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Power/Volume/Sound Controls .............................................................................. page 6-20
Clock ...................................................................................................................... page 6-24
Operating the Radio ............................................................................................... page 6-26
Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player .............................................................. page 6-28
Operating the Auxiliary jack .................................................................................. page 6-31
Error Indications ..................................................................................................... page 6-32
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qPower/Volume/Sound Controls
Display
Power/Volume/Audio control dialMenu button
Power ON/OFF
Switch the ignition to ACC or ON.
Press the power/volume dial to turn the
audio system on.
Press the power/volume dial again to turn
the audio system off.
NOTE
To prevent the battery from being discharged,
do not leave the audio system on for a long
period of time when the engine is not running.
Volume adjustment
To adjust the volume, turn the power/
volume dial.
Turn the power/volume dial to the right to
increase volume, to the left to decrease it.
Audio sound adjustment
1. Press the menu button (
)to
select the function. The selected
function will be indicated.
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*1
*3
*1*2
*1*2
*1 Depending on the mode selected, the
indication changes.
*2 RPT and RDM are displayed only during CD playback.
*3 If your vehicle is not equipped with
rear speakers, adjust the power/
volume dial so the level is even. 2. Turn the audio control dial to adjust the
selected functions as follows:
Indication Turn Left Turn Right
Select mode*1
Select mode
Decrease
bass Increase
bass
Decreasetreble Increase
treble
Shift the
sound to the front Shift the
sound to the rear
Shift the
sound to the left Shift the
sound to the right
OFF ON
*1 Refer to Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player on page 6-28.
NOTE
About 5 seconds after selecting any mode, the
volume function will be automatically selected.
To reset bass, treble, fade, and balance, press
the menu button (
) for 2 seconds. The
unit will beep and “CLEAR ”will be displayed.
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
The automatic level control (ALC) is a
feature that automatically adjusts audio
volume and sound quality according to
the vehicle speed.
The volume increases in accordance with
the increase in vehicle speed, and
decreases as vehicle speed decreases.
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Select the desired ALC mode.
ModeVolume change
No change
Minimum
Medium
Maximum
Turn the audio control dial to select ALC
OFF or ALC LEVEL1― 7 modes. The
selected mode will be indicated.
Setting RPT (CD Repeat Play)
Repeated playback of the track currently
being played can be set on or off during
playback of the CD (page 6-28).
Setting RDM (CD Random Play)
Random playback of tracks on a CD can
be set on or off during playback of the CD
(page 6-28).
BEEP setting
The beep-sound when operating the audio
system can be set on or off.
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qClock
Display
Clock button
Hour/Minute set switch
Setting the time
The clock can be set at any time when the
ignition is switched to ACC or ON.
1. To adjust the time, press the clock button (
) for about 2 seconds
until a beep is heard.
2. The currently set time and hour setting display flashes.
Time adjustment
To adjust the time, press the hour/
minute set switch while the clock's
current time is flashing.
The hours advance while the upper side
of the switch is pressed. The minutes
advance while the lower side of the
switch is pressed.
3. Press the clock button (
) again
to start the clock.
Changing the display mode
The display on the unit can be changed by
pressing the clock button (
). This
alternates the display between clock mode
and normal mode. When the clock mode
has been selected, the time will be
displayed.
NOTE
The displays differ when using the audio in
clock mode and normal mode.
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qOperating the Radio
Display
Band selector button Scan button
Tuning button Channel preset buttonsAuto memory button
Radio ON
Press a band selector button (
)to
turn the radio on.
Band selection
Successively pressing the band selector
button (
) switches the bands as
follows: FM1 →FM2 →AM.
The selected mode will be indicated. If
FM stereo is being received, “ST ”will be
displayed.
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes weak,
reception automatically changes from
STEREO to MONO for reduced noise, and the
“ ST ”indicator will go out.
Tuning
The radio has the following tuning
methods: Manual, Seek, Scan, Preset
channel, and Auto memory tuning. The
easiest way to tune stations is to set them
on preset channels.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse blows
or the battery is disconnected), the preset
channels will be erased.
Manual tuning
Select the station by pressing the tuning
button (
,) lightly.
Seek tuning
Automatic search for radio stations starts
when the tuning button (
,) is pressed
until a beep sound is heard. The search
stops when a station is found.
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