Boss Audio MR1650UA User Manual

LOCATIONANDFUNCTIONOFCONTROLS

3

4

7

5

121314

10

8

15

6

2

1

11

16 17

18 19

26

1.POWERBUTTON

Whentheunitispoweredoff,itwillswitchonbypressinganybuttonexcepttheEJECT
andRELEASEbutton.WhentheunitisON,PressandholdPOWERbuttontoturnitoff.

2&3&4.SELBUTTON(Select)ANDVOLCONTROLBUTTON

a)PresstheSELbuttonbriefly,itisactivatedasselectingeachmodeofE.VOL.

b)PressSELbuttonandholdforabout5secondstoturnonTASEEK/TAALARM

1)TASEEK/TAALARM:

->VOLUME->BASS->TREBLE->BALANCE->FADER->
Whenselectingadesiredaudiomode,presstheVOL+()VOL-()buttontoadjustthe
audioeffect.
Ineachmode,thewaitingtimeisabout5seconds,andwhenthewaitingtimeisover,
itreturnstothelastdisplaymode.
ThecontrolmodeofE.VOLisoperatedwithfollowingnumericdisplay.

-VOL:(MIN)01,..................46,(MAX).

-BASS/TRE:-07,-06,...,00,...+06,+07

-BAL:0LR9,1LR9,...,9LR9,...,9LR1,9LR0

-FAD:0FR9,1FR9,...,9FR9,...,9FR1,9FR0

mode,thenpressSELbuttonbrieflyandrepeatedlytoselectPISOUND/PIMUTE,
RETUNEL/RETUNES,MASKDPI/MASKALL,BEEPON/BEEPOFF,USERSET
(FLAT/CLASSIC/ROCK/POP),SUBWON/SUBWOFF,VOLLAST/VOLDEFA,
STEREO/MONO(inRADIOmode),LOUDOFF/LOUDON,DX/LOCAL(inRADIO
mode),CLK12/24mode.Afterselectingthedesiredmode,presstheVOL+()or
VOL-()buttontoselectonesetupitemofthedesiredmode.

TASEEKmode:whennewlytunedstationdoesnotreceiveTPinformationfor5
seconds,theradioretunestonextstationwhichhasadifferentPItothelaststation,

20

21

23

27

24

25

22

9

Page1

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com

buthastheTPinformation.

WhennewlytunedstationdoesnothaveTPinformationfor5seconds,beepsaresounded.

VOL+/-(/)buttontoselectasandthenpressbutton1toconfirmtheselectingmode.

WhenTPinformationgetslostatthecurrentstationforretunetimewhichissetby
RETUNESHORT(90seconds)orRETUNELONG(150seconds),theradiostartsto
retunetonextsamePIstation.WhensamePIstationdoesnotreceivein1cyclic
search,theradioretunestonextstationwithTPinformation.
TAALARMmode:whenthismodeisselected,anyautomaticretunemodeisnot
activated.Onlydoublebeepsound(ALARM)willbeheard.

WhenTPinformationgetslostatthecurrentstationforretunetime,thebeepsound
willbeheard.
WhennewlytunedstationhasnoRDSsignal,PISEEKissuppressed.

2)PISOUND/PIMUTE:
PISOUNDmode:ifacarcruisesbetweenbuildingsthatcouldcausereflecting
signals,aphenomenonmayoccur,duetodifferentPIcodesbeingreceivedfromthe
sameAFsource.whendifferentPIsounds(DIP)areheardoccasionally,thiswill
happenforlessthan1second.
PIMUTEmode:underabovesamesituation,amutesoundwillbeheardforless
than1second.

3)RETUNEL/RETUNES:
TheinitialtimeofautomaticTAsearchorPISEARCHmodeisselected.
WhenPIinformationisnotreceivedforretuneinterval,theradiostartstoretuneto
nextsamePIstation.
WhensamePIstationdoesnotreceive1cyclicsearch,theradiogoestolaststation
andwaitsfor4-5minutesuntilPIcodeisreceived.
RETUNELmode:selectedas150seconds.
RETUNESmode:selectedas90seconds.

