PhatNoise PhatBox Quick Start Manual

PhatBox Digital Media Player - TrafficPro Quick-Start Guide
Section I : Installing the PhatBox
Mounting the PhatBox
When choosing a mounting location remember:
Leave at least 3 inches of clearance for the cable.
The PhatBox should be mounted parallel or
perpendicular to the floor of the car.
Don't mount near wiring or fuel lines.
Leave the front of the PhatBox unobstructed for easy
insertion of and removal of the cartridge.
The unit should be mounted to a hard stable surface,
such as particle board or sheet metal.
Important note: If you do not have experience installing car audio equipment, we recommend you seek the
assistance of a professional car audio installer.
Connecting the PhatBox to a Car Stereo Head Unit
1. Turn off the car.
2. Gain access to the rear portion of your car stereo.
3. Plug the rectangular PhatNoise connector cable into the top
right port on the rear of the car stereo.
(back of car stereo)
4. Secure the PhatBox to a flat mounting location parallel or
perpendicular to the floor of the car with the four included self-
tapping screws.
5. Fully insert the cartridge into the front.
3"
To PhatBox
(PhatNoise supplied cable)
6. Plug the PhatNoise cable into the back of the
PhatBox
7. The red and green lights should turn on.
8. Approximately 5 seconds later, both lights should be off and stay off.
9. Turn on your stereo (usually by turning the key to ACC).
10. Switch to CD changer mode on your stereo by pressing the CD button. CD should appear on the display.
11. Wait up to 15 seconds for a welcome message to play.
12. Congratulations! The PhatNoise PhatBox is installed and ready to be used. Turn off the stereo and remove the cartridge.
Section II : Setting up at home
Installing the PhatNoise PhatBox of the PhatNoise Music Manager Software
The PhatNoise Music Manager software is included on the CD found in your package.
Please make sure that the cradle is disconnected before installing the PhatNoise Music Manager.
1. Close all Windows programs that may be running.
2. Insert the PhatNoise Music Manager software CD into your PC's CD-ROM
drive. The PhatNoise Music Manager software installation program will
launch automatically.
3. Follow the instructions to install the PhatNoise Music Manager software.
4. When the installation is finished, the program setup will ask you to reboot
the computer.
5. Once your computer has restarted, plug the power connector into the
USB cradle. Make sure the cradle is plugged into a power supply.
6. Connect the USB cradle to a USB port on your PC.
7. Insert the DMS cartridge firmly into the USB cradle. Avoid 'slapping' the
cartridge into place. The green and red indicator lights should illuminate.
The DMS cartridge will then be detected by the computer's
operating system.
Launching the PhatNoise Music Manager
1. Launch the PhatNoise Music Manager software.
2. After the Music Manager splash screen appears, the Load Songs screen will appear.
Choose a location on your computer that contains songs you wish to load into the PhatNoise Music Manager
database. This may be a music folder you already have (i.e. " C:\My Music ").
Red (Power)
Green (Activity)
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