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Copyright © 2017 Retro Manufacturing, LLC

PRECAUTIONS

• Refer wiring and installation to qualified service personnel. 

Installation of this unit requires special skills and experience. 
For maximum safety, have it installed by your dealer or 
qualified service professional. Retro Manufacturing, LLC 
is not liable for any problems resulting from improper 
installation of the unit. Please be sure to follow the 
instructions carefully while attempting installation.

• Follow instructions to wire the unit. Failure to follow the instructions 

could cause damage to the unit, fire, injury or death.

• Be careful not to damage the leads. Prevent them from 

being caught in the vehicle chassis or from being damaged 
by screws or moving parts such as seat rails. Do not scratch, 
pull, bend or twist the leads. Do not install them near heat 
sources or place heavy objects on them. If leads must 
be routed around sharp metal edges, protect them by 
wrapping them with vinyl tape or similar protections. 

NOTE: Cutting the main wire harness, antenna lead, USB or auxiliary cables will 
void the warranty of your radio.

• Use the designated parts and appropriate tools 

to install this unit. The use of parts other than those 
supplied may result in internal damage to the unit.

• Do not interfere with safety-related vehicle components.  

Do not wire or affix this unit to the fuel tank, brakes, 
suspension, steering wheel, pedals, etc. Check for electric 
wiring, piping and other items before installing the unit.

• Never install the unit in a location where it 

interferes with your field of vision.

Содержание Motor 6

Страница 1: ...MODERN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC www retromanufacturing com USER S MANUAL Version 2 ...

Страница 2: ...UCTIONS 25 BLUETOOTH INSTRUCTIONS 28 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 31 SPECIFICATIONS 34 LIMITED WARRANTY 35 REPLACEMENT PARTS 36 INSTALLATION NOTES 37 Declaration of Conformity for San Diego Motor 6 Manufacturer Retro Manufacturing LLC 7470 Commercial Way Henderson NV 89011 www retromanufacturing com U S A For more information visit www retromanufacturing com pages declaration of c...

Страница 3: ...ndows Media and the windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by Retro Manufacturing LLC are under license Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners Made for iPod Correct function of earlier versio...

Страница 4: ...x 4 channels 3 EQ presets plus user controlled bass mid range treble fader and balance adjustment InfiniMount shaft bracket system for maximum installation flexibility Available with period correct knobs and bezel Inputs 2 rear mounted standard USB ports and 2 rear auxiliary inputs Outputs 6 channel pre amp outputs front rear subwoofer Separate power antenna and amplifier turn on lead s 2 year war...

Страница 5: ...Metal Mounting Back Strap and Hardware Plastic Washer Kit Shaft Mounting Hardware Bracket Mounting Hardware Radio Face Mounting Screws Shafts Vintage Radio Dial Screen Protectors select models only M OD E R N S O UN D FO R YO UR CL AS SIC www re tro manu f actu r ing co m www re tro man u fac tu rin g co m Package contains 3 radio screen protectors and application instructions R A D I O S C R E E ...

Страница 6: ...rn it off immediately and consult your dealer or Retro Manufacturing LLC Refer fuse replacement to qualified service personnel When the fuse blows eliminate the cause and have it replaced by a qualified service technician with the fuse prescribed for this unit Incorrect replacement of the fuse may lead to smoke fire and damage to the unit If the unit does not turn on check the connections first Th...

Страница 7: ...or from being damaged by screws or moving parts such as seat rails Do not scratch pull bend or twist the leads Do not install them near heat sources or place heavy objects on them If leads must be routed around sharp metal edges protect them by wrapping them with vinyl tape or similar protections NOTE Cutting the main wire harness antenna lead USB or auxiliary cables will void the warranty of your...

Страница 8: ...requires 12 volts to both the red and yellow power leads The unit will not work without power to both of these leads Disconnect the negative battery cable before beginning installation Verify the battery ground by checking that one wire is connected to the vehicle s starter mounting bolt or engine block and the other to the vehicle s chassis using at least 8 gauge wire Make sure the alternator or ...

Страница 9: ...all and are in the hardware bag with the shaft nuts The RetroSound logo on the Motor 6 body should be facing upwards Take care to not install the face to the body upside down NOTE Optionally the radio face can be mounted remotely up to nine feet away from the Motor 6 body using an optional Face to Body Extension Cable sold separately In some installation applications a bracket can be used to mount...

Страница 10: ...t least two screws tightened on each side NOTE In some installations the brackets must be moved far enough forward or backwards or rotated so that only two screws will align with the threaded screw holes on the radio Two screws are sufficient to hold the brackets in place NOTE You may need to cut trim or bend the brackets to achieve a perfect fit You can even drill new mounting holes into the brac...

Страница 11: ...center to center Mount a shaft to each bracket using the supplied shaft nuts and washers Finger tighten the shaft nuts to prepare for the final installation See Figure 3 Once you ensure proper width tighten the screws and nuts DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN DAMAGE FROM OVERTIGHTENING WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY Finally plug the shafts into each side of the main unit See Figure 4 Figure 3 Mount Shafts to Brackets ...

