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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL MOD E RN SOUND FOR YOUR CLASSIC retromanufacturing www. .com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME WHAT’S IN THE BOX - REDONDO RS WHAT’S IN THE BOX - REDONDO RT PRECAUTIONS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WIRING DIAGRAM OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS BASIC OPERATION TONE CONTROLS SYSTEM SETTINGS OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT BASIC OPERATION TONE CONTROLS...
  • Page 3 APPLE LICENSING “Made for iPod ” and “Made for iPhone ” mean that an electronics accessory has ® ® been designed to connect specifically to iPod or iPhone respectively, and has ® ® been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

  • Page 4: Welcome

    WELCOME Redondo combines classic styling with the advanced features you expect from a modern car stereo. Redondo consists of four main parts: the display face, the push-buttons, the radio shafts or thumb- rollers and the Motor 3 body. Redondo comes in two versions: Redondo RS (Redondo Shaft) and Redondo RT (Redondo Thumb-Roller).

  • Page 5: What's In The Box - Redondo Rs

    WHAT’S IN THE BOX - REDONDO RS Display Face InfiniMount InfiniMount Control Face Bracket Control Face Bracket Bracket Mounting Screws Display Lens Face Mounting Screws These items are packaged with your display face Motor 3 Radio Body Backstrap and Hardware...

  • Page 6: What's In The Box - Redondo Rt

    WHAT’S IN THE BOX - REDONDO RT Display Face InfiniMount InfiniMount Control Face Bracket Control Face Bracket Bracket Mounting Screws Display Lens Face Mounting Screws These items are packaged with your display face Motor 3 Radio Body Backstrap and Hardware...

  • Page 7: 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, please take it to a local car audio professional. Feel free to contact us if you have questions about installing your radio.
  • Page 8 PRECAUTIONS • 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. Always follow the instructions carefully while attempting any installation.
  • Page 9 PRECAUTIONS • After installation and wiring, always check the normal operation of other electrical equipment before driving. • Make sure that no wires interfere with driving or getting in and out of the vehicle. • Insulate all exposed wires to prevent short-circuiting or electric shock. •...

  • Page 10: Installation Instructions

    To begin, locate the two shafts or thumb-rollers, two InfiniMount brackets, two InfiniMount control face brackets and the mounting screws. If you have a Redondo RS, locate the two large washers and two small washers inside the mounting hardware kit packaged with your shafts (see “What’s in the Box”...
  • Page 11 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 2: Install the Display Face and Push-Buttons First, plug the push-buttons into the Redondo display face. Be careful not to damage the plug or wires when plugging in the push-buttons. Next, plug the ribbon cable connected to the Motor 3 radio body into the display face.
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 3: Install InfiniMount Main Brackets Attach each InfiniMount bracket to the correct side of the radio using the supplied screws. It may be necessary to adjust the brackets forward, backward, up or down before tightening the screws (see Figure 3). If needed, you may rotate, bend or cut the InfiniMount brackets to achieve the proper fit.
  • Page 13 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 4: Mount Shafts or Thumb-Rollers to Brackets Redondo RS To match the location of your shafts to the proper width of your vehicle’s dash, 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 14 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Redondo RT First, ensure that you have the thumb-rollers right-side up by making sure the plug clips are on top of the plug (see Figure 5), then mount the thumb-rollers to the brackets by snapping them into place.

