Dual MGH20 Operating instructions

INSTALLATION/OWNER'S MANUAL
AM/FM Gauge Hole Receiver
MGH20
Front and Rear Inputs

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MGH20 INSTALLATION
Mounting & Wiring
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
• Onceasuitablelocationhasbeendetermined,drilltheholeandsecurethestereo
usingthemetalmountingbracket.Ifthebracketneedstobeshortened,removethe
appropriatenumberofbreakawaysegmentsusingapairofpliers.
Fuse:
Whenreplacingthefuse,makesure
newfuseisthecorrecttypeand
amperage.Usinganincorrectfuse
coulddamagetheradio.
Tip:
Whenasuitablegroundwireis
notpresentinthevehiclewiring
harness,connecttheblackground
wiretothevehiclechassis.
Break Lines
Color Connection
Red 12VIgnition/Accessory
Black Ground
Blue Remote Turn-on B (+)
Grey RightFront(+)
Grey/Black RightFront(-)
White LeftFront(+)
White/Black LeftFront(-)
Violet RightRear(+)
Violet/Black RightRear(-)
Green Left Rear (+)
Green/Black Left Rear (-)

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MGH20 INSTALLATION
Installation
Mounting the Radio
1. Chooseamountinglocationonthedashboardorinstrumentpanelthatwill
allowroombehindtorunradiocablestothepowersource.Considerhowyouwilluse
theAUXIN,LINEOUTandUSBconnectorsandroutetheappropriateextensioncables
toanaccessiblearea.
2. Cutaholeinthedashboardusingthetemplateprovidedinthebackofthismanual.At
least33/4”depthisneededtomounttheradio.
IMPORTANT! Do not mount this unit where it can be submerged in water.
3. Slidetheincludedspringwashers(B)overthescrewposts(A)andattachthescrew
poststothebackoftheradio.
4. Placetheradioinfrontofthedashboardopeningsothewiringcanbebroughtthrough
theopening.
5. Aftercompletingthewiringconnections,turntheradioontoconfirmoperation(vehicle
accessoryswitchmustbeon).Iftheradiodoesnotoperate,recheckallwiringuntilthe
problemiscorrected.Onceproperoperationisachieved,turntheaccessoryswitchoff
andproceedwithfinalmountingoftheradio.Refertothe“WiringDiagram”onpage5.
NOTE:Beforefinalinstallation,testthewiringconnectionstomakesuretheunitiscon-
nectedproperlyandthesystemworks.
6. Inserttheradiointothemountinghole.
7. Placethe“U”bracket(C)overthescrewpostsandsecuretheradiotothedashusing
theincludedhexnuts(D).Ifnecessary,cutthescoremarks(E)oneithersideofthe
mountingbrackettocustomfitthebracketlengthforyourapplication.SeeFigureA.
A
C
D
E
B
3 Inch Hole
Rubber
Rubber
*. Rubber Size: 40X40X5(t)

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MGH20 OPERATION
Control Locations - Receiver
4
6
1
2
3
5
7
8
9
10
11
Select/ThumbsUp
VolumeUp
VolumeDown
Mode/ThumbsDown
Audio/Menu
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Power
Mute
Band/GoBack/Display
TuneDown
TuneUp
Play/Pause

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MGH20 OPERATION
Control Locations - Remote
12
4
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Preset6/FolderUp
Display
Mute
Preset5/FolderDown
Preset4/Play/Pause
Preset1/Repeat
Band/GoBack
Tune/TrackDown
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Mode
VolumeUp
Power
Select
Tune/TrackUp
VolumeDown
Audio/Menu
Preset3/Intro
Preset2/Random
15
13
14
16
17
12

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MGH20 OPERATION
Press oranyotherbutton(exceptEJECT)toturntheunit
on. Press toturntheunitoff.
Press MODE toselectbetweenAM/FM,auxiliaryfront/rear,
USB,operationofiPod®/iPhone® and Pandora. Modes of
operationareshowninthedisplay.
NOTE:USBandoperationofiPodmodeswillnotappear
unlessaUSB/iPoddeviceisconnected.
TheMGH20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.
Thesteeringwheelinterfaceinputlocatedonthebackof
theheadunitallowsconnectiontothePacific Accessory
Corporation (PAC) SWI-PSinterfacemodule(sold
separately).Visitwww.pac-audio.comfordetails.
Toconfiguresteeringwheelcontrols,followtheinstructions
providedwiththePAC SWI-PSinterfacemodule.After
installingtheinterfacemodule,insertthemodule's3.5mm
jackintothe"REMOTEIN"portonthebackoftheheadunit.
Adjustvolumeusingvolumeknob(00-46).
Press DISPtoselectbetweenclockanddifferenttypesof
information,suchasradiofrequency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(PM10:00).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
Mode
Auxiliary Inputs
Steering Wheel Interface
Input
Volume
Display
Reset
Set the Clock
12/24-hour Clock
Setup Menu
General Operation

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MGH20 OPERATION
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.
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.
Loudness LOUDOFF DeactivatestheLoudnessfeature,whichincreasesbassand
treblelevelsatlowvolume.
LOUDON ActivatestheLoudness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FRONTON Enablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
AUXFRONT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ON Programstherear/subRCApreampoutputtosubwoofer.
SUBWFROFF 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 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
MESSAGEOFF Disablespoweronmessage.(example:GOODMORNING)
MESSAGE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HIGH 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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MGH20 OPERATION
Press AUDIO/MENUmomentarilytoselectbetweenBass,
Treble,Balance,Fader,SubwooferandSourceVolume
Level.
Press AUDIO/MENU until BASSappearsthenrotatevolume
knobleft/righttoadjust(-6minimum/+6maximum).
Press AUDIO/MENU until TREBLEappearsthenrotate
volumeknobleft/righttoadjust(-6minimum/+6
maximum).
Press AUDIO/MENU until BALappearsthenrotatevolume
knobleft/righttoadjust(BALLEFT12-BALRIGHT12).
BALEVENrepresentsequalbalance
Press AUDIO/MENU until FADERappearsthenrotate
volumeknobleft/righttoadjust(FADERFRONT12-FADER
REAR12).FADEREVENrepresentsequalfader
Press AUDIO/MENU until SUB-W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.
Press EQ, 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,AUXFRONT/REAR,
operationofiPod,Pandora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/MENU 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
MODE untilthedesiredmodeisselected,thensetthe
sourcevolumelevelforthatmode.
Audio
Bass
Treble
Balance
Fader
* Subwoofer
EQ
Source Volume Level
General Operation
BASS TREBLE BALANCE FADER SUBWOOFER* SOURCE LEVEL

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MGH20 OPERATION
Seek Tuning
Manual Tuning
Band
Manually Storing
Preset Stations
Automatically Store
Preset Stations
Recalling
Preset Stations
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and
AM2bands.
Upto18FMstationsand12AMstationscanbestored.
Tomanuallystoreastation,selectthedesiredbandand
station.PressandholdPlay/Pauseformorethantwo
seconds,thenpressVolume Uptostepthroughpreset
numbersonethroughsix.Whenthedesiredpresetnumber
isreached,pressSELECTtosavetheselection.
Press Audio/Menu,and"AutoPgmStations"willappear
inthedisplay.PressSELECTtoconfirm.Theunitwill
automaticallyscanandstorethesixstrongeststationsin
thecurrentbandaspresets.
Oncestationshavebeensaved,pressPlay/Pausetostep
througheachpresetstation.
AM/FM Tuner Operation

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MGH20 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MGH20'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GO BACKwhenviewingthecontentsofa
folderwillreturntothelistoffoldersontheUSBdevice.
Press GO BACK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