Страница 12: ...TION INSTRUCTIONS Figure 5 Wiring Diagram NOTE Cutting the wiring harness antenna lead or auxiliary cable will void your warranty STEP 4 Complete Wiring Connections Connect Main Harness to back of Radio DAB INPUT ...

Страница 13: ... phone calls through your radio The Bluetooth microphone input is located at the rear of the radio body To use your Bluetooth microphone you will need plug it into the plug at the rear of the radio body and route it to an accessible location such as the A pillar or the steering column Rear Auxiliary AUX Inputs Two auxiliary inputs are located at the rear of the radio body These auxiliary inputs al...

Страница 14: ...ezel on the face of the radio then install the assembled radio from behind the dash until the bezel and radio face are flush with the front of the dash and the radio shafts protrude through the shaft openings in the dash Using the supplied washers and shaft nuts see What s In the Box on page 4 secure the radio to the dash IF USING A FACEPLATE slide the radio into the hole from behind the dash then...

Страница 15: ...GHT OF THE RADIO FAILURE TO SECURE THE RADIO WITH THE BACK STRAP CAN DAMAGE YOUR SHAFTS AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY Finally slide the rear knobs over the shafts rotating them into the correct position and push them into place Mount the front knobs by gently pressing them onto the shaft DO NOT PRESS TOO HARD PRESSING TOO HARD CAN DAMAGE YOUR SHAFTS AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY ...

Страница 16: ...peration Figure 7 Front Panel Controls Figure 8 Left Shaft with Knobs 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Left Front Knob 2 Left Rear Knob 3 Push Button 4 Push Button 5 Push Button 6 Push Button 7 Push Button 8 Right Front Knob 9 Right Rear Knob ...

Страница 17: ...ot appear unless a USB device is plugged in The auxiliary and USB inputs are located at the back of the radio body The auxiliary inputs may be used to play music from any portable device with a standard headphone output such as a MP3 player iPod or iPhone portable CD player or portable satellite radio receiver The USB inputs allow you to control iPod iPhone or play music from a flash drive To use ...

Страница 18: ... band To recall preset six rotate the right rear knob 9 clockwise and release it Mute Press the right front knob 8 to mute or unmute DAB Digital Audio Broadcasting This radio has a built in DAB tuner that is compatible with both DAB and DAB digital radio broadcasts While technically these two use different encoding MP2 for DAB and AAC Plus for DAB either way the digital broadcast signal resists mu...

Страница 19: ... on and off Factory default is DSP OFF When set to DSP ON you can choose one of three preset equalization settings CLASSIC This setting offers subtle sonic adjustments that lend themselves to classical music POP This setting accentuates bass and treble frequencies and is suitable for popular music ROCK This setting accentuates treble frequencies and is suitable for rock music Bass This sub menu ba...

Страница 20: ...istening at low volumes This should only be used at low volume levels and should be set to XBAS OFF at high volumes Subwoofer ON OFF This sub menu SUB turns the subwoofer RCA output on or off Subwoofer Volume This sub menu SUB VOL adjusts the volume of the subwoofer between 0 12 This sub menu will only appear when a subwoofer is attached and SUB ON is selected in the previous menu Subwoofer Crosso...

Страница 21: ... seconds to access the sub menu system Then rotate the right front knob 8 to scroll through the available sub menu options Once in a specific sub menu press the right front knob to change options Auto Seek Manual This sub menu allows you to select either Auto Seek or Manual tuning when listening to the radio In Auto Seek mode the radio will tune to the next available station when tuning A Store Th...

Страница 22: ...inutes Set the minutes by rotating the right front knob 8 Once the minutes are set press the right front knob 8 to access the 12 24 menu Clock 12 24 This sub menu allows you to adjust the clock from a twelve hour clock to a twenty four hour clock The factory default setting is for a twelve hour clock CLK 12 Display Frequency Clock This sub menu allows you to adjust the priority screen view between...

Страница 23: ...y disconnecting the power will NOT reset the display Dimmer High Low This sub menu allows you to adjust the radio s display brightness between high DIMM HIGH and low DIMM LOW Radio Data System RDS ON OFF This sub menu allows you to turn on or off the RDS function The default is RDS ON RDS tuners can automatically tune in stations according to the style of music or talk they broadcast Some RDS tune...

Страница 24: ...und you will see NONE FOUND on the screen and it will revert back to the last station selected Alternative Frequency AF ON OFF This sub menu allows the radio to automatically search for another frequency that provides the same station when the signal gets weak Traffic Announcements TA ON OFF This sub menu allows you to turn the traffic announcements feature on or off The traffic announcements func...

Страница 25: ... Motor 6 has the capability to receive radio broadcasts from around the world This sub menu allows you to adjust to broadcasts in your country Factory default setting is Europe EUR Press the right front knob 8 to toggle between Australia AUS Japan JAP Russia RUS and United States USA To confirm the change pause to let the sub menu revert to your tuner or move onto the next menu item You will see y...

Страница 26: ...DM 6 About MP3 WMA FLAC Files MP3 MPEG Audio Layer 3 FLAC Free Lossless Audio Codec and WMA Windows Media Audio is a format for compressed audio files When your radio is in USB mode USB 1 or USB 2 you can play MP3 and unprotected no DRM WMA files off the flash drive Common facts about these compressed sound formats High bit rate and high sampling frequencies are recommended for high sound quality ...

Страница 27: ...out permission of the original copyright holder is strictly prohibited by law and international treaty Viewing MP3 WMA Song Information When playing MP3 WMA files from the USB source you can view the track name album artist info ID 3 information automatically from these files Once the USB drive is inserted the following info will scroll across the screen in the following order F DIR folder directo...

Страница 28: ...lders To play or pause press button 3 To activate deactivate scan press button 4 To activate deactivate shuffle press button 5 To go to the previous folder press button 6 To go to the next folder press button 7 To switch to the next song rotate the right front knob 8 clockwise To switch to the previous song rotate the right front knob 8 counter clockwise To activate deactivate repeat rotate the ri...

Страница 29: ...1 To pair your device first make sure the Bluetooth function is turned on in the radio sub menu 2 Then change the BT DISCON function to BT CONNEC to make your radio discoverable ensure Bluetooth is enabled on your device 3 Next search for a new Bluetooth device from the phone this may take up to 30 seconds and select RETROSOUND from the Bluetooth device list 4 If prompted enter 0000 for the PIN If...

Страница 30: ...ll rotate the left rear knob 2 counter clockwise Ending a Call 1 To end the call rotate the left rear knob 2 counter clockwise NOTE We recommend mounting the microphone on the sun visor A pillar or steering column inside the vehicle close to the driver The microphone is very sensitive and you may speak at normal volume when using hands free operation Streaming Music From Your Device 2 Once your de...

Страница 31: ... protection mode Check speaker leads for any grounded or shorted wires Wrong source mode selected Make sure the unit is in the desired source mode RADIO AUX 1 AUX 2 USB 1 USB 2 DAB Unit blows fuses Possible short in wiring Incorrect fuse used make sure only fuses with correct 15 amp ratings are used and check all wiring connections for possible short Battery hooked up backwards Make sure battery i...

Страница 32: ... drop in the voltage the circuit the yellow lead is attached to cannot handle the additional draw of the radio You will need to find another circuit that can handle the additional draw of the radio or you will need to go directly to the battery What speaker wire do you recommend I use We recommend using 16 gauge wire for the speakers I have all 4 speakers connected to your radio and the display is...

Страница 33: ...ed to positive and negative to negative on all your speakers Will cutting or bending the InfiniMount brackets void the warranty or harm the unit No The RetroSound patented InfiniMount bracket system has been designed specifically to be bent cut and modified to simplify radio installation Modification to the radio s brackets is actually encouraged to ensure proper fit If you have questions about mo...

Страница 34: ...s the noise go away you need to replace or repair the antenna plug where it goes into the radio When I plug in my flash drive the screen says USB ERR and it won t play the files I placed on the drive Make sure the files on the drive are mp3 flac or unprotected wma Windows Media Audio files iTunes files are m4a format and need to be converted to mp3 format which can easily be done using iTunes Veri...

Страница 35: ...g Range 174 9mHz 239 2mHz Antenna Terminal DAB Antenna Connector General Dimensions radio face push buttons only 3 5 W x 1 5 H x 1 05 D Dimensions radio body 3 96 W x 1 98 H x 4 30 D Power Requirements 10 5 14 4 volts Current Consumption during operation Max 15A Current Consumption car off 3 5 mA Output Power 14 4 volts 4 ohm 1 THD 25x4 watts RMS 45x4 watts Max Power Output Impedance 4 8ohm Low Le...

Страница 36: ...ing shipment failures which are caused by products not supplied by the warranter failures which result from accident misuse abuse neglect bug infestation mishandling misapplication alteration faulty installation set up adjustment maladjustment of consumer control improper maintenance improper antenna inadequate signal reception or pickup power line surge improper voltage supply lightning modificat...

Страница 37: ...io to us for credit any missing parts will be debited Replaceable Items Main Wiring Harness Power Wiring Harness Speaker Wiring Harness Metal Back Strap Metal Hardware Pack Plastic Washer Kit InfiniMount Shaft InfiniMount Brackets pair Bezel Faceplate Knobs Purchase Notes Record the place and date of purchase for future reference Model No Serial No Purchase Date Purchased From Keep this informatio...

Страница 38: ...STALLATION NOTES Product Disposal Products with the crossed trash bin symbol cannot be disposed as household waste Contact a local recycle facility that collects used electronic products for proper disposal ...

Страница 39: ...38 Copyright 2017 Retro Manufacturing LLC INSTALLATION NOTES ...

Страница 40: ...MODERN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC Retro Manufacturing LLC 7470 Commercial Way Henderson NV 89011 p 702 483 2222 f 702 483 2229 www retromanufacturing com ...

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