
AM-FM Stereo  with  Cassette  Tape  Player 
and  Automatic  Tone  Control 
Playing  the  Radio 
PWR: 
Press  the  upper  knob to turn  the  system on or off. 
VOL: Turn the upper  knob  clockwise  to  increase 
volume.  Turn  it counterclockwise  to  decrease  volume. 
RCL: Press  this  button  briefly  to  recall  the  station 
being  played  or  to  display  the  clock.  To  change  what  is 
normally  shown  on  the  display  (station  or  time),  press 
the 
RCL button  until  you  see the  display  you  want,  then 
hold  the 
RCL button  until  the  display  flashes.  If  you 
press  the  button  when  the  ignition  is  off,  the  clock  will 
show  for a  few  seconds. 
Finding a Station 
AM-FM: Press  this  button  to get AM, FM1 or FM2. 
The  display  shows  your  selection. 
TUNE: Press  this  knob  lightly so it extends.  Turn  it  to 
choose  radio  stations.  Push  the  knob back 
in when 
you’re  not  using 
it. 
SEEK: Press  the  up  or down  arrow  to go to the  next 
higher  or lower  station.  The  sound  will.be muted 
while  seeking. 
SCAN: Press  this  button  and  release it to listen to 
stations  for a  few  seconds.  The radio  will  go to a  station, 
stop for  a  few  seconds,  then  go on to the  next  station. 
Press  the  button  again  to stop scanning.  The sound  will 
be  muted  while  scanning,  and  SCAN  will  appear  on the 
display.  If  you  press  SCAN  for more  than  two  seconds, 
the  radio  will  change  to  PSCAN mode.  PSCAN  will 
appear  on  the  display. 
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Adjusting  the  Speakers 
BAL: Press  this  knob  lightly so it extends.  Turn  the 
knob 
to move  the  sound  to the  left  or right  speakers.  Use 
the  middle  position  to  balance  these  speakers.  Push  the 
knob  back  in  when  you’re  not  using  it. 
FADE: Press  the  knob  lightly so it extends.  Then  pull 
the  knob  all  the  way  0u.t. Turn  it to  move  the  sound  to 
the  front  or  rear  speakers.  Use  the  middle  position  to 
balance  these  speakers.  Push  the  knob  back  in  when 
you’re  not  using  it. 
Push  the  knob  back  in  when  you’re  not  using  it. 
Playing a Cassette  Tape 
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. 
The  longer  side  with 
the tape  visible  should  face to  the 
right. 
If the  ignition  is on,  but  the radio  is off,  the  tape 
will  begin  playing.  If  you  hear  nothing  but  a  garbled  sound,  the  tape  may not  be  in squarely.  Press  EJECT  to 
remove  the  tape  and  start  over. 
While the  tape  is playing,  use  the VOL, FADE,  BAL, 
TREB,  BASS  and  TONE  controls  just as  you  do  for  the 
radio.  The display  will  show  TP with  a  box  around  it 
and  an  arrow  to  show  which  side  of  the  tape  is playing.  Your 
tape  bias  is set  automatically.  When  a  metal  or 
chrome  tape  is inserted,  HI-BIAS  appears  on  the 
display. 
If you  want  to  insert  a  tape  when  the  ignition  is 
off,  first  press  EJECT  or 
RCL. 
If E and  a  number  appear  on  the  radio  display,  the  tape 
won’t  play  because 
of an  error. 
E10: The  tape  is  tight  and  the  player  can’t  turn  the 
tape  hubs.  Remove  the  tape.  Hold  the  tape  with  the 
open  end  down  and  try  to  turn  the  right  hub 
counterclockwise  with  a  pencil.  Turn  the  tape  over 
and  repeat.  If the  hubs  do  not  turn  easily,  your  tape 
may  be  damaged  and  should  not  be  used  in  the 
player. 
Try a  new  tape  to  make  sure  your  player  is 
working  properly. 
Ell: The  tape  is  broken.  Try  a  new  tape. 
IT any  error  occurs  repeatedly  or  if  an  error  can’t  be 
corrected,  please  contact  your  retailer. 
If your  radio 
displays  an  error  number,  write 
it down  and  provide  it to 
your  retailer  when  reporting  the  problem. 
REV  (1): Press this button  to  reverse  the  tape  rapidly. 
