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INSTALLATION/OWNER'S MANUAL
AM/FM/CD Marine Receiver with Detachable Face
AMB600W
Front and Rear Inputs
2
TYPICAL FRONT-LOAD DIN MOUNTING METHOD
Removal Keys
Head Unit
Mounting Sleeve
Dashboard or Installation Kit
AMB600W INSTALLATION
Preparation
Please read entire manual before installation.
Before You Start
•Disconnectnegativebatteryterminal.Consultaqualifiedtechnicianforinstructions.
•Avoidinstallingtheunitwhereitwouldbesubjecttohightemperatures,suchasfrom
directsunlight,orwhereitwouldbesubjecttodust,dirtorexcessivevibration.
Getting Started
•Removetrimringfromunit.
•Remove2transitscrewslocatedontopoftheunit.
•Insertthesuppliedkeysintotheslotsasshown,andslidetheunitoutofthemounting
sleeve.
•Installmountingsleeveintoopening,bendingtabstosecure.
•Connectwiringharnessandantenna.Consultaqualifiedtechnicianifyouareunsure.
•Certainvehiclesmayrequireaninstallationkitand/orwiring
harnessadapter(soldseparately).
•Testforcorrectoperationandslideinto
mountingsleevetosecure.
•Snaptrimringintoplace.
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AMB600W INSTALLATION 
Wiring Diagram
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Connection
(tuner sold separately)
Remote Control Input
(not used)
REAR/SUB
RCA Preamp Connections
FRONT
REAR AUXILIARY INPUT
BLACK
Bluetooth Microphone
(must be connected for Bluetooth functionality)
Bluetooth Microphone Input
Connect the included
Bluetooth microphone.
BLACK - Antenna Input
Connect the vehicle antenna
FUSE
Whenreplacingthe
fuse,makesurenew
fuseisthecorrecttype
andamperage.Using
anincorrectfusecould
damagetheradio.
TheAMB600Wuses
one10ampATMfuse
locatedbesidethewiring
connector.
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AMB600W OPERATION
Control Locations - Receiver
5
1
6
13
14
15
16
17
22
Power
Release
Talk
Tune/TrackDown
Tune/TrackUp
Volume(turn)orSelect/Tag(push)
ModeUp
ModeDown
ModeIndicator
Eject
USBPort
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
AuxiliaryInput
Preset6/FolderUp
Preset5/FolderDown
Preset4/Play/Pause
Preset3/Intro
Preset2/Random
Preset1/Repeat
Display
Audio/Menu
Band/Escape
EndCall
14
15
16
17
18
19
12
13
10
7
11
12
18
10
20
19
21
21
20
2
3
4 8
9
11
22
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AMB600W OPERATION
Control Locations - Remote
1
2
4
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
11
Key8
EndCall
Key0/Display
Talk
Key7/Key*
Preset5/FolderDown
Preset4/Play/Pause
Preset1/Repeat
Band/Escape
Tune/TrackDown
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Mute/Power
VolumeUp
Audio/Menu
Select/Tag
Tune/TrackUp
VolumeDown
Mode
Preset3/Intro
Preset2/Random
Preset6/FolderUp
Key9/Key#
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19
17
18
20
21
16
14
13
15
19
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21
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AMB600W OPERATION
Press oranyotherbutton(exceptEJECT)toturntheunit
on. Press toturntheunitoff.
Press MODE DOWNtocycledownorpressMODE UP to
cycleupthroughthefollowingoperatingmodes.Amode
indicatorlocatedtotheleftoftheLCDwillpointtothe
currentmodeofoperation.
AM/FM/WBTunerMode
CDPlayerMode
AuxiliaryInput(front/rear)Modes
USBandOperationofiPod
®
/iPhone
®
Modes
SDCardMode
BluetoothMode
SiriusXMSatelliteRadioMode
SiriusXMmodewillnotappearunlesstheSiriusXMConnect
VehicleTuner(soldseparately)isconnected.
OperationofiPodmodewillnotappearunlessaniPod
device(soldseparately)hasbeenconnected.
CD,USBandSDmodeswillnotappearunlessaCD,USB
deviceorSDcard(soldseparately)havebeenconnected.
