Pioneer DEH-2910MP User Manual
Operation Manual
Руководство по эксплуатации
CD RDS Receiver
Проигрыватель CD с приемником RDS
DEH-2910MP
English Русский
Contents
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate
your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man-
ual in a safe place for future reference.
Before You Start
About this unit 3
About WMA 3
About MP3 3
Visit our website 3
Protecting your unit from theft 3
– Removing the front panel 4
– Attaching the front panel 4
Operating this unit
What’s What 5
– Head unit 5
– Optional remote control 6
– LCD display 6
Basic Operations 7
– Turning the unit on and selecting a
source 7
– Adjusting the volume 7
– Turning the unit off 7
Tuner 7
– Listening to the radio 7
– Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 7
– Tuning in strong signals 8
– Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 8
RDS 8
– Introduction of RDS operation 8
– Switching the RDS display 8
– Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts 8
– Selecting alternative frequencies 8
– Receiving traffic announcements 9
– PTY list 10
Built-in Player 10
– Playing a disc 10
– Repeating play 11
– Playing tracks in random order 11
– Scanning tracks or folders 11
– Pausing disc playback 11
– Using compression and BMX 11
– Searching every 10 tracks in the current
disc or folder 11
– Displaying text information on disc 12
Audio Adjustments 12
– Using balance adjustment 12
– Using the equalizer 12
– Adjusting equalizer curves 13
– Adjusting loudness 13
– Adjusting source levels 13
Other Functions 13
– Adjusting initial settings 13
– Setting the FM tuning step 13
– Switching Auto PI Seek 14
– Switching the auxiliary setting 14
– Multi language display setting 14
– Saving the battery consumption 14
– Sound muting 14
Additional Information
Troubleshooting 15
Error messages 15
Handling guideline of discs and player 15
Dual Discs 16
WMA, MP3 and WAV files 16
– Example of a hierarchy 16
– Compressed audio compatibility 17
Russian character chart 17
Specifications 18
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Before You Start
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About this unit
The tuner frequencies on this unit are allocated for use in Western Europe, Asia, the
Middle East, Africa and Oceania. Use in other
areas may result in poor reception. The RDS
(radio data system) function operates only in
areas with FM stations broadcasting RDS signals.
CAUTION
! Do not allow this unit to come into contact
with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat
could result from contact with liquids.
! Keep this manual handy as a reference for op-
erating procedures and precautions.
! Always keep the volume low enough so that
you can hear sounds from outside the vehicle.
! Protect this unit from moisture.
! If the battery is disconnected or discharged,
the preset memory will be erased and must be
reprogrammed.
! Should this product fail to operate properly,
contact your dealer or nearest authorized
Pioneer Service Station.
About WMA
Corporation in the United States and/or other
English
countries.
Note
This unit may not operate correctly depending on
the application used to encode WMA files.
About MP3
Supply of this product only conveys a license
for private, non-commercial use and does not
convey a license nor imply any right to use
this product in any commercial (i.e. revenuegenerating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial,
satellite, cable and/or any other media), broadcasting/streaming via internet, intranets and/
or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or
audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit
http://www.mp3licensing.com.
Visit our website
Visit us at the following site:
The Windows Media™ logo printed on the box
indicates that this unit can play back WMA
data.
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and
refers to an audio compression technology
that is developed by Microsoft Corporation.
WMA data can be encoded by using Windows
Media Player version 7 or later.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
! Register your product. We will keep the de-
tails of your purchase on file to help you
refer to this information in the event of an
insurance claim such as loss or theft.
! We offer the latest information about
Pioneer Corporation on our website.
Protecting your unit from
theft
The front panel can be detached to deter theft.
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Before You Start
Important
! Handle gently when removing or attaching
the front panel.
! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.
! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.
Removing the front panel
1 Press DETACH to release the front
panel.
2 Grab the front panel and remove.
3 Put the front panel into provided protective case for safe keeping.
Attaching the front panel
1 Slide the front panel to the left until it
clicks.
Front panel and the head unit are jointed on
the left side. Make sure that the front panel
has been jointed to the head unit.
2 Press the right side of the front panel
until it is firmly seated.
# If you can’t attach the front panel to the head
unit successfully, try again. Front panel may be
damaged if you attach the front panel forcedly.
