RetroSound Santa Cruz Digital Media Receiver User Guide

What’s in the Box Installation Instructions

The factory radio in this vehicle is a two or three-part system consisting of: a radio controller mounted in the upper-right side of the dash, an optional EQ or tape player located in the center of the lower dash and the radio receiver box located under the dash just above the gas pedal area.

Santa Cruz Radio Face

661 GM Adapter Harness

Face to Body Cable

662 Antenna Adapter

1. To install the Santa Cruz RetroRadio™:

Before installing, disconnect the vehicle’s negative battery terminal. Access the radio receiver box by removing the panel just below the steering column. Remove the two screws located at the bottom corners of the panel, then remove the panel.

2. Locate the receiver box just above the gas pedal. A mounting bracket located on the bottom side, holds the receiver box in place.

Remove the three screws holding the receiver box in place. Unplug the radio controller,

EQ/cassette unit and main harnesses.

Remove the antenna plug, and remove the receiver box.

3. Next, the controller in the dashboard (located to the upper right of the instrument panel) must be removed. Remove the four screws holding the trim bezel, and carefully remove it from around the gauges. Carefully remove the four screws holding the controller in place, then remove the controller from the dash.

4. Route the Face to Body Cable connected to the Santa Cruz Radio Face from the controller location to the receiver box location through the opening in the dash.

The 661 GM Adapter Harness and 662 Antenna Adapter are provided to connect Santa Cruz to your vehicle’s factory wiring harness and antenna. Refer to the Installation and Assembly

Manual on our website for wiring instructions.

5. Next, connect the Santa Cruz Radio Face to the RetroSound ® radio body (Motor). Plug in the Face to Body Cable by connecting the ribbon cable to the front of the radio body and the shaft plugs to the sides of the radio body.

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While looking down at the radio body with the cables coming out the back, the imprinted

“RetroSound” will be on the top of the radio body chassis. The cable marked “R” plugs into the input to the right of “RetroSound” on the radio body, and the cable marked “L” plugs into the left side.

6. Connect the GM Adapter Harness and

Antenna Adapter. Refer to the Installation and Assembly Manual on our website for wiring instructions.

7. Using the backstrap, mount your radio body into the receiver box location above the gas pedal.

8. Mount the Santa Cruz Radio Face into the controller location. Reconnect your battery, and test your system to make sure everything works before continuing.

9. Finally if everything works, replace the trim bezel and lower dash panel.

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1. Top-Front Knob

2. Top-Rear Knob

3. Preset Button

4. Preset Button

5. Preset Button

6. Preset Button

7. Preset Button

8. Bottom-Front Knob

9. Bottom-Rear Knob

Control Layout

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Basic Operation

Power On/Off

Press the Top-Front Knob (#1) to power the unit on.

Press and hold the Top-Front Knob (#1) to power the unit off.

Radio Presets

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#1

#9

#8

Setting Radio Presets

Buttons #3 - #7 are your radio presets. To set a preset, simply tune to the station you want to set, then press and hold the preset button (#3 - #7) for two seconds.

Recalling Radio Presets

To recall a preset, simply press the preset button (#3 - #7).

Volume

Rotate the Top-Front Knob (#1) to change the volume.

Changing Source Modes

Rotate the Top-Rear Knob (#2) clockwise to cycle through the source modes.

Tune

Rotate the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to scroll through the stations.

Mute On/Off

Press the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to mute and unmute.

Equalizer (EQ)

Press the Top-Front Knob (#1) to enter the Tone Control sub-menu. Repeatedly press the knob (#1) to click through the menu options until you see BASS, MIDDLE or TREBLE. To change the EQ, navigate to the option you want to adjust, then rotate the Top-Front

Knob (#1). Press the knob (#1) to move onto the next menu item, and repeat to adjust.

Setting the Clock

Press and hold the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to enter the System Settings sub-menu.

Rotate the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to cycle through the choices until you see CLK, then press the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to select. Rotate the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to adjust hours. Then press the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) again to move on to minutes. Rotate the

Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to adjust the minutes. Let the unit time out to set.

Display Color

Press and hold the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to enter the System Settings sub-menu. Rotate the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to cycle through the choices until you see SCAN, then press the

Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to cycle through the colors. Let the unit time out to set.

Beep On/Off

Press and hold the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to enter the System Settings sub-menu.

Rotate the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to cycle through the choices unitl you see BEEP

ON/OFF then press the Bottom-Front Knob (#8) to chose between BEEP ON or BEEP OFF.

Let the unit time out to set.

Refer to the User Manual on our website for comprehensive instructions.

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