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1. Playing CD
o Insert the CD with the label facingupward.
o Insert the CD to start CD playback, during radio operation.
o When a disc is in the CD deck, if you press the CD button, the CD player will begin playing even if the radio is being used.
o The CD player can be used when the ignition switch is in either the"ON" or "ACC" position.
2. FF/REW ( / ) If you want to fast forward or reverse through the compact disc track, push and hold in the FF ( ) or REW ( ) button.When you release the button, the com- pact disc player will resume playing. 3. TRACK UP/DOWN
o The desired track on the disc cur-
rently being played can be selected using the track number.
o Press once to skip forward to
the beginning of the next track.Press once to skip back to the beginning of the track.
4. SCAN Button
o Press the SCAN button to playback the first 10 seconds of each track.
o Press the SCAN button again within 10 sec. When you have reached the desired track.
5. REPEAT Button
o To repeat the track you are cur- rently listening to, press the RPT button. To cancel , press again.
o If you do not release RPT operation
when the track ends, it will automati-cally be replayed. This process will be continued until you push the button again. 6. EJECT Button When the EJECT button is pressed with a CD loaded, the CD will eject. NOTE:
o To assure proper operation of
the unit, keep the vehicle interior temperature within a normal range by using the vehicle's air conditioning or heating system.
o When replacing the fuse, replace it with a fuse having the correctcapacity.
o The preset station frequencies are all erased when the car bat-tery is disconnected. Therefore,all data will have to be set again if this should occur.
o Do not add any oil to the rotating parts. Keep magnets, screwdriv-ers and other metallic objects away from the tape mechanismand head.
o This equipment is designed to
be used only in a 12 volt DCbattery system with negative ground.
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o This unit is made of precision parts. Do not attempt to disas- semble or adjust any parts.
o When driving your vehicle, be
sure to keep the volume of theunit set low enough to allow you to hear sounds coming from the outside.
o Do not expose this equipment (including the speakers) to wateror excessive moisture.
! CAUTION:
o Do not insert warped or poor quality discs into the CD player as damage to the unit may occur.
o Do not insert anything like coins into the player slot as damage tothe unit may occur.
o Do not place beverages close to the audio system. The playbackmechanism may be damaged ifyou spill them.
o Do not impact on the audio sys-
tem, or the playback mechanismcould be damaged.
o Driving on the off-roads or other
vibrations may skip your com-pact disc. Do not use the audio system on off-roads as the discs could bescratched and damaged.
o Do not grip or pull out the disc
with your hand while the disc isbeing pulled into the unit by the self loading mechanism. These can cause poor disc scratchingto occur or trouble in the com- pact disc player. o Avoid using CD-Recordable or CD-
Rewritable as the player could notbe operated in recording way of the CD maker. When using thecompact disc player, genuine CDs are recommended.
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H290A01E-GAT STEREO RADIO OPERATION (H280) (If installed)
H290A01O
1. POWER ON/OFF, VOLUME Control Knob2. BASS/BALANCE Control Knob
4. TUNE/SEEK Select Button 5. PRESET Buttons
6. BAND Select Button 7. EQUALIZER Button
8. BEST STATION MEMORY
or SCAN Button (If installed)
3. TREBLE/FAD Control Knob
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BALANCE Control knob Pull the Bass control knob out further. Rotate the knob clockwise to empha-size right speaker sound (left speaker sound will be attenuated). When the control knob is turned counterclock-wise, left speaker sound will be em- phasized (right speaker sound will be attenuated).
3. TREBLE/FAD Control Knob TREBLE Control Knob
Press to pop the knob out and turn to the left or right for the desired trebletone. FAD (Fader Control) Knob Pull the Treble control knob out fur- ther. Turn the control knob counter- clockwise to emphasize front speakersound (rear speaker sound will be at- tenuated). When the control knob is turned clockwise, rear speaker soundwill be emphasized (front speaker sound will be attenuated).
H290B03E-GAT
1. POWER ON-OFF Control
Knob
The radio unit may be operated when the ignition key is in the "ACC" or "ON"position. Press the button to switch the power on. The display shows the radio frequency in the radio mode, the tapedirection indicator in the tape mode or CD track in either the CD mode. To switch the power off, press the buttonagain. VOLUME Control Rotate the knob clockwise to increase the volume and turn the knob counter- clockwise to reduce the volume.
