BMW 7 Series: Introduction

History

Rear Seat Entertainment - E65

The rear seat entertainment system in the E65/E66 featured a folding rear display with a screen diagonal of 6.5" and a resolution of 400 x 240 pixels. The display was driven by the MOST control unit -rear display SG-FD. It converted the analog RGB signals into a digital LVDS signal.

In the E65/E66 it was already possible to listen to several audio sources simultaneously. For instance, while the driver listened to the radio through the speakers, the rear passenger could enjoy a CD through hard-wired headphones. The analog signals made available by the audio devices were placed on the MOST-bus. The headphone interface KHI prepared the signals separately for each headphone socket.

Hard-wired headphones could be connected to the headphone connection module.

Rear Seat Entertainment - E70

A larger rear display with a screen diagonal of 8" and a distinctly higher resolution of 800 x 480 pixels is fitted in the E70 with rear seat entertainment. The folding display is installed between the seats.

The rear display control unit and rear seat entertainment RSE are connected to the K-CAN. Picture transmission takes place directly via LVDS and the signal no longer needs to be converted. The RSE control unit features its own DVD player making it possible to conveniently change DVDs while driving.

External devices such as game consoles, video cameras and hard-wired headphones can be connected directly to the RSE control unit. A headphone interface KHI for signal processing is not required.

An infrared transmitter is integrated in the base of the rear display to allow operation of wireless infrared headphones.

The rear seat entertainment system is remote-controlled. All audio settings made with the remote control relate only to the hard-wired headphones.

Rear Seat Entertainment - F01/F02

Rear seat entertainment option (6FG) is part of the ZRP Rear entertainment Package available on the F01/F02 and is refered to as the "Mid version" in the ISTA Diagnostic Equipment.

The rear seat entertainment system F01/F02 features several innovations in terms of equipment and operation.

Two folding 800 x 480 pixel displays with an infrared transmitter are integrated into the backrests of the front seats. For the first time in a BMW vehicle, the RSE control units are integrated in the MOST-bus.

The rear seat entertainment system features:

• Two displays with a screen diagonal of 8" are fitted.
• The same program can be viewed on both screens.
• An external device (e.g. game console) may be connected to the right or left side of the RSE and the feed from the external device shown on the selected side.
• The system is controlled by remote control.

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