GME GR9220W User manual

GR9200
SERIES
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MARINE STEREO SYSTEMS
GR9220W • GR9220B
GR9240W • GR9240B

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CONTENTS
GME STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU KEEP THIS MANUAL
IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FEATURES...............................3
INTRODUCTION ..........................3
Product Description and Model Designators . . 3
CONTROL LOCATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INSTALLATION ...........................5
Precautions ..........................5
Removing and Refitting the Face Panel ......5
Handling Compact Discs .................5
Moisture Condensation..................5
Location .............................5
Flush Mounting - GR9220................6
Bracket Mounting - GR9240 ..............6
Flush Mounting - GR9240................7
Removing Clear Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ElectricalWiring.......................8
Fuse Replacement.....................10
OPERATION ............................10
General Functions.....................10
Radio Operation ......................10
CD/MP3 Operation ....................11
CONFIGURATION MENU TABLE..............13
AUXILIARY INPUTS & OUTPUTS..............14
Front Panel Inputs.....................14
Aux Input ...........................14
RearOutput.........................14
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES...................15
GR9200 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . 16
SPECIFICATIONS .........................17
STANDARD COMMUNICATIONS
CONTRACT WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GME AFTER SALES SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED
The GR9200 is supplied with the following
standard accessories:
• Mainunit
• Rubbermountinggasket-GR9220only
• USBadaptor
• DC/speakercableharness
• Mountingbracket-GR9240only
• Gimbalknobs(2)-GR9240only
• Topandbottomcoverllstrip
• Protectivecasefordetachablefacepanel
• Flushmountsupportkitandtemplate
• Spareushmountscrewcaps(4)
• Instructionmanual
Pleaseimmediatelycontactyourpointofpurchaseifanyof
these components are missing.

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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheGMEGR9200
seriesMarineStereosystem,arguablythenestmarine
audioproductavailabletoday.YourGR9200hasbeen
designedwithboththemusicbuffandboatownerinmind.
Bywayofahostoffeaturesneverbeforefoundinamarine
stereosystem,theGR9200offersmusicenthusiaststhe
samelevelofaudioqualitynormallyreservedforhighend
homesystems.
TheGR9200serieshasbeendevelopedutilisingthevery
latestindigitalelectronictechnologycombinedwiththe
designexpertisegainedbyGMEengineersoverseveral
decadesofmarineproductdevelopment.Withallcircuitry
conformallycoated,exposedmetalworkprotectedagainst
the harsh marine environment and installed in a UV
stabilisedwaterresistantpolycarbonatehousing,the
GR9200willensuremanyyearsofreliableservice.
Everattentivetocustomerneeds,GMEofferstheGR9200
in two discrete configurations. For the smaller vessel where
exposuretotheelementsisgreater,thefullyenclosed
GR9240isideal.Forlargercruisersoryachtswhere
bulkheadinstallationisthepreferredoption,theGR9220is
the perfect solution.
TheGR9200hasalltheattributesexpectedfromasuperior
stereosystem,furthermore,inclusionsofSDandUSBinputs
andiPod®compatibility,willensuretheGR9200
isdestinedtobecomethestandardbywhichallmarine
stereosystemsaremeasured.
Pleasereadthisinstructionbookletcarefully,dropinyour
favouritemusicselection,sitbackandenjoythe
sounds that cannot fail to impress even the most
critical audiophile.
• MP3viaCD/USB/SDcardandauxiliaryinput
• Detachablefrontfacepanel
•4 x 45 Watt power output
• ConformallycoatedPCBsforprotectionagainst
the harsh marine environment.
•Rugged and weatherresistantcase,madefrom
high impact UV protected plastics.
• Multiplemountingoptions-ushor
bracketmountdependingonmodel.
•Backlit LCD screen
• iPod*connectivityviaoptional
interconnectcable
• Availableinblackorwhite
*iPodisatrademarkofAppleComputerInc.,registeredintheU.S.and
other countries.
INTRODUCTION
FE AT URES
TheGR9200seriesisavailableinthefollowingformats:
GR9220W (White) and GR9220B (Black)
Designedforushmountingintobulkheadsordashboards
wheretherearcaseoftheproductisnotexposedtoany
water ingress or moisture. The GR9220 has a semi open
rearcasetopermitheatdissipationgeneratedbyoperating
thesystemathighvolumesforextendedperiodsoftime.
GR9240W (White) and GR9240B (Black)
Designedwithafullyenclosedwaterproofmarinehousing
toenableinstallationonopenboatsorinareaswhere
occasionalwaterexposureispossible.TheGR9240utilises
GME’s unique ‘Big Gun’ custom heat dissipater to avoid
anyoverheatingorcomponentdamageinsituationsof
prolonged use at high volumes or in areas of high
ambienttemperatures.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND MODEL DESIGNATORS

