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GME GR350BT User Manual

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GR350BT
MARINE STEREO AND MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
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  • Page 1 GR350BT MARINE STEREO AND MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Adjusting the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 GR350BT...
  • Page 3 Trouble-Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 GR350BT...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The GR350BT Marine Multimedia Entertainment System has been developed utilising a combination of the very latest in digital electronic technology, and the design expertise gained by GME engineers over several decades of marine product development. The design and engineering of the radio ensures that your radio is protected against any harsh marine environment and ensures many years of reliable service.

  • Page 5: Optional Accessories

    • Available in black or white. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES • Range of GME Speakers • Range of GME Marine AM /FM Antennas • Auxiliary input interface cable - LE74 COMPLIANCE This device complies with AS/NSZ 61000.6.3:2007 FCC PART 15 COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 6: Listening To Fm In Your Marine Vehicle

    INSTALLATION INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS • If you are connecting your GR350BT radio for the first time, or have just reconnected your boat battery and you are experiencing problems with the unit’s operation, we recommend you reset the unit. The reset function is accessed through the Main MENU SETTINGS option See PAGE X for details.

  • Page 7: Choosing A Location For Your Radio

    CHOOSING A LOCATION FOR YOUR RADIO The GR350BT is designed for in-dash mounting in an accessible position near your vessel’s steering position. Keep the following points in mind when choosing a location: • Minimise excessive exposure to continuous rain or spray.

  • Page 8: Mounting The Radio

    Slide the mounting plate over the backside of the unit and secure with the supplied screws. Press on the Trim Bezel to the front side of the unit. Plug in all wiring harnesses and cables. Refer the wiring diagram in this guide. GR350BT...

  • Page 9: Electrical Wiring And Connections

    When connecting the GR350BT to your vessels electrical system, please refer to the wiring and rear connections diagrams in the following sections. CAUTION: The GR350BT is designed for vessels with a 12 Volt DC negative (−) ground (earth) electrical system only! Reverse polarity or over-voltage connection will result in internal damage to your unit, voiding the warranty and requiring servicing by qualified personnel.

  • Page 10: Dc Connections

    GME dealer for advice. • Your GR350BT radio is able to maintain its memories and clock time when it is switched off by drawing power directly from your battery via the RED Lead. Although the memory backup current is very small (about 10 mA), it could eventually discharge your battery if left connected indefinitely.

  • Page 11: Hi/Low Dc Supply Voltage Warnings

    If either of these appear, it indicates a problem with your power supply. Please switch the radio off and check your vessels electrical system. SPEAKER CONNECTIONS This section details the ideal way to connect speakers to your GR350BT radio: • Connect the speakers to the respective FRONT (LEFT/RIGHT) and REAR (LEFT/RIGHT) speaker fly-leaded sockets at the back of the unit.
  • Page 12 To protect against water ingress, replace the protective covers on any unused speaker sockets. NOTE: 1. The GR350BT is a 4-speaker system that requires two separate wires for each speaker. Do not touch the speaker wires together or allow them to touch other wiring or the vessel ground (earth)..

  • Page 13: Antenna Installation

    For information on suitable AM/FM antennas, please refer to the GME website: https://www.gme.net.au/boating-and-fishing. aspx?f=AM/FM-and-Mobile-Phone or contact your Local GME dealer. • Mount the antenna in a position as high as practically possible to ensure good reception, especially in areas of low signal strength.

  • Page 14: Controls

    Menu / Return MENU Next Track (Media) Input Source Selection / Mute (Audio) / MUTE Power On/O Adjust Display Backlight Previous Pre-set Pause/Play (Media) / Control Knob Broadcast Station Select Band (Radio) (Rotate to vary; Press to con rm) GR350BT...

  • Page 15: General Operation

    GENERAL OPERATION POWER ON/OFF • To turn the GR350BT radio on, press the SRC button. The unit will display the GME logo, and resume in the mode and settings that were selected when last turned off. • To turn the radio off, press and hold SRC button. The unit will display ‘Good bye / Power Off Now’, and switch off.

  • Page 16: Settings Submenu

    Access the Settings sub-menu as detailed in the previous section. Briefly press the control knob to highlight the current system time. SETTING System Time 12.00AM Time Format 12/24 Format Beep Voltage 13.8V Restore Factory Se ng Version GR350_M0.1.0 Rotate the control knob to adjust the Hours. GR350BT...
  • Page 17 Rotate the control knob left or right to adjust the Hours. When the Hours have been set, briefly press the control knob. The ‘Minutes’ will be highlighted. Rotate the control knob to adjust the Minutes. Briefly press the control knob to confirm and store the time. GR350BT...
  • Page 18 SELECTING KEYPRESS BEEP TONE: By default, the GR350BT radio provides a confirmation beep whenever a front panel button is pressed. If preferred, the beep can be disabled. To disable/enable the beep: Access the Settings sub-menu.

  • Page 19: Input Source Selection

    BACKLIGHTING While the GR350BT is switched on, press and hold the Mute button to change the brightness of the Screen Backlighting. There are two levels of display backlighting available: Bright (default) and Dim.

  • Page 20: Adjusting The Sound

    ADJUSTING THE SOUND The GR350BT radio’s volume, bass, midrange, treble, balance, fader, loudness and graphic equaliser settings are adjusted sequentially using the large control knob. When adjusting an audio parameter, the corresponding icon will appear on the display. If no adjustments are made for 5 seconds, the icon will time out to the normal display.
  • Page 21 9. Rotate the control knob anticlockwise to adjust the Fader towards the rear speakers. The Fader setting will be displayed in values of −1 to −9. A setting of 0 (Zero) indicates the Fader is set equally between both Front and Rear speakers. GR350BT...
  • Page 22 ADJUSTING THE GRAPHIC EQUALISER The GR350BT radio has three preset Graphic Equaliser settings to enhance your audio listening experience: Classic, Rock and Pop. Each setting provides a preset adjustment of bass, midrange and treble settings to suit the selected music style.

  • Page 23: Am/Fm Receiver Operation

    To cancel the Mute selection and restore the sound to its previous level, briefly press the Mute button again. AM/FM RECEIVER OPERATION The GR350BT radio incorporates AM/FM Broadcast receivers with two (2) AM and three (3) FM bands respectively. SELECTING THE AM/FM RECEIVERS •...

  • Page 24: Tuning For Stations

    SELECTING AMERICAN (USA) OR EUROPEAN RECEIVER STANDARDS The GR350BT radio supports both European and American (USA) receiver Standards. These settings control the different band edges and frequency tuning steps used by these countries (for details on frequencies and tuning steps. See the ‘Specifications’...
  • Page 25 MEMORY LOCATIONS The GR350BT radio has 6 memory locations allowing up to 6 frequencies to be stored and recalled within each band. Because there are two identical AM bands and three identical FM bands, this provides for 12 AM and 18 FM preset station memories.
  • Page 26 Storing station frequencies using the automatic Music Search (AMS) feature: The AMS feature allows the GR350BT radio to search the selected AM or FM bands for stations and automatically store the first 12 (AM) and 18 (FM) stations into the preset station memory locations.

  • Page 27: Local Mode

    Sometimes very strong radio transmissions can interfere with the reception of other stations on adjacent frequencies resulting in distortion of the desired signal. The Local Mode controls the receiver’s sensitivity. The GR350BT radio can be set to high sensitivity for long distance reception, (LOCAL OFF) the default setting.

  • Page 28: Stereo/Mono Selection

    Local ‘OFF’. The receiver will now be more sensitive to distant stations. When the GR350BT radio returns to the normal display mode, the ‘LOC’ icon will be present at the top of the display if LOCAL ON is selected. If ‘LOC’ is not visible, then distance reception is selected.
  • Page 29 To restore Stereo FM reception, repeat the previous steps selecting stereo ‘ON’. When the GR350BT radio returns to the normal display mode, the stereo symbol will be present at the top of the display if the following conditions are satisfied: •...

  • Page 30: Bluetooth® Operation

    Settings option and select Bluetooth. If Bluetooth is currently switched off on your device, switch it on. View the list of available Bluetooth devices (some devices require you to tap ‘Scan’ to populate the list). The GR350BT will appear in the list GR350BT...
  • Page 31 ‘GR350BT’ will appear on your smart phone’s or media player’s list of paired devices as ‘Connected to Media Audio’ or similar. NOTE: The GR350BT unit can be in any mode of operation when pairing is performed. TO RECONNECT TO AN ALREADY PAIRED DEVICE On your smart phone or portable media player, select the Settings option and select ‘Bluetooth’.
  • Page 32 TO DISCONNECT/UNPAIR YOUR DEVICE FROM THE GR350BT On your smart phone or portable media player, select the ‘Settings’ option and select ‘Bluetooth’. Locate and select ‘GR350BT’ in the list of paired Bluetooth devices and select the ‘Disconnect’ or ‘Unpair’ option to disconnect from the GR350BT.

  • Page 33: Playing And Viewing Usb Media

    Under normal conditions, the Bluetooth® range should exceed 10 meters. However if you move your smart phone or media player out of range of your GR350BT radio, the Bluetooth connection will get drop off, and your music player will pause.
  • Page 34 MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3) is a format for the compression of audio files to approximately 8% of their original size. This permits a large number of files to be stored on a single USB memory drive. The GR350BT radio will play MP3 and WMA files.
  • Page 35 Insert a USB flash drive containing audio files into the fly-leaded USB socket at the rear of the radio. The GR350BT will automatically switch to the USB input source and begin playing the audio tracks from the first file location.
  • Page 36 AUDIO PLAYBACK SETTINGS MENU The GR350BT radio has the following audio playback settings: • Repeat (All / One / Off) • Random (Off / On) • Intro Scan (Off / On) To access the music playback settings menu: Whilst in USB Music Playback mode, press and hold the Menu button.
  • Page 37 Briefly press the Menu button to return to the normal display or allow the Music setting menu screen to time out after 15 seconds. For each respective setting the following icons will appear on the GR350BT display: • REPEAT ALL: A •...

