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OTHER CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
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Selecting the reception BAND
Press the BAND button (1). Each time the
button is pressed, the reception band will
change as follows:
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Seek tuning
Hold down the seek Up button (2) or the
seek Down button (3) for 1 second or lon-
ger.
The unit stops searching for a station at a
frequency where a broadcast station is
available.
Manual tuning
Press seek Up button (2) or the seek Down
button (3).
The frequency being received is displayed.
Which receiving FM stereo broadcasting.
ST lights up.
Preset memory
1) Select the desired station.
2) Hold down a desired button ([1] to [6])
of the Preset buttons (4) to which you
want to store the station for 2 seconds
or longer.
Auto store
Hold down the AST button (5) for 1 second
or longer. Six stations in good reception
will automatically be stored to the Preset
buttons (4) in order, starting from a station
whose frequency is the lowest.
NOTE:
• Auto store can be released by pressing
AS button (5) while auto store is under
way.
• When the auto store is performed, the
station previously stored in the memory
at the position is over written.
• When there are fewer than 6 stations
that can be stored even if 2 rounds of
auto store operation is performed, no
station will be stored at the remaining
Preset buttons (4).
• 6 stations can be preset for FM1, FM2
and FM3 in common, and 6 stations for
AM in auto store mode.
Radio Reception
Radio reception can be affected by envi-
ronment, atmospheric conditions, or radio
signal’s power and distance from the sta-
tion. Nearby mountains and buildings may
interfere or deflect radio reception, causing
poor reception. Poor reception or radio
static can also be caused by electric cur-
rent from overhead wires or high voltage
power lines.

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Listening to a CD
When a CD is inserted, playback will auto-
matically start.
When a CD is already inside the unit,
press the Media Source Mode button (3) to
select CD mode and to start playback.
Selecting a track
Press the Up button (4) to listen to the next
track.
Press the Down button (5) twice to listen to
the previous track. When the Down button
(5) is pressed once, the track currently
being played will start from the beginning
again.
Fast forwarding/Rewinding a track
Hold down the Up button (4) to fast for-
ward the track.
Hold down the Down button (5) to fast
rewind the track.
Track scan play
Press the SCAN button (9). The first 10
seconds of each track in the disc is played
in sequence.
NOTE:
To cancel the scan play, press the SCAN
button (9) again or switch to another mode
or turn the power off, or eject the disc.
Random playback
Track Random
Press the RDM button (7). Each time the
button is pressed, the mode will change as
follows:
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The random indicator “RDM” will light.
The tracks in the loaded disc will be played
in random order.
NOTE:
• To cancel random playback, press the
RDM button (7) again or eject the disc.
Repeat playback
Track Repeat
Press the RPT button (8).
Each time the button is pressed, the mode
will change as follows:
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The repeat indicator “RPT” will light.
The track currently being played will be
played repeatedly.
NOTE:
• To cancel repeat playback, press the
RPT button (8) again or eject the disc.
Display change
Press the DISP button (8).
Each time the button is pressed, display
will change as follows:
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Press the DISP (6) for 1 second or
longer.
Each time this button is pressed, the dis-
play switches as follows.
First 8 character next 8 characters.
A total of 16 characters can be dis-
played.
it the number of character is 8 or less,
display doesn’t switch.
If the disc/track name is not recorded on
the disc, “NO TITLE” will be displayed.

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Selecting a folder
Press the Folder Up button (6) to select
next folder.
Press the Folder Down button (5) select
previous folder.
Selecting a track
Press the Up button (8) to listen to the
next track.
Press the Down button (7) twice to listen
to the previous track. When the Down
button (7) is pressed once, the track cur-
rently being played will start from the
beginning again.
Fast forwarding/Rewinding a track
Hold down the Up button (2) to fast for-
ward the track.
Hold down the Down button (3) to fast
rewind the track.
If you keep pressing the UP (8)/DOWN
button(7) until the beginning or ending of
the disc, the unit release the fast-for-
ward/rewind operation and plays the first
track.
Scan play
File scan
Press the SCAN button (1). The first 10
seconds of each file is sequence.
Folder scan
press the SCAN button (1) for 1 second or
longer. The first 10 seconds of the first file
in each folder stored in the disc is played in
sequence.
NOTE:
To cancel the scan play, press the SCAN
button (1) again or switch to another mode
or turn the power off, or eject the disc.
Random playback
Track random
Press the RDM button (5).
the random indicator “RDM” will light. The
tracks in the loaded disc will be played in
random order.
Folder random
Press the RDM button (3) for 1 second or
longer.
The random indicator “RDM and FOLD.”
will light. The tracks in the current folder
will be played in random order.
NOTE:
To cancel random playback, press the
RDM button (3) again or eject the disc.
Repeat playback
Track repeat
Press the RPT button (4).
The repeat indicator “RPT” will light. The
track currently being played will be played
repeatedly.
Folder repeat
press the RPT button (2) for 1 second or
longer.
The repeat indicator “RPT and FOLD.” will
light. All tracks in the currently selected
folder will be played repeatedly.
NOTE:
To cancel the repeat playback, press the
RPT button (2) again or eject the disc.
Display change
Press the DISP button (6).
Each time the button is pressed, display
will change as follows:

