Pioneer DEH-P6600R User Manual [en, es]

Operation Manual Manual de instrucciones

Multi-CD/DAB control High power CD player with RDS tuner

Reproductor de CD de alta potencia con sintonizador RDS y control de Multi-CD/DAB

DEH-P6600R

English Español

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, put them away

in a safe place for future reference.

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Before You Start

About this unit 5 About this manual 5 Precautions 5 In case of trouble 5 Protecting your unit from theft 5

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Removing the front panel 5

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Attaching the front panel 6

About the demo mode 6

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Reverse mode 6

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Feature demo 6

About the operation mode 6

Whats What

Head unit 7 Optional remote control 8

Power ON/OFF

Turning the unit on 9 Selecting a source 9 Turning the unit off 9

Tuner

Listening to the radio 10 Introduction of advanced tuner

operation 11

Storing and recalling broadcast

frequencies 11 Tuning in strong signals 11 Storing the strongest broadcast

frequencies 12

RDS

Introduction of RDS operation 13 Switching the RDS display 13 Selecting alternative frequencies 14

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Using PI Seek 14

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Using Auto PI Seek for preset stations 14

Limiting stations to regional

programming 14 Receiving traffic announcements 15 Using PTY functions 15

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Searching for an RDS station by PTY

information 15

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Using news program interruption 16

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Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts 16 Using radio text 16

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Displaying radio text 16

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Storing and recalling radio text 17 PTY list 18

Built-in CD Player

Playing a CD 19 Introduction of advanced built-in CD player

operation 20 Repeating play 20 Playing tracks in a random order 20 Scanning tracks of a CD 20 Pausing CD playback 21 Using disc title functions 21

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Entering disc titles 21

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Displaying disc titles 22

Using CD TEXT functions 22

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 22

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Scrolling titles in the display 22

Multi-CD Player

Playing a CD 23 50-disc multi-CD player 23 Introduction of advanced multi-CD player

operation 24 Repeating play 24 Playing tracks in a random order 24 Scanning CDs and tracks 25 Pausing CD playback 25 Using ITS playlists 25

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Creating a playlist with ITS programming 25

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Playback from your ITS playlist 26

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Erasing a track from your ITS playlist 26

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Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist 26

Using disc title functions 27

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Entering disc titles 27

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Displaying disc titles 28

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Selecting discs from the disc title list 28

Using CD TEXT functions 28

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Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs 28

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Scrolling titles in the display 28

Using compression and bass emphasis 29

Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments 30 Compensating for equalizer curves (EQ-

EX) 30

Setting the sound focus equalizer

(SFEQ) 30 Using balance adjustment 31 Using the equalizer 31

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Recalling equalizer curves 31

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Adjusting equalizer curves 32

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Fine-adjusting equalizer curve 32

Adjusting bass and treble 33

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Adjusting bass and treble level 33

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Selecting bass frequency 33

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Selecting treble frequency 33 Adjusting loudness 34 Using subwoofer output 34

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Adjusting subwoofer settings 34 Using nonfading output 34

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Adjusting nonfading output level 35 Using the high pass filter 35

Adjusting source levels 35 Using automatic sound levelizer 36

Initial Settings

Adjusting initial settings 37 Setting the clock 37 Setting the FM tuning step 37 Switching Auto PI Seek 38 Switching the warning tone 38 Switching the auxiliary setting 38 Switching the dimmer setting 38 Adjusting the brightness 38 Selecting the illumination color 39 Setting the rear output and subwoofer

controller 39

Switching the telephone muting/

attenuation 40

Switching the Ever Scroll 40

Other Functions Using the operation mode 2 41

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Tuner 41

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Built-in CD Player 41

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Multi-CD Player 41

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DAB 41

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Television 42

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DVD player and Multi-DVD player 42

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AUX 42

Using the AUX source 42

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Selecting AUX as the source 42

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Setting the AUX title 42 Using different entertainment displays 43 Introduction of DAB operation 43

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Operation 43

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Changing the label 44

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Operating announcements with the

function menu 44

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Available PTY function 44

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Using dynamic label 44

Contents

Introduction of DVD operation 45

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Operation 45

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Function menu switching 45

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Using ITS playlist and disc title functions 46

Additional Information

Understanding built-in CD player error

messages 47 CD player and care 47 CD-R/CD-RW discs 48 Specifications 49

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 improper reception. The RDS function operates only in areas with FM stations broadcasting RDS signals.