Press 
it again  to  return  to  playing  speed.  The  radio  will 
play  the  last-selected  station  while  the  tape  reverses.  You 
may  select  stations  during 
REV operation  by  using  TUNE. 
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FWD (2): Pres‘s this button  to advance  quickly  to 
another part  of the  tape.  Press  the button  again  to return 
to playing speed.  The radio  will  play  the last-selected 
station while  the tape advances.  You may  select stations 
during FWD operation  by using  TUNE. 
PROG (3): Press  this button. to  play the other  side of 
the  tape. 
(4): Press this button  to  reduce  background  noise. 
Note  that  the  double-D  symbol  will  appear  on  the  display. 
Dolby@ Noise Reduction is  manufactured  under a 
license from  Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. 
Dolby  and  the double-D  symbol are trademarks  of 
Dolby  Laboratories Licensing Corporation. 
SEEK: Press the up or down  arrow  to search  for the 
next  or previous selection  on the  tape.  Your  tape must 
have at least 
three seconds  of silence  between  each 
selection  for SEEK  to work.  After  the selection  has  been 
playing  for  at least eight seconds, press 
the SEEK down 
arrow  to  return to the beginning  of the  selection. 
SCAN: Press this button  to listen  to each selection  for a 
few  seconds.  The tape will  go to the  next  selection, stop 
for a  few seconds,  then 
go on  to the next  selection.  Press 
this  button  again to stop scanning.  The sound  will  be 
muted,  SCAN will appear  on the display  and the tape 
direction  arrow  will  blink  while scanning. 
TONE: Press this button  to select a  TONE  while 
playing a cassette.  The tone  will be automatically set 
whenever  you  play  a cassette tape. 
AM-F”: Press this button  to  play  the radio  when a tape 
is  in  the  player.  The tape  will stop  but  remain  in  the 
player. 
TAPE AUX: If  you  have a tape inserted and the radio is 
playing, press  TAPE  AUX  to  play  your  tape. To return 
to  the  radio while a tape  is playing,  press  AM-FM.  The 
inactive tape will  remain safely inside the radio  for 
future  listening. 
EJECT: Press this button to  remove the tape.  The radio 
will  play.  EJECT  may  be  activated with either.  the 
ignition or radio 
off. Cassettes  may  be  loaded  with  the 
radio  and ignition 
off if this button is pressed  first. 
CLN: This message  may  appear on  the  display. If it 
does,  your cassette  tape player  needs  to  be cleaned. It 
will still  play tapes, but  you  should  clean it as soon  as 
possible  to  prevent  damage  to your  tapes  and  player. 
See  “Care  ,of  Your  Cassette  Tape  Player”  in  the  Index. 
After  you clean the  player,  press  and hold  EJECT  for 
five  seconds  to reset the  CLN  indicator.  The radio will 
display 
--- to  show  the indicator  was reset. 
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AM-FM  Stereo  with  Compact  Disc  Player 
with  Automatic  Tone  Control  (Option) 
Playing the Radio 
PWR: 
Press  this button  to turn  the system  on  or off. 
VOL: Turn  this  knob  clockwise to increase  volume. 
Turn  it counterclockwise  to decrease  volume. 
RCL: Press this  button  briefly to recall the station 
being  played 
or to display the  clock. To .change what is 
normally shown on the display (station or time),  press 
the button  until you see the display you want, then hold 
the button until  the  display flashes. 
If you press the 
buttan 
when the ignition is off, the clock will show for a 
few seconds. 
Finding  a  Station 
AM-FM: 
Press  this  button  to  get  AM, FM1 or FM2. 
The  display  shows  your  selection. 
TUNE: Press  this  knob  lightly so it extends.  Turn  it  to 
choose  radio stations.  Push  the  knob  back  in  when 
you’re  not  using  it. 
SEEK:‘Press the  up  or  down  arrow  to  go  to  the  next 
higher  or lower  station.  The  sound  will  be  muted 
while  seeking. 
SCAN: Press  this  button  and  release it to listen  to 
stations  for a few  seconds.  The radio  will  go  to a station, 
stop for a  few seconds,  then go on  to  the next  station. 
Press  the button  again  to  stop scanning. The  sound  will 
be  muted  while  scanning, 
and SCAN  will  appear on  the 
display. 