  • Page 15: Wiring Diagram

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS STEP 5: Complete Wiring Connections Figure 7 - Wiring Diagram NOTE: Cutting the wiring harness, antenna lead or auxiliary cable will void your warranty.
  • Page 16 ® Your Bluetooth microphone enables you to place hands- ® free phone calls through your Redondo radio. The Bluetooth ® microphone input is located at the rear of the Motor 3 radio body. To use your Bluetooth microphone, you will need plug it into ®...
  • Page 17 STEP 6: Completing Your Installation Redondo RS For Redondo RS, install one set of shaft nuts and washers onto each shaft. Move the radio into place from behind the dash, and hold it into position until the holes at the edge of the InfiniMount brackets are lined up with the factory mounting holes and the shafts slide through the shaft openings in the dash.
  • Page 18 Figure 8 - Backstrap Redondo RS Install your knobs (Redondo RS only) by sliding the rear knobs over the shaft, rotating them into the correct position and pushing them into place. Mount the front knobs by gently pressing them onto the shaft (see Figure 9).
  • Page 19 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Redondo RS Finished installation *Pictured with Mopar licensed screen protectors (sold separately) ® Redondo RT Finished installation *Pictured with Mopar licensed screen protectors (sold separately) ® *Officially licensed screen protectors sold separately...

  • Page 20: Operating Your Redondo Rs

    OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS BASIC OPERATION Figure 10 - Front Panel Controls 1. Left-Front Knob 2. Left-Rear Knob 3. Push-Button 4. Push-Button 5. Push-Button 6. Push-Button Figure 11 - Left Shaft with Knobs 7. Push-Button 8. Right-Front Knob 9. Right-Rear Knob...

  • Page 21: General Operation

    OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS GENERAL OPERATION Power On/Off 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 22 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS Radio Bands Turn the right-rear knob (#9) counter-clockwise to toggle through five radio bands (two AM and three FM). Storing Radio Presets There are six radio presets for each radio band. For presets one through five, tune to the desired radio station and then press and hold the appropriate push-button (#3-7) to store into memory.

  • Page 23: Tone Controls

    OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS TONE CONTROLS The Tone Controls sub-menu allows advanced tonal adjustments, balance and fader controls and preset equalizer options. To access this sub-menu, press the left-front knob (#1). Repeatedly press the left-front knob (#1) to cycle through the available options. To adjust within the sub-menu, rotate the left-front knob (#1) clockwise or counter-clockwise.
  • Page 24 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS Balance This sub-menu ( ) adjusts the stereo balance to the left or the 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 the left and right speakers.

  • Page 25: System Settings

    OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS Middle Crossover Frequency This sub-menu ( ) adjusts of the frequency crossover Mid 1.0K of the mid-tones between 0.5KHz, 1.0KHz, 1.5KHz or 2.5KHz. Treble Crossover Frequency This sub-menu ( ) adjusts of the frequency crossover TRE 10.0K of the treble-tones between 10.0KHz, 12.5KHz, 15.0KHz or 17.5KHz.
  • Page 26 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS 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 with a signal that is too strong.
  • Page 27 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS 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...
  • Page 28 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RS Radio Data System (RDS) ON/OFF This sub-menu toggles the RDS function on or off. The default is RDS ON RDS tuners can automatically tune in stations according to the genre they broadcast. Some RDS tuners can even break in with traffic alerts or emergency broadcasts.
  • Page 29 Area USA/EUR/AUS/JAP/RUS Redondo has the capability to receive radio broadcasts from around the world. This sub-menu enables you to adjust to broadcasts in your country. Factory default setting is United States ( ).

  • Page 30: Operating Your Redondo Rt

    OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT BASIC OPERATION Figure 12 - Front Panel Controls 1. Left Outside Thumb-Roller 2. Left Inside Thumb-Roller 3. Push-Button 4. Push-Button 5. Push-Button 6. Push-Button Figure 13 - Thumb-Rollers 7. Push-Button 8. Right Inside Thumb-Roller 9. Right Outside Thumb-Roller...
  • Page 31 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT GENERAL OPERATION Power On/Off Press the left inside thumb-roller (#2) to turn the unit on. will appear on the screen. RETROSOUND Press the left inside thumb-roller (#2) to turn the unit off. will appear on the screen to confirm that it has turned off.
  • Page 32 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT Radio Tuning Rotating the right outside thumb-roller (#9) up or down will seek the next or previous strong AM/FM frequency. To enable manual tune mode, rotate and hold the right outside thumb-roller (#9) up or down for a couple seconds. The radio station will flash on the display.

