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The player can be used for DVD audio and DVD video.

DVD video will not display on the navigation screen unless the vehicle is in PARK (P). It will operate on the rear seat entertainment screens while the vehicle is moving. The Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) video screen will start play of the DVD when a DVD video has been inserted into the navigation system. The DVD player can be controlled by the buttons on the navigation system, the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system, and the remote control. The DVD player can also be used for the rear seat passengers with the radio off. The rear seat passengers can power on the video screen and use the remote control to navigate the disc. See "Rear Seat Entertainment System" in the Index of your vehicle's owner manual for more information.

The DVD player is only compatible with DVDs of the appropriate region code that is printed on the jacket of most DVDs.

The DVD slot is compatible with most audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW media along with MP3 and WMA formats.

If an error appears on the display, see "DVD Messages" later in this section.

(Load): To load one disc, do the following:

  1. Press the load hard key and follow the screen message displayed.
  2. When the system displays "Insert Disc (number)", insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up. The system will pull it into the first available slot and start playing. The system will display the type of disc inserted.

To load multiple discs, do the following:

  1. Press and hold the load hard key and follow the screen message displayed.
  2. When the system displays "Insert Disc (number)", insert the disc partway into the slot, label side up. The system will pull it in.
  3. Once a disc is loaded, the system will display "Insert Disc (number)" again. Load the next disc. Repeat this procedure for each disc. The player takes up to six discs, do not try to load more than six. The system will not display the disc types when loading all, until the discs have been read by the system.
  4. Once all discs have been inserted, the system will start playing the last loaded disc.

(Eject): To eject a disc, do the following:

  1. Press the eject hard key.
  2. The system will display "Ejecting Disc".
  3. Press the DISC screen button to display the Disc Changer screen. Select the disc to eject. If a selection is not made, the system will eject the disc from the current slot. If the disc is not removed from the slot, the system will pull it back in after 10 seconds and start playing it.

To eject all discs at once, press and hold the eject hard key. The system will display the disc number being ejected.

Playing a DVD

There are three ways to play a DVD:

    • Once a DVD is inserted, the system will automatically start play of the DVD.
    • If you are on a map screen, touch the DVD screen button.
    • Press the AUDIO hard key, then touch the DVD screen button.

When a DVD is loaded, the rear seat passengers can power on the RSE video screen and use the remote control to navigate through the DVD.

/ (Power/Volume): Press this knob to turn the system on and off. Turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume of the audio system. Press and hold this knob for more than two seconds to turn off the navigation system, RSE video screen, and RSA. If the vehicle has not been tuned off, the RSE and the RSA can be turned back on by pressing this knob and will continue play of the last active source.

DVD Menu Options

Once a DVD starts to play, the menu options and cursor screen buttons will automatically appear. To display the menu Options screen button while a DVD is playing, touch anywhere on the screen.

Options: Select this screen button to view the menu option screen buttons. Menu options are available when they are highlighted. Some menu options are only available when the DVD is not playing.

Cursor: Touch this button to access the cursor menu. The arrows and other cursor options allow you to navigate the DVD menu options. The cursor menu options are only available if a DVD has a menu. Use the cursor menu to start a DVD video from the disc main menu.

, , , (Arrow Buttons): Use these arrow buttons to move around the DVD menu.

Enter: Touch this button to select the highlighted option.

Return: Touch this button to go back to the previous DVD menu.

Back: Touch this button to go back to the main DVD display screen.

Move: Touch this button to move the cursor buttons back and forth from the bottom-right corner to the top-left corner of the screen.

/ (Pause/Play): Touch this button to pause the DVD. This button will then change to the play button. Touch the play button to play the DVD. Touch this button in a DVD disc main menu to start the movie.

(Stop): Touch this button to stop play of the DVD. Press the play button to continue playing the DVD from where the DVD was stopped. Press this button twice to return to the beginning of the DVD.

DISC: Touch this screen button to view the list of loaded disc(s). Select the disc to play.

(Rewind):  Touch and release this button to rewind through the scene, chapters, and titles. Touch this button again to increase the rewinding speed. Touch the play button to stop rewinding. This button may not work when the DVD is playing the copyright information or the previews.

(Forward): Touch and release this button to advance rapidly through the scene, chapters, and titles. Touch this button again to increase the fast forwarding speed. Touch the play button to stop fast forwarding. This button may not work when the DVD is playing the copyright information or the previews.
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Hide Options: Press this screen button to remove all menu options from the display, except Options and Cursor.

