Audiovox AV-455 manual 128-5504 7 of, Left/Right Balance Control, Front/Rear Fader Control

￿LEFT/RIGHT BALANCE CONTROL

To adjust the left-right speaker balance, first select the Balance mode by pressing the Select button ￿ so the “BA” indication appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Balance mode, turntheLevelcontrol ￿counter-clockwisetoadjust the stereo balance to the left channel speakers or clockwise to adjust it to the right channel speakers. The balance position will be shown on the display panel from “BA L31”(fullleft)to“BAR31”(fullright). When the volume level between the left and right speakers is equal, “BA 00” will be shown on the display panel. The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last

￿adjustment or when another function is activated.

FRONT/REAR FADER CONTROL

Toadjustthefront-rearspeakerbalance,firstselect the Fader mode by pressing the Select button ￿so the “FA” indication appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Fader mode, turn theLevelcontrol ￿counter-clockwise to adjust the front-rear speaker balance to the rear speakers or clockwisetoadjustittothefrontspeakers. Thefader position will be shown on the display panel from “FA R31”(fullrear)to“FAF31”(fullfront). Whenthe level between the front and rear speakers is equal, “FA 00” will be shown on the display panel. The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or

￿AUDIO EQUALIZER SELECTOR (EQ)when another function is activated.

The Audio Equalizer feature adjusts the frequency response, allowing you to tailor the sound reproduction to 3 different acoustic settings. Each press of the button will select a different effect ( R O C K , CLAS or P O P ) as shown by the indication on thedisplay panel. Pressing thebutton againwillrestorenormalstereoreproduction( FLAT

￿LOUDNESS CONTOUR (LOUD)indication on the display panel).

When listening to music at low volume levels, this feature will boost the bass and treble ranges to compensate for the characteristics of human hearing. Pressthebuttonmomentarilytoactivatethisfeature and the indication “LOUD” will appear on the display panel. Pressing the button again momentarily will deactivate the feature (the “LOUD” indication will disappear from the display panel).

￿￿AUDIO MUTE SELECTOR (MUTE)

Press this button momentarily to mute the volume from the system (“MUTE” will flash on the display panel). Pressing the button again or adjusting the Volume control ￿ will return to the volume level setting in use before the Mute function was activated.

￿￿AM/FM BAND SELECTOR (BAND)

RADIO MODE SELECTOR

Each time this button is pressed, the radio band is changed. Theindications“AMI”,“AMII”,“FMI”,“FMII” or“FMIII”willappearinthedisplaypanelaccordingto your selection.

During cassette play, pressing this button will return

￿￿MANUAL UP/DOWN TUNING ( / ) AUTOMATIC SEEK TUNING (SEEK)toradiooperation.

To manually select a radio station, momematrily

press the Up Tuning ( ) side of the button to advance the unit one digit higher or the Down Tuning ( ) side of the button to tune downward.

Pressing either side of the button for longer than 0.5 seconds will activate the Automatic Seek Tuning function. The radio will seek the next station in the selected direction and stop at that frequency. The Seek function can be stopped by pressing the button again or activating any other tuning function.

￿￿LOCAL/DISTANT SELECTOR (LO/DX)

This feature is used to select the strength of the signals at which the radio will stop during Automatic SeekTuning. PressingthebuttonwillselecttheLocal setting (“LOC” will appear on the display panel) and onlystrong(local)stationswillbereceived. Pressing thebuttonagainwillselecttheDistantsetting(“LOC” willdisappearfromthedisplaypanel)andtheradiowill stop at a wider range of signals, including weaker (more distant) stations.

￿￿FM MONO/STEREO SELECTOR (MONO)

During FM radio operation, this button is used to select mono or stereo reception of the broadcast signal. Under normal reception conditions, the unit should be left in the stereo mode as indicated by the

“ST” on the display panel and the symbol when tuned to an FM stereo signal. If the stereo signal is too noisy for comfortable listening, press the FM Mono/Stereo Selector button to switch to mono

reception(the“ST”and indicationswilldisappear

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