BMW 7 Series: External Audio Sources

DVD Changer

The 6-DVD changer is offered as part of the ZPS Premium Sound Package on the F01/F02 and it is located above the glove compartment behind the dashboard trim panel. A CD Changer is no longer offered.

The DVD changer forms part of the MOST network.

A single-slot changer means that the DVDs or CDs are loaded in the unit individually without a magazine.

A DVD can be loaded by pressing the Load button, followed by the button for the DVD tray into which the DVD is to be inserted.

If no button is pressed after the Load button has been tapped, the LED in the tray button for the first empty tray flashes. The tray moves into position during this time. Once tray positioning is completed, the status display begins to flash and the DVD can be loaded.

Fig. 124: Identifying DVD Changer Buttons And MOST

INDEX REFERENCE CHART

1. Buttons for DVD trays with status indicator
2. Load button for DVD drive
3. Slot lighting
4. Slot for DVD player
5. DVD drive eject button
6. MOST
7. Power supply

The DVD directory is read directly after loading. The contents of the DVD have to be read before the next DVD can be inserted by pressing the Load button again followed by the button for the DVD tray.

The quick-load function must be activated in order to load all DVDs one after the other.

The Load button must be pressed for approximately 2 seconds for this purpose. The LEDs in the tray buttons for trays that are empty begin to flash.

Up to six DVDs can be inserted one after the other, depending on the number of empty trays. The contents of the DVDs inserted are read either once the final empty tray is occupied, after a timeout period or if the Load or Eject button is pressed.

The shutter must be open in order to insert the DVDs. The slot lighting flashes when it is possible to insert a disk. Operation is described in detail in the Owner's Handbook for the vehicle.

An individual DVD can be ejected by pressing the Eject button followed by the operating button concerned.

Pressing and holding the Eject button ejects all the DVDs immediately one after the other.

Supported compressed audio formats:

• MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio (MP3) with ID3 tag version 1 and version 2
• Windows Media Audio (WMA) up to version 9 with WMA tags
• Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)

Audio formats that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRUM) cannot be played.

The data on the DVDs is decoded by the DVD changer and converted into digital MOST signals (audio) or analog CVBS picture signals (video).

If the vehicle is equipped with the HiFi speaker system, the digital data on the DVD is sent to the head unit through the MOST. Here it is converted to analog data and output through the HiFi amplifier and the speakers.

If the Top-HiFi system option is installed, the decoded audio data is sent directly to the Top-HiFi amplifier through the MOST.

This direct transmission bypassing the head unit is made possible because data conversion and sound adjustment take place exclusively in the Top-HiFi amplifier.

The analog CVBS (Composite Video Baseland Signal) video signals are sent directly through the CVBS link to the CIC.

The DVD changer is located above the glove compartment, concealed behind the interior trim equipped with a flap mechanism.

The following picture shows the location of the DVD changer with the interior trim open.

Fig. 125: Identifying Single-Slot DVD Changer

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