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How to Operate Your ETR@ AM-FM Stereo Audio
Cassette System
This part tells you how your ETR'3AM-FM stereo audio cassette system
works.
Upper Knob (VOL-RECALL)
- The upper knob has these five functions:
0 Turn it to switch the system on and off.
Turn it to control the volume.
Press it to display the time when the ignition is off.
Press it to change between the clock and the radio station frequency
displayed when the radio
is on.
Press it to change sides of a tape when a cassette is playing.
BAL (Balance) - The control ring behind the upper knob adjusts the
lefthight speaker balance.
Lower Knob (TUNE-AM-FM)
- The lower knob has two functions:
Turn it to tune in radio stations.
Press it to change between the AM and FM bands.
FADE
- The control ring behind the lower knob adjusts the front/rear
speaker balance.
SEEK - Press the SEEK button to cause the receiver to seek the next
higher station.
Press the
4 SEEK button to cause the receiver to seek the next lower
station.
P. SCAN (Preset Scan) - Press both SEEK buttons to scan each preset
pushbutton station. The receiver will continue to scan and momentarily stop
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at each station until you press either SEEK button or the VOL-RECALL
knob.
“PSCAN” appears in the display while you are in the P. SCAN mode.
Pushbuttons
- The four pushbuttons let you return to favorite stations. To
set the pushbuttons for up to twenty-one favorite stations (7 AM, 7 FM1
and 7 FM2):
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press the SET button. “SET” appears in the display.
3. Within 5 seconds, press one of the four pushbuttons to store the station.
Whenever you press that button, the preset station
will return.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
NOTE:
In addition to the four stations set as above, up to three additional stations
may be preset on each band by pressing two adjoining buttons at the same
time. Then do the following:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press the SET button. “SET” appears in the display momentarily.
3. Within 5 seconds, press any two adjoining pushbuttons at the same
time. (The station will return when the same two buttons are pressed
again.)
TREBLE
- Slide the TREBLE lever up to increase the treble response. If a
station is weak or noisy, slide the TREBLE lever down to reduce the noise.
BASS - Slide the BASS lever up to increase the bass response. Adjust the
BASS lever to give
a pleasing sound to your ear.
To Play A Cassette
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes that are 30 to 45 minutes
long on each side. Tapes longer than that are
so thin they may not work well
in this player.
Once the tape is playing, use the controls for volume, balance, fade, treble
and bass just as you do
for the radio. A lighted arrow will also appear and
show the direction
of play when a tape is in the player.
FORWARD
- To rapidly advance the tape, press 4 SEEK or SEEK in
the direction that the amber arrow points and the tape will rapidly go
forward
until you press the same SEEK button lightly.
REVERSE
- To rapidly reverse the tape, press 4 SEEK or SEEK in
the opposite direction that the amber arrow points and the tape will rapidly
reverse until you press the same SEEK button lightly.
PROGRAM
- To go from one side of the tape to the other, press the
VOL-RCL knob.
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EJECT - To remove the tape or stop the tape and switch to radio, press the
EJECT button.
If a tape is inserted with side “1” (or ”A”) up, then the right arrow means
that that side is being played. Likewise,
a left arrow would indicate that side
“2” (or “B”) had been selected. The player will automatically switch to the
other side of the tape when the first side ends.
How to Operate Your €TIT3’ AM-FM Stereo Audio
Cassette ATC System
This part tells you how your ETRi3AM-FM stereo audio cassette ATC
system works.
Upper Knob (PWR-VOL)
- The upper knob has these two functions:
Push it to switch the system on and off.
0 Turn it to control the volume.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume) - Move the control ring behind the
upper knob clockwise
to adjust the Speed Compensated Volume feature. As
you drive, this feature increases the volume to overcome noise at any
particular speed. Each clockwise position on the control ring allows more
compensation and at a faster rate.
AM/FM
- Press this button to switch between AM, FMl and FM2. The
display will show what mode the receiver is in.
RCL (Recall)
- Press this button to change between the clock and the radio
station frequency displayed when the radio is on.
