Dual AMB500W Operating instructions

INSTALLATION/OWNER'S MANUAL
Marine Receiver with Detachable Face
AMB500W

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Preparation
AMB500W INSTALLATION
Mounting Sleeve
Vessel Dash Panel or Splashguard
Please read entire manual before installation.
Before You Start
•Disconnectnegativebatteryterminal.Consultaqualifiedtechnicianforinstructions.
•Avoidinstallingtheunitwhereitwouldbesubjecttohightemperatures,suchasfrom
directsunlight,orwhereitwouldbesubjecttodust,dirtorexcessivevibration.
Getting Started
•Removetrimringandmountingsleevefromtheunit.
•Installmountingsleeveintoopening,bendingtabstosecure.
•Connectwiringharnessandantenna.Consultaqualifiedtechnicianifyouareunsure.
•Certainvesselsmayrequireaninstallationkitand/orwiringharnessadapter(sold
separately).
•Testforcorrectoperationandslideintomountingsleevetosecure.
•Snaptrimringintoplace.
Mounting Sleeve
Mounting Tabs
Vessel Dash Panel or Splashguard
Mounting Sleeve
WM4000 Head Unit
Vessel Dash Panel or Splashguard
Step1:
Insertthemountingsleeveintothe
vessel'sdashpanelorinstalled
Step2:
Bendmultiplemountingtabsaround
themountingsleeveuntilthe
mountingsleeveissecure
Step3:
Connectallwiringharnessesand
slidetheheadunitintothemounting
sleeveuntilitclicksintoplace

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Wiring Diagram
AMB500W INSTALLATION
SiriusXM Tuner Input
(SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner sold separately)
MRF40 RF Remote Input
Connect the MRF40 receiver
(sold separately)
Rear RCA Auxiliary Input
Rear/Sub RCA Output
Front RCA Output
Bluetooth Microphone
(must be connected for Bluetooth funct
ional
i
Bluetooth Microphone Input
Connect the included
Bluetooth microphone.
Remote Amplier Turn-On
Connect to an amplier or powered
antenna. Insulate wire if not used.
Ground
Connect to the vessel or
battery ground terminal.
Accessory
Connect to a switched
12 volt power source.
Battery
Connect to a constant
12 volt power source or the
positive battery terminal.
Right Front
Gray/Black (-)
Gray (+)
Left Front
White/Black (-)
White (+)
Right Rear
Violet/Black (-)
Violet (+)
Left Rear
Green/Black (-)
Green (+)
AM/FM Antenna Input
Connect the vessel antenna
BLACK
(3.5mm)
BLACK
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
FUSE
Whenreplacingthe
fuse,makesurenew
fuseisthecorrecttype
andamperage.Using
anincorrectfusecould
damagetheradio.
TheAMB500Wuses
one10ampATMfuse
locatedbesidethewiring
connector.

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Control Locations - Receiver
FrontPanelRelease
Preset1/Repeat
BluetoothTalk/End
Preset2/Random
Mute
Preset3/Intro
Mode(Source)
Volume(turn)/Select/Tag(push)
USBPort
AuxiliaryInput
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tune/TrackUp
Tune/TrackDown
Power
Display
Preset6/FolderUp
Band/Escape
Preset5/FolderDown
Audio/Menu
Preset4/Play/Pause
9
10
11
12
13
14
AMB500W OPERATION
15
16
17
10
11
1314
1 92 43
15
16
18
19
567 8
12
17
18
19

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AMB500W OPERATION
Control Locations - Remote
Power
VolumeUp
Select/Tag
Audio/Menu
Tune/TrackUp
Mode(Source)
Preset2/Random
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1 2 3
5
6
7
19
18
17
16
15
Preset3/Intro
Preset5/FolderDown
Preset6/FolderUp
Kay8
Key9/Key#
Display/Key0
Mute
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Key7/Key*
Preset4/Play/Pause
Preset1/Repeat
Band/Escape
VolumeDown
Tune/TrackDown
15
16
17
18
19
20
4
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
20