If you  press  SCAN  for more  than  two  seconds, 
the radio  will  change  to  PSCAN  mode.  PSCAN  will 
appear  on the  display. 
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Adjusting the Speakers 
BAL: Press this knob, lightly so it extends, Tm the 
knob to move the sound  to the  left or right  speakers. Use 
the middk  position  to balance  these  speakers. 
FADE: Press  the knob  lightly--so  it 'extends.  Then  pull 
-. the knoti.all  the  way  out. T& it to move  the  sound  to 
, the front  or rear  speakers.  'Use  the middle  position  to' 
I -balance  these  speakers.' 
Push  the knob  back  in when  you're,not.using it. 
Playing a Compact  Disc 8. 
Insert  a  disc  partway  into the slot,  label  side,up. The 
player  will  pull  it in.  If the'ignition  is 
on and  the  radio  is 
off, the disc should  begin  playing. 
If you're  driving  on a very  rough  road  or if  it's  very  hot, 
the  disc  may  not  play  and 
Em, (error)  may  appear  on 
the  display.  When  things  get back  to normzil,  the disc 
should  play. 
If the  disc comes  out, it could  be  that: 
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The disc is upside  down. 
It  is  dirty,  scratched  or wet. 
It is  very  humid. (If so, wait  about  an hour  and 
try  again.) 
RCL: Press  this  button  to  see  which  track is playing. 
x Press  it again  within  five seconds  to see  how  long  it has 
been  playing. 
To change  what  is normally  shown  on  the 
display  (track  or elapsed-time),  press  the  button  until 
you  see  the  display  you  want,  then  hold  the  button  until 
the  display  flashes.  While  elapsed  time  is showing, 
EL TM  will  appear  on the  display. 
REV (1): Press  and  hold  this  button to quickly  reverse 
within  a  track  (song).  You will  hear  sound  at  a  reduced 
volume.  The display  will  show  elapsed  time. 
FWD (2): Press  and  hold  this  button  to  quickly  advance 
within  a  track  (song).  You will  hear  sound  at  a  reduced 
volume.  The display  will  show  elapsed  time. 
RDM (3): Press  this  button  to  hear  the  tracks  in random, 
rather  than  sequential,  order.  RDM  will  appear  on  the 
display  when  you  press 
this button.  Press  RDM  again  to 
turn 
off random  play. 
AM-FM: Press  this  button  to  play  the  radio  when  a  disc 
is  in  the  player. 
CD: Press  this  button  to change  to  the  disc  function 
when  the  radio  is 
on if  a  disc is already  loaded.  The.disc 
will  start  playing  at the  point  where 
it was  stopped. A 
box  will  appear  around  CD on  the  display'when  the  disc 
is active. 
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SEEK:. Press the down to go,.to  the start of the 
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::, , :If you turn off the  ignition  or  radio  with  a  disc in-the 
: ; I :.; -':player, it will stay  in  the  player.  \WhFn yo0 turn on the 
- :?: ::,"ignition or system,  the  disc  will start playing  where i't 
- * - 1. . .:-. '"was stopped. 
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AM-FM. Stereo  with  Cassette  Tape  and 
Compact  Disc  Player  with  Automatic  Tone  Control  (Option)L 
PWR: Press  the  upper knob to  turn  the  system on or dff. ~ I 1- 
VOL: Turn the  upper knob clockwise to increase ..= 
volume. Turn it; counterclockwise  to  decrease  volume. 
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Setting  the Tone 
TONE: This feature  allows  you  to  choose preset  treble 
and  bass  equalization  settings  designed  for jazz,  vocal, 
pop,  rock  and  classical  stations.  JAZZ will  appear  on  the 
display  when  you  first press  TONE.  Each  time  you  press 
it,  another  setting  will  appear  on the  display.  .Press  it 
again  after  CLASSIC  appears  and  MANUAL will 
appear.  Tone  control  will  return  to  the TREB  and  BASS 
knobs.  Also,  if  you  use  the  TREB  and BASS  knobs, 
control  will  return  to them  and  MANUAL  will  appear. 
BASS: Press this knob  lightly so it extends.  Turn  the 
knob  to  increase  or decrease  bass.  When  you  use  this 
control,  the  radio’s  TONE setting  will  switch  to  manual. 
