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- Press button 1 again to store the station
2. Volume
3. Forward/back - fast forward or back
4. Source - step between sound sources
5. Preset/disc - selects among CD's (in the optional CD changer) or pr\
eset radio stations
6. Auto store - searches for and stores the strongest radio stations
7. Not in use
8. Not in use
9. Power - off/on
Point the remote control toward the IR port on the radio panel (see the\
illustration on
page 184).
NOTE: If the remote control does not function properly, check the batteries (\
AAA or R03).
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Audio functions
On/Off button
To activate the system:
1. Turn the ignition key to position I.
2. Press the POWER button (1) to switch the audio system on or off.
NOTE: If you switch off the ignition while the audio system is on, the system \
will be on when the
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ignition is switched on again.
Volume control
Turn the knob (2) clockwise or counterclockwise to raise or lower the \
volume. The volume control is
electronic and has no end position. Volume can also be raised (+) or l\
owered (-) using the optional
steering wheel keypad.
Pause mode
If the volume is turned off, the CD player will go into pause mode. Re-a\
ctivate the player by turning up
the volume.
Selecting a sound source
A sound source can be selected either with the function buttons (3) - \
CD, AM/FM, or with the
SELECTOR control (4).
To select a sound source:
l Turn the SELECTOR control to choose FM1, FM2, AM, CD, CD changer (optio\
n)
l Press the AM/FM button repeatedly to choose between FM1, FM2, AM
l Press the CD button to change to the CD player or optional CD changer
The selected sound source will be shown in the display.
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Sound settings
1. Press the SOUND button (1) repeatedly until you come to the setting\
that you wish to change. Choose
BASS, TREBLE, FADER, BALANCE, SUBWOOFER (option), CENTER (option) or\
SURROUND
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Station search
1. Choose radio mode AM/FM1/FM2 using the SELECTOR control (1) or the \
AM/FM button (2).
2. Press briefly on
or to search for the next strong station. The radio will search for the ne\
xt
audible station and then stop.
3. Press one of the buttons again to start a new search.
Manually search for a known frequency
1. Press and hold the
or button (or the corresponding buttons on the steering wheel
keypad). MAN will be shown in the display. The radio will slowly scroll\
in the desired direction and
then increase speed after a few seconds.
2. Release the button when the desired frequency is displayed.
3. If you need to adjust the frequency, press briefly on
or .
4. The manual search function is available for five seconds after you la\
st pressed the button.
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Storing stations
To store a selected station under one of the station setting buttons 0-9\
(1):
1. Set the desired station.
2. Press the button under which the station is to be stored and keep it \
depressed. The sound will be
interrupted for several seconds and STATION STORED is shown in the displ\
ay. The station is now
stored.
You can store up to 10 stations each for AM, FM1 and FM2, i.e. a total o\
f 30 stations. Radio Frequency band
FM 87.7 - 107.9 MHz
AM 530 - 1710 kHz
MY KEY - programming a shortcut
Use the MY KEY buttons (2, 3) to program a favorite function from the \
menu, such as SCAN,
AUTOSTORE, etc. See
page 198 for the functions that can be programmed with the MY KEY button.
1. Use the MENU buttons to scroll among the functions.
2. Select the desired function from the menu by holding one of the MY KE\
Y buttons depressed for more
than two seconds.
3. When MY KEY STORED is shown in the display, the function has been sto\
red.
4. Activate the function by briefly pressing the MY KEY button with whic\
h the functions was stored.
Repeat steps 1-4 to store new functions on the MY KEY buttons.
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NOTE: The MY KEY buttons can only be programmed for one shortcut function at a\
time.
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Radio functions (contd)
Automatically storing stations - AUTOSTORE
This function automatically searches for, and stores up to 10 strong AM \
or FM stations in a separate
memory. If more than 10 stations are found, the 10 strongest ones will b\
e stored. The function is
especially useful in areas in which you are not acquainted with radio st\
ations or their frequencies.
1. Choose radio mode using the SELECTOR control or the AM/FM button.
2. Select AUTOSTORE in the menu and press ENTER.
3. Select AST SEARCH and press ENTER.
4. AUTOSTORING is shown in the display and a number of strong stations (\
max. 10) from the set
frequency band are now automatically stored in the autostore memory. If \
there are no stations with
sufficient signal strength, NO AST FOUND is displayed.
5. The stored stations are available under the buttons 0-9 (1).
6. When the radio is in autostore mode, AUTO is shown in the display. AU\
TO disappears when you
return to the normal radio mode.
7. Return to normal radio mode by pressing the AM/FM button or EXIT/CLEA\
R.
8. To access previously stored stations, carry out steps 1-2 but select \
AST MODE in step 3 and press
ENTER.
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3.2. Dolby CD
3.2.1. Pro Logic II**
3.2.2. 3 CH
3.2.3. OFF ON/**OFF
3.3. SUBWOOFER* ON/OFF** (option)
3.4. EQ FRONT (certain audio systems)
3.5. EQ REAR (certain audio systems)
3.6. RESET ALL
CDX (CD changer - option)
1. RANDOM*
1.1. OFF
1.2. SINGLE DISC
1.3. ALL DISCS
2. SCAN*
3. DISC TEXT
4. AUDIO SETTINGS*
4.1. Dolby FM
4.1.1. Pro Logic II
4.1.2. 3CH
4.1.3. OFF**
4.2. Dolby CD
4.2.1. Pro Logic II**
4.2.2. 3 CH
4.2.3. OFF ON/**OFF
4.3. SUBWOOFER* ON**/OFF (option)
4.4. EQ FRONT (certain audio systems)
4.5. EQ REAR (certain audio systems)
4.6. RESET ALL
* These functions can be programmed with MY KEY (see
page 193).
** Default
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CD player
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Starting the CD
1. Select the CD mode using the SELECTOR control (1) or the CD button \
(2).
2. Insert a CD into the player.
CD Pause
To pause CD playback, turn the volume all the way down. "CD paused" will\
be displayed. This will not
occur if someone in the rear seat is listening to the CD through the opt\
ional headphones.
Play will resume when the volume is turned up again.
Changing tracks
Press
to go to the next track or to go to the previous track. The track number is shown in the
display. If you have a keypad in the steering wheel, you can use the arr\
ow keys in the same way.
Searching within a track
Press and hold down
or to search within a track or the whole disc. The search continues as
long as the buttons are depressed. If you have a keypad in the steering \
wheel, you can use the arrow keys
in the same way.
Random play
This function plays the tracks on a CD in random order (shuffle).
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select RANDOM and press ENTER.
3. RND is shown in the display as long as the function is activated.
4. Go into the menu and select RANDOM OFF to stop random play, or press \
EXIT.
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restart the disc.
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CD changer (option)
CD changer (option)
The CD changer can hold up to six discs.
1. Choose CD mode using the SELECTOR control or the CD button.
2. Select an empty slot with the number keys 1-6 (1). The display indi\
cates which slots are empty.
3. Insert a disc into the changer.
To insert a new disc, you must first select an available empty slot in t\
he CD changer. Make sure
INSERT DISC is displayed before inserting a new disc.
Selecting disc number
Use the station setting buttons 1-6 (1) to select which disc is to be \
played. The number of the disc and
the track are shown in the display.
SCAN
This function plays the first ten seconds of each track and only functio\
ns on the currently selected disc.
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Select SCAN and press ENTER.
Press EXIT/CLEAR to listen to an entire track.
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