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What’s What
Head unit
1 AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality controls.
2 EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
3 SOURCE button, VOLUME
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
Press and hold to recall the initial setting
menu when the sources are off.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.
4 Disc loading slot
Insert a disc to play.
5 EJECT button
Press to eject a CD from your built-in CD
player.
6 TA button
Press to turn TA function on or off. Press
and hold to turn AF function on or off.
9 DISPLAY button
Press to select different displays.
a LOUD button
Press to turn loudness on or off.
b 1 to 6 buttons
Press for preset tuning.
c a/b/c/d buttons
Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast
forward, reverse and track search controls.
Also used for controlling functions.
d BAND button
Press to select among MW/LW and two FM
bands and cancel the control mode of functions.
Press and hold to turn regional function on
or off.
e FUNCTION button
Press to recall the function menu when operating a source.
7 AUX input jack (3.5 mm stereo jack)
Use to connect an auxiliary equipment.
8 DETACH button
Press to remove the front panel from the
head unit.
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Operating this unit
Optional remote control
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The remote control CD-SR100 is sold separately.
Operation is the same as when using the buttons on the head unit. See the explanation of
the head unit about the operation of each button with the exception of ATT, which is explained below.
f ATT button
Press to quickly lower the volume level, by
about 90%. Press once more to return to the
original volume level.
g SOURCE button
Press to cycle through all the available
sources. Press and hold to turn the source
off.
h VOLUME button
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
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LCD display
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1 Main display section
Shows the various information such as
band, play time, and other setting.
! Tuner
Band and frequency are displayed.
! RDS
Program service name, PTY information
or frequency is displayed.
! Built-in CD Player (Audio CD)
Erapsed play time is displayed.
! Built-in CD Player (WMA/MP3/WAV disc)
Folder number and erapsed play time are
displayed.
! Audio and initial setup
Function names and setup status are displayed.
2 Preset number/track number indicator
Shows the track number or preset number.
! If a track number 100 or more is selected,
d on the left of the track number indicator will light.
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3 AF indicator
Shows when AF (alternative frequencies
search) function is on.
4 TP indicator
Shows when a TP station is tuned in.
5 TA indicator
Shows when TA (traffic announcement
standby) function is on.
6 MP3/WMA indicator
Shows the type of the currently playing disc.
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7 RPT indicator
Shows when repeat play is turned on.
8 LOUD indicator
Appears in the display when loudness is
turned on.
9 Stereo (5) indicator
Shows when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
a LOC indicator
Shows when local seek tuning is on.
Basic Operations
Turning the unit on and
selecting a source
You can select a source you want to listen to.
To switch to the built-in CD player, load a disc
in the unit (refer to page 10).
% Press SOURCE to select a source.
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:
Tuner—Built-in CD player—AUX
Notes
! In the following cases, the sound source will
not change:
— When there is no disc in the unit.
— When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off
(refer to page 14).
! AUX is set to on by default. Turn off the AUX
when not in use (refer to Switching the auxili-
ary setting on page 14).
! When this unit’s blue/white lead is connected
to the vehicle’s auto-antenna relay control
terminal, the vehicle’s antenna extends when
this unit’s source is turned on. To retract the
antenna, turn the source off.
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Turning the unit off
% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
Tuner
Listening to the radio
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
2 Press BAND to select a band.
Press BAND until the desired band (F1, F2 for
FM or MW/LW) is displayed.
3 To perform manual tuning, briefly press
c or d.
4 To perform seek tuning, press and hold
c or d for about one second and release.
The tuner will scan the frequencies until a
broadcast strong enough for good reception is
found.
# You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing
c or d.
# If you press and hold c or d you can skip sta-
tions. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release
the button.
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies
% When you find a frequency that you
want to store in memory, press one of preset tuning buttons 1 to 6 and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
Memorized radio station frequency can be recalled by pressing the preset tuning button.
# Up to 12 FM stations, 6 for each of the two FM
bands, and 6 MW/LW stations can be stored in
memory.
# Press a or b to recall radio station frequen-
cies.
Adjusting the volume
% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
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Tuning in strong signals
Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals
for good reception.
1 Press FUNCTION to select LOCAL.
2 Press a or b to turn local seek tuning
on or off.