2. BASS/BALANCE Control Knob
BASS Control Knob Press to pop the knob out. To increase the bass, rotate the knob clockwise,while to decrease the bass, rotate the knob counterclockwise. 4. TUNE (Manual) Select Button Press the ( ) side or ( ) side to increase or to decrease the frequency.Press either button and hold down to continuously scroll. Release button once the desired station is reached. SEEK Operation (Automatic Channel Selection) Press the TUNE select button for 0.5 sec or more. Releasing it will automati-cally tune to the next available station with a beep sound. When the ( ) side is pressed longerthan 0.5 second and releasing will automatically tune to the next higher frequency and when the ( ) side ispressed longer than 0.5 second, re- leasing will automatically tune to the next lower frequency.
5. PRESET Station Select But-
tons
Six (6) stations for AM, FM1 and FM2 respectively can be preset in the elec-tronic memory circuit.
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FM/AM
HOW TO PRESET STATIONS Six AM and twelve FM stations may be programmed into the memory of theradio. Then, by simply pressing the band select button and/or one of the six station select buttons, you mayrecall any of these stations instantly. To program the stations, follow these steps:
o Press band selector to set the band
for AM, FM1 or FM2.
o Select the desired station to be stored by seek or manual tuning.
o Determine the preset station select button you wish to use to access that station.
o Press the station select button for more than two seconds. A selectbutton indicator will show in the dis- play indicating which select buttonyou have depressed. The frequency display will flash after it has been stored into the memory with beepsound. You should then release the button, and proceed to program the next desired station. A total of 18stations can be programmed by se- lecting one AM and two FM station per button. 8. BEST STATION MEMORY
Button (BSM) (If installed)
When the BSM button is pressed fortwo seconds or longer, the six chan-nels from the highest field intensity are selected next and stored in memory. The stations selected are stored in thesequence frequency from the first pre- set key. SCAN Button (If installed) When the scan button is pressed, the frequency will increase and the receiv- able stations will be tuned in one afteranother, receiving each station for 5 seconds. To stop scanning, press the scan button again.
o When completed, any preset sta-
tion may be recalled by selectingAM, FM1 or FM2 band and the appropriate station button.
6. BAND Selector Pressing the button changes the AM, FM1 and FM2 bands. The mode selected is shown on the display.
7. EQUALIZER Button Press the EQ button to select the CLASSIC, JAZZ, ROCK and DEFEAT MODE for the desired tone quality. Each press of the button changes thedisplay as follows;
CLASSIC JAZZ ROCK DEFEAT
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CAUTION:
o Do not place beverages close to the audio system. The playback mechanism may be damaged ifyou spill them.
o Do not impact on the audio sys-
tem, or the playback mechanismcould be damaged.
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H290C01E-GAT CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER OPERATION (H280) (If installed)
1. FF/REW ButtonH290A01O
2. AUTO MUSICSelect Button
3. TAPE PROGRAM Button 4. TAPE EJECT Button
5. EQUALIZER
Button
6. DOLBY Button
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H290D02O-GAT
1. FF/REW Button
o Fast forward tape winding startswhen the FF ( ) button is pressed during the PLAY or REW mode.
o Tape play starts when the FF ( )
button is pressed again during theFF mode.
o Tape rewinding starts when the
REW ( ) button is pressed duringthe PLAY or FF mode.
o Tape play starts when the REW
( ) button pressed again duringthe REW mode.
2. AUTO MUSIC Select Button Press the button to find the starting point of each song in a prerecorded music tape. The quiet space betweensongs (must have at least a 4 sec. gap) can be identified by the AUTO MUSIC Select button.
o Pressing the button will play the beginning of the next music seg- ment.
o Pressing the button will start
replay at the beginning of the musicjust listened to. 3. TAPE PROGRAM Button This allows you to play the reverse side of the tape by merely depressingthe program button. An arrow will ap- pear in the display to show tape direc- tion.
4. TAPE EJECT button
o When the button is pressed with
the cassette loaded, the cassette is ejected.
o When the button is pressed
during the FF/REW mode, the cas-sette is ejected.
5. EQ Button Press the EQ button to select the CLASSIC, JAZZ, ROCK and DEFEAT MODE for the desired tone quality.Each press of the button changes the display as follows; 6. DOLBY Button If you get background noise during tape PLAY, you can reduce this con-siderably by merely pressing the DOLBY button. If you want to cancel the DOLBY feature, press the buttonagain.
CLASSIC JAZZ ROCK DEFEAT
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CAUTION:
o Do not insert anything like coins into the player slot as damage to the unit may occur.
o Do not place beverages close to the audio system. The playbackmechanism may be damaged ifyou spill them.
o Do not impact on the audio sys-
tem, or the playback mechanismcould be damaged.
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7. SCAN Button
(If installed)
H290E01E-GAT COMPACT DISC PLAYER OPERATION (H280) (If installed)
1. CD Select Button H290A01O
2. FF/REW Button3. TRACK UP/DOWN
4. REPEAT Button 5. EQUALIZER Button
6. CD EJECT Button