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!“Balance/Fader ”
A good balance of the left and right stereo
channels and of the front and rear sound
levels is important for good quality audio
program listening.
Keep in mind that when listening to a
stereo recording or broadcast, changing
the right/left balance will increase the
volume of 1 group of sounds while
decreasing the volume of another.
Touch the “Set ”key of the “Balance/Fader ”
key. The “Balance/Fader ”screen will
appear.. Volume Balance setting
1. Select the “Volume Balance Control ”
key.
2. Adjust the balance by pressing “”or
“” key.
3. Adjust the fader by pressing “
”or
“” key. .
Vocal image setting
1. Select the “Vocal Image Control ”key.
2. Adjust the balance by pressing “”or
“” key.
3. Adjust the fader by pressing “
”or
“” key.
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!“Speed Volume Control ”
The system adjusts to the optimum
volume and tone quality according to
vehicle speed to compensate for in-
creased vehicle noise.
1. Touch the right side key of the “Speed
Volume Control ”key.
2. Select the desired item. The “High ”
key comes to have a bigger effect. When
the “OFF ”key is selected, speed volume
control function is cancelled.! “Graphic Equalizer ”
You can adjust the sound quality by
increasing/decreasing the gain for each
frequency range.
1. Touch the “Set ”key of the “Graphic
Equalizer ”key.
2. In this mode, 6 preset equalizer
patterns (the “Bass ”,“Treble ”,“Acoustic ”,
“Impact ”,“Smooth” and“Flat”key) and 3
customized patterns (the “SET 1”-“SET
3 ” key) are available.
3. When customizing the equalizer pat-
tern, touch among “SET 1”,“SET 2 ”or
“SET 3 ”and then touch the “Adjust”key.
4. Adjust the level of each frequency
band by touching “”or “”key.
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!“Sound Restorer ”
You can play compressed audio data with
a sound quality that is close to the original
sound.
Select the “ON”or “OFF ”key by the right
side key of the “Sound Restorer ”key.
! “Volume Smoother”
This function reduces the difference in
volume among the sound sources to be
played.
1. Touch the right side key of the “Volume
Smoother ”key.
2. Select the “OFF ”, “Low ”, “Mid ”or
“High ”key. The “High”key comes to have
a bigger effect. When the “OFF ”key is
selected, the volume smoother function is
cancelled.
! “Virtual Bass ”
This function enables you to adjust the
bass tone.
1. Touch the right side key of the “Virtual
Bass ”key.
2. Select the “OFF ”, “Low ”, “Mid ”or
“High ”key. The “High”key comes to have
a bigger effect. When the “OFF ”key is
selected, the virtual bass function is
cancelled.! “Vocal Image Control ”
Refer to ““Balance/Fader ””F5-21.
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&AM/FM radio
! Control screen and audio panel
No. Function
&1Select to display the audio source
selection screen.
&2Select to change the band.
&3
The HD Radio indicator on the top
right of the screen changes accord-
ing to the reception condition of HD
Radio (if equipped).
&4Select to display a station list (if
equipped). Refer to“Selecting a
station from the list ”F 5-28. No. Function
&5
Select to scan radio channels.
This function enables searching for
receivable stations automatically,
and tunes in to a frequency for 5
seconds if a station is found. When
the 5-second period has elapsed, the
system searches for the next recei-
vable station again, and tunes in to
the frequency for 5 seconds.
&6Select to open the
“Option ”screen.
Refer to “Radio settings ”F 5-29.
&7
When you touch a key, the system
tunes to the stored frequency.
When you touch and hold a key, the
system stores the frequency to the
selected preset channel. Refer to
“Presetting a station ”F 5-28. No. Function
&8Turn to adjust volume.
Press to turn the audio system on/
off.
&9
Turn to step up/down frequencies.
Turn to move up/down the list. Also,
the knob can be used to enter
selections on the list screens by
pressing.
Press to select an audio mode. For
details, refer to
“Selecting an audio
source ”F 5-17.
&10Press to display the sound setting
screen. Refer to “Unit settings ”F 5-
18.
&11Press to seek for a station/channel.
Press and hold for continuous seek.
NOTE
. Although FM is normally static free,
reception can be affected by the sur-
rounding area, atmospheric conditions,
station strength and transmitter dis-
tance. Buildings or other obstructions
may cause momentary static, flutter or
station interference. If reception con-
tinues to be unsatisfactory, switch to a
stronger station.
. The radio automatically changes to
stereo reception when a stereo broad-
cast is received.
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AM and FM broadcast sound quality is
now crystal clear, with AM sound quality
that virtually matches FM quality of the
past, and FM broadcasts that have near
CD-level sound quality.
