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INSTALLATION/OWNER'S MANUAL AM/FM/CD Marine Receiver with Detachable Face AMB600W Front and Rear Inputs[...]
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2 TYPICAL FRONT-LOAD DIN MOUNTING METHOD Removal Keys Head Unit Mounting Sleeve Dashboard or Installation Kit AMB600W INSTALLATION Preparation Please read entire manual before installation. Before You Start • Disconnectnegative batteryterminal. Consulta qualifiedtechnician forinstructions. •?[...]
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3 AMB600W INSTALLATION Wiring Diagram SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Connection (tuner sold separately) Remote Control Input (not used) REAR/SUB RCA Preamp Connections FRONT REAR AUXILIARY INPUT BLACK Bluetooth Microphone (must be connected for Bluetooth functionality) Bluetooth Microphone Input Connect the included Bluetooth microphone. BLACK - A[...]
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4 AMB600W OPERATION Control Locations - Receiver 5 1 6 13 14 15 16 17 22 Power Release T alk Tune/ TrackDown Tune/ TrackUp Volume(turn) orSelect /T ag (push) ModeUp ModeDown ModeIndicator Eject USBPort 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AuxiliaryInput Preset6 /Folder Up Preset5 /Fo[...]
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5 AMB600W OPERATION Control Locations - Remote 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 11 Key8 EndCall Key0 /Display T alk Key7 /Key * Preset5 /Folder Down Preset4 /Play /Pause Preset1 /Repeat Band/ Escape Tune/ TrackDown 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mute/[...]
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6 AMB600W OPERATION Press or anyother button(except EJECT )to turntheunit on. Press toturn theunit off. Press MODE DOWN to cycledown orpress MODE UP to cycleup throughthe followingoperating modes.A mode indicatorlocated tothe leftof?[...]
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7 AMB600W OPERATION General Operation - Setup Menu Menu Function Options Action Auto Station Store AUTO PGM STATIONS Press SELECT toseekand save6 strongstationsin thecurrent band.( Tuner mode only) Local/Distance Tuning LOCALOFF Activates distancetuning( Tuner?[...]
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8 AMB600W OPERATION Theclock willdisplay 12-hourAM/PM timein USA frequencyspacing mode(PM 10 : 00).In Europeanfrequency spacingmode, theclock willdisplay 24-hourtime (22:00). Press AUDIO momentarilyto selectbetween Bass,Treble, Balance,Fader, E[...]
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9 AMB600W OPERATION Seek Tuning Manual Tuning Band Storing and Recalling Station Presets Press TUNE nn or TUNE ll for morethan onesecond toseek tothe nextstrong station.Press andholdto advance quickly. Press TUNE nn or TUNE ll momentarilyto change radiof[...]
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10 AMB600W OPERATION SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Connections SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation Connecting the SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner (sold separately) SiriusXM Satellite Radio Overview Tuner Activation SiriusXMSatellite Radiooperation requirestheconnection ofthe SiriusXM-Connect[...]
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11 AMB600W OPERATION Radio ID Listening to SiriusXM Satellite Radio Changing Channels Band Setting Channel Presets Recalling Channel Presets Channel List Category Search Toview theRadio IDon theLCD, press TUNE ll or TUNE nn until channel 0 appears. The8 characterRadio?[...]
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12 AMB600W OPERATION SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation SiriusXM Setup Menu Function Action Options Description Parental Controls *Enter Code (default: 0000) EDIT CODE Choosethis optionto programanew 4-digitcode. Enterthe newcode usingthe inputmethoddescribed below*. [...]
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13 AMB600W OPERATION Press DISP tocycle betweenthe followingoptions: Displaysthe nameof theSiriusXM channel. Displaysthe categorytype ofthe currentchannel. Displaysthe songtitle fromthe currentlyplaying song. Displaysthe artist'sname fromthe[...]
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14 AMB600W OPERATION TheiTunes T aggingfeature ofthe AMB600Wrequiresthe optional SiriusXMVehicle Tuner(sold separately). iTunesT aggingallows theuser to"T ag" songsthatare playingon SiriusXMSatellite Radiochannel andenablesthem tobe[...]
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15 AMB600W OPERATION iTunes ® Tagging Operation Device Compatibility with iTunes Tagging Compatiblewith: •iPod touch(4th generation) •iPod touch(3rd generation) •iPod touch(2nd generation) •iPod classic •iPod nano(6th generation) •iPod nano(5th ge[...]
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16 AMB600W OPERATION Insert CD Eject CD Track Select Fast Forward and Reverse Pause Intro Repeat Random CD-R/CD-RW Compatibility Withthe labelfacing up,insert astandard sizeCDinto the CDslot. TheCD willautomatically beginplayback. Press EJECT toeject theCD. T[...]
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17 AMB600W OPERATION CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files Playing an MP3/WMA Disc Displaying Information Title Icon: TITLE Artist Icon: ARTIST Folder Icon: FOLDER File Icon: FILE Character Support Whenan MP3/WMAencoded discis firstinserted, “MP3CD READI[...]
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18 AMB600W OPERATION CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files Folder/File Search Mode Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 MP3/WMACD modefeatures afile andfolder searchmode. Thissearch allowsnavigating throughfolders tofind a specificMP3 orWMA filefor playback. Press [...]
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19 AMB600W OPERATION CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files Folder Access Repeat Random Intro Press to selecttheprevious folder. Press to selectthenext folder. *Folderaccess isonly availableon MP3/WMAdiscs recorded withmore [...]
