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1. TAPE PROGRAM Button
2. TAPE EJECT Button
3. AUTO MUSIC SEARCH (AMS) Button
4. FF/REW Button
5. REPEAT (RPT) Button
6. DOLBY Button
7. EQ Button
VQ455USA
CASSETTE TAPE PLAYER OPERATION (M455) (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. TAPE PROGRAM Button This allows you to play the reverse sideof the tape by merely depressing the
program button. An arrow will appear in
the display to show tape direction.
Push the TAPE button while the tape is in the tape deck, to turn on that func-
tion without pushing the Power ON-
OFF control knob.2. TAPE EJECT Button When the button is pressed with acassette loaded, the cassette will eject.
When the button is pressed during FF/REW mode, the cassette will eject.3. AUTO MUSIC SEARCH (AMS) ButtonPress the button to find the starting point
of each song in a prerecorded music
tape. The quiet space between songs
(must have at least 4 sec. gap) can be
identified by the AUTO MUSIC SEARCH
button.
Pressing the button will play the
beginning of the next music segment.
Pressing the button will start replay at the beginning of the music just lis-
tened to. To stop FF or REW action, press the
button again.
4. FF/REW Button Forward tape winding starts when the
FF button is pressed during PLAY or
REW mode.
Tape PLAY starts when the FF button is pressed again during FF mode.
Tape rewinding starts when the REW button is pressed during PLAY or FF
mode.
Tape PLAY starts when the REW but- ton pressed again during REW mode.5. REPEAT (RPT) Button To repeat the track you are currentlylistening to, press the RPT button. To
cancel, press again.
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 or turn the
power OFF then ON.
6. DOLBY ButtonIf you get background noise during tape
PLAY, you can reduce this considerably
by merely pressing the DOLBY button. If
you want to cancel the DOLBY feature,
press the button again.7. EQ ButtonPress the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF
MODE for the desired tone quality. Each
press of the button changes the display
as follows;
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✽
NOTICE• 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.
• When replacing the fuse, replace it with a fuse having the correct capaci-
ty.
• The preset station frequencies are all erased when the car battery is discon-
nected. Therefore, all data will have to
be set again if this should occur.
• Do not add any oil to the rotating parts. Keep magnets, screwdrivers
and other metallic objects away from
the tape mechanism and head.
• This equipment is designed to be used only in a 12 volt DC battery system
with negative ground.
• This unit is made of precision parts. Do not attempt to disassemble or
adjust any parts. (Continued)(Continued)
• Do not expose this equipment (includ-
ing the speakers and tape) to water or
excessive moisture.
CAUTION
Do not insert anything like coins
into the player slot as damage tothe unit may occur.
Do not place beverages close to the audio system. The playbackmechanism may be damaged if you spill them.
Do not strike or allow anything to impact the audio system, damageto the system mechanisms could occur.
WARNING
When driving your vehicle, be sure
to keep the volume of the unit set
low enough to allow you to hear
sounds coming from the outside.
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1. AUDIO/MP3 CD Select Button
2. TRACK UP/DOWN Button
3. FF/REW Button
4. REPEAT (RPT) Button
5. RANDOM (RDM) Button
6. BOOKMARK (MARK) Button
7. SCROLL Button
8. EQ Button
9. CD EJECT Button
10. CD SCAN Button
11. FILE SEARCH Knob (TUNE Select Knob)
12. DIRECTORY SEARCH (DIR) Button
VQ455USA
COMPACT DISC PLAYER (M455) (IF EQUIPPED) - Compatible with MP3/WMA/AAC/WAVE
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31. AUDIO/MP3 CD Select Button Insert the CD with the label facing
upward.
Insert the CD to start CD playback, during radio operation or cassette tape
playback.
If you press the CD button while a disc is in the CD deck, the CD player will
begin playing even if the radio or cas-
sette player is being used.
The CD player can be used when the ignition switch is in either the “ON” or
“ACC” position.
Push the CD button to turn on that function without pushing the Power
ON-OFF control knob.✽ ✽ NOTICE• Do not stick paper or tape etc., on the
label side or the recording side of any
discs, as it may cause a malfunction.
• The unit can play a multi-session CD- R (recordable CD) and CD-RW
(rewritable CD) that consists of more
than two sessions.
Please refer to the manual of CD-
R/CD-RW recoder or CD-R/CD-RW
software for more information on
finalization process.
• Depending on the recording status, some CD-Rs/CD-RWs may not be
played on this unit.
✽ ✽ NOTICEPlayback of MP3, AAC and WMA file
formats are supported. Load to play
time for these formats may be longer
due to the compressed nature of these
discs.2. TRACK UP/DOWN Button The desired track on the disc currently
being played can be selected using the
track number.
Press button once to skip forward to the beginning of the next track.
Press within a second after play-
back begins to quickly move backward
through a CD.
If you press after more than a sec-
ond, it will take you to the beginning of
the file you are now listening to.3. FF/REW Button If you want to fast forward or reverse
through the compact disc track, push and
hold the FF or REW button.
