5. OPERATIONS

Basic Operations

Note:Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diagrams of

chapter “2. CONTROLS” on page 5 (unfold).

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!CAUTION

Be sure to lower the volume before switching off the unit power or the ignition key. The unit remembers its last volume setting. If you switch the power off with the volume up, when you switch the power back on, the sudden loud volume may hurt your hearing and damage the unit.

Turning on/off the power

Note:

•Be careful about using this unit for a long time with- out running the engine. If you drain the car’s bat- tery too far, you may not be able to start the engine and this can reduce the service life of the battery.

Setting the Z-Enhancer

This unit are provided with 3 types of sound tone effects stored in memory. Select the one you prefer.

∗The factory default setting is Z-EHCR OFF.

Each time you press the [Z] button, the tone effect changes in the following order:

Z-ENHANCER 1 Æ Z-ENHANCER 2 Æ Z-EN-
HANCER 3 Æ Z-EHCR OFF Æ Z-ENHANCER

1...

•Z-ENHANCER 1 : bass emphasized

•Z-ENHANCER 2 : treble emphasized

•Z-ENHANCER 3 : bass and treble emphasized

• Z-EHCR OFF : no sound effect

1.Press the [SRC] button.

2.The illumination and display on the unit light up. The unit automatically remembers its last operation mode and will automatically switch to display that mode.

3.Press and hold the [SRC] button for 1 second or longer to turn off the power for the unit.

Selecting a mode

1.Press the [SRC] button to change the opera- tion mode.

2.Each time you press the [SRC] button, the op- eration mode changes in the following order:

Radio mode Æ CD mode Æ Radio mode...

Note:

•If the CD mode is selected when no disc is inserted, the display shows “NO DISC”.

Audio mode adjustments

1.Press the [A-M] button to select the adjustment mode. The mode switches as follows each time the [A-M] button is pressed:

BASS ÆTREB ÆBAL ÆFAD ÆPrevious mode

∗When the Z-Enhancer function is turned on, BASS (Bass) and TREB (Treble) cannot be selected.

2.Turning the [ROTARY] knob to adjust the selected audio mode.

BASS (Bass) : Adjustment range: -7 to +7

TREB (Treble) : Adjustment range: -7 to +7

BAL (Balance) : Adjustment range: L13 to R 13

FAD (Fader) : Adjustment range: F12 to R12

3.When the adjustment is complete, press the [A-M] button several times until the function.

Adjusting the volume

Turning the [ROTARY] knob clockwise increases the volume; turning it counterclockwise decreases the volume.

∗The volume level is from 0 (minimum) to 33 (maxi mum).

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