RS6501 - Car radio Manta - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Car Stereo
Brand	Manta
Model	RS6501
Chassis Size	1-DIN (approx. 180 x 50 x 160 mm)
Weight	Approx. 1 kg
Power Supply	12V DC (car battery)
Maximum Power Output	4 x 50 Watts
RMS Power Output	4 x 20 Watts
Tuner Bands	AM/FM
Playback Media	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, WMA
Front Connectivity	USB port, AUX input (3.5mm), MicroSD slot
Bluetooth	Yes (hands-free calling, audio streaming)
Display	LCD with backlight (color or monochrome)
Equalizer	Preset EQ (Rock, Pop, Classic, etc.) and custom
Remote Control	Included
Steering Wheel Control	Compatible (adapter may be required)
Security	Detachable front panel with carry case
Cleaning	Soft dry cloth; avoid liquids
Repairability	Replaceable fuses; service center recommended for internal repairs
Manual Language	English, Polish, and others available online

Frequently Asked Questions - RS6501 Manta

How do I install the Manta RS6501 car stereo?

Installation typically involves connecting the ISO wiring harness, mounting the unit in a 1-DIN slot, and securing the front panel. Please refer to the manual for vehicle-specific wiring.

Does the RS6501 support Bluetooth?

Yes, it supports Bluetooth for hands-free calling and audio streaming from your phone.

Can I play music from a USB drive?

Yes, the RS6501 has a front USB port that supports MP3 and WMA files from USB drives.

How do I reset the radio?

Press the reset button (usually behind the front panel) with a pointed object. This restores factory settings.

What is the maximum power output?

The maximum power output is 4 x 50 Watts, while RMS power is typically 4 x 20 Watts.

How do I clean the front panel?

Use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use any liquids or abrasive cleaners to avoid damage.

Can I use the stereo without a faceplate?

No, the faceplate must be attached for the stereo to operate. It is detachable for theft prevention.

Does it have an AUX input?

Yes, there is a 3.5mm AUX input on the front panel for external audio devices.

What should I do if no sound comes out?

Check speaker connections, fuses, and volume settings. Ensure the unit is receiving power and the mute function is off.

How do I set the clock?

Press and hold the CLK/DISP button until the time flashes, then use the volume knob or preset buttons to adjust.

USER MANUAL RS6501 Manta

To ensure proper use of this product please read this User's Manual carefully and keep for future reference.

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Black and white photo of a car steering wheel with flip base and control panel (no visible text or symbols)

Black and white photo of a multi-tiered audio amplifier with speakers, a speaker chamber, and a remote control unit (no visible text or symbols)

Silver handheld electronic device with a lever handle and control buttons (no visible text or symbols)

Two electronic devices with visible screens and a remote control, no text or symbols present.

Safety precautions....12

Electric Connection....12

Installation....13

Install the unit 13

Remove the unit 13

General Features 13

Power 13

Volume 13

Eject 13

Relese 13

Mode 13

Mute 14

Clock 14

EQ 14

Speaker mode 14

Volume set mode....14

Bass set mode....14

Treble set mode....14

Balance set mode.... 14

Fader set mode 14

Play control 14

Play....14

Pause 14

Scan 15

Repeat....15

Shuf 15

10-,10+:.... 15

SD/AUX operation....15

USB/SD mode....15

Play operation 15

Repeat....15

SHUF 15

Radio operation....15

Selecting band....16

AF(Alternative Frequency)....16

Tuner 16

TA(Traffic announcement) 16

PTY(Program type)....16

Remote control 16

Loading and replacing the battery 16

Traubleshooting....17

Technical Parameters ...... 17

Instrukcja obsługi

(FM1-FM2-FM3-AM1-AM2)

graph TD
    A["AM1"] --> B["FM1"]
    B --> C["FM2"]
    C --> D["FM3"]
    D --> E["AM2"]
    E --> A

Pure mechanical component diagram without any text, numbers, or symbols

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W razie kłopotów

To prevent injury or fire, please take the following precautions:

● Do not operate when driving.
● To prevent electrocution, etc. please do not let the metal goods (silver,coin,tools..) fall into the installation.
- If you smell or see smoke, turn off the power immediately and consult the place of purchase.
● Be careful not to drop or shock the unit strongly.
- Do not touch the liquid crystal to avoid hurting yourself. If your clothes are stained by it, please clean them with soap immediately.
- For your driving safety, please link your brake detecting wire with low power level, and keep it controlled by manual brake switch. wire should be high power level and the unit can not play DVD or VCD disc.

WARNING

● To prevent damage to the machine, take the following precautions:

• Be sure the unit is connected to a 12VDC power with a Negative Ground.
• Do not install the unit in places whereit is exposed to direct sunlight, high heater humidity, water splash or dust.
  ● To change fuse, please use the same one in specification and capacity.
• When changing fuse, please do it after pulling down power wires to avoid short circuit.
• If the unit does not seem to be working properly, please press the reset button to resume the function.

