
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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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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Upper Knob (PWR-VOL) - The upper  knob has these two  functions: 
0 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, FM I 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 
counterclockwise  to decrease  radio  frequency. When  done, press 
the knob 
again to return 
it to its stored  position. 
Pushbuttons 
- The  six pushbuttons  let  you return to  favorite  stations. To 
set the pushbuttons  for  up to 18 fworite  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. 
rress 
4 SEEK to  cause  the receiver  to seek the  next lower  station. 
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SCAN - Press and hold the center of the  SEEK  button to momentarily 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.  The 
pushbutton  number (Pl-P6)  will appear  momentarily  just before frequency 
is displayed. 
AUTO  TONE -Press  this button to select between  five preset equalization 
settings  and tailor the sound  to the music  or voice being 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 automatically  set back  to  MAN 
(manual). 
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 knob  clockwise  to 
adjust  sound  to  the right  speakers and  counterclockwise to adjust 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. 
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