USER’S MANUAL page MR2080W RDS Model with Switchable USA/European Frequencies Fully Marinized MP3-Compatible CD Receiver CONTENTS 2 Head unit installation 6 Remote control installation Flush mount Congratulations on your purchase of a Marine MP3/CD Receiver. It has been designed, engineered and manufactured to bring you the highest level of performance and quality, and will afford you years of listening pleasure.
Head unit installation Before installing your new CD Receiver, please become familiar with all the information contained in this manual. To ensure that the installation meets the IPX5 Waterproof Standard, please follow these steps carefully. Choose a mounting location where the unit will not distract or otherwise interfere with the pilot’s ability to control the boat. 1. Remove the transport screws from the top of the enclosure before beginning the installation.
Head unit installation, continued 3. Using a sharp knife, saw or other appropriate tools as may be required, cut out the rectangular shape specified on the mounting sheet. Then drill the four 3/16” (5mm) mounting holes in the EXACT locations shown on the mounting sheet. 5. Carefully pop off the plastic mounting screw covers from the faceplate to reveal the four mounting holes. Use a small, flat-bladed screwdriver for this purpose. Dashboard Cut hole as shown on mounting sheet.
Head unit installation, continued 6. Insert and tighten the support screw into the back of the head unit where shown. support screw PLEASE NOTE: If your installation is such that once you install the head unit into the dashboard you will NOT have access to the audio and power connectors or cables, make all your connections at this time. 7. Mount the unit in place using the four M4 x 30mm screws provided.
Head unit installation, continued 8. Insert the head unit into the dashboard. Inspect the dashboard material to determine its approximate thickness. Bend the backstrap to conform to the mounting case and the dashboard surface to which you plan to secure the backstrap. Slide one of the utility holes on the backstrap onto the support screw and fasten it with the spring washer and nut provided.
Remote control installation The Marine Remote Commander has been designed with particular attention to ease and flexibility in installation. It can be mounted in both flush-mount and surface mount situations. Both use our exclusive “push and turn” system. In both types of mountings, you will first attach the mounting cup in place.
Remote control installation, continued 7. Using your fingers, grasp the heads of the mounting screws and slide them out, away from the center of the cup. This will cause the mounting arms to also slide out so that when you tighten the screws, the ends of the arms will be engaged behind the mounting panel. 10. Hold the remote in front of the cup with the top up, and as you hold it, rotate it about 20º counterclockwise.
Remote control installation SURFACE MOUNT Follow these steps for a successful installation: 1. Place the mounting cup in the location you wish to install it. Be sure the cup is oriented with arrow next to the word TOP is pointing UP or your remote will be turned when it is installed! Using screws of suitable size and type for your application, attach the cup to the mounting surface. If necessary, drill pilot holes for the screws first. Mounting surface 2.
Remote control installation, continued 3. Hold the remote in front of the cup with the top up, and as you hold it, rotate it about 20º counterclockwise. 5. Grasp and turn the remote to the right until it is in the correct position. Hold the remote in front of the cup, turned about 20º counterclockwise. 20º 4. Insert the remote control fully into the cup so that the mounting hooks go through the slots in the back of the cup.
General and Tuner Controls 1 2 3 4 5 EJECT POWER MO/ST MODE AF 7 80W 4CH X TUNE TRK AS/PS EQ PTY DISP LOUD MUTE SCAN SEL TA 9 M P 3 / C D R / C DR W P L A Y B A C K TUNE TRK 8 6 EON 15 16 17 BAND AUX IN 1 +10 2 -10 MR2080W 10 3 REPEAT 4 RANDOM 5 INTRO 6 MARINE CD RECEIVER 11 1 POWER Press this button to turn unit on. Press POWER again to turn it off.
8 SELECT The SELECT button is used to access a wide range of settings for the receiver. AUDIO SETTINGS To change settings in the audio section, press SELECT briefly, repeatedly, to step thru the following audio parameters: VOLUME > BASS > TREBLE > BALANCE > FADER Use the UP/DOWN buttons to change the settings as desired. If you have made a change to a setting, press SELECT to enter it and move to next parameter.
General and Tuner Controls, continued 1 2 3 4 5 EJECT POWER MO/ST MODE AF 7 80W 4CH X TUNE TRK AS/PS EQ PTY DISP LOUD MUTE SCAN SEL TA 9 M P 3 / C D R / C DR W P L A Y B A C K TUNE TRK 8 6 EON BAND AUX IN 1 +10 2 -10 MR2080W 3 REPEAT RANDOM 5 INTRO 6 MARINE CD RECEIVER 12a 10 4 11 9 LOUDNESS/TA Press briefly increase the level of bass output. Press again to turn off the Loudness function. Press a little longer to turn on the TA (Traffic Alert) mode.
12d INTRO SCAN The Intro Scan function is a convenient way to find a particular track. In CD Playback Mode, press this button and the player will play the first few seconds of a song, and then skip to the next song and play a few seconds of that song. This process continues until you press the INTRO button again, and the player will continue playing that song.
Remote Control 1 POWER Use to turn CD Receiver ON or OFF. 2 MODE Press to choose desired audio source: RADIO > CD > AUX IN > AUX 1 (front panel aux input) 3 BAND Press briefly, repeatedly to cycle between the radio bands: 1 3 BAND TUNE • TRACK FM1 > FM2 > FM3 > AM1 > AM2 MUTE 4 SCAN/EON ON/OFF In Radio Mode, when you press this button briefly the tuner will scan up the band until it detects a strong station.
CD playback MP3 disc playback Please follow these general instructions to play a music CD disc. On the column to the right, you will find instructions for using MP3 discs. When you insert an MP3 (or WMA) disc, the player will begin playback from the first track in the directory. Please note that only some of these functions are available on the remote control. Loading a disc Press down the latch on the disc door as shown in the figure below, and then push it down to open the door.
RDS Radio functions The RDS (Radio Data System) is a digital information system created by the European Broadcast Union (EBU). This system “piggy-backs” a variety of information services onto normal FM broadcasts. This information can only be decoded by a radio with RDS decoding, like this model.
PTY Station Categories PTY (Program type) A number of RDS stations can be selected by the type of program they broadcast, i.e. news, sport or classical music. Press and hold the PTY button to cause the tuner to switch to RDS PTY type tuning. If at any time you wish to return to normal tuning mode, press and hold again. When you have entered PTY mode, the display will show “PTY” indicating that the mode is enabled, and the name of the first program type, “NEWS.
Wiring diagram Follow the wiring illustration below closely to obtain proper performance from your CD receiver. Failure to make these connections properly may result in damage to your unit which will not be covered under your warranty. This receiver contains a built-in high power four-channel amplifier. To use the built-in amplifier, connect the speaker wires as shown.
Troubleshooting If you experience operation or performance problems with this product, compare your installation with the electrical wiring diagram on the previous page. If problems persist, read the following troubleshooting tips which may help eliminate the problems. SYMPTOM No power. Disc cannot be loaded or ejected. No sound. Sound skips. Buttons on front panel do not operate. Radio does not work, or the radio automatic selection function does not work.
Specifications MR2080W Fully-Marinized MP3-Compatible CD Receiver • RDS Model with Switchable USA/European Frequencies CD PLAYER Signal-to-noise ratio Frequency response Compatible formats Greater than 50dB @ 1kHz 20Hz - 20kHz CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, WMA RADIO FM Section: Frequency range Usable sensitivity Intermediate frequency 87.5 - 108MHz (EUROPE), 87.5 - 107.9MHz (USA) 3uV 10.