4)MASKDPI/MASKALL:
MASKDPImode:masksonlytheAFwhichhasdifferentPI.
MASKALLmode:maskstheAFwhichhasdifferentPIandNORDSsignalwithhigh
fieldstrength.

5)BEEPON/BEEPOFF
BEEPONmode:Thebeepisgeneratedwhenanykeyispressed.
BEEPOFFmode:Thebeepsoundisdisabled.

6) VOLLAST/VOLDEFA
VOLLAST:Theradioswitchesonattheactualvolumeithadwhenitwaslast

VOLDEFA:AfterpressingSELbutton,AVOLwillbedisplayed.Thenyoucan

switchedoff.
pre-selectaconstantswitch-onvolumebypressingtheVOL(/)button.

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com

5.LCDDisplay

6.MODEBUTTON

PressittoselectRADIO,USBmode(afterinsertingUSBstick),discplaybackmode
(ifdiscisloaded)andAUXmode.
PressandholdthisbuttontoactivatedtheFrequencyAreaMode,thenpressthe

7&8.TUNE,SEEK,TRACK,SKIPUP/DOWNBUTTONS

a)DuringRadiomode:

Pressthe>or<buttonbrieflytomanualtuneup/downforthedesiredradiostation
frequencystepbystep.
Pressandholdthe>or<buttonforabout5seconds,toautomaticallytuneup/down
fortheradiostationfrequencyofstrongsignal.

Page2Page13

b)DuringdiscplaybackmodeorUSBmode:

Pressthe>or<buttonbrieflytoplaynextorprevioustrack.

Pressthe>or<buttonandholdtoskipforwardsorbackwards,releasetoresume
normalplayback.

9.BANDBUTTON

Duringradiomode,presstheBANDbuttonbrieflytoselecttheradiobroadcasting
bandyouwouldliketohear.TheAM/FMbandistoggledcyclicallythroughthe
tuningbands:->FM1->FM2->FM3->AM1->AM2->WB
Pressandholdthisbuttonformorethan5seconds,RESETSYSwilldisplayonLCD,
thenpressbutton1toconfirmresettheunitandthiswillerasesomestoredcontents.

10.MUTEANDPLAY/PAUSEBUTTON

InRadio,AUXmodes,pressthisbuttontosilencetheaudio.Pressagaintorestore
thepreviousaudiovolumelevel.
InCDandUSBmode,discsorUSBstickwillbeginplaybackautomaticallyupon
insertion.Topauseplayback,pressthisbutton.Pressagaintoresumeplayback.

11.DISPBUTTON

RADIOmode:
WhenRDSDATAisreceived,presstheDISPbuttonshortlyandrepeatedlyto
displaythefollowingitemsalternatively:

--->PSNAME--->FREQUENCY--->PTY
WhenRDSDATAisnotreceived,presstheDISPbuttonshortlyandrepeatedly
todisplaythefollowingitemsalternatively:

--->FREQUENCY--->PTYNONE

12.PTY(PROGRAMTYPE)ANDEQBUTTON

a)DuringRadiomode:

Pressitbrieflyandrepeatedlytoselectoneofthefollowingmode:

POPM--NEWS
WhileselectingPTYTYPE,itsselectionisimplementedbypresetbuttonsas
describedinpresetkey(pressoneofthe6presetbuttonsshortlyandrepeatedly
toselectthePTYTYPEinthepresetbutton).WhenPOPMorNEWSison,the
previousPTYprogramandPTYwordisdisplayedonLCD.Iftherearenokeys
enteredfor2seconds,previouslyselectedPTYissearched.During1loop,if
desiredPTYisnotfound,NOPTYisflashed,thenreturntopreviousnormalradio
andPTYicongoesoff.
Pressandholdthisbuttonforabout5secondsrepeatedlytoselectthemodeof
EQ:->FLAT->CLASSIC->ROCK->POP->USERSET(WhenoneEQmodeis
selected,itwilldisplayonLCD).

b)DuringdiscplaybackandUSBmode:

Pressthisbuttonbrieflyandrepeatedlytoselectas:USERSET->FLAT->CLASSIC

->ROCK->POPmodes(Whenonemodeisselected,itwilldisplayonLCD).