Also, press this button to
display the time when the ignition is
off.
TUNE - Press lightly on the TUNE button to release it from its stored
position. Rotate the knob clockwise to increase frequency and
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counterclockwise to decrease radio frequency. When done, press the knob
again
to return it to its stored position.
Pushbuttons
- The six pushbuttuns let you return to favorite stations. To
set the pushbuttons for up to I8 favorite stations (6 AM. 6 FM 1 and 6 FM2):
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press AUTO TONE to select the best setting for the type of station
chosen.
3. Press and hold one of the pushbuttons until sound returns
(approximately two seconds). Whenever you press
that button. the
preset station
will return.
Repeat these steps for each pushbutton.
SEEK - Press SEEK to cause the receiver to seek the next higher
station.
Press
4 SEEK to cause the receiver to seek the next lower station.
SCAN
- Press and hold the center of the SEEK button to ~nomentarily hear
each available station. Release
the button when SCAN appears in the
display. The receiver
will continue to scan and momentarily stop at each
station
until you press the center of the SEEK button again.
P. SCAN (Preset Scan)
- Press this button to scan each preset pushbutton
station. The receiver
will continue to scan and momentarily stop at each
station
until you press either P. SCAN again or one of the six pushbuttons.
The AUTO SCAN setting for that preset button will
also return. Thc
pushbutton number (P
I-P6) will appear momentarily just before frequency
is displayed.
AUTO TONE - Press this button to select between five preset eclualization
settings and tailor the sound
to the music or voice bcing heard. Each time you
press
the button, the selection will switch to one of the preset settings of
CLASSIC, NEWS. ROCK, POP. or JAZZ. The display will show which
mode the receiver
is in. To return to the manual mode. press and release
AUTO TONE
until MAN (manual) appears in the display. This will return
the tone adjustment to the TREB
and BASS controls. Also. any time a TREB
or BASS control is rotated. tone is auton~atically set back to MAN (manual 1.
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FADE - Press lightly on the FADE knob to release it from its stored
position and pull it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to adjust sound to the front speakers and counterclockwise to
adjust sound to the rear speakers. Push the knob back in to the stored
position when done.
BAL
- Press lightly on the BAL knob to release it from its stored position
and pull it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the kn\
ob clockwise to
adjust sound to the right speakers and counterclockwise to adju\
st sound to
the left speakers. Push the knob back in to the stored position when done.
BASS
- Press lightly on the BASS knob to release it from its stored
position and pull it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to increase the bass response and counterclockwise to decrease
bass response. Any time the BASS control is rotated, tone
is automatically
set back to MAN (manual). Push the knob back in to the stored position
when done.
TREBLE
- Press lightly on the TREB knob to release it from its stored
position and pull it out to the fully extended position. Rotate the knob
clockwise to increase the treble response and counterclockwise to decrease
treble response. Any time the TREB control is rotated, tone is automatically
set back to MAN (manual). Push the knob back in to the stored position
when done.
To Play a Cassette
To load a cassette tape with the ignition off, first press EJECT or RCL.
Then, insert the cassette tape.
Once the tape is playing, use the control knobs for volume, b\
alance, fade,
treble and bass just as you do for the radio. A lighted tape symbol shows
when a cassette tape is in the player. A lighted arrow will also appear and
show the direction of play when a tape is active.
The player automatically senses if the cassette tape is metal or CRO2 and
adjusts for best playback sound. For metal tapes,
00 (Dolby@ Noise
Reduction) will appear in the display.
Any time a cassette tape
is inserted, the top side is selected for play fiist.
PREV
(1) - Press PREV or 4 SEEK (in the direction that the lighted tape
direction arrow points) to search for the previous selection. A minimum
three-second blank gap is needed for the player to stop at the beginning of
the selection. The tape direction arrow will blink during the SEEK
operation.
PROG
(2) - Press PROG to go from one side of the tape to the other.
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NEXT (3) - Press NEXT or SEEK (in the direction that the lighted tape
direction arrow points) to search for the next selection.