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AMB500W OPERATION
General Operation
Press oranyotherbutton(exceptEJECT)toturnthe
unit on. Press toturntheunitoff.
Press MODE tocycleupthroughtheoperatingmodes:
AM/FM,FrontAux,RearAux,USB,operationofiPod®,
BluetoothandSiriusXM(optional).
SiriusXMmodewillnotappearunlesstheSiriusXM
ConnectVehicleTuner(soldseparately)isconnected.
OperationofiPodmodewillnotappearunlessaniPod
device(soldseparately)hasbeenconnected.
USBandSDmodeswillnotappearunlessaUSBdevice
orSDcard(soldseparately)havebeenconnected.
TheAMB500Wofferstwoauxiliaryinputports,a3.5mm
portonthefrontpanelandanRCAconnectionontheback
oftheunit.Useeitherconnectiontoconnectaudiodevice,
MP3player,etc.PressMODE toselectAUXFRONTorAUX
REARmodes.
Adjustvolumeusingvolumeknob(00-46).
Press DISPtoselectbetweenclockanddifferenttypesof
information,suchasradiofrequency,CDtrack/elapsed
timeorMP3/WMAsonginformation.
Press RESETuponinitialinstallationorifabnormal
operationoccurs.Resetbuttonislocatedbehindthefront
panel.
Withtheuniton,pressandholdDISPuntiltheclock
beginstoflash,thenrelease.PressTUNE
nn
toadjust
thehoursandTUNE
ll
toadjusttheminutes.Press
DISPmomentarilytosavetheselectedtime.
Power On/Off
Changing Modes
Available Modes
Auxiliary Inputs
Volume
Display
Reset
Set the Clock
Bluetooth Icon
LOUD Indicator
EQ Indicator
iTunes Tagging
Indicator
ID3 Tag Display Type
Phone Call Icon
AM/FM
Tuner
Aux
Input
USB
Input
SD Card
Mode
SiriusXM
Mode
Preset or SiriusXM Channel
Random
Icon
Repeat
Icon
SiriusXM Signal
iPod
Mode
DisplayLayout

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Setup Menu
AMB500W OPERATION
MenuFunction Options Action
AutoStation
Store
AUTOPGM
STATIONS
Press SELECTtoseekandsave6strongstationsinthecurrent
band.(Tuner mode only)
Local/Distance
Tuning
LOCALOFF Activatesdistancetuning(Tuner mode only).
LOCALON Activateslocaltuningforstrongstationreceptiononly(Tuner mode
only).
Tuner
Frequency
Spacing
FREQ'NCYUSA ProgramstheunittoUSAtunerspacing.
(200kHzforFMand10kHzforAM).(Tuner mode only)
FREQ'NCYEUR ProgramstheunittoEuropeantunerspacing.
(50kHzforFMand9kHzforMW).(Tuner mode only)
SelectableiPod
Control
IPODCNT
FULL
ProgramstheheadunittoadvancedcontroloftheiPod/iPhone
device.
IPODCNT
MANUAL
ProgramstheheadunittomanualcontroloftheiPod/iPhone
deviceandallowsmusictobecontrolledfromtheiPod/iPhone
device.
Loudness LOUDON Enablestheloudnessfeature,whichenhancesthebassandtreble
frequenciesatlowvolumes.
LOUDOFF Disablestheloudnesfeature.
Clock
Display
CLOCKOFF Programsunittonotdisplaytheclockwhenthepowerisoff.
CLOCKON Programsunittodisplaytheclockwhenthepowerisoff.
FrontAuxiliary
Input
AUX-FRNTON Enablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
AUX-FRNTOFF Disablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
RearAuxiliary
Input
AUX-REARON EnablestherearRCAauxiliaryinput.
AUX-REAROFF DisablestherearRCAauxiliaryinput.
Rear/Sub
RCAoutput
SUBWFRSUB Programstherear/subRCApreampoutputtosubwoofer.
SUBWFRREAR Programstherear/subRCApreampoutputtorear.
BeepConfirmation BEEPOFF Disablestheconfirmationbeep.
BEEPON Enablestheconfirmationbeep.
Programmable
TurnOnVolume PROG-VOL# Programsunittoalwaysturnonataspecificvolume
(defaultisOFF).Anyvolumelevel1-46canbeselected.
PoweronMessage MESSAGEOFF Disablespoweronmessage.(example:GOODMORNING)
MESSAGEON Enablespoweronmessagetobedisplayed.
Scrolling
Option
SCROLL15SEC Programsunittoscrollinformationonceevery15seconds
(default).
SCROLLONCE Programsunittoscrollonce,thenshowthefirst8characterson
display.
SCROLLON Programsunittoscrollcontinuously.
SCROLLOFF Programsunittoshowthefirst8charactersonthedisplay.
Illumination
Dimmer
DIMMERHIGH Programsunittothebrightestilluminationlevel.
DIMMERMEDIUM Programsunittothemiddleilluminationlevel.
DIMMERLOW Programsunittothedimmestilluminationlevel.
Demonstration
Mode
DEMOOFF Disablesthedemonstrationmode.
DEMOON Enablesthedemonstrationmessage.
BluetoothOptions Seepage24formenuoptions.
SiriusXMSetup (PressSELECT) Seepage12formenuoptions.

