Menu settings
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Adjust the bass boost level of the external amplifier using the
main unit.
Display and setting:
"AMP Bass Flat" : Bass boost level is flat. (Default setting)
"AMP Bass +6" : Bass boost level is low (+6dB).
"AMP Bass +12" : Bass boost level is high (+12dB).
As of December 2000, 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 System Q factors (Bass
centre frequency, Bass quality factor, Bass extend, Middle
centre frequency, Middle quality factor, and Treble centre
frequency) appear during the audio control mode.
Display and setting:
"System Q ON" : The System Q factors appear and can be
adjusted. (Default setting)
"System Q OFF" : The System Q factors do not appear.
System Q
<When the 5.1 ch surround processor unit is not connected>
With the local seek function turned on, auto seek tuning skips
stations with relatively poor reception.
Display and setting:
"Local.S ON" : The local seek function is on.
"Local.S OFF" : The local seek function is off. (Default setting)
Local Seek Function <In Tuner mode>
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.
News Bulletin Function with PTY News Timeout
Setting You can choose from three tuning modes: auto seek, preset
station seek, and manual.
Display and setting:
"Seek Mode Auto1" : Auto seek tuning mode (Default setting)
"Seek Mode Auto2" : Preset station seek tuning mode
"Seek Mode Manual" : Manual tuning mode
Selecting Tuning Mode <In Tuner mode>
Display and setting:
"News OFF" (Default setting),"News 00min" – "News 90min"
(min= minutes)
: When you select the news interruption timeout interval, the
News function turns on and the NEWS indicator lights up.
When a news bulletin is received, "NEWS" will be displayed
and reception will begin at the preset volume.
•If you choose the "20
min
" setting, further news bulletins will not
be received for 20 minutes once the first news bulletin is
received.
•This function is only available if the desired station sends PTY-
code for news bulletin or belongs to <Enhanced Other
Network>-Network sending PTY-code for news bulletin.
•If you turn on the news bulletin function in the MW/LW band,
the band is switched automatically to the FM band.
However, the MW/LW band is not returned to when you turn off
the function.
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