3 Press c or d to set the sensitivity.
FM: LOCAL 1—LOCAL 2—LOCAL 3—
LOCAL 4
MW/LW: LOCAL 1—LOCAL 2
The LOCAL 4 setting allows reception of only
the strongest stations, while lower settings let
you receive progressively weaker stations.
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automatically store the six strongest broadcast frequencies under preset tuning buttons 1 to 6.
Once stored you can tune in to those frequencies with the touch of button.
! Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM
may replace broadcast frequencies you
have saved using buttons 1 to 6.
1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.
2 Press a to turn BSM on.
Six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored in the order of their signal strength.
# To cancel the storage process, press b.
RDS
Introduction of RDS operation
RDS (radio data system) contains inaudible informations that helps searching of the radio
stations.
! RDS service may not be provided by all sta-
tions.
! RDS functions such as AF and TA are only
active when your radio is tuned to an RDS
station.
Switching the RDS display
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Program service name—PTY information—
Frequency
PTY (program type ID code) information is
listed on page 10.
# PTY information and the frequency appear on
the display for eight seconds.
Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts
When the emergency PTY code broadcasts,
the unit receives it automatically (ALARM appears). When the broadcasting ends, the system returns to the previous source.
! An emergency announcement can be can-
celed by pressing TA.
Selecting alternative frequencies
When the tuner can’t get good reception, the
unit automatically search for a different station in a same network.
% Press and hold TA repeatedly to turn AF
(alternative frequency search) on or off.
Notes
! You can also turn the AF function on or off in
the menu that appears with the pressing of
FUNCTION.
! Only RDS stations are tuned in during seek
tuning or BSM when AF is on.
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! When you recall a preset station, the tuner
may update the preset station with a new frequency from the station’s AF list. (This is only
available when using presets on the F1 or F2
bands.) No preset number appears on the display if the RDS data for the station received
differs from that for the originally stored station.
! Sound may be temporarily interrupted by an-
other program during an AF frequency
search.
! AF can be turned on or off independently for
each FM band.
Using PI Seek
If the tuner can’t find a suitable station, or reception status becomes bad, the unit will automatically search for a different station with a
same programming. During the search,
PI SEEK is displayed and the output is muted.
Using Auto PI Seek for preset stations
When preset stations cannot be recalled, as
when travelling long distances, the unit can
be set to perform PI Seek during preset recall.
! The default setting for Auto PI Seek is off.
See Switching Auto PI Seek on page 14.
Limiting stations to regional
programming
When AF is used, the regional function limits
the selection of stations broadcasting regional
programs.
1 Press FUNCTION to select REG.
2 Press a or b to turn the regional function on or off.
Notes
! Regional programming and regional networks
are organized differently depending on the
country (i.e., they may change according to
the hour, state or broadcast area).
! The preset number may disappear from the
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display if the tuner tunes in a regional station
which differs from the originally set station.
! The regional function can be turned on or off
independently for each FM band.
Receiving traffic announcements
TA (traffic announcement standby) lets you receive traffic announcements automatically, no
matter what source you are listening to. TA
can be activated for both a TP station (a station that broadcasts traffic information) or an
enhanced other network’s TP station (a station
carrying information which cross-references
TP stations).
1 Tune in a TP or enhanced other network’s TP station.
TP indicator will light.
2 Press TA to turn traffic announcement
standby on.
# To turn traffic announcements standby off,
press TA again.
3 Use VOLUME to adjust the TA volume
when a traffic announcement begins.
The newly set volume is stored in memory and
recalled for subsequent traffic announcements.
4 Press TA while a traffic announcement
is being received to cancel the announcement.
The tuner returns to the original source but remains in the standby mode until TA is pressed
again.
# You can also cancel the announcement by
pressing SOURCE, BAND, a, b, c or d while a
traffic announcement is being received.
Notes
! You can also turn the TA function on or off in
the menu that appears with the pressing of
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! The system switches back to the original
source following traffic announcement reception.
! Only TP and enhanced other network’s TP sta-
tions are tuned in during seek tuning or BSM
when TA is on.
