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Owner’s Manual
Model: Polaris 3280552
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Watertight Stereo Receiver built for the Outdoors
Featuring Bluetooth Audio Streaming, AM/FM, and Much More
Corporate Information
Prospec Electronics
3325 South Morgans Point Rd.
Mount Pleasant, SC U.S.A. 29466
843-849-9037 (P)
843-849-9054 (F)
Prospec has been providing outdoor audio products since 1986 and we
thank you for purchasing this audio product.
www.prospecelectronics.com
The Bluetooth logo is owned by the Bluetooth SIG and licensed to Prospec.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Product Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 1
Front Panel Layout ----------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 2
User Operation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 3
Radio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ pg 4
USB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 5
Bluetooth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 6
Auxiliary Input ------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 6
RCA output ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 6
Remote Option ------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 6
Installation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 7
Wiring --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg7
Troubleshooting --------------------------------------------------------------------------- pg 8
POLARIS3280552Troubleshooting
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*Note: Inmany respects, astereo acts muchlike a computerand occasionally requiresa
reboot. Inthe unlikely eventof product malfunction,a reset canusually fix theissue.
A reset is accomplished by holding the Mode and Preset 1 button simultaneously until
the unitturns off.
Issue
No power
No Sound
No Reception
USB sticknot
reading
Cause
1. Incorrectwiring
2. Fuseis blown
3. Lowbattery voltage
1. Speakerconnection
came loose
2. Badspeaker
3. Outputblown
4. Volume too low on
media device
1. Antenna not firmly
seated insocket
1. Filemust be amp3
or wmafile
Solution
1. Doublecheck wiring
2. Replacefuse
3. Checkvoltage of vehiclebattery
with multimeter. Voltagemust
be atleast 11V.
1. Doublecheck connections.
2. Replacebad speaker withknown
good speakerand connect.
3. Sendunit in forrepair.
4. Increasevolume of mediadevice
1. Insertfirmly
1. Convertformat to mp3or mwa.
While inBluetooth mode:
No Connection
1. You are not connect
to the“POLARIS”
address onyour
portable media
device.
2. Outof range
3. The connection is
already inuse.
1. Choose“POLARIS”
2. Bringportable media devicecloser
to thereceiver. Device needs to be
within 30’.
3. Ask the person who first paired to
drop out.
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Product Description
This radiofeatures state ofthe art Bluetoothtechnology allowing musicto wirelessly
stream froman audio sourceto the receiveryou just purchased.Why Bluetooth? From
a practicalstandpoint, Bluetooth enablesyour music device(if applicable) tobe placed
in aglove box, youroverhead console, oreven your pocket-placesthat are dry-without
having toinstall a separatedocking station. Inaddition, Bluetooth audiostreaming will
work withany Bluetooth enableddevice, not justone brand ofmedia. Once connected,
you canuse your receiverto control yourmedia device andvice versa! Bluetoothhas a
range ofapproximately 30’, dependingupon conditions, soonce your boatis parked,
feel freeto control thestereo through yourmedia device!
The POLARIS3280552incorporates the followingfeatures:
AM/FM
Bluetooth Audio Streaming
USB input
Auxiliary input
Waterproof faceplate
50W x 4 amplifier
RF remote option
U.S. and European tuning
Charging through USB
1 pair of RCA output
Did youknow that theInfinity brand ispart of HarmanInternational Industries?
In 1958,Harman Kardon developedthe world’s first stereo receiver and we are proud
to bringyou the world’s first Infinity marine Bluetooth receiver!
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12P CONNECTOR
(AUTO ANT)
( BACK-UP B+ )
( GROUND)
FUSE
( IGNITION B+ )
BLUE
YELLOW
BLACK
RED
GRAY
GRAY/BLACK
VIOLET
VIOLET/BLACK
(FRONT RIGHT)
( REARRIGHT )
GREEN
GREEN/BLACK
WHITE
WHITE/BLACK
( FRONT LEFT )
( REARLEFT )
10A
(USB)
RED
WHITE
(AUX)
(ANT JACK)
RED
WHITE
(LINE OUT)
Rear of the Audio Unit
ORANGE
ILL+
Wiring Identification
Front Panel Layout
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Power On/Off button.
Short pushfor the firsttime to turnthe unit on.
Press andhold for morethan 2 secondsto turn theunit off.
Mode Function.
Switches amongstRadio, Bluetooth, USBand Auxiliary mode.
SEL stands for SELECT.
Band Function.Switches amongst AM and FM bands.
Auto Presetand Presets Scan.
Preset 1while in Radiomode;
Play/Pause whilein USB andBT Music mode.
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Bluetooth Operation
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Yourmedia device mustincorporate the Bluetoothoption in orderto stream music.