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Selecting a USB device mode
Press the Media Source Mode button to
select USB mode (1).
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Selecting a folder
Press the Folder Up button (7) to select
next folder. Press the Folder Down button
(6) select previous folder.
Selecting a track
Press the Up button (9) to listen to the
next track.
Press the Down button (8) twice to listen
to the previous track. When the Down
button (8) is pressed once, the track cur-
rently being played will start from the
beginning again.Fast forwarding/Rewinding a track
Hold down the Up button (9) to fast for-
ward the track.
Hold down the Down button (8) to fast
rewind the track.
If you keep pressing the UP (9)/DOWN
button(8) until the beginning or ending of
the disc, the unit release the fast-for-
ward/rewind operation and plays the first
track.
Scan play
File Scan
Press the SCAN button (2). The first 10
seconds of each file is play in sequence.
Folder Scan
press the SCAN button (2) for 1 second or
longer. The first 10 seconds of the first file
in each folder stored in the USB is played
in sequence.
NOTE:
To cancel the scan play, press the SCAN
button (2) again or eject the USB.
Random playback
Track random
Press the RDM button (4). the random indi-
cator “RDM” will light. The tracks in the
loaded USB device will be played in ran-
dom order.
Folder random
Press the RDM button (4) for 1 second or
longer. The random indicator “RDM and
FOLD.” will light. The tracks in the current
folder will be played in random order.
NOTE:
To cancel random playback, press the
RDM button (4) again or eject the USB.NOTICE
Do not connect any USB device other
than a USB memory or a USB audio
player. Do not connect multiple USB
devices to the USB connector using a
USB hub, etc. Supplying power to
multiple USB devices from the con-
nector could cause overheating and
smoking.

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Repeat playback
File repeat
Press the RPT button (3). The repeat indi-
cator “RPT” will light. The track currently
being played will be played repeatedly.
Folder Repeat
press the RPT button (3) for 1 second or
longer. The repeat indicator “RPT and
FOLD.” will light. All tracks in the currently
selected folder will be played repeatedly.
NOTE:
To cancel the repeat playback, press the
RPT button (3) again or eject the USB.
Display change
Press the DISP button (7).
Each time the button is pressed, display
will change as follows:
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Press the DISP (6) for 1 second or lon-
ger.
Each time this button is pressed, the dis-
play switches as follows. First 8 character
next 8 characters.
A total of 16 characters can be dis-
played.
If the number of character is 8or less, dis-
play doesn’t switch. If the ID3 tag/tag info is
not available on the track, “NO TITLE” will
be displayed.
Notes on USB device
Compatible USB devices
USB Mass Storage Class
For details as to whether your USB
memory/USB Audio is compatible with
USB Mass Storage Class, please con-
tact the USB memory/USB Audio manu-
facturer.
USB Standard Compatibility 1.1/2.0 Full
Speed
File System FAT16/32
Maximum current less than 1 A
Capacity less than 32 GB (1 partition)