TheAMB600Wofferstwoauxiliaryinputports,a3.5mm
portonthefrontpanelandanRCAconnectiononthebackof
theunit.Useeitherconnectiontoconnectaudiodevice,MP3
player,etc.PressMODE UP/DOWNtoselectAUXFRONTor
AUXREARmodes.
Adjustvolumeusingvolumeknob(00-46).
Press DISPtoselectbetweenclockanddifferenttypesof
information,suchasradiofrequency,CDtrack/elapsedtime
orMP3/WMAsonginformation.
Press RESETuponinitialinstallationorifabnormal
operationoccurs.Resetbuttonislocatedbehindthefront
panel.
Withtheuniton,pressandholdDISPuntiltheclockbegins
toflash,thenrelease.PressTUNE
nn
toadjustthehours
and TUNE 
ll
toadjusttheminutes.PressDISP momen-
tarilytosavetheselectedtime.
Power On/Off
Changing Modes
Available Modes
Auxiliary Inputs
Volume
Display
Reset
Set the Clock
General Operation
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AMB600W OPERATION
General Operation - Setup Menu
Menu Function Options Action
Auto Station 
Store
AUTOPGM
STATIONS
Press SELECTtoseekandsave6strongstationsinthecurrent
band.(Tuner mode only)
Local/Distance 
Tuning
LOCALOFF Activatesdistancetuning(Tuner mode only).
LOCALON
Activateslocaltuningforstrongstationreceptiononly(Tuner mode 
only).
Tuner
Frequency
Spacing
FREQ'NCYUSA
ProgramstheunittoUSAtunerspacing.
(200kHzforFMand10kHzforAM).(Tuner mode only)
FREQ'NCYEURO
ProgramstheunittoEuropeantunerspacing.
(50kHzforFMand9kHzforMW).(Tuner mode only)
Selectable iPod 
Control
IPODCNT
FULL
ProgramstheheadunittoadvancedcontroloftheiPod/iPhone
device.
IPODCNT
MANUAL
ProgramstheheadunittomanualcontroloftheiPod/iPhonedevice
andallowsmusictobecontrolledfromtheiPod/iPhonedevice.
Loudness
LOUDON
Enablestheloudnessfeature,whichenhancesthebassandtreble
frequenciesatlowvolumes.
LOUDOFF Disablestheloudnesfeature.
Clock 
Display
CLOCKOFF Programsunittonotdisplaytheclockwhenthepowerisoff.
CLOCKON Programsunittodisplaytheclockwhenthepowerisoff.
Front Auxiliary 
Input
AUX-FRNTON Enablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
AUX-FRNTOFF Disablesthefrontpanel3.5mmauxiliaryinput.
Rear Auxiliary 
Input
AUX-REARON EnablestherearRCAauxiliaryinput.
AUX-REAROFF DisablestherearRCAauxiliaryinput.
Rear/Sub
RCA output
SUBWFRSUB Programstherear/subRCApreampoutputtosubwoofer.
SUBWFRREAR Programstherear/subRCApreampoutputtorear.
Beep Confirmation
BEEPOFF Disablestheconfirmationbeep.
BEEPON Enablestheconfirmationbeep.
Programmable 
Turn On Volume
PROG-VOL#
Programsunittoalwaysturnonataspecificvolume
(defaultisOFF).Anyvolumelevel1-46canbeselected.
Power on Message
MESSAGEOFF Disablespoweronmessage.(example:GOODMORNING)
MESSAGEON Enablespoweronmessagetobedisplayed.
Scrolling 
Option
SCROLL15SEC Programsunittoscrollinformationonceevery15seconds(default).
SCROLLONCE
Programsunittoscrollonce,thenshowthefirst8characterson
display.
SCROLLON Programsunittoscrollcontinuously.
SCROLLOFF Programsunittoshowthefirst8charactersonthedisplay.
Illumination 
Dimmer
DIMMERHIGH Programsunittothebrightestilluminationlevel.
DIMMERMEDIUM Programsunittothemiddleilluminationlevel.
DIMMERLOW Programsunittothedimmestilluminationlevel.
Demonstration 
Mode
DEMOOFF Disablesthedemonstrationmode.
DEMOON Enablesthedemonstrationmessage.
Bluetooth Options
Seepage31formenuoptions.
