TOYOTA EL-731-TMCF Panoramic View Monitor Owner’s Manual

EL-731-TMCF Panoramic View Monitor

Panoramic View Monitor

The Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) is a system designed to help drivers check their surroundings around the vehicle. It consists of four cameras installed at the front, rear, and left and right side mirrors of the car. The PVM provides a 360-degree bird’s eye view of the vehicle, which is displayed on the Display Audio for the guidance of blind spot areas against the car.

Features

• 360-degree bird’s eye view of the vehicle
• Guidelines to indicate vehicle width and distance from surrounding objects
• Helps identify periphery obstacles during low-speed driving

Caution

Before driving, it is essential to visually check the vehicle’s surroundings with mirrors before being ready to go. The PVM is a subsidiary device that helps drivers, but it should not replace the actual visual check. Please pay attention to the following notices and instructions when using the PVM:

• Carefully check the surrounding as some blind spot zones will not be captured by the camera.
• The screen illustrations used in this manual are examples an may differ from the actual car’s image displayed on the unit.

Usage Instructions

1. When driving, visually check the vehicle surroundings with mirrors before using PVM.
2. To use PVM, press the Apps icon to enter Apps mode and then press PVM mode.
3. If the light signal is triggered on/off during the rotation, the car model will show the light after the rotation is complete.
4. When in reverse gear (R), the Display Audio will display a panoramic image specified for reversing mode within 2-3 seconds automatically.
5. Guidelines will appear on the screen to indicate vehicle width and distance from surrounding objects. Please note that the width of the guideline is wider than the actual vehicle’s width.
6. Be aware that the PVM is designed to aid in identifying periphery obstacles during low-speed driving and that some blind spot zones may not be captured by the camera. Always exercise caution when driving and visually check your surroundings.

Following these instructions will ensure proper usage of the PVM and reduce the risk of accidents or collisions. Please refer to this manual for future reference.

Panoramic View Monitor

Using the Panoramic View Monitor

Driving Precautions
The panoramic view monitor plays a subsidiary device in order to help the driver check the surroundings around the vehicle. Please be sure that before driving, the visual check vehicle surroundings with mirrors ready to go is necessary.
Please pay attention to the following notices and instructions when using the panoramic view monitor.

CAUTION

• Drivers shall not depend on the panoramic view monitor only. There have some differences in tolerance between the image and the actual object.
• Be sure to check vehicle’s surroundings visually before driving.
• When use a panoramic view monitor, not only focus on the monitor but please also use vehicle mirrors to check actual conditions.
• The position of the guideline displayed on the monitor may differ from the actual condition. Please check to surround actual condition.
• When the tire size changes, the guideline position displayed on the screen will also be different.

Notice

• Do not use a high-pressurized water column to wash panoramic view monitor to avoid damage.
• The distances between the vehicle and objects may differ from the actual distance.
• There are blind spots around the vehicle so will not be displayed in panoramic view monitor.
• The light condition around each camera is different, so light displayed on the image may differ.
• The images from four cameras are combined. The border of the four image clarity may decline which is normal.
• The car display image may differ from actual car, purpose is to simulate car’s surrounding.

What is PVM

Background / Introduction
Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) System has 4 cameras installed at front / rear and left / right side mirror of the car, where its 360-degree bird’ s eye view is displayed on the Display Audio for guidance of blind spot areas against the car.

Information
The screen illustrations used in this manual are examples, and may different from the image of actual car displayed on unit.

PVM Features

• Assist blind spot area visibility by seamless image with front, back or left and right view.
• PVM guide line design, seizing distance between periphery obstacles and vehicle itself.
• Front/rear guideline refers to car width which design to assist low speed reversing or driving.
• Due to safety concerns, there will be a black mask area on top of the front view.
• When speed is over 12 ± 5 km/h, the PVM will deactivate and enter in AVX mode.
• Motion object detection mode activated when speed is around 0 km/h.
• Turn signal mode activated when user turn on LH/RH signal below 12 ± 5 km/h.

PVM Operation

Press Apps icon to enter Apps mode, and press PVM icon to enter PVM mode.

360° Rotation Shortly
When press PVM icon to enter PVM mode, car model will display 360° rotation shortly and it is able to skip 360° preview by one-click.

• If the light signal is trigger to be on/off during the rotation, the car model will show the light after rotation is complete.

Gear: Reverse Mode ( R )
When Reverse Gear is engaged, the Display Audio will display panoramic image specified for reversing mode in 2-3 seconds automatically (please refer to the image below).

width.
2| Distance guideline| The distance around 6.5 ft (2m) from the edge of the bumper.
3| Distance guideline| The distance around 3 ft (1m) from the edge of the bumper.
4| Distance guideline| The distance around 1.5 ft (0.5m) from the edge of the bumper.
5| Vehicle width guideline| The center of the vehicle.
6| Distance guideline| The distance around 3 ft (1m) from the edge of the bumper.

• The image shows the surrounding bird view and rear view to assist driver.
• Please be aware of the distance with the periphery obstacle.
• The panoramic image is a simulated aerial view. When the obstacle is close to the car, please stop the car and confirm actual secure distance before you go.

In Reverse mode, you may press the view switch to choose rear view or 360° view + rear view or back view of the car model .

Note Please carefully check the surrounding as some blind spot zone will not be captured by the camera.

Gear: Parking / Neutral / Drive Mode ( P/N/D )
The car will keep displaying the PVM-ahead image mode if the shift lever at P/N/D and the speed under 12 ± 5 km/h.

