Boss MGR350B Installation Manual

USER MANUAL

QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE

MGR350B

BLUETOOTH® ENABLED

GAUGE HOLE RADIO

FEATURING ZERO

STANDBY CURRENT DRAIN

USER MANUAL QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE

MGR350B

BLUETOOTH® GAUGE HOLE RADIO

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3451 Lunar Court • Oxnard, CA 93030

www.bossaudio.com

Tech Support: www.bossaudio.com/support

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Thank you for purchasing this

MGR350B Bluetooth Gauge Hole Radio

Please read thorough these instructions

carefully so you will know how to operate

your model properly.

After you have nished reading the instructions,

keep this document in a safe place

for future reference.

THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS

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MGR350B

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User Manual

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The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks

owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their

respective owners.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device.

This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The Bluetooth antenna cannot

be removed (or replaced) by user. This equipment complies with FCC/ IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines and RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equipment has very low levels of RF energy that it deemed to comply without maximum permissive exposure evaluation (MPE). But it is desirable that it should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20 cm or more away from person’s body (excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles). Alteration or modications carried out without appropriate

authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate the equipment.

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Relocate or reorient the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

ADJUSTMENT OR ALTERATIONS OF THIS DEVICE MAY

Metal Bracket

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Warranty Card

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Hexagon Mounting Studs

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Facebook Card

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M4 Secure Nuts

Thank You Card

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INFORMATION TO THE USER

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

!! WARNING !!

RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

(8pcs)

IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

BE SURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:

• Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s

around you.

• Use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially

hazardous situations.

• Do not operate mobile video equipment while driving a motorized

vehicle – safe driving and safety consideration of others should

always be your highest priority.

• Set your volume control at a low setting, then slowly increase the

sound until you can hear it comfortably without distortion, or ear discomfort.

• In the event you should notice smoke, strange noises or odor from

this product, or any other abnormal signs, immediately turn off the

power and consult your dealer or the nearest authorized

BOSS AUDIO Service Center Using this product in this condition

may result in permanent damage to the system.

SUGGESTED MOUNTING METHODS

Make the mounting hole size as follows

3.00” / 76mm

Install studs mounts into rear of chassis

Using other mounting methods may void

Slip the unit through the hole cutout and into U-bracket

Snap off break-away tabs to best fit your applications depth

Secure and waterproof the wiring

TOOLS NEEDED:

- Measuring Tape / Ruler

- Wrench and/or Pliers

- Hole Saw

- Crimp Tool

BEFORE YOU START

INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS

Always consult with a professional installer

Do not attempt to install or service this product by yourself.

•

Installation or servicing of this product by persons without professional training and experience in electronic equipment and motorized vehicle accessories may be dangerous and could expose you to the risk of electric shock, injury or other hazards

• Refer any repairs to a qualied BOSS AUDIO SYSTEMS Service

Center

•

The MGR350B should be wired directly to a vehicles battery

• When wiring directly to the vehicles battery, be sure to disconnect

the batteries negative terminal wire before starting any wiring procedures, if extending the main power primary wire, it is suggested that an optional fuse and fuse holder (not included) with minimum rating of 20 Amperes be in-line with the positive battery

terminal

• The ground cable length should be as short as possible, if

extending from you battery, be sure to use a proper gauge rating for the length of the run, use only high quality copper primary type wire

• The MGR350B has a IPX6 weather resistant design, it should not be

submerged in or under water under any circumstances

• Do not use abrasive cleaning materials on the lens or bezel

• Use only the installation parts provided with the MGR350B

CAUTION!!

this warranty

Adjust M4 nuts for the best mounting depth

Firmly tighten remaining M4 nuts

Replace Fuse

with AGU type only

15A

BLACK

Chassis ground point

Metal frame

Fuse Box

15A

Accessory (+12V) Red

Ground (-) Black

Battery (+12V) Yellow

Ground wire

To avoid potential shorts in the electrical

system, be sure to disconnect the (–) battery cable before installation. Use this

unit with a 12-Volt battery and negative grounding only. Failure to do so may result

in a re or malfunction.

