Dual AM400W Operating instructions

INSTALLATION/OWNER'S MANUAL
AM/FM/CD Marine Receiver with Detachable Face
AM400W

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TYPICAL FRONT-LOAD DIN MOUNTING METHOD
Removal Keys
Mounting Sleeve
Dashboard or
Mounting Kit
Head Unit
AM400W 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fromunit.
•Remove2transitscrewslocatedontopoftheunit.
•Insertthesuppliedkeysintotheslotsasshown,andslidetheunitoutofthemounting
sleeve.
•Installmountingsleeveintoopening,bendingtabstosecure.
•Connectwiringharnessandantenna.Consultaqualifiedtechnicianifyouareunsure.
•Certainvehicles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.

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AM400W INSTALLATION
Wiring Diagram
Rear Preamp Output
Connect to amplifier RCA input
Antenna Connector
RCA Cable
(sold separately)
AMP
BLUE
BLACK
RED
YELLOW
Remote Turn-On
Connect to amplifier or power
antenna. Insulate wire if not used.
Ground
Connect to vehicle
chassis ground.
Accessory
Connect to ignition
circuit or switched 12 volt source.
Memory
Connect to battery
circuit or constant 12 volt source.
Right Front
Gray/Black (-)
Gray (+)
Left Front
White/Black (-)
White (+)
Right Rear
Violet/Black (-)
Violet (+)
Left Rear
Green/Black (-)
Green (+)
10 AMP
AGC Fuse
FUSE
Whenreplacingthe
fuse,makesurenew
fuseisthecorrecttype
andamperage.Using
anincorrectfusecould
damagetheradio.
TheAM400Wuses
one10ampATMfuse
locatedbesidethewiring
connector.

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AM400W OPERATION
Control Locations - Receiver
Release
Volume
Mute / Power
Tune / Track Down
Source
Tune / Track Up
Eject
USB Port
Auxiliary Input
Preset 6 / Folder Up
Preset 5 / Folder Down
Preset 4 / Play / Pause
Preset 3 / Intro
Preset 2 / Random
Preset 1 / Repeat
Band / Select
Display / Escape
Audio / Menu
1 2 3 4 6 7
16 9
8
15 14 13 12 11 101718
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1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15
7 16
8 17
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AM400W OPERATION
Control Locations - Remote
Display/ESC
Tune/TrackDown
Band/Select
Mute/Power
VolumeUp
Source
Tune/TrackUp
VolumeDown
Audio/Menu
1 6
2 7
3 8
49
5
2
3
1
8
7
9
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AM400W OPERATION
Press oranyotherbutton(exceptEJECT)toturntheunit
on. Press toturntheunitoff.
Press SOURCE toselectbetweenAM/FM,CDplayer,
auxiliaryinput,USBandoperationofiPod®/iPhone®.Modes
ofoperationareshowninthedisplay.
NOTE:CD,USBandoperationofiPodmodeswillnotappear
unlessaCDisinsertedorUSB/iPoddevicesareconnected.
TheAM400Woffersa3.5mmportonthefrontpanel.Using
a3.5mmmale-to-malecable,connectaudiodevice,MP3
player,etc.totheauxilaryinput.PressSOURCE toselect
AUX-INmode.
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 momen-
tarilytosavetheselectedtime.
Theclockwilldisplay12-hourAM/PMtimeinUSAfrequency
spacingmode(10:00PM).InEuropeanfrequencyspacing
mode,theclockwilldisplay24-hourtime(22:00).
PressandholdAUDIO/MENUformorethan3secondsto
accessthesetupmenu.PressAUDIO/MENUmomentarily
toselectbetweenthemenufunctionsandrotatethevolume
knobleft/righttoadjustoractivatethedesiredfunction.
Power On/Off
Changing Modes
Auxiliary Input
Volume
Display
Reset
Set the Clock
12/24-hour Clock
Setup Menu
General Operation