SiriusXM Setup
(PressSELECT) Seepage12formenuoptions.
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AMB600W OPERATION
Theclockwilldisplay12-hourAM/PMtimeinUSA
frequencyspacingmode(PM10
:
00).InEuropeanfrequency
spacingmode,theclockwilldisplay24-hourtime(22:00).
Press AUDIOmomentarilytoselectbetweenBass,Treble,
Balance,Fader,Equalizer,SubwooferandSourceVolume
Level.
Press AUDIO until BASSappears,thenrotatevolume knob
left/righttoadjust(-6minimum/+6maximum).
Press AUDIO until TREBLEappears,thenrotatevolume 
knobleft/righttoadjust(-6minimum/+6maximum).
Press AUDIO until BALANCEappears,thenrotatevolume 
knobleft/righttoadjust(BALANCELEFT12-BALANCE
RIGHT12).BALANCEEVENrepresentsequalbalance.
Press AUDIO until FADERappears,thenrotatevolume knob
left/righttoadjust(FADERFRONT12-FADERREAR12).
FADEREVENrepresentsequalfader.
Press AUDIO until EQappears,thenrotatevolume knob
toselectfromthefollowingequalizationcurves:FLAT
(default),POP,JAZZ,CLASSIC,BEAT,ROCKandUSER.Any
manualadjustmentstothebassandtreblesettingsare
automaticallysavedasUSER.
Press AUDIO until SUBWFR appears,thenrotatevolume 
knobleft/righttoadjust(0minimum/+12maximum).
Note: SubwooferoptionwillnotappeariftheREAR/SUB
optioninthesetupmenuissettoREAR.Refertopage7for
details.
Thesourcevolumelevelcontrolallowsagainadjustment
foreachaudiosource:AM,FM,WB,CD,AUXFRONT/REAR,
operationofiPod,USB,SDcard,BluetoothandSiriusXM.
Setthesourcevolumelevelforeachmode,dependingon
therelativevolumeofeachaudiosource.
Tosetthesourcevolumelevel,pressAUDIOuntilSOURCE
LEVELappears.Afteronesecond,thecurrentmodewill
appearonthedisplay.Turnthevolume knobtoadjust
theaudiolevelofthecurrentsource(-6minimum/+6
maximum).
Note: Onlythecurrentmodewillbeavailablefor
adjustment.Toadjustanothermodeofoperation,press
MODE UP/DOWNuntilthedesiredmodeisselected,then
setthesourcevolumelevelforthatmode.
12/24-hour Clock 
Audio
Bass
Treble
Balance
Fader
EQ
Subwoofer
Source Volume Level
General Operation
BASS TREBLE BALANCE FADER EQ SUBWOOFER SOURCE LEVEL
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AMB600W OPERATION
Seek Tuning
Manual Tuning
Band 
Storing and Recalling 
Station Presets
Press TUNE
nn
or TUNE 
ll
formorethanonesecond
toseektothenextstrongstation.Pressandholdtoadvance
quickly.
Press TUNE
nn
or TUNE 
ll
momentarilytochange
radiofrequencyupordownonestepatatime.
Press BANDtoselectbetweenFM1,FM2,FM3,AM1,AM2
andWBbands.
Upto18FMstationsand12AMstationscanbestored.To
storeastation,selectthedesiredbandandstation.Press
andholdthedesiredpresetbutton(1-6)formorethan
2seconds.
Whenstored,thepresetnumberwillappearinthedisplay.
Thestationcanberecalledanytimebypressingthe
correspondingpresetbutton.
Weather Band Tuner Operation
Band
Manual Tuning
Storing and Recalling 
Presets
Press BANDtoselectweatherband(WB).
Press TUNE
nn
 or TUNE 
ll
momentarilytoseekthe
nextweatherbandstation.
Upto6weatherbandstationscanbestored.Tostorea
station,selecttheweatherbandandthedesiredstation.
Pressandholdthedesiredpresetbutton(1-6)formore
than2seconds.
Whenstored,thepresetnumberwillappearinthedisplay.
Thestationcanberecalledanytimebypressingthe
correspondingpresetbutton.
