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l the unit must be turned on
Make sure the headlights are turned off to help prevent battery drain. \
Enter the code again once this time has elapsed.
pg. 1:39 Radio - SC-811
A - On/off switch and volume control
Turn the button clockwise to switch on and to increase the volume.
B - Waveband selector
The desired waveband is set by pressing one of the waveband selector but\
tons. The frequency and
waveband is shown on the display.
NOTE: There are two FM wavebands and two AM wavebands. This makes it pos\
sible to store 2 x 6 FM
stations and 2 x 6 AM stations in memory.
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C - Setting frequency selection
The radio can be used in most parts of the world by changing the frequen\
cy selection intervals as
follows:
Depress and hold preset button 5 and turn the radio ON. "USA" will flash\
on the display. Each time
button 5 is pressed, the frequency selection will change from "USA" to "\
AUS", etc. When the correct
country name is displayed, wait 5 seconds and the radio will be ready fo\
r use.
When "USA" is chosen, the FM band will search for stations in 200 kHz in\
tervals and AM will search in
10 kHz intervals.
D - Manual tuning
Turn the knob counter-clockwise to tune to lower frequencies and clockwi\
se to tune to higher
frequencies. The tuned frequency is displayed. pg. 1:40 Radio-SC-811
A - Seek tuning
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Push the tuning knob to seek for higher frequencies. The radio seeks the\
next audible station and stops
there. If you wish to continue the seek tuning, press the tuning knob ag\
ain.
B - Preset programming
1. Tune to the desired frequency.
2. Depress and hold a preset button. The audio will cut out. Keep the bu\
tton depressed until the audio
comes on again (approx. 2 seconds).
3. The frequency is now stored on this preset button.
C - Preset buttons
To select a pre-programmed radio frequency, depress the preset button. T\
he set frequency will be
displayed. pg. 1:41 Radio SC - 811
A - Automatic programming (Auto seek)
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This function automatically seeks and stores up to 8 strong AM or FM sta\
tions. This is especially useful
when traveling in areas where radio stations are unfamiliar.
1. Depress and hold the "auto seek" button for at least 1 second. A numb\
er of strong stations (max. 8) on
the chosen waveband are now automatically stored in the auto seek memory\
. If there are no audible
stations, "no" is displayed.
2. Press the "auto seek" button (for less than 1 second) to obtain ano\
ther autostored station. A new
station will be selected each time the button is pressed.
B - Bass control
Adjust the bass by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, down\
to decrease). A "detent"
indicates "equalized" bass.
C - Treble control
Adjust the treble by sliding the control up or down (up to increase, do\
wn to decrease). A "detent"
indicates "equalized" treble. pg. 1:42 Radio SC-811
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A - Fader control
Adjust front/rear speaker balance by sliding the control up or down.
(Up to direct more sound to the front speakers, down to direct more sou\
nd to the rear speakers).
The "detent" indicates "equalized" front/rear balance position.
B - Mute function
Press the "power-volume" knob to temporarily mute the sound. "PAUSE" is \
displayed.
C - Balance control
Pull out the "volume" knob and adjust the left/right balance by turning \
the knob counter-clockwise or
clockwise.
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pg. 1:43 Cassette deck
A - Cassette slot
The cassette is inserted with the open side to the right (side 1 or A o\
f the cassette upwards). When the
cassette is inserted, the radio is disengaged and the cassette will star\
t to play automatically. "TAPE 1" or
"TAPE 2" is displayed to indicate which side of the tape is being played\
. When one side of the tape is
being played. When one side of the tape has been played the unit will au\
tomatically play the other side
(auto-reverse). The cassette can be inserted or ejected even when the \
unit is switched off.
B - Reversing the tape (rev)
Press the button to play the other side of the tape.
The side of the tape being played will be displayed.
C - Fast winding
The tape is advanced with "ff" and rewound with "rew". The tape side ind\
icator in the display will flash
rapidly during fast winding. Fast winding can be stopped by pressing the\
button again.
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D - Dolby B button
Press this button when you use tapes recorded with the Dolby B noise red\
uction system. The Dolby
Symbol
will be indicated in the display.
pg. 1:44 Cassette deck
A - "nxt" (next selector)
Press the "nxt" button and the tape will automatically advance to the ne\
xt song. There must be a pause of
approx. 5 seconds between songs for this function to operate.
B - "rpt" (repeat) selector
Press the "rpt" button to rewind the tape to the beginning of the song. \
Press the button again to rewind to
the beginning of the previous song.
There must be a pause of approx. 5 seconds between the songs for this fu\
nction to operate.
C - Pause
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If you press the "power-volume" knob the tape is stopped, the unit is si\
lent and "PAUSE" is displayed.
To restart the tape press the knob again. pg. 1:45 Cassette deck
A - Cassette eject
If the button is pressed the tape will stop and the cassette will be eje\
cted. The radio will be automatically
engaged. The radio or CD will engage automatically (depending on which \
mode was activated before
the tape was played).
B - To re-enter Radio mode
There are three alternative ways to re-enter Radio mode:
l Push one of the waveband selector buttons
l Push the auto seek button
l Push one of the preset buttons
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