Power Switch, Volume Control
Press the ON/VOL control to turn the radio on. Turn the
volume control to the right to increase the volume.
Seek Button (Radio Mode)
Press and release the Seek button to search for the next
station in either the MW/LW or FM mode. Press the top
of the button to seek up and the bottom to seek down.
The radio will remain tuned to the new station until you
make another selection. Holding the button in will by-
pass stations without stopping until you release it.
Tuning
Press the TUNE control up or down to increase or
decrease the frequency. If you press and hold the button,
the radio will continue to tune until you release the
button. The frequency will be displayed and continu-
ously updated while the button is pressed.
Balance
The Balance control adjusts the left-to-right speaker bal-
ance. Push in the button and it will pop out. Adjust the
balance and push the button back in.
Fade
The Fade control provides for balance between the front
and rear speakers. Push in the button and it will pop out.
Adjust the balance and push the button back in.
Tone Control
Slide the Bass and/or Treble controls up or down to
adjust the sound for the desired tone.
AM/FM-TAPE/CD/CD-C
Press the top of this button to switch between MW, FM,
and LW. Press the bottom of this button to switch
between Tape, CD, and optional CD changer control
operation.
To Set The Radio Push-button Memory
You can store a total of 10 FM, 5 MW and 5 LW stations
into memory.
When you are receiving a FM station that you wish to
commit to push-button memory, press the SET button.
SET 1 will appear in the radio display window. Select the
push button you wish to lock on this station and press
and release that button. If a button is not selected within
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5 seconds after pressing the SET button, the station will
continue to play, but will not be locked into push-button
memory.
You may add a second FM station to each push button by
repeating the above procedure with this exception: Press
the SET button twice and SET 2 will appear in the radio
display window. Each button can be set for SET 1 and
SET 2 in the FM mode. This allows for 10 FM stations to
be locked into push button memory. The stations stored
in SET 2 memory can be selected by pressing the push
button twice.
When you are receiving the MW or LW station that you
wish to commit to push-button memory, press SET 1
button. SET 1 will appear in the radio display window.
Select the push-button you wish to lock on this station
and press and release that button.
Operating Instructions - RDS Mode
The following RDS functions can be selected while in
radio mode by pushing the appropriate button.
Time Button
Briefly press the Time button to change the display
between radio frequency and time.
To set the ªHOME CLKº use a ballpoint pen or similar
object to press the hour (H) or minute (M) buttons on the
radio, The time setting will increase each time you press
the button. Press any other button to exit from the clock
setting mode.
Any time the hour (H) or minute (M) buttons are pressed
when in the ªRDS CLKº mode the clock will automati-
cally switch to the ªHOME CLKº mode and only the
home time will be set.
Pressing and holding the TIME button for 2 seconds will
toggle the clock between ªRDS CLKº and ªHOME CLKº.
The display will indicate which clock is activated. The
ªRDS CLKº is only updated by the signal transmitted
from a radio station with an RDS signal.
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TA (Traffic Announcement) Button
Pressing the TA button will enable the Traffic Information
system. If the current station does not have the TP
function or is not a RDS station the radio will beep and
display ªNO TAº and then go into the TA seek mode.
During Tape/CD mode the TA will give priority to traffic
announcements from the last tuned TA station. TA mode
is always off in the MW/LW mode.
During TA seek mode the radio display will flash ªTA
SEEKº. If no TP station is found after one cycle of the
search the radio will display ªNO TAº and then turn the
TA feature off.
PTY (Program Type) Button
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Pressing this button once will turn on the PTY mode
for 10 seconds. If no action is taken during the 10
second time out the PTY icon will turn off. Pressing the
PTY button within 10 seconds will allow the program
format type to be selected. Toggle the PTY button to
select the following format types:
²None
²Affairs
²Children
²Classics
²Country
²Culture
²Document
²Drama
²Easy M
²Educate
²Finance
²Folk M
²Info
²Jazz
²Leisure
²Light M
²Nation M
²News
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²Oldies
²Other M
²Phone In
²Pop M
²Religion
²Rock M
²Science
²Social
²Sport
²Travel
²Varied
²Weather
By pressing the SEEK button when the PTY icon is
displayed, the radio will be tuned to the next frequency
station with the same selected PTY name. The PTY
function only operates when in the FM mode.If a preset button is activated while in the PTY (Program
Type) mode, the PTY mode will be exited and the radio
will tune to the preset station.
AF LOC (Alternative Frequencies and Local
Frequencies) Button
Pressing the AF LOC button will toggle the radio display
as follows: LOC ON »» AF OFF »» LOC OFF. The radio
display will indicate when the LOC and AF are activated.
AF will automatically tune to another frequency of the
same national program when the signal quality of the
currently tuned frequency becomes poor.
LOC limits AF to only tune to another station within the
same region code to ensure the program remains local.
Operating Instructions - Tape Mode
Insert the cassette with the exposed tape side toward the
right and the mechanical action of the player will gently
pull the cassette into the play position.
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NOTE:When subjected to extremely cold temperatures,
the tape mechanism may require a few minutes to warm
up for proper operation. Sometimes poor playback may
be experienced due to a defective cassette tape. Clean and
demagnetize the tape heads at least twice a year.
