Malibu Boats Tips: Connectiong Video Sources to MaliView

Malibu Boats makes water sports boating easier and more fun with exclusive instrumentation technology. The new MaliView Dash System increases the size of the in-dash LCD to 6.5 inches and transforms the display to color with home theater-style resolution, visible in full sun. MaliView allows you to control, monitor and customize boat functions with intuitive 10-button navigation. The new dash display also gives you the ability to view video on the water, from a variety of sources, live or recorded.

You can connect your iPod® or iPhone® to MaliView for playing music videos, movies and TV shows. Do you have trouble seeing the LCD on your digital camera when you are snapping photos from your boat? Hook your camera to MaliView and preview images on the high contrast 6.5-inch color screen. Connect your video camera to MaliView and record the action in and out of the boat allowing passengers to see the footage live. Or playback that last sick run for everyone to enjoy and critique. If you are looking for even more on the water entertainment connect a portable DVD player or a gaming console. If it has component or RCA connections you can plug into MaliView.

iPod/iPhone
Connect your iPod® or iPhone® to MaliView using the Apple Component AV Cable and the Malibu Audio Adapter. You will need to purchase the component cable separately from apple.com. The audio adapter is provided by Malibu if your boat is equipped with the MaliView Dash System. With these two tools you can easily connect your iPod or iPhone to the MaliView video and audio inputs. The Apple Component AV Cable also features a USB connector, and a USB Power Adapter, but remember the USB connection in your boat’s glove box is not a power source and will NOT power your iPod in the boat. You will have to use the 12-volt power point to power your device if it is not charged.

Connect the Apple Component AV Cable 30-pin dock connector to your iPod or iPhone. Then plug the red and white tipped component (RCA) cables into the Malibu Audio Adapter and finally the adapter connects to the audio input in the glove box. This connection will deliver the sound accompanying your video to the stereo system. The yellow tipped component (RCA) cable is for video. This cable must be connected to video input in the glove box.

Once all of these connections are made, select a music video, movie, TV show, etc on your iPod or iPhone and play. Push the “Media” button twice on MaliView’s 10-button navigation. This will switch on the glove box video input and display the video playing from the iPod or iPhone on the color 6.5-inch LCD. To get back to a previous MaliView screen simply choose the appropriate button. (Ex. Gauges, Presets, Cruise, Etc.)

Digital Camera (still)
Connect your digital camera to MaliView to preview your still images on the 6.5-inch color LCD rather than a small screen that is difficult to see in the sun. Most digital still cameras come with a video (RCA) cable. The yellow end of this cable will plug into the MaliView video input located in the glove box, while the other end connects to the camera’s video output port.

Push the “Media” button twice on MaliView’s 10-button navigation. This will switch on the glove box video input. Once connected and the camera is powered on, the video cable delivers the still images stored on the camera’s memory card to MaliView. By setting the camera to “play” and navigating the image collection with the camera’s controls, the photos will be displayed on the 6.5-inch color MaliView LCD. To get back to a previous MaliView screen simply choose the appropriate button. (Ex. Gauges, Presets, Cruise, Etc.)

Video Camera
You can also connect your video camera to the MaliView Dash System using the AV (RCA) cable that comes with most video cameras. Performing this connection will allow you to display live or recorded video on MaliView with your video camera. This means you could send live rider footage to the driver while a wakeboarder is in tow. Or you and the rest of the boat crew can gather around MaliView to critique the last rider’s run you recorded.

The camera’s included RCA cable connects the camera’s Video/Audio Out to MaliView audio and video inputs. The connecting cable has three RCA plugs, one red, one white and one yellow. The red and white carry the audio signal while yellow carries the video signal. Plug the red and white component (RCA) plugs into the Malibu Audio Adapter and finally the adapter connects to the audio input in the glove box. This connection will deliver the sound accompanying your video to the stereo system. The yellow component (RCA) plug will send the video to MaliView. This cable must be connected to video input in the glove box.

Push the “Media” button twice on MaliView’s 10-button navigation. This will switch on the glove box video input. Once connected and powered the video camera can be set to play or record. Then the AV cable will deliver live or recorded video and audio to MaliView and the boat’s sound system. To get back to a previous MaliView screen simply choose the appropriate button. (Ex. Gauges, Presets, Cruise, Etc.)

Other Video Output Devices
Connect any device with video and/or audio RCA outputs to MaliView. This list of devices includes gaming consoles like Wii®, Xbox® and Playstation® as well as portable DVD players. When connecting any device that requires AC power an appropriately sized inverter must be used. The possibilities are endless with exclusive MaliView technology form Malibu Boats. Finding more ways for you to have fun on the water, Malibu Boats.

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