D4 Meridian Video Out

[BJM]

Does anyone know if the Meridian system in an MY14 D4 SE has a video out available?

I'm new to LR and would like to get some screens installed in the headrests to play video from a HDD in the glovebox. I don't want the hassle of headrest DVD players as the idea of carting around load of DVD's fills me with dread.

[tiddy]

Does anyone know if the Meridian system in an MY14 D4 SE has a video out available?

I'm new to LR and would like to get some screens installed in the headrests to play video from a HDD in the glovebox. I don't want the hassle of headrest DVD players as the idea of carting around load of DVD's fills me with dread.

Unless it's behind the head unit, I'm thinking no. It's does have aux & USB in the glovebox but I'm sure they're inputs. Mine does not have any line outputs on the front panel.

However I could be wrong....

[BJM]

I wasn't expecting video outputs on the front anywhere. What I was hoping for is someone with access to a workshop to let me know if there are unused outputs on the rear of the head unit.

My wife has a Subaru Forester. With a little research people have found there is an unmarked video out on some unused pins on the Sat Nav head units. I was wondering of there was something like this in the Disco 4 given the head unit can play video from DVD and from the USB.

[cjc_td5]

See attached files from TOPIx.

Re the pic of the rear of the touch screen, I know that connector C2820 is the reversing camera input. Connectors C2821, C2822 & C2823 may have what you are after.

Also attached is the wiring diagram if you can make sense of it. :D:D

Have fun!

[BJM]

Thanks, I had no idea you could get that stuff from Topix

edit: It looks like C2823 is the video out to the rear seat entertainment... I wonder if that needs to be switched on or if it's always running...

[cjc_td5]

Thanks, I had no idea you could get that stuff from Topix

edit: It looks like C2823 is the video out to the rear seat entertainment... I wonder if that needs to be switched on or if it's always running...

I would say you would have to enable it in the CCF (Car Configuration File) via Nanocom or Faultmate et al.

I am about to embark on a similar project to retrofit a reversing camera into my MY14 D4.

[Parkes]

I have the rear seat entertainment and we need to select the individual screens before they will play. If we stop the car and the DVD has been playing on the rear screens and front, it will start again on the front screens but not the rear till you select them and turn it back on again.

[BJM]

My idea may already be dead in the water because so far I've been unable to get video (of any format) to play via the USB port on the front screen. Does anyone even know if it's possible?

[rufusking]

My idea may already be dead in the water because so far I've been unable to get video (of any format) to play via the USB port on the front screen. Does anyone even know if it's possible?



Have you tried a DVD?


Have you had a look under the "Hidden Menu" (search that one if you're unfamiliar with it) to see what's available / active / shutdown etc?

[BJM]

How do I access this "hidden menu"?

I haven't seen any of this info you have there but then again I don't have the RSE either.

[rufusking]

Very simple, watch this:


Hidden service menu for Land Rover Discovery 4 (LR4) 12MY - YouTube

[nat_89]

The hidden menus got in there but you cant change anything do you need the special tool to change items?

[BJM]

I got in there too... as soon as I hit "Video" the screen goes blank and sits there until I hit either Home, Nav or Audio/Video buttons.

[nat_89]

I got in there too... as soon as I hit "Video" the screen goes blank and sits there until I hit either Home, Nav or Audio/Video buttons.

When i hit video my screen went all fuzzy weird and had a green line about 3/4 of an inch high sitting at the bottom was weird and yeah couldn't get out until i hit another button!

[rufusking]

The hidden menus got in there but you cant change anything do you need the special tool to change items?



My understanding is that the cars configuration file (CCF) needs to be changed and saved back into the car via something like BlackBox Solutions devices. Have a look at this and it may give you an insight to the LR entertainment system components


MOST.MP4 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LXYiCW8Ks&feature=youtu.be')

[nat_89]

My understanding is that the cars configuration file (CCF) needs to be changed and saved back into the car via something like BlackBox Solutions devices. Have a look at this and it may give you an insight to the LR entertainment system components


MOST.MP4 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LXYiCW8Ks&feature=youtu.be')

Thanks mate ill check it out!

[Parkes]

On the video format file I've found it will only play divx format. Also it doesn't like big hard drives. Plugged a 1TB drive in and it wouldn't recognize it. Now have a 32GB thumb drive and all good.

[BJM]

On the video format file I've found it will only play divx format. Also it doesn't like big hard drives. Plugged a 1TB drive in and it wouldn't recognize it. Now have a 32GB thumb drive and all good.

You might be onto something there. I'm tryingto play DIVX video from a 2TB HDD. I'll dump the same video onto a memory stick and give it a try...

I can get it to play audio from the 2TB drive though... it just says no compatible video files available...

[DiegotheCat]

See attached files from TOPIx.

Re the pic of the rear of the touch screen, I know that connector C2820 is the reversing camera input. Connectors C2821, C2822 & C2823 may have what you are after.

Also attached is the wiring diagram if you can make sense of it. :D:D

Have fun!

Hey cjc_td5 that is some great info.

I have a little request I am trying to get some information on installing a secondary rear camera for a trailer to my 2012 HSE. I have tried looking on topix but unfortunately I havent paid the subscription to the site.

Would you mind posting up a diagram of the back of the 2012 hiline audio control unit and possibly if you know of the location of the secondary video input?

Thanks in advance if you can

Cheers Ben

[tiddy]

Does anyone know with the Meridan audio system where the amp is located and where the sub is mounted.

I think the sub woofer is mounted behind the plastic trim, right hand side in the rear of the car, but I could be wrong.

Thanks.

[BJM]

A little further information to this. I have got the Meridian system to accept my 1TB HDD. The main issue is the drive needs to be formatted Fat32. This isn't a simple process for larger drives and needs to be performed from a command prompt on a Windows system.
Once the drive has the correct format the video files need to be loaded into a folder. It does no let you see files saved to the root directory.

I've managed to get videos to play to the screen but only some of the movies on the drive will play. I haven't worked out yet if it's only DIVX files it's playing.