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AMB500W OPERATION
General Operation
Theclockwilldisplay12-hourAM/PMtimeinUSA
frequencyspacingmode(PM10:00).InEuropean
frequencyspacingmode,theclockwilldisplay24-hour
time(22:00).
Press AUDIOmomentarilytoselectbetweenBass,Treble,
Balance,Fader,Equalizer,SubwooferandSourceVolume
Level.
Press AUDIO until BASSappears,thenrotatevolume
knob left/righttoadjust(-6minimum/+6maximum).
Press AUDIO until TREBLEappears,thenrotatevolume
knobleft/righttoadjust(-6minimum/+6maximum).
Press AUDIO until BALANCEappears,thenrotatevolume
knobleft/righttoadjust(BALANCELEFT12-BALANCE
RIGHT12).BALANCEEVENrepresentsequalbalance.
Press AUDIO until FADERappears,thenrotatevolume
knob left/righttoadjust(FADERFRONT12-FADERREAR
12).FADEREVENrepresentsequalfader.
Press AUDIO until EQappears,thenrotatevolume knob
toselectfromthefollowingequalizationcurves:FLAT
(default),POP,JAZZ,CLASSIC,BEAT,ROCKandUSER.
Anymanualadjustmentstothebassandtreblesettings
areautomaticallysavedasUSER.
Press AUDIO until SUBWFR appears,thenrotatevolume
knobleft/righttoadjust(0minimum/+12maximum).
Note: SubwooferoptionwillnotappeariftheREAR/SUB
optioninthesetupmenuissettoREAR.Refertopage7
for details.
Thesourcevolumelevelcontrolallowsagainadjustment
foreachaudiosource:AM,FM,WB,AUXFRONT/REAR,
operationofiPod,USB,SDcard,BluetoothandSiriusXM.
Setthesourcevolumelevelforeachmode,dependingon
therelativevolumeofeachaudiosource.
Tosetthesourcevolumelevel,pressAUDIO until
SOURCELEVELappears.Afteronesecond,thecurrent
modewillappearonthedisplay.Turnthevolume
knobtoadjusttheaudiolevelofthecurrentsource(-6
minimum/+6maximum).
Note: Onlythecurrentmodewillbeavailablefor
adjustment.Toadjustanothermodeofoperation,press
MODE untilthedesiredmodeisselected,thensetthe
sourcevolumelevelforthatmode.
12/24-hour Clock
Audio
Bass
Treble
Balance
Fader
EQ
Subwoofer
Source Volume Level
BASS TREBLE BALANCE FADER EQ SUBWOOFER SOURCE LEVEL

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AMB500W OPERATION
Tuner Operation
Seek Tuning
Manual Tuning
Band
Storing and Recalling
Station Presets
Press TUNE
nn
or TUNE
ll
formorethanonesecond
toseektothenextstrongstation.Pressandholdtoadvance
quickly.
Press TUNE
nn
or TUNE
ll
momentarilytochange
radiofrequencyupordownonestepatatime.
Press BANDtoselectbetweenFM1,FM2,FM3,AM1,AM2
and WB bands.
Upto18FMstationsand12AMstationscanbestored.To
storeastation,selectthedesiredbandandstation.Press
andholdthedesiredpresetbutton(1-6)formorethan
2seconds.
Whenstored,thepresetnumberwillappearinthedisplay.
Thestationcanberecalledanytimebypressingthe
correspondingpresetbutton.
Band
Manual Tuning
Storing and Recalling
Presets
Press BANDtoselectweatherband(WB).
Press TUNE
nn
or TUNE
ll
momentarilytoseekthe
nextweatherbandstation.
Upto6weatherbandstationscanbestored.Tostorea
station,selecttheweatherbandandthedesiredstation.
Pressandholdthedesiredpresetbutton(1-6)formorethan
2seconds.
Whenstored,thepresetnumberwillappearinthedisplay.
Thestationcanberecalledanytimebypressingthe
correspondingpresetbutton.
Weather Band Tuner Operation

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AMB500W OPERATION
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Connections
Connecting the
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner
(sold separately)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Overview
Tuner Activation
SiriusXMSatelliteRadiooperationrequirestheconnectionofthe
SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner(soldseparately).
Note:TheSiriusXMConnectVehicleTunermusthavetheSiriusXMlogo
tobecompatiblewiththeAMB500W.
ToconnecttheSiriusXMVehicleTuner,followtheinstructionsprovided
withthetuner.WhenconnectingthetunertotheAMB500W,thecable
orientationshouldbeconnectedasshownbelow.
EverythingworthlisteningtoisonSiriusXM,gettingover130channels,
includingthemostcommercial-freemusic,plusthebestsports,news,
talkandentertainment.ASiriusXMVehicleTuner(soldseparately)and
Subscriptionarerequired.Formoreinformation,visitwww.siriusxm.
com.
Sirius,XMandallrelatedmarksandlogosaretrademarksofSirius
XMRadioInc.anditssubsidiaries.Allothermarksandlogosarethe
propertyoftheirrespectiveowners.Allrightsreserved.
TolistentoSiriusXMSatelliteRadio,asubscriptionisrequired.
ActivatetheSiriusXMVehicleTunerusingoneofthetwomethods
below:
• Online:Goto"www.siriusxm.com/activatenow"andchoose
ACTIVATERADIO.
• Phone:Call1-800-XM-RADIO(1-800-967-2346).
Activationtypicallytakes10-15minutes,butmaytakeuptoanhour.
Itisrecommendedtoleaveyourvehicleonuntilthe"Subscription
Updated"messageappears.
SiriusXM Vehicle
Tuner Cable
Lineuptheconnectorwiththepinsonthecable.Itcanonlybeinsertedasshownabove.Pushthe
cableintotheheadunit'sconnectoruntilitclicks.Attemptingtoinsertthecabledifferentlyfromshown
abovemaycausedamagetothecableorheadunit.
AMB500W Head
Unit
SiriusXM-Ready
Input
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation

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SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation
Radio ID
Listening to SiriusXM
Satellite Radio
Changing Channels
Band
Setting Channel
Presets
Recalling Channel
Presets
Channel List
Category Search
ToviewtheRadioIDontheLCD,pressTUNE
ll
or TUNE
nn
until channel 0appears.The8characterRadioID
willappearonthedisplay.TheRadioIDisalsoprintedon
theundersideoftheSiriusXMVehicleTuner.
Note:TheRadioIDdoesnotusethelettersI,O,S,F.
AfterinstallationoftheSiriusXMVehicleTuner,press
MODEuntilSiriusXMmodeappearstobeginlisteningto
SiriusXMSatelliteRadio.
Press TUNE
ll
or TUNE
nn
tochangeSiriusXM
channels.Pressandholdtoadvancequickly.
Press BANDtoselectbetweentheSXM1,SXM2andSXM3
bands.Uptosixpresetscanbeprogrammedforeach
band,foratotalof18SiriusXMSatelliteRadiochannel
presets.
Tostoreachannel,chooseaBand(SXM1-SXM3),then
tunetothedesiredchannel.Pressandholdapreset
button(1-6)onthefrontpanelorremotecontrolformore
thantwoseconds.Whenstored,abeepsoundwillbe
heardandthepresetnumberwillappearinthedisplay.
Thepresetchannelcanberecalledbypressingthe
correspondingpresetbutton.
Note:Buttons7,8,9,0ontheremotecontrolarenot
associatedwithchannelpresets.
Press SELECTtoenterthechannelsearchmenu.With
"CHANNELLIST"highlighted,pressSELECTtobrowse
throughalistofallavailablechannels.
• Turnthevolume knobtocyclethroughthelistof
channels.
• Whenthedesiredchannelappearsonthetoplineof
thedisplay,pressSELECTtobeginlisteningtothat
channel.
Note:PressDISPtochangebetweenthechannelname,
artistname,songtitleorcontentinfo.
Press SELECTtoenterthechannelsearchmenu.
Turnthevolumeknobuntil"CATEGORYBROWSE"is
highlighted,andpressSELECTtobrowsethroughalistof
allavailablechannels.
• Turnthevolume knobtocyclethroughthelistof
categories.
• Press SELECTtochooseacategoryanddisplaythe
channelsinthatcategory.
• Turnthevolumeknobtochoosedesiredchannel,then
pressSELECTtobeginlistening.

