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To ensure safe driving
• To avoid the risk of accident and the
potential violation of applicable laws, this
unit should never be used while the vehi-
cle is being driven except for Navigation
purposes. Also, Rear Displays should not
be in a location where it is a visible dis-
traction to the driver.
• In some countries or states the viewing of
images on a display inside a vehicle even
by persons other than the driver may be
illegal. Where such regulations apply, they
must be obeyed and this unit’s visual
image features should not be used.
• “Visual image” in this manual indicates the
moving image from the equipments which are
connected to this product with AV-BUS or RCA
cable, such as DVD player and TV tuner.
This unit detects whether your vehicle’s parking
brake is engaged or not, and prevents you from
watching visual images on the front display while
driving. When you attempt to watch visual
images, the warning Viewing of front seat
video source while driving is strictly prohib-
ited. will appear on the front display.
To watch visual images on the front display, park
your vehicle in a safe place and apply the parking
brake.
See “Parking brake interlock” in the Opera-
tion Manual for more information.
When using a display connected to
REAR MONITOR OUTPUT
This unit’s REAR MONITOR OUTPUT is for
connection of a display to enable passengers in
the rear seats to watch visual images.
❒ The map screen navigation images output to
the rear display differs from standard NTSC
format images. Therefore, the quality will be
inferior to the images that appear on the front
display.
• NEVER install the rear display in a loca-
tion that enables the driver to watch visual
images while driving.
To avoid battery exhaustion
Be sure to run the vehicle engine while using this
unit. Using this unit without running the engine
can result in battery drainage.
• Do not use with vehicles that do not fea-
ture an ACC position.
About rear view camera
With an optional rear view camera (sold sepa-
rately) you are able to use the Navigation System
as an aid to keep an eye on trailers, or while back-
ing up.
• SCREEN IMAGE MAY APPEAR
REVERSED.
• USE INPUT ONLY FOR REVERSE OR
MIRROR IMAGE REAR VIEW CAMERA.
OTHER USE MAY RESULT IN INJURY
OR DAMAGE.
• The rear view camera function is to be
used as an aid to keep an eye on trailers, or
while backing up. Do not use for entertain-
ment purposes.
• Please note that the edges of the rear view
camera images may differ slightly accord-
ing to whether full screen images are dis-
played when backing up, and whether the
images are used for checking the rear
when the vehicle is moving forward.