  • Page 33: Tone Controls

    OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT TONE CONTROLS The Tone Controls sub-menu enables advanced tonal adjustments, balance and fader controls and the preset equalizer options. To access the this sub-menu, press the left outside thumb-roller (#1). Keep pressing the left outside thumb-roller (#1) to cycle through the available options.
  • Page 34 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT Balance This sub-menu ( ) adjusts stereo sound to the 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 the left and right speakers.

  • Page 35: System Settings

    Once in a specific sub-menu, rotate the right outside thumb-roller (#9) up or down to adjust options. Auto Seek/Manual This sub-menu item is not used on Redondo RT. For instructions on tuning your radio see page 31. A Store This sub-menu will automatically fill all radio presets on all radio bands of six presets each with the strongest stations.
  • Page 36 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT 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 with a signal that is too strong.
  • Page 37 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT 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...
  • Page 38 OPERATING YOUR REDONDO RT Radio Data System (RDS) ON/OFF This sub-menu toggles the RDS function on or off. The default is RDS ON RDS tuners can automatically tune in stations according to the genre they broadcast. Some RDS tuners can even break in with traffic alerts or emergency broadcasts.
  • Page 39 Area USA/EUR/AUS/JAP/RUS Redondo has the capability to receive radio broadcasts from around the world. This sub-menu enables you to adjust to broadcasts in your country. Factory default setting is United States ( ).

  • Page 40: Usb/Apple Device Instructions

    • Redondo will read files placed in the root directory first before playing files in the folder structure of the drive. • Redondo will play your MP3 or WMA files in the same order that you copy them to your USB device – the files copied first will play first.
  • Page 41 NOTE: Not all music software handles ID-3 information the same way. Some software will produce MP3 files with ID-3 information that is not readable by Redondo. If this occurs, you may need to use a converter or ID-3 editor to change the ID-3 information...
  • Page 42 To go to the next folder, press button (#7). To switch to the next song, rotate the right-front knob (#8) clockwise (Redondo RS) or rotate the right outside thumb-roller (#9) up (Redondo RT). To switch to the previous song, rotate the right-front knob (#8) counter-clockwise or rotate the right outside thumb-roller (#9) down.

  • Page 43: Bluetooth Instructions

    BLUETOOTH DEVICE INSTRUCTIONS ® BLUETOOTH INSTRUCTIONS ® Bluetooth Hands-Free and A2DP Streaming Operation ® You can make and receive phone calls using a Bluetooth enabled ® phone connected to your radio, controlling basic functions via the radio interface. When a call comes in, the radio music source will be muted, and the call will broadcast through your car’s speaker system.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

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

  • Page 45: Frequently Asked Questions

    FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Do your radios work on 6 volt systems or on positive ground systems? No. Our radios are 12 volt, negative ground only. After-market converters and inverters are available but must have at least 10 amps of continuous output. I’m having problems getting the radio to turn on.
  • Page 46 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 47 .m4a format and need to be converted to .mp3 format – which can easily be done using iTunes. • Verify the capacity of the flash drive. Redondo will only play 1gb up to 32gb 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 48: 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 49: Limited Warranty

    The decision to repair or replace will be made by the warranter. CATEGORIES PARTS LABOR Redondo Radio Two (2) Years Two (2) Years During the “Labor” warranty period, there will be no charge for labor. During the “Parts” warranty period, there will be no charge for parts.

  • Page 50: Replacement Parts

    REPLACEMENT PARTS We also make speakers, kick-panels, amplifiers, antennas and accessories. See our full line of products at www.retromanufacturing.com. 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 or 5 to confirm the part(s) needed). NOTE: If you return a radio to us for credit, any missing parts will be debited.
  • Page 51 INSTALLATION NOTES...
  • Page 52 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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