AMC MP 03 User manual


Important
Do not install this equipment in a
confined space such as a book case or
similar unit.
The apparatus should not be dripped or
splashed and no objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, should not be
placed on the apparatus.
This unit should not be used near water
(e.g. near bathtub, washbowl, kitchen
sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or
near a swimming pool, etc.) are should
be taken so than objects do not fall and
liquids are not spilled into enclosure
through openings.

ONTENTS:
Before you start
What's in the box 4
Hints on installation 4
ontrols and connections
Front panel 5
Rear panel 5
Settings and functions
Tuner functions 6
D functions 6
Specifications
General 8
Tuner section 8
D section 8

What’s in the box
The accessories which are included in the box are:
• Remote control
•FM Antenna
•Instruction manual
•Power cable
•
Hints on installation
Do…
•
Use in a well-ventilated room.
•Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack
Don’t…
•Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity, including near radiators and
other heat-generating appliances.
•Place on a window sill or a place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight.
•Use in an excessively dusty or damp environment.
•Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component that becomes hot in use.
•Use near television or monitor as you may experience interference-especially if the
television uses an indoor antenna.
•Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam.
•Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth-this may prevent proper cooling of the
unit.
•Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not large enough to support all four of the
unit’s feet.
•Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other hot place, such as inside car or
near heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat ,explode or catch fire. It can also
reduce the life or performance of batteries.
Disc, Flash disc format playback
You can play following disc formats: D, D-R, D-RW, it does support DDA ( D Text)
as well as ISO 9660 D-ROM’s with ompressed audio files. Also compressed audio files
are supported from USB drive.

Front Panel
1. Power ON/OFF switch
2. D Display
3. Tuner Display
4. USB Slot
5. D Slot
6. IR Indicator
7. Folder-Down
8. Folder-Up
9. Down/Rev
10. Up/ ue
11. Stop
12. Play/Pause
13. Programming
14. Electronic shock protection
15. Find
16. Mute
17. Play Mode
18. USB Mode
19. D Mode
20. Eject
21. Track / Station Preset Button 1
22. Track / Station Preset Button 2
23. Track / Station Preset Button 3
24. Track / Station Preset Button 4
25. Track / Station Preset Button 5
26. Down Key
27. Up Key
28. Track / Station Preset Button 6
29. Track / Station Preset Button 7
30. Track / Station Preset Button 8
31. Track / Station Preset Button 9
32. Track / Station Preset Button 10
33. Memory
34. ME-UP
Rear Panel
1. 9-pin D-Sub connection for Serial
2. FM antenna input ground
3. FM antenna input
4. Tuner left channel R A output
5. Tuner right channel R A output
6. Balanced Tuner out Phoenix connector
7. D left channel R A output
8. D right channel R A output
9. Balanced D out Phoenix connector
10. Mains input socket
11. A fuse holder

Tuner Functions
MEMORY
Memory mode is activated by pressing the “Memory” key, ”MEMO” flashes in the display,
Tuned frequency is written to memory by pressing in the memory mode wanted preset button
from 1 to 10. After 5 seconds of inactivity memory mode shuts off automatically.
UP/DOWN
Seek tuning starts after pressing “UP” or “DOWN” key for more than 0,5 sec
When “UP” or “DOWN” key is pressed for a short time manual search mode is activated,
1 Push / 1 step.
ME-UP
You can select preset memory station by pressing “ME-UP” key. Pressing once, number of preset
memory station will increase by one. By pressing continuously, number of station memory preset
will increase from one to ten by cycle.
D Functions
PLAY/PAUSE
By pressing this key when D is stopped, play starts after track search.
When this key is pressed during playing the D mode is changed in to pause.
When this key is pressed during D is paused, it switches back to play mode.
STOP
When D is playing or is in pause mode, by pressing this key it stops.
CD
By pressing this key the player switches to D- ompressed Audio playback mode.
USB
By pressing this key the player switches to USB mode.
UP/CUE
In stop mode this key changes starting track (file) in ascending order, and automatically goes to first
track if it is in the last track.
Single pressed in play mode or program mode changes to next track, in random mode skips to
random track.
By pressing longer than 0,7 sec. switches to fast forward mode.
DOWN/REV
In stop mode this key changes starting track (file) in descending order, and automatically goes to
the last track if it is in first track.
Single pressed in play mode or program mode changes to previous track (file).
By pressing longer than 0,7 sec switches to fast reverse mode.