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GR9200
4x45
Watts
CONTROL LOCATIONS
810 6
12
15
3
13
47
2
9
11
1
5
14
D-DN
1Power On/Off
2Volume Control
3Select
4Loudness
5Mute
6Clock/Time Selector
7Mode Switch
8LOC/DX Selector
9Stereo/Mono
10 Band Selector
11 Tuning/Selecting Tracks
12 Eject
13 Auto Music Search
14 Scan
15 Release Button
16 LCDDisplay
17 CD Slot
18 AuxiliaryInput
19 USB Input
20 PresetmemoryKeysandCD/MP3functions.
21 SD Card Input
16
17
18
19
20
21

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INSTALLATION
PRECAUTIONS
IfyouareconnectingyourGR9200forthersttimeorhave
justreconnectedyourboatbatteryandyouareexperiencing
problemswiththeunit’soperation,wesuggestyoutry
resettingtheunit.Theresetbuttonislocatedunderthe
removablefacepanel(seebelowforinstructions).Gently
presstheresetbuttonwithapapercliporsimilarobject.
You can then refit the face panel.
The preset station memories and clock time are retained
onlywhiletheyellow‘Memory’leadisconnectedtoa
continuous+12VDCsupply(seeElectricalWiringsection).
Ifthebatteryisdisconnectedorswitchedoffatthemaster
switch,ortheunitisremovedfromthevessel,thestation
memorieswillbelostandtheclockwillneedtobereset.
REMOVING & REFITTING THE FACE PANE
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Beforeremovingthefacepanel,turntheunitOFFby
pressing the Powerbutton.
1. Press the 15 releasebutton to release the
left hand end of the face panel.
2.Liftthefacepanelouttowardsyou.
3.Afterremovingthefacepanel,placeitinsidethe
supplied case to protect it from damage.
To refit the face panel
1. Slide the right hand end of the face panel into position
toengagethelockingtabs.
2. Press the left hand side into place until it clicks.
HANDLING COMPACT DISCS
• HandletheCDbyit’sedge,avoidtouchingthe
disc surface.
• StoreyourCDsawayfromdirectsunlightorheatsources.
KeepingtheCDinit’soriginalcasewillhelptokeep
itat.
• CleantheCDwithasoftclothfromthecentretothe
outeredge,(seediagram)ratherthaninacircular
motion. Do not use solvents.
MOISTURE CONDENSATION
YourGR9200usesopticallasertechnology.Occasionally
damporhumidconditionsmaycausecondensationto
appearonthelensesinsidetheunit.Shouldthisoccur,the
unitmightnotoperatecorrectly.SimplyejecttheCDand
leave the unit turned on for a while until the
moisture evaporates.
LOCATION
TheGR9200isavailableinarangeofmounting
congurationstoenableittobeinstalledinthemost
convenient position. GME recommends that the unit should
bemountedinapositionthatisfreefromdirectsunlight
andexcessivevibration.
Reset Button
Note.TheGR9200shouldnotbemountedatangles
greaterthan30°aboveorbelowthehorizontal.

