Magnadyne M9800 User manual

Installation
and Operations
Manual
R
© Copyright 1998
Magnadyne Corporation
M9800 AM/FM/WB Stereo Receiver

Your new AM/FM unit incorporates
a microcomputer managed electron-
ic AM/FM stereo tuning system and
FM Optimizer. The two as a combina-
tion will provide the user with the
finest crystal clear AM/FM stereo
radio broadcast reproduction.
To insure trouble free long term per-
formance from your new unit, please
take a moment to read this manual
completely to make yourself aware of
all basic radio operation and memory
setting procedures.
Also at this time, it would be a good
idea to write down the serial number
of the unit in the space provided. In
the unlikely event that the radio will
need warranty service, you will need
this number to obtain the service.
Serial # ________________________
Introduction
Mechanical Installation
Space Requirements:
To mount your new AM/FM unit, you
will need a rectangle hole in the
mounting location 182mm (width) x
53mm (height), (71⁄8” x 21⁄8”) and a
full 6” of unobstructed space behind
the mounting location.
Step 1:
After obtaining the required space
and mounting hole dimensions
required, release the mounting sleeve
from the unit. Insert the mounting
sleeve into the hole on the dash-
board. Secure it by bending the tabs
inward as shown in fig 1. Select the
appropriate tab according to the
thickness of the dashboard.
Step 2:
Bring the power, ground, antenna
and speaker wires through the center
of the mounting sleeve. Make all the
speaker and power connections to
the main harness supplied with the
unit. Refer to the “wiring” section of
this unit for proper connection. After
all the connections have been made
and are correct, plug the harness and
the antenna cable into the mating
plugs located on the rear of the unit.
Step 3:
Turn on the ignition key and do a
pre-installation check of all the func-
tions with the unit out of the dash-
board to make sure that everything is
operating properly before final instal-
lation.
Step 4:
Securely attach the rear support strap
provided to the rear of the unit with
the fasteners provided. Bend the
strap to allow the unit to slide into it’s
mounting sleeve. Reach up behind
the unit and grab the strap while slid-
ing the unit into the mounting sleeve
until it snaps into place. Secure the
end of the strap to a solid portion of
the dashboard structure or the fire
wall.
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Installation Procedure
Removing the Unit:
In the event that the unit requires
removal from it’s mounting location,
repeat the following procedures.
A. Release the rear support strap.
B. Insert the keys provided into the
slot on both sides of the chassis
until locked. (snapped into place)
C. Pull on the keys with equal pres-
sure to release and remove the
unit from the mounting sleeve.
D. Disconnect the wire harness and
the antenna.
Wiring:
Note 1: If you are installing a com-
pletely new system, install all of the
speakers and antenna first, then run
the wires up to the radio mounting
location and bring them through the
radio mounting hole.
Note 2: Your new AM/FM unit has
been designed to operate properly
when connected to a “12 Volt
Negative Ground” electrical system.
Any other power supply may not be
acceptable. Connecting your new
unit to other than the specified
power source will damage the unit
and will void the warranty. If you are
not sure that your vehicle uses a “12
Volt Negative Ground” electrical sys-
tem, contact your local car stereo
installation center and find out
before making any connections.
Red Wire:
Connect the red wire to a source of
12 volts that is controlled by the igni-
tion key. Use a test light or volt meter
to locate a connection point at the
fuse block.
Black Wire:
Connect the black wire to the frame
of the vehicle. It is strongly recom-
mended that the black wire be con-
nected to a part of the vehicles frame,
floorboard or sub structure to insure
a good ground. It is Not advised to
connect the black wire to a factory
provided ground wire as it is possible
that many other electrical items will
be connected to this wire and electri-
cal noises such as pops and clicks
could be present in your speakers. In
addition, shared grounds tend to
amplify engine noise into the unit
and you will hear the noise in your
speakers.
Orange Wire: (with fuse holder)
Connect the orange wire to a con-
stant source of 12 volts. The battery
portion of the fuse block is a good
location for this wire. Use a test light
or volt meter to locate a connection
point at the fuse block.
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Installation Procedure
FAD
VOL
PWR
TONE
SCAN R.FREQ
BAND
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TUNE
WEATHER
AM / FM / WB STEREO
BAL
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Nut
Washer
Sheet
Metal
Screw
Metal Strap
Dashboard
Mounting Sleeve
Removal Keys
Removing the Unit
Figure 1

