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select the station by using the memory buttons,
which you can set to any desired frequency.
These four methods are described below.
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[AS56660( GV)05/95]
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Using the ªTUNEº function
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[AS56700( GV)03/95]
You can change the frequency up or down
one increment at a time by pressing and
releasing either the left (
b) or right (
a) side
of the ªTUNEº button.
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[AS56750( GV)04/95]
Manual tuning adjusts your radio to any
allowable broadcast frequency, whether or
not a station is present on that frequency.
(SeeAll About Radio Frequenciesin this
section.)
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[AS56800( GV)04/95]
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Using the ªSEEKº function
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[AS56850( GV)04/95]
This feature on your radio allows you to
automatically select listenable stations up or
down the frequency band. Press the right
(
a) side of the ªSEEKº button to select the
next listenable station up the frequency band.
Press the left (
b) side of the button to select
the next listenable station down the
frequency band. By holding the button down,
listenable stations can be passed over to reach
the desired station.
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[AS56900( GV)01/95]
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Using the ªSCANº function
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[AS56950( GV)04/95]
Pressing the ªSCANº button will begin the
scan mode up the frequency band, stopping
on each listenable station for approximately
five seconds.
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[AS57000( GV)02/95]
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled station, press the ªSCANº button
again.
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Setting the Station Memory Preset buttons
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[AS57100( GV)02/95]
Your radio is equipped with 6 station
memory buttons. These buttons can be used
to select up to 6 preset AM stations and 12
FM stations (6 in FM1 and 6 in FM2).
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[AS57150( GV)02/95]
Follow the easy steps below to set these buttons
to the desired frequencies:
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[AS57200( GV)04/95]
1. Select a band, then select a frequency.
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[AS57300( GV)04/95]
2. Press one of the memory buttons and hold
the button until the sound returns. That
station is now held in memory on that
button.
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3. Follow the two steps above for each station
memory preset button you want to set.
[AS57375( GV)05/94]
NOTE: If the vehicle's battery is disconnected
the station memory preset buttons will
need to be reset.
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[AS57400( GV)02/95]
Adjusting the tone balance and speaker
output of your radio
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[AS57450( GV)04/95]
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Increasing or decreasing bass response
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[AS57500( GV)03/95]
Press the top (
c) of the ªBASSº button to
increase bass; press the bottom (
d) of the
ªBASSº button to decrease bass.
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[AS57550( GV)04/95]
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Increasing or decreasing treble response
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[AS57600( GV)03/95]
Press the top (
c) of the ªTREBLEº button to
increase treble; press the bottom (
d) of the
treble button to decrease treble.
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Adjusting speaker balance
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[AS57700( GV)03/95]
Balance control allows you to adjust the
sound distribution between the right and left
speakers. Press the top (
c) of the ªBALº
button to shift the sound to the right
speakers, and press the bottom (
d) of the
ªBALº button to shift the sound to the left
speakers.
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[AS57750( GV)04/95]
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Adjusting speaker fader
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[AS57800( GV)03/95]
Fade control allows you to adjust the sound
distribution between the front and rear
speakers. Press the top (
c) of the ªFADEº
button to shift the sound to the front
speakers, and press the bottom (
d) of the
ªFADEº button to shift the sound to the back
speakers.
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[AS57850( GV)04/95]
NOTE: Illuminated bars in the display show
relative levels of bass and treble, and
positions of speaker balance and fader
functions (left to right, front to rear).
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Using the Controls of Your Cassette Tape
Player
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[AS57950( GV)04/95]
NOTE: Radio power must be on to use the
cassette tape player or eject a tape.
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[AS58000( GV)02/95]
How to insert a tape
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[AS58050( GV)09/94]
Your cassette tape player is equipped with
power loading. Once you insert a tape and push
slightly (with theopen edge to the right), the
loading mechanism draws the tape the rest of
the way in and play will begin after a
momentary tape tightening process.
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ignition on whether or not the radio
power is on. Inserting a cassette tape
with the radio power off will turn the
audio system on. After the cassette is
ejected, radio play will return.
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[AS58200( GV)02/95]
How to locate a desired track on the tape
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[AS58250( GV)09/94]
There are four ways to quickly locate a desired
selection on the tape. You can use the fast
forward, rewind, ªSEEKº, or ªSCANº function.
Following are brief descriptions of each.
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Fast forwarding the tape
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[AS58350( GV)01/95]
To fast forward the tape, press the ªFFº
button. The radio will begin playing until fast
forward is manually stopped (by pushing the
ªTAPEº button) or the end of the tape is
reached.
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[AS58400( GV)01/95]
At the end of the tape, the direction
automatically reverses and plays the other
side of the tape.
