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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL MOD E RN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC www.re t rom anu fact ur i n g. c om...

  • 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 ® SIRIUSXM INSTRUCTIONS ® TROUBLESHOOTING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SPECIFICATIONS LIMITED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT PARTS INSTALLATION NOTES...
  • 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 Apache radio. Apache has ® the advanced features you expect from a modern car stereo. General Features • The only classic car radio compatible with iPod and iPhone (Motor 4, 6) ® ®...

  • Page 5: What's In The Box

    WHAT’S IN THE BOX The items shown below are packaged with your Motor box. Main Wiring Harness Power and Speaker Motor 4 Radio Body Bluetooth Microphone ® (plugs into back of radio) Wiring Harnesses (both plug into Main Wiring Harness) InfiniMount Brackets Bracket Mounting Hardware Metal Mounting Back Strap...

  • 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. If you have questions about installing your radio, contact us at tech@retromanufacturing.com or by calling 888.325.1555.
  • Page 7 PRECAUTIONS • Refer wiring and installation to qualified service personnel. Installation of this unit requires special skills and experience. Retro Manufacturing, LLC is not liable for any problems resulting from improper installation of the unit. Please be sure to follow the instructions carefully while attempting installation.
  • 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

    After plugging in the radio face, attach it to the radio body (if it is not already attached) and tighten with the four radio face mounting screws provided in the radio face box. The RetroSound logo on the Motor radio body should be facing ®...
  • 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 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 3: Mount InfiniMount Shafts to Brackets To match the 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 (EXCEPT MOTOR 2, 7) (EXCEPT MOTOR 2, 7) Figure 5 - Wiring Diagram NOTE: Cutting the wiring harness, antenna lead or auxiliary cable will void your warranty.
  • Page 13 Rear Inputs Two AUX inputs are located at the rear of the Apache radio body. These auxiliary inputs allow you to listen to any external source with a standard headphone output. An example of an external source...
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Two USB connector cables are located at the rear of the Apache 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 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS back strap and hardware (See “What’s in the Box” on page 4). The back strap mounts using the threads in the rear of the radio body and can be bent and adjusted to align with the mounting point of the original factory radio behind the dash.

  • Page 16: Operating Your Radio

    OPERATING YOUR RADIO Basic Operation Figure 7 - Front Panel Controls 1. Left-front Knob 2. Left-rear Knob 3. Right-rear Knob 4. Right-front Knob Figure 8 - Left Shaft with Knobs...
  • Page 17 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 OPERATING YOUR RADIO Radio Bands Turn the right-rear knob (#3) 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. To toggle through Presets 01 to 06 rotate right rear knob (#3) clockwise. Once preset location is selected press right front knob (#4) to store.

  • Page 19: 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 left-front knob (#1). Keep pressing the left-front knob to scroll through the available options. To adjust within the sub-menu, turn 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 OPERATING YOUR RADIO Display Color (SCAN) This sub-menu changes the display color. The default setting is SCAN which will scan through all of the available colors. To customize your display color, look for the word in the sub-menu (if a custom SCAN color has already been chosen, look for that color name in the sub- menu), then press the right-front knob (#4) to select one of the preset...
  • Page 24 OPERATING YOUR RADIO To connect your device, choose , then search for BT CONNEC “RETROSOUND” in your phone’s Bluetooth device list. ® Enter password “0000” if prompted. Radio Data System (RDS) ON/OFF (except Motor 2) This sub-menu allows you to turn on or off the RDS function. The...
  • Page 25 Area USA/EUR/AUS/JAP/RUS Apache 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 26: Usb/Apple Device Instructions

    USB/APPLE 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 • Apache will read only FAT32 formatted flash drives. This radio will NOT read NTFS formatted drives. • Apache 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: 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 29 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 30 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO Only SiriusXM brings you more of what you love to listen to – all in one place. Get over 140 channels – including commercial-free music plus the best sports, news, talk, comedy and entertainment. Welcome to the world of satellite radio.
  • Page 31 OPERATING SIRIUSXM FEATURES SiriusXM Preset Bands You can store five SiriusXM channels in three bands for a total of 15 presets. To toggle between the SiriusXM bands, rotate the right- rear knob (#3) counter-clockwise. Tuning Rotate the right-front knob (#4) to change channels up or down. Storing SirusXM Presets There are five presets for each SiriusXM band.

  • Page 32: Siriusxm Instructions

    SIRIUSXM INSTRUCTIONS Display Settings Each SiriusXM channel will broadcast text information such as the channel name, artist, song title and content. To cycle through the display information, rotate the left-rear knob (#2) counter-clockwise. Each time the knob is rotated counter-clockwise, the display will change as shown: >...
  • Page 33 SIRIUSXM INSTRUCTIONS Direct (Direct Channel Tune) This feature enables the ability to directly tune to any channel by entering the channel number. Once you have entered this sub-menu, rotate the right-front knob (#4) to cycle to the first number. Press the right-front knob (#4) to select this number, then rotate the right-front knob (#4) to cycle to the next number.
  • Page 34 SIRIUSXM TROUBLESHOOTING If SiriusXM does not appear to be functioning properly and one of these advisory messages appears on the display, try some of these troubleshooting tips. CHK TNR (Check Tuner) This message indicates an issue with your SiriusXM Connect Tuner. •...

  • Page 35: 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 36: 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 37 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 38 .m4a format and need to be converted to .mp3 format, which can easily be done using iTunes. • Verify the capacity of the flash drive. Apache 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 39: 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 40: Limited Warranty

    The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warranter. CATEGORIES Warranty Apache Radio Two (2) Years During the warranty period, there will be no charge for replacement 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 41: 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 42: Installation Notes

    INSTALLATION NOTES...
  • Page 43 INSTALLATION NOTES Copyright © 2019 Retro Manufacturing, LLC...
  • Page 44 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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