13.TA[TRAFFICANNOUNCEMENT]ANDLOUDBUTTON

a)Whenpressingthisbutton,TAmodeisswitchedonoroff.

WhenTAmodeison(TAisdisplayedon LCD),itwillbegintoseekTAstationandTA
SEEKwillbedisplayedonLCDforawhile.
Whentrafficannouncementistransmitted:

1)IftheunitisinUSBordiscplaybackmode,itwillswitchtoradiomodetemporarily.

2)Ifvolumelevelisbelow20,volumelevelisraisedto20,andreturnstoitsprevious
modeandvolumelevelwhenthetrafficannouncementisover.
Ifvolumeisadjustedduringtrafficannouncement,onlythetrafficannouncement
volumeisvalid.

Page3 Page12

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com

Segmentflashing:AFswitchingmodeon,butRDSinformationisnotreceivedyet.

DuringFMmode,whenAFison,SEEK,(SCAN),AUTO-MEMORYfunctioncanonly

gthleveluntil6stationarefound.And

ThenpresstheVOL+()orVOL-()buttontoselectthenumberoftheflashingdigit

digit0.Withthesamemeans,selectthenumberoftheflashingdigitwithVOLbutton.

Whenpressedbriefly,thesebuttonsselectapresetstationdirectly.Ifthesixbuttons

Thecurrenttrafficannouncementiscancelledbypressingthiskey.ButtheTAmode

WhenTAisON,trafficprogramidentificationcodeisnotreceivedduringspecifiedtime.

SPECIFICATION

GENERAL
SupplyVoltageDC12V.NegativeGround
CurrentConsumptionMax.10A
PowerOutput70WattsX4(measuredatDC14.4V)
Numberofchannels4channels.

Dimensions(wxhxd)7”Wx2”Hx6.5”D

FMSECTION
FrequencyCoverage:(Europe)

87.5Mhz-108Mhz

87.5Mhz-107.9Mhz

I.FFrequency10.7Mhz
Effectivesensitivity3uV

AMSECTION
FrequencyCoverage:(Europe)

I.FFrequency450

522Khz-1620Khz

530khz-1710Khz

Khz

Effectivesensitivity40dB

.

(U.S.A.)

(U.S.A.)

*TAinterruptionfunction:

willnotbeoff.

*WhenTAison,SEEK,(SCAN),AUTOMEMORYfunctioncanbereceivedorsaved

onlywhentrafficprogramidentificationcodehasbeenreceived.

b)pressandholditformorethan5secondstoturnonorturnoffloudness.(LCDwill

displayLOUDifyouselectLOUDON).

14.AF[ALTERNATIVEFREQUENCIES]ANDMOBUTTON

a)Whenpressedbriefly,AFswitchingmodeisselectedandthestateofAFswitching

modeisdisplayedbyAFsegmentindisplay.

Segmentoff:AFswitchingmodeoff.
Segmenton:AFswitchingmodeon,andhasRDSinformation.

WhenAFswitchingmodeisselected,theradiochecksthesignalstrengthofAFall
thetime.TheintervalofcheckingtimeofeachAFsdependsonthesignalstrength
ofcurrentstation,fromafewminutesforastrongstationtoafewsecondsforweak
station.EverytimethatnewAFisstrongerthancurrentstation,itswitchesoverto
thatfrequencyforveryshorttime,andNEWFREQUENCYisdisplayedfor1-2
seconds.
BecausethemutetimeofAFswitchingorcheckingtimeisveryshort,itisalmost
inaudibleincaseofnormalprogram.

RCALINEOUT
Output1.2VRMS

CDPLAYBACK
SystemMP3audiosystem.
SuitableCDsMP3,WMA,CD,CD-R,CD-RWDisc
Frequencycharacteristics20Hz-100Hz

10KHz-20KHz

<=5

<=5

dB

dB

SignaltonoiseCD50dB[1KHz]

Page11

receiveandsaveRDSprogram.

b)Pressandholdthisbuttonformorethan5secondstoselectstereoormonomode.

