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MARINE HEADUNIT MS-RA50 Specifications and design are subject to change without notice...
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All FUSION True Marine Products are backed by a 3 Year Limited Consumer Warranty and by registering your product you can be assured that if the unex- pected occurs we’ll have your details and be ready to help.
ROTARY ENCODER AND MENU KEY General specifications Operating voltage 10.2–16 VDC negative ground Fuse rating 7.5 amp Although the controls of the RA50 are designed to be intuitive to use, we recommend that you Power output familiarize yourself with the operation of the Encoder and Menu key before using the unit. Maximum 40 W x 2 ROTARY ENCODER OPERATION...
Use the Menu key and Encoder to access menus to change settings. For example, to access the Settings menu while in Tuner or AUX mode.: SUPPORT, SALES AND SERVICE FUSION Electronics in New Zealand + 64 9 369 2900 FUSION Electronics Australia...
RA50 ACCESSORIES SETTINGS > TONE The above example means: “turn and then press the Encoder to select the Settings menu” then “turn and then press the Encoder to select the Tone menu”. GETTING STARTED POWERING THE UNIT ON OR OFF When you power on the RA50 it will automatically start playing music from the most recently selected input source.
SELECTED FREQUENCY Why does my FUSION Head unit keep locking up when connected to my iPod/iPhone? If you are experiencing software lock-ups or your unit freezes: TUNING • Reset the Head unit by holding down the power button for 10 seconds or pressing the MODE reset button inside the face plate.
Would you like to turn on airplane mode to reduce audio interference? You will not be able to make or receive calls.” when initially docked with any FUSION iPhone compatible product. All FUSION iPhone-supported products have been tested and certified by Apple, and passed Apple’s stringent “Works with iPhone”...
To select the required display language: TUNER 1. Press the Menu key. 2. Turn and then press the Encoder to select Settings > Language. LISTENING TO THE TUNER 3. Turn the Encoder to highlight the required language. To select one of the available tuner bands: 4.
• Press the Forward or Backward key to start searching for available • By using an accessory cable. stations. • By using a docking unit. For added protection, you can connect your iPod to the RA50 by Note: The search stops when a station is found or when the unit has using a Fusion iPod Dock MS-IPDOCKG2. scanned all available frequencies once. For further information, see “RA50 Accessories” on page 25. Manual • Press the Forward or Backward key to step through the range of frequencies one at a time.
ADDING AND REMOVING PRESETS RA50 CABLE CONNECTION DIAGRAM The RA50 allows you to set up your favorite AM/FM stations as presets for easy recall. Note: Up to 15 presets can be stored for each radio band. When you are using the tuner, the Play / Pause, Forward, Backward, and Menu keys provide special options to allow you to work with preset frequencies (AM/FM).
CABLES iPod Description (colour) Power +12VDC (Yellow) PLAYING CONTENT Negative ground (Black) Before you can use your iPod as an input source you must first connect the device to the Remote amplifier turn on (Blue) RA50. For further details, see “Preparing for iPod Input” on page 22. Dim +12V switched (Orange) To listen to input from your iPod: Connect to vessel lighting system to dim LCD and button illumination when vessel lights are...
CONTROLLING IPOD PLAYBACK INSTALLATION WARNING Selecting tracks from a playlist Caution! The MS-RA50 is designed for vessels with a 12V DC Negative ground electrical There can be thousands of tracks stored on an iPod, so you need to select the tracks you wish system.
CHANGING IPOD SETTINGS 55.0 (2-3/16”) Additional iPod control features are available through the iPod Settings menu. To change a setting in the iPod Settings menu: Press Menu The iPod control Turn Encoder to Press Encoder to Press Menu to menu is displayed scroll the high- select iPod exit.
MOUNTING THE UNIT The RA50 can accept audio from devices with an audio output such as an MP3 player, TV, Important! If any modification to the vessel is required, such as drilling holes, FUSION games console, computer or DVD player.
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