A minimum
three-second blank gap is needed for the player
10 stop at the beginning of
the selection. NEXT
will appear in thc display.
REV
(4)- To rapidly revcrse the tape. press REV and the tape will rapidly
reverse to the beginning
of the cassette reel or until you press REV again.
The radio plays the last selected station during
REV.
00 (5)- Press 00 to reduce cassette tape noise. The 10 symbol will
appear in the display while thc player is in this mode.
FWD
(6)- To rapidly advance the tape. press FWD and the tape will
rapidly advance to the end of the cassette reel or until you press FWD again.
The radio plays the last selected station during FWD.
TAPE
AUX- To switch between the player and the radio when a tape is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
To return to the tape player, press TAPE
AUX. The lighted arrow
will appear and show the dircction of play when a
tape is active.
EJECT
- To remove the tape press the EJECT button. EJECT can be used
with either the ignition or radio off. Also, you must press EJECT before
loading a cassette
with the radio off to allow loading.
If a tape is inserted with side "1" (or "A") up. then the right arrow means
that that side is being played. Likewise, a left arrow would indicate that side
"2" (or 'bB") had been selected.
00 Dolby@ Noise Reduction is manufactured undcr a license from Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby" and the symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
THEFTLOCK" Theft Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK" is an anti-theft feature for the cassette player. It can be
used or ignored.
If ignored, the system plays normally. If it is used, your
player won't be usable
if it is ever stolen, because it will go to LOC mode
any time the battery power is removed. After
a loss of battery power, the
player cannot be turned on unless an unlock code
is entered. When
activated, an indicator
will flash while the ignition is off.
The following instructions tell you how to enter a secret code to activate the
THEFTLOCK system.
If your vehicle loses battery power for any reason,
you
must unlock the system with the secret code before the radio will turn on.
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To Lock The System:
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2.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Write down any number from 000 to 999 and keep it in a safe place.
Turn the ignition to ACC or RUN.
Turn the radio off.
Press the
1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until “- - -” shows
on the display.
You are now ready
to enter your secret code. Don’t wait more than 15
seconds between any of the following steps. If you do, the radio
automatically returns
to time display and you must start the procedure
over at step
4.
Press MIN and “000” will appear on the display.
Press the
MIN button again to make the last two digits agree with your
code.
Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree
with your code.
Press AM/FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the one
you wrote down. rEP appears in the display, indicating that you need to
repeat steps
5 through 7.
Press AMEM and this time the display will show “SEC”. “SEC”
means the system is secured.
With the ignition
off, the THEFTLOCK indicator will flash.
To Unlock THEFTLOCK After a Power Loss
When battery power is reapplied to a secured radio, the radio won’t turn on
and “LOC” will appear on
the display.
Enter your secret code as follows. Pause no more than
15 seconds between
steps.
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press MIN and “000” will appear on the display.
4. Press the MIN button again to make the last two digits agree with your
code.
5. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree with your code.
6. Press AM/FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the one
you wrote down. SEC appears
in the display indicating that the radio is
now operable.
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To Disable THEFTLOCK
1. Turn the ignition on.
2, Turn the radio off.
3. With the time showing in th e display, press th e 1 and 4 buttons
together. Hold them down
until “SEC” shows on the display.
You are now ready to enter your secret code. Don’t wait more than
15
seconds between any of the following steps.
4. Press MIN and “000” will appear on the display.
5. Press the MIN button again to make the last two digits agree with your
code.
6. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree with your code,
7. Press AMFM after you have confirmed that the code matches the one
you wrote down. “- ” will appear in the display, indicating that the
system is unsecured (disabled).
If the code is incorrect, “SEC” will appear in the display and the system will
still be secured. The radio will still operate if it is secured or unsecured. If
“SEC” appears and you still want to disable the system, follow the disable
procedure again and enter the correct code.
How to Operate Your ETRq AM-FM Stereo Audio
Compact Disc ATC System
This part tells you how your ETR“AM-FM stereo audio compact disc ATC
system works.
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