Clarion M455 Radio Operations, Adjusting the balance, Adjusting the fader, Setting MAGNA BASS EXTEND, FM reception, Changing the reception area, Listening to the radio

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Basic Operations

Adjusting the balance

1.Press the [A-M] button and select “BAL 0”.

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 “BAL 0”. (Adjustment range: L13 to R13)

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

Adjusting the fader

1.Press the [A-M] button and select “FAD 0”.

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 “FAD 0”. (Adjustment range: F12 to R12)

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

Setting MAGNA BASS EXTEND

The MAGNA BASS EXTEND does not adjust the low sound area like the normal sound adjustment function, but emphasizes the deep bass sound area to provide you with a dynamic sound.

∗ The factory default setting is “OFF”.

1.Press and hold the [A-M] button for 1 second or longer to turn on the MAGNA BASS EXTEND effect. “M-B EX” lights in the display.

2.Press and hold the [A-M] button for 1 second or longer to turn off the MAGNA BASS EXTEND effect. “M-B EX” goes off from the display.

Radio Operations

FM reception

For enhanced FM performance the ®

tuner includes signal actuated stereo control, Enhanced Multi AGC, Impulse noise reduction circuits and Multipath noise reduction circuits.

Changing the reception area

This unit is initially set to USA frequency intervals of 10kHz for AM and 200kHz for FM. When using it outside the USA, the frequency reception range can be switched to the intervals below.

		U.S.	Other	Europe
		standard	countries	standard
		(Initial setting)
	Frequency	10 kHz	9 kHz	9 kHz
AM	spacing
	Frequency	530 to	531 to	531 to
	range	1,710 kHz	1,629 kHz	1,602 kHz
	Frequency	200 kHz	50 kHz	50 kHz
FM	spacing
	Frequency	87.9 to	87.0 to	87.5 to
	range	107.9 MHz	108 MHz	108 MHz

Setting the reception area

∗Any station preset memories are lost when the reception area is changed.

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

• U.S. standard (initial setting)

2.While pressing the [DISP] button, press and hold the number “1” of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer.

• Other countries (new setting)

2.While pressing the [DISP] button, press and hold the number “2” of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer.

• Europe standard (new setting)

2.While pressing the [DISP] button, press and hold the number “3” of the [DIRECT] buttons for 2 seconds or longer.

Listening to the radio

1.Press the [FNC] 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

14		There are 3 types of tuning mode available, seek
	M455	tuning, manual tuning and preset tuning.