U S E R / I N STA L L AT IO N M A NUA L M S - RA 2 05 TRU E M A R I N E ST E R EO
PRECAUTIONS Do not attempt to open the unit. There are no user serviceable parts or adjustment’s inside. No responsibility can be taken for use of the unit other than under normally expected operating conditions. If exposed to direct sunlight or operated for extended periods metal surfaces may become hot. Take care when handling.
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INSTALLATION If any modification to the vessel is required, such as drilling holes etc fusion recommends consultation with your boat dealer or manufacturer beforehand. Create mounting hole for product and drill Screw Pilot Holes. Refer to mounting template included with product or download from www.fusionelectronics.com • Fit mounting gasket • Insert the unit into the mounting hole • Use the supplied 4 x self tapping screws, to affix the unit into position.
Mounting Hole Screw Pilot Hole Mounting Gasket Screw Covers 5
ELECTRICAL WIRING Caution: The MS-RA205 is designed for vessels with a 12V DC Negative ground electrical system Rear support holes AERIAL SiriusXM REMOTE USB In some cases a rear support strap (not supplied) may be required. Please use the two holes indicated above, to attach the strap using two 8 gauge x 8mm self-tapping screws (not supplied).
Electrical Isolation of the MS-RA205 The MS-RA205 stereo has a metal chassis which is connected to the Ground / Negative / Black wire (like most other stereos).Extra care should be taken when installing this type of stereo in an aluminium boat (or boats with a conductive hull) if you require the electrical system to be isolated from the boat hull).
CONNECTIONS C O N N E CTO R A BATTERY +12VDC Connect to the battery positive (+12VDC), or bus bars. A fuse or circuit breaker MUST be used at the battery end of the cable. Use a minimum wire size of 16AWG for wire length up to up to 6 meters / 20 feet. IGNITION +12V switched Connect to a separate switched +12V wire to control stereo ON/Off operation. Alternatively connect to the battery positive (+12VDC), or bus bars.
C ONNEC T OR B AUX INPUT — Connect an Auxiliary source to the left and right RCA (White = L, Red = R). SUBWOOFER OUT (DUAL MONO) — Connect to a subwoofer amplifier, volume control linked to Zone 1. (Orange + Orange) LINEOUT ZONE 1 — Connect to an amplifier, volume control linked to Zone 1. (White = L, Red = R). ANTENNA CONNECTION — Connect an AM/FM marine antenna. Note: Boat installations do not typically offer the best ground plane environment.
BUTTON DESCRIPTION ROTARY ENCODER Turn To adjust volume, move up or down a menu structure, or adjust a specific setting. Press To select a highlighted option, confirm a setting. Press to step through each zone for volume adjustment. Press and Hold For quick access to subwoofer level adjustment POWER Press to turn the unit ON/OFF. Press and Hold Press and hold for 10 seconds to ‘Reset’ the stereo. MENU Press to enter Menu System. Press to return to previous screen. Press and Hold To exit the menu system.
BACK/PREVIOUS Short Press iPod/MTP Device/Bluetooth/USB - Select the previous track. AM/FM/VHF - Start tuning down the frequency spectrum or channel. In Auto mode (AM/FM) press to seek down the spectrum to the next available station. In Preset (AM/FM/VHF) mode step to previous Preset. Note: Preset mode is only available if two or more Presets are saved. SiriusXM (USA Only) - Step down the channel list Press and Hold iPod/USB - Rewind the current track. AM/FM - In MANUAL mode fast station stepping.
GENERAL OPERATION INITIAL SETUP Important: The Tuner Region must be selected for correct operation. Default - USA. See section: Tuner Region Selection ADJUSTING THE VOLUME Turn the ‘Rotary Encoder’ to adjust the volume. ZONE VOLUME Press the ‘Rotary Encoder’ to step through zones. All zones Zone 1 Zone 2 SETTINGS Press the ’Menu’ button and select ‘Settings’. Select the desired setting to adjust. Note: Whilst in Settings the ‘Menu’ button acts as a back/return to the previous screen.
LCD — Press the Rotary Encoder to cycle between Contrast and Brightness. Turn to adjust. KEY SOUND — Press the Rotary Encoder to cycle between ‘On’ and ‘Off’. LANGUAGE — Select the desired language for the on screen display English - Deutsch - Nederlands - Espanol - Italiano - Francais SEARCHING — If your iPod/iPhone or MTP device contains more than 100 artists, songs or albums, you can use FUSION Alpha Search Technology (FAST) to quickly navigate by letter or number.
DISABLE SOURCES — Use this option to turn on/off the AM and VHF sources. For example this is useful if you only wish to listen to FM and do not wish to step through AM and/or VHF when selecting a tuner source. Note: USB/iPod/MTP Device/Bluetooth source only available if a device is connected. Accessory (Shared BT-200 Bluetooth & SiriusXM Source) — If you have installed the MS-BT200 Bluetooth module or SiriusXM Tuner (USA Only) you will need to enable the source.
ABOUT — This option displays the MS-RA205 Marine Stereo software version, remote control version and F-Link software versions.
RADIO OPERATION SOURCE SELECTION Press the ‘Source’ button and cycle to desired source. AM FM VHF AUX iPod MTP Device USB Bluetooth SiriusXM (USA only) Note: Disconnected sources may not be displayed. STATION SEARCH Press ‘Play’ to cycle between tuning seek modes. Auto Manual Preset AUTOMATIC SEEK TUNING Press ‘Play’ to cycle to Auto tuning mode. Press the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ button to scan to the next station. MANUAL SEEK TUNING Press ‘Play’ to cycle to Manual tuning mode.
USB OPERATION SOURCE SELECTION Press the ‘Source’ button and cycle to USB (only if USB flash drive is connected). PLAYING AUDIO TRACKS FROM USB FLASH DRIVES You can store audio tracks (MP3, M4A and FLAC formats only) on a USB flash drive for playback. Audio tracks can be stored in folders on the flash drive and selected for playback, as required. The flash drive must be formatted to FAT32 or NTFS (these are the most commonly used flash drive format).
iPod/iPhone OPERATION CONNECTING AN iPod/iPhone Connect a FUSION compatible Marine Dock to gain the benefits of integrated housing for your iPod or iPhone. Alternatively a certified Apple iPod sync cable can be used to connect your iPod/iPhone to the MS-RA205. LISTENING TO AN iPod/iPhone Press ‘Source’ button and cycle to iPod. Playback of the iPod/iPhone will start automatically. Only available if a iPod/iPhone is connected. iPod/iPhone NAVIGATION Press the ‘Menu’ button to enter the iPod menu.
Android (MTP) DEVICE OPERATION Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a standard developed for connecting media (music) devices over USB. It has been adopted on a number of platforms including Android. FUSION currently supports a range of smartphones utilising MTP. Refer to www.fusionelectronics.com for the latest list of support devices. CONNECTING A MTP Device Connect a FUSION UNI-Dock (MS-UNIDOCK) to gain the benefits of integrated housing and charging for your MTP device.
MTP DEVICE CONTROL PLAY/PAUSE BACK/PREVIOUS NEXT/FORWARD Play or Pause the track Short Press: Press once to jump back to start of current track. Press twice to select previous track. Short Press: Selects next track F.A.S.T FUSION ALPHA SEARCH TECHNOLOGY If your MTP device contains more than 100 Artists, Songs or Albums you can use F.A.S.T to quickly navigate by letter or number. Example: Press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Artists’.
Tuner Region - Australasia-Europe-Japan In these Tuner regions once the MS-BT200 is installed and connected the source will be available. Please refer the MS-BT200 Installation Instructions for the following: · Installing the MS-BT200 Bluetooth Module · Bluetooth Pairing · Choosing a Device from the paired list Browsing Music Collections Over Bluetooth Not Supported Browsing music collections from the MS-RA205 is not supported over Bluetooth.
SiriusXM SATELLITE RADIO (USA only) - Requires optional SiriusXM Vehicle Connect Tuner (not included) Everything worth listening to is on SiriusXM, getting over 130 channels, including the most commercial-free music, plus the best sports, news, talk and entertainment. A SiriusXM Connect Tuner (sold separately) and Subscription are required. For more information, visit www.siriusxm.com. The MS-RA205 is ready to connect to a SiriusXM Connect Tuner (service only available in 48 states).
Padlock icon The padlock icon means the channel is locked or considered mature content. If you select this channel you will be asked to unlock parent mode, if it is not already unlocked. PRESET TUNING MODE Press ‘Play’ to cycle to preset tuning mode. Press the ‘Previous’ or ‘Next’ button to select previous or next preset. Note: Preset function is only available when more than one preset has been saved. PRESETS Add your channel preset to your favourites list by selecting ‘Add Preset’ (Maximum 15 channels).
SUBWOOFER Adjust the sub limit and filter. Note: From any source screen press and Hold the `Rotary Encoder’ for quick access to subwoofer level adjustment SUB LIMIT Press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Zones’. Select ‘Subwoofer’ then ‘Sub Limit’. Select the desired maximum subwoofer output volume. SUB FILTER Press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘Zone’. Select ‘Subwoofer’ then ‘Filter’. Select the desired frequency. 55Hz - 85Hz - 120Hz - 160Hz Note: Subwoofer and Lineout volume control is linked to Zone 1.
FUSION’s MS-NRX200i wired remote controls are capable of operating over an existing NMEA 2000 network, removing the need to wire back to the stereo unit. Smaller or older vessels without NMEA 2000 can still have FUSION MS-NRX200i wired remotes installed by utilising our standard FUSION remote control network. The remote control will also serve as an NMEA repeater displaying NMEA navigation data or vessel performance data from other NMEA devices on an existing NMEA 2000 network.
TROUBLESHOOTING RESET Should the stereo become unresponsive. Follow the below steps: 1. Press and hold the ‘Power’ button for 10 seconds to reset the stereo. 2. Reset your iPod/iPhone/MTP device 3. Remove all power for 1 minute and then reconnect. Factory reset The factory reset function will return all settings in the MS-RA205 to the factory default value. Warning: All AM, FM and VHF station presents are erased. Tuner and VHF tuner regions are reset to USA.
• Ensure that you have the latest version of operating software installed in your iPod/iPhone and the latest iTunes version. To do this, connect your iPod/ iPhone to iTunes and it will check and, if necessary, prompt you to download the latest version. If you are still unable to connect once you have confirmed that you have the latest software or you have updated your iPod/iPhone: • Reset the iPod/iPhone (see the user manual for your Apple product) and also reset the Head unit (Page 11).
Problem Solution SiriusXM When I press the tuner source button the SiriusXM screen is not displayed. Ensure you have the MS-RA205 Tuner region set to ‘USA’. Press Menu > Settings > Tuner region > and select ‘USA’. Ensure the source is enabled. Select; Settings>Sources>Accessory then select the source to enable SiriusXM. • Ensure the SiriusXM module is plugged into the MS-RA205. • Unplug the SiriusXM module and check the pins in the SiriusXM plug are not damaged.
Marine UNI-Dock (MS-UNIDOCK) The revolutionary UNI-Dock supports the widest array of smart phones, media players and USB devices on the market. The UNIDock charges and protects your device form the harsh marine environment. It allows users to enjoy on-the-water entertainment from an extensive range of Apple and supported MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) enabled Android smartphones.
SPECIFICATIONS AND LICENSING SPECIFICATIONS CHASSIS DIMENSIONS FACE PLATE DIMENSIONS Depth 93mm - 3-5/8” Width 130mm – 5-1/16” Height 50mm – 2” Depth 29mm – 1-1/8” Width 157mm – 6-3/16” Height 68mm – 2-11/16” OPERATING VOLTAGE: FUSE RATING: OUTPUT POWER: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE: PRE – OUTPUT VOLTAGE: 10 – 16VDC Negative ground 15 Amp 50 Watts x 4 (Max) 4 Ohms per channel 3V FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
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