AM/FM Tuner Operation
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AMB600W OPERATION
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Connections
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation
Connecting the 
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner 
(sold separately)
SiriusXM Satellite Radio 
Overview
Tuner Activation
SiriusXMSatelliteRadiooperationrequirestheconnectionofthe
SiriusXM-ConnectVehicleTuner(soldseparately).
Note:TheSiriusXM-ConnectVehicleTunermusthavetheSiriusXM
logotobecompatiblewiththeAMB600W.
ToconnecttheSiriusXMVehicleTuner,followtheinstructions
providedwiththetuner.WhenconnectingthetunertotheAMB600W,
thecableorientationshouldbeconnectedasshownbelow.
EverythingworthlisteningtoisonSiriusXM,gettingover130
channels,includingthemostcommercial-freemusic,plusthebest
sports,news,talkandentertainment.ASiriusXMVehicleTuner(sold
separately)andSubscriptionarerequired.Formoreinformation,
visitwww.siriusxm.com.
Sirius,XMandallrelatedmarksandlogosaretrademarksofSirius
XMRadioInc.anditssubsidiaries.Allothermarksandlogosarethe
propertyoftheirrespectiveowners.Allrightsreserved.
TolistentoSiriusXMSatelliteRadio,asubscriptionisrequired.
ActivatetheSiriusXMVehicleTunerusingoneofthetwomethods
below:
•  Online:Goto"www.siriusxm.com/activatenow"andchoose
ACTIVATERADIO.
•  Phone:Call1-800-XM-RADIO(1-800-967-2346).
Activationtypicallytakes10-15minutes,butmaytakeuptoanhour.
Itisrecommendedtoleaveyourvehicleonuntilthe"Subscription
Updated"messageappears.
AMB600WHead
Unit
SiriusXM-Ready
Input
SiriusXMVehicle
TunerCable
Lineuptheconnectorwiththepinsonthecable.Itcanonlybeinsertedasshownabove.Pushthe
cableintotheheadunit'sconnectoruntilitclicks.Attemptingtoinsertthecabledifferentlyfrom
shownabovemaycausedamagetothecableorheadunit.
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Radio ID
Listening to SiriusXM 
Satellite Radio
Changing Channels
Band
Setting Channel Presets
Recalling Channel 
Presets
Channel List
Category Search
ToviewtheRadioIDontheLCD,pressTUNE 
ll
or TUNE
nn
until channel 0appears.The8characterRadioIDwill
appearonthedisplay.TheRadioIDisalsoprintedonthe
undersideoftheSiriusXMVehicleTuner.
Note:TheRadioIDdoesnotusethelettersI,O,S,F.
AfterinstallationoftheSiriusXMVehicleTuner,press
SOURCEuntilSiriusXMmodeappearstobeginlisteningto
SiriusXMSatelliteRadio.
Press TUNE 
ll
or TUNE
nn
tochangeSiriusXM
channels.Pressandholdtoadvancequickly.
Press BANDtoselectbetweentheSXM1,SXM2andSXM3
bands.Uptosixpresetscanbeprogrammedforeachband,
foratotalof18SiriusXMSatelliteRadiochannelpresets.
Tostoreachannel,chooseaBand(SXM1-SXM3),thentune
tothedesiredchannel.Pressandholdapresetbutton(1-6)
onthefrontpanelorremotecontrolformorethantwo
seconds.Whenstored,abeepsoundwillbeheardandthe
presetnumberwillappearinthedisplay.
Thepresetchannelcanberecalledbypressingthe
correspondingpresetbutton.
Note:Buttons7,8,9,0ontheremotecontrolarenot
associatedwithchannelpresets.
Press SELECTtoenterthechannelsearchmenu.With
"CHANNEL"highlighted,pressSELECTtobrowsethrougha
listofallavailablechannels.
• Turnthevolume knobtocyclethroughthelistof
channels.
• Whenthedesiredchannelappearsonthetoplineofthe
display,pressSELECTtobeginlisteningtothatchannel.
Note:PressDISPtochangebetweenthechannelname,
artistname,songtitleorcontentinfo.
Press SELECTtoenterthechannelsearchmenu.With
"CATEGORY"highlighted,pressSELECTtobrowsethrougha
listofallavailablechannels.
• Turnthevolume knobtocyclethroughthelistof
categories.
• Press SELECTtochooseacategoryanddisplaythe
channelsinthatcategory.