(STorMOwilldisplayonLCD).

15.AS/PSBUTTON(Auto-storage/Presetscan)

a)Duringradiomode:

1)Whenpressingandholdingformorethan5second,theradiosearchesfromthe
currentfrequencyandchecksthesignalstren
thenthe6stationsarepresettothecorrespondingpresetmemorynumberedbank.
Theauto-storageoperationisimplementedineachselectedband.Whenthe
auto-storageoperationisfinished,theradioexecutesthePresetscan.

2)Whenbrieflypressing,theradiosearchesforeachpresetstationinthecurrent
bandandholdsatthatpresetnumberfor5secondswhilereleasingmute,andthen
searchesagain.

b)DuringMP3/WMAfileindiscorUSBmode:

PresstheAS/PSbutton,thisactivatesTRACKSEARCHmode:
InTRACKSEARCHmode,theLCDwilldisplayTRKT"0"andflashesthebiggest
digit0thatthediscorUSBstickcontains.

from0~9.ThenpressAS/PSbuttontoconfirmthenumberandflashnextsmaller
Afterfinishingselectingthenumberofallflashingdigit,pressSELbuttontoplay

thetrackoftheselectedserialnumber.

16-21.PRESETSTATIONMEMORYAND,+/-10,INT,RPT,RDMBUTTONS

a)Duringradiomode:

arepressedformorethan5seconds,thestation currentlybeinglistenedtois
memorizedintotheselectedpresetbutton.

Page4

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com

b)DuringdiscorUSBmode:

Pressthebutton1brieflytoplaythefirstfileintheCDorUSBstick.
Pressbutton2(+10)andbutton3(-10)tomoveupanddown10tracksatatime.
Whentheremainingtotaltracksarelessthan10,thenbothbuttonsareinactive.
PresstheREPEATbuttontoplaythecurrenttrackrepeatedly,andtheLCDwill
displayRPTONE.
Pressagaintocancelthisfunction,andtheLCDwilldisplayRPTOFF.
PresstheREPEATbuttontwicecontinuouslytoplaythetracksinthecurrentfolder
repeatedlyandtheLCDwilldisplayRPTABM.
PresstheRANDOMbuttontoplayalltracksinrandomorder,andtheLCDwilldisplay
RDMON.
Pressagaintocancelthisfunction,andtheLCDwilldisplayRDMOFF.
PresstheINTRObuttontoplaythefirst10secondspartofeachtrack,andtheLCD
willdisplayINTON.
PressagaintoplaythecurrentlyselectedtrackandtheLCDwilldisplayINTOFF.

22.SCANBUTTONANDEONBUTTON

PresstheSCANbuttontoscantheradiofrequency.Ifavalidsignalhasbeen
detected,thecurrentfrequencywillholdandbeginblinkingfor5seconds,then
pressSCANagaintostopscanandremainonthecurrentfrequency;otherwise,
theradiowillgoontoscantheotherradiofrequency5secondslater.
Pressandholdthisbuttonformorethan5secondstoshowEON.

23.AUXINPUTJACK

Pressthemodebuttontoselectauxiliaryinputplayingmode.Youcanconnectany
matchedexternalaudiodevicetotheauxiliaryinputjack.Usethevolumebuttonto
adjustvolume.
WhennoneedingtodoAUXoperation,pleasecovertheplasticcovercap.

24.RELEASEBUTTON

PresstheRELEASEbuttontofolddownthefrontpanel.Thenadisccanbeinserted
intothediscslotorejectedbypressingtheEJECTbutton.
Toremovethefrontcontrolpanelfromthemainbody,presstheRELEASEbutton.

25.EJECTBUTTON

Inthepoweronstate,theloadeddisccanbeejectedbypressingtheEJECTbutton.

