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NOTE
About 5 seconds after selecting any mode, the
volume function will be automatically selected.
To reset bass, treble, fade, and balance, press
the audio control dial for 2 seconds. The unit
will beep and“CLEAR”will be displayed.
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
The automatic level control (ALC)
changes the audio volume automatically
according to the vehicle speed. The faster
the vehicle speed, the higher the volume
increases. ALC has ALC OFF and ALC
LEVEL 1 to 7 modes. At ALC LEVEL 7,
the amount that the volume can increase is
at the maximum. Select the mode
according to the driving conditions.
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qOperating the Radio
Seek tuning buttons
Band selector buttonsScan button
Auto memory buttonManual tuning/Audio control dial Channel preset buttons
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
Turning the manual tuning dial will
change the frequency higher or lower.
Seek tuning
Pressing the seek tuning button (
,)
will cause the tuner to seek a higher or
lower frequency automatically.
NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the seek
tuning button (
,), the frequency will
continue changing without stopping.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button (
)to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press the scan
button (
) again during this interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1,
or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
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2. Depress a channel preset button for
about 2 seconds until a beep is heard.
The preset channel number or station
frequency will be displayed. The
station is now held in the memory.
3. Repeat this operation for the other
stations and bands you want to store.
To tune one in the memory, select AM,
FM1, or FM2 and then press its
channel preset button. The station
frequency or the channel number will
be displayed.
Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known.
Press and hold the auto memory button
(
) for about 2 seconds until a beep
is heard; the system will automatically
scan and temporarily store up to 6 stations
with the strongest frequencies in each
selected band in that area.
After scanning is completed, the station
with the strongest frequency will be tuned
and its frequency displayed. Press and
release the auto memory button (
)
to recall stations from the auto-stored
stations. One stored station will be
selected each time; its frequency and
channel number will be displayed.
NOTE
If no stations can be tuned after scanning
operations,“A”will be displayed.
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The display can be turned back on as
follows:
lPress the audio button ()to
display the audio screen.
lPress the navigation button ()to
display the navigation screen.
lPress the phone button ()to
display the Bluetooth®dial screen.lPress the setup button ()to
display the setup dial setting screen.
lPress the audio control dial to display
the setup sound setting screen.
lShift to the R position to change to the
rear view camera mode.
Shift to a position other than R to
return to the display off condition.
NOTE
The screen can also be turned off using voice
recognition.
Refer to Component Parts on page 5-78.
Display setting reset
All of the screen setting values can be
reset to their initial settings.
1. Touch the
on-screen button.
2. Touch the
on-screen button.
Audio sound adjustment
Press the audio control dial or touch the
on-screen button to display the
sound setting screen.
Indication Setting value
Bass
(Low pitch sound)
: Low pitch
enhancement
: Low pitch
reduction
Treble
(Treble sound)
: Treble
enhancement
: Treble reduction
Fader
(Front/back volume
balance)
: Front speaker
volume reduction
: Rear speaker
volume reduction
Balance
(Left/right volume
balance)
: Right side
volume reduction
: Left side
volume reduction
Button Beep
(Audio operation sound)
: on/off*1
Auto Level Control*2
(Automatic volume
adjustment): Level up: Level down
AudioPilot
*3
(Automatic volume
adjustment): on/off
Centerpoint
*3
(Automatic surround
level adjustment): on/off
*1 Some functions do not turn off
*2 Standard audio
*3 Bose
®Sound System
Automatic Level Control (ALC)
The automatic level control 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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AudioPilot®2*4
AudioPilot®2 automatically adjusts audio
volume and sound quality in accordance
with the level of noise entering the vehicle
interior while driving. When AudioPilot
®
2 is turned on, the system automatically
calculates the conditions for optimum
hearing of sound which may be difficult
to hear depending on exterior noise.
AudioPilot
®2 can be set on or off.
*4 AudioPilot®2 is a registered
trademark of Bose Corporation.
Centerpoint
®*5
Centerpoint®offers you the experience of
5.1-channel surround sound in your
vehicle even with your conventional 2-
channel stereo CDs. Centerpoint
®can be
set on or off.
*5 Centerpoint
®is a registered trademark
of Bose Corporation.