• Turnthevolumeknobtochoosedesiredchannel,then
pressSELECTtobeginlistening.
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation 
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SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation 
SiriusXM Setup Menu
Function Action Options Description
Parental
Controls
*Enter
Code
(default:
0000)
EDIT
CODE
Choosethisoptiontoprogramanew4-digitcode.Enterthe
newcodeusingtheinputmethoddescribedbelow*.
CHANNEL
LOCK
Allowschannelstobelocked,requiringthe4-digitcodetobe
enteredbeforethechannelbecomesavailableinthechannel
lineup.Onceselected,thechannellistwillappear.
• Turnthevolume knobtobrowsethroughthelistof
channels.
• Press SELECTtolockthedesiredchannel.
• PressingSELECTonalockedchannelwillunlockit.
CLEAR
ALL
Choosethisoptiontoresetthelockedchannelsbacktothe
factorydefault.Allcurrentlysubscribedchannelswillbe
unlocked.
DeleteTags
(iTunes
Tagging)
Press SELECT to
confirm
DeletesallTagsthataresavedinmemory.(Doesnotaffect
TagsthathavebeentransferredtoaniPoddevice.)
ToaccesstheSiriusXMsetupmenuoptions,pressandholdAUDIO/MENUformorethan
3seconds,pressAUDIO/MENUtocyclethroughmenuoptionsuntil"SIRIUSXMSETUP"
appears,thenpressSELECT. Press AUDIO/MENUtocyclethroughthelistofsubmenu
options.
*Toentera4digitcode,choosefromthetwooptionsbelow:
•Enterthe4digitcodeusingtheremotecontrol,bypressingthenumbersdirectly.The
defaultcodeis"0000"ifthecodehasnotbechangedwiththe"EDITCODE"feature.
Press SELECTtoconfirm.
•Turnthevolume knobtoselectthefirstdigit,thenpressSELECT.Continuewiththe
remainingdigitsuntilall4digitshavebeenentered.PressSELECTtoconfirm.
Parental
Controls
Press SELECT
SiriusXMSetupMenuNavigation
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Press DISPtocyclebetweenthefollowingoptions:
DisplaysthenameoftheSiriusXMchannel.
Displaysthecategorytypeofthecurrentchannel.
Displaysthesongtitlefromthecurrentlyplayingsong.
Displaystheartist'snamefromthecurrentlyplayingsong.
Displaysspecialchannelinformationfromthecurrent
channel.
SiriusXM Vehicle Tuner Operation 
Displayed Information
Display
CHANNEL
CATEGORY
TITLE
ARTIST
INFO
SiriusXM Advisory Messages
Message Description
CHECK TUNER
• ChecktheSiriusXMtunerconnectionbehindtheAMB600Wto
ensurethatitscorrectlyconnected.
CHECK ANTENNA
• EnsuretheSiriusXMantennacableisconnectedtothe
SiriusXMtunercorrectly.
• ChecktheSiriusXMantennawireforbreaksorsharpbends.
Replacetheantennaifnecessary.
• Press RESETlocatedbehindthefrontpanel.Ifthemessage
remains,theantennamayhavebeendamaged.
NO SIGNAL
• Thevehiclemustbeoutside,andtheantennamusthavea
clearviewofthesouthernsky.
• Themagneticantennamustbemountedontheoutsideof
thevehicleforthebestreception.
CHANNEL UNSUB
• ThischannelisnotincludedinyourSiriusXMsubscription
plan.Call1-800-XM-RADIO(1-800-967-2346)tosubscribe.
CHANNEL UNAVAIL
• ThischannelisnotavalidSiriusXMchannel.Thechannel
numberhasbeenenteredincorrectly,orthechannelwas
removedfromtheSiriusXMchannellineup.
CHANNEL LOCKED
• Theselectedchannelhasbeenlockedbytheparentalcontrol
option.
• Aprompttoentertheunlockcodewillappear.Enterthe
unlockcodeasdescribedonpage22.
SUBSCRIP UPDATED
• AnupdatetoyourSiriusXMsubscriptionhasbeenreceived
bytheSiriusXMtuner.Pressanykeytocontinue.