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SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation
SiriusXMSetupMenu
Function Action Options Description
Parental
Controls
*Enter
Code
(default:
0000)
EDIT
CODE
Choosethisoptiontoprogramanew4-digitcode.Enter
thenewcodeusingtheinputmethoddescribedbelow*.
CHANNEL
LOCK
Allowschannelstobelocked,requiringthe4-digitcode
tobeenteredbeforethechannelbecomesavailablein
thechannellineup.Onceselected,thechannellistwill
appear.
• Turnthevolume knobtobrowsethroughthelistof
channels.
• Press SELECTtolockthedesiredchannel.
• PressingSELECTonalockedchannelwillunlockit.
CLEAR
ALL
Choosethisoptiontoresetthelockedchannelsbackto
thefactorydefault.Allcurrentlysubscribedchannels
willbeunlocked.
ToaccesstheSiriusXMsetupmenuoptions,pressandholdAUDIO/MENUformorethan
3seconds,pressAUDIO/MENUtocyclethroughmenuoptionsuntil"SIRIUSXMSETUP"
appears,thenpressSELECT. Press AUDIO/MENUtocyclethroughthelistofsubmenu
options.
*Toentera4digitcode,choosefromthetwooptionsbelow:
•Enterthe4digitcodeusingtheremotecontrol,bypressingthenumbersdirectly.The
defaultcodeis"0000"ifthecodehasnotbechangedwiththe"EDITCODE"feature.
Press SELECTtoconfirm.
•Turnthevolume knobtoselectthefirstdigit,thenpressSELECT.Continuewiththe
remainingdigitsuntilall4digitshavebeenentered.PressSELECTtoconfirm.
Parental
Controls
Press SELECT
Press ESC
SiriusXMSetupMenuNavigation

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SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation
Press DISPtocyclebetweenthefollowingoptions:
DisplaysthenameoftheSiriusXMchannel.
Displaysthecategorytypeofthecurrentchannel.
Displaysthesongtitlefromthecurrentlyplayingsong.
Displaystheartist'snamefromthecurrentlyplaying
song.
Displaysspecialchannelinformationfromthecurrent
channel.
Displayed Information
Display
Channel
Category
Title
Artist
Info
SiriusXM Advisory Messages
Message Description
CHECKTUNER • ChecktheSiriusXMtunerconnectionbehindtheAMB500Wto
ensurethatitscorrectlyconnected.
CHECKANTENNA
• EnsuretheSiriusXMantennacableisconnectedtothe
SiriusXMtunercorrectly.
• ChecktheSiriusXMantennawireforbreaksorsharpbends.
Replacetheantennaifnecessary.
• Press RESETlocatedbehindthefrontpanel.Ifthemessage
remains,theantennamayhavebeendamaged.
NOSIGNAL
• Thevehiclemustbeoutside,andtheantennamusthavea
clearviewofthesouthernsky.
• Themagneticantennamustbemountedontheoutsideofthe
vehicleforthebestreception.
CHANNELUNSUB • ThischannelisnotincludedinyourSiriusXMsubscription
plan.Call1-800-XM-RADIO(1-800-967-2346)tosubscribe.
CHANNELUNAVAIL • ThischannelisnotavalidSiriusXMchannel.Thechannel numberhasbeenenteredincorrectly,orthechannelwas
removedfromtheSiriusXMchannellineup.
CHANNELLOCKED
• Theselectedchannelhasbeenlockedbytheparentalcontrol
option.
• Aprompttoentertheunlockcodewillappear.Enterthe
unlockcodeasdescribedonpage12.
SUBSCRIPUPDATED • AnupdatetoyourSiriusXMsubscriptionhasbeenreceived
bytheSiriusXMtuner.Pressanykeytocontinue.
(LINE 1) CONTENT INFO
CLOCK
TITLE
ARTIST
CHANNEL NAME
CATEGORY
(LINE 2)