About this manual

This unit features a number of sophisticated functions ensuring superior reception and operation. All the functions have been designed for the easiest possible use, but many are not self-explanatory. This operation manual will help you benefit fully from this units potential and to maximize your listening enjoyment. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the functions and their operation by reading through the manual before you begin using this unit. It is especially important that you read and observe precautions on this page and in other sections.

Precautions

! A CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is af-

fixed to the bottom of this unit.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

! The Pioneer CarStereo-Pass is for use only

in Germany.

! Keep this manual handy as a reference for

operating procedures and precautions.

! Always keep the volume low enough so you

can hear sounds outside of the car.

! Protect this unit from moisture.

! If the battery is disconnected or dis-

charged, the preset memory will be erased and must be reprogrammed.

In case of trouble

Should this product fail to operate properly, contact your dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer Service Station.

Protecting your unit from theft

The front panel can be detached from the head unit and stored in the protective case provided to discourage theft. ! If the front panel is not detached from the

head unit within five seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound.

! You can turn off the warning tone. See

Switching the warning tone on page 38.

Important

! Never use force or grip the display and the

buttons tightly when removing or attaching.

! 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 OPEN to open the front panel.

2 Grip the left side of the front panel and pull it gently outward.

Take care not to grip it tightly or to drop it.

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Before You Start

3 Put the front panel into the protective case provided for safe keeping.

Attaching the front panel

% Replace the front panel by holding it upright to this unit and clipping it securely into the mounting hooks.

Reverse mode

If you do not perform an operation within about 30 seconds, screen indications start to reverse, and then continue reversing every 10 seconds. Pressing 5 numbered button when power to this unit is turned off while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON cancels the reverse mode. Pressing 5 numbered button again to start the reverse mode.

Feature demo

The feature demo automatically starts when power to this unit is turned off while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON. Pressing 6 numbered button during feature demo operation cancels the feature demo mode. Pressing 6 numbered button again to start the feature mode. Remember that if the feature demo continues operating when the car engine is turned off, it may drain battery power.

About the demo mode

This unit features two demonstration modes. One is the reverse mode, the other is the feature demo mode. ! You cannot cancel a demo mode when the

front panel is open.

Important

The red lead (ACC) of this unit should be connected to a terminal coupled with ignition switch on/off operations. If this is not done, the vehicle battery may be drained.

About the operation mode

This unit features two operation modes, operation mode 1 and 2. Operation mode 1 enables you to operate all the functions of this unit. Operation mode 2 enables you to operate the basic functions for each source easily. This manual explains operation mode 1. Please refer to Using the operation mode 2 on page 41 for operation mode 2.

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Whats What

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Head unit

1 TA button

Press to turn traffic announcements function on or off.

2 VOLUME

When you press VOLUME, it extends outward so that it becomes easier to turn. To retract VOLUME, press it again. Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

3 DISPLAY button

Press to select different displays.

4 TEXT button

Press to turn radio text function on or off.

5 FUNCTION button

Press to select functions.

6 AUDIO button

Press to select various sound quality controls.

7 a/b/c/d buttons

Press to do manual seek tuning, fast forward, reverse and track search controls. Also used for controlling functions.

8 OPEN button

Press to open the front panel.

9 BAND button

Press to select among three FM and MW/ LW bands and cancel the control mode of functions.

a ENTERTAINMENT button

Press to change to the entertainment display.

b EQ-EX button

Press and hold to switch between EQ-EX and SFEQ functions. Press to operate each function.

c 16 buttons

Press for preset tuning and disc number search when using a multi-CD player.

d EQ button

Press to select various equalizer curves.

e SOURCE button

This unit is turned on by selecting a source. Press to cycle through all of the available sources.

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Whats What

Optional remote control

The steering remote control CD-SR100 is sold separately.

Operation is the same as when using the button on the head unit. See the explanation of the head unit about the operation of each button with the exception of AT T, 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 VOLUME button

Press to increase or decrease the volume.

Power ON/OFF

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Turning the unit on

% Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.

When you select a source the unit is turned on.

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 this unit (refer to page 19).

% Press SOURCE to select a source.

Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between the following sources:

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting)Tuner TelevisionDVD player/Multi-DVD player Built-in CD playerMulti-CD player External unit 1External unit 2AUX

Notes

! In the following cases, the sound source will

not change:  When a unit corresponding to each source

is not connected to this unit.

 When no disc is set in this unit.  When no disc is set in the DVD player.  When no magazine is set in the multi-CD

player.