PRECAUTIONS

• When driving a car, reduce the volume to be more aware of the road traffic.
  ● Avoid getting the speakers and disc wet from water or dampness while cleaning the car.
• Do not park your car in the direct sunlight and turn on the unit after it is cooling down in the car.
• Protect your mechanism, and do not put it close to magnet, screwdriver or other cohere stuff. If you do not comply with the above items, it may cause abnormal running and system trouble.

Electric Connection

graph TD
    A["Car fuse box (Main fuse)"] --> B["Ignition key switch"]
    B --> C["Ground wire(Black)⊗(To car chassis)"]
    C --> D["Rear R"]
    D --> E["Blue"]
    E --> F["Remote control for amplifier"]
    F --> G["Gray"]
    G --> H["Fuse(10A)"]
    H --> I["Orange"] --> J["Light wire"]
    H --> K["Front L"] --> L["White/Black"] --> M["To front left speaker"]
    H --> N["Front R"] --> O["Gray/Black"] --> P["To front right speaker"]
    H --> Q["Green"] --> R["To rear left speaker"]
    H --> S["Purple"] --> T["To rear right speaker"]
    H --> U["Rear L"] --> V["Green/Black"] --> W["To rear left speaker"]
    H --> X["Rear R"] --> Y["Purple/Black"] --> Z["To rear right speaker"]
    A --> AA["(Red) AUX Right in"]
    A --> AB["(White) AUX Left in"]
    AA --> AC["Black"]
    AB --> AC
    AC --> AD["Gray"]
    AD --> AE["(Red) RCH out"]
    AD --> AF["(White) LCH out"]
    AD --> AG["Car Antenna"]
    AH["(Red) RCH out"] --> AI["Gray"]
    AJ["(White) LCH out"] --> AK["Gray"]

Installation

Before installing the receiver permanently, fit it in the approximate place in your car, and connect the equipment according to the speakers and electrical connections. When your system is operated properly, (preferably with the car engine running), follow the instructions for permanent installation of your system.

Install the unit

1. Install half sleeve, can be with or without adapter. It will fit better with adapter.
2. Bend over some tabs to secure the half sleeve inside of dash.
3. Support strap to be strutted underdash, secure this strip to avoid skipping of disc.

Remove the unit

Insert removal wrench into the smallgap on the right side of the unit and pullthe unit slightly out on the same sid, then release the wrench. Repeat thesame action for the left side. By now,you can remove the unit and unplugthe wires connector.

General Features

RS6500

RS6501

Power

Press the [P] button to turn on/off the unit.

Volume

Increasing volume

Rotate the VOL button in clockwise direction.

Decreasing

Rotate the VOL button in anticlockwise direction.

Eject

Out

Press the ▲ button to eject the disc out of the unit

Relese

Press the 📄 button to release faceplate.

Mode

When CD disc in unit, press [MODE], it will switch between:

CAR CD/MP3 PLAYER

-

RS6500/650

BAND - CD - USB - SD - AUX IN - BAND

USB/SD can be skipped when no external devices are connected.

Mute

Short press this button to mute the sound, short press MUTE button again or press any other button to resume the normal listening.

Clock

Short press CLK can display time even power off.

Long press CLK for 3 seconds will enter set mode.

Hour

Press the [CLOCK] button until the hour number blinking then rotate the VOL button to set the hour.

Minute

Press the [CLOCK] button until the hour number blinking then press the [CLK] until the minute number blinking and rotate the VOL button to set the minute.

Quit clock set mode

There is no operation in 5 seconds, it will quit clock set mode.

EQ

Press the EQ button, can be select sound effect:

ROCK - POPS - CLASSIC - OFF

Speaker mode

When turn off EQ, the BASS and TRE will work.

graph TD
    VOL --> BASS
    BASS --> TRE
    TRE --> BAL
    BAL --> FAD
    FAD --> VOL

Volume set mode

Press SEL button once, display will show VOL on, then rotate the button in clockwise direction to increase volume level; rotate the button in anticlockwise direction to decrease volume level.

Bass set mode

Press SEL button twice, display will show BAS on, then rotate the button to adjust bass level up/down in different direction.

RS6500

RS6501

Treble set mode

Press SEL button third, display will show TRE on, then rotate the button to adjust treble level up/down in different direction.

Balance set mode

Press SEL button fourth, display will show BAL on, then rotate the button to adjust left and right speakers level up /down in different direction.

Fader set mode

Press SEL button fifth, display will show FAD on, then rotate the button to adjust front and rear speakers level up/down in different direction.

Play control

Play

If with DISC in unit, Press the ▶b pause music.

Pause

Press the ▶ button again, come back DISC playing.

