You can arrange to have news bulletins interrupt your current
listening source, including other radio stations. When the
News Bulletin function is on, the PTY News Timeout setting
allows you to set the interval during which further news
interruption cannot take place. You can adjust the PTY news
interruption period from 10 to 90 minutes for each journey.
Display and setting:

News Bulletin Function

with PTY News Timeout Setting

By pressing the button hidden behind the upper left part of the
faceplate during forced closing, you can open the faceplate.
Follow the directions below to preset the number of times that
this button needs to be pressed in order to open the faceplate.
Display and setting:
"OPEN SW 1" – "OPEN SW 3"
The initial setting value is "1" .
NOTE

Manual Open Button Setting

Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the
main unit.
Display and setting:
"AMP BASS Flat" : Bass boost level is flat.
"AMP BASS +6" : Bass boost level is low (+6dB).
"AMP BASS +12" : Bass boost level is high (+12dB).
As of December 1999, the power amplifiers controllable by the
main unit are as follows:
KAC-X501F/PS501F/X401M/PS401M/X301T/PS301T/X201T/PS201T
NOTE

External Amp Control

When this system is set to on, the sound coordinate factors
(Bass frequency, Bass quality, Bass extension, and Treble
frequency) appear during the audio control mode.
Display and setting:
“dB set ON” : The sound coordinate factors appear and can be
adjusted.
"dB set OFF" : The sound coordinate factors are not appeared.

dB (Sound Coordinate system)

The following operation allows separate sound sources to
control the output of the front and rear speakers. The Dual
zone system can only be switched on or off when the source is
set to the AUX mode.
Display and setting:
"Zone 2 ON" : The dual zone system function is on.
"Zone 2 OFF" : The dual zone system function is off.
• You must purchase the optional KCA-S210A/CA-C1AX/KDC-
CPS82/KDC-CX82/KDC-CPS85/KDC-CX85 device before you can
use this function.
• You can choose to send the AUX input through the rear
channel, and the unit’s tuner or CD source through the front
channel.
• The Bass, Treble and Loudness adjustments do not affect the
rear channel.
• When the Dual zone system is turned on, the External disc
control features cannot be used.
• When you set the Dual zone system to on whilst the non-fading
preout is switched on, the sound of the non-fading preout does
not be outputted.
NOTE

Dual Zone System

Menu settings
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