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Clock
Audio display
Audio control dial
Hour/Minute set switch:00 button
Menu button
Clock button
▼ 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 clock's current time will flash. Time adjustment
•To adjust the time, press the hour/
minute set button (
, ) while the
clock's current time is flashing.
•The hours advance while the hour
set button (
) is pressed. The
minutes advance while the minute
set button (
) is pressed.
3. Press the clock button (
) again to
start the clock.
▼ Time resetting
1. Press the clock button () for
about 2 seconds until a beep is heard.
2. Press the :00 button (1).
3. When the button is pressed, the time will be reset as follows:
(Example)
12:01―12:29→12:00
12:30―12:59→1:00
NOTE
•When the :00 button (1) is pressed, the
seconds will start at “00”.
•Switching between 12 and 24-hour clock
time:
Press the menu button (
) several
times until 12 and 24-hour clock time
are displayed. Turn the audio control
dial in either direction, select the
desired clock setting while the preferred
clock time is flashing.
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Operating the Radio
Without Radio Data System (RDS)With Radio Data System (RDS) Band selector button Traffic announcement button Channel preset buttons
Scan button
Tuning button Programme-type information button
Audio display
Auto memory button
Audio display
Band selector button Channel preset buttons
Scan button
Tuning 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 (Without
Radio Data System (RDS)), MW/LW
(With Radio Data System (RDS)).
The selected mode will be indicated.
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes weak,
reception automatically changes from
STEREO to MONO for reduced noise.
▼ 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.
Manual tuning
Select the station by pressing the tuning
button (
, ) lightly.
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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.
NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the
button, the frequency will continue
changing without stopping.
Scan tuning
Press and hold the scan button (
) to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press and hold
the scan button (
) again during this
interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM (Without Radio Data System
(RDS)), MW/LW (With Radio Data
System (RDS)) and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM (Without Radio Data System (RDS)),
MW/LW (With Radio Data System
(RDS)), FM1, or FM2. Tune to the
desired station.
2. Press 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
(Without Radio Data System (RDS)),
MW/LW (With Rad io Data System
(RDS)), FM1, or FM2 and then press
its channel preset button. The station
frequency or the channel number will
be displayed.
Auto memory tuning (Without Radio
Data System (RDS))
This is especially u seful 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 and 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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▼Radio Data System (RDS)*
NOTE
The radio data system (RDS) does not
function if it is out of the system's service
coverage area.
Alternative frequency (AF)
AF functions on FM stations. Press the
menu button (
) and select the AF
mode to turn it on and “AF” will be
displayed. If the ra dio reception of the
current station weakens, the system
switches to an alternative station
automatically.
If you wish to continue a regional
programme, press the menu button
(
) and select the REG mode to turn
it on. “REG ON” is displayed. To cancel
it, press the audio control dial and select
the REG mode to turn it off. “REG OFF”
is displayed.
Traffic announcement (TA)
If the traffic announcement button (
) is
pressed, the unit switches to TA mode and
“TA” is displayed.
If a TA broadcast is r eceived while in the
TA mode, the TA broadcast intercedes
even while using other functions (FM, CD,
USB device, AUX, or BT audio), and
“Traffic Info” is displayed.
During a TA broadcast, press the traffic
announcement button (
) to end the
broadcast and return to the previous mode.
Programme-type information (PTY)
Some FM stations transmit
programme-type codes. This code enables
alternative stations transmitting the same
programme-type code to be found quickly.
Press the programme-type information
button (
,) while in FM mode. The
programme-type code and “PTY” will be
displayed during reception. If there is no
programme-type code, “None” will be
displayed.
(To choose a programme-type:)
1. Press the Programme-type information button (
,) when the
programme-type code is displayed.
2. Operate any one of the following:
•Press the pre-programmed channel
preset button (1 to 6).
•Press the Programme-type
information button (
,).
(To scan for programme-type
information:)
1. Press the Programme-type information button (
,) when the
programme-type code is displayed.
2. Press the Programme-type information
button (
,) until the beep sounds.
The unit will scan f or broadcasts, if
none are found, “Nothing” will be
displayed and the unit will return to the
previously tuned band.
(To store programme types in the
channel preset buttons:)
1. Press the Programme-type information button (
,) when the
programme-type code is displayed.