If a disc is loaded, a sector sign will show on the display.

CAR CD/MP3 PLAYER

RS6500/650

Scan

Press [SCAN] button

In CD/MP3 mode, Press this button once for TRACK

INTRODUCTION

The first 10 seconds of each track on the disc will play. And the track number shows on LCD. To select a desired song, press [SCN] button while it is playing.

Repeat

Press [RPT] button

In CD/MP3 mode, Press the button to repeat the same track continuously, RPT will appear on the LCD display. Press the button again to come back normal playing.

Shuf

Press [SHUF] button

In CD/MP3 mode, Press [SHF] button to play all the track in random order. SHF and playing song number will appear on the LCD. Press [SHF] again will stop random playing.

10-,10+:

In MP3 mode, press 10-, 10+ can selection from No.10

tracks, for example: if you want select No.15 song, press 10+ to skip to No.10, and then press 5 to select No.15 song.

SD/AUX operation

RS6500

RS6501

USB/SD mode

Inset USB/SD, the play will to the USB/SD playing mode automatically.

Play operation

Press ▶ button to play or pause.

Under SD/USB play, press ▶ I can select tracks.

Repeat

Press [RPT] button first to repeat the playing track

SHUF

Press [SHUF] button first to random the playing track

Radio operation

RS6500

RS6501

Selecting band

Press BAND button to select among three FM or two AM bands.

(FM1-FM2-FM3-AM1-AM2)

graph TD
    A["AM1"] --> B["FM1"]
    B --> C["FM2"]
    C --> D["FM3"]
    D --> E["AM1"]
    E --> F["AM2"]
    F --> G["FM1"]

AF(Alternative Frequency)

Press AF and then press, the machine will scan signal get the best frequency of the local radio station. If meet a stronger signal of the same program, letter TP will appear on LCD, and unit will automatically choose the stronger signal sought.

Tuner

Manual tuning:

Long press ▶ button it can select higher frequency station. Long press I can select lower frequency station.

Automatically:

The short press ▶ button it can automatically select higher frequency station. And the short press ▶ dan automatically select lower frequency station.

TA(Traffic announcement)

Press TA, the unit will prior to seek the traffic information. If the machine receives the traffic information, it will choose this signal and quit other radio signal or CD program. If press TA again, other program will recover and the traffic information program will quit.

PTY(Program type)

Press PTY, the unit will begin to receive program as news, current affairs, music, etc. The units will seek the program

automatically and will quit CD player if it gets the right program. If press PTY again, PTY function will quit and other program will play as before.

Among AF, TA and PTY, TA has the absolute priority to be chosen.

Remote control

Loading and replacing the battery

Use one lithium battery(CR2025)

insert the batteries with the +and - poles aligned properly.

Following the illustration inside the case.

Traubleshooting

What might seem to be a malfunction in your unit may just be the result of slight misoperation or miswiring. Before calling for service, please check the following tables for possible problems first.

The power does not turn ON

● The fuse has been burned out.
- Confirm whether the fuse is short circuit, then replace the fuse with the same capacity.

NO Sound

● The cable is not connected correctly.
● The Mute is turned on.
- Connect the cable correctly; Turn the Mute off.

Noise on Radio or poor reception

● Antenna and Antenna Cable.
- Adjust the fixed position or reconnect the antenna cable.

Noise on both Radio and CD

• Black wire.
  ● Clean the black wire and connect it to ground.

No/Poor sound on one or more speakers

● Bad connection of speaker wire, incorrect setting of Volume, Balance and Fader.
- Check the speaker wire, change the loudhailer, check the setting of Volume, Balance and Fader.

CD sound skips

• Adjust the angle of the unit to less than 45 degrees and make sure the unit is good or fixed; Use good quality CD.
  ● The angle of installation is greater than 45 degree, the unit is not good, or the CD is bad quality.

Unit does not cooperate, no light or sound

• Incorrect wire connection of Power RED/YELLOW or Ground wire, or burn out fuse
• Check the Red wire to +12 Volts with key ignition switch, yellow wire to +12 Volts battery and black wire to ground. Check fuse with red/yellow wire, or check the fuse block on your car.

Technical Parameters

Signal/Noise radio: 70dB

Frequency response: 20Hz-20KHz(+3dB)

Channel separation: >45dB

Dual D/A converter: 16Bit

Operating power: 12 Volts DC, negative ground

%10THD output wiring:

Designed for using four speakers only front and rear channels cannot be combined in use with 2speakers.

Load impedance: Compatible 4 to 8 ohm speakers

Fuses: 10 amp

Dimensions: 178mm(L) x 50mm (W) x150mm (H)

Weight: 2.5kg

CAR CD/MP3 PLAYER

- RS6500/6501

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CAR CD/MP3 PLAYER

- RS6500/6501

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