontally to the aspect ratio of 16 to 
9. The extension ratio is the same at 
any point.
WIDE
The screen is extended horizontally to 
the aspect ratio of 16 to 9. The 
extension ratio increases toward the 
right and left ends of the screen.
NORMAL
The conventional display image has a 
4 to 3 ratio of horizontal to vertical, 
leaving a blank area on the right and 
left sides of the display.
OFF