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iTunes® Tagging (SiriusXM Mode)
Tagging Music
TheiTunesTaggingfeatureoftheAMB500Wrequiresthe
optionalSiriusXMConnectVehicleTuner(soldseparately).
iTunesTaggingallowstheuserto"Tag"songsthatareplaying
onSiriusXMSatelliteRadiochannelandenablesthemtobe
purchasedlaterthroughiTunes.Withthetouchofabuttonthe
unitwillrememberthetitleandartistsonginformation,and
thentransferthatinformationtoyouriPoddevicethenexttime
youconnectittotheAMB500W.Anewlistcalled"Tagged"will
appeariniTunes,givingyoutheoptiontopurchaseeachsong.
Tune to a SiriusXM channel.TheTAGbuttonontheLCDwill
illuminate,indicatingthatavalidartistnameandsongtitleare
available.
Press and hold the TAG button (push in the volume knob and
hold).Aconfirmationwillbedisplayed,indicatingthatthesong
informationhasbeensaved.Thesonginformationwillbe
savedinmemoryuntilaniPoddeviceispluggedin.Upto64
SiriusXMTagscanbesavedbeforetheymustbetransferred
or deleted.
Transfer Tags to an iPod/iPhone.
•ConnectaniPod/iPhonedevice.Themodewillchangeto
operationofiPodandTagswillbeautomaticallytransferred
tothedevice,removingtheTagsfromtheAMB500W's
internalmemory.Aconfirmationmessagewillappear
confirmingthenumberoftagssent.TheAMB500Wmust
remaininoperationofiPodmodeuntilthe"TAGSSENT"
messageisdisplayed.
•IfaniPod/iPhonedeviceisconnectedwhenasongis
tagged,Tagswilltransferautomaticallytothedevice.The
unitmustremaininSiriusXMmodeuntilthe"TAGSSENT"
messageisdisplayed.(Seepage15forcompatibilitywith
iPoddevices.)
Note:TagscanonlybesentfromSiriusXMoroperationofiPod
modes.
Sync with iTunes.Alistnamed"Tagged"willappearontheleft
intheiTunessoftware.Clickonthe"Tagged"listtoviewallthe
songsthathavebeentaggedandclickthe"view"buttonfor
purchaseinformation.
PressandholdAUDIO/MENUtoenterthesetupmenuand
selectthe"DeleteTags"option.Seepage12fordetails.
Note:Oncetransferred,TagsaremanagedfromtheiTunes
software.
Requirements
Overview
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Deleting All Tags

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iTunes® Tagging (SiriusXM Mode)
Device Compatibility
with iTunes Tagging
Compatiblewith:
•iPodtouch(4thgeneration)
•iPodtouch(3rdgeneration)
•iPodtouch(2ndgeneration)
•iPodclassic
•iPodnano(6thgeneration)
•iPodnano(5thgeneration)
•iPodnano(4thgeneration)
•iPhone4
•iPhone3GS
•iPhone3G
DisplayedMessage Description
CHECKiPodVER
ThereisacompatibilityissuewiththeiPoddevicethatisconnected.Check
thelistofcompatibleiPoddevicesbelow.
IftheattachediPoddeviceiscompatible,updatethefirmwaretothelatest
versionusingiTunes.
SENDINGTAGS TagsarebeingsenttotheiPoddevice.Thisprocesscantakeseveralminutes
dependingonthenumberofTagsbeingsent.
iPodFULL ThereisnotenoughspaceontheconnectediPoddevicetotransferthe
iTunesTags.FreeupspaceusingiTunes.
TRANSFERFAILED Connectionerror.EnsuretheiPoddeviceispoweredonandreconnectthe
iPoddeviceuntilaconfirmationisdisplayed.
ALREADYTAGGED
Thesamesonghasalreadybeentaggedfromthesamechannel,andis
currentlysavedinmemory.Thesamesongcannotbetaggedtwice-unless
thesongistaggedonadifferentchannel,theTagsaresenttoaniPoddevice
orthetagsareerased.
MEMORYFULL
CONNECTiPod
Theinternalmemorywillhold 64SiriusXMTags.AniPoddevicemustbe
connectedtotransfertheTags,ortheTagsmustbedeletedbeforemore
songscanbetagged.
NOTAGINFO
Thereisnotsufficientinformation(artistortitle)totagthesong.SomeHD
RadiostationsorSiriusXMchannelsorcertainsongsmaynotfullysupport
iTunesTagging.
TAGGINGFAILED TherewasanerrorsavingtheTaginformationtotheinternalmemory.Press
andholdthe TAGbuttonagain.
NOTAGSSTORED Therearenotagssavedintheinternalmemory.TheDeleteTagsfunctioncan
onlydeleteTagsthataresavedintheinternalmemory.
Troubleshooting
Note:SomeiPoddevicesmayrequireyoutoselect'transferpurchases'inthecontextmenu
fromthenameofyouriPoddevicetotransferTagstoiTunes.
Gotowww.apple.com/itunesforthelatestversionoftheiTunessoftware.

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USB/SD Card Operation
ToplayMP3/WMAfilesfrommostUSBmassstorage
devices,opentheUSBcoverdoor,lineuptheUSBconnector
andinserttheUSBdeviceintotheAMB500W'sUSBport.
ToplayMP3/WMAfilesfromanSDCard,insertanSDcard
intotheSDcardslot,locatedbehindthefrontpanel.Insert
theSDcardwiththelabelfacingtotheright,andpress
thecarduntilitclicksintoplace.RemovetheSDcardby
pressinginuntilitclicks,thenpulltoremove.
WhenaUSBorSDcarddeviceisfirstconnected,playback
willbeginmomentarily.Dependingonthenumberoffiles
andfolders,itmaytakeseveralsecondsforthedeviceto
beginplaying.IfnovalidMP3/WMAfilesaredetected,“NO
FILE”willbedisplayedandthelastmodewillberesumed.
Press TRACK
ll
toskiptothebeginningofthenexttrack.
Press TRACK
nn
toreturntothebeginningofthecurrent
track.PressingTRACK
nn
againskipstothebeginningof
theprevioustrack.
PressandholdTRACK
ll
or TRACK
nn
tofastforward
orreverseatrack.
Press
l
/ II totemporarilystopUSB/SDCardplayback.
Press
l
/ II againtoresumeplayback.
Press SELECTtoenterthefile/foldersearchmode.Alist
ofallthefoldersfromtheUSB/SDCarddevicewillbe
displayed.Foldersthatdonotcontainmusicwillbeignored.
Note:Anyfileslocatedintherootdirectorywillbelocatedin
thefoldernamed"ROOT".PressSELECTtoviewthefileson
therootfolder.
Turnthevolume knobtocyclethroughallthefoldersonthe
deviceandpressSELECTtochoosethedesiredfolder.The
listoffilesintheselectedfolderwillbedisplayed.Turnthe
volume knobtocyclethroughthelistoffiles.
Note:PressingESCwhenviewingthecontentsofafolder
willreturntothelistoffoldersontheUSB/SDCarddevice.
Press ESCagaintoexitthesearchmenu.
Oncethedesiredsongisdisplayed,pressSELECTtobegin
playbackofthedesiredsong.
Note:DuetodifferencesinUSB/SDCarddevicetransfer
speeds,itisrecommendedtolimiteachfoldertolessthan
30songs.
Connecting a USB
Device
(sold separately)
Connect an SD Card
(sold separately)
Playing Music
Track Select
Fast Forward and
Reverse
Pause
File/Folder Search
Step 1
Step 2
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USB/SD Card Operation
Whenafileisaccessed,theclockandelapsedtimewillbe
displayed.PressDISPmomentarilytoselectbetweensong
title,artist,filename,foldername,tracknumberandclock/
elapsedtime.
"NOTITLE"willbedisplayedifnosongtitleinformationis
available.
"NOARTIST"willbedisplayedifnoartistinformationis
available.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhenthesongtitleisdisplayed.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhentheartistnameisdisplayed.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhenthefoldernameisdisplayed.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhenthefilenameisdisplayed.
Press toselectthepreviousfolder.
Press toselectthenextfolder.
Note:Folderaccessisonlyavailableondeviceswithmore
thanonefolder.
Press RPT toentertheRepeatmenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•ALL-Playsalltracksonthedevice.
•SONG-Continuouslyrepeatsselectedtrack.
•FOLDER-Continuouslyrepeatsallfilesinselected
Folder.
Press RDM toentertheRandommenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheRDM function.
•ALL-Playsalltracksinrandomorder.
•FOLDER-Playsalltracksinfolderinrandomorder.
Note:Randommodeisretainedinmemorywhenselecting
betweenothermodesandwhentheunitisturnedon/off.
Press PRE toenterthePreviewmenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelsthePRE function.
•ALL-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrack.
•FOLDER-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrackinfolder.
Displaying Information
Title Icon: Title
Artist Icon: Artist
Folder Icon: Folder
File Icon: File
Folder Access
Repeat
Random
Preview

