8. OPERATION

Basic Operations

CAUTION

When this unit is turned on, starting and stop- ping the engine of a car with its volume raised to the maximum level may harm your hearing. Be careful about adjusting the volume.

Turning ON the Power and Adjusting the Volume

1)Press the POWER button 3 .

*To turn off the power, press the POWER button 3 for 1 second or longer.

2)Press the FNC button 3 and select another operation mode. Every time the FNC button 3 is pressed, the display changes the oper- ation mode as:

Radio ➜ CD ➜ CD changer ➜ MD changer ➜ Radio

Notes:

•The operation mode not connected to the unit will not be selected.

•If the CD mode is selected when no disc is inserted, the display flashes “DISC” and the mode will be switched to the radio mode instead.

<Balance adjustment>

: The volume of the right speakers are increased.

: The volume of the left speakers are increased.

<Fader adjustment>

: The volume of the front speakers are increased.

: The volume of the rear speakers are increased.

Setting the Z-enhancer

This unit comes with three 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 Z-EHCR button 8 , the tone effect changes in the following order. “Z-ENHANCER 1”➜ “Z-ENHANCER 2”➜ “Z-ENHANCER 3”➜ “Z-EHCR OFF”➜ “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

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3)Adjust the volume by pressing the Up/Down button 2 .

: Sets the volume up.

: Sets the volume down.

Audio Mode Adjustments

1)Press the A-M button 17 and select the mode you want to adjust. Every time the A-M button

17 is pressed, the display changes as: BASS/TRE ➜ BAL/FAD ➜ originally selected mode

2)After selecting a mode, adjust the mode by using either the Left/Right button 18 , or the Up/Down button 2 .

<Bass adjustment>

: Increases the bass.

: Decreases the bass.

<Treble adjustment>

: Increases the treble.

: Decreases the treble.

Loudness Effect

In order to turn on/off the loudness effect, use

the LD button 17 for 2 seconds or longer. Every time the LD button 17 is pressed and held for 2

seconds or longer, the loudness effect switches on and off.

*When the loudness effect is on, the display will show “LOUD.”

Switching the Clock Display

While pressing the BND button 16 , every time the DISP button 12 is pressed, the display will

change between the operation mode and the clock display.

Setting the Clock

1)While pressing the BND button 16 , press the DISP button 12 to display the clock display.

2)While pressing the BND button 16 , press and hold the DISP button 12 for 2 seconds or longer.

3)Press the Left button 18 , then set the current hour.

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RDX555D, RDX455D specifications

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