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iSimple PGHFD1 manual

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    Expand Y our F ac tor y Radio iSimple® A Division of AAMP of America™ 13190 56th Court Clear water , FL 33760 Ph. 866-788-4237 support@isimplesolutions.com ©2009 AAMP of Florida, Inc. w ww. isim ples ol ution s.com Harness Connection a Port 1 a Port 2 a D ip S wi t ch es (S ee Manu al ) a USB a FORD LINCOLN MER CUR Y Owner’ s Manual Media Gat[...]

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    T able of Contents Pages 1. Introduction 2 2. Precautions 2 3. Compatibility Notes 2-3 4. Prog r amming the Media Gatew ay (PXAMG) 3-4 5. Installation 4-6 6. Satellite T uner Emulation Oper a tion (All 2005-2008, Select 2009- 2010) 6-10 7. SYNC Emulation Operation (2009-2010 Naviga tion & Center Stack radios) 10-15 8. T r oubleshooting 16 9. Wa[...]

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    1 Media Ga teway & Optional Add-ons Media Gateway Harness Part #: PGHFD1 Factory Radio Not Included iPod Not Included Media Gateway Part #: PXAMG 3Ft. HD Radio Cable 1 1Ft. iPod Cable HD Radio TM T uner Part #: HDRT Antenna Adapter Part #: BAA20 LCD Retention Harness Part #: PGHFD1A Harness Connection a Port 1 a Port 2 a Dip Switches (See Manua[...]

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    2 1. Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the iSimple ® Media Gateway . The Media Gateway is designed to provide endless hours of listening pleasure from your factory radio. T o ensure that your iPod performs correctly with your radio, we recommend that you read this entire manual before attempting installation of the Media Gateway . The Media G[...]

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    3 4 . P ro gra m mi n g t he M ed ia G a t ew a y (PXAMG) Th e Me dia G at ewa y ma y ne ed t o b e pr ogr am me d be fo re in st al lat io n. T o pr og ra m the interface you will need to set the dip switches located on the side of the interface to the proper conguration listed below . Prior to installation the switches are in their default set[...]

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    4 4B . When installing the Media Gateway in select 2009-2010 Ford vehicles that are equipped with SYNC and have an internal Satellite tuner** dipswitch 3 needs to be ON (down) prior to installation. ** If there is a yellow Satellite Radio antenna plugged into the radio then the satellite tuner is internal. If you are installing the Media Gateway in[...]

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    5 2. C ar efu ll y rem ov e th e tr im pa ne ls co ve ri ng t he b olt s th at se cu re t he r adi o in to th e da sh ca vi ty . Re mo ve th es e bo lt s, a nd ca re ful ly p ul l th e rad io f rom t he d as h of th e ve hic le . Th is w il l pr ovi de a cc es s to th e fa cto ry r ad io c on nec to rs wh er e yo u wi ll connect the Media Gateway h[...]

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    6 10 . No te: Th e r st ti me y ou ac ce ss t he G ate wa y , yo ur ra di o m ay d is pl ay “ DEV I NI T” wh il e the d ev ice i s in it ia li zin g. Aft er i nit ia ll y c on ne cti ng t he Ga te wa y , pl ea se wa it o ne minute then cycle the ignition off and on. Then access SA T mode again to begin normal gateway operation. 6. Sa tellite[...]

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    7 Displaying T ext A. Radios equipped with the text/scan button: 1. Pr es s th e TEX T/ SC AN bu tt on t o di spl ay a rti st /s on g ti tl e i nf or mat io n, if available. B. Radios not equipped with the TEXT/SCAN button: 1. Pr es s th e bu tt on lo ca ted i n th e to p rig ht h and c or ne r of t he ra di o t o di sp la y artist/song title infor[...]

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    8 Menu Down / Select Press Preset #2 to make a selection and move through the browse menu. Menu UP Press Preset # 1 to move back one step in the menu. Exit Browse Menu Press Preset #3 button to exit the browse menu and continue playing the current song. “EXIT” will be displayed when button is pressed. Browsing Example Browse By Artist Press Pre[...]

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    9 Channel Down Press the ▼ button to move down through the channels Category Selection Pr es s th e Men u but to n u nt il “SA T C A T” is d is pl aye d. Imm ed ia tel y pr es s the ▲ bu tt on t o sc ro ll thr ou gh the ca te go ri es . S top wh en the ca te go ry yo u w ant is di spl ay ed an d i t w il l automatically be selected by the P[...]

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    10 Selecting F actor y Satellite Radio (if equipped ) Pr es s t he AU X o r S ir ius bu tt on re pe at ed ly (M us t pre ss SR ic on & t he n u se th e S R1 23 icon on navigation radios) until “SA T” is displayed on the screen. *** NOTE When you press the AUX or SA T button, you will see the corresponding SA T mode (for example SA T 1), a s[...]

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    11 Storing Radio Stations into Preset Memory Once you have tuned to a station you wish to store as a preset, press the “MEDIA LI BR AR Y” i con o n the n av iga ti on sc re en to e nt er th e pre se t men u. Onc e in th e pr ese t menu, rst press the “MAIN MENU” icon, then press the icon that corresponds to the de si re d p re se t l oc [...]

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    12 Browsing Example: Browse by Artist Press the “TEXT” icon on the navigation screen to enter the browse menu. “PL:LIST” will appear on the radio. T urn the T une Knob until ARTIST is displayed. Press the “TEXT” icon on the navigation screen to select browse by Artist. The list of Artists on your iPod will be displayed one at a time in [...]

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    13 Changing Bands Press and hold the SCAN button on the radio to enter the mode select menu. Once in the mode select menu, turn the T une Knob until the desired band (“HD-FM1”, “HD-FM2” or “HD-AM”) is displayed. Y ou can now either wait 6 seconds or press the SCAN button to enter the mode. Storing Radio Stations into Preset Memory Once [...]

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    14 Exit Browse Menu Press and hold Preset #4 to exit the browse menu and continue playing the current song. Browsing Example: Browse by Artist Press Preset #4 to enter the browse menu. ”PL:LIST” will appear on the radio. T urn the T une Knob until ARTIST is displayed. Press Preset #4 to select browse by Artist. The list of Artists on your iPod [...]

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    15 Symptom Cause Remedy Radio shows “DEV INIT” Media Gateway device is initializing. This only occurs the rst time the Media Gateway is powered on. Wait a few minutes, cycle ignition of f and on then enter SA T mode. Radio shows iPod not connected. iPod cable is not connected to iPod or Gateway . V erify the docking cable is connected to the[...]

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    16 9. War ranty One Y ear Limited W arranty The quality controls used in the manufacture of this product will ensure your satisfaction. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of this prod - uct from an authorized iSimple ® dealer . This warranty covers any supplied or manufactured parts of this product that, upon inspection by iSimpl[...]

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