2
Listening to the radio ~
]
“FM” or “AM”
Ÿ
“ST” lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with
sufficient signal strength.
Listening to the disc ~
]
Turn on the power.
Ÿ
All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or
eject the disc.
Manual search
“M” flashes, then press the
button repeatedly.
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard
to receive
1
2
]
<TUNER>
]
<MONO>
]
<MONO ON>
Reception improves, but stereo effect will be
lost.
To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same
procedure to select <MONO OFF>.
Automatic presetting (FM)—
SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
You can preset up to 18 stations for FM.
While listening to a station...
1
2
]
<TUNER>
]
<SSM>
]
<SSM 01 – 06> /
<SSM 07 – 12> / <SSM 13 – 18>
“SSM” flashes and local stations with the
strongest signals are searched and stored
automatically.
To preset another 6 stations, repeat the above
procedure by selecting one of the other 6 SSM
setting ranges.
Manual presetting (FM/AM)
You can preset up to 18 stations for FM and 6
stations for AM.
Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.50 MHz into preset
number “04.”
1
]
“92.50MHz”
2
“PRESET MODE” flashes.
3
]
Selects preset number “04.”
“P04” flashes and “MEMORY” appears.
Selecting a preset station
or
1
2
Assigning title to a station
You can assign titles to 30 station frequencies (FM
and AM) using 8 characters (maximum) for each title.
1
]
“FM” or “AM”
2
]
Show the title entry screen.
3
]
Selects a character.
4
]
Move to the next (or previous) character
position.
5Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have finished
entering the title.
6
To erase the entire title, press and hold
DISP
after
step 2, then press the control dial.
Available characters
ABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQR
STUVWXYZ0
123456789
—/<> Space
Changing the display information
Station name *
=
Frequency
=
Clock
=
(back to the beginning)
* If no title is assigned to a station, “NO NAME” appears
for a few seconds.
Using the remote controller
5
U
/
D
∞
: Changes the preset stations
2
R
/
F
3
: Searches for stations
Stopping playback and ejecting the
disc
“NO DISC” appears.
Press /
SOURCE
to listen to another
playback source.
Prohibiting disc ejection
To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same
procedure.
Selects folder of the MP3/
WMA
Selects track
Fast-forwards or reverses
the track
Selecting the playback modes
You can use only one of the following playback
modes at a time.
1
2
]
“REPEAT” “RANDOM”
3
REPEAT
TRACK RPT
FOLDER RPT
: Repeats current track
: Repeats current folder
RANDOM
FOLDER RND
ALL RND
: Randomly plays all tracks of
current folder, then tracks of
next folders
: Randomly plays all tracks
To cancel repeat play or random play, select
“RPT OFF” or “RND OFF.”
You can select a preset sound mode suitable for the
music genre.
FLAT
=
NATURAL
=
DYNAMIC
=
VOCAL BOOST
=
BASS BOOST
=
USER
=
(back to the beginning)
While listening, you can adjust the tone level of the
selected sound mode.
1
2
Adjust the level (–06 to +06) of the selected
tone (BASS / MIDDLE / TREBLE).
The sound mode is automatically stored and
changed to “USER.”
Storing your own sound mode
You can store your own adjustments in memory.
1
2
]
<PRO EQ>
]
<BASS> / <MIDDLE> /
<TREBLE>
3
Adjust the sound elements of the selected
tone.
BASS Frequency: 60 Hz, 80 Hz, 100 Hz,
200 Hz
Level: –06 to +06
Q: Q1.0, Q1.25, Q1.5, Q2.0
MIDDLE Frequency: 0.5 kHz, 1.0 kHz, 1.5 kHz,
2.5 kHz
Level: –06 to +06
Q: Q0.75, Q1.0, Q1.25
TREBLE Frequency: 10.0 kHz, 12.5 kHz,
15.0 kHz, 17.5 kHz
Level: –06 to +06
Q: Q FIX
4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other tones.
The adjustments made will be stored
automatically in “USER.”
The current sound mode changes to “USER”
automatically.
Selecting a preset sound mode Listening to the external components Menu operations 1 2 3 Repeat step 2 if necessary.
• To return to the previous menu, press
BACK
.
• To exit from the menu, press
DISP
or
MENU
.
Category Menu item Selectable setting, [
Initial: Underlined
]
DEMO
DEMO • DEMO ON
• DEMO OFF
: Display demonstration will be activated automatically if no
operation is done for about 20 seconds.
: Cancels.
CLOCK
CLOCK SET [ 1:00 ] : Adjust the hour, then the minute.
PRO EQ
BASS — : For settings, see “Storing your own sound mode.”
MIDDLE
TREBLE
DISPLAY
DIMMER • DIMMER ON
• DIMMER OFF
: Dims the display and button illumination.
: Cancels.
SCROLL *1• SCROLL ONCE
• SCROLL AUTO
• SCROLL OFF
: Scrolls the displayed information once.
: Repeats scrolling (at 5-second intervals).
: Cancels.
Pressing
DISP
for more than one second can scroll the display regardless of the
setting.
TAG
DISPLAY
• TAG ON
• TAG OFF
: Shows the Tag information while playing MP3/WMA tracks.
: Cancels.
*1 Some characters or symbols will not be shown correctly (or will be blanked) on the display.
Caution on volume setting:
Discs produce very little noise compared with other
sources. Lower the volume before playing a disc to
avoid damaging the speakers by the sudden increase
of the output level.
Changing the display information
Disc title/Album name/performer (folder name)*
=
Track title (file name)*
=
Current track
number with the elapsed playing time
=
Current
track number with the clock time
=
(back to the
beginning)
* If the current disc is an audio CD, “NO NAME” appears.
If an MP3/WMA file does not have Tag information or
<TAG DISPLAY> is set to <TAG OFF>, folder name and
file name appear.
You can connect an external component to the AUX
(auxiliary) input jack on the control panel.
• Make sure <AUX ON> is selected for the
<SRC SELECT>
=
<AUX IN> setting on page 3.
1
]
“AUX IN”
2Turn on the connected component and start
playing the source.
Selecting a track/folder
1
2
For MP3/WMA discs, select the desired folder, then
the desired track by repeating step 2.
• To return to the previous menu, press
BACK
.
Using the remote controller
5
U
/
D
∞
: Selects folder of the MP3/
WMA
2
R
/
F
3
: Selects track
2
R
/
F
3
[Hold]
: Fast-forwards or reverses the
track
3.5 mm (3/16”) stereo mini
plug (not supplied)
Portable audio player,
etc.
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
[Hold]
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