When replacing the fuse, be sure to only use a fuse of the rating specied on this product. To avoid short-circuiting, cover any disconnected

tant to insulate any unused wires, which if left uncovered may cause a short circuit. When connecting other devices to this product, refer to the manual for the product to be connected. The black cable is ground, make sure to connect the ground wire rst.

Ensure that the ground cable is properly connected to metal parts of the vehicles body frame or direct to the battery if your vehicle does not have a grounded chassis frame. The ground cable of this units power amp and a second powered system must be connected to the frame separately with different screws. If the screw for the ground wire loosens or falls out, it could result in re or malfunction.

leads with insulating tape. It is specially impor-

WIRE DIAGRAM

Red

Right

White

Left

Red

Right

White

Left

Red

Right

White

Left

INSERT

FOR CHARGING ONLY: Cell Phone and iPod

Media Playback Not Supported

Left Rear Speaker (+) Green

Left Rear Speaker (-) Green/Black

Left Front Speaker (+) White

Left Front Speaker (-) White/Black

Amp Remote (+12V) Blue

Right Front Speaker (+) Gray

Aux-In

Yellow

Subwoofer

Rear Line Out

Black

Front Line Out

Grey

Antenna

USB

Right Front Speaker (-) Gray/Black

Right Rear Speaker (+) Purple

Right Rear Speaker (-) Purple/Black

OPTIONAL DIRECT BATTERY WIRING CIRCUIT

Normally open

ACC switch

Recommended

20A

(not included)

12 ~ 14ga Primary Wire (not included)

Fuse and Fuse Holder

(not included)

Battery Kill Switch

(not included)

CAUTION!!

Do not ground or short the speaker leads

YOUR

ANTENNA

YOUR

USB CABLE

CHARGING MAX

BATTERY

Chassis ground

point

TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE

TROUBLE CAUSE SOLUTION

Unit will not turn on

No sound is heard

Cannot pair Bluetooth

The audio quality is poor after connection with a Bluetooth enabled device The Bluetooth reception is poor

Unit has become unresponsive

The fuse is blown Check / replace the fuse

Ignition not engaged Turn ignition to on position

Blown speaker Replace faulty speaker

Volume is low / muted Press the volume level up

Device is paused or muted

The Bluetooth function of the device is not enabled

The MGR350B BT memory is full

Power glitch or interference

Low battery power

Reset the main system Follow steps in section B

Check your devices playing / volume status

Refer to the user manual of the device for how to enable the Bluetooth function

Follow how to reconnect a device in section E

Move the device closer to the audio system or remove any obstacle between the device and the systems antenna

Disconnect power for 10 seconds to reset

Charge battery, run the engine to recharge the battery

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

1-805-751-4853

www.bossaudio.com/support

FM TUNER FREQUENCY RANGE

• USA 87.5~107.9MHz

• Europe 87.5~108MHz

• Asia 87.5~108MHz

• Australia 87.5~108MHz

• Usable Sensitivity: 12dB (S/N=30dB)

• Bands: 2

AM TUNER FREQUENCY RANGE

• USA 530~1710KHz

• Europe 522~1620KHz

• Asia 522~1620KHz

• Australia 522~1620KHz

• Usable Sensitivity: 40dB (S/N=20dB)

• Bands: 1

WEATHER BAND SELECTION

• CH.1 162.400MHz

• CH.2 162.425MHz

• CH.3 162.450MHz

• CH.4 162.475MHz

• CH.5 162.500MHz

• CH.6 162.525MHz

• CH.7 162.550MHz

• Bands: 1

BLUETOOTH

• BT: 3.0

• BT Range: 33Ft / 10M (Class 2)

• BT Proles: A2DP / AVRCP 1.3

USB DRIVE MEDIA SUPPORTED

• MP3

• WMA

• 65,000 Songs

• 32GB / FAT 32

• USB 2.0 High Speed

• USB Output Voltage: 5VDC @ 1A

Specications subject to change without notice

SPECIFICATIONS

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

• MOSFET

• MAX Continuous Output: 240W

(All channels driven)