  • Page 38: Viewing Movie Files

    VIEWING MOVIE FILES Insert a USB flash drive containing movie files into the fly-leaded USB socket at the rear of the GR350BT. The radio will automatically switch to the USB input source. To select movies from your USB memory drive: Briefly press the Menu button to enter the Multimedia selection menu.
  • Page 39 To rewind through the present movie at high speed, press and hold the Tune Down button. Release the button to resume normal viewing at the current position. MOVIE VIEWING SETTINGS MENU The GR350BT radio incorporates the following movie viewing settings: • REPEAT [ALL/ONE/OFF] •...
  • Page 40 The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height. It is commonly expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, as in 16:9. The GR350BT has two settings: • STRETCH: The default setting, where the aspect ratio is automatically adjusted so the image fills the entire display.

  • Page 41: Viewing Photo Files

    To select and view the next image in the library, press the Tune Up button. To select and view the previous image, briefly press the Tune Down button. PHOTO VIEWING SETTINGS MENU The GR350BT radio incorporates the following Photo Viewing settings: • BACKGROUND MUSIC [OFF/ON] •...
  • Page 42 REPEAT, RANDOM and INTRO SCAN features are disabled. Press the Menu button to return to the normal display or allow the PHOTO Setting menu screen to time out after 15 seconds. To disable the background music, repeat the above steps, and select background music ‘OFF’. GR350BT...
  • Page 43 PHOTO Setting menu screen to time out after 15 seconds. Searching and selecting files from USB media library The GR350BT radio allows you to search for and select specific files on your USB memory drive media libraries for each media category. To perform this function: Press the control knob while playing songs or viewing photos/movies.

  • Page 44: Auxiliary Input Operation

    An auxiliary audio input fly-lead with a standard 3.5 mm stereo socket is fitted to the GR350BT rear panel to allow a direct audio connection from an external audio playback device or MP3 player. Connection is made using a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm accessory lead.

  • Page 45: Specifications

    Frequency Range 87.5 – 108 MHz (USA/ CANADA) Frequency Step 100 kHz Intermediate Frequency 10.7 MHz Adjacent Channel > 73 dB Rejection Sensitivity −101 dBm for 30 dB Sinad Modulation Frequency 60 Hz – 15 kHz Response Station Memories GR350BT...

  • Page 46: Am Broadcast Receiver

    Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz Bass Adjustment Range ± 10 dB @ 100 Hz Mid-range Adjustment ± 10 dB @ 1.0 kHz Range Treble Adjustment Range ± 10 dB @ 10 kHz Maximum Auxiliary Input 1200 mV Voltage GR350BT...

  • Page 47: Bluetooth

    16BIT USB Storage Capacity 16 GB Max ENVIRONMENTAL Type Description IPX5 (Connectors not Included) Ingress Protection Rating Refer www.gme.net.au Operating Temperature −10° C to + 50° C Range Solar Radiation Front Panel UV stabilised Compass Safe Distance 200mm EXTERNAL CONNECTORS...

  • Page 48: Multimedia Support

    720 x 576 MPEG-Audio ( .dat) (30 fps) (MP1/MP2/MP3) 720 x 480 H.263 720 x 576 ( .flv) (30 fps) RMVB COOK 1280 x 720 ( .rm, .rmvb, . RV8/9/10 AAC-LC (2ch) (30 fps) Dolby Digital (AC3) rmv, .ra) GR350BT...

  • Page 49: Photo

    Check the inline fuse. If blown, replace with a 15 amp 3AG type only. Check the power lead and all DC connections. If fitted, check that the vessel’s battery switch is in the ON position. Check the DC (Battery) Voltage. GR350BT...
  • Page 50 As the GR350BT radio incorporates protection against overheating, It is inadvisable to operate your unit at high volume levels ( > 40) for long periods of time especially on hot days. If the GR350BT shuts down, allow it to cool sufficiently before switching it back on and reducing the volume.
  • Page 51 • Experiencing engine noise through the GR350BT radio . This is generally NOT a fault with your GR350BT, rather a problem with your installation. In order to eliminate/minimize this attempt the following: Check the grounding of the DC leads and antenna coaxial cable.
  • Page 52 .net .au Standard Communications Pty Ltd trading as GME. 17 Gibbon Road, Winston Hills NSW 2153, Australia Part Number: 311116 Drawing Number: 51155-1 GR350BT...

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