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2. Press the Programme-type informationbutton (
,) and select the
programme type.
3. While the programme type is displayed, press a channel preset
button for about 2 seconds.
Emergency broadcast
If an emergency broadcast is received, the
emergency broadcast intercedes even
while using other functions (FM, CD,
USB device, AUX, or BT audio), and
“Alarm!” is displayed.
When the emergency broadcast ends, the
system will return to the previous mode.
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Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player*
CD slot CD eject button
Media/Scan buttonFolder down button Folder up button
Track down/Reverse button
Track up/Fast-forward button Play/Pause button
Random button
Repeat button Audio display
Text button
Type
Playable data
Music/MP3/WMA/
AAC CD player
•Music data (CD-DA)•MP3/WMA/AAC file
NOTE
If a disc has both music data (CD-DA) and
MP3/WMA/AAC files, playback of the two
or three file types differs depending on
how the disc was recorded.
Inserting the CD
Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up.
The auto-loading mechanism will set the
CD and begin play.
NOTE
There will be a short lapse before play
begins while the player reads the digital
signals on the CD.
Ejecting the CD
Press the CD eject button () to eject the
CD.
▼ Playback
Press the media button () to switch
to CD mode and start playback.
NOTE
The CD mode cannot be selected if a CD
has not been inserted.
Pause
To stop playback, press the Play/Pause
button (4).
Press the button again to resume playback.
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Fast-forward/Reverse
Press and hold the fast-forward button ()
to advance through a track at high speed.
Press and hold the reverse button (
) to
reverse through a track at high speed.
Tr a c k s e a r c h
Press the track up button () once to skip
forward to the b eginning of the next track.
Press the track down button (
) within a
few seconds after playback begins to track
down to the beginning of the previous
track.
Press the track down button (
) after a
few seconds have elapsed to start playback
from the beginning of the current track.
Folder search (during MP3/WMA/AAC
CD playback)
To change to the previous folder, press the
folder down button (
), or press the folder
up button (
) to advance to the next
folder.
Music scan
During music CD playback
This function scans the titles on a CD and
plays 10 seconds of each song to aid you
in finding a song you want to listen to.
Press and hold the scan button (
)
during playback to start the scan play
operation (the track number will flash).
Press and hold the scan button (
)
again to cancel scan playback.
During MP3/WMA/A AC CD playback
This function scans the titles in a folder
currently being played and plays 10
seconds of each song to aid you in finding
a song you want to listen to. Press and
hold the scan button (
) during
playback to start the scan play operation
(the track number will flash).
Press and hold the scan button (
)
again to cancel scan playback.
NOTE
If the unit is left in scan, normal playback
will resume where scan was selected.
Repeat playback
During music CD playback
1. Press the repeat button (1) during
playback to play the current track
repeatedly. “TRACK RPT” is
displayed (
is displayed next to RPT
at the bottom of the display area).
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2. Press the button again to cancel therepeat playback.
During MP3/WMA/AAC CD playback
(Track repeat)
1. Press the repeat button (1) during playback to play the current track
repeatedly. “TRACK RPT” is
displayed (
is displayed next to RPT
at the bottom of the display area).
2. To cancel the repeat playback, press the button again after 3 seconds.
(Folder repeat)
1. Press the repeat button (1) during playback, and then press the button
again within 3 seconds to play the
tracks in the current folder repeatedly.
“FOLDER RPT” is displayed (
is
displayed next to RPT at the bottom of
the display area).
2. Press the button again to cancel the
repeat playback.
Random playback
Tracks are randomly selected and played.
During music CD playback
1. Press the random button (2) during playback to play the tracks on the CD
randomly. “DISC RDM” is displayed
(
is displayed next to RDM at the
bottom of the display area).
2. Press the button again to cancel the random playback.
During MP3/WMA/AAC CD playback
(Folder random)
1. Press the random button (2) duringplayback to play the tracks in the
folder randomly. “FOLDER RDM” is
displayed (
is displayed next to
RDM at the bottom of the display
area).
2. To cancel the random playback, press
the button again after 3 seconds.
(CD random)
1. Press the random button (2) during playback, and then press the button
again within 3 seconds to play the
tracks on the CD randomly. “DISC
RDM” is displayed (
is displayed
next to RDM at the bottom of the
display area).
2. Press the button again to cancel the
random playback.
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