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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL MOD E RN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC www.r et rom anu fact u r i ng .c o m...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME WHAT’S IN THE BOX PRECAUTIONS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WIRING DIAGRAM OPERATING YOUR RADIO BASIC OPERATION TONE CONTROLS SYSTEM SETTINGS USB/APPLE DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS ® BLUETOOTH INSTRUCTIONS ® TROUBLESHOOTING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT PARTS INSTALLATION NOTES...
  • Page 3 APPLE LICENSING Made for iPod Made for iPhone ® ® (Correct function of earlier versions (Correct function of earlier versions cannot be guaranteed.) cannot be guaranteed.) • iPod Touch (5th generation): Ver. 9.3.5 • iPhone SE: Ver. 10.1.1 • iPod Touch (4th generation): Ver. 6.1.2 •...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    WELCOME Thank you for purchasing a RetroSound radio. Newport has the ® advanced features you expect from a modern car stereo. General Features • The only classic car radio compatible with iPod and iPhone ® ® • Built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling and audio streaming ®...

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    The items shown below are packaged with your radio box. Main Wiring Harness Power and Speaker (plugs into back of radio) Wiring Harnesses (both plug into Main Wiring Harness) Newport Radio Metal Mounting Back Strap Bluetooth Microphone Hardware Kit ® Copyright © 2017 Retro Manufacturing, LLC...

  • Page 6: Precautions

    PRECAUTIONS PLEASE OBSERVE THESE PRECAUTIONS WHEN INSTALLING AND USING THIS UNIT: This user’s manual does not cover all possible installation scenarios. If you feel you can’t install this unit yourself, take it to a local car audio professional. Feel free to contact us if you have questions about installing your radio.
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 PRECAUTIONS • Never splice into the power lead to supply other equipment with power. • After installation and wiring, always check the normal operation of other electrical equipment. • Make sure that no wires interfere with driving or getting in and out of the vehicle. •...

  • Page 9: Installation Instructions

    Figure 1 - Ensure Shafts are Plugged In Refer to the Newport Assembly Guide to install the radio into the dash using the OEM-style plastic mounting hardware.

  • Page 10: Wiring Diagram

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 4: Complete Wiring Connections Figure 2 - Wiring Diagram NOTE: Cutting the wiring harness, antenna lead or auxiliary cable will void your warranty.
  • Page 11 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS NOTE: This unit requires +12 volts to both the red and yellow wires to operate properly. Locate the three wire harnesses: main wire harness, power wire harness and speaker wire harness (See “What’s in the Box” on page 4). First connect the main wire harness to the back of the radio.
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FAILURE TO SECURE THE RADIO WITH THE BACK STRAP CAN DAMAGE YOUR RADIO AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Figure 3 - Installing the Back strap View from behind dash...

  • Page 13: Operating Your Radio

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO Basic Operation Figure 4 - Front Panel Controls 1. Push-Button USB 1 - Front Panel 2. Push-Button USB 2 - Rear 3. Push-Button AUX 1 - Front Panel 4. Push-Button AUX 2 - Rear 5. Push-Button 6. Top-Rear Knob 7.

  • Page 14: General Operation

    Press the top-front knob (#7) to turn the unit on. will appear on the screen. RETROSOUND Press and hold the top-front knob (#7) to turn the unit off. will appear on the screen to confirm that it has turned off.
  • Page 15 OPERATING YOUR RADIO Radio Bands Turn the bottom-rear knob (#8) counter-clockwise to toggle through five radio bands (two AM and three FM). Storing Radio Pre-sets There are six radio pre-sets for each radio band. For pre-sets one through five, tune to the desired radio station and then press and hold the push-button (#1-5) to store into memory.

  • Page 16: Tone Controls

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO TONE CONTROLS This sub-menu allows advanced tonal adjustments, balance and fader controls and the pre-set equalizer options. To access this sub- menu, press the top-front knob (#7). Keep pressing the top-front knob to scroll through the available options. To adjust within the sub-menu, turn the top-front knob (#7) clockwise or counter-clockwise.
  • Page 17 OPERATING YOUR RADIO Balance This sub-menu ( ) allows adjustment of stereo sound to left or right. This may be helpful in compensating for the position of the driver in relation to the vehicle’s speakers. Adjustment range is from 0-12 between left and right speakers.