HD Radio Technology manufactured un-
der license from iBiquity Digital Corpora-
tion. Foreign Patents. HD Radio
TMand the
HD, HD Radio, and “Arc ”logos are
proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital
Corp.
FM stations can provide additional digital-
only audio programming on HD2/HD3
Channels.
! Available HD Radio
TMtechnology (if
equipped)
! Multicast
On the FM radio frequency most digital
stations have “multiple”or supplemental
programs on one FM station.
1. Touch the “Sub CH”key on the control
screen and the following screen will be
displayed.
2. The indication that shows whether the
current broadcast is digital or analog is
displayed on the top right of the control
screen.
3. Select the desired channel.
Turning the AUDIO/TUNE knob can also
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select the desired multicast channel.
NOTE
.HD RadioTMstations can be preset.
. An orangewill be displayed on
the screen when in digital. Thewill
first appear in a gray color indicating
the station is indeed (an analog and) a
digital station. Once the digital signal is
acquired, the logo will change to a
bright orange color.
. The song title and artist name will
appear on the screen when available by
the radio station. The radio station can
send album pictures when available.
. As a user works through the analog
radio stations, (where applicable) the
radio receiver will automatically tune
from an analog signal to a digital signal
within 5 seconds.
!Preserving a music information
Tag information in the music broadcasting
is preserved in the system and transmits
to an iPod.
1. Touch the “Ta g”key in the control
screen while receiving HD Radio, the tag
setting screen will be displayed.
2. Connect an iPod. Refer to “Connecting
and disconnecting a USB memory/porta-
ble device ”F 5-16. .
Turn on the power of the iPod if it is
not turned on.
. Once an iPod is connected, the
music tag moves from the radio into
the iPod.
. When the iPod is connected to
iTunes, the tagged information of the
songs which were tagged while listen-
ing to the radio can be viewed. Then a
user may decide to purchase the song
or CD/Album which had been listened
to on their radio.
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&SiriusXM Satellite Radio (if
equipped)
! SiriusXM Data Service
Data service information, which is com-
prised of traffic information and weather
information, can be received via the
SiriusXM Radio.
To receive the data service information in
the vehicle, a subscription to the SiriusXM
Satellite Radio service is necessary.
Content set to use the SiriusXM data
service is reset when personal information
is initialized. !
Control screen and audio panel
Control screen
No. Function
&1Perform the SXM setting. See be-
low. Refer to “SXM setting ”F 5-42.
&2
Search for a channel which the
direction of higher frequency from
current frequency. Reproduce the
channel that can receive by 5
seconds. No. Function&3
A list is displayed. There are three
types of lists (
“Presets ”, “Categories ”
or “All Channels ”) available.
. “Presets ”: Preset channels are
displayed in a list.
. “Categories ”: The channels of
the selected category are dis-
played in a list.
. “All Channels ”: All selectable
channels are displayed in a list.
&4Display the contents information of a
channel receiving.
&5Presets list (30 channels max.) is
displayed. Refer to “Presetting a
channel ”F 5-40.
&6Categories list is displayed. Refer to
“Selecting a channel from the list ”
F 5-40.
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In addition, the following messages appear.
Display MessageContents
“ Subscription Update ”
“ Press OK to Continue ” An update to your SiriusXM subscription has
been received by the SiriusXM tuner. Touch
any key to continue.
“ Channel XXX Not Available ”
( “ XXX ”refers to the selected channel number.) This channel is not a valid SiriusXM channel.
The channel number has been entered incor-
rectly, or the channel was removed from the
SiriusXM channel lineup.
“ Channel XXX Not Subscribed Call. ”
“ Call SiriusXM to Subscribed. ”
( “ XXX ”refers to the selected channel number.) This channel is not included in your SiriusXM
subscription plan.
“ Ch Locked ”
“ Lock Code? ” The selected channel has been locked by the
parental controls.
A prompt to enter the unlock code will appear.
“ Check Antenna ” Ensure the SiriusXM antenna cable is con-
nected to the SiriusXM tuner correctly.
Check the SiriusXM antenna wire for breaks or
sharp bends.
Replace the antenna if necessary.
“ No Signal ” The vehicle must be outside, and the antenna
must have a clear view of the southern sky.
NOTEContact SiriusXM
.
Listener Care Center (U.S. customers):
1-866-635-2349
. Listener Care Centre (Canadian customers):
1-877-209-0079 !
Direct Tune
1. A channel input screen is displayed
when you touch the
tab.
2. Input any number and touch the “OK”
key, receive the channel which input.
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