• PEAK Power Rating: 60W / channel

• RMS Total Power Output: 80W

• Channels: 4

• Class: AB

• Frequency Response: 20-20kHz

• 4Ω stable

CHASSIS

• Button Backlight Illumination: BLUE LED

• F/R/S RCA Preamp Output: 2VRMS

• RCA Input Impedance: 10kΩ

• LCD: TN Type / Active Matrix

GENERAL

• Power Source: 14.4VDC

(10.8V ~ 16V allowable)

• Grounding System: Negative type

• Maximum Current Consumption: 15A

• 3-way protection circuitry (thermal,

o v e r l o a d , a n d s p e a k e r s h o r t p r o t e c t i o n )

• Unit Weight: 1.08lbs / 0.52kg

• Storage Temperature:

-22oF to 176oF / -30oC to 80oC

• Operation Temperature:

-4oF to 158oF / -20oC to 70oC

• Replacement Fuse: 15A

(Replace with ATG Fuse Type Only)

QUICK START GUIDE

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MY SONGS

TITLE

Tuner/Weather Band Mode: Press to enter into the Manual Seek mode, press and hold to enter into the Auto Seek mode. Media Playback Mode: Pressto TrackUp Down press and hold for Fast Forward/Rewind.

Short press to mute or restore volume. Turn the unit on, Press and hold again to turn the unit off. Press to pause, Press again to resume playback.

Press to scroll and select available Source.

Press to decrease the volume, press to increase the volume.

Press and hold to enter into the Tuner Function modes: A-STORE / M-STORE / LOCAL / AREA / RDS / AF / TA / PTY

SRC

PRESET Fn

Tuner Mode: To change different Band. Press and hold to access into Auto Store mode, the strongest stations of the selected band will be saved in preset channel automatically. Media Playback Mode: Press to access into search Folder/File music mode Returns to the previous item

/Weather Band

Tuner Mode: Press to view RDS receiver information. Media Playback: Press to view ID3 information.

BAND

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AUDIO

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Press to scroll and select Presets 1 ~ 6

FM1, FM2, AM1, WB1

Press to access into the Audio Menu mode for adjustments: EQ / XBASS / BASS / MIDDLE / TREBLE / BALANCE / FADER / REAROUT / SUBW / SUBW LPF / SUBW LEVEL Press and hold to access into the System Menu:

BT RECONNECT / BEEP ON/OFF / ABOUT / RESET

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MY SONGS

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Item Selectable settings

This feature allows to Reconnect or Disconnect to the paired mobile phone or Bluetooth device manually.

Turn On or Off beep sound.

To restore the factory defult settings.

To view the device hardward and software versions.

BEEP

RESET

ABOUT

ENTER

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Long Press for MAIN MENU options

AUDIO

Navigate Main MENU Tree

To select through MENU options

Press ENTER to select option

Exit

SOURCE MODES

LOCAL

RADIO

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AUX-IN

SUBW

PRESET RECALL

PRESET

Short Press

PRESET AUTO STORE 1 ~ 6

PRESET

Long Press

MORE SETTINGS

MY SONGS

USB

TITLE

FM1 / FM2 / AM1 / WB1

EN \ \ \ \

GETTING STARTED

AUDIO

Short Press

SUBW

form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods,

without the prior written permission of BOSS AUDIO SYSTEMS Inc.

TUNER SETUP

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PRESET

2 3 4

Long Press for FUNCTION options

Media Playback

Mode

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Repeat

Random

On/Off

Tuner Mode

Auto Store

Manual Store

Local On/Off

Area

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RDS On/Off

AF On/off

TA On/off

PTY

Navigate Main System Tree

Selectable settings

ALL:

to repeat all tracks on the storage media

Song:

the current track will be repeated

Folder: repeats all tracks in the current folder

This function allows you to play tracks/songs from the current album, songs or artists in a random order.

Selectable settings

Press to access into A-STORE mode, the strongest stations of the selected band will be saved in FM 1 or FM 2, AM 1 BAND presets automatically

When a desired radio station is set, press M-STORE to save it in the memory, you can store a total of 12 FM or 6 AM.

ON:

only stations with strong signal can be broadcast.

The Local indicator will light up

Stations of both strong and weak signals can be

OFF:

broadcast.

Select suitable country area for this unit: USA / EUROPE / ASIA / AUST

Turn On or Off the RDS function.