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20 AMB600W OPERATION CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files Thefollowing typesof discs/filesare compatible: •CD-ROM (ISO),CD-R, CD-RW •CD-DA •MP3 data •WMA data Thefollowing typesof discs/filesare notcompatible: •WMA filesthat areprotected[...]
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21 AMB600W OPERATION CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files Aninternal bufferprovides ESP(Electronic SkipProtection) to virtuallyeliminate skipping. Whenplaying adisc recordedwith regularaudio files (CD-DAor .WAV)andMP3/WMA files,the unitwill play?[...]
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22 AMB600W OPERATION USB/SD Card Operation Toplay MP3/WMAfiles frommost USBmass storage devices,line upthe USBconnector andinsert theUSB deviceinto theAMB600W's USBport. Toplay MP3/WMAfiles froman SDCard, insertanSD card into[...]
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23 AMB600W OPERATION USB/SD Card Operation Whena fileis accessed,the clockand elapsedtimewill be displayed.Press DISP momentarily toselect betweensong title,artist, filename, foldername, tracknumber andclock/ elapsedtime. "NOTITLE" wi[...]
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24 AMB600W OPERATION USB/SD Card Operation Maximumcharacter displayinformation •Track name– 32character maximum •Directory name– 32character maximum •*Song title– 32character maximum •*Artist name– 32character maximum *Songtitle and[...]
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25 AMB600W OPERATION USB/SD Card Operation OnlyMP3 fileswith filenameextension (.mp3)can beplayed. OnlyWMA fileswith filenameextension (.wma)can beplayed. Donot attemptto playnon-MP3/WMA fileswith theMP3/WMA extension. 8kHz~ 48kHz 32kHz~ [...]
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26 AMB600W OPERATION Operation of iPod/iPhone Connecting an iPod/iPhone Device Controlling a Device: Full Control Usingthe "dockconnector toUSB" synccable (provided withthe iPod/iPhonedevice), plugthe USBcable intothe AMB600W'sUSB port.Once[...]
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27 AMB600W OPERATION SearchCategory Menu Navigation Artists Menu Artists Albums Songs Albums Menu Albums Songs Songs Menu Songs Playlists Menu Playlists Songs Podcasts Menu Podcasts Audiobooks Menu Audiobooks Begin Searching Select a Category Step Backwards Playing [...]
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28 AMB600W OPERATION Operation of iPod/iPhone When the control of iPod/iPhone feature is set to "MANUAL" in the iPod Menu, use the following functions to control the device: Controlling a Device: Manual Control When"MANUAL" controlis selected[...]
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29 AMB600W OPERATION Bluetooth ® Operation MostBluetooth devicessupport theauto-connect feature,and willconnectautomatically ifthe deviceis inrange whenthe AMB600Wispowered-on. Ifyour devicewas previously pairedbut doesnot connect,use these?[...]
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30 AMB600W OPERATION Bluetooth ® Operation Making a Phone Call •Press once. "EnterPhone Number"will beshown, then an "_"will appearon thedisplay. •Using theremote control,enter thephone numberusing the 0-[...]
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31 AMB600W OPERATION During a Phone Call Turnthe volume knob toadjust thevolume levelduringa phonecall. Bluetoothmode hasa separatevolume level fromthe mainvolume ofother modes.The AMB600Wwill rememberthe volumelevel inBluetooth m[...]
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32 AMB600W OPERATION TheAMB600W supportsA2DP (advancedaudio distributionprofile) wirelessstreaming audiofrom yourBluetooth mobiledevice directlyto yourheadunit. Youcan alsocontrol yourmusic fromthe frontpanel ofthe headunitusing AVRCP([...]
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33 AMB600W WARRANTY Limited One Year Warranty Thiswarranty givesyou specificlegal rights.You mayalso haveother rights whichvary from stateto state. DualElectronics Corp.warrants this productto theoriginal purchaserto befree fromdefects[...]
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34 AMB600W OPERATION Troubleshooting Problem Cause Action Unit will not turn on (no power) Yellowwire notconnected orincorrect voltageRed wirenot connectedor incorrectvoltage Checkconnections forproper voltage(11~16VDC) Blackwire notconnected Check connection[...]
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35 AMB600W OPERATION Specifications Frequencyresponse: 10Hz-20kHz Channelseparation @1kHz: >65dB D/Aconverter: 1 Bit Tuningrange: 87.5MHz-107.9MHz Usablesensitivity: 8.5dBf 50dBquieting sensitivity: 10dBf Stereoseparation @1kHz: 40dB Frequencyresponse: 30Hz-13kHz Tuningrange: 530kHz-1710[...]
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36 AMB600W OPERATION FCC Compliance Thisdevice complieswith Part15 ofthe FCCRules.Operation issubject tothe following twoconditions: (1)this devicemay notcause harmfulinterference, and (2)this devicemust acceptany interferencereceived, in[...]
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37 AMB600W OPERATION Notes[...]
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38 AMB600W OPERATION Notes[...]
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39 AMB600W OPERATION Notes[...]
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DualElectronics Corp. TollFree: 1-866-382-5476 www.dualav.com ©2012Dual ElectronicsCorp.All rightsreserved. iPhone,iPod, iPodclassic,iPod nano,andiPod toucharetrademarks ofAppleInc., registeredinthe U.S.andothercountries. “Madefor iPod”and?[...]