FOLDER-UP
In stop mode this key skips the starting play folder to next folder, and automatically switches to first folder if
current folder is last.
In the program entry mode this key switches to next folder’s first file, if the folder is last it switches to first
folder.
In normal play mode this key skips the playing file and switches to next folder’s first file.
FOLDER-DOWN
In stop mode this key skips the starting play folder to next previous, and automatically switches to last folder
if current folder is first.
In the program entry mode this key switches to previous folder’s first file, if the folder is first it switches to last
folder.
In normal play mode this key skips the playing file and switches to previous folder’s first file.
PLAY MODE
In compressed audio and USB mode, when pushing the key PLAY mode switches like shown below:
While pushing the key in D mode, PLAY mode is changed in this order:
EJECT
By pushing this key D is ejected.
PROG
This key is used for programming.
All programs are cleared when STOP key is pushed in the programming mode.
MUTE
When this key is pushed during D is playing, the sound output is muted. Pressed again the sound
is turned on again.
ESP
When “ESP” key is pressed in DDA mode electronic shock protection mode is turned on, you can
see the state in the display. Electronic anti shock time is about 40 seconds. ESP function is canceled
by pressing “ESP” key again.
FIND
By pressing this key once in ompressed audio playback mode, search mode is changed into FILE
search. By pressing this key twice search mode is changed into ALBUM search. If “FIND” key is
pressed for long, track time is displayed, if pressed twice ID3 tag is displayed.
~1
You can use these keys for selecting wanted track directly.

RS-232 commands
Baud rate of 9600,
8 data bits,
no parity,
1 stop bit,
no flow control.
Byte 1 2 3 4 5
AS II AS II AS II HEX HEX
D Buttons
FOLDER SKIP - E N A 0d 0a
FOLDER SKIP + E N B 0d 0a
DOWN/REV E N 0d 0a
UP/ UE E N D 0d 0a
STOP E N E 0d 0a
PLAY/PAUSE E N F 0d 0a
EJE T E N G 0d 0a
PROG E N H 0d 0a
ESP E N I 0d 0a
FIND E N J 0d 0a
MUTE E N K 0d 0a
PLAY MODE E N L 0d 0a
USB/ ARD E N M 0d 0a
D E N N 0d 0a
0 E N 0 0d 0a
1 E N 1 0d 0a
2 E N 2 0d 0a
3 E N 3 0d 0a
4 E N 4 0d 0a
5 E N 5 0d 0a
6 E N 6 0d 0a
7 E N 7 0d 0a
8 E N 8 0d 0a
9 E N 9 0d 0a
FM Buttons
1 E N a 0d 0a
2 E N b 0d 0a
3 E N c 0d 0a
4 E N d 0d 0a
5 E N e 0d 0a
6 E N f 0d 0a
7 E N g 0d 0a
8 E N h 0d 0a
9 E N i 0d 0a
10 E N j 0d 0a
DOWN E N k 0d 0a
UP E N l 0d 0a
MEMORY E N m 0d 0a
ME-UP E N n 0d 0a
Autosearch DOWN E N o 0d 0a
Autosearch UP E N p 0d 0a
Answer from device if all ok + O K 0d 0a
Answer from device if not all ok + E R 0d 0a
NOTI E: Two command send out the partition exceed 110 ms. But, "Autosearch DOWN" and "Autosearch UP"
commands needs 580 ms.

GENERAL
1.FM synthesizer tuner
2. RS-232 input
3. 10 preset memories
4. D with mechanical and electronic anti-shock, D, D-R, D-R/W, ompressed audio D’s, USB
with compressed audio files available
5. Input/Output
A. Input: FM 75 Ohm unbalanced antenna terminals
USB port for memory stick
B. Output 1: Balanced audio output for FM mono channel
Balanced audio output for D mono channel
. Output 2: R A jack stereo output for FM L and R channel
R A jack stereo output for D L and R channel
6. Power supply : 230 V A
7. Power consumption: 50 VA
8. Weight: 3,3 kg
9. Dimension: 482 mm x 44 mm x 250 mm
TUNER SECTION
1. Tuning Frequency range - 87,5 – 108 MHz
2. IF frequency - 10,7 MHz
3. 30dB quieting sensitivity < 10 μV
4. S/N ratio (A weighted, @ 65 dB) > 60 dB
5. 3 dB limiting < 8 μV
6. IF rejection > 75 dB
7. Image rejection > 25 dB
8. THD (@ 1 mV 40 kHz dev.) < 0.8 %
9. Frequency response (6dB point 50 μV de- emphasis) 100 Hz ~ 10 kHz
CD SECTION
1. Output level: 1.2V ± 2dB
2. Output level difference between channels Less than 2dB
3. Frequency response (Using 1 kHz 0dB as reference) 20 Hz 20 kHz
4. Separation @ 1 kHz More than 60 dB
5. THD @ 1kHz Less than 0.1 %
6. S/N ration @1kHz More than 70 dB

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