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DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL AM/FM/MPX RADIO
WITH COMP ACT DISC PLAYER AND QUARTZ CLOCK
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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1 POWER OFF BUTTON
Press this button to turn the unit on and off. When turned on, the
volume level will start at 1 and gradually increase to the level at
which it was set when the unit was turned off.
2 VOLUME / LEVEL CONTROLS
To increase the volume level, press the + button. The volume
will increase and the level will be shown on the display panel
from a minimum of V -0 to a maximum of V -46. To increase
the volume quickly, keep the button pressed. To decrease
the volume level, press the - button. Keep the button pressed to
decrease the volume quickly . The display will automatically return
to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last volume adjustment or when another function is activated. These controls
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are also used in conjunction with the Select button 3 to adjust
the volume, bass, treble, balance and fader levels as described in
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3 SELECT BUTTON (SEL)
This button is used to select the audio function (volume, bass,
treble, balance or fade) to be adjusted using the Level Control
2. Pressing the Select button once will set the unit for volume
adjustment (VOL will appear on the display panel). Pressing the
button additional times will select bass adjustment (BAS on
display panel), treble adjustment (TRE), balance (BAL), fader
(FAD), and volume (VOL) again. The display will return to the
normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when
another func ti on is activated.
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4 BASS CONTROL
To adjust the bass level, first select the Bass mode by pressing
the Select button 3 until the BAS indication appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Bass mode, press
the + or - buttons of the Level Control 2 to adjust the bass
response as desired. The bass level will be shown on the display
panel from a minimum of B -6 to a maximum of B +6 (B 0
represents flat response). The display will automatically return
to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when
another function is activated.
5 TREBLE CONTROL
To adjust the treble level, first select the Treble mode by pressing
the Select button 3 until the TRE ind ication appears on the
display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Treble
mode, press the + or - buttons of the Level Control 2 to adjust
the treble response as desired. The treble level will be shown on
the display panel from a minimum of T -6 to a maximum of T +6
(T 0 represents flat response). The display will a utomatically
return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment
or when another function is activated.
6 LEFT/RIGHT BALANCE CONTROL
T o adjust the left-right speaker balance, first select the Balance
mode by pressing the Select button 3 until the BAL indication
appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the
Balance mode, press the - or the + button 5 of the Level
Control 2 to adjust the stereo balance of the right and left
speakers. The balance position will be shown on the display
panel from L 12 (full left) to R 12 (full right). When the volume
level between the left and right speakers is equal, C 00 will be
shown on the display panel. The display will auto mat ical ly return
to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or
when another function is activated.
7 FRONT/REAR FADER CONTROL
T o adjust the front-rear speaker balance, first select the Fader mode
by pressing the Select button 3 until the FAD indication appears
on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Fader
mode, press the + or the - buttons of the Level Control 2 to
adjust the front-rear speaker levels as desired. The fader position
will be shown on the display panel from R 12 (full rear) to F 12 (full
front). When the volume level between the front and rear speakers
is equal, C 00 will be shown on the display panel. The display
will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds
after the last adjustment or when another function is activated.
8 LOUDNESS CONTOUR (LOUD)
When listening to music at low volume levels, this feature will
boost the bass and treble ranges to compensate for the
characteristics of h u m a n hearing. Press the button to activate
this feature as indicated by LOU on the display panel. Pressing the
button again will de-activate the function and LOU will disappear
from the display .
9 AUDIO MUTE (MUTE)
This button is used to mute the volume from the system. By
pressing the button, the indication MUTE will appear on the display
panel and the volume will be muted. Pressing the Mute button
again or activating any other function of the unit will return to the
volume level setting in use before the Mute function was activated.
bl AM/FM BAND SELECTOR
During radio play, each time the button is pressed, the radio
band changes. The indications AMI, AMII, FMI, FMII, or FMIII
will appear on the display panel according to your selection.
During CD play, pressing this button will change to radio operation
without ejecting the disc.
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bm MANUAL UP/DOWN TUNING ( / )
AUTOMATIC SEEK TUNING
Each time the Up Tuning button ( ) is pressed, the radio will
tune one frequency step higher. Similarly , each press of the Down
Tuning button ( ) will tune one frequency step lower. To
manually tune in a station, press the button in the appropriate
direction until the desired frequency is reached.
Pressing either button for longer than 0.5 seconds and then
releasing will activate the Automatic Seek Tuning function in the
selected direction. The radio will seek the next available station and
stop on that frequency. The Seek function can be stopped by
pressing the button again or activating any other tuning function.
Pressing and holding either button for longer than 0.5 seconds
will cause the radio to continue tuning rapidly in the selected
direction until the button is released at which point it will seek
the next available station.
bn AUTO-STORE TUNING (AS)
PRE-SET SCAN TUNING (PS)
Press this button momentarily to scan the 6 stations in the
pre-set memories of the band in use. The unit will stop at each
pre-set station for 5 seconds before continuing to the next pre-set
station (the frequency on the display panel will flash during Pre-Set
Scan operation). Press the button again momentarily to stop
Pre-Set Scan operation and remain on the selected frequency .
Pressing the button for longer than 2 seconds will activate the
Auto-Store Tuning feature. The radio will automatically scan the
band in use and enter strong stations into the pre-set local
memory positions for that band. This function is indicated by
a momentary LOC indication on the display panel. If you have
already set the pre-set memories of that band to your favorite
stations, activating the Auto-Store Tuning feature will erase those
stations and enter the new strong stations. This feature is most
useful when traveling in a new area where you are not familiar
with the local stations.
bo STATION PRE-SET MEMORIES
To set any of the 6 pre-set memory buttons, use the following
procedure:
1.Turn the unit on and select the desired band.
2.Select the first station to be pre-set using the Manual Up/Down
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3.Press the pre-set button to be set and continue to hold the
button in. A confirming tone will be heard and the pre-set number
will appear on the display panel. The st at io n i s now set into
the memory of that pre-set button and can be re-called at any
time by momentarily pressing that button.
4.Repeat the above procedure for theremaining 5 pre-sets on
the band in use and for the other 4 bands of the unit.
bp FM MONO/STEREO SELECTOR (MONO)
During FM radio operation, this button is used to select mono or
stereo reception of the broadcast signal. Under normal reception
conditions, the unit should be left in the stereo mode, as indicated
by on the display panel when listening to an FM stereo
signal. If the stereo signal is too weak for comfortable listening,
press the button to switch to mono reception (the will disappear
from the display panel and MON will appear). To return to the
stereo reception mode, press the button again so that the MON
indication disappears and the indication returns.
bq LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL
The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel displays the frequency,
time, and activated functions.
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