(LINE 1)
CONTENT INFO
CLOCK
TITLE
ARTIST
CHANNEL NAME
CATEGORY
(LINE 2)
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TheiTunesTaggingfeatureoftheAMB600Wrequirestheoptional
SiriusXMVehicleTuner(soldseparately).
iTunesTaggingallowstheuserto"Tag"songsthatareplayingon
SiriusXMSatelliteRadiochannelandenablesthemtobepurchased
laterthroughiTunes.Withthetouchofabuttontheunitwill
rememberthetitleandartistsonginformation,andthentransfer
thatinformationtoyouriPoddevicethenexttimeyouconnectit
totheAMB600W.Anewlistcalled"Tagged"willappeariniTunes,
givingyoutheoptiontopurchaseeachsong.
Tune to a SiriusXM channel.TheTAGbuttonontheLCDwill
illuminate,indicatingthatavalidartistnameandsongtitleare
available.
Press and hold the TAG button.Aconfirmationwillbedisplayed,
indicatingthatthesonginformationhasbeensaved.Thesong
informationwillbesavedinmemoryuntilaniPoddeviceisplugged
in.Upto64SiriusXMTagscanbesavedbeforetheymustbe
transferred or deleted.
Transfer Tags to an iPod/iPhone.
• ConnectaniPod/iPhonedevice.Themodewillchangeto
operationofiPodandTagswillbeautomaticallytransferredto
thedevice,removingtheTagsfromtheAMB600W'sinternal
memory.Aconfirmationmessagewillappearconfirmingthe
numberoftagssent.TheAMB600Wmustremaininoperationof
iPodmodeuntilthe"TAGSSENT"messageisdisplayed.
• IfaniPod/iPhonedeviceisconnectedwhenasongistagged,
Tagswilltransferautomaticallytothedevice.Theunitmust
remaininSiriusXMmodeuntilthe"TAGSSENT"messageis
displayed.(Seepage15forcompatibilitywithiPoddevices.)
Note:TagscanonlybesentfromSiriusXMoroperationofiPod
modes.
Sync with iTunes.Alistnamed"Tagged"willappearontheleftin
theiTunessoftware.Clickonthe"Tagged"listtoviewallthesongs
thathavebeentaggedandclickthe"view"buttonforpurchase
information.
PressandholdAUDIO/MENUtoenterthesetupmenuandselect
the"DeleteTags"option.Seepage12fordetails.
Note:Oncetransferred,TagsaremanagedfromtheiTunes
software.
Requirements
Overview
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Deleting All Tags
iTunes
®
 Tagging Operation
Tagging Music
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iTunes
®
 Tagging Operation
Device Compatibility 
with iTunes Tagging
Compatiblewith:
•iPodtouch(4thgeneration)
•iPodtouch(3rdgeneration)
•iPodtouch(2ndgeneration)
•iPodclassic
•iPodnano(6thgeneration)
•iPodnano(5thgeneration)
•iPodnano(4thgeneration)
•iPhone4
•iPhone3GS
•iPhone3G
DisplayedMessage Description
CHECK iPod VER
ThereisacompatibilityissuewiththeiPoddevicethatisconnected.Check
thelistofcompatibleiPoddevicesbelow.
IftheattachediPoddeviceiscompatible,updatethefirmwaretothelatest
versionusingiTunes.
SENDING TAGS
TagsarebeingsenttotheiPoddevice.Thisprocesscantakeseveral
minutesdependingonthenumberofTagsbeingsent.
iPod FULL
ThereisnotenoughspaceontheconnectediPoddevicetotransferthe
iTunesTags.FreeupspaceusingiTunes.
TRANSFER FAILED
Connectionerror.EnsuretheiPoddeviceispoweredonandreconnectthe
iPoddeviceuntilaconfirmationisdisplayed.
ALREADY TAGGED
Thesamesonghasalreadybeentaggedfromthesamechannel,and
iscurrentlysavedinmemory.Thesamesongcannotbetaggedtwice-
unlessthesongistaggedonadifferentchannel,theTagsaresenttoan
iPoddeviceorthetagsareerased.
MEMORY FULL
CONNECT iPod
Theinternalmemorywillhold 64SiriusXMTags.AniPoddevicemustbe
connectedtotransfertheTags,ortheTagsmustbedeletedbeforemore
songscanbetagged.