When you release the button, the compact
disc player will resume playing.
4. REPEAT (RPT) Button To repeat the track you are currentlylistening to, press the RPT button. To
cancel, press it again.
To repeat the music within selected folder, press the RPT button for more
than 0.8 seconds. To cancel, press it
again. (MP3 CD only)
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 or turn the power
OFF then ON.5. RANDOM (RDM) ButtonWith random, you can listen to the tracks
in random, rather than sequential order.
To use random, do the following:
Press the RDM button to listen torecorded tracks in random sequence.
Press RDM again to cancel or turn the
power OFF then ON. The unit defaults
to playing tracks in sequential order.
To listen to the music within the select- ed folder in random order, press the
RDM button within a second. To can-
cel, press it again or turn the power
OFF then ON. (MP3 CD only)
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6. BOOKMARK (MARK) ButtonWhen the CD player unit is operating, the
desired track on the disc can be book-
marked by using the MARK button.(MP3
CD only)
Press the MARK button for more than0.8 seconds to bookmark the desired
track.
“M” will be displayed on the LCD and
“MEMORY(1~50)” will display for
approximately five seconds with beep
sound.
To play a bookmarked track, press the
MARK button within 0.8 seconds and
select the bookmarked track to play.
To erase a bookmarked track, press the MARK button for more than 0.8
seconds. The unit will beep once when
the bookmark is erased.✽ ✽ NOTICETracks stored on Mark Memory will be
automatically erased after you eject CDs
that contain those tracks. 7. SCROLL ButtonPress the button, and you can check the
file names with more than 16 characters
on MP3 CD(max 34 characters.). The button doesn’t work on file names
less than 16 characters.
8. EQ ButtonPress the EQ button to select the CLAS-
SIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and OFF
MODE for the desired tone quality. Each
press of the button changes the display
as follows;9. CD EJECT ButtonWhen the button is pressed with a CD
loaded, the CD will eject.
Forcing to eject : To force to eject a CD,
press this button for more than 3 sec-
onds.
(Do this only when a CD is jammed and
you can not eject it in the normal way -
e.g.) in case that you have inserted 2
CDs by mistake)10. CD SCAN Button To playback the first 10 seconds of
each track, press the CD SCAN button
more than 0.8 seconds.
To playback the first 10 seconds of each track in the selected folder, press
the CD SCAN button within 0.8 sec-
onds. (MP3 CD only) Press the CD SCAN button again with-
in 10 sec. when you have reached the
desired track.
11. FILE SEARCH Knob (TUNE Select Knob) You can skip the track (file) by turning
the FILE SEARCH knob clockwise or
counterclockwise.
After selecting the desired track (file),
press the FILE SEARCH knob to play-
back the track (file).
If you do not press the FILE SEARCH
knob within five seconds, the search
will stop.12. DIRECTORY SEARCH (DIR) Button You can move through the folder by
pushing the DIR button to up ( ) and
down( ).
After moving the desired folder, press the FILE SEARCH knob to play back in
the selected folder. If you do not press
the FILE SEARCH knob within 5 sec-
onds, the folder searching function will
be released. It can not be operated in a
single folder.
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NOTICE• 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.
• When replacing the fuse, replace it with a fuse having the correct capaci-
ty.
• All stored bookmarks are all erased when the car battery is disconnected
or power to the vehicle is lost. If this
occurs, the bookmarks will have to be
reset.
• This equipment is designed to be used only in a 12 volt DC battery system
with negative ground.
• This unit is made of precision parts. Do not attempt to disassemble or
adjust any parts.
• Do not expose this equipment (includ- ing the speakers and tape) to water or
excessive moisture.
CAUTION
Do not insert warped or poor
quality discs into the CD playeras damage to the unit may occur.
Do not insert anything like coins into the player slot as damage tothe unit may occur.
Do not place beverages close to the audio system. The playbackmechanism may be damaged ifyou spill them.
Do not strike or allow anything to impact the audio system, damageto the system mechanisms couldoccur.
Off-road or rough surface driving may cause the compact disc toskip. Do not use the compact discwhen driving in such conditionsas damage to the compact disc face could occur.
(Continued)
(Continued) Do not attempt to grab or pull the compact disc out while the disc isbeing pulled into the audio unit by the self-loading mechanism.Damage to the audio unit and compact disc could occur.
Avoid using recorded compact discs in your audio unit. Originalcompact discs are recommended for best resnlts.
WARNING
When driving your vehicle, be sure
to keep the volume of the unit set
low enough to allow you to hear
sounds coming from the outside.
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1. POWER ON-OFF, VOLUME Control Knob
2. BAND Select Button
3. AUDIO Select Button
4. TUNE Select/AUDIO Control Knob
5. AUTO SEEK Select Button
6. CD SCAN Button
7. EQ Button or AUX Button
8. PRESET Station Select Buttons
(or Button)
VQ465USA
STEREO RADIO OPERATION (M465) (IF EQUIPPED)