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Dolby noise reduction is manuf actured under
license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation. ‘‘DOLBY’’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
To switch to the AM/FM radio or
CD player while a tape is playing,
press the AM/FM or CD/AUX
button. To change back to the tape
player, push the CD/AUX button.
To rewind the tape,
push the preset 1 (REW) side of the
preset bar. You will see REW in the
display. To f ast f orward the tape,
push the preset 2 (FF) side of the
preset bar. You will see FF displayed.
Press the preset 1, 2, or 3 side of the
bars to take the system out of rewind
or fast forward. Press the side to f ind
the beginning of the current song or
passage. Press the side to f ind
the beginning of the next song or
passage. When the system reaches
the beginning of a song or passage, it
begins to play it.
Press the RPT button
to continuously play a song or
passage. You will see RPT displayed.
The track will repeat until you press
the RPT button again.
The skip and repeat
f unctions use silent periods on the
tape to find the end of a song or
passage. These f eatures may not
work if there is almost no gap
between selections, a high noise
level, or a silent period in the middle
of a selection.
Dolby noise reduction comes on
when you insert a tape. The
indicator in the display also
comeson.If thetapewasnot
recorded in Dolby, turn it of f by
pressing the preset 4 (NR) side of
the preset bar. Dolby remains of f
until you press the preset bar again.
To remove the tape, press the eject
button on the tape player. If you
want to turn the player off, press the
AUDIO PWR knob or turn of f the
ignition. The tape will remain in the
drive. When you turn the system
back on, the tape will be in pause
mode. Press the preset 3 (PLAY/
PROG) side of the preset bar.
To Stop Playing a Tape
FF/REW
T ape Search Functions SK IP
REPEAT
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The band and f requency that the
radio was last tuned to is displayed.
To change bands, press the AM/FM
button. On the FM band, ST will be
displayed if the station is broadcast-
ing in stereo. Stereo reproduction in
AM is not available.
For inf ormation on XM satellite radio,
see page .
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or ON (II) position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
AUDIO PWR knob or the AM/FM
button. Adjust the volume by turning
the AUDIO PWR knob.
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On U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models
To Play the AM/FM Radio
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TUNE BAR
SOUND BUTTON
AM/FM BUTTON
STEREO INDICATOR
SEEK BAR
SCAN BUTTON PRESET
BARSA.SEL
BUTTON
NOTE: This illustration shows the U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models.
Other models are similar. AUDIO PWR KNOB
EX, EX-L, SE, and all V6 models without navigation system
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You can use any of f ive methods to
f ind radio stations on the selected
band: TUNE, SEEK, SCAN, the
preset bars, and AUTO SELECT.
Use the TUNE bar to tune
the radio to a desired f requency.
Press the side of the bar to tune
to a higher f requency, and press the side to tune to a lower
f requency.
The seek f unction
searches up and down f rom the
current f requency to f ind a station
with a strong signal. To activate it,
press the or side of the
bar, then release it. The scan f unction samples
all the stations with strong signals on
the selected band. To activate it,
press the SCAN button, then release
it. You will see SCAN in the display.
The system will scan f or a station
with a strong signal. When it f inds
one, it will stop and play that station
f or about 5 seconds. If you do
nothing, the system will then scan
f or the next strong station and play it
for 5 seconds. When it plays a station
that you want to listen to, press the
SCAN button again. Each side of the bars
Select the desired band, AM or
FM. FM1 and FM2 let you store
two f requencies with each side of
the preset bar.
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset number (1 6), you
want for that station. Press the left
or right side of the bar, and hold it
until you hear a beep.
1. 3.
To Select a Station
TUNE SEEK SCA N Preset
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AM and two f requencies on FM. 2.
Usethetune,seek,orscan
(1 6) can store one f requency on
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Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on AM and
twelve stations on FM.
The preset f requencies may be lost if
your vehicle’s battery goes dead, is
disconnected, or the radio f use is
removed. If you are
traveling far from home and can no
longer receive your preset stations,
you can use the auto select feature to
find stations in the local area. You will see a ‘‘0’’ displayed af ter
pressing a preset bar if auto select
cannot f ind a strong station f or every
preset bar.
,pressthe
A. SEL (auto select) button. This
restores the presets you originally
set.
Press the A. SEL button. ‘‘A.SEL’’
f lashes in the display, and the system
goes into scan mode f or several
seconds. It stores the f requencies of
six AM, and twelve FM stations in
the preset bars. If you do not like the stations auto
select has stored, you can store
other f requencies on the preset bars
as previously described.
Press the SOUND button repeatedly
to display the bass (BAS), treble
(TRE), f ader (FAD), and balance
(BAL) settings.
The system will return to the audio
display about 5 seconds af ter you
stop adjusting a mode.Adjusts the bass.
Adjusts the balance, or side-
to-side strength of the sound. Adjusts the treble.