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AMB500W OPERATION
USB/SD Card Operation
CompatibleFileTypes • MP3data(.mp3)
• WMAdata(.wma)
IncompatibleFileTypes
• AACdata(.m4a)
• DRMprotectedfiles
• WAVdata(.wav)
• WMAlossless
• Applelossless
• WMAPro
• MP3Pro
• MP3playlists
SamplingFrequency
RateCompatibility
• MP3:8kHz-48kHz
• WMA:32kHz-48kHz
TransferBitRate
Compatibility
• MP3:32kbps-320kbps
• WMA:32kbps-192kbps
CharacterSupport
• SongTitle:32characters
• ArtistName:32characters
• AlbumName:32characters
• FileName:32characters
• FolderName:32characters
ID3TagSupport • MP3Tags:Version1.0-2.4
• WMATags
File/FolderLimit
• Maximumnumberoffiles:50,000
• Maximumnumberoffolders:255(plustherootfolder)
• Maximumnumberoffilesineachfolder:50,000
Note:Fordeviceswithmorethanthemaximumnumberoffiles/folders,
somefileswillbeingnoredandmaynotfunctionproperly.
USB/SDFileSystem • FAT/FAT32filesystemsupported.
• HFS/NTFS/EXT2/EXT3notsupported.
SDCardCapacity 16GBorlesssupported.
File/Folder Compatibility and Support

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AMB500W OPERATION
Operation of iPod/iPhone
Connecting an iPod/iPhone Device
Controlling a Device: Full Control
Usingthe"dockconnectortoUSB"synccable(provided
withtheiPod/iPhonedevice),plugtheUSBcableintothe
AMB500W'sUSBport.Onceconnected,playbackwillbegin
automatically.
USB Connection
WhenthecontrolofiPod/iPhonefeatureissetto"FULL"intheSetupMenu,usethe
followingfunctionstocontrolthedevice:
Press
ll
toskiptothebeginningofthenextsong.Press
nn
toreturntothebeginningofthecurrentsong.Pressing
nn
againskipstothebeginningoftheprevioussong.
Pressandhold
ll
or
nn
tofastforwardorreversea
song.
Press
l
/ II totemporarilystopplayback.
Press
l
/ II againtoresumeplayback.
Press RPT toentertheRepeatmenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•ALL-Repeatsalltracks.
•SONG-Repeatsselectedtrack.
Press RDM toentertheRandommenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheRDM function.
•ALL-Playsalltracksinrandomorder.
•ALBUM-Playsalltracksintheselectedalbumin 
random order.
Press PRE toenterthePreviewmenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelsthePRE function.
•ON-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrack.
Song Select
Fast Forward/Reverse
Pause
Repeat
Random
Preview

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AMB500W OPERATION
Operation of iPod/iPhone
SearchCategory MenuNavigation
Artists Menu Artists Albums Songs
Albums Menu Albums Songs
Songs Menu Songs
Playlists Menu Playlists Songs
Podcasts Menu Podcasts
Audiobooks Menu Audiobooks
Begin Searching
Select a Category
Step Backwards
Playing a Song
Press SELECTtobeginthesearch.Themainsearchmenu
willappear.
Turnthevolume knobtoselectbetweenartists,albums,
songs, playlists, podcasts and audiobooks. Press SELECT to
selectthedesiredsearchcategory.Somecategorieshave
subcategoriestonavigatethrough.Seethetablebelowfor
details.
Press ESCtoreturntothepreviousmenu,orexitthesearch
menuwhenthemainmenuisshown.
Navigatetothedesiredsong/podcast/audiobookandpress
SELECTtobeginplayback.
Note:Ifaspecificcategoryisselected,theiPod/iPhonedevice
playbackwillbelimitedtothatcategoryuntilanothercategory
isselectedinthesearchmenu.
Controlling a Device: Full Control - Music Search Menu
TheAMB500Wfeaturesapowerfulmusicsearchthatsimplifiesthesearchingprocess.
Followthestepsbelowtofindthedesiredsong:
Displayed Information
Displaying Information
Character Support
Press DISPmomentarilytoselectfile/foldername(default),
songtitle/artist,tracknumber/clock&elapsedtime.
Maximumcharacterdisplayinformation
•*SongTitle–32charactermaximum
•*ArtistName–32charactermaximum
•*AlbumName-32charactermaximum
*SongTitle,ArtistNameandAlbumNamewillonlybe
displayedifincludedwiththefile.
(LINE 1) ELAPSED TIME
CLOCK
TRACK NUMBER
TOTAL TRACKS
ALBUM
ARTIST
SONG TITLE SONG TITLE
(LINE 2)