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Buttons on the DVD player unit
The rear seat entertainment system can be operate with the
switches on the DVD player.
1“” (eject) switch: Use this switch to eject the disc
from the DVD player.
2“SOURCE” switch: Push this switch to turn on the rear
seat entertainment system.
To change the audio mode, turn on the system and push the
source switch until the mode you desire is displayed. If a tape
or disc is not inserted, the “TAPE”, “CD” and “DVD” modes are
skipped.
3“TUNE/TRACK” switch: Use this switch to tune or seek
(radio mode), fast forward or rewind (“TAPE” mode),
select a desired track (“CD” mode) or select a desired
chapter/track (“DVD” mode).
Radio mode: Use this switch to tune or seek.
To tune, repeatedly push this switch briefly until your desired
station is found.
To seek, push and hold this switch until you hear a beep.
The radio will begin seeking up or down the band for a
station, and will stop on reception.
TAPE mode: Use this switch to fast forward or rewind a tape,
or for automatic program selection.
To skip forward or rewind using automatic program
selection, push this switch briefly. By using automatic
program selection, you can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
For details, see page 276 or 296.
To fast forward or rewind the tape, push and hold this switch
until you hear a beep. To stop fast forwarding or rewinding,
push and hold the same side of the switch until you hear a
beep.
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mode: Use this switch to fast forward/rewind a disc
or select a desired track (“CD” mode)/chapter·track (“DVD\
”
mode).
To select a desired track (“CD” mode) or chapter/track
(“DVD” mode), push this switch briefly.
To fast forward or rewind a disc, push and hold this switch
until you hear a beep. To stop fast forwarding or rewinding,
push and hold the same side of the switch until you hear a
beep.
4“DISC/CH/PROG” switch: Use this switch to select a
preset station (radio mode), reverse side of a tape
(“TAPE” mode) or a desired CD (“CD” mode).
Radio mode: Push this switch to select a preset station. The
station you assigned to that particular switch on the audio
system will be selected.
“TAPE” mode: Push this switch to select the reverse side of
a cassette tape.
“CD” mode: Push this switch to select a desired CD (for a CD
changer only). Push until the desired CD number appears.
5“CURSOR (REMOTE)” switch: Use this switch to
display the DVD control switches or to locate the remote
control when you lose sight of the remote control.
6Joy stick and “ENT” switch: Use this joy stick to select
a control switch, mode switch on the screen or the menu
for a disc. Push the “ENT” switch to input the selected
switch or menu.
7“DISC” indicator light: This light indicates that the disc
is loaded.
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1Screen switch2Remote control button
3DVD player unit
Use the joy stick to select the mode. Push the “ENT”
button to enter the mode.
The mode display which is selected by the joy stick is
colored blue. When the “ENT” button is pushed, the mode
display changes to green. If the mode display is gray, it
cannot be selected.
The “Speaker sound” on the mode display is selected on the
front audio system.
When you select a mode, the screen indicates which is
selected.Radio operation
(a) Listening to the radio
AM mode
FM mode
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Manual tuning: Quickly push and release the “
” or “”
(TUNE/TRACK) button. Each time you push the button, the
radio will step up or down to another frequency. If you push and
hold the button, and the radio will go into the seek mode.
1Remote control button
2DVD player unit
To scan the preset stations: You can scan only the preset
stations for the band of the front audio system. Push the “
”
or “” (DISC/CH/PROG) button. The radio will tune in the next
preset station up or down the band. The station frequency will
appear on the screen.
Cassette tape player operation
(a) Playing a cassette tape
Using joy stick and the “ENT” button to select the cassette tape
mode.
“TAPE” appears on the display.
Auto reverse feature: After the cassette player reaches the
end of a tape, it automatically reverses and begins to play the
other side, regardless of whether the cassette was playing or
fast forwarding.
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1Remote control button
2DVD player unit
“Program” button: Push the “
” or “” (DISC/CH/PROG)
button to select the other side of a cassette tape. The screen
indicates which side is currently selected. (“
” indicates the
top side, “” indicates the bottom side.)
1Remote control button
2DVD player unit
“Rewind” button: Push the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button to
rewind a tape. “REW” appears on the display.
To stop rewinding, push the same button.
“Fast forward” button: Push the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button
to fast forward a cassette tape. “FF” appears on the display.
To stop fast forwarding, push the same button.
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(c) Automatic program selection
1Remote control button
2DVD player unit
“Automatic program selection” button: The automatic
program selection feature allows you to program your cassette
player to skip forward or backward to locate the song you want
to hear. You can skip up to 9 programs at a time.
Push the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button to skip forward. “FF” and
the number will appear on the display. Push the button until the
number you want to skip appears on the display. After that, the
player will automatically skip forward.
When the end of the tape is reached, the player automatically
reverses sides and resumes normal play. Push
the “
” (TUNE/TRACK) button to skip backward. Push
the button until “REW” and the number you want to skip appear
on the display.
If you set “REW 1”, the player will rewind to the beginning
of the current program.
When counting the number of programs you want to rewind,
remember to count the current program as well. For
example, if you want to rewind to a song that is two before
the song you are listening to, push this button until “REW
3” appears on the display.
When the beginning of the tape is reached, the player
automatically resumes normal play.
There must be at least 3 seconds of blank space between
programs for this feature to work correctly.
This feature may not work well with some spoken word, live or
classical recordings.
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CD player operation
(a) Playing a CD
Using joy stick and the “ENT” button to select the CD
mode.
“CD” appears on the display.
The CDs set in the player are played continuously, starting with
the last CD you inserted. The CD number of the CD currently
being played, the track number and the time from the beginning
of the program appear on the display.
When play of one CD ends, the first track of the following CD
starts. When play of the final CD ends, play of the first CD
starts again.
The player will skip any empty CD trays. (b) Selecting a desired CD
1Remote control button
2DVD player unit
Searching for a desired CD: Push the “
” and “”
(DISC/CH/PROG) button to select the CD number.
Push the button several times until the desired CD number
appears on the display. When you release the button, the
player will start playing the selected CD from the first track.
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DVD video/DVD audio player operation
NOTE: The playback condition of some DVD discs may be
determined by a DVD software producer . This DVD player
plays a disc as the software producer intended. So, some
functions may not work properly. Be sure to read the
instruction manual for the DVD disc separately provided.
For the detailed information about DVD video discs, see
“DVD video disc information” on page 366.
Precautions for DVD video discs
When recording on a DVD video, DVD audio, video CD or
audio tracks may not record in some cases while the menu is
displayed. As audio will not play in this case, verify that the
video tracks are playing and then activate playback.
When playback of a disc is completed:
If an audio CD is playing, the first track starts.
If a DVD video, DVD audio or video CD is playing, playback
will stop or the menu screen will be displayed.
The title/chapter number and playback time display may not
appear while playing back certain DVD video discs.CAUTION
Conversational speech on some DVDs is recorded at a
low volume to emphasize the impact of sound effects.
If you adjust the volume assuming that the
conversations represent the maximum volume level
available for the DVD, you may be startled by louder
sound effects or when you change to a different audio
source. Loud sounds may have a significant impact on
the human body or pose a driving hazard. Keep this in
mind when you adjust the volume.