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AMM12N CONTENTS Thank you for choosing an Advent product. We hope you will find the instructions in this owner’s manual clear and easy to follow. If you take a few minutes to look through it, you’ll learn how to use all the features of your new Advent AMM12N Mobile Multimedia Receiver for maximum enjoyment. Preparation............................................................................................................................ 1 Installation ....................................................
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AMM12N PREPARATION Congratulations on your purchase of the Advent AMM12N Mobile Multimedia Receiver. It’s a good idea to read all of the instructions before beginning the installation. We recommend having your Advent AMM12N installed by a reputable installation shop.
AMM12N What’s in the Box Tools and Supplies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
+ BROWN(+) RED ACC GND BATTERY - 3 P.CONT External Power Amplifier BLUE/WHITE WHITE RED * Satellite Receiver Connections Auto Antenna WHITE RED YELLOW YELLOW VIDEO OUT 2 VIDEO OUT 1 AUX IN 2 RED WHITE YELLOW *NOTE: See the Multimedia Connections Diagram for additional connections through the MediaLink.
AMM12N To Head Unit MEDIALINK AND SATELLITE CONNECTIONS SAT Radio SAT L SAT R Compatible SAT Tuners: 1. XMD1000 (requires XMC or XMDJEN100 Cable Kit) 2. CNP2000UC 3. SC-C1 and SIRJEN2 *** Requires MediaLink 3.5mm - Audio VIDEO LEFT RIGHT Gen 5.5 or earlier photo or video iPod. iPod Touch, iPod Classic and iPod Nano with video will only play music files.
AMM12N INSTALLATION ISO DIN Installation This unit is designed to fit into a 2.0 DIN dashboard opening, found in many imported cars. The unit has threaded holes in the chassis side panels which may be used with the original factory mounting brackets of some Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hyundai and Honda vehicles to mount the radio to the dashboard. Please consult with your local car stereo specialty shop for assistance on this type of installation. 1. 2.
AMM12N CAUTION! Be careful not to damage the car wiring. 5. The 4 tabs on the trim ring will snap into four holes on top and bottom of the mounting sleeve. Complete wiring as illustrated in the wiring diagram on page 3. Once the wiring is complete, reconnect the battery negative terminal. If there is no ACC available, connect the ACC lead to the power supply with a switch.
AMM12N ANTI-THEFT FEATURE The AMM12N is equipped with an anti-theft feature requiring the user to enter a password upon initial power on. 3. Touch the keypad icon next to the blue box in the “Password” field to open the on-screen keypad. RADIO Enter Password: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 General SETUP MENU Language Audio Speaker 02:40 AM Back Bluetooth RDS Rating DivX Hardware 0 Password Rating 1 2 3 8. Adult 4 5 6 Reset 7 8 9 0 Clear Load Factory P.
AMM12N CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Button Operation 1. OPEN/TILT Press to activate the automatic mechanical system and move the TFT monitor into viewing position. Press again to close the TFT. Press and hold to activate the screen tilt function (use the joystick to adjust the angle). 2. DISP Press to cycle through information available on the TFT screen. In DVD Mode, press to view the top and bottom information bars. Press again to turn “Display Off”.
AMM12N CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 13.Pause/Play/Enter Press to pause or resume playback or to confirm current selection. 14. (right joystick) DVD/Disc Mode: Press once to enter the next chapter or track. TUNER Mode: Press once to auto-search the next available radio station. MENU Mode: Press once to move the cursor to the right. 15. (up joystick) DVD/Disc Mode: Press once for fast forward/fast reverse. TUNER Mode: Press to go up one frequency step. MENU Mode: Press once to move the cursor up. 16.
AMM12N REMOTE CONTROL The AMM12N Remote controls both the front and rear zones. To switch from front to rear zone, move the F/R switch (32) located on the right side of the controller.
AMM12N 30 8 4 35 31 14 16 18 17 19 15 2 32 3 1 11 22 13 5 9 12 24 23 28 25 20 21 10 27 29 26 6 7 33 34 NOTE: Your remote control may differ slightly from the one pictured here. The above diagram is for illustrative purposes only.
AMM12N Table 1: Remote Control Functions Button Name Function Ref# DVD VCD TUNER CD/MP3 SATELLITE MENU 1 Enters the main menu of the disc Turns on/off PBC when playing VCD Displays diagnostics screen TITLE 2 Enters the title menu of the disc Plays first ten seconds of each chapter/title Category list in CG mode iPod Displays iPod menu MUTE 3 Toggles on/off audio output Toggles on/off audio output Toggles on/off audio output Toggles on/off audio output Toggles on/off audio output Tog
AMM12N Table 1: Remote Control Functions Button Name Function Ref# DVD VCD TUNER CD/MP3 SATELLITE iPod ||>/BAND 23 Slow Forward/Slow Reverse X2, X4, X8 Play/pause Selects AM/FM Band. Play/pause Selects SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 band.
AMM12N USING THE TFT MONITOR Open/Close TFT Monitor Aspect Ratio Open TFT Monitor Press the WIDE button (28) on the remote control or WIDE/ PIC button (7) on the monitor to adjust the aspect ratio as follows (only active with video source): Press the OPEN button (1) on the front panel or press the ( ) button (25) on the remote control to slide the monitor panel down to reveal the disc and SD card slots.
AMM12N OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Power On / Off Press the /SRC button (6) (or any other button on the front of the unit except reset), or the /POWER button (4) on the remote control, to turn the unit on. The buttons on the front of the unit light up and the current mode status appears on the TFT screen (17). Auxiliary Devices Source Menu External peripheral devices can be connected to this unit via To access the SOURCE MENU, touch the TFT screen in the top left corner of the screen.
AMM12N To adjust an audio feature: 1. • Use the left/right joystick buttons to highlight the audio feature to be adjusted. Press the joystick Enter button on the control panel (13) or remote control (18) to select the highlighted option. Use the joystick to adjust the selected feature to the desired setting. 2. 3. REAR: Touch to view the Rear Zone screen. Control options appear below the PIP image, depending on the source.
AMM12N MULTI-ZONE OPERATION Independent sources can be played simultaneously on the AMM12N. For example, a video game console can be seen on the front screen while DVD video is available to rear passengers. Multi-Zone Limitations DVD, USB and SD Card cannot be selected simultaneously for Front and Rear viewing. For example, if DVD is selected for the Rear Zone, then the following sources cannot be selected for Front Zone viewing: DVD, USB or SD Card.
AMM12N SETUP MENU To access system settings, press the SETUP button (31) on the remote control or touch the button on the screen to enter the “SETUP” menu. The “GENERAL” sub-menu appears highlighted in blue. SETUP MENU General Language Audio Speaker RDS Clock Mode 12 Hour DivX Clock Adjust 04 : 31 AM Hardware Video Input AUTO Rating P.VOL Beep Back Bluetooth Off On Touch the sub-menu name or use the joystick to select a submenu (Language, Audio, RDS, etc.).
AMM12N Bluetooth Sub-menu Features Setting Options Setting Function Bluetooth On Off Disable Bluetooth function. Auto Answer On The unit automatically answers all incoming calls. Connect Manually answer calls by touching the “call” button. Manual Connect the last active mobile phone by touching the CONNECT icon when disconnected. Auto Automatically connect when your paired phone is in range. The default code is “1234”.
AMM12N Hardware Sub-menu Features Setting Camera TFT Set Open Options Function Normal Reverse the camera image as if looking through a rear-view mirror. Auto The TFT panel automatically retracts when turned off and resumes its previous angle when the unit is turned back on. Off On Off Setting Source Mirror Manual Auto Dimmer P.VOL Sub-menu Features The TFT panel maintains its angle adjustment setting when the radio is turned on/off.
AMM12N TUNER OPERATION Tuner TFT Display 8 4 17 1 FM-1 RADIO E Q R E A R P I P ST P1 87.5 MHz P2 90.1 MHz P3 98.1 MHz P4 106.1 MHz P5 107.9 MHz P6 102.9 MHz P1 LOC 28 01:53 PM RDS AS BAND 9 PS 1/2 6 7 26 3 87.5 MHz PTY PS: 27 25 2 10 24 5 20 14 11 12 AS 13 Switch to Radio Tuner source PTY • 16 BAND 1/2 PS 23 MEM 2/2 14. : Touch to tune forward one step 15. BAND: Touch to change between AM/FM bands 16. AS: Touch to automatically store stations 17.
AMM12N close the menu). The preset number and station appears highlighted. Recalling a Station 1. Select a band (if needed). 2. Touch an on-screen preset button (6) to select the corresponding stored station. P1 87.5 MHz P2 90.1 MHz P3 98.1 MHz P4 106.1 MHz P5 107.9 MHz P6 102.9 MHz Auto Store (AS/PS) To select six strong stations and store them in the current band: 1. 2. Select a band (if needed).
AMM12N SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION Listeners can subscribe to XM® Radio on the Web by visiting www.xmradio.com, or by calling (800) 967-2346. Customers should have their Radio ID ready (see “Displaying the Identification (ID) Code”). Customers can receive a limited number of free-to-air channels without activation. Listeners can subscribe to Sirius® Radio on the Web by visiting www.sirius.com, or by calling (888) 539-SIRIUS.
AMM12N SAT1 SAT E Q XM Preview CH001 Preview 01:53 PM ######## 001 XM Preview CH R E A R P I P 004 The 40s 006 The 60s CAT 007 The 70s Title: www.xmradio.com • • • • • CG 005 The 50s SCN MEM DIAG While in Search Mode, to switch between Channel and Category search modes, press the CH or CAT buttons on the touch screen. Use the scroll bar and arrows on the touch screen to view the next/previous page of stations. Each page contains six channels to select from.
AMM12N DVD/VCD VIDEO OPERATION NOTE: When properly installed, DVD video cannot be displayed on the main TFT screen unless the parking brake is applied. If you attempt to play a DVD while the vehicle is moving, the TFT screen displays “PARKING” with a blue background. Rear video screens, if applicable, will operate normally. Controlling Playback Repeat Playback To access the on-screen controls, touch the screen.
AMM12N Press the TITLE button (2) on the remote control or on screen to select a different title for playback. Press the Enter (joystick) button to confirm your selection and begin playback. You can also select a title using the touch screen. Moving Through Chapters Enter the desired title, chapter/track, or time using the onscreen number pad and then press the Enter (arrow) button. To exit the screen without making a selection, touch Exit. To clear your entry and start over, touch Clear.
AMM12N General Disc Information Table 4: Disc Properties Symb ol 12cm Disc Properties Max Play Time Single side single layer (DVD-5) Single side double layer (DVD-9) Double side single layer (DVD-10) Double side double layer (DVD-18) (MPEG 2 Method) 133 minutes 242 minutes 266 minutes 484 minutes Single side single layer (VCD) (MPEG 1 Method) 74 minutes Single side single layer 74 minutes Table 5: Disc Symbols Symbol Meaning Number of voice languages recorded.
AMM12N DVD/CD AUDIO OPERATION Instructions for TFT control and Insert/Eject are the same for DVD and CD operation. Please see the DVD/Disc Video Operation section for information about these topics. The AMM12N will play music or other audio files from the following disc media/formats: • • • • • CD-DA CD-R/RW DVD DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
AMM12N MP3/WMA OPERATION Instructions for TFT control and Insert/Eject are the same for DVD and MP3 operation. Please see the DVD/Disc Video Operation section for information about these topics. NOTE: When burning MP3 / WMA files onto a DVD disc, use the 2X or 4X burning option, if available. This slower burning speed will help eliminate buffer errors and increase disc reading reliability. Also, use folders when burning large numbers of songs / files to a disc for easy music navigation.
AMM12N MP3 User Interface The on-screen indicators and touch key areas for MP3 playback are outlined below. 17 16 1 18 14 2 20 3 (Root) DISC E Q R E A R P I P MP3 3/141 01:23 1 01 - Cherry Poppin Da 2 02 - Chris Isaak - Baby 3 03 - Crazy TOwn - Butt 4 04 - Phish - Birds of A 5 05 - System of a Down 6 06 - Scott Weiland 15 10 5 8 Controlling MP3/WMA Disc Playback 6 Playing MP3/WMA Files After inserting a MP3/WMA disc, files will play in the sequence of the “Root’ directory.
AMM12N iPod OPERATION iPod User Interface front panel or remote control (8) until the iPod menu appears on the screen. The on-screen indicators and touch key areas for iPod playback are outlined below. 17 16 15 2 1 18 Video Playback NOTE: Be sure your iPod has the latest Apple firmware installed to avoid connectivity issues.
AMM12N BLUETOOTH OPERATION About Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless radio connectivity technology that is developed as a cable replacement for mobile phones, handheld PCs and other devices. Bluetooth operates in 2.4 GHz frequency range and transmits voice and data at speeds up to 1 megabit per second. Bluetooth was launched by a special interest group (SIG) comprised of Ericsson Inc., Intel Corp., Nokia Corp.
AMM12N Pairing the Bluetooth System with Your Mobile Phone and Head Unit 1. 2. Press the button (8) to initiate the pairing process. Keep the mobile phone within 2 meters of the head unit when pairing. (To terminate the pairing process, press the button again.) Select the Bluetooth setup option on the mobile phone to be paired (please refer to the phone’s instruction manual to learn how to enter Bluetooth setup, turn Bluetooth on/off, and perform pairing).
AMM12N 3. Touch to highlight the number you want to dial and then touch the NOTE: Some mobile phones do not support Phone Book upload through Bluetooth. This is a limitation of the phone, not the AMM12N. Bluetooth Setup Auto Answer You can choose to have the AMM12N automatically answer incoming calls to your paired Bluetooth phone. To turn “Auto answer” on: 1. 2. 3. • button. Touch the button to view the SETUP menu. Select the “Bluetooth” sub-menu.
AMM12N TROUBLESHOOTING Table 6: Troubleshooting Problem Cause Corrective Action GENERAL Unit will not power on Remote control does not function No/low audio output Poor sound quality or distortion Radio Fuse blown Install new fuse with correct rating Car battery fuse blown Install new fuse with correct rating Illegal operation Press the RESET button located in the bottom right corner of the front panel Battery depleted Replace battery with new one Battery installed incorrectly Remove batter
AMM12N Table 6: Troubleshooting Problem Disc does not play back Cause Corrective Action Disc is warped or scratched Use disc in good condition Disc is dirty or wet Clean disc with soft cloth Laser pickup is dirty Clean laser pickup with cleaning disc Incompatible disc is used Use compatible disc Disc rating exceeds Parental Lock rating limit Change Parental Lock settings to lower restriction Disc region code is not compatible with unit Use disc with proper region code Disc is inserted upside
AMM12N Care and Maintenance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Use only a clean silicone cloth and neutral detergent to clean the front panel or monitor. A rough cloth and nonneutral detergent (such as alcohol) may result in scratching or discoloration. Do not get water or cleaning fluids on the unit. If the temperature inside the player gets too hot, a protective circuit automatically stops play of the disc. If this occurs, allow the unit to cool before operating the player again.
AMM12N SPECIFICATIONS DVD/CD Player Compatible Disc Media: DVD + R / RW (Single and Dual Layer) and CD-R / RW Compatible Formats: CD-DA, MP3, WMA, VCD, SVCD, AVI, MPEG 2, XviD, DivX and Kodak picture CD (JPEG) Signal to Noise Ratio: >95dBA Dynamic Range: >95dB Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20 kHz, -3dB Channel Separation: > 60dB @ 1 kHz D/A Converter: High performance 24-bit / 192 kHz sample rate, Multi-Bit Sigma-Delta Modulator Video Format: NTSC / PAL Output: 1Vp-p, 75-ohm Input: 1Vp-p, 75-ohm FM Tuner Mono
Limited Warranty DO NOT RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE CD or Multimedia Radios/Headunits Audiovox Electronics Corporation (“the Company”) is committed to quality and customer service, and are pleased to offer you this Warranty. Please read it thoroughly and contact the Company at 1-800323-4815 with any questions. Who is covered? The Company extends this warranty to the original retail purchaser of products purchased through an authorized Advent retailer or distributor in the U.S.A.
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