Installation Procedure
Speaker Connections:
Note: Every speaker has a positive (+)
and a negative (-) connection termi-
nal, therefore every speaker must
have two wires connected to it. To
properly connect the speaker system
to your new Magnadyne radio, you
must have a + and - wire coming from
every speaker to connect to the unit.
If you are connecting 2 speakers, you
should have 4 wires to connect. If you
are connecting 4 speakers, you
should have 8 wires to connect.
Wiring Four Speakers:
(Fader Control Operational)
Green Wire:
Connect the Green wire to the Left
Front speaker “Positive” wire.
Green/Black Wire:
Connect the Green/Black wire to the
Left Front speaker “Negative” wire.
Green/Red Wire:
Connect the Green/Red wire to the
Left Rear speaker “Positive” wire.
Black/Green Wire:
Connect the Black/Green wire to the
Left Rear speaker “Negative” wire.
Gray Wire:
Connect the Gray wire to Right
Front speaker “Positive” wire.
Gray/Black Wire:
Connect the Gray/Black wire to the
Right Front speaker “Negative” wire.
Gray/Red Wire:
Connect the Gray/Red wire to the
Right Rear speaker “Positive” wire.
Black/Gray Wire:
Connect the Black/Gray wire to the
Right Rear speaker “Negative” wire.
Wiring Two Speakers:
Green Wire:
Connect the Green wire to the Left
speaker “Positive” wire.
Black/Green Wire:
Connect the Black/Green wire to
the Left speaker “Negative” wire.
Gray Wire:
Connect the Gray wire to the Right
speaker “Positive” wire.
Black/Gray Wire:
Connect the Black/Gray wire to the
Right speaker “Negative” wire.
Warning !
1. Do Not Ground any speakers to the
frame of the vehicle or to any
other grounding system other than
the wires provided in the harness.
2. When the 2 speaker wiring is fol-
lowed, the fader control of the unit
is non-functional
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Installation Procedure
Left Front
Speaker
Left Rear
Speaker
+ -
Green Wire
Orange Wire 12 VDC Constant
Green/Black Wire
Black/Green Wire
Green/Red Wire
Right Rear
Speaker
Right Front
Speaker
+ -
+ -
+ -
Gray Wire
Black/Gray Wire
Gray/Black Wire
Gray/Red Wire
Red Wire 12 VDC Ign./Acc. Lead
Black Wire 12 VDC Ground
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11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
3A
Four Speaker Wiring
Left Front Speaker
+ -
Green Wire
Orange Wire 12 VDC Constant
Green/Black Wire
Black/Green Wire
Green/Red Wire
Right Front Speaker
Tape
Ends
+ -
Gray Wire
Black/Gray Wire
Gray/Black Wire
Gray/Red Wire
Red Wire 12 VDC Ign./Acc. Lead
Black Wire 12 VDC Ground
3A
Two Speaker Wiring
12
11
10
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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Control Button Identification
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Figure 2
1. On/Off Power Switch, Control
and Volume Level Adjuster.
2. Fader Control.
3. Balance and Tone Controls.
4. Radio Band Selector Button.
5. Manual Tuning Control Buttons.
6. Radio Station Scan Button.
7. Frequency Selector Button.
8. Weatherband Radio Selector
Switch.
9. Display.
10. Preset Stations.
Figure 3
Display
9a
9b 9c 9d
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Figure 4

