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4. AUTO SEEK Select Button(Automatic Channel Selection)
Press the AUTO SEEK select button.
When the side is pressed, theunit will automatically tune to the
next higher frequency and when the side is pressed, it will automati-
cally tune to the next lower frequen-
cy.
5. CD SCAN (BSM) Button
When the CD SCAN (BSM) button is pressed, the six channels from thehighest field intensity are selected
next and stored in memory. The sta-tions selected are stored in thesequence of frequency from the first
preset key.
6. EQ Button
Press the EQ button to select the
CLASSIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and
OFF MODE for the desired tone
quality. Each press of the button
changes the display as follows;
7. PRESET STATION Select
Buttons
Six stations for AM(MW, LW), FM1
and FM2 respectively can be preset
in the electronic memory circuit.
HOW TO PRESET STATIONS
Six AM(MW, LW) and twelve FM sta-
tions may be programmed into the
memory of the radio. Then, by simply
pressing the AM(MW, LW) / FM band
select buttons and/or one of the six
station select buttons, you may recall
any of these stations instantly. To
program the stations, follow thesesteps:
Press AM(MW, LW)/FM selector toset the band for AM(MW, LW), FM1 and FM2.
Select the desired station to be stored by seek or manual tuning.
Determine the preset station select button you wish to use to accessthat station. Press and hold the station select
button for more than 0.8 seconds.
A select button indicator will show
in the display indicating which
select button you have depressed.
The frequency display will flashafter it has been stored into the
memory. You should then release
the button, and proceed to pro-
gram the next desired station. Atotal of 24 stations can be pro-
grammed by selecting one
AM(MW, LW) and two FM stations
per button.
When completed, any preset sta- tion may be recalled by selecting
AM(MW, LW), FM1 or FM2 band
and the appropriate station button.
CAUTION
• Do not place beverages close
to the audio system. The audiosystem mechanism may bedamaged if you spill them.
Do not strike or allow anything to impact the audio system,damage to the system mecha- nisms could occur.
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4. CD SCAN (BSM) Button
When the CD SCAN (BSM) button is pressed, the six channels from thehighest field intensity are selected
next and stored in memory. The sta-tions selected are stored in thesequence frequency from the first
preset key.
5. EQ Button
Press the EQ button to select the
CLASSIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and
OFF MODE for the desired tone
quality. Each press of the button
changes the display as follows;
6. AUTO SEEK Select Button
(Automatic Channel Selection)
Press the AUTO SEEK select button.
When the side is pressed, theunit will automatically tune to the
next higher frequency and when the side is pressed, it will automati-
cally tune to the next lower frequen-
cy.
7. TUNE Select/Audio Control Knob
Rotate the knob clockwise to
increase the frequency and turn the
knob counterclockwise to reduce the
frequency.
8. PRESET STATION Select
Buttons
Six stations for AM(MW, LW), FM1
and FM2 respectively can be preset
in the electronic memory circuit.
HOW TO PRESET STATIONS
Six AM(MW, LW) and twelve FM sta-
tions may be programmed into the
memory of the radio. Then, by simply
pressing the AM(MW/LW)/FM band
select button and/or one of the six
station select buttons, you may recall
any of these stations instantly. To
program the stations, follow thesesteps:
Press AM(MW, LW)/FM selector toset the band for AM(MW, LW), FM1 and FM2.
Select the desired station to be stored by seek or manual tuning. Determine the preset station select
button you wish to use to accessthat station.
Press and hold the station select but- ton for more than 0.8 seconds. A
select button indicator will show in the
display indicating which select button
you have depressed. The frequency
display will flash after it has been
stored in to the memory. You should
then release the button, and proceed
to program the next desired station. Atotal of 24 stations can be pro-
grammed by selecting one AM(MW,
LW) and two FM stations per button.
When completed, any preset sta- tion may be recalled by selecting
AM(MW, LW), FM1 or FM2 band
and the appropriate station button.
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CAUTION
Do not place beverages close
to the audio system. The play-back mechanism may be dam-aged if you spill them.
Do not strike or allow anything to impact the audio system,damage to the system mecha-nisms could occur.

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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.
✽✽ NOTICE
Tracks stored on Mark Memory will
be automatically erased after youeject CDs that contain those tracks.
7. SCROLL Button
Press the button, and you can check the file names with more than 16
characters on MP3 CD(max 34 char-
acters.).
The button doesn’t work on file
names less than 16 characters.
8. EQ Button
Press the EQ button to select the
CLASSIC, POPS, ROCK, JAZZ and
OFF MODE for the desired tone
quality. Each press of the button
changes the display as follows;
9. CD EJECT Button
When 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
seconds. (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 (BSM) Button
To playback the first 10 seconds of each track, press the CD SCAN
(BSM) button more than 0.8 seconds.
To playback the first 10 seconds of each track in the selected folder,
press the CD SCAN (BSM) button
within 0.8 seconds. (MP3 CD only)
Press the CD SCAN (BSM) button again within 10 sec. when you
have reached the desired track.
11. FILE SEARCH Knob
(TUNE Select Knob)
You can skip the track (file) by turn-ing the FILE SEARCH knob clock-
wise or counterclockwise.
After selecting the desired track (file), press the FILE SEARCH
knob to playback 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 bypushing 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 seconds,
the folder searching function will be
released. It can not be operated in
a single folder.
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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
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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
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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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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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Distance to empty
This mode indicates the estimated distance to empty from the current
fuel in the fuel tank. When the
remaining distance is below 50 km
(30 miles), a “----” symbol will be dis-
played.
Trip computer recognizes only the amount of fuel consumed to the
engine. Therefore if the vehicle hap-
pens to abnormal oil leakage, the trip
computer fails to sense causing the
amount of fuel more than it really is.
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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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