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General Operation - Setup Menu
Menu Function Options Action
Auto Station
Store AUTOSTORE 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USA ProgramstheunittoUSAtunerspacing.
(200kHzforFMand10kHzforAM).(Tuner mode only)
FREQEURO ProgramstheunittoEuropeantunerspacing.
(50kHzforFMand9kHzforAM).(Tuner mode only)
Selectable iPod
Control
IPODFULL ProgramstheheadunittoadvancedcontroloftheiPod/
iPhonedevice.(Operation of iPod mode only)
IPODBASIC
ProgramstheheadunittomanualcontroloftheiPod/iPhone
deviceandallowsmusictobecontrolledfromtheiPod/
iPhonedevice.(Operation of iPod mode only)
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.
Auxiliary Input AUXON Enablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
AUXOFF Disablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
Beep
Confirmation
BEEPOFF Disablestheconfirmationbeep.
BEEPON Enablestheconfirmationbeep.
Programmable
Turn On Volume PRO-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
MSGOFF Disablespoweronmessage.(example:GOODMORNING)
MSGON Enablespoweronmessagetobedisplayed.
Scrolling
Option
SCROLL15S Programsunittoscrollinformationonceevery15seconds
(default).
SCROLLONCE Programsunittoscrollonce,thenshowthefirst10
charactersondisplay.
SCROLLON Programsunittoscrollcontinuously.
SCROLLOFF Programsunittoshowthefirst10charactersonthedisplay.
Illumination
Dimmer
DIMMERHI Programsunittothebrightestilluminationlevel.
DIMMERMED 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.

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AM400W OPERATION
Press AUDIOmomentarilytoselectbetweenBass,Treble,
Balance,Fader,Equalizer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 BALappearsthenrotatevolumeknob
left/righttoadjust(BALL12-BALR12).
BALEVENrepresentsequalbalance
Press AUDIO until FADERappearsthenrotatevolumeknob
left/righttoadjust(FADERF12-FADERR12).
FADEVENrepresentsequalfader
Press AUDIO until EQappearsthenturnthevolume knob
tocyclethroughthefollowingequalizationcurves:FLAT
(default),POP,JAZZ,CLASSIC,BEAT,ROCKandUSER.
AnymanualadjustmenttotheBassorTreblesettingsare
automaticallysavedasUSER.
Thesourcevolumelevelcontrolallowsagainadjustment
foreachaudiosource:AM,FM,CD,AUX,operationofiPod
andUSB.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SRC
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
SOURCE untilthedesiredmodeisselected,thensetthe
sourcevolumelevelforthatmode.
Audio
Bass
Treble
Balance
Fader
Equalizer
Source Volume Level
General Operation
BASS TREBLE BALANCE FADER EQUALIZER SOURCE LEVEL

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AM400W 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 TUNE
nn
or TUNE
ll
momentarilytochange
radiofrequencyupordownonestepatatime.Pressand
holdtoadvancequickly.
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.
AM/FM Tuner Operation
Weatherband Tuner Operation
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.

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AM400W OPERATION
Insert CD
Eject CD
Track Select
Fast Forward and Reverse
Pause
Intro
Repeat
Random
CD-R/CD-RW Compatibility
Withthelabelfacingup,insertastandardsizeCDintothe
CDslot.TheCDwillautomaticallybeginplayback.
Press EJECTtoejecttheCD.Theunitwillchangeto
previousmodeofoperation.Ifthediscisnotremoved
within10seconds,theunitwillreloadthedisc.Theunit
doesnothavetobeturnedontoejectCD.
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CDplayback.
Press
l
/ II againtoresumeplayback.
Press INT toentertheIntromenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheINT function.
•ALL-Playsthefirst10secondsofeachtrack.
Press RPT toentertheRepeatmenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•ALL-PlaysalltracksonCD.
•TRACK-Continuously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.
SomeCD-RsandCD-RWsmaybeincompatiblewiththis
unit,dependingonmediatypeandrecordingmethod.In
addition,thefollowingCDsmaybeincompatiblewiththis
unit:
CDsexposedtoextremetemperaturesordirectsunlight
forextendedperiodsoftime,CDsrecordedinwhicha
recordingsessionfailedorare-recordingwasattempted
and,orencryptedorcopy-protectedCDswhichdonot
conformtotheaudioCD-DAredbookrecordingstandard.
CD Player Operation