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FLUSH MOUNTING - GR9220
TheGR9220canbeneatlyushmountedintoapanelor
bulkheadsothatjustthecontrolsandtheprotectivecover
arevisible.
Usingthetemplateprovided,selectasuitablelocationona
panelorbulkhead.Examinebehindthepaneltodetermine
thebestmethodofsupport.Ifthethicknessofthepanelis
notsufcienttosupporttheunit,itwillbenecessarytouse
thestrapsupplied(seefollowingdiagrams).
BRACKET MOUNTING - GR9240
1.AttachtheGR9240tothemountingbracketusingthe
twogimbalknobs.
2.TemporarilypositiontheGR9240inthedesiredlocation
androughlymarkthelocationofthebracketedges.
Now,removetheunitfromthebracketandreposition
thebracketatthedesiredlocationtomarkthemounting
hole positions.
3.Screworboltthebracketintoposition.Themounting
methodwilldependonthematerialtowhichthebracket
isbeingattached.
4.RettheGR9240intothebracketandadjusttothe
desiredanglebeforetighteningthegimbalknobs.
5. Complete the antenna lead and electrical wiring
asdescribedlater.
GR9240 On-Dash Mounted
Screw
Strap
Screw
Screw
Screw
Rubbergasket
Flush Mount
Support Strap
Rear centre Screw with Spacers
*Usetherubbermountinggasketsupplied.Placethegasket
betweentheplastichousingandthemountingsurface.Thiswill
improvethecontactbetweenthemountingsurfaceand
stereo housing.
30o
30o
GR9240 Overhead Mounted
GR9220 Flush Mounted

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GR9200
4x45
Watts
D-DN
Foroverheadmounting,theGMElogosonthesideof
eachbracketcanberotatedasshownright.
FLUSH MOUNTING - GR9240
AlthoughtheGR9240isabracketmountedunit,itcanbe
ushmountedbyfollowingthedisassembly
instructionsbelow.
1. Removethe4screwsfromeachcableclamp
panel at rear.
2. Remove the screw from the centre of the heat
dissipater and remove.
3. Remove the 4 screw caps and 4 screws from the front
caseandslidetheunitoutcompletely.
YourGR9240cannowbeushmounted.Replacement
screwcapshavebeenprovidedtocovertheexposed
screw heads.
REMOVING THE CLEAR COVER
IfyourGR9200willbemountedinadryprotectedlocation
awayfromthepossibilityofwateringress,thefrontclear
covercanbepermanentlyremoved.
1.Removethe4screwsfromthetopandbottominside
edgeofthemountframeasshownabove.Remove
toplatchassemblyandclearcover.
2. Fit replacement fill strips as supplied into top and
bottomframeedges.
3.Mountyourunitintothebulkhead.Usethescrewcaps
supplied to cover screw heads.
Press from
back
Turn
*Noterubbermountinggasketnotsuppliedwith
GR9240 unit.
Fill Strips
Screw
Caps

