Audiovox LCM1042TV User manual

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LCM1042TV
Owner’s Manual
Audiovox Specialized Applications, LLC
23319 Cooper Dr.
Elkhart, IN 46514
1-800-688-3135
www.asaelectronics.com
US PATENT # D413, 856

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Important Notice
It is unlawful in most jurisdictions for a person to drive a
motor vehicle which is equipped with a television viewer
or screen that is located in the motor vehicle at any point
forward of the back of the driver’s seat, or that is visible,
directly or indirectly, to the driver while operating the
vehicle. In the interest of safety, the LCM1042TV should
never be installed where it will be visible, directly or
indirectly, by the operator of the motor vehicle.
Please note that the state of Rhode Island forbids the
installation of such a device in a motor vehicle.
Television Reception
This entertainment system is designed primarily for
viewing pre-recorded movies or playing video games.
Television reception in a moving vehicle will be
limited and in some areas will not be possible due to
weak and variable signal strength. Television viewing
in a stationary vehicle will result in an improvement,
but may still be marginal due to strength. The quality
of the picture will not be consistent with home TV
reception. Reception may be affected by the
weather and distance from the TV station. A weak
signal may cause the picture to roll, be snowy, or
cause some color loss.

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Flexvision
LCM1042TV drop down TV/Video monitor. The
LCM1042TV has been designed to give you and your
family many years of video entertainment in the mobile
environment. Please read the directions that follow to
familiarize yourself with the product and to ensure that
you obtain the best results from your equipment.
Please note: Installation options vary, see the
individual owner’s manuals for each component in your
system to obtain a full understanding of each
component’s operation.
Safety Precaution
For safety reasons, when changing video tapes or
DVD’s it is recommended that you not allow children to
unfasten seat belts to change tapes or make adjust-
ments to the system while vehicle is in motion. System
adjustments can be accomplished using the remote
control unit, while seat belts remain fastened.
FEATURES
•10.4” TFT (Thin Film Transistor) Active Matrix LCD
(Liquid Crystal Display) Monitor
•OSD (On Screen Display) for control of Picture
Quality and Functions
•Remote Control
•Television Tuner
•Plug in RF Transmitter for wireless RF Headphones
•Remote Sensor eye
•Three Audio / Video Sources
•Speaker Amplifier
•Back-lit Controls for Night Time Operation

FRONT PANEL FEATURE
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FRONT PANEL FEATURES – See Figure 1
1. Power Button – (Bright red when system is ON, dim
when system is OFF).
2. Channel Up/Down – Changes the TV channel.
3. Auto Program – Press this button, the TV will
automatically scan and memorize the strong signal
channels.
4. Sensor Eye – Allows the remote control to operate
the LCM1042TV’s OSD system (On Screen
Display), volume to wired headphone jacks (and
optional external speakers), and for control of Video
Cassette Player, DVD Player and other accessories.
5. Three position Dome Light Switch
•Auto – Automatically switches on the dome lights
in conjunction with the vehicle’s interior
illumination.
•Off – The dome lights will not turn on in this
position.
•On – Turns on the dome lights.
6. Screen Release – Slide button in the direction of the
arrow to release the drop down screen.
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7. TV/AV– Any video equipment connected to the
A
UDIO/VIDEO inputs can be used with the TV by
pressing this button. Each time the button is pressed
, the Audio/Video source will change in the following
sequence VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 and TV.
8. Volume Tuning Up/Down – To raise or lower the
volume level.
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lso used to adjust the picture control
setting when “contrast”, “bright”, “color” or “tint” is
displayed on-screen.
9. Picture Select – To select Contrast, Brightness,
Color and Tint for desired level adjustment. If
adjustments not made within a few seconds, picture
select mode will automatically be cancelled.
10. Dome Lights – provide additional Interior
illumination.