Listening to the Radio:
1. Turn the vehicle’s ignition key to
the “ON”or “ACC”position to pro-
vide power to the radio.
2. Rotate knob (1) clockwise to turn
the radio on. Adjust the volume
knob (1) to a low listening level.
3. Use the band button (4) to select
the AM or FM radio band. The FM
band has 3 banks (FM1, 2, and 3).
The AM band has 2 banks (AM 1
and 2)
4.
Use the tuning button (5) to select a
desired radio station. Press the
“”(up) button to tune to
higher radios stations. Use the “”
(down) button to tune to lower
radio stations. Pressing and releasing
the tuning control buttons (5) will
cause the tuner to move up or down
two decimal increments. Pressing
and holding the up or down tuning
buttons (5) will cause the tuner to
count up or down at high speed.
5. If you are traveling in an area
where you are not familiar with the
local radio stations, press and
release the scan button (6). This
will activate the auto tuning system
and the tuner will scan up to the
next available strong station and
stop for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds
has passed, the tuner will search up
to the next strongest station and
stop. If you find a station to your
liking, simply press and release the
scan button once again to stop the
scan operation.
6. Adjust the tone, fader, balance and
volume controls as needed using
the information “Audio adjust-
ments”section of this manual.
Display Priority Note:
The priority of the display area (9) is
for the clock. 5 seconds after the last
tuning control command, the display
will change and display the clock. To
recall the radio frequency, press and
release the “R.Freq”button (7). The
display will change to show the radio
frequency then will revert back to the
clock after 5 seconds.
Listening to the Weatherband Radio
1. At any time when the AM/FM
radio is playing, you can press the
“Weather”button (8). The auto-
matic weatherband seek tuning
will begin to find the strongest
broadcast frequency in the area
you are traveling in. When the
weatherband radio is activated
“WB”will appear in the display
area (9c) figure 4. Once the tuner
has locked on to a station, the
weatherband radio will operate.
2. To turn the weatherband radio off,
press the “weather”button (8)
once more and the unit will return
to the signal source (AM/FM) you
were previously listening to.
3. 7 weather stations are available. If
you would like to scroll though the
stations, press the weather button
(8) to activate the weatherband
and then press the ““or ““
tuning button (5) to scroll up or
down the 7 stations.
Note: All 7 stations may not be
available in the area you are traveling
in.
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Using the Radio

Clock Setting Programming
Setting the Clock with the Radio OFF
1. Turn the vehicles ignition key to
the “ON”or “ACC”position to pro-
vide power to the radio. You will
know that radio has sufficient
power as the clock will be displayed
in the LCD display window (9).
2. Press the ‘R.FREQ”button (7) and
hold it down.
3. Adjust the HOURS by pressing the
““(down) tuner control button
(5) until the correct hour is dis-
played. Note: The clock is a 12
hour clock and does not indicate “
AM or PM”.
4. Adjust the MINUTES by pressing
the ““(up) tuner control button
(5) until the correct minutes are
displayed.
Setting the Clock with the Radio ON
1. While the radio is on, press the
‘R.FREQ”button (7) to display the
time. Hold the button down.
3. Adjust the HOURS by pressing the
““(down) tuner control button
(5) until the correct hour is dis-
played.
Note: The clock is a 12 hour clock
and does not indicate “AM or
PM”.
4. Adjust the MINUTES by pressing
the ““(up) tuner control button
(5) until the correct minutes are
displayed.
Programming the Radio Station
Recall Buttons
1. Rotate knob (1) clockwise to turn
on the unit. Adjust the volume
knob (1) to a normal listening
level.
2. Use the band button (4) to select
the AM or FM radio band you want
to memorize radio stations to. The
FM band has 3 banks (FM 1, 2, and
3). The AM band has 2 banks (AM
1 and 2). Continue pressing the
band button (4) until the desired
radio band is displayed (9a).
3. Use the tuning button (5) to select
a desired radio station. Press the
“”(up) button to tune to high-
er radios stations. Use the “”
(down) button to tune to lower
radio stations. Pressing and releas-
ing the tuning control buttons (5)
will cause the tuner to move up or
down two decimal increments.
Pressing and holding the up or
down tuning buttons (5) will cause
the tuner to count up or down at
high speed.
4. Once the desired station is select-
ed, press and hold down one of the
5 station recall buttons (10) until
the channel indicator (9d) is
displayed, release the button. The
station is now memorized to the
band indicated (9a) and the recall
button indicated (9d). Repeat pro-
cedures 2 thru 4 for all 5 preset
buttons.
5. Select another radio bank and
repeat steps 2 thru 4 above to
memorize all 15 FM radio stations
and 10 AM radio stations.
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Volume Level
1. Rotate the volume control knob
(1) clockwise to increase the
volume.
2. Rotate the volume control knob
(1) counter clockwise to decrease
the volume.
Left to Right Balance
2. Rotating the “BAL “knob (3) to
the left will balance the speakers to
the left.
3. Rotating the “BAL”knob (3) to the
right will balance the speakers to
the right.
Front to Rear Speaker Balance
(Fader Control)
Rotate the fader control (2) clockwise
or counter clockwise to adjust the
speaker balance from the front of the
vehicle to the rear of the vehicle.
Tone Control
Rotate the tone control (3) from the
left to the right to achieve the desired
tonal quality.
Loudness Boost
1. The loudness boost is automatic.
For the first 1/2 rotation of the
volume control, the loudness cir-
cuit is active and will boost up the
low range (100Hz) and high range
(10Khz) to compensate for the
music tones that are not normally
heard at low volume listening.
2. After the volume control is rotated
past the 1/2 way mark, the loud-
ness effect will diminish as at these
higher volumes, the boost is not
needed.
Audio Adjustments