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CD Player Operation (MP3/WMA Files)
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
Displaying Information
Title Icon
Artist Icon
Folder Icon
File Icon
Character Support
WhenanMP3/WMAencodeddiscisfirstinserted,
“DISCREAD”willappearinthedisplay.Dependingonthe
numberoffilesandfolders,thismaytakeseveralseconds.
Press DISPtoselectbetweensongtitle,artist,filename,
foldername,tracknumber,andclock/elapsedtime.
“NOARTIST”or"NOTITLE"willbedisplayediftheMP3/
WMAfilecontainsnoID3taginformation.
“ROOT”willbedisplayedifthedirectorynameofaroot
folder is not labeled.
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.
Maximumcharacterdisplayinformation
•Trackname–32charactermaximum
•Directoryname–32charactermaximum
•*Songtitle–32charactermaximum
•*Artistname–32charactermaximum
*SongtitleandArtistNamewillonlybedisplayedifincluded
withtheMP3/WMAfile.
WhenreferringtoMP3/WMAplayback,thefollowingterms
aresynonymous:
•Filenameandtrackname
•Foldernameanddirectoryname

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CD Player Operation (MP3/WMA Files)
Folder/File Search Mode
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
MP3/WMACDmodefeaturesafileandfoldersearchmode.
Thissearchallowsnavigatingthroughfolderstofinda
specificMP3orWMAfileforplayback.
Press SELECTtoenterthefile/foldersearchmode.Alistof
allthefoldersontheCDwillbedisplayed.
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CD.PressESCagain
toexitthesearchmenu.
Oncethedesiredsongisdisplayed,pressSELECTtobegin
playbackofthedesiredsong.

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CD Player Operation (MP3/WMA Files)
Folder Access
Repeat
Random
Intro
Press toselectthepreviousfolder.
Press toselectthenextfolder.
*FolderaccessisonlyavailableonMP3/WMAdiscsrecorded
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CD.
•TRACK-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 INT toentertheIntromenu,thenturnthevolume knob
toselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheINT function.
•ALL-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrack.
•FOLDER-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrackinfolder.
Note:Folderrepeat,randomandintrooptionsonlyfunction
onMP3/WMAdiscsrecordedwithmorethanonefolder.

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CD Player Operation (MP3/WMA Files)
Thefollowingtypesofdiscs/filesarecompatible:
•CD-ROM(ISO),CD-R,CD-RW
•CD-DA
•MP3data
•WMAdata
Thefollowingtypesofdiscs/filesarenotcompatible:
•WMAfilesthatareprotectedbyDRM(DigitalRights 
 Management).
•WMAlosslessformat
•DiscsrecordedwithTrackAtOnceorpacketwriting
•MP3PROformat
•MP3playlists
•WAVformat
MP3/WMAplaybacksequenceisbasedonrecordedorder
offilesandbeginsintherootfolderofthedisc.Anyempty
foldersorfoldersthatdonotincludeMP3/WMAfilesare
skipped.Thisunitmaynotplayfilesintheordertheywere
recordedin.Refertoyourrecordingsoftware’suser’smanual
for more information.
•ISO9660level1
•ISO9660level2
•YellowBookMODE1
•YellowBookMODE2FORM1
•Multisession
•Maximumfiles-999
•Maximumfolders-255
•Maximumfolderlevels-8
•MPEG-1/2/2.5AudioLayer-3
ISO9660standards:
•Maximumnestedfolderdepthis8(includingtherootfolder).
•Validcharactersforfolder/filenamesarelettersA-Z
 (allcaps),numbers0-9,and“_”(underscore).Some
 charactersmaynotbedisplayedcorrectly,dependingon
 thecharactertype.
•ThisdevicecanplaybackdiscsinJoliet,Romeo,andother
 standardsthatconformtoISO9660.MP3/WMAwritteninthe
 formatsotherthantheabovemaynotplayand/ortheirfile
 namesorfoldernamesmaynotbedisplayedproperly.
Media Compatibility
Playback Order
Compatible Recording
Formats

