BOSS AUDIO MGR350B Marine Gauge Stereo System User Manual
- June 12, 2024
- BOSS AUDIO
Table of Contents
MGR350B
USER MANUAL
QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE
BLUETOOTH” (AUDIO STREAMING)
MARINE GAUGE DIGITAL MEDIA AM/FM RECEIVER
FEATURING BUILT-N AMPLIFIER
Thank you for purchasing this
MGR350B Bluetooth Gauge Radio
Please read through these instructions carefully so you will know how to
operate your model properly.
After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this document in a safe
place for future reference.
THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS
INFORMATION TO THE USER
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks ned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
This device complies with pan 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of this device. This transmitter must not be co-
located or operated In conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The
Bluetooth antenna cannot be removed (or replaced) by user. This equipment
complies with FCC! IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines and
RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equipment has very
low levels of RF energy that it deemed to comply without maximum permissive
exposure evaluation (MPE). But it is desirable that it should be installed and
operated keeping the radiator at least 20 cm or more away from person’s body
(excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet and ankles). Alteration or
modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the
user’s right to operate the equipment. Changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users
authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE 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. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and. if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning he equipment off and on. the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Relocate or reorient the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from hat to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
!! WARNING !!
ADJUSTMENT OR ALTERATIONS OF THIS DEVICE MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.
BEFORE YOU START
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
BE SURE TO OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
- Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s around you.
- Use caution or temporarily discontinue use in potentially hazardous situations.
- Do not operate mobile video equipment while driving a motorized ‘g and safety consideration of others should always be your highest priority.
- Set your volume control at a low setting, then slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably without distortion, or ear discomfort,
- In the event you should notice smoke, strange noises or odor from this product, or any other abnormal signs, immediately turn off the power and consult your dealer or the nearest authorized BOSS AUDIO Service Center. Using this product in this con
may resultin permanent damage to the system.
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS
Always consult with a professional installer
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Do not attempt to install o servico this product by yourself.
Installation or servicing of this product by persons without professional training and experience in electronic equipment and mo- torized vehicle accessories may be dangerous and could expose you to the risk of electric shock, Injury or other hazards. -
Refer any repairs to a qualified BOSS AUDIO SYSTEWS Service Center.
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The MGR3508 should be wired directly to a vehicles battery
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When wiring directly to the vehicles battery, be sure to disconnect the batteries negative terminal wire before starting any wiring procedures, if extending the main power_primary wi suggested that an optional fuse and fuse holder (not ‘minimum rating of 20 Amperes be in-line with the positive battery. terminal
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The ground cable length should be as short as possible, f‘extending from you battery, be sure to use a proper gauge rating for the length of the run, use only high quality copper primary type wire
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The MGR350B has a IPXE weather resistant design, it should not be ‘submerged in or under water under any circumstances
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Do not use abrasive cleaning materials on the lens o bezel
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Use only the installation parts provided with the MGR3508.
To avoid potential shorts in the electical system, be sure to disconnect the (-) battery cablo befora installation. Usa this unit with 2 12-Volt battery and nogative grounding only. Failure to do s0 may result in a fire or malfunction.
When replacing the fuse, be sure to only use a fuse of the rating specified on
this product. To avoid shortircuting, cover any disconnected leads with
insulating {ape. It s specially importantto insulate any unused wires, which
if left uncovered may cause a short circuit. When connecting other devices to
this product, refer to the manual for the product to be connected. The black
cable is ground, make sure to connect the ground wire first
Ensure that the ground cable is properly connected to metal parts of the
vehicles body frame or direct to the battery if your vehicle does not have a
grounded chassis frame. The ground cable of this units power amp and a second
powered system must be connected to the frame soparately with differont
scrows. If the scrow for the ground wire Ioosens or falls out, it could result
in fire o malfunction.
SUGGESTED MOUNTING METHODS
TOOLS NEEDED:
– Measuring Tape / Ruler
-Wrench andlor Pliers
– Hole Saw.
– Crimp Tool
WIRE DIAGRAM
CAUTION!!
