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1. Power on/off and volumecontrol button
When the ignition switch is on ACC 
or ON, push this button to power on.
Push this button again to power off. 
2. Volume control button 
Rotate this button clockwise to vol- 
ume up and anti-clockwise to volume
down. 
3. Radio selection button (FM/AM)
Push [FM/AM] button for FM or AM 
radio. Each press will changeFM1 ➟FM2 ➟AM ➟FM1 and repeats.
4. Scan button 
Push this button to automatically 
select available stations and remains
for 5 seconds from current station.
Push again to stay on current station.BSM button
Push [BSM] button to start automatic 
search from current station. The sta-
tions are memorized in 1~6 pre-set
buttons from smallest station.Number 1 pre-set station will be on
after the search and memory. 
5. Automatic station selection button (Seek)
Push [seek ] button, to increase 
the band and [seek ] button to
decrease the band. It automatically
finds available station. If the station is
already memorized in pre-set memo-
ry, it will show the pre-set number. 
6. Manual station selection button (Tune)
Rotate this tune button clockwise 1 
click to increase band 1 step and
anti-clockwise to decrease.
Regular export
 FM: Move by 0.1MHz  (87.5 ➟87.6 ➟87.7····87.7 ➟87.6
➟ 87.5)  AM: Move by 9 KHz 
(531 ➟540 ➟549····549 ➟540 ➟531)
North America export (Columbian
units FM move by 0.1 MHz)
 FM: Move by 0.2MHz 
(87.5 ➟87.7 ➟87.9····87.9 ➟87.7
➟ 87.5)
 AM: Move by 10 KHz 
(530 ➟
540 ➟550····550 ➟540 ➟530)
7. Pre-set button (1~6) 
Push these buttons to listen to mem- 
orized stations. Push pre-set button
for more than 1.5 seconds (with a
beep) to memorize current station. 
8. LCD display It indicates FM1/FM2/AM along with current band, pre-set channel, FMstereo with "ST".
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9. Bass control/ left, right
audio control
Push this button to select BASS ➟
MIDDLE ➟TREBBLE ➟FADER ➟BALA
NCE on LCD display screen.Rotate the volume button 
clockwise to increasehigh sound and anti-
clockwise to decreasehigh sound. 
Rotate the volume button 
clockwise to enable right
speakers and anti-clock-
wise to enable left speak-
ers. 
Rotate the volume button 
clockwise to increase
back speaker sound and
anti-clockwise to increa-
se front speaker sound.
TREBLE BALANCE 
FADER
Rotate the volume button 
clockwise to increaseBass sound and anti-
clockwise to decreaseBass sound. 
Rotate the volume button 
clockwise to increasemiddle sound and anti-
clockwise to decreaseMiddle sound.
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1.CD loading slot 
2.CD load button
3.CD eject button
4. LCD Display
5.CD/AUX selection button
6.CD change button
7,8.Fast Backward and Fast Forward button
9.Previous track automatic selection button
10. Next track automatic selection button
11.Repeat button
12.SCAN button
13.MARK button
14.RDM button15.FILE search knob
16.SCROLL button
17.Directory search buttonLD 600 UR
MP3 CDC (HMP600) (IF EQUIPPED)
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1. CD loading slot 
Push [LOAD] button to open CD slot. 
Please face printed side upward and
gently push in. This CDC supports
only 12 cm CDs. 
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Push [LOAD] button to open CD slot. 
Please face printed side upward and
gently push in. This CDC supports
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1. CD loading slot 
Push [LOAD] button to open CD slot. 
Please face printed side upward and
gently push in. This CDC supports
only 12 cm CDs. 
2. CD load button  
Pressing the "LODE" button opens 
an empty tray of lowest order in the
CDC deck. When a CD is loaded, the
slot closes and the CD plays. To load
CDs in all empty slots, press the
"LOAD" button for more than 1.5 sec-
onds. Be sure to insert only one CD
into slot at a time. Then, lastly loaded
CD is played. IF you do not load CDs
or press any button for 10 seconds
after pressing the "LOAD" button, the
LOAD function will be canceled. 
3. CD eject button 
Push  button to eject the CD dur- 
ing CD playback. Push this button formore than 1.5 seconds to eject all
the CDs. If CD number 3 is currently
playing, ejecting order is 3,4,5,6,1,2. 4. LCD display  It indicates location of CD in CD 
deck. When loading and ejecting CD,
corresponding CD indicator number
blinks. 
5. CD/AUX selection button
CD Select
When power is off while CD is loaded 
or radio/AUX is playing, push [CD]
button to play CDC. When there is no
available CD, "no disc" message will
be indicated for 2 seconds and
returns to previous mode.
AUX-IN Select
 When the AUX device (such as
portable MP3 players) is connect- 
ed to vehicle's AUX-IN terminal,
you can switch to AUX-IN mode by
pressing CD/AUX button.
