RetroSound Motor 6 User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. RetroSound Manuals
  4. Car Receiver
  5. Motor 6
  6. User manual

RetroSound Motor 6 User Manual

Retro radio
Hide thumbs Also See for Motor 6:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

USER'S MANUAL
MOD E RN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC
Version 2
www.r et rom anu fact u r i ng .c o m

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the Motor 6 and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for RetroSound Motor 6

Summary of Contents for RetroSound Motor 6

  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL MOD E RN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC Version 2 www.r et rom anu fact u r i ng .c o m...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS ® BLUETOOTH INSTRUCTIONS ® TROUBLESHOOTING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT PARTS INSTALLATION NOTES Declaration of Conformity for San Diego/Motor 6 Manufacturer: Retro Manufacturing, LLC 7470 Commercial Way Henderson, NV 89011 www.retromanufacturing.com U.S.A. For more information visit www.retromanufacturing.com/pages/declaration-of-conformity...
  • Page 3 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 Retro Radio™. Motor 6 has ® the advanced features you expect from a modern car stereo. Your RetroSound Retro Radio™ consists of two main parts: the radio face ® and the Motor 6 body.

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    WHAT’S IN THE BOX The items shown below are packaged with your Motor 6 box. Main Wiring Harness Power and Speaker Motor 6 Radio Body Bluetooth Microphone ® (plugs into back of radio) Wiring Harnesses (both plug into Main Wiring Harness)

  • 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 at tech@retromanufacturing.com if you have questions about installing your radio.

  • Page 7: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    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

    Take care to not install the face to the body upside down. NOTE: Optionally, the radio face can be mounted remotely up to nine feet away from the Motor 6 body using an optional Face to Body Extension Cable (sold separately). In some installation applications, a bracket can be used to mount the face to the body at an angle.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 2: Install InfiniMount Brackets Attach each InfiniMount bracket to the correct side of the radio using the supplied screws. Before tightening the screws, you need to adjust the brackets up, down, forward or backward. You may also rotate, cut, or bend the brackets to achieve the perfect fit (See Figure 2).

  • Page 11: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 3: Mount InfiniMount Shafts to Brackets To match the location of your shafts to the proper width of your vehicle’s dash, first measure the distance between your existing shaft holes from center to center. Mount a shaft to each bracket using the supplied shaft nuts and washers.

  • Page 12: Wiring Diagram

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 4: Complete Wiring Connections Connect Main Harness to DAB+ back of INPUT Radio Figure 5 - Wiring Diagram NOTE: Cutting the wiring harness, antenna lead or auxiliary cable will void your warranty.
  • Page 13 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS NOTE: This unit requires +12 volts to both the red and yellow wires to operate properly. Locate the three wiring harnesses: main wiring harness, power wiring harness and speaker wiring harness (see “What’s in the Box” on page 4). First connect the main wiring harness to the back of the radio body.
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Rear USB Inputs Two USB connector cables are located at the rear of the Motor 6 radio body. During installation, you must route the cables to a convenient and accessible location for plugging in USB devices. If the cables provided are not long enough, you may use our optional USB/AUX Extension Cable (not included) to extend the reach of the cable.

  • Page 15: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS THE SHAFTS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE RADIO. FAILURE TO SECURE THE RADIO WITH THE BACK STRAP CAN DAMAGE YOUR SHAFTS AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. Figure 6 - Installing the Back strap View from behind dash Finally, slide the rear knobs over the shafts, rotating them into the correct position, and push them into place.

  • Page 16: Operating Your Radio

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO Basic Operation Figure 7 - Front Panel Controls 1. Left Front Knob 2. Left Rear Knob 3. Push-Button 4. Push-Button 5. Push-Button 6. Push-Button Figure 8 - Left Shaft with Knobs 7. Push-Button 8. Right Front Knob 9.

  • Page 17: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    Press the left front knob (#1) to turn the unit on. will appear on the screen. RETROSOUND Press and hold the left front knob (#1) to turn the unit off. will appear on the screen to confirm that it has turned off.
  • Page 18 DAB and AAC Plus for DAB+) either way the digital broadcast signal resists multi- path interference offering CD-quality audio with more fidelity and reduced noise compared to analog. A special DAB antenna is required to listen to DAB and DAB+. RetroSound offers an ®...

  • Page 19: Tone Controls

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO TONE CONTROLS This sub-menu allows advanced tonal adjustments, balance and fader controls and the preset equalizer options. To access this sub- menu, press the left front knob (#1). Keep pressing the left front knob to scroll through the available options. To adjust within the sub-menu, rotate the left front knob clockwise or counter-clockwise.
  • Page 20 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 21: 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 22 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 23: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO Display Color (SCAN) This sub-menu allows you to change the display color. To customize your own display color, look for the word in the SCAN sub-menu, then click the right front knob (#8) until is selected USER in the preset color menu.
  • Page 24 OPERATING YOUR RADIO Program Type (PTY) This sub-menu only works in Europe ( ) and allows you select AREA EUR up to 31 pre-defined program types allowing you to find similar programming by genre. To change your program type, first make sure the tuner is set to AREA .
  • Page 25 ® Enter password “0000” if prompted. Area EUR/AUS/JAP/RUS/USA Motor 6 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 Europe ( ). Press the right front...

  • Page 26: Usb/Apple ® Device Instructions

    USB DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS Connecting a USB Device The USB 1 and USB 2 inputs are located at the rear of the radio body. The USB cables must be routed to a convenient and accessible location for plugging in USB devices. Once you’ve turned on your radio and connected your flash drive, iPod /iPhone...

  • Page 27: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    This radio will NOT read NTFS formatted drives. • Motor 6 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 28 USB DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS USB Playback Mode The preset buttons (#3-7) 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 (#3).

  • Page 29: 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 30 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 31: 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 32: 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 33: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    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 34 .m4a format and need to be converted to .mp3 format, which can easily be done using iTunes. • Verify the capacity of the flash drive. Motor 6 will only play 1 gig up to 32 gig size flash drives.

  • Page 35: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Tuning Range (international tuning capable) with RDS 87.5-107.9MHz Antenna Terminal External Antenna Connector Usable Sensitivity 12.5 dBs 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 Frequency Response...

  • Page 36: Limited Warranty

    The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warranter. CATEGORIES WARRANTY Motor 6 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 or Puerto Rico.

  • Page 37: Replacement Parts

    REPLACEMENT PARTS If you need replacement parts, contact us at sales@retromanufacturing.com or call 702.483.2222 (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 38: Installation Notes

    INSTALLATION NOTES Product Disposal Products with the crossed trash bin symbol cannot be disposed as household waste. Contact a local recycle facility that collects used electronic products for proper disposal.

  • Page 39: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    INSTALLATION NOTES Copyright © 2017 Retro Manufacturing, LLC...

  • Page 40: Retro Manufacturing, Llc

    MODERN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC Retro Manufacturing, LLC, 7470 Commercial Way, Henderson, NV 89011 p) 702.483.2222 | f) 702.483.2229 | www.retromanufacturing.com...

Table of Contents