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Yellow
Red 0.5 AMP
Memory
Ignition Switch or
external AUX Switch
Optional
Master
Switch
ELECTRICAL WIRING
DC Connections
Caution: The GR9200 is designed for vessels with a 12 Volt
negativegroundelectricalsystemonly!
Referring to the wiring diagram on this page:
1.ConnecttheYELLOWwiredirectlytothepositive
terminalofthevessel’sbattery,ortoapointthathas
+12Voltsavailableatalltimes.Thisleadmaintainsthe
memories within the GR9200 and is the main power
source for the unit.
2. Connect the RED wiretothevessels+12Vsupplyvia
anappropriateisolatingswitchorcircuitbreaker.This
leadenablestheradiotobeswitchedONandOFF.
Alternatively,thiswirecanbeconnecteddirectlytothe
battery’spositiveterminalandtheGR9200switchedON
and OFF using it’s own controls.
3.
Connect the BLACKwiretothebattery’snegative terminal
ortothecommonnegativebusintheelectricalsystem.
Important:YourGR9200isabletomaintainit’smemories
whenitisswitchedoffbydrawingpowerdirectlyfrom
yourbatteryviatheYELLOW‘Memory’lead.Although
thememorybackupcurrentisverysmall(about10mA)
itmayeventuallydischargeyourbatteryifleftconnected
indenitely.Thetimetakentocompletelydischargeyour
batterycouldvarydependingonitsAmp-hourratingand
batterycondition.
Ifyoudonotrunyourboat’smotorregularlyoryourbattery
isnotkeptchargedbetweenoutings(e.g.Solarorwind
charger),werecommendyoudisconnecttheYELLOW lead
eachtimeyousecureortrailyourboat.Thisiseasilydone
byconnectingtheYELLOW‘Memory’leadviaaMaster
switch,whichcanbeswitchedoffaftereachouting.This
willmeanyouwilllooseallyourpresetstationmemories
and clock settings.
Thebluewireonthewiringloomsupplies12Voltswhen
theGR9200isswitchedonandcanbeusedtoturnonan
externaldevice,liketheGMEGA9800marineamplier,or
enablethebacklightontheGMERCU9200wiredremote.

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REAR LEFT – GREEN/BLACK REAR LEFT + GREEN FRONT LEFT – WHITE/BLACK FRONT LEFT + WHITE
REAR RIGHT – PURPLE/BLACK
REAR RIGHT + PURPLE
FRONT RIGHT – GREY/BLACK
FRONT RIGHT + GREY
Speaker Connections
Whenconnectingthespeakers,observethecorrectpolarityas
showninthediagramaboveright.Incorrectpolaritywillresultina
reduction of Bass response and stereo effect. The use of speakers
withanimpedanceoflessthat4Ohmsisnotrecommended,as
theywillcauseexcessiveloadingoftheGR9200’soutputcircuit
andmayresultintheradiooverheating.
Caution:TheGR9200isafour-speakersystemthat
requires 2 separate wires for each speaker.
ArangeofGMEspeakersisavailablefromyourlocal
GME retailer.
Connectallfourspeakersasshowninthediagramabove.
AdjusttheFadercontrolfortherequiredfront/rearbalance.
Ifyouwishtoconnectonlytwospeakers,connecttheseto
the Rear speaker wires. The remaining speaker wires should
beinsulatedtoensuretheycannotshortcircuittogetheror
tothevessel’s12VoltornegativeelectricalBus.Ifusingonly
twospeakers,adjusttheFadercontroltotherearspeakers.
Antenna Connections
Connect an AM/FM marine antenna to the antenna socket
extending from the rear of the GR9200. For information on
asuitableantenna,contactyournearestGMEbranchor
marine retailer.
Wired Remote Control
TheGR9200has2additionalyleadsattherearenabling
upto2GMEwiredremotes(RCU9200)tobeconnected.
Oneormoreadditional5meterleads(LEO24)canalsobe
inserted if required up to a maximum of 15 meters.
iPod® Connectivity
TheGR9200hasa3rdyleadwhich,whenconnectedwith
anLEO23(optional1.1meterlead),enablesaniPod®to
beconnecteddirectlytothestereo.Limitedfunctionsofthe
iPod®canbeaccessedviatheGR9200,includingthe
selectionofalbumsandsongs.Accesstodisplayingthe
iPod®libraryontheGR9200isnotavailablehoweverthe
iPodlibraryandallfunctionscanbeviewedontheiPod.
Reset Button
Whentheinstallationiscomplete,removethefrontpanel
andpresstheResetbuttonusingapapercliporsimilar

