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Basic Operations

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 ➜ TREB ➜ BAL ➜ FAD ➜ Previous mode

∗ The display returns to the previous mode 7 seconds after the adjustment.

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

Note:

• When the Z-Enhancer function is turned on, BASS (bass) and TREB (treble) cannot be selected.

• Adjusting the bass (BASS)

2. Turning the [ROTARY] knob clockwise emphasizes the bass; turning it counterclockwise attenuates the bass.

∗ The factory default setting is “0”. (Adjustment range: –7 to +7)

• Adjusting the treble (TREB)

2.Turning the [ROTARY] knob clockwise emphasizes the treble; turning it counterclockwise attenuates the treble.

∗The factory default setting is “0”. (Adjustment range: –7 to +7)

• Adjusting the balance (BAL)

2.Turning the [ROTARY] knob clockwise emphasizes the sound from the right speaker; turning it counterclockwise emphasizes the sound from the left speaker.

∗The factory default setting is “0”. (Adjustment range: L13 to R13)

• Adjusting the fader (FAD)

2.Turning the [ROTARY] knob clockwise emphasizes the sound from the front speakers; turning it counterclockwise emphasizes the sound from the rear speakers.

∗The factory default setting is “0”. (Adjustment range: F12 to R12)

•When the adjustment is complete

3.Press the [A-M] button several times until the function mode is reached.

Illumination dimmer function

When the illumination line of this unit is connected with the car-side illumination signal line, the display illumination of this unit dims in connection with turning on the car-side illumination.

Radio Operations

Listening to the radio

1.Press the [SRC] button and select the radio mode. The frequency appears in the display.

2.Press the [BND] button and select the radio band. Each time the button is pressed, the radio reception band changes in the following order:

FM1 ➜ FM2 ➜ FM3 ➜ AM ➜ FM1...

3.Press the [a] or [d] button to tune in the desired station.

Tuning

There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.

Seek tuning

1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM or AM).

∗If “MANU” is lit in the display, press and hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer. “MANU” in the display goes off and seek tuning is now available.

2.Press the [a] or [d] button to automatically seek a station.

When the [d] button is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of higher frequencies; if the [a] button is pressed, the station is sought in the direction of lower frequencies.

Manual tuning

There are 2 ways available: Quick tuning and step tuning.

When you are in the step tuning mode, the frequency changes one step at a time. In the quick tuning mode, you can quickly tune the desired frequency.

1.Press the [BND] button and select the desired band (FM or AM).

∗If “MANU” is not lit in the display, press and hold the [BND] button for 1 second or longer. “MANU” is lit in the display and manual tuning is now available.

2.Tune into a station.

●Quick tuning:

Press and hold the [a] or [d] button for 1 second or longer to tune in a station.

●Step tuning:

Press the [a] or [d] button to manually tune in a station.

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