26.CDSLOT

27.RESETBUTTON

Beforeoperatingtheunitforthefirsttime,orafterreplacingthecarbatteryor
changingtheconnections,youmustresettheunit.
Firstremovethefrontcontrolpanel,thenopenthemetalcovercapandyoucansee
RESETbuttonin,pressthisbuttonwithacuspidalobject.Thisoperationwillerase
theclocksettingandsomestoredcontents.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Beforeusingthechecklistpleasemakealltheconnectionsfirst.
Ifyoustillhavequestionsaftergoingthroughthechecklist,pleaseconsult
yourlocalcustomerservicerepresentative.

CommonSymptoms

Thereisnopower.

TheCDscannot
beloaded.

TheCDsareloaded
onlyhalfwayinto
theCDtray.

Thedevicedoes
notworkcorrectly
(EJECT,LOAD,

PLAY)

Thereisnosound.

Theoperationkeys
donotwork

Thesoundofthe
CDplayerskips

Noradioreception.

Inautomaticsearch
modetheradiodoes
notstopatatrans­mittingstation.

Cause

Thecarignitionisswitchedoff.

Thefusehasblown.

PresenceofCDdiscinsidetheplayer

Thetransportscrewshavenotbeen
removed.

Insertingthediscinupsidedown

ThesurfaceofCDisextremelydirty
oritisdamaged.

Temperatureinsidethecaristoo
high.

Thevolumecontrolissettoolow.
Thedevicehasnotbeencorrectly

connected.

1.Thebuilt-inmicrocomputerisnot
operatingproperlyduetonoise

2.Frontpanelisnotproperlyfixinto
itsplace

Theinstallationangleismorethan
30degrees

Thesurfaceoftheroadisuneven.

ThesurfaceofCDisextremelydirty
oritisdamaged.

Theantennacableisnotconnected.

Thetransmissionsignalsaretoo
weak.

Ifthepowersupplyisproperlyconnectedto
thecaraccessory,switchtheignitionkeyto

ONor"ACC""".

Replaceanotherfuseaccordingtothewiring
diagram.

Removethediscintheplayerthenputanew
upward

Removethetransportscrewsbeforeusing.

Insertthecompactdiscwiththelabelfacing
upward

CleantheCDortryanotherCD,ifthisworks
correctly,thefirstCDisproperlydamaged.

Cooloffuntiltheambienttemperaturereturns
tonormal

Turnupthevolumeproperly.
Checkthepowerandearthconnection

accordingtothewiringdiagram.

1.Switchthedeviceoffandonagain.Orpress
theRESETbuttontoresumetheprogram.

2.Reinstallthefrontpanel

Adjusttheinstallationangletolessthan30
degrees

Waituntiltheroadbecomessmootherbefore
playingtheCD.

CleantheCDortryanotherCD,ifthisworks
correctly,thefirstCDisproperlydamaged.

Inserttheantennacablefirmlyintothe
antennasocketofthedevice.

Tuneintoaradiostationmanually.

Solution

Page5

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com

Page10

RemoteControlUnit

AboutCD-R/CD-R/Wdiscs:

Inadditiontocommercially-recordedaudioCD's,thisunitcanplayCD-RandCD-R/W
discs.Incomecases,particularlywhenrecordedonolderCDburners,someCD-R
andCD-R/Wdiscsmaynotplay.Also,wheneveryouarerecordingaCDforplayback
inthisreceiver,itisrecommendedthatyourecordat24xorslowerspeedforCD-R
and4xorslowerforCD-R/Wtoachievehighersignalqualityandbetterplayback
performance.

Donotattachanystickeroradhesivetapeonthedisc.
Handlethediscbyitsedgetokeepthedisccleananddonottouchthesurface.
Beforeplayingadisc,wipeitoffwithaclean,dust-freecleaningcloth.
Wipethediscoutwardsfromthedisccentre.

.Insertadisc

withlabelledsurfaceup,oritwilldamagetheunit.

caliductwhichcancausethedisctowarp.
Donotleavediscinacarifitisparkedindirectsunlightasthatwillleadtoaconsiderable
riseinthetemperatureinsidethecar.

discs,itwillstoptheunitworkinganddamageit.

performanceandcauseCDplayertoskip.

playbackmaynotbepossible.Ifmoistureformsonthedisc,wipeitoffwithasoftcloth.
Ifmoistureformsontheopticalpartsoftheunit,allowtheunittositforaboutonehour
withpoweron.

anti-staticspraywilldamagetheunit.

