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The radio can receive the complete
AM and FM bands.
Those bands cover these f requen-
cies:
AM band: 530 to 1,710 kHz
FM band: 87.7 to 107.9 MHzHow well the radio receives stations
is dependent on many f actors, such
as the distance from the station’s
transmitter, nearby large objects,
and atmospheric conditions.
Driving very near the transmitter of
a station that is broadcasting on a
f requency close to the f requency of
the station you are listening to can
also af f ect your radio’s reception.
You may temporarily hear both
stations,orhearonlythestationyou
are close to.
A radio station’s signal gets weaker
as you get f arther away f rom its
transmitter. If you are listening to an
AM station, you will notice the sound
volume becoming weaker, and the
stationdriftinginandout.If youare
listening to an FM station, you will
see the stereo indicator f lickering of f
and on as the signal weakens.
Eventually, the stereo indicator will
go of f and the sound will f ade
completely as you get out of range of
the station’s signal.
Radio stations on the AM band are
assigned f requencies at least 10 kHz
apart (530, 540, 550). Stations on the
FM band are assigned f requencies at
least 0.2 MHz apart (87.9, 88.1, 88.3).
Stations must use these exact
f requencies. It is f airly common f or
stations to round-of f the f requency in
their advertising, so your radio could
display a f requency of 100.9 even
though the announcer may identif y
the station as ‘‘FM101.’’
Radio Frequencies Radio Reception
A M/FM Radio Reception
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To play the radio when a CD is
playing, press the AM or FM button.
Press the CD button again to switch
back to the CD player.
To load or play CDs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or the ON(II) position.
You operate the CD player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the CD player, press the CD
button. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a CD
until you change modes.
Insert a CD about half way into the
CD slot. The drive will pull the CD in
the rest of the way and begin to play
it. When the system reaches the end
of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem. If you turn the system of f while a CD
is playing, either with the PWR/VOL
knob or by turning off the ignition
switch, the disc will stay in the drive.
When you turn the system back on,
the CD will begin playing where it
left off. Each time you press and
release the side of the SKIP bar,
the player skips forward to the
beginning of the next track. Press
and release the side, to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current track. Press it again to skip
to the beginning of the previous
track.
To move rapidly within a track, press
andholdthe or side.
To move rapidly within a
track, press and hold the SEEK/
SKIP bar. Press and hold to
move forward. Press and hold to move backward. Release the
bar when the system reaches the
point you want.
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All models except Sport
T o Play a CD T o Change or Select T racks SK IP
SEEK
Playing a Disc
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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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If you turn the system of f while a
disc is playing, either with the PWR/
VOL knob or by turning of f the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it lef t of f .
Press the eject button ( ) to
remove the CD. If you eject the CD,
but do not remove it f rom the slot,
the system will automatically reload
the CD af ter 10 seconds and put it in
pause mode. To begin playing, press
the CD button.
Press the AM or FM button to
switch to the radio while a CD is
playing. To play the CD, press the
CD button.
To continuously replay
a track, press and release the RPT
button. You will see RPT in the
display. Press it again to turn it of f .
The scan f unction samples
all the tracks on the disc in the order
they are recorded on the CD. To
activate it, press the SCAN button.
You will see SCAN in the display.
You will get a 10 second sampling of
each track on the CD. Press the
SCAN button again to get out of the
system and play the last track
sampled. This f eature plays the
tracks in random order. To activate
random play, press and release the
RDM button. You will see RDM in
the display. Press it again to return
to normal play. To Stop Playing a CD
REPEAT
SCAN
RANDOM
Playing a Disc
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You operate the disc player with the
same controls used f or the radio. To
select the disc player, press the CD
button. You will see ‘‘CD’’ in the
display. The number of the track
playing is shown in the display. The
system will continuously play a disc
until you change modes.
To load or play discs, the ignition
switch must be in the ACCESSORY
(I) or ON (II) position.The specif ications of the compatible
WMA f ile are:
The disc player can also play CD-Rs
andCD-RWscompressedinCD-
TEXT,MP3,andWMAformats.
When playing a disc in MP3 or WMA,
you will see ‘‘MP3’’ or ‘‘WMA’’ in the
display. You can see up to 99 f olders,
and select up to 255 tracks/f iles. Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
(MPEG1), 24, 22.05, 16 kHz
(MPEG2)
Bit rate: 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1), 8/16/24/32/40/48/56/
64/80/96/112/128/160 kbps
(MPEG2)
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
The specif ications of the compatible
MP3 f ile are:
Sampling f requency: 32/44.1/48 kHz
Bit rate: 48/64/80/96/128/160/192
kbps
Compatible with variable bit rate and
multi-session.