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object(seePRECAUTIONSonpage5).Thiswillensure
theGR9200isreadytooperateforthersttime.Ifatany
timethecontrolsdonotseemtowork(afterreplacingthe
vessel’sbatteryforexample),presstheResetbuttontoreset
the microcomputer inside the GR9200.
FUSE REPLACEMENT
Ifanyofthefusesblow,replacethemwithastandard
30mm3AGtypeofthesamerating.Ifthefuseblowsa
secondtimecontactyourretailer.
The following fuse ratings are used:
- Yellow‘Memory’lead:15Amp.
- Red ‘Ignition Switch ACC’ lead: 0.5 Amp.
OPERATION
GENERAL FUNCTIONS
1Power ON/OFF
To turn the GR9200 ON,pressthePower Button. The unit
will resume the mode and settings that were selected when
last turned OFF.
To turn the GR9200 OFF,pressthePowerbuttonagain.
Note that when the GR9200 is turned OFF the clock is
displayedwithoutthebacklight.
Backlighting
BrieypressthePowerbuttontochangethebrightnessof
thebacklighting.Therearethreelevelsofback
lightingavailable.
23Audio Controls
TheVolume,Bass,Treble,BalanceandFadercontrolsare
selectedelectronically.Thedefaultsettingisthe
Volume Control.
Toselectanalternativecontrol,presstheSEL 3button
untilthedesiredfunctionisdisplayedontheLCD.Each
presscyclestothenextfunctioninsequence.Adjust
theselectedcontrolfunctionusingthevolumeknob 2.
4Loudness
Pressing the LOUbuttonwillprovidealowfrequency(bass
lift)boosttotheaudiooutput.Toindicatetheselection
‘LOUD’willbeilluminatedontheLCD.PressingtheLOU
buttonagainwillde-selecttheloudnessfunction.
5Mute
Pressing the MUTbuttonwilltemporarilysilencetheaudio
output.‘MUTEON’isdisplayedontheLCDtoindicatethe
GR9200hasbeenmuted.PressingtheMUTbuttonagain
willrestorethepreviouslyselectedaudiolevel.
6 Clock
Todisplaythecurrenttime,pressthe button,After2
secondsthedisplaywillreturntoit’soriginalstatus.
The time is shown in the 24 hour format.
Tosettheclock,pressandholdthe buttonuntilthe
timedisplaybeginstoash.Thetimecanthenbeadjusted
byrotatingtheVolumeknob.Toadjusthours,rotatethe
knobclockwise,toadjusttheminutes,rotateant-clockwise.
7Mode
Pressing the MODbuttonwillselecttheGR9200operating
mode.TUNER,CDorAUXmodesaresequentiallyselected
as MODispressed.IfaUSBmemorystickorSDCardis
inserted,‘USB’or‘CARD’willalsoappearinthemodelist.
When the GR9200 is switched ONitwillautomatically
return to the mode it was in when switched OFF.
8Local/Distance Control
Pressing the LOCbuttonselectsaninternalattenuator
which will help to reduce the interference and distortion
oftenassociatedwithverystronglocalradiotransmissions.
TheLOCagontheLCDisilluminatedwhentheGR9200is
in the local mode.
9Stereo/Mono Selector
Pressing the STbuttonselectseithermonoorstereo
receptionwhileinFMmode.Theunitwillmomentarily
display‘MONO’or‘STEREO’whentogglingtheST switch.
TheSTagisdisplayedwhentheGR9200isinthe
stereo mode.
Selecting MONO improves reception when FM signals are
weakornoisybydisablingstereodetection.
SelectSTEREOfornormallisteningonFMradiobands,a
symbolisdisplayedwhenstereosignalsare
beingreceived.
RADIO OPERATION
Country Selection
Whenpowerisrstapplied,theGR9200willdefaulttothe
Europeanfrequencybands.TotogglebetweenEuropean
andUSAbandsets:
1.Pressandholdthememory‘3’keyANDpressthe
powerkey.
2.Theradiowilldisplay‘Goodbye’andswitchoff.
3.SwitchtheradioONagainusingthepowerkey.USA
orEuropewillbemomentarilydisplayedtoindicatethe
selectedband.