Top Menu: Touch this button to display the first menu of the DVD. This is not available on all DVDs.

Menu: Touch this button to display the DVD menu of the current area of the DVD that is playing. This button is not available for DVD audio.

Audio: Press this button to display the audio options. Select the audio options that best improve sound quality. This is not available on all DVDs or when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for DVD audio.

Subtitle: Touch this button to playback the video with subtitles. This is not available on all DVDs or when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for DVD audio.

Angle: Touch this button to adjust the viewing angle of the DVD. Repeatedly press this button to toggle through the angles. This is not available on all DVDs or when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for DVD audio.

(Previous Scene): Press this button to go to the previous scene. This button does not work when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for DVD video.

(Next Scene): Press this button to go to the next scene. This button does not work when the DVD is stopped. This button is not available for DVD video.

Search: Touch this button to display the search screen. Select Title or Chapter Search for DVD video and Group or Track for DVD audio. The keyboard allows you to type in the title/chapter/group/track number that you would like to watch or listen to. This button does not work when the DVD is stopped.

Setup: Touch this button to display the DVD Setup screen. This button is only available when the DVD is not playing. The DVD Setup screen allows you to change the brightness, contrast, and mode, change the viewing on the monitor and to change the initial settings; language, parental level, and aspect.

(Brightness): Touch the up or down screen arrows to increase or decrease the brightness of the navigation screen.

(Contrast): Touch the up or down screen arrows to increase or decrease the contrast of the navigation screen.

Auto (Automatic): Touch this screen button for the system to automatically adjust the navigation screen background depending on exterior lighting conditions.

Night: Touch this screen button and the system will make the navigation screen background brighten.

Day: Touch this screen button and the system will make the navigation screen background darken.

Monitor: From the DVD Setup screen, touch this button to adjust the viewing angle of the DVD on the navigation screen. This is not available on all DVDs. This button is not available for DVD audio Touch the button to close the screen in from the left and right sides. Touch the button to fill the screen on the left and right sides. Touch the button to fill the screen on the top and bottom.

Settings: From the DVD Setup screen, touch this button to change the default audio, subtitle, and menu languages, parental level, audio, and to view the aspect of the DVD. These settings are not available on all DVDs. This button is not available for DVD audio.


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Audio Language: Touch English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language that the DVD player uses for each disc. The audio language must be available on the disc. The audio language may vary for each DVD.

Subtitle Language: Touch English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language of the subtitles that the DVD player uses for each disc. The subtitle language must be available on the disc. The subtitle language may vary for each DVD.

Menu Language: Touch English, Francais, Espanol, Italiano, or Deutsch to change the default language of the DVD video menus. The menu language must be available on the disc. The menu language may vary for each DVD.

Parental Level: Touch this button to change the rating level to only allow the play of DVDs with a certain rating. The rating selection is 1 through 8, with 1 Kids Safe being a G rating. If the 1 is selected, any DVD with a rating above G will not be able to be viewed without entering a password. When the parental level is first entered a keyboard will appear on the display and a four-digit password will need to be created. Type in a password that you will be able to remember. Once the password is created, you can then select a rating level. If you would like to change the rating level, press the Parental Level button, then press the Password button. Type in the password and then change the rating level. If the password has been forgotten, contact your dealer/retailer. This may not be available on all DVDs.

Aspect:  Touch this button to change the aspect ratio of the DVD. This may not be available on all DVDs.

(Next Track/Chapter): Press this hard key to go to the next track or chapter. This button may not work when the DVD is playing the copyright information or the previews.

(Previous Track/Chapter): Press this hard key to return to the start of the current track or chapter. Press this button again to go to the previous track or chapter. This button may not work when the DVD is playing the copyright information or the previews.

(Tuning Knob): Turn this knob counterclockwise one notch to go to the start of the current chapter/track, turn it again to go to the previous chapter/track. Turn this knob clockwise to go to the next chapter/track.

DVD Messages

If Disc Read Error appears on the display and/or the DVD comes out, it could be for one of the following reasons:

    • If a disc was inserted with an invalid or unknown format.
    • If the disc is not from a correct region.
    • If the map DVD disc was installed into the DVD audio/video slot. See "Installing the Map DVD" under Maps for more information.
    • It is very hot. When the temperature returns to normal, the DVD should play.
    • You are driving on a very rough road. When the road becomes smoother, the DVD should play.
    • The DVD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
    • The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and try again.
    • There may have been a problem while burning the DVD.
    • The label may be caught in the DVD player.

If the DVD is not playing correctly, for any other reason, try a known good DVD.

If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.