1.POWER
Usetoturntheunitonoroff.

2.MODE
Presstochoosedesiredaudiosource:
RADIO>DiscPlayback>AUX>USB>
PressandholdtochooseFrequency

DISC IN

TP

MUSIC

ALBUM

AF

TA
PTY
ESP
EON

subw

EQ

ARTIST

TRK

MP3

CH

STEREO

LOC

Area:MIDEAST>AMERICA3>
AMERICA2>AMRICA1>
JAPAN>RUSSIA>AUST>
EUROPE>

1

2

EON

3.BAND
Pressbriefly,repeatedlytoselect
betweentheradiobands:

FM1>FM2>FM3>AM1>AM2>

PressandholdittoactivatedRESET

5

6

7

SYSmode,thenpressbutton1toconfirm
clearallthestoredmemories.

4.SCAN/EONON/OFF
InRadioMode,whenyoupressthisbuttonbrieflythetunerwillscanuptheband
untilitdetectsastrongstation.Thenitwillstop,andthefrequencyofthatstation
willbedisplayedinaflashingpatternforabout5seconds.Ifyouwishtohearthis
station,pressSCANagain.IfyoudonotpressSCAN,itwillscanuptothenext
stationandrepeatthesamepattern.
PressandholdthisbuttontoactivatedEONfunction.Pressagaintocancelit.

5.TUNE/TRACK

6.PLAY/PAUSEANDMUTEBUTTON
During

RadioorAUXmode:
Pressthisbuttontosilencetheaudio.Pressagaintorestorethepreviousaudio
volumelevel.
DuringDiscPlaybackorUSBmode:
Pressbrieflytopauseplayback.Pressagaintoresumenormalplayback.
Pressandholdthisbuttontosilencetheaudio.Pressagaintorestoretheprevious
audiovolumelevel.

3

4

Page9

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com

7.VOLUME

8. NOTE:Thisunitiscompatiblewiththeradiofrequencyremote

MRF90(soldseperately).Usingradiofrequency,youdonot
havetobeindirectsightwiththeunitforittoreadremote
commands.

Page6

INSTALLATION

INSTALLATIONMETHOD

Thisisananti-theftinstallationmethod.
ThemainunithasaMETALMOUNTINGSLEEVE.
Pleaseconnectthewiring,eg,thePowerSupply,theSpeakersandtheAntenna
accordingtotherequirementsofthisInstructionManual,theninstallthemetal
mountingsleeveintothecarasperthediagramillustratedbelow.

METAL
SUPPORTSTARP

Installthesoftplastictrimring,theninstall
thefrontpanel,thefrontpanelisremovable.

Foroptimumanti-skipcapabilityoftheunit,
pleaseensurethemetalsupportstrapis
boltedfirmlytothecarchassis.

DASHBOARD

METALMOUNTINGSLEEVE

Bendthetabsonthemetalmounting
sleeveagainsttheDASHBOARDwith
ascrewdriver.

SOFTPLASTICTRIMRING

FRONTPANEL

Wiringconnectiondiagram

SUBWOOFERLINEOUT(BLACK)

REDR

WHITEL

BLACK

AUXINPUT

(BLACK)

Toremovetheunitoutofthemetalmountingsleeve,
insertthetwosuppliedKEYSintotheleftandrightside
slotsofthechassisatthesametime.

Toattachtheremovablefaceplate,firstpressthebelow
sideofthefaceplate,thenpushtheremovablefaceplatein
horizontaldirectionasthearrowshownintherightillustration,
untilyouhearitclick.“”

Toremovetheremovablefaceplate,pressthebuttoninthe
centreofthefaceplatesbottom,thenpullitinhorizontal
directionasarrowsshownintherightillustration.

’

Page7 Page8

PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version http://www.pdffactory.com