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AM400W OPERATION
CD Player Operation (MP3/WMA Files)
AninternalbufferprovidesESP(ElectronicSkipProtection)to
virtuallyeliminateskipping.
Whenplayingadiscrecordedwithregularaudiofiles
(CD-DAor.WAV)andMP3/WMAfiles,theunitwillplaythe
MP3/WMAfilesonly.
OnlyMP3fileswithfilenameextension(.mp3)canbeplayed.
OnlyWMAfileswithfilenameextension(.wma)canbeplayed.
Donotattempttoplaydiscswhichcontainnon-MP3/WMA
fileswiththeMP3/WMAextension.
8kHz~48kHz
32kHz~48kHz
32kbps~320kbpsconstant
Variable bit rates
32kbps~192kbpsconstant
Variable bit rates
Note:Somefilesmaynotplayorbedisplayedcorrectly,
dependingonsamplingratesandbitrates.
ID3tagsVersion1.0to2.4.
ThismodelwillnotdisplayID3Version2.4orgreatertags.
Forbestresults,usethefollowingsettingswhenburningan
MP3disc:
128kbpsorhigherconstantbitrate
44.1kHzorhighersamplingfrequency
Forbestresults,usethefollowingsettingswhenburninga
WMAdisc:
64kbpsorhigherconstantbitrate
32kHzorhighersamplingfrequency
Additional MP3/WMA
Information
Sampling Frequency Rates
MP3
WMA
Transfer Bit rates
MP3
WMA
MP3 Tag Display
Recommended Settings

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AM400W OPERATION
USB Operation
ToplayMP3/WMAfilesfrommostUSBmassstorage
devices,lineuptheUSBconnectorandinserttheUSB
deviceintotheAM400W'sUSBport.
WhenaUSBdeviceisfirstconnected,“USBREAD”will
appearinthedisplayand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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devicewillbedisplayed.
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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devicetransferspeeds,itis
recommendedtolimiteachfoldertolessthan30songs.
Connecting a USB Device
(sold separately)
Playing Music
Track Select
Fast Forward and
Reverse
Pause
File Search
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

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AM400W OPERATION
USB Operation
Whenafileisaccessed,theclockandelapsedtimewillbe
displayed.PressDISPmomentarilytoselectbeween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.
•TRACK-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 INT toentertheIntromenu,thenturnthevolume knob
toselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheINT function.
•ALL-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrack.
•FOLDER-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrackinfolder.
Displaying Information
Title Icon
Artist Icon
Folder Icon
File Icon
Folder Access
Repeat
Random
Intro