ON: The unit will search for another station with stronger signal, but with the same program identification as the current station automatically. OFF: Turn off AF function

ON: When there is traffic announcement, unit will automatically switch to the tuner mode (regardless of the current mode) and begins to broadcast the announcement on traffic conditions. When the traffic announcement is ov

er, unit will automatically return to the previous mode.

OFF: Traffic announcement does not cut in.

Once inside the PTY mode, press the get into program type item, and rotat encoder volume knob to selected category.

Available Program Type:

POP M; ROCK M; EASY M; LIGHT M; CLASSICS; OTHER M; JAZZ M; COUNTRY; NATION M; OLDIES M; FOLK M; A-TEST; ALARM; NEWS; AFFAIRS; INFO; SPORT; EDUCATE; DRAMA; CULTURE; SCIENCE; VARIED; WEATHER; FINANCE; CHILDREN; SOCIAL; RELIGION; PHONE IN; TRAVEL; LEISURE; DOCUMENT

DISP

ENTER

Press ENTER to select option

VOL

To select through FUNCTION options

Exit

SYSTEM

AUDIO

Long Press

To avoid battery exhaustion be sure to run the

Tips:

Using this product without running the engine can drain the battery.

vehicles engine while using this product.

xBass On/Off

BASS Le vel

MID Level

Treble L evel

Balance Level

Fader Level

Subwoofer Settings

AUDIO and SYSTEM SETUP

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LOCAL

RADIO

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AUX-IN

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RADIO OPERATION

1) Press the SRC button to select RADIO

2) Press

to MUTE, press again to UNMUTE

3) To advance stations press

4) To skip previous stations press

5) Press the

6) Press the PRESET button to recall PRESETS 1 ~ 6

button to display RADIO information

BLUETOOTH OPERATION

PAIRING & DISCOVERING A NEW BLUETOOTH CONNECTION

1) Power on the MGR350B by pressing and holding down the Power will start to ash signalling that the MGR350B is now ready for Bluetooth pairing.

button for 1 second, the Bluetooth ICON

NOTE: You have 2 minutes before you must restart this procedure over again.

2) Now that the MGR350B is in pairing mode:

ANDROID users:

a. Go into the Settings Menu of your ANDROID device

b. Enter the Bluetooth Menu and press SCAN

d. If prompted, enter passcode: “0000”

iOS users:

a. Go into the Settings Menu of your iOS device

b. Enter the Bluetooth Menu

d. If prompted, enter passcode: “0000”

3) If the MGR350B is not seen, repeat the above steps to refresh the “Device List”

4) When the BT connection is successful you will see BT CONNECTED message on the MGR350B LCD display, you are now ready to stream music from your devices favorite media player to the MGR350B

c. “BOSS MGR350” will now be display under AVAILABLE DEVICES

c. “BOSS MGR350” will now be displayed

RECONNECTION

1) Power on the MGR350B and your last paired device Bluetooth

2) The unit will now automatically be reconnected

3) If your device was previously paired with the MGR350B, but it wasn’t the last paired device:

a. Ensure no other devices are currently paired b. Press and hold MENU button to manually connect / reconnect to the MGR350B

4) If the device is out of range from the MGR350B, it will disconnect automatically:

5)The MGR350B will reconnect to the device once in range, a conrmation message will be displayed on the LCD

BLUETOOTH STREAMING MUSIC

1) Press the SRC button to select BT AUDIO

2) Press

3) To skip songs or advance tracks press

4) To select the previous track press the button

5) Press the

to start PLAY, press again to PAUSE

, press and hold to FAST FORWARD

, press and hold to FAST REWIND

button to display song ID3 information

USB OPERATION

1) Press the SRC button to select USB

2) Press to start PLAY, press again to PAUSE

3) To skip songs or advance tracks press

4) To select the previous track press

5) Press the

button to display song ID3 information

, press and hold to FAST FORWARD

, press and hold to FAST REWIND

AUX-INPUT

1) Press the SRC button to select AUX IN

2) Press

to MUTE, press again to UNMUTE

Ensure to adjust the level of your

Tips:

devices master volume to 75%