 When no magazine is set in the multi-DVD

player.

 When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off

(refer to page 38).

! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such

as one available in the future) that, although incompatible as a source, enables control of basic functions by this unit. Two external units can be controlled by this unit. When two external units are connected, the allocation of them to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is automatically set by this unit.

! When this units blue/white lead is connected

to the cars auto-antenna relay control term-

inal, the cars antenna extends when this units source is turned on. To retract the antenna, turn the source off.

Turning the unit off

% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit turns off.

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Tuner

Listening to the radio

These are the basic steps necessary to operate the radio. More advanced tuner operation is explained starting on the next page. This units AF (alternative frequencies search) function can be turned on and off. AF should be off for normal tuning operation (refer to page 14).

1 Stereo (ST) indicator

Shows that the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo.

2 LOC indicator

Shows when local seek tuning is on.

3 Band indicator

Shows which band the radio is tuned to, MW, LW or FM.

3 Press BAND to select a band.

Press BAND until the desired band is displayed, FM1, FM2, FM3 for FM or MW/LW.

4 To perform manual tuning, press c or d with quick presses.

The frequencies move up or down step by step.

5 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 pressing either c or d with a quick press. # If you press and hold c or d you can skip broadcasting stations. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release the buttons.

Note

When the frequency selected is being broadcast in stereo the stereo (ST) indicator will light.

4 Preset number indicator

Shows what preset has been selected.

5 Frequency indicator

Shows to which frequency the tuner is tuned.

1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner. Press SOURCE until you see Tuner displayed.

2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

Tuner

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Introduction of advanced tuner operation

1 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions: BSM (best stations memory)Regional (regional)Local (local seek tuning)program type selection (PTY)TA (traffic announcement standby)AF (alternative frequencies search)News (news program interruption)

# To return to the frequency display, press BAND. # If MW/LW band is selected, you can only select BSM or Local.

Note

If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the frequency display.

Storing and recalling broadcast frequencies

If you press any of the preset tuning buttons 16 you can easily store up to six broadcast frequencies for later recall with the touch of a button.

% When you find a frequency that you want to store in memory press a preset tuning button 16 and hold until the preset number stops flashing.

The number you have pressed will flash in the preset number indicator and then remain lit. The selected radio station frequency has been stored in memory. The next time you press the same preset tuning button 16 the radio station frequency is recalled from memory.

Notes

! Up to 18 FM stations, 6 for each of the three

FM bands, and 6 MW/LW stations can be stored in memory.

! You can also use a and b to recall radio sta-

tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning buttons 16.

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.

Press FUNCTION until Local appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn local seek tuning on.

Local seek sensitivity (e.g., Local 2) appears in the display.

3 Press c or d to set the sensitivity.

There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and two levels for MW/LW: 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.

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Tuner

4 When you want to return to normal seek tuning, press b to turn local seek tuning off. Local:OFF appears in the display.

Storing the strongest broadcast frequencies

BSM (best stations memory) lets you automatically store the six strongest broadcast frequencies under preset tuning buttons 16 and once stored there you can tune in to those frequencies with the touch of a button.

1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.

Press FUNCTION until BSM appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn BSM on. BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing

the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be stored under preset tuning buttons 16 in order of their signal strength. When finished, BSM stops flashing.

# To cancel the storage process, press b.

Note

Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may replace broadcast frequencies you have saved using 16.

RDS

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Introduction of RDS operation

RDS (radio data system) is a system for providing information along with FM broadcasts. This inaudible information provides such features as program service name, program type, traffic announcement standby and automatic tuning, intended to aid radio listeners in finding and is tuning in to a desired station.

1 TXT indicator

Shows when the radio text is received.

2 NEWS indicator

Shows when the set news program is received.

3 TP indicator

Shows when a TP station is tuned in.

4 Program service name

Shows the name of broadcast program.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

# To return to the frequency display, press BAND.

# If MW/LW band is selected, you can only select BSM or Local.

Notes

! If you do not operate the function within about

30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the frequency display.

! RDS service may not be provided by all sta-

tions.

! RDS functions such as AF and TA are only ac-

tive when your radio is tuned to an RDS station.

Switching the RDS display

When you tune in an RDS station its program service name is displayed. If you want to know the frequency you can.

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Program service namePTY information and frequencyDAB information (DAB information and program service name) PTY (program type ID code) information is listed on page 18.

# PTY information and the frequency of the current station appears on the display for eight seconds. # If a PTY code of zero is received from a station, display is blank. This indicates that the station has not defined its program contents. # If the signal is too weak for this unit to pick up the PTY code, the PTY information display is blank. # You can only switch to DAB information when a DAB tuner (GEX-P700DAB) is connected.

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RDS

Selecting alternative frequencies

If you are listening to a broadcast and the reception becomes weak or there are other problems, the unit will automatically search for a different station in the same network which is broadcasting a stronger signal. ! AF is on as a default.

1 Press FUNCTION to select AF.

Press FUNCTION until AF appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn AF on. Press a and AF :ON is displayed.

3 Press b to turn AF off. Press b and AF :OFF is displayed.

Notes

! Only RDS stations are tuned in during seek

tuning or BSM when AF is on.

! 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 FM1 or FM2 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 unit fails to find a suitable alternative frequency, or if you are listening to a broadcast and the reception becomes weak, the unit will automatically search for a different station with the same programming. During the

search, PI Seek is displayed and the output is muted. The muting is discontinued after completion of the PI Seek, whether or not a different station is found.

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 38.

Limiting stations to regional programming

When AF is used to automatically retune frequencies, the regional function limits the selection to stations broadcasting regional programs.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Regional.

Press FUNCTION until Regional appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn the regional function on. Press a and Regional :ON is displayed.

3 Press b to turn the regional function off. Press b and Regional :OFF is displayed.

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 on the dis-

play 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.

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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.

When you are tuned into a TP or enhanced other networks TP station the TP indicator will light.

2 Press TA to turn traffic announcement standby on.

Press TA and TA ON appears in the display. The tuner will stand-by for traffic announcements.

# To turn traffic announcements standby off, press TA again.

3 Use VOLUME to adjust the TA volume when a traffic announcement begins.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume. 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 FUNCTION.

! 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.

Using PTY functions

You can tune in a station by using PTY information.

Searching for an RDS station by PTY information

You can search for general types of broadcasting programs, such as those listed on page

18.

1 Press FUNCTION to select program type selection (PTY).

Press FUNCTION until program type appears in the display.

2 Press c or d to select a program type.

There are four program types:

News&InfPopularClassicsOthers

3 Press a to begin the search.

When you press a the program type name in the display begins to flash. The unit searches for a station broadcasting that program type. When a station is found its program service name is displayed.

# To cancel the search, press b.

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RDS

Notes

! The program of some stations may differ from

that indicated by the transmitted PTY.

! If no station is broadcasting the type of pro-

gram you searched for, Not Found is displayed for about two seconds and then the tuner returns to the original station.

Using news program interruption

When a news program is broadcast from a PTY code news station the unit can switch from any station to the news broadcast station. When the news program ends, reception of the previous program resumes.

% Press TA and hold to turn on news program interruption.

Press TA until NEWS ON appears in the display.

# To turn off news program interruption, press TA and hold until NEWS OFF appears in the dis- play. # A news program can be cancelled by pressing TA. # You can also cancel the news program by pressing SOURCE, BAND, a, b, c or d while a news program is being received.

Note

You can also turn on or off news program in the menu that appears with the pressing of FUNCTION.

Receiving PTY alarm broadcasts

PTY alarm is a special PTY code for announcements regarding emergencies such as natural disasters. When the tuner receives the radio alarm code, Alarm appears on the display and the volume adjusts to the TA volume. When the station stops broadcasting the emergency

announcement, the system returns to the previous source. ! An emergency announcement can be can-

celled by pressing TA.

! You can also cancel an emergency an-

nouncement by pressing SOURCE, BAND, a, b, c or d.

Using radio text

This tuner can display radio text data transmitted by RDS stations, such as station information, the name of the currently broadcast song and the name of the artist. ! The tuner automatically memorizes the

three latest radio text broadcasts received, replacing text from the least recent reception with new text when it is received.

Displaying radio text

You can display the currently received radio text and the three most recent radio text.

1 Press TEXT to display radio text.

Radio text for the currently broadcasting station is displayed.

# You can cancel radio text display by pressing TEXT or BAND. # When no radio text is received, NO TEXT is displayed.

2 Press c or d to recall the three most recent radio text.

Pressing c or d switches between the current and the three radio text data displays.

# If there is no radio text data in memory the display will not change.

3 Press a or b to scroll.

Press a to go to the beginning. Press b to scroll the radio text data.

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Storing and recalling radio text

You can store data from up to six radio text transmissions at buttons 16.

1 Display the radio text you want to store in memory.

Refer to Displaying radio text on the previous page.

2 Press any of 16 and hold to store the selected radio text.

The memory number will display and the selected radio text has been stored in memory. The next time you press the same 16 button in the radio text display the stored text is recalled from memory.

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RDS

PTY list

General Specific Type of program

News&Inf News News

Affairs Current affairs

Info General information and advice

Sport Sports

Weather Weather reports/meteorological information

Finance Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.

Popular 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 music, golden oldies

Folk mus Folk music

Classics L. Class Light classical music

Classic Serious classical music

Others Educate Educational programs

Drama All radio plays and serials

Culture National or regional culture

Science Nature, science and technology

Varied Light entertainment

Children Childrens

Social Social affairs

Religion Religion affairs or services

Phone In Phone In

Touring Travel programs, not for announcements about traffic problems

Leisure Hobbies and recreational activities

Document Documentaries

Built-in CD Player

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Playing a CD

These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your built-in CD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page.

1 Track number indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

2 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.

CD loading slot appears.

# After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE to select the built-in CD player.

2 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.

Playback will automatically start.

CD loading slot

3 Close the front panel.

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4 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

5 To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold c or d.

6 To skip back or forward to another track, press c or d.

Pressing d skips to the start of the next track. Pressing c once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.

Notes

! The built-in CD player plays one, standard, 12-

cm or 8-cm (single) CD at a time. Do not use an adapter when playing 8-cm CDs.

! Do not insert anything other than a CD into

the CD loading slot.

! If you cannot insert a disc completely or if

after you insert a disc the disc does not play, check that the label side of the disc is up. Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the disc for damage before inserting the disc again.

! If the built-in CD player does not operate prop-

erly, an error message such as ERROR-11 may be displayed. Refer to Understanding built-in CD player error messages on page 47.

! When a CD TEXT disc is inserted, the disc and

track titles automatically begin to scroll in the display. When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting, the disc and track titles scroll continuously. About Ever Scroll, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 40.

# You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT. # To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no

metal object comes into contact with the terminals when the front panel is open.

EJECT button

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Built-in CD Player

Introduction of advanced built-in CD player operation

1 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:

Repeat (repeat play)Random (random play) Scan (scan play)Pause (pause)

# To return to the playback display, press BAND.

Note

If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display.

Repeating play

Repeat play lets you hear the same track over again.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.

Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn repeat play on. Repeat :ON appears in the display. The track

currently playing will play and then repeat.

3 Press b to turn repeat play off. Repeat :OFF appears in the display. The track

currently playing will continue to play and then play the next track.

Note

If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse, repeat play is automatically cancelled.

Playing tracks in a random order

Random play lets you play back tracks on the CD in a random order.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Random.

Press FUNCTION until Random appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn random play on. Random :ON appears in the display. Tracks

will play in a random order.

3 Press b to turn random play off. Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks

will continue to play in order.

Scanning tracks of a CD

Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.

Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn scan play on. Scan :ON appears in the display. The first 10

seconds of each track is played.

3 When you find the desired track press b to turn scan play off. Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track

will continue to play.

# If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select Scan again by pressing FUNCTION.

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Note

After scanning of a CD is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.

Pausing CD playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.

Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the display.

2 Press a to turn pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

3 Press b to turn pause off. Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-

sume at the same point that you turned pause on.

Using disc title functions

You can input CD titles and display the title. The next time you insert a CD for which you have entered a title, the title of that CD will be displayed.

Entering disc titles

Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10 letters long and up to 48 disc titles into this unit.

1 Play a CD that you want to enter the title.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE appears in the display.

# When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot switch to TITLE. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

3 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type.

Press 1 numbered button repeatedly to switch between the following character type: Alphabet (upper case), numbers and symbols Alphabet (lower case)European letters, such as those with accents (e.g. á, à, ä, ç)

# You can select to input numbers and symbols by pressing 2 numbered button.

4 Press a or b to select a letter of the alphabet.

Each press of a will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each press of b will display a letter in the reverse order, such as Z Y X ... C B A order.

5 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position.

When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press c to move backwards in the display.

6 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title.

When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

7 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

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Notes

! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc

has been removed from this unit, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted.

! After data for 48 discs has been stored in

memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one.

! If you connect a multi-CD player, you can

input disc titles for up to 100 discs.