Do not ground or short the speaker leads
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
TROUBLE | CAUSE | SOLUTION |
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Unit will not tum an | The fuse is blown | Check / replace the fuse |
Ignition not engaged | Turn ignition to on position | |
No sound is heard | Blown speaker | Replace faulty speaker |
Volume is low I muted | Press the volume level up | |
Device is paused or muted | Check your devioes playing 1 volume status | |
Cannot pair Bluetooth | The Bluetooth function of the device is not enabled |
Refer to the user manual of tee device for how to enable the Bluetooth
luncheon
The MGR350B BT memory is full| Follow how to reconnect a device in secton E
The audio quality is poor after connects:0 with a Bluetooth enabled device|
The Bluetooth reception is poor| Move the device closer to the audio system a
remove any obstacle between the device and the systems antenna
Unit has become unresponsive| Power glitch a interference| Oksconnec-I power
for 10 seconds to reset
Low battery power| Charge battery, run the engine to recharge the battery
Reset the main system| Follow steps en section B
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
1-805-751-4853
‘www.bossaudio.com/support
SPECIFICATIONS
FM TUNER FREQUENCY
- USA 87.5-107.9MHz
- Europe 87.5-108MHz
- Asia 87.5-108MHz
- Australia 87.5-108MHz
- Usable Sensitivity: 12dB (SIN=30dB)
- Bands: 2
AM TUNER FREQUENCY RANGE
- USA 530-1710KHz
- Europe 522-1620KHz
- Asia 522-1620KHz
- Australia 522-1620KHz
- Usable Sensitivity: 40dB (S/N=20dB)
- Bands: 1
WEATHER BAND SELECTION
- CH.1 162.400MHz
- CH.2 162.425MHz
- CH.3 162.450MHz
- CH.4 162.475MHz
- CH.5 162.500MHz
- CH.6 162.525MHz
- CH.7 162.550MHz
- Bands: 1
BLUETOOTH
- Br 3 0
- EST Range: 33Ft 110M (Class 2)
- 8T Profiles: AMP I AVRCP 1.3
USA DRIVE MEDIA SUPPORTED
- MP3
- WMA
- 65.000 Songs
- 32GB f FAT 32
- USB 2.0 High Speed
- USB Output Voltage: 5VDC § 1A
MOSFET
- MAX Continuous Output: 240W (All channels driven)
- PEAK Power Rating. 60W / channel
- RMS Total Power Output: 80W
- Channels: 4
- Class: AB
- Frequency Response: 20.20kHz
- 40 stable
ClikSS1S-Button Backlight Illumination: BLUE LED
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FIR/S RCA Preamp Output: 2VRMS
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RCA Input Impedance: 10k0
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LCD: TN Type ! Active Matrix
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Power Source. 14.4VDC (10.6V – 16V allowable)
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Grounding System: Negative type
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Maximum Current Consumption: 15A
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3-way protection circuitry (thermal, overload. and speaker short protection)
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Unit Weight: 1.08Ibs 10.52kg
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Storage Temperature: -22°F to 176•F I -30°C to 80•C
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Operation Temperature: -4•F to 158°F •20°C to 70•C
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Replacement Fuse- 15A
(Replace with AGU Fuse Typo Only)
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GETTING STARTED
| • Short press to mute or restore volume.
•Turn the unit on, Press and hold again to turn the unit off.
•Press to pause, Press again to resume playback.
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| Tuna/Weather Band Mode: Press to enter into the Manual Seek wide. press and
hold to enter nto the Auto Seek mode.
Media Playback Mode: Press to Track Up. Clown. press and hold for Fast
FonvardiRerend.
SRC| Press to scroll and select avaiable Source.
PRESE1 Fn| Press to scroll and select Presets 1 — 6
Press and hold to enter into the Tuner Function modes A-STORE I M-STORE ?
LOCAL I AREA i REIS! AF I TA i PTY
| Press to decrease the volume, press to increase the volume
BAND| . TineeWeatter Band Mode: To change different Bard. Press and Mid to
access into Auto Store mode. the strongest stakes of the sekted band nit be
stied in preset channel automaticity. FMt. FM2. AM I v.03 I Meda Playback
Mode: Press to access into search FolderiFile mum node Retuns to the previous
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DISP ENTER| Tuner Mode: Press to new ADS receiver information. Media Playback:
Press to view 103 information.
AUDIO MENU| Press to access into the Audio Menu mode for adiustments: EC1 I
XBASS I BASS I MIDDLE 1 TREBLE i BALANCE I FADER I REAROUT i SUBW i SUBW LPF
!SUBW LEVEL
Press and hold to access into the System Menu:
BT RECONNECT I BEEP MUFF ‘ABOUT i RESET
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TUNER SETUP
Media Playback
Selectable settings
Mode
Repeat| •ALL: to repeat all tracks on the storage media
•Song: the current track will be repeated ,
• Folder: repeats all tracks in the current folder
Random
OnCOft| This function allows you to play trackslsongs from the current album,
songs or artists in a random order.