NO TAG INFO
Thereisnotsufficientinformation(artistortitle)totagthesong.SomeHD
RadiostationsorSiriusXMchannelsorcertainsongsmaynotfullysupport
iTunesTagging.
TAGGING FAILED
TherewasanerrorsavingtheTaginformationtotheinternalmemory.
Pressandholdthe TAGbuttonagain.
NO TAGS STORED
Therearenotagssavedintheinternalmemory.TheDeleteTagsfunction
canonlydeleteTagsthataresavedintheinternalmemory.
Troubleshooting
Note:SomeiPoddevicesmayrequireyoutoselect'transferpurchases'inthecontext
menufromthenameofyouriPoddevicetotransferTagstoiTunes.
Gotowww.apple.com/itunesforthelatestversionoftheiTunessoftware.
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Insert CD
Eject CD
Track Select
Fast Forward and Reverse
Pause
Intro
Repeat
Random
CD-R/CD-RW Compatibility
Withthelabelfacingup,insertastandardsizeCDintothe
CDslot.TheCDwillautomaticallybeginplayback.
Press EJECTtoejecttheCD.Theunitwillchangeto
previousmodeofoperation.Ifthediscisnotremoved
within10seconds,theunitwillreloadthedisc.Theunit
doesnothavetobeturnedontoejectCD.
Press TRACK 
ll
toskiptothebeginningofthenext
track.PressTRACK
nn
toreturntothebeginningofthe
currenttrack.PressingTRACK
nn
againskipstothe
beginningoftheprevioustrack.
PressandholdTRACK 
ll
or TRACK
nn
tofastforward
orreverseatrack.
Press
l
/
II
totemporarilystopCDplayback.
Press
l
/
II
againtoresumeplayback.
Press INT toentertheIntromenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheINT function.
•ALL-Playsthefirst10secondsofeachtrack.
Press RPT toentertheRepeatmenu,thenturnthevolume
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•ALL-PlaysalltracksonCD.
•TRACK-Continuouslyrepeatsselectedtrack.
Press RDM toentertheRandommenu,thenturnthe
volumeknobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheRDM function.
•ALL-Playsalltracksinrandomorder.
SomeCD-RsandCD-RWsmaybeincompatiblewiththis
unit,dependingonmediatypeandrecordingmethod.In
addition,thefollowingCDsmaybeincompatiblewiththis
unit:
CDsexposedtoextremetemperaturesordirectsunlight
forextendedperiodsoftime,CDsrecordedinwhicha
recordingsessionfailedorare-recordingwasattempted
and,orencryptedorcopy-protectedCDswhichdonot
conformtotheaudioCD-DAredbookrecordingstandard.
CD Player Operation
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AMB600W OPERATION
CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files
Playing an MP3/WMA Disc
Displaying Information
  
Title Icon: TITLE
Artist Icon: ARTIST
Folder Icon: FOLDER
File Icon: FILE    
Character Support
WhenanMP3/WMAencodeddiscisfirstinserted,
“MP3CDREADING”willappearinthedisplay.Depending
onthenumberoffilesandfolders,thismaytakeseveral
seconds.
Press DISPtoselectbetweenthefollowingdisplayoptions.
(LINE 1) FILE NAME
ELAPSED TIME
CLOCK
TRACK NUMBER
TOTAL TRACKSARTIST
SONG TITLE
FOLDER NAME
(LINE 2)
“NOARTIST”or"NOTITLE"willbedisplayediftheMP3/
WMAfilecontainsnoID3taginformation.
“ROOT”willbedisplayedifthedirectorynameofaroot
folder is not labeled.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhenthesongtitleisdisplayed.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhentheartistnameisdisplayed.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhenthefoldernameisdisplayed.
Thisiconwillilluminatewhenthefilenameisdisplayed.
Maximumcharacterdisplayinformation
•Trackname–32charactermaximum
•Directoryname–32charactermaximum
•*Songtitle–32charactermaximum
•*Artistname–32charactermaximum
*SongtitleandArtistNamewillonlybedisplayedifincluded
withtheMP3/WMAfile.
WhenreferringtoMP3/WMAplayback,thefollowingterms
aresynonymous:
•Filenameandtrackname
•Foldernameanddirectoryname
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AMB600W OPERATION
CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files
Folder/File Search Mode
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
MP3/WMACDmodefeaturesafileandfoldersearchmode.
