FUSION® MS-RA205 Quick Start Manual & Installation Instructions F U S I O N E N T E RTA I N M E N T.
CONTENTS 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.
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.FUSIONENTERTAINMENT.com • Fit mounting gasket Mounting Hole Screw Pilot Hole Mounting Gasket • Insert the unit into the mounting hole • Use the supplied 4 x self tapping screws, to affix the unit into position.
ELECTRICAL WIRING ELECTRICAL ISOLATION OF THE MS-RA205 Caution: The MS-RA205 is designed for vessels with a 12V DC Negative ground electrical system Rear support holes 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 C TOR A CO N NEC TOR B 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.
BUTTON DESCRIPTION BACK/PREVIOUS Short Press iPod/MTP Device/Bluetooth/USB - Select the previous track. AM/FM - 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) 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 DAB - Step back a station in the ensemble.
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.
DISABLE SOURCES — Use this option to turn on/off the AM source. For example this is useful if you only wish to listen to FM and do not wish to step through AM when selecting a tuner source. Note: USB/iPod/MTP Device source only available if a device is connected. Accessory (Shared external MS-BT200 Bluetooth, SiriusXM or MS-DAB100 DAB+ Receiver) — connect module to port and select device to enable the source. Important Note: SiriusXM is only available if the Tuner region is set to USA.
When scanning is complete, the first station in the lowest numbered ensemble found begins playing. NOTE: After the first scan is complete, you can select again to re-scan for DAB stations. When the re-scan is complete, the system starts playing the first station in the ensemble you were listening to when you started the re-scan. Changing DAB Stations 1 Select the DAB source, If necessary, select stations.
AUX OPERATION CONNECTING AN AUXILIARY AUDIO DEVICE The Left & Right AUX RCA plugs are located on accessory cable ‘B’ at the rear of the unit. Connect your auxiliary audio device. iPod SETTINGS REPEAT Press the ‘Menu’ button and select ‘iPod Settings’, select ‘Repeat’. Note: You may require an adapter cable to connect your device. SHUFFLE ADJUSTING AUX INPUT LEVEL (dB figure) To allow for the wide range of input levels, the AUX input has adjustable input gain (dB).
INITIAL SONG TITLE LOADING FROM MTP DEVICES Following connection to the USB connector, the MS-RA205 will download the full list of song names from the device to create a song title index. This process must be completed before music playback can begin. For devices with large music collections this may take several minutes. The song count will be displayed during this process. Other sources can be selected while this process is underway. The file name download and indexing will continue as a background task.
BLUETOOTH DEVICE CONTROL PLAY/PAUSE Play or Pause the track BACK/PREVIOUS Short Press: Press once to jump back to start of current track. Press twice to select previous track. NEXT/FORWARD Short Press: Selects next track Note: The availability of song information such as song title, artist name and track duration is dependent on the capability of your phone and music application. Album cover artwork and Shuffle/Repeat Status icons are not supported over Bluetooth.
PARENTAL MODE ENABLE ON/OFF Select to enable channels to be locked/unlocked PIN # Turn the ‘Rotary Encoder’ to select number and press to enter, repeat to enter the 4 digit code. (Factory setting is 0000) Note: Must be entered before the following items are operational. LOCK / UNLOCK Select the channel to be locked or unlocked CHANGE PIN Personalise your Pin number. (4 digits max) PIN RESET When on SiriusXM source, press & hold mute key for 15 seconds. PIN will be reset to ‘0000’.
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 station presents are erased. Tuner regions are reset to USA.
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.
SPECIFICATIONS AND LICENSING SPECIFICATIONS CHASSIS DIMENSIONS FACE PLATE DIMENSIONS Depth 29mm – 1-1/8” Depth 93mm - 3-5/8” Width 130mm – 5-1/16” Width 157mm – 6-3/16” Height 68mm – 2-11/16” Height 50mm – 2” OPERATING VOLTAGE: 10.8 – 16VDC Negative ground FUSE RATING: 15 Amp OUTPUT POWER: 50 Watts x 4 (Max) SPEAKER IMPEDANCE: 4 Ohms per channel PRE – OUTPUT VOLTAGE: 3V FM Radio Frequency Range: 87.5 – 108 MHz Frequency step: 50 kHz This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.
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