Displaying disc titles

You can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered.

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play timeDisc Title (disc title)DAB information (DAB information and play time) When you select Disc Title, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the display.

# When a CD with a disc title is inserted, the disc title automatically begins to scroll throught the display. # If no title has been entered for the currently playing disc, NO Disc Title is displayed. # You can only switch to DAB information when a DAB tuner (GEX-P700DAB) is connected.

Using CD TEXT functions

Some discs have certain information encoded on the disc during manufacture. These discs may contain such information as the CD title, track title, artists name and playback time and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these specially encoded CD TEXT discs support the functions listed below.

Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play timeDisc Title (disc title)

DiscArtist Name (disc artist name) Track Title (track title)TrackArtist Name

(track artist name)DAB information (DAB information and play time)

# If specific information has not been recorded on a CD TEXT disc, NO XXXX will be displayed (e.g., NO Track Title). # You can only switch to DAB information when a DAB tuner (GEX-P700DAB) is connected.

Scrolling titles in the display

This unit can display the first 16 letters of

Disc Title, DiscArtist Name, Track Title and TrackArtist Name. When the text information

is longer than 16 letters, you can scroll the display as follows.

% Press DISPLAY and hold until the title begins to scroll through the display.

The titles scroll.

Note

When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting, CD text information scrolls continuously in the display. If you want to stop the scrolling display for the disc loaded, press and hold DISPLAY for 2 seconds. Just the first 16 characters of the text will be shown in the display. To switch off Ever Scroll completely, set Ever Scroll to OFF at the initial setting. To turn Ever Scroll setting ON or OFF, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 40.

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Playing a CD

You can use this unit to control a multi-CD player, which is sold separately.

These are the basic steps necessary to play a CD with your multi-CD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on the next page.

1 Disc number indicator

Shows the disc currently playing.

2 Track number indicator

Shows the track currently playing.

3 Play time indicator

Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.

1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD player.

Press SOURCE until you see Multi-CD displayed.

# You can also sequentially select a disc by pressing a/b.

4 To perform fast forward or reverse, press and hold c or d.

5 To skip back or forward to another track, press c or d.

Pressing d skips to the start of the next track. Pressing c once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.

Notes

! When the multi-CD player performs the pre-

paratory operations, Ready is displayed.

! If the multi-CD player does not operate prop-

erly, an error message such as ERROR-11 may be displayed. Refer to the multi-CD player owners manual.

! If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma-

gazine, NO DISC is displayed.

! When you select a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT

compatible multi-CD player, the disc and track titles automatically begin to scroll in the display. When Ever Scroll function is ON at the initial setting, the disc and track titles scroll continuously. About Ever Scroll, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 40.

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2 Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.

Rotate to increase or decrease the volume.

3 Select a disc you want to listen to with the 16 buttons.

For discs located at 1 to 6, press the corresponding number button. If you want to select a disc located at 7 to 12, press and hold the corresponding numbers, such as 1 for disc 7, until the disc number appears in the display.

50-disc multi-CD player

Only those functions described in this manual are supported for 50-disc multi-CD players. This unit is not designed to operate disc title list functions with a 50-disc multi-CD player. About the disc title list funtions, please refer to Selecting discs from the disc title list on page

28.

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Multi-CD Player

Introduction of advanced multi-CD player operation

1 Function display

Shows the function status.

% Press FUNCTION to display the function names.

Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions: Repeat (repeat play)Disc title listRandom (random play)Scan (scan play)ITS Play (ITS play)Pause (pause)Comp. (compres- sion and DBE)

# To return to the playback display, press BAND.

Note

If you do not operate the function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the playback display.

Repeating play

There are three repeat play ranges for the multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player repeat), TRACK (one-track repeat) and DISC (disc repeat).

! MCD  Repeat all discs in the multi-CD

player

! TRACK  Repeat just the current track ! DISC  Repeat the current disc

Notes

! If you select other discs during repeat play,

the repeat play range changes to MCD.

! If you perform track search or fast forward/re-

verse during TRACK, the repeat play range changes to DISC.

Playing tracks in a random order

Random play lets you play back tracks in a random order within the repeat range, MCD and DISC.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on this page.

2 Press FUNCTION to select Random.

Press FUNCTION until Random appears in the display.

3 Press a to turn random play on. Random :ON appears in the display. Tracks

will play in a random order within the previously selected MCD or DISC ranges.

4 Press b to turn random play off. Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks

will continue to play in order.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.

Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the display.

2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.

Press c or d until the desired repeat range appears in the display.

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Scanning CDs and tracks

While you are using DISC, the beginning of each track on the selected disc plays for about 10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the beginning of the first track of each disc is played for about 10 seconds.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.

2 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.

Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the display.

3 Press a to turn scan play on. Scan :ON appears in the display. The first 10

seconds of each track of the current disc (or the first track of each disc) is played.

4 When you find the desired track (or disc) press b to turn scan play off. Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track (or

disc) will continue to play.

# If the display has automatically returned to the playback display, select Scan again by pressing FUNCTION.

Note

After track or disc scanning is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.

2 Press a to turn pause on. Pause :ON appears in the display. Play of the

current track pauses.

3 Press b to turn pause off. Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-

sume at the same point that you turned pause on.

Using ITS playlists

ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a playlist of favorite tracks from those in the multi-CD player magazine. After you have added your favorite tracks to the playlist you can turn on ITS play and play just those selections.

Creating a playlist with ITS programming

You can use ITS to enter and playback up to 99 tracks per disc, up to 100 discs (with the disc title). (With multi-CD players sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist.)

1 Play a CD that you want to program.

Press a or b to select the CD.

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Pausing CD playback

Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of the CD.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.

Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the display.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions appear in the display: TITLE (disc title input)ITS (ITS programming)

3 Select the desired track by pressing c or d.

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4 Press a to store the currently playing track in the playlist. ITS Input is displayed briefly and the currently

playing selection is added to your playlist. The display then shows ITS again.

5 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Note

After data for 100 discs has been stored in memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one.

Playback from your ITS playlist

ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you have entered into your ITS playlist. When you turn on ITS play, tracks from your ITS playlist in the multi-CD player will begin to play.

1 Select the repeat range.

Refer to Repeating play on page 24.

2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS Play.

Press FUNCTION until ITS Play appears in the display.

3 Press a to turn ITS play on. ITS Play :ON appears in the display. Playback

begins of those tracks from your playlist within the previously selected MCD or DISC ranges.

# If no tracks in the current range are programmed for ITS play then ITS Empty is dis- played.

4 Press b to turn ITS play off. ITS Play :OFF appears in the display. Playback

will continue in normal order from the currently playing track and CD.

Erasing a track from your ITS playlist

When you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is on. If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS play is not already on, press FUNCTION.

1 Play a CD you want to delete a track from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS play on.

Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on this page.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display.

3 Select the desired track by pressing c or d.

4 Press b to erase the track from your ITS playlist.

The currently playing selection is erased from your ITS playlist and playback of the next track from your ITS playlist begins.

# If there are no tracks from your playlist in the current range, ITS Empty is displayed and normal play resumes.

5 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist

When you want to delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS playlist, you can if ITS play is off.

1 Play a CD that you want to delete.

Press a or b to select the CD.

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2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE appears in the display, then press FUNCTION to select ITS.

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION until ITS appears in the display.

3 Press b to erase all tracks on the currently playing CD from your ITS playlist.

All tracks on the currently playing CD are erased from your playlist and ITS Clear is displayed.

4 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Using disc title functions

You can input CD titles and display the title. Then you can easily search for and select a desired disc for play.

Entering disc titles

Disc title input lets you input CD titles up to 10 letters long and up to 100 disc titles (with ITS playlist) into the multi-CD player.

1 Play a CD that you want to enter the title.

Press a or b to select the CD.

2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE appears in the display.

After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions appear in the display: TITLE (disc title input)ITS (ITS programming)

# When playing a CD TEXT disc on a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player, you cannot switch to TITLE. The disc title will have already been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.

3 Press 1 numbered button to select the desired character type.

# You can select to input numbers and symbols by pressing 2 numbered button.

4 Press a or b to select a letter of the alphabet.

5 Press d to move the cursor to the next character position.

When the letter you want is displayed, press d to move the cursor to the next position and then select the next letter. Press c to move backwards in the display.

6 Move the cursor to the last position by pressing d after entering the title.

When you press d one more time, the entered title is stored in memory.

7 Press BAND to return to the playback display.

Notes

! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc

has been removed from the magazine, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted.

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! After data for 100 discs has been stored in

memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest one.

Displaying disc titles

You can display the title of any disc that has had a disc title entered.

% Press DISPLAY.

Selecting discs from the disc title list

Disc title list lets you see the list of disc titles that have been entered into the multi-CD player and select one of them to play back.