PTY list
Specific Type of program
NEWS News
AFFAIRS Current affairs
INFO General information and advice
SPORT Sports
WEATHER Weather reports/meteorological infor-
FINANCE Stock market reports, commerce,
POP MUS Popular music
ROCK MUS Contemporary modern music
EASY MUS Easy listening music
OTH MUS Non-categorized music
JAZZ Jazz
COUNTRY Country music
NAT MUS National music
OLDIES Oldies, golden oldies
FOLK MUS Folk music
L.CLASS Light classical music
CLASSIC Classical music
EDUCATE Educational programs
DRAMA Radio plays and serials
CULTURE National or regional culture
SCIENCE Nature, science and technology
VARIED Light entertainment
CHILDREN Children’s
SOCIAL Social affairs
RELIGION Religious affairs or services
PHONE IN Phone in
TOURING Travel programs; not for traffic an-
LEISURE Hobbies and recreational activities
DOCUMENT Documentaries
mation
trading, etc.
nouncements
Built-in Player
Playing a disc
1 Insert a CD (CD-ROM) into the disc loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
# Be sure to turn up the label side of a disc.
# After a CD (CD-ROM) has been inserted, press
SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.
# You can eject a CD (CD-ROM) by pressing
EJECT.
2 Press a or b to select a folder when
playing a WMA/MP3/WAV disc.
# You cannot select a folder that does not have
a WMA/MP3/WAV file recorded in it.
# To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold
BAND. However, if folder 01 (ROOT) contains no
files, playback commences with folder 02.
3 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
# If you select ROUGH, pressing and holding c
or d enables you to search every 10 tracks in the
current disc (folder). (Refer to Searching every 10
tracks in the current disc or folder on the next
page.)
4 To skip back or forward to another
track, press c or d.
Notes
! Read the precautions with discs and player on
page 15.
! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis-
played, refer to Error messages on page 15.
! There is sometimes a delay between starting
up disc playback and the sound being issued.
When being read, FRMTREAD is displayed.
! When playing CD-EXTRA or MIXED-MODE
CDs, WMA/MP3/WAV and CD-DA can be
swithced by pressing BAND.
! If you have switched between WMA/MP3/
WAV files and audio CD-DA, playback starts at
the first track on the disc.
! The built-in CD player can play back a WMA/
MP3/WAV file recorded on CD-ROM. (Refer to
page 16 for files that can be played back.)
! When playing back VBR (variable bit rate) re-
corded files, erapsed play time may not be displayed correctly.
! When playing WMA/MP3/WAV disc, there is
no sound on fast forward or reverse.
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Repeating play
Repeat play plays the same track/folder within
the selected repeat play range.
1 Press FUNCTION to select RPT.
2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.
DSC – Repeat all tracks
TRK – Repeat just the current track
FLD – Repeat the current folder
# If you select another folder during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to disc repeat.
# When playing CD, performing track search or
fast forward/reverse cancels the repeat play automatically.
# When playing WMA/MP3/WAV disc, performing track search or fast forward/reverse during
TRK (track repeat) changes the repeat play range
to folder repeat.
# When FLD (folder repeat) is selected, it is not
possible to play back a subfolder of that folder.
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Playing tracks in random order
Random play plays tracks in a random order
within the selected repeat range.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select RDM.
3 Press a or b to turn random play on or
off.
When random play is on, RDM appears in the
display.
If you turn random play on during folder repeat, FRDM appears in the display.
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Scanning tracks or folders
Scan play searches the song within the selected repeat range.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select SCAN.
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3 Press a to turn scan play on.
SCAN appears in the display. The first 10 sec-
onds of each track is played.
# If you turn scan play on during FLD, FSCN ap-
pears in the display.
4 When you find the desired track press
b to tur n scan play off.
# If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select SCAN again by pressing FUNCTION.
# After scanning of a disc (folder) is finished,
normal playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing disc playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the disc.
1 Press FUNCTION to select PAUSE.
2 Press a or b to turn pause on or off.
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Using compression and BMX
Using the COMP (compression) and BMX
functions let you adjust the sound playback
quality of this unit.
1 Press FUNCTION to select COMP OFF.
2 Press a or b to select your favorite setting.
COMP OFF—COMP 1—COMP 2—
COMP OFF—BMX 1—BMX 2
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Searching every 10 tracks in the
current disc or folder
You can switch the search method between
fast forward/reverse and searching every 10
tracks. Selecting ROUGH enables you to
search every 10 tracks.