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION
BATTERY INSTALLATION
Before attempting to operate your Remote Control,
install the batteries as described below.
1) Turn the remote control face down. Press down
on the ridged area of the battery cover, and slide
it off.
2) Install two “AAA” batteries as shown. Make sure
that proper polarity (+ or -) is observed.
3) Slide the cover back until it clicks into position.
The remote control will operate the LCM1042TV,
Flexvision Televisions and Video Cassette Players.
It is not a universal remote control and will not
control equipment from other manufacturers.
If a universal remote control is used with the
LCM1042TV, choose the remote control encoding
scheme for Action Televisions when programming
the remote.
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5. TV / VIDEO BUTTON
Any video equipment connected to the AUDIO/
VIDEO inputs can be used with the TV by pressing
this button. Each time the button is pressed, the
Audio/Video source will change in the following
sequence VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2 and TV.
6. MUTE BUTTON
Press this button to turn TV sound off. Press again
to restore sound to the previously set level. Mute
may also be released by pressing the VOLUME +/-
buttons.
7. SKIP / SEARCH BUTTON
This button selects between SKIP and SEARCH
mode. In “SKIP mode” the TV only stops on
channels that are programmed into memory when
the CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons are pressed.
When SKIP is turned off, the TV will advance to
next channel/previous channel number when
channel up/down is pressed.
8. ERASE / WRITE BUTTON
When tuned to a channel, press this button to store
or erase the channel from memory. The stored
channel numbers are displayed in green on the
screen, and the non-stored channels are in red.
Remote Controlled TV Functions
1. POWER ON/OFF
Press this button to turn the LCM1042TV on. The
channel number or current video source will be
displayed on screen, and the picture will appear in
a few seconds. Press the button again to turn the
LCM1042TV off.
2. DIRECT ACCESS (0-9) BUTTONS
Use these buttons to make a direct channel
selection. The channel number chosen will be
displayed on the screen for about 4 seconds. To
select channels 0-99, press two number buttons.
For example, to select channel 8, press 0, 8. To
select channels above 100, press the 1-- button,
then the number buttons for the last two digits of
the channel. For example, to select channel 115,
press 1--, 1, 5.
3. CHANNEL UP/DOWN BUTTONS
Use these buttons to advance to the next higher or
lower channel.
4. PIX AND VOLUME UP/DOWN BUTTONS
To raise or lower the volume level. Also used to
adjust the picture control setting when “contrast”,
“bright”, “color” or “tint” is displayed on – screen.
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12. PLAY BUTTON
Press this button to activate play mode while a tape
I is loaded into the VCP. This button may also be
used to disengage search and pause modes.
For more information, consult the VCP owner’s
manual.
13. “FFWD” FAST FORWARD BUTTON
If this button is pushed while the tape is stopped, tape
will fast forward. If this button is pressed while the
tape is playing, the VCP will go into fast forward
search mode. For more information on the search
feature of the VCP, consult the VCP owner’s manual.
14. STOP BUTTON
Press this button to stop the tape.
15. REPLAY BUTTON
During playback, press this button to rewind the tape
to the beginning and to begin PLAY mode from there.
When skip mode is on, the LCM1042TV will tune to
only the stored channels when using the
CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons.
9. AUTO MEMORY BUTTON
Press this button, the TV will automatically scan
and memorize the strong signal chan
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REMOTE CONTROLLED VCP FUNCTIONS
These features can only be used with a Flexvision
Video Cassette Player, if this option was installed with
your video package.
10. VCP POWER BUTTON
This button is used to turn the VCP on and off.
11. “REW” REWIND BUTTON
If this button is pushed while the tape is stopped,
the tape will rewind. If this button is pushed
while the tape is playing, the VCP will go into
rewind search mode. For more information
consult the VCP owner’s manual.

CHANNEL TUNING SETUP
In order to easily access all available channels, it may
be necessary to perform channel auto - programming
whenever the vehicle’s geographic location has
changed, i.e. city to city, weak signal area.
1. Press the AUTO MEMORY button on the remote
control unit. You will see the TV cycle through all
it’s channels. The built-in microprocessor will
automatically store each channel that is actively
broadcasting in your area.
2. (A) To tune only stored clear channels with the
CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons, press the
SKIP/SEARCH button on the Remote Control Unit
until “SKIP MODE ON” is displayed on the bottom
of the screen. The TV will now tune only to stored
channels when the CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons
are used on the monitor or the remote control. (B)
To tune to weak or marginal channels with the
CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons, press the
SKIP/SEARCH button on the Remote Control Unit
until “SKIP MODE OFF” is displayed on the bottom
of the screen. Tune to the desired channel using
the CHANNEL UP/DOWN buttons or go directly to
the channel by using the 0-9 buttons on the
Remote Control.
3. To ERASE a channel, press the ERASE/ WRITE
button on the Remote Control Unit until “MANUAL
MEMORY XX ERASE ” is displayed on screen.
To STORE a channel, press the button until the
MANUAL MEMORY XX ADD is displayed on
screen.
Note: Please refer to page 2 for more information on
TV reception.
TURNING THE LCM1042TV ON OR OFF
1. Sliding the screen release lock forward will unlock
the LCD screen and it will drop down slightly. (Pivot
the screen downward until a comfortable angle is
reached).
2. Pressing the power button on the pod or remote will
alternately turn the system on or off. When in use
the internal back lighting will illuminate the controls.
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fter the unit has been turned on and is displaying
a picture, adjustment to the viewing angle can be
made by pivoting the screen to optimize the picture
quality. The friction hinges will hold the screen in
position while the system is in use.
3. Remember to turn the unit off and pivot the LCD to
the locked position when not in use.
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OPERATION
Overhead Dome Lights
This lights integrated into the LCM1042TV are
controlled by a three position slide switch. Sliding the
switch to the on position will turn the lights on. The off
position will prevent the lights from turning on at all
times and the auto position will allow the lights to turn
on and off with the vehicle’s interior lighting. Do not
leave the vehicle unattended with the dome light
switch in the on position, as this could result in a
discharged battery.
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Remote Sensor
The LCM1042TV incorporates an infrared sensor,
which relays the signals from the remote control to
allow the LCM1042TV and VCP to be controlled
simply by pointing it’s remote control at the remote
sensor. This provides control of auxiliary
equipment such as an Flexvision Video Cassette
Player or DVD. The infrared sensor can relay
signals from any manufacturer’s remote control to
it’s respective component connected to the Video 1
and 2 inputs. In this case you must use the remote
control supplied with the other manufacturers
component.
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