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Rewinding the tape
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[AS58500( GV)01/95]
To rewind the tape, press the ªREWº button.
The radio will begin playing until rewind is
manually stopped (by pushing the ªTAPEº
button) or the beginning of the tape is
reached.
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Using the ªSEEKº function with your cassette
tape player
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While in the tape mode, push the right (
a)
side of the ªSEEKº button to seek forward to
the next selection on the tape. Push the left
(
b) side to seek the previous tape selection.
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[AS58650( GV)01/95]
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Using the ªSCANº function with your
cassette tape player
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[AS58700( GV)01/95]
Press the ªSCANº button to begin the
forward scan mode on the tape currently
playing, stopping on each tape selection for
approximately an eight-second sampling
(display indicates ªSCº).
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[AS58800( GV)01/95]
To stop the scan mode on the presently
sampled tape selection, press ªSCANº a
second time.
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[AS58850( GV)02/95]
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How to change the side of the tape being
played
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[AS58900( GV)01/95]
The alternate side of the tape can be selected
by pressing the ªSIDE 1-2º button.
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[AS58950( GV)02/95]
How to eject the tape
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[AS59000( GV)01/95]
To stop the tape and eject the cassette, press the
ªEJº button. The radio will resume playing if the
radio power is on. The tape cartridge can be
ejected with radio power (and/or ignition) on or
off.
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[AS59050( GV)01/95]
How to store the tape
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[AS59100( GV)01/95]
Press the ªAM/FMº button to stop the tape
player and resume radio play.
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Do not leave a tape in the cassette tape
player. High heat in the vehicle can cause the
cassette to warp.
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Common Radio Reception Conditions
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Several conditions prevent FM reception from
being completely clear and noise-free, such as
the following:
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1. Distance/Strength
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The strength of the FM signal is directly related
to the distance the signal must travel. The
listenable range of an average FM signal is
approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers). Beyond
this distance, the radio is operating in a fringe
area and the signal becomes weaker.
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[AS61400( ALL)04/95]
2. Terrain
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[AS61500( ALL)02/95]
The terrain (hilly, mountainous, tall buildings) of
the area over which the signal travels may
prevent the FM signal from being noise-free.
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[AS61700( ALL)01/95]
If there is a building or large structure between
the antenna and station, some of the signal
ªbendsº around the building, but certain spots
receive almost no signal. Moving out of the
ªshadowº of the structure will allow the station
to return to normal.
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[AS61800( ALL)01/95]
When the radio waves are reflected off objects or
structures, the reflected signal cancels the normal
signal, causing the antenna to pick up noise and
distortion. Cancellation effects are most
prominent in metropolitan areas, but also can
become quite severe in hilly terrain and
depressed roadways.
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[AS61900( ALL)01/95]
To minimize these conditions, a stereo/mono
blend circuit has been incorporated into this
system. This feature automatically switches a
weak stereo signal to a clearer monaural signal,
which improves the quality of reception.
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[AS62000( ALL)01/95]
Several sources of static are normal conditions
on AM frequencies. These can be caused by
power lines, electric fences, traffic lights and
thunderstorms.
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[AS62100( ALL)01/95]
Another reception phenomenon isStrong Signal
Capture and Overload. This can occur when
listening to a weak station and when passing
another broadcast tower. The close station may
capture the more distant station, although the
displayed frequency does not change. While
passing the tower, the station may switch back
and forth a few times before returning to the
original station.
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[AS62200( ALL)01/95]
When several broadcast towers are present
(common in metropolitan areas) several stations
may overload the receiver, resulting in
considerable station changing, mixing and
distortion.
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[AS62300( ALL)01/95]
Automatic gain control circuitry for both AM
and FM bands has been incorporated into this
system to reduce strong signal capture and
overload.
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All About Radio Frequencies
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[AS62500( ALL)01/95]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
establishes the frequencies that AM and FM
radio stations may use for their broadcasts. The
allowable frequencies are, AM: 530, 540...1600,
1610 kHz in 10 kHz steps; FM: 87.9, 88.1...107.7,
107.9 MHz in 0.2 MHz steps.
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[AS62600( ALL)01/95]
Not all frequencies will be assigned to a given
area. This radio will tune to each of these
frequencies using MANUAL TUNE and no fine
tuning is necessary as radio stations may not use
other frequencies.
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[AS62700( ALL)02/95]
Some FM radio stations advertise a
ªrounded-offº frequency which is not the
frequency they actually broadcast on. For
example, a radio station that is assigned a
frequency of 98.7 MHz may call itself ªRadio 99º
even though 99.0 MHz is not an allowable FM
broadcast frequency.
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