Maximum layers (including ROOT):
8 layers
NOTE:
If a f ile on an MP3 or WMA disc is
protected by digital rights
management (DRM), the audio unit
displays FORMAT, and then skips to
the next f ile.
Video CDs and DVDs will not work
in this unit.
CONT INUED
On Sport model
Playing a Disc
To Play a Disc
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When you insert a disc, and the
system begins to play.
Each time a new track, file, or
f older plays, other than in normal
display mode.
Each time you press the DISP button
while playing a CD-TEXT, the
display mode changes f rom album
name, to track name, to artist name,
andthentonormaldisplay.When
playing a disc in MP3/WMA, the
display mode changes f rom f older
name,tofilename,toartisttag,to
album tag, to track tag, and then to
normal display.
If the title is too long, it will not show
all at once. Press and hold the DISP
button, and the rest of the title will
show in the display. You will also see the album/track
name (CD-TEXT), or the f older/f ile
name (MP3/WMA) under these
conditions:
To play the AM/FM radio when a
disc is playing, press the AM/FM
button. Press the CD button again to
switch back to the disc player.
You cannot load and play 3-inch
(8-cm)discsinthissystem.
Insert the disc about half way into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
in the rest of the way and begin to
play it. When the system reaches the
end of the disc, it will return to the
beginning and play the disc again.
Playing a Disc
Name Display Funct ion
To Load a Disc
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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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tracks within a disc in random order.
In MP3/WMA mode, all f iles in all
f olders are played in random order.
To activate random mode, press the
RDM button repeatedly until you see
RDM in the display. Press and
release the RDM button again to
return to normal play.
This feature,
when activated, replays all the f iles
on the selected f older in the order
they are compressed in MP3/WMA.
To activate f older repeat mode, press
the RPT button repeatedly until you
see F-RPT in the display. The system
continuously replays the current
folder.PressandholdtheRPT
button to turn it of f .
Each time you press and release the
RPT button, the mode changes f rom
f ile repeat to f older repeat, then to
normal playing.
To continuously replay
a track (f ile in MP3/WMA mode),
press and release the RPT button.
You will see RPT in the display.
Press and hold the RPT button to
turn it off.In MP3/WMA mode
Playing a Disc
RANDOM
FOL DER-REPEA T
REPEAT (TRACK/FILE
REPEAT)
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In MP3/WMA modeThe scan f unction samples
all the tracks/f iles on the disc in the
order they are recorded on the disc.
To activate the scan feature, press
the SCAN button. You will see SCAN
in the display. You will get a 10
second sampling of each track on the
disc. You will also see a track/f ile
name in the display. Press and hold
the SCAN button to get out of the
system and play the last track
sampled.
This
f eature, when activated, plays the
f iles in the current f older in random
order, rather than in the order they
are compressed in MP3/WMA. To
activate folder random play, press
the RDM button. You will see
F-RDM in the display. The system
will then select and play f iles
randomly. This continues until you
deactivate f older random play by
pressing and holding the RDM
button.
Each time you press and release the
RDM button, the mode changes
f rom f older random play, to within a
disc random play, then to normal
play. This f eature, when
activated, samples the first file of
each f older f or 10 seconds. To
activate the folder scan feature,
press the SCAN button repeatedly
until you see F-SCAN in the display.
Thefoldernameisalsodisplayed.
To hear the rest of the f older, press
the SCAN button, within 10 seconds.
If you do not, the system advances to
the next f older, plays 10 seconds of it,
and continues throughout the rest of
the f older the same way. When the
system samples the f irst f ile of all
f olders, F-SCAN is cancelled, and the
system plays normally.
Playing a Disc
SCAN
FOL DER-RA NDOM F-SCA N
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Thechartontherightexplainsthe
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
For the additional information on
damaged discs, see page .
Theaudiosystemwilltrytoplaythe
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the disc.Error Massage Cause Solution
Insert a dif f erent disc. If the new
disc plays, there is a problem with
the f irst disc. If the error message
cycle repeats and you cannot clear it,
take your vehicle to a dealer. 125
High temperature
Track/File format not
supported
Mechanical Error
Servo Error Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
Current track will be skipped. The next
supported track or file plays automatically.
Press the EJECT button and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for serious damage, signs of
deformation, excessive scratches, and/or dirt
(see page125).Insert the disc again. If the code
does not disappear, or the disc cannot be
removed, consult your dealer. Do not try to
force the disc out of the player.
Disc Player Error Messages
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HEAT ERROR
FORMAT
BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNER’S
MANUAL PUSH EJECT
BAD DISC
PLEASE CHECK OWNER’SMANUAL
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