Dual AMBSOOW Operating instructions

AMBSOOW
INSTALLA TION/OWNER·s MANUAL
Marine Receiver with Detachable Face
,s~
TM
AUX
Front Panel Input
( MP3 ) 6 Bluetooth ®( WMA)
Made for
~ iPod QiPhone ((<Siriusxm>))
READY
Dual

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AMB500W
INSTALLATION
Preparation
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 ifyou 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.
2
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
Vessel Dash Panel
or
Splashguard
Vessel Dash Panel
or
Splashguard
Mounting
Sleeve
Vessel Dash Panel or Splashguard
Mounting
Sleeve

AMB500W INSTALLATION g·
Wiring Diagram
MRF40 RF Remote Input
Connect the MRF40 receiver
{sold separately)
Rear RCA Auxiliary Input------ ........
+
Rear/Sub RCA Outpu~
Front RCA Outpu~ ~
AM/FM Antenna Input
Connect the vessel antenna
L-CH@@@
@ @
R-CH@@@
@ f"RONT R/SUB AUX
SiriusXM Tuner Input
{SiriusXM ConnectVehicleTuner sold separately)
Right Front
Gray/Black{-)
Gray{+)
Left Front
White/Black{-)
White{+)
BLACK I Bluetooth Microphone Input
{3.5mm) Connect the included
Bluetooth microphone.
BLUE I Remote AmplifierTurn-On
Connect to an amplifier or powered
antenna. Insulate wire
if not used.
BLACK
Ground
Connect to the vessel or
battery ground terminal.
RED I Accessory
Connect to aswitched
12 volt power source.
YELLOW I Battery 0
Connect to aconstant
12 volt power source or the
positive batteryterminal.
Left Rear
Green/Black{-)
Green{+)
Bluetooth Microphone
{must be connected for Bluetooth functionali
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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AMBSOOW
OPERATION
Control
Locations
-
Receiver
CD
Front Panel Release ® Tune/Track
Up
CD
Preset 1I Repeat
@
Tune/Track Down
G)
Bluetooth Talk/End
@
Power
CD
Preset 2 I Random
@
Display
® Mute
@
Preset 6 I Folder Up
CD
Preset 3 I lntro
@
Band I Escape
(j) Mode (Source)
@
Preset 5 I Folder Down
® Volume (turn) I Select/Tag (push)
@
Audio I Menu
CD
USB Port
@
Preset 4 I Play I Pause
@
Auxiliary Input
4

AMBSOOW
OPERATION
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Control
Locations
-
Remote
CD
Power
CD
Preset 3
I
lntro @ Key 7
I
Key*
CD
Volume
Up
CD
Preset 5
I
Folder Down @ Preset 4
I
Play/Pause
G)
Select
I
Tag
@ Preset 6 I Folder
Up
® Preset 1I Repeat
CD
Audio
I
Menu @
Kay8
@ Band I Escape
® Tune I Track
Up
@ Key 9 I
Key#
® Volume Down
CD
Mode (Source) @ Display
I
Key 0 @ Tune
I
Track Down
(j)
Preset 2
I
Random @ Mute
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AMB500W
OPERATION
General
Operation
6
Display Layout
AM/FM
USB
SiriusXM Random
Input
Mode
Icon
SO
Card
Repeat
Mode
Icon
Phone Call Icon Preset
or
SiriusXM Channel
103
Tag
Display
Type
Power
On/Off
Changing
Modes
Available
Modes
Auxiliary
Inputs
Volume
Display
Reset
Set
the
Clock
Press
O.
or
any other button
(exceJ)t
EJECT)
to turn the
unit on. Press
6
to turn the unit off.
Press
MODE
to cycle up through the operating mode®
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
(so£d
separately) is connected.
Operation of iPod mode
will
not appear unless an iPod
device (sold separately) has been connected.
USB
and
SO
modes
will
not appear unless a
USB
device
or
SO
card (sold separately) have been connected.
The AMB500W offers two auxiliarY input ports. a
3.5
mm
port
on
the front
P.anel
and an
RCA
connection
on
the back
of the unit. Use e1ther 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. tnen release. Press TUNE
............
to adjust
the hours and TUNE
~~
to adjust the minutes. Press
DISP
momentarily to save the selected time.