Thissearchallowsnavigatingthroughfolderstofinda
specificMP3orWMAfileforplayback.
Press SELECTtoenterthefile/foldersearchmode.Alistof
allthefoldersontheCDwillbedisplayed.
Note:Anyfileslocatedintherootdirectorywillbelocatedin
thefoldernamed"ROOT".PressSELECTtoviewthefileson
therootfolder.
Turnthevolume knobtocyclethroughallthefoldersonthe
deviceandpressSELECTtochoosethedesiredfolder.The
listoffilesintheselectedfolderwillbedisplayed.Turnthe
volume knobtocyclethroughthelistoffiles.
Note:PressingESCwhenviewingthecontentsofafolder
willreturntothelistoffoldersontheCD.PressESCagain
toexitthesearchmenu.
Oncethedesiredsongisdisplayed,pressSELECTtobegin
playbackofthedesiredsong.
Press
SELECT
Press
ESC
SELECT
Turn the
volume knob
Folder 1 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7
FilesFiles Files Files FilesFilesFiles
Press SELECT
to begin
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AMB600W OPERATION
CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files
Folder Access 
Repeat
Random
Intro
Presstoselectthepreviousfolder.
Presstoselectthenextfolder.
*FolderaccessisonlyavailableonMP3/WMAdiscsrecorded
withmorethanonefolder.
Press RPT toentertheRepeatmenu,thenturnthevolume 
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•ALL-PlaysalltracksonCD.
•SONG-Continuouslyrepeatsselectedtrack.
•FOLDER-Continuouslyrepeatsallfilesinselectedfolder.
Press RDM toentertheRandommenu,thenturnthevolume 
knobtoselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheRDM function.
•ALL-Playsalltracksinrandomorder.
•FOLDER-Playsalltracksinfolderinrandomorder.
Note:Randommodeisretainedinmemorywhenselecting
betweenothermodesandwhentheunitisturnedon/off.
Press INT toentertheIntromenu,thenturnthevolume knob
toselectoneofthefollowingoptions:
•OFF-CancelstheINT function.
•ALL-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrack.
•FOLDER-Playsfirst10secondsofeachtrackinfolder.
Note:Folderrepeat,randomandintrooptionsonlyfunction
onMP3/WMAdiscsrecordedwithmorethanonefolder.
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AMB600W OPERATION
CD Player Operation - MP3/WMA Files
Thefollowingtypesofdiscs/filesarecompatible:
•CD-ROM(ISO),CD-R,CD-RW
•CD-DA
•MP3data
•WMAdata
Thefollowingtypesofdiscs/filesarenotcompatible:
•WMAfilesthatareprotectedbyDRM(DigitalRights
Management).
•WMAlosslessformat
•DiscsrecordedwithTrackAtOnceorpacketwriting
•MP3PROformat
•MP3playlists
•WAVformat
MP3/WMAplaybacksequenceisbasedonrecordedorder
offilesandbeginsintherootfolderofthedisc.Anyempty
foldersorfoldersthatdonotincludeMP3/WMAfilesare
skipped.Thisunitmaynotplayfilesintheordertheywere
recordedin.Refertoyourrecordingsoftware’suser’smanual
for more information.
•ISO9660level1
•ISO9660level2
•YellowBookMODE1
•YellowBookMODE2FORM1
•Multisession
•Maximumfiles-999
•Maximumfolders-255
•Maximumfolderlevels-8
•MPEG-1/2/2.5AudioLayer-3
ISO9660standards:
•Maximumnestedfolderdepthis8(includingtherootfolder).
•Validcharactersforfolder/filenamesarelettersA-Z
(allcaps),numbers0-9,and“_”(underscore).Some
charactersmaynotbedisplayedcorrectly,dependingon
thecharactertype.
•ThisdevicecanplaybackdiscsinJoliet,Romeo,andother
standardsthatconformtoISO9660.MP3/WMAwritteninthe
formatsotherthantheabovemaynotplayand/ortheirfile
namesorfoldernamesmaynotbedisplayedproperly.
Media Compatibility
Playback Order
Compatible Recording 
Formats
/