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DVD system in rear
Entertainment
DVD system in rear
Vehicle equipment
Controls
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems.
General information
With the DVD system in the rear you can play
CDs and DVDs with audio, video and image data.
The DVD system can also play data from at‐
tached external audio and video devices. Audio
output is possible both via headphones and via
the vehicle speakers.
You can control the DVD system using the but‐
tons on the CD-/DVD player or using the remote
control.
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2
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4
5
Display screen
Infrared interface for headphones
CD/DVD player
Some functions are operated using the remote
control.
Headphone connection: jack plug
12 V socketsꢀꢁ139
Enabling DVD system
The DVD system can be enabled via iDrive.
Folding in display screen
When using the ski bag or when transporting
bulky pieces of luggage, the display screen
should be folded in, as otherwise it may be dam‐
aged.
1. "Settings"
2. "Allow rear control"
3. "Rear DVD system active"
Note when the display screen is folded
down
When the screen is folded down, do not open
the lid of the center armrest or rest your arm on
the screen; otherwise, you may damage the
screen.◀
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Turn: right headphone volume and vehicle
volume
Connecting headphones
You can connect headphones with a jack plug or
operate them using the infrared interface.
To enable optimal use of the infrared interface,
use infrared headphones that comply with the
IEC 61603-2 standard.
1. Turn the display screen, arrow 1
The display screen switches off.
2. Fold down the display screen, arrow 2.
Compatible infrared headphones and informa‐
tion about supported headphones are available
at your service center.
The display screen is folded out in the reverse
order.
When using infrared headphones, it is important
not to interrupt the infrared connection between
the headphones and the infrared interface. This
means that no obstacle should come between
the two and that the cover of the infrared inter‐
face should not be covered or scratched. Un‐
favorable lighting conditions such as glare from
outside can interfere with reception.
CD/DVD player
Controls
Remote control
1
Press: switch the DVD system on/off
Turn: left headphone volume and vehicle
volume
2
3
Eject CD/DVD
Beginning of track
Stop
1
2
3
Menu navigation
Volume for headphones with jack plug
Playback, pause, freeze frame
Next track
Changing track or chapter during CD-, DVD-
or AUX playback, fast forward/rewind
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5
CD/DVD slot
4
5
Headphones right/left
Connectors for external device: cinch sock‐
ets
Open start menu for DVD system
6
Press: switch the DVD system on/off
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Menu navigation
You can use the thumbwheel and buttons 1 to
navigate through the menus.
Sound output via speakers
In addition to the headphones, you can also play
the sound via the vehicle speakers.
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▷
Turn the thumbwheel: select a menu item.
1. "CD/Multimedia"
2. "External devices"
3. "AUX rear"
Press the arrow buttons: change between
fields.
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Press the button: activate the menu item.
4. "Volume"
Changing batteries
5. Turn the controller until the desired volume
is set and press the controller.
Switching DVD system on/off
Press the button on the CD-/DVD player or un‐
der the desired screen.
The DVD system switches on automatically
when a CD or DVD is inserted.
1. Press the detent and remove the cover.
2. Change the batteries. The type and instal‐
lation position are marked on the bottom of
the battery compartment.
Playing CD/DVD
Use the following menu items to access data
from a CD/DVD:
3. Close the cover.
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Video data via "DVD"
Audio data via "CD"
Images "Photo"
Take the used battery to a recycling cen‐
ter or to your service center.
Setting the language of the
DVD system
1. Select a CD/DVD track.
2.
Press the button.
3. Select "Tone".
4.
Press the button.
5. Switch to the top window.
6. Select "Language".
7.
8. Select the desired language.
9. Press the button.
Press the button.
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Video CDs (VCDs) and Super Video CDs
(SVCDs) can only be played if they do not have
a DVD-specific menu.
Playing videos from CDs/
DVDs
Country codes of DVDs
Eject CD/DVD
Your DVD player only plays DVDs with the cod‐
ing of your home region, e.g., Europe=2. The
country codes supported by your DVD are con‐
tained in the information on your DVD.
Press the button on the CD/DVD player. The
DVD emerges slightly from the drive.
DVD control
An overview of the coding zones:
Code Region
WiththeDVDcontrol, youcanselectthetitleand
chapter, open the DVD-specific menu, and op‐
erate functions such as Language, Fast forward
and Reverse or Freeze frame.
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2
USA, Canada
Japan, Europe, Middle East, South Af‐
rica
A DVD can briefly deactivate functions of the
DVD control, under certain circumstances while
the entire DVD is being played. It is not possible
to operate the DVD control under these circum‐
stances. In this case, try to make the selection
using the DVD-specific menu.
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4
Southeast Asia
Australia, Central and South America,
New Zealand
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6
Northwest Asia, North Africa
China
1.
Press the button on the remote control
during playback.
DVDs with the code 0 can be played on all devi‐
ces.
Starting playback
1. Push the CD/DVD into the drive with the la‐
beled side facing upward. The CD/DVD is
automatically pulled in.
▷
Playback begins automatically after a
few seconds.
2. Press the
buttons on the remote control
or turn the thumbwheel to select the desired
function.
▷
Otherwise: select "DVD".
2. If the DVD control or the DVD-specific menu
is displayed when a DVD is inserted, use the
remote control buttons for menu navigation
to select the desired option.
3.
Press the button.
Symbol Function
Exit DVD control
Or:
"SET"
Settings for playing DVDs.
Start playback.
Press the button on the CD/DVD player.
You can control the playback with the buttons
on the CD/DVD player or the DVD control.
Stop playback.
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3.
Press the button on the CD/DVD player.
Fast forward/reverse is interrupted. The
DVD will start play at the point selected.
Symbol Function
Activate and deactivate freeze
frame.
Skipping chapter
Skip a chapter.
You can change to the next or previous chapter
during playback.
Fast forward/reverse.
"Menu" Open the DVD-specific menu.
1.
Press the button on the remote control
during playback.
The DVD control disappears again after a short
time if you have not selected a function.
2.
3.
Select the symbol.
Press the button repeatedly, continuing
until you reach the desired chapter.
Or:
Press the button on the remote control to
exit the DVD control.
Or:
Press the button on the left or right on the
remote control repeatedly until you reach the
desired chapter.
Fast forward/reverse
Forward/reverse with DVD control
Freeze frame
1.
Press the button on the remote control
during playback.
Select the symbol.
1.
Press the button on the remote control
during playback.
2.
3.
4.
Press the button.
Press the button several times to in‐
crease the fast forward/reverse speed.
The DVD playback will be distorted.
To cancel fast forward/reverse:
1.
Select the symbol.
Press the button.
2.
2.
3.
Select the symbol.
Press the button.
Or:
Press the button on the CD/DVD player. The
DVD will start play at the point selected.
To continue playback:
1. Select the or
2. Press the button.
As an alternative, you can also stop and continue
symbol.
Forward/reverse with remote control
Press and hold the button until you reach
the desired point.
playback with the
player.
button on the CD/DVD
Or:
1. During playback, turn the thumbwheel. Fast
forward/reverse is interrupted.
2. Continue to turn the thumbwheel. The
speed is increased.
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ferent camera angles. These are usually only
briefly available.
Making settings for DVD
1.
Press the button during playback.
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"Menu": open the DVD-specific menu.
"Return": exit the menu, or:
Press the buttons on the remote con‐
trol.
Many DVDs offer dialogs and subtitles in various
languages or scene descriptions for the hearing
impaired. These functions are stored on the
DVD.
With some DVDs, it is only possible to select
language, subtitles, camera angle, or title by us‐
ing the DVD-specific menu. Consult the infor‐
mation accompanying your DVD.
2. Make the settings with the remote control:
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"Video settings":
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"Brightness", "Color", and "Contrast"
on the screen.
Opening the DVD-specific menu
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After switching to the top window, you
can change other settings.
Additional functions may be available on DVDs.
It is thus possible, for example, to select from
among several possible actions or to access in‐
formation about the film.
"Language": the system language of the
DVD system
"Display": background brightness of the
screen.
1.
Press the button on the remote control
during playback.
2. Select "Menu".
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▷
"Tone":
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"Treble / Bass" and "Balance": sepa‐
3. Press the button.
rately adjustable for the left and right
headphones and the infrared head‐
phones.
On some DVDs, you can use "Main menu"
and "Title" to access additional menus in
which you can select music scenes, for ex‐
ample.
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"Reset": the settings are reset to the de‐
fault values.
To make a selection:
"DVD format":
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"Standard"
1.
2.
Select the symbol.
"Zoom": full-screen playback.
Press the button until the desired func‐
tion is selected.
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"Language": language of the DVD playback.
The language advances one setting each
time the menu item is selected.
3. Select the
4. Press the button.
To return to the start menu:
1. Select the arrow.
2. Press the button.
arrow.
"Subtitles": language of the subtitles or turn
off the subtitles.
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"Title": select individual tracks on the DVD.
"Angle of view": camera angle.
You can also select language, subtitles, camera
angle, or title in the DVD-specific menu. Consult
the information accompanying your DVD.
Information or symbols that appear during
the playback of a film generally point out dif‐
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Compressed video files
Playback functions
1. Select a track.
Playback
1. Select the directory if necessary.
2.
Press the button.
3. Select a menu item:
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"Pause": stop and continue playback.
"Repeat track": repeat the selected
track.
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"Repeat directory": repeat the tracks in
the current directory.
4.
Press the button.
2.
Press the button.
Playing audio tracks from CD/
DVD
3. Select a track.
Starting playback
Push the CD/DVD into the drive with the labeled
side facing upward. The CD/DVD is automati‐
cally pulled in.
▷
Playback begins automatically after a few
seconds.
▷
Otherwise: select "CD".
Press the button.
4.
Press the button.
CDs/DVDs with compressed audio files, refer to
page 223, can take approx. 1 minute to read,
depending on their directory structure.
5. Select "Play".
6.
Press the button.
To play back audio tracks from a DVD, refer to
Compressed audio files, refer to page 223.
To change the directory:
1. Select the directory.
To start playback if a CD is already in the drive:
1. Open the start menu with the remote con‐
trol.
2. Select "CD".
2.
Press the button.
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3.
Press the button.
2.
Press the button.
As an alternative, you can also control the play‐
back with the buttons on the CD/DVD player.
3. Make the settings with the remote control:
▷
"Tone":
To eject CD/DVD:
▷
"Treble / Bass" and "Balance": sepa‐
rately adjustable for the left and right
headphones and the infrared head‐
phones.
Press the button on the CD/DVD player.
Selecting a track
▷
"Reset": the settings are reset to the de‐
fault values.
Buttons on CD/DVD player
Press the button for the corresponding
direction repeatedly until you reach the desired
track.
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"Pause": stop and continue playback.
"Random": the CD tracks are played back
once in random sequence.
Playback begins at the start of the track.
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"Scan": brief samples of all CD tracks are
automatically played one after another.
Using the remote control
"Repeat": repeat the current track. Select
again to end.
Press the button for the corresponding
direction repeatedly or turn the thumbwheel un‐
til you reach the desired track.
To exit from the menu:
Press the buttons on the remote control.
Playback begins at the start of the track.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons on the CD/DVD player:
Press and hold the button for the cor‐
responding direction.
Settings and playback functions for
audio CDs
1. Select "SET".
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Compressed audio files
Settings and playback functions for
compressed audio files
Playback
1. Select a track.
1. Select the directory if necessary.
2.
Press the button.
3. Make the settings with the remote control:
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"Tone":
▷
"Treble / Bass" and "Balance": sepa‐
rately adjustable for the left and right
headphones and the infrared head‐
phones.
▷
"Reset": the settings are reset to the de‐
fault values.
▷
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"Pause": stop and continue playback.
2.
Press the button.
"Scan directory": briefly sample the tracks
in the current directory.
3. Select a track.
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"Scan all": briefly sample all tracks.
"Random directory": play the tracks in the
current directory in a random sequence.
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"Random all": play all tracks in a random se‐
quence.
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"Repeat track": repeat the selected track.
"Repeat directory": repeat the tracks in the
current directory.
4.
Press the button.
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"Details": display any stored information on
the current track.
5. Select "Play".
6.
Press the button.
To exit from the menu:
To change the directory:
Press the buttons on the remote control.
1. Select the directory.
Displaying images from CD/
DVD
1. Push the CD/DVD into the drive with the la‐
beled side facing upward. The CD/DVD is
automatically pulled in.
2. Open the start menu with the remote con‐
trol.
3. Select "Photo".
2.
Press the button.
4.
Press the button.
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Displaying overview
Adjusting
1. Select the subdirectory if necessary.
2. Select "Overview".
1.
Press the button.
2. Select a menu item:
3.
Press the button.
Symbol
"SET"
Function
It may take some time until the overview is com‐
pletely displayed.
Return to the photo menu.
Adjust the "Display".
If a symbol appears instead of an image, the im‐
age cannot be displayed in the overview.
"Language": after switching to
the top window, the system lan‐
guage can be changed.
Displaying images
1. Use the buttons or the thumbwheel of the
remote control to select an image.
Start the slide show.
2.
Press the button.
Display the first/last image of the
current directory.
Rotate the image by 90°.
"Overview" Change to the image overview.
Ending display
1.
2.
3.
Press the button.
Select the symbol.
Press the button.
3. Displaying images:
▷
Scroll using the menu navigation but‐
tons of the remote control.
Eject CD/DVD
Press the button on the CD/DVD player.
▷
Display the slide show: turn the thumb‐
wheel to set the display duration of the
images.
Stop the slide show: select "Stop".
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Dual-sided DVDs available from retail suppliers
are coated on both sides and bear no markings.
This means both sides are information carriers.
To play the information on the other side, turn
over the DVD.
Information on CD/DVD
player
Safety notes
Do not remove the cover
Supported formats
The BMW CD/DVD player is a Class 1 laser
product. Do not operate if the cover is damaged;
otherwise, severe eye damage can result.◀
Depending on the compression method used,
not all files of the specified formats can be
opened.