Note Image show is to aid in identifying periphery obstacle during low- speed driving.

• Due to safety concerns, the front view will not show the whole image. There will be a black mask area on top of the front view.
• The front guide line has blue lines. Please pay more attention to the distance with periphery obstacles when you drive. The front guide line is about 3 ft. (1m) from the edge of the bumper.
• When you reverse, please use left/right side mirror to check surrounding area. Press icons to switch to different view.

Note PVM only available for car speed is under 12 ± 5 km/h (P/N/D mode). PVM view will go to audio system when the car speed is higher than 12 ± 5 km/h.
The wheel of the car model will be rotated once the vehicle is moving.

Turn Signal Mode
When the driver turn the left or right signal on and the speed is under 12 ± 5 km/h, The side view will be triggered.

At the P/N/D gear:
If Turn signal icon is on:

• If head unit is at the home page or not in the PVM operating system. The head unit will show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.
• If in the PVM operating system, the head unit will show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.

If Turn signal icon is off:

• If head unit is at the home page or not in the PVM operating system. The head unit will not show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.
• If in the PVM operating system, the head unit will not show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.
• The default setting of the turn mode function is Off, please turn it on if want to have this function.

Note

• PVM only available for car speed is under 12 ± 5 km/h (P/N/D mode).
• PVM view will go to audio system when the car speed is higher than 12 ± 5 km/h.
• The wheel of the car model will be rotated once the vehicle is moving.

Turn Signal Mode
When the driver turn the left or right signal on and the speed is under 12 ± 5 km/h, The side view will be triggered.

At the P/N/D gear:
If Turn signal icon is on:

• If head unit is at the home page or not in the PVM operating system. The head unit will show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.
• If in the PVM operating system, the head unit will show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.

If Turn signal icon is off:

• If head unit is at the home page or not in the PVM operating system. The head unit will not show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.

• If in the PVM operating system, the head unit will not show left or right image when user shift the turn signal lever.

• The default setting of the turn mode function is Off, please turn it on if want to have this function. MOD Mode
  The PVM detects moving object and shows the direction of object coming from with yellow alarm.
  Please be noted that the MOD is available only when the speed is around 0 km/h.

User can press MOD icon to activate and close MOD function.

• The default setting of the MOD function is On, please turn it off if want to disabled this function.

Car model color change

In P/N/D/R mode, press “color change icon” can switch color of car model.

Touch on the swing view

Click the button in the top view, the Vehicle icon will rotate to the specified viewing angle in a dynamic way.
During the rotation of the Vehicle icon, click other buttons of the top view, the Vehicle icon will stay at the current angle, and then rotate to the specified viewing angle.

When the SMOD warning line appears, the button will temporarily disappear. Display button when SMOD warning line disappears.
The SMOD warning appears during the rotation of the vehicle icon, the vehicle icon continue to rotate to the specified angle.

Caution

Blind spot
The aerial panoramic image comes from the use of optical principle, where intersection parts of four cameras are for image clipping process to build panoramic effect, hence, four connection parts of images listed below would cause image to temporarily disappear and drivers are requested to pay special attention.

Objects may not be detected from some angles. The objects underneath the bumper or on the ground may not be detected when they are displayed at front or rear viewing angle (Grey parts in oblique lines).

• The images from four cameras are in color difference under verified light source due to light incoming angle discrepancies, which is normal.
• The guidelines in the front left/right side of car mode are aligned due to the shooting position/angle difference from left/right rear mirrors; however, mild staggered position of doors is normal.
• The PVM display area is constricted, where the further part from the car body will present image deformation, which is normal.
• PVM cameras are precision devices. Do not hit the camera, which might cause abnormal situations like failure or damage.
• PVM is to aid and reinforce display of periphery blind areas against the car body. When you drive, you still must make use of the left/right side mirrors and rear view mirrors.
• When you reverse, some conditions (Ex.: weather, light) might constrict image. Do not drive your car only by the display.
• PVM image might be affected or incorrect with the change of tire size; hence, we do not suggest you to change tire size.
• Heavy impact or displacement from collision might cause PVM image to diverge right or left, worsening image connection. To resume normal operations, image calibration and part replacement may be required.

Troubleshooting

If You Notice Any Symptoms

Troubleshooting will help you to simply identify the most likely cause and restore the process to working status. Whenever you have a problem with the PVM, here are some basic troubleshooting techniques that can help you to fix issues.
Please identify the following symptoms and most likely cause to find the solutions. If the symptom is not resolved by the following solutions, please have the car to be checked by your nearest TOYOTA dealer.

•  The surroundings is raining or humid.

| Please move the car to the room temperature.
 | •  External factor (mud|
 | etc.) is adhering to the|
 | camera.|
 | •  Sunlight or headlights is|
 | shining directly into the| Please clean the camera
 | camera.| with water and soft cloth.
 | •  The vehicle is under|
 | fluorescent lights, sodium|
 | lights, and mercury lights|
 | etc.|

The image is blurry

| ****

Dirt or external factors (like water droplets, snow, and mud etc.) attached to the camera.

| ****

Clean the camera with water and soft cloth.

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The image is out of alignment| The camera or surrounding area got a strong impact.| Please have your dealer to check the vehicle.

The guide lines are out of alignment

| The camera position is out of alignment.| Please have your dealer to check the vehicle.
•  The vehicle is tilted. (Heavy load, tire puncture, etc.)

•  The vehicle is in a slope status.

| ****

This is not malfunction. Please check surroundings visually when reversing the car.

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