  • Page 18: System Settings

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO Middle Crossover Frequency This sub-menu ( ) allows adjustment of the frequency Mid 1.0K crossover of the mid signals between 0.5KHz, 1.0KHz, 1.5KHz or 2.5KHz. Treble Crossover Frequency This sub-menu ( ) allows adjustment of the TRE 10.0K frequency crossover of the treble signals between 10.0KHz, 12.5KHz, 15.0KHz or 17.5KHz.
  • Page 19 OPERATING YOUR RADIO Local/Distant This sub-menu changes the sensitivity of the FM tuner. When listening to the FM tuner, selecting between LOCAL DISTANT aid in listening to weak FM stations or compensate for stations that have too strong a signal. Clock This sub-menu allows you to set the clock.
  • Page 20 Choose to allow your device to connect, and BT CONNEC to disable Bluetooth connections. DISCON ® To connect your device, choose , then search for BT CONNEC “RETROSOUND” in your phone’s Bluetooth device list. ® Enter password “0000” if prompted.
  • Page 21 OPERATING YOUR RADIO 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 tuners can even break in with traffic alerts or emergency broadcasts.
  • Page 22 Area USA/EUR/AUS/JAP/RUS Newport 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 United States ( ).

  • Page 23: Usb/Apple ® Device Instructions

    USB DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS Connecting a USB Device The USB 1 input is located on the front of the radio, and the USB 2 input is located at the rear of the radio body. The USB cable must be routed to a convenient and accessible location for plugging in USB devices.
  • Page 24 • Newport will read only FAT32 formatted flash drives. This radio will NOT read NTFS formatted drives. • Newport will read files placed in the root directory first before playing files in the folder structure of the drive. Please note that files are read in order of creation NOT alphabetically or numerically.
  • Page 25 USB DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS USB Playback Mode The preset buttons (#1-5) on the front of the radio’s control face will allow you to play/pause, listen to 10 seconds of each song ( INTro randomly shuffle all songs ( ) and navigate folders. To play or pause, press button (#1).

  • Page 26: Bluetooth ® Instructions

    ® 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 successful, “...
  • Page 27 BLUETOOTH DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS ® Placing a Call 1. Dial the desired number on the paired phone. 2. Once dialing is in progress, will appear on the screen. CALLING 3. Once the call is in progress, will appear on the TALK screen along with the elapsed call time ( TALK 00:00 Receiving a Call...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Action to Solve Problem Radio will not turn 12 volt Batt+ wire Check all connections for on (no lights, not connected proper voltage with a volt no sound) or incorrect voltage meter. Voltage range: 12-15 volts Check +12 volt +12 volt accessory wire not accessory wire...

  • Page 29: Frequently Asked Questions

    10 amps of continuous output. I’m having problems getting the radio to turn on. RetroSound radios require 12 volts to both power leads. The red ® lead (+12 volt accessory) goes to a switched power source, and the yellow to a constant +12 volt power source.
  • Page 30 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS My car originally came with a switch to control my automatic antenna. Can I use the RetroSound radio’s remote antenna ® wire to control my antenna? No you cannot. Your factory antenna is known as “semi- automatic.” It requires a switch to either extend or retract the antenna.
  • Page 31 .m4a format and need to be converted to .mp3 format, which can easily be done using iTunes. • Verify the capacity of the flash drive. Newport will only play 1 gig up to 32 gig size flash drives. • Make sure the flash drive is not NTFS formatted. Always use the FAT32 format (most drives are formatted with FAT32 from the factory).

  • Page 32: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Tuning Range (USA, EUR, AUS, JAP, RUS tuning capable) with RDS 87.5-107.9MHz Antenna Terminal External Antenna Connector Usable Sensitivity 12.5 dBf Selectivity 75 dB @ 400kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 62 dB (Stereo), 67 dB (mono) Harmonic Distortion @ 1 kHz 0.8% (stereo), 0.5% (mono) Separation 32 dB @ 1kHz...

  • Page 33: Limited Warranty

    The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warranter. CATEGORIES WARRANTY Newport Radio Two (2) Years During the warranty period, there will be no charge for parts. You must mail in your unit prepaid during the warranty period. This warranty only applies to products purchased and serviced in the United States.

  • Page 34: Replacement Parts

    REPLACEMENT PARTS If you need replacement parts, contact us at sales@retromanufacturing.com or call 888.325.1555 (See “What’s in the Box” on page 4 to confirm the part(s) needed). NOTE: If you return a radio to us for credit, any missing parts will be debited. Replaceable Items •...

  • Page 35: Installation Notes

    INSTALLATION NOTES Copyright © 2017 Retro Manufacturing, LLC...
  • Page 36 MODERN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC Retro Manufacturing, LLC, 7470 Commercial Way, Henderson, NV 89011 p) 888.325.1555 | f) 702.483.2229 | www.retromanufacturing.com...

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