MotoChello MC?200 User manual

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MC‐200InstallationGuide
ThankyouforchoosingtheMotochelloMC‐200AudioSystemformotorcycleandATVuse.Agenerationabove
otheraudiosystems,theMC‐200isengineered,assembledandtestedintheUSAtodeliverhighfidelityaudio
foryourenjoymentandpleasurewhileontheroad.
Manual Contents
Section1PackageContents
Section2InstallingtheSystem
Section3SystemSet‐up
Section4OperationGuide
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Warnings
Itisimportantthatyoureadandunderstandtheseinstructionsbeforeinstallationanduse.Verifyifyourstate
allowstheuseofheadsetsonmotorcyclesandanyrestrictionsthatmayapply.
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Safety Notice
Itisveryimportanttoproperlysetupandusetheseproductsasdesigned.Pleasedonotmakeanymodifications,
attempttousethesystemwithanynon‐recommendedproducts,oruseitinanywayotherthandescribed.
Donotcutormodifyyourhelmets.
Itiscommonsense,andthelawinsomestates,thattheriderofavehiclebeincontrolatalltimes,whichincludes
theabilitytohearotherroaduser’swarnings.Assuch,aRIDERshouldnothavethemusicvolumesoloudasto
preventthis.Safetyshouldalwaysbeyourfirstpriorityandisultimatelytheresponsibilityofyou,therider.
Youshouldonlymakeadjustmentswhilethebikeisstationary,neverwhileinmotion.
Makesurethatthequickreleaseconnectorsarefreetoquickreleaseintheeventofanemergency.
Alwaysfocusyourattentiontoridingandsafetyanddonotusethesysteminsuchawayastointerferewith
this.Theaddedabilitytocommunicatebetweenriderandpassengerand/orwithotherridersonotherbikes
canconsiderablyimproveyoursafety,sobecomefamiliarwithusingthesystemtoprovidegoodadviceand/or
warningsetc.
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MotoChello, Inc.
1418IndustrialWay,UnitC
Gardnerville,NV89410
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(775)782‐2203
www.motochello.com
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MC-200 System Connections
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Aux1DesignedforyourStereoPhoneorMP3Player
IfyouplanonusingaphoneyoumustconnectittoAUX‐1usingthesuppliediPhone
cableinyourKit.ThePhoneconnectionislocatedontheaudiounitsameendand
oppositesideoftheantennacable.Thesuppliedcableisa1/8”‐4poleMaletoMale
withgoldplatedends
Aux2GeneralpurposestereoaudioRecommendedforGPS,MP3,XM,Othermusicsource
Aux3GeneralpurposestereoaudioRecommendedforGPS,MP3,XM,Othermusicsource
orstereoradardetector
HS1Riderheadset
HS2Passengerheadset(oroutputtoapoweredspeakers)
DSPConnectionfortheMC‐200displayunit
FRS‐IF2wayradiointerface
PTTConnectionforpush‐to‐talkbuttonfor2wayradio
PowerRedWireforSwitchedPower+12Volts
PowerBlackWiretoBatteryground
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Shrink Wrap Tubing
Althoughmostinstallationswon’trequireit,we’veincludedshrinkwraptubingtosecureconnectionsshould
youneedtojoincablestogethertoobtainalongerlengthforyourinstallationlocation.
Tousetheshrinkwrap,havethecableendsconnectedwithinthetubing.Whentheconnectionissecure,heat
theshrinkwrapwithaheatgun(orahairdryer)toshrinkthematerialandtightenitaroundtheconnection.
Thiswillkeepthecablesfromdisconnectingorcomingloosein“hard‐to‐get‐to”placesincaseofan
unintentional“tug”thatcanloosentheconnectionandaffectperformance.
Button Descriptions
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Installation Steps
1. Designyoursystem
a. Whatsourcesareyougoingtouse?
b. Wheredoyouwantthemtoresidewhileriding?
2. SelectalocationfortheAudiounit
Goodlocationsfortheaudiounitareundertheseat,inthetailsection,inaglovebox,underthe
frontplastic,orforHondaGL1800intheCDplayersectionoftheTrunk.Anothergoodlocation,
especiallyifyouhavemultiplemotorcycles,isinanRKAIN‐ChargeCommunicationsTankbag.
3. SelectalocationfortheDisplayunit
Selectlocationforthedisplayunit,whichispackagedwithaRamMount1”ball.Youwillneeda
bikespecificlowermountforthehandlebarsofyourbikeifyoudon’talreadyhaveone.
Note:ifyouuseadifferentmount,pleaseverifythatthemountingboltsdonotenterthebackof
thedisplaymorethan¼”orthedisplayPCboardmaybedamaged.Westronglyrecommendyou
onlyusethedisplaymountingboltsprovidedwiththeMC‐200system.
4.Ifyouplantouseasmartphone;
a. Selectalocationforthephone.*Sinceyoucanmakebuttonandvoicecommandstothe
phoneaftersetup,youwillnothavetomountthephoneinavisiblelocationunlessyouare
usingitlikeaGPSwithmapsfordirections.
b. PhonemustbeconnectedtoAux1‐locatedontheaudiounitoppositetheantennacable
c. Besuretousethephonecabletoconnectit(packagedwiththeAudioAccessorycables)