Push  the  knob  back  in  when  you’re  not  using  it. 
TREB: Press  this  knob  lightly so it extends.  Then  pull 
the  knob  all  the way  out.  Turn  the  knob  to  increase  or 
decrease  treble.  When  you  use  this  control,  the  radio’s 
TONE  setting  will  switch  to manual.  Push  the  knob  back 
in  when  you’re  not  using  it. 
Adjusting  the  Speakers 
BAL: 
Press  this  knob  lightly so it  extends.  Turn  the 
knob  to  move  the sound  to  the  left 
or right  speakers.  Use 
the  middle  position  to  balance  these  speakers.  Push  the 
knob  back’in  when  you’re  not  using 
it. 
FADE: Press  the  knob  lightly so it extends.  Then  pull 
the  knob  all  the  way out. Turn  it to  move  the  sound  to 
the  front or  rear  speakers.  Use  the  middle  position  to 
balance  these  speakers.  Push  the  knob  back  in  when 
you’re  not  using  it. 
Playing  a  Cassette  Tape 
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. 
The  longer  side with  the  tape  visible  should  face to  the 
right. 
If the-ignition  is on,  but  the  radio  is off, the tape 
will  begin  playing.  If  you  hear  nothing  but  a  garbled 
sound,  the  tape  may  not  be  in  squarely.  Press  EJECT to 
remove  the  tape  and  start  over. 
While  the  tape  is playing,  use  the  VOL, 
FADE, BAL, 
TREB,  BASS  and  TONE controls  just as  you  do for  the 
radio.  The display  will  show  TP with  a  box  around  it 
and  an  arrow  to  show  which  side  of  the tape  is playing. 
Your  tape  bias  is set  automatically.  When  a  metal  or 
chrome  tape  is inserted,  HI-BIAS  appears  on the 
display.  If  you  want  to  insert a  tape  when  the  ignition  is 
off, first  press EJECT or  RCL. 
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If E and a number  appear  on  the radio  display,  the  tape 
won’t  play  because 
of an  error. 
ElO: The  tape  is tight  and  the  player  can’t  turn  the 
taperhubs.  Remove  the  tape.  Hold  the  tape  with  the 
open  end  down  and  try  to 
turn the  right  hub 
counterclockwise  with  a pencil.  Turn  the  tape over 
and  repeat.  If the hubs do  not  turn  easily,  your  tape 
may  be  damaged  and  should  not  be used  in  the 
player.  Try  a new  tape  to  make  sure  your  player  is 
working  properly. 
Ell: The  tape  is broken.  Try a new  tape. 
If any  error  occurs  repeatedly  or if an  error  can’t  be 
corrected, please contact  your  retailer. 
If your  radio 
I displays an  error  number,  write  it down  and  provide it to 
your  retailer  when  reporting  the  problem. 
REV (1): Press  this  button  to  reverse the tape  rapidly. 
Press  it again  to  return  to  playing  speed.  The radio  will 
play  the last-selected station  while.the tape  reverses. 
You may  select  stations during REV operation  by 
using  TUNE. 
FWD (2): Press  this button  to  advance-quickly to 
another  part 
of the  tape.  Press  the  button  again  to  return 
to  playing  speed. The radio  will  play  the last-selected 
station  while  the tape  advances.  You  may select  stations 
during 
FWD operation  by using TUNE. 
PROG (3): Press  this button  to play  the  other  side  of 
the  tape. 
00 (4): Press this button  to  reduce  background  noise. 
Note  that  the  double-D  symbol  will  appear  on 
the display. 
Dolby@  Noise  Reduction  is manufactured  under  a 
license  from  Dolby  Laboratories  Licensing  Corporation. 
Dolby  and  the double-D’  symbol 
are trademarks  of 
Dolby  Laboratories  Licensing  Corporation. 
RDM (5): Press this button  to  hear the tracks in ranaom, 
rather  than  sequential,  order. 
RDM will appear  on  the 
display  when  you  press 
this button.  Press RDM again  to 
turn 
off random-play. 
SEEK: Press  the up or down  arrow to search  for the 
next  or previous  selection  on  the tape. Your tape must 
have at least  three  seconds  of silence  between  each 
selection  for SEEK  to  work. 
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