Tuner Mode| Selectable settings
Auto Store| Press to access into A•STORE mode, the strongest stations of the
selected band will be saved in FM 1 or FM 2, AM 1 BAND presets automatically
Manual Store| When a desired radio station is set, press M•STORE to s
it in the memory, you can store a total of 12 FM or 6 Al
Local OnfOff| •ON: only stations with strong signal can be broadcast. The
local indicator will light up
•OFF: Stations of both strong and weak signals can be broadcast.
Area| Select suitable country area for this unit: USA I EUROPE I ASIA I AUST
RDS OnlOff| Turn On or Off the RDS function.
AF Onfoff| •ON: The unit will search for another station with sponge’ signet
but with the same program identification as the current station automatically.
– OFF: Tum off AF function
TA Onloff| ON: When there is traffic announcement, unit will automatically
switch to the tuner mode (regardless of th current mode) and begins to
broadcast the announcemen on traffic conditions. When the traffic announcement
is over, unit will automaticaly retum to the previous mode
– OFF: Traffic announcement does not cut in.
PTY | Once inside the PTY mode, press to get into program type item, and rotat
encoder volume knob to selected category. Available Program Type:
POP M; ROCK M; EASY M; LIGHT M; CLASSICS; OTHER M; JAll M; COUNTRY; NATION M;
OLDIES M; FOLK M; A•TEST; ALARM; NEWS; AFFAIRS; INFO; SPORT; EDUCATE; DRAMA;
CULTURE; SCIENCE; VARIED; WEATHER; FINANCE; CHILDREN; SOCIAL, RELIGION; PHONE
IN; TRAVEL; LEISURE; DOCUMENT
AUDIO and SYSTEM SETUP
Tips: To avoid battery exhaustion be sure fo run the. vehicles engine while using this product. |Using this product without running the engine can drain the battory
Item | Selectable settings |
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BT | This feature allows to Reconnect or Disconnect to the paired mobile phone |
or Bluetooth device manually.
BEEP| Turn On or Off beep sound.
RESET | To restore the factory defult settings.
ABOUT| To view the device hardward and software versions.
RADIO OPERATION
- Press the SRC button to select RADIO
- Press to MUTE, press again to UNMUTE
- To advance stations press
- To skip previous stations press
- Press the button to display RADIO information
- Press the PRESET button to recall PRESETS 1 – 6
BLUETOOTH OPERATION
PAIRING & DISCOVERING A NEW BLUETOOTH CONNECTION
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Power on the MGR3508 by pressing and holding down the Power button for 1 second, the Bluetooth ICON willstart to flash signalling that the MGR3508 is now ready for Bluotooth pairing.
NOTE: You have 2 minutes before you must restart tis procedure over again. -
Now that the MGR3508 is i pairing mode:
ANDROID users:
2. Go nto the Settings Menu of your ANDROID device
b. Enter the Bluatooth Menu and press SCAN
c. “BOSS MGR350″ will now be displayed undor AVAILABLE DEVICES
d.1f prompted, enter passcode: “0000″
108 users:
a.Gointo the Settings Menu of your iOS device
b. Enter the Bluetooth Menu
c.*BOSS MGR3S0″ will now be displayed
d.1f prompted, enter passcode: “0000″ -
1f the MGR3508B is not seen, repeat the above steps o refresh the “Device List”
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When the BT connection is successful you will see BT CONNECTED message on the MGR3508 LCD display, you are now ready to stream music from your device to the MGR350B
RECONNECTION
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Power on the MGR350B and your last paired device Bluetooth
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The unit will now automatically be reconnected
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1f your device was previously paired with the MGR350B, but it wasn’ the last paired device:
a. Ensure no other devices are currently paired
b. Press and hold MENU button to manually connect / reconnect to the MGR3508 -
If the device is out of range from the MGR3S0B, it will disconnect automatically:
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The MGR3S0B will econnect to the device once in range, a confirmation message will be displayed on the LCD
BLUETOOTH STREAMING MUSIC
- Press the SRC button to select BT AUDIO
- Press to start PLAY, press again to PAUSE
- To skip songs or advance tracks press press and hold to FAST FORWARD
- To select the provious track press the button M., press and hold to FAST REWIND
- Press the button to display song ID3 information
USB OPERATION
- Press the SRC button to select USB
- Press to start PLAY, press again to PAUSE
- To skip songs or advance tracks press , press and hold to FAST FORWARD
- To select the previous track press , press and hold to FAST REWIND
- Press the button to display song ID3 information
AUX-INPUT
- Pross the SRC button to select AUX IN
- Press to MUTE, press again to UNMUTE
Tips: Ensure to adjust the level of your devices master volume to 75%
BOSS Audo ystems
3481 Lunar Court – Gnard, CA 93030
‘www.bossaudio.com
8057514853 Customer Service
Toch Support: www.bossaudio.com/support
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