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Selecting an iPod® mode
Press the Media Source Mode button (1) to
select USB (iPod) mode.
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Selecting a track
Press the Up button (8) to listen to the
next track.
Press the Down button (7) twice to listen
to the previous track. When the Down
button (7) is pressed once, the track cur-
rently being played will start from the
beginning again.
Fast forwarding/Rewinding a track
Hold down the Up button (8) to fast for-
ward the track.
Hold down the Down button (7) to fast
rewind the track.
Random playback
Track random
Press the RDM button (3).
The random indicator “RDM” will light.
Track random is the same behavior as
album shuffle of iPod.
Folder random
Press the RDM button (3) for 1 second
or longer. The random indicator “FOLD.” and
“RDM” will light. The folder random is the
same as song shuffle or iPod.
NOTE:
To cancel random playback, press the
RDM button (3) again or eject the iPod.
Repeat playback
Track repeat
Press the RPT button (2).
The repeat indicator “RPT” will light. The
track. Repeat is the same behavior as
one track repeat of the iPod.
NOTE:
• To cancel repeat playback, press the
RPT button (2) again or eject the iPod.
• The unit will always trigger Repeat mode
(No indication will be displayed on unit)
in iPod automatically when iPod is con-
nected.
• when repeat mode is triggered, the unit
will play all the songs in the category
repeatedly. Repeat mode will not be
turned off unless 1-track repeat is trig-
gered.
• Turning off 1-track repeat will re-enable
Repeat mode again.
Display change
Press the DISP button (4).
Each time the button is pressed, display
will change as follow:
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Press the DISP (4) for 1 second or
longer.
Each time this button is pressed, title dis-
play switches as follow. Fist 8 characters
Next 8 characters.
A total of 16 characters can be dis-
played.
If the number of character is 8 or less,
display doesn’t switch.
Text display in iPod menu mode is
allowed to switch but it is invalid for first
category of iPod menu mode.
If no data is stored in the particular cate-
gory, “NO DATA” will be displayed.
If the file/artist/album title is not recorded
on the iPod, “NO TITLE” will be dis-
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iPod® menu mode
1) Press the MENU button (5).
2) Press the Up button (8) or Down button
(7) to select the category as follow:
3) Press the ENTER button (6) to select
the category.
4) repeat the step 2 and 3 again to select
the desired.
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About resume play
When connecting iPod to car stereo, iPod
will start playing the song which played
before connecting (resume play). When
browse items or lists are changed from
resume play, selected song of playlist
starts to play and list title also can be dis-
played.
NOTE:
After entering iPod menu mode, the mode
has 30 seconds timeout.
About iPod
Before using iPod
• iPod is only private usage and may not
be used without authorities. Copyright
privacy is against the law.
• Operating may be different for each iPod
software version.
How to connect iPod
Connect the iPod cable into USB inser-
tion slot.
Caution for connecting iPod • When iPod EQ setting is ON, sound may
be distorted.
• Before or after connecting, setting (such
as shuffle, repeat and etc.) may be
changed.
• Remove all equipments, (headphone
etc.) when connecting.
• *iPod may have difficulty of operation.
• Do not leave iPod inside vehicle. Direct
sunlight and high temperature may cau
se damage to iPod.
• Fix iPod at specified way when using the
adapter. Removing iPod may interfere
with your driving, so accident may occur.
• Read iPod manual for iPod operation.
• When connecting iPod (video), play
music once, turn the power off and con-
nect. If video is playing before connec-
tion, it may take some time.

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Towing Your Vehicle
Your vehicle may be towed behind another
vehicle (such as a motorhome), provided
your vehicle is 2 wheel drive (2WD) and
you use the proper towing method speci-
fied for your vehicle. The towing method
you must use depends on the specifica-
tions of your vehicle: whether it is a manual
transaxle vehicle or an automated manual
transaxle vehicle.
Use the towing instruction table to select
the proper towing method for your vehicle,
and carefully follow the corresponding
instructions. Be sure to use proper towing
equipment designed for recreational tow-
ing and make sure that towing speed does
not exceed 90 km/h (55 mph).
TOWING INSTRUCTION TABLE
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A: 2WD VEHICLES WITH MANUAL
TRANSAXLE OR AUTOMATED MAN-
UAL TRANSAXLE
1) Secure the front wheels on a towing
dolly according to the instructions pro-
vided by the dolly manufacturer.
2) Release the parking brake.
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WA R N I N G
When you tow your vehicle, follow
the instructions below to avoid acci-
dents and damage to your vehicle. In
addition, be sure to observe govern-
ment and local requirements regard-
ing vehicle lighting and trailer hitches
or tow bars.
WA R N I N G
A safety chain should always be used
when you tow your vehicle.
DRIVE
TRAINT R A N S
MISSIONTOWING
METHOD
2WD M/T A,B
2WD Automated
Manual
Transaxle A,B
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE