Expand Your Factory Radio add iPod ® FORD LINCOLN MERCURY Owner’s Manual Media Gateway PXAMG ®, ®, Peripheral Peripheral Electronics Electronics a division a division of AAMP of AAMP of America™ of America™ 13160 13160 56th Court 56th Clearwater, Court Clearwater, FloridaFlorida 33760 33760 Ph. 800-477-2267 Ph. 866-788-4237 ext. 230 support@peripheralelectronics.com support@peripheralelectronics.com ©2009 ©2007 AAMP AAMP of Florida, of Florida, Inc. Inc. Rev.
Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction Precautions Compatibility Notes P rogramming the Media Gateway (PXAMG) Installation HD Radio & iPod Operation for 2005-2008 Models HD Radio & iPod Operation for 2009 Models T roubleshooting W arranty Info Pages 2 2 2 3 4 6 9 16 18 Peripheral Electronics®, a division of AAMP of America™ 13160 56th Court Clearwater, Florida 33760 Ph. 800-477-2267 ext. 230 support@peripheralelectronics.com ©2009 AAMP of Florida, Inc.
Media Gateway & Optional Add-ons Factory Radio Not Included iPod Not Included Media Gateway Harness Part #: PGHFD1 LCD Retention Harness Part #: PGHFD1A Media Gateway Part #: PXAMG 11Ft. iPod Cable 3Ft.
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Peripheral Electronics® Media Gateway. The Media Gateway is designed to provide endless hours of listening pleasure from your factory radio. To ensure that your iPod performs correctly with your radio, we recommend that you read this entire manual before attempting installation of the Media Gateway. The Media Gateway allows connectivity for iPod and the HD Radio tuner (HDRT sold separately), enabling full control of these devices from the factory installed radio.
Radio Requirements 2005-2008 - All radios, navigation or non-navigation, that feature an “AUX” or “SIRIUS” button are compatible.* In these vehicles the Media Gateway emulates a satellite tuner, therefore it is required that the vehicle be either equipped with an external satellite tuner or be Satellite Radio ready. 2009 – All navigation radios that have an active SYNC system are compatible.
4B. When installing the Media Gateway in select 2009 Ford vehicles that are equipped with SYNC and have an internal Satellite tuner** dipswitch 3 needs to be ON (down) prior to installation. This will provide connectivity for iPod, and HD Radio. ** If there is a yellow Satellite Radio antenna plugged into the radio then the satellite tuner is internal. If you are installing the Media Gateway into a 2009 vehicle that has an external Satellite tuner, please use the configuration for 2005-2008 Ford vehicles.
. Plug in the male connectors on the PGHFD1 harness into the 24-pin port and 16-pin port on the back of the radio. Next, connect the factory 24-pin and 16-pin harness (if present) into the female connectors on the PGHFD1 harness. Be sure to make a firm connection but do not force it. If you are using the PGHFD1A harness, the 4 pin plug on this harness will connect to the 4-Pin plug on the PGHFD1 harness.
6. HD Radio & iPod operation for 20052008 models 6a. HD Radio Operation Press the AUX or Sirius button repeatedly (Must press SR & then use the SR123 icon on navigation radios) until “HD Radio” is displayed on the screen. ** When you press the AUX or SAT button, you will see the corresponding SAT mode (for example SAT 1), a slight delay, and then the current Media Gateway mode will be displayed (HD Radio/iPod/Sat1 - Sat 2 - Sat 3/Line In).
Recall Stored Preset Stations Press the Preset Button(1-6) that represents the station stored in memory that you wish to recall. Displaying Text A. Radios equipped with the text/scan button: 1. Press the TEXT/SCAN button to display artist/song title information, if available. B. Radios not equipped with the TEXT/SCAN button: 1. Press the button located in the top right hand corner of the radio to display artist/song title information, if available.
Rewind Press and hold Preset # 5 button to Rewind the song that is playing. Display Options Press Preset #4 to switch between the song title information and the play counter. After using the fast-forward or rewind function, the radio will display the elapsed time of the song that is currently playing. Menu Down / Select Press Preset #2 to make a selection and move through the browse menu. Menu UP Press Preset # 1 to move back one step in the menu.
Press Preset #2 to select the desired Album. The first song in the album will be displayed. “TR:” will be displayed in front of the song title to indicate that a “track” or song title is being displayed. Press the SEEK► or ◄SEEK button to cycle through the songs in the selected album. Songs are listed in the order in which they appear in the album, not alphabetically. Once the radio displays the name of the desired song, Press Preset #2 to select and play the desired song.
Seek Up Press the SEEK► button to seek to the next broadcasting station. Tune Up Turn the Tune Knob clockwise to tune up manually. Seek Down Press the ◄SEEK button to seek back to previous broadcasting station. Tune Down Turn the Tune Knob counter-clockwise to tune down manually. Changing Bands Press the “SOURCE” icon repeatedly to cycle through FM1, FM2, and AM.
Displaying Text Text will automatically display on the navigation screen. *** NOTE: If the selected station supports HD RADIO and the signal is strong enough the radio will auto-lock onto the HD Radio Station. The letters “HD1, HD2 or HD3” will follow the stations frequency when locked onto an HD station. The HD Radio will pick up both Digital and Analog radio signals. Multicast HD2 and HD3 stations are digital only, and will not be available if the radio signal is too far away, causing a weak signal. 7b.
Browsing Example: Browse by Artist Press the “TEXT” icon on the navigation screen to enter the browse menu. “PL:LIST” will appear on the radio. Turn the Tune Knob until ARTIST is displayed. Press the “TEXT” icon on the navigation screen to select browse by Artist. The list of Artists on your iPod will be displayed one at a time in alphabetical order. “AR:” will be displayed in front of the artist’s name to indicate that you are searching for an artist. Turn the Tune Knob to cycle through the artists.
7c. HD Radio Operation (Non-Navigation Radios) Press the “AUX” button on the radio until “SYNC” is displayed. Press and hold the SCAN button on the radio to enter the mode select menu. Once in the mode select menu, turn the Tune Knob until “HD-FM1” is displayed. You can now either wait 6 seconds or press the SCAN button to enter the mode. Seek Up Press the SEEK► button to seek to the next broadcasting station. Tune Up Turn the Tune Knob clockwise to tune up manually.
Recall Stored Preset Stations Press the Preset Button(1-6) that represents the station stored in memory that you wish to recall. The HD Radio will pick up both Digital and Analog radio signals. Multicast HD2 and HD3 stations are digital only, and will not be available if the radio signal is too far away, causing a weak signal. 7d. iPod Operation (if equipped; Non-Navigation Radios) Press the “AUX” button on the radio until “SYNC” is displayed.
Browsing Example: Browse by Artist Press Preset #4 to enter the browse menu. ”PL:LIST” will appear on the radio. Turn the Tune Knob until ARTIST is displayed. Press Preset #4 to select browse by Artist. The list of Artists on your iPod will be displayed one at a time in alphabetical order. “AR:” will be displayed in front of the artist’s name to indicate that you are searching for an artist. Turn the Tune Knob to cycle through the artists.
9. Trouble Shooting Symptom Cause Remedy Radio shows “DEV INIT” Media Gateway device is initializing. This only occurs the first time the Media Gateway is powered on. Wait a few minutes, cycle ignition off and on then enter SAT mode. Radio shows iPod not connected. iPod cable is not Verify the docking cable is connected connected to iPod or to the Media Gateway and the iPod. Gateway. I can not correctly browse the iPod through the radio. The iPod firmware may be out of date.
Trouble Shooting (cont) Symptom Cause Remedy HD radio station quality fluctuates or is lost randomly. The HD tuner is temporarily losing reception of the Digital HD radio broadcast signal. This is expected performance. The digital HD radio playback will resume in areas of higher broadcast signal strength. I hear the iPod or HD Radio but the separate screen does not display the information. The PGHFD1A harness is required for vehicles equipped with a separate LCD screen.
10. Warranty Limited Warranty The quality controls used in the manufacture of this product will ensure your satisfaction. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of this product from an authorized Peripheral Elecronics dealer. This warranty covers any supplied or manufactured parts of this product that, upon inspection by Peripheral Electronics authorized personnel, is found to have failed in normal use due to defects in material or workmanship.
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