A. To pairyour Bluetoothdevice, pressthe Modebutton onthe stereo untilBT MUSIC
appears.
B. Next,go to settingson the Bluetoothdevice and turnthe Bluetoothoption to “on”.
C. Pickthe “POLARIS” optionon your Bluetoothenabled device (pleasenote that
if youare prompted fora password, thecode entered willbe “1234”. Ifyour stereo
does notimmediately pair, press preset 3. This will allow the pairing process to
finalize. A higher pitch frequency noise will alert you to the connection/success!
The displaywill also read“CONN OK” (connectionok).
D. To disconnectyour device,press preset4 button.“DISCONN” will appear letting
you knowyou have successfullydisconnected.
Auxiliary Input Mode
A. Pressthe Mode buttonuntil “AUX” appearson the LCDscreen.
B. The use of auxiliary mode allows you to play the portable music device through
the headphonejack.
RCA output
Description: The use of RCA outputs allow an amplifier or subwoofer to behooked up.
Remote Option
A. RFremote option.
In orderto take advantageof the remoteoption, a transmitterand receiver mustbe
purchased (togetherpart #, MILRF9UART). Once plugged in the RF remote dongle,
the RFremote will allowfor wireless remotecontrol possibility.
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Front Panel Layout
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Preset 2while in Radiomode; Introduction whilein USB mode.
Preset 3while in Radiomode; Repeat whilein USB mode.
Preset 4while in Radiomode; Random whilein USB mode.
Volume Increase
Volume Decrease
Track Up / Tune Up/ FastForward
Track Down / Tune Down/ Reverse
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Radio Operation
A. SELbutton
1. Pressingthis button insuccession results inthe following menuoptions: volume,
bass, treble,balance, fader, display. Press the VOL or VOL to adjustthe options.
2. A long press of the SEL button initially followed by a short press results in the
following menuoptions: Initial Volume,Area Frequency, Beep, Time, Loud, BT
Volume. Press the VOL or VOL to adjustthe options.
a. Refers tothe loudness levelupon start ofthe receiver.
b. Choose betweenU.S. And European.
c. Choose betweenBeep ON, Beep2ND, Beep OFF. Beep ON will result in
the beepsound at thepress of everybutton; Beep 2NDwill result inthe beep
sound oncethe button islong pressed; BeepOFF results ithe beep soundoff
completely.
d. VOL results in the minutes being changed; VOL results in thehour
being changed.
e. Chose betweenLoud ON orOFF.
f. Adjust tochange theinitial Bluetoothvolume.
Initial Volume.
Frequency.
Beep.
Clock.
LOUD.
BT Volume.
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Radio Operation
B. PresBAND to accessFM and AM. There are three FM bands and AM band, each band
containing fourpresets.
C. A.PS button. Short push to scan preset stations in current band. Long push to
automatically presetfour stations intothe current band.
D. Presets.Upon finding adesirable station, holdeither the preset1, 2, 3,or 4 downfor
2 secondsto store.
E. Tuning. A short press of the TUN or TUN button results in a search of the station
of thestation of nextsufficient signal strength. Along press results in manual tuning
mode, allowingyou to searchone odd digitfrequency at atime.
USB Operation
Note: USBslot is forUSB sticks only. For play of other brands of media, please use the
auxiliary inputor if applicable,utilize Bluetooth mode.
A. Inserta USB stickinto the USBslot. *Songs mustbe of themp3 or wmaformat.*
B. Press1 to pausethe track. Press1 button again to resume play.
C. A short press of the TUN or TUN buttons willtrack up ortrack down
respectively.A long press on the TUN or TUN will fast forward and rewind
the currenttrack respectively.
D. INTbutton (INT stands for Introduction). Apress of this button will result in
playing thefirst 10 secondsof each tracklocated on theUSB stick. Pressingthe
button againwill allow theunit to resumeon the currenttrack and correspondingly
stops theIntroduction process.
E. RPTbutton (RPT stands for Repeat). Pressing this button will result in repetitive
playing ofthe current track.Pressing the RPTbutton again will stop the repeat
process. A long push plays the tracks in the current folder repeatedly.
F. RDM (RDM stands for Random). Pressingthis buttonwill resultin randomplaying
of theUSB stick files.Pressing this buttonagain will stopthe random playing
process.
H. APS (APS stands forAutopreset)
1. The first press of this button will result in track search mode. Press VOL or
VOL to your desired track and push SEL toconfirm.
2. The second push will result in song name search mode. Press VOL or VOL
to thedesired track andpush SEL to confirm.
3. The third push will result in directory name. Press VOL or VOL to scan
Directory nameand at desireddirectory push SELto confirm.
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