Adjusts the fader, or the
f ront-to-back strength of the sound.
Eachmodeisshowninthedisplayas
it changes. Turn the AUDIO PWR
knob to adjust the setting to your
liking. When the level reaches the
center, you will see a ‘‘ ’’ in the
display.
4.
To turn of f auto select
AUTO SELECT
Adjusting the Sound
BAS
BAL
TRE
FAD
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Your vehicle is capable of receiving XM
Satellite Radio anywhere in the
United States except Hawaii and
Alaska. It is not available in Canada. XM
is a registered trademark of
XM Satellite Radio, Inc.
Satellite radio is available on U.S.
models only.
The ignition switch must be in the
ACCESSORY (I) or the ON (II)
position.
Turn the system on by pushing the
AUDIO PWR knob or the CD/AUX/
XM button.
Turn the AUDIO PWR knob to
adjust the volume.
U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models
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To Play XMSatellite Radio
XM
Satellite Radio
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PRESET BARS
CATEGORY INDICATOR
SEEK/SKIP BAR SCAN BUTTON TUNE BAR
DISP
BUTTON
U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models
CD/AUX/XM
BUTTON
AUDIO PWR KNOB
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all channels f or 5 seconds. To
activate the function, push the SCAN
button. Push it again to get out of the
sequence.
Each side of the preset
bar can store one channel in XM1
and one in XM2.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 to store a
total of six stations on XM1 and
six on XM2.
The
seek/skip f unction selects the
various categories in XM, such as
Jazz/Blues, Rock, Classical, etc.
Push the to change the
category f orward. Push the to
change the category backward. To
search f or channels within a
category, press the TUNE bar .
Press the TUNE bar to change
channel selections. Press f or
higher numbered channels and
f or lower numbered channels.
When in the satellite radio mode,
you can use any of f our methods to
f ind channels: TUNE, SEEK/SKIP
(CATEGORY), SCAN, and the
preset bars.
Push the CD/AUX/XM button.
(You will see XM1 or XM2.)
Press and release this
button to change the display. The
display changes in this sequence:
channel name, channel number,
category, artist name, and music title. Usethetune,seek,orscan
function to tune the radio to a
desired station.
Pick a preset icon or number, and
hold it until you hear a beep.
1. 2. 3. 4.
T o Select a Channel
SCA N
Preset
SEEK /SK IP (CA T EGORY)
TUNE DISP
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To load or play CDs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON(II) position.
On models with Satellite Radio You operate the CD changer with
the same controls used f or the radio.
To select the CD changer, press the
CD/AUX button (CD/AUX/XM
button on models with satellite
radio). The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. With
the in-dash CD changer, the disc and
track numbers are displayed. The
system will continuously play a CD
until you change modes.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
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To Play a CD
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CD/AUX
BUTTON
EJECT
BUTTON
SEEK/SKIP
BAR
LOAD BUTTON CD LOAD INDICATORCD SLOT
TRACK NUMBER
AM/FM BUTTON
DISC NUMBER RPT BUTTON
RDM
BUTTON
PRESET
BARS
NOTE: This illustration shows the U.S. EX-L and EX-V6 models.
Other models are similar. CD/AUX/XM
BUTTON
AUDIO PWR KNOB
EX, EX-L, SE, and all V6 models without navigation system
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Your vehicle’s in-dash CD changer
holds up to six discs. You cannot load and play 3-inch(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
When the CD load indicator turns
green and ‘‘LOAd’’ appears in the
screen again, insert the next CD in
the slot.
Do not try to insert a disc until
‘‘LOAd’’ appears. You could
damage the audio unit.
Repeat this until all six positions
are loaded. If you are not loading
all six positions, the system begins
playing the last CD loaded.
Press the LOAD button until you
hear a beep and see ‘‘LOAd’’ in the
display.
To load only one CD, press and
release the LOAD button.
The disc number f or an empty
position is highlighted and the red
CD load indicator starts blinking.
To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM/FM button.
Press the CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM
button again to switch back to the
CD changer.
To listen to satellite radio when a CD
is playing, press the CD/AUX/XM
button.
To play a tape when a CD is playing,
insert a tape in the player (optional).
If a tape is in the player, press the
CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM button.
Press the CD/AUX or CD/AUX/XM
button again to switch back to the
CD changer. Insert a disc into the CD slot when
the green CD load indicator comes
on. Insert it only about half way;
the drive will pull it in the rest of
the way. You will see ‘‘BUSY’’ in
the display as the CD load
indicator turns red and blinks as
the CD is loaded.
If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the AUDIO
PWR knob or by turning of f the
ignition, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off. 1. 2.
1. 3. 4. 5.
On models with Satellite Radio
L oading CDs in t he In-dash CD
Changer
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Do not use discs with adhesive labels.
The label can curl up and cause the
disc to jam in the unit.
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