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Seek tuning
Pressing the seek tuning button (
,)
will cause the tuner to seek a higher or
lower frequency automatically.
NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the
button, the frequency will continue
changing without stopping.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, merely press
the scan button (
) again during this
interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1,
or FM2. Tune to the station you want.
2. Depress a channel preset button for
about 2 seconds until a beep is heard.
The preset channel number and station
frequency will be displayed. The
station is now held in the memory.
NOTE
When the clock is displayed, the preset
channel number will not be displayed.
3. Repeat this operation for the other
stations and bands you want to store.
To tune one in the memory, select AM,
FM1, or FM2 and then press its
channel preset button. The station
frequency and the channel number will
be displayed.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.
Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known. Additional AM/FM stations can
be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.
Press and hold the auto memory button
(
) for about 2 seconds until a beep
is heard; the system will automatically
scan and temporarily store up to 6 stations
with the strongest frequencies in each
selected band in that area.
After scanning is completed, the station
with the strongest frequency will be tuned
and its frequency displayed.
Press and release the auto memory button
(
) to recall stations from the auto-
stored stations. One stored station will be
selected each time; its frequency and
channel number will be displayed.
NOTE
lWhen the clock is displayed, the
preset channel number will not be
displayed.
lIf no stations can be tuned after
scanning operations,“A”will be
displayed.
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qOperating the Cassette Tape Playerí
DisplayCassette tape play button
Cassette tape eject buttonFast-forward button
Program button
Dolby NR buttonRewind
button
Repeat button
APC button:
(next program)
(one being
played)
Cassette tape insert
Insert the cassette tape into the slot, open
edge to the right and cassette tape will
begin play and“TAPE”will be displayed.
At the end of the cassette tape, the unit
automatically reverses cassette tape play.
When
is lit, the cassette tape's top
side is playing. When
is lit, the
bottom side is on.
NOTE
When a metal tape is inserted, the
player will automatically compensate
for it.
Playing
Press the cassette tape play button
(
) to start playing when a
cassette tape is in the unit. If there isn't a
cassette tape in the unit when the cassette
tape play button (
) is pressed,
“No TAPE”will flash on and off in
sequence.
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Dolby noise reduction
When using a tape with Dolby NR*, push
the Dolby NR button (
). The
symbol will be displayed. To play a tape
without Dolby NR, push the button once
again.
* Noise reduction system manufactured
under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Press the cassette tape eject button (
)to
eject the cassette tape.
NOTE
The cassette tape can be ejected when
the ignition switch is in the OFF
position.
Fast-forward/Rewind
Press the fast-forward button (
)to
fast-forward.
Press the rewind button (
) to rewind.
To stop this operation and play the
cassette tape, press the button again.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends during fast-
forward or rewind, it automatically
stops and starts playing.
Reversing
Press the program button (
)to
change cassette tape-playing direction.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends, the unit
automatically reverses play.
Automatic program control (APC)
APC is used to find the beginning of
either the next program or the one being
played.
Press the APC button (
) to the
beginning of the next selection.
Press the APC button (
) to the
beginning of the one being played. To
stop this operation and play the cassette
tape, press the button again.
If APC detects 4 seconds of blank space it
will automatically advance the tape to the
next selection.
NOTE
APC may not operate properly if
lA tape was recorded at a low level.
lA tape has long, silent intervals.
lA tape is a live recording.
lA tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
Repeat play
This operation makes it possible to listen
to a selection repeatedly.
Press the repeat button (
) during play.
The current selection playing will be
repeated (“RPT”will be displayed).
Press the repeat button (
) once again
to cancel repeat play.
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NOTE
RPT may not operate properly if
lA tape was recorded at a low level.
lA tape has long, silent intervals.
lA tape is a live recording.
lA tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
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qOperating the Mini Disc (MD) Playerí
MD play button
Random button Repeat buttonFast-forward button
Reverse
button Scan
button
Track up
button
Track down
button
MD slot
MD display
button
MD eject button
MD display
Main display
Display
button
Display
feed dial
Inserting the MD
Insert the MD, label-side up with the
arrow pointed to the slot. The auto-
loading mechanism will set the MD and
begin play. There will be a short lapse
before play begins while the player reads
the digital signals on the MD.
The track number and the elapsed play
back time for the current track will be
displayed on the display.
NOTE
When the clock is displayed, the
elapsed play back time will not be
displayed. To display the elapsed play
back time, turn the audio control dial to
the right. Turn the dial to the left to
return to the previous display.
Playing
Press the MD play button (
)to
start playing when a MD is in the unit.
Ejecting the MD
Press the MD eject button (
) to eject the
MD.
Fast-forward/Reverse
Press and hold the fast-forward button
(
) to advance through a track at high
speed.
Press and hold the reverse button (
)
to reverse through a track at high speed.
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Track search
Press the track up button (
) once to
skip forward to the beginning of the next
track.
Press the track down button (
) once to
skip back to the beginning of the current
track.
Music scan
This feature helps to find a program by
playing about the first 10 seconds of each
track.
Press the scan button (
) during play
to start scan play operation (the track
number will flash).
Press the scan button (
) once again
to cancel scan play.
NOTE
If the unit is left in scan, normal play
will resume where scan was selected.
Repeat play
This feature makes it possible to listen to
a selection repeatedly.
Press the repeat button (
) during play.
The current selection will be repeated
(“RPT”will be displayed).
Press the repeat button (
) once again
to cancel repeat play.
Random play
This feature allows the MD player to
randomly select the order of the songs.
Press the random button (
) during
play. The next selection will be randomly
selected (“RDM”will be displayed).
Press the random button (
) once
again to cancel random play.
Changing the display
Display
To change the display during MD play,
press the display button (
) to advance
through each of the following displays:
Track number/Elapsed play back
time→Song title→Disc title.
NOTE
lIf there is no song or disc title
recorded on the MD,“No TITLE”
will be displayed.
lThe display can only display English
(including numerals) one-byte
characters. If any other character is
included“No TITLE”will be
displayed.
When long disc or song titles cannot be
completely displayed, rotate the display
feed dial (
) to the right.
The remainder of the title will proceed
and appear on the display to the end of the
title.
MD display
To change the MD display during MD
play, press and hold the MD display
button (
) for about half a second to
advance through each of the following
displays:
Song title→Disc title→No display.
NOTE
If there is no song or disc title recorded
on the MD,“No TITLE”will be
displayed.
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When long disc or song titles cannot be
completely displayed, press the MD
display button (
) to display the
remaining part of the title.
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