 With a CD loaded and AUX device connected at the same time, this
button switches between AUX-IN
mode and CD mode. AUX  3.5mm STEREO MINI PLUG
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![KIA CERATO 2008  Owners Manual 6. CD change button 
Push [DISC ] button to change to 
next CD (From CD 1 to CD 2). 
Push [DISC ] button to change to 
previous CD (From CD 2 to CD 1). Ifchanger is not fully load, the
changes will be KIA CERATO 2008  Owners Manual 6. CD change button 
Push [DISC ] button to change to 
next CD (From CD 1 to CD 2). 
Push [DISC ] button to change to 
previous CD (From CD 2 to CD 1). Ifchanger is not fully load, the
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6. CD change button 
Push [DISC ] button to change to 
next CD (From CD 1 to CD 2). 
Push [DISC ] button to change to 
previous CD (From CD 2 to CD 1). Ifchanger is not fully load, the
changes will be next available CD. 
7. Fast Backward button 
During CD playback, push [REW] 
button to fast backward. For first 5seconds 5X and 15X after 5 sec-
onds. While the button is pressed
sound is reduced to 12dB. 
8. Fast Forward button 
During CD playback, push [FF] but- 
ton to fast forward. For first 5 sec-
onds 5X and 15X after 5 seconds.
While the button is pressed sound is
reduced to 12dB. 
9. Previous track automaticselection button 
Push [TRACK ] button to go to 
beginning of currently playing track.
Push again to move to beginning of
previous track. 10. Next track automatic selec-
tion button 
Push [SEEK ] button to go to move 
to beginning of next track. 
11. Repeat button  
Push [RPT] button to repeat current 
track. Push again to disable. 
12. SCAN button 
Push [SCAN] button to listen each 
track for 10 seconds. Push again to
disable. 
13. Book Mark button 
This is selecting desired tracks. 
Select desired tracks and push
[MARK] button for more than 2 sec-
onds. [M] symbol will be indicated
and push for within 1 second to play
[M] selected tracks. 
14. RDM button 
This button randomly selects track.✽✽ NOTICE
Using CD-R/CD-RW, it may not be played according to CD manufactur-
er, or how it was created. If it does not
play, please avoid using it. It could
cause problems on the system.
15. File search knob 
Turn knob left and right to change 
track. Push within 5 seconds to play
selected track. It will return to cur-
rently playing track number after 5
seconds. 
16. Scroll button  
If the tile is too long for MP3/WMA 
files, push [SCROLL] button to indi-
cate on LCD display screen. 
17. Directory search button 
For MP3/WMA files, if there are more 
than 2 directories in a CD, push
[Directory Search] buttons to search. 
Select desired directory and use 
"File Search knob" to search file.Push "File Search knob" within 5
seconds otherwise it will go back to
current playing track.
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Engine temperature gauge   
This gauge shows the temperature of the engine coolant when the igni-
tion switch is ON. 
Do not continue driving with an over- 
heated engine. If your vehicle over-
heats, refer to “Overheating” in the
Index.
✽✽  
NOTICE
If the gauge pointer moves beyond 
the normal range area toward the“H” position, it indicates overheat-ing that may damage the engine.
Fuel gauge 
The fuel gauge indicates the approx- imate amount of fuel remaining in thefuel tank. 
Fuel tank capacity - 55 liters.
The fuel gauge is supplemented by a 
low fuel warning light, which will illu-
minate when the fuel level has
dropped to about 8.5 liters. Trip computer (if equipped) 
Trip computer is a microcomputer- 
controlled driver information gauge
that displays information related to
driving, such as estimated distance
to empty, average speed and driving
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Mode
Push “TRIP” to select distance to 
empty, average fuel consumption
average speed and driving time for
the driving information. Each push of
the button changes the display as fol-
lows; Odometer (km or MI) The odometer indicates the total dis- 
tance the vehicle has been driven. 
You will also find the odometer useful 
to determine when periodic mainte-
nance should be performed.
Tripmeter (km or MI) 
TRIP A : Tripmeter A
TRIP B : Tripmeter BThis mode indicates the distance of 
indivisual trips selected since the last
tripmeter reset. 
The meter's working range is from 0.0 to 999.9 km (0.0 to 999.9 miles). 
Pressing the TRIP button for more 
than 1 second, when the tripmeter
(TRIP A or TRIP B) is being dis-
played, clears the tripmeter to zero(0.0).
Distance to empty
Average fuel consumption
Average speed
Driving time
Tripmeter A
Tripmeter B
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Average speed
This mode indicates the average 
speed from the starting of the vehicle
to the ignition key “OFF”. When the
ignition key is “OFF”, it will initialize to0 km/h (0 mph).
Driving time
This mode indicates the total time 
from the starting of the vehicle to the
ignition key “OFF” after resetting.
When the “TRIP” switch is pushed, it
will initialize to 0:00. Reset 
Push “TRIP” for more than 1 second 
to initialize the displayed information
such as average speed and driving
time. Instrument panel illumination (if equipped) 
When the vehicle’s parking lights or headlights are on, rotate the illumina-
tion control knob to adjust the instru-
ment panel illumination intensity.
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