Part 1Car audio system operating tips
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OPERATION OF INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLSÐ
Chapter 1-7 Car audio system and Air conditioning system
Car audio system operating tips
AM-FM radio with electronic tuner and cassette tape player
AM-FM radio with electronic
tuner, cassette tape player and Compact Disc player
Automatic air conditioning controls
Dashboard vents
Lower vent
You can listen to the car audio system
when the ignition key is at ONº or
ACCº. However, if the engine is not
running,
the key must be in the ACCº
position.
ILLUMINATION CONTROL LOGIC When the instrument panel lights are on,
the letters on operable buttons of the
mode in current use light up. On some au-
dio-units, the mode selection and eject
buttons also light up.
On some audio-units, when a cassette tape is not in the slot, the letters on the tape mode buttons do not light up, but the
slot lights up for easy access. Once a cas-
sette tape is inserted, the letters on the
tape mode buttons light up, and the slot
stops illuminating. RADIO FM reception tips
Most of us are not aware that a vehicle is
not an ideal place to listen to a radio. Be- cause it moves, reception conditions
change continuously. Buildings, terrain,
signal distance and noise from other ve-
hicles are all working against good recep-
tion. Some FM reception conditions may appear to be problems even though they are normal.
The following characteristics are normal
for a given reception area, and they do not
indicate any problem with the radio itself.
Fading and Drifting: On the average,
the broadcast range of FM stations is limited to about 40 km (25 miles), ex-cept for some high power stations.
If a vehicle is moving away from the
desired station's transmitter, the signal
will tend to fade and/or drift. This phe-
nomenon is more noticeable with FM
than with AM, and is accompanied by distortion.
Fading and drifting can be minimized
to a certain degree by fine tuning, or
you should tune in to a stronger signal.
Static and Fluttering: When the line-
of-sight path between a transmitter
and vehicle is blocked by large build-
ings or the like, static or fluttering may
occur because of the characteristic of
FM. In a similar effect, a fluttering
noise is sometimes heard when driv-
ing along a tree-lined road.
This static and fluttering can be re-
duced by adjusting the tone control for
greater bass response until the distur-
bance has passed.
90The radio has two FM selections, FM1º
and FM2º. You can preset any desired six
stations in each selection. W
hen you pre-
set an FM station, check which selection you have used.
2. Tune in the desired station. (See (b)
Selecting a stationº.)
3. Push one of the station selector but-
tons and hold it until a beep is heard. This
sets the station to the button and the but-
ton number will appear on the display.
To change the preset station to a dif ferent
one, follow the same procedure.
The preset station will be cancelled when
the power source is severed (battery dis-connected, burnt fuse, etc.). (d) Adjusting the tone Automatic tone adjustment Push the EQº button repeatedly until the
desired frequency response pattern ap-
pears on the display. This function auto-matically controls the tone in accordance with the selected pattern.
To change the preset mode, adjust the manual tone control knobs as you like. (See the following Manual tone adjust- mentº.) To memorize the setting you have se-
lected, push the EQº button for 2 sec-
onds until a beep is heard. To cancel the
memory,
push the EQº button for 10 sec-
onds until the second beep is heard.
To cancel all the memory which you have
set, push the EQº button for 20 seconds until the third beep is heard. Manual tone adjustment
Before using the tone controls, push the
EQº button repeatedly until your desired
response pattern appears on the display.
To adjust a low-pitched tone, push the
BASSº knob (if pushed in) and turn it. At the time, the BASSº display will change.
To adjust a middle-pitched tone, push the
MID BALº knob (if pushed in) and turn it.
At the time, the MIDº display will change.
To adjust a high-pitched tone, push the
TREB FADEº knob (if pushed in), and
turn it. At the time, the TREBº display will
change. (e) Adjusting the sound balance
To balance the sound between the right
and left speakers, push the MID BALº knob (if pushed in), pull it fully out and turn it.
To balance the sound between the front
and rear speakers, push the TREB
FADEº knob (if pushed in), pull it fully outand turn it. (f) Listening to the cassette tape
1. Put the cassette into the slot, with the
tape side to the right and lightly push it in.The tape player will grab the cassette and
slide it into place to play it. If the radio or
Compact Disc
player is on when inserting
the cassette, it will automatically turn off.
If the cassette is already in the slot, push
the TAPEº button.
At this time, PLAYº will appear on the dis-
play.
The tape player can also be turned on by
pushing the PWR VOLº knob if the tape
player was playing when the system was
turned off by pushing the knob. When a metal or chrome equivalent tape
is inserted, the player will automatically
adapt to it and MTLº will appear on the
display.
2. If using a tape recorded with Dolby
NR*, push the button by the double-D
symbol to select the Dolby B NR or Dolby
C NR mode. The display will indicate
which Dolby noise reduction system is op-
erating. The Dolby B NR mode reduces tape noise by about 10 dB. The Dolby C NR mode re-duces tape noise by another 10 dB, or
about 20 dB total. For best sound repro-
duction, select the same NR mode that was used to record the tape.
