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To start playback
When the “CD” button (13) is pressed, the CD changer
will start playback. The display shows the current disc
number, track number and the elapsed time during
playback.
NOTE " If a disc is in the player, the “DISC” button is
used to change from CD player operation to DISC
changer operation. Each time the “DISC” button is
pressed, the operating mode will change alter-
nately. " At the end of the disc, the player automatically
continues with the next disc. " After playback on the last disc finishes, play-
back will automatically return to the first disc. " If you have loaded fewer than 6 discs, any miss-
ing disc is automatically skipped. ! Selection of a desired disc
You can select a desired disc from among the discs
contained in the CD changer only by pressing the cor-
responding number on one of the disc select buttons.
If you are to listen to the 5th disc in the CD changer,
press the “5” button of the disc select buttons. All other
discs in the CD changer can also be selected in a sim-
ilar way.
NOTE " No disc change takes place if the button corre-
sponding to the storage tray in which no disc is
loaded is pressed." If the disc select button corresponding to the
disc now in playback is pressed again, the disc
will be replayed from its beginning. ! To select a song from its beginning
" Forward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button (12) to skip to the begin-
ning of the next track. Each time the button is pressed,
the indicated track number will increase. " Backward direction
Briefly press the “ ” button (12) to skip to the begin-
ning of the current track. Each time the button is
pressed, the indicated track number will decrease. ! Fast forwarding and fast reverse
" Fast forwarding
Press the “ ” button (12) continuously for more than
1 second to fast forward the disc.
Release the button to stop fast forwarding.
If you continue fast forwarding to the end of the disc,
the CD changer will automatically stop fast forwarding
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current disc. "Fast reverse
Press the “ ” button (12) continuously for more than
1 second to fast reverse the disc.
Release the button to stop fast reverse.
If you continue fast reverse to the beginning of the
disc, the CD changer will automatically stop fast re-
verse and start playback beginning with the first track
on the current disc. ! Repeat playback
Use this to play a certain track repeatedly. During
playback, press the “RPT/RDM” button (14) and re-
lease it in less than 2 seconds. The “RPT” indicator will
come on and the song will be played continuously. To
cancel the repeat mode, press the button again. Then
the “RPT” indicator goes out, and normal playback
mode is restored. ! Random playback
Use this to play the tracks on the disc in random order.
During playback, press the “RPT/RDM” button (14)
and hold it in for more than 2 seconds. The “RDM” in-
dicator will come on and all songs on the disc will be
played in a random order.
To cancel the random mode, press the button again.
Then the “RDM” indicator goes out, and normal play- back mode is restored.

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Type B audio set (if equipped)
The radio will operate only when the ignition switch is in the “ACC” or “ON”
position. !
Radio operation
(1) (2) (3)
(8) (7) (6) (5) (4)
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(1) FM button
(2) AM button
(3) SCAN button
(4) Tuning knob
(5) Preset buttons
(6) Fader/Balance selection button
(7) Power switch, Volume control, Bass/Treble control and Fader/
Balance control dial
(8) Bass/Treble selection button

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!Power switch and volume/bass/treble/fader/
balance control (PWR/VOL)
The dial (7) is used for both power (ON/OFF) and vol-
ume control. The radio is turned ON and OFF by push-
ing the dial and the volume is controlled by turning the
dial.
This dial is used for bass/treble controls when the “BAS/TRE” button (8) is in the depressed position. It is
also used for fader/balance controls when the “BAL/
FAD” button (6) is in the depressed position.

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Display Control mode
Turn counterclockwise Turn clockwise
BAS Bass control For less bass For more bass
TRE Treble control For less treble For more treble
BAL Balance control To increase left speaker volume and
decrease right speaker volume To increase right speaker volume and
decrease left speaker volume
FAD Fader control To increase rear speaker volume and
decrease front speaker volume To increase front speaker volume and
decrease rear speaker volume
VOL Volume control For less volume For more volume
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"Tone control
The volume control dial (7) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become a control for Bass or
Treble when you select the appropriate tone control
mode.
Choose desired level for each mode by turning the vol-
ume control dial. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds.
To change control modes: Each brief press of the
“BAS/TRE” button (8) changes control modes in the
following sequence starting from bass control mode.
(When the radio is first turned on, the control mode is
in the volume control.) " Fader and balance control
The volume control dial (7) normally function as vol-
ume control. The dial become the controls for Fader or
Balance when you select the appropriate fader and
balance control mode.
Choose desired setting for each mode by turning the
volume control dial. The control function returns to vol-
ume control mode after about 5 seconds. To change control modes:
Each brief press of the
“FAD/BAL” button (6) changes control modes in the
following sequence starting from fader control mode.
(When the radio is turned on, the control mode is in the
volume control.) ! FM/AM selection button
Push the “FM” (1) or “AM” (2) button when the radio is
off to turn on the radio.
Push the “FM” or “AM” button when the radio is on to
select FM1, FM2 or AM reception. ! Stereo indicator
The stereo indicator “ST” will come on when an FM
stereo broadcast is received.
Volume
(VOL)
Bass(BAS) Treble(TRE)
Volume (VOL)
Balance(BAL) Fader
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Manual tuning (TUNE)
: Tuning to a higher frequency
: Tuning to a lower frequency
Turn the tuning knob (4) clockwise and release it im-
mediately to increase the tuning frequency and turn
the tuning knob counterclockwise and release it imme-
diately to decrease the tuning frequency.
Each time the knob is turned, the frequency changes
10 kHz in the AM waveband and 0.2 MHz in the FM
waveband.
If you turn the tuning knob (4) clockwise and hold it in
that position, the tuning frequency will increase contin-
uously. If you turn the tuning knob counterclockwise and hold it in that position, the tuning frequency will de-
crease continuously. Release the knob to stop the in-
crease or decrease. !
Automatic tuning (SCAN)
Press the “SCAN” button (3) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, the radio scans through the
radio band until a station is found. The radio will stop
at the station for five seconds while displaying the fre-
quency, after which scanning will continue until the en-
tire band has been scanned from the low end to the
high end.
Press the “SCAN” button again to cancel the SCAN
mode and to stop on any displayed frequency.
When the “SCAN” button is pressed for automatic tun-
ing, stations are scanned in the direction of low fre-
quencies to high frequencies only.
Automatic tuning may not function properly if the sta-
tion reception is weakened by distance from the sta-
tion or proximity to tall buildings and hills. ! Selecting preset stations
Presetting a station with a preset button (5) allows you
to select that station in a single operation. Up to six
AM, FM1 and FM2 stations each may be preset. ! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM” selection button to select AM,
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FM1 or FM2 reception.
2. Press the “SCAN” button (3) or tune the radio man-
ually until the desired station frequency is displayed.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (5) for at least 1.5
seconds to store the frequency. The frequency of the
station will flash once on the display at this time. If the
button is pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the pre-
ceding selection will remain in memory.
NOTE
If the connection between the radio and battery is
broken for any reason such as vehicle mainte-
nance or radio removal, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this occurs, it is nec-
essary to reset the preset buttons.