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AM400W OPERATION
USB Operation
Maximumcharacterdisplayinformation
•Trackname–32charactermaximum
•Directoryname–32charactermaximum
•*Songtitle–32charactermaximum
•*Artistname–32charactermaximum
*Songtitleandartistnamewillonlybedisplayedifincluded
withtheMP3/WMAfile.
Thefollowingtypesoffilesarecompatible:
•MP3data
•WMAdata
Thefollowingtypesoffilesarenotcompatible:
•WMAfilesthatareprotectedbyDRM(DigitalRights 
 Management).
•WMAlosslessformat
•MP3PROformat
•MP3playlists
•WAVformat
MP3/WMAplaybacksequenceisbasedonorderthefiles
arecopiedtotheUSBdeviceandbeginsintherootfolder.
AnyemptyfoldersorfoldersthatdonotincludeMP3/WMA
filesareskipped.Dependingonyoursoftware,theplayback
ordermayvary.
•Maximumnumberoffiles:50,000
•Maximumnumberoffolders:255plustherootdirectory
•Maximumnumberoffilesineachfolderandroot:50,000
Note:Ifthenumberoffiles/foldersexceedsthemaximum
outlinedabove,theadditionalfiles/folderswillbeignored.
Note: Devicesthatexceedthemaximumnumberoffilesor
foldersmaynotfunctionproperly.
DuetothedifferencesofUSBdevices,somedevicesmay
notbecompatible.USBdevicesmustbe‘massstorage
class’andformattedtotheFATorFAT32filesystemin
ordertoensurecompatibility.
Character Support
Media Compatibility
Playback Order
Playback Capacity
USB Device Compatibility

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AM400W OPERATION
USB Operation
OnlyMP3fileswithfilenameextension(.mp3)canbeplayed.
OnlyWMAfileswithfilenameextension(.wma)canbe
played.Donotattempttoplaynon-MP3/WMAfileswiththe
MP3/WMAextension.
8kHz~48kHz
32kHz~48kHz
32kbps~320kbpsconstant
Variable bit rates
32kbps~192kbpsconstant
Variable bit rates
Note:Somefilesmaynotplayorbedisplayedcorrectly,
dependingonsamplingratesandbitrates.
ID3tagsVersion1.0to2.4
Note:IfaninvalidID3tagversionisdetected,"NO
SUPPORT"willscrollonthedisplay.
Additional MP3/WMA
Information
Sampling Frequency Rates
MP3
WMA
Transfer Bit rates
MP3
WMA
MP3 Tag Display

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AM400W OPERATION
Operation of iPod
TheAM400WfeaturesadirectUSBcontrolsystemforiPod.Toplay
musicfromaniPoddevice,connecttheUSBcable(included with
your iPod device)totheAM400W'sUSBport.Onceconnected,"USB
READ"isshownshortly,then"IPOD/IPHONEREAD"willappearin
thedisplay.Playbackwillbeginautomatically.Ifasongisplayingon
theiPoddevicebeforeitisconnected,itwillcontinuetoplay.
Press DISPtoselectbetweenartist,songtitle,album,elapsedtime,
clockandtracknumber.
Connect an iPod Device
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Displaying Information
SearchItem MenuNavigation
Playlist Menu Playlists Songs
Artists Menu Artists Albums Songs
Albums Menu Albums Songs
Songs Menu Songs
Audiobooks Menu Audiobooks
Podcasts Menu Podcasts
Seethebelowtableforalistofthesearchmenunavigationoptions.
Search Menu Functions
(step 1)
(step 2)
(step 3)
Press SELECToncetoenterthesearchmode.
Turnthevolumeknobtoselectbetweenplaylist,artist,album,
songs, audiobook and podcast. Press SELECTtoselectthedesired
searchtype.
NavigatetothedesiredsongandpressSELECTtobeginplayback
ofthatsong.Usethetablebelowforreferencewhennavigating
throughthemenuoptions.
Note: Press ESCtoaccessthepreviouslevel(uponelevel).Pressing
ESC fromthesearchmainmenuwillexitthesearch.
Search Mode
Full/Manual Control
TheAM400WfeaturesbothfullandmanualcontrolmodesforiPod/iPhonedevices.Seepage7for
detailstotogglethecontrolbetweenfullandmanualmodes.
Important:TosupportmanualcontrolforiPod/iPhone,theiPoddevicemustbeupdatedtothenewest
rmwareusingiTunes.
Note:NotalliPod/iPhonedevicesarecompatiblewithmanualcontrolmode.