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1 Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV.
# If the search method ROUGH has been pre-
viously selected, ROUGH will be displayed.
2 Press d to select ROUGH.
! FF/REV – Fast forward and reverse
! ROUGH – Searching every 10 tracks
# To select FF/REV, press c.
3 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
4 Press and hold c or d to search every
10 tracks on a disc (folder).
# If the rest of track number is less than 10,
press and hold c or d recalls the first (last) one.
Displaying text information on
disc
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
For CD TEXT discs
Play time—DISC TTL (disc title)—DISC ART
(disc artist name)—TRK TTL (track title)—
TRK ART (track artist name)
For WMA/MP3 discs
Play time—FOLDER (folder name)—FILE (file
name)—TRK TTL (track title)—ARTIST (artist
name)—ALBUM (album title)—COMMENT
(comment)—Bit rate
For WAV discs
Play time—FOLDER (folder name)—FILE (file
name)—Sampling frequency
Notes
! You can scroll to the left of the title by pressing
and holding DISPLAY.
! Audio CD that contain certain information
such as text and/or number are CD TEXT.
! If specific information has not been recorded
on a disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g.,
NO T-TTL).
! When playing back VBR-recorded WMA files,
the average bit rate value is displayed.
! When playing back VBR (variable bit rate)-re-
corded MP3 files, VBR is displayed instead of
bit rate value.
! Depending on the version of iTunes
write MP3 files onto a disc, comment information may not be correctly displayed.
— iTunes is a trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
! The sampling frequency shown in the display
may be abbreviated.
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Audio Adjustments
Using balance adjustment
Fader/balance setting creates an ideal listening environment in all occupied seats.
1 Press AUDIO to select FAD.
2 Press a or b to adjust front/rear speaker balance.
FAD F15 to FAD R15 is displayed.
# FAD 0 is the proper setting when only two
speakers are used.
3 Press c or d to adjust left/right speaker
balance.
BAL L15 to BAL R15 is displayed.
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Using the equalizer
There are six stored equalizer settings such as
DYNAMIC, VOCAL, NATURAL, CUSTOM,
FLAT and POWERFUL that can easily be re-
called at any time.
! CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curve
that you create.
! When FLAT is selected no supplement or
correction is made to the sound.
% Press EQ to select the equalizer.
Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers:
DYNAMIC—VOCAL—NATURAL—CUSTOM
—FLAT—POWERFUL
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Adjusting equalizer curves
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer
curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer
curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
Adjusting bass/mid/treble
You can adjust the bass/mid/treble level.
1 Press AUDIO to select BASS/MID/
TREBLE.
2 Press a or b to adjust the level.
+6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased
or decreased.
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Adjusting loudness
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
2 Press a or b to turn loudness on or off.
# You can also turn loudness on or off by pressing LOUD.
3 Press c or d to select a desired level.
LOW (low)—HI (high)
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Adjusting source levels
SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust
the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources.
! Settings are based on the FM tuner volume
level, which remains unchanged.
! The MW/LW tuner volume level can also be
adjusted with source level adjustments.
1 Compare the FM tuner volume level
with the level of the source you wish to adjust.
3 Press a or b to adjust the source vo-
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SLA +4 to SLA –4 is displayed as the source
volume is increased or decreased.
# To return to the normal display, press
BAND.
Other Functions
Adjusting initial settings
Using the initial settings, you can customize
various system settings to achieve optimal performance from this unit.
1 Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
2 Press SOURCE and hold until function
name appears in the display.
3 Press FUNCTION to select one of the initial settings.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following settings:
FM (FM tuning step)—A-PI (auto PI Seek)—
AUX (auxiliary input)—TITLE (multi language)
—SAVE (power save)
Use the following instructions to operate each
particular setting.
# To cancel initial settings, press BAND.
# You can also cancel initial settings by holding
down SOURCE until the unit turns off.
Setting the FM tuning step
Normally the FM tuning step employed by
seek tuning is 50 kHz. When AF or TA is on,
the tuning step automatically changes to 100
kHz. It may be preferable to set the tuning step
to 50 kHz when AF is on.
! The tuning step remains at 50 kHz during
manual tuning.
1 Press FUNCTION to select FM.
2 Press AUDIO to select SLA.
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