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d. IfyouhaveanAndroid®phone‐installthe‘HeadsetButtonController’application
4. Selectlocationsforotheraudiocomponents.
5. Determinehowtoconnectwiringtopower
6. Installyourhelmetheadsets
a. MicrophonePlacement
b. HeadsetSpeakerplacement
c. EarbudConnectionusingsuppliedadaptor
7. Initialcheckoutandsetup.
Screen Map
Aquicknavigationguidetounderstandingthescreenmenumapping.
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Turning Sources On / Off
1. Selectthesourcescreenandpressandreleasetheiconforthesourceyouwanttoturnon/off.Source
IconwilltoggleavisibleRedBar(Off)andaGreenBar(On)onthescreen.
2. UsetheFM/WBradioasabaselineforthestandardvolume.
Note:TheantennamustbeconnectedfortheFM/WBradiotooperate.Ifyourbikehasno
antenna,usethe‘budget’antennaincludedinyourKit.Justplugitintotheantennaconnector
andpresstillitisinasfarasitwillgo.
3. ToturnontheFM/WBradioontheSourcesscreen,pressandreleasetheRadioIcon.Theradiostatus
barwillturngreen.
4. PressandreleasetheSourceButtonwhichshouldreturnyoutothevolumescreen.
5. PressandreleasetheRadioButtontogettotheradiodisplay.(Radiobuttonislocatedinthecenterof
thearrowkeysandlookslikeabullseye)
6. Whenintheradiodisplayscreen
a. UsetheUParrowtoscantothenextchannelUP
b. UsetheDOWNarrowtoscantothenextchanneldown
Equalize Source Volumes
1. TurnontheFMradioandselectastrongchannelandsetvolumetoacomfortablelevel
2. Turnonallotherconnectedsources
3. SelecttheConfigurationIconthenselectInputvolumes
4. Foreachsource,movethesliderUPorDOWNuntilthevolumeissameastheRadio.Whenyoustart
tomoveaslideritwillautomaticallyselectthesourceconnectedtotheportitrepresents.Theresults
ofthissetupallowsthemainscreenvolumetoraiseorlowerthesourcesproportionally.Thissetup
calibrationalsostopsamajorvolumechangewhenswitchingfromsourcetosourceduringoperation.
**Remembertore‐calibratedevicevolumesifyouchangethemoraddnewoneslater
Two-Way Radio set-up
1. Enablethetwowayradiofromthesourcescreen.PressingtheRXTXbuttonscrollsthroughOff,Low,
Mid,andHighsettings.BeginbysettingittoMID.
2. Turnonyour2wayradioandhavesomeoneelsetransmittoyoufromanotherradio.Adjustthe
volumeofyourconnectedtwo‐wayradiountilthevolumeiscomfortableforyou.
3. VerifyyoucantransmitbypushingtheSuppliedPush‐to‐talkbutton.AsmallREDradioiconwillshow
uponthevolumescreenindicatingyouaretransmitting.AsmallGREENradioiconwillappearwhen
youarereceiving.
4. Ifyougetfalse‘Receive’indication(Greeniconwhenthereisnotransmission)youshouldraisethe
RXTXsetting.
5. Ifyoudonotgeta‘Receive’indication(noiconwhenthereisatransmission)youshouldlowerthe
RXTXsetting.
6. Yourothersourcevolumeswillfadeduringtransmissionsbasedonyourmusicfadesetting.

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Setting Priorities
AUX‐2andAUX‐3havesettablepriorities.Theprioritiesareusedtoallowimportantinformationlikeradar
detector,GPS,orParkingwarningstolowertheotherchannelssoyoucanheartheinstructions.
Determinehowtousethembythetablebelow.
AUX2AUX3Description/Result
OFFOFFChannelsallblendtogether
LOWOFFAUX‐2willlowerotherchannelswhileitisactive
OFFLOWAUX‐3willlowerotherchannelswhileitisactive
HIGHLOW
AUX‐2willlowerotherchannelswhileitisactive
AUX‐3willlowerotherchannelsifAUX‐2isinactive
LOWHIGH
AUX‐3willlowerotherchannelswhileitisactive
AUX‐2willlowerotherchannelsifAUX‐3isinactive
HIGHHIGHBothAUX‐2andAUX‐3willlowerinactivechannelsandwillblendtogether
Tidy up the Installation
Besuretouseshrinktubingprovidedforcableconnections(seeInstallnotessheet).Tuck(andtieas
necessary)excesswiring.
Install Headsets
PleaserefertotheHeadsetinstallationsheet.
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OperatingInstructions
Startup Checklist
1.Installsystemandconnectsourcedevices
2.Turnontheconnectedsources
3.Selectthescreeniconsforyourdevices
4.DoaPhonesetup,orturnphonetoOFF
5.Calibrate(balance)thevolumesofdevices
6.Goodtimetosaveyoursettings!(baseline)
Afterridingawhileandfinetuningthesystem
settingstoyourliking,youmaywanttosavethe
settingsagain.
Whenyouconnectnewdevices,equalizethe
volumeofthemtomatchtheothers,thensave
yoursettingswiththenewconfiguration.
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Common Icons and Screen Elements
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Display / Button Panel
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Enable Source Devices
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Sources Screen
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PushtheMODEbuttontogotoSources.Notetheicons(orAUXlabelforeachbutton)
 ThebarabovethemshowsiftheyareON(green)orOFF(red).PressbuttontotoggleON/OFF
 PushtheMODEbuttonagaintoreturntothemainscreen
TooperatetheSliders;
1)Pressthescreenalongtheactiveslider
eitheraboveorbelowthecentertoadjust
UPorDOWN.
2)UsetheUPorDOWNarrowsonthe
buttonpaneltomovetheactivescreen
(Redarrowisactiveslider).UsetheLEFT
orRIGHTarrowtomovetothenextor
previousslider
•Theblueboxontheslidermovesupand
downtoshowthelevelchanges.
•PresstheTopScreenMenutoadvanceto
thenextscreen(seemap)orusethearrow
buttonsonthekeypadtoscrolltonext
slider—nextpage,etc.

After30secondsofinactivitythesystem
willreturntothemainVolumescreen
EXCEPTfromthesetupscreens.
MODEgoesbacktoMain/Volumefromany
othermenu
RADIOmenugoestoradiocontrols(ifradio
isON)
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Select Source Names
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ICONS Screen
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
PushtheMODEbuttontogotoconnecteddevices
 Presssetupscreenicon—thenpressthe“SOURCENAMES”icon(upperleft)
 PresstheAUXporticonuntilthesourceiconyouwantforitcomesup.
 RepeatforeachAUXport.
 PushtheMODEbuttontoreturntothemainscreen
Mute / Un-Mute Headsets
From Any Main Screen Page
 PushtheSpeakerbuttononthekeypad
 Thespeakerscreeniconis:GREEN=ONorunmuted/RED=OFFormuted
Turn Microphones ON / OFF
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Tone Screen
TheRandPiconsatthetopofthescreenare:GREEN=ON/RED=OFF
TurningMicsONorOFF
 PressthescreenheaderuntilyougettotheBALANCEscreen—ORpusharrowbuttonsto
scroll
 PressthecenterbuttonicontotoggletheRMIC(ridermic)orPMIC(passengermic)ONor
OFF
Change Rider / Passenger Volume

BALANCE Screen
NavigatetotheBALANCEscreen.Therightsliderlabeled“Rear”adjusttherelationship
ofvolumebetweentheheadsets.Thiswaybothriderscanhaveacomfortablevolume.
 SlideDown(rear)tohavemorevolumetothepassengerheadset
 SlideUP(forward)tohavelessvolumetothepassengerheadset
 TheL/Rslideradjuststhebalancebetweentheleftandrightheadsetspeakers 
Set Music Level During Conversations
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VOX Screen
NavigatetotheVOXscreentochangehowmuchfadesduring,andhowquicklyit
returns,aftertalking
 TheFADEslidersetshowmuchyouwantthemusictofadewhiletalking(ornotat
all)
 The“FADExSEC”screeniconsetshowquicklyyouwantittoreturnafterwards.The
selectionrangeisfrom1‐6seconds.Youwillgenerallyusealongersettingfor
someonewhospeaksslowly.

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Automatic Volume
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VOX Screen
TheVOXscreenalsohastheAVOLscreenbuttoniconforautomaticvolumebasedon
externalridingconditions.Shouldoutsidenoiserise,thevolumewillalso,thenlower
whenthenoisesubsides.
 TheAVOLscreenbuttoniconisinthecenteroftheVOXmenu.ThechoicesareLow
(forlessofachange),Med,High(foralargerchange)orOFFtonotchangeatall.

Equalize Input Volumes
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EQUALIZER Screen
TurnontheFMradioandtunetoaradiostationwithastrongsignal.Setthelistening
volumetoapleasantlevel.(note:ifyoudonothaveanantennainstalled,youmayplug
the3.5mm/6ft.audiocable(included)intotheantennajack.Stretchoutthecableand
hideunderyourfairing.
 Turnonthedeviceyouwanttocalibrate
 PushtheMODEbuttonforsourcescreen—thenpressSETUP(lowerrightscreen
buttonicon)
 Select“INPUTVOLUMES”(upperrightcornerofscreen)‐the“InputEqualizer”screen
willappearwiththreeslidersthatrepresenttheAUXports.
 TouchtheslideroftheAUXportyouwanttoadjustandthesystemwillswitchtothat
device
 AdjustthevolumetosoundlikethelevelyousetfortheFMradioby:
1‐TouchthescreenaboveorbelowtheslidertomovethelevelUporDown
2‐GentlypressthescreenonthesliderandslowlyslideUporDowntoadjustthe
level
 PressthenextslidertoactivateitandadjustthesourcedeviceconnectedtothatAUX
port
 Whenfinished,pushtheMODEbuttontoreturntothemainscreen
Note:Ifsoundisdistorting,youhavesetthedevicetoohighandamexperiencing
“clipping”.Lowertheinputcalibrationvolumetocorrectthis.
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Adjusting Music Dynamics (Bass, Treble, Loudness, etc)
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TONE Screen
PressthescreenHeaderareatogototheTONEscreen.Pushakeypadarrowto
activateaslider(redarrowontopofsliderwhenactive).Eitherpressthescreenonthe
sliderorpushakeypadarrowbuttontoadjustthelevel.
 MovetheBASSUpformore,Downforless
 MoveTREBLEUpformore,Downforless
 Loudnessboostssoundatlowervolumelevels.SettingsareONorOFF
 3Dsimulatessurroundsound.IntensitylevelsareLow‐Med‐High‐OFF
 PushMODEtoreturntothemainmenu

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Set Priorities
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SYSTEM Settings Screen
Prioritiestellthesystemwhichsourcehasmoreimportancewhenmorethanonesource
isbeingusedatthesametime.Itlowerstheotherchannelssoyoucanbesthearthe
prioritizedsource.(example:Aradardetectorsetasahighprioritylowersotherchannels
whenitbeeps).
IftheprioritysettingsareOFF,theywillmixtogether.Iftheyaresettothesamelevel,itis
“firstcome,firstserved”.WhenoneisHIGHandtheotherLOW,thesourcesettoHIGH
haspriority,etc.Ifbotharesetto“High”they’lllowertheun‐prioritizedchanneland
comethroughtogether.**Phonemodealwayshasthehighestprioritysoyouarenot
interruptedduringacall
Tosetpriorities;
 PushtheMODEbuttontogotosources
 PressSetupbuttonicon—then“SYSTEMSettings”(middleleft)
 PresstheAUX2orAUX3screenicontosetthepriority:Low—High—OFF
 PushtheMODEbuttontoreturntothemainscreen 
 
Master Volume

MAIN / Volume Screen
TheMUSICsliderontheMain/Volumepageisthemastervolumeadjustment.
Bycalibratingyourconnecteddevices,thisslideraffectsallofthematanequally
fromtheirsetlevels.

Microphone Intercom Volume

MAIN / Volume Screen
TheMICsliderontheMain/Volumescreencontrolstheintercomvolume.
 UPforlouder
 DOWNforlessvolume
Saving Settings (for your Personal Defaults)
SAVE / Restore Screen
•PushtheMODEbuttontobringuptheSourceMenu
•PresstheSet‐UpicontogototheSet‐Upoptionsscreen
•PressandreleasetheSAVE/Restoreicon(bottomrightofscreen)
•Press“SAVEUSER”(toprightofscreen)

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Recover Stored Settings
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SAVE / Restore Screen
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
PushMODEbuttontobringuptheSourceMenu
 PresstheSet‐UpicontogototheSet‐Upoptionsscreen
 PressandreleasetheSAVE/Restoreicon(bottomrightofscreen)
•Press“RESTOREUSER”(topleftofscreen)torestoreyourpreviouslysaveduser
settings—ORpress“FACTORYRESET”toreturntothefactorysettings.Systemwill
restart.
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Using the FM Radio
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RADIO / Preset Screen
Ontheupperleftofthemainscreenyouwillsee“RADIOOFF”orthecurrentstation
numberiftheradioisON.Pushthe“Radio”button(raisedbuttonincenterofpanel)
togodirectlytotheradioscreen(Note:IftheradioisOFF,theradiobuttonwilltake
youtothesourcescreentoturnitON)

•Radioscreendisplaysstationband(FMorWB)andstationnumberonthetopright
•PresstheFMorWBbuttoniconstoselecttheband
•Sincenostationsareyetpreset,pressthedoublearrowscreeniconstogotoNext
(totheright)orPrevious(totheleft)stationstobefoundbysignalstrength.The
newstationnumberwillappearonthetopofthescreenandthecoloredbarswill
displaythesignalstrength.
•Whenyouwanttosaveastation,pressthe“Presets”screenicontobringupthe
numberedlist.Pressandholdanumberedbuttononthescreen.Inafewseconds
youwillhearthemusicmutefor1/2secondwhileitrecordsthestationtoyour
presetsandreturntoplaying.Thestationnumbernowshowsthechannelnumber
underthepresetbuttoniconnumber.
Changing Radio Bands
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
FM
WB
RADIO / Preset Screen
•PushtheRADIObuttontogodirectlytotheradioscreen
•Inthecenterofthescreenpresseitherthe“FM”or“WB”screenbuttonicons
•PushMODEtoreturntothemainscreen
Changing FM Station Format
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SYSTEM Setup Screen
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
PushMODEtogotothesourcesscreen
 PresstheSet‐Upscreenicon(lowerright)
 PresstheSYSTEMSSettingsscreenicon(centerleft)
 Pressthe“RadioUSA”or“RadioEURO”screenicontochange(centerright)

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Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Microphones
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SAVE / Restore Screen
Themicrophonesarevoiceactivatedandcanbeadjustedforsensitivitytoyourvoicelevel.
ToAdjusttheMicrophones
•PressthescreenheaderuntilyougettotheVOXscreen—ORpusharrowbuttonsto
scroll
•UsetheMICsliderUPforastrongervoice(lesssensitive)—orDOWNforasoftervoice
whichwillmakethemicrophonemoresensitive.Ifahighwindfalselyactivatesthe
microphones,youcanadjustthemtobelesssensitivehere.
Phone Setup
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PHONE Setup Screen
ThePhonemustbeconnectedtoAUX1tomakeorreceivecalls,whetheryouareusingitdirectly
orthroughaGarminGPS.(Ifyouarenotusingaphone,anyaudiodevicecanbeonAUX1).
 PushMODEtogotothesources.NoteiftheAUX1icon(topright)isturnedON(greenbar)
 PresstheSETUPicontogotothemenu,then“PHONESETUP”(centerright)
 Pressthescreenicon(topofthescreen)toselectPhone,GPSorOFF(tonotusedevicefor
phone)
Using the Phone

Keypad / Phone Menu Screen
TouseaPhonedirectly
 PushandholdthePhonebuttononthekeypaduntilthephonemodescreenappears
 PresstheMICROPHONEicontogiveavoicecommand
 PressthePHONEicontoansweracallortoendthecall(hangup)whileinphone
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 PressandreleasethePHONEbutton(keypad)toexitphonemodeandreturnto
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TouseaPhonethroughGPS
 PushandholdthePhonebuttononthekeypaduntilthephonescreenappears
 UsetheGPSscreentoanswerandendthecallasdescribedinyourGPSmanual
 PressandreleasethePHONEbutton(keypad)toexitphonemodeandreturnto
previoussettings

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Use a Smart Phone for Music
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PHONE Control Screen
Youcanalsouseasmartphoneformusicfunctions.
 PushthePHONEbutton(ratherthanholditdown)tobringupthePHONEcontrol
screen
 Youwillfindscreeniconsforcontrollingthemusiconyourphone.
 Press“Play/Pause”,“NextSong”or“PreviousSong”forthoseactions
 TheMicrophoneiconwillactivateavoicecommand(ortalktoSiri®)
 PushthePHONEbuttontoexitphonemodeandreturntothemainscreen
**AnAndroidphoneusingthe‘HeadsetControllerApp’willrespondtothesame
commandsasaniPhone.(Windowsphonesdonotneedanadditionalapp)
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If a Two-Way Radio is Connected
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SOURCES Screen – RXTX setting
Onthemainscreen,atwo‐wayradioiconappearswhentheradioisinuse.Itwillbe
GREENforincomingsignaldetection,andREDwhenyouaretalking(outgoing).Toadjust
howsensitivethesignaldetectionwillbeforreceivingradio.
 PresstheMODEbuttontoopenthesourcesscreen.
 TheRXTXscreenbutton(bottomleft)referstothetwo‐wayradio.
 AbaraboveitisREDwhentheradioisOFF.Pressthescreenbuttontoturnonthe
radioreceptionandcontrolthesensitivityofincomingsignals.
 ThebarwillbeGREENandshowalevelsettingforLow‐Med‐High.LOWmeansthe
radioismoresensitive—HIGHmeansitislesssensitive(andwillignorefaintsignals)
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