Changing Tape Direction
Press the top of the PTY button to change tape play
direction. The display will confirm the selected tape play
direction. The time is always displayed.
Seek Button
Press the SEEK button up for the next selection on the
tape and down to return to the beginning of the current
selection.
Press the SEEK button up or down to move the track
number to skip forward or backward 1 to 7 selections.
Press the SEEK button once to move 1 selection, twice to
move 2 selections, etc. the display will show the total
number of times the SEEK button was pushed. The SEEK
function will be cancelled by pressing either the FF/RW
or FM/MW/LW button.
Fast Forward (FF)
Press the FF button up momentarily to advance the tape
in the direction that it is playing. The tape will advance
until the button is pressed again or the end of the tape is
reached. At the end of the tape, the tape will play in the
opposite direction.
Rewind (RW)
Press the RW button down momentarily to reverse the
tape direction. The tape will reverse until the button is
pressed again or until the end of the tape is reached. At
the end of the tape, the tape will play in the opposite
direction.
Tape EjectD
Press the Eject Tape button and the cassette will disen-
gage and eject from the radio.
Metal Tape Selection (70s)
If a standard 70 (metal) tape is inserted into the player,
the player will automatically select the correct equaliza-
tion.
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Pinch Roller Release
If ignition power or the radio ON/OFF switch are turned
off, the pinch roller will automatically retract to protect
the tape from any damage. When power is restored to the
tape player, the pinch roller will automatically reengage
and the tape will resume play.
Dolby Noise Reduction
The Dolby Noise Reduction System* is on when-
ever the tape player is on, but may be switched
on/off.
To turn the Dolby Noise reduction System on/off: Press
the Dolby NR button (button 2) after you insert the tape.
The NR light in the display will go off when the Dolby
System is off.
* ºDolbyº noise reduction manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Dolby
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.
Operation Instructions Ð CD Player
NOTE:
The ignition switch must be in the ON or ACC
position and the volume control ON before the CD player
will operate.
Inserting The Compact Disc
You may either insert or eject a disc with the radio OFF.
If you insert a disc with the ignition ON and the radio
OFF, the time of day will be displayed.
If the volume control is ON, the unit will switch from
radio to CD mode and begin to play when you insert the
disc. The display will show the track number and index
time in minutes and seconds. Play will begin at the start
of track 1.
Seek Button
Press the top of the SEEK button for the next selection on
the CD. Press the bottom of the button to return to the
beginning of the current selection, or return to the
beginning of the previous selection if the CD is within the
first 10 seconds of the current selection.
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EJT CD (Eject) Button
Press the EJT CD button and the disc will unload and
move to the entrance for easy removal. The unit will
switch to the radio mode. If you do not remove the disc
within 15 seconds, it will be reloaded, and the display
will remain unchanged in whatever mode it is in.
FF/TUNE/RW Button
Press FF (Fast Forward) and the CD player will begin to
fast forward until FF is released. The RW ( Reverse)
button works in a similar manner.
Program Button 4 (Random Play)
Press this button while the CD is playing to activate
Random Play. This feature plays the selections on the
compact disc in random order to provide an interesting
change of pace.Press the SEEK button to move to the next randomly
selected track.
Press button 4 a second time to stop Random Play.
CD/CDÐC/Tape Button
Press this button to select between CD player, Remote CD
changer, and Tape player.
Time Button
Press this button to change the display from elapsed CD
playing time to time of day.
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make another selection. Holding the button will bypass
stations without stopping until you release it.
Tune
Press the TUNE control up or down to increase or
decrease the frequency. If the button is pushed and held,
the radio will continue to tune until the button is
released. The frequency will be displayed and continu-
ously updated while the button is pushed.
To Set The Push-Button Memory
When you are receiving a station that you wish to
commit to push-button memory, press the SET button.
The symbol SET 1 will now show in the display window.
Select the ª1±5º button you wish to lock onto this station
and press and release that button. If a button is not
selected within 5 seconds after pressing the SET button,
the station will continue to play but will not be locked
into push-button memory.
You may add a second station to each push-button by
repeating the above procedure with this exception: Press
the SET button twice and SET 2 will show in the display
window. Each button can be set for SET 1 and SET 2 in
both AM and FM. This allows a total of 10 AM and 10 FMstations to be locked into push-button memory. The
stations stored in SET 2 memory can be selected by
pressing the push-button twice.
Every time a preset button is used a corresponding
button number will be displayed.
Balance
The balance control adjusts the left-to-right speaker bal-
ance. Press the BAL button in and it will pop out. Adjust
the balance and push the button back in.
Fade
The fade control provides for balance between the front
and rear speakers. Press the FADE button in and it will
pop out. Adjust the balance and push the button back in.
Bass and Treble Tone Control
The tone controls consist of 2 separate bands. The bass
band is on the left, and the treble band is on the right.
Each band is adjusted by a slider control with a detent at
the mid-position. Moving the control up or down in-
creases or decreases amplification of that band. The mid
position provides a balanced output.
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