AMB500W
OPERATION
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Setup
Menu
Menu Function Options Action
Auto
Station
AUTO
PGM
Press
SELECT
to
seek
and
save
6strong stations
in
the
current
Store
STATIONS
band.
(Tuner
mode
only)
LOCAL
OFF
Activates distance tuning (Tuner
mode
only).
LocaUDistance
Activates local tuning for strong station reception only (Tuner
mode
Tuning
LOCAL
ON
only).
Tuner
FREQ'NCY
USA
Programs
the
unit
to
USA
tuner
spacing.
(200kHz
for
FM
and
10kHz
for
AM).
(Tuner mode only)
Frequency Programs
the
unit
to
European
tuner spacin3.
Spacing
FREQ'NCY
EUR
(50kHz
for
FM
and
9kHz
for
MW).
(Tuner mo e
only)
IPOD
CNT
Programs
the
head
unit
to
advanced
control
of
the
iPod/iPhone
FULL
device.
Selectable
iPod
Programs
the
head
unit
to
manual control
of
the
iPod/iPhone
Control
IPOD
CNT
MANUAL
device
and
allows music
to
be
controlled from
the
iPod/iPhone
device.
LOUD
ON
Enables
the
loudness feature. which
enhances
the
bass
and
treble
Loudness frequencies
at
low volumes.
LOUD
OFF
Disables
the
loudnes feature.
Clock
CLOCK
OFF
Programs unit
to
not
display
the
clock
when
the
power
is
off.
Display
CLOCK
ON
Programs unit
to
display
the
clock
when
the
power
is
off.
Fronti'!Jxiliary
AUX-FRNTON
Enables
the
front panel
3.5mm
auxiliary input.
Input
AUX-FRNT
OFF
Disables the front panel
3.5mm
auxiliary input.
Rear
Auxiliary
AUX-REAR
ON
Enables
the
rear
RCA
auxiliary input.
Input
AUX-REAR
OFF
Disables
the
rear
RCA
auxiliary input.
Rear/Sub
SUBWFRSUB
Programs
the
rear/sub
RCA
preamp output
to
subwoofer.
RCA
output
SUBWFR
REAR
Programs
the
rear/sub
RCA
preamp output
to
rear.
BEEP
OFF
Disables
the
confirmation
beep.
Beep
Confirmation
BEEP
ON
Enables
the
confirmation
beep.
Programmable
PROG-VOL
#
Programs unit
to
always turn
on
at
a specific volume
Tum
On
Volume (default is
OFF).
Any
volume level
1-46
can
be
selected.
MESSAGE
OFF
Disables power
on
message.
(example:
GOOD
MORNING)
Power
on
Message
MESSAGE
ON
Enables
power
on
message
to
be
displayed.
SCROLL
15
SEC
Programs unit
to
scroll information
once
every
15
seconds
(default).
Scrolling
SCROLL
ONCE
Programs unit
to
scroll
once.
then
show
the
first 8characters
on
Optio
,n display.
SCROLL
ON
Programs unit
to
scroll continuously.
SCROLL
OFF
Programs unit
to
show
the
first 8characters
on
the
display.
DIMMER
HIGH
Programs unit
to
the
brightest illumination level.
Illumination
DIMMER
MEDIUM
Programs unit
to
the
middle illumination level.
Dimmer
DIMMER
LOW
Programs unit
to
the
dimmest illumination level.
Demonstration
DEMO
OFF
Disables
the
demonstration
mode.
>.
Mo.de
DEMO
ON
Enables
the
demonstration
message.
Bluetooth
Options
See
page
24
for
menu
options.
...
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SiriusXM
Setup
(Press
SELECTI
See
page
12
for
menu
options.
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AMBSOOW
OPERATION
General
Operation
8
12/24-hourClock The clock
will
display 12-hourAM/PM time in USA
frequency spacing mode
(PM
1
0=00).
In
European
frequency spacing mode. the clock
will
disp[ay 24-hour
time
(22:00).
Audio Press
AUDIO
momentarily to select between Bass. Treble.
Balance. Fader. Equalizer. Subwoofer and Source Volume
Level.
Bass
Treble
Balance
Fader
EQ
Subwoofer
Source Volume Level
r
BASS
__.
TREBLE
__.
BALANCE
__.
FADER
__.
EQ
__.
SUBWOOFER
~
SOURCE
LEVEL
-,
Press AUDIO until BASS aRpears. then rotate volume
knob left/right to adjust ( -6
minimum
I
+6 maximum).
Press AUDIO until TREBLE appears. then rotate volume
knob left/right to adjust ( -6
minimum
I
+6 maximum).
Press AUDIO
until
BALANCE appears. then rotate volume
knob left/right to
adLust
(BALANCE LEFT
12
-BALANCE
RIGHT
12).
BALANCE
EVEN
represents equal balance.
Press AUDIO until
FADER
apg_ears.
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 follow1ng
e~ualization
curves: FLAT
(default).
POP.
JAZZ.
CLASSIC.
BEAT.
ROCK
and
USER.
Any manual adl"ustments to the bass and treble settings
are automatica ly saved as
USER.
Press AUDIO until SUBWFR appears. then rotate volume
knob left/right to adjust
(0
minimum
I
+
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
adiustment
for
each audio source:
AM.
FM.
WB.
AUX
FRONT/REAR.
operation of iPod.
USB.
SO
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.

AMB500W
OPERATION
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Tuner
Operation
Seek Tuning Press TUNE
~~
or
TUNE
...,.....,..
for more than one second
to
seek
to
the next strong station. Press and hold
to
advance
quickly.
Manual Tuning Press
TUNE
~~
or
TUNE
...,.....,..
momentarily to change
radio frequency up
or
down one step at a time.
Band Press BAND
to
select between
FM1.
FM2.
FM3.
AM1.
AM2
and
WB
bands.
Storing and Recalling
Station Presets
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.
Weather
Band
Tuner
Operation
Band
ManualTuning
Storing and Recalling
Presets
Press BAND
to
select weather band
(WB).
Press
TUNE
~~
or
TUNE
...,.....,..
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.
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AMB500W
OPERATION
SiriusXM
Vehicle
Tuner
Connections
Connecting the
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner
(sold separately)
SiriusXM Vehicle
TunerCable
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.
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 maycause damage to the cable
or
head unit.
SiriusXM
Vehicle
Tuner
Operation
10
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Overview 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 ofSirius
XM
Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries.
AU
other
marks
and logos are the
property of
their
respective owners.
AU
rights reserved.
TunerActivation
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 yourvehicle
on
until the "Subscription
Updated" message appears.