Specifications
AM/FM Tuner:
FM Frequency Range . . 87.5 - 107.9MHz
AM Frequency Range . . 520 - 1720 KHz
IF Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AM 45dB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM 70dB
Image Rejection . . . . . . . . . . . . AM 55dB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM 55dB
Selectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AM 30dB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM 60dB
S/N ratio (Signal to Noise) . . AM 48dB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FM 65dB
Stereo Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32dB
General:
Power Requirements . . . . . 11.2V - 14.4V
DC Negative Ground
Tone Control . . . . . . . . ± 15dB@ 10kHz
Speaker Impedance Requirements
4 or 8 Ohm
Output Power:
5 Watts x 2 @ 10% THD
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 lbs.
Features and Specifications are subject to
change and improvement without notice.

Warranty
ONE (1) YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Magnadyne Corporation or its authorized agents will within 1 year from the date of
sale to you, repair, replace or refund the retail sales price of said product or any part
thereof, at the option of the Magnadyne Corporation or its authorized agents, if said
product or part is found defective in materials or workmanship, when properly con-
nected and operating on the correct power requirements designated for the specif-
ic product. This warranty and Magnadyne Corporation or its authorized agents
obligations hereunder do not apply where the product was; damaged while in the
possession of the consumer, subjected to unreasonable or unintended use, not rea-
sonably maintained, utilized in commercial or industrial operations, or serviced by
anyone other than Magnadyne Corporation or its authorized agents, or where the
warning seal on the product is broken or the power and/or plugs are detached from
the unit. Magnadyne Corporation or any of its authorized agents will not assume any
labor costs for the removal and re-installation of any product found to be defective,
or the cost of transportation to Magnadyne Corporation or its authorized agents.
Such cost are the sole responsibility of the purchaser.
This warranty does not cover the cabinet appearance items or accessories used in
connection with this product, or any damage to recording or recording tape, or any
damage to the products resulting from improper installation, alteration, accident,
misuse, abuse or acts of nature.
MAGNADYNE CORPORATION OR ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR
CLAIMS EXCEPT THOSE ACCORDED BY LAW. NO EXPRESSED WARRANTY OR
IMPLIED WARRANTY IS GIVEN EXCEPT THOSE SET FORTH HEREIN. NO
IMPLIED WARRANTY SHALL EXTEND BEYOND 1 YEAR FROM THE DATE OF
SALE.
This warranty extends only to the original purchaser of the product and is not trans-
ferable.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, and
some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitations or exclusion may not apply to you. This warranty
gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights that vary from state to
state.
Defective merchandise should be returned to the original point of purchase or sec-
ondly, to Magnadyne Corporation, 1111 W. Victoria Street, Compton CA 90220, or
2061 Cohen Street, Montreal, Quebec H4R 2N7. Return Authorization must be
obtained before sending, or merchandise may be refused.
© Copyright 1998
Magnadyne Corporation