OPERATIONS
Basic operations
Control panel
•Turn on the power.
•Turn off the power [Hold].
• Attenuate the sound (if the power is on).
Detach the panel. 
Select the source.
Check the current clock time/other information. See also “CLK DISP“ of “General
Volume control.
Radio operations
Note:
FM1 and FM2:
87.5 MHz – 108.0 MHz
FM3:
65.00 MHz – 74.00 MHz
Select preset station.
Select “FM/AM.”
INSTRUCTIONS
Select the bands.
Search for a station—Auto Search.
Display window
Playback mode / item indicator
Disc indicator
Disc information indicators
Tr (track) indicator
• Source display
• Track number
•Folder number
•Volume level indicator
•Time countdown indicator
•MO: Lights up in monaural mode.
•ST: Lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength.
Radio Data | LOUD (loudness) indicator |
| System indicators | |
| EQ (equalizer) indicator |
Main display (time, | Sound mode indicator |
| playback information) |
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Manual Search: Hold either one of the buttons until “M” flashes on the display, then press it repeatedly.
When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive
Reception improves, but the stereo effect will be lost.
• MO indicator lights up.
To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure.
FM station automatic presetting—SSM (Strong-station Sequential Memory)
You can preset 6 stations for each band.
Disc operations
Eject disc.
• “NO DISC” appears. Press SRC to listen to another playback source.Manual presetting (FM/AM)
Example: Storing the FM station of 92.5 MHz into preset number 4 of the FM1 band.
FM Radio Data System operations
| Searching for your favourite FM Radio Data | Storing your favourite programme type |
System programme | You can store six favourite programme types. |
• | 4 / ¢ | [Press] | Select track (for CD) or folder* number | |
| [Press] | Go to the previous or next track. |
| (01 – 06). |
| [Hold] | Reverses or | [Hold] | Select track (for CD) or folder* number |
• | 5 / ∞ : Go to the previous or next folder (for |
| (07 – 12). | |
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| MP3/WMA discs). | * Folders are required to assigned with | |
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| numbers at the beginning. | |
Turn on the power.
Insert disc.
All tracks will be played repeatedly until you change the source or eject the disc.
You can tune in to a station broadcasting your favourite programme by searching for a PTY code.
The last selected PTY code appears.
Select one of your favourite programme types or a PTY code.or
Example: Storing “ROCK M” into preset number 4.
Select a PTY code.
Selecting the playback modes
After pressing M MODE, press the following buttons to...TRK RPT : Plays the current track repeatedly.
FLDR RPT* : Plays all tracks of the current folder repeatedly.RPT OFF : Cancels.
FLDR RND* : Plays all tracks of the current folder, then the tracks of the next folder at random.
ALL RND : Plays all tracks of the current disc at random.RND OFF : Cancels.
*Only while playing an MP3 or a WMA disc.
Skipping a track quickly during play
•For MP3/WMA disc, you can skip a track within the same folder.
Example: Select track 32
Changing the display information
| While playing an audio | While playing an MP3 or |
CD or CD Text | a WMA disc |
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A= B= Disc title/ | A= B= Album name/ |
performer*1 = Track | performer (folder name*2) |
title*1 = (back to the | = Track title (file name*2) |
beginning) | = (back to the beginning) |
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A: The elapsed playing time with the current track number
B: Clock with the current track number
*1 If the current disc is an audio CD, “NO NAME” appears. *2 If an MP3/WMA file does not have tags or “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG OFF,” folder name and file name appear.
Prohibiting disc ejection
You can lock a disc in the loading slot.
To cancel the prohibition, repeat the same procedure.If there is a station broadcasting a programme of the same PTY code as you have selected, that station is tuned in.
Standby receptions
TA Standby Reception
TA Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to Traffic Announcement (TA) from any source other than AM and FM3.
To activate/deactivate TA Standby Reception• If the TP indicator flashes, TA Standby Reception is not yet activated.To activate the reception, tune in to another station providing Radio Data System signals required for TA Standby Reception.
PTY Standby Reception
PTY Standby Reception allows the unit to switch temporarily to your favourite PTY programme from any source other than AM and FM3.
To activate and select your favourite PTY code for PTY Standby Reception, see “General
Finish.
Tracing the same programme —When driving in an area where FM reception is not sufficient enough, this unit automatically tunes in to another FM Radio Data System station of the same network, possibly broadcasting the same programme with stronger signals.
To change the
Programme A broadcasting on different frequency areas (01 – 05)
External component operations
| You can connect an external component to the AUX (auxiliary) |
| input jack on the control panel. |
| Turn on the connected |
3.5 mm stereo mini | component and start |
plug (not supplied) | playing the source. |
Portable audio player, |
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etc. |
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•If the PTY indicator flashes, PTY Standby Reception is not yet activated.
To activate the reception, tune in to another station providing these signals.
PTY codes
NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M (music), ROCK M (music), EASY M (music), LIGHT M (music), CLASSICS, OTHER M (music),
WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN, SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY, NATION M (music), OLDIES, FOLK M (music), DOCUMENT
Automatic station selection —
Programme Search
Usually when you press the number buttons, the preset station is tuned in.
If the signals from the FM Radio Data System preset station are not sufficient for good reception, this unit, using the AF data, tunes in to another frequency broadcasting the same programme as the original preset station is broadcasting.