Suitable media
Images
Use of CDs/DVDs
▷
JPEG/JPG.
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Do not use self-recorded CDs/DVDs
with labels applied, as these can be‐
come detached during playback due
to heat buildup and can cause irrepar‐
able damage to the device.
With very large image files, it can take longer for
the images to be displayed.
Compressed audio files
▷
▷
▷
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MP3.
WMA.
OGG.
AAC.
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Only use round CDs/DVDs with a standard
diameter of 4.7 in/12 cm and do not play
CDs/DVDs with an adapter, e.g., single CDs;
otherwise, the CDs or the adapter may jam
and no longer eject.
Do not use combined CDs/DVDs, e.g., DVD
Plus, as the CDs/DVDs can jam and will no
longer eject.◀
Compressed video files
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SVCD.
MPEG1.
The CD/DVD player can play the following me‐
dia:
MPEG2.
MPEG4/DivX.
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Video DVD.
CD-DA (audio CD).
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
CDs/DVDs with compressed image data.
CDs/DVDs with compressed audio data.
CDs/DVDs with compressed video data.
In some cases, it may not be possible to play
CDs/DVDs with integrated Digital Rights Man‐
agement (DRM).
The DVD player does not support DVD audio.
However, many audio DVDs available in stores
also contain a video track in the DVD Video for‐
mat in addition to the audio track. These DVDs
can be played back by the DVD player. Refer to
the information on your DVD to determine
whether your audio DVD contains an additional
video track. Depending on the authoring used, it
is possible that not all functions are available
during playback.
General malfunctions
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CD/DVD changers and players have been
optimized for performance in vehicles. In
some instances they may be more sensitive
to faulty CDs/DVDs than stationary devices
would be.
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If a CD/DVD cannot be played, first check
whether it has been inserted correctly.
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Foreign bodies/liquids in the CD/DVD slot
CDs/DVDs with compressed audio files
Make sure that no foreign objects or liq‐
uids get into the CD/DVD slot; otherwise, the
CD/DVD player will be damaged.◀
If the language set for the CD/DVD player does
not match the language of the music track, the
music tracks may be displayed incorrectly.
Humidity
External device
High levels of humidity can lead to condensation
on the CD/DVD or the laser's scan lens, and
temporarily prevent playback.
Connecting
Malfunctions involving individual CDs/
DVDs
If malfunctions occur only with particular CDs/
DVDs, this can be due to one of the following
causes.
Copied or self-recorded CDs/DVDs
▷
Possible reasons for malfunctions with
home-recorded CDs/DVDs are inconsistent
data creation or recording processes, or
poor quality or old age of the blank CD/DVD.
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2
Connections for audio/video cables. Watch
the colors of the sockets when connecting.
Yellow socket: video
▷
Only label CDs/DVDs on the upper side with
a pen intended for this purpose.
White socket: audio on left
Red socket: audio on right
Power supply for external device: socket
with removable cap.
Damaged CDs/DVDs
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Avoid fingerprints, dust, scratches and
moisture.
Playback
▷
▷
Store CDs/DVDs in a sleeve.
1. Switch on the external device and start the
playback.
Do not subject CDs/DVDs to temperatures
over 122 ℉/50 ℃, high humidity or direct
sunlight.
2. Open the start menu with the remote con‐
trol.
CDs/DVDs with copy protection
3. Select "AUX".
CDs/DVDs are often provided with a copy pro‐
tection feature by the manufacturer. As a result,
some CDs/DVDs cannot be played, can only be
played to a limited degree, or cause the system
to switch off. In this case, wait a short while and
then switch the system back on again. Then re‐
move the CD/DVD from the drive.
4.
Press the button.
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For devices without a video signal, for instance
MP3 players, "No video signal" appears on the
display. The sound is nevertheless played.
"Display": background brightness of the
screen.
▷
"Video Format":
▷
▷
"Standard"
Settings for external devices
"Zoom": full-screen playback.
1.
Press the button during playback.
To exit from the menu:
Press the buttons on the remote control.
2. Make the settings with the remote control:
▷ "Video settings":
▷
"Brightness", "Color", and "Contrast" of
the video playback.
▷
"NTSC color": the color can be adjusted
on an external device with the NTSC
standard.
▷
▷
"Standard": the DVD system can be
adapted to external devices with differ‐
ent TV standards; to do so, consult the
operating manual of the external device.
"Reset": the settings are reset to the de‐
fault values.
▷
"Tone":
▷
"Treble / Bass" and "Balance": sepa‐
rately adjustable for the left and right
headphones and the infrared head‐
phones.
▷
▷
"Reset": your settings are reset.
After switching to the top window, you
can change other settings.
"Audio": adjust the volume of the exter‐
nal device to the volume of the CD/DVD
player.
"Language": the system language of the
DVD system.
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