1 Press FUNCTION to select disc title list.

Press FUNCTION until disc title appears in the display.

2 Press c or d to scroll through the list of titles that have been entered.

# If no title has been entered for a disc,

NO D-TITLE will be displayed.

Using CD TEXT functions

You can use these functions only with a CD TEXT compatible multi-CD player.

Displaying titles on CD TEXT discs

% Press DISPLAY.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between the following settings: Play timeDisc Title (disc title)

DiscArtist Name (disc artist name) Track Title (track title)TrackArtist Name

(track artist name)DAB information (DAB information and play time)

Scrolling titles in the display

This unit can display the first 16 letters of

Disc Title, DiscArtist Name, Track Title and TrackArtist Name. When the text information

is longer than 16 letters, you can scroll the display as follows.

% Press DISPLAY and hold until the title begins to scroll through the display.

The titles scroll.

3 Press a to play your favorite CD title.

That selection will begin to play.

Note

When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting, CD text information scrolls continuously in the

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display. If you want to stop the scrolling display for the disc loaded, press and hold DISPLAY for 2 seconds. Just the first 16 characters of the text will be shown in the display. To switch off Ever Scroll completely, set Ever Scroll to OFF at the initial setting. To turn Ever Scroll setting ON or OFF, refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 40.

Using compression and bass emphasis

You can use these functions only with a multiCD player that supports them.

Using the COMP (compression) and DBE (dynamic bass emphasis) functions let you adjust the sound playback quality of the multi-CD player. Each of the functions have a two-step adjustment. The COMP function balances the output of louder and softer sounds at higher volumes. DBE boosts bass levels to give playback a fuller sound. Listen to each of the effects as you select through them and use the one that best enhances the playback of the track or CD that you are listening to.

1 Press FUNCTION to select Comp.

Press FUNCTION until Comp. appears in the display.

# If the multi-CD player does not support COMP/DBE, No Comp. is displayed when you attempt to select it.

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2 Press a or b to select your favorite setting.

Press a or b repeatedly to switch between the following settings:

Comp. OFFComp. 1Comp. 2 Comp. OFFDBE 1DBE 2

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Audio Adjustments

Introduction of audio adjustments

1 Audio display

Shows the audio adjustments status.

% Press AUDIO to display the audio function names.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to switch between the following audio functions: Fad (balance adjustment)EQ (equalizer curve adjustment)Bass (bass and treble level adjustment) Loud (loudness) Sub-W1 (subwoofer on/off setting)/NonFad (nonfading output on/off setting)Sub-W2 (subwoofer setting)/NonFad (nonfading output setting)HPF (high pass filter)SLA (source level adjustment)ASL (automatic sound levelizer)

# If EQ-EX function has been selected and only when EQ-EX is turned on and CUSTOM is selected as the equalizer curve, you can switch to Bass. # When the subwoofer controller setting is only PREOUT:FULL, you cannot switch to Sub-W1. (Refer to page 39.) # You can select the Sub-W2 only when sub- woofer output is turned on in the Sub-W1. # When the subwoofer controller setting is only PREOUT:FULL, you can switch to the nonfading output on/off setting. (Refer to page 39.) # You can select the nonfading output setting only when nonfading output is turned on in the nonfading output on/off setting. # When selecting the FM tuner as the source, you cannot switch to SLA.

# To return to the display of each source, press BAND.

Note

If you do not operate the audio function within about 30 seconds, the display is automatically returned to the source display.

Compensating for equalizer curves (EQ-EX)

The EQ-EX function smoothes the effects of each equalizer curve. Furthermore, you can adjust bass and treble for each source when CUSTOM curve is selected. ! If SFEQ has been previously selected, press

EQ-EX and hold to switch to EQ-EX and EQ-EX indicator appears in the display.

% Press EQ-EX to turn EQ-EX on. EQ-EX ON appears in the display. EQ-EX is

now on.

# To turn EQ-EX off, press EQ-EX.

Setting the sound focus equalizer (SFEQ)

Clarifying the sound image of vocals and instruments allows the simple staging of a natural, pleasant sound environment. Even greater listening enjoyment will be obtained if seating positions are chosen carefully. FRT1 boosts the treble on the front output and the bass on the rear output. FRT2 boosts the treble and the bass on the front output and the bass on the rear output. (The bass boost is the same for both front and rear.) For both FRT1 and FRT2, H setting provides a more pronounced effect than L setting.

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