NOTE
lCenterpoint®operates optimally with a 2-
channel stereo CD. Audio files encoded
with high compression can be played,
however, they may result in poor sound
quality.
lCenterpoint®is available for 2-channel
stereo audio except for AM radio/FM radio/
AUX/Bluetooth
®audio.
Sound setting reset
The settings for bass, treble, fade, and
balance can be returned to their initial
settings.
1. Touch the
on-screen button.
2. Touch the
on-screen button.
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qOperating the Radio
Seek tuning buttons
Manual tuning dial Audio button
Radio ON
Press the audio button (
) and touch
the
on-screen tab.
Band selection
Touch the
on-screen tab to switch
the band as follows:
FM1→FM2→AM
NOTE
lis displayed when FM1 is selected,
is displayed when FM2 is
selected, and
is displayed when AM
is selected.
lIf the FM broadcast signal becomes weak,
reception automatically changes from
STEREO to MONO for reduced noise, and
the“STEREO”indicator will no longer
display.
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
Turning the manual tuning dial will
change the frequency higher or lower.
NOTE
When anbroadcast is being
received, a receivable multicast channel is also
received.
Seek tuning
Pressing the seek tuning button (
,)
will cause the tuner to seek a higher or
lower frequency automatically.
NOTE
lIf you continue to press and hold the seek
tuning button (
,) the frequency will
continue changing without stopping.
lWhen anbroadcast is being
received, a receivable multicast channel is
also received.
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Scan tuning
You can search for receivable radio
stations by touching the
on-screen
button.
Scanning stops at each station for about
five seconds.
Touch the
on-screen button one time
during reception to continue receiving a
broadcasting station.
Preset channel tuning
The six preset channels can be used to
store six AM and twelve FM stations.
1. To set a channel, first select AM, FM1,
or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
2. Press and hold any of the preset on-
screen buttons. The reception
frequency is programmed and
displayed on the preset button.
3. Repeat this operation for the other
stations and bands you want to store.
When receiving a programmed
frequency, select AM, FM1, or FM2
and touch the preset on-screen button.
NOTE
The programmed frequency is displayed on the
preset button.
Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are
unknown. Additional AM/FM stations
can be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.
1. Touch the
on-screen button. The
auto memory preset list is displayed
and the previously tuned frequency is
received.2. Touch the
on-screen button to
display the frequencies of up to ten
radio stations on the auto memory
preset list.
3. Touch the desired frequency.
NOTE
Touch theon-screen button during
auto memory tuning to return to the AM/FM
main screen.
Radio Data System (RDS)
Radio text information display
A maximum of 64 characters of radio text
information sent from a broadcasting
station is displayed in the audio display.
NOTE
Radio text information is a function of FM
radio. Text information is not displayed in the
following:
lDuringreceptionlNot an RDS broadcastlDuring HD receptionlRDS broadcast, but radio text is not
transmitted from the radio station
Genre Seek
Some FM stations transmit Genre codes
(Program type like a Rock, News, and so
on). This code enables alternative stations
transmitting the same Genre code to be
found quickly. To select from the genre
list, touch the
on-screen button
while in the FM mode and the desired
Genre Seek.
(To scan for Genre Seek:)
1. Touch the genre type which you want
to select.
2. Touch the
,on-screen
button.
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The number of multi-cast channels which
can be received differs depending on the
radio station.
NOTE
lIf an analog broadcast is received once and
is received while HD1 is
selected, the audio unit switches to the
station automatically.lIf the reception conditions worsen while
receiving an HD specialty channel (HD2 to
HD8),“No HD signal”is displayed, and
audio output stops.
lOnce an analog broadcast is received when
HD1 is selected from the preset channels, it
is switched to
automatically. If
the radio reception conditions are poor, or
is off, switching to
broadcasts is not possible.lWhen an HD specialty channel (HD2 to
HD8) is selected from the preset channels,
“No HD signal”is displayed and no audio
is output until
is received. If
the radio reception conditions are poor,
“No HD signal”continues to be displayed.
lIf theis not illuminated or does not
illuminate in orange, information such as
song titles of the
station are
received, however, the audio output is
analog. If information can no longer be
received and the non-reception condition
continues,
andon-
screen buttons disappear.
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