Self-Study Programme 408 Rear seat entertainment.pdf

Service Training

Vo l

Self-study Programme 408

Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)

Design and Function

We are living in a multimedia age. We are confronted

with modern consumer electronics in almost all areas

of life and we carry electronic devices with us at all

times when we go out.

Rear seat entertainment is here to help. Thanks to its

wide range of entertainment possibilities, it makes

journeys more pleasant and entertaining for

passengers.

People want mobility and independence and so they

are spending an increasing amount of time in their

cars. Long journeys, in particular, can become tedious

for passengers in the back seats, however.

This self-study programme describes the functions of

all rear seat entertainment systems used in

Volkswagen Group vehicles.

Vo l

S408_002

Important

Note

The self-study programme shows the design and

function of new developments. The contents will

not be updated.

For current testing, adjustment and repair

instructions, refer to the relevant service literature.

Contents

Introduction

The history of the car radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Basics

TFT/LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)

Functions and components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Golf Plus 2005/Touran 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sharan 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Passat 2006/Passat Estate 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Vo l

Touareg 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Phaeton 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Service

Handling and care of CDs, CD-ROMs and DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Test Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Vo l

Introduction

The history of the car radio

The desire for enjoyment is as old as humankind itself. Earlier forms of entertainment were music, dance and

theatre. Centuries later, the first modern entertainment media arrived in our living rooms with the radio,

gramophone and television. At the time of their launch, they revolutionised the entertainment industry.

The first mono radio came on the market in 1924.

Three years later Chevrolet became the first

automobile manufacturer to offer a car radio for its

vehicles. Due to the size of the radio receiver, a large

unit had to be accomodated in the boot. A switch was

mounted on the steering column to control it.

These units were still based completely or partly on

valve technology, had a volume of around 10 litres

and cost almost half the price of a small car at the

time. It was not until the fifties that the units became so

compact that it was possible to integrate them into the

dashboard.

S408_050

The first car radios were very similar to their

stationary counterparts.

In the sixties, valve technology was replaced by

transistors. This new space-saving technology opened

many possibilities. The evolution of the car radio

accelerated.

S408_080

At the end of the same decade, the audio cassette and

stereo sound celebrated their addition to car radios.

The CD followed in the mid eighties. The first traffic

news was broadcast in the early seventies.

The audio cassette allowed most car drivers

to take their favourite music with them in

their car, for the first time.

Vo l

Parallel to the car radios, the devices with screens

were developed further. While the large units with

cathode ray tubes were still completely unsuitable for

use in cars, this changed with the arrival of LCD

technology.

The first simple LCD screens were used in vehicles as

early as the eighties. At the end of the decade, the

first active matrix screen (AMLCD) was launched and

adapted for use in vehicles over the next years.

S408_053

The screens grew in size allowing more and

more information to be displayed.

Due to their compact design, TFT/LCD screens have a

multitude of applications. The new technology has

made it possible, for example, to integrate navigation

systems in car radios. The first navigation system

integrated in this way appeared in 1997.

From 2001, the built-in LCD screens were large

enough to watch films on properly. They were either

built directly into the car radio, separately in the

headliner or in the head restraints for rear seat

entertainment. VHS players were used to play the

films at first.

S408_074

Full-sized LCD screens are now no longer a

rarity in cars either.

DVD players/changers are mainly used today.

External devices, for example, games consoles, are

being used more and more and the arrival of DVB-T

television has now also made good television

reception possible in vehicles.

S408_075

DVD players have long since outstripped VHS

players.

Plik z chomika:

Inne pliki z tego folderu:

Inne foldery tego chomika: